Chapter 221: Making History!
The front was still celebrating, and suddenly the military advisor was dealt with.
Hearing the sound of the commentary, the Arsenal players were stunned, but soon, when they saw the replay on the big screen in the corner of the stadium, a speechless look appeared on their faces.
"Haha, Mr. Wenger is so funny, he actually kicked the level of the fourth official away."
"It's good that Arsene Wenger is the kind of coach who prefers to give his players free reins, otherwise... Definitely in trouble. ”
"Indeed, oh! Listen to the Barcelona fans next to Mr. Wenger booing him! Haha, this game has just begun, and Mr. Wenger is a little uncomfortable. ”
The coach's stand is generally sitting, but this game is a Champions League knockout game, and the seats have been sold out early, so Wenger has no choice but to stand in front of the crowd, but this is the Barcelona fan zone.
Looking at Wenger's helpless expression on the stands, Chen Mo shook his head funny, "Hey, the big guy has to work harder, otherwise the head will be ridiculed to the point of autism." ”
"Haha, as long as you can still make that kind of pass, we're going to win!"
Vieira rubbed Chen Mo's head, Chen Mo shook his head and smiled: "What's the matter, it's all your front insertion, otherwise I won't be able to get the ball." ”
"Haha, you're too good at talking."
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The lead was equalized by Arsenal before it was hot, and looking at the re-settled Arsenal players, the faces of the Barcelona generals all showed solemn looks.
Soon, with the referee's whistle, Eto'o swept the ball to Xavi in the middle circle, Chen Mo went to the top for the first time, facing the menacing Chen Mo, Xavi did not hesitate, and directly passed the ball back to the back Max, but in the next second, Henry pounced behind Max!
At the same time, Chen Mo continued to press forward to help Henry pinch Max, Vieira and Essien pressed forward to grab Xavi and Deco!
"Rush all over the field!"
"It seems that Arsenal's morale has risen, and their defense was relatively passive before!"
"Maybe... Was Chen Mo observing? ”
"Observation?"
"Yes, after all, Arsenal and Barcelona have not played each other, and Barcelona's attack is so sharp, so Arsenal chose a more conservative defensive approach before, but now, through the goal just now, they obviously found that there is a gap between the strength of Barcelona's back line and the midfield, so in this case they dare to play against each other?"
"Kind of makes sense."
The commentary is rambling, but what they said is right, there was no full-court pressing before, the physical fitness of Pire and Bergkamp is one thing, but there is a more important reason that Chen Mo can't eat the strength of Barcelona's backline!
Pressing means to go to the top, Barcelona's passing and cutting coordination is extremely sharp, and the landing defense can't be prevented, if you use a more aggressive full-court pressing, it will be very easy to be penetrated by Barcelona!
However, there are two sides to everything, the pressing is more aggressive, it is easier to be penetrated by the opponent, and it is also easier to get the ball!
Whether or not you can effectively convert the ball into a goal after getting the ball is very important.
Through the cooperation just now, Chen Mo quickly realized Barcelona's problem - the midfielders are too short, and the tallest defender Olaige is only 1.87 meters, except for him, none of them are 1.8 meters long.
Just like just now, Vieira stepped forward as a fulcrum, Barcelona had no way at all, he stood there like a giant, Barcelona could only watch him pass the ball to Chen Mo.
Not only Chen Mo understands this truth, but other Arsenal players also understand this truth, fighting more and more actively, and even the aging Bergkamp is further expanding his scope of activities!
Arsenal's sudden acceleration caught Barcelona off guard, and soon, in the third minute after the game restarted, Marquez received Xavi's pass, Henry squeezed behind him, and blocked his and Deco pass routes in front of him.
But the ball rolled halfway and was stopped by the long-standing ambush Bergkamp, the moment Bergkamp got the ball, Henry immediately turned back and ran, diagonally inserted into the right side of the penalty area, and Bergkamp formed a cross running position, and Bergkamp, who cut cross-cutting with the ball on the edge of the penalty area, did not hesitate to send a kick over the top to pick a pass!
The ball landed on the right side of the penalty area and Henry also had a chance, but unfortunately this time goalkeeper Valdés played bravely and quickly saved Henry's crotch-piercing shot.
After completing the save, Valdés was ready to shoot a quick goal kick to counterattack as soon as possible, but he just rushed out with the ball and found that almost all Barcelona players were following Arsenal players next to him, not to mention the hand-tossed ball fast attack, and even there were Henry Pire, Bogkamp and others nearby, and the ball couldn't get out at all.
Faced with this situation, Xavi, who had just moved to the halfway line, had to expand his range of movement and retreat to receive the ball, but before he could turn around after taking the ball, Essien had already pounced behind him.
"Damn it!"
In the face of Essien's pressing, Xavi was very uncomfortable, and Max, the defender not far away, was pestled there like a stake under Chen Mo's marking.
Alone, Xavi could only pass the ball back to right wing-back Beletti, who ran forward while vaguely glancing at Chen Mo with deep regret in his eyes.
"It's a pity, if Edmilson hadn't been injured, Xavi wouldn't have been so uncomfortable."
"It's true that Barcelona's passing style requires all three midfielders to have top-level ball play and running awareness, and Marquez, who is a central defender and now plays as a guest midfielder, is still more or less lacking in this regard."
"That's right, the ability of Xavi and Deco alone can't compete with Arsenal's three midfielders, just like this ball just now, if the back position is Edmilson with better running awareness, it would be good, as long as he stuck in front of Chen Mo for the first time to provide a receiving point, Xavi can send the ball to the middle, you must know that Arsenal is the attacker just now, the formation is unstable, Barcelona has a very good chance to launch a fast attack."
The passing control requirements for the strength level of every player in the team are very high, especially in the midfield, as long as there is a link that does not get stuck in the rhythm, the rhythm of the whole team will become very strange.
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Arsenal didn't use full-court pressing before, and Max didn't receive much care at this point, so the problem has not been exposed, but now once he starts to press all over the field, in the face of pressure, Barcelona's passing rhythm begins to speed up, and Max is like a naked swimmer after the tide has receded!
Gradually, under Chen Mo's shouts, the Arsenal generals also began to adjust their pressing strategies, just like wolves driving the bison herd towards the established route, and at the same time driving the weak bison out of the herd!
They started to block the forward and wide passes of Deco and Xavi more often, allowing the Barcelona players to pass more to Max in the middle!
The results are outstanding!
Soon, when he was squeezed by Essien again, Xavi passed the ball back to Max, who was waiting for the ball on the spot, and at the moment of his pass, Henry, who had already premeditated, retreated as soon as possible to cooperate with Chen Mo to defend Max!
Left and right Xavideco was closely defended by Essinviera, with Chen Mo in front and Henry in the back, Max's hairs stood up, and at this time he could only pass the fullbacks, but... Where the fuck are the fullbacks?!
Without good vision and awareness, he couldn't see his teammates on both sides at all, Max grabbed the horse, and he didn't want to pick up his right foot directly and prepare to drive the ball to the front court, but the moment he raised his foot to draw the ball, Chen Mo, who ran to him, put his hands behind his back, frowned and stretched out his right foot!
"Poof!"
The flying ball smashed the inner side of his right thigh, almost smashing the oolong's head flat, but Chen Mo didn't care about this, the moment the ball bounced from his thigh into the sky, he immediately ran towards the landing point!
"Heaven for the ball!
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"The landing point is on the left side outside the Barcelona penalty area!"
"Puyol rushed over too!"
The commentary roared, in the stands, Wenger clenched his fists with both hands, stretched his neck and watched, and the next second, under the gaze of him and more than 80,000 spectators, Chen Mo, Puyol, Essien, and Barcelona's right full-back Beletti rushed towards the ball at the same time!
"You're still early!
”
Running wildly, yelling, there was no Esin in his eyes at all, Puyol roared at Chen Mo who was running diagonally, his eyes were round, and he didn't care about anything, he just rushed to jump!
But this didn't scare Chen Mo, looking at the menacing Puyol, Chen Mo's eyes widened instantly, and he was ruthless, and he didn't hesitate, he vigorously waved his arms and kicked the ground vigorously, which was also a rush!
"This..."
Looking at the two of them as if they were going to die together, Essien and Beletti, who were half a beat slower, did not jump, and the next second, "Bang-"
The sound of muscle impact came into the cochlea, and under the stunned gaze of the two, Chen Mo, who jumped more than Puyol's two heads, took the first step to reach the ball, and shook his head towards the Barcelona penalty area against the ball!
"Oh my God! What a terrifying take-off height! ”
"Header ferry, this ball landed in the penalty area one step!
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"Vieira stepped forward!
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The audience exclaimed, under the gaze of everyone, the ball flew to the Barcelona penalty area, goalkeeper Valdés attacked for the first time, but in the next second, the black giant tower Vieira, who is 1.91 meters tall, sprinted in two steps, and the whole person was thrown diagonally into the air, grabbing the ball before Valdés!
Leap to the top!
Rocket head hammer!
The black and white ball hit the black and bald head, refracted it, instantly crossed Valdés's outstretched fists, and drilled into the upper corner of the goal under the desperate gaze of the Barcelona generals!
“goalllllll!
! The ball is in!
! The thirty-seventh minute of the game! Arsenal put the score in the lead!
! It was Vieira, who had been out injured for more than four months, who scored the goal!
! As the captain of Arsenal, he has not deserved the trust that the team and fans have placed in him!
! ”
"Very nice header! And this goal was also his first goal in the knockout round of the Champions League! Let's congratulate Vieira! ”
"Congratulations Vieira! At the same time, let us give a round of applause to Chen Mo! He became the youngest player in history to provide two assists in a single game in a Champions League knockout game!
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