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Chapter 96 Four-legged pass, through the goal! [Please subscribe! ]

This FA Cup final also attracted many celebrities to watch the game.

Oscar winner Colin Firth, famous host Piers Morgan, Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger, Leicester City star and famous football commentator Lineker, etc.

In addition to celebrity fans who came to watch the game and join in the fun, there are also some people who came to observe the players.

Soon, the live broadcast camera captured the England team coach Hodgson and his assistant in the stands.

Hodgson’s arrival was naturally to observe the English players in the two teams.

Wilshere of Arsenal and Ling Feng of Leicester City.

In addition to Hodgson, German national team coach Loew and French coach Deschamps also came to the scene to watch the game.

There are three German internationals in Arsenal, Erdogan, Mertesacker and Podolski.

There are also two French internationals, Koscielny and Giroud.

Except for the marginalized Podolski, the other four are the main players of their respective national teams.

How far the German tank and the Gallic rooster can go in the Brazil World Cup depends largely on the performance of the main players.

And this final is just right to examine the status of the main players in their own team.

Beep~~~

With a long whistle from the referee Lee Probert, the 133rd English FA Cup final officially kicked off!

Leicester City took the lead.

Vardy kicked back and the ball came to Ling Feng’s feet.

The latter kicked the ball back to the central defender Morgan, and then ran forward at a constant speed.

When he came to the top of the arc in the middle circle, Ramsey followed and stood beside him.

This made Ling Feng raise his eyebrows, and then asked:

“Wenger arranged you to defend me?”

And Ramsey just smiled slightly, and replied provocatively: “Don’t think you can get the ball easily!”

“Then let’s try it”

Obviously, Wenger must have told his players before the game that Ling Feng, as the tactical core of Leicester City, must not be allowed to get the ball so easily.

Therefore, whenever the latter is active in the top area of ​​the arc in the middle circle, Ramsey in the midfield will immediately come close to him and put some pressure on him.

The two central midfielders of Arsenal have complementary characteristics.

Arteta is older and his running ability has declined, but his passing and vision are outstanding.

He is mainly responsible for retreating to get the ball, organizing the team’s rhythm, and connecting the backcourt and the frontcourt with passes.

Ramsey, who has a wide coverage range, uses abundant physical energy to defend and intercept, and then inserts into the attack when necessary.

Wenger gave Ramsey a task in this game-follow Ling Feng!

“Once Ling Feng gets the ball in the frontcourt, you have to be next to him!”

This is what Wenger said in the locker room.

Ramsey kept this sentence in mind.

“At the beginning of the game, both sides were cautious and in the stage of testing, which is in line with the start of a decisive battle.”

The commentator of this FA Cup final is Peter Drury, a famous commentator known as the poet of football commentary.

This brother is deeply loved by fans and audiences in the English commentary circle for his rich vocabulary and rhythmic sentences, and his gentle but passionate commentary style.

“Leicester City is passing the ball in the backcourt, and Arsenal doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to grab it.”

Although Arsenal allowed Leicester City to pass the ball in the backcourt, the forwards did not press.

However, once the ball was passed directly to Ling Feng in the frontcourt, or to the feet of the two wingers, Arsenal’s players would immediately press up at the same time as if a switch was turned on, and oppress the ball-holding player.

In this case, the player who received the ball could only knock it back immediately to keep the ball first.

After several rounds, Leicester City players clearly felt that Arsenal’s pressure rate was much stronger than that of the Championship team.

This is not because Arsenal’s tactics are to press high in the frontcourt, but that the rhythm of the Premier League game is like this.

So far, among all the teams Ling Feng has faced, the strongest is Chelsea, which has rotated its lineup.

At that time, even if Chelsea replaced some of the substitutes, the pressure was still stronger than that of the Championship team.

Often before he got the ball, someone would come behind him and put pressure on him.

And now Arsenal, which is playing with all its main players, is better than that Chelsea.

It seems even stronger!

Since Wenger took over Arsenal, the gorgeous attack has been integrated into the blood of the Gunners.

Considering that Leicester City’s offensive firepower is the best in the Championship and has defeated Premier League teams, Wenger has formulated a tactical idea of ​​”attack instead of defense” in this game.

When the opponent has the ball, there is no need to press. After blocking Ling Feng, the most threatening point of passing, they are forced to pass the ball to both sides.

Especially pass to Nugent’s feet on the left!

In Wenger’s view, Nugent on the left side of Leicester City will be their breakthrough point for creating offensive opportunities.

Nugent’s speed, impact and physical confrontation are good, and his footwork is also okay.

However, compared with Mahrez and Ling Feng, his ball holding ability is still a little worse.

Therefore, as long as he is allowed to take the ball and then press him, he will have a chance to grab the ball.

Once the ball is in hand, you can firmly control the ball under your feet, and then break through the opponent’s defense through exquisite passing and cooperation!

This is exactly what Arsenal is best at!

As long as they suppress Leicester City with offense, force Leicester City to shrink its defense, and spend their energy on defense.

Then isolate the “Blue Fox Three Musketeers” that Leicester City relies on the most, Leicester City will not be able to directly threaten Arsenal’s defense through simple and fast cooperation.

Three minutes into the game, although Leicester City controlled 100% of the ball possession, it was unable to pass the ball across the center circle!

Seeing that Ling Feng and Mahrez were followed by an Arsenal player, midfielder Matty James had to pass the ball to Nugent, who was slightly open on the left.

And this was the bait that Arsenal deliberately put out!

When Nugent took the ball and prepared to turn around, several nearby Arsenal players rushed over from all directions like a tiger descending from the mountain.

Seeing that Cazorla, who came to defend, was short in stature, Nugent did not pass the ball out immediately, but planned to bully Cazorla.

However, just as he used his body to push Cazorla away and prepared to cut inside, Ramsey was already in place.

He stretched out his foot from his side, and the tip of his toe just poked the ball away!

The ball just came to the feet of Arsenal right back Sagna. He looked forward and passed it directly to Cazorla in front.

He took the ball and turned around. When the left back was about to come forward, Cazorla looked up to the left and kicked a 45-degree arc ball with his right foot without hesitation.

His target was the center forward who came to the front of the penalty area-Oliver Giroud!

Under Morgan’s close defense, Giroud, who was facing away, tried to stand in position while using his forehead to head the ball back to Erdog who was responding in the middle.

The latter stopped and pushed with his left foot, and sent a very comfortable ground diagonal pass directly in the rib space between the center back and the right back!

Podolski, who inserted from the left, successfully countered the offside and received the ball in the penalty area!

“Don’t let him shoot!”

However, the next second after Morgan reminded loudly, Podolski, who was unguarded, swung his right leg without hesitation and hit a curved ball!

With a “bang”, the ball drew a parabola in the air, bypassed Schmeichel’s fingertips, and went into the far corner of the goal!

The entire goal, starting from Sagna’s pass, only took four passes!

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