Chapter 65: The Source of Failure

Real Madrid began to recover after five minutes of onslaught.

Retract and release freely.

This is the characteristic of a mature team.

Attack can be attacked, and collection can be recovered.

Able to choose the rhythm of the game according to the format of the game.

Instead of kicking and kicking and messing up.

After five minutes of onslaught.

Real Madrid's players also need a respite.

They need to slow down the tempo and give themselves a period of recovery.

Between one and one away.

It realizes the rhythm of the game.

You can see this from this.

This Real Madrid team is really well formed in terms of tactics.

It's a pity.

The man who was once derided as a plate of loose sand and just a pile of superstars was pinched into shape to coach Manchester United in the Premier League.

And Carlo Ancelotti, who took over this team, happens to be the manager who is the best at handling dressing room relations.

A tactical system was formed, and the dressing room conflict was resolved by the change of manager.

This Real Madrid team is also worthy of being the biggest favourites in this season's Champions League.

However, Arsenal are not vegetarians either.

Real Madrid's calculations are clear to them.

So how could Arsenal give Real Madrid a respite.

The other party recovers it.

And they pressed on it.

However, after three years of training by Mourinho.

Real Madrid is no longer the team that relied on superstars in attack and Cassie in defense.

Their defensive fence is tightly entrenched.

Defensively, the style of play is conservative, which is also one of the sources of conflict between Mourinho and Madrid's media.

Jose Mourinho's best part of playing defensively is tweaking his team's defence.

The controversy over Real Madrid's style of football has not stopped over the years.

Some people believe that Real Madrid has so many first-class stars that it should return to its original gorgeous football style and focus on attacking football.

This kind of rhetoric puts a lot of pressure on Mourinho.

However, Mourinho gradually won one after another.

But let's be honest.

Real Madrid now have the best players to play on the counter-attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Maria, Outcasts, Higuain, Benzema.

The characteristics of these players work well with each other.

Complement each other.

It's perfect for counter-attacks.

So it makes sense for them to use defensive counter-attacks against strong opponents.

If a team comes to the Bernabeu only to find Real Madrid on the counter-attack.

Then they should be happy.

Because Real Madrid saw them as very difficult opponents.

This is an affirmation of their strength.

If according to such standards.

The current Real Madrid must treat Arsenal as the strongest team.

Because they put on a very tight bucket formation in the face of Arsenal's attack!

In the face of the opponent's iron bucket formation, Arsenal's side habitually passed the ball to Yelo's feet.

Rely on Yelo's ability to knock through the opponent's defense.

So it's Arsenal's turn to attack.

Most of the football was passed towards Yelo.

Yelo takes the ball and tries to break through.

However, he burst in and was quickly surrounded, but was kicked away by Real Madrid players.

After all, these players at Real Madrid are world-class.

It's not a cat or a dog.

There are not many people in this world who can pass them one by one.

They form a dense defensive formation.

It's not the same concept as the average team's dense defense.

It was already terrible for Ye Luo to be surrounded and the ball was destroyed.

Since there is no good room for a breakthrough, there is no room for the time being.

Then there are only two moves left.

One, it's a long-range shot.

Second, it is a cross from the side and a point from the middle.

Say a thousand things and ten thousand.

Facing the opponent's dense defense.

In fact, there are no more ways to do this.

That's why breaking down dense defenses is a world-class problem.

When a team is defending heavily against the opposing team.

It is common to see the attacking side playing with wide crosses.

The advantage of this style of play is that the tactical execution is simple.

Pass the ball to the wing and cross.

After that, it's time to watch the hand-to-hand fight between the players and the defenders in the middle.

Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to score a goal.

However, this style of play is not luck for Arsenal.

When Yelo once again dominated the team's attack.

He can pull to the perimeter and shoot from distance, or he can rush into the box to grab a header!

In both respects, he is top-notch.

Stand in the restricted area.

Contention!

Yelo is in the box.

Hand-to-hand combat with Real Madrid players such as Pepe and Ramos.

This game is for Arsenal.

The only player they can rely on is Yelo.

Arsene Wenger also put everything on Yelo's.

Many media outlets will mention one word when analysing this Arsenal team: Yelo dependence.

Many media outlets believe that Arsenal would be a second-rate team without Yelo.

Even many media have sourly said that with the presence of Yelo, Wenger's ability is not reflected at all.

Dogs on the bench at Arsenal can win the championship - the Arsenal version of the dog crown,

But Arsene Wenger doesn't think there's anything to refute these claims.

You have such good players.

You don't depend on?

Aren't you stupid?

Such a good player must rely on it.

Ye Luo found that his thinking was a little simpler.

Real Madrid's players are very targeted defensively.

Someone sticks to the guard.

Someone blocked the line.

Someone arched the fire.

In short, it is difficult to grab a point in a comfortable position.

These Real Madrid players are really good at it.

But.

The greater the difficulty.

The stronger Ye Luo's fighting spirit.

Real Madrid have been outstanding at home.

This completely aroused Yelo's competitive spirit.

Beat a Real Madrid with all their might!

That's cool!

"Arsenal can't attack for a long time, it's already a bit dangerous, in fact they can take it back and play Real Madrid's counter-attack! Because it was Arsenal who led the aggregate score. ”

Andy Gray said with some concern.

If Arsene Wenger had listened to Andy Gray.

Will definitely smile wryly.

If now Arsenal have a full squad.

He won't hesitate to pull back and play counter-attacks.

But here's the thing.

The state of the team's backline right now.

But it's really not very reassuring.

Rather than that, it's better to take a gamble.

Bet on Yelo to score in front.

All it takes is one goal!

Arsenal only need one goal.

can put Real Madrid in a desperate situation!

Now Arsenal attack with the ball, although there is a risk of being beaten on the counter-attack.

But compared to the risk of being defeated by the opponent all the time.

Wenger would rather choose the current situation.

No matter how dense Real Madrid's defense is.

He also believed that Ye Luo would definitely find a way to break the door!

Arsene Wenger himself doesn't have much of a good approach.

But.

As long as Yelo is in the frontcourt.

Arsenal's attack is always a threat!

Arsene Wenger suddenly discovered

It turned out that there was Yelo in the team.

The pressure on myself as a head coach has suddenly decreased a lot.

Arsenal played very simply and brutally against Real Madrid's dense defence.

Anyway, just send the ball to the penalty area and let Ye Luo figure it out.

It's not just Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal's players also have Yelo dependency.

In order to avoid Real Madrid blocking the football on the wing.

Arsenal's players had to increase the height and speed of their crosses.

This makes the ball more difficult to handle.

It was also more difficult for Yelo to get the ball.

But people don't care so much.

Anyway, now it's just a matter of stacking with quantity.

It only takes Yelo to get the ball once in the box.

The team's current midfielder three are N'Golo Kanter Wilshire and Bench B.

Let them go and quietly organize the attack.

Look for space after a continuous pass.

This way of attacking.

It's too strong for them.

They are still too young after all.

The potential is there, but at this level of confrontation, these young people are still too young.

If you make a mistake, you will face a counterattack.

So in the absence of Cazorla and Fabinho, Arteta.

It's better to play like this.

Wide crosses.

How easy.

It's just that this is hard to force the players who grab points in the middle.

In the middle, though, are Yelo and Giroud.

Both have header ability.

And Ye Luo is not afraid of consumption at all.

As long as Ye Luo runs.

Other Real Madrid players had to run.

Yelo used his running to drive several Real Madrid players to run together.

No one dares to take him lightly.

Under Arsenal's simple and brutal attacking approach.

Real Madrid was actually suppressed.

Real Madrid was supposed to contract on its own.

What they want is to shrink for a while and attack for a while.

Use this rhythm to wear down your opponents.

The result?

Now they find themselves unable to attack.

Arsenal's attack was simple though.

But it works.

Yelo's presence in the box has made it necessary for Real Madrid to maintain enough defenders to counteract Yelo's threat to the goal.

So.

They can't afford to put in too many people on the offensive side.

Footballs are sometimes pushed out of the box.

It was also dominated by a large number of Arsenal players on the periphery – because Arsenal simply did not put more players in the box.

Only Yelo and Giroud.

Even Mahrez is on the periphery.

So.

That's the way it is.

Yelo and Giroud - mainly Yelo, single-handedly pinned down a whole backline of Real Madrid, as well as the midfield, plus Di Maria and the evil beggar.

The only Real Madrid player outside the box is Cristiano. Ronaldo and Benzema.

But.

The two of them have to face.

It's seven or eight Arsenal players.

No matter how good they are.

I can't grab it when I grab the peripheral landing point.

And so.

The game situation became a little incomprehensible to the fans.

Arsenal kept getting the edge of the line, crossings.

And so on and so forth.

Real Madrid fans scoffed at this.

"What are Arsenal doing? Their offense is too unskilled! ”

"I thought Ye Luo's header was good, so I specifically looked for his header, which is too unenterprising!"

"Hehe, how can such an attack break through Real Madrid's goal."

"It's delusional to want to score goals with such a simple attack!"

Real Madrid fans are mocking the roughness of the Arsenal people.

What Yelo?

What is the most technically comprehensive striker.

Now it seems.

But that's it.

More than ten minutes passed.

The clock ticked for the twentieth minute.

Score.

It's still 0-to-0.

Arsenal did not score.

But no goals were conceded.

In such a situation.

Arsene Wenger is not in a hurry.

This is something he has arranged a long time ago.

Arsenal look like they're on the attack.

It's actually on the defensive.

Arsene Wenger's defensive strategy is tailored to the team's current characteristics.

It is to use Yelo's deterrent power.

Contain most of the Real Madrid players.

It doesn't matter if you score or not.

As long as Real Madrid doesn't dare to press up.

Best, that's the end of the game.

Arsenal will be able to knock out Real Madrid by a score of 2-1.

Carlo Ancelotti was also mocking Arsenal's rough attack.

But gradually he couldn't laugh anymore.

Because he sensed something was wrong.

Arsenal don't seem to put in much of a attacking attack.

They kept making crosses though.

But there have always been only two players in the middle, Yelo and Olivier Giroud.

If they were going to score, there should be more players in the box.

But

Other Arsenal players

In the control periphery!!

Click!

An idea swirled through Ancelotti's mind.

He immediately lost his composure.

From his seat to the sidelines.

Squinting at the court.

A minute later.

He slapped his thigh!

"Fooled!!"

Carlo Ancelotti immediately understood Wenger's arrangement.

Offense is for defense!

It is to use Yelo's strong containment ability to always burn the fire of war in Real Madrid's half.

It doesn't matter if you score or not.

The key is not to let the football be in your own danger zone.

Who would have thought that?

Arsene Wenger used Yelo's deterrent power to arrange a strategy that appeared to be offensive but was actually for defence.

On the surface.

Real Madrid shrink their defence and are prone to play to their counter-attacking strengths.

But in reality?

The counterattack simply can't be fought.

Because Arsenal have too many people on the periphery.

And because Yelo's ability is too strong, he is in the penalty area, forcing Real Madrid's midfielders and defenders not to pop out easily.

The periphery is located by Cristiano. Ronaldo and Benzema can't get it at all.

How can Real Madrid fight back in this situation?

There was no counterattack at all!

It's easy to break this set of tactics.

That is to increase the scramble for peripheral landing points.

But then you have to pull people out of the box.

However, this also loosened the clamp on Ye Luo.

What a dilemma!

What is Real Madrid going to do now?

Ancelotti was frowning.

He must admit.

I'm a little too self-righteous.

He thought that Arsenal was full of injuries and Real Madrid could easily handle the opponent at home.

outcome

The opponent's set of tactics came out.

Real Madrid is a bit difficult to ride.

It took Carlo Ancelotti twenty minutes to see what Arsene Wenger had planned.

Of course, the commentator of Radio Marca couldn't see it.

Anyway, now the score is 0-0.

Arsenal went on the attack for more than ten minutes.

No goal has been scored.

The commentator of Radio Marca was very proud.

"Arsenal seem to be at a loss for Real Madrid, they have no other way than this simple and brutal wide cross......" The commentator was saying when he saw Arsenal go wide again and the football was at the feet of Joao Cancelo.

"Here we go again!"

The narrator's tone was sarcastic.

How could such a fight be possible to break through Real Madrid's goal?

What team do you think Real Madrid is?

When a mocking smile appeared on his face.

The ball arcs from the side and flies into the penalty area.

Arsene Wenger looked at Carlo Ancelotti on the sidelines.

You think you see it.

But it didn't.,..

Because even if it's just Ye Luo.

You can't say Arsenal didn't attack either!

Yelo is Arsenal's biggest attacking threat!

Even if.

He was alone in the box.

He can't be confined either!

Carlo Ancelotti's biggest defeat was not that it took 20 minutes to see Arsenal's tactical intentions.

but

Naively thought.

As long as there are enough people.

will be able to restrain Ye Luo on the defensive end!

Let Arsenal keep passing the ball into the box.

This.

is the biggest source of defeat for Real Madrid!

(End of chapter)