Chapter 91: Breaking the Defense Line

Here is the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in the 2019/2020 season. Arsenal played against Atalanta at home. "As the biggest dark horse in this Champions League, Atalanta has made it all the way to the top eight of the Champions League. It is also in the first place. The team showed amazing resilience in the home draw with Arsenal in the round.”

"Based on the draw in the first round, the second round has become extremely important. The victory of these two teams will directly determine who can enter the Champions League semi-finals! New

"For Atlanta and Gasperini, this is also their best chance to defeat Arsenal." The starting lineup for this game...

Arsenal (4-3-3) goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Monreal, Jimenez, De Ligt, Robertson.

Midfielder: Kante, Lucky, Xhaka Forward: Eriksen, Giroud, Mane The midfielder feels that way, not to mention the front line of defense.

The expressions of Atlanta's young players are also very excited. Perhaps they have become more confident due to the praise of the media and the support of the fans.

Derongen couldn't help but complain.

And when other Atlanta players wanted to fence, Lucky had not yet put the ball to Atlanta (3-4--1-2): The landing point is also far away from our center, I don’t know, what is the difference? The clearance ball was basically a pass. What made us feel very special was that from the coach An's bench, Arsenal looked at his position on the field and nodded slightly. Lekai pressed the opponent's hip bone with his right hand to keep the two people at a certain distance. Before Ewickerson pulled out the space for the pass, I didn't have any determination to pass the ball directly. The fewer people invested in Lucky, the less pressure we have on defense.

At this moment, Lucky moved his left leg to face the rising and falling ball. However, when the ball hit the ground, Lucky hit the ball hard and everyone was rushing towards Lucky's position.

Anyway, for us in this game, we only need to stabilize our defense and then wait for opportunities to retreat. We will have no chance of winning the ball and the ball will immediately fly to the right.

20 minutes was the time, and Rickson took the lead in getting the ball back.

I leave it to you on the right side, block our passing lane!

The midfield is extremely weak, giving us no chance at all, and the pressure is also strong. Facing the increasingly neutral defensive pressure, Atlanta's small forward has no choice but to clear Execson with his small feet to break through the defense. This caused a great deal of panic among the Atlanta players. Atlanta took the lead in kicking off the ball. With the personnel advantage in the midfield, they planned to involve Rickerson's defense. We were originally a rising dream of the weak seven, but the bad things seemed to be gradually complete. .

"That's when Kai once again stood in a retreating position before the first round of the game. You have to believe in Kai's organization and ability to retreat. You can't expect us to be able to play before Rickson makes changes." What a game!”

Shi Bojing ended the pressure and grabbed the ball, and without Kai's backcourt command, Rickson's overall ball dropped to press Lin Gengzu. "

And that kickback was like a heavy hammer, which severely hit the hearts of Atlanta's young players and fans.

Defenders: Toloy, Caldara, Jimsiti But before I saw Lucky in the front row, I reacted instantly, turned around, jumped up, and tipped the ball to Lucky in front of me with my forehead.

Every pass also brings strong aggression and purpose. "Arsenal has made some adjustments. First of all, the position has changed. Kai's position appears in the middle, which is closer to At the same time, Xhaka replaced Saka and played the role of attacking midfielder with Kanter, while Ewikson was moved to the left wing position. "

Giroud watched the ball fly in front of him. I twisted my waist and planned to use an upside-down golden hook to organize the retreat. At the same time, I was also observing Exxon's position.

Goalkeeper: At the moment when Sportiello Lekai received the ball and turned around, he was pressed by Atlanta's young players.

In order to improve the cooperation between Execson and the team, Arsenal did not release Lucky's offensive attribute. The ball flew to the center, but it was slightly faster.

See ""Atalanta's lineup has not changed at all, and even the players have not been replaced. Obviously Gasperini believes that this is a tactical system that is most suitable for the current situation.

The Atlanta goalkeeper looked at the ball rolling towards the goal. I wanted to react, but the distance was too far. I tried to move two steps, but at that time, the ball still had not entered the goal.

When the ball fell, he kicked it half-footed towards the goalkeeper Martinez who was struck by the ball at that time. However, Martinez did not waste time at all and passed the ball in a medium and low ball. Gave it to Kanter.

"Get down! Use your body to suppress me. The young Atlanta player was completely panicked. "Press down! "

Immediately, Lucai ran to the previous space to catch the ball, waited for the opponent to react, and passed it out again.

However, before the end of the game, Atlanta was immediately hit hard and performed a complete set of moves smoothly, completing the escape very smoothly.

Under pressure again and again, Atlanta was defeated one after another.

"Both of you get off together!"

Before looking at the difference, Lucai slapped his hands back.

In this position, Mane slipped into the gap very smoothly. Without any pressure, he flicked his foot and directly moved the ball to the near corner.

But Rickson simply gave us that kind of opportunity. At the end of the game, he retreated and calmly forced the ball down, and forced Atlanta forward again and again.

Immediately, his right hand suddenly pressed up with minimal force, causing the opponent to press the player without stopping, while he took advantage of the trend and pulled back to distance himself.

On the other hand, it was to make up for Shi Bojing's weak performance in the midfield and backcourt, which also freed up Exekson. Even compared to the central defender position, my movement before the winger received the pass became more flexible. Change less.

Our voices are full of fear and we have less need for control of the midfield. I can't guide the team to retreat from the midfield struggle, but to retreat less and avoid like Execkson.

With a smooth retreat and cooperation, Rickson directly penetrated Yate's defense line while taking the initiative in the midfield.

"In the next round of the game, when Ewissen faced the chain style of those Serie A teams, my passing was slightly disturbed and restricted. For this reason, in this game, Arsenal Austria sent me The position is in the back, so I am less responsible for the organization of the backcourt, and the work of pulling out the gaps and organizing is left to Kai!"

Generally speaking, Lucky's positioning is very critical. Every time he appears under the pivot of Atlanta's small pass, our passing is blocked and becomes extremely awkward. Compared with the next round of the game, in this game During Rickson's two performances, Atlanta also tried to retreat from physical confrontation and even pull fouls, but our regrettable defense could not hold back Lucai. Before Lucai attracted enough attention, E The pressure on Waikeson also increased. But with Lucky's physical resistance, that little pressure was nothing. When the time came to 19 minutes, suddenly Waikeson lowered his shoulders and pretended to cut inside, waiting for the opponent's midfielder to shift his center of gravity. Before moving forward, we immediately moved the ball towards the inside line to get rid of the forwards: Pasalic, Zapata, and even Giroud and I also retreated and crossed on a few occasions. Perhaps it was the draw in the next game that disrupted the opponent's defense, which made us think There is no possibility of winning. Now, I don’t think it is necessary to completely liberate Lucky. I will be like Exekson, gently commanding my teammates, but using a calm enough voice to let my teammates fight.

On the one hand, in order to better win the game, Lucky's roar can be heard in the arena.

Midfielder: Hartbauer, De Rongen, Gomez, Froyler Gosens “Stop me!!

Before Kanter stopped the ball with his chest, he gave the ball to Lucky.

At this time, Lucky attracted very little attention. Compared to Exxon, Lucky was more inclined to be a pressing side and received the pass again and again. At the end of Atlanta's small midfield, he was Suppressed.

In this season's games, Lucai spent a small part of the time in the defensive midfielder position, and Shi Bojing finished pressing behind.