Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 318 Extraordinary Performance of Regional Offensive Tactics

In the 44th minute of the first half, the scoreboard at Highbury still showed 1:1, Chelsea and Arsenal tied.

However, judging from the technical statistics in the second half of the game, Chelsea still had the upper hand, especially the number of shots on the goal frame. If it weren't for the dazzling performance of Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia, perhaps Chelsea would have rewritten The score is up.

Although it is said that the advantage on the field cannot rewrite the score. If you can't score a goal, it will have no effect on the result of the game at all, but in a football game, the two sides play an advantage. The probability of an advantaged goal is high, because a team cannot always rely on luck to win the game, and the tactical role of the head coach is naturally to give its own team an advantage.

At this time, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger was already fidgeting on the coaching bench. He didn't know how to bring Arsenal back to the advantage. Up to now, Arsenal's offense has been seriously hindered, while Chelsea's smooth sailing, even he Not sure if the opponent will score in the next second.

In the Frenchman's heart, he can only hope that Arsenal can drag the game to halftime.

In this way, the two teams drew a tie in the first half, Chelsea's momentum will definitely weaken in the second half, and their performance will also decline. Arsenal's chances of winning will increase again.

Of course, this is only Wenger's unilateral view. In the view of Chelsea coach Mourinho, it doesn't matter even if the score is maintained in the first half. It would be better, so he didn't worry at all.

At this time, the expressions of the two head coaches are in sharp contrast, which also reflects the current situation in the stadium on the other hand.

Wenger was slightly relieved that at this time, the fourth official had already raised the stoppage time sign, showing a big '2' on it, indicating that only 2 minutes of stoppage time, and he felt that Arsenal would wait until halftime. It's okay.

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However, the game on the court will certainly not be diverted by the will of the French. In the first minute of stoppage time, Chelsea finally got another excellent opportunity.

Wang Li passed the ball into the penalty area with a through pass near the front of the penalty area. Icelandic striker Edur Gudjanssen threw away Toure, who was defending closely, and volleyed the ball, which was saved by the goalkeeper Almunia. .

Chelsea won a left corner, which was probably the last chance of the first half.

At this time, all the Arsenal players returned to their own half, which made the penalty area overcrowded. The crowded situation can no longer be described. Under such circumstances, it is really not easy to find opportunities to score goals in the chaos.

Seeing the situation in the restricted area, Wang Li shook his head helplessly. He didn't choose to insert himself into the crowd to find an opportunity, but ran out of the restricted area. winked.

Alkin Robben has a strong comprehension ability. After he nodded his head slightly, his eyes looked towards the penalty area, and he waved his hand in the direction of the penalty area, as if greeting a certain Chelsea player. The Arsenal players were even more nervous.

Back, trot, pass! !
Although Arsenal's defensive general Campbell has been defending Wang Li closely, Robben's futile performance just now was too realistic. No one thought that he would choose to pass the ball, and of course Campbell did the same, so Wang Li only went to the pass. He took a step forward and received the pass easily.

But even so, the Arsenal players are not worried. There are so many people in the penalty area, even if the black-haired kid wants to shoot, it will be difficult to score.

In fact, this is also the case. Although the ball is already under his feet, and the position is now within his shooting range, Wang Li still didn't shoot directly because he was not sure that he could shoot the ball in, and he looked at the time. , Chelsea has only one shot left, which cannot be wasted casually.

After catching the ball, Wang Li was not too anxious. He pulled the ball back and forth, dodged Campbell's steal, and immediately stabbed it to the Dutch kid who had just run back to the court from the baseline.

After Alkin Robben got the ball again, he chose to pass back to William Gallas who was plugging in behind.

In Chelsea, Gallas's offensive ability is the best on the back line. This defender produced by the famous French youth academy Clairefontaine training base is not only outstanding in one-on-one defense, but also has top-notch speed. His passing ability is also good. Now he has squeezed out Wayne Bridger's main position and won the unanimous trust of his teammates at Chelsea.

After Gallas received the ball, he didn't pass it directly to Wang Li. In fact, as an all-rounder in the backcourt, the head coach didn't require him to participate in the "zone offensive tactics", so he didn't have any passing pressure at all.

In fact, Gallas didn't intentionally not pass the ball to Wang Li, it was just a normal reaction when defenders put in an assist.

If it is clearly divided, among the three fronts on the field, the striker is responsible for attacking, while the midfielder is half defending and half attacking, and the defender is responsible for defending.

So, why sometimes defenders need to participate in the offense! ?
In addition to being able to score with set kicks and headers, in fact, another important purpose for defenders to insert assists is to tear the opponent's defense.Since the defenders are a bit late on the field, when a team is aggressively attacking, passing the ball to the defenders can force the opponent's defensive players to run out of the crowd to grab the ball.

Now, if Chelsea want to score goals, they must make the players in the penalty area more dispersed. Gallas's non-passing is for this purpose.

Seeing the opponent's full-back take the ball, the players in Arsenal's penalty area also spread out. It's not that they were too stupid to fall for this strategy, but that it was impossible if the opponent did not choose to lob the penalty area. Let Chelsea adjust the offensive formation at will to find shooting opportunities. In that case, the possibility of scoring will definitely increase significantly.

The teenager Cesc Fabregas forced over in the direction of Gallas.

Facing this rising star of the Arsenal team, Gallas was not nervous at all. While slowly dribbling the ball, he accelerated sharply and directly broke through Cesc Fabregas! !

Only at this time did the Arsenal players notice this Chelsea black full-back. Undoubtedly, with this speed of dribbling alone, he is likely to become a qualified winger. Every player in Chelsea's starting lineup really None of the bones are cartilage.

But at this time, there is no need to think too much. Pires, who just ran out of the penalty area, immediately pushed forward again, but at this time, Gallas passed the ball to Wang Li with an outside instep. In fact, what he did just now It's just to tear Arsenal's defense line apart. Now that the goal has been achieved, it's better to leave the final shot opportunity to the team's black-haired kid——
At least if it fails, the head coach will not blame it.

Of course, Wang Li will be Arsenal's key defensive target. Even though he passed the ball just now, besides Campbell, there is still another Lauren beside him. Even without the first half of the game, Arsenal players know Wang Licai is the most defensive player and the biggest threat in Chelsea's offense. What's more, in the first half, this black-haired kid really ravaged Arsenal's defense.

This time, Wang Li did not pass the ball again.

With a wave of Lingbo, he turned around his right foot in response to William Gallas's pass. After a simple back turn, he threw away Lauren in disguise, and directly chose to volley with his left foot in the penalty area! !

The shot was so sudden that Campbell didn't react at all, and there was chaos in the Arsenal penalty area. In this case, the ball passed through the air directly to the side of Reyes and Flamini towards the dead corner of the goal. Fly away.

Ashley Cole has done it!
When he saw the opposing player pass the ball to the black-haired kid, Cole, who knew Wang Li well, kept his eyes on Wang Li's movements and was always ready to deal with emergencies. Obviously, this approach paid off, and he It is also the only player in the penalty area including the goalkeeper to react ---
Ashley Cole fell to the ground in anxiety, trying to block the ball with his body.His choice was correct, the football hit Cole's shoulder, the speed slowed down, and it rolled disorderly in the chaotic penalty area.

Seeing this situation, the Arsenal fans in the audience breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, just as the football was about to go out of the goal, a foot slapped the horse, and the toe touched it lightly, and the football fell into the air. Changed the trajectory and flew into the net instead.

"Beep..."

"Beep..."

In the extremely quiet Highbury Stadium at this moment, the two whistles from the referee's mouth were so harsh. Of course, this is for Arsenal fans, and for Blues fans, this is almost the most in the world. pleasant music.

"Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"

"The goal is scored!! It's the Irish player Damien~~~ Duff!!!!!!"

The stands of the Blues fans at Highbury Stadium boiled to the extreme. All Chelsea fans stood up from their seats after watching Duff's left foot take the ball into the goal. Not very impressive, but at this time he has become a hero in the minds of all Blues fans.

"My God! The goal was scored, and Chelsea overtook the score! Well..., the name of the player who scored the goal is... Damone Anthony Dass!!? Oh, he is an Irish player. According to the data, he Already 25 years old, scoring a goal in the battle between Arsenal and Chelsea, I believe it will be of great help to his future career, maybe he will be able to stabilize his main position in Chelsea in the future...."

"However, Wang Li still has a lot of credit for this kick. His shot was very sudden, but it was a pity that he was blocked by the opponent's defender with his body. I have to say that these Premier League defenders are still very professional. The team's victory, they did not hesitate to use their bodies to block the shot, this spirit is worthy of recognition..."

While the commentator of the imperial TV station in the ancient eastern country was still nagging, in the entire land of China, countless fans watching the live broadcast were complaining about why the imperial TV station hired such a Premier League blind to commentate on the game.

However, their complaints obviously have no effect, and the policy of the imperial court will not be diverted from the will of the public.

After the goal, Duff was very happy. In fact, although his performance in Chelsea is getting better and better, and his main position is getting more and more stable, but the statistics in terms of goals are not outstanding. In Chelsea, he is more His task is to pass the ball, and he does not have the ability to cut inside and shoot like Robben, but which striker would not want to score?

After the excitement, before the Chelsea players could catch up, Duff jumped on Wang Li. This time, Wang Li did not disappoint the Irishman. To celebrate Duff, he ran for more than 50 meters with his back on his back. It was only in Chelsea's half-time that other players dragged Duff up from Wang Li's back. Of course, I won't describe the way of celebration. Just look at the Irishman's grass-clad hair after the celebration. You can tell by the dirty look on your face.

And Mourinho on the sidelines also stood up happily and clapped his hands, and immediately looked at the Arsenal coaching bench with slightly mocking eyes. After touching the Frenchman, he turned to the visiting team's dressing room with a smile on his face. gone.

The first half is over, for Chelsea, the score of 1:2 is perfect enough, all he needs to do is to encourage the players to continue to work hard at half-time, in fact, all the tactical work has been done before the game He had prepared it long ago. Since there was no special passive situation, he certainly didn't have to change his tactics rashly.

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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, almost all Arsenal players breathed a sigh of relief. The pressure on them was too great in the ten minutes after the first half. Every time Chelsea attacked , It seems that they can penetrate Arsenal's defense, which makes them have no idea whether the opponent will rewrite the score in the next moment.

This is not only physical exhaustion, but also mental tension, and now that the first half of the game is finally over, they can also relax for a while, but at this time, many Arsenal players have already had the mentality of this confrontation. Changes --- Arsenal players who are confident in the victory of the game are shaken at this time.

In fact, it is not the score that makes these Arsenal players shake. Although Arsenal is the one behind, the score of 1:2 is really not enough to defeat these stars' pursuit of victory. This is mainly because of the first half. In the second half of the decline, in the following games, Chelsea's offensive threat is too great!
Due to Chelsea's crazy performance in the previous Premier League, many media and fans believed that Chelsea's offensive ability is the strongest in the Premier League. But the 45 minutes of the game in the first half made them aware of this, especially the black-haired boy No. 21 on the other side, who was almost omnipotent in offense.

And can Arsenal really limit his performance! ?

Thinking that in the first half, the defender tried his best to defend, but still allowed the black-haired boy to equalize the score, and even kicked a threatening shot at the last moment of the game, which made the hearts of the Arsenal players even more shaken— —
With this dejected mood, they slowly returned to the home team locker room.

But in fact, although the mentality of the players of the two teams is different, in the locker room of the two teams, the performance of the head coach is not much different.

Although Arsenal fell into a great passivity in the second half of the first half, Wenger felt that it was only caused by Chelsea's extraordinary performance. Although it was a pity that they failed to hold the score in the end, he was very impressed with the performance of the players. There is nothing dissatisfied, and even speaking, Arsenal's defensive performance in this game has been extraordinary. If the defense is consistent with the performance against Tottenham, then the current score is not 1:2. It may even be 1:3, 1:4, Wenger does not find it strange——
In the first half, Chelsea's offensive performance was completely higher than that of Tottenham.

"Don't be discouraged, the opponent played really well in the first half, but with half-time, it's not easy for them to continue this state. We continued to play like this in the second half. Remember, Arsenal's Winning is not about defending, but scoring more goals than your opponent!!"

"...Where is this place!? Highbury Stadium!! In the eyes of so many Arsenal fans, you will lose to that upstart team!? If so, you will have no face to face Arsenal fans in the future ..."

While Wenger spouted cheers, Mourinho was doing the same in the visiting dressing room, albeit with a much more relaxed expression: "What about Highbury? What about Arsenal? We are still leading now, it is the same as the previous games, continue to play like this, I believe you will score the third goal, the fourth goal, and even more... "

"Think about it, if they beat them by 2 or 3 goals at Highbury Stadium, who would dare to say that Arsenal is the strongest team in London in the future!? Even they themselves will feel ashamed."

"Although we have the most points in the league, the Frenchman has been very calm in front of the media, because Henry was the top scorer last season, and Arsenal are the league champions, but this season, they have won every game. We scored one goal less than us, and if we lost to Chelsea by a big score, think about the expression of that Frenchman, it is definitely a scene worth looking forward to."

Hearing Mourinho's teasing encouragement, everyone laughed.

Now, the team has the ball in hand, and with the superior performance in the first half, they are full of confidence in victory. In the eyes of many players, as long as they follow the tactical deployment before the game, the team can at least win. Thinking of this One point, many people feel more relaxed.

Among them, Chelsea's old people are the most serious, such as Lampard, Terry and so on.

In the past, Chelsea was a mid-range team in the Premier League almost every season, and it could not be compared with Arsenal and Manchester United. Even with the 1 million euros dropped by the Russians last season, this situation has not changed much. Chelsea only won No.3 in the league.

But now, the team is about to achieve a complete victory record in the half, which makes the league championship seem to be close at hand, how can this not be exciting! ?
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The half-time break was not completely over, and both teams walked out of the locker room. Compared with the end of the first half, the mental outlook of the Arsenal players has improved a lot. Obviously, Wenger's motivational work has done a lot. It's very good.

Now, players on both sides are full of expectations for the second half.

Two minutes before the start of the game, they had already taken their positions on the court, waiting for the referee to announce the start of the game amid intense eye contact.

But referees also need to rest. One minute before the start of the game, the referee team entered the field and took their positions. The referee walked directly to the middle circle, put the whistle in his mouth, and waited for the second hand to reach '1 'Moment.

"Beep..."

With a long whistle, in everyone's expectation, the second half of the game finally started.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger sat calmly on the coaching bench and watched Chelsea's offense. In his opinion, it is impossible for Chelsea to continue their performance in the second half of the first half. Generally speaking, a team's extraordinary performance , It is impossible to last too long, just like shooting in a basketball game, there will always be hot and cold hands.

But is it really so?

(End of this chapter)