349 Command on the spot

"Beckham took the ball on the right side and handed it to Kaka, who retreated to answer, Kaka passed to the feet of Palacio on the right side under the interference of Vieira, Klich stood in position, Palacio couldn't get rid of it, he could only knock back behind him!"

McCone, who was in the heart of Arsenal for the first time in the game, ignored Thierry Henry and Pire behind him, and took the ball and sent it to the back of Klich.

Klich was not slow, but he had no choice but to turn around, and Palacio accelerated to catch the ball before Klich.

At this time, Sigan also came to help defend, Palacio failed to create a chance, could only do the ball back, McCone received the ball and crossed directly, and Drogba in the middle failed to put the ball on the right side under the interference of Campbell.

The strong confrontation between Drogba and Campbell, the two big black men, is also a highlight of this game, both of them are very big and powerful players, one attack and one defense, full of highlights.

"Judging from the first 15 minutes, Campbell's defense against Drogba is still in place!" Andy? Gray laughed.

Didier Drogba is also a nightmare for many Premier League teams, as his strong body, improved technique and ability to stop the ball have made him more and more difficult, and he now has an excellent ability to stop the ball and turn and hit the goal.

Campbell has played against Drogba, and he knows Drogba's progress best.

The current African elephant king can't be said to be scratchy in his position, his shooting is not accurate, and his technique is not ingenious, but once you give him the opportunity, his unwindy running position can always run to the fatal point, his inaccurate shooting can always hit the goal, and his uningenious technique is always magical.

And on a one-on-one basis, Drogba has become more confident.

This is also one of the most obvious changes for the Red Rebels players, they are very good at one-on-one, and it is said that they are very conscious of strengthening one-on-one offense and defense in training, but who knows how they practice?

'The two full-backs of the Red Rebels started to move forward frequently, Patrice Evra and McCone were both quick and technical, and the two wingers also consciously gave up their positions to create space for them to cut forward.

"Evra made a strong attack, went down to the bottom line, faced Lauren, a button, knocked the ball back to Robben behind him, Robben took the ball to the middle, fortunately Vieira cleared the ball out of the sideline in time!"

Robben shook his hand a little annoyed, if he had accelerated again just now, he might have been able to pass Vieira, but Vieira was very experienced, and he directly tackled and cleared the siege with a ruthless foot, and he didn't foul.

Mourinho on the sidelines saw that the last few wide attacks had worked well and clearly suppressed Arsenal, so he smiled and nodded to Beckham on the pitch, who immediately knew the manager's intentions.

In the next few attacks, the Red Rebels clearly strengthened the attack at full-back, and Beckham's split ball was more often split into two flanks.

Arsenal's two wing-backs, Ljungberg and Pire, didn't drop back enough, they were more likely to roam up front, waiting for their chances, and only when the Red Rebels were holding the ball at the back did they symbolically intercept them, putting a lot of pressure on the defenders behind them, especially the two full-backs.

Once the Red Rebels' full-backs stepped forward, a 2-on-1 situation was created in the narrow strip of the flank, especially in the Arsenal half, where neither Pire nor Ljungberg dropped so deep.

Controlled on the wings, Vieira and Gilberto? Silva's support is important as it weakens the constraints on Kaka, David Beckham and Didier Drogba in the middle.

Didier Drogba, Kaka, Arjen Robben and Palacio's attacking quadrangular combination was very well coordinated, with strong fluidity and matching movements, which made it difficult for Arsenal to juggle and be dangerous when defending them.

Arsene Wenger was well aware of this, and he was a little surprised by the Reds' all-out attacking performance from the start, but his side held on after the opening kick-off, but the situation was critical.

What to do?

A message immediately flashed through Wenger's mind, that is, the last midfielder, strengthen the defense, but this is to replace the next attacking player, isn't this to weaken the team's attacking power?

This made Wenger hesitate!

But just when he hesitated, the Red Rebels scored first!

…………………… Patrice Evra launched an attack down the left and passed to Robben who cut inside, who got to Didier Drogba, who received the ball with his back to Campbell and cleverly slammed it with his heel for Kaka to slap it from the side.

Although Sigan desperately wanted to come over and put the shovel, but Kaka was the first to touch the ball, a trip, accelerated, and shot low into the near corner, 0:1!

Lehmann grabbed the ball from the net in anger and kicked it into the midfield to vent his anger.

This time the attack was launched from the right, but after an unsuccessful attack on the right, Beckham shifted to the left with a big foot and Patrice Evra stopped the ball near the centre circle, but Ljungberg did not post it in time, allowing him to calmly enter the Arsenal half.

After the goal, Kaka pointed to the sky, and the words in his mouth must have been some prayers such as thanking God, which is also his habit after scoring a goal, and when he finished the celebration ceremony, his teammates came to celebrate with him.

"Arsenal should have realised the Red Rebels' attacking routine, the two full-backs did not limit the Red Rebels full-backs enough, Ljungberg should have been labeled Evra at the time, he should have learned how Robben dealt with Lauren!" Andy? Gray said with some sighs.

In the opening 15 minutes, both Arsenal and the Red Rebels performed well, and both sides had chances, but after 15 minutes, the Red Rebels took the lead in making adjustments, and it was a very lethal adjustment, but Arsenal were slow to make a move.

Wenger obviously didn't expect to concede the ball either, and was a little stunned, but quickly turned around and shouted at the assistant behind him, obviously he was not in a very good mood at this time.

But here comes even worse!

Less than 2 minutes after the goal, Henry was tackled by Essien on the left side, McCone received the ball and ran all the way to the Arsenal half, facing the teenager Klich, passing the ball to Palacio, who attracted Klich's attention and plugged forward, McCone cut in the back row and went down to the bottom line.

At this time, the Red Rebels' central receiving point was already in place, McCone directly kicked the ball to the front point, Sigan was in time this time, and cleared the ball with a big foot, but who wanted his clearance ball to not go far, Essien's header was given to nearby Beckham.

After Beckham stopped the ball, he kicked a banana ball, and Lehmann couldn't reach it, so he could only watch the ball go into the net, 0:2!

"Another goal! Oh my God, Beckham, a long-range shot, the Red Rebels went to the next city, 0:2, Arsenal is difficult to play this game! "Andy? Gray exclaimed.

If the first goal was a bit of a surprise, the second was a complete defeat.

"Arsenal's two flanks were almost beaten by the Red Rebels, and Wenger may ...... if he doesn't make adjustments in time."

Andy? Before Gray could finish speaking, who knew if the Red Rebels launched a quick attack from the right or if it was McCone and Palacio, but Palacio's cross was too close to the goal and was picked out of the air by Lehmann, but he roared at his team-mate.

Conceding two goals in a game, something Lehmann has never encountered since arriving in the Premier League, and never before has a team scored twice in a game this season, to the shame of the proud Lehmann.

"After Mourinho's adjustments, the Red Rebels are in full swing, Arsenal's backline is in jeopardy, should Wenger make adjustments in time?" Andy? Gray suggested.

If the first 15 minutes were calm, then the next 10 minutes can be said to be a sudden change, Mourinho is just a small adjustment, but it completely activated the Red Rebels' frontcourt attack, especially McCone on the right, who is very active and frequently brings trouble to Arsenal's left side.

"Maybe we should replace a striker, put on a defender, strengthen the defense, and use Henry to play on the counter-attack!" Martin? Taylor also gave his own advice.

Although this is inevitably suspected of showing weakness, in the final analysis, this game is very important.

Edu and Parlour are both good defensive players, and having them on the pitch could make up for Arsenal's defensive shortcomings.

However, Wenger, despite his serious expression, clearly had no intention of making a substitution, and he only signaled his attacking players up front to drop back more to protect the wings.

To be honest, the Red Rebels' two-wing attacking routine in this game was too sharp, which Wenger had not expected before, especially in the face of Henry, Pire, Ljungberg and other wide players, Mourinho dared to let Evra and McCone boldly press.

These two players are indeed very strong, they can attack and defend back, among which Patrice Evra has made five tackles in the first half hour or so, and Ljungberg has not taken even the slightest advantage of him.

Watching the Red Rebels' players perform well, Wenger felt very uncomfortable, if you look at the performance of this season alone, Evra is better than Ashley? Cole is more solid and better, and if he is there, Wenger will not have to worry about left wing-back now.

After conceding two goals in a row, the Arsenal players woke up from a trance, they began to be agitated, their movements frequently increased, and they fought fiercely, especially Vieira, who frequently shouted to his teammates in the front court to actively participate in the counter-attack, which made the Red Rebels' offensive no longer as ferocious as just now.

"If Arsenal had used the momentum and momentum they have now against the Red Rebels from the beginning, I believe there would not have been two goals conceded in three minutes, and now the Red Rebels have two goals in their hands and are playing more calmly and sophisticatedly, especially in midfield, they almost have the advantage!"

"Oh, this is what many professionals from the outside world are calling for, they think that the era of 4231 is coming, 5 midfielders will allow the team to better occupy the midfield, from this game, Beckham and Essien undoubtedly played a vital role in the first half, they cut off the connection between the Arsenal back line and the front attacking line." Martin? Taylor was happy to analyze tactics with the Red Rebels in the lead.

Andy? Gray had to nod in agreement, "In the past, Arsenal tandem midfielders and forwards relied on two full-backs, but the positions of McCone and Evra moved forward, the full-backs lost their role, coupled with Beckham and Essien's blockage in the middle, making Arsenal's midfield and forward line disjointed, if Wenger can't solve this problem in the next game, I believe there will be no suspense in this game!" ”

When you say that, Andy? Gray was a little helpless.

As a neutral football commentator, he would love to see a brilliant match-up, but now the situation on the pitch has become almost one-sided, with Arsenal certainly in control of the ball, but too much at the back of the dangerous back.

The Red Rebels did not allow Arsenal's players to easily possess the ball up front and cut off the link between the midfield and the forward line, with Thierry Henry almost useless up front.

On the other hand, the Red Rebels have achieved the advantage of the midfield, so that they can send the ball into the hinterland of Arsenal very smoothly, and the full-backs are inserted, so that the troops invested in the attack are very sufficient, forming a good offensive level, wave after wave, Arsenal's back line is in danger and full of dangers.

But it was at this critical juncture that Wenger was slow to respond, and instead dragged the game into the half-time break.

(To be continued)