Chapter 35: Overcoming Rigidity with Softness (Revised)
Arsene Wenger did not expect to hear such an interesting scene at the door of the dressing room, and he was full of admiration for Descartes' analysis of the situation.
Arsenal is originally a team that pursues possession, although they are not like Pep Guardiola's Barcelona with an almost perverted paranoia about possession, but in the Premier League, when it comes to control of football, Arsenal says second, and no one dares to say first.
In response to Reading's muscular meat grinder-style scramble, in fact, as long as the players speed up the ball and use more runs to maneuver with the opponent, Reading could not take advantage of anything in the first half.
However, the Arsenal players were already under heavy pressure before the game, and when they came on the pitch to find that the opponent was so ferocious, their brains suddenly crashed, and the whole first half of the team was in a state of confusion, no running, no cooperation, and naturally could not tear through Reading's concrete defense.
But Descartes' words woke up his team-mates that, in normal terms, a team like Reading would not have to be feared as long as Arsenal reverted to their possession-based style of play.
The only thing to worry about is that they will use the means of killing the surname.
However, after the game against Chelsea, Reading is estimated to have been blacklisted by the FA, and their game decisions are often very strict, although Reading has complained about this from the manager to the players, but the impression of the team's roughness has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and every referee will not be soft on them when they blow the game.
That's a good thing for Arsenal.
Wenger is happy not only that the team has found a way to win, but also the talent shown by Descartes, this ability to grasp the situation accurately is not something that every player can have, usually such players are the brain and heart of a team, although Arsenal already have Cesc Fabregas, but with another Descartes, Wenger will be even happier.
Walking into the dressing room with a hint of a smile, Wenger immediately caught everyone's attention.
It's just that what makes the players strange is that Wenger not only has no anger on his face, but also seems to be happy, which one is the coach going to sing?
Arsene Wenger did not answer the players' doubts, he directly announced to everyone: "In the second half, Diabi is down, Descartes is on, and we will play 433 instead."
The players in the entire locker room were all stunned, 433? Arsene Wenger has never played 433 in his team since he took charge of Arsenal, and Wenger has a strong preference for a balanced 442, which is a well-known thing, so why did he change the formation to 433?
What's even more strange is that Reading has arranged five fierce players in the midfield, and Wenger proposed to play 433, is this to directly give up the midfield and play a long pass?
When did Arsenal, who claim to be the most flashy in the Premier League, have to use the tricks of a team like Southampton to play?
Seeing the consternation on the faces of the players, Wenger said quietly: "433 does not mean that we have to give up the midfield, wait for Thomas (Rosicky) and Francisco (Cesc Fabregas) you play double midfield, Gilberto sweep behind, Clichy and Lauren pay attention to control the two wings, Emmanuel (Adebayor) you are responsible for fighting for the header at the edge of the penalty area, Thierry (Henry), you and Descartes attack two wings respectively, but I will not give you specific requirements, you have to pay more attention to the cooperation with your teammates." ”
It's a tactic that is relatively new to Arsenal's players, but it doesn't bother them, as a professional player, they have seen as many tactics as they do, and as long as they are assigned specific responsibilities, they have the ability to do things at their best.
Returning to the pitch Arsenal became very different from the first half, no longer engaged in endless battles with Reading in midfield, instead using Rosicky and Cesc Fabregas to launch aggressive counter-attacks directly up front, coupled with Descartes' tireless running, they quickly regained the advantage in the second half.
Reading are not a talented team after all, and after the interception in midfield became useless, they had to retreat to the edge of the penalty area to set up their defense, but in the face of the onslaught of Arsenal's five front-line players, their defence always looked shaky, leaving the fans on the sidelines full of worry.
In the twenty-first minute of the second half, Arsenal launched a series of dazzling combinations in the front, Cesc Fabregas got the ball and Rosicky made a one-two combination, and then he stabbed the ball to Adebayo in the middle before the opponent's defender tackled, Adebayo leaned on the defender behind him to distribute the ball to the side, Descartes did not stop the ball and directly made a long diagonal pass, Henry in the distance The ball arrived, and the ball was stopped at the corner between the big penalty area line and the bottom line, when the opponent's central defender hurried to make up for the defense, Thierry Henry plays a low ball back into the middle.
When everyone thought that Adeba, who was following him, would shoot on goal, Adebayo deftly leaked the ball, and then caught up with Xiaofa in one fell swoop and blasted the door open for Reading.
Arsenal's front five players were involved in this goal, from passing to scoring in one go, which can be called a smooth flow, and in the process of moving the ball, more than seven defenders of the Reading team did not touch the ball from start to finish, and could only run around with the Arsenal players
This goal is simply a classic of overcoming rigidity with softness.
Even the home fans erupted in applause for the wonderful goal, and the Sky Sports commentator who broadcast the game shouted: "This is Arsenal, the invincible Arsenal team is back!" ”
After the goal, the Arsenal players felt as if a thousand pounds of weight had been lifted from their hearts, and they happily hugged each other and celebrated the hard-won goal.
Arsene Wenger, who had watched the ball for most of the half with a gloomy face on the sidelines, finally showed a relaxed smile, and he not only saw the recovery of the players' form from this goal, but also saw the team regain control of the situation on the field.
For Reading, once a team like Arsenal is in control, their end is near.
Reading's manager Koper also noticed that the situation on the pitch was starting to change, and he soon realised that his midfield five tactics were no longer working and that he had to play against Arsenal to have any hope of winning.
But with players like Robin van Persie and Descartes on the bench at Arsenal, who is on the bench at Reading?
Koper looked at it and found that almost all the players he could handle were already on the field, and there was only one striker left on the bench.
In desperation, Koper had no choice but to call out Sangao and tell him to hurry up and warm up.
Unfortunately, before Sangao could return from the warm-up, Koper waited for Arsenal's goal again.
This time it was Cesc Fabregas who instigated the attack, Descartes went straight into the box to get Adebayor's header, and the astute Descartes did not force a shot after the opposition goalkeeper blocked all the angles of the shot, he sent a clever pass with his back heel, Henry slapped his horse in the chaos and sent the ball into the Reading goal again.
Conceding two goals in five minutes, Reading was demoralized, and the players' movements began to become rough, as if to vent, they successively tackled Cesc Fabregas and Rosicky, and sent two free kicks outside the penalty area in succession, but unfortunately Xiaofa and Henry's free kicks failed to take advantage of the opportunity and missed a good opportunity to rewrite the score.
The referee also noticed the Reading player's emotional out-of-control, and he quickly punished Reading for a brutal foul, and two yellow cards in a row forced Reading's already ferocious emotions to be suppressed.
One drum, two exhausted, three declined, the Reading team, which suffered heavy losses in a row, finally lost all their fighting spirit, their players began to become perfunctory on the field, and the momentum of running was much weaker, at this time, even if Koper was no longer convinced, he knew that the general trend had gone.
Reluctantly, Koper mechanically replaced a midfielder, replaced Sangao, and then sat quietly in the dugout to watch his players survive the rest of the time.
Arsene Wenger on the sidelines also felt that the fighting spirit of the Reading players had faded, and at this time, for the sake of insurance, but also to maintain the strength of the players in the final sprint at the end of the season, he replaced Henry and Gilberto one after another, Ljungberg and Senderos, who was originally a central defender, temporarily played at the back on the pitch and was responsible for protecting the front of the penalty area.
The two teams who were also in love with each other played freewheeling football on the pitch, and the situation on the field suddenly became exciting, first Descartes hit a powerful shot from three people in a row, then Reading's Xue Qixuan received a pass from a teammate and bombarded the front of the penalty area, and then Adebayo shook his head in a corner kick, and the two sides got a lot of chances in the last 20 minutes, but unfortunately they were all short of the goal, and they never rewrote the score.
It wasn't until stoppage time that Reading seized the chance in a scuffle from a corner and pulled back a face-saving goal, but it was too late for Arsenal to walk away with a hard-fought victory.
Returning to winning ways has made Arsene Wenger look in high spirits, and he washed away the tension and solemnity of the first two rounds in his press conference and resumed his witty conversation. When asked what kind of change Arsenal's victory would bring to them, the professor humorously said: "The only change that can be felt is that the horse in the back is finally gone." ”
The "horse in the back" he refers to is Bolton, who was ranked fifth before this round, due to Bolton's unexpected overturning at home in this game, it was reversed by Blackburn 2:1, and Arsenal gained a new 11-point lead.
Fighting for the title of the four mad demons, it seems that this time it is stable again.
After the win, Wenger was in a good mood, and finally released all the bans on the team, and Walcott and Vella, who had been sent to the reserve team for three weeks, returned to the team again, and saw Descartes, and the two of them recounted their miserable experience in the reserve team with a handful of snot and tears, and after entering the first team, it was indeed difficult for them to be interested in the reserve team again.
In order to comfort the two teammates who had been holding back for three weeks, Descartes suggested that he go for a drink after training, but who knew that this suggestion was stabbed in his mind by Walcott's sneer.
"Ha, Deska, you're bad at learning!" That's what Walcott said, but with his silvery expression, it's hard to imagine that his heart could have been purer than Descartes'.
However, the handsome Mexican guy Vela was a little hesitant, he was banned from the team just now because of this kind of thing, and now he has just come back and is going again, will it be too arrogant?
Walcott grabbed his neck and persuaded him: "Don't worry, as long as we don't get that kind of picture from reporters, the coach won't do anything to us, if something really happens, let the proposed one go to the top!" ”
Descartes raised his middle finger behind him, and sure enough, he was a slut, and he felt no guilt when he sold his teammates.
However, in order to avoid being caught by Mr. Wenger, the three decided to go to a pub a little farther away tonight, and finally chose the Fulham area with a relatively high quality of life.
There are endless night games and of course, there are two clubs that are also Premier League teams, Fulham and Chelsea, but the three of them are not in the past, and Arsenal and these two teams are not bitter rivals, so they are not worried about encountering football hooligans.
The three giggling teenagers once again stepped into the abyss of depravity.
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