Champions League away match against Arsenal, Zhongdian won half

I originally thought that after the Reds Liverpool won the Premier League in a foregone conclusion, the arsenal could concentrate on playing the Champions League semi-finals. Actually, this is not the case.

This game just shows how smooth the tactics of Paris Saint-Germain are now without Director Mönn.

The visiting team No. 10 Dembele, as the core, was like a fish in water, pushing Enrique's tactics to a new level.

From 2 minutes and 07 seconds, Paris Saint-Germain scored, Dembele scored in the end, the team passed the ball:

26 feet.

The visiting team directly exposed the existing defensive problems of the home team through this overall pass.

Of course, Director M.M went away to Spain to chase the Big Golden Ball, and the Paris Saint-Germain team had no ball dominance, only the fake ball dominance was left. This fake ball tycoon is not very effective in playing games. He once injured his legs because of playing games, but the upper limit of playing games is higher than Director M.

The fake ball domineered directly broke through Arsenal's midfield defense through a center drawdown. With his current skills, he is no longer "Xiao Deng", but "Zhong Deng". After all, he is still young, and "Lao Deng" really can't rank him.

The entire "offense-to-defense-to-defense" and "defense-to-defense" switch will start from 1 minute and 52 seconds into the first half. Ashraf successfully stepped forward and broke the home team's No. 23 Merino's ball in front of him. Because of the steal, Merino had to commit a foul behind his back and the ball changed hands. Then there was Paris Saint-Germain's frontcourt free kick and a 25-foot pass torn Arsenal's three-line defense.

This foul fully demonstrates that Arsenal was not focused after the start of the game, and his speed of burning physical fitness and game concentration could not keep up with his opponent.

As shown in the picture above, at 1 minute and 52 seconds in the first half, Merino had fouled behind him, and there were already 5 players in the visiting team's frontcourt, including Ashraf who was overturned by him. Moreover, the visiting team did not hesitate at all for Merino's defense and directly chose to "double-team" - Ashraf broke the ball in front, and Joo Neves was ready to be close to him at any time in the back.

This successful frontcourt defense originated from Paris Saint-Germain's backcourt clearance. The reason for quickly obtaining the ball was that after the clearance, Zhongdeng ran at high speed all the way, pressing every Arsenal backcourt holder, and half of the team he received accompanied him to speed up and cut Arsenal's three lines directly in a short time.

1 minute and 44 seconds, Zhongdeng pressed left-back No. 49 Skeley, who returned the goalkeeper Raya.

1 minute and 47 seconds, the middle-level landing pressed Raya, who passed the center back No. 15 Kiviol.

1 minute and 50 seconds, Zhongdeng began to chase Kiviol again. At this time, Paris Saint-Germain right winger No. 14 and Fabian Ruiz all followed at high speed. Kiviol instantly encountered three people double-teaming and rushed forward. Merino, who was retreating to the reception, did not notice that he had been caught from behind by Ashraf, and he had to add Joao Neves next to him. In other words, at this moment, as many as five players in the Paris Saint-Germain set up a press against Kiviol and Merino.

So there was a foul in the first screenshot and a pass with as many as 26 feet from Paris Saint-Germain.

Before Paris Saint-Germain fought back, there was a very interesting scene.

3 points in the first half, Arsenal used a high-level press. However, the actual execution of Goose is that Ode is in a vanguard, reaching the center position, Rice on the forward line is running with Fabian Ruiz, and Merino follows Vitinia. The visiting team's midfielder's midfielder retreated and received the ball, and there was no one in the center circle - that is, Paris Saint-Germain made Arsenal's midfield defense misplaced through reasonable passes. As a result, Chu Deng went from taking the ball to taking the counterattack quickly to shooting at the top of the penalty area, the Arsenal forward line was not in the defensive position.

In the above picture, the 24th straight pass was Mendes, who made the visiting team's No. 25. This person was extremely clear-headed and grasped the only reasonable possibility of passing. The passing technique and timing were also extremely accurate. When Paris Saint-Germain encountered a high-level press, it completed the crack by just using the tactical adjustment of "center retreat".

When the mid-range ball was held in the middle circle in 3 minutes and 03 seconds, it was on the surface six to six. In fact, Martinelli on the right side of the mid-range ball and Rice on the left side, that is, the bottom of the mid-range ball, were both too far away to prevent the mid-range ball from dribbling and speeding up.

Under normal circumstances, Arsenal's defense will change from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2 or 4-5-1, and the formation will change as follows.

4-3-3

defender: Timber, Saliba, Kiviol, Skelly

forwards: Odgao, Rice, Merino

forwards: Saka, Trosad, Martinelli

4-4-2

defender: Timber, Saliba, Kiviol, Skelly

forwards: Odgao, Rice, Merino, Martinelli

forwards: Saka, Trosad, 84}

Because Thomas Patty has suspended the game due to accumulating yellow cards, it is very normal for Merino to close in the middle as a midfielder. Therefore, Martinelli must return to the left front guard, and Odgao must also be in the right forward. If it becomes 4-5-1 again, Trosad or Saka will retreat to the forefront.

In the actual game, Odgao could not come back at all (what is the game state that I can't come back in 3 minutes at the beginning), and Rice ran back from the right because there were Fabian Ruiz and Kvaratshelia on the side of Timber. Rice could not let Timber fight one against two. In addition, Martinelli did not make up for Merino's empty middle lane in time, which was equivalent to allowing Zhongdeng to swing the ball from the middle lane to dribble forward.

When the situation developed to 3 minutes and 12 seconds, when Kvaratshelia singled Tinber on the wing, the Arsenal front-line Merino and Odegao's pot was getting bigger.. As the picture above, Rice is the defensive midfielder and the only forward-looking vanguard in the process of returning to defense. At this time, he was baked on the knife mountain. It’s not that he can’t see Zhongdeng Malaysia standing on the top of the penalty area with a golden sword, but if he doesn’t pull out to help Timber assist defense, Kvaratskhelia will cut inside and shoot against the ball. In this scenario, the home team's back line cannot provide enough manpower to support Tinbel. Saliba, Kiviol and Skeley were against Fabian Ruiz, Ashraf and Vitinia respectively. Three defenses and three were already very passive, and Martinelli's timely return to defense was helpful. Merino, who was chasing back in the middle, kept running back at a constant speed, not realizing how much threat the Zhongdeng's off-ball position posed.

The one who finally entered the soul was also Zhongdeng. The picture given by the camera position behind the goal can be seen more clearly.

In the picture above, Rice just started running behind Timber, and when Merino ran to the top of the penalty area, it was up to six meters away from Zhongdeng. It took him no more than 1 second to keep a shot, but he actually let Zhongdeng be nine meters away from him.

In addition, it only counts the entire time process. When Zhongdeng retreats to the middle circle to receive the ball, it is 3 minutes and 03 seconds. When the ball goes in, it takes a little inside the penalty area and takes a shot. It is 3 minutes and 15 seconds. As many as 11 seconds, the home team's forwards returned to defense, but still made the man sway his shot...

Arsenal is not without a chance since then. Martinelli and Trosad each won a quasi-single shot in the first and second halfs, but their shooting skills are indeed not as trustworthy as Chowden. The key is that this Champions League semi-final started on the premise that Liverpool topped the Premier League. Arsenal is focused and has home advantage. Shouldn’t we make a try?