Chapter 471: The Defensive End of Super Long Play

In fact, Arsenal has always been a team with gorgeous attacks and sharp cooperation, which makes people feel pleasing to the eye. But they are also very traditional defensively, such as the Champions League final in '06 - the only time Arsenal have reached the Champions League final!

That season, Arsenal set a legendary record of not conceding a goal in the Champions League this season, and Arsenal's backline was still done in a patchwork situation. For example, the world-class left-back at the time, Ashley Cole, was seriously injured, and the full-back who now plays for Manchester City, Klich, was seriously injured, and even Flamini went to play a cameo at left-back

In such a situation that is not favored, he still did not concede a goal in the final, and there are absolute giants such as the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid and the noble lady Juventus among the opponents. At that time, Zidane was in his prime, and Juventus had just poached from Arsenal to bring in Vieira

And in the final, the main goalkeeper Lehmann was sent off with a red card, and with one less person to fight, he can always compete with the legendary Dream II team Barcelona for 90 minutes

It can be seen that Arsenal also has defensive genes.

And the current Arsenal is very similar to the one in Zero, the central defender Vermaelen often leaks the ball to give the opponent a lot of opportunities, and Koscielny also often gives the opponent a penalty by the way, in the pit goalkeeper team-mate Szczesny, the two midfielders Arteta and Flamini are old and often beaten behind

It's different, but it's the side that is unstable, and it's the middle lane that is unstable now!

But all in all, they did a good job of defending when they weren't favored

When Manchester City want to equalise as soon as they have done before. But it's been 10 minutes and the score hasn't changed. This is different from the negotiated plot!!

The attack was ineffective and City were in a hurry. Especially now that there are many substitutes and rotations of Manchester City players on the field, they are even more anxious.

When the main force and core were absent, in the face of the giants, Arsenal also wanted to win the favor of the new coach Pellegrini with an excellent table, and from then on he could also be promoted to the first level in the team.

The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny!

I can't even take the Arsenal in rotation, and I still talk about an excellent table of fart!

So the anxious Manchester City began to attack more fiercely and ferociously, and the more ferocious and even more unable to open the situation, the players of the blue moon were even more anxious.

They are stuck in an endless loop!

Pellegrini didn't take it to heart when he conceded a goal, after all, Manchester City's offensive power is strong, Arsenal's defense is only five in combat, well, maybe fifteen scum. There are also a number of attacking players in City's camp that could be replaced, such as Nasri, one of the many former Gunners captains who "ran away from home", and centre-forward Negredo. Aguero's injury had already recovered, but the Chilean engineer did not dare to let Argenyan play lightly for the sake of safety.

However, in terms of midfield, Yaya Toure is still 80 percent physically fit to come on as a substitute.

So the Chilean engineer wasn't worried, but as a good manager, he could easily see some subtle changes in the team. For example, the Manchester City player who is anxious now, of course, he knows that the more anxious he is, the more dangerous it is.

Being led by one goal and two goals by the opponent is completely different.

So he took two steps forward towards the area commanded by the coach, wanting to remind his players. It's just that he hasn't opened his mouth yet, and the shape on the field has changed again!

Rush Manchester City are always prone to mistakes, the inexperienced Xavi Garcia is not confident to shoot from the edge of the box, Arsenal's defense is not dense defense, and there are still some chances for long-range shots.

He played the ball wide and when Keylor Navas had been beaten by Sagna and Oxlade-Chamberlain, he handed it to Jovetic, who had not had many chances so far.

The ball went wide and managed to get past Arteta's defensive zone. It's just that the run-in of Manchester City's lineup is obviously not in place, Jovetic didn't know that Xavi Garcia was going to pass the ball to him, and he ran forward when the Spanish midfielder passed the ball.

As a command-level player, Zabaleta also saw the team's problems, in order to prevent being counterattacked by the opponent, he hesitated and did not step forward to assist, but fell slightly behind.

But that's what happened when Javi Garcia's pass went wide and neither Jovetic nor Zabaleta received the ball!

This Xavi is not Bi Harvey, he didn't completely see the running movements of the shape and his teammates when passing the ball, so he is also responsible for this passing error!

Zabaleta and Jovetic's unmet ball was picked up by Monreal, who had cut in, and this side was his defensive area, and when Arteta came to help, he was a little more bold and dared to come forward to intercept.

Zabaleta is definitely one of the top full-backs right now, and although he is not young, his wealth of experience is one of his valuable assets.

The Argentine did not turn back and retreat after realizing this mistake, because he knew that his turning speed and retreat speed could not keep up with Podolski's side, although the ball was not at Podolski's feet at this time, but he believed that as long as he turned, the ball would be handed to the German winger.

Zabaleta didn't turn around, and went straight up to steal with his feet.

However, Monreal was clearly quicker than him, and the Spain international didn't delay in sending the ball directly to Arteta. The Gunners' vice-captain didn't stick to the ball either, and played the ball to Mesut Ozil in front.

Mesut Ozil is well aware of the importance of speed on the counter-attack and, as the heart of the pitch, did not opt for possession. Because he has his back to the attack, he has to turn if he has the ball, and when he turns, Fernandinho may come up, and if he delays on the Brazilian midfield, the likes of Xavi Garcia, Zabaleta and Milner, who have already pressed up, will have time to return to the defense.

Mesut Ozil is not only technically excellent, but also has a very high ball intelligence. There is no doubt about this, and he understands the importance of time.

Mesut Ozil pulled his left foot down the rolling ball behind him, and the ball made contact with his boots to increase the speed of the roll, and then rolled between Ozil's legs.

Fernandinho behind him didn't expect Ozil to do so, so by the time he could react, the ball rolled between his legs.

Ozil immediately used his right foot as a support foot to turn to the right, almost sticking to Fernandinho.

Behind Mesut Ozil and Fernandinho was Olivier Giroud, who had already started to look back when Monreal broke the ball and cut forward to keep up.

Giroud saw Mesut Ozil's clever crotch-piercing pass, but instead of picking it up right away, he used his body to get past the young centre-back next to him, Nastasic, and then got past the Serbian centre-back himself.

Nastasic's height is only 1.87m, while Giroud's height has gone to 1.92m, so when Giroud dominates the opponent, Nastasic's vision is completely blocked.

So he couldn't see the way the ball was coming from at all, and he didn't feel right when Giroud started running past him, but it was too late to pull the shirt!

Olivier Giroud received the ball behind him, then stepped back and began to adjust his pace towards the Manchester City penalty area.

"Quasi-single-knife!! Arsenal's quick counterattack, a qiē is almost to the extreme, it only took four seconds to pass the ball with three feet, Arsenal completed the transition from defense at the back to attack in the front, and has already crossed the midline and immediately entered the front of the penalty area!! ”

Kompany was in front of Giroud and he didn't sweep in front of the halfway line this time, and when he spotted Nastasic following Giroud, he dropped back slightly.

So now he's running towards the box and he's leaning towards Giroud.

Giroud didn't have just one goal and goalkeeper Joe Hart in his eyes, he also saw Kompany diagonally ahead. The French centre-forward wants to accelerate past Kompany and then form a real one-on-one.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany naturally noticed this, so he fell straight to the ground to tackle the ball at Giroud's feet when he saw that it was about the same distance and position.

Giroud's attention is now on Vincent Kompany, so he has some preparation for the tackle. So he immediately knocked the ball back with his heel and jumped on his own. But the pass had already missed the perfect time to dodge, and he was slightly brought in by Kompany. I stumbled under my feet and almost fell, but fortunately I was able to stabilize my body in time.

Giroud doesn't know much about what's behind him, he just relies on the tactical drills he usually uses in training, and he's not sure if he has a team-mate behind him or if he can get the ball before the opposition defender.

In fact, Giroud's worries were unnecessary, and the well-prepared Ozil grabbed the ball before Fernandinho, thanks to the physical reflexes he developed in training, so he was a little more prepared than Fernandinho.

Mesut Ozil took two steps with the ball to Kompany, who had just risen from the ground, and the Belgian was still half-standing and half-up.

The talented German midfielder wasn't sure if he would suddenly rush up from the ground to steal his ball when he rushed past him, but he wasn't sure it was still possible, and he didn't plan to take any chances. Of course, he didn't dare to pass the ball back to Giroud, because Giroud was in an offside position at this time, unless he could dribble the ball past Kompany in front of him.

Since he decided not to risk his life on Kompany's side, he could only pass the ball. However, Mesut Ozil certainly won't give the ball to Giroud in an offside position, and instead of challenging the linesman's short-sightedness, he would have better dribble past Kompany himself.

He sent the ball to the wing!!