Starting with Milan as a central defender

Liverpool dressing room.

Rogers walked to the tactical board and briefly reviewed the first half.

"Arsenal's thinking was very clear from the opening stage. They chose to give up the ball and retreat to defend."

"And when defending, their defense line retreats very deep. The full-backs are no longer difficult to recover after making a big breakthrough like last season. Instead, they closely follow Sterling and Coutinho in front of them, making it impossible for the two to calm down. penetration."

"There are also Flamini and Cazorla who are actively returning to defense. They take turns following the left, center and right areas and constantly switching, trying to create a local defensive numerical advantage and doing their best to limit our ground attack."

Rogers looked around and raised his tone by two levels: "Fortunately, we seized a rare opportunity and played a beautiful attack in the offensive third zone."

"Although we took the lead, I am actually very dissatisfied with your performance."

"There are many deficiencies in tactical details. The positioning of defensive players, the coordinated protection and rotation of each other, and the line design and running of the frontcourt are too rough for a team at the top of the Premier League standings."

"Perhaps the consecutive victories have made you go to your head. You may be thinking that you have been undefeated for 18 games and it doesn't matter if you lose one game."

"Look at the end of the second half, your defense was like air, there was no intensity."

"If you have this mentality, you might as well think about how you lost the Premier League championship last season!"

The locker room suddenly became quiet. No one expected Rogers' reaction to be so violent, and his head couldn't react for a while.

In fact, Rogers has been holding back for a long time. Since the decline some time ago, he has found that the players seem to have become slack.

Of course, this is inevitable.

Because the league is a year-long competition and competition, no one can maintain their passion all the time.

But Rogers must use strong words to remind the players that last season Liverpool also won [-] consecutive rounds in the middle period, but in the end missed the Premier League championship by two points.

The reason is the same.

Qin Yun leaned against the locker door and fell into deep thought.

In fact, he felt the same way. The continuous repetitive life made him tired and even a little listless.

Later, he adjusted the proportion of training and entertainment in time, and he was able to adjust.

Now I think that the pressure was too great before, like a spring being continuously compressed. Even if it is full of resilience, it cannot escape the end of collapse.

"Okay, I just want to remind you."

Rogers' tone began to slow down and he continued to review the game.

The Liverpool players sat quietly in their seats and listened carefully.

In the Arsenal dressing room next door, ideological education courses are also being conducted.

There was no ranting, no accusations, no criticism from Wenger.

he seemed very calm
“The greatest things in life are accomplished by people we initially thought were crazy.”

"So making changes is not a bad thing."

"I must praise you. You played very well in the first half and met the tactical requirements set before the game."

"But it's not enough."

"I think you should be very clear that if the team's performance continues to be bad, Arsenal may rebuild next summer and most of the people in the team will be sold."

"Of course, I will leave, but I want to continue coaching."

"In this crisis situation, it is impossible to count on others. Only by moving forward bravely under pressure can we have a chance to save ourselves."

"So come on, let's get Arsenal back on their feet."

After Wenger finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving the players alone in the dressing room. No one knew what happened.

When 15 minutes passed, there seemed to be fire burning in the eyes of the players from both teams.

"Audience friends, welcome back!"

"The broadcast for you now is the 2014th round of the 15-19 Premier League season!"

"Liverpool vs Arsenal second half!"

"Okay, the game has started, let's turn our attention to Anfield."

On the green field.

The football passed continuously and came to Mertesacker's feet.

Arsenal still did not restore their original "beautiful football", but moved their formation backwards in an attempt to lure the snake out of its hole.

Now that they have made changes, there should be no hesitation anymore. Their determination to fight against counterattacks is very firm.

Under the command of Qin Yun, Liverpool stuck their formation in front and behind the center circle, leaving a moderate space behind them.

Now it was Mertesacker's turn to get into trouble.

That was obviously a flaw that had been exposed. It was estimated that as long as he passed the ball, he would be immediately surrounded and suppressed.

After hesitating for a moment, he made a long pass.

Because the tone of anti-counterattack prevented Arsenal from pressing forward excessively as a whole, even if they did not seize the opportunity, they could just continue to defend.

Giroud glanced back and found that Van Dyke was still far away from him and had no chance to compete with him.

But Gerrard and Henderson were already in position. The two of them directly flanked you from both sides, making it clear that they would wait for you to gain possession of the ball before grabbing it.

So Giroud could only header the ball and pass it to Welbeck who was advancing from the side.

His life experience is legendary.

In the Premier League season, he scored one goal and one assist.

Even when the data in all aspects is basically zero, he can still firmly occupy the main position of England and Manchester United.

After moving to Arsenal at the beginning of this season, he was even more welcomed by the whole city.

He can't shoot well, but otherwise he's really fine.

With a slight hook of his toes, he skillfully picked the ball past Moreno who was on the attack.

"Pretty!"

"Let's see Arsenal's wing attack!"

Welbeck burst out with terrifying speed, like a sharp blade, slicing along his ribs.

Arsenal fans in the away stands couldn't help but stand up.

As long as he can get past Van Dijk, he can create an opportunity to face the goalkeeper.

Although Welbeck is nicknamed "Beibujin", there is no one else they can count on now.

Van Dijk constantly adjusts his position, hoping to wait for his opponent to make the first move before making a steal.

Despite his rough appearance, he actually has a delicate heart.

As the camera moved slowly, the two people appeared in the picture at the same time.

When the distance between the two is still three meters.

Welbeck suddenly moved the ball to the left, and his center of gravity shifted.

as predicted.

Van Dyke was deceived.

Welbeck was overjoyed and spiked the ball to the right as fast as lightning.

A set of movements is smooth and smooth.

But before he could be happy for two seconds, he found that Van Dyke had twisted his body abruptly.

In the nick of time.

Welbeck's right foot subconsciously dialed again.

He is certain that he is at the peak of his career.

I can get there!
Anfield stadium suddenly burst into exclamations of surprise.

Tens of thousands of fans stood up nervously, wanting to see clearly the trajectory of the football.

But the scene on the green field seemed to hit their souls directly, making them tremble with excitement.

The two men in red were like mirror images.

turn around!

Fall to the ground!

Put the shovel!

Welbeck looked forward in despair. The door God had opened for him was closed.

Snapped!
There was a crisp sound, and the football lay quietly on the spot.

Arsenal's hope of counterattack was abruptly cut off.

"Am I reading a comic?"

"Double flying shovel!!!"

"17 years ago, Cannavaro and Maldini worked together to retain Ronaldo!"

"17 years later, Qin Yun and Van Dijk worked together to retain Welbeck!" "It's unbelievable. What kind of tacit understanding is required for this?"

Zhan Jun finished speaking a lot of words in a hoarse voice.

But Qin Yun had already gotten up and counterattacked with the ball.

Arsenal's defensive formation remained intact and they quickly retreated.

The purpose is to compress space and reduce passing routes.

But Qin Yun ignored it and decisively passed the ball to the right.

Chamberlain!
He is an important counterattack point used by Arsenal for side attacks, but at this moment he has become Arsenal's weakness.

Good at attacking weak defenses!

Moreno stopped and passed Chamberlain, and continued to gallop along the sideline.

Sweep directly toward the penalty area near the baseline.

In chaos.

Sterling fell to the ground and stabbed.

Snapped!
The football went straight to the bottom corner of the goal.

"Szczesny!"

"Beautiful, he saved a must-goal and kept hope for Arsenal!"

Zhan Jun explained passionately.

At the end, he sighed again: "Sometimes are inevitable, but don't force them. Is Sterling really a goal insulator?"

The live broadcast room suddenly exploded.

The fans were still immersed in the double tackle. When they came back to their senses, they found that the football had rolled out of the baseline, and they started barraging frantically.
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[The best central defender combination in current football, there is no suspense in my mind. 】
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【So handsome! 】
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[Van Dijk's progress is too rapid. You must know that he was just playing the main role for the Celtics four months ago. 】
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[Maybe if you have excellent role models around you, you will make progress very quickly. 】
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[Indeed, but Van Dyke himself is also talented. 】
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[To be honest, I feel that Arsenal is much better than before and they are playing with great energy. 】
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[With tears in my eyes, I still support the professor! 】
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[Otherwise, the professor will lend another [-] million yuan and hand it over directly to Qin Yun. 】
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[If Liverpool does not perform well this year, the price will be similar, but if Liverpool wins the Champions League or the league championship, it is estimated that [-] million may not be enough. 】
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[Didn’t I hear that Chelsea wanted to buy Messi some time ago? A price of 4000 million euros was also offered. 】
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[If Barcelona really sells it, I feel like Abramovich really buys it. 】

POV back to the pitch.

With the continuous transition between offense and defense, the physical fitness of the players on both teams began to decline significantly, so they subconsciously slowed down the pace.

The two teams started a positional battle.

As time passed by, Liverpool had the advantage and were naturally happy to see such a scene.

But who knew that Arsenal was also full of patience and did not reveal any flaws.

The 76th minute of the game.

"Liverpool made substitution adjustments, replacing Sturridge and replacing him with Borini."

"Is this preparation for working at heights?"

"However, Liverpool's front three are indeed a bit unbalanced. They are all fast players and do not have a strong fulcrum."

"And Borini's appearance should be able to suppress Arsenal's defense and create more space for our side at the front of the penalty area."

"Arsenal also made substitution adjustments, Campbell replaced Chamberlain."

"The professor seems to want to strengthen his control of the ball."

The game restarts.

The rhythm on the field changed suddenly.

Arsenal began to take possession of the ball and move forward quickly.

In the final stage of the game, they must seize the opportunity of their opponent's reduced physical fitness and reduced defensive coverage to equalize or even overtake the score.

"Continuous passing and cutting cooperation!"

"The familiar arsenal is back. They show off their sharp fangs and wait for their prey to reveal its flaws!"

"Sanchez!"

Sanchez received the ball from the right wing, accelerated the ball with lightning speed, and directly got rid of Moreno.

The latter can only run in a straight line towards the penalty area.

The Liverpool players did not dare to be careless at all, and immediately shifted their formation to strengthen the defensive force on the same side.

"Van Dijk, go make up the defense and pay attention to your movements."

Qin Yun reminded loudly, and at the same time adjusted his defensive position to target Giroud in the middle.

side of the field.

Rogers rubbed his hands together nervously.

Wenger felt a flame burning in his chest and subconsciously pulled down the zipper, but he also encountered no obstruction.

Sanchez’s thighs are very thick.

Arsenal can guarantee a top-six finish this season, and most of the credit goes to him.

The Chilean ball king suddenly smashed the ball to the outside and went directly to the baseline.

Does he want to come by himself?

After all, Barcelona was famous for sticking to the ball back then.

will not.

If there is anyone in the world who knows how to train Barcelona players best, it can only be Wenger.

The original Fabregas, Bellerin and Sanchez, each of them has firmly occupied the main position at Arsenal.

He has now learned to link up with his teammates and use cooperation to complete the offense.

Van Dyke backed away slowly with his hands behind his back.

Maybe it won't be long before the nickname "Fan Tuitui" will come back to the world.

He used subtle body adjustments to block most of the shooting spaces and passing routes, and then waited for his opponent to make a move.

But Sanchez has never played his cards according to common sense.

Cut in suddenly!

Van Dijk decisively moved sideways to block the inside.

But Sanchez completed the change of direction close to the ground and galloped towards the baseline.

"Pretty!"

In the away stands.

Arsenal fans suddenly burst into cheers like a roaring tsunami, as if they wanted to pass on their power in this way.

In the spotlight.

At the critical point of qualifying, Sanchez kicked the ball and passed the ball.

The football was like a brilliant rainbow, falling towards the goal.

Giroud!

Gunner No. 10 was like a soaring eagle, rushing towards the football as if he was dead.

Mignolet quickly moved laterally.

but too late
He could only watch in despair as Giroud got closer and closer to football.

boom!
A dull sound sounded like a death knell for the opponent.

The football turned into a cannonball, roaring towards the goal.

The back of Liverpool No. 6 suddenly flashed across Mignolet's field of vision. He jumped up like a green onion on dry land and used his head to lift the ball into the air.

He quickly speeded up, jumped up, held the ball in his arms, and lay on the grass for a long time.

“No less than a goal clearance!”

"Arsenal's offensive gradually picked up and they almost scored the equalizer."

Van Dyke was a little annoyed, "Sorry, I was a little reckless."

Qin Yun rubbed his forehead and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's mainly because that guy is too strong."

The Arsenal players sighed silently and immediately turned around to prepare for the next defense.

After the game restarts.

Liverpool increased the intensity of their wing players. After a quick kick, Emre Can and Sterling's wing shingling attack penetrated Arsenal's right wing.

This directly forces Sanchez to retreat and participate in defense, which in disguise weakens his offensive ability.

Time is running out.

Arsenal organized several waves of offensives in the end, but the excellent defense between the Liverpool players resulted in Arsenal's exquisite cooperation often failing.

finally.

Beep-beep!

The referee blew the whistle to end the game. (End of chapter)