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Chapter 554

Chapter 554

As the saying goes, hitting a snake and hitting seven inches means that it is necessary to make a fuss about the opponent's biggest weakness, and Villarreal's change against Arsenal on the field has a little bit of this meaning.

It is true that Arsenal is a team with outstanding strength. Their skills are exquisite, their passing skills are exquisite, and they are the most distinctive technical teams in the Premier League. Coupled with the environment, their confrontation ability can be considered good.

But this is not bad, but in comparison, Arsenal is undoubtedly not afraid of the La Liga technical teams who are also good at ground coordination, but if they are compared with the muscular men's teams in the Premier League that focus on confrontation and collision, They often have little advantage physically.

To put it bluntly, in the Premier League, Arsenal rely more on their technical and tactical play rather than fast-paced physical confrontation.Even after Vieira, Pires and other iron-blooded veterans left the team, it is not an exaggeration for Arsenal to say that they are a little afraid of physical confrontation. Many media and fans sneered at their soft style of play.

And now, Villarreal wants to seize this point and magnify the opponent's weakness. Even if they can't re-establish the advantage in the midfield, they must at least disrupt Arsenal's offensive rhythm and make their offensive become more difficult. Intermittent, if this continues, without continuity, Arsenal's threat will naturally weaken.

The second "big meal" prepared by Pellegrini for Arsenal can be described as highly targeted. Regardless of Villarreal's well-known technical flow and transfer flow in La Liga, but the interception of the midfield The ability is not weak at all, and it can even be said to be terrifying. The team's first captain, Marcos Senna, will not say much. He is the first choice for the club and the national team in the midfielder position. He can be said to be the top in the world in steals and steals. After helping Spain win the European Cup, Senna has a faint reputation as the world's number one midfielder in this period of time.

The other midfielder on the field, Leo Mavuba, is equivalent to a weakened version of "Sena Senna". Because of his age and experience, the French midfielder may be a bit frizzy in many places , but because of this, he is more aggressive and hardworking, and his running ability is also stronger, enough to bring the midfield defense zone under his control.

The double defensive midfielders can form a good complement. Mawuba sweeps forward and intercepts most of the threats, while Senna sits behind and makes up for the fish that slip through the net at any time. A full-time defensive midfielder brings limited help to the team's offense, but at least it makes Villarreal's defense extremely stable.

Coupled with Cazorla's recovery defense and the high-position press of the offensive players in the frontcourt, Villarreal can be said to have moved all three armies and devoted themselves to the "great cause of defense", whether it is forcing, grabbing, pushing, pulling, or hitting , as long as it can interrupt the opponent's rhythm, even if it is a foul, it will not hesitate.

Their purpose is very simple, that is to prevent Arsenal's offense from playing smoothly!It doesn't matter even if they discard all their attacks, anyway, they are the one with the leading score, so naturally there is no need to worry too much.

Villarreal's almost "rogue" style of play soon received miraculous effects. Arsenal's offensive was no longer as fast and smooth as before, and their advancement could no longer be precise and casual. It has become extremely difficult to play the ball-Villarreal's press is too intense, as long as the football is a little bit more than staying under the feet, it will immediately pounce, forcing them to quickly transfer the ball.Sometimes even if the ball is passed, the opponent will intentionally or unintentionally lose the momentum and collide with it.Although the referee mostly whistled, the offensive had to be stopped.

Arsenal's rhythm began to become messy, and they were forced to speed up the passing, which resulted in repeated mistakes.The effect of Villarreal's high pressing and brutal confrontation is obvious.

From time to time, people fell down on the court, and whistles sounded from time to time. The scene can be described as chaotic.

"Cesc Fabregas came forward with the ball, oh, Mavuba went up to it... nice smash, Fabregas swung away... oh, Van came up, the two had a foot-to-foot match, no The winner! But unfortunately, Arsenal lost the ball, and Mawuba took the opportunity to break the football away!"

"Walcott dribbled forward with the ball at high speed on the wing, Senna entangled him thousands of times, and the little tiger was suppressed abruptly!"

"Van Persie drops back to catch the ball... Santiago rushes up! The two collided and the referee called Villarreal for a foul! It's a pity... Nasri ran out of space, if Van Persie can Pass the football... I have to admit that Cazorla's foul was just right! He stopped a very threatening attack by the opponent!"

There was a lot of exclamation in the commentary, and with the continuous whistle on the court, the commentators also had different opinions. Of course, whether it was praise or belittling, they all had to admit that Villarreal's "meat grinder tactics" were indeed However, the effect was excellent, Arsenal's game rhythm was completely disrupted, and now it has become extremely difficult to smoothly organize a threatening offensive.

There were bursts of boos at the Emirates Stadium, but Villarreal still went its own way. For the visiting team, as long as the tactics are effective, it really doesn't matter whether the scene is good or not.

"This……"

"Damn it, another foul!"

"Yellow card! Must be yellow card! This guy deliberately hit my player with his body. They are ruining a game that should have been extremely exciting!"

Villarreal's "rogue" style of play made Wenger on the sidelines unable to sit still. He paced back and forth on the sidelines, waving his hands and shouting angrily from time to time, and even said repeatedly to the fourth official not far away. , how bad the opponent's behavior is.

Regarding his protest, the fourth official had no choice but to submit him for inspection, expressing that he was helpless.Everything on the pitch is decided by the referee, and the referee also made a judgment in favor of Arsenal, constantly calling fouls on the away team players-as for the interruption of the rhythm of the game, it has nothing to do with them up.

Wenger was both angry and helpless. What made him angry was that Villarreal's methods were a bit "low-spirited". Now the rhythm of the game has been disturbed, the midfield is chaotic, and the team's offensive is completely unable to be effectively organized.

If the game continues like this, it will undoubtedly be extremely detrimental to Arsenal. After all, they are now one goal behind at home, even if the opponent does not score in the subsequent game, but if this score is maintained. In the end, they will still be at an absolute disadvantage in the two-round duel.

"Damn bastard!"

"In order to win, can you be so unscrupulous? This is a kind of blasphemy against artistic football, which is unforgivable!"

Wenger's heart was full of anger, his face was livid, but there was nothing he could do for a while. He could only focus on the field and think about the solution quickly in his mind.

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Time ticked by and the game kept moving forward in chaos.

Arsenal, who were disturbed by Villarreal's crazy press and direct collision, finally ushered in a good chance to score in the No. 309 minute of the first half.

Nasri was controlling the ball in the frontcourt, and Senna was close to him. As long as the former made a slight movement, he would immediately pounce on him and have an intimate physical contact with the opponent.

Nasri did not choose to break through. He had tried several times before, but they were all destroyed by the opponent's entanglement, so this time, he directly chose to pass the ball.

It was not a short-distance back pass or a cross pass. Nasri glanced back at his teammates not far away. Senna immediately stepped forward. At this moment, Nasri's right foot moved, and a very concealed tiptoe pass , The football was sent to the front of the penalty area by him unexpectedly.

A red and white figure burst out in an instant, and caught the football alertly.

"The Frenchman's imaginative pass! Senna was completely fooled by him!"

"The Spanish midfielder originally planned to step forward to intercept his cross pass, but unexpectedly, the French midfielder staged a good show with his eyes, and he deceived Senna! A wonderful behind-the-back pass!"

"...Francisco Fabregas received the ball! Beautiful cooperation, Fabregas shook off Mavuba, unloaded the football easily, and the captain of the Gunners faced the goal head-on! This is Arsenal's equalizer best chance!"

At the front of the penalty area, Cesc Fabregas had already noticed the movement of his teammates. He first pretended to run to the left, but suddenly pulled back and suddenly sprinted to the right.The sudden stop and turn made Ma Wuba a little dazed.That is to say, taking advantage of this gap, Fabregas got rid of Mawuba and unloaded Nasri's pick pass freely.

But he didn’t dare to procrastinate. Villarreal’s pressing tactics really made him and his teammates suffer enough. Now that the opportunity to shoot comes up, he doesn’t dare to be careless at all. He is sure that the opportunity will come soon. There is only such a moment, if he can't catch it, then the opponent's defenders will immediately pounce on him and entangle him.

Therefore, Cesc Fabregas did not make any unnecessary movements. The moment he jumped up to stop the football and landed on the ground, Fabregas had already raised his eyes to observe, with almost no adjustments, he lifted his foot and was about to hit the goal directly.

Stopping the ball, adjusting, shooting, the actions of the captain of the Gunners have been connected very quickly. It is no exaggeration to say that they are done in one go. This solid basic skill is enough to amaze anyone.

But his shot still couldn't be completed because someone was faster than him.

Fan Bizhuang, who had been chasing back after Nasri passed the ball, finally made it. At the moment when Cesc Fabregas' right foot was about to kick the football, Fan Bizhuang, who threw his body completely out, made it just right. A sliding shovel on the ground took the lead in destroying the ball, and by the way, brought Fabregas to the ground.

A clean tackle!

The referee made a gesture of raising his hands horizontally, indicating that the tackle was not a foul!

There were loud boos from the Emirates Stadium, but Fan Bizhuang didn't take it seriously. He got up from the ground, glanced at Fabregas lying on the ground with an angry face, and curled his lips in disdain.

"asshole!"

Fabregas jumped up from the ground, gritted his teeth and glared at the Chinese boy.

(End of this chapter)