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The game soon entered the intermission. Although the score was still 1:1, Arsenal had already taken the initiative on the field. The Arsenal players who walked into the locker room looked a little dejected.

"You guys played well in the first half, but there was a big problem with my tactical arrangement." In the locker room, Deschamps didn't talk nonsense with everyone, and directly took all the mistakes on himself, "Your technical performance is very good. , although we did encounter some troubles, but that was because the opponent was too strong, not your fault."

The players were a little relieved when they heard this, but it was obviously far from enough.

"In the second half, let's think of a way to win - this is our first game of the season. Although it is important, it would be embarrassing if we lose." Deschamps glanced around the room, "But if you If I feel ashamed, I can say something."

"Tell us how to kick." Jiuli spoke. [

"In the second half, let's change our style of play." Deschamps scanned the room, "We will replace Eduardo in the midfield, Lucas, you take a break. We must first improve the defense of the midfield, and we must not let the opponent ravage us. midfield."

Cisse and Bernardi both accepted the deal.Bernardi did almost nothing on the field in the first half. Although the two organizational midfielders seemed to have an extra support point, he could not play any role at all under the configuration of Arsenal's double midfielders.In contrast, it is more reliable for Eduardo Cisse to strengthen the midfield interception.

"Sabani, you rested in the second half. Don't get me wrong, you played very well, I just need a taller one to make trouble for Campbell. Dado, you go on the field and continue to fight for the header in the middle."

Both Roundup and Purshaw nodded in agreement with the decision.Although Nongda is considered an all-around striker, he relies more on his excellent speed to play. His header ability is not his strong point after all.As for Pursau's tall stature of 188 and his excellent heading skills, although it is not certain whether he can successfully compete for the top, his ability to compete for the top is much better than Nongda.

"But you have to pay attention, Dado is just a cover. What I really want is an attack from the wing." Deschamps pointed to Zhao Yaning and Evra beside him, "You two are the focus of our attack in the second half."

"You mean, let the two of us break through quickly?" Zhao Yaning couldn't understand, "But I don't have much room to play. They are stuck in position very well."

"I didn't tell you to go in the middle. Going in the middle is going to be tough, it goes without saying. But you can go down the line and pass the ball. The England full-back was too lazy to defend, he was on his own. The fierceness and positioning skills scare you into the middle. You need to play more manly, and he is one-on-one. As long as you can pass him one-on-one, you can go directly to the bottom. Their defensive strategy is Anti-cutting is not anti-bottom, if you pass from bottom to bottom, you won’t encounter much resistance.”

"But my crossing skills are poor." Zhao Yaning blushed a little.

"You didn't let you pass to Dado. Once Dado appears in the middle, he will definitely attract Campbell's attention. At this time, you can pass the ball to others. Ludovic will be in the middle, Jerome and Parsons. Tris will go in on the right, what you need is to give them the ball." Deschamps said, pointing to Giuly and Roten.

This made Yuri's eyes light up.

Obviously, the core of this tactic is him.What Zhao Yaning needs to do is just a wide range of sideways transfers. The difficulty of this is much easier than passing to the center to let the center compete for the top.And Evra and Roten both attacked on the left, which completely disrupted the defensive arrangement.

After all, Gilberto Silva has just arrived at Arsenal, and there is still a little problem with his cooperation. Although Keown is of a high level, his age is really not forgiving.If there are more impact points, it is indeed easy to form chaos in the frontcourt, and the ability to capture fighters in this chaos, Giuly is definitely a figure that can be counted in the entire Ligue [-].

Use your strongest point to attack the opponent's weakest point, this is the whole meaning of tactical arrangement.

"If you understand, go ahead, at the end of the second half, what I want is a victory!"

After a short break, the game resumed.

Monaco changed two people, and Arsenal also made some adjustments: Bergkamp, ​​who had not played much in the first half, was replaced by Wiltord: This is not very unexpected, because Bergkamp I don't like flying. He came to Monaco by car one day in advance. Although there may not be a physical problem, it will definitely not be very good.Anyway, it's a friendly match, and Wenger doesn't want to overuse him. It's not a bad thing to let him go down early.And Wiltord is also a veteran of the French team, and letting him play is also to take care of the love of the fans.

The other substitution was a bit surprising: the right back Lauren was replaced by a black defender. He should be a young player. Ray Colo's name, and considering that no one has seen him play in France, several players discussed privately that he should be a player from Côte d'Ivoire: the players there like to write their surnames in the first names.

But what is his level?This is something that people don't know.It stands to reason that the League One pays more attention to Africa, and they know more or less about the outstanding players in Africa. However, under the leadership of Wenger in the past two years, Arsenal has established a scouting system in Africa that is not inferior to Ligue [-]. The understanding of some parts of Africa has even surpassed that of Ligue [-].

But no matter why they changed people, for Zhao Yaning, the people he needs to face have not changed much. [

It is still Ashley Cole, and Vieira who is wandering in the middle and may come to block him at any time.

After the game started, Zhao Yaning started his harassing moves.Obviously, Giuly is also very clear that Monaco's sneak attack style of play cannot be used as a long-term offensive measure. Wenger is not a fool. As long as Monaco kicks it once or twice, it will definitely make adjustments. Therefore, what he has to do now is to paralyze the opponent so that Arsenal cannot see where Monaco is attacking.

Therefore, he gave the ball to Rothen on the left again and again, and Rothen also made long passes again and again to Pursau in the frontcourt.

This style of play has indeed affected the Arsenal players: perhaps in their view, a tall striker is replaced just to attack with a header.Although Pursau does not have a great advantage against Campbell, it still has a clear advantage over Roundup.

On the other hand, Arsenal played worse than in the first half: after Bergkamp went down, there was one less support point in the midfield, and Monaco's double midfielder formation also made Arsenal play a bit differently. Too comfortable, their pressure was much worse than in the first half.

And this situation has also caused Ashley Cole to advance more and more: Zhao Yaning doesn't have much possession of the ball, and he doesn't have to involve too much energy.Compared to entanglement with Zhao Yaning in the backcourt, he hopes to help the team score a goal again.As for Zhao Yaning, he didn’t pay much attention to it. After all, Zhao Yaning is not a winger who is good at passing the ball. Even if he cuts in with the ball and faces Arsenal’s central defense, it will be difficult to work.

Such an attitude, in Jiuli's eyes, was half the success of the plan.

Soon, Jiuli took advantage of Cole's loss of position and passed the ball to Zhao Yaning.Zhao Yaning kicked the ball out by stopping the ball, and immediately raised the speed to the highest.Gilberto rushed over head-on, trying to make up for Zhao Yaning’s ball. Zhao Yaning stopped and dunked the ball. Found enough room for myself to pill.

But at this time, Campbell also squeezed Purshaw behind him, occupying a favorable position.Although Jiuli tried to run out of position, his height and long pass have natural disadvantages.But looking at the left side, Evra has rushed over at high speed, and Roten also attacked forward. Although Keown also noticed them, Monaco still has an extra point in the frontcourt.

kick, long pass.

Zhao Yaning's long passing skills are very average, but because no one is affecting him, the ball easily draws a big arc and falls to the feet of Evra on the left.Evra didn't hesitate, and immediately shot hard, but his meaning was too obvious, and his shooting skills were not very outstanding. Keown took the first step to block him and stretched out his legs.The ball hit Keown hard and returned to the middle of the court.

Jiuli grabbed the first point and immediately shot with a low and flat ball.Although the angle and strength of his kick are good, he obviously underestimated Arsenal's tacit cooperation. Several people have gathered in the penalty area. Although Man's line of sight was obstructed, he still accurately judged the origin of the ball and saved the ball out of the baseline.

Although this attack did not work, from the time Jiuli started planning the attack to hitting the goal with two consecutive kicks, their attack this time at least shows that their tactics are still working.The surrounding fans burst into applause, and the Monaco players also gained a lot of confidence.

Soon, their second attack was once again in front of Monaco.It was still Zhao Yaning’s quick breakthrough on the right, but this time, Cole did not lose his position, and followed Zhao Yaning closely, not giving him any chance to kick.Zhao Yaning tried to stop and dunk in a hurry again, but Cole did not lose his position this time, but got stuck in front of Zhao Yaning and blocked his way.

Once the player chooses to bottom, it is difficult to make changes when they are near the bottom corner.Without enough space and passing angles, the opponent's full-backs defend, and as long as they get stuck, they can block more than half of the kicks, which is much easier.

But this kind of small-scale excellence is exactly what Zhao Yaning has been training for the past few days.

He kicked the ball to the right, deliberately keeping the ball away from him... Cole seemed very cautious, but his body moved a bit, but he didn't stretch his feet.Knowing that he hadn't been fooled by this move, Zhao Yaning suddenly tilted his body violently to the left. His right leg and upper body were almost drawn into a straight line at a 45-degree angle to the ground, while his right foot swung the ball back.Cole immediately took a step forward this time and stretched his foot towards the football under Zhao Yaning’s feet. He judged very clearly that with Zhao Yaning’s balance, he might indeed break the ball.

But he still underestimated Zhao Yaning's flexibility.

As Cole stepped forward to grab, Zhao Yaning suddenly retracted his upper body that had been protruding, supported his body with his left foot, and immediately changed from a poking ball to a poking ball with his right foot. The football jumped up and passed from Cole’s waist. He flew over to the right of Cole, brushing against Cole's body.

At this time, Zhao Yaning suddenly exerted force on his left leg, and he also rushed over from Cole's left side.

Even Cole, who is well-informed, felt a little surprised at the passing of the ball under such static movements.

And Zhao Yaning, who passed Cole, did not stop, and rushed into the penalty area along the bottom line.Keown immediately made up for it, but he didn't dare to make too much movement in the penalty area. He could only try to force Zhao Yaning to the bottom line, but Zhao Yaning never thought about hitting the goal by himself. Inside, Evra, Giuly, and Pursau are all in place. [

Zhao Yaning kicked lightly and gave the ball to Purshaw.

Campbell next to Purshaw was immediately tackled.But Purshaw showed the calmness and skill of a shooter: he stopped the ball gently, dunked, avoided Campbell's tackle, and then shot immediately.

Seaman fell to the ground to save, but the ball slipped past his fingertips and flew into the goal.

2: 1.

Monaco took the lead again.

And this goal made Wenger, who had been sitting on the sidelines, also stand up.

This is really a surprising game.

Wenger did not do much preparation before coming to Monaco.Although he used to be the coach of Monaco, he no longer has much time and energy to focus on his old club.The work of a Premier League club coach is very busy, and most of his time is spent on his own players.

And Monaco's results last season, as well as Monaco's dire economic situation revealed by an old friend Petit before this game, also made Wenger feel that a team that has been relegated in Ligue [-] and lacks funds in the management team, The fighting power will not be strong.

However, such a game surprised Wenger: Since when have the relegation teams in Ligue [-] been so brutal?Is French football progressing so fast?

Yes, Arsenal did not go all out in this game. If it was Bergkamp who went all out, even if the opponent put on a double midfielder, he would still be ravaged by Arsenal. If it was Pires who went all out , even if the opponent throws a Givee who does not participate in the offense at the full-back position, he will still be molested and embarrassed.If it is Ljungberg who is attacking with all his strength, he will not sleepwalk in the face of an offensive full-back with such a posture of not working hard.

Not to mention Ashley Cole: He was embarrassed by Zhao Yaning’s continuous breakthroughs in this game. If he is willing to spend more time on defense and don’t let Zhao Yaning take the ball so calmly, the game will be in another state up.

But even so, Monaco's performance is unexpected: their defense line has only conceded one goal so far, and their attack line has shown a variety of offensive talents.If there is any problem, it is only that their running-in is not very good.Such a team, if they run in better and have stronger tactical capabilities, might really be Arsenal's rivals.

I took this game simply as a commercial game for the purpose of making money, which is a bit too taken for granted.Although Deschamps is young, judging by his targeted tactical adjustments, he might be an interesting opponent in the future.

Well, let's try his level.

"Jermaine, get ready to play." Glancing at the bench, Wenger found his ideal person, "There are some places you need to pay attention to..."

Soon, a substitution sign was raised on the sidelines, and Deschamps looked at the substitution number and frowned.

Jermaine Pennant, replacing Pires?

Pires is just recovering from a serious injury, so he really should be protected... But what is the purpose of replacing Pennant, a player who has been rented out continuously?

What is the purpose of cutting off his own left wing attack?

As one of the new talents in English football, Pennant's talent is not bad.But this excellence also has to distinguish the object of comparison.Compared with ordinary players, he is indeed very talented, but compared with Pires, he cannot play the role of Pires at all.

As the leading winger in the entire Premier League, Pires' organization, attack, connection, and field control ability can be said to be top-notch.Even when the French team is full of geniuses in the midfield, he is still regarded as the best side attack candidate for the French team. At the same time, he is also Zidane's plan b after Zidane. This status is enough to show his ability.What's more, the skillful cooperation between him, Ashley Cole and Henry is an important attack method for Arsenal, and considering that Bergkamp has been replaced now, this can even be said to be the most important An attack method, Wenger replaced Pires at this time, is he really planning to hand over the victory to others?Pennant was still on loan last season, and he is still a right-footed winger, and he is more active on the right side. Let him replace Pires on the left side. What is Wenger's idea for such a change?

Although it is said that the outcome of a friendly match is crucial, will Wenger really do this?

Deschamps was still thinking about various thoughts in his mind, but at this time, Pennant had already walked on the field, and after a few words with Ashley Cole and Vieira, he walked to the left midfielder. position.

Immediately, the offense and defense of the two sides changed.

Vieira, who held the ball again, did not pass the ball to the left, this time he distributed the ball to the right.After receiving the ball, Ljungberg basically didn't accelerate much. Relying on his own rhythm changes, he easily got rid of Evra, and then made a beautiful arc pass, but Squillage grabbed the first place Point and pop the ball out.

But Vieira grabbed the ball again and immediately gave it to Ljungberg again.

Has the focus of attack shifted to the right?Doubt flashed in Deschamps' heart.

Sure enough, in the next few times, Ljungberg ended his state of walking in the first half. He did a few assaults perfectly. Facing the inexperienced Evra, he almost did whatever he wanted.After Arsenal's left wing was frozen, the right wing was well activated.

But Monaco's attack shouldn't just fall like this, right?

Deschamps looked at the field, and the football flowed to Zhao Yaning again.

As Monaco's most assured assault point, his possession of the ball is one of the most important means for Monaco to advance.

But this time, he encountered some problems.Ashley Cole stood right in front of him, staring at the ball at his feet like an enemy.

Zhao Yaning swung twice, and after finding that his opponent didn’t eat his fake move, he could only choose to break through head-on.But at this moment, Pennant came close to him, so Zhao Yaning had no choice but to turn around.

Ashley Cole pinched over without hesitation, broke the ball at Zhao Yaning's feet, and kicked it to Gilberto in the middle.

And this time, Ljungberg was already running fast when he saw Cole pass the ball.Gilberto gave the ball to Ljungberg with a long pass, and Ljungberg easily unloaded the ball while running and went straight into the penalty area.

At this time, Evra was still trying to run back because his reaction was a step slower.

Rodriguez blocked Ljungberg's advance line, and Ljungberg didn't stick to the ball very much, and passed the ball to Vieira who came in front of the midfield.Vieira shot directly and violently. The ball hit the crossbar and flew towards the back of the goal with a loud noise.

A beautiful counterattack This is also one of Arsenal's favorite attack methods.Although before this, Arsenal put on a confrontational look, and because they played a friendly match, they were a little careless and unwilling to spend too much energy, but when they got serious, even if there were no Pires and Bo Bo on the offensive line. Gerkamp has two superstars, only one Ljungberg is left, and they are also unstoppable.

Gorgeous attack, skilled coordination, sharp counterattack, multi-point blooming of players, coupled with coach Wenger's excellent tactical awareness and adjustment, this is the real Arsenal.The Arsenal team that crosses England, competes with Manchester United in the Premier League, and uses artistic football to make the whole of England worship Arsenal!