The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 385 Tactical Foul
The so-called most popular city derby in England is that no matter how many games you play in a short period of time, the games are still full!
On January 1th, the Emirates Stadium was packed, and 10 fans gathered in the brand-new Emirates Stadium to witness the 153 North London Derby games, and the Gunners fans also hope to witness Arsenal once again.

Since the beginning of this season, with Ye Qiu's strong leadership, Tottenham Hotspur still occupy a lot of pages in newspapers and media even if their results are not good, and have received a lot of attention. Recently, with Beckham Mu's joining, Tottenham Hotspur's every move has attracted the attention of the media from all over the world, which makes the rivals in the same city with better results naturally unhappy.

But if it's normal, if you're not happy, you can't do anything about the opponent, but now it's different, the two teams are going to fight.

Ever since, Arsenal fans booed Tottenham Hotspur overwhelmingly from the very beginning at the Emirates Stadium, hoping to use boos to affect Tottenham Hotspur's performance, and Arsenal have been booing Tottenham Hotspur all the time. The opening also actively used the home court advantage to initiate a rush to Tottenham Hotspur.

Wenger has a knot in this game, and that is Beckham.

Ye Qiu's starting lineup for this game was a little surprising, but not surprising.

The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Vargas, Hangeland, Thiago Silva and Arbeloa, and the midfield three players are Beckham, Mascherano and Fabregas , The front trident is Ribery, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Messi.

Tottenham Hotspur can be said to have sent the main lineup to play, and it is not surprising that Beckham started, because he has played more and more time in the past two games, but he played against Liverpool. The first show was very eye-catching, but the FA Cup in Cardiff was relatively mediocre. This also made many people worry whether the battle at Anfield Stadium would be a flash of inspiration for Beckham, and then it would be completely silent. Woolen cloth?
Wenger didn't dare to take risks. He had watched the second half of the Anfield battle many times. After Beckham came on the field, Tottenham's midfield became very threatening. It can even be said that even Benitez A coach with very targeted tactics failed to find a solution and restraint for a while.

Therefore, in this game, Wenger played Baptista. The Brazilian Beast can play as a striker, attacking the opponent's defense for Henry, and can also retreat to play in the midfield. When playing, help the midfielder, strengthen the strength of the midfielder, and deal with the move from Tottenham Hotspur.

Because of this, Arsenal seemed to be rushing to attack after the opening, but in fact they did not invest much in offense.

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A whistle from the pitch woke Wenger up, his heart skipped a beat, and he raised his head. He was worried that he saw the opportunity the team gave Tottenham Hotspur to set the ball in the frontcourt, but fortunately, he raised his head and looked up. It was Henry who shook his head and walked back in frustration, while the lineman raised the flag in his hand high, which was an offside.

Looking at the big screen in the stadium, what I saw was Rosicky's through ball. Henry started too quickly, and Tottenham Hotspur's defense line was pressed very quickly as a whole, which caused Henry to be in a very difficult position at the moment Rosicky passed the ball. Obvious offside position.

Wenger was sitting in the coaching bench of the home team. Although there was a soft and comfortable leather sofa chair under his buttocks, he always felt awkward.

Arsenal quickly created another opportunity. Baptista pulled to the right, dodged past Vargas and made a cross, but the cross was caught by Thiago Silva. Stuck, the Brazilian central defender directly cleared with a header in the top battle with Henry, defusing an Arsenal attack.

But after the ball flew out of the penalty area, Arteta plugged in, stopped the ball, and took a long shot, but the angle was too straight, and Cech directly threw him directly, and Arsenal's wave of offensive also let There was thunderous cheers from the Gunners fans in the stands at the Emirates Stadium, clearly hoping that the team could keep up the good work and preferably score as soon as possible.

Standing on the sidelines, Wenger watched as the team continued to attack Tottenham, with little success.

He can feel that Tottenham Hotspur's defense is indeed getting tighter and tighter. In fact, he has realized this problem as early as a month ago in the league game. Although Tottenham Hotspur Holding high the banner of offensive football, there are also many people who think that this team is known for its offensive football.

But in fact, this team's defense is also quite tight, and very layered and organized.

For example, Rosicky's pass to Henry just now created a very good offside trap for Tottenham Hotspur, and then no matter how Arsenal played or attacked, Tottenham Hotspur's defense was very good Hierarchical, orderly, wrong but not chaotic.

This makes it difficult for Arsenal's offense to create a threat.

It seems that this time, Henry is about to form a breakthrough on the left, but Arbeloa, a defensive player, is not fast, but his clinging skills are top-notch. He clings to Henry directly and prevents Henry from doing whatever he wants As a result, Henry had to make a sudden stop and pass a cross. Baptista stepped in, ahead of Mascherano, and barely kicked a long shot, which was high.

Judging from this offense alone, Arsenal has the upper hand, but in fact, they have not created an effective threat at all. Neither Henry nor Baptista have been able to create a good scoring opportunity in an absolute sense.

"Let them act cleanly in our half, and don't easily give them the opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt!" Wenger frowned like a mountain, with a worried look on his face, explaining to the assistant coach Pate who followed him out. ? Rice.

There is no need to say more about Beckham's set-piece skills, the whole world knows it, and Arsenal does have a weakness in defending against set-pieces, because whether it is Gallas or Kolo Toure, the ability to defend against high balls is not good. They are very strong, because their height limits their performance, but Tottenham Hotspur has a tall and strong player like Hangeland and a powerful scoring center like Ruud van Nistelrooy, so they can't be careless at all.

As for reducing the number of fouls in his own half, Wenger had already seriously warned the players before the game, so Arsenal played relatively cleanly in their own half of the game, and the team has been on the defensive from the very beginning. It is not without consideration of placing the battlefield in Tottenham Hotspur's half as much as possible.

But not long after Wenger asked for it, and after Arsenal attacked for a full ten minutes after the opening, Tottenham Hotspur also launched a counterattack. Beckham got the ball and passed the ball past Arsenal. The midfielder fell to Van Nistelrooy's feet.

The Dutch center took the ball with his back and leaned against Kolo Touré and Gallas with his back. At this time, with Beckham and Mascherano behind him, Fabregas' attack was more determined and direct. Plug in to support.

Van Nistelrooy passed the ball to Cesc Fabregas, who played a through ball between Gallas and Clichy, and Messi quickly shook Clichy, with a very fast start. After the speed, plug in and catch the ball.

Gallas's reaction speed was also very fast, he chased back quickly, and blocked Messi outside the penalty area, but the Argentine teenager was very skillful with his feet, and with a fake move, Gallas, who was sprinting at high speed, had to follow He stopped, but he was small, and the speed of adjusting the center of gravity was obviously faster. After deceiving Gallas to make an emergency stop, Messi suddenly accelerated again.

When a person adjusts his center of gravity, it is impossible for his feet to move, but Gallas knows very well that if Messi is allowed to pass by at this time, it will be single-handedly, and with the personal ability of the Argentine teenager, he will pass Lehmann It is not a problem to hit the empty goal directly in the end, so the thought of preventing Messi from surpassing others flashed through his mind in an instant, and he stretched out his hand to grab Messi's jersey.

The Argentine teenager was pulled so that he lost his balance and fell to the ground, and the referee's whistle sounded at the same time.

"Red card!!!!" Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands cheered in unison, this is a tactical foul!
But the huge crowd of Arsenal fans booed in unison and cursed the Tottenham Hotspur fans for putting pressure on the referee. The entire Emirates Stadium was full of voices.

"This time is to test the willpower of the referee. This is indeed a tactical foul. Gallas is also the last defensive player. If the referee is tough enough at this time, Gallas should be given a red card and punished. Tactical foul but the game has just started and it's the Emirates Stadium again"

The Arsenal fans at the scene obviously knew how to take advantage of this, so they kept putting pressure on the referee.

Sometimes, the so-called home field advantage is further reflected in this way.

The referee stopped players from both sides trying to press, Arsenal obviously felt it was a normal foul as Kolo Toure was already chasing back, but Tottenham felt it was an unquestionable foul Tactical foul. After the past, Messi went into the penalty area to form a single-handedly. Isn't this a tactical foul?

After the referee stabilized the emotions of the players on both sides, he finally showed Gallas a yellow card and gave Tottenham a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt. This set kick was about 22 meters away from the goal. position, the top of the arc is slightly to the right.

"If it's in the second half, Arsenal will be finished!" Ye Qiu watched from the sidelines and shook his head.

Sometimes the referee has to consider many, many factors when making a penalty, even including home factors, and the home team is given a red card just after 13 minutes of the game. This is really a test of the referee's willpower.

"Damn it, they always take advantage!" Roland cursed from the sidelines. The last time he was away at the Emirates Stadium, both goals were controversial, but considering that the referee was Ball, and it was just a dispute, it belonged to the main referee. It was within the range measured by the referee, so Tottenham Hotspur did not act too tough.

"If Gallas is sent off now, not only will Arsenal not have to play this game, but also the next round!" Mauro Tassotti explained the referee's approach with a wry smile.

The law enforcement standards of football games can never be completely neutral, and the referee's judgment is always affected by many, many factors. Assuming that Arsenal is not given a red card this time, leading to Tottenham Hotspur eventually losing the game, That Tottenham Hotspur is indeed very wronged.

Of course, the referee committee will also have this consideration, so in many cases it is you who suffer at this time, and I will give you some compensation in the next game, or in the next game, which is to find a balance.

This is why everyone says that anyone can suffer from the referee's mistakes, and why Mourinho kept bombarding the referee in his previous life, but was scoffed at by most professionals. You can't Always only stare at the time when you are at a disadvantage, and you also have to consider the time when you are taking advantage.

If all the teams had to list the misjudgments they suffered from, there would definitely be a lot of misjudgments, and if they wanted to list the misjudgments that they took advantage of, there would definitely be a lot of them. Of course, it is impossible to suffer losses. As much as taking advantage, no one can do it.

So generally speaking, unless it is absolutely necessary, Ye Qiu will not put pressure on the referee, or even bombard him.

This time, the penalty spot is at a place where you can choose to hit the goal yourself or choose an indirect assist, and the player who takes the penalty is still Beckham. He stands near the penalty spot, puts the ball, and slowly Take a few steps back and calculate the distance.

Players from both teams in the penalty area quickly poured in, while Lehmann leaned on the right column and directed his teammates to set up the wall.

Everyone is a professional player, and they are used to the principle of listening to the referee on the football field. Therefore, when Beckham stands still, both sides of the opponent have already set up their postures and are ready to deliver the final blow at any time.

In this game, Beckham ran a lot. This is his first start in a long time, but he has been training with high intensity, coupled with the familiarization and adaptation process of the previous two games , making him a little tired because his body is still far from the best, but after all, it's just the beginning, and he's just a little out of breath.

Stretching out his right hand and making a downward movement, Beckham quickly sprinted forward four steps following the whistle of the referee, just stepping on his left foot impartially, and swung his right foot to meet the ball. One pump.

The ball climbed quickly, crossed the high jumping wall, and fell quickly in the middle of the penalty area. The speed was very fast, almost in the blink of an eye. When Lehmann reacted and quickly flew to the right, the ball Already almost brushing the angle between the crossbeam and the right upright post, it hit the net.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Yuanyue Scimitar!! A great direct free kick to score!!!"

"A direct free kick from David Beckham! This is his first goal after returning to the Premier League. It comes from his iconic crescent knife. It is very exciting, more than 20 meters away from the goal. Goal scored from a direct free kick!!"

Amidst the hoarse shouts of the game commentator, Beckham seemed to be doing a very ordinary thing, not excited at all, not at all excited because of scoring. He was hugged and congratulated by his teammates, but he just smiled and walked back slowly.

He is more aware of his physical condition than anyone else. The lack of games for a long time has made his state still not at its best. Although he insists on training every day, it is only training after all. It can only help players maintain their state, but the players The best state comes from the game, lack of game, the state is not much better.

Therefore, after coming to Tottenham Hotspur, although Beckham was very active and hardworking, more contributions were made in long pass transfer and set kicks, which made him feel dissatisfied, because he could Do more and do better.

Although he has only been in London for less than half a month, he has already felt very clearly that in Tottenham Hotspur, he has a group of very good teammates and a very outstanding head coach , This is a team that does big things, so Beckham is constantly adjusting the requirements and goals for himself.

At the very least, he must prove that he can gain a foothold in this team!

"It's Beckham again. Before playing Liverpool, he chose to assist with set-pieces, but this time he chose to do it himself, and directly broke through Arsenal's goal with a free kick, which made Lehmann unable to react at all!"

The big screen at the Emirates Stadium is constantly replaying the whole process of Beckham's direct free kick just now, the perfect combination of speed, strength, and arc. By the time Lehmann reacted, the ball had already entered the net. .

Wenger sighed deeply on the sidelines. Just now he was thankful that Gallas escaped a tactical foul, but now he feels very helpless, because although he escaped the red card, he was caught by Toth Nam Hotspur opened the scoring and scored a goal.

Of course, compared with losing one goal, Wenger must choose the latter instead of the former.

And taking advantage of the chance of dead ball after scoring, Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines and pressed forward towards the team, indicating that the team should take advantage of the victory and pursue, don't give Arsenal a chance to take a breather, just fight to the death, completely Knock down the morale and spirit of the gunner.

This is not only for this game, but also for the next round at White Hart Lane.

At the same time, Ye Qiu also conveyed the adjustment order to Beckham through Ribery, that is, after the team pressed forward, he should not retreat too far, because Ye Qiu noticed that Baptista actively retreated Participate in midfield defense, once Beckham drops back, it becomes Baptista to defend him.

In other words, Ye Qiu asked Beckham to measure himself, how to walk between the two players, Gilberto Silva and Baptista, this was his test.

But a veteran is a veteran, and Beckham soon got another chance. This time he took advantage of Baptista's retreat and Gilberto Silva didn't dare to press forward. , a long pass over the top, the ball fell behind Kolo Toure, Ribery quickly inserted the anti-offside and got the ball along the left, and made a low pass on the left side of the penalty area.

Gallas and Van Nistelrooy were competing in the penalty area, but Gallas took the first step and kicked the ball to clear the siege, but tripped Van Nistelrooy. The referee judged that this was an excellent defense, so he signaled the game to continue. Arsenal quickly fought back.

(End of this chapter)