Chapter 132: Nothing to Regret
The pace of the second half was still amazing!
Newcastle are currently sixth in the table, five points clear of third place and three points clear of seventh place. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoAt this stage, there are three Champions League places and three Europa League places in the Premier League, and if they work hard, they will have the hope of qualifying for the Champions League.
If it were another manager, most of them would have adopted a strategy of maintaining a draw and winning when facing the defending champions at home.
Unfortunately not.
Dutch-dreaded coach Ruud Gullit has tasted all the cynicism after the last meeting between the two teams, and is now in a state of holding his breath and preparing for revenge, even if both teams have a lot of physical consumption in the first half, he will not soften in the hard encounter.
Regardless of the situation, go all out to win!
There is still a certain gap between the two teams in terms of strength, and Newcastle United will have to pay more physical exertion to maintain the balance of the field. It doesn't seem like a rational approach, but their head coach isn't actually daunted by revenge.
In Gullit's view, morale is something that doesn't always lead directly to victory, but if you take a long-term view, you can find things that have been overlooked.
Confidence!
It's good to finish the game in such a hard-fought way, winning or drawing, but even if you lose, the fact that you don't fall behind in the slightest will greatly boost the players' self-confidence.
Evenly matched with the defending champions?!
You know, there are still 15 games left in the league after this game, and if you can gain a strong source of confidence in this game, then why not give up three points?
With the support of this idea, under the frantic shouts and cheers of the fans in the stadium, the entire Newcastle team seemed to have played chicken blood, and maintained the full attack and defense!
Although the Arsenal team has been mentally prepared, it is still a little unprepared at the moment.
When dealing with an all-attack, all-defense style of play. There is no doubt about the need for the whole team to be actively involved in the defense. The team's two midfielders are indeed very good, but the two central defenders are traditional English defenders, who are physically strong, but the speed and turn are slow. In this situation, the entire back line is still dominated by squatting defense, and it is difficult to quickly pass the ball to the midfield when the attack and defense are switched.
The two midfielders have limited help in attack, so it is not uncommon for them to play alone in the front court. Fortunately, You Mo opened up in time to increase his control of the ball, which can be regarded as maintaining the balance of the game. Now 65 minutes have passed, and both sides are starting to add vitality to the field.
The all-attack, all-defensive style of play is the most exaggerated physical exertion, and Gullit's substitution is aimed at this, and there are no other tactical adjustments.
Arsenal are not going to do the same.
Ljungberg had just recovered from injury and was not yet fully back in form, so Arsene Wenger decided to replace him with Gald, considering the dire conditions of the second half of the fixture. Petit played hard, but he thought too much about organizing the attack. After several delays, the head coach waved his hand and Kevin Ashley stepped on.
Grimandi, who was looking forward to it on the sidelines, was suddenly a little dumbfounded!
This old man still remembered the old love, and reminded Wiltord before the emotional disc was exposed, and in the end, although he could not prevent the incident from happening, he felt that he had a clear conscience.
Needless to say, he could understand what was going on.
Wiltord decided that he was also a participant and decisively denounced him to the manager!
x it. Good intentions are not rewarded!
Grimandi spat the ground and stopped warming up. looked at the field with an angry face.
In fact, he was somewhat misunderstood.
Wiltord is notoriously afraid of his wife, and he really didn't bother to settle accounts with them in the first place after the East Window incident. Wenger also did not ask about the source of the disc and how it was leaked, but the manager is a manager after all, and the life experience of decades in the rivers and lakes is not covered, and a little analysis can also find clues from the past.
Anelka, Grimandi. Petit!
In Wenger's heart, these three are all thorns, and the number one guy really makes it difficult for him to let go, so he has a reputation for poor discipline. The third-ranked guy has qualifications and foundations, and he is not too old, so he will turn a blind eye when he is soft-hearted. Only the second-ranked guy has neither enough strength nor enough qualifications. Therefore, it is the easiest to beat.
Of course, he didn't want to wronged the good guys before the matter came to light, so there was still Grimindy in the 18-man squad for this game, but he was only in the playing order behind the veteran Kevin Ashley.
Back on the field.
At this point in the game, except for the fresh blood that had just been replaced, all the other physical energy consumption was very large, and even the goalkeepers of the two teams were gasping for breath because of the high-tempo game.
The situation on both sides is not rosy.
Newcastle have been playing at a high level for 70 minutes, and now that they are in a desperate situation, if they can't break through the limit in one fell swoop, it is very likely that they will collapse. The average age of Arsenal's backline is too old, and this kind of high-intensity play has left them with little energy left, and with a significant drop in concentration, conceding a goal can happen at any time.
Both sides gritted their teeth and persevered, and the 0:0 score was no different.
Ten minutes later, the balance of the game was finally broken by Newcastle.
After all, the morale of the two teams is not the same, Arsenal is strong in attack, the defense is stable, and the strong dialogue is quite dependent on the protection of the two back midfielders. As a result, when the game reached this time period, Vieira was a little breathless, and after rushing up several times without success, the backline, which had lost enough protection, was directly pierced by a sharp counterattack by Newska!
Alan Shearer!
A killer is a killer, no matter how lively the two sides play, the fans roar again, he is still calm and terrible when facing opportunities!
On the other side of the court, You Mo seemed to see his own shadow.
Inserted at high speed, crossed positions, pressed the opponent on the edge of the small penalty area, jumped high, and smashed the header into the dead corner.
Shaking his head and smiling, he briskly ran back to the center circle arc and waited for the tee-off.
Amid the deafening noise, everyone in the Arsenal team was a little flustered.
It's not terrible to lose, and it's not surprising that the eight-point gap is caught up, but the opponent in front of you is obviously not as strong as you. Why has it been able to perform at a high level until now?
Are they missing something compared to their opponents?
After getting the double championship, why do you feel that the game is getting harder and harder to play, is it just that the opponent is improving?
Vieira, who knew he had made a mistake, waved at Adams, his face very depressed. In fact, he is only 22 years old this year, but his overly sophisticated performance hides his real age. Let everyone think that he can't make mistakes.
Exciting games are the most exciting for young people, especially when the scene and score are very anxious, and too high mood often leads to errors in judgment, which eventually leads to being too active in attack and repeatedly out of position in defense.
Because of his calm personality, fierce style of play and super personal ability, he was cultivated by Arsene Wenger as a successor to the captain. At this stage, Adams' control of the locker room is starting to decline, and his performance on the field is significantly lower than last season, so the successor will be in the position much earlier than originally planned.
Let's be honest though. Arsenal has not been welcomed by the FA because of its recruitment strategy, and if the captain is replaced by a foreign player, the pressure of public opinion will definitely be not small.
Those are later words, not for the time being, the layman may not be able to see this kind of mistake in front of him, and the insider's heart is bright.
"It doesn't matter, there's still time, play a little more concisely at the back. They're recycling! ā
When a Newcastle player collapsed to the ground with cramps and was being treated, Arsene Wenger called Bald over. Although there was no mention of Vieira's mistakes, the frowning brow betrayed the manager's tangled mood.
Mistakes are not terrible, they should be regarded as paying tuition, but what if it is caused by a problem with their mentality?
Should I give it a beating?
After Bald turned his head to relay the instructions to his teammates, there was a brief silence on the field.
They could see that the opponent was already at the end of the crossbow. If they hold on for a few more minutes, there is a good chance that they will take the three points straight away in the final minute of the game!
Now that the opponent has succeeded, there is no need to persist in attacking and defending, and the game will be over in the last ten minutes of the iron bucket formation. In this situation, what do they do to complete a task that they didn't complete in 80 minutes?
The difference in will and mentality led to a change in the score. If they keep playing like this, the title defense will be in vain, let alone the Champions League?
After realizing this, there was a depression in the silence that made people unable to raise their heads.
You Mo noticed it and laughed.
"If you want to defend your title, you have to be more motivated than the previous year. I'm ready, it's up to you. ā
His voice was not loud, and not many people heard him.
Overmars, Bergkamp, Garder, Kevin Ashley, Vieira, all of them suddenly changed their faces!
I see!!!
......
The final result of the game was 1:1, and Arsenal equalized in the 89th minute.
The goal was scored by Bergkamp, and it was Jumo who assisted him.
The two have improved their understanding of each other in the two weeks of training, and with each other's habits paying attention, their cooperation on the field has also made great progress.
The goal was scored from the right, and after a succession of succession between Gaard and Balder, the latter crossed from near the corner flag. Due to the density of people in the penalty area, You Mo finally chose to plug in at high speed to grab points, but the result was unsatisfactory, and he found that due to the influence of the wind, the ball fell significantly behind!
If it were someone else, this kind of ball that could only be reached with the top of the head would probably be barely topped.
Isn't this an ordinary person!
After finding that he couldn't complete the shot, he simply deliberately controlled his body to lean forward during the take-off, and finally hit the ball with the back of his head!
Maybe it's providence, maybe it's a coincidence brought about by a whim, maybe Bergkamp knows him better than ordinary people think, anyway, when the Dutchman stops the ball in front of the big penalty area, the support leg lands on the ground, the body leans to the left, and the right leg is raised high in the back, many people have a sense of going in.
It turns out that intuition can sometimes be a group effect.
The ball eventually made a wonderful arc and grazed the post and into the net!
Even the usually calm Dutchman was a little excited after the goal, and if it weren't for the fact that the three points had not yet been reached, he would have wanted to celebrate with a 10-meter kneeling.
The guy who assists him is more.
"It's incredible, did you look behind you before you headed the ball?"
After the game, Alan Shearer took the initiative to come over and exchange jerseys with Youmo, although the three-point dream was lost, but the Englishman felt wronged, so as soon as the game was over, he came over with a smile to ask for verification.
But let's be honest, is that possible?
Before sprinting at high speed, turn your head to look behind you?
"If he says 'yes,' will you believe it? If you say 'no', will you be a little disappointed? ā
Before Yumo could open his mouth, Bergkamp leaned over and shook hands with the other party as he spoke.
The Dutch, who have always been reticent, today seem to be a little uncomposed.
"Haha, the way you work together is impressive!"
Alan Shearer paused a little and laughed. He and Bergkamp are old rivals, and the two have also played dragon battles on the scorer list. Now that the Dutchman has grown older, his position is gradually fixed in the shadow striker, and the number of goals is no longer the same as before.
However, if the assists are also counted, there is still no difference between the two.
"You haven't answered my question yet!" Bergkamp laughed, too, but his voice remained persistent.
Alan Shearer and Len.
Is this more serious?
"Okay, then you'll have to let him answer my question first."
"No, no one would look behind me in that situation, and I didn't have eyes on the back of my head." You Mo also said with a serious face: "If I say it is 100% coincidence, you probably don't want to believe it. Let me explain it this way: I used to play it as a centre-back, and it ended up being a long-range shot that went through the net. So, it's not about the coincidence or not, it's more important to bring the inspiration you usually play into the game. ā
Hearing this, Alan Shearer continued to be in a daze, but Bergkamp laughed.
"Well, did you satisfy yourself with such an answer?"
"You guys, the way you play the best doesn't seem to come from training on a regular basis." Alan Shearer stammered before his voice returned to normal, "I'd venture to guess that you've all had the same experience to show a completely different side from your normal academy results, right?" ā
"Yes, the football industry is so developed now that players, especially European players, seem to be able to enter the assembly line production. Like him, I've spent many years working on street soccer, which is very haphazard. ā
The Dutchman added: "In fact, there are many people who have had this kind of experience, and the most important thing is that the choice of attitude has created different results." ā
Alan Shearer smiled and nodded, "Yes. Combining the experience of street soccer into a formal tactical system requires a strong sense of comprehension and talent. ā
After the two of them finished speaking, their eyes turned to the other guy at the same time.
You Mo smiled quite happily.
"In fact, inspiration seems to come and go without a trace, but in fact, there are traces to follow. For example, when Dennis receives a pass from the back of my head, will he be instantly inspired and shoot with high quality? ā
The two audience members froze at the same time, and after a long while, they looked at each other and laughed.
"If only I could have a teammate like you!"
"With a guy like you as a teammate, there's nothing to regret in your career!" (To be continued.) )