Chapter 142: Jack! Run!
Barcelona's first attack failed to achieve results, but they still kept the ball firmly under their feet.
On the other hand, Arsenal was also on high alert. Their overall defense line was still in a linked area, watching Barcelona's various attack points.
Barcelona once again passed the ball to Messi, still hoping to advance through Messi's breakthrough on the left.
But Lucky rushed up as soon as possible.
This time, he went straight to the body.
Since Messi did not go forward to meet the ball, but chose to wait for the ball in place, Lucky went straight to him.
In close combat, this is obviously Lucky's strength.
Messi has a low center of gravity and a stable chassis.
But facing the pressure exerted by Lucky, he could only bear the weight behind him and was constantly pushed.
Messi felt the weight behind him, and he tried to push the ball slightly to the left, but the pressure was obviously tilted to the left.
Messi immediately pulled back.
What a quick reaction!
Messi secretly complained, and looking at his teammates who came to support him, he could only choose to pass back.
Barcelona missed the opportunity to attack again.
Lucky once again successfully defended Messi, and this time the cheers of the fans on the scene became even louder.
The main reason was that Lucky's performance was a little too amazing.
You know, this is Messi!
Messi who is dribbling like crazy!
But in these two confrontations, Lucky found the best entry point and defended Messi.
This surprised them very much.
"Kai! Successfully restricted Messi's breakthrough again, Barcelona's attack on the left wing was somewhat frozen!"
Paul Mossen shouted excitedly.
Although he had thought about these things before the game, it was still exciting to see this scene.
One day, Messi's dribbling breakthrough would be restricted.
And in a one-on-one situation, Lucky defended Messi alone.
"Beautiful!!"
Wenger also clenched his fists in the coaching booth!
Lucky succeeded in achieving the desired effect, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
So Lucky is trustworthy, just like these two defensive plays, he can always surprise them.
Moreover, the trial period has passed.
Arsenal should also make some moves!
In the stands, Mourinho also opened his mouth slightly.
As a coach who once coached Real Madrid, he knew very well how difficult Messi was when he fell to the ground.
He has almost alien-like footwork.
Real Madrid was taught a hard lesson by Barcelona back then. Even if they won the game, they relied on foul tactics, so many people said that the win was not glorious.
Mourinho didn't even dare to think about limiting Messi one-on-one.
But Lucky did it!
Although it was only two defensive plays and the game time was still long.
But these two defensive restrictions were extremely critical!
This will give Arsenal and Barcelona players a kind of psychological pressure.
Barcelona: There is a problem on the left!
Arsenal: Stable!
There will be a natural contrast in the mentality of the two.
And in this case, Arsenal will also take action.
As expected, after two consecutive unsuccessful attacks on the left wing, Arsenal's pressing pressure in the front midfield is even greater.
And each Arsenal player seems to be extremely excited as if he has been injected with chicken blood.
At the beginning of the game, they were always a little timid, always worried about Messi on the left wing.
But after Lekai successfully restricted Messi, this sense of threat gradually weakened and stopped disappearing.
This is like a confrontation between two soldiers and generals!
The morale of the general who won will surely be high.
Lekai can't say that he won, but at least he restricted it, which is already an extremely exciting thing for Arsenal.
"Hold it! Right wing!!"
"Watch Neymar!"
"Come up!!"
"Press it up!!"
The Arsenal players shouted one by one, they kept running, chasing the ball and putting pressure on Barcelona little by little.
Even though Barcelona has players with great footwork such as Iniesta, Messi and Neymar, they can't withstand Arsenal's pressing.
In the end, Wilshere made a sideways run and poked the ball to Kante!
"Wilshere!! Steal!"
After Kante received the ball, he wanted to pass it to Lucky, but Lucky was in a parallel position with him.
Therefore, he chose a better target.
"Kante passed the ball back to Wilshere, and Arsenal started to move forward quickly!!"
After the steal, Arsenal quickly organized a counterattack.
Wilshere passed the ball to Aubameyang, who, after receiving the ball, moved forward at high speed and made a cross.
Suarez wanted to receive the ball, but Pique took the lead and kicked the ball out of the penalty area.
"Ah!!! It's a little late!!"
Paul Mossen held his head.
Arsenal's counterattack was very good, and they almost scored a goal.
Of course, Barcelona's defense also responded well.
In the stands, Mourinho pressed down the brim of his hat, and all the Arsenal fans around him were in a state of agitation.
Obviously, they were excited about this counterattack.
But in Mourinho's opinion, this counterattack was too slow!
After receiving the ball, Kante should have passed it directly to the wing and tried to speed up the counterattack.
The so-called counterattack is not to race with the opponent's players, but to take the lead in getting the ball into the penalty area.
But Arsenal's counterattack was a little too methodical.
Or, in other words, some passing and controlling problems were made.
The ball just now should have been played behind him, and if it didn't work, it should have been passed to the winger on the spot.
But obviously, Arsenal chose to play it safe.
But the problem was not big, Arsenal's attack still had a certain impact on Barcelona.
"It's time to pick up the rhythm!"
Mourinho looked at the court.
Sure enough, Barcelona also started to counterattack.
Busquets passed the ball to Iniesta, and while Iniesta ran forward, Messi, Neymar and others also launched an attack and ran synchronously.
When Kante saw this scene, he wanted to take the initiative to press forward.
But unexpectedly, Lucky rushed out first.
Seeing Lucky rushing up, Kante could only choose to retreat.
Lekai's attack was decisive, and he firmly occupied the gap between Iniesta and Messi, preventing the opponent from passing the ball to the left.
Lekai's meaning was very clear, and he gave two options.
First: pass the ball to the right and find Neymar.
Second: try to pass me or deceive me and pass it to Messi.
Lekai's behavior had a hint of provocation.
There was no need to say much about Iniesta's footwork. He was also a very strong player in his peak period, but Iniesta's current state has declined slightly. Although it is not so serious, he is no longer in his peak period.
Therefore, Lekai hopes that Iniesta will go it alone and try to pass him.
Iniesta tried to flick the ball to the right to open up the distance, but Lekai immediately followed and could not get rid of it at all.
Thinking of this, Iniesta's footwork frequency suddenly changed. He paused, and his right ankle suddenly turned outward, flicking the ball to the left.
This guy wants to get through the crotch!
And Lekai was indeed in a stepping action at this time, and there was a gap under the crotch.
"Good opportunity!"
Iniesta was delighted. He stuffed the ball into Lucky's crotch and tried to get through from the side.
But as soon as he moved his feet, he felt that he hit a wall.
Lucky's entire back was placed between the two.
Iniesta seemed to see the smile on Lucky's face.
'Did this guy let me get through the crotch on purpose? '
Iniesta was a little surprised.
"Danger! Get through the crotch!! Lucky!!! Beautiful!! The ball can pass, but the man can't!! Lucky's sudden stop time was just right, blocking Iniesta's forward path, and Arsenal stole the ball again!"
"What will Lucky choose!! Counterattack on the spot!!"
In Paul Mossen's commentary, Lucky turned around and kicked the ball directly with his left foot.
The ball flew to the right immediately.
Lucky roared: "Jack! Run for me!!"
"Running!!"
Wilshere used all his strength and ran forward madly to chase the ball.
Wilshere's speed is not as fast as Aubameyang.
Therefore, the force of Lucky's pass was not strong.
Wilshere looked at Alves, the obstacle in front of him. After stopping the ball with his toes, he immediately flicked it to the left and then turned it inward.
However, Alves blocked the route of cutting in tightly, and had no intention of being deceived.
Seeing this, Wilshere gritted his teeth and dribbled the ball horizontally.
The two of them almost shuttled side by side near the penalty area line.
When approaching the middle, Wilshere's rhythm changed, and his right foot suddenly shot.
The ball passed under Alves' crotch and flew towards Barcelona's goal.
"Wilshere shot! This ball is too straight!"
Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen threw the ball to the ground!
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