Chapter 348: Classmate’s Trick Series: Textbook-like counterattack against god-level volleys
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Liu Nian Fei Shui
Chapter 348: Classmate’s Trick Series: Textbook Counterattack + God-Level Volley
"Arsenal is on the offensive and Martin is in very good condition. It looks like Manchester United will be in big trouble!"
Lux sports commentator Zhan Jun said impassionedly. When the broadcast screen showed Mourinho in the command area of the home team coach, he changed the topic: "Mourinho must have a headache now. Martin is too active and cannot be restricted at all... "
"If Manchester United wants to upset Arsenal, the first problem they need to solve is not to give Martin any chance to get the ball."
Guest commentator Li Yuankui said: "His ability to take the ball and dribble, seize opportunities and create opportunities are all top-notch in world football. Wenger's ability to win the Martin battle two years ago is simply enviable... "
"According to me, Mourinho is the most regrettable manager."
James was very talkative when talking about these trivial matters: "The agents of both of them are Portuguese tycoon Jorge Mendes. Mourinho should have been the first to come first, but unexpectedly he was dismissed because of something delayed." Wenger struck first and gained the upper hand, but I have to say that Wenger was really decisive and let Bayern go to Bayern in his prime..."
The game time passed quickly during the chat between the two commentators, and soon came to 10 minutes.
The scoreboard still showed a score of 0:0.
But in terms of data on ball possession ratio, number of shots, and goal range, Arsenal is far ahead.
Wenger was sitting leisurely on the coaching bench, with his legs crossed, and from time to time he turned to chat with his assistants Bold and Williams. It felt more like he was watching the British Premier League at the new Wembley Stadium. Fed Cup final.
The on-site director took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to give a small close-up, which caused many Manchester United fans to complain about sour grapes.
Arsenal manager?
Tethered dogs can win in the dugout.
Looking at the nervous Mourinho again, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Although Pogba surpassed Martin and set a Premier League transfer fee record, but his strength and consciousness...
too low.
It cannot be said that high salary means low performance, but it is definitely not cost-effective.
Moreover, the premium is quite high.
He likes to show off his skills but doesn't have Martin's ability.
Comparing people to each other can really make people angry to death in many cases.
No... Pogba, who received the ball in the backcourt, saw Welbeck and Cavani approaching and made the mistake of wanting to show off his skills again.
Welbeck and Cavani cooperated well in the counter-attack. One feinted through the upper tackle, and the other tried his luck to see if he could block Pogba's change of direction.
Welbeck was obviously lucky. He poked forward with the toe of his right foot, just in time to poke away the football that Pogba was pulling back.
The key angle of the ball is very particular, it is exactly on the path Cavani pounces forward.
Fortunately, Herrera had an accurate prediction in advance and realized early that Pogba was about to get sick again. This was not the time to make up for it.
Although he failed to steal the ball, he also blocked Arsenal's excellent counterattack opportunity by fouling from offense to defense to defense to offense.
The referee Oliver only blew the whistle for a foul and did not give a card.
It is said to be a very cost-effective foul.
Mourinho, who was standing in the technical area of the home team's coach, was quite angry. He had said countless times before the game not to show off his skills, but he promised well, but still made mistakes at critical moments.
Mourinho does not deny that Pogba is a world-class midfielder when he is normal, but when he makes mistakes, he is simply a community-level player.
Many times the choices are too amateurish.
As the core of the team's midfield, how can he dribble in the backcourt easily?
Do you think you are Martin?
Or Messi?
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray understood Mourinho's anger. He also criticized Pogba's mistake through commentary: "It should not be done. Players with some common sense know that they cannot play with fire in the backcourt. Paul Pogba Ba thought that if the transfer fee exceeded Martin's, he would have the ability to defeat Martin, but fortunately Ander Herrera filled in in time."
Pogba, the person involved, was not blushing and his heart was not beating. He obviously believed that mistakes were inevitable and he would just be more careful next time.
Besides, didn’t Herrera complete the defense?
The location of Herrera's foul was 33 meters away from the goal.
Within Martin's range.
He tried a powerful free kick.
It feels very good and the quality is quite high.
It's just that this distance makes it difficult for De Gea to stay highly focused.
De Gea took two steps to run up and took off very fully. He stretched out his long arms and deflected the menacing football away from the right goal post with his fingertips.
Although De Gea made a wonderful save, the Manchester United fans in the audience were still shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.
Immediately, the Manchester United fans in the audience became nervous again.
Next is the corner kick attack where Arsenal has a relatively high scoring efficiency.
However, Mourinho is not very worried. There are three big men over 1.9 meters tall. He only needs to keep an eye on Martin, Van Dijk and Cavani.
as predicted!
Mourinho, who is very defensive, did a good job in corner kick defensive tactics.
Martin, Van Dijk, Koscielny and Cavani did not head the ball.
The football was pushed out by Bailly, and the landing point happened to be in Lingard's activity area. Kante's big butt squeezed, and Lingard, who was still relatively thin, was bounced away.
The referee Oliver blew the whistle to signal Kanter's foul and gave a hand gesture.
Kanter spread his hands innocently, indicating that he did not push.
Through slow motion replay, Kanter did not push anyone.
But when the picture shows the angle behind Oliver, it feels like a push.
From the referee's visual perspective, it does look like a foul.
A legitimate miscarriage of justice.
……
Manchester United focuses on defense, but Arsenal's offense has never been able to score. They are also worried that there will be problems in the defense when switching from offense to defense. The offense is not bold enough, and the number of offensive players invested is relatively limited.
After all, this is a final that determines the championship.
In tournament-based events, the most important thing is often defense rather than offense.
First make sure there are no problems on defense, and then you can attack without any worries.
Wenger knows what his old rival Mourinho is thinking.
It's not that he doesn't want to attack, it's just that he can't attack with all his strength with his current lineup.
If there were more powerful wing players, it would definitely be a killing spree.
Unfortunately, Manchester United's senior management does not support him very much.
Wenger looked at the court again, his eyes involuntarily focusing on his protégé Martin.
There is no doubt that Martin was the most correct choice in his coaching career.
tsk~
The only disadvantage of high-end goods is that they are expensive.
8500 million euros + 1500 million euros, a total of 1 million euros.
Everyone thought he was crazy to use this money to buy young players who were just starting out for one season.
In order to convince the top management, he did not hesitate to make a betting agreement with the top management, and even sold the Edog that was gradually losing value.
It is precisely this way that the desperate investment resulted in last year's seven-time championship.
The 2016-2017 season, under the leadership of Martin, is expected to be another Grand Slam season.
Think about it, it's really exciting.
I thought my coaching career would end sadly, but I didn't expect that it would become so perfect after buying Martin.
He already has the idea to work until he is 70 and retire.
Ness~
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The EFL Cup final between Manchester United and Arsenal continues. The dominant Arsenal still dominate the game. Manchester United can only rely on inefficient counterattacks to threaten Arsenal's defense.
Of course, Manchester United also has positional warfare, but the threat is negligible.
Ibrahimovic is at the forefront and can use crosses from both sides and ribs to create murderous opportunities.
Once they retreat to participate in the offensive organization, it will be difficult for Lingard, Mata, and Martial to create opportunities going forward.
To be precise, the three of them had no way to get in and participate in the attack to complete the shot.
Arsenal, who dominated the offense, did a good job on the defensive end.
In the blink of an eye, the game came to the end of the first half, and Arsenal, which had the absolute initiative, also honestly launched an attack according to its offensive routine.
Until the end of the first half, the scoreboard still showed 0:0.
Players from both sides walked to the tunnel, and the on-site director gave some close-up shots of Wenger and Mourinho.
Except for Martin, who had a smile on his face, everyone else looked a little heavy.
It is not difficult to see that they are not satisfied with the current score.
But back in their respective locker rooms, Wenger and Mourinho's expressions took on a different look, mainly encouraging.
In the game that determines the championship, caution must be taken no matter what.
Although Mourinho was very dissatisfied with Pogba's showmanship in the first half, there are times when he must give his players some face.
After all, Pogba is indeed world-class when he performs normally.
It's just that the lower limit and upper limit of personal ability are stretched far apart, unlike Martin's current ability, where the lower limit is better than the upper limit of most stars. Mourinho's heart became extremely heavy when he thought of this.
Martin's performance in the first half was actually not very good. It was quite satisfactory, with bright spots but definitely not outstanding.
This is not like the upper limit of a star.
Martin's poor performance was certainly related to his tactical deployment, but there were still 45 minutes left in the second half of the game.
"Headache."
After Mourinho explained the game tactics for the second half, the second half game preparation bell came from the speakers in the locker room. He looked at the players walking out of the locker room one after another and sighed.
Faria patted Mourinho on the shoulder and reassured: "José, we just have to do our best. The team's current strength can only rely on luck and on-the-spot performance."
Although I don’t want to face reality, the facts are before my eyes.
Martin's kick was so uncomfortable before he exerted any force. What if it exploded?
Who can stand it?
Ibrahimovic has the ability to break Arsenal's goal, but his ability to deliver artillery shells is obviously weak.
None of the defensive players are world-class.
……
The 15-minute intermission ended quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court one after another to prepare for the second half.
Mourinho and Wenger were obviously satisfied with the performance of their respective starting players in the first half and did not make any substitutions before the change of sides.
Manchester United, who won the right to kick off, played in a regular manner and slowly moved forward.
Pogba, who doesn't show off his footwork casually, is still very good, and his vision and passing ability are gradually revealed.
The Manchester United fans in the audience watched with excitement and were full of confidence in the possible goals that would follow.
The atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium was frenetic. Affected by the lack of passion released by Manchester United fans, the boos from Arsenal fans, who had a similar number of fans, gradually spread to the entire stadium.
The purpose is to bring psychological pressure to the Manchester United players who organize the offense and increase the team's defensive success rate.
At the 5th minute of the second half, I don’t know whether it was the boos that played a role, or whether Manchester United’s tactics changed. The Manchester United players who used to play very patiently suddenly accelerated their forward passing speed.
Mata received the ball on the right side of the attack and kicked the ball back to his dominant left foot. He saw that Martin's defensive position was still far away, so he raised his foot and passed it.
The football flew forward with a strong internal spin. Ibrahimovic, who was rushing to the front, squeezed Van Dijk behind and completed the header. Pogba, who was being marked by Ramsey, nodded the ball in the penalty kick and smashed the ball. Towards the lower left corner of the goal.
The Manchester United fans behind the goal jumped to their feet, ready to celebrate the goal.
Unexpectedly, Ospina quickly fell to the right and instinctively moved the palm of his right hand outward towards the incoming ball. The football just missed the outside of the right goal post and went out of the baseline.
"wowowoowooooo——"
Huge exclamations erupted above the new Wembley Stadium.
Pogba fell back to the ground with his head in his hands, his face full of disbelief.
Mourinho also had almost the same reaction. He half-opened his mouth and shouted swear words such as Fak, venting on why his luck was so bad?
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said loudly: "Incredible save! David Ospina showed his personal level! His instinctive reaction blocked Paul Pogba's sure-fire header. !”
Ospina, who reacted to the extreme, stood up and cheered to encourage himself.
Players such as Van Dijk, Koscielny, and Ramsey who were out of position defensively also stepped forward to slap Ospina on the shoulders, back, or rub his hair.
There is no doubt that such a save is equivalent to the goalkeeper scoring a goal.
Manchester United won a corner kick. Wenger, who had been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, stood up and came to the command and technical area. He shouted at the players on the field to indicate that he should keep an eye on the people in the penalty area.
Manchester United created enough offensive opportunities to score in a passive situation, which can be said to be a great morale boost.
Corner kick attack is also one of Manchester United's strengths.
There are three big ones over 1.9 meters.
Being in the restricted area is a deterrent.
In addition, Pogba's header almost scored early, and everyone's morale was high. Arsenal's defensive players suddenly became nervous.
Even Martin was two points more focused than usual, assisting Cavani in marking Ibrahimovic.
It is in this context that players from both sides will inevitably have relatively large physical contact.
Oliver had to stop the game, call Pogba and Van Dijk aside, and give a verbal warning.
Faced with the authority of the referee, he naturally agreed.
Just wait until Oliver leaves, whatever happens.
But the movements were smaller than before, and Oliver turned a blind eye.
"beep~"
The whistle sounded and Mata took a corner kick from the left.
The left-footed player always rotated outwards when taking corner kicks from the left, and several high points on both sides were eager to try. As a result, the quality of Mata's corner kick was not high, and it was pushed out by Koscielny who was in the front point.
But the landing point was controlled by Lingard who was protecting from the outside. He stopped the ball and handed it to Mata who quickly retreated after taking the corner kick to avoid offside.
Mata stopped the ball with his left foot, glanced at the penalty area, and crossed the ball without waiting for Bellerin to come out.
The football shot up from the ground and flew towards the Arsenal penalty area. Van Dijk used his position advantage to overpower Ibrahimovic at the penalty spot and headed the ball to clear the ball. The football flew out of the penalty area on the left (offensive perspective).
The football flew in a direction that was difficult for anyone between Lingard and Mata, but Welbeck was very comfortable running out of the penalty area. He faced the ball and made a big-footed clearance.
Lingard, who originally wanted to grab the ball, subconsciously slowed down and took off, intending to use his flesh and blood to block the clearance.
Unexpectedly, Welbeck faked a dunk and passed the route indicated by Martin who had just reached the top of the penalty area.
Herrera and Valencia instinctively pounced on Martin, thinking that they would keep Martin even if they committed a foul.
Martin moved forward from the center to the right to meet Welbeck's pass, giving people a posture of stopping and running, which caused almost all Manchester United players running back to focus on Martin.
Mourinho, who was standing in the home team coach's command area, felt a thump in his heart and felt intense uneasiness. His hands clenched into fists involuntarily.
Unexpectedly, Martin, who was facing the football, stepped on the ball with his right foot and pulled back. Matic, who was following Martin, subconsciously extended his foot half a beat slower, and the football rolled towards Xhaka on the left front.
Xhaka raised the arch of his left foot toward the front and handed the ball directly to Sanchez, who was running forward along the left rib.
Valencia, who was behind to protect the ball, chased back very quickly. Sanchez caught the ball and crossed the center line at high speed, and he had the advantage of running back in a straight line in the center.
Because if Sanchez wants to threaten De Gea in guarding the goal, he must cut inside.
It is equivalent to saying that Valencia is blocking the only way for Sanchez to cut inside.
The football came to Arsenal and attacked the left rib. Manchester United's high-speed defensive players were also very methodical. They were panicked but not chaotic. They chose their positions consciously to cut off the passing routes of Sanchez and Martin.
"aoaoaooaooaoooo——"
Huge chants erupted above the new Wembley Stadium.
Sanchez is definitely not fast. He had to slow down when he attacked the left rib and brought the ball about 30 meters from the baseline.
Valencia jammed his inside path.
"This stop..."
Before Lux sports commentator Zhan Jun could finish his words, Sanchez passed the ball to his right foot and attacked the left rib!
The football shot up from the ground and flew diagonally towards the front area of the penalty area on the right side.
The live director switched the camera, and the Arabic numeral [10] displayed on the back of the golden jersey was particularly eye-catching.
"Martin!!!"
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray happened to see Martin adjusting his pace while running, and his voice couldn't help but raise an octave.
Martin stepped out with his left foot to support his body while running at high speed. His right thigh swung backwards to drive his calf forward, and the instep of his shoelace hit the football hard at the height of an average person's knee.
The area where the ball touches the ball is well fed, and the surging energy is completely swayed in the middle and lower parts of the football.
Boom~
A crisp muffled sound suddenly exploded.
The kicked football was like a cannonball, without any rotation in mid-air, flying towards the upper right corner of the goal with an unstoppable momentum.
Goalkeeper De Gea's goal-line reaction speed is among the best in the world, but this time he was helpless against Martin's powerful and tricky-angle shot, and he didn't even have time to react.
By the time he realized that he should make a save, the football had already flown over the small penalty area. At this time, it was too late to make a save.
shuh~
The football brushed the junction between the right goal post and the crossbar, passed the goal line, and hit the snow-white net...
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—"
Arsenal fans at the new Wembley Stadium subconsciously cheered.
After about a few tenths of a second, the commentators in the commentary box started shouting.
“Goooooooooooooooooal——”
"Score with a volley without stopping! Martin!"
"Arsenal captain helps the team lead Manchester United 1:0!"
"Oh My God! A textbook counterattack! A volley that is hard to replicate!"
"A series of goals that cannot be replicated! Another divine goal from the Gunners captain!"
……
(End of this chapter)
"Arsenal is on the offensive and Martin is in very good condition. It looks like Manchester United will be in big trouble!"
Lux sports commentator Zhan Jun said impassionedly. When the broadcast screen showed Mourinho in the command area of the home team coach, he changed the topic: "Mourinho must have a headache now. Martin is too active and cannot be restricted at all... "
"If Manchester United wants to upset Arsenal, the first problem they need to solve is not to give Martin any chance to get the ball."
Guest commentator Li Yuankui said: "His ability to take the ball and dribble, seize opportunities and create opportunities are all top-notch in world football. Wenger's ability to win the Martin battle two years ago is simply enviable... "
"According to me, Mourinho is the most regrettable manager."
James was very talkative when talking about these trivial matters: "The agents of both of them are Portuguese tycoon Jorge Mendes. Mourinho should have been the first to come first, but unexpectedly he was dismissed because of something delayed." Wenger struck first and gained the upper hand, but I have to say that Wenger was really decisive and let Bayern go to Bayern in his prime..."
The game time passed quickly during the chat between the two commentators, and soon came to 10 minutes.
The scoreboard still showed a score of 0:0.
But in terms of data on ball possession ratio, number of shots, and goal range, Arsenal is far ahead.
Wenger was sitting leisurely on the coaching bench, with his legs crossed, and from time to time he turned to chat with his assistants Bold and Williams. It felt more like he was watching the British Premier League at the new Wembley Stadium. Fed Cup final.
The on-site director took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to give a small close-up, which caused many Manchester United fans to complain about sour grapes.
Arsenal manager?
Tethered dogs can win in the dugout.
Looking at the nervous Mourinho again, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Although Pogba surpassed Martin and set a Premier League transfer fee record, but his strength and consciousness...
too low.
It cannot be said that high salary means low performance, but it is definitely not cost-effective.
Moreover, the premium is quite high.
He likes to show off his skills but doesn't have Martin's ability.
Comparing people to each other can really make people angry to death in many cases.
No... Pogba, who received the ball in the backcourt, saw Welbeck and Cavani approaching and made the mistake of wanting to show off his skills again.
Welbeck and Cavani cooperated well in the counter-attack. One feinted through the upper tackle, and the other tried his luck to see if he could block Pogba's change of direction.
Welbeck was obviously lucky. He poked forward with the toe of his right foot, just in time to poke away the football that Pogba was pulling back.
The key angle of the ball is very particular, it is exactly on the path Cavani pounces forward.
Fortunately, Herrera had an accurate prediction in advance and realized early that Pogba was about to get sick again. This was not the time to make up for it.
Although he failed to steal the ball, he also blocked Arsenal's excellent counterattack opportunity by fouling from offense to defense to defense to offense.
The referee Oliver only blew the whistle for a foul and did not give a card.
It is said to be a very cost-effective foul.
Mourinho, who was standing in the technical area of the home team's coach, was quite angry. He had said countless times before the game not to show off his skills, but he promised well, but still made mistakes at critical moments.
Mourinho does not deny that Pogba is a world-class midfielder when he is normal, but when he makes mistakes, he is simply a community-level player.
Many times the choices are too amateurish.
As the core of the team's midfield, how can he dribble in the backcourt easily?
Do you think you are Martin?
Or Messi?
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray understood Mourinho's anger. He also criticized Pogba's mistake through commentary: "It should not be done. Players with some common sense know that they cannot play with fire in the backcourt. Paul Pogba Ba thought that if the transfer fee exceeded Martin's, he would have the ability to defeat Martin, but fortunately Ander Herrera filled in in time."
Pogba, the person involved, was not blushing and his heart was not beating. He obviously believed that mistakes were inevitable and he would just be more careful next time.
Besides, didn’t Herrera complete the defense?
The location of Herrera's foul was 33 meters away from the goal.
Within Martin's range.
He tried a powerful free kick.
It feels very good and the quality is quite high.
It's just that this distance makes it difficult for De Gea to stay highly focused.
De Gea took two steps to run up and took off very fully. He stretched out his long arms and deflected the menacing football away from the right goal post with his fingertips.
Although De Gea made a wonderful save, the Manchester United fans in the audience were still shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.
Immediately, the Manchester United fans in the audience became nervous again.
Next is the corner kick attack where Arsenal has a relatively high scoring efficiency.
However, Mourinho is not very worried. There are three big men over 1.9 meters tall. He only needs to keep an eye on Martin, Van Dijk and Cavani.
as predicted!
Mourinho, who is very defensive, did a good job in corner kick defensive tactics.
Martin, Van Dijk, Koscielny and Cavani did not head the ball.
The football was pushed out by Bailly, and the landing point happened to be in Lingard's activity area. Kante's big butt squeezed, and Lingard, who was still relatively thin, was bounced away.
The referee Oliver blew the whistle to signal Kanter's foul and gave a hand gesture.
Kanter spread his hands innocently, indicating that he did not push.
Through slow motion replay, Kanter did not push anyone.
But when the picture shows the angle behind Oliver, it feels like a push.
From the referee's visual perspective, it does look like a foul.
A legitimate miscarriage of justice.
……
Manchester United focuses on defense, but Arsenal's offense has never been able to score. They are also worried that there will be problems in the defense when switching from offense to defense. The offense is not bold enough, and the number of offensive players invested is relatively limited.
After all, this is a final that determines the championship.
In tournament-based events, the most important thing is often defense rather than offense.
First make sure there are no problems on defense, and then you can attack without any worries.
Wenger knows what his old rival Mourinho is thinking.
It's not that he doesn't want to attack, it's just that he can't attack with all his strength with his current lineup.
If there were more powerful wing players, it would definitely be a killing spree.
Unfortunately, Manchester United's senior management does not support him very much.
Wenger looked at the court again, his eyes involuntarily focusing on his protégé Martin.
There is no doubt that Martin was the most correct choice in his coaching career.
tsk~
The only disadvantage of high-end goods is that they are expensive.
8500 million euros + 1500 million euros, a total of 1 million euros.
Everyone thought he was crazy to use this money to buy young players who were just starting out for one season.
In order to convince the top management, he did not hesitate to make a betting agreement with the top management, and even sold the Edog that was gradually losing value.
It is precisely this way that the desperate investment resulted in last year's seven-time championship.
The 2016-2017 season, under the leadership of Martin, is expected to be another Grand Slam season.
Think about it, it's really exciting.
I thought my coaching career would end sadly, but I didn't expect that it would become so perfect after buying Martin.
He already has the idea to work until he is 70 and retire.
Ness~
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The EFL Cup final between Manchester United and Arsenal continues. The dominant Arsenal still dominate the game. Manchester United can only rely on inefficient counterattacks to threaten Arsenal's defense.
Of course, Manchester United also has positional warfare, but the threat is negligible.
Ibrahimovic is at the forefront and can use crosses from both sides and ribs to create murderous opportunities.
Once they retreat to participate in the offensive organization, it will be difficult for Lingard, Mata, and Martial to create opportunities going forward.
To be precise, the three of them had no way to get in and participate in the attack to complete the shot.
Arsenal, who dominated the offense, did a good job on the defensive end.
In the blink of an eye, the game came to the end of the first half, and Arsenal, which had the absolute initiative, also honestly launched an attack according to its offensive routine.
Until the end of the first half, the scoreboard still showed 0:0.
Players from both sides walked to the tunnel, and the on-site director gave some close-up shots of Wenger and Mourinho.
Except for Martin, who had a smile on his face, everyone else looked a little heavy.
It is not difficult to see that they are not satisfied with the current score.
But back in their respective locker rooms, Wenger and Mourinho's expressions took on a different look, mainly encouraging.
In the game that determines the championship, caution must be taken no matter what.
Although Mourinho was very dissatisfied with Pogba's showmanship in the first half, there are times when he must give his players some face.
After all, Pogba is indeed world-class when he performs normally.
It's just that the lower limit and upper limit of personal ability are stretched far apart, unlike Martin's current ability, where the lower limit is better than the upper limit of most stars. Mourinho's heart became extremely heavy when he thought of this.
Martin's performance in the first half was actually not very good. It was quite satisfactory, with bright spots but definitely not outstanding.
This is not like the upper limit of a star.
Martin's poor performance was certainly related to his tactical deployment, but there were still 45 minutes left in the second half of the game.
"Headache."
After Mourinho explained the game tactics for the second half, the second half game preparation bell came from the speakers in the locker room. He looked at the players walking out of the locker room one after another and sighed.
Faria patted Mourinho on the shoulder and reassured: "José, we just have to do our best. The team's current strength can only rely on luck and on-the-spot performance."
Although I don’t want to face reality, the facts are before my eyes.
Martin's kick was so uncomfortable before he exerted any force. What if it exploded?
Who can stand it?
Ibrahimovic has the ability to break Arsenal's goal, but his ability to deliver artillery shells is obviously weak.
None of the defensive players are world-class.
……
The 15-minute intermission ended quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court one after another to prepare for the second half.
Mourinho and Wenger were obviously satisfied with the performance of their respective starting players in the first half and did not make any substitutions before the change of sides.
Manchester United, who won the right to kick off, played in a regular manner and slowly moved forward.
Pogba, who doesn't show off his footwork casually, is still very good, and his vision and passing ability are gradually revealed.
The Manchester United fans in the audience watched with excitement and were full of confidence in the possible goals that would follow.
The atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium was frenetic. Affected by the lack of passion released by Manchester United fans, the boos from Arsenal fans, who had a similar number of fans, gradually spread to the entire stadium.
The purpose is to bring psychological pressure to the Manchester United players who organize the offense and increase the team's defensive success rate.
At the 5th minute of the second half, I don’t know whether it was the boos that played a role, or whether Manchester United’s tactics changed. The Manchester United players who used to play very patiently suddenly accelerated their forward passing speed.
Mata received the ball on the right side of the attack and kicked the ball back to his dominant left foot. He saw that Martin's defensive position was still far away, so he raised his foot and passed it.
The football flew forward with a strong internal spin. Ibrahimovic, who was rushing to the front, squeezed Van Dijk behind and completed the header. Pogba, who was being marked by Ramsey, nodded the ball in the penalty kick and smashed the ball. Towards the lower left corner of the goal.
The Manchester United fans behind the goal jumped to their feet, ready to celebrate the goal.
Unexpectedly, Ospina quickly fell to the right and instinctively moved the palm of his right hand outward towards the incoming ball. The football just missed the outside of the right goal post and went out of the baseline.
"wowowoowooooo——"
Huge exclamations erupted above the new Wembley Stadium.
Pogba fell back to the ground with his head in his hands, his face full of disbelief.
Mourinho also had almost the same reaction. He half-opened his mouth and shouted swear words such as Fak, venting on why his luck was so bad?
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said loudly: "Incredible save! David Ospina showed his personal level! His instinctive reaction blocked Paul Pogba's sure-fire header. !”
Ospina, who reacted to the extreme, stood up and cheered to encourage himself.
Players such as Van Dijk, Koscielny, and Ramsey who were out of position defensively also stepped forward to slap Ospina on the shoulders, back, or rub his hair.
There is no doubt that such a save is equivalent to the goalkeeper scoring a goal.
Manchester United won a corner kick. Wenger, who had been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, stood up and came to the command and technical area. He shouted at the players on the field to indicate that he should keep an eye on the people in the penalty area.
Manchester United created enough offensive opportunities to score in a passive situation, which can be said to be a great morale boost.
Corner kick attack is also one of Manchester United's strengths.
There are three big ones over 1.9 meters.
Being in the restricted area is a deterrent.
In addition, Pogba's header almost scored early, and everyone's morale was high. Arsenal's defensive players suddenly became nervous.
Even Martin was two points more focused than usual, assisting Cavani in marking Ibrahimovic.
It is in this context that players from both sides will inevitably have relatively large physical contact.
Oliver had to stop the game, call Pogba and Van Dijk aside, and give a verbal warning.
Faced with the authority of the referee, he naturally agreed.
Just wait until Oliver leaves, whatever happens.
But the movements were smaller than before, and Oliver turned a blind eye.
"beep~"
The whistle sounded and Mata took a corner kick from the left.
The left-footed player always rotated outwards when taking corner kicks from the left, and several high points on both sides were eager to try. As a result, the quality of Mata's corner kick was not high, and it was pushed out by Koscielny who was in the front point.
But the landing point was controlled by Lingard who was protecting from the outside. He stopped the ball and handed it to Mata who quickly retreated after taking the corner kick to avoid offside.
Mata stopped the ball with his left foot, glanced at the penalty area, and crossed the ball without waiting for Bellerin to come out.
The football shot up from the ground and flew towards the Arsenal penalty area. Van Dijk used his position advantage to overpower Ibrahimovic at the penalty spot and headed the ball to clear the ball. The football flew out of the penalty area on the left (offensive perspective).
The football flew in a direction that was difficult for anyone between Lingard and Mata, but Welbeck was very comfortable running out of the penalty area. He faced the ball and made a big-footed clearance.
Lingard, who originally wanted to grab the ball, subconsciously slowed down and took off, intending to use his flesh and blood to block the clearance.
Unexpectedly, Welbeck faked a dunk and passed the route indicated by Martin who had just reached the top of the penalty area.
Herrera and Valencia instinctively pounced on Martin, thinking that they would keep Martin even if they committed a foul.
Martin moved forward from the center to the right to meet Welbeck's pass, giving people a posture of stopping and running, which caused almost all Manchester United players running back to focus on Martin.
Mourinho, who was standing in the home team coach's command area, felt a thump in his heart and felt intense uneasiness. His hands clenched into fists involuntarily.
Unexpectedly, Martin, who was facing the football, stepped on the ball with his right foot and pulled back. Matic, who was following Martin, subconsciously extended his foot half a beat slower, and the football rolled towards Xhaka on the left front.
Xhaka raised the arch of his left foot toward the front and handed the ball directly to Sanchez, who was running forward along the left rib.
Valencia, who was behind to protect the ball, chased back very quickly. Sanchez caught the ball and crossed the center line at high speed, and he had the advantage of running back in a straight line in the center.
Because if Sanchez wants to threaten De Gea in guarding the goal, he must cut inside.
It is equivalent to saying that Valencia is blocking the only way for Sanchez to cut inside.
The football came to Arsenal and attacked the left rib. Manchester United's high-speed defensive players were also very methodical. They were panicked but not chaotic. They chose their positions consciously to cut off the passing routes of Sanchez and Martin.
"aoaoaooaooaoooo——"
Huge chants erupted above the new Wembley Stadium.
Sanchez is definitely not fast. He had to slow down when he attacked the left rib and brought the ball about 30 meters from the baseline.
Valencia jammed his inside path.
"This stop..."
Before Lux sports commentator Zhan Jun could finish his words, Sanchez passed the ball to his right foot and attacked the left rib!
The football shot up from the ground and flew diagonally towards the front area of the penalty area on the right side.
The live director switched the camera, and the Arabic numeral [10] displayed on the back of the golden jersey was particularly eye-catching.
"Martin!!!"
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray happened to see Martin adjusting his pace while running, and his voice couldn't help but raise an octave.
Martin stepped out with his left foot to support his body while running at high speed. His right thigh swung backwards to drive his calf forward, and the instep of his shoelace hit the football hard at the height of an average person's knee.
The area where the ball touches the ball is well fed, and the surging energy is completely swayed in the middle and lower parts of the football.
Boom~
A crisp muffled sound suddenly exploded.
The kicked football was like a cannonball, without any rotation in mid-air, flying towards the upper right corner of the goal with an unstoppable momentum.
Goalkeeper De Gea's goal-line reaction speed is among the best in the world, but this time he was helpless against Martin's powerful and tricky-angle shot, and he didn't even have time to react.
By the time he realized that he should make a save, the football had already flown over the small penalty area. At this time, it was too late to make a save.
shuh~
The football brushed the junction between the right goal post and the crossbar, passed the goal line, and hit the snow-white net...
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—"
Arsenal fans at the new Wembley Stadium subconsciously cheered.
After about a few tenths of a second, the commentators in the commentary box started shouting.
“Goooooooooooooooooal——”
"Score with a volley without stopping! Martin!"
"Arsenal captain helps the team lead Manchester United 1:0!"
"Oh My God! A textbook counterattack! A volley that is hard to replicate!"
"A series of goals that cannot be replicated! Another divine goal from the Gunners captain!"
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(End of this chapter)
