The front was still celebrating, and suddenly the military advisor was arrested.
The Arsenal generals were stunned when they heard the commentator's voice, but soon, when they saw the replay on the big screen in the corner of the stadium, speechless expressions appeared on their faces.
"Haha, Mr. Wenger is so funny, he even knocked the fourth official's level down with one kick."
"Fortunately, Mr. Wenger is the kind of coach who prefers to let players play freely, otherwise...it would definitely be troublesome."
"It's true, oh! Listen to the Barcelona fans next to Mr. Wenger booing him! Haha, the game has just started, Mr. Wenger is feeling uncomfortable."
The coaches usually sit in the stands, but this game is the Champions League knockout round, and the seats have been sold out early. In desperation, Wenger had to stand in front of the crowd, but this area is also the Barcelona fan zone.
Seeing Wenger's helpless expression with his arms folded in the stands, Chen Mo shook his head in amusement on the court, "Hey, you guys have to work harder, otherwise the leader will be ridiculed to the point of shutting himself down."
"Haha, as long as you can still send that kind of pass, we will definitely win!"
Vieira rubbed Chen Mo's head, and Chen Mo shook his head and said with a smile: "No matter what, you were the one who pushed forward properly, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get the ball."
"Haha, you are so good at talking."
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The lead was equalized by Arsenal before it even took off. Looking at the Arsenal players who were back in position, all the Barcelona generals had solemn looks on their faces.
Soon, as the referee blew his whistle, Eto'o swept the ball to Xavi in the center circle. Chen Mo stepped forward immediately. Facing the menacing Chen Mo, Xavi did not hesitate and passed the ball back to the midfielder. Max, but the next second, Henry rushed behind Max!
At the same time, Chen Mo continued to press forward to help Henry attack Max, while Vieira and Essien moved forward to press Xavi and Deco!
"Full-court press!"
"It seems that Arsenal's morale has improved. Their defense was relatively passive before!"
"Maybe... Chen Mo was observing before?"
"observe?"
"Yes, after all, Arsenal and Barcelona have never played against each other. Barcelona's offense is so sharp, so Arsenal chose a more conservative defensive method before, but now, through the goal just now, they clearly discovered the strength of Barcelona's defense. There is a gap between the midfield and the frontcourt, so in this case, they dare to fight recklessly?"
"That makes sense."
The commentators were chattering, but what they said was right. There was no full-court press before. Pires and Bergkamp's physical fitness was one aspect, but another more important reason was that Chen Mo was not sure about the strength of Barcelona's defense!
Pressing means going up top. Barcelona's passing and cutting coordination is extremely sharp, and even the defense cannot prevent it. If a more aggressive full-court press is used, Barcelona will be very easy to penetrate!
However, everything has two sides. The more aggressive the pressing, the easier it is to be penetrated by the opponent, and it is also easier to get the ball!
It is very critical whether you can effectively convert the ball into a goal after getting the ball.
Through the cooperation just now, Chen Mo quickly realized Barcelona's problem - the midfielders and backfield players are too short, and the tallest defender Oleg is only 1.87 meters. Apart from him, everyone else is not between 1.8 meters and 1.8 meters tall. .
Just like just now, Vieira moved forward as a fulcrum, and Barcelona had nothing to do. He stood there like a giant, and Barcelona could only watch him pass the ball to Chen Mo.
Not only Chen Mo understands this truth, but other Arsenal players also understand this truth, and they are fighting more and more actively. Even the already aging Bergkamp is further expanding the scope of his activities!
Arsenal's sudden increase in speed caught Barcelona off guard. Soon, in the third minute after the game restarted, midfielder Max received a pass from Xavi. Henry was squeezing behind him and blocked the passing route between him and Deco in front. When Chen Mo came running, he panicked and swept the ball directly to the central defender.
However, the ball was stopped halfway by Bergkamp, who had been ambushing him for a long time. The moment Bergkamp took the ball, Henry immediately turned back and ran diagonally to the right side of the penalty area, forming a cross run with Bergkamp. Bergkamp, who dribbled the ball across the edge of the penalty area, sent an overhead pass without hesitation!
The ball landed on the right side of the penalty area, and Henry also had a chance. Unfortunately, this time goalkeeper Valdes showed his bravery and quickly got down to save Henry's crotch shot.
After completing the save, Valdes immediately prepared for a quick goal kick for a counterattack, but as soon as he rushed out with the ball in his arms, he found that almost all Barcelona players were followed by Arsenal players, not to mention hand-throwing the ball for a quick break. Even with Henry Pires Bergkamp and others nearby, the ball couldn't get out at all.
Faced with this situation, Harvey, who had just moved to the midline, had no choice but to expand his range of activities and retreat to catch the ball. However, before he could turn around after taking the ball, Essien had already pounced behind him.
"Damn it!"
Facing Essien's pressing, Xavi felt very uncomfortable, but the midfielder Max, who was not far away, was stuck there like a wooden stake under Chen Mo's guard.
Isolated and helpless, Harvey could only pass the ball back to right back Beretti. While running forward, he glanced at Chen Mo vaguely, with deep regret in his eyes.
"It's a pity. If Edmilson hadn't been injured, Harvey would never have been so uncomfortable."
"Indeed, Barcelona's passing and controlling style requires all three midfielders to have top-notch awareness of the ball and movement. However, Max, who was born as a central defender and now serves as a defensive midfielder, is still lacking in this aspect."
"Yes, the abilities of Xavi and Deco alone are not enough to compete with Arsenal's three midfielders. Just like this goal, it would be great if Edmilson, who has better movement awareness, is in the defensive midfield position. He As long as he gets in front of Chen Mo to provide a connecting point, Harvey can send the ball to the middle. You must know that Arsenal was the offensive side just now and the formation is unstable. Barcelona has a great chance to launch a fast break."
Pass control requires very high levels of strength from every player in the team, especially in the midfield. As long as there is a link that fails to get into rhythm, the rhythm of the entire team will become very strange.
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Arsenal did not use a full-court press before, and Max did not receive much care at this point, so the problem has not been exposed yet, but now once the full-court press begins, Barcelona's passing rhythm starts to speed up in the face of pressure, and Max is like Naked swimmers after the tide goes out!
Gradually, under Chen Mo's shouts, the Arsenal generals also began to adjust their pressing strategies, just like a pack of wolves driving the buffalo herd towards the established route, and at the same time driving the weak buffalo out of the herd!
They began to block more of Deco and Xavi's passing routes forward and to the side, allowing Barcelona players to pass more passes to Max in the middle!
Outstanding effect!
Soon, when he was squeezed by Essien again, Harvey passed the ball back to Max, who was waiting for the ball. The moment he passed the ball, Henry, who had already planned it, retreated immediately to cooperate with Chen Mo to defend Max!
Xavier Deco was closely guarded by Essien Vieira on the left and right, with Chen Mo in front and Henry behind. Max's hair stood on end. At this time, he could only pass the ball to the full-back, but... where the hell is the full-back? !
Without good vision and awareness, he couldn't see his teammates behind him on both sides. Max immediately grabbed the horse and without thinking, he directly raised his right foot and prepared to drive the ball to the frontcourt, but the moment he raised his foot to swipe the ball , Chen Mo, who rushed in front of him, put his hands behind his back, frowned and stretched out his right foot!
"Poof!"
The flying ball hit the inside of his right thigh hard, almost flattening his own head, but Chen Mo didn't care about it. The moment the ball bounced from his thigh into the sky, he immediately ran towards the landing point!
“The ball went up to the sky!
"
"The landing point is on the left side outside the Barcelona penalty area!"
"Puyol rushed over too!"
The commentator roared, and in the stands, Wenger clenched his fists with both hands and stretched his neck to watch. The next second, under the gaze of him and more than 80,000 spectators, Chen Mo, Puyol, Essien, and Barcelona right back Belle Di rushed towards the spot where the ball landed at the same time!
"You're still early!
"
Running wildly and yelling, Essien was not in his eyes at all. Puyol roared at Chen Mo, who was running diagonally. His eyes were wide, and he just jumped without caring about anything!
But this did not scare Chen Mo. Looking at the menacing Puyol, Chen Mo's eyes widened instantly, filled with ruthlessness. Without hesitation, he vigorously swung his arms and kicked the ground, which was also a jump!
"this..."
Looking at the two people who seemed to be about to perish together, Essien and Beretti, who were walking half a beat slower, did not take off. The next second, "Bang——"
The sound of muscle clashing reached the cochlea. Under the stunned gazes of the two people, Chen Mo, who jumped two heads higher than Puyol, got the ball first and swung his head toward the Barcelona penalty area in the face of the ball!
"Oh my God! What a terrifying jumping height!"
"Header pass, the ball landed one step inside the penalty area!
! "
"Vieira comes forward!
! "
The whole audience exclaimed. With everyone watching, the ball flew towards the Barcelona penalty area. Goalkeeper Valdes struck immediately, but the next second, Vieira, a black giant with a height of 1.91 meters, sprinted with two steps. He threw it diagonally into the air and hit the ball before Valdez!
Jump to the top!
Rocket headbutt!
The black and white ball hit the black bald head, refracted, and instantly passed Valdez's outstretched fists, and went into the top corner of the goal in the desperate eyes of the Barcelona generals!
“goalllllll!
! The ball went in!
! Thirty-seven minutes of the game! Arsenal takes the lead!
! The one who scored the goal was Vieira, who had been injured for more than four months!
! He deserves to be the captain of Arsenal, and he deserves the trust that the team and fans have placed in him!
! "
"A very beautiful header! And this goal is also his first goal in the Champions League knockout rounds! Let us congratulate Vieira!"
"Congratulations to Vieira! Let us also give applause to Chen Mo! He became the youngest player in history to provide two assists in a single game in the Champions League knockout rounds!
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