Chapter 64: Reaching the Finals

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal took absolute control of the game.

Under the pressure of the strong midfield, Monterrey basically contracted its defense.

"Arsenal's control in the midfield is still very strong. They have a very detailed understanding of the control of the ball, coupled with a good sense of position and an adaptive system, which also makes it easier for the Gunners to control the rhythm in the game."

Arsenal controls the ball based on Eriksson and Odegaard.

And Lukay is the organizer behind.

Compared with the offensive organizer in the frontcourt, Lukay is more of a general choice.

The ball will basically launch a forward attack at Lukay's feet, and as the hub of offense and defense conversion, Lukay has unlimited options.

Even if Lukay chooses to take the initiative, then Odegaard must retreat to make up for the position.

However, so far, Lukay has not chosen to do so, but waited for opportunities in the backcourt. He gave more ball rights to Odegaard and Eriksson to control.

Eriksson's ability is beyond doubt. In Arsenal's team, besides Lucky, Eriksson is the absolute ball holder.

Odegaard is a little immature, but he has grown very fast after joining Arsenal.

Although he is not a main player at present, his ability is infinitely close to the main player.

It can be said that if Eriksson had not joined this season, Odegaard would have become a midfield organizer.

However, for Mourinho, he is no longer a challenger.

When he led Arsenal to win the five championships, Arsenal has become the focus of the entire football world. They will be targeted and studied.

In this case, experienced players like Eriksson are more suitable for Arsenal.

Of course, Odegaard will also get a lot of training opportunities. For this reason, Odegaard is not in a hurry, but steadily improves his strength.

The relationship between Odegaard and Lucky is the front and back position.

There are many passes between the two, and under Lucky's unlimited choices, Odegaard also makes corresponding changes.

Odegaard ran very actively, which is also the attitude that young players should have.

With his active running, he can appear in various horizontal positions.

This also makes it difficult for Monterrey to target Odegaard.

Because this guy always runs around and doesn't give them a fixed defensive point.

A slight mistake will inevitably lead to a penetrating attack.

Just when Monterrey focused on suppressing Odegaard, Odegaard suddenly passed the ball to the back.

And Lekai didn't stop and kicked a long pass directly.

This pass landed accurately in the empty space on the left, and Eriksson rushed over, a world-class stop and pass, the ball seemed to stick to his feet, not only completed the stop, but also completed the horizontal escape.

"Eriksson!

Wonderful stop!"

The commentator on the scene also cheered for this stop.

But the next second, a more exciting picture appeared.

Eriksson flicked the ball horizontally again, and then connected an inward pass.

The continuous left-right shaking made Monterrey's full-back spin around, and finally fell to the ground.

Eriksson also passed from the side, and the moment he shot, the opponent's central defender came to block.

Eriksson stopped suddenly and then pushed the ball to the middle.

Giroud made a forward run and easily hit the ball in the opposite corner.

Just 12 minutes into the game, Arsenal scored through a wonderful long pass and outstanding personal ability.

"Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!

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"A wonderful offensive cooperation. Arsenal had already moved forward the moment Kai passed the ball."

"Eriksen was in excellent form. He used continuous shaking to knock Monterrey's full-back Medina to the ground, and finally assisted Giroud to score."

"The entire offensive process was extremely smooth and easy. This is the strong strength of the world's number one club."

The local commentator of Cartel started to praise Arsenal.

Compared with the previous few games, Arsenal's performance and gold content in this offense have obviously increased a lot.

The entire offensive process was calm and clear.

Not only was the individual ability far superior to the opponent, but there was also an excellent tacit understanding in tactical cooperation.

After losing the ball this time, the Monterrey players were quite annoyed.

Arsenal is a strong team, and is currently ranked first in the FIFA club rankings. They know that this game is a tough battle, and they have invested a lot of defensive strength for this.

But unexpectedly, the opponent still broke the goal, and in such an easy way.

After Giroud scored the goal, this guy happily slid on the sidelines.

He was a little depressed about losing to Manchester City some time ago, so after this goal, he felt a little more comfortable.

The Arsenal fans who came from afar were also boiling.

Through this attack, they knew that Arsenal's state did not have too many problems. The loss to Manchester City was because some details were not handled well, which was far from as bad as the media exaggerates.

After this goal, Arsenal continued to set up their formation.

The more they play, the smoother they play, and their performance is even slightly better.

Whether it's offense or defense, they appear to be well organized.

This also made local commentator Andy Gray in England couldn't help but sigh: "I feel that Manchester City's victory over Arsenal is not a good thing!"

"Before this, Arsenal gave people a sense of urgency in the game. They didn't return the ball many times, and they didn't have much patience to conduct it. In more cases, they would attack with all their might. This kind of Although the situation will provide more offensive pressure, it also has hidden dangers for defense.”

"In this game, Arsenal have moved away from these problems and become patient and dangerous."

Richard also nodded and said: "If you compare Arsenal this season with last season, you can obviously feel that Arsenal last season was more threatening because they were more eager to win and the entire team was closer. "

"And entering this season, before losing, they felt a little uncomfortable and safe."

"But now" Richard paused and sighed: "Well, just like you said, this Arsenal seems to have returned to the state of last season."

Both commentators put it this way.

From their words, it is not difficult to hear Arsenal's current state.

Winning is not necessarily a good thing!

Losing is not necessarily a bad thing!

Just like this time, after Arsenal lost, they took off the pressure and became closer as a whole. Both offense and defense became much more stable.

Monterrey is not a particularly weak team.

But in front of Arsenal, they seemed to be kicked out of their game.

It's okay to have insufficient midfield control, but after investing a lot of defensive power, their defense still made various mistakes.

Is this a Monterey problem?

Andy Gray disagrees. This is definitely a gap that Arsenal deliberately guides and uses passing to open up.

In the seemingly careless delivery, there are always hidden murderous intentions like knives.

Sharp and dangerous.

Once Monterrey becomes complacent, or there is any slight deviation, Arsenal can quickly advance forward.

Wow!

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There was a sudden uproar at the scene.

On the field, Odegaard suddenly started dribbling forward quickly.

He chose the dribbling route very well, and during the change of direction, he passed two players and went directly into the penalty area.

"Danger!

! Monterey! "

At the moment Odegaard was about to take a shot, the Monterrey center back blocked it to the limit.

The ball flew high and flew out of the penalty area.

At this time, the Monterrey fans breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second, there was an exclamation of exclamation again.

I saw that where the ball landed, Lucky was just in this position.

Lucky's body was like an open crossbow, he stretched his posture sideways, swung his right foot back, and suddenly pulled forward.

His right foot hit the ball like a whip.

The next second, the ball showed an arc, and as it approached the goal, it dropped significantly. With a swish sound, the ball hit the net.

The first half is not over yet, Arsenal leads Monterrey 2:0.