My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 95 What I Have Is a Way
Harry Redknapp crossed his arms and watched his players pressing forward step by step, with a feeling of emotion in his heart.

It is the dream of every coach to have talented players to charge for themselves.

26-year-old Luka Modric and 23-year-old Gareth Bale are in their prime.

Whether it is physical fitness, technology or consciousness, both of them showed a superior performance, gradually eroding Arsenal's ribs and wing defense areas.

It's a pity that this kind of wealth battle is destined to be impossible for me to fight forever...

On the court at this time, Tottenham's offensive coordination on the left wing and left rib is becoming more and more skillful, and they have almost overwhelmed Arsenal's half-court offense.

Wenger glanced at the scoreboard. The current score is still zero to zero, and the time is only two minutes to No. 20.

Should that change?Isn't it too early...

Wenger kept thinking about the pre-match arrangements in his heart. He never liked to change the pre-match arrangements during the game, which would make the old man feel unsafe.

Since Arsenal entered the "mortgage era" at the Emirates Stadium, Wenger's operation of the team has been difficult.

He didn't dare to take risks, because any one risk could break the team's tight financial chain, leading to unpredictable results.

This makes Wenger more and more stable in his formation and on-the-spot command. Even if the team is at a disadvantage during the game, Wenger rarely changes his strategy early, but waits patiently until about 10 minutes. Substitute.

The old man suppressed his uneasiness.

No matter what, it's too early to make substitutions in 10 minutes. Let's see again.

……

Bale once again broke into Arsenal's right flank.

Under Bell's continuous impact, Bakari Sagna, who was already good at defense, did not dare to leave the defense zone without permission, and was suppressed by Tottenham's left attack in his own half.

Moreover, Modric, with his excellent tactical literacy, immediately realized Tottenham's advantage on the left wing. He kept pulling to Arsenal's left rib, looking for opportunities to cooperate.

Modric's presence forced Alexander Song to return to the edge of the penalty area for protection, and Van der Vaart's activity at the top of the key also restricted Arteta's energy.

Bell faced Sagna one-on-one. After continuously shaking to deceive the French defender's center of gravity, Bell repeated his old trick and suddenly accelerated to break through Sagna's interception.

After breaking through Sagna's block, Bell went straight forward, and Sagna could only follow on the inside, which meant that Bell's forward pressure had no obstruction.

The breakthrough on the wing caused Arsenal's defense to continue to move back, and the formation became flatter and flatter.

Van der Vaart gradually became aware of the team's attacking situation and was ready to go into the penalty area, putting greater pressure on Arsenal's defense.

Bell made a cross. The Arsenal players, who had been flattened, failed to stop the cross. The ball spiraled and fell to the back point. Lennon penetrated the penalty area diagonally from the right rib and kicked it!
Szczesny tried to stretch his body, but fortunately his fingertips grazed the football and narrowly blocked Lennon's shot from the baseline.

There was a sigh of regret at Wembley Stadium. It was the sigh of [-] Tottenham fans, while the Arsenal fans were so nervous that they did not dare to take a breath.

"It's a pity! The concentration of Arsenal's defense is still quite high, which has caused Tottenham's offense to fail several times, but if it continues like this, we don't know how long Arsenal can hold on..." Martin Taylor commented.

"Yes, Martin, Tottenham have been on the offensive, but I haven't seen Arsenal's response." Jamie Redknapp said cheerfully, "It seems that Harry has estimated the success rate of the team's wing advance. Too low, if there are enough outflanking points in the middle, it will put more pressure on Arsenal."

"So Jamie, when do you think Lao Lei will make adjustments? How will Arsenal respond?"

"Martin, Lao Lei will definitely make adjustments, but how to deal with it, I know and I won't tell you."

"Hahaha……"

The cooperation between Koscielny and Mertesacker was very tacit and stable in the first half.

The central defender combination formed by the two of them, and Szczesny's high-speed resistance, successfully eliminated all Tottenham's offensive.

But no one can guarantee that the turnover rate of the defense is 0%.

In last season's League Cup, it was an incredible mistake by Koscielny and Szczesny that allowed Birmingham to easily complete the victory in the 809th minute.

Only by bringing the game back a bit can the pressure on the back line be reduced and the possibility of mistakes made.

"Boss, this can't go on like this." Chen Yao came to Wenger's side holding an iPad.

He turned on the screen, which displayed the statistics of the technical team.

"Tottenham's attacking formation is very wide, and Van der Vaart and Modric have organizational skills. We gave them too much space."

"They are deliberately letting Bale and Lennon hit our flanks. Bale has a higher frequency. This is their strength. There is no reason not to use it."

"And Modric is a player with a very high ball quotient. He discovered Bell's breakthrough efficiency, so his running position has been creating opportunities for Bell. He also directed van der Vaart to insert into the penalty area, so that Tottenham's point-grabbing players will change. More, our defenders will always make mistakes.”

Chen Yao did not dare to assure Wenger that Koscielny and Mertesacker would not make mistakes. He believed that Wenger also had such concerns.

In recent years, Arsenal's defense has become worse and worse, and the defense has become more and more like a sieve, full of holes.

"Then...what do you think we should do?" Wenger asked.

"Boss, blindly defending is not enough... We have to be prepared to concede one or even two goals, as long as we can score one more goal is enough."

Chen Yao took out a tactical board and wrote something on it.

"Hmm..." Wenger looked at these plans and pondered for a while, "Is it too risky?"

"Boss!" Chen Yao was a little anxious, "You know, in a game like this, if Tottenham takes the lead, it will be difficult for us to get back..."

As they spoke, there was another roar of cheers from the pitch and Wenger looked up to see Tottenham fans waving flags.

Tottenham once again completed a dangerous attack. This time Van der Vaart was emptied at the top of the arc. Bell's pass was not hoisted to the penalty area, but was ferried to the top of the arc by his teammates.

Van der Vaart took an extremely dangerous long shot and slid out!

In the first 39 minutes, the ball possession ratio of the two teams was 40.00% three to 50.00% seven, and the shooting ratio was three to seven.

"There is no time to hesitate, Arsene." Pat Rice also said softly, "We have to take risks."

"I... don't know since when, I became risk-averse." Wenger muttered to himself.

"You are under too much pressure, Arsene." Pat Rice patted his long-time partner on the arm. "When we were young, you were like an inventor, thinking about how to put the ball in beautifully all day long. The opponent’s goal.”

"Back then we had the back five, Pat, and I didn't have to worry about risk."

"It's true that we don't have veteran defenders anymore, but Arsene, which means that we are even less likely to win games by defending."

"We should make changes before it's too late," Pat Rice suggested firmly.

Wenger's deep eyes gradually became sharper. He pursed his lips and thought for a while, then nodded: "You are right. It is time for us to make changes."

"Boss, then..." Chen Yao said something in Wenger's ear.

After listening, Wenger's eyes lit up and he nodded.

The "Professor" showed a sly smile unique to the French and said: "We have plenty of ways to beat Tottenham."

He waved to the bench and yelled, "Daniel, Andre, go warm up!"

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