Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

A goal came just nine minutes into the FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium.

Martin put Alves' precise cross from the right into De Gea's guarded goal.

The Arsenal fans in the audience were ecstatic, while the Manchester United fans were sad.

"aoaoaooaoooooo——"

Wave after wave of overwhelming cheers resounded throughout the new Wembley Stadium.

Manchester United fell behind in the first nine minutes. Head coach Mourinho stood in the home team's coaching area with his brows furrowed and his brain running at high speed to see if he could find a way to get the score back.

Before the game, his best plan was to beat Arsenal.

The secondary plan is to drag the 0:0 score to overtime and then try for luck in the penalty shootout.

As the score fell behind, the two plans had to be pushed back.

The top priority is to equalize the score.

"what can we do about it?"

Mourinho appeared on the broadcast screen with a serious and unsmiling expression.

It was easy to see that he was in big trouble.

The look on Mourinho's face epitomizes all Manchester United fans.

Depressed, powerless and melancholy.

After losing the ball and gaining the right to kick off, Manchester United played impatiently, but Mourinho did not stop it.

Losing against Arsenal in many games in the past made him abandon the comprehensive defensive concept that he had firmly established during his coaching period at Inter Milan.

Of course, this abandonment is for Arsenal led by Martin.

When playing against other strong teams, it is a priority to defend well first.

But playing against a strong team with no shortcomings like Arsenal, the defense will only get deeper and deeper.

With a strong offense, it may be possible to win a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, Mourinho became a little different from before. He did not tell his players to play more steadily.

The Manchester United players involved in the attack saw that head coach Mourinho was still standing in the coaching technical area, so they played more actively.

Defense is ultimately passive, and only taking the initiative can gain the upper hand.

With this idea in mind, Manchester United's offense seems to be getting better and better, with a surge of attacks.

The die-hard Manchester United fans in the audience responded to Mourinho's call and shouted with excitement to cheer for the players on the field.

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun took an overview of the overall situation and said in a deep voice: "Manchester United's offense seems to be getting sharper and sharper, but it actually does not pose any threat to Arsenal's defense. Goalkeeper Cech barely made any saves. Arsenal's defensive players He didn’t panic, he played with ease, and Martin directed his teammates to make up positions from time to time to ensure that the overall defense would not easily have loopholes.”

"Martin, who serves as a free agent in the frontcourt, is very flexible and has absolute freedom to attack and defend. This is why his presence makes it difficult for opponents to defend. It is very difficult for Arsenal to restrict Martin when attacking. When the team defends It is also difficult to get around him, so many teams against Arsenal must pass the ball quickly and transfer the ball to the weak side of the defense at the other end..."

Guest commentator Li Yuankui spoke eloquently: "But Arsenal's defense is very integrated. Since the strong side has Martin's strong defense, it actually does not require too many defensive players, and the weak side is well protected. Manchester United has a lot of offensive attacks, and if there is no way to score goals in continuous attacks, I think... it will not be too far away from conceding a goal."

Mourinho naturally has his back-up, and there are many supplements for transitioning from offense to defense, but the tactics ultimately require players to complete them.

Pay attention to the overall football game, an oversight in any link may bring unexpected consequences.

Manchester United's continuous attacks did not create a shooting opportunity. Pogba was a little impatient with the ball. Seeing that his national teammate Kante kept a safe distance, he decisively used the outside instep of his right foot to move the ball to the right, and then about three meters away from the goal. He suddenly shot out from about ten meters away.

The football he played was full of power, but lacked aim.

Cech, who chose his position very well, raised his hands and held the ball firmly in his arms.

Rashford, who was at the forefront of the striker, was not qualified enough and shook his head.

Sanchez, who ran out of space to catch the ball, joined Manchester United with the second-highest salary in the Premier League in order to achieve a new breakthrough in his career. Seeing that Pogba was mindlessly squandering players, he showed some dissatisfaction.

Pogba does not yet have a World Cup title, and Ibrahimovic has not completely left the team. He is still relatively honest in the team and raised his hand to make an apologetic gesture.

Sanchez, who originally wanted to say something, had to call on his teammates to defend high.

At this moment, Cech took two lunges to run up, grabbed the football with his right hand with one hand, flicked it hard, and threw the ball far to Mahrez on the right.

Manchester United's focus from offense to defense was basically on Martin, which caused other players to neglect defense.

Mahrez is the Arsenal player who was let go!

Left center back Phil Jones rushed over, applying pressure while maintaining a safe distance, and Matic, who was trailing behind, also moved diagonally over.

Mahrez, who received the ball, was about ten meters away from the center line on the right, trying to take the ball and run in a straight line. This deceived Matic, who was defending, into covering the defensive gap exposed by Ashley Young, who was joining the attack. .

In fact, he just used the feint of his upper body, braked suddenly on the spot, and moved the ball laterally to the left with the outside instep of his left foot.

Start accelerating!

Just in time, Matic passed by Matic who had no time to brake.

Cavani is deeply involved in the defense, and there is enough space in the middle. Phil Jones's defensive position selection was based on Mahrez's original body feint to the left.

Seeing Mahrez feinting a shot towards the middle, he took another step and followed it in.

However, due to the impact of last year's six injections to close out the national team's warm-up match, Phil Jones's overall condition has declined seriously, and his position is relatively conservative.

Mourinho's defensive strategy is that Smalling is the main defender and Phil Jones is responsible for the supplementary defense.

Matic was shaken by Mahrez and did not chase him. He was not fast, so he ran back in a straight line.

It prevents Cavani, who is relatively deep in the defensive position, from diagonally inserting depth, enriching Arsenal's offensive width and tactical three-dimensionality when switching from defense to offense.

Mahrez, who was getting faster, took the ball to the arc of the center circle. After attracting the defensive attention of Smalling and Phil Jones, he did not continue to break forward. He sent the ball to Phil Jones and Positive with the arch of his left foot. There is space behind Matic who returns to cover.

Matic, who had already noticed Cavani, raised his eyebrows when he saw the direction of the football.

What does this inclined straight plug with a relatively large advance amount mean?

Cavani doesn't have the speed of a lightning bolt.

Aubameyang, who joined Arsenal in the winter window this year, has an active area on the left.

This... is also the fundamental reason why Valencia's forward penetration has always been limited.

So……

There is only one reason.

In an instant, another Arsenal player came to Matic's mind!

"aoaooaoaooooooo——"

At the same time, the sky above the new Wembley Stadium rang out with huge hysterical chants from Arsenal fans.

The on-site director cut to a longer distance shot covering the middle of the court.