Chapter 21: The Conspiracy Under the Bus

Lucky returned to his position silently, thinking about his previous defense in his mind.

There is no doubt that a large part of the loss this time was due to my own problems.

First of all, when fighting for the first point, he already knew that Henderson was going to distribute the ball, but he was still blindly confident in his physical confrontation ability, wanting to use power to suppress the opponent, and did not even think about interference at all.

Secondly, in the process of returning to defense, Henderson was completely ignored. Even though he knew that the opponent was behind him, he believed that he could complete the interception, so he did not defend closely.

Eventually the opponent scored.

Lucky allowed himself to make mistakes, but he did not allow himself to make mistakes due to his own expansion.

I don't know when he started, facing the praise and compliments from the outside world and his teammates, he gradually became blindly confident.

It’s as if he really thinks he is the best in the world!

This inflated mentality led to the goal conceded.

Not cautious enough!

Not focused enough!

And he underestimated Henderson!

Lucky exhaled slowly, and his eyes became determined.

Get back the points you lose!

"There were problems with Kai's two defensive decisions. We rarely see this kind of defensive decision-making mistakes from Kai, but we must admit that Kai needs to bear a lot of responsibility for conceding the ball this time!"

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Paul Merson frowned and said: "Of course it's just a lost ball. We can't ask everyone to make no mistakes. After all, even those players with the championship level will make mistakes. We still hope that Kai can adjust quickly!"

During the game, Aubameyang was close to Wilshere.

"Should we comfort the captain? Let him not mind!"

Facing Aubameyang's proposal, Wilshere grinned and said: "We just need to take care of ourselves. Do you think Kai will be defeated so easily?"

Hearing this, Aubameyang was stunned for a moment.

Wilshere narrowed his eyes and said, "That guy's heart is very strong, and he can absorb this kind of mistake! And this will actually stimulate his own performance! Just wait and see!"

Aubameyang doesn't understand very well. If he made a mistake, he would probably worry about gains and losses, always wondering why he didn't cheer up.

But since Wilshere said this, he didn't say much.

Players from both sides come to their respective halves.

Arsenal kicks off again!

After the game restarted, Henderson's performance became more active. Perhaps because of the previous goal, his confidence increased a lot.

Arsenal, on the other hand, continues to play steadily.

Lucky's defense is still solid, and he no longer engages in too many individual defenses, but instead waits for his teammates to jointly defend.

Although the visual effect of this kind of defense is not as clean as the tackle, it makes Liverpool very uncomfortable.

The most important thing is that Arsenal's defensive position is very solid.

Their movement and blocking limited Liverpool's passing lanes. As they kicked, Liverpool felt something was wrong.

They are obviously in control of the ball, but why do they feel like they are being led around?

"Jack! Left!"

"Kante, block the gap!"

"Beautiful! Jimenez!"

Lucky is constantly directing the defense of his teammates, and under Lucky's command, Arsenal's defense has become increasingly solid.

It's clear that Liverpool is playing around Arsenal, but they can't get in.

Mourinho on the sidelines also stared blankly at Arsenal's defense on the court.

Is this defense a little too cautious?

Arsenal seemed to be retreating as a whole, no longer pressing and defending, but they were blocking the opponent's through channels time and time again.

"It feels weird!"

Arteta also reacted immediately.

Mourinho sighed; "Of course it's weird, because Arsenal is controlling Liverpool's passing!"

Arteta turned his head in surprise.

"First of all, because of the depth of our defensive line, Liverpool can freely control the ball with reverse footing!"

"But when faced with a fall, we will definitely not attack!"

Arteta: "That can be a long pass, or it can be passed directly to the feet of the forward!"

Mourinho raised two fingers; "So there's rule two!"

"What we need to be wary of is Liverpool's forward line, so we use intensive defense to block all the spaces that the forward players want to use, and at the same time stay in position!"

"And the central defender is not moving at all, only the midfielder is doing this work!"

"So even if Liverpool's forwards push forward, they have no room to start!"

"The Liverpool players felt that the through ball was ineffective, so they started to pass the ball frequently!"

"And even if they are up for grabs, they won't really grab them, but will block the opponent's passing route!"

"Once! Twice! Three times! Gradually the hardest hit is"

Henderson was a little anxious, why couldn't he hit it.

Arsenal's sudden change of play made it difficult for them.

He tried to attack again and again, but was forced back by the opponent again and again.

There is no forward channel, no available space.

You can't get in at all!

"Forget it! It's not bad to keep the lead!"

Henderson thought.

He didn't notice that his catching movements became loose and slow.

At this moment, Lucky suddenly started.

"careful!!"

Henderson was startled by the sudden yell from his teammates.

When he looked up, Lucky had already appeared in front of him.

Henderson was full of panic, and he immediately pulled the ball and wanted to turn around to protect the ball.

But Lucky suddenly stretched out his foot and poked the ball out.

Immediately, he went around from the side.

"Fight back!!!!!!!!!!——"

Wilshere roared and ran as fast as he could.

Arsenal's players also moved forward rapidly.

"Kai!! Key steal!!! Arsenal's counterattack opportunity!!"

Lucky's quick dribbling.

The central defender retreated to defend, but seeing Lucky's counterattack speed too fast, they could only send one person to run to limit it.

But after one person is separated, the gap behind him can be used by Lucai.

Seeing Lovren coming forward, Lucky moved his sheepskin horizontally, but there was a sudden stab from his foot.

The ball shuttled forward very quickly. At the same time, Mane on the side also accelerated again and quickly chased the ball.

There seemed to be a leak on the right side, and Van Dijk was completely panicked. He immediately rushed over to steal the ball.

But at the moment when the opponent rushed towards him, Mane completed the cross.

Giroud completed the forward move and easily pushed the goal against the Liverpool goalkeeper.

In the 42nd minute, at the end of the first half, Arsenal equalized! !

"pretty!!!!!!!!--"

Mourinho jumped up high on the sidelines and waved his arms excitedly.

Arsenal's decision-making in conceding the ball and counterattacking this time was simply perfect.

The sudden change in tactics made it difficult for Liverpool to adapt and consumed the midfielder's attention. When the Liverpool midfielder wanted to retreat, Lucky suddenly stepped forward to steal.

Without Lucky's presence, this tactic would have taken a while.

But with Lucky's keen eye for steal opportunities, it can work quickly.

A very targeted tactical restriction.

Even Mourinho had to admire Lucky's understanding and sensitivity of tactics.

but

Mourinho shook his head and said: "Some people should scold me for setting up a bus again. Lucky's targeted tactical changes are based on the premise of setting up a bus, and Mourinho has a history in this regard. For this reason, this is the blame I want him to carry it!"

But Mourinho is happy to be blamed as long as he can win.

At the same time, Liverpool was at a loss.

They don't know how they lost the ball and why this change happened suddenly.

Off the field, Klopp also frowned.

He was also a hindsight. After all, unlike Mourinho, a senior "bus expert", he did not know much about this tactical system, so his reaction was slower.

But by the time he reacted, it was already too late!

Arsenal equalized the score.

"When we all thought the game was going to be a dull moment, Kai's sudden steal sounded the clarion call for Arsenal's counterattack."

"With extremely crisp steals and three-dimensional counterattack efficiency, Arsenal equalized the score at the last moment of the first half!"

"After Kai made a mistake and lost the ball, he did not bow down to defeat, but pursued hard and finally made meritorious deeds!"

"And this counterattack reminds us once again that we must be careful of Kai's pressing. He can always make crucial pressing! Just like this moment!"