Chapter 25: I'm going to freeze you

"At the beginning of the second half, judging from the current players on the field, at halftime, the two sides did not make personnel adjustments! Neither side was able to score in the first half. Hey, by the way, Andy, who do you think will be the first to break the deadlock on the field in this game? ”

"Oh my God, Martin, are you testing me? Why don't you ask me who will win this game? That would be more straightforward! ”

"Yes, in that case, the answer will be more obvious!"

'That's right, Chelsea will win the game!'

While Martin Taylor and Andy Gray were on the commentary bench, Arsenal had already completed an attack. This time they attacked Adebayo for this. Cesc Fabregas crossed after a break down the right and Bam Adebayor's header from the back of the box went wide of the post.

Manchester United attack.

Kuczak passes the ball straight to Rio Ferdinand on the six-yard line.

After the attack failed, Arsenal dropped back deeper, leaving only one Adebayor up front, who was just making some symbolic interference and not causing much trouble for Rio Ferdinand.

After Ferdinand got rid of Adebayo, he passed the ball directly to Yu Liang.

Although close to the halfway line, Yu Liang was still undisturbed by his opponent. However, Yu Liang did not leave the ball at his feet, but quickly distributed the ball to Scholes in the middle.

Scholes got rid of the interference of the Arsenal players and crossed through to the rib gap on the right flank.

Although there were no personnel changes in midfield, Ferguson made subtle changes to the formation. Pushed Cristiano Ronaldo above the front line and formed a forward trident with Wayne Rooney and Saha.

It may seem like a change that doesn't have much effect, but it's actually quite different. Wayne Rooney was up front, Cristiano Ronaldo and Saha were a little behind, Gary Neville and Patrice Evra (replaced by Silvestre injured in the first half) provided assists, and Paul Scholes in the middle created a sense of depth in attack.

Yu Liang is behind Scholes and is responsible for the perimeter and is also the team's first line of defence. Behind Yu Liang were Fletcher, Brown and Rio Ferdinand, who formed a small defensive system to prevent Arsenal from counter-attacking.

Gary Neville put on the right side, rubbed the ball with the outside of his left foot, directly bypassed Gallas, who retreated to the defense, stopped the ball in one go, and Gary Neville, who entered the penalty area, attracted the defense of Girou and Gallas, and before the opponent closed the goal, he arched the ball with his right foot and sent the ball to the edge of the penalty area.

The inverted triangle pass went straight to Saha's feet.

Since the start of this season, Saha, who is in hot form, has raised his foot to shoot at goal.

The ball slipped through the crack and went straight to the goal.

"Lyman, a miraculous save! Oh God, Lehmann made a few mistakes today, but there's no denying that he's still a world-class goalkeeper and the save was spectacular! ”

Although Saha's shot was from a positive angle, because of the distance and power, Lehmann was able to save, which was enough to show Lehmann's reflexes!

Lehmann blocked Saha's shot, but the ball didn't fly far.

In the chaotic penalty area, I don't know who stabbed the ball directly outside the penalty area.

Scholes immediately controlled the ball, but by the moment the Arsenal players had pressed out and blocked the angle and space of Scholes' shot.

Scholes, who couldn't get up and shoot on goal, pulled the ball and crossed it directly to the middle.

Yu Liang, who was inserted in the back, directly volleyed vigorously.

"Uncle's!"

Looking at the football flying high into the stands, Yu Liang cursed secretly, and then retreated to the vicinity of the center circle.

Arsenal attack.

The core of their organization is Cesc Fabregas, who comes from Spain.

The youngster came through the Barcela-Marcasia Academy and was brought to Highbury by Arsene Wenger in 2003. At just 16 years old, Cesc Fabregas didn't get many opportunities in his first season at Arsenal, making just three appearances in cup competitions, and in his limited appearances, Cesc Fabregas showed his talent.

Cesc Fabregas scored his first senior goal for Arsenal in the Carabao Cup against Wolves, but at the age of 16 years and 212 days, he became the youngest goalscorer in Arsenal's history.

In his second season, Cesc Fabregas was given the responsibility by Arsene Wenger and became the heart of the team. Cesc Fabregas has shown great adaptability this season and has quickly established himself at Arsenal, scoring two goals and providing two assists in 33 league appearances.

Last season, he played 50 games for Arsenal in a single season, scoring five goals and providing seven assists. Although he still looks immature, he is already an indispensable core player for Arsenal.

In their opening Champions League qualifying game against Dinamo Salegbo, visiting Arsenal won 3-0 thanks to two goals from Cesc Fabregas. They defeated their opponents 5-1 over two legs and advanced to the Champions League.

In the first half of this game, Cesc Fabregas made a number of passes and breakthroughs, putting a lot of pressure on Manchester United's defence. At halftime, Yu Liang was assigned by Ferguson to stare Fabregas in the second half.

When Cesc Fabregas received the ball, Yu Liang immediately greeted him.

Cesc Fabregas, who was born in La Masia, is very good at precise ball transfer and long and short passes, often sends a penetrating through ball on the field, and has a delicate dribbling ability at his feet, but his ability to get rid of defense is not very strong. Under normal circumstances, in the face of defense, he will choose to play the ball quickly and achieve the purpose of advancing by moving the ball, rather than passing!

But this time when facing Yu Liang, Cesc Fabregas did not pass the ball quickly, but chose one-on-one!

"Oh, the two geniuses have spoken directly! Equally good at organizing, one is more dangerous on offense and solid on defense. Andy, who do you think will emerge victorious! ”

"Hey Martin, can't you see such a simple question? Of course it will be Yu Liang! ”

Martin Taylor looked at Andy Gray with interest, and it was clear that you had to give a reason!

"In terms of personal skills, Fabregas is definitely better than Yu Liang! But technique isn't the only key to getting out of defense, you also have to have deceptive feints, as well as explosiveness and speed! In the face of a player like Yu Liang with excellent judgment and positional sense, Fabregas must have both explosiveness and speed if he wants to get rid of Yu Liang, but unfortunately this is not his strong point! ”

Facing Cesc Fabregas, Yu Liang did not look down on him as much as he looked down on Arsenal in his heart. After all, this is also a player with a title of talent. At the World Youth Championships in the Netherlands, Spain led by him is the favorite to win the championship, although it finally lost the quarterfinals, but the super attack still left a deep impression on many people.

And at the age of sixteen, he represented Arsenal in the Premier League and was firmly in the main position. Although the number of goals and assists in the past two seasons has not been so dazzling, his ability to organise has been recognized by all parties.

And not long ago, he completed his first trip to the World Cup.

Can such an opponent be underestimated?

No!

Therefore, when Yu Liang was defending Fabregas, he was very careful and always maintained a physical distance from Fabregas.

Yu Liang, who was concentrating on defense, didn't know that Fabregas's heart was also very vigilant at this moment!

Because for Cesc Fabregas, Yu Liang is also an opponent to be reckoned with.

Although the two teams did not meet at the World Youth Championships, Cesc Fabregas clearly saw that Yu Liang froze Messi's half-time time. You must know that no one in La Masia can do this, even the backbone of their youth team, Pique, who was treated quite badly by Messi when he was training in the team.

The reason why he chose one-on-one was mainly to feel Yu Liang's defensive strength.

But three consecutive feints did not open a single gap, and Fabregas finally understood why Messi was frozen in the half.

"I know you!"

Yu Liang, who has been concentrating on defense, didn't expect Fabregas to speak at this time, and he didn't hear clearly for a while: "What? ”

Taking advantage of the moment when Yu Liang was stunned, Cesc Fabregas knocked the ball outward with the outside of his right foot, and the center of gravity of the whole person moved to the right.

"Uncle's!"

Yu Liang never thought that this Spanish player would be so cunning and actually use words to interfere with his defense. Seeing Cesc Fabregas's center of gravity move to the right, Yu Liang immediately took a step to the left and moved his center of gravity at the same time.

Watching Yu Liang move his center of gravity, the corners of Fabregas's mouth curled.

Slide the ball with your right foot, kick the ball back with the inside of your foot, and gently knock the ball forward with the outside of your left foot to form a breakthrough from the opposite direction.

But he knocked the ball out, and one foot appeared in front of him, and he kicked the ball away.

Fabregas immediately jumped to his feet and dodged the foot.

When Yu Liang took a step to the left, he was ready to defend the right side of his body. When Cesc Fabregas smashed the ball, he squatted down and put the tackle, and his right foot went straight towards the tackle. I didn't expect to just block Cesc Fabregas's breakthrough.

The tackle was met by Fletcher and United launched a counter-attack.

Yu Liang, who got up, glanced at Fabregas, who had just passed by him, and immediately chased after him: "What did you just say?" ”

"I know you! When you were in the Netherlands, you froze Messi! ”

"Really? It was so far away, I almost forgot! Today, though, I'm going to impress you even more, because I'm going to freeze you! ”

After speaking, Yu Liang rushed towards the front court.

Looking at Yu Liang's back, Cesc Fabregas clenched his fists, "You can't succeed!" (To be continued.) )