Chapter 112: Trying to Be a Central Midfielder

In the 25th round of the Premier League, Arsenal played away against Crystal Palace.

In this game, there were some changes in Arsenal's lineup.

The lineup positions were still rotated.

Defenders: Sagna, Mertesacker, Ferdinand, Gibbs.

Midfielders: Kante, Lukay, Flanimi.

Forwards: Walcott, Suarez, Sanchez.

Lukay appeared in the position of central midfielder.

Patrice said that Wenger would let him play the position of central midfielder to feel it, and Lukay was also preparing for it, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

In this game, Lukay appeared in the position of central midfielder, which also surprised many people.

After all, Lukay has been playing as a defensive midfielder, and even when he participated in the attack, his position was only on the left side, not the central midfielder.

But this time, Cazorla did not play, and Lukay played as a central midfielder.

To be honest, Lukay is not particularly familiar with this position.

He has played as a full-back, a center back, and a defensive midfielder. These are positions that are a little further back, and there is not much confrontation.

Even if there is confrontation, it is initiated by himself.

Now, Lekai feels surrounded by the opponent in the central midfielder.

The biggest discomfort is that Lekai often needs to take the ball with his back.

Because he is an organizing point, Lekai needs to turn around to take the ball, and then the opponent's players will immediately move forward to press.

Facing this kind of pressing, Lekai is not used to it.

In order to deal with this problem, Lekai passes the ball to both sides more often, rather than getting rid of it on his own.

"Kai is not very adaptable!"

Looking at the action of Lekai always passing back after taking the ball on the court, Patles said.

Wenger also nodded and said, "The central midfielder is different from the defensive midfielder. The defensive midfielder is in his own half, surrounded by teammates, and psychologically he will have a sense of security, and there are more passing points. But the central midfielder has to cross the opponent's half, needs to get the ball with his back to the goal, and there are not many teammates around him, which is more challenging for his ability to get rid of the ball."

Patres frowned and said, "Is it too fast? We have to give him some time to adapt."

Wenger shook his head and said, "He has done too much training, but some things cannot be trained, they must be honed in the game, and he has never played as a central midfielder. Even if he is told, he will not have much understanding. It is better to let him feel it first."

Patres grinned and said, "Aren't you afraid of losing?"

Wenger smiled and said, "As long as the ball is lost, I will immediately send Cazorla up."

Patres shook his head and laughed.

Wenger has a good calculation!

In the game, Lekai is still not very used to it.

In the position of the defensive midfielder, the field of vision is wider, and there is not much pressure to close, so there is more room for thinking.

But in the position of central midfielder, Lekai found that he needed to make decisions faster.

Once the opponent approaches him, everything will be ruined.

So you must make plans for the next step before the opponent approaches you! It should be after the ball stops.

And this also requires more observation and thinking to participate in it.

Don't look down!

Look up and observe!

Lekai's waist was slightly bent, and he slightly straightened up, and his head began to turn left and right.

"Hey!"

Seeing this scene, Wenger's eyes lit up.

Lekai turned his back to the attacking side and kept observing left and right.

His eyes moved between Walcott and Sanchez, and occasionally looked at Suarez, but not often.

The most important thing is to pass the ball to both sides.

At the same time, Lekai moved to the left, Kante looked up at him, and Lekai nodded slightly.

Kante passed the ball.

At this moment, Lekai immediately turned his head to look at Walcott, and used his peripheral vision to look at the Crystal Palace defender who was about to approach.

He immediately turned his head and took the initiative to meet the rolling ball.

He did not stop the ball, but flicked it to the left, forming a sideways position, and looked up at Sanchez.

The Crystal Palace players also rushed to the position at this time, ready to force Lekai to pass back like before.

Lekai lowered his head again and made a passing motion.

The Crystal Palace players subconsciously slowed down.

At this time, Lekai's foot, which was originally passing the ball, suddenly turned inward, quickly turned around and killed from the side of the Crystal Palace player.

The Crystal Palace player was startled and reached out to pull.

He grabbed Lekai's jersey, and Lekai's speed could not support him to get rid of it directly.

But this was enough!

Lekai looked down at the ball. In the previous "foresight", he had seen the direction of Walcott's running.

Lekai still lowered his head to load, and kicked the ball hard with the outside of his foot.

The ball penetrated the middle area between the full-back and the central defender like an arrow, and there was a swirl of deceleration.

At this time, Walcott also rushed out diagonally and easily got the ball.

"Beautiful!!!"

Wenger and Patles shouted subconsciously.

This pass is simply amazing!

It shows the characteristics of the central midfielder position to the fullest.

Although Lucky failed to get rid of him, this through ball has made up for a lot.

Now it's up to Walcott

Under the hopeful eyes of Wenger and Patles, Walcott kicked the ball directly.

"Ah~~~~!!!"

Walcott held his head and howled in pain.

This stinky foot!

Lucky also kicked the ball in the air on the grass, how could it be scrapped like this.

I wanted to scold Walcott, but the latter said quietly: "Kay! You scared me!"

Lucky was stunned.

What?

"How did you know I would run here?" Walcott raised his index finger and said; "You just glanced at me, and you didn't even look at me before passing the ball."

Lucky blinked.

How did he say?

Did I foresee your movement?

Only ghosts believe it.

"Don't give excuses for your stinky feet!"

Lucky immediately cursed.

Seeing that Walcott was unable to change the subject, he said with a sad face, "I haven't played in a long time!"

Lucky opened his mouth and finally sighed.

no way.

Training matches are different from official matches.

Walcott has indeed not played for too long.

"Give you some time to adjust."

Lucky said.

Hearing this, Walcott beamed: "How did you do that just now? How did you see me?"

Lucky said; "I just saw the gap. If you run in place, that's your problem."

Walcott thought about it and found it quite reasonable.

He did see the opening and ran for it.

However, Lucai's inswing pass is a bit of a show off. After crossing the back line, it actually has a deceleration feature.

This passing technique is simply not awesome!

"Okay, turn around and get ready to compete for the ball!"

Lucky told Walcott to go back and at the same time turned around to fight for the top.

At this time, Lucai also licked his lips excitedly.

He seems to understand how a central midfielder should play.

After 20 minutes, Crystal Palace's defense became increasingly chaotic.

They all looked at Lucky with a hint of fear.

What's going on with this guy?

Lucky was not used to playing at the beginning and often made some mistakes.

But Lucky quickly adjusted and gradually started to play smoothly. Now his defense is even more in disarray.

The most important thing is that Lucai is different from ordinary central midfielders.

For central midfielders like Cazorla, the first step they do after holding the ball is to break away and dribble.

But Lucky is getting rid of/passing the ball.

Lucky's speed is not good and his agility is not good, so it is difficult to turn around and escape or even break through.

But Lucky can pass the ball!

Moreover, Lucky's ability to pass the threatening ball is not comparable to Cazorla!

Therefore, Lucai does not need to get rid of or break through at all, he only needs to distance himself and then pass the ball.

This kind of attack made Crystal Palace very anxious.

It's like a cannon is placed on the front of the face, and the cannonballs directly hit the face.

Lucky's performance was unexpectedly brilliant.

Even Wenger and Patrice were a little confused.

Can a central midfielder still play like this?

Instead of being responsible for the catching point and breakthrough point in the frontcourt, he directly transformed into a passing machine.

Provide teammates with the fastest and most effective passing support at close range.

There is no comparison between Cazorla's and Lucky's playing styles.

These are two completely different ways of playing football.

But what is certain is that both are extremely threatening.

Moreover, Lucky's style of play can better mobilize the abilities of his teammates.

Cazorla was on the bench, and he stared blankly at Lucky, who turned into a gun mount on the court and kept transporting the ball to both sides, his eyes unblinking.

At the same time, he also saw the shocked expressions of Wenger and Patrice.

At this moment, Cazorla was a little scared.

‘I’m not going to lose my job, am I? ’

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