My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 96 The Awakening of the Tsar

"Jamie, look... have Arsenal made a change?"

In the second half, change sides and fight again, Martin Taylor asked.

"Yes Martin, Arsene Wenger replaced Gervinho and Sagna with Arshavin and Carvajal."

"Jamie, what do you think Arsenal's intentions are? Do Tottenham need to make adjustments?"

"Tottenham have the upper hand now, they just need to maintain it. On the contrary, Arsenal, if this adjustment is self-defeating, then they will have no chance."

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On the sidelines, Harry Redknapp was also unresponsive to Arsenal's adjustments.

It is not difficult to understand that Andrei Arshavin replaced Gervinho. Arshavin only has the physical fitness for half a ball. He has a higher football IQ and a stronger sense of coordination. It is understandable that he came to support Van Persie's attack in the second half.

But your Arsenal players are all suppressed by Tottenham in the half-court. How many chances does Robin Persie have to touch the ball?
As for Carvajal, Redknapp feels that this is a dead horse being treated as a live doctor.

Sagna can't guard Bale, can Carvajal do it?

On the field, Bell once again received the ball from the retreating Van der Vaart and beat Carvajal.

The stocky and stocky Carvajal was very stable and not slow at all. Bell failed to get rid of the energetic young full-back after shaking and accelerating several times.

But Carvajal was also careful not to shoot, which allowed Bell to slip to the bottom line easily again, and sent a low and flat pass close to the bottom line.

In Arsenal's penalty area, apart from Defoe, Lennon and van der Vaart also had more spots this time. Redknapp really made adjustments.

Now, the pressure on Arsenal's back line has once again increased.

The cross rolled to the goal at high speed against the turf. In the chaotic army, Koscielny grabbed the first point, but his awkward clearance turned into a kick and went straight to the goal!

Fortunately, Szczesny was standing in front of Koscielny, and the foot shot directly hit the goalkeeper's arms.

The two looked at each other in horror. The nightmare of last year's League Cup almost reappeared.

That time, the collision between Szczesny and Koscielny gave Birmingham a chance to kill the game on the spot.

"Kick off immediately!"

On the sidelines, Wenger shouted to Szczesny at the top of his voice.

The Polish goalkeeper reacted immediately and threw the ball to the corner of the penalty area...

Gibbs!
This is the first adjustment Wenger made in the midfield after accepting the suggestion: Gibbs was used as a backcourt outlet.

The vision and skills of a midfielder have been an almost undiscovered advantage for Gibbs until this season.

Originally, as a traditional full-back who relied on speed straight up and down, Gibbs would receive the ball in a sideline position and then advance straight to Tottenham's half.

This makes defenses against him predictable.

Under normal circumstances, it is the winger Lennon who suppresses Gibbs at the first moment of the transition and avoids his counterattack.

But Lennon, who hastily ran from the goal to the sideline, was in vain. Gibbs took a diagonal line, came to the ribs to catch the ball, and then circled directly to the center circle.

Moreover, as a left-footer, Gibbs made a comfortable arc with his left foot and gave it to the right.

There, Carvajal, who had just come on, exploded with speed, got rid of Bell, who was slightly slower to react, and pressed on to catch the ball.

Then, getting rid of Tottenham's first layer of lag, he took advantage of his fast center of gravity and low dribbling, and pushed towards Tottenham's half like a small bulldozer.

Bale, who was embarrassed and returned to defense, immediately understood Arsenal's intentions. Through the offensive full-back's increase in the attacking end, Arsenal wanted to suppress their own offensive tendencies in the opposite direction.

In other words, Arsenal gave up the idea of ​​staring at themselves, but chose to force themselves to return to defense to consume and attack each other.

This is Wenger's second adjustment.

The young blood that Chen Yao brought to Arsenal played a role that it did not have before at this moment.

Gunners fans cheered over Tottenham fans as Arsenal pushed for a counterattack and Jamie Redknapp was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Is this a chance meeting, Jamie?" Martin Taylor added fuel to the fire.

Jamie Redknapp could tell it was no accident, Spurs made no mistakes, and I'm afraid this will be the norm in the second half.

He replied dryly: "Uh... the game is always mutual, Martin, let's watch the game."

Carvajal advanced into the middle circle, and only Huddlestone was guarding the defense because Van der Vaart and Modric were too high.

But there was only one person, and the space around him was empty. Tottenham's defender was threatened by Van Persie, and Chamberlain, who was also a speed player, did not dare to push out to fill the space.

The situation was instantly unfavorable to Tottenham, and the only reason for all this happened was that Arsenal's counterattack was too fast!
Gibbs delivered the ball from the side midfielder position and accurately gave it to Carvajal. Carvajal's high-speed advancement was beyond the reach of the left back locked on the sideline and the right back who was tightly suppressed. of.

Harry Redknapp, who had just been sitting calmly in his seat, immediately jumped up, pointed to a position on the field, and shouted Huddlestone's name.

Huddlestone was shocked to realize that Lao Lei meant to tell him to be careful about the combination of Carvajal and Chamberlain on the wing.

So he immediately adjusted his position and retreated deeper.

But Carvajal did not pass the ball straight forward. Ramsey came to the receiving position, and Carvajal passed the ball to Ramsey.

Ramsey catches the ball and turns around, Modric behind him has already run wildly to catch up, but it is too late
——Ramsey slanted to Arteta who plugged in behind, and Arteta also ran forward with all his strength.

Arsenal are investing more and more people in this counterattack.

Holding the ball to Arteta Yimapingchuan in the [-]th area, Huddlestone was lured to the other side under Redknapp's wrong command, but now, the left is Arsenal's strong side.

Arteta made a short pass to Arshavin, and Tottenham's right back Joel Luka got stuck nervously, but compared to Gervinho, who prefers more straight-line breakthroughs, Arshavin still has a trick.

Wenger's third adjustment: Arshavin's inside cut.

Andrei Arshavin, who had a well-balanced technique on both feet, flicked his right foot and connected with his left heel. He quickly broke away from Joel Luka's defense zone and completed the lateral escape.

This is the value of technical ability - only specific technologies can be effective in specific areas and tactics.

Arshavin has only had a brief peak since arriving at Arsenal.

There are many reasons why his state cannot be sustained, such as not being able to adapt to the British climate, such as lack of self-discipline, such as bad personality...

But from Chen Yao's point of view, the most essential reason is actually very simple: getting older.

Arshavin came to Arsenal in 2009, when he was 28 years old.

It is now 2012, and Arshavin is already a 31-year-old veteran in the blink of an eye.

A late blooming player, his skills were fixed, and his physical function could not get better and better under the sports science at that time.

Coupled with Arshavin's own minor problems, such as a melancholy personality, lack of self-discipline, and average adaptability...

These are all very detrimental to the performance of players at the modern winger position.

Despite all his shortcomings, Arshavin's technical foundation is still very good, and his golf intelligence is also among the best in the team.

Arshavin is a star player, and a star player who is in a state of decline is also a deterrent weapon.

What's more, all Arsenal needs is for Arshavin to regain his feeling at a certain moment.

For example, now that he broke into Tottenham's penalty area, there are no more opponents in front of him, and Tottenham's ribs are empty.

The former "tsar" swings his legs and shoots vigorously. Friedel leaps high, but misses the direction.

Arshavin's attack was an arced cut to the ground, the ball scraped the turf, passed under Friedel's leaping body, and crossed the white line of the goal!
I'm a fucking Arsenal player.

Playing Tottenham, this red and white uniform is the best fuel for rejuvenation.

One to zero!

In two minutes, Tottenham Hotspur, which had a half-time advantage, fell behind Arsenal.

(End of this chapter)