Chapter 99: Front defender
Chapter 99 The Defender in Front
Luton's players walked into the locker room.
Luton drew the visiting team's locker room in this game, but despite this, the visiting team's locker room at Wembley looks much better than the home locker room at Wolse Stadium.
In addition to the high-grade wooden floors on the floor, there is a circle of wardrobes, leather chairs, a row of massage chairs next to it, a row of showers behind, and even a small swimming pool in the dressing room. Warm water continuously gushes out from the center of the pool, and then flows out from the surrounding drains after passing the top.
"Beware that ice water comes out suddenly when you are bathing in the pool!" Jeffrey said, pointing to Kanter who was looking at the pool with his mouth wide open.
"This is a common tactic for the home team against the visiting team!" Jeffrey leaned in front of Kanter and scared. ."
"The visiting team changing room at Old Trafford doesn't even have a shower room. The windows are very small and the ceiling is much lower than a normal house. It feels very uncomfortable for people to walk in."
"I heard that when the Emirates Stadium was newly built, Wenger personally gave instructions on the construction of the visiting team's locker room, ensuring that the team going to the Emirates Stadium will be extremely uncomfortable..."
The players said what they had heard one by one.
"We won't be treated like this today?!" Kanter was obviously frightened, and the methods of these giants were more ruthless.
"Of course not. This is the National Stadium, and it is a neutral stadium. The home team and the away team will not be treated differently. Even the locker rooms of the home and away games are different in size, but there are some on the home team. We will definitely do it here. Yes." Captain Kevin Keane touched Kanter's head and said.
Kanter obviously took a long sigh of relief. He wanted to bubble in the hot pool a long time ago.
But not now, because the team's assistant coach John Aston is already urging the players to warm up.
"Hurry up! Change clothes and shoes, you only have 30 minutes! GOGOGO!!!!" John Aston has been doing this work for nearly 20 years, and he is extremely skilled. It's just that this is the first time he has said such a rhetoric at Wembley.
does not look much different from other stadiums.
The players filed out, walking from the player tunnel to the court.
There was a loud voice outside the stadium, the stands were full, and on both sides of the stadium, the Arsenal and Luton fans were quite distinct.
Gao Bo did not go out with the players, he still stayed in the locker room, preparing for his final job before the game.
He has already gotten Arsenal's starting roster, which is pretty much the same as he expected before the game, except for some changes in the striker.
He originally thought that Van Persie, who had just announced his injury last week, would not start in this game. At that time, the striker partner will probably be a combination of Adebayor and Arshavin.
But judging from the starting list just received, Van Persie is still ranked by Wenger in the starting lineup, he and Adebayor form a double forward, top of the front.
Arshavin also started, he is likely to be the right midfielder in this game, the left midfielder is Nasri, and the two players in the midfield are Alexander Song and the Spanish genius Fabregas.
The current Arsenal's deployment of manpower in the midfield and frontcourt is sufficient. On the bench, Arsenal also have good players such as Walcott, Bendtner, Denilson, Bella, etc., and they have returned from injury. Diaby also sat on the bench.
Wenger in the defensive line really made the young goalkeeper Fabianski start. In terms of using young people, Wenger is still very courageous.
The central defender combination is the partner of Kolo Toure and Hilteves, left defender Gibbs, right defender Ebb.
Send out players who are absent due to injury, this is basically Arsenal's main player.
Gao Bo wrote the names of these players on the tactical board according to the 442 position.
Luton has been preparing for this game for a long time. No matter what starter Arsenal changes, Luton can come up with countermeasures.
Gao Bo took out his notebook, which was already densely packed with matters needing attention in this game, but because of the changes in Arsenal's starting lineup, he added a few more.
After doing this, Gao Bo turned on the football card system.
The card system of this game still did not refresh the task. Gao Bo still has some regrets about this. It seems that apart from playing Chelsea for the first time, there will be no reward for another opponent at this level...
Maybe after reaching the final and winning?
Gao Bo is not sure, but the cards still need to be equipped in this game. This is his source of confidence against Arsenal. If there are no cards, the difficulty for Luton to deal with Arsenal has increased by more than an order of magnitude. .
Equip cards!
[Game Card (Blue): The success rate of interception increases by 15%]
This is the core card used by Gao Bo. The tactics arranged by Gao Bo for Luton are largely centered on this card. If there is no such card, Gao Bo hopes to play oppressively in the midfield. The law is likely to be broken due to the lack of personal ability of the players.
Players are the basis of execution tactics.
Next, Gao Bo chose the other three cards.
[Game Card (Yellow): Header ability increased by 7%, designated player "Jeffrey" used]
[Game card (yellow): shooting skills increased by 6%, designated player "Valdi" used]
These two cards are also Gao Bo's common cards, and the card he used next is a yellow card that he exchanged for a series of victories.
[match card (yellow): save success rate increased by 7%, designated player "Claude Rondo" used]
Gao Bo wanted this card a long time ago. A good goalkeeper is sure to be the top half of the team. Although Claude Rondo's comprehensive strength is not satisfactory to Gao Bo, but fortunately, the England goalkeeper reacted quickly in front of goal, so Gao Bo has always let Claude start as the main goalkeeper.
Arsenal are not a defensive team, they have always been known for their gorgeous offensive football. And facing Luton, Wenger couldn't hold his face to kick the defensive counterattack.
Gao Bo can be sure of this, so for Luton, the keynote of this game is to contain Arsenal's offensive first, and then look for opportunities to attack.
"Do you know your mission?"
The players have warmed up and returned. Gao Bo is standing in front of Hassan Ali, watching the young player he promoted from the youth academy and saying defending behind Jamie "Hassan" -Ali said loudly.
Gao Bo nodded: "Remember! Defending in the frontcourt as if in the backcourt, to force them to take the ball!"
"Understood, Boss!!" Hassan Ali nodded and said.
Since you want to defend, do it thoroughly!
Arsenal's team is very young. If they are allowed to attack and are played by these young men, it is really not easy for Luton to defend it!
Luton's defense is of course not a simple formation of an iron bucket in the backcourt, but starting from the forward, oppressing the opponent's ball holder!
Arsenal are good at advancing offense through ground coordination, so after Gao Bo tried the tactics of a defensive player in the previous league, he decided to use this trick in this game, in line with Luton's consistent overall defense. The oppressive tactics of the frontcourt may disrupt the offensive organization of a team like Arsenal!
Gao Bo let Hassan Ali play almost as a shadow striker, and let him play in this position with a well-fitted and wide-ranging defensive midfielder. Of course, it's not because of Hassan's offensive talent—if he has one.
The reason why Gao Bo did this was to make Arsenal's backcourt uncomfortable, and it is best to cut the connection between the Arsenal defender and the midfielder. This is to fundamentally curb Arsenal's offensive.
"Danny!! You have a larger range of activities!" Gao Bo said to Drinkwater, and then he stood up: "The whole!!! Be sure to pay attention to the whole!! The whole oppression, the whole retreat!! "
This is what Gao Bo has been instilling in Luton.
Offense is not just a matter of forwards, and defense is not just a matter of defenders.
Defense, start from the forward line!