My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 161 Evening Breeze in Amsterdam
Taking an early lead excited the fans at the Emirates Stadium, who sang songs and watched their team battle.

After 15 minutes, Arsenal's physical condition entered the first bottleneck period. Their offensive and pressing intensity began to decline, and Queens Park Rangers got a rare respite.

However, they were unable to regain the score. This team, ranked last in the Premier League, performed poorly in both positional offense and counterattack. Not only was it unable to pose a threat to Arsenal's penalty area, but it repeatedly counterattacked after being intercepted by the Gunners.

After 10 minutes, No. 403, the first half of the game is coming to an end. The shooting ratio between Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers is nine to one.

And the score is still zero to zero.

Olivier Giroud looked to the sidelines with a bit of embarrassment. When he met Chen Yao's helpless gaze, the French center smiled sheepishly and ran away.

After scoring the first goal, Arsenal's attack created a lot of opportunities.

But Giroud, as the starting center... kicked away at least two chances in front of the goal, and also missed several opportunities that were enough to convert into effective shots.

"Olivier is too slow." Bergkamp shook his head and said to Chen Yao, "His speed is slow and his turns are slow. Even if there is space, he has no time to shoot... And Olivier's shot, I don't You know how to describe it, he can score difficult shots and miss shots that are close at hand.”

"His role itself is not a scorer. Olivier's support effect is more obvious than his scoring ability." Chen Yaokai answered Bergkamp, ​​"Dennis, we don't have the resources to have top scorers. We can only explore existing players." He has the quality of the players.”

"I know what you're saying." Bergkamp sighed helplessly, "But if I were 25 years old, it would be [-]-[-] now."

"I wish you could go back to 25 years old..."

In the second half, Arsenal continued to launch a high-pressure offensive in the first 15 minutes.

Giroud's movement speed is a problem, but he ran with all his strength and did not cause too big a flaw in Arsenal's frontcourt pressing system.

The presence of Giroud and the repeated use of left back Gibbs liberated Antoine Griezmann. Griezmann has a natural aura for Arsenal's efficient touch ball and fast passing attack. He often ambush the Queen's The left wing of the Park Rangers penalty area will suddenly appear in the middle or at the top of the arc when the opponent is in a hurry.

Griezmann's excellent off-the-ball running ability is exploited to the extreme in this system.

In the 52nd minute, Arsenal's frontcourt counterattacked.

Griezmann's running route was extremely weird. He initially took a walk on the left wing. When Gibbs stepped forward to open up the width, Griezmann retreated to the attacking midfielder position.

Cazorla dribbled the ball past Queen's Park Rangers' midfielder and entered the penalty area. Griezmann used a pivot to play a one-two with Cazorla. Cazorla then knocked the ball across Giroud.

Giroud knocked his heel, and Griezmann made a circle and passed behind the French center. He hooked the ball with his right foot, switched to his left foot, and fired his trademark near post, scoring the goal. Arsenal's second goal of the game.

The game lost its suspense.

When the referee blew three whistles, Arsenal defeated Queens Park Rangers [-]-[-], and their winning streak in the league reached an astounding six games.

In the real-time standings, Arsenal has returned to the European theater.

"I am deeply impressed by Arsenal's performance in the league. Coach Chen Yao has proven that what he brings to this team is an effective tactical system, but I would like to see Arsenal win at least one victory in the Champions League. … I mean, there are only four teams in the Premier League that have the honor of representing British football in the Champions League, and you can’t have such a huge contrast between the two competitions.”

After the game, some media people posted on social media.

……

Chen Yao knows that Arsenal's state cannot always be so good.

The six-game winning streak has almost reached the limit of this team. In the past few games, Arsenal's performance has gradually shown signs of fatigue, and many hidden problems have begun to be exposed.For example, when facing a dense defense, it is difficult for the Gunners players to instigate small-scale passes and cuts in a limited space.

Another example is the scoring efficiency of the center - Olivier Giroud. Regardless of his tactical role as a scorer or not, as the player closest to the goal on the team, he always has the most scoring opportunities.

In the long league, every team needs a scorer who can contribute goals steadily.

Robin van Persie is a good player, a great centre-forward, but he doesn't want to stay at Arsenal.

Chen Yao's partnership with Giroud and Griezmann hopes to use the characteristics of these two players to make up for the team's lack of offensive firepower.

He can't say he didn't do it - but when Olivier Giroud misses goals when faced with great chances, Arsenal always pay the price.

The price came quickly.

On November [-]rd, Arsenal faced Manchester United.

In the tenth round of the Premier League, Arsenal are chasing seven consecutive league wins.

Arriving at Old Trafford again, Chen Yao solemnly told his players that this was a victory that must be won.

Therefore, from the moment the referee blew the whistle, Arsenal players pressed forward as usual, putting huge pressure on Manchester United's defense.

Sir Alex Ferguson knows that this is probably his last Premier League season, so he is extremely eager to end his glorious career with a Premier League championship trophy.

He brought Robin van Persie.

In the first 15 minutes, Arsenal's high pressure was effective. Manchester United tried to control the ball in the backcourt, but they made many mistakes in passing. Arsenal players counterattacked on the spot and launched an attack at the front of Manchester United's penalty area.

Ferguson felt that his opponents were a little different from before. Their high position pressure was very determined, and their attitude towards physical confrontation was much tougher than Arsenal's in the past.

This left Manchester United's defense scrambling, but... Manchester United did not concede a goal.

Because Giroud's two attempts in front of the goal did not take an angle, but were firmly blocked by the goalkeeper.

The failure of these two attacks became the epitome of Arsenal's game.

Their offense was sharp, but they always failed to open the door to Manchester United.

Manchester United's offense is not complicated. They shrink, press, use counterattacks skillfully, and then hand the ball to Robin Van Persie.

The Dutch forward showed no signs of weakness against his old club. His shot penetrated Szczesny's goal and scored the only goal of the game.

One to zero, Arsenal left Old Trafford with their six-game winning streak ended.

The disappointed Gunners could not rest. Just two days later, they came to Amsterdam, where they would play the fourth round of the Champions League group stage. Their opponent was Ajax, who had just defeated them not long ago.

"Oh my gosh, I love the evening breeze in Amsterdam." Bergkamp took a deep breath of Amsterdam air at the Amsterdam Arena.

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