Pampas waist

In order to suppress Chen Mo, most teams that play offensive football use either a double midfielder 433 or a diamond midfielder 442 when facing Arsenal.

The characteristic of the 442 diamond midfielder is that there are many people in the middle. Not only does it have a stronger sense of hierarchy when defending, but it also has more contact points when attacking, making it easier to organize passes and cuts, and better able to cope with pressing.

As Manchester United changed their formation, Arsenal's possession rate began to decline rapidly.

There is no way, except for Park Ji-sung, a rookie who has just landed in the Premier League, Fabregas, Davis, Cristiano Ronaldo and the players on Manchester United's defense are all very capable.

However, Chen Mo was not in a hurry. Although they could not grab the ball, it was difficult for Manchester United to launch an effective offensive.

The diamond-shaped midfielder gives the center more advantages, but at the cost of weakening the offensive capabilities of the two wings. Now Arsenal is three goals ahead, and it is Manchester United who is holding on.

It can be seen that Manchester United is indeed in a hurry. After all, the stoppage time is only three minutes. All players hope to get a goal back before the end of the first half. The running starts to become more active and the offensive and defensive rhythm is faster.

The effect is not bad.

In the final stage of stoppage time, Davis, who had been stuck in the defensive midfielder position, took the risk to advance forward. After receiving a through ball from Francesco, he dribbled the ball forward, attracting Mao Zedong's defense and then passed the ball to Ronaldo on the left.

The latter took the ball across the top of the arc and attracted Samuel to the top. However, facing Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had already got a one-on-one opportunity in the penalty area, Ronaldo did not choose to pass the ball to the penalty area, but directly kicked it at the top of the arc.

Boomstick.

The quality is good, and it makes a loud bang when you knock on the doorpost.

Finally, with Ruud Ruud showing his hands and roaring, the first half of the game ended.

Leading Manchester United 3-0 at halftime, the whole team was very excited, but with the comfort of Chen Mo and Henry, the mood gradually returned to calm.

After all, in last season's Champions League final, the two of them had the experience of being almost defeated by AC Milan with two consecutive goals in the last two minutes.

The whole team is on alert!

But after the second half started, things developed completely beyond Chen Mo's expectation.

I don’t know what happened in the Manchester United team during the halftime break. The main center Ruud van Nistelrooy was replaced by Robin van Persie by Ferguson.

At this time, Ruud van Nistelrooy was sitting on the bench with his head down and playing with his fingers. The Manchester United players, who were obviously energetic at the end of the first half, looked very sluggish after the start of the second half.

"A fight?"

Seeing Fabregas asking for the ball in the midfield, Ronaldo chose to break through on his own. After being destroyed by a sliding tackle from Ma Ma, Chen Mo, who was not far away, raised his eyebrows.

As far as he knows, this Manchester United team does have many conflicts within the team.

Van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo dislike each other. Both of them are very egotistical players. Moreover, Van Nistelrooy is 29 years old and Cristiano Ronaldo is 20 years old.

The former is the golden age of the center, while the latter needs more goals to increase his value. Originally, this kind of thing is usually done by the big brother in the team to stabilize the situation, but the relationship between Keane and Ferguson also caused trouble.

Very stiff.

Some time ago, there was news that Keane was almost kicked out of Manchester United by Ferguson. Even now, as the summer window is about to close, Ferguson has not offered Keane a contract extension.

Furthermore, the playing styles of Fabregas and Ronaldo are somewhat incompatible.

Frenchman, who was born in La Masia, likes to cooperate with short passes and use organizational passes to mobilize the opponent's defense, but Ronaldo prefers to advance with the ball himself.

When the ball reaches his feet, his first choice is to go it alone and pass the ball only when he can't find an opportunity. This causes the team's passing rhythm to become sluggish.

That’s not to say that Ronaldo’s style of play is not good. Chelsea’s Robben and Duff are also this type of players. It’s just that his playing style is not the same as that of Francesco, and they can’t pee in the same pot.

And to put it bluntly, as a rich second generation who is not short of money, Xiaofa left Barcelona just to become the absolute core of a team, but after coming to Manchester United...

During a dinner party, Xiaofa even complained to Chen Mo about "That guy must be Ferguson's illegitimate son".

This Manchester United looks good on paper, but in reality it is a mess.

Everyone has their own thoughts. It's okay to play against weak teams, but problems will immediately arise once they encounter a tough battle. This is actually very similar to Paris in a certain time and space.

Chen Mo was not interested in the conflicts within the Manchester United team and continued to play the game honestly. However, as the game continued, he gradually became bored.

Just like this when playing football, pass the ball to a teammate, and the teammate will pass the ball back next time, and the atmosphere will gradually improve. However, after passing the ball to a teammate several times and finding that the opponent does not hold it at all, a person's enthusiasm will be severely affected.

Soon, Manchester United's passing and cutting coordination became worse and worse, and they made more and more mistakes.

In the 83rd minute of the game, Di Maria made a pass from the right, and Giroud scored with a header to make the score 4-0, and the game completely lost suspense.

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[Four to zero! Arsenal beat Manchester United four to zero at home! Henry hats off!]

[Internal strife at Manchester United! According to reporter Romero, a fierce quarrel broke out within the Manchester United team after the game against Arsenal. The protagonists of this quarrel were Cristiano and Ruud van Nistelrooy. The two sides had a very intense physical exchange in the locker room! 】

[Arsenal rebuilds? (X), Manchester United rebuilds! (√)!

Big earthquake! The latest news is that Manchester United intends to sell Ruud van Nistelrooy before the summer window closes to pave the way for Cristiano! At the same time, Keane, who has played for Manchester United for 12 years, also hopes to find a new club before the end of the summer window!

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The 4-0 victory over Manchester United thought it would cause a sensation, but the news Chen Mo saw the next morning was overwhelmingly related to the internal strife at Manchester United.

The internal strife at Manchester United has nothing to do with him, Chen Mo. He just called Xiaofa to greet him and then put it behind him and ignored him.

On the third day after the game against Manchester United, he celebrated his eighteenth birthday.

Birthday?

Who is the serious person celebrating his birthday?

He expressed no interest, but Di Maria and Henry were very enthusiastic and insisted on having a birthday party. They couldn't resist the other party's enthusiasm, so they agreed.

There are no lavish activities. Although Chen Mo occasionally drinks some wine during the offseason to cheer him up, he doesn't have much interest in wine. At the birthday party, he mainly played live games, grilled steaks in the yard, played football, and chatted.

Chatting and watching TV series, the atmosphere was very relaxed and pleasant.

But the happiest person here is not Chen Mo, but Henry.

Henry is already 29 this year, and he is also a speed forward.

The hallmark of a speedy forward is that he is extremely powerful at his peak and can play in many famous scenes, but most of them suffer from injuries. When they are around thirty years old, their physical functions will decline, and their abilities will decline significantly.

At his age, he only has a few years to pursue the highest honors. It was a very difficult decision for him to stay in Arsenal during the reconstruction period this summer, but he never expected that the team could find its form so quickly!

Not only Henry was happy, but the entire team was also happy. A group of people played noisily until midnight before leaving.

The first half is over, and the second half will naturally continue. Yue Chixun is particularly strong tonight, and Chen Mo, who always likes to be a knight, becomes a sweaty horse.

There were some minor incidents along the way, such as Messi calling to wish him a happy birthday. He originally wanted to reminisce about old times, but Yuechi Xun's new trick of "Welcoming from across the aisle" made Chen Mo tremble all over while he was answering the phone.

Messi?

Who is Messi?

Just hang up the phone.

At noon the next day, Chen Mo, who had rarely slept in, stretched himself out and took a look at Yuechi Xun, who was wearing only a white backless apron and standing on the balcony frying steak. He was a little excited, but at this time the newspaper on the bedside table attracted his attention.

his attention.

Open the title and see, [30-person shortlist for the 2005 Ballon d'Or, Henry, Ronaldinho, Chen Mo, Messi, Kaka], [3-person shortlist for the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year, Henry, Ronaldinho

Nardinho, Chen Mo.]

"It's time to judge the awards."

Chen Mo glanced at the newspaper, threw it back to the bedside table, rested his head on the soft pillow with his hands.

The World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d'Or are the highest awards representing individual honors in football.

The difference is that the predecessor of World Footballer is the best player in the world, which was awarded in 1982.

Later, in 1991, FIFA changed it to "World Footballer of the Year", and the selection rules were voted by the head coaches and captains of each national team.

The Ballon d'Or is a football award founded by "France Football" magazine in 1956, and the voters have changed from national team coaches to professional football reporters from all over the world.

Chen Mo guessed that he was unlikely to win the award this year.

In terms of team honors, Henry is the same as him at the club level, but in the national team, Henry played in the European Cup.

Although he didn't win the championship, he still scored goals, and he even won the French Footballer of the Year award some time ago.

As for the national team, Chen Mo only has one World Youth Championship. The World Youth Championship is not even an international A-level event, so naturally it cannot be compared.

In terms of personal honors, Henry is the European Golden Boot, and Chen Mo's assists ranked among the top two in Europe last season. But unfortunately, there is no such award as the European assists champion, only the Premier League assists champion.

Moreover, the awards are voted by people, so they are inevitably subjective. Chen Mo has only been out for a year, and Henry and Ronaldinho have both been famous for a long time, so they will suffer a lot in this regard.

"Take the best you can, but if you can't, just take it later."

Seeing the essence through phenomena, Chen Mo pursues victory but not trophies.

It's as if the king rules the country with his army instead of his gorgeous crown.

For him, even the Champions League trophy is just a trophy obtained after conquering AC Milan, and its purpose is only to tease Messi.

Without lingering on the issue of awards, Chen Mo took another look at Yue Chixun wearing a cook's skirt outside the window. Chen Mo got out of bed and went to the balcony to activate cavalry mode.

Days passed. After the consecutive games against Chelsea and Manchester United at the beginning of the new season, Arsenal's schedule became much easier. The next few consecutive games were against mid-to-lower teams.

However, the development of things was not as simple as imagined. In the third round of the Premier League, Arsenal played against the underdog Middlesbrough in an away game. Under great expectations, Arsenal lost this game 2 to 3.

Middlesbrough started with a 5-4-1 formation and played defensive counterattack.

Defensive counterattack can be said to be the nemesis of a strong team.

For a team like Arsenal that aims to compete for the championship, they definitely want to get all three points from a weak team, but for Middlesbrough, a draw is completely acceptable.

If Arsenal wants to win, they have to attack, and it is the kind of attack where the whole team presses. After all, dense defense is not that easy to break.

This will give the opponent an opportunity to play behind the ball, and long passes and lobs are the most testing style of play for the back line, but Arsenal's weakest point is the back line.

Draw with Chelsea, beat Manchester United, but lost to Middlesbrough and conceded three goals!

Wenger was very angry, but he didn't need to say anything. Bale and Chiellini consciously started practicing more.

Just kidding, other than poor Arsenal, which top team is willing to give so many starting opportunities to a youngster in his twenties?

If he is abandoned by Wenger, who knows when he will start for a wealthy club next time.

Everyone trains very seriously!

However, their extra training has nothing to do with Chen Mo. On the contrary, because Chen Mo is currently the absolute core of Arsenal and cannot be injured, Wenger even restricted his extra training time.

Why don't you let me work overtime?!

I have to work overtime!

The speed attribute in the panel has reached 97. If it increases by two points, he can get the Maradona card. Chen Mo doesn't want to stop at all.

However, during an essential oil session, Yue Chixun, who was kneeling on his back, pinched his inner left thigh muscles and frowned, "You've been training too hard recently. It's best to reduce the intensity, otherwise you may get strained."

strain?!

Chen Mo was indeed fooled by these words. A strain is not a serious injury, but the problem is that it can easily relapse after a strain!

There was no other way, Chen Mo had no choice but to reduce the frequency of additional training on rest days, but this person had been busy for a long time and really couldn't take any time off.

In desperation, Chen Mo had to do waist and abdominal exercises at home all day long on his days off, on the balcony, windowsill, swimming pool, kitchen and toilet, playing games and so on.

Anyway, idle time is idle, but it is strange to say that it is Chen Mo who is obviously working hard to exercise, but the result is that Yuechi Xun's complexion is getting better and better, her figure is getting plumper, and her whole body is beginning to exude the charm of a mature woman.

Life like this is very exciting and comfortable, but after all, he is already a world superstar. In addition to football and daily life, Chen Mo still has some business matters to deal with.

Okamoto came here in the summer to take measurements and shoot commercials, mainly for Adidas.

After winning the Champions League three months ago, Adidas had already offered to customize sneakers for him and launch a signature sneaker.

It's just that during that time, Chen Mo was in the World Youth Championship and preparing for the new season, so he didn't have much time to spend with Adidas. Now that he has a little more free time, he naturally has to deal with these things.

Most superstars' sneakers are specially customized, such as what material the uppers should be made of, the hardness and softness of the insoles, etc. In short, they are tailor-made according to requirements.

As for signature sneakers, they are products for sale.

Chen Mo and Messi were not childhood sweethearts, and everyone knew about their childhood relationship. Messi happened to be signed by Adidas, and this time Adidas was preparing to launch a jointly customized model.