Chapter 89: Battle against Arsenal (Part 3)
Mr. Ranieri was shocked by his own idea. He turned around and saw that Eggsy was given a side kick after his jersey was pulled. However, Arsenal's back-end system was now complete, and it was impossible for them to score this time.
Opportunities are rare and never come back. The opportunity just now was lost. Eggsy saw it when he sent the side ball. Now there is no gap to get into the penalty area. Although he didn't want to show it on his face, he still sighed while holding the ball on the sideline.
The ball was quickly kicked out of the sideline by Arsenal and became a dead ball. Arsenal regained possession of the ball and began to attack.
Eggsy did not delay and quickly organized a return defense. But the more he kicked the ball, the more he felt something was wrong. An indescribable feeling made Eggsy a little panicked.
He knew he couldn't panic, but this premonition really made Eggsy feel a little anxious. After returning to defense, he took a few deep breaths to calm his mind. Eggsy reached out and brushed the hair that fell by his ears, just revealing his extremely bright eyes.
Eggsy's teammates were all stunned, and then the director on the sidelines immediately pointed the camera at Eggsy as if he had discovered something new. Eggsy was now annoyed, and after he stroked his hair, he stared at Arsenal's goal, looking like he really wanted to make trouble with the goal.
Cech, who was guarding the Arsenal goal, was frightened by this look and hesitantly looked back at his own goal...
The goal shouldn't have bullied the little guy, right? Why did he force the kid to stare at him? If he wasn't wearing a tank hat, he would have wanted to scratch his hair to express his doubts.
At this time, Arsenal's attack began. Forward Sanchez took the lead in the attack and ran through the midfield, followed by Cazorla, Ramsey, and the defense line also had Record and Walcott. This was 3 forwards, 3 lines of attack.
Leicester City players are familiar with these attacks and they dare not take them lightly.
Eggsy glanced at Mahrez and Okazaki Shinji next to him, and rushed forward together. Unlike other players, Eggsy was a ranger and he had no fixed defensive target at all, because Eggsy's current task changed from organizing defense to: interception!
Soon Arsenal's Sanchez received the pass from his teammate, but the moment the ball flew over, Eggsy suddenly jumped up.
To be honest, a 190cm midfielder is indeed too tall, and Eggsy is indeed more difficult to control his body than other flexible midfielders. But now Eggsy can use his mid-court jump to steal other people's passes.
I just want to ask you if you are angry!
Although Sanchez rushed over immediately and tried to get the ball back, he couldn't catch up with Eggsy even if he jumped up, and he was not as tall as Eggsy, and he could only reach his arm.
It was not easy for Eggsy to seize this opportunity, and his whole body stretched out in the air in a beautiful posture. Those who know it know that this is to maintain balance in the air and also to prolong his time in the air.
But in front of the fans, Eggsy's movements, his posture, and his beautiful oriental look were simply elegant!
The result was that Eggsy hit the ball hard with his head and passed the ball directly to the forwards who were already running away!
"Return to defense!"
Arsenal players shouted and chased after him urgently, but the moment Eggsy jumped up, Leicester City's forwards had already run away.
What does this indicate?
This shows that Leicester City's teammates have great trust in Eggsy! When they saw Eggsy running up and jumping, they were sure to get the ball!
"Unexpected interception!" The host was impressed by Eggsy's mid-air interception. He even half-jokingly said, "As a tall midfielder in the Premier League, Eggsy may become an exclusive interceptor of aerial passes in the future."
"All those lobs in the Premier League should be careful!" The host did not forget to be naughty, but the next second his attention was drawn to the situation on the field.
"Leicester City successfully intercepted the ball and started a counterattack! My God, this is a three-pronged attack!"
The one who received the header pass from Eggsy was Mahrez. Although his dribbling ability in Leicester City was not as good as Eggsy's, it was also pretty good.
So this time, Mahrez dribbled on the right, Okazaki Shinji was in the middle, and Vardy was on the left. This was indeed a three-way attack. And Eggsy was completely their logistics chief, and now he just sent the shells to the front line and bombarded Arsenal.
Arsenal's responsiveness is indeed very good, but what makes Arsenal better than Leicester City is their defense. From goalkeeper Cech to defenders Debuchy, Gibbs, and Mertesacker, they can all form a rear network to stop the opponent's attack.
Therefore, even if Leicester City has blossomed in three directions, it is difficult to penetrate Arsenal's back and grab points. However, Eggsy knows from the last offensive power that he must not be defended by Arsenal, otherwise they will still destroy his attack.
So Eggsy, with two tails behind him, rushed all the way and prepared to attack Arsenal's defense.
When Eggsy rushed in, Mr. Ranieri was still watching from the sidelines. He and his coaching staff were watching the changes in the positions of Arsenal's players. Whenever Leicester City's players attacked with more than three players, Arsenal's defense became tighter and tighter.
This is a big problem for offensive players. If Arsenal tighten their defense, their ability to attack and make diagonal runs will be less likely.
It was a good move for Eggsy, as Leicester City's forwards also had difficulty attacking, so the ball was passed from Mahrez to Vardy. However, there were two people surrounding Vardy and he couldn't get to the point at all, so the ball was passed to Shinji Okazaki.
Okazaki Shinji, who also couldn't find a chance to score, passed the ball back to Eggsy. Eggsy ran left and right, shook off several Arsenal defenders around him, and then started passing the ball.
"It appears! Eggsy's moving pass!" The host excitedly watched the director tracking the footage sent back by Eggsy, and reported at an incredible speed: "Although Leicester City's forwards have retreated a bit, Eggsy's movement is really more threatening!"
It sounds a bit mysterious that the threat is great just by running. However, although there are three defenders chasing and blocking Eggsy when he is running, this does not prevent Eggsy from passing and receiving the ball in the gaps. In addition, Eggsy's running speed is not low. At the same time, when he runs in a large area, many defensive players start running and have to defend him.
This way Eggsy can stretch Arsenal's defense.
When Eggsy did this, Wenger's face turned pale. At this time, he already had a certain understanding of the 17-year-old player's basketball IQ, and even more of Eggsy's ability, which made him take a deep breath!
"This is genius." Wenger sighed, and then wondered what would happen if such a little thing was in Arsenal?
Not only can Arsenal's offense and defense be accelerated, but the midfield control alone can be fully utilized, just like the double midfielders of Barcelona. Eggestein can be responsible for breaking the formation and attacking, while Mesut can be responsible for defense and dispatching interceptions. The two complement each other and directly grasp the ball firmly in their hands.
If this is true, will Arsenal still worry about the Champions League? Are they afraid of those Spanish teams that use possession as their main tactic?
Wenger's idea was indeed beautiful, but he had to admit a reality, that is, he had no way to intercept Eggsy now, and he couldn't even stop him from using the pass to tear open his own defense line.
Because Eggsy kept passing the ball, Arsenal's players couldn't even touch the ball, let alone intercept it. For the sake of the players, Arsenal's players had to intercept and snatch the ball. As long as Eggsy kept receiving the ball like a tower, such defense was completely unavoidable.
Therefore, even if Arsenal didn't want to open up their defense, it had to be stretched apart, and at this time Vardy on the left found the opportunity to cut into the penalty area diagonally.
Vardy didn't even need to raise his hand. When Eggsy was evading the interception, he looked at the gap of turning and swept the whole court. He probably knew the position of his forwards in his heart. So Eggsy turned around and accelerated, hooked the ball and ran wildly.
It is harder than climbing to the sky to pass the ball in the penalty area! When the defenders were chasing and blocking him and even pulling Eggsy's clothes, he passed the ball!
The ball made a strange circle in the air, almost bypassing the players on the periphery and forming a C shape directly to Vardy's legs!
In order to pass the ball, Eggsy had already sacrificed his balance and fell directly to the ground. But he still raised his head to look in the direction of the ball, to see if Vardy had shot!
"Beautiful! This goal is simply beautiful!" The host obviously wanted to say something else, but the reality did not allow him to say it, because Vardy, who received the ball, was about to shoot!
At this moment, Vardy had no idea where the ball came from, but as soon as the ball arrived, he thought he must seize this opportunity to face Cech!
While running wildly, he calculated the frequency of his left and right feet, and kicked when he got the chance!
All the spectators and staff had opened their mouths and were ready to cheer! Because at this distance and angle, anyone could have kicked the ball in! And Vardy's explosive shot had always been his signature, so it shouldn't have been a big problem.
"Shoot--oh!"
The host just shouted "shoot" but there was no follow-up cheering, that's because the ball was actually pushed out of the goal by Cech with one palm, and even rolled out of the sideline!
Vardy himself was extremely surprised, and Eggsy, who had just fallen to the ground, lay on his back, and couldn't help cursing in anger.
"Big fool!"
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