My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 36 Marseille Experiment ([-])

November [-], London, Emirates Stadium.

Champions League group stage fourth round: Arsenal vs Marseille.

Arsenal must win this game in order to continue their meager chances of qualifying.

It was Marseille coach Didier Deschamps who led the team to the Emirates Stadium.

The 43-year-old Frenchman has been in charge of Marseille for more than two years. The performance of the Marseille team led by Didier Deschamps has been tepid. After the Qatari tycoon paid a lot of money to settle in Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille has lost its ambition to compete for the championship.

But as a traditional strong team in Ligue [-], Marseille is not a vulnerable persimmon.

Their midfield core Balbuena is a French international, and the forward line composed of the Ayew brothers and Remy is also full of outstanding vitality.

Deschamps, of course, hopes to win at the Emirates Stadium and secure a place to qualify for the group.

His tactical style is relatively conservative. The overall idea is to rely on Balbuena's vision and passing ability to instigate a counterattack based on the premise of defense, and then let three players with good athletic ability on the front line attack the opponent's defense.

This style of play is pragmatic and steady. Although it is not pleasing to the eye, it is very suitable for a team configured like Marseille.

And when Deschamps saw the young man next to Arsenal's coaching bench, he felt that the game was sure to win.

The person standing on the sidelines directing was not Arsene Wenger, but Chen Yao.

It seems that the media is right, Wenger really gave this young man a lot of opportunities.

Will he be Wenger's successor?Deshang didn't know, but he planned to teach Chen Yao a lesson.

Welcome to the world of professional coaching.

……

"This is the first starter..."

Arthur appeared in the stands of the Emirates Stadium to cheer for the team, but looking at Arsenal's starting lineup, Arthur was full of concerns.

The fans around Arthur have no good temper. They know that Arsenal is about to be out of the Champions League group stage, but out of love for the team, they will still bite their teeth and buy the most expensive tickets in London to watch the game .

"What the hell is this kid doing?"

A middle-aged man yelled loudly.

"Did he think it was the U21 Champions League? How could Arsene let him do this?"

He cursed endlessly.

"Arthur, what are they talking about? Is there something wrong with Arsenal's lineup today?"

Donna asked Arthur curiously, waving the red and white scarf in her hand.

"Well... as the uncle said, Arsenal was like a youth team today."

Arthur shrugged helplessly. He knew that Wenger's previous style was to train with a group of young people in cup games, but this is the Champions League...and Arsenal can't afford to lose.

But things have come to this, he can only muster his strength and support the team.

……

Arsenal starting lineup: Szczesny/Gibbs, Vermaelen, Julu, Carvajal/Jorginho, Verratti, Rosicky/Zaha, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain

Except that Rosicky is a veteran, this Arsenal team is completely a youth army.

In order to take into account the rotation of the league and deal with the wave of injuries, Wenger chose to let Koscielny, Mertesacker, Arteta, Van Persie and other main players take turns.

So, the starting lineup that Chen Yao pieced together looked like this.

A football match is not a game. Sending a lot of children who have just grown up on the field may allow you to win a surprise victory, or it may allow you to be taught by adults how to behave.

Didier Deschamps is full of confidence that his experienced players in Ligue [-] can overwhelm Arsenal's youngsters.

He glanced at Chen Yao, who was concentrating on directing the game not far away, and shook his head.

Young man, inexperienced.

Marseille's offensive momentum is not very strong. They are accustomed to attacking cautiously and did not rush out at the Emirates Stadium.

But they soon came under pressure - Arsenal's attacking desire is very strong, and the style is different from before.

The 7th minute of the game.

It was Vermaelen who received the ball from Szczesny.Vermaelen returned from injury not long ago, has full physical strength, and started as a rotation player.

There were not many players in front of Vermaelen. Marseille's three forwards retreated near the center line and did not press against Arsenal's defense.

The choice Vermaelen made was... dribbling.

Yes, Vermaelen with the ball, sprinting forward like a midfielder.

The radical push from the back line suddenly tightened Marseille's defense, and Marseille's three frontcourt players began to contain it.

Remy first pounced on Vermaelen, Jordan Ayew and Andrew Ayew left and right, running in an arc, blocking the ball lines for the two full-backs respectively.

Vermaelen stopped suddenly, and his movement stopped Marseille's attack. After that, he passed the ball accurately to Verratti.

After Verratti took the ball, he didn't make too many adjustments. His choice was the same as Vermaelen, dribbling forward with the ball.

What kind of medicine is this wrong?
Marseille's players were a little confused. Arsenal's offense was a bit too simple and crude. They started dribbling from the back line?
Now, continue forward from midfield?

Isn't their usual style of playing control?
Marseille midfielder Sheru made up for Verratti's advance route, but he leaned close to him, but felt that the little man beside him had a lot of strength, and continued to rush forward like a stone.

Xielu was directly squeezed by Verratti, and quickly turned around in embarrassment.

The defensive players behind Marseille also followed up and formed a circle around Verratti. At this time, Verratti was about to be brought to Marseille's penalty area...

Verratti didn't continue to dribble the ball forward. On the right wing, Carvajal had advanced at high speed and rushed to a position higher than himself.

Verratti distributed the ball, and Marseille midfielder Arrau Diarra flew to tackle it, destroying the football from the sideline.

Marseille completed this defense, but the players were still frightened.

Arsenal's attacking resoluteness and pursuit of speed are not like the style they have shown before.

Deschamps gritted his teeth and carefully observed Arsenal's formation.

He could see that Verratti, Carvajal, and right winger Chamberlain, the entire right corridor, were all impactful and fast.

Deschamps knew that if the players were allowed to maintain their positions, then Arsenal's wing attack might not necessarily penetrate their defense.

But he still looks down on his opponent to some extent: It is a good thing for a child to have blood, but why did he bully me?
Doesn't he know that old experience is the best sedative for youthful passion?

So Deschamps signaled to the players - press on!
It's very simple, since you Arsenal want to use the player's dribbling ability to complete the advancement, I will push to the high position to suppress.

The speed of the ball is always faster than that of people. Since you gave up passing the ball to advance, don't blame me for killing your offense in the organization stage.

Deschamps did not give such instructions on a whim.When he played against Dortmund, he was shocked by the high pressure of the team under Klopp.

Although in Deschamps' view, Klopp's tactics are still imperfect, to a large extent, this is due to the fact that Dortmund's lineup at this time still has some shortcomings.

Regarding Klopp's thoughts, Deschamps carefully considered and absorbed them after the fight.

Now, he confidently puts his players on top, trying to emulate Klopp in part by pressing high.

And Chen Yao also showed a happy smile.

By the way, that's it, this is the meaning of this game.

Marseille, what a subject!

　Regarding why there have been fewer updates in the past two days: Because there are no recommendations, I don’t think it is so bad.

　　Regarding future updates: everything is business as usual, because I have adjusted my mentality

　　


(End of this chapter)