The Ball at Your Feet

Not long after the game started, Zhao Yaning found himself in an unprecedented hard fight.

Although it was a friendly match, Arsenal's defense was not very tight, but Zhao Yaning still found that the tacit defense composed of Vieira and Ashley Cole made him play very awkward.

The ball passed from the backcourt to Zhao Yaning's feet. Zhao Yaning took the ball calmly, turned and faced Ashley Cole head-on. Because it was near the midfield line, Ashley Cole didn't press too much, giving Zhao Yaning a lot of space to hold the ball, but even so, Zhao Yaning didn't know what to do.

Cole and Vieira got stuck in two positions very well, and it was difficult for Zhao Yaning to choose the line whether it was a bottom or an inside cut. Looking up at the frontcourt, Arsenal's defense line was very low, and Roundup didn't have much chance. Although Zhao Yaning had the opportunity to deal with it calmly, he didn't have much to do.

Kick the ball back to Zicos in the middle? This is a good choice, but I always feel a little unwilling. Anyway, it is a friendly match, why not try to break through?

Pushing the ball forward, Zhao Yaning raised his right leg and made a long pass forward. Cole rushed over, Zhao Yaning took the opportunity to retract his leg and pushed the ball forward on the outer instep of his right foot, swiftly out of Cole, and got behind him.

It was very clean. Zhao Yaning was still thinking when he caught up with the ball. And Vieira in the middle didn't come over, just standing in the middle to prevent him from cutting inside. Although Cole was dropped, he immediately turned around and chased up from behind. Although there was still a step away from Zhao Yaning, as long as Zhao Yaning stopped to pass the ball, he would just be able to catch up with Feng. Blocking.

This kind of defense is indeed incomparable in the lower leagues.

But this does not mean that Zhao Yaning has no choice. His speed slowed down a bit, bringing Cole closer. Then, he stopped suddenly, and Cole immediately came to him and pressed his body, not giving him any chance of kicking, but Zhao Yaning leaned on Cole with his left shoulder and pulled the ball one step away with his right foot. With the right foot retracted, with the right foot as the axis, the arch of the left foot quickly pulled the ball to complete a turn.

Turning sideways to complete a person with a back-turning motion, this is part of the small-scale extraordinary part that Petit asked of him after he arrived in Monaco.

very nice. Although Kerr saw his action, this variant of the Marseille maneuver did a very good job, at least he couldn't grab the ball. But at the moment when he turned around, Cole suddenly hit him with force, causing Zhao Yaning's body to tilt. Although the action was still completed, he did not have the ability to continue to make the next breakthrough. He could only give the ball. Jiuli in the middle.

After receiving the ball, Giuly dodges Gilberto's forcing, and a shot roars out.

The timing and location of the shot were not very good, and Seaman easily saved the ball to the baseline.

Zhao Yaning looked at Cole next to him. Cole smiled at him, looking innocent. But the impact just now made Zhao Yaning a little uncomfortable-hitting someone when he turned around on one foot can easily hurt someone. Is this guy deliberate, or is football in England just so barbaric?

However, Zhao Yaning also knows what the opponent thinks: As an offensive full-back, no matter how strong he can move up and down, he is definitely not as robust as a defensive full-back. Therefore, Ashley Cole tried to use such a fierce action to frighten Zhao Yaning, so that he did not dare to be tough, so that his defense would be easier.

Only after experiencing the matchup with Carlos in the World Cup, Zhao Yaning no longer cared about his small tricks.

The state of the game has always been stalemate. Although Arsenal are stronger, but because Gilberto is a newcomer to the team after all, replacing Palole, he and the team are not enough to run in, so Arsenal are also looking for a run in, and did not show them. Human attack power.

On the contrary, Monaco has repeatedly tried to attack because of the home game, but the midfield defense of Vieira and Gilberto, as well as the old defense of Keon and Campbell, made their offense not smooth.

The ball soon went to Zhao Yaning's feet again: Although Monaco has a long pass player like Roten, Campbell's height and weight give him too much advantage in the header. Although Arsenal's midfield lacks running-in, Giuli himself is not a breakthrough player, not to mention that in the face of Vieira and Gilberto, his intentions are always predicted by the other party very accurately and it is difficult to make a difference. In contrast, Zhao Yaning is in charge of the right side, which is relatively easy: the success rate of wing breakthroughs is inherently greater, and Kerr seems to spend more of his mind on forward attacks in the game.

After getting the ball this time, Zhao Yaning no longer hesitated as before. He found that he didn't cooperate well with the team now, so he should do it alone according to his old habits.

Take the ball, accelerate, change direction. Zhao Yaning stepped away from Cole and ran forward. But Cole didn't get rid of him this time, but immediately posted him. The way Cole pulled Zhao Yaning's jersey slowed Zhao Yaning's speed, and Vieira hit him with a shovel.

Facing this kind of kicking, Zhao Yaning had to jump up and avoid it in embarrassment. But this time, the ball at his feet was also lost, Cole easily got the ball and passed it out. But Zhao Yaning was knocked over by Vieira, and the referee's whistle sounded, Vieira fouled.

This action is not clean enough-although it is a frontal tackle, the tackle is obviously directed at the ankle. Although Zhao Yaning was able to hide in time, he was rubbed on his calf. This made Zhao Yaning an angry look at Vieira, but Vieira only gave him a cold eye: He always plays like this, although he doesn't move. It's clean, but there are not many who are really injured. When he plays, more often rely on that fierce and overbearing aura to frighten people. Zhao Yaning was obviously frightened by him just now. This kind of open and close defensive action seems extremely dangerous, and the offensive players always want to avoid when they see it. But it was this fear of injury that made the action deformed, and naturally lost the ball.

"Boy, don't be afraid of him." Taking advantage of Zicos's foul, Jiuli ran over not far away, "He is just a second-rate midfielder, and he knows the foul is a waste."

Jiuli's words made Vieira turn his head, but Jiuli's eyes widened, and the two glared for a while, but Vieira gave way first: he had scared Zhao Yaning, and that was enough. Jiu Li's old ball skin is not so easily frightened. After all, this is the home court of Monaco, and Vieira is still not angry with a few nonsense and Jiuli.

And what Giuly said is also the view that Ligue 1 has always said: Although Vieira is considered the best midfielder in the world, his defensive position is not top-notch, and most of the time he relies on fierce pressing. Winning, this defensive strategy is the second-rate midfielder's play under the view that Ligue 1 attaches importance to position.

As for Vieira's excellent offensive power as a central midfielder, that is another matter.

"If he is doing such a big move, give him a fall." Jiuli quietly added, "That guy is a professional card maker. If you pretend to be a bit painful, the referee will definitely give him a card."

Zhao Yaning was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Jiuli had just recovered face with his aura, which made Zhao Yaning feel a lot hardened, so he gave him such a bad idea. Flop diving is not something that old club players should give to new players.

As soon as Zhao Yaning arrived in Monaco, he didn't want to leave Ligue 1 with the impression of diving right away. After thinking about it, he still felt that he should play harder, fearless like Jiuli, instead of flopping.

When he got the ball again, he didn't say a word, and moved one step horizontally, and slew towards the middle.

Cole quickly blocked his route to the middle and drove him to the middle. But after playing back and forth with Zhao Yaning a few times, he also knew that Zhao Yaning had better explosiveness than him. He still left Vieira for the task of grabbing.

Vieira did not hesitate to greet him. Although he did not shovel directly, his movements were still great. Relying on his height and size, he directly rushed to close the front of Zhao Yaning and cut Zhao Yaning’s face. The activity space is restricted to a minimum.

However, Zhao Yaning pulled the ball under his feet, dodged a distance, and then pushed the ball under Vieira's crotch with a light push.

Being teased by someone wearing the crotch, Vieira reacted immediately. But what he can do is to turn around and try to get stuck in the most powerful breakthrough position to make Zhao Yaning catch up with the ball slower. But he still underestimated Zhao Yaning. Zhao Yaning stepped across and then kicked the ground with mana, almost instantly catching up with the ball.

Still not enough cooperation, if the cooperation is good, Gilberto can intercept the ball.

But now he can't let him think too much, catching up with Zhao Yaning is the most important thing.

The two guards that Assen pressed were not fast guards. They pulled the defense line very far back in order to prevent Roundup. This style of play gave Zhao Yaning a lot of room to break through. Although Gilberto was blocked in front of him, he did not hesitate. After he was about to rush to Gilberto’s death, he swiped the ball horizontally and passed it to Jiuli was running aside to respond.

Of course, Jiu Li didn't waste time, he just put his foot straight and completed a beautiful two-on-one match.

Only Campbell and Keon were left in front of him... Campbell had already jumped out, and at the same time, Zhao Yaning saw that he was beside Keon, and Nongda ran. Do you come by yourself or pass the ball out? This question flashed through Zhao Yaning's mind. He still made a decision. He took a stop and threw the ball through.

Roundup received the ball, he has already dodged Keown, very close to the goal, when he received the ball, he shot directly.

The goal that broke the deadlock was born.

1-0.

"Good job!"

Jiuli rushed over and hugged Nongda first, and Nongda ran for a few steps. After completing the celebration, he walked back to his teammates and walked over to pat Zhao Yaning, "It’s a good pass, it’s good. Yes, just play like this, we are no worse than them."

Zhao Yaning nodded and turned around, but saw Vieira and Gilberto with bad faces. Arsenal was beaten through the middle by Zhao Yaning. It was their responsibility to concede the goal and they would naturally not be very happy.

"Listen, brother," Giuli also walked over at this moment. He hugged Zhao Yaning, "When you kick up for a while, you go to the center and I go to the wing. You can't deal with the England defender, and I can't deal with Patrick. Let's switch. Don't be too sticky, Patrick. It’s hard to deal with when it’s serious. If it doesn’t work, just pass it to me, and I’ll take care of you by your side."

Zhao Yaning nodded, and he also understood what Jiuli meant: Although Jiuli's running position is good, it is not very useful when encountering Arsenal's double midfielders with a large range of motion and strong interception ability. Although Zhao Yaning's breakthrough ability is strong, he also has an advantage when he meets Ashley Cole, who is the top defensive ability. But if you exchange it from time to time, the effect can be greater: Jiuli is a guy who is skilled in running positions. He can kill Ashley Cole's patience and physical strength when he gets to the wing. As a full-back, Ashley Cole also Need to take into account the offense, he will not be happy to run around with Jiuli. And if Zhao Yaning gets to the middle, he can rely on his skillful skills to play with Vieira: Vieira's defense is fierce, but the details are insufficient, and Gilberto does not cooperate with him enough. Skilled, it is still possible to open a gap in him.

It's a pity that Zhao Yaning still doesn't know how to flop, **** and other very useful skills, otherwise, with Vieira's temper, it is possible for him to get a small red card.

Jiuli remembered in his heart that he had to make up this lesson for Zhao Yaning in the future, and then walked away.

Although Jiuli made arrangements, Arsenal also quickly made adjustments. Arsenal's defense line quickly moved to the premises by nearly ten meters. This time, the space in the midfield was reduced a lot, and Zhao Yaning's breakthrough could not be counted on immediately.

Then, the main attack can only be the long pass of Rothen. Keown is old, and Campbell is not a fast central defender. Long pass is the most reasonable way to attack.

After being aware of this, Giuly quickly began to pay attention to feeding the ball to Rothen. And Roten also did what he was entrusted to do. After getting out of the space once, he kicked the ball directly into the penalty area.

Roundup’s chances are good. He has a very accurate judgment on where the ball will fall. He also quickly reached the position, but...

But Campbell was in front of him, together with him, suddenly leaped towards the sky.

Although Roundup occupies a favorable position, his height and weight are far inferior to Campbell, and his jumping ability is also much worse. As soon as the two people touched in the air, Campbell knocked Roundup out of balance, but Campbell himself was unaffected, and continued to rise, jumping almost one meter higher than Roundup, and easily took the ball. Headed to Keon.

A terrifying air defense capability. Zhao Yaning was shocked by this contention. No wonder Arsenal dared to press it out, because they were sure that pressing it out blocked the space and could limit themselves, and Rothen's long pass and Campbell's air defense alone were enough to block it.

This is the power of a strong team-when they want to defend, sometimes they don't have to consider any tactical issues. Because they have excellent stars on the defensive line, even if there are any flaws in their defensive tactics, depending on the player's personal ability, they can also save the situation.

Both sides have been blocked. If there is any way to break the deadlock, it is naturally a breakthrough in the middle. Roundup's speed is very fast, which is the weakness of Keon and Campbell.

Although Giuly is excellent, Vieira's range of motion and stealing ability are even better. Jiuli’s body is too low. Although he can rely on his low center of gravity and fast speed and technique to get rid of disadvantages in the confrontation with ordinary people, he encounters outrageous physical fitness and also has defensive skills. When Vieira was very good, he didn't have many methods. Vieira's focus on him disrupted his shots, coupled with Gilberto's filling block behind Vieira as a defensive midfielder, Jiuli didn't have much room to play for a while.

More importantly, as Arsenal’s lineup moves to the premise, their midfield control and oppression of Monaco have also been reflected. Monaco’s already weak midfield defense line has been improved after Arsenal’s attack. It's crumbling.

Soon, Arsenal's attack had an effect.

After Vieira steals Giuly, the ball is given to Ashley Cole on the wing. Cole quickly plugged in immediately. Zhao Yaning also ran over, but Cole didn't even give him the phone, so he kicked the ball to Pires in front.

The right-back of Monaco, Give, who was next to Pires, immediately pressed Pires. He is tall and he usually plays as a central defender. Even as a full-back, he is also a player with excellent defensive ability. Although Pires is very strong, Gieve can delay him and let the defender line better guard against Arsenal. Did it.

But after Pires got the ball, he hardly kicked the ball, just installed it slightly for half a circle, and then passed the ball diagonally to Henry in the middle.

As the key target of Arsenal, as soon as Henry got the ball, Squillach and Rodriguez rushed over. But Henry only kicked the ball back gently and passed it to Ashley Cole, who rushed up behind him. After Cole received the ball, he threw the ball straight to Pires, who had bypassed Geve's defense and ran out of position.

After receiving the ball, Pires only took one step, and then he made a flat pass and gave the ball back to Henry in the middle.

Henry received the ball near the penalty spot and raised his foot to hit the goal. The speed of the ball is very fast, and the ball path is also very tricky, the ball went straight to the lower left corner, so Roma has no chance to save the ball.

1-1, Arsenal tied the game.

This time, it was Arsenal's turn to celebrate.

And Zhao Yaning stared at Henry who was celebrating in front of him, not knowing what to say.

Beautiful coordination, perfect position, light passing-this kind of offense in a game is not much stronger than the rampage of his own kick.

Coach Wenger is really amazing.

"Boy, don't be in a daze, it's just a tie."

Jiuli ran over, although he was also a little embarrassed, but when he spoke, he was still fighting spirit.

"It's just a ball. The three of them have really strong coordination on the left. It's not a weird thing to lose the ball." Jiuli patted Zhao Yaning, "The game is not over yet."

Zhao Yaning turned his head, but he still had lingering fears: he had never seen such an excellent cooperation in the Brazilian team. Although their skills are better, but they are a little bit inferior to the skillful cooperation and tacit understanding. One chip.

If it is a gap in ability, it can be made up with hard work, but how can it be made up for a gap in tactics?

Zhao Yaning couldn't help but turned his attention to the coaching bench: Deschamps should solve this problem, right?

Now is the time to test him: Does the head coach of the team who brought the team to the relegation zone last season really have a way to change the team's tactics?

Deschamps, who was standing on the sidelines at this time, also frowned.

The strength gap between the two sides is really a bit big.

Vieira is now at his peak, and his role on both ends of the offense and defense is too terrifying. Pressing, intercepting, passing, impacting, shooting, he is almost omnipotent in midfield. Although he sometimes fouls because of his frizzy personality and lack of calmness, he will also be broken by a breakthrough expert because his defensive position is not top-level enough, but even so, he is still the most irreplaceable link for Arsenal in the middle position. Even the best player in this position in the world.

With him guarding in the middle, Monaco's two organizers can hardly play a big role. And Zhao Yaning, who is good at internal cutting, is also limited in his performance.

If there is only one Vieira, I am not afraid. Ignoring the midfield and passing the frontcourt was originally one of his tactical assumptions. But the problem is that the opponent also has an excellent anti-aircraft tower like Campbell. His existence makes Rothen's long pass not very useful.

And his own offense could not be successful, UU reading www. uukanshu.com defense has also been challenged. The personal abilities of Monaco's defensive players are not particularly outstanding. If they can be used as a reliance, it is mainly the tacit cooperation that they have grown up and cultivated together. But the problem is, Ashley Cole, Pires, and Henry, these three outstanding players, with their excellent basketball quotient and cooperation, make Monaco's cooperation look dwarfed. This kind of sharp attack on the left makes Monaco really unable to resist. .

What makes Deschamps feel terrible is that such Arsenal have not yet shown their full strength. From the start of the game until now, Bergkamp has hardly exerted himself, and Ljungberg on the other side has hardly played.

This will not work, we must seek change.

And just when he was thinking about it, the situation on the court changed again. After Jiuli divided the ball to Zhao Yaning's feet, Zhao Yaning swiped the ball with his right foot and made a feint of stepping on a bicycle before jumping directly from the right side of Ashley Cole. Cole quickly turned around and followed. He stuck Zhao Yaning's inner cutting line. Zhao Yaning could only rush to the bottom line. Seeing that there was no way, after an emergency stop, he tried to make a long pass in the middle. But Ashley Cole was quick and fast, and he sealed the ball out of the baseline with one kick.

Perhaps this is a breakthrough.

Ashley Cole's offensive power is indeed excellent. His technique, as well as the excellent cooperation with Pires and Henry, are indeed a weapon for Arsenal's offensive-but his defensively, there is no problem with not being dead.

He was a little keen on offense, and he was not very timely to retreat. Although his defensive ability is excellent, his mind is not on defense, and there are a lot of problems playing football.

If he finds a tougher Tie Shuai to coach, he should be able to improve a little bit. And now, he still has a chance to play defensively.

But the question is, how to use it?