The match between Manchester United and Chelsea continues on TV.

As Manchester United's form got better and better, the people eating in the small courtyard gradually put the topic on football.

Watching the players discuss football enthusiastically, Wenger, who was a little nervous because he came with beer, was also relieved, eating crayfish while discussing the game situation with Chen Mo.

The core of the discussion is mainly whether Chen Mo needs to take into account defense when facing this Manchester United team.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a free man up front, but his organizational skills are not strong, so he plays more like a shadow striker, but not the kind of shadow striker who moves in the opponent's back position, but a shadow striker who moves in the rib area on both sides.

The so-called rib area is the area between the side and the top of the arc.

This area is the most difficult to defend because the opposition can use the midfielders to contain the central players, and the wing-backs will take away the wide defenders.

That's what this game is on TV now.

Chelsea's back line was pinned down by Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney, while Scholes, in the middle of a midfield three, pressed forward to contain Essien in the Chelsea midfield area as United attacked.

At this time, Ronaldo, who was operating on the left and right sides of Essien, was in an unmarked state.

Either Chelsea's full-backs go up to the top, or Frank Lampard or Ballack drop back around midfield.

Chelsea's full-backs couldn't get up to the top because Patrice Evra and Brown, two of United's full-backs, were both very attacking and would press up frequently to keep Chelsea's full-backs on the wings.

Chelsea's current full-backs are Ashley Cole and Pacore Ferreira, who are far stronger than their Arsenal full-backs.

Both of them were suppressed by Manchester United on the wing and couldn't move, so if they Arsenal faced Manchester United, it would only be more uncomfortable.

So what Arsenal can do is to retreat to the left and right midfielders to clamp Cristiano Ronaldo.

But herein lies the problem.

Chen Mo now says that he is playing as a left midfielder, but because he needs more breakthroughs, his position is far higher than that of the average left midfielder.

Of course, Chen Mo is fast, has good physical fitness, and can quickly return to defense, but many times the offensive opportunity is less than a second or two.

In other words, if Chen Mo continues to play in front, then he must ensure that he can't even give a second of passing space to Manchester United throughout the game, otherwise Arsenal's defense will easily have problems.

This is too difficult, Chen Mo is also a person, not an immortal, there is no way to guarantee this.

Of course, normally speaking, Chen Mo can stay in the backfield directly, after all, the premise for Ronaldo to get a chance is that Manchester United relies on the full-back to press up to provide a numerical advantage on the offensive end, so as to create opportunities for Ronaldo.

The more attacking numbers there are, the weaker the United defence.

But.

That's why Chen Mo has to stand on the premise this season.

Because after Thierry Henry's injury, Arsenal's forward line is now much less lethal.

Bale is very fast, but he's too young in the end.

Eighteen years old.

Whether it's one-on-one positive skills, or the ability to take advantage of opportunities, it's not good.

Di Maria is a year older than Bale and started playing earlier, with a more well-rounded and deeper development of his abilities, but to be honest, he is not Henry's kind of player who can efficiently complete one-on-one breakthroughs.

Giroud is a very single-minded centre-forward, with little ability to dribble through.

To put it simply, this set of strikers is full of energy, the two wingers are extremely fast, the center is extremely capable of carrying people, and can burst out with great power when playing the kind of long-distance running defense.

But once the position is settled, there is no way to create damage without Chen Mo pressing forward to join the offensive system, to carry out one-on-one blasting, and to attract multiple people to defend.

But the problem is that Arsenal can't play counter-attack.

Arsenal's midfielder and the entire backline, the average height of the five is less than 18.

You can't defend yourself against high-altitude balls at all.

Talking about this, Wenger wiped the oil off his hands with a wet tissue, lit a cigarette, cocked Erlang's legs, took a breath and squinted his eyes: "You say, how about letting Mascherano play as a central defender?" ”

Let Pony play at centre-back?

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows slightly, his mouth that was chewing beef stopped, and his eyes were thoughtful: "You mean, you want to use more possession to make up for defense?" ”

Although Xiao Ma is known as the hardest back in history, his height is only 1.74 meters, even if this height is strong, the role he plays at the defensive end will not be the top, but the reason why Xiao Ma can occupy the main starting force at Arsenal is because of his versatility.

Speaking of which, Brother Xiao Ma is also ill-fated, his father is a professional footballer, so Brother Xiao Ma began to contact football very early.

At first, he played in the front midfield, but the talent was really not enough, and how to practice what he did at his feet was not up to the first-class level among his peers, so he retreated from the front waist and began to play as a central midfielder.

But playing in central midfield, his playmaking talent was not so top, so he was later transformed into a midfielder.

Brother Ma can play in the starting midfield at Arsenal, relying on three points.

The first is because he started playing as a midfielder, so his sense of space and position and ball intelligence are stronger than those who come directly from the back, and he can often predict the position in advance when defending.

The second is because of so much experience, Brother Xiao Ma also knows that his talent is not as good as that of top players, so he works very the field, and there has been a Lei Ren's resume that was pulled open because his feet were stretched too long when defending.

The third is

Also because of his past experience as a midfielder and central midfielder, his short and long pass runs are much more accurate than most midfielders and central defenders.

If Brother Ma changes to play central defender, then Arsenal's back line also has an extra point to pass and receive the ball, which will inevitably enhance Arsenal's ability to control the ball at the back, but the question is who will fill the gap in the midfield position?

With the departure of Modric, Arsenal's current midfield dominance has declined a lot, and if the little brother who has been responsible for part of the midfield operation task retreats, how can the midfielder's passing and cutting cooperation be turned?

In this case, it makes no sense for the little pony to retreat to the central defender, because Arsenal's current midfielders do not have the ability to connect the front and back.

Little Pony's retreat will not only not increase Arsenal's ability to control the ball, but will lead to a complete disconnect between Arsenal's front and back courts!

As if sensing Chen Mo's thoughts, Wenger shook his head: "It's not what you think, I let Mascherano retreat, not to move our possession area back, but the premise!" ”

Speaking of this, Wenger took out a small notebook from the back of his buttocks, wrote and drew on it, and soon, a formation map appeared in front of Chen Mo.

———— Giroud ————

Bell - Chen Mo - Di Maria

Rakitic ——— Flamini

Marcelo, Mascherano, Chiellini, Chlich.

“4231？”

Chen Mo's eyes widened unconsciously.

The biggest difference between 4231 and the 433 they are playing now is that the 433 playmaking area is in the midfield, while the 4231 can be more advanced because the two wingbacks are sinking, transferring part of the pressure on the possession organization from the midfield to the front.

How to say it.

Previously, the three-man team of Chen Moga, the little brother and the Flamini or Rakitic was responsible for more than 70% of the organizational work, but after playing 4231, 30% of the 70% will be shared by the retreating Bale and Di Maria.

In this case, Arsenal's midfield will naturally have a lighter task of organising, but the problem is that the front court is more dense and more likely to lose possession.

But

Seeing Brother Xiao Ma in the central defender position, Chen Mo understood.

"The threat of losing the ball up front is much less than being cut off at the back, and because the possession area is in the front, Manchester United will be pressed further back when defending, so even if Manchester United breaks the ball and counterattacks, I have more time to retreat.

Moreover, because we are pressed on the top of the formation, even if we retreat, Di Maria and Bale will not fall too deep, in which case if we block Manchester United's counter-attack, the little brother can launch a long ball directly from the back line to find them.

Brother Pony's ability to play the ball with long balls is the reason why he let Brother Pony play as a central defender! ”

As soon as he thought of this, Chen Mo figured it out.

The retreat is not to enhance Arsenal's ability to control the ball in the midfield, but to give Arsenal the ability to launch a long counterattack directly from the back line!

In other words, because there is no good candidate for the back, and he is not willing to let Chen Mo give up part of the offensive firepower and retreat, Wenger is ready to directly give up the organizational area of the back and put the entire organizational area of Arsenal on the premise!

The premise of playmaking areas will lead to more loss of possession, but it doesn't matter because the midfielders are less playful, so the two midfielders can press more in the back!

And Ronaldo's area of activity is two ribs!

The single back waist can't prevent the two rib areas, while the double back waist can cover it perfectly!

Of course, if the double back pulls the side, there will be a gap in the middle, so the question is back to the original point - can Chen Mo rely on his personal ability to suppress Manchester United's midfield, so that they dare not press up to support Ronaldo!

As soon as he thought of this, Chen Mo's eyes revealed a look of enlightenment.

Seeing his eyes, Wenger smiled with relief: "It seems that you have almost understood the core of this tactic, and next. I want you to try to hit the goal with your left foot more often in the game, and you will also have to work on your left foot in normal times. ”

"I see."

Chen Mo nodded solemnly.

His left and right feet are relatively balanced, and if the right foot is five stars, then the left foot is 4.7 stars.

It's not much different, but to be honest, he rarely hits the goal with his left foot, one is because Henry was on the left side before, and he rarely moved on the left side, so there weren't many opportunities to hit the goal with his left foot.

The second is that he is somewhat perfectionist on the pitch, so unless it is a big gap with his left foot, he will try to shoot with his right foot with more certainty.

But now it's different.

Not only did Henry retire with an injury, but the team also had to play 4231 instead.

Bale and Di Maria don't have the top strength yet, and they have to attract defenders to help create chances, and an attacking player who can only shoot with his right foot is far less lethal than the threat of bipedal monsters!

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Chen Mo and Wenger kept exchanging ideas, but the two didn't talk for too long about it.

The first meeting between Arsenal and Manchester United this season is in the third round, which is a little over a week to go.

And the most important purpose of this dinner is actually to let the players let go of their inner tension, after all, no matter how much tactics are talked about, they still need to be executed by the players.

It's like this game against Tottenham, Arsenal didn't have any problems in terms of tactics, but they were still held to a draw, so it doesn't make sense to focus too much on tactics.

Wenger understands this truth, and Chen Mo also understands this truth.

So, with Manchester United's 4-1 bloodbath of Chelsea, after Ronaldo got his first hat trick of the season, seeing that his teammates had a look on their faces that were not yet playful, Chen Mo went back to the room and turned over a lot of discs.

Ahem, of course, it's not a small X-disk for studying.

Although occasionally Chen Mo and Kaoru Tsukichi will also watch that kind of film, learn new postures to find freshness, such as what the whole person pushes up and then the pile driver, such as what side piling, but this kind of thing is definitely not suitable for watching in the scene of more than 20 big men.

However, Chen Mo didn't think about what movie to watch, and as a result, Bell turned out a picture of Xingye's "Shaolin Football".

It's 07 now, although Hong Kong films have passed their peak, but to be honest, Bruce Lee and those martial arts Hong Kong films still make many Europeans and Americans interested in kung fu.

Now when I hear it, Shaolin, it's football again.

The friends who were drinking were all interested, so in the expectant eyes of everyone, Chen Mo had no choice but to smile and shake his head, and said while putting the disc into the VCD: "Be mentally prepared, this is more exaggerated than the big empty wing." ”

Indeed, although Shaolin football has the word football, the core has nothing to do with football.

But it doesn't matter, it's like a tiger shot from a young footballer Satoko Kojiro can crack the concrete wall, but the young footballer is still popular all over the world.

Except for some people who like to find logic in movies, not many people really care about whether football is played like this or not, after all, watching movies is a pastime.

And that's exactly what happened.

As the movie began, when the plot progressed to Xing Ye going to the stadium to play football, and as a result, a group of people opposite fell all kinds of "weapons" such as wrench drivers, and the small courtyard immediately resounded with hearty laughter.

I have to say that Xing Ye's comedy talent is indeed strong, and although it is an English translation, in fact, this translation is not bad, and it completely translates Xing Ye's cheap and serious feeling, and a group of people laugh out loud.

And soon, when the plot progressed to the point where Xing Ye practiced juggling the ball with eggs, everyone present became even more excited.

In the midst of Henry's coaxing, the somewhat shy Marcelo was pushed to the front of the stage by the crowd and asked him to perform a trick.

It's too exaggerated.

Not to mention Marcelo, even if Xiao Luo comes, it will be difficult.

However, Marcelo was really happy today and drank a lot of wine, so under the backdrop of the atmosphere, he really laughed and ran to the front of the crowd and began to stir eggs.

Naturally, the result was that the newly bought Hermes shoes were soaked with egg yolks.

But this guy didn't care, and when his shoes were wet, he took off his shoes and bare feet.

I have to say that Marcelo's ball sense is really good, breaking a few eggs, and after getting used to the weight of the eggs, he was really upside down a few times.

This is terrible, the audience is a sensation, so this guy Bell also went up, flipped over from the table, and shouted that he would try it too, but Chen Mo directly hit a big orange in the head.

Who knew that this guy Bell also drank a lot of wine today, and he couldn't be excited, so he picked up the orange and threw it back.

The courtyard immediately became lively.

Looking at a group of playful little ones, Wenger smiled and smoked and drank next to him, with the old father's smile on his face.

This is chapter 418. I had a draft before, and I forgot to change the chapter name

And then I can't change the chapter name now

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