Chapter 175: Green and Yellow Doesn't Pick Up
When Bergkamp was present, Chen Mo was not actually the core of the organization, but could only be said to be an axis.
His task is to use his strong running ability and excellent big-picture awareness to move up and down and left and right between the top of the arc and the midfield, receiving passes from teammates and distributing passes, but because the area is so densely defended, he almost always plays the ball with one foot and doesn't dribble too much.
The task of organising was mainly done by Bergkamp and Pire retreating together with Vieira, but with Giroud as the big centre-forward on the pitch, Chen Mo retreated from the top of the arc to the central midfield.
From left to right in front of Pire, Giroud Henry, behind Vieira Essien, and the waist positions on both sides are also raised fullbacks, a total of seven players, and he Chen Mo is in the center as the absolute core of the organization!
The 433 forward formation is not unusual, but as the game time passed little by little, Ferguson quickly understood that this was a variant of the 433!
Although Pire looks like he is playing as a left winger, he is actually a typical wing-midfielder, not fully pushing into the top winger position on the left, and the wide road is completely handed over to the attacking left wing-back Ashley Cole, who instead shrinks more towards the middle and receives passes.
His move caused Chen Mo not to stand in the center of the stadium most of the time, but to move to the right, and it was this little bit of position movement, but in Ferguson's eyes, it was like the sky was falling!
Chen Mo's running area is very large, extremely fast, and he also has the ability to dribble at his feet, which is enough to cover the entire right midfield and even the right side of the attack alone!
Although because of his young age, his skills are not delicate, he is not as good as Bergkamp in dribbling, and he is not as good as Henry in long-distance running, and he is not a top demoman, but he is extremely comprehensive, he can retreat to the organization, he can send a straight ball to threaten the ball, he can go one-on-one in the middle, he can cut inside on the side, and he can also cross under the side, and there is Essien standing behind him, as long as he pushes up with the ball, Essien will immediately fill his position, and there is no worries at all!
It's that everything in all this is just smoke bombs!
The real purpose is to liberate Henry!
As the game progressed slowly, Ferguson on the sidelines was keenly aware that although this lineup was based on Chen Mo as the core of the attack, the hidden killer move was Henry!
Henry is nominally a center forward, but he doesn't like to wait for the ball in the penalty area, he prefers to retreat a little and give himself space to sprint, but last season Arsenal's midfield was not so strong, so Wenger's approach is to keep the entire Arsenal formation a little bit back in the midfield, creating space for Henry to run long distances, but this season does not need to be like this!
Vieira and Essien both have strong running ability and defensive ability, Arsenal's right full-back can rest assured that he can boldly go up, coupled with Chen Mo's coverage area in the right half, the entire right side does not need Henry to worry about at all, and the center forward position is on top of Giroud, and there are Ashley Cole and Pire on the left.
With this staffing, Henry was completely liberated to act as a libero up front, like the pendulum of a pendulum clock constantly roaming the area behind Giroud!
Soon, under Arsenal's frantic attacking system, United's defence began to crumble, and the biggest problem was that they didn't know where to focus their defence.
Defending the middle, Chen Mo directly beckoned Essien to mention, and went to the side to the right fullback to cooperate with the opportunity to cross the bottom, Giroud's 1.93 meters tall standing in the penalty area is a header threat, in this case, Manchester United players must send more people on the side, but there are more people on the side, and there will naturally be a gap in the middle, and then Henry will appear in the middle.
Regardless of the head, as time passed, Arsenal's offensive became more and more aggressive, while Manchester United was losing more and more.
Soon, in the seventy-third minute of the game, Chen Mo passed back to Vieira in the right midfield, Vieira knocked his right leg horizontally, and the ball found the right fullback who was inserted forward, who took the ball along the side and cut diagonally to the top of the Manchester United arc, took away a defender and passed the ball to Chen Mo, who had run to a 45-degree angle in the penalty area.
Manchester United's left full-back O'Shea was on top for the first time, O'Shea had speed but no physical strength, Chen Mo did not hesitate to directly push the opponent away from the top of an iron mountain, and then turned around and played the ball, and sent a high ball cross on the right side of the penalty area at high speed.
Unfortunately, Giroud pressed Ferdinand to leap high to get to the spot, but he couldn't get on target, and the ball grazed the left post and bounced off the field.
That's how the first goal of his career slipped away and Giroud let out a roar of frustration.
Compared with his remorse, Wenger on the sidelines had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and the assistant next to him applauded and smiled: "It's a good attempt, this little guy usually looks quite timid, but he didn't make a mistake when he entered the game." β
"Yes, but more important than that"
Wenger turned his head to look at Chen Mo, who was blocking Phil Neville on the field, and his eyes were full of appreciation: "Xiao Mo's adaptability is too strong, I originally thought that he would need a few games to adapt to the fast-paced and high-intensity confrontation of the Premier League and complex tactical changes, but I didn't expect that he didn't need to adapt at all." β
"Isn't this also the place where you like him, boss? Haha, with him and Essien joining, Manchester United are no match for us at all! β
'It's not a surprise because after the departures of David Beckham and Veron last year I knew that United had started to go downhill and that our main opponent in the Premier League this year was not them, but Chelsea.
Arsene Wenger was right, and before he could finish his sentence, the players on the pitch surprised him again.
Substitute Keane midfielder Maxim is of average strength and physical strength, and his midfield partnership with Phil Neville is not worth mentioning in front of Chan Moesin and Vieira, and soon, United have only been in possession for more than two minutes, and they can't hold the ball under Vieira's pressure, Maxim staggered to pass the ball to Phil Neville in the right midfield, and it was then that Essien arrived to intercept the ball before Phil Neville could touch it.
Without hesitation, after breaking the ball, Essien sent the ball to the feet of Chen Mo in the midfield for the first time, seeing this scene, Manchester United central defender Silvestre had to go to the top, but in the next second, Chen Mo had long eyes behind his head, and he opened his leg directly to meet the ball, and the ball rolled diagonally through the crotch of the two to the left side of the front of the penalty area behind him, and at the feet of Henry, who was six or seven steps away.
Gary Neville, the right wing-back, was the first to fill in, but it didn't work, and when he dropped Pire to make up for Henry, Henry was already rushing with the ball.
[My ball protector is like Henry!] γ
No defender can defend Henry when he's given enough space and has already completed his acceleration sprint.
It's like a sharp knife splitting a watermelon.
Henry, who advanced with the ball at high speed, directly entered the penalty area vertically from the left position in the middle, Manchester United central defender Ferdinand wanted to make up for the defense, but Giroud stood behind him, Chen Mo also inserted forward along the middle at high speed after passing, he couldn't walk away at all, and could only watch Henry run to the left side of the goal with the ball and push the far corner with the goalkeeper blocking the near post!
Seventy-five minutes, four to zero!
The commentary's celebratory words are a little weak, but Arsenal did not give up the attack, in the eighty-third minute of the game, Chen Mo received a pass again in the upper position of the right midfielder, this time O'Shea learned smartly, and stood more on the side to try to block the bottom, but at this time, Giroud, who had been at the front, suddenly retreated to make a wall, and at this time Chen Mo also passed the ball with his left foot for the first time.
γBang Bangγ
Crisp two passes, in the face of Chen Mo's pass, Giroud did not hesitate a little, directly pressed the central defender with his back, stretched out his feet to make a wall, and the next second, Chen Mo, who ran to the top of the arc, picked up his left foot and directly exploded the pole, but unfortunately, although his left and right feet were more balanced, but the right foot was more comfortable, this powerful volley was not suppressed, high over the goal crossbar, and flew to the back stands.
Grading his teeth, Chen Mo covered his nose, and then rushed to the left side of the penalty area to get the vacancy, and pointed his hands at Pi Lei, who was at his feet, with an apologetic smile, and gave a thumbs up, indicating that he was a little excited just now.
But he didn't disappoint Pire, just 30 seconds later, the United goalkeeper kicked a big shot, the 1.91m Vieira fought for the first drop in midfield, and Chen Mo set up Phil Neville to get the second drop and immediately dribbled forward along the middle, while Henry moved diagonally from his left front to the right front.
Henry's run instantly attracted the attention of Manchester United midfielder Maxim, and at this moment, Chen Mo instantly swept past Maxim from the left side with an explosive ball!
Seeing this, the central defender Silvestre had to go up again, the defenders had been attracted, Chen Mo, who was running with the ball at high speed, did not hesitate a little, a little outside the instep of his left foot, and the ball rolled straight to the front of the left side of the penalty area.
Big arc!
The ball crossed the goalkeeper's ten fingers and spun steadily into the top right corner of the goal!
Five to zero!
The game lasted eighty-five minutes, the score was 5-0, and the suspense of the game completely disappeared!
(End of chapter)