In the Everton locker room, the coach pointed with his finger to draw a circle on the three midfielders in the middle of the 433 formation: "In the official formation given, Chen Mo is a single defensive midfielder, but in fact after entering the game, he moved very freely. When When he starts to link up the front and backcourt, the other two players will move wide to both sides to make room in the middle so that he can move up and down."
The coach raised his hands and moved up and down, and continued: "When he needs to penetrate the frontcourt, he will push from the back midfielder position to the front midfielder. Look here, after he goes up, the other two players, usually The left midfielder lifts up to the left, and the right midfielder sinks down to the right. The three of them form a diagonal position. This is because they have Messi on the right. Messi's single-point blasting ability is extremely strong. Too much support is needed, and Chen Mo is only needed in the middle. The left winger's offensive ability is slightly weaker and he needs support from his teammates. In this case, there will be a gap under their left midfielder. Rooney, you have to try to seize this gap to create Murderous intent!"
"I understand."
Rooney looked serious, and the Everton coach nodded: "In addition to these two normal situations, there is another situation, which is Messi retreating to get the ball. Messi's offensive firepower is very strong, so in order to attract the defensive players away, give him To create more one-on-one space, Chen Mo will move more to the upper midfield position on the left side. In this way, our defense line will not dare to shrink to the right as a whole. Failure to shrink will cause people to fight against each other. The space between them becomes larger. At the same time, look at this, one of the other two midfielders will move up the middle to meet Messi near the top of the penalty area, helping him to build a wall or serve as a transfer hub. The other one will be at the bottom of the pile."
The Everton coach drew an arc going up and to the left on the number 4 representing Chen Mo. The other two were one upward and one downward. He drew a circle on the player with the downward arrow as the focus: "This crisis is also ours." One of the opportunities! Except for Chen Mo, the defensive abilities of other players in this Barcelona midfield team are not very strong. Rooney, you have the opportunity to defeat your opponent alone when you get the ball here, you have to seize it."
"no problem!"
"Very good, we have studied the specific content enough, so I won't repeat it, but you need to know one thing clearly, that is, our offense is actually a transition between offense and defense! But only if the defense is done well can we have success. Switch!”
Everton is studying Barcelona, and Barcelona is studying Everton.
On the other side, the Barcelona dressing room.
"The core of the opponent's offense is Rooney. His characteristics are that he is very powerful and has a strong impact when running. This is very important. Xiao Mo, try not to let him run, and don't give him too comfortable space to catch the ball."
"I understand."
Joseph moved the magnet in front of the tactical board. Chen Mo, who was sitting at the head of the left side of the long table and holding a pen, nodded.
"very good."
Joseph continued: "In addition to his strong impact, his sense of movement is actually very good. If you don't see that he is strong, you will think that he is a positive center who likes to get the ball with his back. That is not the case, he The position that really likes to move is the position between the back line and the midfield. When Xiao Mo presses up, there may be problems in our position, so I need you to be more cautious and pay more attention to him."
"no problem."
"Well, in addition to the offensive end, Rooney is also very good at the defensive end. Because of his abundant physical fitness, he often drops back to help defend the center and wing. Xiaomo, you have two main tasks today. The first is to Don’t let him get the ball easily when defending, and secondly, when we attack, find a way to take him away from Fabregas, our core today is Fabregas.”
"no problem."
"very good,"
Hearing this, Chen Mo, Messi and Pique all looked at Xiaofa with complicated expressions. The latter did not dare to look back and just stared blankly at the blackboard, playing with a ballpoint pen aimlessly with his fingers.
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"Welcome all viewers and fans to the CCTV5 live broadcast room. My old friend He Wei is by my side."
North London, England.
Arsenal Administration Building.
At six o'clock in the morning, the stadium outside the window was filled with mist. There was a TV placed on the corner of the mahogany table by the window, and He Wei's commentary voice came from inside.
Wenger, who had just arrived in the office, was sitting at the table, holding bread in his mouth, holding the temples of his glasses with his left hand, and slowly wiping the lenses with a soft cloth with his right hand, looking at the TV screen without blinking, as He Wei followed When Cesc Fabregas' name appeared in the translation below when he mentioned the starting list, he first raised the corners of his mouth, and then frowned deeply.
At this moment, the assistant who put the radio to his ear trotted in.
"Boss! Cesc Fabregas starts!"
The assistants looked very excited. They all understood the significance of Fabregas starting!
Wenger sighed, leaned back on the backrest, and did not answer. The assistant was puzzled: "Boss, why do I feel that you are unhappy?"
Hathaway, the physical fitness coach next to him, smiled and said: "You are too stupid. If you want to recruit this little guy, you must agree to the conditions of core training, otherwise he has no reason to come to our Arsenal. But if this is the case, what happens to Chen Mo in the future? He also left Barcelona, what should we do? He was sold because he was not perfectly compatible with Chen Mo, and from what I learned from a phone call with Chen Mo’s father some time ago, he didn’t care much about whether Chen Mo would stay at Barcelona in the future. What he cares more about is hoping that Chen Mo can have a perfect and comfortable space for growth, so there is a high possibility that Chen Mo will leave Barcelona in the future."
"So that's it."
The assistant nodded and said: "But, boss, I think we should be more pragmatic. The talent Chen Mo has shown is terrifying. AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Bayern and even Real Madrid only like to buy superstars. They are all paying close attention to him. It is difficult for us to compete with these teams. Rather than taking such risks, we should find a way to get Cesc Fabregas over first. After all, his talent is also first-rate."
"Let me think."
Wenger closed his eyes and looked up to the sky, pinching his eyebrows. He is very, very confused at this time. Fabregas is pretty good, but his talent is not at the highest level. In terms of organizational ability, Fabregas is indeed very strong, but he has not yet seen signs of reaching the level of Scholes and becoming the absolute core organizer of a championship-winning team.
Playing as a midfielder, his physical fitness is not too strong. The intensity of physical confrontation in the Premier League is too high. His body cannot support him to get the ball stably in the midfield and frontcourt. He is a bit like Pirlo during the Inter Milan period, but if he uses it according to Pirlo's method Put him in the midfield and back, and then you need to build a midfield lineup around him.
This is no problem, but
How strong the core players are will determine the upper limit of the team. What Wenger wants is the Premier League championship and the Champions League championship!
Fabregas, can you handle it?
At present, it seems that it is not enough.
But if we don't snatch Cesc Fabregas now, what if Chen Mo stays at Barcelona or goes to another team in the future? Wouldn't he lose everything?
"Hey, it would be nice if the club gave me more transfer budget."
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Chen Mo didn't know about Wenger's hardship.
The referee blew the whistle and he began to concentrate completely on the game.
Everton's kick-off right, Rooney passed the ball back to midfield, and then started to trot forward, but the next second, Chen Mo also trotted to his side.
"What is this guy doing?"
Rooney didn't react at once and looked at Chen Mo with a frown. Before the game, the Everton coach never expected that Barcelona would have such a change in this game, so the tactical arrangement was still based on Chen Mo's core role.
Not only was Rooney stunned, but the commentary box was also a little surprised.
"It seems that Barcelona's coach Joseph has made special arrangements for this game! Chen Mo, the former core midfielder, actually retreated to such a deep position. It seems that he is preparing to hand over all the offensive organization to Cesc Fabregas."
"That's right. Look at Barcelona's offensive position. In the last game, their two wing-backs and center were very forward, almost close to the opponent's penalty area. But look at this game, Messi and the left winger are going He retreated a lot, almost to the midfield line. This is because Fabregas's physical fitness is still poor, and he does not have as strong a ball-protecting ability as Chen Mo. Once he is flanked, he is likely to lose the ball. . Another thing is that his ability to move the ball forward is not as strong as Chen Mo, so the distance between the midfielder and the forward line needs to be shortened to ensure connection efficiency."
"Yes, whether the midfielder is strong or not will have a huge impact on the entire team. Of course, the strength here is just that Fabregas is still a very powerful player compared to Chen Mo. He is Countless clubs have been asking for it. Hey! Barca lost the ball just after saying this, what a slap in the face!! Everton directly passed the long ball to find... Looking for the wing?! Wait! Rooney! Rooney dropped back to the left to get the ball. It’s the ball!”
The situation on the field suddenly changed. Barcelona's left winger made a mistake in returning the ball and was blocked by Everton's midfielder. The latter did not hesitate at all and directly opened the ball to Rooney in the frontcourt. However, the ball did not pass directly to the front of the penalty area. Instead, it was passed to the front position on the left wing, and Rooney retreated very deep!
The ball flew far away, and Rooney stopped the ball with his chest. Just as he was about to turn around, he found that Chen Mo had already pushed it behind him, and his strong chest muscles tried to press against his back. The strength was so strong that Rooney couldn't turn around for the first time!
Even though he knew that Chen Mo was very strong before, Rooney was still a little surprised this time. You must know that he is famous for his strength and he is two years older than Chen Mo!
Unconvinced, Rooney controlled the ball with his left foot, put his right elbow on Chen Mo's ribs and tilted it outward, trying to use Chen Mo as the axis to hook the ball and turn around!
It's not an elbow swing, it's a dark force hitting the ribs!
"I go!"
The power given by this move is very sufficient, which is not at the same level as the previous Long Guo team players. In addition, Rooney is shorter than Chen Mo, so it is easier to exert force from the bottom up. This blow directly touches Chen Mo's right hand on the ground. His feet lifted off the ground. At this moment, Rooney suddenly pushed the ball forward, threw his arms away and dribbled the ball into the penalty area! !
Chen Mo refused to give up, turned around and gave chase!
Compared with strength, he is two years younger and his muscles are not fully developed yet. He cannot suppress the sixteen-year-old Rooney, but the speed is different. His muscles are stronger and he can run faster!
The muscles in his legs were tensed, his head was clasped, and he kicked the ground hard with two or three hands. Chen Mo chased back to Rooney's side at an extremely fast speed!
"Oh! Beautiful! Rooney is very beautiful... and very violent in his escape! Chen Mo used to like to use his strength to eat his opponents, and he probably never expected that his opponent would use his strength to eat him!"
"Yes! He is still too young after all, eh! Wait, he is catching up! The two of them were chasing each other on the wing, competing for speed!!!"
The commentator exclaimed, and the audience craned their necks to watch. Under the spotlight, Chen Mo and Rooney ran along the wing at high speed. Rooney wanted to dribble the ball inside, but Chen Mo blocked the inside lane and forced him to the corner!
Can't cut in!
After two body collisions, Rooney understood that it was impossible to cut inside, so when he brought the ball to the edge of the penalty area, he didn't hesitate at all and passed directly!
"Trouble!"
Chen Mo stretched out his foot for the first time, but did not stop him. He was shocked. The Everton center was a tall man, and this kind of cross was a great threat. But when he saw the flight path of the ball, without saying a word, he just A switchback run!
While running at high speed, Rooney passed the ball. The ball was not accurate enough and was a little high. The Everton center jumped up and tried hard to hit the ball, but still failed to hit it. The Barcelona goalkeeper directly attacked and grabbed the ball!
The Barcelona goalkeeper fell to the ground without diving for the ball. The moment he received the ball, he saw Chen Mo running in quickly along the wing!
Needless to say, it was just a big kick. The ball flew across the half court and landed on the left front edge of Everton's penalty area! !
"Oh my God! This transition between offense and defense is so fast!!!"
"Everton pressed hard and the midfielders couldn't come back!"
The ball was flying in the sky, and Chen Mo was chasing it on the ground.
Behind him, Rooney ran with all his strength, but because Chen Mo reacted faster than him and started earlier, he was never able to catch up with Chen Mo. At the same time, Messi retreated to the middle, and Xiaofa also advanced along the middle at high speed. And Everton's back line is also running back quickly!
Extremely fast transition between offense and defense, both sides are competing for speed!
Soon, Chen Mo rushed to the left side of the midfield and the ball landed!
The Everton full-back is a fast player, not strong and not tall. He is 1.62 meters tall. Chen Mo stood in front of him like a wall, but he was still trying his best to squeeze Chen Mo's lower body. He could only grab the ball. Only when the ball lands does he have a chance to defend successfully!
"He is weak but moves very quickly. He may be destroyed when he stops the ball and lands on the ground!"
"The central defender is also double-teaming and there is no time to stop the ball!"
The ball flew in front of him. In a flash of lightning, Chen Mo removed the ball with his chest. Seeing this scene, the Everton full-back judged where the ball had landed and immediately stretched out his feet. At this moment, Chen Mo didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground and directly hit the ball with his thigh. Swing the arch of your foot and push!
The ball flew past the Everton central defender who was double-teamed and went straight to the top of the arc. Messi, who was moving laterally, rushed to meet the ball and pushed the ball!
The ball drew an arc and hit the upper left corner of the goal!
"Beautiful! A very beautiful counterattack and fast break!!! Chen Mo's cross kick was just right, and Messi's shot at the top of the arc was also elegant and sharp!"
"Chen Mo's physical fitness is really exaggerated. He first chased Rooney near the center circle and ran for nearly 40 meters. Then he turned back from his own penalty area and ran to the edge of Everton's penalty area, still ensuring there was a chance of success. He has the physical strength to deliver such an accurate cross-pass while resisting the opponent's full-back."
The commentator has been completely conquered, and Joseph on the sidelines is rubbing his cheeks helplessly. In his opinion, the victory of this game is within his grasp. The core of Everton is Rooney, and the midfield and defense are not strong. In this case, even if Rooney explodes, Messi and Fabregas's midfield and frontcourt cooperation can beat the opponent to a stop. But in this game, he asked Chen Mo to retreat so deep in order to let other Cesc Fabregas perform!
(End of chapter)
