Super Coach

On the evening of April 2nd, there were no pop-ups at the Emirates Stadium in London.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Yang Cheng calmly applauded the players coming off the court.

Although Real Madrid failed to win Arsenal in this game, and ended up losing 1:2 to their opponent, this is not an unacceptable situation for Real Madrid, because Real Madrid will do well when they return to their home court. Teach a lesson to Arsenal

The most important point in the Champions League knockout rounds is not to focus on the 90 minutes of the game, but how to defeat the opponent within 180 minutes. This is the key to winning the knockout rounds, so it is meaningless to focus on losing in 90 minutes.

But from this game, Yang Cheng also saw Arsenal’s problems

It was Beckham who scored the away goal for Real Madrid. Beckham, who appeared on the right wing in this game, retreated to create conditions for full-back Ramos to insert, and England scored the goal. It was a shot inserted into the penalty area that equalized the score for Real Madrid.

But immediately afterwards, Beckham was beaten by Hleb and pulled down the Belarusian goalkeeper in the penalty area. As a result, he was shown a yellow card and was awarded a penalty kick by Real Madrid. In the end, Arsenal defeated Real Madrid 2:1 at home. madrid

In this game, Wenger's defense included a combination of Clichy, Gallas, Senderos and Toure. However, Toure, who had not played at right back for a long time, was very uncomfortable and was beaten by Marcelo many times. Taking it alone, coupled with the poor performance of Senderos, who was stationed on the right and was played by Villa many times, Yang Cheng has realized Arsenal's defensive loopholes

Clichy is strong offensively and weak defensively, and lacks positional awareness. Toure also has a lot of problems playing on the right. Coupled with Senderos, the only reliable player in the current Arsenal defense is Gallas, who can double-fist. It's hard to beat the four hands, return to the Bernabeu to see Zhen Zhang again

Of course, Arsenal's game is not without its highlights. The biggest highlight of the Gunners' game is Robin van Persie. Although the Dutch striker suffered many injuries, he still grasped the few opportunities in this game. A chance to open the scoring for Arsenal

Until now, the Dutch Robin has not really demonstrated his ability to succeed Bergkamp and replace Henry. This is inconsistent with the praise and high recognition of him from the outside world, but in fact, as long as he appears, On the court, he can create a threat because he is also a talented player.

From the perspective of technical characteristics, Van Persie's advantage lies in his stopping of the ball. Many people praise his ability to adjust after receiving the ball. In fact, this is because his stopping of the ball is very good and he can stop the ball where he wants according to his own wishes. Where it goes, this creates the illusion that he has adjusted well. In fact, his stopping is very good. This is the most similar thing between him and Bergkamp.

Stop the ball,

The technical movements look very cool and calm

When facing the goal, another characteristic of his is that he can use the smallest leg swing in the smallest gap to hit the most powerful shot. This allows him to shoot even in the most crowded penalty area. They can also create threats, and this sudden shot will catch the goalkeeper off guard.

His first goal of the game was like this. Even if Casillas reacted brilliantly, he was too late to save the ball.

But compared to Robin Hood, Adebayor's recent form has been very poor, and his cooperation with Van Persie throughout the game was also average.

Back at the Bernabeu, we must separate them and then target them one by one, Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Compared with Van Persie, who performed well on the front line, Fabregas was suppressed by Mascherano in this game. Argentina used strong pressure and targeted defense in the midfield, especially against Fabregas anytime and anywhere. Gase's right foot restricted his ability to take possession of the ball, forcing him to perform mediocrely in the game.

One factor that is favorable to Real Madrid is that Arsenal will face Liverpool at the weekend, but Real Madrid can stay in the Champions League in the middle of next week in Mallorca. This is something Arsenal does not have. They must now focus on their goals. to compete for the English Championship this season, which makes it impossible for them to stay in the league

The ownership of the British championship this season is full of suspense. Currently at the top of the list is Ferguson's Manchester United. After several years of adjustment, Manchester United has shown good momentum this season, but second-placed Liverpool and third-placed Manchester United have shown good momentum. The famous Chelsea and the fourth-placed Arsenal are closely followed.

At present, the points gap between Arsenal and Manchester United at the top of the list is only 3 points. It can be said that the ownership of the league championship is still full of suspense. Wenger is determined to give it a try, and his opponent is Liverpool, the direct competitor for the championship. Everton, who is fifth, is also chasing fiercely. , these all make Wenger dare not be careless.

Although I hate to say it, I still have to say that it was really hard for you to win. Yang Cheng waited until Wenger came over and said with a smile.

Wenger chuckled, No matter what, we won a home victory.

But at the Bernabeu, you won't be so lucky, Yang Cheng said. Your biggest problem is that your away record fluctuates too much. At the Bernabeu, I will completely break your defense, he threatened with clenched fists.

Wenger nodded and said, Come on now.

Arsenal's biggest problem lies in youth. As Yang Cheng said when he attacked Wenger, you always keep selling your stars, Vieira, Henry, and Ashley? Cole, slowly, you will give the team and players the illusion that there is almost no one in the Arsenal team who cannot be sold.

In addition, Wenger is too stubborn to adhere to his own philosophy. Once he is over 30 years old, he adopts a one-sign-a-year strategy. This is another blow to the players, because they clearly see from this strategy that they have no ability to play in the Gunners. In the future, since I have to leave when I am 30 years old, I might as well leave early

Almost every time he loses, Wenger will use lack of experience to explain it, but in fact, once and a half is okay, always lacking experience, which is a bit unjustifiable. After all, any team will mature unless you keep playing. If you sell mature stars and bring in young semi-finished products, you will of course be forever young.

Yang Cheng also told Wenger this, but France will go its own way on the 1st after entering the country.

No matter what, Wenger deserves respect because he is one of the very few idealists in the current utilitarian football circle. For this reason, he deserves respect.

……………………A week later, when Arsenal, who had worked so hard to draw 1:1 with Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, met Real Madrid, who drew 1:1 away from Mallorca at the Bernabeu Stadium, Wenger I have a vague feeling of ominous premonition

Yang Cheng's lineup for this game has changed from when he was at the Emirates Stadium. The goalkeeper is Casillas on the 1st, and the defense is Marcelo and Thiago from left to right? Silva, Ramos and Arbeloa, this line of defense is also Real Madrid's defense line at the Emirates Stadium. After Pepe was injured, Ramos was the main central defender.

The double midfielder is Xavi? Alonso and Mascherano, this is the same as in the first round, but David playing on the left wing in the first round? Silva was moved to the right by Yang Cheng, and replaced by Real Madrid youth training youngster Mata as the main left winger. The attacking midfielder was Kaká on the 1st, and Villa continued to play as a lone forward.

Once this lineup was put out, Wenger had already realized that Yang Cheng was going to attack from the left, and Mata was his special weapon.

Although they are both left wingers, in fact Mata and David? Silva's characteristics are completely different

David? Silva has strong organizational skills, delicate passing, and imagination. He can control the rhythm and get the ball out of the way to play in depth. He also has a lot of assists. He is the assist leader in Real Madrid this season, so he looks like a passer who cuts inside

Mata's characteristics are the opposite. He is a forward and has average organization, but his skills are very delicate. Like all Spanish small players, he is good at cooperating in a small range. He has outstanding awareness and can pass the final pass, but Not as good as David? Silva is so imaginative, but he breaks through sharply from the wing, is a threat in passing, and is very lethal in the ribs after taking the ball and cutting inside.

Different technical characteristics create different threats

The first leg at the Emirates Stadium, against Kolo? Toure, Real Madrid relies more on the cooperation of Marcelo and Villa on the left, David? Silva often takes the ball and participates in organization and support. He has also made breakthroughs from the wing, but he is not a big threat.

But in the first leg, Marcelo to Kolo? The trouble caused by Toure gave Yang Cheng hope, so in this game he took advantage of Beckham's suspension to kill David? Silva moved to the right, letting Mata play on the left, and used Mata and Marcelo to take turns attacking Kolo? The area where Toure is stationed

Although Wenger considered safety in the away game and gave up Adebayor and chose Robin van Persie, playing a 451 tactic and arranging three players, Flamini, Cesc Fabregas and Diaby, in the middle, but still On the 1st, Real Madrid took advantage of the home court advantage after the opening game and firmly suppressed it.

In the 11th minute, is it Xavi? After Alonso and Marcelo teamed up to cut off the ball from Eboue, who was playing at right midfielder, the Spanish player directly knocked behind Eboue. Marcelo got the ball and passed it straight.

Mata retreated to get the ball and turned around. Fabregas came over from the side, Kolo? Toure is also eyeing the Real Madrid youngster

According to the responsibilities Yang Cheng gave Mata in this game, he could freely decide whether to break through or cut inside based on the situation on the wing. So as soon as he turned around, he noticed that there was still a certain distance between himself and Cesc Fabregas. The distance suddenly reached his highest height. His sudden rush caught Fabregas off guard. It was too late to stop him. He wanted to pull him, but he failed to grab the jersey.

Mata suddenly added, shortening himself and Kolo? Toure's distance, Ivory Coast immediately got close to him, but Mata made an emergency stop and dunk, suddenly changed direction, and brought the ball to Kolo? Toure's left side

Mata, who is not tall, is like a loach. In Kolo? Toure and Cesc Fabregas squeezed out a gap in the double-layered defense. They dribbled the ball to the left side of the penalty area and attracted Senderos. He passed the ball through the ball and passed it directly behind the defense line. Villagao After plugging it in, it works instantly, 1:0

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In the 11th minute, Real Madrid youth player Mata made a continuous breakthrough on the left and made a through ball, assisting Villa to open the scoring.

2:2, Real Madrid tied Arsenal with the total score. The current situation is extremely unfavorable to the Gunners, because Real Madrid has an away goal in hand, which forces Arsenal to press out and play, otherwise, continue to maintain this score. , the one who has the last laugh is Real Madrid”

Arsenal's players are too tired. They played three tough games in a week, two against Real Madrid and one against Liverpool. They were all games that could not be missed. Fabregas and Kolo Toure were both exhausted. Obviously he can't keep up with Mata's pace and rhythm. His body is not excited enough and he can't play in shape, especially in terms of speed.

After scoring the first goal, Real Madrid continued to maintain their existing tactics and launched a fierce attack on Arsenal's left wing.

In the 33rd minute, David? Silva took the ball from the right and passed it to Kaka. The Brazilian moved to the left again. Mata forced a breakthrough from Kolo on the left? Toure, who earned a corner kick for Real Madrid

Several players with excellent header ability in Real Madrid have come up. In the absence of Pepe, Real Madrid has not had much advantage in high ball ability, only Ramos, so Xavi? After Alonso took the ball out, he handed it to Kaká. The Brazilian made a curved ball and it went straight to the back point. Ramos got rid of the marking Senderos and nodded the ball into the goal. Real Madrid wins again, 2:0

3:2, Real Madrid completed the reversal on the total score

Senderos is responsible for this goal. He obviously focused all his attention on Ramos and did not notice Kaká's pass. As for him being thrown away by Ramos, he did not get in front of the Spanish goalkeeper in time, allowing the latter to easily score with a header.

This goal put Arsenal completely passive. They now have to counterattack Real Madrid with 2 goals at the Bernabeu Stadium to qualify, but this is obviously a very difficult thing.

After scoring two goals in a row, Real Madrid began to patiently look for opportunities and began to consciously let Arsenal press forward, but the Gunners had no such idea throughout the first half.

It wasn't until the second half that Van Persie used Real Madrid's left wing to connect. After getting the ball, he successfully countered offside and passed Thiago on the left side of Real Madrid's penalty area? Silva made a low pass to the goal, and Diaby got a goal back for Arsenal.

As if seeing the dawn of hope, Arsenal launched a round of fierce attacks, but less than 6 minutes later, Real Madrid once again counterattacked on the left. After Matala got the ball in the middle, he passed it to Marseille. Luo, the latter dribbled the ball quickly from the wing and forced his way past Kolo? Toure, low pass in front of the penalty area

Kaka stepped in, leaned on Senderos with his body, and used his left foot to sweep the ball into the goal guarded by Almunia, once again expanding the score.

They had just seen hope, but were ruthlessly harvested again. Arsenal's morale was at its lowest. Wenger lowered his head on the sidelines, put his hands on his waist, and walked slowly, looking very serious. disappointment

Ever since Campbell, Arsenal has always lacked a stable frontal defensive player. It's not that Wenger doesn't want to, but he can't find the right one. Originally, he wanted to use Kolo? The combination of Toure and Gallas, but Sagna's injury disrupted Wenger's plan. He was worried about Eboue playing as a full-back, so he let Kolo? Toure moves right

Unexpectedly, this step not only cost him a solid central defender, but also caused him to lose his right wing.

If Yang Cheng cunningly used the 90 minutes at the Emirates Stadium to test Arsenal, then at the Bernabeu Stadium, he began to show his real trump card, at least Juan? The left wing combination of Mata and Marcelo created a huge threat, completely turning Arsenal's right wing into Real Madrid's exclusive lane.

Another thing Wenger deserves to be alert to is that when Arsenal finally got a goal back, the players were a little out of control. They were suppressed by Real Madrid for a long time. After finally breaking free, they began to want to rush the general manager for quick results. The score was reversed, but they ignored that they were at the Bernabeu Stadium, facing Real Madrid, the most offensive team in Europe this season.

After all, Arsenal's bench is still not thick enough. At least Wenger is not like Yang Cheng, who can combine different skills and tactics at will according to different opponents. At critical moments, Arsenal lacks the surprise players, and Yang Cheng is in the Chiefs. What the stadium said about breaking down Arsenal’s defense has also been confirmed.

Juan? Mata, in this game, became a surprise weapon in Yang Cheng’s hands

As the game came to an end, Arsenal, which was already at a disadvantage physically, became more passive on the scene.

In the 85th minute, Xavi? Alonso passed the ball through the middle. After Kaka got the ball with Fabregas' back, he just used his physical advantage to suppress the Spanish goalkeeper and passed the ball sideways to David who was on the right? Silva, who took advantage of the situation and shot through the ball, tearing Arsenal's defense apart

Villa leaned on Gallas, passed by the left side of the French defender, and received David? After Silva's pass, he fired a volley with his right foot, and a ground ball almost grazed the right post and rolled into Arsenal's goal, 4:1.

This goal completely sealed the victory, especially in front of Arsenal players whose physical fitness was obviously unable to keep up with the rhythm of the game. With a total score of 5:3, they had to score two goals in a row in the last few minutes. It is undoubtedly impossible to ensure qualifying

Although at the last moment, Wenger finally risked his life and replaced Diaby with Adebayor to further strengthen the attack, but in the end he still failed to stage a miracle of last-minute reversal at the Bernabeu Stadium. Real Madrid finally relied on a 4:1 victory at home. , eliminated Arsenal from the Champions League quarter-finals with a total score of 5:3 and advanced to the semi-finals of the top four.

In another game at the same time, Chelsea lost 1:2 to Fenerbahce in an away game and defeated their opponent 2:0 at home. Two midfielders, Ballack and Lampard, made great contributions to Chelsea.

One game later than Real Madrid, Barcelona tied with Liverpool 1:1 at home and lost 3:1 at Anfield Stadium, and was eventually eliminated from the Champions League quarterfinals. Manchester United finished with a total score of 3 :0 sent away Serie A powerhouse Roma

As a result, the four teams in the Champions League semi-finals are all unknown, including Liverpool's bitter rivalry with Manchester United, and the revenge battle between Chelsea and Real Madrid.

To be continued