Volume 2 Chapter 6: The Responsibilities of the Midfielder
Outside the coaching booth, Wenger was stunned!
Patles hugged him and said excitedly: "Look! He is so amazing! This slide is so clean and neat! So beautiful!!"
At this time, Wenger was still in a state of numbness.
"Hey! Man! Even though it's not a goal, you should still give a reaction!" said Patres dissatisfiedly.
Wenger's eyes were still fixed on Lucky. He murmured, "He...ran away first!"
"What?" Patras was puzzled.
Wenger turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, and said word by word; "I! Say! He! Runs! Ahead!!"
"He started sprinting towards there right when he was about to pass the ball . I saw it clearly. He was like a prophet. It was as if he knew something was going to go wrong there! This..."
Wenger held his head and said, "This is unscientific!!"
Patles also looked at Wenger blankly, and then said, "Who cares! Anyway, the defense is beautiful!!"
At the same time, in the live broadcast room of Sina Sports, Zhan Jun suddenly jumped up.
“Oh… my god!! This violent slide!! It’s simply art!!”
Zhang Lu also said excitedly, "In the world of football, it's not only goals that can make people excited, but also the art of defense in critical moments!"
"Look at the Arsenal fans now!! They are going crazy!!"
"Lucky's violent sliding tackle boosted Arsenal's morale!!"
The fans in the barrage were also agitated.
"This slide tackle is so cool!!"
"Wow! He suddenly rushed into the visual range. This is too exciting!!"
"18 years old? Can't handle the pressure? A slide tackle to teach you a lesson!!"
"Sunderland striker is stunned!"
"Everyone was shoveled away!"
"Song can leave now. Don't contact me anymore. I'm afraid Lucky will misunderstand!"
"Isn't this more than Song Xiang?"
"Lucky is awesome!!!——"
“Awesome!!!——”
Zhan Jun also glanced at the comments and said excitedly, "Luo Kai's performance is really stable! He scored within five minutes of coming on the pitch! Wenger made a good substitution!"
Zhang Lu also laughed and said, "800,000 yuan to buy such a defensive midfielder, I can wake up laughing in my sleep!"
Zhan Jun smiled and said, "The most important thing is that you are 18 years old!"
Immediately, the two of them couldn't help but burst into laughter.
They were extremely satisfied with Lucky's performance, and so were the fans in China.
At the same time, in the penguin group of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Goubuli Baozi: [WTF! WTF! WTF! WTF! WTF! Brother Le is awesome!!]
The Great Emperor: [Awesome! This slide tackle is absolutely amazing! ]
Goubuli Baozi: [Arsenal is going to take off! With Le Ge’s performance, he must be a main player! ]
The Emperor: [It's just one steal! Don't be impatient! Keep it up! Keep performing!]
Wangjing Leader: [Why do I feel that the Emperor is more nervous than Xiaole? ]
Goubuli Baozi: [Call me Xiaole, call me Brother Le! ]
Wangjing boss: [Get lost! ]
Goubuli Baozi: [The Emperor is waiting for Brother Le to stabilize the midfield for him! How can he not be anxious? ]
The Emperor: [If Xiaole can play well, wouldn't you guys be popular too? Especially Dapaoer, when you are defending, don't you want a stable defensive midfielder?]
Wangjing leader: [Our cannon is awesome, we don’t need a defensive midfielder! ]
Goubuli Baozi: [Yeah! That’s a good thing to say! ]
The Emperor: [He is insulting you! ]
Goubuli Baozi: [(Angry) You are such a disgrace! ]
The Emperor: [ But Xiaole is really bad at playing football! Was he like this before?]
Wangjing leader: [I won’t tell you, he likes to yell at people when he plays football! He is best at yelling at the captain! ]
The Emperor: [I suddenly feel so stressed! Will he yell at me? ]
Goubuli Baozi: [I yelled at him! ]
Wangjing leader: [A man from Northeast China and a man from Tianjin yell at each other. This scene is so beautiful! ]
The Great Emperor: [I watched the game! I won’t say more!]
Wangjing leader: [Bye! ]
Goubuli Baozi: [Bye bye! ]
…
In the arena, Lucky roared to release the pressure and felt refreshed all over.
He turned around and started looking for someone...
"Arteta, don't just stand there and watch, use your feet to run. Even if you don't steal the ball, you can come back to make up for it!"
"Captain, you should move closer to Gibbs and provide him with protection."
"Gibbs..."
Gibbs immediately raised his hand and took the initiative to admit his mistake: "I made a mistake in judgment, it's my problem!"
Lucky nodded with satisfaction.
Then he clapped his hands vigorously and shouted: "Alright! Guys! Don't think about other things, let's build a defensive network together! If you feel confused, then look at me, I will tell you what to do! Understand?!"
Arsenal's defenders looked at each other.
Vermaelen in particular showed a hint of embarrassment.
This was originally his job, but it seems that Lucky has done it!
And after this explosive slide tackle, no one thought there was anything wrong with what he said.
After all, Lucky’s defensive capabilities are there!
No one spoke. Lucky nodded and shouted, "Okay! I'll assume you understand. If you make mistakes again, believe me, I will yell at you!"
Goalkeeper Szczesny burst out laughing!
But what's going on with this extra heavy sense of security?
Goalkeepers are the most insecure position on the field, so they want to release pressure in various ways.
Szczesny rarely yells at people, which makes him bear a lot of pressure alone. Once the pressure is too great, he will collapse.
Fortunately, the appearance of Lekai directly formed a defensive barrier in the midfield.
Sunderland wanted a shot.
They have to get through two barriers first!
Szczesny clenched his fists, the time to counterattack has come!
Thanks to Lucky's explosive sliding tackle, Sunderland got a corner kick opportunity.
Arsenal players retreated to defend.
After the opponent's penalty kick player kicked the ball, Vermaelen accurately found the landing point and sent the ball to Lekai's feet.
After holding the ball, Lekai quickly turned around and looked up.
There was no good position for a long pass, so he passed the ball to Cazorla sideways.
Cazorla immediately sounded the clarion call for a counterattack.
Lukay planned to move forward to support his teammates, but seeing Arteta overtake him and run quickly towards the opponent's half, Lukay could only slow down and stop near the center circle to support.
Lucky was cruising in the center circle, his eyes fixed on the performance of the opposing and his own players.
Arsenal players were still too anxious.
Many times we missed some timing for cooperation, and the overall feeling was as if we were being pushed forward, eager to score a goal.
This may be the sense of urgency exerted on the forwards after the defensive problems were exposed in this game.
They wanted to score a goal to stabilize the situation, but the more they thought about it, the more anxious they became, and the more impatient they played.
Luka looked at Cazorla and Arteta.
I noticed that one of them was dribbling forward, while the other one was also trying to get into the opponent's penalty area.
Everyone rushes in?
Lucky shook his head.
Arsenal's attack was eager, but this eagerness could not bring Arsenal victory.
Soon after, Suarez broke into the penalty area and lost the ball while being surrounded by three Sunderland players.
The Sunderland defender immediately kicked the ball away.
Arsenal played a little anxiously, but they still put enough pressure on the team.
Lekai predicted where the ball would land and stood in position, then stretched out his foot to face the falling ball and easily took it off.
At this time, a Sunderland player rushed towards Lucky.
There was no fancy way to get rid of him, Lucky just turned around and faced him with his back.
The next second, the two collided.
Hum~~~~
There was a very obvious groan, obviously the work of the Sunderland player.
He wanted to use the inertia of his sprint to knock Lekai into him so that he could steal the ball.
But he underestimated the tonnage of Lucky, and when he charged forward, he was hit so hard that he saw stars.
Lekai didn't care about the opponent and protected the ball and moved to the left.
Arteta comes back to ask for the ball.
If it were in the past, Lucky would have sent it to him.
But this time, Le Kaido took a few steps and completed the pass only after he was sure it was safe.
At the same time, press down with both hands!
"Slow down! Don't be so anxious!"
Arteta took a long breath while holding the ball, and nodded seriously at Lukay.
At the same time, Arsenal's fast-running forwards also slowed down and made the same exhaling gesture.
“It’s stable!”
In the coaching booth, Wenger had a smile on his face.
He was very satisfied with the substitution, as the effect was immediate.
Once to defend, once to slow down the pace.
All of this has stabilized Arsenal.
In fact, there is a gap in strength between Arsenal and Sunderland.
As long as Arsenal takes it slow and doesn't follow the other side and act recklessly, it will be fine.
Seeing his teammates stabilize and the pace begin to slow down, Lekai nodded with satisfaction.
The ball began to be passed continuously in the midfield, and Lekai also retreated to his own half to receive the ball.
During this period, Lucky also kept observing.
Patles said that a qualified defensive midfielder must not only have stable defensive ability, but also the ability to pass the ball.
As for this passing ability, Lucky understands it as the ability to "read people".
It means who you think can pose a threat to the opponent, taking into account the opponent's position, technical ability, to what extent, where to take, etc.
Simply put, it is a choice of who can score a goal.
If we say that the central midfielder's responsibility is to complete assists or score goals independently through technology and ability.
The defensive midfielder's job is to pass the ball to the person in the most threatening position at the most advantageous moment. Simply put, it is to pass it to the person who can score a goal.
Other players need to make decisions based on various data and analysis.
For Lucky, this is much easier, as he can see what each player is going to do in the next few seconds.
These few short seconds are enough to decide everything.
For example, Leka saw that Cazorla in the opponent's half was already getting ready to move, and in the next few seconds, he would overwhelm Sunderland's players.
It's you!
Luka raised his hand to ask for the ball. Arteta trusted Luka and decisively passed the ball to him.
Lekai faced the ball without any pause and kicked it hard with the outside of his foot.
The ball slid at a high speed close to the ground, passing through two Sunderland midfielders like an arrow and appearing directly in the opponent's hinterland.
At this time, Cazorla also went around a Sunderland midfielder and chased the ball.
Cazorla was already in a very dangerous position when he received the ball.
There were only four opposing defenders in front of him, and this was the best situation that Lucky created for him.
"Kill them!!"
Lucky roared in the backcourt!
Cazorla didn't say a word and rushed straight towards the opponent's penalty area at full speed.
A Sunderland defender, O'Shea, stepped forward with his head held high, wanting more to hinder Cazorla's steps and wait for the player to retreat.
But Cazorla didn't give him any chance at all. He slipped his feet, twisted his body, and slipped past from the side like a loach.
O'Shea turned around and tried to pull, but Cazorla suddenly accelerated.
O'Shea stretched out his hand and caught something lonely.
Facing the next defensive player, Cazorla took advantage of his speed and made a deep-fried ball and directly entered the penalty area.
At this time, Sunderland's defense was on the verge of collapse.
The remaining two Sunderland defenders, Kural and Gardner, could only hope for a steal.
