As the referee blew his whistle, the second half of the game began.
Seeing Xavi pass the ball directly to Iniesta, and Iniesta started to pull wide, Chen Mo was slightly happy, but soon frowned again.
"Did that guy Pep guess that I guessed him with this almost obvious tactic?"
When Iniesta was forced to pass the ball again and saw that Iniesta did not pass the ball to Xavi, but went to Ronaldinho on the wing, Chen Mo glanced at Guardiola on the sidelines with some emotion in his eyes.
"This guy really guessed what I was going to do."
Yes, Chen Mo's midfield arrangement was guessed by Guardiola, the man who single-handedly brought him up!
As for what the arrangement was, Chen Mo's thoughts during the halftime break were not that complicated.
My sister-in-law is Arsenal's left center back, Marcelo is the left back, and Rakitic is the left midfielder. The area these three are responsible for is the area where Messi, Alves, and Xavi are.
For Arsenal, this area is the area where mentality problems are most likely to occur, because all three of them just joined last summer, and for Barcelona, this area is their strongest point.
It is very likely that Barcelona will make tactical arrangements for the left side of their Arsenal, and Chen Mo's intention is also very obvious, to make this area into a pocket, let Barcelona attack in, and then encircle and suppress it.
It sounds simple, but it's actually not easy to do.
Barcelona attacked this side not only because Marcelo and the others were inexperienced and their mentality was prone to fluctuations, but also because Arsenal's side itself was weak.
At this time, if the enemy shows weakness and lets the opponent in, it is very likely that the turtle catching the turtle in the urn will directly penetrate the urn, so what Arsenal has to do is to catch the turtle before the urn is broken, and then counterattack.
How to catch it is the key.
Marcelo and the three of them alone will definitely not be able to catch it, so once Messi or Alves get the ball in this area and try to cause damage, the entire Arsenal team needs to surround them!
Encirclement.
But the encirclement is not as simple as it sounds. The team's overall formation has shifted on a large scale. In this process, it is easy for defense to be out of position, so Arsenal must be fast, accurate and ruthless!
How to not give Barcelona a chance when the team is moving quickly.
This is what Chen Mo discussed with his teammates at halftime, but now it seems.
"There is no need to show weakness to the enemy."
Constantly running and recording the entire Barcelona team's formation in his mind, Chen Mo understood Barcelona's opening tactics in just a few minutes - focusing on Ronaldinho and Iniesta's side.
This is unusual.
Although Xiaobai and Ronaldinho's offensive firepower on the left is also very strong, as Ronaldinho's condition declines, purely in terms of explosive power, Barcelona's left side is no longer as good as Messi's right side.
Let Ronaldinho and Xiaobai, whose explosive ability is not as good as Messi Alves, go to the main attack.
There is no doubt that Barcelona's purpose is to attract Arsenal's defensive focus and create more space for Messi on the other side.
Yes, manufacturing space.
Many people say that Messi likes to walk when playing football. Well, he does like to walk, but this is inseparable from his task in the team. More often than not, Messi is a speed booster.
The whole team is constantly moving back and forth, using passes to mobilize the opponent's defense.
Once there is a flaw in the opponent's defense, Messi will immediately take the ball and launch an attack. This is actually why there are still some teams in Spain that play pass control. When they don't have one-on-one absolutely powerful players, they fall backwards. Just wipe yourself out.
Because passing control requires a speed booster like Messi to create damage. Otherwise, it would feel like it has been rubbing outside, getting all kinds of lubrication, but it just can't stand up or penetrate.
And how to create space for Messi?
Obviously, Barcelona now uses Ronaldinho to attack the left side, which is Arsenal's right backfield.
Ronaldinho, Xiaobai, Abidal and others have strong passing and running abilities. They are causing trouble on this side. Arsenal's overall formation must lean over and use the formation to lock it.
This will give Messi more space in Arsenal's left backfield.
Moreover, when Arsenal's formation shifts to block Messi's side, the process also takes more time to move than when it was positioned closer to the center.
To understand it simply, Barcelona wants to create space for Messi and at the same time create a time difference.
The effect was very good. As time passed bit by bit, with the fans watching, Messi began to get more and more opportunities.
In the 58th minute of the game, Xavi, who had been hammering away at Arsenal's right backcourt for more than ten minutes, caught the gap where Marco Iniesta had just replaced Iniesta and had not yet returned, and directly pulled the ball and shook it. Rakitic opened the scoring and sent the ball to Messi on the right.
"Oh! Alves put it on decisively! He took Bale away, and Messi and Marcelo were one-on-one! Messi advanced with the ball!"
"Look what Marcelo did with this ball. Oh, he just knocked down Messi! All the Barcelona players gathered around him!"
"What do you want to do with your afro?!"
"Kick someone if you can't kick the ball?! Oh! You traitor! What do you want to do!"
In the roar of the commentator, Messi, who was dribbling the ball from the right wing and cutting towards the top of the arc, was about to shake Marcelo away with a heavy shoulder, but as soon as he shook his body, he was directly knocked down by Marcelo with a shoulder collision and an outstretched foot. !
It was an obvious tactical foul, but because of the large movement, the moment Messi fell to the ground, Xavi and others rushed forward to surround Marcelo, and there was no doubt that the one who rushed at the front was Calabash Bi. Leah.
This guy had an angry expression and wanted to push Marcelo's chin, but when he reached halfway, Chen Mo pushed him away.
Villa is an all-around forward who can grab points and has good physical fitness. However, his physical fitness is still not comparable to that of Chen Mo. He was pushed two meters away by Chen Mo.
His body couldn't resist, but Villa still kept nagging, shouting that Chen Mo was a traitor.
"This guy is trying to piss me off."
In response to such words, Chen Mo didn't say anything and just protected Marcelo behind him. Just like Marcelo's foul this time was to disrupt Messi's offense, Villa, who has no grievances and no grudges, also has a purpose in pressing him at this time. To put it bluntly, he just wants to make Chen Mo's mentality unbalanced, and even to say that Villa I wish Chen Mo would give him a few blows at this time.
After all, Villa is a forward and basically doesn't have many defensive tasks. It doesn't matter if he gets a card, but if Chen Mo gets a card, Arsenal will be in some trouble.
We won't be fooled by this!
Chen Mo ignored Villa and glanced at Messi, who was fine and had already climbed up. Facing the shouts from Puyol Xavi and others on his chest, he just rolled his eyes and raised his eyebrows as his face was about to be sprayed with saliva. He raised his hands to show that he didn't want to quarrel.
However, although Chen Mo spread his hands, he gestured with three with his left hand and one with his right hand, and at the same time gave Harvey and others a mean smile.
"This guy!"
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Three to one!
Chen Mo is laughing at them now that they are two goals behind!
Seeing this scene, Harvey and others, who originally wanted to continue to provoke, almost spat out blood, and their expressions instantly froze.
Chen Mo's judgment was indeed correct. They came to find a place at this time, and their purpose was not to besiege Marcelo. After all, Marcelo's foul would be a yellow card at most, and Marcelo's character is not that tough, so it is basically impossible to do it. With their backhand movements, their purpose was to anger Chen Mo, but they didn't expect that Chen Mo's mean smile and three-to-one gesture directly broke their defense.
QJ was fucked instead.
Harvey and others' expressions were painful under Chen Mo's gaze. However, after seeing the referee showing Marcelo a yellow card, Chen Mo's expression still became solemn.
Just now, Arsenal did not close the door fast enough. Before Chen Mo and Ma Ma moved across to surround Messi, Messi had already found a breakthrough opportunity, so Marcelo could only use a yellow card to stop Messi. attack.
It was indeed successfully stopped, but the yellow card can only be taken once.
Chen Mo frowned on the court, and this scene was also caught on camera.
"Chen Mo must be feeling very uncomfortable now."
"Of course, Marcelo received a yellow card, and then it will be even more difficult for Arsenal to defend Messi."
"Yes, although generally speaking, in events of this level in the Champions League finals, referees rarely show red cards to players without obvious flagrant fouls, but Marcelo's opponent is Messi."
"Yes, Messi's breakthrough ability is so strong that Marcelo can't guard him at all. Just like just now, Messi dropped his shoulders and Marcelo was shaken away. In the end, he could only foul and block, and it was foreseeable. Yes, as Marcelo gets a yellow card, Barcelona will definitely let Messi take more balls to attack Marcelo! Under Messi's high-frequency impact, if Marcelo still uses this method in the next game If he tries to stop Messi, I estimate that if he commits too many fouls, the referee will eventually send him off."
"Yes. However, Arsenal still have a huge advantage now. They have a two-goal lead, and there are only more than 30 minutes left in the game."
"You can't say that. It seems like there are only about 30 minutes left in the game, and as you said, Arsenal are still ahead by two goals. But on the football field, especially in the Champions League final, the spirit of the players on both sides is actually the same. It's very tight. Once there is a problem with the mentality of either party, the gap will get bigger and bigger like the Yellow River bursting its banks, and finally it will be flattened directly. So strictly speaking, it is impossible to say who will win. "
"Yes, but the main problem for Arsenal is how to deal with Messi. Marcelo is definitely no longer able to defend alone. He is now carrying a yellow card. Wait until Arsenal makes a substitution and see what happens. How to change. Oh! It turned out to be Traore to replace Marcelo! Haha, this intention is very obvious, Messi will be extremely uncomfortable in the next game."
Under the interesting banter of the commentator and the somewhat angry gaze of Guardiola, Barcelona was still preparing to take a quick free kick, but at this time Wenger had just joined Arsenal the year before last. The 18-year-old French left-back Te Raore replaces Marcelo!
Traore is a pure substitute. From the year before last to now, in two seasons, he has played a total of eight starts in Arsenal.
He is not very strong, and he is young and has no experience. It is impossible to perform well in the Champions League final, but... Although Traore is not very good, he is a black brother.
Although Traore is of French nationality, he is a black African man.
The physical fitness of French blacks has always been strong. In the early years, there was Henry Vieira, and later there was Pogba and Mbappé. The physical fitness of these players is among the best in the world.
At this time, Wenger replaced Traore, who was not very strong, but had plenty of energy and strong physical fitness. The purpose was very obvious - a plum-cutting tactic!
Yes, redeem it directly!
The Arsenal team has always had a hidden advantage, and that is youth! Good physical fitness!
Needless to say about the backcourt, my sister-in-law Coconut is full of physical fitness, midfielder Chen Mo and Pony Rakitic are unable to run away, and Bell in the frontcourt is also in good physical fitness.
As for Henry and Di Maria, although Henry is old, he is more experienced and knows how to save energy in the game. Di Maria may have a bigger problem with his physical fitness, but he is only 20 this year, and before this game he Di Maria has been taking care of it for almost a month!
Yes, a month!
Although Arsenal has reached the Champions League finals three times in four years, Wenger, who has a background in economics, is actually relatively conservative in the team's season planning.
Domestic leagues immediately gave up the title race after realizing that their chances of competing for the title were slim and instead tried to secure the fourth place. Unless the FA Cup and the EFL Cup did not collide with the Champions League, Di Maria and the others would be replaced after playing for about 70 minutes.
This season, Arsenal is still fighting in a single line in the Champions League!
The disadvantage of single-line combat is that you put all your eggs in one basket, but the advantage is that you have the most sufficient tactical reserves and physical reserves!
Di Maria's physical fitness is absolutely no problem if he runs for ninety minutes!
The physical reserves of the defenders, midfielders, forwards, and the three lines are all fine, which means that the three substitution places in Wenger's hands can be completely substituted according to tactical needs!
In other words, Wenger can use three substitutions to consume Messi!
Three substitutions plus starting Marcelo can result in a total of four yellow cards, or even five!
Within thirty minutes, five yellow cards were used as a cover to make Messi invisible!
Of course, this does not mean that you will directly kick Messi with a foul or something, but with the room to take cards, the defensive players will definitely be more comfortable in making defensive actions and will not be constrained.
The idea is great and the logic makes sense!
But soon, Wenger and all the Arsenal fans on the sidelines realized something was wrong!
Can't stop Messi!
The prerequisite for Traore's foul is that he can receive a yellow card but not a red card!
What does this mean? Although Traore can use pulling and small movements to hinder Messi, he cannot use malicious actions such as shoveling behind his back or directly kicking people!
It's very easy to get cards once this kind of action is done!
At most, Traore will directly pull or hug Messi when Messi passes him to disrupt the attack!
but!
Can't pull it down!
