novelhk Chapter 379
Chapter 379
With the referee's whistle, Adebayor passed the ball back to Fabregas and the game officially began.
After the game started, Arsenal did not immediately press forward to attack, but instead controlled the ball and advanced slowly.
Wenger specifically told his disciples before the game that they must be careful of Leeds United's sharp and fast counterattack.
Although Adriano could not play, Wenger knew that whether it was Bale, Ribery, Kaka or Torres, they were all very fast players. If Arsenal played too boldly before taking the lead, it would be very likely that Leeds United would seize the opportunity to turn the tables.
And now even if three of the four players Wenger emphasized did not play.
But Arsenal did not relax because of this, and still played at their own pace.
Seeing that Arsenal played so cautiously, Li Shiguang changed his idea of taking the lead at the beginning of the game and taking the lead. He ran to the sidelines and yelled, asking his disciples not to rush and slowly deal with the opponent.
When arranging today's tactics in the locker room before the game.
Wenger, who had always thought that Kaka would play, made special arrangements for him, and considering that Modric was injured and unable to play, Wenger even considered that Kaka would retreat to the backcourt to organize the attack.
In the professor's plan.
When Kaka got the ball in the frontcourt, Flamini and Gallas would immediately stick to defend and make sure that he could not start.
And when Kaka retreated to the vicinity of the center circle, Adebayor and Fabregas had to come up to take care of him. In a word, no matter where Kaka was, the first thing to do was to prevent him from starting!
And after the game started.
Although Kaka did not play, Arsenal's players followed his instructions without Wenger's immediate adjustment, but the person who received this special care became Reus, who replaced Kaka in the front midfielder position!
Whether it was Flamini or Gallas, in terms of physical strength alone, they could crush Reus, who had just turned 18.
There were several times when Reus was blocked by these two men when he received the pass in the area about 35 meters away from the Arsenal goal.
Flamini was fine, he would not rush up and attack, but Gallas, who was always rough in defense, would not care so much.
Just 30 seconds ago.
Kroos had just received the pass from Rodriguez, and before he had time to look up and observe the situation in front, Gallas took a big step and rushed up like a locomotive.
Reus's small body was not enough in front of the black big guy Gallas. Like the previous few times, he was immediately knocked out and fell to the ground.
The referee's whistle sounded in time.
But this is the Emirates Stadium after all. For this kind of pure physical contact, there is no extra action foul. The referee did not show Gallas a yellow card, but just gave a verbal warning as before, and then awarded Leeds United a free kick in the front field.
The free kick did not bring any gains to Leeds United, but it almost allowed Arsenal to complete a successful counterattack.
Six minutes later, it was Reus again, but unlike last time, when Reus was dribbling forward, he was pushed aside by Gallas.
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"Boss, this is not a solution." On the sidelines, Rivaldo looked at Reus with a bad face and said to Li Shiguang, "Marco is still too thin. He doesn't have the ability to fight against Kaka. If the opponent keeps defending him like this, our tactics will not have any effect."
"Yes." Simeone next to him also nodded in agreement, "I don't know what happened to Wenger. Why did he suddenly watch Marco so hard! I have observed for a long time that when James got the ball, the big black guy Gallas would not rush up to defend him closely."
Li Shiguang also noticed this. He lowered his head and thought for a moment. Suddenly, he thought of a possibility and quickly asked the two people next to him: "Let me ask you a question. After the game started, did Arsene run to the sidelines to direct, or did he call any Arsenal player to the sidelines to say anything?"
"No!" Simeone answered Li Shiguang. He did take a look next door from time to time. Simeone was still very clear about Wenger's movements.
"Then I understand." Li Shiguang nodded. "This should have been arranged by Arsene before the game, but his target should be Kaka. Did you notice that their defense on the left side of the center today was particularly tight? Whether it was Marco or Toni, when they got the ball, at least two defensive players went up to press. I guess Arsene's guessThis line will be our main attack direction today! After all, Kaka's impact is still very strong! "
"Then we have pulled a boomerang, right?" Li Shiguang said, Simeone's face was full of annoyance, "I would not have let Kaka come out to warm up if I had known, and I originally said to release a smoke bomb, but now it makes us uncomfortable!"
"It's not a big problem." Li Shiguang smiled and instructed Rivaldo, "Ferreira, when the ball is dead later, call Toni or James over and tell them to move the center of gravity to the right when attacking, but also pay attention to the situation on the left! In addition, let them tell Marco to be smarter when moving! ”
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While Li Shiguang and his two assistant coaches were adjusting tactics, Lineker and Jon were also discussing the performance of the two teams in the previous period.
“Hey… got robbed again…” Seeing Gallas steal the ball again, Lineker looked unhappy, “What is Li thinking? Reus is obviously not suitable for playing in the middle. There is not enough space for him to start. He can’t get over Flamini and Gallas at all!”
Jon also agreed with Lineker’s opinion, nodded and said, “Indeed! Reus’s advantage is speed and flexibility in ball control. It is not a good choice for him to go head-to-head with Arsenal’s defense.”
“But….” Watching the TV suddenly cut to the sidelines, where Li Shiguang and his two assistant coaches were talking, Jon suddenly had an idea in his mind, “But I think Li has his reasons for arranging it this way. Don’t forget, in addition to being good at discovering young talents, he is also labeled as a person who can win the game without following the routine!”