My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 147 Flexible Counterattack

Mata, who was deeply trapped in the defense of Arsenal players, was unable to get the ball out in the end. He aimed the pass into the space and was swept away by Mertesacker. Torres, who was isolated among the defenders, headed towards him. He spread his hands helplessly.

"Fernando Torres is a player who needs space. We have compressed the space and his threat is not that great." Chen Yao said to Lillo.

"Fernando is a genius." Lillo added, looking at Torres who was running back with his head lowered.

"Yes, it's a pity that he is a genius with broken wings." Chen Yao regretted, "His body was worn out too fast. He could have become a player of another level."

Chen Yao still has a good impression of the player Fernando Torres.

At his peak, Torres could be called a world-class forward. Unfortunately, Torres' career was like a shooting star. His brief glory was followed by more and more silence.

There are many reasons for Torres' demise. If Arsenal had Torres, Chen Yao wouldn't mind thinking of ways to transform the striker, but his body that wears out too quickly is a problem that cannot be changed by one person.

Chen Yao shook his head and no longer considered this issue.

On the field, Chelsea launched several more offensives, but Chelsea, who had possession of the ball, were not good at attacking in positional battles. Di Matteo brought Mata, Oscar and Hazard very close to each other. The line of movement and passing and running coordination is very confusing.

"Roberto seems to want them to have a tacit understanding, but tacit understanding cannot be created by putting the players together." Chen Yao said.

He could see that Mata, Oscar and Hazard were all players with excellent skills and intelligence. They were trying to find cooperation, but their unfamiliarity with each other and their different technical characteristics hindered their ability to accommodate each other. play.

Moreover, these players do not like to use their physical advantages to complete the offense, which just circumvents the weaknesses of Arsenal's defense.

They are not afraid of technical players. Jorginho and Arteta on the defensive midfielder are both players with excellent ability to read the game. They can appear in the correct defensive position and predict the opponent's offensive line. In the small space, Chelsea's attackers could not take advantage of their speed and could not completely get rid of Arsenal's defenders.

In the end, in the narrow fourteenth area, Hazard, Oscar and Mata were crowded together and repeatedly made meaningless runs. The final solution strategy of the three players was to move the ball to the wing and let Azpilicueta crosses and looks for a chance...

Of course, Torres couldn't score a goal in such an environment. Koscielny handled the pass from the ground cleanly, and the high-altitude ball was taken care of by Mertesacker.

In the first 15 minutes, Chelsea seemed to have the initiative on the field, but failed again and again in the attack.

Di Matteo was anxious. He kept gesturing and calling the names of the players, asking them to attack again.

Of course he is a cautious coach, but his 15% ball possession rate and five shots in the first 60.00 minutes gave Di Matteo the illusion that he was only one step away from scoring.

Chen Yao lowered his head and looked at his watch. It was 15 minutes.He raised his head and made a gesture, shouting: "Boys, press out, press out!"

This is the second phase of Arsenal's plan.

The Gunners players suddenly changed their defensive posture in the first 15 minutes. Like a spring, they suddenly bounced out of the contraction state and launched a high-intensity battle for the ball with Chelsea in the midfield.

Chen Yao knows that neither Ramirez nor Mikel, Chelsea's two defensive midfielders, can take the ball out under high-pressure pressure.

In the 203rd minute, Ramirez took the ball, and Cazorla ran up and entangled him in a few steps.

Ramirez turned sideways to protect the ball. Cazorla was not tall, but his feet were very fast. The Spanish midfielder followed Ramirez firmly, making it difficult for him to successfully release the ball.

Ramirez's turn narrowed his field of vision. He could only choose to pass to Mikel or pass back to the defender, but Giroud ran to the line connecting him and the defender.

Giroud's movement was very bad, and Ramirez cursed secretly. This should have been planned in training.

He took a curve to cover Ramirez's ball route, making it difficult for him to return to Ivanovic or David Luiz.He could only pass it across to Mikel, but Jorginho was already pressing forward.

No, it's not just Jorginho, Sagna also moved forward to press Mikel.

The purpose of Di Matteo sending Mikel was to help Ashley Cole cover the defensive area in front of him. His ability to play the ball has never been counted on.

The number, intensity and effectiveness of Arsenal's players in the regional press were beyond Di Matteo's expectations - when he watched the videos of the first three league games this season, he only thought Arsenal's tactics were ridiculous.

Arsenal did a good job against Manchester City, but Di Matteo didn't pay much attention to the logic of their movements. Instead, he just felt that Arsenal was using the intensity of a cup final to deal with a league game. This kind of frenzied play. Law is unsustainable.

He was wrong.

What Chen Yao brought to Arsenal was not the frantic grabbing and biting of hungry wolves, but carefully designed pressure and pressing that was specific to each player.

He calculated every passing line of Chelsea players, forcing them to pass the ball according to his intention, and then let the players appear on the line just right to get the ball back into his hands.

There are no more players in Mikel's sight.

He could only kick out randomly. The ball floated not far and was passed back to the midfield by Arsenal's defender.

Then Arsenal's formation immediately moved.

They've been waiting for this moment.

Kieran Gibbs' position was raised high, and Sagna on the other side dropped back to keep the defense balanced.

Gibbs sprints down the sideline with the ball, his speed is his advantage.

Although Chen Yao gave him the possibility of appearing in the midfielder position, Gibbs can be regarded by Wenger as the successor of Ashley Cole, and he naturally sees Gibbs' potential in the full-back position.

Arsenal's left counterattack team quickly pushed forward. Azpilicueta got too involved in Di Matteo's tactics and now gave Arsenal space on the left.

Arteta ran forward with Gibbs. He provided Gibbs with an option to pass back and support. Griezmann cut inside and inserted into Chelsea's penalty area. Giroud contained David at the far end. ·Lewis’ defense.

Arsenal's counterattack quickly hit Chelsea's penalty area. Giroud suddenly squeezed away David Luiz and ran back a few steps, and Gibbs made a cross.

Giroud relied on his physical advantage to tap the ball and passed it back to Cazorla. Cazorla moved left and right, with the ball stuck to his feet, and passed the chasing Ramirez, diagonally crossing Griezmann.

But this time Arsenal's cooperation has changed - Griezmann did not shoot immediately. After Giroud completed the ball, he turned around and rushed to the back point. Gibbs accelerated along the outside line and Griezmann took the ball with his left foot. Knocking out, we were right on Gibbs' route.

Gibbs received the ball and made a pass. Giroud jumped up, overcame David Luiz, swung his head and smashed the ball into the goal guarded by Petr Cech.

The fans at the Emirates Stadium were silent for an insignificant half a second before bursting into loud cheers.

A delightful and gorgeous counterattack!
What did they see?
What they saw were countless red and white figures swarming into Chelsea's penalty area, tearing apart Chelsea's defense with dazzling touches, runs, and passes.

This is what Arsenal should be like.

(End of this chapter)