Four touches and the ball didn't hit the ground!
Just now, with fans all over the world watching, Arsenal played volleyball directly in front of Manchester United's penalty area, and Modric, who finally scored with a "smash", widened his eyes in the first moment after scoring, laughing wildly towards the corner kick. Rush everywhere!
"Luca!"
"Beautiful volley!"
"Good boy from Croatia!"
"We will witness our first win at the Emirates Stadium!"
"It's not the Emirates Stadium! It's the Iron Throne! Hahaha!"
Enjoying the cheers of the fans, Modric turned around and pointed at Di Maria and Chen Mo halfway through the rush, his face full of joy and excitement!
"Great Angel! What a great pass!"
"Hahaha, your finish is beautiful too!"
"Thank you, boss!"
"Why are you thanking me? I didn't score the goal, hahaha."
Everyone hugged each other tightly, and Modrich specially thanked Chen Mo, but in exchange, Chen Mo only smiled and rubbed his head.
He was two years older than Chen Mo, but Modric didn't think this feeling was weird. Instead, he laughed and rubbed it back.
He truly admires Chen Mo, not only for his skills, but also for his character.
Twenty-two people play football, but there is only one football, so how to distribute the right to fire is a critical issue.
According to normal logic, which player is the most lethal in which position, that player will get more firing rights in that area, making the best use of everything. However, the actual operation is not that simple, and it also involves the status within the team. And the most important thing - player data.
There is no player who does not pursue statistics. In some clubs, in order to cultivate a signature star, the coach and club executives will directly ask other players to be green leaves for the player.
Modric has been struggling in the Croatian League for more than two years. It is not uncommon for big names in the team to bully newcomers, especially taking away the right to fire.
Therefore, when he joined Arsenal last year, he had a long-range shot and was mentally prepared to lose the right to fire and be beaten. However, Chen Mo did not mention this at all after coming to Arsenal.
Moreover, the goal just scored was also deduced by a group of teammates on the training ground, and Chen Mo finally made the decision!
How could Modric not admire Modric who was clearly the team's top player but was willing to give up his highlight moments?
Chen Mo, who was blowing a kiss to Yue Chixun in the stands, didn't know what Modric was thinking. Even if he knew, he would just smile indifferently.
Rather than scoring goals, he wants a harmonious team that is comfortable to stay in and has a positive atmosphere. Moreover, this goal can only be ended by Modric or Di Maria.
Apart from him, no one in the Arsenal team can pass Vieira one-on-one in the penalty area.
If you can't pass Vieira, the subsequent operations are all empty talk, so this goal is either Davis or Fabio's head that went down and saw that he didn't make up for it after passing Vieira, leaving room for a blast at the top of the arc. Space, otherwise he can only act as a green leaf, or in other words, only he, Chen Mo, is qualified to act as a green leaf for this ball.
The celebration did not last long. Soon, amid the protests of Manchester United players and the cheers of fans in the audience, Ibrahimovic knocked the ball back to Fabregas in the center circle.
"what's the situation?!"
As soon as the game restarted, Xiaofa noticed that something was wrong. He controlled the ball in the backcourt, but the person pressing him was not Chen Mo but Modric!
"Are you trying to play it safe?"
Seeing Modric cut off the forward passing route, Fabio frowned and passed the ball back to Vieira with his right foot. At the same time, he moved to observe Arsenal's overall position.
It's still 433, but Chen Mo and Modric's positions are reversed, with Chen Mo moving to a further back position.
Not only Xiaofa captured this scene, but the commentary booth also saw this scene.
"Chen Mo actually retreated to the midfielder position almost parallel to Mascherano. Is it a double midfielder? It looks like Manchester United is going to be in trouble."
"Indeed, under normal circumstances, because of the advantage of speed and strength and the strong single-point blasting ability, Arsenal usually presses Chen Mo in the frontcourt.
Once he successfully steals the ball, he can directly launch a counterattack on the spot, which will put a lot of psychological pressure on the opponent's midfielder and backcourt players. But now that Chen Mo has retreated to the backcourt, his intention is obvious, to stabilize the defense and then counterattack. ! "
"Yes, Arsenal are not in a hurry now with a two-goal lead, and judging from their performance just now, Manchester United's tactics are more about flying together from both wings, grabbing points in the middle and combining play with the center.
This style of play is indeed very restrained for Arsenal, who are not tall overall. After all, midfielders Mascherano and Samuel are not tall enough and cannot cooperate with Hummels to attack Ibrahimovic. However, after Chen Mo retreated, the situation became Completely different.
Ibrahimovic, who is flanked, may be completely frozen, and Mascherano can focus more on marking Cesc Fabregas. In this case, if Manchester United wants to break the game, Vieira must step up to help share the pressure. , but if he presses too high, he will give a lot of space behind him. Once Manchester United is intercepted by Arsenal and counterattacked, he is stronger than Chen Mo, but there is a big gap in speed. "
"That's right. Look at Manchester United next! Manchester United has changed its formation. This is the 442 diamond midfield position!"
"Trouble."
The commentator exclaimed. On the field, Chen Mo frowned as he watched Manchester United transform like a Transformer.
In his vision, Manchester United turned into a 442 diamond position, a set of diamond positions that was very specific to their Arsenal!
Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo.
———Vieira————
Ryan Giggs - Davies
——Xiaofa————
Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Neville.
"It's easy to target us."
Seeing the opponent's position clearly, Chen Mo's heart sank.
This formation seems to be very similar to AC Milan's 442, which allows the midfielder who is not strong in confrontation to retreat, but he cannot move to the frontcourt to press Fabregas like he did against AC Milan, because Vieira and Yi Bu is too tall!
Once he leaves the backcourt, the two tall men Vieira and Ibrahimovic can directly shake up Arsenal's backcourt, and it is difficult for Modric to completely suppress Fabregas.
In this case, Manchester United can easily control the ball and achieve the tactical intentions they want!
dilemma!
He looked at Modric, who was constantly being mobilized by Fascination with passes on the court, and at Chen Mo, who didn't dare to press forward at all.
On the sidelines, a smile appeared on Ferguson's lips.
"Boss, buying Vieira is such a good deal!"
The assistant coach also saw the change in the situation on the field, and his face was full of excitement. Ferguson chewed gum and nodded with a smile: "It took me a lot of energy to persuade him to join our Manchester United, but now it seems that the effect is not bad, but It’s a pity that the first two goals were conceded too quickly.”
Ferguson looked regretful. This 4-4-2 formation was indeed designed by him to target Arsenal.
The key point is to rely on Ibrahimovic and Vieira, two extremely capable high points, to suppress Arsenal's low defense line.
This not only caused Chen Mo to return to the backcourt to replace Mascherano's position, but also liberated Ronaldo.
However, new tactics need to be adjusted, and Vieira and Ibrahimovic have only been transferred to Manchester United for more than half a month.
He was worried that the players would not adapt, so he still used the 433 from last season to let the players get a feel for the start. However, he did not expect Arsenal to have such strong firepower, scoring two goals in less than 40 minutes.
There is no way out now, we can only give it a try!
Facts have proved that Ferguson's idea of breaking the game is correct. As Vieira moves to the frontcourt, Chen Mo does not dare to go up easily and must form a double tower in the backcourt with Hummels.
but
As time passed bit by bit, when Chen Mo once again used a header to destroy Giggs' diagonal pass to Vieira, the ball was caught by goalkeeper Lehmann.
"Don't worry!"
Chen Mo pressed down one hand to signal Lehmann not to take the goal kick quickly, and then turned to shout at his teammates.
"Matz (Hummels), you come to play as a defensive midfielder."
"Javier (Mascherano), you go and keep an eye on Aveiro."
"Coconut, return to the central defender."
"what's the situation?"
The three of them were a little confused, but no one questioned Chen Mo's decision. Under the watchful eyes of all the fans, the three people immediately began to change positions. At the same time, Chen Mo also changed positions with Modric. frontcourt.
Bale, Giroud, Di Maria.
——Chen Mo————
— Modric
————Hummels.
Marco Polo, Samuel, Chiellini, Clichy.
"I knew you could handle it."
On the sidelines, Wenger, who saw the team being passive but never came to the sideline to direct, folded his arms and grinned.
No tactic is perfect. Manchester United's formation seems to be restraining Arsenal, but the diamond-shaped 442 formation cannot effectively utilize the two wings, and the Manchester United right midfielder on Chiellini's side is Davis.
A defensive midfielder who has almost no ability to break through with the ball, just to make up for the lack of defensive ability of Xiaofa.
In this case, there is no need for Chiellini, who is 1.86 meters tall, to play as a left back. He can move in to the center. Even though he is only 1.86 meters tall, his jumping ability is second to none in the team. Yu Chenmo is very capable in the air, while Hummels can already play as a defensive midfielder.
Samuel and Chiellini guarded Ibrahimovic, and Hummels guarded Vieira alone!
With just a simple personnel change, Chen Mo liberated himself!
but
Whether it was Wenger, Ferguson, or Chen Mo on the court, the expressions on the three people's faces did not change much.
Especially Chen Mo, he did not relax after going to the frontcourt, but his expression became more and more serious.
What a joke.
A coach of Ferguson's level was thinking hard about the tactics that Xia Chuang came up with. If he could crack it in just a few minutes, then Ferguson would still be a bad coach.
Ferguson's move is a conspiracy!
Arsenal's change of formation just changed from passive to balanced. To put it bluntly, both sides have created excellent space for their core players to perform.
On the defensive end, Chen Mo can press Fabric in the frontcourt. Once he steals the ball, he will counterattack in the frontcourt. At the same time, on the offensive end, because of Vieira's top position, all he needs to face is a player who switches positions with Fabregas. Davis.
The offensive space is larger than before, and it feels a bit like playing AC Milan against Pirlo and Gattuso.
But Manchester United also benefited a lot. After Vieira took the top position, Manchester United's offensive firepower was greatly enhanced. Once he successfully controlled the ball, he could cooperate with Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo in the frontcourt.
Now it’s time to see which player is better at seizing opportunities and which player is stronger!
"But... there's no rush."
When receiving a pass from Modric again, Davis immediately made up for the blocking position behind him. Chen Mo did not blindly break through, but passed the ball back to the right back Clichy while running around to continue looking for opportunities.
Just kidding, although Chen Mo has strong breakthrough ability, Davis is a world-class defensive midfielder.
Who dares to say that Davis can be defeated for sure?
Once the breakthrough fails, you will be beaten back!
Now that the team is in the lead, they can keep their footing and slowly find openings. To be honest, Arsenal don't practice this style of play very much, and it takes time to adapt.
In this way, under Chen Mo's intentional control, the pace of the game gradually slowed down.
Time passed bit by bit, and soon the game came to the 44th minute of the first half.
"I have to say that the midfield duo of Chen Mo and Modric are really strong in controlling the field. Arsenal's ball possession rate during that period was over 70%, right?"
"Absolutely. The main thing is that not only are these two players high in football intelligence, but they are also good at running. It will not be easy for Manchester United to steal the ball from them."
"Indeed, eh, okay, the fourth official raised a sign to indicate two minutes of added time. Looking at the current situation, Arsenal will probably take two minutes. Hey! Wait! What's going on?! Hummels made a mistake in passing the ball! Giggs steals the ball and Manchester United is going to counterattack!"
I want to finish writing this ball, but... you know, I may have to write 4K for one ball
I really can’t stand it any longer, so I’ll write again in the afternoon.
(End of chapter)
