Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 590 This is how the peace ball is played

From the first minute, Arsenal put up a defensive position. When they kicked off, there was only one midfielder, two forwards running forward, other players were very slow, the football was passed back and forth in the midfield, and finally the wing Snatched by Maxi.

The moment the ball was intercepted, Arsenal ran back collectively.

They didn't hesitate in defense, and even the two forwards, Van Persie and Hleb, returned to the defense thoroughly, and all ran back to their own half.

At that moment, it felt like Millwall had firmly suppressed Arsenal, leaving the opponent powerless to fight back at home, and could only passively struggle in their own half.

The Millwall players on the field felt a little dazed, "We haven't done anything yet, why did the opponent retreat to defend?"

"The opponent is Arsenal!"

"Arsenal should play against us!"

"..."

Arsenal used practical actions to tell the Millwall players, "We just want to defend." Their defense was very solid, as if they began to use crowd tactics to block the goal in the first minute.

Millwall also "took the opportunity" to attack for 3 minutes in a row, but it was meaningless, because Arsenal had almost no holes in the backcourt. Such a dense defense must not be broken in a short time. One depends on the attacking side. Play, and the second depends on whether the defender is negligent.

This kind of offense and defense, the competition between the two sides is patience.

Most of them would never have imagined that Arsenal would concentrate on defending at home. They gave up the traditional style of play and completely turned into a tough defense all the time. It can even be said that they used extreme tactics of 10-0-0 to fight against their opponents. To waste time play.

The Millwall players felt a little at a loss, they didn't know how to play for a while.

The senses of the fans in the auditorium were not very good. Before the game, the media said, "This game will be a classic attacking battle in the Premier League! Arsenal is a traditional offensive team, and they are the banner of the Premier League's offensive football! "

"Millwall, the emerging strong team, no matter 451 or 352, the offense is very beautiful!"

"This must be a classic battle that ends with a big score!"

then……

The current situation on the court is different from the pre-match reports, and the fans' senses have been subverted.

Arsenal fans are a bit at a loss. Unlike Real Madrid fans, they don't pursue offense too persistently, but the team has always played offensive football, which makes them feel very proud.

For the head coach Wenger, the fans have absolute trust.

When they saw Arsenal playing defense and the game was not very good, they were still able to watch it patiently.

Ugly is ugly!

Now Arsenal are second in the league table, as long as they can win Millwall at home, they will be able to rank first!

First in the league!
Since the 2003-2004 season, Arsenal has never touched the "League No. [-]". Whether it is the beginning or the end of the season, their rankings are basically third, fourth, and fifth, and they can't even squeeze the second. Going in, the team has undergone major adjustments this season, a large number of players have been removed from the team, and even the leading striker Henry has left Arsenal for Barcelona. The fans are full of confusion about the new season, but Arsenal Played excellent results, so it's okay to see the defense, the results are the most important.

The fans don't care, but Zhang Yang does.

The game was different from what he had imagined, and now he is thankful that the team has no time to prepare, otherwise they should be prepared to play against Arsenal, and the players will definitely not adapt to a dense defensive game.

It's okay to be unprepared.

Zhang Yang couldn't help looking at the Arsenal coaching bench, and the old man Wenger was also looking over. The two looked at each other, and the old man Wenger smiled gently.

Zhang Yang gave a thumbs up to that side, "You are amazing!"

Wenger, really great!
Millwall's new formation, the 352 style of play is completely born for confrontation. The fast-paced style of play, fast forward pass, and tough fight in the midfield can all give the team more opportunities than their opponents. It will also make the opponent feel uncomfortable.

Breaking the dense defense is different.

It can be said with certainty that the 352 style of play is not suitable for breaking dense defenses, because the speed cannot be reflected, the advantage cannot be exerted, and the rhythm loses its meaning without rhythm.

The opponent plays a defensive counterattack, 352 is not as good as 451.

Arsenal's tactical play, ignoring the inherent style at all, is aimed at Millwall.

The situation in Millwall is not optimistic.

Even if football is under the control of Millwall most of the time, it is still a big problem that it is difficult to pose too much threat to Arsenal's goal. What's more, Arsenal don't have to defend all the time, they play defensive counterattacks .

If you defend, you will counterattack.

Arsenal's counterattack speed is very fast. They don't even need to be like a small club, sending a striker in front. When there is a chance, they will immediately press up quickly as a whole. They are also good at fast break, and the power of pressing as a whole , is much stronger than the impact of a single player.

In the 10 minutes of the game, Millwall experienced two crises.

Once in the 4th minute, Arsenal intercepted the ball in the midfield and quickly launched an attack. Van Persie shook Livermore away, took the ball to the front and handed it to teammate Hleb, who squeezed Darren Ward to complete the draw. shoot.

The second time was 10 minutes. Arsenal launched an attack from the backcourt and hit the frontcourt in less than ten seconds.

You know, the stadium is only over 100 meters away!
An attacking player, sprinting at a speed of [-] meters, can't stop the football. Only the midfielders and backcourt players have the opportunity to intercept. As long as they don't run back quickly at the first time, they basically lose the opportunity to defend.

This wave of counterattacks was too fast, Millwall was caught off guard in the backcourt, and finally gave Van Persie a one-handed chance. Fortunately, Graham attacked decisively and saved very accurately, which prevented Van Persie from completing the goal.

Arsenal regretted not scoring a goal, but Zhang Yang knew better that he gave Graham a "lucky blessing". The nearly five times lucky attribute is not a joke, otherwise it would be hard to say whether he could save the ball.

In 10 minutes, one ability was used up.

Zhang Yang knew that the game couldn't go on like this, otherwise Millwall would be too passive. He walked to the sidelines, called Braniff, and said temporarily, "Play steadily, don't attack too fast, and don't go too far ahead. ! Be steady!"

Braniff nodded in understanding.

Zhang Yang was a little worried, so he called Captain Sneijder again and told him the same thing.

In this game, Morris did not play, and Sneijder and Livermore partnered as double midfielders. After a long consideration, Zhang Yang made Sneijder the captain of the field.

The decision was a bit hasty.

Sneijder has been with the team for too short a time, but without Morris on the field, Sneijder is the most suitable candidate and can satisfy others. Others, such as Braniff and Simpson, are a bit unconvincing , Livermore can convince the crowd, but it is completely meaningless to be the captain with his IQ.

Vardy is not in the scope of consideration either, he has a funny IQ, just don't do anything stupid in the game.

Zambrotta is very suitable, but the full-back as the captain always feels strange to people. It is more reassuring to be the captain of the defensive midfielder and avant-garde, and it is easy to command the team in the center.

On the field of play, Sneijder is the most important player.

In the 352 formation, Sneijder is also the core of the backcourt and the hub of offensive and defensive transitions. He is not an avant-garde who organizes the offense, but shoulders the task of defending and controlling the rhythm.

The rhythm work is done by Sneijder.

Other players depend on the position of the core, the running of the core, and the performance of the core players, which are related to the entire team.

Braniff is responsible for organizing the offense. In terms of type, Braniff is better at individual performance, rather than leading the whole team to attack. He is the kind of player who is the center of individual performance. Sneijder and Braniff do The front and rear cores, Sneijder's overall work pressure is even greater.

The above are all reasons to support Sneijder as captain.

Sneijder also did a good job. His English level is not very good, but the action of pressing down on his teammates has already reminded everyone what to do next.

Millwall also played more steadily.

The team has a lot of experience. Using the 352 formation, it is easy to encounter a defensive team. The main reason is that Millwall is too strong. But anyway, the players know how to play, which is the best news. Millwall stabilized and was not as sharp offensively as before, but calmness easily created opportunities, and Arsenal had much less space to counterattack.

Millwall played slowly around the Arsenal half.

This game is a competition of patience.

Millwall's eagerness to attack will give Arsenal a chance. On the contrary, Arsenal's lack of patience will easily create gaps, which is Millwall's opportunity.

In terms of patience, Millwall seems to have an inherent advantage.

Because, the Emirates Stadium.

The Emirates Stadium is Arsenal's territory. Millwall is not in a hurry to attack, but keeps passing the ball on the outside. Arsenal can only go to the front to grab it. Therefore, Millwall's style of play tends to be a bit like Barcelona, ​​just constantly passing the ball on the outside. The back foot, "hook-lure" the opponent to come over strong, wait for the defensive players behind, a few rush up, Millwall immediately pass the ball forward.

This is a good idea.

It's a pity that Millwall is not Barcelona. They can't hold the ball for a long time and imitate Barcelona's style of play. The result is an increase in turnover rate.

Arsenal also took advantage of the opportunity to launch two waves of counterattacks.

It sounds like the two sides are still fighting fiercely. In fact, the game scene is drowsy. Arsenal's two waves of counterattacks are separated by as long as 5 minutes, and Millwall's offensive can sometimes last for 3 minutes. However, the fierce battle between the two sides is still in the midfield, and even if Arsenal grabs the ball, it is difficult to play a decent threat even if they do not have enough troops in the frontcourt.

Time is spent in boredom.

Until the end of the first half, the game was played in this mode.

Both sides are helpless.

At the end of the first half, Zhang Yang made a helpless shrug to the camera lens, meaning, "We have tried our best!"

On the other hand, Wenger didn't care at all.

After arriving in the locker room, Zhang Yang immediately adjusted his tactics. If this continues, it will actually be detrimental to the team. Arsenal has been defending all the time. Maybe there will be a sudden attack in the second half?That would certainly catch the team off guard.

This must be prevented.

No matter what, the team can't lose the game. An away draw is no big deal and an acceptable result.

So Zhang Yang began to deploy defenses.

First of all, the formation must be changed. Fortunately, the team has not done targeted training. It is very easy to adjust the 451 formation by adding a defender. The only thing is that Sneijder needs to push forward and stand parallel to Braniff.

In addition, Zhang Yang has been emphasizing defense and compressing the formation.

"We're going to be conservative!"

"More conservative!"

"How to play conservatively! If they don't attack, we won't attack either!"

"The backcourt players shouldn't get in, just defend hard and don't give them any chance!"

"..."

This is Zhang Yang's strategy, to keep the same and respond to all changes. No matter how Arsenal play, the team must defend, and only when it is safe, will they take the initiative to look for opportunities.

How to find opportunities?
Long shot!

"David go up! Boom their team! Wings, midfielders, all throw the ball forward! Let Tony fight for points!"

Zhang Yang's arrangement explained the style of play, and everyone understood it.

Because...it's so easy!

Offense is quick counterattacks, long shots and long passes. If you don't have a chance, you will shrink back, and you will not give the opponent a chance with desperate defense.

"We are not in a hurry, this is an away game, and it is acceptable not to score!"

Zhang Yang gave the players a stabilizing shot.

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Wenger probably would not have thought that Zhang Yang would make such a tactical arrangement.

In the second half, Vardy was replaced and Arbeloa was replaced, which was not unexpected. The French had already expected that Millwall would adjust the formation to 451, which is their good style of play.

The "dual-core" parallel stance is remarkable.

But when the game started, Wenger couldn't calm down, because the game situation was completely unexpected, Millwall didn't press at all, they were not in a hurry, the formation was pulled further back, and they didn't even cross the halfway line willing.

Arsenal are not going up and they are not going to come up.

So there was a strange scene in the game: Millwall players kept passing the ball in the backcourt, and occasionally passed the ball to the front. Most of Arsenal's players also stayed in their own half.

The two teams seemed to be playing tacitly and wasting time.

At the beginning, the media and fans didn't pay attention to it. It is always right to be careful in the big game. After 10 minutes, they realized that something was wrong.

Where is this game!
Let the two teams do some cool down on the court!

"Sky Sports" commentator Paul Skoll couldn't help complaining with the corners of his mouth twitching, "Arsenal doesn't take the initiative, and Millwall doesn't take the initiative either. I don't know what they are doing in such a game. The two sides seem to be playing for peace."

"It's true that a draw is acceptable, but if the game continues like this, time will run out... Probably the fans will not be satisfied!"

(End of this chapter)