Midfielder.

Chapter 232

This is the first time that Lin Yi has encountered such a difficult opponent in a game. Even he has never been so uncomfortable when facing the old Keane. I have to admit that Vieira's tough defensive style gave Lin Yi Yi caused a lot of trouble, and this time he was completely caught in a bitter battle.

Lin Yi has never had such an experience, including when he first joined the Benfica team, even if Mourinho often arranged two people to pinch him during training, Lin Yi was never so depressed.

The 30-minute game was a cruel experience for Lin Yi. He was firmly attached to Vieira's plaster. As long as he took the ball and crossed the midfield, the Frenchman designated him. come over.

He was like Lin Yi's shadow, floating around Lin Yi from left to right, causing trouble for him all the time.

As long as Lin Yi's spirit relaxes a little, that guy's long legs will suddenly appear in front of Lin Yi's eyes. Damn, this guy is not some stunning beauty, why does he always use his thighs as weapons!
During the intermission, Lin Yi, who returned to the visiting team's locker room, basically didn't say a word. He just sat quietly in the corner, trying to calm his breathing rhythm, as if he was completely isolated from the noise around him.

This was the first time for Lin Yi. He felt that playing the game would be so tiring. During the half an hour of the deadly clash with Vieira, he had been running non-stop during this period, trying to pull Vieira against him. own marking.

It can be said that Lin Yi's legs never stopped at all, he was running all the time, just to get rid of that guy.

But it didn't work out. He ran so desperately, but he couldn't get rid of Vieira's own entanglement. On the contrary, he made his legs feel a long-lost fatigue. tired.

Even when he first entered the professional football circle, Lin Yi had never played so hard, but this time he had a different experience.

This way of running in a large area exhausted Lin Yi's physical strength very quickly. Although Vieira also put in the same amount of exercise, that guy was more often intercepting, while Lin Yi was actively attacking.

For Lin Yi, this kind of physical exertion is very detrimental to him. When facing Vieira, he needs to consume more physical energy than usual whether he is passing or passing the ball.

Vieira's physical fitness is simply too abnormal, especially those long legs, which will always cause unexpected troubles for Lin Yi's dribbling.

Moreover, Vieira's running speed and body flexibility are also very good. Lin Yi's nimble and ghostly breakthrough will always be very uncomfortable because of his shadow-like marking. The kind of flexibility that can usually handle opponents, at this moment In front of Vieira, the effect is not so obvious.

If Lin Yi's fake moves can leave his opponent behind, then now he has to make his steps bigger, otherwise, he is likely to be intercepted by the Frenchman in the middle. This awkward change made Lin Yi very depressed.

Vieira's strength is not only due to his physical fitness, his rich experience and aggressive style also put a lot of pressure on Lin Yi. Once this guy is thrown away by Lin Yi in the marking, he will take very fast actions. The standard interceptions are all concentrated near the middle circle arc.

As long as the fouls in this range are not the ones with the purpose of hurting people, the referee will rarely make severe penalties. At least the referee Boll rarely played cards in this game. He only warned them verbally. Vieira several times, Lin Yi can only win a few free kicks.

This kind of free kick, which is at least 50 meters away from the goal, is obviously not too much pressure on Almunia and Arsenal's defensive players. Too many bargains were made in this long-pass air strike.

In the first half of the game, Lin Yi was blocked by Vieira in dribbling at least a few times. Although Lin Yi did not concede the ball, the opponent has successfully held back Losing him is a serious blow to Chelsea, who are good at counterattacks.

Without a strong counterattack speed, there will be no high offensive efficiency, especially the two sides of the Chelsea team, who can't play fast at this moment.

In the past, Lin Yi was best at sending through balls to the two sharp knives on the side, but because of the interference of the big French spider in front of him, it has completely disappeared.

This may be the most depressing game Lin Yi has played since he played professional football. The opponent is too good at using his physical advantages. Vieira is simply a choice specially used to restrain Lin Yi. He will always be the most correct Lin Yi kept making troubles.

Lin Yi has been trying to find a way to kill his opponent, but judging from the half-hour confrontation, Lin Yi did not find a good way.

At least from the confrontation effect between the two of them, it seems that Lin Yi was restrained in the midfield by the Frenchman. He even rarely sent threatening passes to the frontcourt in the second 10 minutes of the first half. Sometimes Lampard had to take the initiative to retreat from the frontcourt to organize the attack.

But beside Lampard, there is a Flamini who keeps harassing him, which also greatly reduces Chelsea's offensive efficiency and impact.

Originally, Lampard's task was to attack the goal, but at this moment this guy was forced to leave the penalty area, which reduced the defensive pressure on Arsenal's team. Their two central defenders can safely and boldly attack Drogba, As soon as that guy gets the ball, at least two people surround him.

Campbell's body was already very strong, and Drogba was evenly matched against him. Now he needs to deal with Toure, which weakens Drogba's impact in the frontcourt a lot. At least he didn't have the kind of brave offensive momentum he used to.

Although this guy can still carry out aerial bombing in the penalty area, under the harassment of two people, the power of the African elephant's header has also been greatly weakened.

It’s no wonder that Lineker, the famous football star who was in charge of the TV broadcast, said, “Chelsea has too few offensive points now. A center forward alone cannot beat Arsenal. Even if Drogba can win a header, He also has no way of controlling the second drop."

As a benchmark figure of England's center forward, Lineker's understanding of the position of center forward is much better than those non-professional commentators. Didn't like the guys in the blue suits.

But as a qualified football commentator, Lineker still appears to be more objective, and he also made suggestions for Chelsea's current style of play.

That's right, Lampard retreated to the midfield to respond, which is equivalent to handing over control of the second point to the opponent, which also reduces a lot of threats to the goal.

After all, Lampard's long-range shooting kung fu also shocked Almunia in a cold sweat in the first 10 minutes, but now he must stay away from the goal, and the opponent can finally rule out a potential threat, and the guy returns to the midfield. It also completely isolated Drogba in the penalty area.

Chelsea's offense in the middle of Arsenal's penalty area began to lose its sharpness because of such changes, and it was almost two different teams in peacetime.

In addition to Robben and Duff on the wing who can use their personal breakthroughs to create some troubles for Arsenal, basically Chelsea's offense can only rely on some mid-length passes to find Drogba's high point, but this forced The practice of playing high points did not create too much threat to the opponent.

If it wasn't for Robben, who could still choose to cut inside and shoot from the wing, perhaps Chelsea's offense would have completely lost its threat in the first half.

However, it is impossible for Arsenal's wingers to leave Robben with such a good cut-in space every time. This kind of harassment tactic initiated from the winger can only form a temporary threat, and cannot continuously impose on the opponent. The pressure and the offensive lag in the middle have seriously dragged down Chelsea's efficiency.

Usually the sharpest penetration in the middle has lost its former glory. Lin Yi was suppressed in the midfield and could not provide much help to the team. Lampard must also put more energy on fighting with Flamini In the entanglement, he can only send one or two threatening passes occasionally.

Compared with the usual Chelsea team, which comes and goes like the wind, it is a world of difference. The biggest problem lies with Lin Yi. It becomes much more sluggish.

Although everyone knew where the crux was, no one had said anything to Lin Yi, and everyone could tell that the kid was not just wandering around on the field, he was desperately looking for an opportunity to tear apart Arsenal's defense.

Mourinho didn't say much after returning to the locker room, because he was also thinking about whether he should properly adjust the distribution of offensive organization on the field at this time. As far as the away team is concerned, there is no benefit.

Being able to lead Chelsea to the top of the league, Mourinho has his own views on the situation on the field. Even if Lineker doesn't say those words, he still knows what went wrong with his team.

From the end of the first half, it seemed that the confrontation between Chelsea and Arsenal was completely stalemate. The opponent could not tear apart Chelsea's defense, and Chelsea could not play an attack that made them feel comfortable. The team is like a master, completely fighting for internal strength.

In other words, fighting for character, in this kind of stalemate, sometimes luck is on whose side, and he may be the one who wins in the end. This is football. Sometimes it is difficult for you to clearly explain the laws contained in it. Before half-time, Pires crossed the ball and almost got into Chelsea's goal.

If it wasn't for Cech's quick enough reaction, maybe at the end of the first half, the score on the field would have become 1:2. This sudden attack made Mourinho also clenched his fists on the sidelines. I don't want to be defeated by bad luck in such a peak confrontation.

But Wenger's tactical choice at this time may have been beyond Mourinho's expectations. After all, the French old man has always insisted on a flamboyant offense. Even if the situation is unfavorable, he rarely chooses defense.

Otherwise, Arsenal would not have been able to rely on their sharp offense to occupy the top of the Premier League before their unbeaten record was terminated by Manchester United. Mourinho has never evaded this point.

Originally, Mourinho had already prepared to meet Arsenal's hearty offensive tide at Highbury Stadium before the game started, but Wenger, an old fox, changed his tactics first.

Not only did the old guy ask Vieira to mark Lin Yi's change, which made the black-haired kid very uncomfortable, but his way of giving up his gorgeousness and Chelsea's ability to compete with players did pose a problem for Mourinho.

The opponents are not only not attacking at this time, they also appear to be more cautious than Chelsea. This game has almost become a head-to-head battle. The two sides are completely comparing who is more patient.

The kind of counterattack that Chelsea is most used to can't play at the moment. These accidents are a bit beyond Mourinho's expectations. After all, few people have seen the Arsenal team that defends to the end.

And it can be seen that now Wenger does not intend to let the two sides fight any conventional confrontation at all. He just intends to grind with Mourinho in this way. At least he will not consider changing formations before leading.

After the first 10 minutes of collision, the French old man was ready to play a conservative game, he made up his mind not to play those flashy offenses, what he wanted was a practicality.

A practicality that pays more attention to efficiency than Chelsea. Anyway, as long as he can win this game, it seems that Wenger has made up his mind to give up the usual fancy style of play and compete with his opponents for tactical quality.

Anyway, the Arsenal team has already been champions, and they have always performed better in terms of tactical quality.

Even if Chelsea have Mourinho and a few players who have won the Champions League, in the Premier League, they are still a little bit behind the Arsenal team.Although they can be as fierce as bandits.

At least Wenger and Arsenal are more familiar with the atmosphere of this top game, and this is their home game. In the stalemate between the two sides, they can also patiently find loopholes in the opponent's defense.

It can be said that after seeing Lin Yi's cunning performance after the opening, Wenger understood that if there is such a wide-open game against Chelsea, then the unlucky team will definitely be Arsenal, at least from the beginning. Judging from the 10 minutes of the game, this is actually the case.

Opponents are too used to finding space in this kind of stalemate. If Arsenal continue to attack regardless of everything, then the final outcome must be tragic. They will be caught by those guys in blue again and again. Vulnerabilities, and then start a crazy impact.

The impact of Lin Yi winning the penalty left too much impression on Wenger. He didn't want to see such a scene repeated in the game. Even though Wenger trusted his defenders very much, he was very powerful in the face of offense. Chelsea, he doesn't want to turn himself into a big fool.

Everyone said that the Chelsea team relied on defensive counterattacks to move across the Premier League, but Wenger could see clearly that every attack of the group of guys in blue was organized by that black-haired boy with a very clear The purpose of their attack is not random.

Almost every time they go forward, the Chelsea people can find Arsenal's weakness. If they are allowed to attack like this, Almunia will be scored by the opponent sooner or later. Wenger will never allow such a thing to happen, he would rather choose to give up Gorgeous, but also to score three points at home.

The fact that he can spare his two midfielders to become pure engineers, it can be seen that Wenger is ready to grind to death with his opponent.

Drag the game into a physical confrontation, let the players of the two teams entangle with each other, even if you are looking for an opportunity, you must capture it from this physical confrontation instead of taking risks to actively create it. Although this tactic Wenger seldom uses it, but that doesn't mean the old man can't.

Anyway, Arsenal have Henry and Bergkamp on the forward line, and Pires behind them to support them. In this kind of positional warfare, Arsenal will also find suitable offensive opportunities, but the success rate is just as high as Arsene Wenger's. It's impossible to predict yet, but it's better than taking risks.

At least from the second 10 minutes of the first half, compared with a lack of mobility Drogba and a wandering Henry, it is obvious that the latter has more offensive initiative, and the French killer has a stronger With the ability to break through with the ball, he can create opportunities by himself.

And Drogba can only rely on his own body to grab points in the penalty area, waiting for two breakthrough crosses from the wing, or a pass from behind, but after Lin Yi is trapped, he can send him a direct threat. Only Lampard is the only one left. In this comparison, the Arsenal team obviously has the advantage. Wenger hopes that his team can always maintain this weak advantage, and slowly form a position with the opponent. Consume until the opponent is finally killed.

Mourinho is not the kind of old-fashioned coach who clings to one tactic until he dies. He can see the opponent's intentions from Wenger's tactical adjustments.

He also knows what the opponent wants to do, but Mourinho has not adjusted the team's tactics because he has no way, but because he is waiting for the little guy to break out again.
After pondering for a moment, Mourinho did not make any tactical adjustments, but he told everyone that the overall formation should be compressed as much as possible, especially in the midfield, to minimize Henry's room for movement.

In the last ten minutes of the first half, the French striker had too much freedom. This is not good news. At least Mourinho has already smelled danger, and he doesn't want to be shot through by his opponent.

Everyone withdraws, even Drogba does not need to continue to stand in the opponent's penalty area, this can prevent him from being caught in the defense of the opponent's two central defenders again, and the back row is plugged in. This is Mourinho Give him new orders.

Everyone's tasks have been explained, and Mourinho is the only one who didn't give Lin Yi any hints. He knew that at this time, the kid needs to find a solution by himself. Although this is a very important game, Mourinho I am willing to gamble with Lin Yi once, even if the final result is not satisfactory.

Mourinho would not be reconciled if he denied his tactical arrangement so quickly, and the kid would not be reconciled either. Instead of changing to a tactic with an unknown ending, it is better to continue to stick to this style of play.

After the rest time, when everyone walked out of the locker room one after another, Mourinho took a picture of Lin Yi who was walking at the end, and he only said one sentence, "Find a solution during the game. There is no line of defense that cannot be broken, remember, you are the attacker, and the initiative is in your hands."

Regardless of how important this game is, Mourinho has already given Lin Yi a vote of confidence. He has not changed the core position of this kid, even if he may lose this game, it is the same. . .

Lin Yi didn't speak, but his fists were already clenched. There were 45 minutes left before he had to kill the big French spider that was entangled with him. . .

(Uh, crying? Can’t it, the Heat are crying in the locker room? I’m in a coma, what kind of psychological quality is this... James crying? What a horrible picture that must be...)
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