Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 120
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Nice nice
The reason Kishin chose Nice is complex. It is a substitution with many tricks. Nice is the most stable substitute and also a bait to tempt Arsenal.
The moment you see the central defender making his Premier League debut, Wenger will feel the desire to bring in a striker. However, as expected, Wenger has already brought in one defender. If you bring in a striker after a defender, you will have to bring in another defender.
If Wenger takes this bait and strengthens his attack, Kishin will immediately change his formation to a three-back. Nice, Jeremy, and Black will form a three-back, and Kasper and Sanches will form wingbacks. With the protection of Jeremy, Black, and Cha Beom-soo, Nice will not be a weak point.
Even if Arsenal continues like this without making any changes, there will be no problem for Notts County. Notts County has already taken control of the midfield. Aubameyang is not being supplied with high-quality passes. Nice, who has 8 speed and 8 acceleration, is actually a little faster than Hunter. He is not easily pushed back in physical battles with 8.
If things continue as they are now, we only need to focus on restricting the passes to Aubameyang. Sanches and Grujic are running wild, unable to contain their excitement as they gain the upper hand against Arsenal. Bonavici can also drop down to help defend if necessary, and Gray is on the bench.
Nice is given his Premier League debut, and he is also used as bait to lure Arsenal into ruin. Arsenal is best off doing nothing. With the number of midfielders increasing, Kishin has tactically more freedom.
Aubameyang moved down, and Arsenal used a 4-2-3 zero-top formation. They lack the ability to properly play 4-3-3, but they have players who can do the basics, so the 2-3 went smoothly without any problems. However, they failed to regain control of the midfield from Notts County. At the center of this is Cha Beom-soo.
Cha Beom-soo set the stage for Grujic and Sansis to run wild without much thought. Sansis and Grujic do not need to play soccer while thinking in a complicated way. They just need to look at the situation simply and use their abilities to the best of their ability. Since both are players who know the basics, it was not a big burden for Cha Beom-soo.
In the 60th minute of the second half, Kishin took Renault off and brought in Ward. As in the last season, Ward got many opportunities to play in the second half of the season. Since most players in the Premier League are mentally and physically tired, Ward, who is physically lacking, can play well.
At the 70th minute, Bonavich was taken off and Gray was brought on. Then Grujic was moved up to play as an attacking midfielder. And from that moment on, Nice started to play well.
Nice was teamwork 1 when he was in Africa. It was not only because Nice could not adapt to the team, but also because the players on the same team ignored Nice. That is why Nice has a very wide range of activities. Since no one passes the ball to him, he had no choice but to run a lot on his own.
His concentration increased from 7 to 8, and his active temperament score is now 8. This is a score he had since he was in Africa, and it is the basis for Kishin’s judgment that Nice’s mental strength is outstanding. At first, Nice was quiet, perhaps worried that he would make a mistake and be replaced, but after the last replacement, he began to show his true colors.
Black is a player who has a weakness in defensive positioning. With the help of Cha Bum-soo and Jeremy, he has somehow adapted to the positioning of a central defender. However, he has not been able to properly feel how to position himself as a fullback. With the help of Cha Bum-soo and Sansis, he managed to defend with difficulty.
Black was again broken through by a wrong positioning. The opponent did not break through with the ball, but missed the overlapping Arsenal fullback due to a wrong positioning. Nice appeared in front of the Arsenal fullback who was dribbling at high speed.
When a muscular black man of 186cm and 92kg blocked his way, the fullback made a sudden stop to stiffen his opponent’s body and then accelerated again. It was a method that Wang Hui often used, but the Arsenal player’s connection was much smoother. However, Nice got between the Arsenal player and the ball who was accelerating rapidly.
Nice is playing a trap defense with Jeremy. So he deliberately allows cut-ins and only blocks breakthroughs inside. Arsenal’s fullbacks do not choose to cut-ins. So Nice easily blocks the breakthroughs of Arsenal players attempting to break through towards the goal line.
Kasper is not a bad defender. Compared to Kim Si-woong, he lacks a bit in positioning and cooperative defense. However, that small difference makes a big difference when facing a team like Arsenal. Of course, Kasper was broken through many times in the first half. Despite breaking through Kasper frequently, Arsenal was unable to continue the effective attack.
The center is difficult to penetrate because of Cha Beom-soo and Gray. Arsenal, who had not seen much effect by hitting Black, had no choice but to attack Kasper. Kasper only prepared for cut-ins and ignored breakthroughs toward the goal line. Even if he crosses, Notts County has the right to provide.
But unlike before, there was no chance to cross. Nice, who had come close, tackled the ball out of the touchline. Then, he quickly returned to his defensive position, reminiscent of a veteran who had been a regular player for several years.
In an attacking situation, Hunter failed to receive Ward’s pass and lost the ball. Hunter’s stamina is low due to excessive training. Kishin did not replace Hunter because he intended to rest Hunter in the next game. He replaced Renault and Bonavich to conserve stamina.
Sanches and Grujic were both in attack, and Kasper was also up high. In the face of Arsenal’s quick counterattack, Cha Bum-soo tried to delay the attack by taking the lead, but the Arsenal player passed to a teammate running in the space before Cha Bum-soo could get close.
With Kasper out, Jeremy took over on the right and Nice took over in the middle. Black returned to the central defender position, forming a three-back line. With Cha Bum-soo and Gray outnumbered and making a futile breakthrough, the three central defenders had to deal with four Arsenal players.
One player ran towards Jeremy and two towards Black. The player who got the ball was dribbling beautifully and immobilizing Nice. Nice was very cautious, knowing that if he was passed, he would almost certainly concede a goal.
At that time, Gray returned to the defense and supported Black. The number of people became equal 4:4. Campbell tried to shake off Nice with a sudden change of direction, but Nice’s reaction was much faster than Campbell expected.
Although he didn’t completely shake it off, he still got the angle to shoot. Campbell didn’t drag the ball any longer and shot. After shooting, Campbell saw Nice’s face smiling brightly. He couldn’t understand Nice’s joy even after being broken through.
Turner blocked Campbell’s shot reliably. Campbell doesn’t know it, but Nice deliberately opened up the shooting angle. Jeremy is slow and Gray is weak in cooperative defense. Black has not completely overcome the habit of stepping out hastily in critical situations. Nice is a rookie making his Premier League debut.
It looks like a 4:4 match, but in reality, Notts County is at an absolute disadvantage. Cha Beom-soo is back in defense, but Arsenal also has players coming into the attack. If Campbell hadn’t taken care of it quickly, it would have been a very dangerous situation for Notts County.
Wenger also expressed his dissatisfaction with Campbell for easily missing an attacking opportunity. He immediately conveyed his dissatisfaction to Campbell by substituting him. Kishin improved his evaluation of Nice for his excellent judgment in preventing the opponent’s threatening attack.
Nice played with a wide range of activities until the end of the game. Of course, Arsenal had one player sent off and had more limited attack routes and tactics than usual. However, Nice can be evaluated well just by finishing the game steadily without a single noticeable mistake.
In the following matches, Chelsea crushed Newcastle at home and Manchester City drew 0-0 away. After 25 rounds, Chelsea is in first place with 56 points, followed by Arsenal with 55 points and Manchester City with 54 points. Notts County remains in fourth place with 50 points.
On February 12, Chelsea drew 1-1 away. On the 13th, Arsenal drew 0-0 at home with Manchester United, and Notts County won 3-2 away. Nice made his debut as a starter in place of Jeremy, who was suspended due to an accumulation of cards.
Nice and Black each made a mistake, resulting in two goals conceded in the first half. The defense became unstable, and the midfielders were not actively involved in the attack. In the second half, Kishin took off Grujic and brought in Hunter.
Hunter scored three goals in the second half with Hector, Renault and Bonavich. In the 70th minute of the second half, when the score was 3:2, Ward was substituted for Renault and Gray was substituted for Bonavich. Unlike the first half, Nice and Black also defended the second half without making any major mistakes.
In the 80th minute of the game, Ward scored a goal, but it was ruled offside. Dixon, who protested strongly against the linesman’s wrong decision, was sent off with a red card. The wrong decision shook the Notts County players and gave the opponents many attacking opportunities.
Nice and Black showed a good performance as if they were trying to make up for their mistakes in the first half, and Turner, who is synonymous with composure, blocked the opponent’s threatening shots well. It is obvious that the players are getting tired and their condition is getting worse, but there is no way out.
Manchester City delayed this round of matches because they had an FA Cup match on the 16th and a Champions League match on the 19th. However, Chelsea, who also had to play Manchester City in the FA Cup on the 16th and a Champions League match on the 19th, did not delay their matches, which caused quite a bit of controversy.
The top four teams all won on February 22nd and 23rd. Notts County won 4-3 away. Just like last year, the players’ condition has been uneven since February. If it is the same as last year, they will be back to normal condition by the end of March.
Notts County, who are currently in fourth place in the league with 56 points, have opened up a five-point gap with fifth-placed Tottenham. They are only four points behind league leaders Chelsea, making it more appropriate to look up rather than worry about looking down.
As February finally came to a close and the Chinese transfer window closed, Ki-sin and Notts County were able to breathe a sigh of relief. Just as Cham and his colleagues had been churning out a slew of sensational articles, the Chinese media also swarmed with articles about which club had their eye on someone from Notts County.
Among them, there are articles that are thoughtlessly written to increase the number of views, but there are also quite a few articles that agents or clubs put out with the intention of gaining an upper hand in transfer fee and salary negotiations. And Notts County became the biggest victim of these articles. Baseless articles have shaken up many players, knowingly or unknowingly.
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