Blue sky, white clouds, gentle wind and beautiful sun.
The commentary echoed over the pitch. Not far away, Vieira was choosing sides with West Brom's captain in front of the referee team. Chen Mo was standing near the center circle of the green pitch, stretching his arms, moving his waist, and feeling the stands. Under the gaze of Shang Yue Chi Xun, he stretched his arms, turned his head and showed a smile to the stands, which caused the little Dutch boy to exclaim in surprise.
Soon, the side selection was over and Arsenal took the kick-off, attacking from left to right.
As the referee blew his whistle, and amid the cheers of the audience, Henry, who kicked off the ball in the middle circle, pushed the ball back to Chen Mo. Chen Mo did not hesitate to directly pass the ball back to Vieira, and at the same time trotted forward, looking up to observe the west side. Brohm's formation.
Seeing this, Chen Mo raised his eyebrows strangely, "This is a clear card."
West Brom's personnel positioning was constructed in his mind like a high-altitude perspective of the game screen, a 451 formation, four defenders, five midfielders and a single arrow forward.
This formation is actually similar to Manchester United's a few days ago, with both wings flying together. However, Manchester United's three-midfield configuration is the defensive powerhouse Keane, the versatile Phil Neville and the retreating Rooney. The personnel configuration is still more offensive.
As for West Brom's five midfielders, except for the two wingers who are fast horses, the middle three are all defensive players about 1.85 meters tall!
Intensive defense!
With two central defenders and three midfielders, the four-man defense at the top of the arc becomes a five-man defense!
"interesting."
After seeing the opponent's formation clearly, Chen Mo did not hesitate and plunged into the double-team of five people!
It’s not that he’s a tough guy, but because in Wenger’s design, his goal of reaching the top of the arc is to break the dense defense. As long as he can control the ball in that small area, with his passing and long-range shots Ability, the opponent must shrink, and once it shrinks inward, the space on both sides will come out!
The fact is indeed what Chen Mo thought.
The first moment he entered the five-man double-team circle, West Brom's three midfielders immediately shrank towards the center of the circle. However, perhaps because Chen Mo was very uncomfortable being defended by Keane and Ferdinand in the last game, he did not show off on the offensive end. More personal abilities, so the extent of their contraction is not very large, there are still gaps between people, and this also gives Vieira space to pass the ball!
Stick to the earth!
Keenly aware of the opponent's mentality, Vieira received the ball in the left midfield and directly sent it to the ground. The ball was very fast and went directly through the gap to Chen Mo's feet!
"Fake! You can't get through!"
Standing diagonally, watching the ball come out of the gap, the next second No. 6 in the middle of West Brom's three midfielders has already reached his left shoulder and squeezed forward, trying to intercept the passing route!
The opponent was a tall white man with a height of 1.88 meters and a lot of muscles, but Chen Mo was not weak at all. He immediately stretched out his left foot to block his body, and at the same time blocked the opponent behind him with his tight left shoulder. The next second, the ball came. Get off to your feet!
"Oh! Chen Mo got the ball in the circle, but James stuck to him. It was difficult for him to turn around in this situation."
"Yes, it seems that West Brom did make a steering arrangement for Chen Mo before the game. They did not directly move in to attack. Instead, they asked captain James to defend Chen Mo alone, and the other two midfielders returned. The withdrawal cut off his passing route, and now Chen Mo can only pass back, oh! The small camera in the lower left corner of the screen shows Mr. Wenger, look at his frown, West Brom's tactical arrangement seems to exceed his expectations. "
"Indeed, in the last game against Manchester United, Chen Mo repeatedly used the tactic of attracting defensive players in the encirclement and then breaking through the gate guarded by Howard. In this game, West Brom must have learned. HOOOOOOO!! etc. Wait! What's going on?! Chen Mo suddenly got rid of James! He's going to dribble the ball into the penalty area!"
The moment the ball came to his feet, Chen Mo immediately used the corner of his eye to capture the space on both sides. However, West Brom's other two midfielders did not immediately help defend him. Instead, they occupied the passing route and cut him off. The connection with Pires on the left and Bergkamp on the right!
"Can't pass!"
The ball cannot be passed. James is tall and strong, and it is difficult to turn around.
In a flash of lightning, under the gaze of 30,000 spectators and countless cameras, Chen Mo stood sideways to hold his opponent with his left arm, tilted his body backwards, and controlled the ball with his right foot. Suddenly he stepped on the ball and rolled forward slightly, and then Taking advantage of the rebound force of James' head, he stepped forward to follow up. The next second, his left shoulder sank, he twisted his belt and turned around instantly. He put his left foot in front of the left side of the ball and raised his right leg in front of the ball, as if he was about to pass a long pass to the side. What the road looks like!
"Don't even think about it!"
James immediately took a step to the left and tried to intercept the route, but in the next second, Chen Mo's right leg that was swung in the air suddenly retracted. At the same time, his ankle changed, his thigh pinched inward, and the instep of his foot moved to touch the ball with the back half of his arch. , dial the ball inwards!
In an instant, the ball quickly rolled past the back of the heel of Chen Mo's left supporting foot and rolled straight along the middle towards the top of the West Brom penalty area. James, whose center of gravity was completely thrown away, was still in a frozen state and could only watch Chen Mo. He ran away before his eyes!
"HOOOOOOOOO!!! Cruyff turned around?! Ang glass wave! Ang glass wave! Ang!!! Glass wave!!! This is impossible! Oh my god! Cruyff turned around hard! In the world!!! Oh God! Such a beautiful move!”
"Chen Mo is going to dribble into the penalty area! Is he going to score his first goal in the Premier League!!!"
The commentator instantly jumped up with excitement, and the audience exclaimed. Even Wenger on the sidelines clenched his fists unconsciously, walked to the sidelines and stretched his neck to watch, but Chen Mo didn't care about all this!
The wind roared in his ears, shaking James' center of gravity. He immediately tensed up his left leg, swung his right arm forward vigorously, and kicked hard with the balls of his front feet!
A strong pushing feeling!
It was as if a nitrogen accelerator was pressed behind his back, and he kicked the ground hard to catch up with the ball in an instant. At this time, Henry, who had been at the front, suddenly moved to the left and rear. His move instantly took away West Brom's ball. Left center back!
The remaining right center back did not dare to go forward, so he could only put his hands behind his back, lower his center of gravity, and stare at the ball at Chen Mo's feet!
"The goalkeeper is positioned forward. If you pass him, he may be attacked by the goalkeeper!"
Facing the right center back at the edge of the penalty area, Chen Mo immediately adjusted his pace when he caught the ball. He straightened his upper body and took a small step with his instep to lick the ball forward. At the same time, he observed the goalkeeper's position. The light flashed in his mind. At this moment, the corner of his left eye suddenly appeared. A dynamic picture was captured. Henry, who was driving the defensive player to run back to the left, had a black shadow behind him at high speed, and completed a pass and change with Henry!
Familiar chic black hair!
Without a trace of hesitation, the moment he dribbled the ball in front of the right central defender, Chen Mo stretched out his left foot and lightly lifted the outside instep. Under the exclamations of the 30,000 spectators and commentators, the ball drew a small arc. , flew directly over the right center back's right leg to the left side of the West Bromwich Albion goal!
The next second, Pires, who had switched positions with Henry, rushed over. There was no explosion. The moment he saw clearly that the moving goalkeeper did not lock the near post, he faced the falling ball without any hesitation and directly swung his right leg. Push, push the near corner!
"boom"
A soft sound rang in his ears, instead of cutting to the ground. Under Chen Mo's gaze, the ball pushed out by Pires had an upward arc, and instantly passed through the gap between the goalkeeper's outstretched right leg and downward right arm, and penetrated into the ball. net!
"Oh! my! goooooooood!!!! The ball has been scored! Arsenal scored the first goal just two minutes and thirty-eight seconds into the game! The goal was made by Arsenal No. 7 - Robert PiRRRRRRRes!!! Here's to him! The assist was none other than Arsenal's No. 24 youngster Chen Mo, who had just completed two passes and one shot against Manchester United a few days ago!!! He completed three passes and one shot in the first two games of his first season in England! This man three days ago The boy who just turned seventeen is definitely a real genius!!!"
"Horrifying statistics! Gorgeous extraordinary performance!!! To be able to perform such a phenomenal performance in the Premier League at such a young age, Mr. Wenger's wait has not been in vain! With Chen Mo joining, this Arsenal's offensive firepower is better than This season is even more terrifying! Come on! Let’s break Nottingham Forest’s 42-match unbeaten record that has lasted for 26 years!!! Our Arsenal – are invincible! Our Arsenal – are invincible!”
A strange tone echoed over the stadium. More than 20,000 Arsenal fans in more than 30,000 seats in the surrounding stands cheered, and the entire stadium instantly turned into a sea of red joy.
Cheers swept in from all directions. Chen Mo, who had just sent his first assist in the Premier League, was very excited. While waving his right arm to the fans on the sidelines, he flew to the sidelines and hugged Pires. Soon Henry Vieira Ashe Ricoeur and others also joined in.
"Well done Robert! Very nice approach angle!"
"Hahaha, the goalkeeper was out of position, and Xiao Mo passed the ball so well! Oh my God! He turned around and got away just now and it made me wet!"
"Hou Li Crab! Me too!"
"Great young man! Your Premier League career starts now!"
A group of people celebrated wildly, rubbing each other's hair, but they did not notice that the location of the celebration happened to be under the VIP seat, in front of the ashen-faced Pienaar, and this scene was quickly captured by the camera.
"Oh, Mr. Pienaar looks uncomfortable. Is he hungry?"
"Hahaha, Tony, you are so bad. But now, not only him, but all the clubs that rejected Chen Mo must feel bad now."
"Haha, yes, the Chinese market and the Argentine market behind him are enough to bring a lot of commercial value to the team, not to mention that his improvement in the team's strength is also visible to the naked eye. The representative behind Cruyff's turn just now What, I think all coaches know very well.”
"Yes, this means that Chen Mo can not only pass the ball, but also has the talent to explode at one point with the ball! Before the game, many sports media analyzed [Chen Mo's role is to attract the defense to create space for others], but from just now Judging from the performance, Mr. Wenger's expectations and requirements for Chen Mo are obviously more than that. In this formation, whether it is Henry, Pires, or Mr. Bergkamp and Chen Mo, all of them are absolute offensive points. ! They all have absolute personal killing ability as well as passing and running ability without the ball, so the opponent cannot defend at all! This is a multi-core offensive lineup!"
"You are right, but strictly speaking, Chen Mo is still not on par with the other three. After all, he is still too young, only seventeen years old, and his skills are not polished enough. Once he faces the ball with a top midfielder, The team will appear insufficient. The game against Manchester United a few days ago is the best example, and, ahem, you must know that Manchester United's midfield configuration is actually not top-notch now. Keane has won numerous honors, but He is thirty-four years old this year, and his physical functions are far from their peak.
In this case, Chen Mo is still locked up by Keane and Ferdinand, so in the next round of the Premier League, he will probably feel even more uncomfortable against his city rival Chelsea. Chelsea not only has the 31-year-old ironclad Makelele, but at the same time, his physical fitness is not lower than He, Lampard, who also has excellent defensive ability, is in his 26th year. Well, I think coach Wenger is likely to change his formation in the next game against Chelsea, and Chen Mo may retreat to his more familiar midfield position to get a wider space to act as the playmaker. Although this will reduce the offensive firepower, it will make it less likely to lose the ball. "
"I have the same idea as you, but as you said, Chen Mo is still very young and still has a lot of time to polish the details and skills. To be able to perform like this at the age of seventeen is enough to prove his talent, so we are completely Don't rush, just take it step by step. Okay, Arsenal's celebration is over, let's get back into the game."
Explaining what he could understand, Wenger naturally understood it better. He rubbed his chin and looked at Chen Mo with admiration, worry and helplessness. Chen Mo's skills and footwork were actually very delicate, but... in the past two months His height grew from just over 1.8 meters to 1.86 meters tall!
Looking at the top offensive midfielders in the entire football world, only Kaká reaches this height, and even Zidane is only 1.85 meters!
Indeed, Chen Mo is that extremely rare player who can combine strength, speed and balance, but his height of over 1.85 meters still makes his ability to move around with the ball in a small area begin to decline.
This is inevitable. If you want to make up for this problem, you can only coordinate your footwork. Wenger also believes that Chen Mo’s top footwork can perfectly cover this gap, but it will take time to polish it bit by bit. .
Thinking of this, Wenger suddenly recalled the conversation between the two on the plane when they returned from Japan.
[What kind of player do you want to be? 】
[Player? No, no, no, I want to be the king of football. 】
Seeing Chen Mo jogging back after celebrating, memories from the past came to mind. Gradually, the worry in Wenger's eyes gradually disappeared, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "A player who cannot solve the battle alone is not worthy of being king. Take your time." Well, I am patient."
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Chen Mo didn't know what the people on the sidelines were thinking. After sending an assist, he was completely excited.
Soon, West Brom's No. 9 high center forward served the ball in the center circle, but as soon as the ball was returned, Chen Mo was already close to the receiving player. At the same time, Vieira and Essien also pressed forward to cooperate. The retreating striker trident directly presses from a high position!
The three defensive midfielders in West Brom's personnel configuration have already exposed their tactical intention-defensive counterattack, to be precise, it is a lame version of defensive counterattack.
Normally, a defensive counterattack involves stealing the ball and handing it to the midfielder to advance quickly, attracting the defense and then splitting the ball left and right. However, West Brom's three midfielders have no ability to advance. After stealing the ball, they can only pass the ball long to find two players. A quick horse from the wing, and then a pass from the bottom, allowing the single-arrow high center to get the prize.
However, no matter how you change it, it is still a defensive counterattack, and one of the key points of a defensive counterattack is to give the ball to the opponent to avoid being intercepted by the opponent in your own backcourt, and then launch an on-the-spot attack, because when you get the ball, you need to pass and run. position, the entire formation is definitely not as stable as when it is purely defensive, but Arsenal's performance just now has told them that giving the ball to Arsenal is tantamount to death.
How can you fight if you can't attack when you have the ball, and you can't defend and counterattack when you're in position? !
They were originally a group of players who had just been promoted from the English Championship and had average abilities. Faced with this situation of being unable to get up and down, the West Brom players began to hesitate in their actions, and Arsenal soon took away the ball.
Without hesitation, he continued to do the same trick. After getting the ball, Chen Mo continued to enter the circle. This time, West Brom's coach did not dare to relax anymore. He immediately stood on the sidelines and shouted for the players to implement the backup plan. He began to adduct and shorten the players. The space between the player and the player prevents the ball from reaching Chen Mo's feet.
"idiot."
Seeing this scene, Mourinho, who was sitting in front of the TV watching the game in the Chelsea Club's administrative building, turned off the TV and threw the remote control aside. The assistant next to him asked as usual: "Don't you want to watch it?"
"The chain reaction has already happened, what else to watch?! I don't know if West Brom's coach is too stupid, or if their management wants to prove something, so that the tactics completely fall into the trap set by Wenger, this kid It is indeed very strong, but it is not at the top level and is not the biggest threat to Arsenal!
Now that they move inward to double-team that kid, Pires and Bergkamp on both sides will be freed. The threat from these two people is fatal! And once the two of them are freed, West Brom's two wingers closest to the wing will also move closer to the center to help defend! But West Brom's only weapon is their two wingers passing down the wing. Now they have to participate in the defense, which is equivalent to unloading the bullets from the pistol magazine themselves! Who would be afraid of an unloaded pistol? ! Are you afraid of it? Anyway, I'm not afraid, and I guess Wenger won't be either!
Therefore, once the two full-backs move in and lose their threat, Vieira and Essien, who have been sweeping behind, will find opportunities to move forward! They will be like two sharp axes on the shoulders, directly decomposing West Brom from the shoulders!
The players' strength and condition are very poor, and the coach's tactics are also wrong! Now as long as a missile does not suddenly hit the Hawthorn Stadium, West Brom will not be able to get a draw! oh! Damn, I originally thought that these guys could take advantage of the momentum of being promoted to the Premier League to take more stuff out of Wenger's pocket! It’s really useless! "
Mourinho roared and waved his arms, his face full of dissatisfaction. The assistant next to him had already known his character, but he just pursed his lips and said nothing. He picked up the remote control and turned on the TV again. As soon as the TV screen appeared, there was a sound coming from inside. Explain the passionate celebration.
"The ball has been scored! The ball has been scored again! At 7 minutes and 54 seconds of the game, Arsenal, playing away from home, scored another goal. This time it was Bergkamp who scored the goal! Two to zero!!!"
"Vevy! vevy! vevy! Beautiful! The ultimate teamwork. Vieira, who had been moving behind the left midfielder, suddenly gave the ball to Ashley Cole on the wing, and then ran all the way into the penalty area. His forward The insertion directly led West Brom right midfielder Jos who was guarding Pires, and at this moment, Ashley Cole passed the ball to Pires' feet!
Pires took the ball, and No. 7 Justin, who was blocking Chen Mo at the top of the arc, stepped in. At this time, Pires passed the ball to Chen Mo along the gap. The latter resisted the defensive player and kept passing the ball into the penalty area. Vieira found Vieira who was advancing forward. Vieira's header swung sideways. In the end, the ball rubbed the heads of Henry and the defensive player and slid to the back post. Bergkamp completed the shovel shot from the back point and scored! What a wonderful collaboration! "
After listening to the commentary and shouting, Mourinho rolled his eyes at his assistant and shrugged, with an expression of "You see what I said is right".
Not only Mourinho, but Manchester United head coach Ferguson and Liverpool head coach Gerard Houllier, who did not play today, are also paying attention to this game. Like Mourinho, they were not long after the game. They had a death sentence for West Brom in their hearts, but as the game time passed bit by bit, things gradually seemed to exceed their and everyone's development expectations!
One to zero, two to zero, three to zero, four to zero, five to zero! ! !
Five to zero at halftime, a number that shocked countless fans!
After the battle with Manchester United, everyone knew that Arsenal was very strong this year, but no one thought that it could be this strong. Even if West Brom is a weak team, five to zero at halftime is too exaggerated. !
Moreover, Chen Mo, who was seventeen years and three days old, scored a hat trick!
Pires scored one goal, Bergkamp scored one goal, Henry scored one goal, Vieira scored with a forward plug, Essien shot from long range, and Chen Mo... had three assists!
In addition to assisting Pires with the first goal, the second assist occurred in the 31st minute of the game. Chen Mo, who had been moving in front, suddenly moved to the back of the right midfield and sent a 45-degree long pass. Accurately finding the advancing Vieira, the latter directly jumped high and headed the ball to bomb!
In the 43rd minute of the game, there was an own goal. Vieira passed a high ball. He failed to stop the ball with his left foot during the double-teaming. In the end, by some strange combination of circumstances, Essien, who came in from behind, set up the ball on the right side of the front edge of the penalty area. gun.
But he was still kicking and running around the field!
In the entire first half, Chen Mo ran 6.1 kilometers, passed 68 times, with a success rate of 91%, 7/7 ground confrontations, and 3/3 aerial confrontations. He also completed 3 one-on-one dribbles and sent 9 threatening passes. And a terrifying hat trick of assists!
He completed a hat-trick of assists in his first game in the Premier League and broke the record for the youngest person to score a hat-trick of assists!
but.
This is far from over.
Just two minutes into the second half, Bergkamp received a long pass sent by Chen Mo after intercepting the ball. He unloaded the ball perfectly on the right side of the penalty area and shot the ball into the upper right corner of the goal with a blast!
Six to zero.
The expressions of the West Brom fans gradually changed from shock to numbness, while the Arsenal fans were completely excited. People were singing and dancing side by side in the stands. Even Yuechi Xun and Rachel Tutor, who were holding back their excitement, were also overwhelmed by the enthusiastic female fans. Invitation to join the carnival!
Started out the season - nothing stopped us,
(The season has begun and we are unstoppable
Let's see the Arsenal showing them how!
Now let Arsenal teach them how to behave!
We were on the march with Arsenal's army,
We follow in the footsteps of Wenger and Arsenal
You'd better believe it, we gunners are best!
Let me let you understand that shooters are strong!
You'd better believe it, we gunners are best!
It will make you understand that shooters are strong!
The Arsenal!
Arsenal!
Come on the Arsenal!
Come on Arsenal!
The Arsenal!
Arsenal! )
Rainbow drizzle fell from the sky, and more than 20,000 Arsenal fans stood shoulder to shoulder. Then, the team song "Hot Stuff" adapted by the fans after Arsenal won the double championship in the 1998 season sprinkled from the red sea in the stands to the entire stadium. Flowing on the green grass and floating under the raindrops, everyone's eyes are full of expectations!
We look forward to this Arsenal team breaking the record for the worst away score difference in the Premier League set by Solskjaer in 1999 when Manchester United defeated Nottingham Forest 8-1!
The position of the lyrics has been slightly changed, but the song is really good. You can give it a listen.
(End of chapter)
