My uncle is Inzaghi.

Chapter 77 Are you the "new Vidic"?

"Koscielny oh oh oh! He missed the ball and knocked over Aguero. He is the last defender! Red dot package! Arsenal are in big trouble!!!"

exclaimed Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray.

The commentator of Manchester City Radio was particularly excited. He jumped up from the commentary box, clenched his fist with one hand, pressed the earphone with the other hand, and shouted to the sky: "Aguero! Aguero! Aguero! Sergio Aguero!"

"In the 28th minute of the first half! Aguero got a solo chance! His handling can almost help Manchester City seal the victory of this game! Because he got a penalty kick, and he also allowed Koscielny to be Red card and sent off!”

"Red card! Yes! This is definitely a red card. Koscielny was too slow to stretch his legs!"

"Vermaelen was injured, and Koscielny took his place in the starting lineup. Maybe he hadn't started for too long. Koscielny was just a little bit slow at this moment, and it was just this little bit that sent Arsenal into hell!"

"Arsenal is now in a desperate situation when facing the opponent and getting a penalty kick, and they have one less person to fight with!"

Aguero was already standing at the penalty spot holding the ball.

The referee has already made a penalty.

Arsenal's players were angry and helpless, and it didn't help.

Wenger on the sidelines spread his hands and shook his head helplessly.

Many Arsenal fans in the stands at the Emirates Stadium were biting their lips.

Is the team going to lose another focus battle?

Aguero took the penalty kick and won it instantly.

The last trace of luck was completely gone.

The team was one goal behind and one man short.

Even if we are playing at home, this game will be difficult.

Courtside.

Center back Djourou, who has not had many playing opportunities this season, is warming up urgently, jumping to stretch his muscles while coming to the sidelines.

The central defender position is definitely indispensable.

and so.

Arsenal can only choose to replace center Giroud and replace him with center back Djuru.

"Arsenal has withdrawn a center forward. Now Li Mo is under greater pressure. The team has one less player and the score is still behind. Li Mo has lost his striker helper again."

The camera gave Li Mo a close-up.

He was clapping his hands and shouting to his teammates.

"Cheer up, everyone, the game isn't over yet!!"

"Lee seems quite confident."

"It's good to have confidence, but Arsenal really have little chance in this game."

"Arsenal who lose this game are likely to be kicked out of the championship group."

The commentators all believed that Arsenal, playing at home, had little chance of evening the score.

Especially Li Mo is now forced to become the team's lone forward.

A lonely person stands in front.

There is no bridgehead like Giroud to help him bear the challenge of confrontation and high-altitude ball placement.

Li Mo's weaknesses will be infinitely magnified.

And if Li Mo cannot pose a threat to Manchester City's defense.

Then Arsenal will definitely have no hope of making a comeback in this game.

In fact.

after the game restarted.

Arsenal are basically on the defensive.

With one more player, Manchester City's morale was high as they led the score.

Arsenal's few offensive opportunities were interrupted before they even reached Li Mo's feet.

Li Mo is now like a kite with its string broken.

A handful of footballs were passed downfield once or twice.

He was tangled up by Manchester City's two centre-backs and struggled to get the ball.

After all, he doesn't have the top spot around him now.

It is difficult for his teammates to support him in the backcourt for a while.

Manchester City's central defender combination in this game was Nastasic partnered with Lescott.

Kompany was injured during the international break.

So Lescott got the chance to start.

Nastasic, who is only 19 years old this year, was officially announced to join the club at the last second before the transfer window closed on September 9 last year.

Worth as much as 1300 million pounds.

The transfer value is much higher than when Li Mo joined Arsenal.

Serbian center back Nastasic, known as the "New Vidic", quickly took over and replaced Lescott's starting position.

His performance this season has been outstanding.

He is a very stable part of Manchester City's defense.

He is young, strong in confrontation, and very aggressive, while Kompany has experience and body.

The two centre-back combinations complement each other very well.

Kompany was injured in this game, and his partner with Nastasic was replaced by Lescott.

Many people originally thought this would be a hidden danger in Manchester City's lineup for this game.

结果

It seems now.

The pairing of the two complements each other very well.

Nastasic pestered Li Mo.

Lescott took the opportunity to steal the ball.

Now it seems that the effect is very good.

The two of them concentrated on dealing with Li Mo. They didn't need to take care of other Arsenal players anyway, so Li Mo's only sporadic attacks were cut off by them.

Wenger frowned on the sidelines.

Even he really couldn't think of it.

under these circumstances.

How else can Arsenal make a comeback?

The camera locked on Li Mo again.

He was entangled by Nastasic, the football leaked past him, and Lescott protected him from the bottom line.

For Li Mo.

This game is indeed a great test.

"Li Mo is now completely exposed to the opponent's defense, and his inspiration for running positions is now completely useless."

Commentator Andy Gray said, shaking his head.

"This is the Premier League, this is the top league. 17-year-old Li Mo will encounter more things like this in the future, but for any young player, such an experience will eventually become nutrients for growth."

Martin Keown said solemnly.

"So Arsenal will definitely lose this game, right?"

Gary Neville laughed.

No matter what the outcome of this game.

Manchester United will always be the winner.

That's why he is so proud.

These words also made the Arsenal fans who were watching the game on the TV itch with hatred.

But they also know it.

Gary Neville is right.

Arsenal want a comeback.

It's very difficult.

One can only hope for a miracle.

Li Mo watched the football go beyond the baseline.

Then Nastasic and Lescott deliberately high-fived in front of him to celebrate.

Li Mo stepped back and thought about the situation he was facing now.

"Excellent forwards can always detect changes in the environment and change the way they play - Inzaghi"

environmental change

Li Mo realized.

I have somewhat entered the comfort zone of "two forwards".

Arsenal's tactical system.

The person responsible for providing confrontation in the frontcourt is Giroud.

Giroud is here.

Li Mo can avoid many direct confrontations with his opponents.

On the one hand, Wenger considered that Li Mo was still too young and his physique had not yet fully matured, so he rashly exposed him to the beast-like central defenders in the Premier League. It would be terrible if he suffered a few serious injuries at such a young age.

on the other hand.

There are also concerns about Li Mo's physical fitness.

therefore.

Wenger very thoughtfully arranged Giroud as a bodyguard for Li Mo.

And this game.

Koscielny was sent off unexpectedly due to a red card.

Giroud was replaced.

Li Mo suddenly had to face the situation of supporting the entire front line by himself!

But he still hasn't changed the way he plays.

The term for high emotional intelligence is that he moves very strangely and can always find the defensive weaknesses of defenders.

But in fact, it can also be said: Li Mo is avoiding the central defender and kicking!

Giroud is here. Li Mo can do this.

But now Giroud is gone.

If he is still the same as before.

If he doesn't confront the central defender, this is the situation he faces.

Arsenal's few attacks will be wasted because of this.

can not be like this

Changes had to be made.

"What's wrong? Lee?"

Cazorla noticed that Li Mo seemed to be not paying attention to the game.

"Nothing, I figured something out."

Li Mo grinned.

"what's up?"

"A real man, you have to fight hard at the critical moment!"

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, wait a minute. You guys pass it higher! Pass it to the top of my head!"

"This" Cazorla hesitated.

"The ground is impassable. We are at a numerical disadvantage. If you pass the ball directly, let me have a fight with their center back!"

Li Mo's fighting spirit was unprecedentedly high.

As a center, sometimes.

Just have to be tough.

Nastasic felt that Li Mo was nothing special.

Before this, he had never played against Li Mo.

He and Li Mo transferred to the Premier League almost on the same day.

But at that time, although Li Mo's transfer fee was very small, much less than him, Li Mo was still the focus of the transfer that day.

But that’s not a good “focus.”

Because at that time the media was busy using Li Mo to laugh at Arsenal's poverty.

So at that time, Nastasic felt that Li Mo was quite pitiful.

A young man who moved to Arsenal faced such media violence.

Then there was the story of Li Mo scoring twice in stoppage time against Manchester City - Nastasic was still looking for form in Manchester City's reserve team in that game.

And now.

The two sides fought in the second round.

Li Mo has long been Arsenal's leading shooter.

Nastasic also relied on his performance to firmly put England international Lescott on the bench.

According to Nastasic.

This game can be regarded as the peak showdown between him and Li Mo - because some media now call Nastasic the most noteworthy young central defender in the Premier League.

Li Mo is the most dazzling young forward this season.

It's not an exaggeration to say it's a peak showdown.

But it's a pity.

In this game, Nastasic didn't feel much pressure from Li Mo.

He feels that Arsenal's No. 19 striker is nothing special.

This kid actually scored 18 league goals.

This is really incredible.

before this.

Kompany once emphasized to him that he must pay special attention to Li Mo.

And his strike partner Rascott also agrees with this.

"What are you thinking?"

When Lescott saw his partner's eyes following Li Mo away with a thoughtful expression, he couldn't help but ask.

"Well, do you really think that kid is very powerful?"

"Isn't it?" Lescott was a little surprised. He didn't know why Nastasic thought so.

"If he is not powerful, why should we be so cautious against him?"

"makes sense."

Nastasic did not argue with Lescott.

But what he really thinks is...

No wonder you were taken over by me as the main force.

A Li Mo.

It scares you out of your wits.

Li Mo knew that when he lost his cover, it would be very difficult for him to take advantage of the opportunity through movement - it was not impossible, it just required time and the accumulation of attacks.

But what Arsenal lack most now is time and the number of attacks.

Arsenal, with one less player to play, was suppressed by Manchester City in midfield control.

Not many offenses are available.

under these circumstances.

Li Mo can't choose the attack method.

There is only a hard bridge and a hard horse.

He is not afraid of physical confrontation.

It's just that he was slightly path dependent before.

and.

I just got a [Skymaster] skill.

I just took it out and tried it on my feet and, uh, head.

The opportunity came soon.

Cazorla broke through from the left and caused Zabaleta to foul.

His dribbling on the left wing was directly tackled to the ground by Argentine defender Zabaleta.

Cazorla fell directly to the ground like a big tree that had been cut down.

When the referee's whistle sounded, Wenger's heart was clenched on the sidelines.

Cazorla is very brittle and cannot withstand such torment.

Fortunately.

Cazorla got up from the ground.

It doesn't look like anything serious.

Zabaleta, who committed the foul, kept chattering.

He thought his tackle was clean and the referee's decision favored the home team's home whistle.

However, the referee quickly warned him.

If you force Lai Lai to make a penalty against the referee next time, you will receive a yellow card directly.

Zabaleta is not really angry, he is just using this method to influence the referee's judgment - you see I am so angry, are you reflecting on the problem with your penalty?

However, no one who can serve as a referee in the Premier League will be fooled by this little trick of the players.

He has his own judgment, and as a referee, the most taboo thing is not trusting his own judgment and being easily influenced by others - if this is the case, the players on both sides will give the referee a little acting shock.

Cazorla came to take the free kick in the frontcourt.

This position is close to the sideline, so there is no good chance to shoot directly.

You can only pass the ball to the penalty area and create an opportunity to grab points.

And speaking of grabbing points.

Arsenal's ultimate killer move is naturally Li Mo.

After all, he is Arsenal's only center forward on the pitch now.

The camera locked on Li Mo.

He and his teammates were on the line of the penalty area - they wanted to stand closer to the goal, but because of the offside rule, the Manchester City players standing in a line kept them firmly outside the penalty area line.

Nastasic stared closely at Li Mo.

Of course he knew that Li Mo was very capable of grabbing points.

But he is not afraid. He is known as "New Vidic", so he naturally has two brushes.

He was originally worried that Li Mo would take advantage of the chaos in the penalty area to grab a second shot.

But when Cazorla passed the ball out.

He was surprised to find that the ball came straight to Li Mo!

how?

Do you think that my "new Vidic" does not exist?

Nastasic is 187 centimeters tall and has excellent jumping ability. He is well known for his aerial ball.

So, in the air, that's Nastasic's home turf.

After the ball came out, Li Mo took off with two steps, and Nastasic got in front of Li Mo, intending to clear the ball before Li Mo.

His judgment of the landing point is very accurate, and since he is a defender, he has an advantage in such a confrontation - the center has to aim at the goal to hit the goal, and the center back only needs to complete the interference to prevent him from hitting the goal.

Nastasic thought he was about to complete a beautiful defense.

But right now.

The two bodies collided in the air, and then...

He flew out.

Nastasic felt like he had been hit by a large truck, spinning around and losing his center of gravity.

By the time he came to his senses, the football had already been tipped into the goal by Li Mo.

But the referee's whistle sounded.

Pointing to the goal.

This ball is an offensive foul!

(End of this chapter)