As the saying goes, hitting a snake and hitting seven inches means that you have to make a fuss about the opponent's biggest weakness, and Villarreal's change to Arsenal on the field has a little bit of that meaning.

Admittedly, Arsenal are a team of outstanding quality, with their delicate skills and excellent delivery, which can be described as the most unusual technical team in the Premier League, and their ability to play against them is not bad due to the general environment.

But this is good, but in comparison, for the La Liga technical teams who are also good at ground coordination, Arsenal is undoubtedly fearless, but against the Premier League's muscular men's teams that focus on confrontation and collision, they often have little physical advantage.

To put it bluntly, in the Premier League, Arsenal rely more on their technical and tactical play than on fast-paced physical confrontation. Even, after the departure of such a group of iron-blooded veterans such as Vieira and Pires, it is not an exaggeration to say that Arsenal is a little afraid of physical confrontation, and many media and fans have scoffed at their soft style of play.

And now, Villarreal is going to seize this point, magnify the opponent's weaknesses, if not re-establish the advantage in midfield, at least disrupt Arsenal's attacking rhythm, make their offensive become intermittent, and in this way, lose continuity, and Arsenal's threat will naturally weaken.

Pellegrini's second "feast" for Arsenal can be described as highly targeted, don't look at Villarreal in La Liga is also famous for the technical flow, passing flow, but the midfield's interception ability is not weak at all, and it can even be said to be terrifying, the team's first captain Marcos. Senna doesn't have much to say, the club and the national team are the first choice in the back position, the main position is not beatable, his interceptions and tackles can be called the top in the world, after helping Spain win the European Cup, Senna is faintly known as the world's first back in this time period.

And the other midfielder, Leo. Mavuba is equivalent to a weakened version of the "Senna second", because of age and experience, the French midfielder may be a little frizzy in many places, but because of this, he is more driven and hardworking, and his running ability is also stronger, enough to bring the midfield defense area into his control.

The two midfielders complement each other well, with Mavuba sweeping up front to intercept most of the threats, while Senna sits in the back and fills up the net at any time, and the two complement each other – although the two full-time defenders have limited help in attack, they at least make Villarreal's defence extremely solid.

Coupled with Cazorla's recycling defense and the high pressing of the offensive players in the frontcourt, Villarreal can be said to be all three, all of them are engaged in the "great cause of defense", whether it is pressing, grabbing, pushing, pulling, bumping, as long as it can interrupt the opponent's rhythm, even if it is a foul, it is not hesitating.

Their purpose is very simple, that is, not to let Arsenal's attack play smoothly! Even if you throw away your own attack, it doesn't matter, anyway, they are the side leading the score, so naturally there is no need to be too anxious.

Villarreal's almost 'rogue' style of play quickly paid off, as Arsenal's attacks were no longer as fast and fluid as they used to be, their advance could no longer be precise and casual, and even the ball became extremely difficult - Villarreal's pressing was so intense that as soon as the ball was slightly more at their feet than it stayed, they immediately pounced, forcing them to move the ball quickly. Sometimes even if the ball is passed, the opponent will intentionally or unintentionally fail to contain the momentum and collide with it. Although the referee would mostly blow the whistle, the attack had to be stopped.

Arsenal's tempo began to get messy, and they were forced to speed up their passes, resulting in a series of mistakes. Villarreal's high-level pressing and brutal confrontation have had a clear effect.

From time to time, people fell on the court, and from time to time, the whistle sounded, and the scene can be described as chaotic.

"Cesc Fabregas rushed forward with the ball and, oh, Mavuba went up to him...... Nice smash and Cesc flicked it off...... Oh, Fan rushed up, and the two of them had a foot match, no matter whether they won or lost! But unfortunately, Arsenal lost the ball, and Mavuba took the opportunity to cut off the football! ”

"Walcott advanced with the ball at high speed on the side, Senna entangled it thousands of times, and the little tiger was suppressed by force!"

Van Persie dropped back to receive the ball in midfield...... Santiago rushed up! The two collided together, and the referee blew for a foul on Villarreal! What a pity...... Nasri would have been out of the void if Van Persie could have passed the ball...... I have to admit that Cazorla's foul was just right! He stopped a dangerous attack! ”

Of course, whether it is praise or disparagement, they have to admit that Villarreal's "meat grinder tactic" is indeed very effective, Arsenal's rhythm of the game has been completely disrupted, and it has become extremely difficult to organize a threatening offensive smoothly.

The Stadium of the Emirates continued to erupt in boos, but Villarreal continued to go their own way, and for the visitors, as long as the tactics worked, it really didn't matter too much whether the scene looked good or not.

"This ......"

"Damn, it's a foul again!"

"Yellow card! Must be booked! This guy is deliberately hitting my players with their bodies, and they're ruining what should be a great game! ”

Villarreal's "rogue" style of play made Wenger on the sidelines unable to sit still, he paced back and forth on the sidelines, waving and shouting from time to time, and even repeatedly said to the fourth official not far away how bad the opponent's behavior was.

In response to his protest, the fourth official could only helplessly send him for inspection, saying that he could not do anything. On the pitch, everything is up to the referee, and the referee has also made decisions in Arsenal's favor, constantly blowing for fouls on the visiting players - as for the interruption of the rhythm of the game, it has nothing to do with them.

Wenger is both angry and helpless, angry that Villarreal's methods are a bit "indiscriminate", it is not an exaggeration to say that it is unsightly, helpless, but his team has been contained, and now the rhythm of the game is muddy, the midfield is chaotic, and the team's offensive is completely unable to be effectively organized.

If the game continues like this, it will undoubtedly be extremely disadvantageous for Arsenal, after all, they are now one goal behind at home, even if the opponent does not score again in the subsequent games, but if this score is maintained until the end, they will still be at an absolute disadvantage in the two-legged duel.

"Damn bastard!"

"Can you be so unscrupulous in order to win? This is a blasphemy against artistic football, which is unforgivable! ”

Wenger's heart was full of anger, his face was blue, but he was helpless for a while, he could only pay close attention to the pitch while quickly thinking about the solution in his mind.

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Time passed quickly, and the game kept moving forward in the chaos.

Arsenal, who were disturbed by Villarreal's frantic pressing and head-to-head collisions, finally ushered in a good chance to score in the 39th minute of the first half.

Nasri was in possession of the ball up front, and Senna clung to him, and whenever the former moved slightly, he immediately pounced on him and made a physical contact.

Nasri didn't choose to break through, he had tried several times before, but they were all ruined by the opponent's entanglement, so this time, he directly chose to pass.

It wasn't a short return pass or a cross pass, Nasri glanced back at his teammate not far away, Senna immediately stepped forward, and it was at this moment that Nasri's right foot moved, an extremely hidden toe pick-up pass, and the ball was unexpectedly sent by him to the edge of the penalty area.

A red-white figure instantly struck out, and he received the football smartly.

"Extremely imaginative passing by the French! Senna was completely deceived by him! ”

The Spanish midfielder originally planned to step forward to steal his horizontal pass, but he didn't expect that the French midfielder staged a good show with his eyes, and he deceived Senna! A wonderful behind-the-scenes pick-and-roll pass! ”

“…… It was Francisco who received the ball. Cesc Fabregas! Beautifully linked, Cesc Fabregas shook off Mavuba and unloaded the football with ease, and the Gunners captain faced the goal head-on! This is Arsenal's best chance to equalise! ”

At the edge of the penalty area, Cesc Fabregas had already noticed his team-mate's movements, and he first pretended to run to the left, but he suddenly regained his strength and suddenly jumped to the right. The sudden stop and sharp turn made Ma Wuba slightly stunned. It was also in this space that Fabregas shook off Mavuba and unloaded Nasri's pick pass with ease.

But he didn't dare to delay more, Villarreal's pressing tactics really made him and his teammates suffer enough, and now the opportunity to shoot appeared, but he didn't dare to be careless, he dared to be sure that the opportunity was only such a moment, if he couldn't seize it, then the opposing defenders would immediately pounce on it.

As a result, Fabregas did not make any extra moves, and at the moment when he jumped up to stop the football and landed on the ground, Fabregas had already raised his eyes to observe, and almost no adjustments were made, and he raised his foot to hit the goal directly.

Stopping the ball, adjusting, shooting, the Gunners captain's movements are already very fast, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is done in one go, and this solid basic skill is enough to amaze anyone.

But he still couldn't finish because someone was quicker than him.

Van Bizhuang, who had been chasing back after Nasri's pass, finally arrived, and at the moment when Fabregas's right foot was about to kick the football, Van Bizhuang, who completely threw his body out, hit it just right, and took the lead in destroying the ball with a sliding tackle, and by the way, he also brought Fabregas to the ground.

A clean tackle!

The referee made a gesture with both hands raised to indicate that the tackle was not a foul!

There was an earth-shattering boo at the Emirates Stadium, but Fan Bizhuang didn't care at all, got up from the ground, glanced at Fabregas lying on the ground with an angry face, and pouted his lips in disdain.

"Bastard!"

Fabregas leapt from the ground and glared at the Chinese teenager through gritted teeth.