Chapter 574 One-on-one Ashley Cole
It's a nice short pass with a nice shot
Gilbert's timing of insertion, shooting power, footwork and angle are impeccable.
It is perfect to be able to do this in an offense. As for whether you can score a goal, it is not entirely the responsibility of the offensive side. Sometimes it depends on luck.
Some people may ask, since the strength and angle are perfect, why not score a goal depends on luck? That is because there is no absolute blind spot when shooting, and this blind spot depends on the goalkeeper's position. If the goalkeeper is standing next to the post, even if you hit the corner between the post and the crossbar, you cannot guarantee the goal.
Gilbert's luck was not good. He played in a blind spot, but goalkeeper Toldo stood close to the post.
At that time, Fabregas received the ball in the middle, and goalkeeper Tordo was the most normal position in the middle. When Fabregas passed the ball, even if Tordo moved temporarily, he would definitely be one step late. However, I don’t know whether it was a premonition or smell, but Tordo began to move to one side when Fabregas got the ball. When Gilbert shot, Tordo happened to have moved into place. He didn’t need to move sideways anymore, just jumped up to catch the ball.
Toldo made his fastest save this season. He jumped up and hit the incoming ball with one palm. However, the ball was too fast, and Toldo stretched out his body and just touched the ball with his fingertips.
But this was enough. After the ball was touched by Tordo, it changed direction slightly and hit the post and rebounded. It hit the goal line and quickly bounced up. When it landed again, the terrifying Fiorentine defender Uyfalusi had arrived. Uyfalusi didn't care where the ball was cleared. As long as it kicked out, don't be grabbed by the Arsenal. This was victory. He flew with a big foot and drove the ball out.
However, no one from Arsenal came to grab the spot and make up the shot. Almost all the frontcourt players raised their hands to indicate that the goal just now had scored.
The ball hit the crossbar just now and bounced down is indeed suspicious. Because it was on the goal line, the Arsenal players thought the ball had crossed the goal line, but the lineman did not make any statement. The referee Ivanov also believed that the ball had not crossed the goal line, so he signaled the game to continue.
Arsenal finally created such a good opportunity to score a goal. He didn't see it clearly just now, but naturally he thought the ball had entered. Seeing the referee's distance was so far but he thought it had not entered, he felt that the referee was a little partial, and they all went forward to question the referee.
"If this hits there, it must be in if you bounce down."
Gilbert ran to the referee Ivanov and said excitedly.
Henry also pulled Ivanov's arm and said, "Coach, you're a little far away, I'm close, I can see clearly, and I've indeed crossed the goal line."
Ivanov was speechless and thought to himself, can I make a goal if I can't see clearly? Then the Fiorentines don't scold me to death, "The lineman can see clearly. The ball has not been entered, continue the game."
Henry wanted to say something else, but Ivanov ignored him, gently shook his arm, turned around and ran towards the ball's landing point.
This ball is indeed a bit doubtful. Before the large-screen slow-motion replay was released, fans on both sides shouted. Fans of Fiorentina shouted that the ball did not cross the goal line as a whole, while fans of Arsenal shouted that the ball had entered the net and the referee was the black whistle.
The Fiorentine commentator on the scene naturally sat on the side of Fiorentina. He shouted at the first time: "...Dangerous, the ball hit the goal line." Then he began to popularize football rules to fans, "...The goal is like this. The ball must cross the goal line as a whole to be considered as entering. In other words, as long as the ball presses a little on the goal line, it cannot be included, so the ball just now should not be entered, and the lineman's position is good, so he should see it very clearly."
There were also commentators from England. His views were completely opposite to those of Italian commentators. "...The ball seems to have crossed the goal line at least from my perspective, this seems to have entered. The referee really shouldn't make a decision so quickly. He should discuss with the lineman."
The two head coaches on the sidelines also had a lot of expressions. Before the ball hit the post, Plandley looked shocked and desperate. After the ball hit the post, he roared ecstatically.
Wenger is a gentle coach. Before the ball hits the post, he also arched his body from the coach's seat and was ready to rush out to celebrate. However, after the ball hits the post, he collapsed on the seat like a balloon poked by a needle, his face full of regret and helplessness. After all, there will not be too many opportunities like this, and such cooperation cannot be easily achieved.
However, the relatively excited player is still calm about whether the ball has crossed the goal line, because since he hit the crossbar and bounced out of the post, from the reflective angle, the ball should not cross the goal line. However, he doesn't mind the player putting pressure on the referee, because after the pressure, the referee may feel guilty and be able to take care of Arsenal in the penalty, which can at least offset the opponent's home advantage.
Although Gilberto's burst shot failed, it made the Fiorentines sweat in a cold sweat. It was definitely a ball of luck. No one knew how the old guy Tordo could pounce the ball. After watching the replay, no one could understand why Tordo moved to the right in advance. If Tordo had not made a magical pounce, there would be no doubt that Fiorentine would concede the ball first.
Arsenal's attack reminded Fiorentina that its current advantage is not safe, and it can even be said to be as dangerous as it is, and their defense is not so reliable. Arsenal is fully capable of breaking through their defense line. They cannot put everything in order to prevent their opponents from scoring goals. They should also actively look for goals, even if they score another goal, they will be more insured in advancing.
In the following time, Fiorentina was much more active in offense than before. She used three or two players from the forward line and the forward line to attack. Now not only did the full-back assist and help open up the space, but two midfielders also had a player involved in the attack at any time when they saw the opportunity.
Offense and defense are a pair of contradictions. Fiorentina's number of attacks has increased, and the offense has changed a lot, and unpredictable factors have also increased. Arsenal's midfield and backcourt pressure has increased. The full-backs and midfielders who have just begun to become active have to carefully consider whether they will be hit and counterattacks when assisting. In this way, Arsenal's overall offensive speed has dropped, and the methods are not as many as before.
However, even so, Fiorentina's offense did not pose the same great threat to Arsenal's defense line. This is because Fiorentina's pass and receiving speed is slower than Arsenal, and the attacking routine is not as fast as Arsenal. What's more important is that except for Chen Yu and Tony, the other players' personal abilities are a little worse than Arsenal. Although the difference is just a little bit, the number of people is too large, the difference is too big.
In fact, Fiorentina's strongest thing is to counterattack the defensive counterattack, using Chen Yu and Tony's personal abilities to tear open the opponent's defense line. Although Fiorentina is not that strong overall, neither Chen Yu and Tony can defend themselves, so Fiorentina conceded goals almost every game, but in the end she was able to win.
However, seeing Fiorentina's offense gradually improving, Arsenal's head coach Wenger not only did not feel worried, but instead looked happy.
Florence has been playing for two seasons. Last season, Fiorentina only won the big shots in Serie A, which is not enough to attract the attention of European giants. This season, it is still booming in the Champions League and has reached the semi-finals. This is why those giant teams are not allowed to study them.
The Gunners' coach Wenger is known as a professor, which shows that he likes research very much. He has a very thorough study of Fiorentina's tactical playing style and player characteristics. Just like in the first round, only Chen Yu performed normally because of his magical system and scored two goals. The other players actually did not perform much.
In this game, Arsenal still adopted the tactic of double-teaming Chen Yu and Tony, not allowing them to catch the ball easily. Even if they receive the ball, they will use double-teaming tactics to force Chen Yu and Tony to pass the ball. If Chen Yu and Tony can be blocked, with Arsenal's overall strength, there will definitely be no problem in winning.
Wenger's tactics Plandelli is also very clear. As an Italian coach, Plandelli's tactical ability is fine, but Wenger is catching Fiorentina's weakness. Unless Plandelli doesn't want to score, he can only let Chen Yu and Tony take advantage of his personal ability until he has a flaw in the opponent's defense.
Generally speaking, teams that play star tactics often perform well in the second half. At that time, the players' physical fitness is declining and mentally exhausted, and the defense against opponents' stars is not as tight as the first half. This is the time for stars to break the deadlock. However, Fiorentina does not want to wait until that time. Arsenal's offense is too good and their lead is too small. Whether it is the coach or the player, including Chen Yu and Tony, they all hope to score another goal and then fight back with peace of mind.
In the first minute of the game, Chen Yu received the ball from the wing to challenge Arsenal full-back Ashley Cole.
In the previous minutes, Chen Yu and Ashley Cole also faced each other several times. This game was the first time they fought. Although they had watched their opponents' games from the video, they really found the strength of their opponents. The two of them were almost testing their opponents for the first twenty minutes and looking for ways to deal with each other. At this time, Chen Yu seemed to have also found a way to deal with Ashley Cole. After getting the chance to fight, he rushed to the bottom line without any hesitation and headed straight for Ashley Cole. The goal was obviously to open a gap from Ashley Cole.
In recent years, Ashley Cole has been competing with Carlos of Brazil, Ram of Germany, and Maldini of Italy for the title of world's No. 1 full-back. Although he did not win, being able to compete with these people can already explain the problem. Seeing Chen Yu despise him so much, Ashley Cole snorted coldly, lowered his center of gravity, and looked at Chen Yu sideways, waiting for Chen Yu to break out.
These actions all show Ashley Cole's cleverness. Although Ashley Cole was very angry, he did not meet it because the greater the distance between him and the baseline, the greater the speed and active advantage of the offensive players, and the smaller the distance, the more space the offensive players have to sprint.
Ashley Cole lowered his center of gravity and leaned his body sideways. In addition to reducing the time spent turning, he could also prevent Chen Yu from suddenly giving up the bottom and tangling into the penalty area from this position. This is not impossible. Chen Yu passed by like this in front, which also caused some trouble for Arsenal.
Of course, Chen Yu would not change the offensive line and method just because Ashley Cole is prepared. If he wants to make a difference on the wing, he must defeat his opponent and stimulate the morale and confidence of his teammates, so that there will be hope for a goal in the future.
Chen Yu drove the ball at high speed to Ashley Cole, without slowing down at all, as if he was going to crush Ashley Cole, from ten meters to five meters to three meters. Even Ashley Cole was a little confused at this time. Could this Chinese boy play football as a basketball and was going to create a blocking foul? However, Ashley Cole still showed the excellent qualities of a top full-back. Facing Chen Yu who was whistling towards him, he calmly looked like a mountain, staring at Chen Yu, and his eyes were staring at Chen Yu, and his eyes were so bright that he looked at Chen Yu's feet, seeing how Chen Yu passed by him.
Chen Yu suddenly braked suddenly when he was about three meters away from Ashley Cole and stopped in front of Ashley Cole.
For Ashley Cole, this is the best time to steal because Chen Yu has not yet established a firm foothold. However, Ashley Cole does not believe that a player like Chen Yu will make such a mistake. It is like setting a trap for him to drill. Ashley Cole hesitated for a moment but did not move.
At this time, Chen Yu couldn't help but secretly praised Ashley Cole. After selling such a big flaw, Ashley Cole could actually hold back. The best full-back in the Premier League was indeed not covered. Chen Yu originally planned to pounce on Ashley Cole to steal, and he directly stepped on the ball and turned around and passed Ashley Cole. Now Ashley Cole is not fooled. He can only think of other Chen Yu to stop and stop, take a look at the penalty area, and immediately prepare to cross. At this moment, Ashley Cole can no longer sit idly by. If Chen Yu passes through, he, the full-back, will be useless.
Ashley Cole immediately took a step forward and was about to extend her foot to intercept Chen Yu's cross. However, after Chen Yu's foot stuck to the ball, he immediately pulled the ball back and bounced forward with the instep. A move similar to the magic bull's tail swing passed Ashley Cole and quickly rushed to the bottom line.
There were warm applause almost at the same time in the stands, and countless fans shouted Chen Yu's name in a loud voice. This wonderful extraordinary move is too exciting. Even if this extraordinary move cannot form a threatening shot, such an extraordinary move is precious and will definitely become a classic moment in the Champions League this season.
The commentator on the scene couldn't help but blurt out: "It's so beautiful. This is Ronaldinho of China. This extraordinary person is really elusive. Even a star like Ashley Cole was stunned by Chen Yu."
After being shaken by Chen Yu, Ashley Cole was a little angry and embarrassed. He turned around and chased Chen Yu quickly.
Although Chen Yu started on the spot, Ashley Cole needed to turn around and chase. Chen Yu had a chance to cross from the bottom, but Chen Yu looked at Tony's position not good because it was difficult for him to break through Ashley Cole. Tony arrived at the penalty area early and no longer had the ability to rush up. Now he was double-teamed by two central defenders. It was useless for Chen Yu to pass in, so Chen Yu slowed down and deliberately waited for Ashley Cole to catch up before making a cross.
Ashley Cole had just been shaken by Chen Yu. In order to make up for the mistake, he hurriedly chased after him. He no longer had the time or mood to observe the situation in the penalty area. At this time, he saw that Chen Yu had not completed the cross yet. He was so angry that he fell to the ground without hesitation and was about to tackle Chen Yu and take revenge on the shame that he had just been teased by Chen Yu.
However, Chen Yu's mentality towards Ashley Cole was almost as good as the fire, and he had been waiting for him to do so. Ashley Cole slipped over, Chen Badminton hit the ball and drifted over Ashley Cole again, and knocked Ashley Cole to the bottom line, and he himself led the ball to the side of the penalty area.
Chen Yu who was crossed was terrible, because there was Tony who was grabbing points in the middle, and Chen Yu who cut in was even more terrifying, because Chen Yu could pass the ball and shoot by himself.
Everyone knows Chen Yu's terrifying efficiency of per-going goal. Whoever dares to let Chen Yu break into the penalty area and shoot is no different from seeking death.
Seeing Chen Yu shaking down Ashley Cole and heading into the penalty area, Arsenal fans in the stands burst into screams of horror, while Fiorentina fans stood up in surprise and joy, stretched their necks to wait for the show.
Just now, Chen Yu beat the Premier League first full-back Ashley Cole twice and gave them surprises. Will Chen Yu perform a more exciting drama now?
The commentator on the scene couldn't help but stand up and shout, "Beautiful, Chen Yu shook Ashley Cole, he rushed into the penalty area, he rushed into the penalty area, Arsenal's central defenders Toure and Campbell made up for defense, Arsenal's midfielder also rushed over, goalkeeper Lehman moved to the right, he was about to block Chen Yu's shooting angle...
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Yu. Even Tony, who was standing in the penalty area, was ignored. At this time, Tony did not stand in the middle lane without moving. He saw the two central defenders give up on him to intercept Chen Yu, and he quietly moved to the left side of the goal, trying to retreat to the back post, because at this position, Chen Yu had room to pass him a overhead ball, but Tony just thought about it. At this moment, it would be too difficult for Chen Yu to see his position, unless Chen Yu had a pair of hawk eyes.
Chapter completed!