The Midfield Master

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In the 20th minute of the game, Arsenal led Everton 1-0 with Giroud's header.

In the first ten minutes of the game, Everton took the initiative by virtue of aggressive fighting, but in the next ten minutes, they were slammed in their own half by Arsenal until they finally lost the ball.

This goal boosted Arsenal's morale and left Everton at a loss.

Because before the game, the tactics they practiced were to grab the start. Once they could score a goal in the start, they would play a defensive counterattack and push Arsenal into desperation step by step.

After all, Arsenal are stronger than themselves, so for Everton, such a tactic is no problem.

However, at this time they conceded the ball first, which made them hesitate, whether to press to attack or continue to defend.

If he presses out to attack, there are still 70 minutes in the game. Can he guarantee a high-intensity press for 70 minutes? Once the physical energy is exhausted, what awaits you at the last moment is despair and defeat.

And if you press out to attack, there will be a lot of gaps in the midfield. Arsenal's ground pass is very good, the counterattack is also unambiguous, and there is Sanchez who is in excellent form, which is even more daunting.

But if they don't attack, but continue to defend, the team is already one goal behind, still defending and not counterattacking, it is undoubtedly tantamount to boiling frogs in warm water, and they can only die slowly in silence.

All of a sudden, the Everton players didn't know what to do. Some wanted to attack, while others wanted to continue to hold their ground. The opinions of each other could not be unified, and the formation became even more chaotic.

For Arsenal, this is the best opportunity. The attack group led by Sanchez continued to attack Everton's defense.

"Ozil passed the ball, Bellerin from the right side went in at high speed, and Giroud was in the middle again! 91duooo!!! The ball was thrown over the crossbar by Howard, a world-class save!" Zhan Jun's commentary followed the game scene The ups and downs are sometimes passionate and sometimes calm.

"Everton has to make changes. If they don't make changes, they don't have to wait for the end of the game. Maybe the first half of the game is over, and they have already lost the game." Director Zhang Luzhang said next to him: "Now The problem with the Everton players is that they don’t have a unified opinion. After the game is one goal behind, some people want to attack, while others want to defend. The whole team does not have a unified opinion, which is very dangerous.”

"indeed,

The most important thing is that keeping it like this is not an option. Now Everton can't defend and can't fight back. Except for the first five or six minutes, their state today is much worse than in the past. " Zhan Jun also saw the problem, and spoke from the side.

"Now it depends on Martinez's adjustments. Logically speaking, they have half a month to prepare for this game. It is impossible to have only one plan. They only know to grab the start and steal one, and then defend and counterattack." Zhang Lu continued to analyze Said: "They must have a plan B, that is, how the team should play after falling behind, should they counterattack immediately, or should they stabilize their position before looking for opportunities, there must be a plan."

"Everton is playing in such a mess now, mainly because these players lack experience in finals and are too nervous." Zhang Lu once again pointed out the problem of Everton players, "In fact, they don't have to be so nervous at all, and they don't have to give up. The entire midfield. Even though Everton's lineup is slightly different from Arsenal's, the gap between the two sides is not too big. If Everton wants to compete with Arsenal for control of the midfield, it is not without chance. The point is Martin How Ness adjusts."

Amidst Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun's commentary, everyone in the audience surrounded by the TV was very anxious.

"What the hell is Martinez thinking? Don't you want to win this game?" Inside the bar, Lao Wang frowned and said puzzledly.

After he finished speaking, he took a sip of Coke hard. He would rather watch this game than to go out to carry passengers to make money. If the wife at home knows how prodigal he is, his ears will definitely suffer again. However, something went wrong with Martinez's tactical arrangements. These twenty or thirty minutes made him feel as uncomfortable as eating flies.

"Don't blame Martinez, maybe he wants to replicate his experience of winning the championship last time, playing defensive counterattacks in the first half and even the first 70 minutes, making sure not to concede the ball and then counterattacking at the last moment. But I didn't expect that Fulton's players are so useless, three passes and two passes let Arsenal knock on the door." Someone on the side explained for Martinez.

Martinez was the head coach of Wigan Athletic before coming to Everton. In the 2013 FA Cup final, he led the team to defeat the mighty Manchester City and won the FA Cup.

Although the team was relegated from the Premier League that season, this did not affect Martinez's glorious resume in the slightest.

It was with such an experience that perhaps Martinez had a special arrangement when formulating tactics.

"Hey, in short, just adjust quickly, otherwise Xia Ze won't even have a chance to perform!" Lao Wang sighed softly, although disappointed, he still stared at the big screen.

...

Inside the mansion in Zhujiang New Town.

Ai Huang watched as Everton fell behind and was held back by Arsenal's frantic attacks, the defense was crumbling. And his rival Xia Ze had no chance to show so far, he could even be said to be invisible on the court, which made him feel extra happy.

"Xia Ze, you can't even win against Arsenal, and you still want the national team's No. 10 jersey? Dream on!"

...

Portuguese island of Madeira.

"What did Martinez do!"

"Shouldn't you have voluntarily given up the championship?"

"With an offensive genius like Xia Ze, it's a waste of money to use him for defense instead of organizing the offense well!"

The fans of Maritimo watched the game on TV, and they all hated iron and steel.

They are Maritimo fans, not Everton fans. It was only because of Xia Ze that I watched this game, so I didn't feel very sad that Everton fell behind, but I was a little disappointed.

And Xia Ze's mediocrity on the court also made them feel sad.

Back then, when Xia Ze was in his own team, he led the team to defeat a strong opponent in the Portuguese League Cup final, and he was in the limelight for a while. Where is it like now, there are not many opportunities to be photographed.

Martinez, you are such a waste of talent, you can't use such a good offensive player like Xia Ze!

If you don't want to use it, let him return to our Maritimo!

Of course, these Maritimo fans just thought about it, and they also knew that Xia Ze would never come back.