Pick the ball, turn around, and shoot in the air!
The perfect combination of agility and violent aesthetics!
As the ball hit the upper right corner of the goal, the sound in the commentary box instantly broke, and the fans in the audience cheered. Chen Mo, who was extremely excited after the goal, rushed to the corner kick, and Wenger watched with a stagnant smile. He jumped and did a backflip, then opened his arms and faced the thousands of people in the stands!
"Chen!"
"Mo!"
"Chen!!"
"Mo!!"
"Chen!!!"
"Mo!!!"
The rain is pouring!
Thousands of people shouted in unison!
The rain curtain was almost shattered!
Feeling the cheers of the fans in the audience, Chen Mo had an excited smile on his face, but soon, some louder and louder clattering sounds also flooded into his cochlea.
Raindrops fell on his cheeks. As Chen Mo watched, not only the Arsenal fans were chanting his name, but even the Chelsea fans at home stood up and applauded, waving towels in their hands!
"Oh! Chen Mo actually won the applause of his opponent!"
"I can't help it! This goal is really cool!"
"Who can not love Chen Mo!"
"Haha! Everyone loves Chen Mo!"
The commentator is excited!
At this time, Chen Mo was also surrounded by Henry and others who were flying towards him!
The goal is very beautiful!
And now we are still leading 2-0, and the whole team is very excited.
Not just because of the two-goal lead, not just because of the two-goal lead over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but also because Chelsea are now number one in the league!
After fourteen rounds of the Premier League so far, Chelsea has 33 points, Liverpool has 31 points, and Arsenal has 30 points!
As long as they beat Chelsea in this game, Arsenal will be tied with Chelsea, and at the same time, they will be ranked first in the league because of their goal difference!
It is true that with the depth of Arsenal's current team, as the physical pressure accumulates, it will become more and more difficult to play towards the end of the season.
Not to mention the three-front battle in the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League, it is difficult to fight in the Champions League and Premier League alone. It is estimated that Wenger will ultimately decide which side to focus on based on the schedule of the Champions League and the Premier League.
But, you have to have dreams, right?
Not only is Arsenal in trouble this season, Manchester United is also undergoing reconstruction, and the most important thing is that Chelsea, the defending champion who is as stable as an old dog in the league, also encountered conflicts between the coach and the owner!
Except for Liverpool, all the top teams in the Premier League this year have had problems of one kind or another!
Faced with this situation, Arsenal has no hope of winning the league title this year while ensuring the strength of the Champions League!
And they almost won this game. After all, Chelsea is a defensive counterattack team.
The defensive counterattack is stable, but the disadvantage is that once you fall behind, you cannot control your destiny, because once the leading side is not eager to attack, the defensive counterattack will not be successful!
At the same time, because defensive counterattacks require midfielders to have strong defensive abilities, but there are few players with all-around offense and defense like Chen Mo, so organization and ground penetration are weaknesses.
Just like just now, all members of Chelsea played really hard, but facing Arsenal, who were steadily setting up the team under the leadership of Chen Mo, they had no way to create opportunities with passes. They could only break out from the wing, and once they broke through Too forward, Arsenal can use the two wingers and Chen Mo's super speed to counterattack!
A one-goal lead might have been shaky, but now it's a two-goal lead.
"Stable!"
"Fuck you! What a beautiful football!"
Everyone at Arsenal celebrated excitedly. On the sidelines, Mourinho, who was so mad that he was blushing and thick-necked, kicked the mineral water bottle away and stood in the rain with his hands on his hips and yelled at the stadium!
What you are looking at is the stadium, but it is not the players you are scolding, but the boss Abramovich!
Now their Chelsea league ranks first in the league. If other top teams in the Premier League want to compete for the championship, they must take the initiative to attack when facing Chelsea.
In addition to the top teams, those teams at the bottom of the league need to chase points and avoid relegation, and they cannot be as capable as Arsenal of shrinking and blocking Chelsea, so they must also take the initiative to attack when facing Chelsea.
The opponent takes the initiative to attack, which is exactly what Chelsea needs, and exactly what Mourinho needs, but! Before this game, Abramovich gave him a death order. Shevchenko must be sent in and the scene must be beautiful.
Don't underestimate this substitution.
With Drogba and Shevchenko, Chelsea can only play 442, but the 442 in the parallel position cannot guard Chen Mo in the middle, and the 442 in the diamond position cannot fly on both wings!
This resulted in Mourinho having to ask Ballack, who has stronger defensive ability, to play as the left midfielder at the start of the game, and position him closer to the center to help defend Chen Mo. The cost of this is that both wings fly together and become a small midfielder. Bald donkey Robben goes solo!
Just like substituting people, on paper it looks like two wings become a single wing, and the lethality is reduced by half, but in fact it is not reduced by half! But disappear completely!
The left and right wings restrain each other, so that Arsenal's defensive position will be stretched to both sides, the pressure will be evenly distributed on both wings, and Drogba in the center will also gain space. This is the effect of the system where 1+1+1 is much greater than 3!
Without one wing on both wings, Arsenal can directly shift their formation to one side to defend. This is why Arsenal pressed hard in the first ten minutes of the first half, but Chelsea couldn't counterattack!
Mourinho, as a top coach, knew all this well, but due to the pressure from the boss, Shevchenko was still allowed to play.
However, he also had Xiao Jiujiu in his heart and asked Shevchenko to play for twenty or thirty minutes. When everyone could see that something was wrong, he would replace him.
As a result, they never expected that Chen Mo would score the goal in thirteen minutes. This forced them, who were not good at taking the initiative to attack, to attack and kick in order to keep their first place in the league, which resulted in conceding a second goal!
This is called a chain reaction!
Headache!
Mourinho has a huge headache and feels uncomfortable staying at Chelsea, but the money Chelsea gives is so much!
Not only are the wages high, but there is also a lot of investment in the transfer window!
Apart from Chelsea and Real Madrid, which other club in the world would invest more than 100 million in a transfer window?
I don’t want to go back to the days when Wenger had great power but was miserable, but if he continues playing like this, get out of class will be dismissed sooner or later.
Mourinho was very upset.
However, people’s pain and happiness are not the same.
Soon, Arsenal's celebration was over. Chelsea had just served the ball. Seeing that Lampard did not directly drive the ball forward to attack, the referee directly blew the whistle for the end of midfield.
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Leading Chelsea by two goals, both Chen Mo and Wenger were very happy during the halftime break.
There is nothing to adjust in terms of tactics. Their team has been training for a year and a half, and they are already familiar with conventional tactics. As the leading side, there is naturally no reason to change the formation.
Soon, the halftime break ended, and Chen Mo led his teammates back on the stage amidst the applause of Wenger and the coaching staff.
In the first half, Chelsea had the kick-off, and now the ball came to Arsenal.
As soon as Giroud knocked the ball back in the middle, Lampard immediately pressed up high, not only causing physical confrontation, but also making some small pulling movements with his hands.
He was still doing this with a yellow card on his back. It was obvious that he was a little impatient, but Chen Mo had no interest in confronting him head-on. Instead, he directly passed the ball back to Ma Ma while running backwards.
Yes, running backwards.
With Mourinho frowning, Chen Mo moved to the defensive midfielder position, while Pony Ma and Modric formed a double center midfielder on both sides of him. At the same time, Giroud at the center position began to retreat, almost to the midfielder position. The area of anterior waist movement.
——Girou——
Magic Flute, Little Ma
——Chen Mo——
False No. 9 Giroud!
With everyone watching, Giroud changed from a regular center to a false nine!
"what's the situation?"
The core function of the Zhengyin center is to build a wall on the back line and grab points in the penalty area. Although the false nine is also a center, the more important role of the false nine is actually to drop back and participate in midfield organization!
This change of formation not only stunned the fans on the sidelines, but also the Chelsea players were a little confused, but they soon understood Arsenal's tactical intentions.
Giroud is a very technical center who has no personal breakthrough ability at all, but he has strong back-up ability and one-touch ability.
Arsenal now does not need to attack too aggressively, but more to control the ball. This results in Arsenal having an extra contact point in the midfield after Giroud retreats.
Don't underestimate this. After Giroud retreats, Essien will not dare to rush forward, because there is Giroud behind him, and rushing forward is equivalent to missing someone.
Useless.
The best way at this time is for one of Chelsea's two central defenders to defend Giroud and free Essien, but at this time Henry and Di Maria moved closer to the center!
Don't dare to go to the top!
A central defender is on top, and behind him are Henry and Di Maria two-on-three. The risk is very high!
But if he doesn't go up top, Essien won't dare to tackle the ball and must help defend Giroud. This leads to the fact that Chelsea's midfield pressing personnel are only Lampard and Ballack, while Arsenal's Chen Momo Flute is And Xiao Ma.
Needless to say, Modric's passing and running ability goes without saying.
Although Ma Ma is said to be a defensive midfielder, he actually played as an attacking midfielder when he debuted.
It's just that because he's not fast enough, his feet aren't as good as one-on-one, and he lacks creativity in penetrating passing, he retreats from the attacking midfielder to the central midfielder, and then retreats from the central midfielder. He has moved to the defensive midfielder, and now even occasionally plays as a central defender. However, although his position is withdrawn, his passing and running ability is definitely up to standard, if not top-notch.
Soon, with all the fans watching, Lampard and Ballack were being passed around by the three of them!
The backcourt was pinned, and the midfielder was unable to steal the ball with his own strength. Arsenal's ball possession rate even rose to more than 80% for a while!
Unable to touch the ball, as time passed bit by bit, Chelsea's players became more and more impatient, and the front trident also began to retreat to participate in the press. At this time, the role of Chen Mo's retreat was reflected.
Drogba is a physical freak, and Chen Mo is also a physical freak. In terms of strength, Drogba, who is nearly 1.9 meters tall and has little flexibility, may have an advantage, but Chen Mo's skills and feet are not much better than Drogba's. .
It's impossible for one person to intercept the ball, let alone free Arsenal's two central defenders after he retreats.
Moreover, Chen Mo's retreat can not only suppress Drogba, but also because his running ability and ability to compete for high balls are much better than Ma Ma. Arsenal's back line is also further back than before, and Chelsea can't even steal the ball. There's no way to hit him directly from behind!
Giroud retreated, Chen Mo retreated into the midfielder, and the defense fell behind. Under Arsenal's triple insurance, Chelsea became more and more uncomfortable as they played.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Ma Ma took control of the ball in the right midfield. Facing Ballack's pressing, he directly knocked the ball back to Chen Mo in the defensive midfielder position.
The game was almost over and still trailing by two goals. Drogba defended immediately. Not only Drogba, but also Robben from the wing came running over!
Two against one!
It was a desperate move, but Chen Mo, who understood Chelsea's strength, never relaxed his guard!
As soon as Robben left the wing, left back Chiellini immediately moved forward. Chen Mo, who caught this information, immediately blocked Drogba from behind and made a diagonal pass with his right foot!
The ball was cut from Arsenal's backcourt to the left side of the center line like a knife. Chiellini rushed to rush and it was a direct hit!
No one is watching!
This is one of the weaknesses of the 433 system. Because there are only three players in the midfield, it is difficult to cover both wings. Once the winger loses his defensive position, there will be a huge gap in the entire waist, which will give the opponent's wing Opportunity for defenders and forwards to cross over!
Understanding this, Essien immediately moved sideways to defend, but it was of no use.
Chiellini's speed is okay, but he is far from a fast horse on the wing, but Essien is not a fast horse either. Both of them are defensive players who focus on physical confrontation.
And the most important thing is that it is Henry who plays on the left side with Chiellini!
Henry likes to drop back to get the ball and then charge with the ball!
Just when Chiellini dribbled the ball across the center line and Essien was about to cover up, Chiellini directly handed the ball to Henry who was retreating with a diagonal pass. Then he did not slow down and instead ran away without the ball. Faster, accelerate towards the bottom line!
Two against one!
Henry took the ball from the left and cut diagonally toward the top of the arc. To his left, Chiellini lowered his head!
Right back Gremi directly caught the horse!
To defend against Henry, Chiellini can easily get a cross opportunity near the corner kick. You must know that Chen Mo also rushes forward after sending the pass, and Arsenal also has a sharp header like Giroud in the Arsenal team. Center!
I don’t dare to let the other party take the bait!
However, if Henry cuts to the top of the key to challenge the defender unmarked,
Without hesitation, choosing the lesser of two evils, Gremi turned sideways and chased Henry, but it was of no use.
Are forwards who can be defended one-on-one touted?
Henry is the world's top striker!
With just a rhythm change of accelerating, slowing down and then accelerating again, Henry directly forced Gremi to dribble the ball to the left side of the top of the arc. At this time, Chen Mo had also rushed to the right side of the top of the arc!
Two ghosts knock on the door!
There's a big Giroud in the middle!
Even though Chen Mo was still some distance away from the penalty area line because of his starting position too far, and was located behind Henry on the right, Chelsea's two central defenders were still attracted to him because of his strong long-range shooting ability!
At the moment when the right center back Terry took a step to the left in an attempt to seal the middle, Henry, who was running wildly with the ball from left to right, dunked his right foot directly with his right foot. At an extremely fast speed, he went directly to the top of the arc diagonally and cut vertically into the penalty area. In the blink of an eye, he rushed outside Terry's right shoulder!
"Ruined!"
Terry subconsciously turned to the right, but before he could turn around, Henry had already disappeared from the corner of his right eye!
The next second, he dribbled the ball to the left side of the goal. Looking at Cech blocking the near post, Henry, who is very capable of pushing the far corner with his right foot, did not hit the goal himself. Instead, he lifted the arch of his right foot and sent the ball directly. Go to the right side of the goal, and there is Di Maria who is outflanking him!
Empty door!
It’s not Sterling or the national team’s limited versions of Lautaro and Lukaku who are outflanking!
Amid the excited shouts of the Arsenal fans in the audience, Di Maria, who held Ashley Cole behind his back, pushed lightly with his left foot and the ball went into the empty goal!
Three to zero!
Three to zero in eighty-two minutes!
The commentator roared, and the fans in the stands were delighted. Di Maria, who completely killed the game in the cheers of everyone, put his left hand on Chen Mo, who was running with a laugh, and his right hand pointed at Henry, who was retreating towards the corner with a weird smile on his face. Quickly, Giroud joined them, and the four rushed to the corner to celebrate side by side.
After the celebration, Di Maria blew a kiss to the camera alone, and the game entered garbage time. When the ninety minutes were up, seeing the Chelsea players who had lost all morale, the referee did not continue to torture them. The whistle was blown directly to end the game.
After the game, Wenger naturally called Chen Mo for a post-match interview as a routine.
After all, he almost locked up the MVP of this game with every pass and shot.
Chen Mo really has no interest in interviews, but the winter window is coming.
Yes, winter windows.
The winter window actually has nothing to do with Chen Mo, but the problem is that Arsenal now needs to strengthen the bench, but they have no money.
Ever since, Chen Mo has become an admissions brochure.
With a combination of offense and defense and a strong football IQ, as long as the players playing next to him have good teamwork, he can always make up for some of their shortcomings and perform well.
The most typical examples are Di Maria and Bale.
The two of them are very talented, but to be honest, their skills and aspects are not top-notch. After all, they are only less than 20 years old. However, because Chen Mo's lethality is so strong, the two of them can often get a pair in the game. A chance, and a one-on-one opportunity is an excellent opportunity for a forward to make a highlight and gain attention.
In addition to the forwards, there is no need to talk about the defense and midfield.
Chen Mo has strong ball protection ability and strong passing ability, but unless it is a necessary moment, he usually does not stick to the ball and mostly shoots the ball with one kick.
Although Arsenal uses him as the absolute core, it is just passing and running with him as the core. Whether it is Modric or Ma Ge, they touch the ball a lot in every game.
As for the defense line.
No defender from the opposing team will like Chen Mo, but no defender from his own team will hate Chen Mo.
Maybe Chen Mo himself didn't notice that he had unknowingly gone from being a favorite among coaches to being a favorite among all players.
but
Chen Mo was really not interested in any of this. Under Wenger's frequent eye-rolling gaze, he did everything perfunctory in the interview area, with Henry doing most of the talking.
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A 3-0 victory over Chelsea, with a very creative penalty kick tactic and a very beautiful ball turn and blast, the next day the major news media and some celebrities naturally praised it in all kinds of ways.
But Chen Mo didn't have time to pay attention to this.
On December 7, on the night of the 2-1 victory over CSKA Moscow in the last six rounds of the Champions League group stage, Chen Mo, Henry and Samuel, who were also selected for the Ballon d'Or, flew to Paris, France with their respective families.
There, the draw ceremony for the Champions League knockout rounds and the 2006 Ballon d'Or award ceremony will be held soon!
There will be another chapter later
