The home team fell behind at their home court. As the Manchester City players celebrated the end, the entire Emirates Stadium seemed a little dull. All Arsenal fans looked a little anxious, but also had a little expectation.
England is the birthplace of modern football. Many fans here have been here for generations. They all understand the main playing styles of Arsenal and Manchester City. They also understand that after taking the lead, Manchester City, which plays defensive counterattack, will be more difficult to deal with. .
However, they also have faith in Arsenal.
Anxious and looking forward to it.
As the referee blew his whistle, after Henry kicked off the ball in the center circle, Manchester City continued to huddle in the backcourt as before.
In a draw, they had to attack. Now behind, Arsenal had no reason to stay behind. Chen Mo continued to lead the team in high-position pressure, but to be honest, after scoring a goal, Manchester City did have more choices.
The most obvious change is that Manchester City's counterattack is no longer so desperate.
In the previous goal, although Manchester City scored beautifully, the forwards of Ibrahimovic and Robinho, the midfielders Yaya Toure, Kaká, Modric, and the left back Ashley Cole were all pressed. .
Only De Jong and three defenders are left in the backcourt.
This kind of counterattack is actually very risky. If Kaka misses the long-range shot and Arsenal counterattacks again, it will be very dangerous.
But it's different now.
Manchester City are ahead.
The league's goal difference is similar to a college final exam, 60 points is a long live, 61 points is a waste.
After the 38th round of the league, it is difficult to achieve a better goal difference, so winning by one goal or winning by two goals makes no difference to Manchester City.
And this directly leads to the fact that after the game restarts, unless it is a great opportunity, even if Manchester City steals the ball, the entire team will not press forward to counterattack.
Especially Yaya Toure, during the counterattack phase, he almost no longer pressed too much, but stayed in the backcourt to cooperate with De Jong to stick to Chen Mo, preventing them from being counterattacked by Arsenal if Manchester City failed to counterattack.
feeling bad.
Chen Mo felt very sad.
Yaya Toure is indeed not as fast as him in terms of speed, but in terms of physical confrontation alone, Chen Mo cannot gain much advantage.
And many times their defense against Chen Mo was to fight with one person and not give him a chance to get the ball, and to sweep and strangle the receiving line with one person.
It’s hard to get the ball and even harder to control it.
But fortunately, the role of the little pig is reflected at this time.
Xiaozhu is not a pure playmaker, but he is very capable of getting rid of the ball. Whether it is Kaka Magic Flute or Ibrahimovic retreating from the front line to press, Xiaozhu can control the ball in a one-on-one situation.
With the ball at their feet, Arsenal is still in control of the situation on the field.
However, because Manchester City's tactical choices have become more conservative than before, Arsenal's offense is becoming increasingly difficult to be effective.
There is no way around this kind of thing. Breaking a defensive counterattack cannot be done by one person. Even Messi's terrifying extraordinary ability in his peak period cannot be broken by Mourinho's Chelsea.
What's more, Manchester City's lineup is stronger than Chelsea's, and Chen Mo's small-range passing ability is not as good as Messi's.
Now all Chen Mo can do is waste time, pull things bit by bit, and look for opportunities bit by bit.
It sounds a bit passive, but it's actually the best option.
In a ninety-minute game, most players average about ten kilometers per game.
Ten kilometers is an impossible running distance for ordinary people even if they are tired enough to vomit. But for players, it is actually very strenuous.
Running ten kilometers is no problem, but the problem in the competition is to run ten kilometers in ninety minutes, and it involves various switchbacks, sprints, emergency stops, and physical confrontations.
This consumes a lot of physical energy, and as physical energy continues to be consumed, the players' thoughts and actions will gradually change.
The most typical example is Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final. The first 70 minutes were incomprehensible, but in the last 20 minutes, as the players' physical fitness declined, more and more problems began to appear in the defense of the midfield and backcourt.
This is either carelessness or exhaustion of physical energy. Anyone who has run a one-thousand-meter physical test in school knows that it is difficult to raise your arms during the last one hundred meters, let alone thinking. What Chen Mo has to do now is to use more running combinations to mobilize Manchester City's defensive formation, so that Manchester City players are constantly being pulled to run and consume physical energy.
Chen Mo is not in a hurry to attack, and Manchester City is not in a hurry to rush out.
Under the nervous gaze of all the Arsenal fans, the entire first half ended in such a dull atmosphere.
Seeing players from both teams leaving the field one after another, Arsenal fans were a little uncomfortable.
Everyone was either slumped in a chair chatting with friends, or rushed to the aisle and yelled at Mourinho for his ugly tactics.
Arsenal fans were a little unhappy, but for the news media it was nothing short of a carnival.
Arsenal's dominance in recent years has been very strong. Although they have not won the league, everyone can see that Arsenal is mainly due to insufficient bench depth and is not playing in the Champions League. In addition, Arsenal also attaches great importance to their home court in the league. Heavy.
So far, Arsenal has maintained an unbeaten record at home for 23 games, and there was not one game in which they fell behind in the first half.
But now Arsenal is trailing Manchester City at half-time at home!
Moreover, although Arsenal has been controlling the ball on the scene, there are actually not many opportunities to directly threaten the goal. Counting Henry's time, there are only two in total.
This kind of data is definitely not good news for Arsenal, which has always been known for its strong offense.
Some anxious online media have begun to post on online platforms. Topics such as "Arsenal's unbeaten record at home is about to be ended" and "With the blue moon in the sky, the Arsenal dynasty may collapse" are emerging one after another.
This kind of news is highly inflammatory and confrontational. There is no doubt that as soon as these news posts are published, they immediately trigger an upsurge of discussion on the Internet.
However, the atmosphere of the discussion was not bad. Everyone knew that Chen Mo and Ibrahimovic had a good relationship, and strictly speaking, Manchester City and Arsenal did not have any deep hatred. The discussion between the fans on both sides was still relatively rational.
What's interesting is that in addition to the game itself, many fans also focused on Keli who came to watch the game.
The European female CEO, who is fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged, and has gorgeous blond hair, naturally attracts all kinds of YYs in the comment section.
The new fans who just joined the game all lamented that Arsenal has a very beautiful and sexy female owner who can be impressed by just one glance, while the old fans lamented that Chen Mo's life is really good.
Naturally, Chen Mo didn't know the reaction from the outside world.
After entering the halftime break, Chen Mo, sweating profusely and with an Arsenal towel on his head, sat under the red No. 10 wardrobe with an ice pack on his knees, gasping for air and drinking water while listening to Wenger scolding the team in front of the tactical board. Qiu.
Although the first half of the game was dull most of the time, neither side had any obvious scoring opportunities after Manchester City scored, but there is a saying that thunder is heard in silence.
Although the first half of the game was dull most of the time, neither side had any obvious scoring opportunities after Manchester City scored, but there is a saying that thunder is heard in silence.
There aren't many exciting scenes, but the physical confrontation between the two sides is actually very intense!
In particular, Chen Mo is facing off against Yaya Toure and De Jong. One of these two is a physical monster, and the other is known for his iron-blooded defense.
Fighting against the two of them for forty-five minutes, Chen Mo was under great physical pressure, and there was another crucial point. In order to gain more possession of the ball, Chen Mo basically didn't stop for a moment, either passing the ball or running. On the way to receiving the ball and passing the ball.
He was very tired. Even though he was sitting in the locker room, sweating like rain and his cheeks flushed, Chen Mo could still hear his violently beating heartbeat and feel the sweat sliding down the relatively fair skin on the inside of his forearm and onto his palms.
However, Chen Mo had no complaints.
That's the core.
Enjoy the most praise and the most tactical tilt, but the rights and obligations are equal.
To enjoy more praise, Chen Mo will have to bear more psychological pressure, and to enjoy more tactical tilt, Chen Mo will have to bear more tactical targets from the opponent.
Now he is just drinking water quietly, adjusting his breathing, and listening to Wenger's explanation of tactics.
But it is said to be explaining tactics, but in fact there are no tactics to explain.
Why is the World Cup more likely to be upset?
It is because the World Cup is played by national teams with low integration levels, and it is held every four years, so the personnel changes a lot.
The problem brought about by large personnel changes is that there are more unknown factors, and there are more unknown factors, which naturally makes it easier to be upset.
But the league is different.
Clubs and clubs are all familiar with each other.
Belonging is that you know my strengths and weaknesses, and I know your depths.
Therefore, league games mainly rely on the overall strength of the players, the degree of running-in between the players, and the players' performance on the court that day.
No matter how much the coach talks about these things, it’s useless.
Wenger obviously knew this, so even though he was a little anxious now, after emphasizing the defensive end, he left more time for Chen Mo and the others to have a good rest.
It wasn't until the sound of playing came from the stadium broadcast that he walked to the door to cheer Chen Mo and the others.
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They fell behind by one goal in the first half, and it was the first time in more than 20 games that they trailed in the first half at home.
This was a bit difficult for Arsenal fans to accept. However, as Chen Mo led the team onto the field, the audience immediately burst out with cheers like a mountain and a tsunami. Even Keli on the sidelines found Chen Mo from nowhere. His big head was like a cardboard, and he raised it above his head and screamed.
"This girl."
He was a bit serious at first, but when Keli acted like this, Chen Mo shook his head in a funny way, turned sideways and gave the girl a confident smile and a thumbs up.
There is no doubt that after this scene was projected on the big screen, it immediately caused strange screams in the scene.
To be honest, Chen Mo's relationship with Keli and Yuechi Xun is now semi-public. Fans who have a little in-depth knowledge of Chen Mo's student days know it well.
However, this kind of thing is not a big deal for foreign stars. Nightclubs here are all operated legally. The lead actor of Iron Man, Downey Jr., was arrested twice for taking sex, and even a certain beautiful countryman The president has also been in jail.
Compared with them, Chen Mo is just a spoiler.
A small episode passed, and soon, with the referee's whistle, the fans' attention was drawn back to the scene.
Arsenal kicked off the first half, and Manchester City kicked off the second half.
The opening possession of the ball, but it was obvious that Manchester City, which had already taken the lead, was still not prepared to attack with the ball. Not long after, under the strangulation of Xiaozhu and Xiao Ma, Robinho, who retreated to support, handed over the ball. .
The score was behind. After getting the ball, Chen Mo naturally continued to lead the team to press forward.
Similar to the first half, Chen Mo still used his physical strength and speed advantages to continuously pass and run in a wide range, using one pass at a time to lead the team to pull Manchester City's formation.
The effect was not obvious at first.
After all, the game only lasted about fifty minutes, and the halftime break had just ended.
But as time passed bit by bit, as Chen Mo's running range became wider and wider, and there were more and more various turnaround sprints, Manchester City began to feel a little uncomfortable.
The first to bear the brunt is De Jong.
In this game, De Jong was responsible for stalking Chen Mo one-on-one.
Normally, although it is a one-on-one personal attack, Manchester City still focuses on regional defense. Only when Chen Mo moves to his area does he need to stick up. However, in this game, Chen Mo has been gouging him from the beginning. This point!
De Jong consumes more physical energy than all other Manchester City players, but the problem is, De Jong cannot be replaced!
In other words, the risk of changing now is too great!
"Hold on for ten more minutes!"
Looking at De Jong, who was starting to have physical problems on the court, he looked at the big screen in the 71st minute. On the sidelines, Mourinho looked serious.
The strength of Manchester City's midfield is supported by De Jong and Yaya Toure. If De Jong goes off, the gap can only be filled by Yaya Toure, but Yaya Toure cannot fill it.
In other words, when Yaya Toure comes to defend Chen Mo, Chen Mo will no longer choose to blast one-on-one, but will continue to move around in the midfield and frontcourt.
The personal ability of the substitute players cannot form a good restriction on Chen Mo, which will lead to the need for more changes in the Manchester City midfielder to adjust Yaya Toure to the area opposite Chen Mo.
This will cause Manchester City's formation to shake to a certain extent.
And this kind of shaking will also allow Arsenal to seize more opportunities!
As time went by, Mourinho became more and more nervous.
In the 77th minute of the game, just as Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the bench to prepare for the substitutes to come on, the commentator's sudden roar made him turn around suddenly!
"What's going on?! De Jong missed the top?! Why did he choose to jump for this goal?!"
"Chen Mo gets the ball on the left! Manchester City is in trouble!"
The commentator yelled, and Mourinho rushed to the sidelines in a panic. In the 77th minute of the game, the left back Marcelo, who was on the left side of the waist, scored a forty under the pressure of Kaká. Five long diagonal passes to find Chen Mo on the right!
Move the ball in a wide area.
Great idea, but the problem is it’s too far!
When the ball was halfway through the air, De Jong had already struck out. He jumped towards the falling ball, trying to destroy it before Chen Mo could catch the ball. However, at this time, his physical fitness had bottomed out, and Marcelo's move The ball spins violently, making it difficult to judge the speed and path of the ball!
The jumping height is not high enough!
Wrong judgment on the ball path!
Amid the exclamations of the fans in the audience, the ball spun directly over De Jong's head and flew towards Chen Mo's chest. At the same time, Manchester City left back Ashley Cole also rushed up!
The momentum was fierce, but in the next second, he caught a glimpse of Cole rushing towards him from the corner of his right eye. The moment the ball dropped from his chest to his knees, Chen Mo raised his right foot with the outside of his instep and gently pushed the ball towards the crotch of Cole who was rushing towards him. knock.
Crotchless!
