Chapter 194 Chapter 192: Venus de Milo

The excited roars of the commentators hovered over the stadium, and the only people who responded to them were the small group of Arsenal fans behind the Villarreal goal. The yellow submarine fans in yellow uniforms fell into a dead silence.

Riquelme, who had just chased back to the top of the arc, held his knees and gasped for air, sweat dripping from his eyelashes. He looked up at Henry who was kneeling at the corner and the Arsenal players who were flying away. He wrinkled his nose.

The eyebrows and eyes are full of fatigue.

He is a player who does not have sufficient physical fitness, or to be more precise, he is a player whose physical fitness level is lower than the average level of professional players.

Knowing this, he usually tries to reduce unnecessary fast movements during games.

But maybe it’s because of the competitive spirit that he doesn’t want to lose to Chen Mo.

Maybe it's because he knows that if he doesn't stand up, no one in this team will.

Perhaps he was grateful to this bright yellow city and was willing to extend an olive branch of trust when he was kicked out of Barcelona like a bereaved dog.

Therefore, in the first forty minutes, he wildly expanded his range of activities, even engaging in extremely resistant physical confrontations with Vieira Essien, Chen Mo and others, just to fight for a glimmer of light in the slit!

but

"It's over."

Breathing hard, he glanced sideways at the scoreboard above the stands, which read a red two to zero. Riquelme felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart, and the struggle in his eyes gradually turned into fatigue.

But at this moment, I don’t know who started it first, and the patter of applause sounded from every corner of the Love Song Stadium. Not long after, the drizzle turned into a violent storm and poured down, hitting the eaves with crackling sounds.

ring!

"Guys, great!"

“Excellent performance!”

"Alvarez! Very cool pursuit!"

"Riquelme, you escaped beautifully!"

Countless fans in yellow uniforms stood up and applauded, cheering with joy, and everyone had a happy smile on their face!

They are just a small city of 50,000 people. Before this game started, even the most die-hard fans did not think that Huang Potential, who had just made his fortune this year, could defeat Arsenal, which is now in full swing. Their expectation was just to play.

A high-quality game that can announce to the world "Champions League, our yellow submarine is coming!"

And just now.

From Pires's corner kick, Barbosa picked off the quick goal kick, to Riquelme's ghostly movement, deceiving Essien to get the first goal, and then stopping the ball with almost textbook skills, turning around and getting rid of it, leading the way.

The ball advances at medium speed.

Then at thirty yards, the cruise missile unfortunately hit the post, but Chen Mo looked back with a very high bounce, and headed the ball past Essien to send a long pass. Finally, Henry used a very ornamental backheel to cross the ball, and the final calmness

Scored the goal with a push shot.

In just a few minutes, players from both sides played very exciting offense and defense.

They are already satisfied to see such a game at the small stadium called Love Song Stadium and to see their players perform like this.

A tsunami of applause roared in his ears. Riquelme was stunned for a moment. He raised his head blankly and looked at the happy smiles on the faces of the players and fans wearing yellow. In a trance, this player came to Europe to make a career in Europe.

The Argentinian, who has not found his second home for several years, seems to feel that his shoulders are much heavier, but his legs are beginning to gain strength!

"Oh, listen to the cheers! Huang Qian fans are so united!"

"Indeed, but. Although I really don't want to upset these lovely fans, the current situation seems to have begun to develop out of control for their team. Arsenal led by two goals, and it was near the end of the first half.

The second goal scored. I don’t know how Manuel’s midfielder will make adjustments in this situation.”

"I think at this time, rather than making tactical adjustments, maybe awakening the morale of the players as soon as possible is Manuel's priority. You must know that this kind of new team is almost full of players who have not participated in the Champions League.

, the mentality may collapse directly after suffering several blows. Just like people can easily walk in a straight line on the road, but if it is an equally wide road with abyss on both sides, people will stagger.

Mentality will affect the brain, and nervousness in the brain will directly feed back to the body, causing movement deformation and loss of foot feel. Many top players in the league perform poorly after going to international stages such as the Champions League or the World Cup. This is why

It's just because their mentality cannot be corrected, and now their Villarreal strength is already lagging behind Arsenal. If it continues again, hey, now I can only say that I hope this game will not affect their performance in the group stage."

The words of the commentary seemed to have sentenced Villarreal to death.

On the sidelines, Wenger also felt the same way. He had been standing on the sidelines watching the game and walked into the bench, sipping water and feeling a little relaxed. But soon, before the bench was warm, the situation on the field changed!

As the referee blew the whistle, Villarreal served the ball in the center circle. Forlan swept the ball back to Riquelme. Chen Mo hit the top immediately, but Riquelme, who always likes to stick to the ball and dribble, this

Instead of dribbling, he touched the ball and passed the ball directly back to Hosiko. At the same time, he moved quickly to find Arsenal's left midfielder Essien!

"He wants to take advantage of the yellow card!"

In an instant, Chen Mo understood Riquelme's intention and immediately ran to catch up. At the same time, he waved to Vieira to change positions. The latter nodded and immediately started to move towards the midfielder, while Essien on the left moved sideways to the right.

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Under the watchful eyes of 30,000 spectators, the triangular midfield composed of Chen Mo, Vieira Essien and three people was like a flowing stream of water, changing positions one after another. But at this moment, Rick, who was running halfway,

Ermei suddenly stopped and returned to the center circle again!

Stop!

Riquelme's sudden retracement halted the rotation of the three of them. They had no choice but to lose their position, and the three of them had no choice but to return to their positions as if they were going back in time!

"What does he want to do?"

Looking at Riquelme who kept running without the ball next to him, Chen Mo frowned. This kind of stoppage is indeed very useful.

Or to be precise, it is very useful to deal with the current situation.

Essien has a yellow card on his back. It is impossible for him to restrain himself and defend Riquelme, who is already very capable of one-on-one. Therefore, as long as Riquelme keeps running, Arsenal's formation also needs to make corresponding adjustments.

Changes occur, but the team is like a precision instrument. Once the frequency is too fast, there will always be gaps in the formation!

A very effective tactic, but stopping by an inch is very harmful to the body!

If you want to open up a gap in Arsenal's formation, you can't trot slowly and leisurely. You must keep turning back and forth at high speed. But Arsenal's three midfielders are famous for their physical fitness and interception. How could Riquelme, who is not physically strong, run?

Pass?

Chen Mo looked at him with some confusion. Riquelme, who was sweating like rain, did not pay attention to Chen Mo this time. Instead, he devoted his whole body to the game, constantly running at full speed and constantly making emergency stops and retreats.

Like a mad wolf, biting Arsenal's defense like crazy!

"Oh my God, is this still the slow Riquelme we know?"

"If he keeps running like this, with the physical fitness he has shown in the past, he will be exhausted within sixty or seventy minutes of the second half at most. It seems that he has already given up everything!"

The commentator was muttering, and Riquelme, who had just completed a return run, could hear nothing but his own heavy breathing, and in the next second, he was once again moving his long legs to run quickly!

"this"

On the sidelines, Manuel was silent. He had never seen Riquelme running at such full speed. For a moment, regretful and gratifying emotions came to his heart. Not only him, but also other Villarreal players.

See it all in your eyes.

Emotions are contagious.

Soon, amid Riquelme's sprints, sudden stops, and reverse runs, the momentum of the Villarreal players gradually increased, not high, but solemn!

Under Chen Mo's frowning gaze, the entire Villarreal team started to move. The two central midfielders Solin and Senna, who had been struggling for the first 40 minutes to dare to go forward, began to advance more frequently.

, even the two fullbacks who had been responsible for defense began to run more frequently!

Gradually, with the team's hard work and Riquelme's guidance, Villarreal used ground penetration for the first time to pass the ball across the center line and began to control the ball in the Arsenal half!

"What's going on?! Libyan Real is on the rise?! It's such a cohesive team. It's two goals behind at halftime and it can quickly adjust its mentality!"

"Essien's yellow card is too fatal. Riquelme is the kind of player who is not fast and strong, but is extremely delicate with his feet and has a great sense of rhythm. It is difficult for a tough guy like Essien to get out of his feet if he does not have a strong body."

Stealing the ball, but once you hit the body, you are likely to get another yellow card!

This means that Chen Mo, who is in the attacking midfielder position, has to help defend, and in this way, Villarreal's defensive midfielder Hosico can easily get the ball! You must know that now is not the kind of backcourt play before.

It's about high-pressure ball control in the frontcourt! With this distance, even if Hosico is not good at passing, he can still send threatening passes!"

"Indeed, after approaching the Arsenal goal, whether it is Hosico, Solin or Senna, the threat begins to increase, but this is also a double-edged sword. The whole team is too high, as long as Arsenal is

It's easy to lose the ball when you steal the ball and fight back, and Henry's one-on-one attack a few minutes ago is a good example."

"Well, now it depends on which team can hold on. As long as Villarreal can score a goal, the game will still have a chance. But if Arsenal succeeds in counterattack, it will be completely over."

The commentary was rambling, and on the sidelines, Wenger frowned tightly.

Should we replace Essien?

The team's current problem is that Essien is carrying a yellow card. As long as he is replaced, all problems will be solved, but there is no defensive midfielder in the team that can be effective against Riquelme!

When Essien is replaced, Chen Mo has to play as a defensive midfielder, while Vieira is responsible for helping to defend forward Forlan on the other side. The La Liga Golden Boot winner last season has not performed well so far because of Vieira's delay.

Assist in defense!

After Essien is replaced, Chen Mo and Vieira will have to stay in the backcourt. Who will be responsible for the connection between the midfielder and the forward line?!

Or rather

"The focus will be on the defensive end next?"

The thought flashed through his mind, Wenger crossed his arms and shook his head slightly.

Leading two goals and then starting to defend, this is not his style, nor is it Arsenal's style!
To be continued...