Chapter Ninety-Eight: Nan Xiao's Tactics
I don't know if Shen Chao's "curse" worked, or the continuous boos of the fans at the scene played a role, Sanchez's penalty angle to the lower left corner of the goal was not very tricky, and the speed was not very fast, so Mannone who judged the right direction easily used his left hand to directly lift the ball out of the bottom line!
The Sunderland fans in the stadium were all boiling over the moment Mannone saved the penalty, and they were wildly waving their scarves and chanting Mannone's name!
"Mannone!"
"Mannone!"
"I'll go, Mannone is really a god, Mingshuo, I'll just say he can't score this goal! Haha......" Shen Chao shouted excitedly as he put his arm around Chen Mingshuo's shoulder. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Nan Xiao clenched his right fist tightly after seeing Mannone save Sanchez's penalty, and if it weren't for the sleeves covering it, you could even see the green tendons bursting out of his arms!
Arsene Wenger's expression froze after seeing Alexis Sanchez miss the penalty, as if he did not expect his side to miss such a great opportunity to equalise, and the look of disappointment and disbelief was evident on his face.
Of course, the most depressed of them has to be Sanchez himself who missed the penalty, he doesn't know how he could take such a low-quality penalty, after seeing Mannone save his shot directly on the penalty spot, holding his head in his hands and feeling very annoyed, at this time his teammates also came forward one after another to comfort him, telling him not to care, the game is still a long time, they still have a lot of chances to score!
Sanchez's penalty was saved by Mannone It was Arsenal's best chance to score so far! But Sanchez didn't get it! ”
After Sanchez missed the penalty, a dead ball was also formed on the pitch, so the linesman also raised the flag to signal that the referee had a substitution on the sidelines.
'Arsenal made the first substitution, with Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck ready to come on at the same time, and it seemed that they were looking to consciously strengthen their header advantage, as neither of them could threaten the home side with wide crosses in the first 60 minutes.
'Olivier Giroud replaces youngster Iwobi and Welbeck replaces Alexis Sanchez, who has just missed a penalty! It's true that Iwobi has been a bit sluggish in this game, but Alexis Sanchez has been fine other than just missing a penalty, and I don't know why Arsene Wenger replaced him as well......
"Sanchez must be a little bit injured, you see he has been touching the outside of his thigh when he came off the field." Zhang Lu's observation is very keen, "It is very likely that I just strained my thigh when I took a penalty, so the quality of the ball shot is not very high." ”
"You have a point...... Youlu echoed.
"Oh? Arsenal also seemed to be calling for their players to come on as a substitute immediately after the substitution. ”
Giroud received a cross from left-back Monreal just after coming on the pitch, but unfortunately the pass landed a little far behind, so Giroud only gently pushed the ball to the bottom of the ball, and did not eat the power, and the ball flew off the bottom line.
"Only 5 minutes after Arsenal's substitution, the home team also made corresponding adjustments, and I don't know if this is a substitution that Nan Xiao has prepared for a long time or a temporary adjustment for Arsenal's changes."
"This substitution of the Sunderland team should have been arranged by Nan Xiao before the game, because it can be seen from a few broadcast shots that Nan Xiao has been paying attention to the substitutions of the Arsenal team, so it should be targeted, not an on-the-spot adjustment, hehe."
"Sunderland's side also made two changes, Argentine veteran Elvetti replaced Billy Jones, who played in the back but performed very well, and Halilovic came on as a substitute for the Brazilian teenager Carlos, who currently occupies the top scorer list."
"Hehe, Sunderland's substitution adjustment is very interesting, and it is particularly targeted, Nan Xiao chose to strengthen the control of the midfield when Arsenal was ready to use Giroud's header advantage to play a long pass to break through the dense defense, whether it is Elviti or Halilovic are the players that Nan Xiao relies on to play pass control, so I estimate that Nan Xiao is likely to change into a 451 formation through substitutions, and the two wingers Draxler and Halilovic retreat and participate in the midfield's passing and reversing, As a result, Arsenal, who have lost Sanchez and Iwobi, will find it difficult to play against Sunderland in midfield, hehe, this move of Nan Xiao is really amazing......"
Sure enough, as expected by Zhang Lu's guidance, the Sunderland team really strengthened their control of the midfield after the substitution adjustment, and they instantly changed from the previous iron bucket formation tactics to the current passing and control tactics as if they had changed teams, Elvetti was still in the position of his best left midfielder after coming on the field, while Dokal changed to the right midfield.
Sunderland were firmly in control of the tempo of the game, and while Arsenal still had top superstars such as Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey in their squad, the disadvantage in midfield numbers made them lose the ability to compete with their opponents.
"Sunderland's style of play is very simple, which is to control the midfield firmly and cut off the link between Arsenal's front and back, so Arsenal are also very uncomfortable at the moment, they want to take advantage of Giroud's point, but it is difficult to get the ball smoothly up front, so they can only get in touch with the three strikers up front through the long balls of the defenders."
Arsenal were clearly unaccustomed to Sunderland's sudden change, so they couldn't play what Arsene Wenger asked for for a while.
As the clock ticked to 75 minutes, Arsenal, who were one side behind, were looking for a way to threaten Sunderland, with Mesut Ozil returning to his own half to pick up the ball and then using his precise movement to find Welbeck or Theo Walcott in front.
"It is estimated that Arsenal will be planted in the hands of the flute today, and tactically defeat us!" Shen Chao looked sorry for Arsenal.
"That's right, although it seems that we are in control of the midfield now, but from another angle, it can also be said that we put the bus from the back to the midfield." Chen Mingshuo said with his arms crossed.
"Poof!" Shen Chao suddenly laughed when he heard Chen Mingshuo's words, and then gave him a thumbs up, "Gao, you are really high in this sentence!" ”
Coach Arsene Wenger was already starting to get a little impatient on the sidelines, pacing back and forth for a long time before saying to Perez on the bench: "Get ready to play!"
"The game is close to injury time, the score is still 1-0, and the away Arsenal team is one goal behind the opponent Sunderland!"
The Stadium of Light fans have started to sing their anthem again, because in five minutes they will be on their eighth consecutive win in the Premier League, which is unthinkable for a small team like them! But after Nan Xiao joined the team, they have felt this excitement and excitement too many times, so their singing and applause are not only for the players who are sweating on the field at the moment, but also for this young coach from China who brings them happiness and hope!
"It's game over! Sunderland are on their eight-game winning streak! You Lu said.