My uncle is Inzaghi.

Chapter 95 The frozen Camp Nou!

"Danger! Barcelona's players must get into shape as soon as possible, they are too slow to warm up!"

The Catalan commentator also criticized.

He believes this is caused by Barcelona's slow warm-up.

This is also an old problem in Barcelona.

"They need to recover as soon as possible!"

said the Catalan narrator.

But that's the way things are with game conditions, one waxes and wanes.

Barcelona's players were more or less influenced by the public opinion before the game and believed that Arsenal had no choice but to surrender when facing Barcelona.

But it didn't arrive first. After the game started, Arsenal used Li Mo's two headers to successfully threaten Barcelona's goal.

This greatly boosted the morale of Arsenal players.

Therefore, Arsenal's players became more confident next time. They ran more actively, reacted more quickly, and became more confident in passing and dribbling.

For a while.

They actually regained a lot of control over the game.

This is very surprising.

Especially the ability shown by Li Mo.

Twelfth minute of the game.

Li Mo retreated to catch the ball and faced the siege of Mascherano and Pique. He not only successfully protected the ball, but also caused Mascherano to foul.

Arsenal were able to keep possession of the ball.

In addition to his outstanding performance in protecting the ball.

His passing ability also shines.

In the 16th minute of the game, he retreated and almost gave Cazorla a one-on-one shot with a through ball.

If Valdes hadn't reacted quickly and struck out quickly to clear the ball away from the sideline, once Cazorla got the ball, he would have faced the goalkeeper directly.

"Arsenal once again asked Li Mo to play as a lone striker in this game. In fact, Professor Wenger had tried to use Li Mo to play as a lone forward several times before this. Just when playing against Real Madrid, Li Mo also played He is a lone striker, but when playing against Real Madrid, Arsenal chose a direct long-pass counterattack. Against Barcelona, ​​Arsenal chose to contend with Barcelona in the midfield, and used the center forward Li Mo as an axis to connect the team's counterattack. Offensively, from the current point of view, he has done very well!"

Andy Gray's tone was a bit surprised.

Li Mo has yet to show his most powerful scoring ability.

But now on the court, he is retreating to receive, protect the ball, and pass the ball. He is doing it in a precise and orderly manner, which is no worse than his strike partner Giroud in the league.

Even because he was faster and turned more lightly.

His connection effect in the frontcourt is even better-because he can not only keep up with the speed of the team's offense, but he can also lead the speed of the team's offense.

Manchester, Carrington Training Base.

In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Manchester United suffered a 0-3 away defeat to Dortmund, which was previously regarded as a top eight team.

This result was unexpected, but people who watched the game knew that Manchester United only lost 0-3, which was entirely due to luck - De Gea's performance in this game was amazing.

Dortmund's youth team pressed and pressed wildly in the frontcourt, forcing the Manchester United midfielder to lose control.

At the Westfalenstadion, Manchester United allowed Dortmund to blast 27 shots!

This game almost reminded Ferguson of the 2011 Champions League final, when his hands were shaking when he was dominated by Barcelona's passing style.

Although in an interview after the game, Ferguson also said that the game is not over yet, and Dream Theater can create miracles.

But he also knew that it was enough to just listen to these words.

After losing three goals in the away game, it would be extremely difficult to come back at home.

And if the Champions League is eliminated, then Manchester United will only have the Premier League left to fight for trophies.

Therefore, Ferguson is still very concerned about the performance of his biggest rival Arsenal.

Especially Arsenal's performance against a strong team like Barcelona.

After seeing Pique once again forced to bring down Li Mo with a foul in order to stop Arsenal's forward attack.

Ferguson frowned.

"Is there really a player in the world who improves so quickly?"

Ferguson now wants to peel off Li Mo's head to see whether it contains a human brain or an AI circuit.

Otherwise, how could he go from being an opportunist to being an all-around center in less than half a year?

What surprised Ferguson even more was Li Mo's physical ability.

He now has a wide range of activities. Two or three months ago, Li Mo wouldn't have been able to hold on for half a game.

It's so weird.

Ferguson knows that the most important of the next eight Premier League games is the key battle against Arsenal at home.

There is still more than a month.

Even Ferguson didn't dare to judge whether Li Mo would still be what he is now more than a month later.

Even in his current state, it would be difficult for Manchester United to deal with him.

Ferguson was lost in thought.

Barcelona is indeed a bit slow to heat up.

In other words, he was caught off guard.

With Li Mo's activity, they were almost caught up with Arsenal in terms of ball possession rate.

They try to control the pace.

Although many people say that Barcelona's offense is gorgeous.

But many people say that Barcelona's football is boring and boring.

In the final analysis, it is the reason why they like to control the ball slowly and control the rhythm of the game very slowly - Barcelona can certainly play the rhythm fast, but they don't really want to compete with their opponents for speed.

Because in terms of speed, their advantage is not absolute.

What Barcelona is best at doing is to constantly pass back and cross the ball to slow down the rhythm, and then suddenly launch a fatal blow when the opponent is not prepared.

but now.

Arsenal chose to pick up the pace.

Once you have the ball, keep passing the ball forward.

In this process.

Li Mo's role is very crucial.

He needs to expand his range of activities, drop back to respond, and after completing the connection, turn around and insert into the penalty area to grab points.

As long as he can hold the ball, Arsenal's offensive players can come forward.

Otherwise, if the ball is quickly lost every time a forward pass is made, it will be very difficult for Arsenal to pick up the rhythm.

To know.

People say that Barcelona's ball control is unparalleled in the world, but they are also quite good at pressing players with the ball without the ball.

In order to prevent Arsenal from moving forward, Barcelona could only foul Li Mo.

But Li Mo also made changes later.

He runs to catch the ball and kicks it as hard as he can.

Never let the football stay at your feet for too long, giving your opponent a chance to foul.

Ever since.

Arsenal successfully picked up the offensive rhythm.

As long as he gets the ball, Li Mo will come out to respond immediately. When he comes to catch the ball, there are people on both sides rushing up.

Li Mo, on the other hand, will complete the separation of the sides immediately, and then advance into the penalty area. After speeding up, the cross from the side will come.

This way of playing is really too simple.

Receive in the middle, cover both sides, split sides, cross, outflank in the middle!

It's such a simple routine.

Arsenal have been training for almost two weeks.

It was specially prepared to deal with Barcelona.

Now they are playing quite skillfully - not to mention, this offensive routine still has a bit of English football in it.

Although Arsenal has been mainlandized for a long time, in the final analysis, they are still an English team.

Although this routine is a little more complicated than the traditional British routine of throwing a Frisbee directly from the backcourt and letting the winger chase it, Arsenal players are still quite familiar with this routine.

Although in the commentary box.

The Catalan commentator scolded Arsenal for being backward in philosophy.

But one fact is: Pique cannot restrict Li Mo in the air. What?

You mean Mascherano?

Mascherano, who is 174 centimeters tall, goes to grab a header?

This is a big joke.

So Barcelona can only tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, and let Busquets come back and defend high-altitude balls with Pique - Busquets is 185 centimeters tall, which is better than Mascherano's high-altitude ball ability. So a little.

As the game progresses.

People were surprised to find that Arsenal seemed to have more offensive opportunities.

However, midfielders such as Vermaelen and Arteta do not feel this way.

The pressure they face is too great.

Although Barcelona definitely didn't have many chances, their offense still put huge pressure on Arsenal's defense.

Vermaelen intercepted the ball and then quickly handed the ball to Cazorla on the wing.

The game had only started less than twenty minutes ago.

But he felt like it was past halftime.

Messi, Iniesta, Villa, Sanchez.

The sense of oppression brought by these players is too strong.

Vermaelen looked at the front court with a solemn expression.

Don't look at Arsenal who look very lively when they have an opportunity to attack.

But in the final analysis, without goals, everything is in vain.

Only scoring goals can slightly relieve the pressure on the defense.

Cazorla dribbles the ball down the wing.

Iniesta pressed forward.

Cazorla is a fringe player for the Spanish national team.

after all.

In the Spanish national team, there are top players such as Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Xavi Alonso, Cesc Fabregas, Juan Mata, David Silva, Isco, etc. Field players.

It is extremely difficult to compete for a midfielder in the Spanish national team, let alone the main force, even for a substitute position.

Therefore, Cazorla has not played many games in the Spanish national team, and it is definitely not because of his lack of strength.

Facing the Spanish national team's absolute main midfield core.

Cazorla didn't choose to get past his opponent.

This is not because he is afraid of Iniesta's defensive ability, but because he does not want to slow down the team's offensive speed.

The ball must be passed forward before Barcelona's defensive encirclement is formed!

Li Mo appeared in front of Cazorla at the right time.

His position is always where Cazorla can pass the ball.

Cazorla did not hesitate. Even though Busquets was watching eagerly not far away from Li Mo, he still chose to pass the ball to Li Mo.

Sure enough, as soon as the ball was passed, Busquets pounced on it.

However, Li Mo was faster than him. He pushed the ball to the side first, then turned around and avoided Busquets' hand reaching out to grab his jersey.

"Li Mo! Beautiful!"

Commentator Andy Gray couldn't help but marvel.

"A tall man of 1.91 meters can actually be so light and agile."

Wilshere pulls over from the wing to receive the ball. After he gets the ball, he can stride forward directly.

After Harvey pressed forward, he passed the ball forward along the side.

Chamberlain put Wilshere on from behind.

Wilshere's pass just unleashed his speed.

He is racing with Alba on the wing.

Alba's speed is almost as fast as Chamberlain, but Alba believes that Chamberlain must wait for Li Mo to come up before passing the ball. In this case, he will have the opportunity to steal the ball.

But here’s what Alba didn’t expect.

After catching up with the ball, Chamberlain did not continue to dribble the ball down, but swept the ball to Wilshere, who did not stop after passing the ball, but ran straight up along the ribs.

Wilshere ran into the right position, right at the corner of the penalty area. He looked at the situation in the penalty area and pocketed the ball with his right foot.

Pass the football backwards!

just

In the shot, there seems to be no Arsenal attacking player at the back?

The doubts of the viewers who were watching the live broadcast just came to their minds when they saw a figure thrust straight into the back!

"Li Mo!!!"

to the exclamations of the narrators.

Barcelona players in the penalty area also noticed Li Mo.

Pique retreated immediately.

And Alves, who was over there, also pounced on him.

When the football falls from the sky.

The three of them took off almost at the same time!

Li Mo can feel it.

Alves grabbed his shirt and pulled it down, but soon let go.

But he took off after a full run-up.

This momentum is much greater than Alves.

This pull could not stop Li Mo's upward momentum.

So this is the only contribution Alves made in this defense.

Now the only one who can stop Li Mo is Pique.

Pique faced Li Mo head-on.

He took off a little later than Li Mo.

But being late doesn't mean he's at a disadvantage.

Because he can choose a better time to take off and the time to collide!

For example, now.

He jumped up and took the initiative to bump into Li Mo.

In the previous confrontations, he already knew that he was not as good at jumping as Li Mo. It was impossible to defeat Li Mo in terms of jumping height.

But as a centre-back.

What he has to do is not necessarily to head the ball, but just to destroy the opponent's head.

So he chose a moment that he thought was very suitable and jumped up, shouldering Li Mo, and had a fierce confrontation.

he thinks.

This time it was enough to stop Li Mo.

But the next moment.

He was bounced away.

The confidence on his face turned into shock.

Pique, who lost his center of gravity in the air, watched helplessly as Li Mo prepared for a header.

Muscles all over the body were tense.

Teeth clenched.

Stare at the incoming ball, twist your waist, twist your hips, and shake your head!

"Shhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

There were loud boos at the Camp Nou.

But everyone could hear the panic in the boos.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!"

amid the shouts of the commentators.

The football was smashed to the ground by Li Mo.

The football bounced off the ground and flew up again, just bypassing Valdez's defense and hitting the net behind him!

Camp Nou.

Entered the frozen age.

The stands on all sides seemed to be frozen.

(End of this chapter)