bloodnovel Chapter 421 Simple and Efficient Central Army
Chapter 421 Simple and Efficient Central Army
Chapter 421 Simple and Efficient Central Army
Manchester United has a trident, Arsenal has a trident, and CSKA Moscow also has its own trident, that is, the Brazilian Levy, Carvalho and the Russian native Zhirkov.
Wenger discovered that Carvalho signed up to play as a striker, but in fact he is more like an offensive midfielder, ambushing behind Levy, while Zhirkov often rushes forward instead, which is very strange.
It can only be said that it is the tactical arrangement of the CSKA coach, otherwise there is no other explanation.
However, Wenger is not worried about this, because so far, the opponent has not shown a particularly strong short pass ability.
CSKA's football style is rough, which is compared to Arsenal's. In fact, their style of play is also delicate. After all, no one can reach the top 32 teams in the Champions League.
Therefore, Carvalho's several subtle points are still very exciting, but the field conditions also affected CSKA's offense.
The head coach was yelling on the sidelines. Wenger couldn't understand what the opponent was yelling. It should be in Russian, but it seemed that it was probably a tactical adjustment.
Wenger guessed right, in fact, the other party was shouting - long shot, long shot.
In a world of ice and snow, long-range shots may create miracles, which is hard to say, so the head coach of CSKA asked for long-range shots.
But long-range shots don't just come just because Arsenal's defense in front of the penalty area is also good, especially in the front of the penalty area, which cannot give people the opportunity to shoot long-range shots at will.
Flamini is very good at controlling this point, but CSKA has formed a consensus, so there will definitely be opportunities for long-range shots.
Soon, CSKA hit the wing again, and Zhirkov broke through here. Just when everyone thought that CSKA would make a curve ball again, Zhirkov suddenly made an inverted triangle pass back to the penalty area.
Carvalho made a slight adjustment in front of the penalty area. The Brazilian's long-range shot is also technical. He uses the arch of his foot to curl the ball and lobs the ball to the far corner of the goal. This is not the kind of kick with the back of the foot, so the grasp of the direction of the ball is more accurate.
But the power will be smaller, it depends on the angle.
A tall goalkeeper is still accurate in saving this kind of ball, but this is a heavy snow day, both the sight and Lehmann's reaction ability are affected, and this will even have a great impact.
Fortunately, Lehmann was very steady this time, and after jumping, he dragged the ball out of the crossbar with one palm.
The goal was missed, but CSKA's offense was finally able to play out, and their head coach applauded vigorously.
In fact, the most important thing about offense is to be effective. Just like many teams in the Premier League emphasize shooting, they must shoot.
why?
It's very simple, if an attack forms a shot, it is basically 90% successful, and an attack that does not form a shot is very aggrieved.
This is why fans feel so aggrieved watching Spain in the 2018 World Cup. The passing and ball control are still top-notch, but they can't shoot. This makes the fans uncomfortable.
Later, the Bosnian giant Rahimic got a chance to shoot in front of the penalty area. He is completely different from Carvalho.
Power down.
The ball was like a cannonball. Fortunately, the angle of the ball was not tricky, and Lehman hit the ball with both fists.
After finishing the save, Lehmann was startled in his heart. It was really dangerous. If the ball was a bit off, it would be impossible to save it.
"No." Wenger thought to himself.
In the beginning, Wenger could allow the opponent to form a fierce attack on him, but that was fine. After all, the opponent's attack was not threatening. It could pass, but it could not form a shot. Therefore, the more such ineffective attacks, the better, it was tantamount to embarrassing the opponent.
But now it is different. Once the opponent finds a way to shoot, then the attack is effective, so Wenger will start to worry.
"Possession."
Wenger asked Arsenal to strengthen possession of the ball, and they could no longer allow opponents to control the ball unscrupulously.
In this way, Li Qiao holds the ball on the right side.
Li Qiao's ability to control the ball is very strong. He has attracted the attention of three defensive players. This situation already has a sense of fighting spirit.
In other words, Li Qiao has already turned on his opponent, and Li Qiao must also pay attention to protecting himself to avoid being kicked.
This critical point is very close. Anyone who has watched a football match knows that a fight is likely to end in a foul.
And at this moment, Li Qiao bumped his back heel suddenly. This was a complete blind pass. Li Qiao just believed that Rosicky would be around him.
So football is the same as war. On the battlefield, your life is handed over to your comrades, and the same is true on the pitch.
Li Qiao turned his head and saw that Rosicky was indeed there. He saw the Czech running forward with the ball at high speed, and Arsenal had already formed an offensive trend.
"hateful."
The opponent's head coach felt that Arsenal was a bit too thieves, and it was really incredible that they could form an attack in every possible situation.
Wenger was full of anticipation. The ball depended on Rosicky's pass. Both strikers could pass, but Rosicky chose to trust Henry in the end.
With a straight kick, Henry stepped forward with his right foot, but it was a snowy day, so Henry's movement of touching the ball was a little bit bigger, and the ball went too big.
Henry felt very sorry, and at the same time felt very sorry for the entire Arsenal team. The opportunity for this goal is great, but...
Henry also had no choice. It is true that it is more difficult to control the ball in Xuetian. If this is not the case, then the ball can be volleyed immediately after lifting the foot.
There was no goal in this attack, but CSKA knew that Arsenal was not Hamburg. Even if they had only 30% ball possession, they could form a counterattack in an instant.
Henry, Joe Lee, Rosicky, and Cesc Fabregas are still a bit too thieves. The face of the head coach of CSKA is colder than the weather. It seems that he is careless. The first two games made him proud. He really thought that he could wrestle with the top European players. Now it seems that he is still far behind.
For the remainder of the first half, the offenses of both sides have been restrained a lot, and the snow is still heavy. At this time, the referee is already judging whether the game can continue.
According to the rules, if the snow is really heavy, the game can be terminated, and at this time, the possibility of this is getting bigger and bigger.
But for the players of both sides, of course they don't want to fight again in another day. No one wants to have this kind of difficult game again. Even if they are crawling, they hope to finish the game today.
The weather seemed to be bad, and Wenger also began to worry. Now the sideline could not be seen clearly. At the end of the first half, Wenger first went to the referee and asked about the weather. UEFA will have more detailed information.
(End of this chapter)