I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

Chapter 342 Gu Ran challenges Cesc Fabregas, one of the strongest midfielders in the world!Time is running out for Arsenal

In the 68th minute of the game, Arsenal kicked off from midfield.

Center Bendtner knocked the ball back to midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who had just been replaced.

Fabregas is the absolute core of the Arsenal team and has the highest authority to fire and control the ball.

As soon as Fabregas got the ball, some Arsenal fans booed him.

Fabregas looked indifferent and seemed not to be affected by the extreme fans. He dribbled the ball forward along the center with his feet.

The entire Arsenal formation immediately followed Fabregas's rapid movement.

If it had been at the beginning of the first half, Arsenal's attack would have been very scary.

But now, the Southampton team has basically adapted to Arsenal's violent attack and pressure, and except for the newly replaced Cesc Fabregas and Song, the physical fitness of everyone else in the Arsenal team is somewhat unable to keep up.

This is by no means Arsenal's poor physical fitness, but their repeated sprinting method determines that they will be in danger of physical collapse late in the game.

This is also the biggest disadvantage of the passing and controlling flow when facing the defensive strangulation flow.

At this time, Southampton's central midfielder Lambert came up to intercept Fabregas.

Even if we know that it is difficult to intercept a world-class midfielder like Cesc Fabregas, we must maintain pressure on him and not allow him to easily take a shot or break through.

Before Lambert could get close, Fabregas swayed his body, made a beautiful line change, and used his flexible and delicate ball control skills to shake Lambert away.

This extraordinary movement is very relaxed and freehand, and has a sense of artistic beauty.

Compared with his fellow disciple Messi, Fabregas's small-range passing is even more beautiful, but the continuity is far less than Messi.

However, even if he is not as good as the world's number one, Fabregas can still be regarded as the world's second in this position.

After Lambert was shaken away, he immediately fought back and reached out to pull Cesc Fabregas' jersey.

Fabregas made a beautiful Cruyff turn, causing Lambert to lose his weight and almost fall to the turf.

Fabregas immediately accelerated and penetrated into the penalty area in the middle!

The rhythm changes so quickly!

The Southampton team suddenly felt like a formidable enemy.

Dixon, Hammond, Schneiderlin, and Holmes, who had just been replaced, all tried their best to shrink back and try to strangle Fabregas in a diamond shape.

Center back Aaron Martin also stepped forward to block Cesc Fabregas.

Fabregas's dribbling speed is not very fast, but his footwork is extremely flexible, his vision is extremely broad, and his ability to predict is extremely strong.

Before Southampton's diamond strangle could take shape, Fabregas dribbled the ball towards Southampton's left side and saw the right opportunity to pass the ball to the rib area on the left side.

Wilshere's coordination was exquisite and he just inserted into the left rib!
Gu Ran also stepped forward to block Wilshere's ball release angle——

Just as Wilshere stopped the ball, Gu Ran teleported in front of Wilshere.

Wilshere immediately half-turned to protect the ball and used his shoulder to hit Gu Ran hard.

Gu Ran didn't give up at all. While holding Wilshere with his body, he stretched out his foot to poke the football at Wilshere's feet.

The confrontation lasted less than three seconds, and Wilshere was sweating profusely and terrified!

No wonder little tiger Walcott was tortured so badly...

This Chinese boy is so tough!
Just as Wilshere was confronting Gu Ran head-on, Fabregas had already cut into the top area of ​​the center arc like a ghost.

Fabregas' speed with the ball is not very fast, but his speed and awareness of moving without the ball are definitely world-class.

The cooperation between Wilshere and Fabregas is also very sophisticated. Wilshere ignores Fabregas' position and directly makes a quick short pass.

The kick was powerful and fast, and it instantly penetrated Southampton's defense in the middle.

Such a powerful short pass is also very difficult to stop. However, Fabregas easily stepped on the ball and firmly stepped on the ball at his feet.

Martin immediately made a sliding tackle on Fabregas.

Fabregas pulled the ball with his right foot, and then broke through with the ball with his left foot, avoiding Martin's sliding tackle in four or two moves.

Southampton's defense suddenly had a huge hole!

Jaidi, Richardson, Hammond who retreated, and Lambert all tried their best to encircle and suppress Fabregas!
Gu Ran, on the other hand, was pulled by Wilshere and violently sprinted towards Bendtner who was penetrating into the small penalty area——

Fabregas made a beautiful Marseille spin. While protecting the ball, he switched the ball to his right foot and then made a clever through pass!

This person's skills can be described as being in a place where there is no one!
Gu Ran, on the other hand, was pulled by Wilshere. He could have sprinted in front of Bendtner, but he missed one step!
Gu Ran fell directly to the ground and the death shovel——

Although Bendtner can't be tackled, nor can he block Bendtner's shooting route, it can slightly affect Bendtner's shooting mentality in terms of momentum!
Bendtner was blocked by Gu Ran in the first half. Now that he finally had the opportunity, he naturally did not dare to relax. He immediately half-turned to catch the ball, without even adjusting, and directly hit the goal!
The football shot up from the ground like a supercharged cannonball!Scratching the top edge of the goal... it flew to the audience seats behind the goal.

Bendtner missed again and again!
Southampton had a false alarm!
In this wave of defense, Southampton has actually been completely penetrated from head to toe!
Fabregas is truly the second-best midfielder in the world at the moment. As soon as he came on the field, Arsenal's sharpness at least doubled!
Of course, this is not the strongest level of Arsenal.

After all, Van Persie was still sitting on the bench, watching silently with his arms folded across his chest.

Moreover, the physical fitness of most Arsenal players on the field has basically reached the window threshold.

If Arsenal had taken this game seriously from the beginning, even if Southampton's iron defense was strangling, even if Southampton had Gu Ran, they would have been cut and torn by Fabregas and Van Persie.

Fortunately... his time at Arsenal is running out.

Bendtner, who once again missed this must-goal, held his head in annoyance.

As the captain, Cesc Fabregas did not have any communication with Bendtner, but turned around and ran back to the midfield position.

Gu Ran climbed up from the turf, gathered his thoughts, and allocated one of the four remaining talent points to physical attributes.

The physical attribute immediately increased from 85 points to 86 points.

——At this point in the game, the battle is no longer about tactics and technology, but physical fitness.

Especially for Gu Ran, who sprints the most repeatedly, runs the longest distance, and uses a lot of system skills, which is a great test for both physical and mental strength.

From this perspective, Gu Ran's current level is indeed unable to gain a foothold in the Premier League.

It is also very correct to adopt a career plan based on experience and experience in League One.

At this time, Southampton began to make substitutions.

Young center back Aaron Martin was replaced and vice-captain Walton was replaced.

Martin's performance today is remarkable. Although he made several major mistakes, this game was against the powerful Arsenal. As a young player with little experience in competitions, Martin can perform like this. It's already pretty good.

Southampton fans gave Martin applause to encourage him.

Martin did not leave the field quickly, almost walking slowly to the sidelines - this was also one of the tactical strategies deployed by coach Adkins before the game.

Southampton is now leading by 1 goal, so if you can reasonably use the rules of the game to delay time, try to delay it as much as possible.

When a weak team beats a strong team, it must use all possible tricks, and must not lose its advantage just to "save face."

Arsenal fans booed Martin.

The referee also ran over and warned Martin to leave the field quickly.

Martin reluctantly started jogging, high-fived Walton and left the field.

Walton pulled the jersey on his chest and sniffed it, then quickly sprinted to the center back position.

The game continues.

Goalkeeper Davis took a goal kick and passed the ball short to Walton, who had just come on.

Walton was not in a hurry to take a shot, but slowly dribbled in his own backcourt, exchanging kicks with Jaidi.

Arsenal's formation then quickly pressed forward.

Gu Ran immediately changed positions with Dixon and ran towards the midfielder position.

Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas, Wilshere, and Song immediately double-teamed Gu Ran——

Wharton saw the right opportunity and passed the ball to Gu Ran's feet with a direct pass.

Gu Ran was a little slow to stop the ball. As soon as he had the ball firmly under his feet, Wilshere and Song were already in place, one on the left and the other on the right.

Gu Ran's ball-stopping skills are actually not an advantage in English League One, but they are definitely not bad.

But this level of stopping the ball is indeed not good enough in the fast-paced and high-confrontation Premier League.

Just a slight beat, and the situation became passive.

At this time, dribbling the ball hard is also a method.

But if you dribble the ball hard, it is equivalent to jumping into Arsenal's strangulation trap.

Not to mention that a lot of physical energy will be consumed, but the key is that it is very likely to lose the ball in a dangerous area.

Fabregas is supporting him from the side. Once the ball is lost, it will be absolutely fatal for Southampton's fragile defense.

Gu Ran immediately made a spin to protect the ball. When Marseille was halfway through the spin, Gu Ran was facing his own goal and knocked the ball back to Walton. Then he continued to turn without the ball and completed a complete set of Marseille spin!

Wilshere stretched out his foot to steal the ball. Only when he reached halfway did he realize that the ball was no longer under Gu Ran's feet.

Before Wilshire could fully react, Gu Ran suddenly accelerated and bypassed Wilshire from the side.

Song reacted very quickly and immediately turned around to pursue Gu Ran. Fabregas also approached Gu Ran without the ball - they all knew very well that it was not important where the ball was, but where Gu Ran was.

While Gu Ran bypassed Wilshere, Walton met Gu Ran's kick and made a pass.

The football went over Wilshere's head and landed near the center circle in his own half.

The awareness of this pass is very good, but the footwork is a bit rough. The landing point is at least five or six meters away from Gu Ran, with Cesc Fabregas in the middle, and the ball further forward is almost half-court pressed. Arsenal centre-back Djourou.

Zhu Lu could have accelerated to grab the ball, but seeing that Song had blocked Gu Ran's path and Fabregas was also chasing the ball, Zhu Lu did not continue.

Seeing that Fabregas was about to get the ball first, Gu Ran immediately sprinted and accelerated violently.

Song Ze was very experienced and stuck to Gu Ran, blocking Gu Ran's sprint route.

The moment the two bodies came into contact, they were secretly shocked.

The muscle strength of both people has also been improved to the extreme!The bones of the body creaked at the same time!
Song originally thought that it would be easy for a Chinese grassroots player to fight against, especially since it was already around the 70th minute of the second half. No matter how fierce Gu Ran was before, he should have no strength at this time.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ran's collision was like the pressure of a mountain, making people almost breathless.And Gu Ran didn't expect that Song's strength was like a movable wall of flesh, blocking the critical path.

Today, I am afraid that even if he consumes all the impact force, he may not be able to break through Song's personal defense.

Alexander Song is not playing football alone.

Behind Song are more than 400 people.

Song alone has to support more than 400 relatives in Cameroon.

These relatives have stopped working since Song made a lot of money. They just lay back and wait for Song to make money to support them.

Therefore, Song was very serious and hard-working on the court, never daring to slack off, and worked hard to earn fame in order to get a higher salary.

Facing such a hard-working midfielder, it is simply impossible to eat him hard with his body in a short period of time.

Gu Ran immediately stopped, changed directions and stopped his strength, opening half a body distance between him and Song.

Song immediately continued to press forward.

Gu Ran suddenly dodged quickly, avoiding Song's head-on collision, and passed Song sideways!
This emergency stop, withdrawal of force and then acceleration and ejection in the opposite direction are too fast!

Song didn't react at all!

When Song suddenly stopped and turned around, Gu Ran had already jumped two steps away!
Song's physical resistance was strong and his speed was not slow, but he lost half a beat in his reaction, turned around and lost half a beat again, and when he tried to reach out to pull Gu Ran, he couldn't!

The moment they got rid of Song, Gu Ranfeng's Sons, Violent Sprint, and Highbury King were all in full swing, rushing directly towards Fabregas who was about to pick up the ball.

Fabregas felt Gu Ran's pressure without looking back!

For Fabregas, the safest way is to step forward and pass the ball to Djuru in front of him as soon as possible. After turning around and getting rid of Gu Ran and running into the space, he can then receive Djuru's pass and hit it through in one breath. Southampton's defence.

However, Fabregas did not choose to do that.

Fabregas was arrogant in his heart and did not take the Chinese grassroots player Gu Ran seriously.

After all, Fabregas has just won the World Cup, is the captain and absolute core of Arsenal, and is currently among the top five players in the world.

It would be a shame to be forced to dare not hold the ball by a Chinese grassroots player who only appears in tabloid scandals.

Fabregas immediately accelerated to stop the ball, and then knocked the ball with his back, trying to get past Gu Ran with his flexible and delicate footwork.

His feet are really fast!
Gu Ran's eyes followed, but the interception couldn't follow.

There is no solution. The level of ball control lies here. If you want to intercept the ball at the feet of Fabregas, it is impossible to boast.

While Fabregas was knocking the ball with his back, his body turned quickly at the same time, preparing to dribble the ball and use his dribbling skills to beat the oncoming Gu Ran.

Just when everyone thought there was no solution, Gu Ran directly intercepted the block with a horizontal step, blocking most of Fabregas's dribbling area. At the same time, he made a strong shoulder collision and knocked Fabregas to the ground. land!
That's right!If I can't bring down Song, who has 400 people behind him, why can't I bring down Cesc Fabregas?

Toughness itself is part of modern football!

There is no solution for anything, and the power of a big brick can solve everything!
——Seeing Fabregas knocked to the ground, all the fans at the scene suddenly exclaimed in unison.

Gu Ran, this kid, is so brave!So aggressive!

Facing Arsenal's team spirit, show no mercy!

After being stunned for a while, the Southampton fans burst into crazy roars!

Such aggressive play against world-class stars is exactly what they love to see!
Southampton fans were bursting with adrenaline. It was obviously just a small confrontation, but it was more exciting than scoring a goal!
The second half of the game was anything but dull!And since Southampton reversed the score, the offensive and defensive transition rhythm on the field has been very fast, and every second has been exciting!

Some extreme Arsenal fans are also cheering for Gu Ran excitedly!

Not to mention how happy they were when they saw Gu Ran knocking their "traitor" Cesc Fabregas to the ground!

Even Coach Wenger, who was standing next to the technical area, had a hint of excitement about adding money in his eyes.

Fabregas clutched his chest with a face full of pain and lay on the turf for a long time, unable to get up.

This is really not an act.

Gu Ran hit so hard!

The referee ran over, frowned and gave Gu Ran a verbal warning.

The collision this time was just too powerful, but the hands and feet were not illegal, so it was not easy for the referee to directly draw the card.

Gu Ran calmly accepted the referee's verbal warning, turned around and reached out to pull Fabregas.

Although Fabregas was a little annoyed, in front of so many fans, Fabregas still held Gu Ran's hand decently and was pulled up from the turf by Gu Ran.

Gu Ran patted Fabregas on the shoulder and turned back to defend.

Fabregas secretly bit his back teeth and his eyes became serious.

This wave of offense and defense between the two sides seemed to be Southampton's defeat. It seemed that Southampton's offense was broken by Arsenal, but in fact, it was Arsenal who suffered the loss.

The referee awarded Arsenal a free kick near the center line.

The Arsenal team pressed forward as a whole, while Southampton continued to maintain the iron barrel defense and set up a bus in the penalty area.

Gu Ran and Jaidi focused on defending Bendtner.

Arsenal center back Koscielny took a free kick and passed the ball directly to Cesc Fabregas who was moving in the 30-meter area.

Lambert and Holmes double-team Fabregas.

Fabregas flexibly controlled the ball and got rid of it, easily 1v2, dribbling the ball to the top of the arc in the Southampton penalty area.

Facing Southampton's dense defense, Eboue received the ball from the left.

After attracting the attention of at least three defensive players head-on, Fabregas distributed the ball to Eboue who was running in from the wing.

Holmes immediately turned around to intercept.

But Eboue broke through very quickly. After picking up the ball while running, he accelerated away from Holmes and went directly to the Southampton bottom line.

Wilshere also timely inserted into the left rib area to form a positional cooperation with Eboue.

Walton immediately stepped in to defend Wilshere, preventing Wilshere from cutting inside after getting the ball.

Eboue did not pause, but made a pass while running towards the baseline!
——Although the Arsenal team's physical exertion is great, their passing and receiving cooperation is still very fast and sharp!
Bendtner jumped up high, but Gu Ran shot him ahead of time and squeezed him with his body.

Bendtner's head touched the ball, but he failed to exert any force.

The football was jumped up by Davis and firmly picked up in his arms.

After Davis landed with both feet, he threw the ball directly to Arsenal's weak area, which is Southampton's right wing.

After Richardson got the ball, he raised his head and glanced at the positions of his teammates——

Coach Adkins in the technical area shouted loudly: "Up, up, up!"

At this time, the game has reached 72 minutes, and the physical exhaustion strangulation tactics have been successfully completed. Southampton can launch a defensive counterattack!

Gu Ran sprinted directly from his own small penalty area——

Other Southampton players who had been holding back for most of the game also started to fight back!
Faced with Arshavin, who rushed over to intercept him, Richardson calmly dunked the ball, and then made a big pass to Schneiderlin, who was running quickly along the right side.

Schneiderlin jumped slightly while running, used his thigh to pass the flying ball, and then dribbled forward non-stop!
This technical move of stopping the ball without stopping the speed immediately received cheers from the Southampton fans!
Arsenal's defensive speed is still very fast, but it is not as sharp as the sprint speed in the first half.

Ramsey rushed over desperately, and faced the speeding Schneiderlin with a vicious sliding shovel of death!

Schneiderlin quickly jumped up to avoid it, and Ramsey cleanly cleared the ball away from the sideline.

Arsenal fans breathed a sigh of relief.

In the extremely short counterattack just now, Gu Ran had sprinted from his own small penalty area to the center circle in one breath...

In other words, if it weren't for the extreme sliding tackle of talented midfielder Ramsey, if Schneiderlin could protect the ball and make an emergency stop to receive a cross into the middle, Arsenal would be trembling.

Although Southampton's counterattack has not yet been completed, it has already begun to show its edge!

Arsenal's players on the field were out of breath, and most of the players were near the limit of their physical fitness.

Coach Wenger's face in the technical area on the sidelines also became extremely solemn.

At this time, coach Adkins continued to use substitutions.

Hammond in midfield was replaced and team star Lallana was replaced!

The Southampton fans at the scene suddenly cheered excitedly!
Lallana was replaced, which was an obvious offensive signal!

What makes the Southampton fans ecstatic is that in the next 20 minutes, the Southampton team does not intend to play wretchedly, but is preparing to counterattack Arsenal!

Hammond limped off the field -- his leg looked like it had cramped when Adkins started his substitutions.

As for whether the cramps are real or fake, only the experienced Hammond himself knows.

Hammond also fought very fiercely, and cramps are indeed normal.

After high-fiving Hammond, Lallana quickly ran to the midfield position.

Southampton also changed its previous 451 formation due to Lallana's appearance, transitioning to a 4231 formation similar to Arsenal.

Obviously, the magical coach Adkins took advantage of the 1-goal lead and relied on substitutions to delay time while gradually adjusting tactics.

Lallana did not directly appear in the forward position, and the forward position was still led by high center forward Gurley.

Lallana stood behind Gully and acted as a midfielder.

Lambert dropped back and took Hammond's defensive midfield position.

When the game resumed, the time had reached the 76th minute, and Arsenal was still 1 goal behind.

——There is not much time left for Arsenal.

After 75 minutes, the handicap of this game has also changed a lot. Many fans are chasing the option of less than 5 total goals, which has low odds but seems to be a safe way to regain blood.

As long as the two sides can't score 2 goals combined in the remaining game time, the blood will be restored smoothly.

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(End of this chapter)