My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 38 Marseille Experiment ([-])

Chen Yao applauded the players in the backcourt with satisfaction.

This is an excellent backcourt with the ball.But whether it is Marseille's high-position pressure or Arsenal's dismantling of the ball, they are actually still in a very primitive stage.

Didier Deschamps' Marseille is still at an early stage of understanding of oppression. The oppression of the forward line and the midfield line has not formed a systematic linkage, and there is also a lack of sufficient changes and backhands.

And Arsenal's shots are also very primitive. The mastery is just that Gibbs made a small cameo as a midfielder, increased the points of the ball, and controlled the forward rhythm.

At this time, Gibbs still had some talent left, but not much.Fortunately, his technical skills at the defensive midfielder position in his youth have not been exhausted, so he can play as a defensive midfielder.

Gibbs is still a long way from the retracted full-back that modern football really requires.

But there is such a sudden inspiration, it is enough.

The ball-playing system of the Caotai team is nothing compared to the pressure system of the Caotai team.

The biggest advantage of the short pass is not the control of the ball, but the subsequent advancement stage.

Since the main number of opponents are concentrated in the center and front field, their back field will inevitably be partially empty.

This is what Chen Yao wants, an offensive and defensive confrontation with equal numbers in the frontcourt.

Due to the small number of players, the court space is relatively empty under the condition of fewer games, and this is the opportunity for the offensive side!
He pointed straight at the Marseille goal, where his finger pointed, the highway on the right, and the sports car was racing.

Marseille's full-back looked at the Arsenal players rushing menacingly, at a loss.

Verratti quickly burst into the frontcourt, passed Diarra, and handed the ball to Carvajal who came in behind.

Carvajal darted forward again, the stocky full-back unstoppable.

Marseille's defense also has to take care of Chamberlain, who is also a boss who is desperate for his life.

But in fact, it doesn't make much sense anymore, because after the two assaulters Carvajal and Chamberlain made a two-for-one cooperation, they have already reached the bottom line.

Marseille's defense line was reduced to a short line, Carvajal made a cross from the edge, and the football spun backwards.

In the penalty area, Walcott and Zaha, who played as guest center, both squeezed into the penalty area to grab points. Although Marseille's defenders stared at Walcott, Zaha also slipped in from the left.

Zaha, who was in a comfortable position, only remembered what Chen Yao said to him before the game.

"Wilfred, when the right is attacking, don't be foolish on the left. You have to actively cut into the penalty area to grab points, believe me, the ball will fly to you..."

Sure enough, the ball flew over...

Zaha put the ball into the goal comfortably, and his dark face showed a warm, innocent and happy smile towards Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda.

One to zero!

Cheers erupted from the Emirates Stadium. This time, Arsenal played the ball smoothly from the backcourt, and the offensive cooperation at the end of the frontcourt was so beautiful!
Wenger, who was sitting on the coach's bench, couldn't restrain his smile anymore. The old man walked up to Chen Yao who was punching wildly on the sidelines, and said with a smile, "Wonderful design, hey, kid, don't be so excited, it's only a few days. minute……"

Chen Yao scratched his head in embarrassment, and hugged Wenger gently.

Wenger patted Chen Yao on the back and said: "Don't worry about anything, just do what you want."

"Like what you ask of young players?"

Chen Yao laughed.

"That's right, the way I train young players."

Wenger blinked and returned to his seat.

"Pat, do you think I should take a nap? I suddenly discovered that the football field is also a good place to rest."

Wenger quips to Pat Rice next to him.

"Arsena, this shows that you are not a good assistant coach."

"Uncle Rice," Pat Rice said with a straight face.He took out his brick-like ipad, squinted his eyes and browsed through the data on the screen, ready to give Chen Yao a suggestion for the next step.

Wenger shrugged. "Okay Pat, then you work hard and I guess I can get a paid vacation."

……

Deschamps didn't dare to mess around anymore.He quickly adapted to the players' withdrawal and returned to the steady and steady play they were used to.

He was full of shame in his heart. How could he, a mature head coach who had been immersed for many years, be as easy to be fooled as a child.

What kind of high-position oppression, what kind of tactical pioneers, they are all prepared for the geniuses in European football. I am not a genius, and I am not leading a wealthy family, so I just play honestly.

As for the future of tactics, let's wait for the geniuses to make their mark.

Deschamps looked at the young coach at Arsenal, finally put away the contempt in his heart, and sighed softly.

The afterlife is terrifying.

……

Marseille has honestly returned to its own existing style, and this has also caused a lot of trouble for Arsenal.

The space in Marseille's backcourt suddenly shrunk, and the space for Carvajal's forward penetration and wing blasting was greatly reduced.

Breaking the deep defense is a big problem in football, and Arsenal today do not have enough players to create a new solution to this problem.

And Chen Yao didn't dare to let the team attack wantonly.

He is still not sure about the defensive midfielder combination of Jorginho and Verratti.

This combination is very young. Although they have grown up a bit in the recent high-intensity training, they are still young in essence, and their skills and experience are slightly insufficient.

Moreover, neither is known for his defense.Verratti and Jorginho, they are not soft persimmons.But neither of them is a strong running ability, hard muscles, and precise sweeping lower backs.

In fact, if Marseille has the ability to continue to maintain the offensive in the middle, this pair of midfielders can be said to be very leaky.

But now that Marseille has shrunk back, the vision and skills of the two defensive midfielders can play a role.

It's hard to crack deep defenses, but it's not difficult to maintain the rhythm of the court.

So this game became an intercontinental event for Arsenal's young players to gain experience.

Jorginho practiced short passes, directing, and occasionally long passes to break up games.

Verratti practiced confrontation, advancing.

Carvajal practiced wide sets, crosses and retreats.

Zaha practiced observation, touch and passing.

Theo Walcott practice center run…

Marseille is like a serious training partner, helping Arsenal's young people hone their skills and feel the atmosphere of the game.

In the second half, Marseille tried to set off some counterattacks, but Jorginho showed an excellent metronome effect, stabilizing Arsenal's suppressing rhythm.

Didier Deschamps didn't ask Marseille to fight to the death anymore - their results in the first few group matches were not bad, and there was no need to waste energy and die in the Champions League group stage.

After 10 minutes, Deschamps gradually removed the main players.

After the referee's whistle, Arsenal beat Marseille [-]-[-].

They avoided being dragged into the quagmire of a midfield strangle by Marseille, scored an early goal, and maintained their advantage until the end.

Arsenal's hope of qualifying for the Champions League group stage is still there.

(End of this chapter)