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Chapter 457: Same Substitution, Different Signal

Li Zihan looked up at the sky, he didn't know when the sun had long been hidden behind the dark clouds, and the breeze blowing around was a bit cool.

The highlight of this London Derby was scheduled to be held at [-] pm local time in London. This time is quite good for London. Of course, this is also because the broadcasters of the FA and Premier League take care of the Asian market. When the game started, it was in China. It's around ten o'clock in the evening. For those who love to watch football, this is definitely a golden time. After watching it, it's time to go to bed.

Due to Li Zihan's performance at Arsenal, more and more Chinese fans are now paying attention to Arsenal's games, and the Premier League has become a must-see event for them every week.In general, if the time difference is taken into account in the La Liga duo matches, it is already two or three o'clock in the morning in China.

So now the ratings of the Premier League in China are extremely good, which is inseparable from the fact that it has a very good Chinese player and a comfortable time.

Even with his eyes closed, Li Zihan could feel the hustle and bustle of the Chelsea fans around him.Although Chelsea's home fans have not been "passionate" for a year in the past two years, they can still feel their enthusiasm as always in such a derby.

Suddenly, something fell on his face.

Li Zihan lowered his head, wiped it off with his fingers, like a drop of water, and licked it with his tongue.

is salty.

"Oh, it rained suddenly in the sky. Is it because God is mourning for Arsenal?" Hullhouse said very emotionally.

Rainwater is supposed to be tasteless, why is it salty?

It should be the sweat on my face soaking up the rain, right?

The drizzle continued to fall, like a sky curtain stretching between the sky and the earth.

The game continued with 25 minutes left.

The two teams made adjustments quickly, but the first adjustment was Mourinho's Chelsea, which led by three goals.When the game came to No. 608 minutes of the game, Mourinho made the first substitution adjustment of the game.

NO.14 Germany's winger Schurrle goes off, and Brazilian midfielder No. [-] Ramirez comes on.

It was a signal, a signal to step up the defense.

Brazilian central midfielder Ramirez can also be regarded as a relatively versatile midfielder. He can attack and defend.But at this time everyone knows that he was replaced not to continue to strengthen the offense. After all, Schurle's ability on the offensive end is stronger than him.

So the task of Ramirez coming up is to help the team defend, and he intends to use the possession of the midfield to pass the time.

"Chelsea has raised the height of its bus. I don't believe that Ramirez came up to attack as a winger or a full-back." Uncle Zhan Jun also complained.

Sure enough, after Ramirez came on the field, he did not go to Schurrle's right side, but stood firm in the midfield and formed a double midfield configuration with Lampard, while Matic was behind him Form a lagging defensive midfielder.

Oscar, the Brazilian statuette in the front midfielder position, took the initiative to go to the right side left by Schurrle. He and Hazard were on one side, allowing more space in the center to facilitate his own cut, or Ramirez and Lan Pad's back row plugged in.

Two minutes later, that is, the No.2 minute of the game, Wenger also made his second substitution adjustment.Perhaps because of a tacit understanding with Mourinho, Wenger also replaced the position on the right.

The young right-winger Chamberlain was replaced, and he was replaced by French center Giroud.

This is also a signal, a signal to strengthen the offense.It adds a high point to the frontcourt and also adds a possibility of scoring - header!
Chamberlain played quite well in this game, without any mistakes and without any outstanding performance.Although his quickness suddenly put a lot of defensive pressure on the opponent, in the end his shooting and handling were still a bit worse.

Although Chamberlain is better than Walcott in terms of handling the ball and passing and receiving, his shooting talent can't keep up with the opponent at all.

In this game, Chamberlain was limited to a few beautiful breakthroughs and a few beautiful passes.And when there are Li Zihan and Ozil on the court, his breakthrough and passing are not worth mentioning.Therefore, when Wenger makes substitutions and adjustments, the young player Chamberlain will definitely be the first choice among the frontcourt players.

As for replacing backcourt players with forwards, Wenger doesn't want to die yet, although the current score is already close to death.

"Wenger made the substitution very decisively, but is it really not too late to make the substitution at this time? Chamberlain is not bad on the court, but he lacks a lot of experience. And it is because of his stupid handball that caused teammates Gibbs suffered from his indiscriminate disaster, which made Arsenal have to face the situation of one less man to fight. And in terms of offense, with Li Zihan and Ozil, two good players who can pass suddenly and pass, his The role was gradually weakened. So it was a mistake to arrange him to start this game. Why not use the German winger Podolski on the bench? Compared with Chamberlain, the German should be more comprehensive and experienced. Or a At the beginning, he insisted on letting Giroud play the starting center forward, and pulled Li Zihan to the wing. The facts of more than half a season have proved that Li Zihan can play his advantages and strengths no matter on the wing or in the forward center position. Ability, no conflict at all!" Hullhouse began to complain about Wenger's tactical arrangements.

Chamberlain's first start is really a failure, especially when Podolski, Rosicky and Giroud are not injured or sick, this failure is even greater.

Chamberlain didn't have any emotions when he came off the court-he didn't have the right to be emotional.

On the contrary, his face is full of guilt, obviously he is still very self-aware of his own performance.Especially the handball in the first half
After Giroud came on the field, Arsenal's offense was obvious.That is to make full use of the advantage of Giroud's head. Although this kind of high ball is not in line with Arsenal's usual style, can you continue to pass and cut to cooperate and penetrate on the muddy grass?
I'm afraid the ball passed to the opponent's feet as it passed.

After Li Zihan went to the wing, he made full use of his ability to break through, either crossing after breaking through, or directly cutting inside.

And Giroud, who has a high point in the middle, can respond with confidence, and he can pass the ball boldly.Wilshere was in the middle, hiding behind Giroud, ready to jump out of the shadows and bite the opponent hard.Ozil went to the wing. Although the German is a midfielder, he can also play on both sides.In the case of a crowded center, he himself will consciously go to the side to give more space to his teammates in the center.So it won't be difficult for him on the wing, and his task in this position is even simpler, just send high balls to Giroud, or use Giroud as a cover to make balls for Wilshere.

No. 705 minutes, Arsenal ushered in a chance on the wing, and Sagna took the ball to the bottom.When Chelsea focused their defense on the core area of ​​the penalty area, Arsenal's flank breakthrough was much easier, especially on the right side of Arsenal, because they still paid great attention to Li Zihan on the left.

After going down to the bottom, Sagna made a pass, and the ball flew directly to Giroud who was standing in the penalty area.

Giroud immediately took off to compete for the header. Although he won the ball, he was not particularly comfortable due to interference from Cahill. In the end, his header hit the crossbar.

"Oops, Arsenal missed a good chance to score. But it's a good sign for Arsenal, because this attack proves their general direction is right, as long as they keep playing like this, they will score sooner or later. .Although it is impossible for them to win this game, it is very respectable and admirable to lose one or two goals less. Don't forget, they are fighting with one less player now."

The ball hit the crossbar and bounced to the feet of Wilshere, who rushed into the penalty area. The small threat unloaded the ball and was spotted by Matic before he could make a move.In order not to lose the ball, he hastily passed the ball out of the penalty area and gave it to Ozil outside the penalty area.

In fact, Wilshere is actually afraid of being hit by a quick counterattack after the ball is lost, because at this time Arsenal's offensive pressure is relatively forward, even Sagna has reached the bottom line, and Ramsey is also in the penalty area. The outer edge waits for an opportunity.

At this time, if the ball is lost and the opponent hits a counterattack, then few people in Arsenal can quickly turn around and return to the defense.

Of course, it is also very technical to pass the ball out of the penalty area full of people.

Although Wilshere's pass hit Ramirez's leg, the Brazilian was obviously not ready, so he failed to control the ball in time.

On the other hand, Ozil took two steps back and received the ball in his original position. Ramirez made a human wall for Ozil and Wilshere for free.

Ozil, who was holding the ball, took two steps towards the side of the penalty area. At this time, Sagna, who was about to retreat, suddenly moved forward again.

It felt like he wanted to rim and then do a two-man with Ozil.

Azpilicueta thought for a while, and chose to defend Ozil, who was based on threats and had the ball at his feet.

Mourinho was the head coach of Real Madrid in the first two seasons, and he still knows Real Madrid's midfielder Ozil very well.So before the game, he told his players that when Ozil had the ball at his feet, he was the most threatening Arsenal player, but when he didn't have the ball at his feet, he was a soy saucer.

This sentence is not inaccurate. In fact, Ozil performed well when he had the ball at his feet.With the ball off his feet, his performance is actually very average.

The core of the German midfielder is a controller and organizer with the ball, which is the so-called AP (frontcourt playmaker).So in the frontcourt, when he has the ball at his feet, he is the most dangerous.There's no guarantee he'll be able to deliver a great pass and then give the opponent a shot in the back.