Chapter 132： high press

Chapter 132 High pressure

North London, Emirates Stadium.

The entire Emirates Stadium was illuminated with translucent lights. Under the night, the hot atmosphere seemed to overturn the entire game scene.

The Champions League games are almost always played in the middle of the week. Considering the needs of fans and the viewing experience, they will be played in the evening.

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

Even midweek, Arsenal fans were still extremely enthusiastic.

The cheers at the scene continued for a long time.

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

"Arsenal's attacking will is extremely strong, obviously the Gunners are going to win this game at home!"

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.

At this point, the game has reached 20 minutes. During this 20 minutes, Arsenal already had 4 shots, almost every five minutes.

This frequency also puts a lot of defensive pressure on Dortmund.

But the problem is that the Gunners have been unable to penetrate Dortmund's defense, a large part of which is due to the opponent's central defender Hummels.

Dortmund's defense is extremely solid, and even as Arsenal's offense has been attacking wave after wave, they still show an extraordinary stability.

The ball was passed back. After Lucky received the ball, he directly passed it to Arteta with one touch. The latter also made the move quickly.

Arsenal almost always use a quick touch to build a pass system.

Lekai is also watching Dortmund's movements while running.

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

Lekai no longer dared to hold the ball in the midfield. As long as the ball sticks for more than two seconds, these wolves like tigers will quickly stick to you for a while.

Although   Lekai's ball-handling ability has improved a lot, he is still unable to resist this level of pressing.

Therefore, the best way is to play the ball!

I have to say that pressing from a high position is really annoying!

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

But Bumblebee won't give you this time at all, and ran over to fight at the first time!

Forwards and midfielders poured in from all directions.

Under this kind of pressure, Lucky can only play the ball quickly.

Fortunately, Arsenal's passing control system was not completely destroyed.

In order to reinforce the traditional system, Wenger placed Wilshere on the right wing.

With the support of three highly skilled players, Cazorla, Wilshere and Arteta, Arsenal's pass control system can run smoothly.

However, trouble still exists!

The pace is getting faster and faster!

Lucky narrowed his eyes slightly.

This rhythm is not intentional by Arsenal, but a feeling of being chased by Dortmund.

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

But it is very difficult for Arsenal to do that now.

Because, Bumblebee is chasing them!

Sure enough, in 23 minutes, Arsenal conceded the ball.

Cazorla passed the ball a little less under the pressure of forcing.

This moment was accurately grasped by Dortmund, Shaheen took the initiative to stick Walcott, and with the help of Mkhitaryan, the two managed to steal the ball reasonably.

Lucky's expression became solemn, turned to look at Lewandowski and Reus, leaned a little to the left, and prepared to act.

After Klopp's Dortmund steals, the first situation is to start a counterattack.

The same goes for    Shaheen, a short pass to Royce.

Royce catches the ball sideways and wants a quick start.

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

"Dortmund finished stealing the ball, they are going to counterattack, Reus holds the ball, oh~~~ Kai! He appeared in front of Reus in time!"

Arsenal fans' eyes lit up.

My heart has calmed down a little from the initial panic.

Dortmund has a solid defense!

But Arsenal's midfield also has a wall!

Lucky stared at Royce eagerly.

Royce could only slow down under the pressure of Lucky.

But Reus's heart is anxious, because Arsenal's players have already started to retreat.

He has to make a difference.

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

At this point, he has two options.

Or pass the ball to a forward teammate!

Or go it alone!

Thinking of this, Royce's body was slightly deflected to one side, which was not a big extent, but Lucky grasped it accurately, quickly attached it, and blocked the angle of his passing.

"Shit!"

Royce cursed.

Now there is only one last option left.

Do it yourself!

Royce tried to squeeze out a little space against Lucky, but the two were not of the same order of magnitude, and the space was not squeezed out, but instead he was pushed back.

At this time, Reus suddenly pulled the ball back.

He wanted to make Lucky lose his focus.

But Lucky's action was beyond his expectations.

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

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

The ball was kicked off the sideline by Lucky.

Royce shook his head helplessly.

On the other hand, Lucky straightened up and shouted to his teammates to retreat quickly.

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

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray shook his head.

In this regard, his partner Richard said; "He can't pass, in fact, Royce was ready to pass the ball at first, but Kai seemed to have insight into all this at that moment, and quickly chose to grab it and block it. No passing space! He's forcing Reus to play him heads-up!"

"After the start of the season, Kay's defensive stats have become even more flamboyant, he's been passed very rarely, he's been covering the entire midfield area, as Arsenal fans say. , he is a wall!"

The Arsenal fans at the scene gave warm applause.

Although this is not the first time, they always give applause every time Lekai completes a steal or block.

They know very well that the presence of Luckey makes Arsenal's defense more solid.

Yes!

Dortmund is very strong now!

But so what?

They are gunmen!

They are Arsenal!

Let the horses come over!

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

Dortmund's Hummels.

Arsenal's Lucky!

The performance of these two people amazed everyone!

A frantic sweep at the back line!

A deadly sniper interception and steal in the midfield!

At this moment, those strikers became the background plate, eclipsed!

But Arsenal are clearly not content with that.

At 30 minutes, Le Kai actually stepped out of the half.

He is no longer satisfied with interceptions in the backcourt.

30 minutes of play time proved that it didn't make any difference.

Arsenal needs some changes!

After Lekai stepped into the opponent's half, his feet started to move frantically, and he went on a rampage in the opponent's half.

Of course, his main sweep area is near the front of the center circle.

But this also puts Dortmund under pressure.

"start running!"

"Go ahead!"

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

Lekai's active movement drove his teammates, and the Gunners began to sweep frantically in the frontcourt at this moment.

On the sidelines, Wenger showed a smile, and he turned to look at the coaching bench on the other side.

His eyes were on Klopp.

High-level pressing, you are not the only ones who can use it!

Lucky, Cazorla, Suarez, Walcott, Wilshere, Arteta all joined the pressing session.

The six people kept blocking forward, shifting and making up defenses, and they cooperated extremely well.

In this case, Dortmund could not stand it.

They have absolutely no room to pass forward.

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

But Dortmund are obviously extremely weak in this area.

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

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

He had to choose to pass the ball!

At this time, Le Kai wiped directly from Royce's side and charged towards Mkhitaryan.

Chase and intercept again and again!

Repeated sweeps have left Dortmund in a passive state.

And Lucky is also looking for opportunities in this fast pace.

Suddenly, he turned around and charged towards Royce again.

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

The power of this pass is not enough and the speed is not fast.

Royce groaned in his heart.

Just about to start, catch the ball forward.

But the side felt a gust of wind swept.

In the next second, a red and white figure fell to the ground with a sliding shovel and directly intercepted the ball and kicked it to Cazorla!

"Kai!! Frontcourt interception!!"

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 holding the ball, Cazorla directly crossed the opponent's two midfielders and approached the penalty area.

At the same time, Suarez and Walcott also gathered around.

At this moment, Dortmund's defense is in a hurry.

Hummels forced himself to calm down, observed the movement 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, apparently to let Cazorla go it alone.

But Cazorla came to a sudden stop.

Hummels also moved quickly.

The next second, Cazorla raised his left foot slightly and slowly moved the ball to the left about three meters away.

This goal made Hummels stunned for a moment.

Suddenly, a figure broke into the line of sight.

Le Kai hurried forward, and faced Cazorla's goal with a furious shot.

"Kai!! Shoot!"

On-site commentator George Adams roared.

The Arsenal fans on the scene raised their butts and craned their necks to look at the goal.

This is near the big penalty area line, his teammates have helped him attract the defensive force, and the goal is in front of him!

Lekai didn't adjust, he lifted his left foot and rubbed the ball hard with the outer instep.

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

But the ball was spun and pulled back abruptly.

Dortmund's goalkeeper Weidenfeller swooped in hastily.

But he failed to touch the ball.

Just when he was desperate, there was a ding.

The ball hit the post and bounced off.

Lucky is also annoyed and will hug his head.

In a hurry, Dortmund defender Subotic wanted to make a clearance.

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

watched the ball fly to the left.

And in that place, Suarez appeared out of nowhere!

His waist is straight, his eyes are fixed on the ball, and there is a slight forward movement.

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

34 minutes, Arsenal ushered in the first goal at home!

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