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Chapter 1681 Bus Offensive and Defensive Battle

Flying directly back to London City overnight, Arsenal's schedule began to fill up again after the winter break. On the third day after the draw ceremony, they will go to the away game for the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Their opponent in this game is not strong. It is the Brighton team, which is now gearing up for the championship. For this team that was just relegated last season, all other competitions this season are meaningless.

So in fact, it is foreseeable that Brighton will not play too hard even if they are playing against Arsenal at home.

They may only play the main battle because of the fact that their fans fill their home court because of the attractiveness of Arsenal. As for how they play, that's another matter.

But even in the face of such an opponent, the professor is still meticulous and rigorous in arranging troops. The day before the game, after another day of training for the team, he called all the players into the conference room.

"Tomorrow's game we will rotate."

"..."

Just as the team's substitutes felt instantly happy because of the words of their coach, the professor continued to speak.

"However, if I find out that I'm not satisfied with anyone's performance on the court, I don't mind letting him feel the heat of the bench."

Straight away with a harsh word, the Gunners' locker room was poured out with a basin of cold water just as it was about to get lively.

Obviously the professor was not joking when he said this. When he turned around and started to turn on the electronic screen to show the team formation, the sitting players turned their heads and looked at each other.

"So, the formation we will play in the away game tomorrow is 442."

Away games plus rotation, the professor's arrangement is mainly a stable word.

"Forward partners, Giroud and Neymar, left midfielder Chamberlain, right midfielder Cazorla."

A new combination of strikers has emerged, Giroud and Neymar's partner have not appeared in the team's game, and this is the first time that Neymar has appeared in the shadow forward position other than the winger position in the starting lineup.

Hesitant to speak, he chose to shut up after seeing the professor's trusting eyes. Obviously, the professor didn't want the player's talent to be confined to one position, but chose to develop it in an all-round way.

"Rosicky and Ramsey partnered in double midfield. The task of the two of you is to stabilize the team's offensive rhythm. What I need is a sustainable rhythm~"

By directly calling the shots, the professor's tactical thinking for this game is obvious. Facing Brighton, which is not as strong as them in overall strength, it is better to grind the meat slowly with a blunt knife than to play a fast break and fast defense that is prone to injury and fouls.

As long as they can seize one or two opportunities, the team is enough to win the game.

"The back line, Alba, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Maicon, goalkeeper Fabianski."

Even the goalkeepers have been rotated. It can be seen that the professor is determined to let some of the main players rest in this game. Everyone has no objection to this.

Sitting together, Liu Feng and Gan Suo just looked at each other and smiled helplessly. In fact, they were still in good condition during training, but maybe the professor didn't put them in the starting position because he considered that they had a long-distance flight with him.

"Meet in the parking lot at nine tomorrow morning, don't let me see anyone late."

"understand!"

There wasn't much nonsense. After the lineup was announced, the professor directly announced the disbandment. The team members dispersed and waited for the next day to leave.

……

The Amex Community Stadium, Brighton's home stadium, had already gathered countless fans here long before the arrival of the Arsenal team's bus.

Compared with the fact that the stadium, which can accommodate more than 70 people, can only reach [-]% occupancy when the home team plays on weekdays, the tickets for this game have already been sold out.

Obviously, the influence of the Arsenal team is very large. Except for the 1 or so home fans, a full [-] people bought tickets because of the arrival of the Arsenal team.

On both sides of the street outside the home team's stadium, even many Brighton fans gathered here to meet the big stars of the Gunners.

"boom!!!"

When the Gunner's bus appeared, there were not boos but huge cheers, which made the players on the bus stunned.

After seeing the Arsenal flags and scarves everywhere outside the car window, the Gunners reacted and interacted with the fans one after another. These interactions did not end until the bus drove into the parking lot.

Such scenes continued until both sides warmed up, the excited Gunners fans cheered no louder than the Brighton fans, and both teams felt the enthusiasm of supporting their own teams.

When the game started, the constant calls of Arsenal and Arsenal made the Gunners players feel that this was an away game.

In this game, the two sides are not a heavyweight, there is no doubt about it.

Brighton's coach Garcia is very aware of this. He set up a 451 bus formation against Arsenal from the beginning, and even in the captain's finger-guessing session, although Brighton won, they still chose to kick-off.

This also led to the start of the game with a whistle, and the game directly entered the offensive and defensive battle of the bus.

Due to the professor's tactical arrangement, the Arsenal team was not in a hurry at all. Rosicky controlled the ball steadily and then completed several beautiful escapes and passes in the midfield from time to time. The other players also moved with his rhythm changes.

The development of this kind of game is undoubtedly slow. The fans in the stands of the whole stadium cheered enthusiastically for more than ten minutes and lost their energy.

"Arsenal have been passing steadily, they are all waiting for Rosicky to find the gap in the opponent's defense, but it is very difficult, oh~, the ball is given to Neymar, and Neymar withdraws to the center circle to get the ball."

In the 305th minute of the game, when Zhan Jun was also racking his brains to provide some ideas for the Gunners' offense, a change finally appeared on the court.

When Neymar just got the ball, Brighton's midfielder David Lopez appeared in front of him, but he didn't slow down and rushed up to the opponent with the ball.

"Cycling moves and changes, all in one go! Neymar's center of gravity changes too fast, which makes Lopez unable to keep up with his rhythm."

The gap appeared, not through a pass, but through a man, Neymar continued to dribble forward, the layout of the Brighton 5 midfield was disrupted, and the Gunners attacking players moved quickly.

"Follow up quickly and plug in the response, the situation has changed in an instant!!!"

　Chapter 2 here!Thank you for your great support! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)