369 Spear and Shield
"Arsenal equalized the score! No one expected that it would be Toure to help the team score a key goal! What's even more incredible is Qin Xiong, who completed an assist that is an excellent art work! Look at him receiving Pire's bad corner kick near the bottom line in the penalty area. When the football bounced past him after it bounced past the ground, he did not stop the ball, but completed a gorgeous half-turn with the trajectory of the football. At the same time, the heel of the left foot knocked the low-area football up, forming a
Assisted by Chelsea’s defense! Chelsea’s defense is very stable, which is fully reflected in the Premier League this season. To break through their goal, higher creativity and unexpected results are required. Will Arsenal’s offense be a tactical arrangement? I think of course it is impossible. This is a very good effect for Qin Xiong’s improvisation! The score is 1:1, which is still unfavorable to Arsenal. We can look forward to what will happen next. ←,"
After Toure scored a goal, he was surrounded by his teammates, and Qin Xiong, who gave him assists, was also highly praised by his teammates.
Wenger's face improved a little, but for some reason, the team clearly made a dazzling and exciting attack, but he always felt something was wrong in his heart.
It seems that victory is entrusted to luck.
When the same opportunity comes, Arsenal may not be able to seize it anymore. This is an ironclad fact. From the overall situation, Chelsea is more beneficial. After all, Chelsea has a broader offensive space.
But just like the game against Bayern Munich, after the away team scored first, the home team had very little room for adjustment. No matter what, they had to score goals, win, and win more goals!
Mourinho accepted the reality of the team's goal loss expressionlessly. He has long been enlightened. Utilitarian football will be very strong. But it does not mean that utilitarian football can become the overlord of the world. When the opponent uses higher creativity to defeat the steel barrier, don't be angry, don't panic, and don't lose your mind!
When the defensive counterattack itself has taken the commanding advantage of the offensive space, it is destroyed by the opponent with a gorgeous attack, and there is nothing to complain about.
Chelsea did not show any signs of panic after conceding the ball, and they were more calm and calm than Arsenal expected.
After the game restarted, Qin Xiong tried to directly find Henry Pire and Yongbery in the midfield, giving them a very threatening straight pass. After most of the season's running-in and familiarity, they all understood Qin Xiong's ability and knew that they should cooperate with Qin Xiong through the pass.
But if Qin Xiong wants to send a scalpel directly from the middle, he will always return in vain. Marklele itself is an insurmountable barrier. Chelsea's back line today, to be honest, is four central defenders. Their defensive habits tend to be introverted, which greatly restricts Arsenal's mainstream play style of passing and cutting in the ribs.
So it turns out that Arsenal pushes the offense from the midfield to the front line. Often Pire or Lungberg control the ball from the outside of the wing. The closer to the dangerous area, the less space you can combine with the side and middle, because Chelsea's shrinking defense line and crushing offensive space is very effective.
"The first half ended 1:1. The two teams each played a good goal for one period and scored goals respectively. The situation is somewhat unfavorable to Arsenal. If Chelsea defended the draw, then in the next round, Chelsea will have a great advantage in advancing to the Champions League semi-finals!"
When he left the field, Henry trotted to Qin Xiong and began to discuss the details of the game with him.
"It's difficult for us to penetrate vertically from Chelsea's defense."
"Well, I also noticed this. The opponent's back line has a very good protection in the penalty area, which is different from the combination of two full-backs and two central defenders."
As the name suggests, the defender on the wing, although this character has the responsibility of assisting defense in the penalty area, he will pay more or less attention to the defense of the outside line. However, today the four defenders on the Chelsea back line all have the attributes of a central defender, which reduces their enthusiasm for defense on the outside line, so it is difficult for the gap in the ribs to appear.
Arsenal was communicating and trying to find the password to break through Chelsea's defense.
Wenger also fine-tuned his offensive strategy in this regard during the break. He asked Qin Xiong to more actively threaten the opponent's penalty area directly, and Vieira was responsible for stabilizing the ball to the side. In any case, Arsenal's offensive foundation is the combination of sides and middle, and this cannot be abandoned.
The two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half. Chelsea seemed to have no change. They still relied on the tactics of the first half to shake Arsenal's defense.
Chelsea has been skilled and eased in this anti-anti-anti-anti-tactic tactic and almost achieved success!
Barcelona was destroyed by Chelsea's counterattack storm.
Arsenal paid more attention to the attack on the wing in the second half.
Instead of fighting hard on the middle lane with low efficiency, it is better to force the attack from the wing lane. Just hit a threat and force Chelsea to adjust! Then seize the flaws that may be exposed during the adjustment process of the opponent!
In the 57th minute of the game, Qin Xiong and Vieira cooperated in the middle field. He took the initiative to pull the side and then collided with Pire on the left side to cooperate. After throwing away Lampard, Qin Xiong cut across the middle from the left side in front of the penalty area, without giving Marklele a chance to get close to the goal!
The football bypassed Galas and flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal. Cech made a heroic move and saved successfully!
"Chehe kept Qin Xiong's goal away! The stability of Chelsea's defense is inseparable from Cech's excellent performance this season. He is definitely capable of becoming the world's number one goalkeeper!"
In the 60th minute of the game, Drogba once again beat Sendros. After the two collided, the football lost control and became a 55-starter fight. Fortunately, Ashley Cole cleverly returned to the defense zone from the side to clear the football's big foot, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
Sendros became the main target of Chelsea's attack. He worked hard to put himself under this pressure, but Drogba, who became more and more braver in the battle, inevitably made him feel the breath of danger.
In the 64th minute of the game, Qin Xiong cooperated with Yongbery on the right side. The football passed by Yongbery to Qin Xiong was destroyed by Hut.
The fans in the stands felt the game was in a stalemate. This shocking battle between the two London players was too intense. Chelsea's defensive strength opened the eyes of fans, because most of the time, Chelsea played some mid- and lower-level teams in the league, and not many neutral fans were willing to watch it because the game was too boring.
It’s not accidental that Chelsea can be the team with the least conceded goals and the best defense in the league, and even among the top five European leagues!
And today's Arsenal is the strongest offensive firepower among the top five European leagues.
Chapter completed!