My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 244

Manchester United trailed by a goal at the Emirates Stadium.

At this time, the game had only reached the eleventh minute.

Although the game only lasted eleven minutes, during the short intermission after the goal, the players of Manchester United and Arsenal were trying to calm down their breathing rhythm.

The pace of these eleven minutes was very high, and neither Manchester United nor Arsenal had any intention of letting the game go smoothly.

From Chen Yao's point of view, he hopes to bring the game into a high-intensity rhythm early, because the average age of Manchester United players is older than Arsenal, and Manchester United comes from afar, playing away games, and is not familiar with the Emirates Stadium. High, a pre-emptive strike can catch Manchester United off guard.

And Ferguson didn't want the game to go smoothly. On the one hand, his tactical system stuffed all of Manchester United's strongest attackers into it, which would inevitably lead to an imbalance in the team's offense and defense. For Manchester United at this time, Being passively beaten is giving up the advantage of your own players and keeping your most talented offensive players away from the opponent's penalty area.

On the other hand, Ferguson knows that Manchester United is in good shape now and they have regained the impact they have not seen for a long time.

For Ferguson, who is aiming for the 20th league title in team history in the last year of his career, he is willing to let go of the reins.

The last reason is that Ferguson has not been afraid of Arsenal in recent years.

He faced Arsene Wenger's team and was able to win repeatedly. The record suppression brought about by this historical encounter gave Ferguson and Manchester United strong confidence. The defeat at the end of last season seemed to them to be more of an accident. And this makes Manchester United determined to take revenge at the Emirates Stadium.

As a result, the first eleven minutes of both sides' offense and defense almost all took place near the penalty area of ​​both sides. Resolute offense, pressure and counterattack gave the game a hot start.

……

The rain hasn't stopped yet, but it's getting worse.

Fabregas looked up at the electronic scoreboard, Arsenal 1:0 Manchester United.

He almost felt instinctively happy, but soon he realized that the team he played for was Manchester United.

The fans at the Emirates Stadium did not like him half-heartedly, and every time he touched the ball, he would be booed.

When Fabregas stepped onto the Emirates Stadium turf again, the unspeakable joy in his heart cooled down little by little.

Unable to go back, he looked at the Manchester United emblem on his chest. Before that, he never imagined that he would be wearing such a jersey.

"Cesco." Robin Van Persie's face was covered with rain. He wiped his face and patted Fabregas on the shoulder. "This is not a joke. This is a Premier League game. Look, we have won in just ten minutes." Falling behind. We need you."

"You... need me..."

"We, we need you." Van Persie hammered him on the chest, "We are Manchester United players."

Well, we are Manchester United players.

Fabregas spit on the grass, shook his head in the rain, and ran towards his tactical position.

……

The game continues.

After losing the ball, Manchester United's offensive intensity suddenly increased.

Their main attack direction is obvious, which is the center.

In that area, Arsenal can only rely on Arteta for support. Like Manchester United, when using high attack tactics, the void in the waist is the lifeblood of both teams.

In order to prevent Arsenal from concentrating defensive resources, Ashley Young and Valencia opened up the width on both wings, and Rafael and Evra also took turns to insert themselves to create impact on the wing.

The commander who orchestrates Manchester United's offense is Cesc Fabregas.

His position gradually moved away from the fixed midfielder. Fabregas' range of activities on the field became wider and wider. He was able to insert into the front of the penalty area to organize when attacking, and even entered the penalty area to act as a second forward. During the organization and transition stages, he also Will drop back into the midfield area to assist Michael Carrick in sorting out the attack.

Cesc Fabregas, who is flying up and down, can always appear in the right position to receive the ball, use concise movements to create passing space for himself, and then guide Manchester United's offense with wide-angle mid-range passes.

Alex Ferguson watched the game with his hands on his hips, his assistant Mike Phelan nervously writing something in a notebook, and Ferguson said nothing.

Fabregas is Manchester United's current field coach and midfield commander.

He is using his performance to tell Ferguson what talent is and what talent is.

……

Michael Carrick received a throw from De Gea, and Santi Cazorla ran over to challenge him. Carrick caught a glimpse of Cesc Fabregas and made a short pass. Cesc Fabregas picked up the ball in the midfield area. His eyes quickly swept across the court. It was dark and rainy, and he could not see every teammate clearly.

But United's formation was on Cesc Fabregas' mind.

He instinctively found the ball's release point, and the ball followed his thoughts and turned against the turf and flew to the side.

Valencia controlled the ball without much adjustment, and his direction and speed of movement did not need to change.

An excellent midfielder can greatly benefit his teammates. They can reduce a lot of load on their teammates. Each player only needs to perform his duties. The tasks of connecting, sorting, and guiding will be completed by the midfield commander.

Valencia dribbled the ball forward. Behind him, Rafael also pressed up. Fabregas also cut into the right rib, and Wayne Rooney also adjusted his position.

Manchester United overloaded on the right side.

Ferguson has practiced such a routine in training, but even Ferguson himself cannot say that he can construct the right overload in a silky way at the right time on the game field.

But Fabregas did it, he started the pass at the right time, and Arsenal's defense was still retreating.

His movement after passing the ball is not inferior. He does not run very fast, but he forms a variety of contact lines with his pressing teammates, which makes Arsenal's defensive players uncomfortable.

Manchester United established a five-man offensive group on this side. Fabregas continuously adjusted his body orientation and position, becoming the hub of the offensive network on this side.

Valencia and Fabregas engaged in a pass-and-run coordination, with Rafael on the outside, and Arsenal left-back Nacho Monreal turned back to intercept Rafael's pass.

Wilfried Zaha, who returned to defense, blocked the connection between Cesc Fabregas and Valencia and intercepted his connection with Rooney.

Fabregas suddenly started, but his movement was diagonally backward.

Rafael's inverted triangle pass went straight to the feet of Fabregas. Fabregas took the ball and took a few steps inside, and the powerful pass spiraled to the left wing.

That's Manchester United's weak side, and it's also Arsenal's weak side.

Ashley Young failed to break through Sagna's block. He could only reluctantly rub the ball, and the wet ball flew towards Arsenal's goal.

Nothing threatening. Sania looked back at the trajectory of her eyeballs and judged.

The flight angle was very strange, the speed was not slow, and it was a rainy day. Koscielny and Mertesacker were in position again. It was too difficult to convert such an opportunity into a shot.

Robin van Persie doesn't think so.

After switching positions with Rooney, he came to the empty side of Arsenal's defense.

Van Persie knew the opportunity was about to arise.

The opportunity did appear, but it was not a great opportunity. Ashley Young's cross was like shit, making it difficult for him to judge where to land.

Van Persie kept adjusting his steps and body posture, competing with Koscielny for landing spots.

The ball landed in the air in front of him. Van Persie glanced out of the corner of his eye. Koscielny's body blocked most of his angles.

If you unload the ball at this time and then adjust it, the angle will be blocked.

In the flash of lightning, Van Persie's center of gravity suddenly sank, his thigh muscles tightened, and his calf was pulled out diagonally downwards like a chopping blade.

boom!

His upper hit the ball's center of gravity accurately. The ball hit the ground, and the inertia didn't disappear before it bounced towards the goal like an arrow.

The arrow flew past Szczesny's arm.

The Polish goalkeeper fell on the turf in front of the goal in embarrassment, and the net behind him was filled with white waves.

One to one.

"Robin - Van Persie! Incredible shot! He completed the refraction in a very small space. He found the only line and converted an almost impossible opportunity into a goal!"

After Van Persie got up, he did not immediately run to the sidelines to celebrate. Instead, he leaned over and looked at Szczesny and said: "Speaking of which, Woznia, I have no regrets."

After saying that, Van Persie rushed to the sidelines and slid to his knees on the grass of the Emirates Stadium, roaring.

(End of this chapter)