green knight

Chapter 272: Naples defense problem
Arsenal, who were playing at home, got the kick-off first. Li Zihan knocked the ball to Ozil and then rushed forward to the opponent's camp.From the pictures taken by the high-altitude camera, it seems that there is a feeling of fighting a bloody way out of the encirclement of thousands of troops.

Ozil gave the ball to Ramsey, and Ramsey immediately completed the split and gave it to Podolski.Prince Porti took the ball and broke through the sideline, and made a two-for-one with Monreal, breaking through Callejon's interference.

"Arsenal played very aggressively at home, and didn't choose to be conservative just because their strength was similar to the opponent's!"

Podolski completed the inside cut faster, and the slow acceleration of full-back Zuni was exposed.

Cut inside to the ribs of the penalty area, Podolski made a fake shot, but then passed the ball to Li Zihan in the middle.Li Zihan leaned towards the attacking direction and knocked the ball to Ozil behind him.Ozil received the ball with a heartbeat and immediately passed it behind Cannavaro. The whole process did not take more than two seconds, and there was no prior gesture instruction from Li Zihan.

Li Zihan immediately plugged in, and after catching the ball, he didn't have time to adjust and hit the goal directly.

The hasty shot was naturally not very accurate, and the ball flew slightly above the crossbar of the goal and flew out of the baseline.

"Oh" the Arsenal fans in the audience exclaimed regretfully.

"In just one minute of the opening, Arsenal completed an attack. It's just that Lee's shot was a little hasty, and the ball went above the crossbar."

Benitez on the sidelines sighed secretly. Sure enough, his previous worries were not unreasonable. It took only one minute for Cannavaro to turn around slowly, but Ozil and Li Zihan seized the opportunity.

Benitez took a few steps forward and came to the white line on the edge of the coach's area.Place the index and middle fingers of the left and right hands by your mouth and whistle loudly.

Seeing that the players on the field heard the voice and looked at him, Benitez pointed to Albiol on the back waist, and then made a gesture to the Spaniard.

"Oh, Rafael Benitez signaled Albiol on the midfielder to retreat a little bit to help Cannavaro Jr. and Fernandez defend. Does he mean to play three central defenders?"

Albiol understood what Benitez meant, looked at Cannavaro and Fernandez behind him, and then began to retreat his position consciously.

Later, Naples got the ball and began to instigate a counterattack.But because the troops invested were not enough, they were easily defended by Arsenal.

Although Arsenal's defense has always been problematic, the offensive power displayed by Naples in this game did not blow away the loopholes in Arsenal's defense.

Naples' starting lineup this season is very different from last season.Four or five of them only joined this summer.The most critical is the position of Reina goalkeeper.

It is undeniable that Reina's ability is indeed outstanding. Although it is now in its thirties, the goalkeeper is the position with the longest career life in football.

And you must know that the position of the goalkeeper is not just a goalkeeper who performs well. He also needs to cooperate with the defenders in front of him, especially the central defenders.It is a pity that Reina, who only joined this summer, does not cooperate well with Cannavaro and Fernandez.

The game has just started, maybe you can't see it yet.But as the game time goes by, this problem will gradually be exposed.

At 10 minutes into the game, Arsenal couldn't send the ball to the more threatening penalty area because of the opponent's strict defense.Ramsey, who was keeping up, had no choice but to take a long shot and bombard the "bus" in front of the opponent's door!
This long-range shot is still very high-quality. Although it was not thrown by Reina, it directly hit the crossbar of the goal and bounced back to the penalty area.

At this time, an accident happened, but Cannavaro in front of Reina was indifferent to the ball, and did not rush to make a clearance or control the ball immediately.At this time, Reina hadn't immediately rushed to the ground to get up and hug the ball.

The ball is like an abandoned orphan in front of the small penalty area alone, and no one cares about it.

"Huh? What's the matter with this ball?" The commentator was puzzled.

Li Zihan was stunned for a moment, but immediately came to his senses.He doesn't care if your defender or goalkeeper didn't go to clear the siege, he rushed into the penalty area and wanted to take a supplementary shot at the ball.

Cannavaro reacted at this time, and kicked the ball into the stands with a big kick before Li Zihan.

Reina rushed in front of Cannavaro angrily, originally wanting to question why he didn't make a rescue immediately.But considering that the opponent is an old man from Naples and the captain of Naples, he didn't swear.Just glared at Paul Cannavaro, then returned to his position and waited for the corner kick.

Cannavaro, on the other hand, couldn't justify himself, so he had to make an apologetic gesture to Reina and his teammates.

"Napoli's defense does not cooperate tacitly. This ball Reina thinks that he has not got up and should be cleared by the nearest central defender Cannavaro in advance. Cannavaro thinks that the ball is within the range of the goalkeeper and should be cleared first. The gatekeeper was in charge. Neither of them took any action and waited for each other, which almost caused a catastrophe and gave Li Zihan an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Reina probably also wanted to question Cannavaro loudly, but considering the other party's status in Naples and the fact that he is a newcomer, he didn't dare to do so."

"Napoli's defense problem in this game is bigger than Arsenal's. If Naples loses the ball, it is probably because of their defense problem."

Li Zihan smiled, he thought the other party was going to give a big gift.But if he had reacted faster just now, he might have succeeded.

Ozil's corner kick quickly found Meredsart, who was fighting for a header in the penalty area, but Meredsart's ball was not good, and it was higher than the crossbar.

Later, Naples started a counterattack. Reina's kick kick found Inle in the middle circle. After stopping the ball, Inle resisted Ozil's fight and passed the ball to Hamsik.

Hamsik, with a Mohican hairstyle, dribbled the ball directly and broke through the middle.Shake away Ramsey who came up to press, and then split the ball to Callejon before Arteta came up.

Callejon dribbled the ball from the sideline, stepped on his bicycle, and then accelerated directly to the bottom.Under Monreal's interference, he successfully passed the ball.

Higuain looked at the poor pass of the ball, and his header could not pose a threat to the opponent.So after the jump, he made a header ferry and gave the ball to the veteran Pandev who cut in from the other side.

Pandev hit the goal directly in the half of the penalty area, and the ball flew past Koscielny to Arsenal's goal.Szczesny's attention was quite concentrated, and he made a lateral save at the first time.Hold Pandev's shot firmly in his arms.

"Napoli also reciprocated. Callejon actually passed the ball under the interference of Monreal. And Higuain's header was just right, but the old Macedonian striker Pandev's shot was a little weak. If the ball If the speed of the ball is faster, maybe it can be scored."

Seeing that the offense failed to open up the situation, the opponent's "bus" was also quite difficult to deal with.Arsenal began to consciously control the ball, that is, not to send the ball in, nor to let the opponent grab the ball.

"Arsenal played very patiently. At this time, they are not in a hurry. They started to cooperate with the ball in the opponent's backcourt. Is this to attract the opponent to attack?"

It doesn't matter to Arsenal whether the opponent attacks or not, they just focus on their own ball possession.

"Is it possible that Arsenal is collecting data? They have been in possession of the ball for 5 minutes, neither attacking nor taking a long shot."

In fact, Arsenal's offensive firepower in this game was arranged by Wenger on Li Zihan before, but the many championships that Benitez has won over the years are not ordered by people at roadside shops for 20 yuan. of.The witty Benitez directly withdrew Albiol on the midfielder and played a three-central defense formation, and then let Inle look after Li Zihan.

The task of midfielder Inle is very simple. He does not need to go to the frontcourt to attack, but stay in the backcourt to support.As soon as he saw Li Zihan catch the ball, he followed closely.At that time, all kinds of harassment and petty actions are not required to guard against Li Zihan.As long as Li Zihan's speed cannot be increased, the ball cannot be sent easily.

I have to say that Benitez is still very talented.After learning that I was placed in a group, I immediately made an arrangement with the existing "cards" in my hand.

Wenger stood on the sidelines with his arms folded across his chest.He didn't make any gesture arrangements, but just watched the field quietly.It feels like a fan rather than a manager.

Benitez frowned and glanced at Wenger.I don't know what this old French man, who looks honest and honest, but is indeed extremely cunning, is thinking.

Benitez and Wenger have fought many times, and he has never underestimated Wenger's ability.Needless to say, Arsenal's undefeated championship back then, facing the "loose" lineup of such a giant as Arsenal in these years, in the powerful league of the Premier League, they can also win the Champions League every year, which is also a remarkable achievement.

Fatty Bei is a professional head coach, a successful head coach who has won the Champions League, Europa League, La Liga, and the Premier League.His vision is not as superficial as ordinary fans. If Arsenal hadn't had Wenger in these years, I am afraid they would have become the second Liverpool.

At this time, the commentator also started to say some digressions while Arsenal were collecting ball possession data.Let me talk about some statistics of Naples and Arsenal last season, and then compare them with the current statistics of the two teams this season.

It's just that no one noticed that when everyone thought that Arsenal was only using the opponent's backcourt to wear down the opponent's patience and let the opponent press out through continuous possession of the ball, the Tigers had actually started to act.

Li Zihan didn't know when he and Podolski had changed positions quietly. Li Zihan went to the left side, while Podolski went to the center as the center forward.

Yinle, who had been paying attention to Li Zihan's movements, noticed it, but he thought for a while that if he was closer to Li Zihan, he would get out of his position and give the opponent a chance in the middle.So he simply paid attention to Podolski. Anyway, Li Zihan and Podolski switched positions, and so did Podolski as long as he kept his eyes on this position.

Is it really the same?Perhaps it confirmed the old saying "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth!", and Arsenal's performance later told Inle that after Li Zihan and Podolski changed positions, they were still different.