Chapter 17 High Position Pressing

North London, Emirates Stadium.

The entire Emirates Stadium is illuminated by lights, and under the night, the hot atmosphere seems to overturn the entire game scene.

Champions League games are almost always held in the middle of the week. Considering the needs of fans and the viewing experience, they are all held in the evening.

This satisfies fans to come and watch the game after get off work or school.

Even in the middle of the week, Arsenal fans are still very enthusiastic.

The cheers on the scene lasted for a long time.

They looked at the Gunners who were constantly attacking Dortmund in the stadium and sent waves of cheers.

"Arsenal's offensive will is extremely strong. Obviously, the Gunners want to win this game at home!"

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.

At this time, the game has been going on for 20 minutes. In these 20 minutes, Arsenal has had 4 shots, almost one every five minutes.

This frequency also puts great defensive pressure on Dortmund.

But the problem is that the Gunners have been unable to penetrate Dortmund's defense, largely due to the opponent's central defender Hummels.

Dortmund's defense is extremely stable. Even if Arsenal's attacks come in waves, they still show an extraordinary stability.

The ball is passed back. After receiving the ball, Lekai directly passes it to Arteta with one touch, and the latter also quickly makes a move to pass the ball.

Arsenal almost uses a quick one-touch ball to build a passing and control system.

Lekai is also observing Dortmund's running position while running continuously.

It has to be said that Dortmund's high-pressure pressing puts great pressure on these midfielders.

Lekai no longer dares to hold the ball in the midfield. As long as he sticks to the ball for more than two seconds, these wolf-like guys will quickly come over to press you.

Although Lekai's ball-holding ability has improved a lot, he still can't resist this level of pressing.

Therefore, the best way is to pass the ball!

It has to be said that high-pressure pressing is really annoying!

When playing in the league, Lekai will not be disturbed too much when holding the ball in the backcourt, which also gives him enough space to observe the ball.

But the Hornets will not give you this time at all, and run over to fight for it at the first time!

Forwards and midfielders rushed from all directions.

Under this pressure, Lekai can only pass the ball quickly.

Fortunately, Arsenal's passing and control system has not been completely destroyed.

In order to strengthen the traditional system, Wenger put Wilshere in the position of right winger.

With the support of Cazorla, Wilshere and Arteta, three players with superb skills, Arsenal's passing and control system can operate smoothly.

However, trouble still exists!

The rhythm is getting faster and faster!

Lekai narrowed his eyes slightly.

This rhythm is not intentional for Arsenal, but it feels like being chased by Dortmund.

The most stable passing and control is naturally enough time, enough field width and various running positions.

But it is difficult for Arsenal to do this now.

Because the Hornets are chasing them from behind!

Sure enough, in the 23rd minute, Arsenal lost the ball.

Cazorla's pass was slightly weaker under the pressure.

Dortmund seized this moment accurately. Sahin took the initiative to stick to Walcott. With the help of Mkhitaryan, the two of them reasonably stole the ball.

Lekai's expression became solemn. He turned his head to look at Lewandowski and Reus, leaned to the left, and prepared to act.

After Klopp's Dortmund stole the ball, the first thing they did was to start a counterattack.

Sahin did the same, and found Reus with a short pass.

Reus received the ball sideways and wanted to start quickly.

But at this time, someone was already in front of him.

"Dortmund has completed the steal, they are going to counterattack, Reus is holding the ball, oh~~~Kai! He appeared in front of Reus in time!"

Arsenal fans' eyes lit up.

The heart became a little calmer from the initial panic.

Dortmund has a solid defense!

But there is also a wall in Arsenal's midfield!

Lekai stared at Reus with a fierce look.

Reus could only slow down under the pressure of Lekai.

But Reus was anxious because Arsenal's players had already started to retreat.

He had to do something.

He first glanced at Lewandowski, and the opponent's position was not good!

At this time, he had two choices.

Either pass the ball to the teammate who was advancing!

Or do it alone!

Thinking of this, Reus' body slightly deviated to one side. The amplitude was not large, but Lekai grasped it accurately, quickly stuck to it, and blocked the angle of his pass.

"Shit!"

Reus cursed inwardly.

Now there is only one last choice.

Do it alone!

Reus pushed Lekai to squeeze out a little space, but the two were not in the same league. Instead of squeezing out the space, he was pushed back.

At this time, Reus suddenly retreated and pulled the ball.

He wanted to make Lekai lose his center of gravity.

But Lekai's action was beyond his expectation.

The moment he pulled the ball, Lekai started like a cheetah and attacked decisively with his right foot.

Lekai could feel his toes touching the ball, which made him happy.

The ball was kicked out of the sideline by Lekai.

Royce put his hands on his waist and shook his head helplessly.

And Lucky stood up and shouted to his teammates to retreat quickly.

"Royce! He shouldn't work alone! He should pass the ball."

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray shook his head.

In response, his partner Richard said; "He couldn't pass the ball. In fact, Royce was ready to pass the ball at the beginning, but Kai seemed to have insight into all this at that moment, and quickly chose to grab the ball and blocked the passing space! He was forcing Royce to fight him one-on-one!"

"After the start of this season, Kai's defensive data has become more gorgeous. He has been passed very few times, and his defensive range has covered the entire midfield area. Just like Arsenal fans said, he is a wall!"

The Arsenal fans at the scene gave warm applause.

Although it was not the first time, they always applauded every time Lucky completed a steal or block.

They knew very well that Lucky's presence made Arsenal's defense more solid.

Yes!

Borussia Dortmund is very strong now!

But so what?

They are the Gunners!

They are Arsenal!

Come on!

The game has been going on, and the offense of both teams has been hindered to varying degrees.

Dortmund's Hummels.

Arsenal's Lucky!

The performance of these two people simply amazed everyone!

One swept the defense line crazily!

The other completed deadly sniper interceptions and steals in the midfield again and again!

At this moment, the forwards became the background board and lost their luster!

But Arsenal was obviously not satisfied with this.

At 30 minutes, Lucky actually stepped out of the half.

He was no longer satisfied with intercepting in the backcourt.

30 minutes of game time proved that this did not work.

Arsenal needs some changes!

After Lucky stepped into the opponent's half, his two feet began to move crazily, rushing around in the opponent's half.

Of course, his main sweeping area was near the front of the center circle.

But this also made Dortmund suddenly feel pressured.

"Run!"

"Go for it!"

"Don't give them a chance to breathe!"

Luca's active running led his teammates, and the Gunners began to sweep the front court frantically at this moment.

Wenger smiled on the sidelines, and turned to look at the coaching bench on the other side.

His eyes were fixed on Klopp.

You are not the only one who can use high-pressure pressing!

Luca, Cazorla, Suarez, Walcott, Wilshere, and Arteta all joined the pressing.

The six people kept blocking forward, transferring and defending, and their cooperation was very tacit.

In this situation, Dortmund was a little bit overwhelmed.

They had no space to pass forward at all.

Wenger used Wilshere, Cazorla and Arteta to stabilize the midfield.

But Dortmund was obviously very weak in this regard.

Especially when the ball was passed back to the two defensive midfielders Sahin and Sven Bender, Arsenal's pressing became more fierce.

Reus received the ball hastily. He wanted to look up to find his teammates, but suddenly there was a pressure from behind.

He had no choice but to pass the ball!

At this time, Lekai passed directly past Reus and rushed towards Mkhitaryan.

Chasing and intercepting again and again!

The sweeps put Dortmund in a passive position.

And Lekai was also looking for opportunities in this fast pace.

Suddenly, he turned his body and rushed towards Reus again.

At this time, Sahin hurriedly passed the ball under the pressure of Suarez.

The ball was not strong enough and the speed was not fast.

Reus' heart thumped.

Just as he was about to start and move forward to receive the ball.

But he felt a gust of wind sweeping from the side.

The next second, a red and white figure fell to the ground and slid to intercept the ball directly, and kicked it to Cazorla!

"Kai!!! Intercept in the front field!!!"

The on-site commentator George Adams roared.

At this time, Dortmund's formation was a bit chaotic, and the ball was at Cazorla's feet.

After Cazorla took the ball, he passed the opponent's two defensive midfielders and approached the penalty area.

At the same time, Suarez and Walcott also surrounded him.

At this moment, Dortmund's defense was in danger.

Hummels forced himself to calm down, and observed the running positions of his teammates and the two Arsenal forwards with his peripheral vision, and took the initiative to find Cazorla.

He blocked Cazorla's passing path and released the side channel, obviously letting Cazorla go alone.

But Cazorla suddenly stopped.

Hummels's movements were also very fast.

The next second, Cazorla gently lifted his left foot and slowly pushed the ball to a position about three meters to the left.

This pass made Hummels stunned for a moment.

Suddenly, a figure broke into the field of vision.

Lekai quickly moved forward and shot at Cazorla's pass.

"Kai!!! Shoot!!"

The on-site commentator George Adams roared.

The Arsenal fans at the scene all lifted their buttocks and stretched their necks to look at the goal.

This was near the penalty area line. His teammates had helped him attract the defensive force. The goal was right in front of him!

Lekai did not adjust, but swung his left foot and rubbed the ball hard with the outside of his foot.

The ball hit the goal with a strange arc, as if it was not aimed at the goal.

But the ball was pulled back abruptly under the rotation.

Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller rushed to dive.

But he couldn't touch the ball.

Just when he was desperate, there was a ding.

The ball hit the post and bounced out.

Lekai was also annoyed and wanted to hold his head.

In a hurry, Dortmund defender Subotic wanted to clear the ball.

But he stretched his legs and couldn't touch the ball.

Watched the ball fly to the left.

And there, Suarez appeared by chance!

His waist was straight, his eyes were fixed on the ball, and he had a light forward movement.

The ball slowly flew into the empty goal and entered the net!

In the 34th minute, Arsenal ushered in the first goal at home!

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