Chapter 25: Something Isn't Right
Before the halfway point of the first half, the Lazio team was surprised up and down. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Unlike Arsenal, which has blossomed within its walls, this Serie A powerhouse has long been famous in Europe.
The pride of Yugoslavia, Sinissa Mihajlovich, the representative of Czech football Pavel Nedved, the best of the Italian local players Christian Vieri, Alessandro Nesta, the South American Footballer of the Year 97, Marcelo Salas in the Chilean double-sa combination, the above famous names under the leadership of Swedish coach Sven Gran Eriksen, the honor book is only one European Champions Cup!
Regardless of the strength and fame of both teams, and of course the European experience, Lazio are clearly the winners, and even though Arsenal have been on a good record so far last season, they have not given up on the initiative to take the three points away from home.
Compared to Serie A, which has many competitors, the Champions League opponents are undoubtedly easier to conduct targeted research. Tactical play, technical characteristics, staffing, these hardware configurations will not be overlooked. Willpower, flexibility, mental quality, these software facilities are also hidden.
Although the overall quality of the Arsenal team is not as good as their own, it is not surprising that if they play well at home, the scene will overwhelm them. What really reassured them and chose a bold attack strategy was that this team was strong in attack and weak in defense, and its performance in the recent period was obviously lacking in teamwork.
Compared to a long league that allows mistakes and can occasionally slump, if you want to go further in the cup competition, there is no doubt about the role of defensive ability and overall combat. Even if they are as powerful as Brazil and France, the role of the star has been surpassed by the mature and well-established tactical system, and gradually faded from the position of the dominant player in the game and took a back seat.
And so it goes. In the case of the original strength gap, the Arsenal team is obviously suspected of self-defeating.
As a result, the Lazio soldiers who came on the field with good intentions were woken up by a powerful shot at the beginning, and before they could recover their senses, the opponent's stormy offensive actually made the chain defense that the Italians are proud of full of holes!
Meanwhile. Before Eriksen could sit on the dugout, he staggered to his feet and shouted loudly to keep his players focused and on the lookout for dangerous opponents.
As a representative team of Serie A, the tactical execution ability of the Lazio soldiers has nothing to say, and as soon as the situation changes, they immediately make changes on the spot, Vieri is alone in front, and everyone else is back to defend. Interlocking, layer by layer, waiting for the opportunity to fight back.
As a result, their highly valued individual ability did not become the protagonist of the game at all, and the Arsenal team not only played the usual fast-penetrating ground attack, but also added a lot of changes to the selection of the final blow!
The three sharp weapons to break the dense defense, long-range shots from the periphery, and short passes penetrate. After the breakthrough cross, the high-altitude bombardment was all sacrificed. It was as if the whole team had not been affected by the bitter battle three days earlier. I always maintained a high intensity of running!
This made the Lazio team extremely uncomfortable.
For them, defending is about winning games, not about holding on to a point. Now the back line is frequently anxious, and the proud attack power seems to be completely dumb, and it never poses a threat!
10 minutes, 20 minutes. In 30 minutes, 35 minutes, the Lazio team, which had no improvement in attack, gradually became impatient.
When there are more things than expected, mistakes are inevitable, even if they have a lot of experience in European competition.
39th minute of the game. Amid the high-pitched singing of the fans, Ljungberg once again found the key to open the other party's door.
For the Swedes, if they want to cooperate with a guy with a weird style like Youmo, the conventional thinking mode is unreliable. In the last game, he solved the problem with a long pass with a long back of his body, and from the very beginning of this game, he was constantly thinking about how to get inspiration from it, even if he couldn't copy it, he had to find a hint of thinking.
After searching, discovering, and thinking, the surprise in his heart became more and more serious!
The team has a lot of attacking opportunities, and if you don't know the essence of Arsenal's attacking system and want to score, you just try to get close to the opponent's penalty area.
As a result, he only saw this guy continuing to dangle around the perimeter of the penalty area when his teammates got the ball, a typical appearance of not seeing a rabbit and not scattering an eagle!
The significance of this approach can only be fully understood if Wenger's tactical thinking is deeply understood.
Although Ljungberg is just getting started, he usually puts in no less effort than anyone else, and his flexible mind and positive attitude make his tactical literacy no longer comparable.
In his opinion, every attack of the team is trying to play the role of every player as much as possible, whether it is pulling, receiving, or setting edges, outflanking, it must be in a purposeful movement in order to make the movement of the ball fast and smooth. In this way, if You Mo wants to completely integrate into the tactical system, technical shortcomings will definitely become a huge obstacle!
This unsolvable proposition bothered him, and he couldn't find a solution after thinking about it. He had planned to find this guy to talk to when he came down, but now it seems that he doesn't need to.
If you can't fit in, then don't become a roadblock, especially in key positions, which will burn the efforts of the whole team!
Only when he wanders around the periphery, the guy who is trying to create opportunities will not take him into account, and when he really creates opportunities, he can naturally pass on the past with him in his eyes, and if he doesn't, it won't interfere with the original ideas!
After thinking about this, it dawned on him.
I've always wanted to create opportunities for this guy, but in fact I've neglected the most basic requirements of the game.
Team!
The morale of the team was very good in this game, the offensive and defensive system has been working well, and in his opinion, the team is all ready, but the final link is not done.
With this thought in mind, his intent on creating opportunities for You Mo had unconsciously sent him to a dead end.
You know, there is never the best in the arena, only better!
The team is just running well, and it has not reached the point where the opponent is unable to defend itself, and in this situation, it is a bit of a rush to achieve quick success.
Halfway through the first half, he ended his thinking and looked at one or two people and focused more on the game.
Soon. The whole Arsenal team seemed to have entered the sprint stage in advance, with high-speed balls and complex and changeable running positions further raising the pace of the game, and the Gunners on the field had turned into unloaded shells, which were dazzling fast!
A better opportunity has emerged in this state of trade-off.
The attack began with a quick counter-attack by Lazio that was aborted halfway through, with Patrick Vieira breaking the ball down the right halfway line. After the two-foot pass, Overmars had taken off on the left wing.
The Dutchman made the most of the width of the pitch and managed to control the tempo well after overtaking, just in time for the defender to fall to the ground before the defender fell to the tackle, and handed it to his compatriot Bergkamp, who knew each other well.
The Italian team is never chaotic when defending, and even in the face of adversity, they rarely give a big gift for making a mistake on their own initiative. As the star of the Arsenal team, Bergkamp came to pick up at full speed. I didn't get rid of the little tail next to me.
The Dutchman likes to play his opponents openly, and the constant harassment of the guy next to him has the potential to irritate him. However, at the moment, both of them are sprinting forward at high speed, and obvious foul actions can easily cause them to lose their center of gravity and fall to the ground, so although they feel uncomfortable, Bergkamp still has no extra thoughts.
The left foot made a sudden stop, and the right foot that took the opportunity was like a mistake, allowing the ball to leak directly through his own goal!
Next, the Dutchman, who had already stabilized his form, watched his opponent outgrow him by half a body. Shi Shiran took a step horizontally to the right and plugged it straight into the middle lane to Wiltord, who was rushing forward at high speed!
Bergkamp eventually tripped and fell to the ground by a defender who came back to interfere. But the Frenchman, who had already secured the ball, did not hear the whistle and continued with the best game he had since joining the team.
Already in the penalty area, in the face of the only frontal defender, Wiltord still did not force his feet to shoot, and the afterglow aimed at the right Ljungberg had gone down to the bottom line, and made an accurate through ball. Gives teammates room to continue playing.
Ljungberg calmly accepted the gift, and before the ball could be qualified, the inverted triangle cross was handed to Vieira, who had an assist!
In fact, the Swede's afterglow also saw Youmo sprinting forward in the corner of the big penalty area on the far side, and he would definitely not hesitate to make a long diagonal pass before.
Not anymore.
With too many distractions, how to follow the pace of perfect football?
Vieira did not disappoint him. After stopping the ball, he took a step to the left, and his left foot made a big arc and flew straight into the corner of the goal!
The Lazio goalkeeper, who reacted quickly, jumped high and lifted the ball with one palm, only to smash it right in the middle of the crossbar and bounce out.
In the exclamations of the audience, You Mo, who arrived at the horse, could only short his head when he had no time to adjust because his forward speed was too fast, and his head was used as a table tennis racket, blocking the middle of the ball!
The exclamation was followed by a brief pause, and the fans, who were just about to cheer, angrily threw their raised fists on their legs.
Just as he was about to cross the goal line, Nesta, who had arrived on the horse, hooked the ball back with a very difficult half-turn volley!
Next, the gun fans who were already about to smash the TV were very glad that they were not impulsive.
The guy who used his head as a table tennis racket, as if he was addicted, kicked his feet, used a standard goalkeeper side pounce position, and used his face to block the ball back again!
This time, the Lazio team is powerless!
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"Oh God, help me! It's amazing, really, it's amazing, what kind of reaction speed is that? ”
The two old guys at Sky Sports couldn't be more excited.
In their view, the rising Premier League will need to constantly prove itself on the European battlefield in order to be worthy of the increasingly large broadcast costs. This top-level clash is undoubtedly an important game for Arsenal in the Premier League, and they will be hoping that the Gunners will live up to expectations, both in terms of the pitch and the final result.
Their fears proved to be unwarranted for the time being, and their expectations were rewarded with a big gift.
"We are often amazed at the speed with which top goalkeepers react and dismiss shocking saves as non-human acts. MO's two shots that may be less than a second apart completely refreshed the above record! ”
"Yes, not only a non-human goalkeeper, this guy with a weird style that ordinary people can't imagine can do it!"
"Looking at the slow mirror, by the first shot, he had already adjusted his body very quickly to prevent the ball from being pushed high or deflected. Just when everyone thought he was going to score, he had no intention of celebrating, and while he stabilized his body, his attention remained on the ball that was about to cross the goal line! ”
"That's right, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, and at this moment he perfectly explained this sentence with his actions!"
'The action that followed was very similar to the first goal he scored in the previous game, but it was done at high speed when he was sprinting forward, and it had to be done laterally at a standstill.
"Haha, the connection between these two movements can be called a textbook, of course, it is a textbook for goalkeepers to practice saves!"
"There's no way, it's not that it can't be done for a striker, it's just that there are too few times to come in handy, and if you work it, it will inevitably be worth the loss."
"Not necessarily, you don't always run into a nanny ball when you grab a penalty in front of goal, and when an unexpected situation happens, the speed of reaction is likely to determine whether a goal is scored or not. This may not only be a talent, it is said that he has been practicing Chinese kung fu all year round, and reaction speed is an important part of martial arts, so he will naturally not neglect to practice. ”
"Well, that's right. The goal was a huge morale boost, and Arsenal continued to press with a high intensity in previous games. Lazio made a series of mistakes and received two yellow cards in a row to finally get through the rest of the first half. ”
"Yes, the performance of the Arsenal players in this game was very good, facing the old Serie A powerhouse Lazio, in addition to playing their best ground penetration at home, they are not lacking in long-range shots, high-altitude bombing, and grabbing points."
"It's like a combination of punches, and it's a little blind to the opponent!"
"Haha, what a good analogy. MO's goal came in time, and Lazio was a little difficult in the second half! ”
"It can't be helped, the Italian team is more balanced in attack and defence, and when you suddenly increase your attack, the pressure on the defensive line will increase exponentially. If Arsenal can continue to play at this level in the second half, the difficulty of scoring goals will be much lower! ”
"Yes. Although it may seem extremely passive, the fact that Arsenal have not had many absolute chances is a reflection of how well their opponents have a defensive. ”
"In addition to the system, there is also tenacity!"
'Eriksen will definitely need to make tactical changes, will Arsene Wenger regain his formation?'
"It's hard to say, the fighting style of the two coaches is one of the important highlights of the game, and from the first half, Wenger is obviously superior!"
"Let's look forward to the second half of the game!"
"Yes. Although it may seem extremely passive, the fact that Arsenal have not had many absolute chances is a reflection of how well their opponents have a defensive. ”
"In addition to the system, there is also tenacity!"
'Eriksen will definitely need to make tactical changes, will Arsene Wenger regain his formation?'
"It's hard to say, the fighting style of the two coaches is one of the important highlights of the game, and from the first half, Wenger is obviously superior!"
"Let's look forward to the second half of the game!" (To be continued.) )