My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 157 Moving forward amidst bumps
Arsenal's many attacks down the right were dismantled.

Chris Hughton's side couldn't get the slightest bit of initiative on the pitch, but they could swarm the penalty area.

At Carrow Road, Norwich's players cheered up and maintained an efficient defense for 15 minutes, leaving Arsenal helpless.

The Norwich fans were not discouraged by the fact that their home team was surrounded by attacks. On the contrary, they loyally supported the team and cheered for every successful defense.

Amid the noise in the field, Chen Yao grabbed a player near the sideline, whispered a few words into his ear, and then made an exaggerated gesture towards the players.

"It looks like Arsenal are going to adjust their offensive strategy..." Sky Sports' camera just slid across the sidelines.

Taking advantage of a game pause, the Arsenal head coach's instructions were passed on to each other by the players on the field.

After the game restarted, they made a few simple kicks in the backcourt.

There was no change in Norwich's strategy, slowly but surely retreating into their own half.

Koscielny passed the ball diagonally to Arteta. Arteta did not let the ball stay at his feet for one more second and passed the ball forward briefly.

Santi Cazorla wandered through the middle to stop the ball in the left half-space, then turned and faced the Norwich defence.

Arsenal's offensive focus moved to the left.

Kieran Gibbs inserted into the frontcourt from the back and opened up the width. Griezmann trotted to a position at an angle away from Cazorla. Giroud also moved over and leaned against Norwich defender Basson. .

Arsenal's left attacking group is in place.

But this was not a scene they were used to.

In front of Cazorla's eyes were patches of yellow uniforms, and the space was too narrow.

In the previous few games, he played very comfortably. During the rapid transition, the opponent's players could not keep up with him, and dribbling past others in sports is his strength.

Cazorla's deft V-shaped pull ball got rid of the midfielder Alexander Tettey who was following him. His space was limited, and it was Cazorla who found a teammate with space in the crowd and sent a fatal through ball. Relatively weak abilities.

He was very confident in his dribbling, and without a good passing route, Cazorla simply continued to dribble laterally, pulling Norwich right player Elliott Bennett to follow nervously, and Norwich Qi's formation spread out a bit.

Griezmann moved a step to the left, Cazorla swung his calf, and the two did a quick one-two. After the cross, Cazorla moved forward a few meters, and Griezmann took the opportunity to sneak in. The ribs.

Gibbs marched close to the wing, and Cazorla gave him the ball. Griezmann and Giroud in the penalty area both accelerated, shook off the defenders around them, and prepared to rush forward.

But the cross they were expecting didn't come.

Gibbs's sweep was not of high quality, and he was nervous about this hard-won opportunity. His tight muscles and posture made the pass high and floating, and it was easily picked off by Norwich goalkeeper John Rudy.

The fans at Carrow Road breathed a huge sigh of relief and immediately expressed their satisfaction to the team with warm applause.

The game continued, and Arsenal's attack on the left did not create a greater threat.

"The boys have never encountered such a situation." Lillo said to Chen Yao. "At the beginning of this season, many teams felt that we were easy to pinch and left us too much room."

"And it only took us four games to reverse that impression."

"It's also good news."

"Juan, we are still not a strong team." Chen Yao shook his head slightly, "Our players still have many limitations. They still need to grow before they can become a championship-level team."

"That's what you said..." Lillo looked towards the court, where Griezmann got the ball again in the ribs. He tried to pass, but the Norwich defender did not stumble and directly used his strong body. Squeezing the nimble but thin French winger away. "Anthony needs to try to become a player who can hold the ball and organize attacks in a large number of areas in the frontcourt. Santi's skills are excellent, but his vision is a bit narrow, and creativity in a crowd is not his strong point. And Ji Lan...he is very unconfident, and when the intensity increases, he will perform abnormally." Chen Yao commented quickly on his players.

"Fortunately, this is just Norwich, don't worry, we still have time." Chen Yao patted Lillo on the shoulder, took the tablet from his hand, and checked the technical analysis of this game.

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In the second half of the game, Arsenal's players were much more patient. They did not quickly open up Norwich's defense like a stooge, but controlled the ball outside their penalty area.

Chen Yao hopes that one day his team will be able to use unsolvable offense to restrain any reinforced concrete defense, but he knows that is not the case now.

His players already have some quality, but they still need to adapt in increasingly tight spaces and increasingly wary opponents.

Shortly after the start of the second half, Chen Yao took the lead in making a substitution, and Carvajal replaced Sagna.

The French defender's defense is extremely stable, and Chen Yao is also trying to find ways to let him contribute more to the offensive end, but this game is obviously not the stage for Sagna to perform.

In the 61st minute, after Cazorla touched the ball twice and wiped out Tetai, without making any further observations, he flicked his ankle and sent a pass.

This was the strategy Chen Yao arranged for him during midfield. He told Cazorla that someone would catch the ball at that position.

It was Giroud who caught the ball.

Giroud pressed half of Basson's body, flew the ball in mid-air, and pointed the ball backwards.

There was chaos there, with the yellow figures of Norwich players huddled around the far post, and no one knew who cleared the ball crookedly.

"They can't maintain their concentration." Chen Yao showed a smile, "After all... this is still the relegation team in 2012. It is impossible to ask them to maintain focused defense for nine or ten minutes."

Just as Lillo was about to answer, his eyes turned directly to the goal.

In the distance, the ball that was cleared fell to Arteta's feet. Arteta passed it across to Jorginho. Jorginho diagonally crossed the forward Carvajal, like Carvajal in a small sports car. He made a high-quality cross with his right foot.

Norwich's defenders failed to follow him, they lost track of the man and left the dynamic full-back open.

Giroud broke free from Basson, shook his head at the far post, and smashed the ball into the goal.

One to zero.

Chen Yao clenched his fist tightly, and Chris Hughton, who was not far away, sat back in his chair in disappointment.

Now, it was meaningless for him to defend for most of the game.

The game after taking the lead was much easier. Norwich had to try to attack to see if there was a chance to steal a point. Chen Yao also replaced Vardy and Verratti to take advantage of the points left by Norwich. A lot of space.

Ten minutes later, under the lens of Sky Sports, the Arsenal head coach was hugging his assistant coach, and his joy was beyond words.

The score on the electronic scoreboard was three to zero. When Norwich gave up setting up the bus, Arsenal quickly regained its offensive status.

After two quick counterattacks, Griezmann got a semi-lone opportunity and scored a goal at the near post. The other goal came from Verratti. The small midfielder who came on the field not long ago scored with a precise low shot while advancing. blind spot.

"Arsenal won, and they gained an amazing five-game winning streak." The commentator's voice was accompanied by the cheers of the visiting fans at Carrow Road Stadium. "The game was not as easy as the score... but this young The team continues to move forward despite the bumps. We are curious, where are their limits, or what obstacles await this team?"

(End of this chapter)