I Just Can Score

Since the end of the last round, Newcastle United has been preparing for the game.

The coaching staff has conducted repeated studies on Arsenal's recent games. They have conducted long-term discussions on Arsenal's personnel and style of play. They have drawn up tactics in advance, and let the players cooperate in tactical training. drill.

The day before the game, the coaching staff determined the style of play and the starting lineup.

Allardyce was sitting in the office, staring at the tactical board in front of him. He kept his body and head still, stretched out his hand and accurately got the burger on the table, put it to his mouth and took a big bite, and then Put the burger back in place without even blinking.

After about two minutes, Allardyce finally made a move. He took a deep breath, sat down on the desk again, picked up the hamburger and ate it.

Burgers were quickly wiped out.

Allardyce felt his thinking became sharper. He recalled the tactics he used in the game against Arsenal when he was coaching Bolton--

Defensive counterattack!

Bolton's strength is much worse.

Bolton is only at the mid-level of the Premier League at most. When playing against Arsenal, which ranks first in the league's offense, they can only choose conservative tactics, let the players fight hard on the field, work harder than their opponents, and be in better condition and luck. Spell out victory.

Newcastle United is much stronger than Bolton, but there is still a gap with Arsenal.

This gap must be addressed.

So what is the style of play against Arsenal? The result of the coaching staff's discussion is to play a 442 with a balanced offense and defense. If you sit at home and adopt a steady style of play, you may be able to beat Arsenal.

Allardyce hesitated.

If he had a choice, he would not hesitate to use defensive counterattack and play defense with a team that is good at attacking. This is the most advantageous choice, but the team's situation is also very embarrassing.

In Newcastle United's lineup, the midfield can be described as 'gorgeous', and it can even be said to be 'no worse than any team'. The ability level of the back line is a notch lower.

This line of defense is impossible to hold! Everyone came to the same conclusion.

Allardyce also understands the weakness of the defensive line. Using defensive counterattacks will give the opponent more opportunities to attack.

The disadvantages of the line of defense will be exposed to the greatest extent.

So they can only choose to play head-on.

'Balance of offense and defense' is just a term. When playing with a strong offensive team, as the pace of the game continues to accelerate, 'balance of offense and defense' quickly becomes a confrontation.

That's what worries Allardyce.

When the game turned into a confrontation mode, the two sides struggled to score goals. Even if Newcastle United scored more goals in the first four games, he was not sure that the efficiency could surpass Arsenal.

What Wenger said in an interview made sense. Newcastle United's goal numbers are unhealthy. As long as the opponent restricts Zhen Shaolong, the efficiency of the entire team will drop significantly.

Can it still be Arsenal's opponent by then?

Damn Michael!

Allardyce cursed Owen secretly. What he is unhappy with Owen is that Owen has maintained low efficiency for a long time, and only scored one goal in the past game.

If Owen is as efficient as Zhen Shaolong...

No!

Even if it's only half efficient, he can relax and fight Arsenal head-on.

Owen is the second most played forward so far, but he has only scored one goal.

Allardyce wanted to send Martins.

This is the place of helplessness.

The game against Arsenal is too important and has received too much attention. After the end of the last round, it has been analyzed and expected by various media. Considering both inside and outside the game, it is better to let Owen play.

Give him another chance! Allardyce gritted his teeth and made up his mind, If it doesn't work, let Martins come!

Allardyce shook his head helplessly, examining the planned starting lineup--

Forwards: Zhen Shaolong, Owen.

Milner's steady main force on the left, and Nzobia on the right are also trustworthy.

The two midfielders are Barton and Butt.

Barton... this point?

He can really try to start. The pass to Zhen in the last game was beautiful. Allardyce looked down in approval.

Smith plays left back and cooperates with Nzobia to increase the impact on the left. The other three in the back line are Taylor, Rozner and Karl.

So be it!

Allardyce settled down.

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The afternoon before the game, Allardyce announced the starting lineup and roster.

The starting lineup is a bit unexpected, but it is basically reasonable.

The two positions of focus in the team are Barton's starter and Smith's shift to the left back. But Barton is a top-notch player, and Smith is a versatile player on the court. His hard work is still convincing, and the starter is also acceptable.

only……

Owen couldn't accept it.

After hearing the list of the starting lineup, Owen suddenly had a bad feeling, because Button and Smith were both starting. These two guys are from the Zhen Shaolong camp. Zhen Shaolong passed the ball.

Milner...

This kid seems to have betrayed!

Irving has nothing to do. He knows that his performance is hard to call a good one. It is good to be able to start the game, and he has no right to interfere with the work of the head coach.

He can only accept.

Fortunately, there are Bart and Nzobia in the starting lineup. They should pass the ball more to themselves, right?

Owen gave Bart a friendly smile.

Nicky Butt felt baffled, and somewhat ‘disgusted’ in his heart. Yes, he was not familiar with Owen, not to mention any personal friendship, and even had some disgust, which came from the hostility between Manchester United and Liverpool.

Bart was born in Manchester United's youth training, and Owen was born in Liverpool's youth training.

Manchester United and Liverpool will not deal with it!

The glorious time when Bart played for Manchester United was catching up with Owen becoming a chaser boy, and the two sides would not have a good attitude on the court.

Let alone history.

In the process of playing for Newcastle United, Butt and Owen did not overlap. Last season, Butt returned to Newcastle United, and Owen was injured for almost a season.

Bart is a player who desperately wants to pursue honors. He is also older, and he knows that he will not be easy in a few years. How can he have a good impression of a guy like Irving who gets a high salary, does not perform well, and is in a bad state to grab a position?

If he had to choose between Zhen Shaolong and Owen, he would choose Zhen Shaolong without hesitation. Zhen Shaolong averaged two goals in a game, and he was the main contributor to Newcastle United's top ranking in the league!

Another player, the young Nzobia, is an excellent player in the team, but is always ignored, because his language cells are very lacking. After playing for Newcastle United for more than two seasons, he still can only do simple things with his teammates. comminicate.

so……

Owen is really alone.

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St James' Park Stadium.

Players from Newcastle United and Arsenal stood on both sides of the field. Under the support of the audience and fans, the referee blew the opening whistle.

The game officially begins.

The surrounding stands were overcrowded, and the shouts of more than 50,000 fans made the scene very lively.

Both sides played very passionately.

Neither Newcastle United nor Arsenal are conservative. It seems that because they understand each other, both sides quickly invested in the game. The continuous offense and defense made the game particularly exciting.

Rival battles are the favorite of fans, and the enjoyment of the game will be greatly enhanced. The cheers of the fans in the auditorium will be louder than louder, as if there will be no interruption.

In the continuous confrontation, the chances of strikers will often increase a lot, but Zhen Shaolong's feeling is not good, he finds that he is being marked by the opponent--

William Gallas!

From the first minute of the game, Gallas came over to defend Zhen Shaolong closely. He is a very strong player with rich experience. He is definitely the best defender in the world. He can support the entire defense line by himself. .

A defender of this level is a bit overqualified to defend the opponent's forward alone.

Then……

It became very difficult for Zhen Shaolong. It was very difficult for him to receive the pass from his teammates. Continuous passes from teammates meant continuous failures.

Newcastle United's previous offensives were all terminated by him.

courtside.

Wenger sat firmly on the coach's bench, watching the opponent's attack on the field, stopping at the same position again and again, and couldn't help smiling confidently, as if everything was under control.

This is the proposed marking strategy.

Newcastle United's striker combination, Zhen Shaolong and Owen, sounds very powerful. It is no problem to sweep the Premier League, but in fact, Owen's efficiency is not high. He is the kind of player who is a little afraid of injury. , performance will naturally be affected.

As long as Zhen Shaolong is restrained, most of the opponent's efficiency will be blocked!

Then, head on!

Wenger believes that Arsenal's efficiency will definitely be much higher than Newcastle United!

This is confidence!

However, in the situation on the field, Arsenal did not have an advantage. The strategy adopted by Arsenal was to let Gallas mark Zhen Shaolong. Continuously retreat, or even stay in the backcourt most of the time, to ensure the stability of the entire defense line.

That's the way football is.

There can be fewer people in the frontcourt, but absolutely not in the backcourt.

If the striker kills the central defender, his own efficiency will be affected, and the opponent must also supplement the defense, because a single central defender is very dangerous, and the offensive side will always benefit. Even if Owen's efficiency is not good, let him face a central defender alone. into the goal.

Gilberto has stayed in the backcourt for a long time, and Arsenal has lost someone in the middle.

Fabregas was too tired to support alone, and he faced continuous fights with Joey Button.

Cesc Fabregas is the core midfielder of Arsenal and the core star of the entire team. His skills are definitely good, he is quite good and outstanding, but it is difficult for him to be one-on-one with the 'bad boy' Button. How much cheaper.

Cesc Fabregas' feelings are probably no better than Zhen Shaolong's.

Fifteen minutes into the game, the two sides were evenly matched.

Zhen Shaolong was very depressed standing in the frontcourt and was defended. The support of his teammates was timely and in place, but Gallas was really experienced around him, and it was too difficult to pass the ground ball.

Hit the golf ball!

lob!

Taking advantage of a dead ball, Zhen Shaolong said to Button, If I kick the high ball in front, maybe I can get a point in front of the goal. He wanted to try it with Must Kill.

If a teammate kicks the ball to the goal in a row, as long as they find a chance, they can activate Kill to score the ball.

Barton didn't understand, but nodded anyway.

In the next five minutes, Barton and Milner each kicked into the penalty area, once to find Owen's point, but Owen failed to grab it, and once to find Zhen Shaolong's point, Zhen Shaolong was stuck in the position, and even fought for the opportunity nothing.

After two consecutive defeats, Zhen Shaolong felt that he should remind his teammates to play normally and not pass the ball to himself all the time. It is meaningless to waste opportunities again and again. He is more used to waiting for opportunities.

When you think this way, the opportunity will come right away.

Zhen Shaolong was standing on the right side of the penalty area. After his teammate made a pass from the outside, he ran to the middle of the penalty area. Button kicked and fell back, right above his head.

Gallas was stuck in the position tightly, and jumped up to make a clearance at the first time.

At this time.

Zhen Shaolong suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and remembered the ball control method of Strike, and immediately jumped up high, and the moment Strike shined, it immediately activated its skills.

Then he doesn't care about the ball.

After trying his best to keep the landing stable, the strike effect disappeared due to the physical contact with Gallas, but the football following effect also had an effect, and the ball landed steadily in front of him. Zhen Shaolong immediately reacted and moved the ball towards Kicked to the right, and then quickly followed.

Others didn't respond at all.

When Zhen Shaolong kicked the ball to the right, the experienced Gallas didn't even know where the ball was.

The players around also felt that Gallas could successfully clear the siege, and most of them looked forward.

And... where's the ball?

Several players looked left and right, only to realize that the football was on the right side, and a Newcastle United player chased after it, and swung his right foot in reverse in accordance with the rhythm.

what happened?

what happened?

Boom!

To their bewildered surprise, the ball was already heading towards the goal and slid right into the near corner against the right post.

at this time.

Most people reacted and found the player's number - No. 13!

Zhen Shaolong!