Chapter 272: Napoli's defensive problems

Arsenal, playing at home, took the kick-off first, and Li Zihan knocked the ball to Mesut Ozil and then rushed forward into the opposing camp. The footage captured from the high-altitude camera looks like a bit of a bloody breakthrough from the encirclement of ten thousand troops.

Mesut Ozil played the ball to Ramsey, who immediately split the ball for Podolski. Prince Porti broke through on the sideline with the ball and made a one-two with Monreal to break through Callejon's interference.

"Arsenal at home really played very actively, and did not choose to be conservative because the strength was similar to the opponent!"

Podolski cut inside faster, and the slowness of full-back Zuni was exposed.

Cutting inside to the ribs of the penalty area, Podolski made a feint to shoot, and then passed the ball to Li Zihan in the middle. Li Zihan leaned in the direction of the attack, and he knocked the ball to Ozil behind him. Ozil received the ball and then immediately passed it behind Cannavaro, the whole process took no more than two seconds, and there was no prior gesture from Li Zihan.

Li Zihan immediately plugged in and back, and after receiving the ball, he hit the goal directly before he could adjust.

Naturally, the hasty shot was not very accurate, and the ball flew slightly over the crossbar of the goal and flew off the bottom line.

"Oh" the Arsenal fans in the stadium let out a regretful exclamation.

"Just one minute into the game, Arsenal had an attack. It's just that Lee's shot was a little hasty, and the ball went over the crossbar. ”

Benitez on the sidelines sighed secretly, sure enough, the previous worry was not unreasonable, and the problem of Cannavaro's slow turn was seized by Ozil and Li Zihan in just one minute.

Rafa Benitez took a few steps forward to the white line on the edge of the manager's area. Put the index and middle fingers of the left and right hands in the field to your mouth and whistle loudly.

Seeing the players on the pitch hearing the voice looking at him, Benitez pointed to Albiol at the back and then made a backward gesture to the Spaniard.

"Oh, Rafael Benitez signaled for Albiol in the midfield to drop back a little bit to help Cannavaro Jr. and Fernandez defend, does he mean playing three central defenders?"

Albiol understood what Benitez meant, looked at Cannavaro and Fernández behind him, and began to consciously retreat his position.

Later Napoli got the ball and began to instigate counter-attacks. But because the troops invested were not enough, they were easily defended by Arsenal.

Although Arsenal's defense has always had problems, Napoli's attacking power in this game has not blown Arsenal's defensive holes.

Napoli's starting line-up this season is very different from last season. Four or five of them joined this summer. The most crucial is the position of the Reina goalkeeper.

Reyna is undeniably capable of being outstanding, and despite his passing years, goalkeepers are the longest-lived professional positions in football.

And you must know that the position of goalkeeper is not a good goalkeeper, and he also has to cooperate with the defenders in front of him, especially the central defenders. Unfortunately, Reina, who only joined this summer, is not working well with Cannavaro and Fernandez at the moment.

At the beginning of the game, it may not be noticed. But as the game progresses, this problem will slowly come to light.

With 20 minutes to play, Arsenal were unable to send the ball into the more dangerous box due to the opposition's tight defence. Ramsey, who was keeping up, had no choice but to shoot directly from a distance and bombard the "bus" in front of the opponent's goal!

The long-range shot was still of great quality, and although it was not saved by Reina, it hit the crossbar and bounced back into the box.

At this time, there was an accident, but Cannavaro in front of Reina was indifferent to the ball, and did not rush up to clear the siege or control the ball at the first time. And Reyna hadn't immediately rushed to the ground to get up and hold the ball.

The ball was like an abandoned orphan in front of the small penalty area, and no one paid attention to it.

"Huh? What's going on with this ball? The narrator was puzzled.

Li Zihan was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted. He doesn't care if your defender or goalkeeper doesn't clear the ball, he rushes into the box and wants to shoot at the ball.

Cannavaro reacted at this time, and kicked the ball into the stands with a big kick before Li Zihan.

Reyna rushed to Cannavaro angrily, wanting to question him why he didn't clear the siege in the first place. But considering that the other party is an old man from Naples and the captain of Napoli, he did not swear words. He just glared at Paolo Cannavaro and then returned to his position to wait for a corner.

Cannavaro, on the other hand, was not able to defend himself, so he had to make an apologetic gesture to Reina and his teammates.

"Napoli's defense is not cooperative, this goal Reina thinks he has not gotten up and should be cleared by the nearest central defender Cannavaro. Cannavaro, on the other hand, believes that the goal is within the range of the goalkeeper and should be the goalkeeper first. The two of them didn't take action, waiting for each other, and they almost caused a catastrophe, giving Li Zihan an opportunity to take advantage of. ”

Reina probably wanted to question Cannavaro loudly, but considering the other party's status in Naples and the fact that he was new, he didn't dare to do so.

"Napoli's defensive problems in this game are bigger than Arsenal's, and it is estimated that if Napoli concedes the goal, it is estimated that they have a problem at the back."

Li Zihan smiled, he thought that the other party was going to give a big gift. But if he reacted a little faster just now, he would probably be able to succeed.

Mesut Ozil's corner quickly found Merdessat who was heading in the box, but the ball was not well headed over the crossbar.

Napoli later began to counter-attack, Reina's big kick found Inle in the centre circle, and Inler stopped the ball and resisted Ozil's scramble to pass the ball to Hamsik.

Hamsik, who had a Mohican haircut, dribbled directly with the ball and broke through the middle. Shake off Ramsey who came up to press and then split the ball for Callejon before Arteta came up.

Callejon dribbled on the sideline, pedaled his bicycle, and then accelerated straight to the bottom. Under Monreal's interference, he successfully passed the ball.

Higuain watched the ball pass badly and his header was unlikely to pose a threat to the opposition. So after the jump, he came to a header and played the ball to the veteran Pandev who cut inside on the other side.

Pandev fired a shot straight into the ribs of the box and the ball flew through Koscielny towards Arsenal's goal. Szczesny was quite focused and made a sideways save at the first time. He held Pandev's shot firmly in his arms.

Napoli also reciprocated courtesy, and Callejon actually passed the ball under the interference of Monreal. And Higuain's header was just right, but Macedonia's old striker Pandev's shot was a bit lacking, if the ball had been faster, maybe it would have been scored. ”

Seeing that the offense failed to open up the situation, the opponent's "bus" was also quite difficult to deal with. Arsenal began to consciously control the ball, that is, not to send the ball in or let the opponent grab the ball.

"Arsenal are very patient and they are not in a hurry at this time. Started to control the ball in the opponent's backcourt, is this to attract the opponent to attack? ”

It doesn't matter if the opponent attacks Arsenal or not, they are just focused on their own possession.

"Is it possible that Arsenal is brushing up on the number of jù? It's been five minutes of possession, no attack, no long-range shot. ”

In fact, Arsenal's offensive firepower in this game was arranged by Wenger on Li Zihan before, but Benitez has won so many championships over the years and it is not custom-made for 20 yuan in a roadside store. The quick-witted Benitez directly withdrew Albiol from the back to play a three-centre-back formation, and then made Inle optimistic about Li Zihan.

Midfielder Inler's task is simple, he doesn't need to go up front to attack, stay at the back to help. As soon as he saw Li Zihan receiving the ball, he followed closely. When the time comes, all kinds of harassment and small actions are not required to prevent Li Zihan. As long as Li Zihan's speed can't get up, the ball can't be sent out easily.

I have to say that Benitez is still very talented. After learning that he had been put on a table, he immediately made arrangements with the existing "cards" in his hand.

Arsene Wenger stood on the sidelines, his hands folded around his chest. I didn't make gestures, just watched the field so quietly. It doesn't feel like a manager, it's like a fan.

Benitez frowned and glanced at Arsene Wenger. I don't know what this old French man, who is loyal and honest on the outside, even if he is indeed cunning, is thinking.

There have been many encounters between Benitez and Arsene Wenger, and he has never underestimated Wenger's ability. Needless to say, Arsenal's undefeated championship back then, in the face of Arsenal's "dick" lineup in such a giant over the years, it can also play in the Champions League every year in the powerful league of the Premier League, which is also a great achievement.

Bei Fatzi is a professional manager, a successful manager who has won the Champions League, the Europa League, La Liga and the Premier League. His vision is not as superficial as that of ordinary fans, and if Arsenal hadn't had Arsene Wenger in recent years, they would probably have become the second Liverpool.

At this time, the commentator also began to say some digressions while Arsenal was brushing the ball count. Let's talk about some of the numbers of Napoli and Arsenal last season, and then compare them with the current numbers of the two teams this season.

It's just that no one notices that when everyone thinks that Arsenal is just constantly controlling the ball in the opponent's backfield, wearing down the opponent's patience and letting the opponent press out, the tiger has actually begun to act.

Li Zihan didn't know when he quietly completed the switch with Podolski, Li Zihan went to the left wing, but Podolski went to the middle as a center forward.

Inle, who had been paying attention to Li Zihan's movements, had found out, but he thought about it if he was closer to Li Zihan, he would get out of his position, and it would be easy to give the other party a chance in the middle. So he simply paid attention to Podolsky, anyway, Li Zihan and Podolsky switched positions, as long as he stared at Podolsky in this position.

Is it really the same? Perhaps it confirms the old saying, "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth!" Later, Arsenal's cousin told Inger that after Li Zihan and Podolski switched places, they were still different.