Penalty kick!
As the referee's whistle sounded, Chelsea players immediately rushed to surround him and demanded an explanation. Even Mourinho rushed to the fourth official and loudly protested, claiming that Carvalho had poked the ball away first.
Chelsea is a team that plays defensive counterattack. What they want is the space behind the opponent's massive attack, but the purpose of the offense is victory. What will happen if Arsenal doesn't press heavily after scoring this penalty?
Even if they don't directly set up the bus like in the game against Liverpool, they just control the ball near the center circle and reduce the space behind them, Chelsea will still play very uncomfortable.
Protested, but to no avail.
Unless a penalty is a major misjudgment, it is almost impossible to cancel it.
Looking at the Chelsea players who surrounded the referee, and then at Samuel who ran up to support the fire, Chen Mo got up from the slightly muddy grass. Chen Mo smiled silently, but he did not go to the referee to complain, but Holding the ball, he looked sideways at Henry.
"This is what I want"
Chen Mo tilted his head slightly when they looked at each other. Henry was stunned for a moment, then understood something, nodded secretly, returned to his position and walked towards the front of Chelsea's penalty area.
"Hey, what do you mean, don't Henry take the kick?"
"No way! Is the drama of the old-new struggle going to happen at Arsenal?!"
The commentator's voice rose a little higher, and the reporters on the sidelines were instantly excited!
Due to Henry's injury at the beginning of this season, Arsenal's first penalty kicker became Chen Mo, but Chen Mo actually didn't take the penalty very much. Unless it was some key goals, other penalty kicks were basically given to Giroud.
At that time, this approach was praised by countless media, but now that Henry is back, Chen Mo has to take penalty kicks himself!
Was it because Bell, who had a good relationship with him, was on the bench that caused a rift in the relationship between Chen Mo and Henry? !
You must know that Henry has not scored a goal in four rounds since his comeback. Now is the critical moment to rely on goals to find a feeling!
At this time, Chen Mo actually wanted to take the penalty himself!
Internal strife at Arsenal? !
The reporters on the sidelines were completely excited, and the Liverpool fans in the stands were also booing.
In front of the goal, Cech, who was holding his right glove with his left hand, also frowned slightly. He looked at Chen Mo, who was holding the ball and walking to the penalty spot, with fear in his eyes.
I didn't think about off-field factors such as internal strife. The reason for my fear was simple. Chen Mo's penalty kicks were too stable!
There are techniques for penalty kicks, such as using rhythm changes in the run-up phase to deceive the goalkeeper's focus, such as studying the opponent's habits more before the game, but more depends on the psychological quality on the spot.
The goal is too wide. As long as a high-speed blind corner kick can be kicked, most goalkeepers will not be able to hit it even if they guess the direction.
Not to mention the top players in the five major leagues, even amateur players can kick high-speed dead-angle kicks from the penalty spot without any interference and with a stable mentality. However, how to stabilize the mentality under such huge pressure is a huge problem. .
But Chen Mo is the kind of player who hardly feels pressure during the game, and his legs are also extremely explosive, and the ball he shoots is as fast and heavy as a cannonball.
Let alone a penalty kick, even a blast from the top of the arc will cause many goalkeepers to let go as long as they are fully exerted!
“We can only predict in advance!”
Seeing Chen Mo leaning over and placing the football on the white spot, rainwater fell into his eyes from his eyelashes, but Cech did not dare to blink. He stared at the ball with his eyes fixed on the ball. He opened his arms and lowered his center of gravity. At the same time, he kept shaking his body in an attempt to confuse Chen Mo, but Chen Mo did not look. he.
After taking a few steps back, as the referee blew his whistle, under the watchful eyes of all the fans, Chen Mo pushed his wet black hair back and wiped the rain off his face, rushed towards the ball in small steps, and then fiercely swung his right foot. !
"Arch of foot! Right side!"
The moment he saw Chen Mo's posture clearly, Cech's pupils shrank suddenly, he immediately relaxed his right foot, leaned his body to the right, and then made a fierce dive, but in the next second!
"HOOOOOOO! What happened?! Chen Mo didn't shoot?!"
"That's?! Gift Crab! What kind of trick is this?!"
The commentator roared, and all the fans jumped to their feet instantly!
The exclamations even shattered the rain curtain. With all the fans watching, Chen Mo rushed to the ball and swung his right foot. Instead of shooting directly, he changed his shot to a push, pushing the ball directly to his empty left front. , the next second, Henry, who was well prepared, shot out of the crowd like a sharp knife!
Facing Cech who was flying in the air and already rushing towards the left goal post, he didn't hesitate at all. He directly put his right shoulder under his shoulder and flicked his right foot towards the water-stained ball!
"boom!"
"Damn it!"
In the desperate gaze of the flying Cech moving from top to bottom, the ball was sent diagonally to the far post behind his feet!
Far corner!
Henry's push angle is world-class!
Amid the excited exclamations of the Arsenal fans behind the goal, the ball went directly into the right side of the net!
"Glass Bobo!!! Oh my god! What just happened?! Chen Mo and Henry played a penalty kick?!"
"Hahaha, a very creative penalty kick! I swear no one in the world would have guessed that Chen Mo would take a penalty kick like this! Congratulations to Chen Mo for the assist, and let us also congratulate Henry for breaking the four-round scoring drought! "
The commentator exclaimed, and the fans in the audience were instantly excited!
The Chelsea players ran to the referee to protest, but Henry didn't care at all. He roared and rushed to the corner in the pouring rain. Just when the fans in the stands thought he was about to kneel down in his trademark, he suddenly turned around and laughed, pointing his right index finger towards the flying corner. Chen Mo is coming!
"Hahaha! That goalkeeper was fooled by you!"
"How does it feel to score a goal?!"
"It's so cool!"
"Haha, just like it, welcome back!"
The two embraced each other enthusiastically in the heavy rain, and soon Di Maria, Giroud and others also rushed over. Everyone was in a huddle, with excited smiles on everyone's faces.
"marvelous!"
On the sidelines, Wenger was so excited that he pumped his fist vigorously, with ecstasy on his face.
It is true that Bell's rapid growth is exciting, but after all, he is only seventeen years old, and there is no way to compare with Henry in terms of skills or comprehensiveness, and the same is true for Di Maria.
When Bell and Di Maria are on the court at the same time, all Arsenal's attacks can only be launched from the center where Chen Mo is. Both Bell and Di Maria are too young and do not have Henry's efficient one-on-one breakthrough ability and power. of containment.
This will undoubtedly reduce Arsenal's tactical options, but the trouble is that Henry has never been able to find the feeling of scoring goals after returning from injury!
After losing the World Cup final, he suffered an injury before he even started playing official matches. After the injury ended, he went without goals in consecutive games.
Huge psychological pressure will snowball and get bigger and bigger as time goes by, and more importantly.
European Cup, World Cup, Premier League Championship, Champions League, Golden Boot, Ballon d'Or, World Footballer of the Year.
Unlike the 19-year-old Chen Mo who often told him that he wanted to break Pele's three World Cup records and completely kill his "old rival" Messi.
Henry has completed all the honors Grand Slam at the club, national team and individual levels. Coupled with his age, it almost declares that even if he barely participates in the next World Cup, he will probably be a marginal figure.
In terms of honor, Henry had nothing left to pursue.
There was no clear goal, injuries, and consecutive scoring droughts. Even though he knew Henry was a player with a tough character, Wenger was still afraid that Henry would fall off a cliff because of his mentality problems!
But he never expected that Chen Mo would play this game with Henry at this time!
Watching Henry celebrating enthusiastically at the corner, Wenger was excited.
But he didn't notice that beside him, Mourinho, with a stern face, was almost standing like a statue in the heavy rain! At this time, the celebration of Chen Mo and others on the field had also ended.
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"I really didn't expect Arsenal to take the lead in the first 13 minutes."
In the commentary box, looking at Chen Mo who returned to his own half, Lineker looked emotional. Old Jack nodded and smiled: "Indeed, although I feel that it is difficult for this strange Chelsea to defeat Arsenal, this goal still comes It’s too early, and it’s so unexpected!”
"Haha, yes, this is the first time I have seen this kind of penalty kick. However, for Chelsea now, what they have to do is not to continue to remember the goal they just conceded, but to find ways to chase points! You know After scoring the goal, Arsenal will most likely not press as crazy high as they did just now.”
"Yes, if the opponent does not press high, Chelsea's defensive counterattack will be difficult, and there is another key point, and that is Ballack. The past ten minutes have proved that the left wing combination of Ballack and Cole cannot be played. Regarding the counterattack effect, if they want to continue to fly with both wings and then combine the wings and center, I feel that they still need to make some substitutions."
"You're right, but it's too early now. Changes will be made in ten minutes. Oh! Look what I said! Chelsea made a substitution! Mourinho replaced Shevchenko with Joe Cole!"
"Are you finally going to kick 433?"
The commentary was rambling, but Chen Mo didn't care about it. He just focused on Joe Cole who was running in the mall after touching the ground.
Although this England left winger, who is 1.75 meters tall and is known as a magician on the court, is not as famous as his brother Joe Hart.
But being able to play the main role under Mourinho, there is no doubt that he is also an excellent winger with fast speed, good skills, and is not weak in confrontation.
but
"The real trouble is that Ballack is back in midfield."
From a high-altitude bird's-eye view, Chelsea's overall formation soon appeared in Chen Mo's field of vision.
Joe Cole, Drogba, Robben.
——Ballack, Lampard——
————Essien————
Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Terry, Geremi.
"This midfield set is really no different for rich people than cheating. I really don't know why Abramovich insists on renovating the team."
After seeing Chelsea's formation clearly, Chen Mo was secretly speechless.
If Real Madrid's Galaxy Battleship is star-studded but the staffing is somewhat unreasonable and seems flashy, then Chelsea's formation is a solid match for doers!
The players' style may not be flashy, and the players may not be as famous as Ronaldo Zidane, but these are all a bunch of hard workers!
Especially the midfielders, the three top B2B midfielders!
Compared with Arsenal's lineup that reached the top of Europe two years ago, what is lacking is just Chen Mo's top midfield organization ability, but Chelsea, who plays defensive counterattack, does not need much midfield organization!
Their midfield is for charging!
Relying on terrifying physical fitness to carry out a crushing charge!
Chen Mo was right. As the referee blew the whistle, Drogba passed the ball back to the right midfielder Ballack in the center circle. Before the ball could reach Ballack's feet, Lampard had already moved forward and squeezed Mo. Delic is always ready to get the ball!
"Trouble!"
The moment Lampard squeezed in front of him, Modric suddenly frowned. His defensive ability comes from his tireless running and top-notch football intelligence. His strengths are interception and defense, but he is limited by his physical fitness. , The defensive ability is not strong.
A powerful English midfielder like Lampard uses his strength to block him. He doesn't have much choice!
Modric understands this, and so does Chen Mo.
The moment Lampard moved forward, he immediately stuck to Ballack, preventing the opponent from easily handing the ball to Lampard, and at the same time waved back to signal the team to retreat.
Soon, under the gaze of the commentators and fans, Arsenal began to retreat in an orderly manner, and under Chen Mo's shouts, the two lines in the midfield and backcourt fell in front of and behind their own penalty area!
"Hahaha, I feel like Arsenal are becoming more and more fond of setting up buses this season."
"Mainly because of changes in staffing. Last season, Arsenal's back line only had Chiellini who was 1.87 meters tall, and midfielder Mascherano was only 1.7 meters tall. If they put their formation into Too far back, and they have no way to defend against the opponent's lobbed ball. But this season, Hummels is here, and with him to make up for the high-altitude ball, Arsenal can also choose to press the formation further back, and to be honest, Given the characteristics of Arsenal’s players, their defensive counterattack when they are ahead is actually quite effective.”
"You're right, but I still find it quite interesting. Chelsea pressed high and Arsenal set up their bus to defend and counterattack. Haha, it's like a dream!"
"Chen Mo, Chen Mo, Chen Mo! Why don't you want to leave Arsenal?!!"
The commentator was chatting away, while on the sidelines, Mourinho, who was holding his hands in front of his chest, was completely crazy as he watched his own players kicking around the Arsenal penalty area but still being unable to launch an effective attack.
Yes, Arsenal is playing defensive counterattack now, but the reason why Arsenal, which has always played offensive football, can easily play defensive counterattack is because of Chen Mo!
The premise of defensive counterattack is to be able to defend, and midfielders of teams with strong offensive ability and strong organizational ability generally need delicate footwork, so they do not have strong physical fitness to support defense.
In this case, if you set up a bus to retreat, your opponent will most likely penetrate the middle line of defense.
But Chen Mo is different!
Chen Mo is extremely powerful on the offensive end, and on the defensive end he can provide 90% of the defensive functions of a midfielder. If Arsenal assumes a defensive posture when he is on the court, then Arsenal is equivalent to playing double midfielders!
Wenger said Chen Mo was the player who best suited his tactical philosophy, but Mourinho just wanted to say fart!
In Mourinho's mind, a player like Chen Mo who can defend, run long distances with the ball, and organize is born for defensive counterattacks, so Mourinho should cooperate with him!
but
"What magic did Wenger cast on you?!!"
The more I think about it, the angrier I get!
Starting from the winter window of 2004, Mourinho has been trying to lure Chen Mo away from Arsenal in every transfer window. In this summer window, he made an astonishing offer of more than 100 million euros, but Chen Mo just couldn't Willing to go!
For this reason, he even disguised himself to contact Chen Mo privately, but in the end he just met the beautiful Japanese wife and got the answer "Xiao Mo said you are very good, but not suitable" from the other party.
Mourinho had a lot of thoughts in his mind. Chen Mo on the court naturally didn't know this. At this time, all his thoughts were focused on the court!
As time passed bit by bit, at first Chelsea hoped to break down Arsenal's defense bit by bit through organized passes, but soon they found that under the running interception of Chen Mo, Magic Flute and Ma Ge, the ball was It was almost impossible to hit the ball, so he had to start looking for space to cut inside.
This style of play does not have high stability, especially since Arsenal's entire team is retreating and almost everyone inside and outside the penalty area is full of people. Not to mention cutting in from the bottom line, there are not many opportunities even for crosses.
But Chelsea doesn't care about this. What they want is to find counterattack opportunities by switching possessions more frequently, but it's of no use.
Chen Mo dared to lead the team back, so he naturally understood how Chelsea wanted to play. Therefore, whenever Chelsea failed to attack and the ball came to Arsenal, unless it was a good opportunity, he would immediately pass the ball to the wing and use it. The width of the court reduces the frequency of offense and defense in the game.
One side wants to speed up, the other side wants to slow down!
If Chelsea wants to speed up, they have to press hard, and if Arsenal wants to slow down, they have to control the ball as much as possible.
Like two gears rotating in opposite directions intertwined, the scene gradually became more and more intense!
Not only did the confrontation become more intense, Chelsea's offense also became more aggressive, with the two wingers almost pressing into the corner kick.
In this way, it will be difficult for Chen Mo to use the width of the court to control the ball in the backcourt, but this will make Chelsea's defense even weaker. After all, if the players press too high, there will be a lot of gaps in the backcourt.
Chen Mo understood that this was Chelsea's conspiracy, which was to force Arsenal to attack, but he couldn't refuse because there were no more Chelsea players in the backcourt, and it was easy for the ball to be stolen at this time.
In the 31st minute of the game, Robben cut in from the right. With his excellent personal ability, he passed Chiellini, but the ball was intercepted at the top of the arc with the help of Chen Mo.
Needless to say, after stealing the ball, Chen Mo immediately went to look for the frontcourt players.
Henry is a big killer. As soon as Chen Mo took the ball, Essien was already close to Henry on the left, so Chen Mo sent the ball to Di Maria on the right!
Di Maria is extremely fast, but Ashley Cole is one of the strongest left backs in the world. When he was at Arsenal, he almost took over the entire offensive and defensive tasks on the left wing. This shows how fast he is. quick.
After racing on the wing, Di Maria finally paused near the 45-degree angle of the penalty area. When he tried to use a change of pace to cut in, the ball was intercepted by Ashley Cole.
After stealing the ball, Ashley Cole had no desire to control the ball. He directly handed the ball to Ballack who retreated from the center to meet him. Chen Mo was thrust into a sliding shovel and sent flying!
Side shovel, but big action!
Although the ball was scooped away first, Ballack was also brought down.
This time, the Chelsea players were not convinced and immediately came up to push the bull. Chen Mo did not take the three-pointer unreasonably. He just leaned over and looked at Ballack. After making sure that everything was okay, he spread his hands to show that he didn't mean it.
It was indeed unintentional, but the atmosphere on the court was indeed more tense after this moment.
In the 36th minute of the game, Modric took the ball in the middle. Ballack failed to steal the ball from behind and stepped on Modric's ankle, which earned him a yellow card.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Robben broke through with the ball from the wing. He just passed Chiellini and was directly replaced by Mao Zedong, who made a tackle and dribbled the ball out of bounds.
The action was very rough. The little Ma, who was just over 1.7 meters tall, was bullied by Robben before he could get up.
Argentines are all thorny, and a tough guy like Marco Ma, who defends until his anal fissure, can't stand it anymore. He stretched out his hand and was about to push Robben away. But at this moment, he was hit by Lampard with his chest. Top open.
Lampard, who is 1.83 meters tall, pushed forward directly and looked down at Ma Ma, but before he could look down for two seconds, he was slapped away by the rushing Chen Mo.
Lampard was not convinced, and got up with an angry face and wanted to fight with Chen Mo. Despite his serious appearance, Lampard was actually not a good person. During the 9/11 incident, he even mocked American tourists in a London bar.
Chen Mo didn't like Americans either, but they were all dead, and those who died were ordinary people at the bottom. To mock them at this time showed their character.
Nothing to say, just be tough.
As a result, under the dull eyes of the fans in the audience, Lampard, who is known for his physical strength, rushed forward to challenge Chen Mo, but was directly slapped by Chen Mo and pushed away two meters away.
It was a bit embarrassing, Lampard came up and wanted to fight, but at this time the referee also rushed to the scene.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to explode, the referee also directly transformed into a card master. Chen Mo, Pony Ma, Robben and Lampard each received a limited topaz card.
Four yellow cards were issued in two seconds, which made all the fans look stupid, but it was indeed effective.
It is most effective to play a few extra cards in the early stages of this kind of conflict. Referees who try to balance the situation without playing cards often end up causing the situation to get completely out of control.
Under the pressure of four yellow cards, the players on both sides gradually restrained their emotions.
Soon, time came to the final stage of the first half.
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