Chapter 441 Adjustment
While the Manchester United players were celebrating, Wenger was thinking about who to replace. .
Now on the court, Arsenal's offensive combination is with Yello at the front, Mane and Sanchez on the left and right, Cazorla is responsible for organizing the attack in the middle, and the two midfielders behind are Kante and Sanchez. Fabinho.
This kind of offensive combination is perfect in terms of personnel configuration, and there is no problem at all.
Very well balanced too.
But the more this happens, the harder it becomes for him to replace someone.
Replacing anyone could upset that balance.
This is what he has to replace.
Van Dijk is now the only central defender.
This is definitely not possible, the integrity of the back line must be ensured.
Koscielny has been called out to warm up and will be ready to play in a few minutes.
Manchester United's morale is now greatly boosted. If Arsenal's defense continues to be like this, it will be a matter of time before they concede another goal.
After much thought, Wenger felt that only Fabinho could move.
Kante and Kante must not move.
Kanter is a full-time defensive midfielder. If he goes down, the midfielder will basically be undefended.
And what about Cazorla?
He needs to be in charge of the team's offensive organization.
And Cazorla actually chooses his position well and has a good sense of position.
At certain times, he can also form a double defensive midfielder with Kanter.
Neither of these two people can be replaced, let alone the wing players.
Mane and Sanchez rushed back and forth, delivering shells to Yelo.
These two wide players are equivalent to two legs of Arsenal. Do you think a normal person would cut off one of his legs?
With two legs, you can run, but with one leg, you can only crawl on the ground.
Running is obviously faster than crawling.
Therefore, wing players cannot be replaced.
Ye Luo cannot be replaced.
Without Yello, Arsenal would not even be able to win the game, let alone equalize the score.
So after thinking about it this way, only Fabinho can be sacrificed.
Although Fabinho also plays a very important role.
He is the link between Arsenal's defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder, and he also has the ability to penetrate into the penalty area to grab shots.
but now.
His defense is not as good as Kanter's, and his offense is not as good as Cazorla's.
So sacrificing Fabinho is the only option.
Just like that, five minutes after Manchester United took the lead, Arsenal made a substitution on a dead ball opportunity.
Fabinho was replaced and Koscielny replaced him.
Wenger also knew that this substitution was helpless, but he had to make the substitution in order not to let Fabinho have any bad thoughts.
He took the initiative to hug Fabinho, patted him on the back and praised him, "You did a great job. But it's a pity that I have to change myself..."
Unexpectedly, Fabinho was quite sensible.
"I know, boss. As long as I can win, I'm fine."
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Wenger breathed a sigh of relief. He patted Fabinho on the shoulder again and sent him back to the bench.
"Arsenal made a substitution, Fabinho was replaced, and center back Koscielny came on... This substitution adjustment was completely passive... This was a forced substitution."
The players of Manchester United also saw it, and they became more confident in winning this game.
The Arsenal fans were worried and frowning.
Now they will challenge with ten people. It will be a fierce and high-confrontation competition that lasts for seventy minutes. How long can these ten people last...
After taking the lead, Manchester United did not retreat immediately. They still wanted to take the opportunity to score another Arsenal goal.
However, they were still quite calm, knowing that now was not the time to get carried away.
After attacking for a while, they gave up the idea when they saw that Arsenal's defense had not broken up and was still very tight.
He went back and dealt with Arsenal honestly, waiting for Arsenal to attack, and then waited for an opportunity to counterattack Arsenal.
Arsenal, who are best at counterattacking others, now also have a taste of being counterattacked by others.
This taste is really unpleasant...
Yelo is now the one who is most anxious to score, because even he himself was deceived by Mourinho's statement.
Before the game, he thought that Mourinho was frightened by him, so he said such soft words.
In his heart, he looked down upon both Manchester United and Mourinho.
Who would have thought that he was deceived!
After discovering this, Ye Luo was particularly angry.
It was also when Mourinho rushed out of the coaching bench to celebrate that he realized that he had been deceived by this old fox.
The thing Ye Luo hates most is being cheated on.
Because it will make him feel like he is being played by others.
He wants Mourinho to understand one thing. The way to irritate himself is not just to sneer at himself before the game.
In fact, Mourinho himself was a little concerned about exposing his thoughts so early.
But who made the goal come so early?
Even though the goals have been scored and he remains indifferent, the team's morale will really be severely damaged, so he must come out.
At the same time, he also felt that Arsenal was one goal behind and one person missing.
Even if they know that they have been cheated and deceived, so what?
Could it be that such a good situation still allows Manchester United to win the game?
When he thought of this, he rushed down and celebrated exaggeratedly.
And the effect is very good.
Manchester United's morale suddenly rose, while Arsenal's morale declined at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Under the circumstances, even if Manchester United shrinks its defense now, it is still a contraction that has an advantage.
After Mourinho scored, he did not return to the coaching bench. He stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets and watched the game on the court.
He didn't say anything, didn't do anything, just stood on the sidelines, bringing endless strength and confidence to the players.
This is the highest level of a head coach.
But today, Ye Luo is going to have a fight with this legendary coach.
He really couldn't swallow this breath.
Yeluo began to raise his hands frequently to signal his teammates to pass the ball to him.
In the past, he only did this occasionally when he ran to the shooting position. In fact, as everyone became familiar with him, he no longer had to raise his hands, and the football would naturally be passed to him.
Now, no matter where he is, he always raises his hand for the ball.
This shows that he is really angry.
His teammates also obeyed and passed the football to his feet one by one.
Anyway, Fabinho is off the field, and Arsenal's offense now becomes very simple, which is to pass the ball to Yello from the backcourt, or from the wing, and then attack hard.
Ye Luo no longer goes to the penalty area now, he withdraws to ask for the ball.
If he wants the ball, give it to him.
Then he shot directly after receiving the ball without dribbling or passing the ball.
It doesn't matter where it is, it's just a shot.
This is unreasonable, but Arsenal players have long been used to it over the years.
Ye Luo has this ability and qualification, what else can we say?
In fact, Ye Luo is rarely so rough now. Most of the time, he acts like a normal player, cooperating with everyone and creating opportunities for others.
The real unreasonableness like now is when he shoots himself. You can't see it twice in a season.
For the first time this season, he used it against Manchester United.
No one at Manchester United realized what Yello meant by doing this.
In their opinion, Ye Luo must have become angry and eager for success, and then started to leave his teammates behind and go it alone.
Not only are they not afraid, they also hope that Ye Luo will do this more.
Because this will make Ye Luo isolate himself from his teammates, and he will lose the support of other teammates. So what if he is the best alone?
Wasted opportunities like Yello's approach are actually draining Arsenal's morale.
As time goes by, everyone will naturally lose their fighting spirit.
Anyway, the ball was wasted by Ye Luo in the end, so why should others try hard?
But the game didn't go as they thought it would.
No matter how unreliable the football Yello shoots, Arsenal players are constantly sending shells to Yello.
At this time, no matter how big-name players are, they are willing to give Ye Luo a green leaf, because Ye Luo is a bigger player than them.
Manchester United gradually felt the pressure.
And what worries them the most is...
Yello's doing this is equivalent to reducing Arsenal's offensive pressure. They do not need to invest too many personnel in the attack, and naturally more people can stay in the backcourt to defend against Manchester United's attack.
This numerical disadvantage is completely invisible...
Anyway, Manchester United failed to make a single counterattack in the past ten minutes.
Several times, even after half the attack, they were quickly faced with Arsenal's superior strength and were surrounded and annihilated.
Even Rooney can't help it, let alone anyone else.
However, Manchester United's strict defense has indeed put in a lot of effort.
Relying on Yello alone, the best he can do is take a long shot from the outside, but he cannot completely open Manchester United's goal.
You must know that Menren is not a vegetarian from goalkeeper to defender.
If you want to hit their goal with a long shot, it must be a world wave.
But unfortunately, Yeluo has had twelve shots so far, and none of them has made a world wave.
Either it was too upright and was tackled by De Gea, or it hit the Manchester United defender and bounced out, or it simply shot away.
The two sides remained in a stalemate until the end of the first half.
The score is still zero to one, with Manchester United leading as a guest.
When the first half ended, Manchester United players and fans felt relieved. .
Then there was joy, and finally there was confidence.
Because they defended Arsenal's indiscriminate bombardment in the first half.
Facing a nearly thirty-minute siege, they did not concede a goal.
This kind of defensive toughness is outstanding.
This performance gave them the confidence to hold on until the end of the game.
Now as long as they hold on for one more minute, it's victory.
Because as time goes by, Arsenal's physical strength is disappearing rapidly.
After seventy-five minutes of the second half, the physical fitness of the Arsenal players reached its limit. At that time, as long as Manchester United exerted a little pressure, Arsenal could completely collapse!
At that time, whether scoring or not scoring, Manchester United was already in an invincible position.
On the contrary, Arsenal's players walked off the field with sullen faces and lowered heads.
Everyone looked unhappy.
They fell behind by one goal in the first half and were unable to come back until the end of the first half. Secondly, they are missing one person, which will have a profound impact on the team's game in the second half.
Back in the locker room, Manchester United's players seemed very excited. They hugged Rooney and applauded Rooney's performance in the first half.
Some people also asked Rooney if the penalty kick was intentional, because everyone felt that with Rooney's speed, it would be impossible for Koscielny to catch him easily.
So Rooney told everyone his plan in the admiring eyes of everyone.
He got more praise and adulation.
Being able to think of this battle plan in such a short moment is indeed amazing.
Many people's brains probably couldn't react at that time.
Now because of Rooney, Arsenal are one goal behind and one man short.
As long as Manchester United continues to hold on in the second half, victory will belong to Manchester United.
This is not what makes them happy the most.
What makes them most happy is Mourinho's return.
When the coach returned to the locker room, he was warmly welcomed by the players.
Everyone applauded and cheered for Mourinho.
Mourinho's face was full of excitement, but he didn't look timid at all?
Everyone was deceived by him, and he himself was satisfied with the result.
He waved and the cheers in the locker room died down.
"Guys, this is not the time to cheer."
Although happy, Mourinho is still very calm.
"There are still forty-five minutes, and anything can happen in these forty-five minutes. So cheer until the game is over!"
The boss must be right. After he said it, no one was cheering.
Everyone just looked at him, hoping he could say more.
"I want to apologize to you first. Yes, I deceived you. But everyone saw that I also deceived them."
Mourinho pointed to the door.
"It worked pretty well. They didn't realize what mistake they had made until they conceded the goal."
There was a burst of laughter in the locker room.
The Manchester United players thought it was funny and very satisfying that Arsenal was deceived.
At this time, they forgot that they were also deceived by Mourinho.
"But our opponents are not scarecrows. They will definitely make adjustments in the second half. They will strengthen their offense and have more offensive methods. It is not enough to defend Ye Luo alone..."
Mourinho began to tell everyone about the issues that should be paid attention to in the second half. Basically, the core meaning is one, that is, Arsenal's counterattack in the second half will be very frantic, with various methods, especially on the two wings. In order to allow Arsenal to score, Manchester United's defense in the second half must pay more attention to other Arsenal players.
After all, no one dares to underestimate those Arsenal players. Taken alone, they can play the main role in a team like Manchester United.
Meanwhile, in the Arsenal dressing room. Arsenal's head coach Wenger is also telling everyone what to do in the second half. .
He did not criticize Yello's recklessness in the first half. On the contrary, he asked the team to cooperate with Yello to do so.
At least do this within the first twenty minutes of the second half.
Because he discovered the benefit of Ye Luo doing this, that is, it can help the team save a lot of energy as a whole.
Because the offense has become Ye Luo's business alone, others only need to pass the ball to him, without even running, and just watch from behind after passing the ball.
In this way, it naturally doesn't consume much physical energy.
For Arsenal who still have to attack furiously with one less player, it is very important to be able to save energy.
This way, you won't collapse due to lack of physical strength in the last fifteen minutes of the game.
In fact, Ye Luo's approach is not the right way and is strictly prohibited in many teams.
But Wenger had the courage and courage to affirm Ye Luo's approach and openly asked the whole team to cooperate.
There was one person in the entire Arsenal squad who dissented.
Yello's current status at Arsenal is evident. (End of chapter)
