"Bale plays right back?! Marcelo plus Henry on the left, Giroud plus Chen Mo in the center, Di Maria plus Bell on the right???"
"What kind of full-attack formation with six forwards is this at Arsenal?!"
The sky is clear, the clouds are light and the wind is gentle, and the scenery is peaceful, but under the clouds, the Anfield Stadium is in a boil!
When they saw Chen Mo directing his teammates to change formations, all the fans at the scene held their heads and looked in disbelief!
Yes, six forwards!
Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is not bad.
Arsenal's front three are strikers themselves, needless to say.
Although Chen Mo in the midfield is said to be a central midfielder or attacking midfielder, he has also played as a forward in some special moments, and the effect is not bad.
Left back Marcelo is a typical attacking full-back who can be used as half a winger. As for right back Bale, he is a corridor-type player who can play as a winger, winger, midfielder or full-back.
Arsenal's lineup has ten players, six of whom can play forward. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a full-attack formation.
However, having too many forwards is not a good thing.
In 2010, Maradona's 415 and five-front formation were initially criticized as Shabi by netizens, but...
"Don't tell me, Arsenal's formation actually has some meaning."
In the commentary box, He Wei's eyes were a little excited, and Liu Jianhong next to him smiled and said: "Indeed. Bell originally started out as a full-back. Although after transforming into a winger, his defensive ability is worse than that of the regular full-back, but it is still much better than the average winger. The meaning of Arsenal's current formation change is very simple. If I can't guard you on the right, then I will simply sacrifice some defense and directly threaten you with offense!"
"Yes. After all, Liverpool's current advantage is based on the two full-backs pressing up, but pressing up will reveal the space behind them, which will be very troublesome when they counterattack. Previously, Arsenal had Di Maria and Clichy on the right. To be honest, the combination of people has not reached the top level in terms of impact, but now.
It's really scary. Marcelo Henry is on the left, Verdimaria is on the right, and Chen Mo is standing in the middle. Arsenal counterattacks. Who can stop it? "
"Haha, yes. But how to put it, just like what you just said, Bell's defensive ability is not as good as Clichy after all, so after Arsenal completes this change, they will inevitably launch a fierce attack to reach a level It creates the effect of replacing defense with offense.”
"Yes, and there is another key point. This game is played away from home. For Arsenal, they are actually quite happy... Well, how can I put it, they scored one, and Liverpool also scored one. This This situation is completely acceptable to them."
"Yes, well, now that the Liverpool players have finished celebrating, the referee blew the whistle again to start the game and let us return the camera to the scene."
He Wei and Liu Jianhong were bickering in the commentary box, but they were right.
After the game restarted, Arsenal did start a fierce attack, and with Bell and Di Maria appearing on the right wing at the same time, Henry moved from the center position to the left wing position and formed the left wing corridor with Marcelo. Arsenal's focus The offensive area also changed from Chen Mo's center to two wings.
Outstanding effect!
Liverpool is a diamond-shaped 442. The advantage of this formation is that it has strong offensive ability in the middle and strong strangulation ability in the middle, but it cannot radiate well to the wings. Whether it is the offensive or defensive end, it is difficult for 442 to make a fuss on the wings. !
Liverpool are obviously aware of the problems with their formation, but who would have thought that Arsenal would let Bale play at right back? !
There is no plan at all!
Head coach Benitez could only stand on the sidelines and yell wildly, wave his hands vigorously, and signal the entire Liverpool team to pay attention to defense, and prepare to use defense to delay the game until the end of the midfield before arranging detailed tactics!
Nice idea, but nothing effective.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Chen Mo resisted Xiaofa and got the ball in the center circle. Xiaofa tried very hard to reach out from behind and try to break the ball at Chen Mo's feet, but his strength was not strong enough, and he was also weak. Not as tall as Chen Mo, there is no way he can steal the ball from behind.
"Damn it!"
"I knew you had to help defend."
Seeing that Chen Mo was about to push away Xiaofa and complete the turn, Alonso immediately closed in, but the moment he closed in, a smile appeared at the corner of Chen Mo's mouth. At the same time, Di Maria, who had been moving at the right wing position, Suddenly retreated to the right front of Chen Mo!
Without any hesitation, Chen Mo exerted force on his waist and abdomen and moved his left hand backward to catch Xiaofa's left waist. He made a forced half-turn to the left and gently picked up the ball with the toes of Alonso's right foot as he rushed towards him!
Backspin!
The ball flew up against Alonso's head and was hoisted straight towards Di Maria on the wing!
"Trouble!"
"Who should I guard against?!"
Looking at the ball flying from the right front and Di Maria in front, Liverpool left back Riise's heart sank! It's not just Di Maria, Di Maria is waiting for the ball, and looking over Di Maria's shoulder, Bale is quickly getting in from the wing!
Di Maria retreats to make a pivot, and Bale cuts in from the outside!
Both are left-footed, can cut inside, and both have speed!
Numb!
In an instant, Riise, who had no idea who to guard against, was paralyzed. But after all, he was able to play the main role in Liverpool. The main player who completed the miracle of Istanbul in the original timeline, in a flash of lightning, Riise directly ignored the pursuit of the winger. Bell, who was under the ball, just shrank towards the center, while his eyes were fixed on Di Maria's left foot that was about to touch the ball!
Bell is on the wing!
Even if he can cut inside, the damage caused by Bell is definitely not as good as Di Maria who cuts inside from a 45-degree angle toward the top of the arc!
Indeed, Rise's judgment was correct.
It is indeed difficult for Bale and Di Maria to handle this situation, but
Now Arsenal's center is Giroud!
Without any hesitation, the moment the ball dropped, Di Maria directly passed the ball to Bell at the bottom!
"Oh! Bale is down the wing! But Giroud is caught between two Liverpool centre-backs! The ball is high in the air! Wait! Oh my God! Who is that?!"
"No. 10! It's Chen Mo! He's pushing forward! So fast!"
The commentator screams!
Amidst the exclamations of the fans in the audience, while Bell was still chasing the ball on the sideline, Chen Mo was already rushing forward along the middle!
Tanks advance!
Following Gerrard!
But after just two kicks, Gerald was pulled away by Chen Mo at a speed visible to the naked eye!
In the blink of an eye, Chen Mo had already rushed to the top of the arc and rushed towards the right side of the Liverpool penalty area!
Obviously, Chen Mo wants to take a penalty kick!
"Trouble!"
The moment Chen Mo rushed into the top of the arc, Liverpool center defender Hyypia suddenly felt goosebumps on his neck!
Now Liverpool's two central defenders are flanking Giroud on one left and one on the right. At the same time, the full-back Riise is being pulled away by Di Maria. Chen Mo's cutting direction is to the right side of the goal!
Chen Mo wants to take a low penalty kick here, but he can turn around and volley!
Giroud immediately let go of the guard behind him and moved sideways to cover Chen Mo, but at this moment, "Bang!"
"What?!"
Still leaning forward, under Hyypia's desperate eyes, Bale from the wing directly kicked off the pass, but instead of sending a low ball as he imagined, he went to Giroud with a high ball!
lob!
In the desperate eyes of Liverpool fans, the ball flew directly to Giroud's head from right to left. At this time, because Chen Mo's forward penetration attracted Liverpool left center back Hyypia, no one on Giroud's right side could defend the air!
No hesitation!
Facing the goal, his left shoulder tightened, blocking Liverpool's right center back Agger. Facing the ball flying from the right side of Hyypia's head, Giroud leaped high and shook his head!
After a "bang", in Chen Mo's increasingly excited eyes, Giroud's header went directly into the lower right corner of the goal!
"The King of Heaven and the Tigers of the Earth, I have Giroud! Header! Header to score!! In the 43rd minute of the game, Giroud used a header to help Arsenal overtake the score again! There is no doubt! Arsenal's change of formation this time is very special It worked! They disrupted Liverpool's setup!"
"It started with Chen Mo attracting Alonso in the middle, then Di Maria distributed the ball from the wing, Bell stepped in, and finally Chen Mo advanced into the penalty area to attract the defender and Giroud scored with a header! This is a very clever team cooperation. ! It’s also a very typical goal from the wing and the center! Congratulations to Giroud! Congratulations to Arsenal!”
The commentator screams!
Giroud, who scored the goal amidst the cheers of the Arsenal fans, rushed to the corner and knelt down, but before the strong French man could show off for a while, he was quickly chased by Chen Mobel, who came with a smile. Push him to the ground!
"You can do it with your big head! It's really accurate!"
"Hahaha, then I would like to thank the boss for helping me take away the defender!"
"Haha, why don't you thank me, boss? This goal was my assist!"
"Hahaha, I'll treat you to steak tonight!"
Scored two goals away from home!
This is a very big advantage!
At this time, Chen Mo and others were completely excited. Not only the players, but Wenger on the sidelines was also excited to the point of explosion. He was jumping around with the assistant coach in his arms!
joke!
Two away goals!
It means that Arsenal has half a foot in the Champions League final!
Three Champions League finals in four years!
What an amazing honor is this? !
Wenger was extremely excited, but next to him, Liverpool coach Benitez's face turned black!
There is no doubt that Arsenal can score this goal, and the passing and running finishes of Chen Mojirubell and others are very important, but the most important thing is that the sudden change of formation caught Liverpool by surprise!
The biggest role of a coach is to make tactical arrangements, but Benitez was messed up by Wenger at the tactical level!
And more importantly, he can't think of a countermeasure right now!
Yes!
How to think of countermeasures? !
Liverpool's current four midfielders are French midfielder Gerard Alonso and Sissoko.
It is impossible to achieve both wing and center defense with this kind of staffing!
Unless there are large-scale substitutions, such as Fabregas and Sissoko, Liverpool will almost be reorganized at the tactical level!
In the Champions League semi-finals, at home, one goal behind, to suddenly change the way of playing under such circumstances requires great courage!
But in the final analysis, it's because Benister has less to think about and his preparations are not as thorough as Arsenal's!
Under great pressure and unable to think of any countermeasures, Benister became paralyzed.
Bannister's confusion directly affected Liverpool's players on the field.
Liverpool is indeed very cohesive. Now one goal behind, the morale of the whole team has not dropped much. Instead, the eyes of Gerrard, Xiaofa and others are shining with unconvinced looks, but behind the unconvincedness, there is also some confusion. With urgency!
Still the same problem!
How the tactics changed!
Anyone who is a professional player can see now that Liverpool's main problem is that Arsenal's tactics have been defeated to death!
Adjustments had to be made, but Benister made no adjustments and just stood on the sidelines like a sculpture. Liverpool players were very anxious at this time!
And what’s even more uncomfortable is that Chen Mo also understands this!
I'll kill you while you're sick!
After celebrating for less than a minute, Chen Mo led the entire Arsenal team to get back to kick-off!
As the referee blew his whistle, Liverpool center Crouch, who was still trying to stall for a while, knocked the ball directly back to Xiaofa, but before the ball could reach his feet, Chen Mo pounced!
Chen Mo's one-on-one fighting ability is very strong. Fascination has no idea of protecting the ball and directly sweeps the ball to Riise on the wing. But as soon as Riise touches the ball, Di Maria and Bale immediately flank him. !
Riise has a strong body and strong impact, but his shortcoming is that his footwork is not precise enough. When faced with two people pressing him, he did not dare to take the ball and immediately swept the ball towards Alonso in the middle!
Alonso is indeed very capable. Faced with Rakitic's pressing, he used his back to protect the ball steadily, but...
"What's the next fight?!"
Arsenal have now strengthened their attack on both wings. If a full-back like Riise is pressed up at 45 degrees like just now, as long as the ball is intercepted, Liverpool will not be able to defend it at all!
hesitate!
In desperation, Alonso passed the ball directly back to center defender Hyypia.
The central defender took the ball, in order to provide a contact point. Soon, under the increasingly desperate eyes of the Liverpool fans, Liverpool's overall formation began to retreat, trying to use the depth of the stadium to control the ball. This retreat also Let Liverpool fall into the abyss.
Liverpool is now in a 442 formation, which originally only had double arrows, and the two high points in the frontcourt, Crouch and Sissoko, are not very impactful players. In this case, the deeper Liverpool retreat, the weaker their lethality. , the long-distance counterattack can only rely on Torres.
When Liverpool's formation was lagging behind, Chen Mo immediately opened his arms and waved forward, signaling Bale to go up to the right winger. Di Maria retreated to the midfielder, and Marcelo went to the midfielder at the same time!
Soon, under the surprised gaze of the commentator, Arsenal directly changed into a 253 formation!
There are two central defenders in the backcourt to defend Torres, and the rest are pressing in the midfield and frontcourt!
Outstanding effect!
In the 45th minute of the game, just when the fourth official held up a sign to indicate three minutes of stoppage time, Rakitic intercepted the through ball from Liverpool right back Finland to Gerrard in the frontcourt!
A frontcourt interception is equal to a counterattack on the spot!
Without any hesitation, Rakitic swept the ball directly to Chen Mo in the middle!
"It's just a foul!"
The area where Chen Mo was located was close to the top of the arc. From here, Chen Mo had the ability to shoot directly. In desperation, Alonso made a sliding tackle!
There is no way to tackle, but to tackle Chen Mo's feet!
Although Alonso had no intention of hurting anyone and pressed down his entire foot, there was no doubt that as long as Chen Mo stopped the ball, he would be knocked down. But just when Alonso was about to tackle Chen Mo, Facing the ball coming from behind, Chen Mo just stretched out his left foot.
Toe to meet the ball!
The next second, "bang".
Little rainbow!
In Alonso's eyes, which gradually widened, the ball jumped up from Chen Mo's left side, climbed over Chen Mo's broad shoulders and was directly hoisted to the right side of the top of the Liverpool arc!
There is Di Maria who has been lying in wait for a long time!
Amid the exclamations of the Arsenal fans in the audience, Di Maria hit the falling ball with a left-foot volley!
Angel shoots the sun!
The ball made a huge arc in the air, grazed the goalkeeper's flying fingers, and hit the upper left corner of the Liverpool goal!
Three to one!
When Di Maria rushed to the corner with his hands in front of his chest after scoring the goal, there was no longer any doubt about the direction of the game.
