Chapter 186 No one can replace Rossi

In the stadium tunnel, Ranieri replayed the entire first half in his mind.

He had to think of a countermeasure the moment he walked into the locker room.

In the first fifteen minutes, the team played very well and executed tactics resolutely. It can be said that it was the best fifteen minutes of the new season.

But when Flamini was accidentally injured and Arteta came on as a substitute, the whole situation suddenly changed.

Arsenal is stronger than themselves, there is no doubt about it.

Walcott's first goal is a direct reflection of the team's and personal abilities.

For the second goal, Sanchez's sense of smell in front of the goal was perfectly displayed.

But the team also has defensive problems.

Yes, defense!

Ranieri quickly identified the main problem, which was the team's defense on the wings.

Arteta's appearance restricted Mahrez's activities on both sides, achieving the purpose of containing threatening attacks.

After he stole the ball, the team's two wings were open, especially Albrighton on the left.

Everyone in Arsenal's midfield has the ability to transfer long passes and quickly hit the ball to the weak side defensive area.

Seizing this main problem, Ranieri took off his vest after entering the locker room and asked the assistant coach to throw the first missed ball on the screen.

"Listen, you guys played well in the first half, but you also exposed a lot of problems."

"In this attack, after we lost the ball, the opponent launched a counterattack. The passing line was from the side to the center, and then from the midfielder to the forward."

"With only four passes, he penetrated our defense."

"Riyad, I don't mean to blame you, or any of you."

"The game is like this. There is no 100% successful strategy. You can only get close to 100% through hard work."

"So, after losing the ball, you have to fight back as soon as possible, even if you commit a foul, to block their first pass."

Ranieri's voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"This is the first step in defense. If you want to avoid conceding the ball, you must not be careless about the protection on both sides."

Ranieri circled the space on the wing and said: "The first point of the opponent's counterattack must be on the wing. When our defense shifts, they will pass to the center or the other side, allowing us to

Tired of running."

"If we want to limit the opponent's counterattack, our two wingers must come back if they can go up."

In the second half, Arsenal kicked off the game. As soon as the whistle blew, Leicester City began to press up front.

The score is behind, and Arsenal is a team that likes to pass the ball and control the ball. If they don't take the initiative to attack, they will only kill the game time.

But Arteta and Cazorla used skillful passing and patient organization in the backcourt to firmly control the ball.

XXX also responds in the middle at any time and finds the right opportunity to launch an attack.

The triangular passing area formed by the three people made Leicester City players exhausted.

Sanchez and Ramsey on the wing can also cooperate with the three.

At this time, Arsenal actually formed a 4-3-3 formation. It was easy to form coordination in the frontcourt, with great flexibility and wide coverage.

The Leicester City players were determined to fight with them in the midfield and never give up possession of the ball.

Ranieri was feeling uneasy off the field.

Although the pressing in the midfield was fierce, it made it difficult for the opponent's offense to move forward.

But starting from the second half, his team almost didn't get the ball.

This undoubtedly laid a time bomb for myself.

Physical fitness!

Running like this, he didn't get the ball, and there was no way to counterattack.

On the contrary, due to the high position pressing, physical energy will be severely exhausted, which will lead to the risk of collapse in the last fifteen minutes of the game.

In the 57th minute, Arteta and Cazorla cooperated continuously and distributed the ball to the left back Monreal who was inserted on the edge.

XXX moved to the side at the same time and appeared on the left rib of Leicester City.

Prior to this, Leicester City's formation was too high and did not block the opponent's forward attack. Instead, it exposed the space at the back.

Monreal knocked the ball horizontally and continued to advance, while Sanchez, who was originally on the wing, ran horizontally from the blind spot behind Huth.

When XXX received the ball, his eyes had already observed the movement of his teammates.

He first took a step forward, attracting Kanter behind him to defend.

At the same time, Huth also stepped forward, trying to double-team him with Kanter.

"Stop!"

Morgan shouted to stop him because he saw Sanchez and was about to move forward.

He hurriedly moved up, trying to cause offside.

Because even if Hu Te reacted very quickly, he would not have time to turn around and pursue him.

But XXX passed the ball faster. The arch of his left foot accurately pushed the ball to Sanchez who was advancing.

【Sanchez went solo!】

【Shoot, the ball went in!!!】

【GOAL!!】

[Arsenal expanded the score again, Sanchez calmly pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal, breaking the goal guarded by Schmeichel.]

After scoring the goal, Sanchez rushed to the stands of Arsenal fans, spread his arms, bent his knees and knelt down.

Arsenal fans cheered, waved their hands and jumped up in the stands.

The fans of the home team fell into silence.

It's only been ten minutes since the second half started, and we're already two goals behind. How will we play the rest of the game?

The key thing is that after the start of the second half, the team did not gain an even advantage in the situation.

After Ranieri thought for a moment, he asked Kramaric to replace Albrighton and Ulloa to replace Drinkwater.

Rossi came to the attacking midfielder position and was responsible for transferring the ball.

Wenger laughed off the pitch.

In his eyes, this adjustment was simply amateurish.

What is the current midfielder role for the center?

Rossi's defense was already poor, so he was moved to the attacking midfielder position in order to use his transfer of the ball to form a counterattack.

But Arsenal's midfield control and pressure made Rossi tired of defending.

As a result, there is a disconnect between the midfield and the frontcourt, making it impossible to implement passing counterattack tactics, and it also increases Kanter's defensive pressure.

It seems that Leicester City has been treating diseases indiscriminately.

Wenger put a smile on his lips and slowly walked back to the rest area.

In order to relieve the defensive pressure in the midfield, Ranieri asked two full-backs to press forward to receive Rossi's pass.

In an unfamiliar position, Rossi's performance was disastrous.

Although he could ensure that the ball was not lost, the team did not have a chance to attack forward.

Moreover, in order to get rid of the defense, he had to actively run to respond, and his physical fitness declined sharply.

After seeing that his opponent's physical fitness began to decline, Wenger sent Giroud to play to enhance his advantage in the penalty area.

In the 80th minute, Arsenal stole the ball from Rossi, who was declining in physical fitness, and quickly advanced from the left.

Monreal made a pass from the bottom, but Giroud failed to find the landing spot due to Huth's interference, but accidentally passed it to Sanchez at the back point, and headed towards the top.

1:4!!

Sanchez completes "hat trick"!

There is no suspense in the game. Arsenal, who are leading by three goals, will give Leicester City their first painful defeat.

Ranieri lost to Wenger again after 11 years.

Wenger used up the last substitution place and Chamberlain replaced Ramsey.

Ranieri's last substitution has no meaning.

He wanted to take Rossi off the field and let him play as an attacking midfielder. This was definitely a serious tactical mistake on his part.

If they are facing a weak team and the team can control the ball in the midfield, Rossi will definitely have an eye-catching performance in the attacking midfielder position.

But the opponent was Arsenal, and the coach was the wise and calm Arsene Wenger. How could he come up with such a stupid idea?
To be continued...