37. Tan Xibi's progress
After the change of sides, it was found that Arsenal began to shift their attacking strategy, no longer limited to a wide or narrow pass, but focused on using long passes to open up the width and tear apart the opponent's defence through left and right movements.
It was supposed to be a trick for Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka, but he was substituted, and this was something that the guests and football professionals and journalists did not understand.
Without Xhaka, who can deliver a long, precision-guided pass in midfield?
Soon, the answer came out, and it was actually Tan Xibi, the "sighing beauty".
Seeing Tan Xibi's long pass in the style of Xhaka from the middle line unmistakably to the feet of Seyad Kolasinac on the left, such a coquettish pass blinded the crowd...... Well, the eyes.
"This, is this Wall?"
"He's got this too?"
"Why didn't you see him use long balls in the first two games?"
'No wonder Arsene Wenger replaced Xhaka, it turns out that there is a second long passer in the team.
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The gun fans in the stands were talking, Emma Jessica has been cheering for Tan Xibi excitedly when she sees him playing, she just heard it, and she doesn't understand why they are so surprised that Tan Xibi can play a long pass, anyway, in Jessica's heart, this very inspirational half of the compatriot can do anything.
Although he was substituted at half-time, Per Mertesacker did not feel unhappy, but laughed with Xhaka next to him: "Your apprentice has such a high level of understanding, not afraid that your job will be snatched away?" ”
Xhaka let out a "hmm" and stared at the court, the muscles in his face twitching slightly.
Arsène Wenger spoke to him in the dressing room at half-time about the decision to replace him with Jack Wilshere in the second half and said it was the reason for the tactical changes.
Xhaka, who has been the main player in the league this season and played almost the whole game, was a little uncomfortable, but he also knew that the manager's decision would not be changed, so he had to agree with Wenger's decision.
Mertesacker said that Tan Xibi was Xhaka's apprentice, yes and no.
Tan Xibi asked Xhaka for long passing skills, but this does not mean that Tan Xibi worships him as a teacher, after all, there is no unique know-how in long passing skills, and if you don't match the reading ability of the game and the grasp of the timing of passing, you can't pass long passes like precise guidance.
What's more, this kind of long pass has not been repeated for a long time, without long-term hard work, it is impossible to achieve such precision in strength and distance, and Tan Xibi's long pass is at least seventy or eighty percent of the level in Xhaka's opinion, so the Swiss were greatly shocked by Tan Xibi's talent.
Wenger was also a little surprised, he didn't expect Tan Xibi to give him a surprise.
In order to run in the midfield trio in his mind through actual combat, he had to sacrifice Xhaka, the tactical position and role of the Swiss, how could Arsene Wenger not know?
But he had no choice but to hand over the task of dispatching long balls to Laurent Koscielny or drop Mesut Ozil back into midfield.
But the position of the French central defender is too far away, and the accuracy is not high.
The German bread feeder is good at the last pass, the long pass, he is not as good as Xhaka, and he is not as good as Santi Cazorla, who is still recuperating.
Well, now that I know that Tan Xibi has been practicing long passing in training recently, what I didn't expect is that he has cashed in the training results so quickly, and the talent of this 18-year-old Huaguo genius is really amazing.
Luckily, I was able to bring him with me.
Wenger thought happily.
After Tan Xibi came on, Swansea coach Paul Clement immediately made a change, ordering the whole team to retreat, and even the two strikers Jordan Ayew and Tammy Abraham also retreated very deeply.
He knows very well that when this Chinese man plays, he can't expect to have an attacking opportunity, with the lessons of Everton and Norwich in front of him, he will definitely not think that strikers of the level of Ayew and Abraham can please in front of this sigh.
In the 48th minute, in order to make a show in front of England national team manager Gareth Southgate, Abraham took the ball to Tan Xibi without believing in evil.
Don't believe in evil?
In society, my Brother Tan is dictatorial and unconvinced.
Tan Xibi is not a tall back with a height of more than 185, nor is he a black and hard back, only 1.7 meters His biggest advantage is flexibility, fast foot frequency, and more importantly, he is defending with his brain.
In football, there are five common defensive mistakes, the first is the most important, that is, the wrong position, many defensive problems can be attributed to the position problem, if you stand reasonably, block the passing channel, the opponent will not be able to pass to the position, even if the pass to the position can not achieve the desired effect.
If you have a good sense of position, it will be difficult for the opponent to find your flaws and break through your defence.
Now, Abraham's heart was filled with shock and annoyance.
What is surprising is that the Chinese man in front of him who is shorter than himself has a very good sense of position, and he can't find a breakthrough direction, unless he collides with the opponent and crushes it with his body, but this is easy to be judged a foul, after all, the referee's scale is not easy to say.
Annoyed by Tan Xibi's disdainful look, yes, Abraham swore that there was no problem with his eyesight, and he was absolutely not mistaken, and the Chinese man in front of him made a disdainful face towards him.
Mom sells batches, why do you despise Lao Tzu?
Lao Tzu is a great citizen of Great Britain, what right do you, yellow-skinned, have to despise Lao Tzu?
Well, Tan Xibi's expression changed from disdain to contempt, although the author Jun said that there doesn't seem to be much difference between the two adjectives.
"You're scumbag."
Abraham suddenly felt a flower in front of him, a gust of wind blew in his ears, and a sound rushed into his ears, and in his doubt, he first lowered his head to look, and the ball was gone, and then turned his head to see an unforgettable scene.
Tan Xibi put his right hand behind his back, and a middle finger lit up Abraham's eyes, making him unbelievable that this Chinese man would make such a ruby card gesture.
Referee, he insulted me!
Abraham choked on his words.
Because he found that the referee's position and sight could not see Tan Xibi's behavior towards him at all.
How did Tan cut off Abraham's ball?
Why did he behave indecently towards Abraham?
As mentioned earlier, there are five defensive mistakes in football games, in addition to positional sense, another common mistake is to rush to the foot and pounce too hard, resulting in being passed by the opponent.
If you're not sure or the situation is urgent, don't take it lightly.
The problem with easy kicks is that if your opponent anticipates that you're going to kick, he'll effortlessly swing you through and into the space behind you, and you'll have to turn around and chase after you.
And the distance brought by a turn time on the field is almost an irreparable space. Once the opponent breaks through in this way, he will even completely lose all the pressure and easily face the next target.
The longer you delay, the more solid your defense will be, the better your chances of stealing, and as long as you keep the pressure on him, he will even give you a mistake.
Because not only does he have to face the pressure of your defense, but he also has to face the pressure of his teammates asking him for the ball.
So after you run to the attacking player, you have to slow down and follow him, don't make a mistake and let him make mistakes.
If you're completely sure that you're going to get the ball off or it's your last chance, don't hesitate to make a decisive move.
Tan Xibi belongs to the last type, and it is precisely because he is sure to cut off the ball at Abraham's feet, so Tan Xibi takes the initiative to grab it.
Why did Abraham feel like a flower in front of him?
Because as mentioned earlier, Tan Xibi's leg strength is very strong, so his explosive power makes him start quickly, so he starts up to grab it, and it gives Abraham the feeling of a flower in front of his eyes.
As for giving Abraham the middle finger, it was Tan Xibi's small revenge and lesson to him, revenge for his first-half assist that caused his team to concede the goal, and taught him a lesson in the heads-up that he was not capable of.
In society, Brother Tan is a genius who has frozen Lionel Messi, what qualifications do you have to go head-to-head with Lao Tzu?
Lao Tzu's pride will not allow people like you to be defiled!