My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 32 Youth Power
October [-], Emirates Stadium, the eighth round of the Premier League.

Arsenal v Sunderland.

This game is not the focus of this round of the Premier League. The most popular match of this round of the Premier League should be the duel between Liverpool and Manchester United. Everyone is paying attention to whether Liverpool can stop Manchester United from advancing.

This season's Premier League has clearly revealed the characteristics of the Manchester Red and Blue Club. The upstart Manchester City under Roberto Mancini and Manchester United led by Sir Alex Ferguson are not giving in to each other, and they are separated in the first and second places in the standings.

But the game between Arsenal and Sunderland still got the attention of the media. Because of this game, it was not Arsene Wenger or even assistant coach Pat Rice standing on the Arsenal coaching bench.

……

locker room.

Chen Yao was dressed very formally.

White shirt, red tie, black suit, slim trousers, shiny leather shoes.

Wenger once said that the Premier League game is a performance dedicated to the fans every weekend. Dressing formally is a respect for the game and for the fans.

He agreed with the professor.

The players sat quietly in front of their wardrobes, waiting for his speech.

Before Chen Yao came here, he typed up a lot of drafts, but after really feeling the focus of everyone's eyes, he still felt nervous and his throat tightened.

What do I need to say?
Tell them to take it easy, play and win?
is it necessary?

Are Sunderland a team that can inspire them to fight?
Apart from that, what else can I say?
Chen Yao's mind was in a mess. Pat Rice touched him on the shoulder and looked at Chen Yao with concern.

"Oh... guys, keep your spirits up, don't underestimate the enemy, win the game - that's it."

Chen Yao chose the simplest lecture, then turned around and walked out of the locker room door first.

The passage from the locker room to the green field is not very long, but he thinks it is one of the longest passages he has traveled.

From here, he will move towards a new starting point in his career.

The first second Chen Yao stepped onto the green field, the broadcast camera focused on him.

"The young acting coach is dressed very solemnly today. It seems that he attaches great importance to this game, and we are also looking forward to his performance. Some sources speculate that Chen will be in command instead of Pat Rice, which shows that Wenger is examining himself. successor."

Sky Sports broadcaster Martin Taylor said.

"Chen's first game showed him thinking differently. He seems to be using youngsters more than Arsene Wenger, and there are concerns about whether his audacity will be a risk."

Arsenal's starting lineup for this game:
Szczesny/Gibbs, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Carvajal/Arteta, Alexandria Song/Zaha, Rosicky, Walcott/Van Persie

Two young players, Zaha and Carvajal, ushered in their debut.

Chen Yao originally wanted to give Jorginho a chance to start. After chatting with Arteta, Tazi said clearly that he fully supports giving opportunities to young people and is willing to accept that once young people play with fire, he can be a substitute. Fight the fire.

But in the end, Chen Yao still didn't dare to replace the three starters in one go, because Arteta's position is more important than left winger and right back.

He believes that Jorginho is not fully ready to face Premier League-level games as a starting midfielder.

The task of the left winger and right back is relatively simple and clear, and Sarnia happened to be a little injured, so Chen Yao naturally let Carvajal appear on the field-Compared with Jenkinson, Carvajal is still reassuring .

As for Zaha, Chen Yao is targeting Sunderland's full-back O'Shea.

O'Shea is an old man in his 30s. After Ferguson cleared him out, Bruce hurriedly picked him up to supplement his defense.

Chen Yao chose Zaha specifically to blow up O'Shea's point.

In addition, he also wants to test the compatibility between Zaha and Van Persie.

Gervinho has proved that his golf quotient is hopeless, and Arshavin's state has been fluctuating. Although it is a bit ugly to put them on the bench, it is just such a game anyway.

In addition, his advice to the players is: give the ball to Van Persie.

For Arsenal now, it is most efficient to let Van Persie use his personal ability to solve problems.

……

After the start of the game, Arsenal's offense started smoothly.

Steve Bruce set up a 4-5-1 starting formation for Sunderland, Muhammadi and Cattermole, two rough men and iron gate partners with double midfielders.

The two defensive midfielders are very deep, and they have not shown the idea of ​​pressing the offense. It seems that they are determined to weave the iron barrel formation in the backcourt.

Bruce's defensive position is thoughtful. The quadrilateral formed by two central defenders and two defensive midfielders surrounds the two core players of the frontcourt attack, Van Persie and Rosicky.

The thinking of the four defensive players is very clear. They adopt a strategy of combining areas and man-marking. When Rosicky and Van Persie are in their defense zone, their main purpose is to intercept the pass to the two from the outside and give up the space on the flanks. scramble.

Very good idea - when your core attacking midfielder and core forward cannot get the ball, they will naturally not pose a threat.

But the price is that Sunderland's wing has become Zaha's show.

The 12th minute of the game.

Arsenal's backcourt organization easily passed the press of the two forwards of Sunderland. Alexander Song made a long diagonal pass, passed Sunderland's returning winger, and landed at Zaha's feet.

Zaha holds the ball and faces O'Shea 1V1.

Old O'Shea's concentration is very focused, but his speed and physical fitness really can't keep up.

Zaha didn't slow down, he swayed left and right, and directly wiped O'Shea with a burst.

His feet are balanced, so the route is difficult to predict. This time Zaha chose to cut in from the left to the ribs.

This tactic has been performed many times by Arsenal this season. Through the winger's inward cut, he forms a triangle structure with the midfielder and forward to attack the penalty area.

It was Sunderland defender Wes Brown who came to intercept.

Unfortunately, Brown is also the old guy that Bruce picked up from Manchester United in the summer, and Brown is not only over [-] years old, but also suffered serious injuries to his legs.

Brown is a completely determined player, but his body cannot support the top league.

Without slowing down, Zaha rushed towards Brown like a black lightning, and Brown could barely control his center of gravity.

Black Lightning made a change of direction and bypassed Brown. Old Brown's interception was like a concierge to greet Zaha.

The movement of Van Persie and Rosicky pulled the interception net, and Sunderland's back line was immediately in chaos.

Three of the four defensive players have been messed up, and the remaining one can't intercept so many lines.

Sunderland's four-corner interception net collapsed instantly.

The Dutchman easily completed the anti-offside, received Zaha's cross and fired the ball into the net.

One to zero.

Scoring goals is not difficult at all.

After two people in a row, Zaha, who made his debut as an assist, hugged Van Persie excitedly. Van Persie was also in a good mood and rubbed Zaha's head hard.

"Good job, kid. How did you find me?"

Van Persie asked.When he was paired with Gervinho, the latter didn't have such a discerning eye.

"The coach said, you will definitely be in front of the goal, and he told me to give you the ball."

Zaha answered honestly.

Van Persie smiled and said nothing.

In the distance, O'Shea and Brown sat slumped on the ground, and the two old men in their 60s looked at each other helplessly.

It's good to be young, this is the power of youth.

　Readers, the internship has been very busy for the past two days, and I have been a little exhausted. If the quality has declined, I am extremely guilty...

　　
　
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