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Chapter 172 Chain Defense

Chapter 172 Chain Defense

It became very quiet in the Holy Liberty Arena. After the two sides tested each other for more than ten or twenty minutes, the game became dull.

The West City Iron Cavalry did not give up the press, but after they pressed St. Friedom back, they were no longer eager to move forward, as if it was intentional.

"Oh, what are they doing?" Gao Feijie yawned, the game was so boring that he felt drowsy.

Similarly, St. Friedom's offense was unable to attack, their midfield was restricted and they could not get the ball out. Kong Pengyu, who was very active at the beginning, could not get the ball now.

"They are grinding our patience." Pu Tingfeng said, "Don't you think they are controlling the rhythm now?"

Although St. Friedom is holding the ball on the field, possession of the ball does not mean effective passing and control. On the contrary, their possession of the ball is carried out with the defense of the West City Cavalry.

When the West City Cavalry blocked the left, they passed the ball to the right; when the West City Cavalry blocked the right, they passed the ball to the left; The ball will change accordingly.

This is a kind of control of the rhythm of the game without possession of the ball, and it is also an ultimate defensive art-chain defense.

This tactic has been used in teams such as the Italian national team and the Premier League giants Chelsea, and the defense has been done to the fullest.

The chain defense of the West City Cavalry has changed, that is, against the main offensive player of St. Fridhom, someone will defend against him.

And they are not the 5-back line of defense in the traditional chain defense. Unless it is an extreme situation, Masip will not make up for the back position.

Now the Xicheng Iron Knights use their 442 formation to cope with the current St. Friedom's tactics. In addition to Xu Wenli, Kong Pengyu was also stared at by No. 14 of Xicheng Cavalry, and it was difficult to get in touch with the forward line and the midfield line.

Xu Wenli withdrew to the midfielder position to organize. Only when he returned to this position could he take the ball.

In the 39th minute of the game, Xu Wenli, who was on the midfield line, dribbled the ball and broke through by himself. Fang Zheng gave him a pick-and-roll and stopped Di Xiaoliang.

No. 10 Wang Longyi came over to interfere with Xu Wenli, but Xu Wenli gave him a Marseille roundabout and passed. Now Xu Wenli came to the left.

He slowed down, waited for Wu Xi to walk in from the wing, passed the ball to him, and played a two-on-one with him, passing the full-back Yu Wen in front.

Yu Wen, like Wei Cheng, was also transferred from the reserve team. Facing this two-on-one, he had no support and was hopeless in defense, but he immediately went to follow Xu Wenli who had the ball for the second time.

Xu Wenli accelerated towards the penalty area along the sideline, and Wu Xi hurriedly continued to run to attract the attention of the central defender in front of the penalty area.

Yu Wen, who was chasing after Xu Wenli, was not slow, and followed his steps to the edge of the penalty area, not intending to give him a chance to pass the ball.

But Xu Wenli didn't want to pass the ball yet. At the same time as he made an emergency stop, the outer instep of his right foot went back to stop the ball, allowing the ball to pass under the feet of Wu Xi who was following up.

Xu Wenli didn't think much about it, and started to cut inside directly. Now that there is no suitable passing route, he wants to cut inside and shoot by himself!

Masip, who returned to the penalty area, acted as an intrusive interferer for Xu Wenli. He interfered with Xu Wenli from the inside of the penalty area, but he did not give him a chance to kick him, and kept pushing him out. on a course parallel to the course of the ball.

The ball was pushed harder and harder, Xu Wenli didn't even have a kicker position, and Masip pushed him too tightly.

When he was about to pass the entire goal area, Xu Wenli had no choice but to try a shot and hit the defender.

His shot was not easy, and he sent it with great power, but the defensive players including Masip stood in front of him, blocked the ball, and didn't even bounce very far.

Just as the Xicheng iron cavalry players in front of the penalty area were about to clear the siege, Kong Pengyu appeared in time to take the ball.

After Xu Wenli's series of inward cuts, he has already switched to the right area. Kong Pengyu, who has not had the ball for a long time, can finally touch the ball.

Kong Pengyu rushed directly to touch the ball, adjusted a few times, and shot a long shot directly in front of the penalty area. A hole appeared in the defense of Xicheng Iron Cavalry, which was affected by Xu Wenli.

The well-prepared and highly focused Xicheng Iron Knight goalkeeper quickly reacted to the ball heading towards the left area of ​​the goal, jumped up to complete a side attack, and destroyed the ball.

The Sacred Liberty Arena, which had been quiet for a long time, finally made a loud noise. This wave of offensive brought them from the brink of drowsiness.

This is the importance of the rhythm of the game. Xu Wenli's sudden dribbling and Fang Zheng's pick-and-roll are the key to the rhythm.

St. Friedom's original pass and control lost its effect in today's game. Xu Wenli tried something different.

Different from his dribbling in the past, today's dribbling requires the help of his teammates to interfere with the defensive players, otherwise Di Xiaoliang's one-on-one defense will make him suffer.

Kong Pengyu's blocked shot turned into a corner kick, which was also a rare opportunity for St. Friedom in the first half.

"Saint Fer! Get one! San Ferr! Get one!" Facing the dull momentum, the fans got excited, and the neat cheers from the stands of die-hard fans sounded again.

They shouted traditional slogans, which is also the simplest and most direct expression of the response they hope the team can make now.

"Chen Yang! Chen Yang! Look at him!" Chen Shixiong reminded Chen Yang not to miss Felipe, who was at the outermost part of the Xicheng Cavalry. He was walking on the outermost side, ready to fight back.

In the penalty area, the St. Friedom players had already stood in their respective positions, waiting for Xu Wenli's corner kick.

There was not much time left in the first half, and St. Friedhom got few chances in the first half. This chance seemed very important.

With Xu Wenli's corner kick, the already restless restricted area became even more chaotic. Several players from both sides fell to the ground one after another, causing the ball to finally hit the fallen Babu instead of him sending the ball with his head. towards the goal.

"Hey!" Babu got up and asked the referee to reason. He pulled his clothes and signaled to the referee that the other party was pulling him.

Xu Jundao and Ke Xinxing also went up to help Babu speak and put pressure on the referee, but the referee ignored it.

When Babu fell to the ground, Hu Wen, who was defending him, did make a pulling movement behind him, but Babu also made an overhand movement to him.

The first half ended in a draw between the two sides. It was a drowsy first half that almost caused some fans to snore directly in the stadium.

"There must be a transfer, but it cannot be done slowly as usual, and the transfer must be fast."

In the locker room, Chen Shixiong once again made a series of demands on the players.

"Do more running between their defensive players to destroy the sense of distance between them." Chen Shixiong pointed to the player marks on the tactical board, "If you can make a pass from the bottom, don't think about it, they destroy the sense of distance between them." Once we’ve got the first point, we’re going to grab the second point.”

"Remember, the ball is at our feet, we have to control the rhythm, we can't let them take us."

(End of this chapter)