Chapter 65 When the Abandoned General Shines
The remaining time in the first half was not enough for both players to do anything else. Shortly after Southampton scored the ball again, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half.
Both teams had neither expressions, and they each walked into the player's passage with their faces tense. Many Gunners players first asked whether Gansu's injury was serious before leaving.
At this time, Gansuo had been sent to a hospital in London for further examination. However, although his ankle was swollen after suffering a severe injury on the court, the team doctor's preliminary judgment was that Gansuo did not injure the bones and ligaments inside, and went to the film to verify it only for the sake of safety.
In the locker room, the professor began to analyze the first half game shortly after the players came back. He did not give the team face at the beginning and criticized several players who performed poorly in the first half.
"Don't be fooled by the opponent's momentum, you play like you are fighting away."
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It is clear that the players who played in the first half were bowed and silent. The impact brought by the opponent was completely different from their psychological expectations before the game. This really takes time to adapt.
"Okay, everyone raise their heads and we will make some adjustments in the second half."
No matter how you say it, solving the problem is the most fundamental thing. The professor didn't know anything. He quickly pulled out the tactical board and then began to put up a new formation stamp on it.
"We change the array 442."
Pull Walcott's stamp directly to the position of the forward on the right, and Granero's position was directly recycled by the professor.
The impact and strength of the Saints midfielder are already very clear. The professor does not think that the players can achieve any good results in continuing the 433 formation. At most, it may be to tie the opponent.
"After the second half of the game started, our main task was to control it. First, we should control the ball firmly under our feet, so that our opponents would lose the ball in a mess as soon as they pressed."
"clear!"
This was the main adjustment. Soon the locker room door was knocked and the team stood up again and walked into the court.
The two sides quickly exchanged and stood back on the stage after halftime. After a half-time break, the players of both teams both teams both improved.
"Shh!!!"
"Okay, with a whistle, Lambert pushed the ball and Southampton started to take the ball in his own half."
Fans' eyes regained their attention on the court. Due to the things that the Saints showed in the first half and the threat to Arsenal, the ratings of the second half of the game surged.
Countless fans watching other teams' games focus here, and everyone wants to see if the Saints, who have performed well in the match against the Reds and the Red Devils, can become the second team this season to pull the Gunners off.
After the start of the second half, both sides maintained their due caution at the beginning. Southampton's ball possession was mainly maintained at home. Facing Arsenal's slow pressure, they chose to control the ball first.
Obviously during the halftime break, Pochettino also realized that once his team could not control the ball for a long time, Arsenal could organize an attack that threatened their goal through dispatch.
So, just focusing on the competition for ball rights and possession rate, the two sides repeatedly pulled each other in the fifteen minutes of the second half.
In the end, as Arsenal, which had already changed the lineup and no longer had a weak opponent in the midfield, slowly made efforts, the team's stronger overall strength played a role.
"Arsenal began to control the ball, and they gradually stabilized the situation through the organization of Rosici and Granero. In terms of ball control, there is still a big gap between Southampton and the Gunners."
As Zhan Jun announced the result of the ball rights competition, the Gunners' offense on the court also began to slowly unfold.
In the 62nd minute of the game, when Granero received a ball from his teammate when Rosici was surrounded by two people, the midfielder who performed poorly in the first half dedicated his highest moment of the game.
"Granero got the ball, and he quickly took the ball and pushed forward a few steps. Prosey rushed towards him, and passed the ball to the left. Without looking at people, the ball was pulled to the right, and he deceived Prosey."
A mistaken body flashed past the back of the waist in front of him. Granero's running position was very accurate. When Walcott on the right side faced the ball and directly scored the ball, the ball returned to his feet again.
"After crossing the last line of defense in the midfield, Granero rushed to the Saints' back line, Lovren had to choose to face him head-on, and pass it again~ this time he directly gave it to Liu Feng on the penalty area line!"
"Swish~"
Facing the incoming ball, Liu Feng's handling was simple and straightforward. When Jose Vonte pulled the corner of his clothes, he had already put the corner of his clothes under the ball and made the ball diagonally again.
"Continue to make the ball to the front right, Granero inserts the shovel and shoot!!!"
"Bang!"
"The ball is in! It is in! It is in! Granero, his teammates scored this goal throughout the whole process, and his wonderful offensive cooperation!"
From launch to pass to final tackle, the team's substitute has once again had its own highlight moments.
After scoring the goal, Granero rushed towards Liu Feng desperately and jumped onto him the next moment. Then more and more captains rushed over from the midfield and hugged them both.
"2-1, in the 67th minute of the game, Arsenal rewrites the score again, and they completed the reversal and took the lead at home."
"Arsenal with possession of the ball is invincible. This sentence is not just a saying. Southampton is in danger now."
On the side of the court, Pochettino's brows frowned like his players. Facing Arsenal, which had already started playing Tai Chi, it was difficult to directly impact the front, their previous style of play was no longer effective.
How should we play in the next game? Relying on the Saints' not-so-deep bench and strength on the field, can they really tie the score or even reverse it?
Wenger didn't care about all this. He stood on the sidelines with a smile and looked at his disciples, then shouted Neymar and Gustavo from the bench.
When the game started again, the Gunners had completed all their substitutions. Neymar, who came on the bench, replaced Cazorla and appeared in the left forward position, while Gustavo replaced Walcott.
"Oh, Arsenal changed its lineup again after scoring the goal, and their new formation is 451!"
Chapter completed!