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Chapter 416 Drive High and Go Low (6.5K)

The players of the two teams on the field got into a ball because of Giroud's celebration around the field.

However, Wenger on the sidelines didn't care about this. As long as Chen Mo didn't make a move, it meant that the situation on the field was still under control.

Wenger squeezed his chin, frowned and looked at the assistant coach next to him: "How do you feel?"

"Marcelo is still a little nervous? From what I just caught, he failed to grasp at least three opportunities to plug in, and there seems to be no brainwave match between him and Xiao Mo."

"Hey, it's all my fault."

The assistant coach frowned slightly, Wenger nodded and sighed.

Leading by two goals.

The advantage is great, and there is a high probability of winning this game, but he is actually not too excited now.

There was a lot of luck involved in this goal.

Marcelo forcibly went down the side. When he sent a cross, the Tottenham defenders did not lose their position. Even his cross was not Giroud who was looking for the goal, but was about to return to the top of the arc in an inverted triangle. Chen Mo.

It's just that Marcelo's cross hit the front of the Tottenham full-back's calf, flew into the sky, and fell right to the back point, and was finally scored by Giroud's header.

Luck is indeed a part of football, but to be honest, Wenger didn't really care too much about winning or losing this game.

What he wants to see is that Arsenal play a tactical coordination that can sustain and stabilize output, not this kind of lucky goal.

But
In the more than 60 minutes of the game to the present, Arsenal did not play the cooperation he wanted.

In addition to the fact that Arsenal have changed their tactics and playing style this year, the players really need time to get used to it, and there is also a lot of pressure on some newly promoted players.

It is very difficult to change tactics and playing style, even Chen Mo needs to work hard to adapt.

Therefore, from the day the team assembled, the entire Arsenal team has actually been lingering in a very tense high-pressure preparation environment.

The internal atmosphere is oppressive, and the external media hype is still adding insult to injury.

The person most discussed by the media is Marcelo.

Marcelo only played in the Brazilian league for two years before. Although the statistics and performance are very good, it is the Brazilian league after all, and the attention is not high.

Jump from the Brazilian league to Arsenal, which just won the Champions League last season, and is still the main starter.

This is a huge identity change for Marcelo. While he was very nervous from a slum background, the outside media is also very curious about him as a player.

But at first it was just curiosity.

After all, it is well known that Arsenal is poor, and it is also well known that Wenger likes to use young people.

In recent years, Wenger has used 16-year-old Chen Mo to play the absolute core, 18-year-old Di Maria to start, and 18-year-old Bell to start.

Letting the 18-year-old Marcelo start now is not a big deal.

As a result, he was not dead. At the press conference at the beginning of the season, a reporter asked him why Wenger didn't continue to sign up and whether there would be any problems this season.

As a result, he said [The strongest man is already in the formation! 】

The best!

What he meant by saying this was actually talking about Chen Mo, but he has said on countless occasions that Chen Mo is the best player he has ever seen, and these words do not have much topicality on Chen Mo.

Hence.
Under the instigation of the media with black traffic, the meaning of this sentence was misinterpreted as-Wenger said that Marcelo is the strongest signing this summer!
It is easy to see through this kind of distorted facts, but there are really a lot of fools in this world, and there are more people who like to boo and see other people's misfortune.

All of a sudden, doubts about Marcelo can be said to be overwhelming, and there is a lot of noise in the outside world.

The tremendous pressure made Marcelo, a boy who loves to laugh, almost autistic.

The problem with Marcelo's state directly caused the Arsenal team's offense to become very constipated.

The main reason is that Chen Mo has not been fully liberated.

Chen Mo's 1V3 crushing dribble in the first half is something that can be encountered but not sought after. It is a high incense to meet once in ten games.

With a normal game rhythm, Chen Mo desperately needs his teammates to help him share the pressure.

This sharing of pressure is not only about stepping in to help take away the defensive players, but more importantly, the teammates must also understand Chen Mo's intentions, and wait for the opportunity to find ways to cause damage when Chen Mo attracts a lot of defensive attention!
The most typical example is Chen Mo's first goal.

Ferguson was right. At that time, Chen Mo's violent trip had attracted Tottenham winger Lennon to double-team.

The full-back Lennon moved in the middle, and the full-back Marcelo who was facing Lennon gained space.

At that time, Marcelo only needed to push forward resolutely diagonally, towards the bottom of the Tottenham penalty area, and he didn't even need him to actually touch the ball.

As long as the Tottenham players know that he has provided Chen Mo with a passing point, Chen Mo will not say that he must fight to the end alone.

After all, when Chen Mo had a pass point, Tottenham defender Woodgate didn't dare to stand in front of Chen Mo like before.

The reason is very simple.

Going up will leave space behind, and Marcelo is going forward. If Woodgate goes up but fails to intercept, then Chen Mo can penetrate Tottenham's defense with a straight kick.

As long as Marcelo advances, Woodgate can only retreat sideways, and Chen Mo has another long shot.

The defensive players on the other side will definitely come to fill the front of the penalty area. In this case, Di Maria on that side will get space again.

But because Marcelo didn't get in, Chen Mo could only charge forward alone, and Woodgate, who lost the threat from behind, could get closer to Chen Mo to prevent Chen Mo from taking a long shot.

Chen Mo lost the long-range threat, and the Tottenham defenders on the other side did not need to fill in, which caused Di Maria to lose space.

And the cause of all these chain reactions is simply because Marcelo did not advance.

"Hey, sure enough, it's too much for him to play in the starting lineup as soon as he comes up."

Looking at Marcelo, who was obviously celebrating but didn't have a relaxed expression on his face, Wenger shook his head helplessly.

Don't look at Marcelo playing in the Premier League now, but he is actually talented.

This age is placed on ordinary people, that is, the age of high school students.

What's more, Marcelo is different from Berdi Maria of the same age.

Bell played in Arsenal's youth training for two years and served as a substitute for another two years. He has experienced many big scenes and has a strong sense of belonging and honor to Arsenal.

Di Maria is because he is a fellow of Chen Mo, and there are many Argentine players in the team, so he naturally has a strong sense of belonging and security.

And Marcelo
"No relatives, no reason, no roots."
.
"Falke! These Tottenham guys, let me meet them outside and give them a hard time!"

"Okay, okay, I was fucked for six or 10 minutes without being called, why are you in a hurry."

"Boss, you are so kind-hearted! How do you say that in Longguo dialect? Oh [Holy Maiden's Heart]!"

".That's called a Bodhisattva."

What a saintly heart!
Wenger on the sidelines was a little worried.

On the field, Arsenal's celebration has just ended.

After pushing back and forth with Tottenham for a long time, Chen Mo was speechless and rolled his eyes when he heard Giroud's words.

After being savagely defended by Tottenham for more than 60 minutes, he was naturally a little upset. Even his calf was scratched by the spikes, and his pantyhose was stained red with blood.

However, on the day of the team's training camp, when he learned that Wenger was going to change his style of play, he was actually well prepared mentally.

Although he was also an absolute core before, he used to be 70% organization offense and 30% personal breakthrough.

Organizing the offense relies more on passing the ball and running without the ball. Of course, the number of violations in this case is relatively small, but it is different now. Under this tactic, 60% of his offensive choices have become personal. breakthrough.

Personal breakthroughs are not targeted.

I don't even look at the Neymar who rolled out of the earth before, and the shaker who has to be kicked twice in the back.

But from a tactical point of view, being kicked actually proves that they have played a tactical role, because no professional player is willing to choose foul defense without fouling.

but
"It still hurts a bit."

Lifting off the red jersey and taking a look at the red abs just hit by the elbow of Tottenham midfielder Zokola, Chen Mo grinned as he returned to his position. Luo walked by.

"Had a fight with Tottenham and the guy hasn't gotten over the tension yet."

Seeing the numb expression on the other party's face, Chen Mo's eyes flickered with a thoughtful look, put down the corner of his clothes and trotted forward, put his arm around the other party's neck and smiled, "What are you thinking, buddy."

"Ah! Well, nothing."

At this time, there was no afro, but Marcelo, who had the same round and short hair as Henry, rubbed his nose with his index finger and smiled.

What a dishonest fellow.

Chen Mo complained a few words in his heart, but because of Ronaldinho and Kaka, he had a good impression of the Brazilians, so he smiled and said: "Okay, okay, there's nothing to pretend, Bell and the others were almost like you when they first came. How about this, come to my house to eat barbecue tonight, and I will call the big guys to celebrate our first victory of the season."

"This"

Rao had heard that Chen Mo was very kind to the newcomers in the team, but when he heard that Chen Mo invited him to a party at home, Marcelo was still taken aback, and a trace of gratitude flashed in his eyes: "Thank you."

"Haha, thank you for what you said. Since you have come to Arsenal, we are a team. Okay, don't be cowardly, and play a little more relaxed. Enjoy football first, and then consider the old man's tactical arrangements. "

"Yes!"

"Haha, come on!"

Looking at Chen Mo who patted his shoulder and walked away with a smile, Marcelo secretly clenched his fists, and some other emotions flashed in his eyes.

but
As the game resumed, Marcelo's state still did not recover.

Wanting to get rid of the tension is not something that can be solved with just one or two sentences, not to mention that because of Wenger's "most already" speech, every time Marcelo touches the ball, the Tottenham fans in the stands will boo deafeningly .

The booing of more than 3 people can be imagined as raising the school flag every Monday. You stand on the rostrum to give a speech, and then the students in the audience call you ugly. You can probably feel that Marcelo may be one-fifth or even ten one-third of the pressure.

Although it can be clearly felt that Marcelo is playing more aggressively, both the foot feel and the way of thinking are obviously still a little stiff.

Marcelo's failure to come out not only affected Chen Mo, but also affected Arsenal's entire midfield operation.

Wenger had two basic tactical demands on Marcelo.

the first.

If the opponent's wing attacker goes back to the defense to pinch Chen Mo, then the left back Marcelo, who has a reduced defensive task, needs to go to the winger position to help pass and receive the ball, and at the same time drive the defense player away.

Since Marcelo pushed to the left winger position, the original left winger Bell was liberated and could move laterally to the center to suppress the opponent's central defender.

There was no need to look for a confrontation, Bell was fast, so he stood on the front line and waited for the ball behind him. The central defender did not dare to let him go easily, and went up to defend Chen Mo.

The second.

If the opponent's striker does not go back to clamp Chen Mo, then Bell will continue to stay at the winger position.

Marcelo needs to move towards the midfield area.

Marcelo, who was born in South America, has a very good foot feel and a good passing awareness.

His entry into the midfield can help to take on some of the passing pressure of the midfielders.

In this case, Xiao Ma and the others have the opportunity to press forward, to the frontcourt or even the front line to help Chen Mo relieve the pressure.

These two tactics are very basic. To put it bluntly, it is to put the full-backs on top to provide an offensive numerical advantage. Almost all teams that play offensive football have used it.

Guardiola's Manchester City is the most typical example.

One of the characteristics of Manchester City's game is that many midfielders, including Gundogan, often appear in the opponent's penalty area.

Moving the midfielder forward can certainly increase the lethality. After all, there are more players on the offensive end, but the problem is that the midfielder will fall into a numerical disadvantage.

So at this time, it is often a full-back who moves forward to the midfield to make up for the numerical disadvantage in the midfield, while the other full-back and the double central defender form a V-shaped defense line.

This is actually why full-backs like Lahm and Kimmich who have played under Guardiola can be transformed into midfielders later, because they actually did a lot of midfield work before transforming into midfielders.

There is no doubt that Wenger's tactical requirements for Marcelo will give Arsenal more tactical options, and it will indeed strengthen Arsenal's offensive power.

But the problem is that this requires Marcelo to have a clear consciousness, know when to do what, and know when his teammates need him to go to where.

Otherwise, it is very easy for Bell to not move laterally to the penalty area, but Marcelo pushed to the winger position ahead of time and overlapped with Bell.

Or obviously the team needs more midfielders at this time, but Marcelo did not enter the midfield to help fill the vacancy.

How to make a choice, this is actually consciousness, but it's like taking a driver's license test. It's okay to drive casually in normal practice, but it's easy to make mistakes in the test room.

It is often difficult for people to make good decisions when they are stressed.

Marcelo is still a little nervous, but fortunately, Chen Mo's state is indeed very explosive in this game. Not only is his desire to attack extremely strong, but his physical condition is also full.

Tottenham dare not let him go one-on-one.

Under the threat of Chen Mo's powerful lethality, Tottenham still played a bit restrained on the offensive end even if they fell behind by two goals.

Advantage!

Seeing Arsenal to win the first league victory.

but
When Wenger replaced Flamini with Rakitic in the 703rd minute of the game, Arsenal's tactical system completely collapsed.

Flamini's offensive ability is not strong, so most of the time he will not go forward, and Wenger did not ask him to go forward too much.

In this case, Arsenal's offensive firepower will be reduced, but relatively speaking, they will play more steadily.

But with Rakitic it's completely different.

Rakitic's defensive ability is not as good as Flamini, but his characteristic is that he can run, and his offensive running awareness is worse than Flamini.

Wenger replaced Rakitic to come up, just to make him press more.

But Rakitic's frequent pressure directly caused Marcelo, who needed to fill him in, to bear more pressure!
Under the watchful eyes of the fans and countless coaches who were watching the game, as Rakitic came on the field, Arsenal's midfield began to appear in chaos visible to the naked eye!

In the 705th minute of the game, the Arsenal goalkeeper made a long pass, and Giroud resisted the defender's unloading from the front line.

Seeing this situation, Chen Mo went to meet Giroud immediately, but seeing that Chen Mo was about to take the ball, Tottenham still adopted the multi-team tactic.

It was difficult for Chen Mo to get the chance to catch the ball under the double-team. Bell immediately moved towards the Tottenham penalty area to help Chen Mo contain the defender.

Bale is used as a center forward, and Marcelo is about to go up to the winger position to provide width, and Marcelo has indeed done so.

But it hurts.
Marcelo originally replaced Rakitic in the defensive center, but maybe he was nervous. He went up too fast, and before Rakitic retreated from the midfielder to the midfielder to take on the defensive task, Marcelo Already ran to the winger position!
One is pressing forward, and the other has not yet returned!
Time difference!
In less than two seconds, because of the tacit understanding between the two rookies Marcelo and Rakitic, there was a huge defensive vacuum in Arsenal's left midfield area!

And this space was successfully captured by Tottenham.

Tottenham's defensive midfielder, who had helped defend Chen Mo, immediately changed direction to force Giroud.

Giroud's height is close to 1.9 meters five, and he can't live under his feet. His ability to protect the ball mainly comes from his strong body and can resist the opponent behind him.

In the end, the ball was broken by Tottenham's midfielder, and the moment the midfielder intercepted the ball, Tottenham's right midfielder had already moved to the space behind Arsenal's left midfielder!

Needless to say, the back midfielder went straight, and the full-back dribbled the ball with no defensive interference at all. After entering the Arsenal penalty area, he knocked back with an inverted triangle, and Tottenham center Robbie Keane scored in front of the goal.

Two to one!

Game No. 705 minutes Tottenham recovered a goal!
Amidst the aggressive roar of the commentary and the cheers of the Tottenham fans, Tottenham did not rush to celebrate after scoring a goal, but immediately fished the ball from the goal and ran back to the midfield!

Not celebrating at all!
The players in this Tottenham team may not be well-known, but they are all experienced professional players who have played in the Premier League for several years!
How can they not understand that there is something wrong with Arsenal's system at this time? !
Even if they can't see it, how can the Tottenham coach Martin Jol not see it?

Without this ability, how could it be possible to lead the team to fifth place in the Premier League?

The team recovered a goal, and Martin Jol clapped his hands wildly on the sidelines with great excitement, blushing and thick neck, and shouted in his mouth to let the Tottenham players continue to strengthen their physical confrontation and speed up the pace of the game!
The effect is outstanding!

No. 903 minutes of the game, the last minute of stoppage time, Rakitic once again inserted from the midfield to the striker to help contain the central defender.

Chen Mo, who got a one-on-one chance, slumped his shoulders to the left on the left side of the top of the arc to deceive the marker Zokola, pulled back his center of gravity and flicked the ball to the right, and then stepped forward to meet the ball with a right-footed shot !
The arc was drawn very well, but it is a pity that Tottenham goalkeeper Robinson made a superb save, and a flying save touched the ball with his fingertips.

The ball that changed its trajectory hit the upper right corner of the goal and bounced to the side. The Tottenham full-back quickly launched a counterattack after getting the ball.

But Di Maria reacted very quickly!

"I'm not as fast as him!"

Seeing Di Maria galloping towards him, the Tottenham full-back knew that he couldn't run the opponent with the ball. He wanted to drive the ball to the frontcourt immediately, but at this moment.

"Sure enough, it's still there!"

In the excited eyes of the Tottenham full-back, there was a huge space in Arsenal's left midfield!
It's still the area behind the left midfield!
There is Arsenal's line of defense, but at this time there are no Arsenal players defending, only the Tottenham midfielder Malblanc who is advancing without the ball!
Malblanc is unmarked around him. He takes the ball and faces Arsenal's defense. Arsenal's three-man defense consisting of two central defenders and full-back Clichy has been killed by their Tottenham double forwards and left midfielder. Press and hold and can't get to the top!

Double striker.

Left midfielder, midfielder!

Tottenham's four offensive players run wildly along the middle!
And Arsenal have only three defensive players in the middle!

Without any hesitation, the Tottenham full-back sent the ball straight in front of Malblanc, and the next second he knew he sent the pass, Marcelo belatedly left the wing to fill Lackey The gap left after Tiqi's forward move!
Amidst the boos of Tottenham fans on the sidelines, Marcelo ran back to catch up, but it was too late. Tottenham was fifth in the league anyway, and they were originally a non-legal team.

They will not miss this kind of four-on-three opportunity. In the end, Malblanc rushed to the top of the arc with a through ball and sent it behind Chiellini. Tottenham striker Robbie Keane made a sliding tackle from the left succeed.

In the final stage of the game, Tottenham equalized the score!

【Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur~~~】

【Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur!】

(Glory to Tottenham Hotspur!
【And the spurs go marching on!】

The Tottenham Legion go forward bravely!

【Tottenham are the greatest team the world has ever seen!】

Tottenham are the greatest team in the world! )

In the aggressive roar of the commentary and the three whistles of the referee Atkinson, the Tottenham fans instantly turned into a happy white ocean.

Every Tottenham fan is shoulder to shoulder, with their backs to the stadium singing and cheering.

The atmosphere of the Tottenham fans was extremely warm, and the small group of Arsenal fans all showed pain on their faces, and they looked at each other and found that each other's faces were in disbelief.

At the last moment of the game, it was absolutely tied!

This is definitely not the ending they want!

There was a lot of excitement on the sidelines, but Chen Mo didn't care about these off-court factors.

"The previous idea was still too radical."

"Take your time."

Just after chasing back to the front of the penalty area, Chen Mo panted heavily. He glanced at the Tottenham players who were united as one, and Marcelo, who knew that he was out of position and lost the ball, so he was very frustrated and nervous. Is the timing of the insertion right? Rakitic, who is also a little nervous, is biting his hands.

There was no dejection in Chen Mo's eyes.

Tottenham fans and players attach great importance to this North London derby.

But to be honest, in Chen Mo's eyes, this game is for training soldiers.

It's best to win, and it's not so uncomfortable to lose.

After all, his goal is the championship.

If they can't play the most suitable tactics for their Arsenal, even if they beat Tottenham here, they will not be able to play against Liverpool, Manchester United and those European opponents.

Those are all opponents that Arsenal must show their best form and match with the most suitable tactics to have a chance to beat!
but
"After this game, these two little guys will probably be besieged by reporters."

Glancing at the nervous Marcelo and Rakitic, Chen Mo hesitated for a moment and sighed.

After exchanging jerseys with Zokola, the Tottenham midfielder who came up to shake hands and hit chests, Chen Mo, topless, threw the opponent's jersey on his shoulders and walked towards the player channel.

But when passing by Wenger, Chen Mo raised his eyebrows.

"Let me do the post-match interview."

"Well, no?! Are you going to be interviewed?"

Hearing Chen Mo's words, Wenger's eyes widened in surprise.

Everyone knows that Chen Mo doesn't like to be interviewed. Even after winning the America's Cup and the Champions League, Chen Mo didn't want to face reporters very much, but now Chen Mo volunteered to be interviewed.

Sensing Wenger's surprise, Chen Mo pushed back his wet black hair and turned his head back: "No way, that old guy Henry is injured. If I don't stand up to resist the pressure at this time, maybe tomorrow's psychological recovery in London The center will have two more new patients."

　I actually hesitated to write this chapter.

In terms of tactical play, I feel that the writing is too detailed, and it may seem to be more strenuous, but if I don’t write or write briefly, I always feel that something is almost missing.

Hope you guys have some advice.

　
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