Strong Waist

Chapter 36 Where's the ball?

Just five days after Christmas, December 30 ushered in the 20th round of the Premier League.

As usual, Arsenal fans went to the Emirates Stadium early, but this time, their expressions were extraordinarily heavy.

The club's series of injuries is like a haze looming over everyone at Arsenal.

Injuries to Wilshere and Cazorla have hampered Arsenal's offense.

And Arteta's injury is the complete destruction of Arsenal's pass control system.

Arsenal fans are very depressed.

Why are injuries concentrated in midfield? Can't it be a little more even? The avant-garde or the defender, can't we share the pressure?

Of course, no injury is the best situation.

But the three current Arsenal midfielders are all injured and lying in hospital beds.

Just look at Arsenal's current midfield setup.

Lucky, Diaby, Ramsay, and a 'Zhang Juzheng'.

Which of the four can hold the ball and play Arsenal's passing system?

It's impossible to think with your ass.

Arsenal fans are worried!

This lineup, they don't know how to arrange it, how to meet the next game.

This also makes the mood of Arsenal fans generally depressed.

But even so, they still went to the home to watch the game.

So...what if?

What kind of chemical reaction happened?

In this round, they have to play 'Magpies' Newcastle United.

Newcastle's performance this season is still unsatisfactory. If it is the previous Arsenal, and they are playing at home, they have no reason to lose.

But now, the midfielders are injured one after another, and they don't know how to win.

Near the start of the game, Arsenal fans were staring at the starting roster.

They want to see Cazorla or Arteta or Wilshere, whatever.

They hope the club is playing an April Fool's joke with them.

Although today is not April Fool's Day.

But Arsenal's starting lineup told them that the injury was a fact!

Arsenal (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Mannone.

Defenders; Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Jenkinson.

Midfield: Chamberlain, Ramsey, Lucky, Diaby.

Forwards: Suarez, Walcott.

....

Newcastle United (4-2-1-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Krul.

Defenders: Thornton, Pelch, Coloccini, Simpson.

Midfielders: Bigilimana, Tiote, Malvo, Obertan, Cisse.

Forward: Demba Ba.

"With this formation, are we going to play defensive counterattacks?"

On-site commentator George Adams said in surprise.

Wenger's Arsenal have never played on the counter-attack, especially at home.

Arsene Wenger advocated the 'football' theory, and he despised all counter-attack tactics as an insult to the sport.

Wenger advocated that football must master the initiative and play with enough passion.

But it is such a professor who has set up a defensive counterattack formation, which shows how bad the club's situation is.

Arsenal fans also grew their mouths and wanted to curse, but they were suddenly discouraged.

What else could it be?

Don't play defense and counterattack, rely on these people to play pass control?

This is impossible.

If you want to stabilize the status quo and wait for the return of other main players, you can only use more conservative defensive counterattack tactics.

And this tactic has also become a "point-guarantee weapon"!

However, they did not expect that Wenger would come up with such a set of tactics.

In the stands, the reporters went crazy with joy.

Wenger even put out a defensive counterattack tactics, which is novel enough.

Earlier, Wenger criticized this tactical system in a high-profile manner, saying it was killing the artistry of football.

And now, Wenger slapped himself.

How can this not be exciting?

They have already thought about the title for tomorrow.

Once the report goes out, I think it will trigger a good response.

Wenger will be the laughing stock of others!

Thinking of this, the reporters began to take pictures frantically.

Lucky stood on the court, waiting for the game to start.

All around, flashing flashes from time to time.

These reporters are probably crazy happy.

Le Kai frowned, took a deep breath, and said loudly, "Guys! Everyone is waiting to see our jokes!"

Arsenal players turned to look at Luckey.

At this moment, Le Kai raised his arm, clenched it into a fist, and waved it fiercely.

"Show them some awesomeness!"

Hey!

The Arsenal players grinned slightly, revealing silent smiles.

At this time, Vermaelen yelled: "Guns!!"

Everyone was shocked.

"Ready to fight!!"

In the live broadcast room of Sina Sports, Zhan Jun was also explaining the game.

"Here is the 2012/2013 Premier League round 20, Arsenal's home game against Newcastle United!"

"Arsenal, who are playing at home, abnormally put on a defensive and counter-attack formation. Guidance Zhang, what do you think about this?"

Director Zhang Lu said with a smile: "Wenger is also forced to do nothing. Cazorla, Wilshere, and Arteta can leave one for him to play the pass control system, but these Arsenal midfielders now, Which one can hold the ball? What can they do if they don't play the counter-attack? They still have to compete for the Champions League qualification for next season!"

Zhan Jun continued; "Then, what role do you think Le Kai will play in this lineup?"

Zhang Lu instructed; "There should be a certain amount of weight. After all, defense and counterattack are the foundation. If you want to counterattack, you must ensure that the defense can be stabilized. We have seen Le Kai's previous performance. It is not the core of offense and defense, but it is also There should be enough weight resources to tilt the proportion!"

Zhang Lu's words are very conservative.

After all, the first Chinese player to play for a giant, and he has just been the starter, putting him directly at the core of offense and defense is a bit unreliable.

Of course, both Zhang Lu and other Chinese fans hope that Lucky can play a more important role.

And Wenger is not a conservative person. The professor has made bold decisions and training methods many times. Although most of them failed, the small part of success is enough for Arsenal to make a lot of money.

Therefore, Zhang Lu said so, but he was already looking forward to Le Kai's role in the game.

Arsenal coach bench, Wenger stood on the sidelines, he was also a little nervous and nervous.

Can this lineup come out?

Whether Le Kai can withstand the pressure and become a qualified offensive and defensive core, this game will give the answer.

So does Patrice.

Compared with Wenger, his relationship with Lucky is closer.

After all, after spending more than a year together, he watched Le Kai's progress again and again, and reached the level he is today.

For Patrice, Lucky is his unfinished but most anticipated disciple.

This feeling even Cesc Fabregas failed to give him.

The offensive and defensive core of 18 years and 9 months!

Cesc Fabregas did not have this treatment either.

But just to catch up, there is no way!

In this system, Lucky's defense and passing ability are crucial.

Whether the whole team can be connected depends on Lucky's performance.

There are many amazing players in football, and there are also little monsters who are as dazzling as shooting stars, but soon disappear.

Patrice didn't want Lucky to be the latter.

He hopes that Luckey can become the backbone of Arsenal and the future of Arsenal.

So, even though he is only 18 years old, there are still many people who put their expectations on him.

Stress is power!

child! All depends on your performance!

......

In the East Stand, the players in black jerseys such as Meadows and Billy were equally nervous.

Billy rubbed his hands together: "Let me see! Arsenal! Don't admit defeat!"

Meadows had a serious expression, and his eyes were fixed on Lucky's direction.

The Chinese always gave him a very special feeling.

And this feeling may be able to be verified in this game.

Is it the same as what he thought!

So do other fans.

They saw that the referee had withdrawn from the center circle in the stadium, and the moment when Newcastle United striker Demba Ba was ready to pass back, Arsenal fans burst into huge cheers.

"Go forward!! Gunners!!—"

At the beginning of the much-anticipated game, Newcastle United did not choose to rush into the attack after kick-off, but returned to look for opportunities.

For Arsenal, Suarez and others were pressing in the frontcourt, and the rest did not step forward.

Le Kai was cruising behind the middle circle, constantly turning his head to observe the neutral position behind him.

Due to the sufficient number of people in their own half, the space was basically filled.

But Newcastle were smart enough to keep shifting left and right.

Lucky read the trend of the game and observed the movements of every Newcastle player.

The 4-2-1-2-1 formation is a balanced tactical formation.

The first '1', that is, Malvo's position is very important. This is the first line of defense. It needs a player who can fight well and has a certain long-range shooting ability.

The two avant-garde wingers fly together, and the '1' Dembaba at the forefront needs to have strong personal abilities.

It can then tear open the defense and complete the shot.

Retreat can pass the left and right wings to carry out the ferry work.

But there are also serious problems with this lineup.

That is too rigid stance and too much spacing between midfielders, and it is easy to be intercepted and intercepted when passing the ball.

Le Kai couldn't help licking his lips, isn't the opportunity here?

Newcastle's indecision caused Arsenal's midfield as a whole to move forward, starting a fierce high press up front.

And this also makes Newcastle players feel enormous pressure.

At the same time, they also saw a reduction in the number of people in the opponent's backcourt.

'You can fight! ’

Malvo looked in Dembaba's direction and found that no one was standing beside him.

This is an opportunity!

Immediately, Malvo directly chose the long pass.

The ball crossed an arc in the air and flew towards Deng Baba.

Demba Ba occupies the landing area, raising his head to meet the ball.

Xiangyang's relationship, under the dazzling eyes, Deng Baba narrowed his eyes slightly.

Suddenly, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of him.

The next second, with the sound of 'touch', the ball that was in the air disappeared.

Demba Ba opened his mouth slightly...

Where's the ball?

He turned his head and saw a player wearing Arsenal's No. 4 jersey, who was rushing towards his own half with the ball!

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