Chapter 6 The Role of the Defensive Midfielder

Outside the coaching bench, Wenger was stunned!

Patrice hugged him and said excitedly: "Look! He is simply awesome!! This sliding shovel is clean and neat! It's extremely beautiful!!"

At this time, Wenger was still in a state of silence.

"Hey! Man! Even though it's not a goal, you still give a reaction!" Patrice said dissatisfied.

Wenger's eyes were still fixed on Lucai, and he murmured, "He ran away first!"

"What?" Patrice was puzzled.

Wenger turned his head, with bloodshot eyes, and said word by word: "I! Say! He! Yes! Advance! Run!!"

"He started sprinting towards that area just as the ball was about to kick off. I could see it clearly. He was like a prophet. He seemed to know that there was going to be a problem there! This"

Wenger held his head and said, "This is unscientific!!"

Patrice also looked at Wenger blankly, and then said: "Never mind him! Anyway, he defended very well!!"

At the same time, in the live broadcast room of Sina Sports, Zhan Jun suddenly burst into laughter.

"Damn it!! This violent sliding shovel!! It's simply art!!"

Zhang Lu also said with an excited face; "In the world of football, it is not only scoring goals that can make people's blood flow, but also the art of defending in critical moments."

"Look at the Arsenal fans now!! They are going crazy!!"

"Lucky's violent sliding tackle and this defense boosted Arsenal's morale!!"

The fans were also agitated during the barrage.

"This sliding shovel! It's so cool!!"

"Good guy! Suddenly burst into the visual range, this damn thing is so hot!!"

"18 years old? Can't handle the pressure? A sliding shovel teaches you how to be a good person!!"

"The Sunderland striker is stunned!"

"Everyone was shoveled away!"

"Song can leave, don't contact me again, I'm afraid Lucai will misunderstand!"

"Isn't this better than Song Xiang?"

"Lucky is awesome!!!——"

"Awesome!!!——"

Zhan Jun also glanced at the barrage and said excitedly, "Lucky's performance is really stable! He made a contribution within five minutes of playing! Wenger made a good move!"

Zhang Lu also laughed and said: "I bought such a midfielder for 800,000 yuan, and I can wake up laughing even when I sleep!"

Zhan Jun said with a smile; "The most important thing is to be 18 years old!"

Immediately, the two couldn't help laughing.

Lucky's performance made them extremely satisfied, and so did the Chinese domestic fans.

At the same time, inside the penguin group of [Four King Kong].

Goubuli Baozi: [Fuck! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Brother Le is awesome! ! 】

Emperor: [What a great guy! This slider is absolutely amazing! 】

Goubuli Baozi: [Arsenal is about to take off! Brother Le, with his performance, he must not be the main force! 】

Emperor: [Just a steal! There is no rush! Be stable! Keep up the good work! 】

Wangjing took the lead: [Why do I think Dadi is more nervous than Xiaole? 】

Goubuli Baozi said: [My name is Xiao Le, my name is Brother Le! 】

Wang Jing took the lead: [Get out! 】

Goubuli Baozi: [The emperor is waiting for Brother Le to stabilize the midfield for him! Can you not be in a hurry? 】

Dadi: [If Xiao Le could be kicked out, wouldn't you also be popular? Especially Cannon, don't you want a stable midfielder when you are defending? 】

Wang Jing took the lead: [Our big guns are great, we can use them as midfielders or not! 】

Goubuli Baozi: [Yeah! This is so exciting! 】

Emperor: [He is hurting you! 】

Goubuli Baozi: [(angry) You loser! 】

Dadi: [But Xiaole is so fierce when he plays football! Was he like this before? 】

Wang Jing took the lead: [I won’t tell you that he likes to yell at people the most when playing football! Best at yelling at the captain! 】

Dadi: [Suddenly I feel so stressed! Will he yell at me? 】

Goubuli Baozi: [I yelled at him! 】

Wangjing took the lead: [A Northeasterner yells at a Tianjin person, this scene is so beautiful! 】

Emperor; [I watched the game! Say no more! 】

Wang Jing took the lead: [Bye! 】

Goubuli Baozi: [Bye bye! 】

In the arena, Lucky released the pressure after roaring and felt relieved all over.

He turned around and started looking for someone

"Arteta, don't just watch, run with your feet. Even if you don't steal, you can come back to top up!"

"Captain, you should get closer to Gibbs and protect him."

"Gibbs"

Gibbs immediately raised his hand and took the initiative to admit his mistake: "I made a mistake in judgment, it's my problem!"

Lucky nodded with satisfaction.

Immediately he clapped his hands vigorously and shouted: "Okay! Guys! Don't think about other things, let's build a defensive net together! If you feel confused, then look at me, I will tell you what to do! clear?!"

Arsenal's defenders looked at each other.

Vermaelen in particular showed a hint of embarrassment.

This was originally his job, but it seemed like Lucky had finished it!

And after the sliding tackle this time, no one thought it was a big deal when he said this.

After all, where is Lucai's defensive ability!

No one spoke, Lucai nodded and shouted: "Okay! I will treat you as if you understand. If you make another mistake, believe me, I will yell at you!"

Goalkeeper Szczesny burst into laughter!

But what is this extra heavy sense of security?

The goalkeeper is the most insecure position on the field, so they want to use various methods to release the pressure.

Szczesny rarely yells at people, which makes him bear a lot of pressure alone. Once this pressure is too great, he will collapse.

Fortunately, the appearance of Lucky formed a defensive barrier in the midfield.

Sunderland wants to shoot.

They have to pass two barriers first!

Szczesny clenched his fists tightly, and it was time to counterattack!

Due to Lucky's explosive sliding tackle, Sunderland got a corner kick opportunity.

Arsenal's players retreated to defend.

After the opponent's penalty kick player kicked the ball, Vermaelen accurately found the landing point and sent the ball to Lucky's feet.

After holding the ball, Lucky quickly turned around and raised his head.

There was no good long pass position, so he turned sideways and sent the ball to Cazorla.

Cazorla immediately sounded the horn of counterattack.

Lucky planned to move forward to support his teammates, but seeing Arteta surpass him and run quickly towards the opponent's half, Lucky could only slow down and stop near the center circle to respond.

Lekai was roaming in the center circle, but his eyes were fixed on the performance of the opponent and his own players.

Arsenal players were still too anxious.

Many times, they missed some coordination points, and the overall feeling was as if they were pushed forward and couldn't wait to score.

This may be the sense of urgency imposed on the forwards after the defensive problems were exposed in this game.

They wanted to score goals to stabilize the situation, but the more they thought about it, the more anxious they became, and the more impatient they played.

Lekai looked at Cazorla and Arteta.

One of them was dribbling forward, and the other was also trying to get into the opponent's penalty area.

All players burst?

Lekai shook his head.

Arsenal's attack was eager, but this eagerness could not bring victory to Arsenal.

Soon, Suarez lost the ball in the face of three Sunderland players after entering the penalty area.

The Sunderland defender immediately kicked the ball to clear the ball.

Arsenal played a little anxiously, but the pressure was enough.

Lekai predicted the ball's landing point and stood in position, stretched out his foot to meet the falling ball, and easily unloaded it.

At this time, a Sunderland player rushed towards Lekai.

There was no gorgeous way to get rid of him, Lekai turned around and turned his back to him.

The next second, the two collided.

Hum~~~

A very obvious hum, obviously the masterpiece of the Sunderland player.

He wanted to use the inertia of sprinting to hit Lekai so as to complete the steal.

But he misjudged Lekai's tonnage, and he hit himself so hard that he saw stars.

Lekai didn't care about the opponent, protecting the ball and moving to the left.

Arteta came back to ask for the ball.

If it was in the past, Lekai would pass it to him.

But this time, Lekai took a few more steps and completed the pass only when he was sure it was safe.

At the same time, he made a downward movement with both hands!

"Slow down! Don't be too anxious!"

Arteta took a long breath with the ball and nodded seriously at Lekai.

At the same time, Arsenal's fast-running forwards also slowed down their pace, and they also exhaled.

"Stable!"

In the coaching booth, Wenger smiled.

He was very satisfied with the substitution, which had an immediate effect.

One defense, one slowdown.

All these stabilized Arsenal.

In fact, there is a gap in strength between Arsenal and Sunderland.

As long as Arsenal takes it slowly and doesn't follow the opponent's reckless actions, it will be fine.

Seeing his teammates stabilize and the pace begin to slow down, Lekai nodded with satisfaction.

The ball began to be passed continuously in the midfield, and Lekai also retreated to his own half to respond.

During this period, Lekai also kept observing.

Patles said that a qualified midfielder should not only have stable defensive ability, but also have the ability to pass the ball.

For this ability to pass the ball, Lekai's understanding is the ability to "see people".

It means who you think can create a threat to the opponent, taking into account the opponent's position, technical ability, to what extent, where to take, etc.

In short, it is a choice to give it to whoever can create a goal.

If the central midfielder's responsibility is to complete assists or score goals independently through technology and ability.

Then the job of the defensive midfielder is to pass the ball to the person standing in the most threatening position at the most favorable moment, simply put, to pass it to the person who can create a goal.

Other players need to make decisions based on various data and analysis.

And Lekai is much simpler in this regard. He can see what each player will do in the next few seconds.

These few seconds are enough to decide everything.

For example, Lekai saw that Cazorla in the opponent's half was already ready to move. In the next few seconds, he would pass Sunderland's players to the ground.

It's you!

Lekai raised his hand to ask for the ball. Arteta trusted Lekai and decisively passed the ball to him.

Lekai faced the ball without any pause and directly used the outside of his foot to slap it hard.

The ball slid along the ground at high speed, like an arrow, passing through two Sunderland midfielders and directly appearing in the opponent's hinterland.

At this time, Cazorla also bypassed a Sunderland midfielder and chased the ball.

When Cazorla received the ball, he was already in a very dangerous position.

There were only four opponent defenders in front of him, and this was the best situation that Lucky created for him.

"Knock them over!!"

Lucky roared in the backcourt!

Without saying a word, Cazorla rushed straight to the opponent's penalty area at full speed.

A Sunderland defender O'Shea stepped forward, he wanted more to hinder Cazorla's steps and wait for the player to retreat.

But Cazorla didn't give him a chance at all, he stepped on his feet, twisted his body, and drilled through from the side like a loach.

O'Shea turned his head and tried to pull, but Cazorla suddenly accelerated.

O'Shea's outstretched hand caught nothing.

Facing the next defensive player, with the speed advantage, Cazorla made a fried meatball and rushed directly into the penalty area.

At this time, Sunderland's defense line was on the verge of collapse.

The remaining two Sunderland defenders, Kural and Gardner, could only hope to steal the ball.

But just as they rushed towards Cazorla, this guy moved his ankle and passed the ball horizontally.

Suarez made a high-speed forward run, and with the Sunderland goalkeeper's active attack, he picked up the ball with his toes.

The ball immediately passed the opponent's goalkeeper's hands and entered the opponent's goal.

In the 80th minute, Arsenal scored another goal.

Arsenal 2:1 Sunderland!

Suarez scored twice! !