Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 93
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#93 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1676324
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Notts County, who had their first win on November 4, beat Bournemouth 1-0 away on the 18th and then beat Wolverhampton 3-0 at home on the 26th. Hunter scored the first header in the Bournemouth game. Hunter, Renault and Bonavich each scored a goal in the Wolverhampton game.
Notts County, who were at the bottom with 3 points, suddenly woke up and finished 16th with 12 points, escaping the relegation zone. They didn’t win by luck or evil, but by overwhelming their opponents, so the term ‘point vending machine’ disappeared in an instant. Notts County fans claimed that the sorcerer lacked magic power at the beginning of the season.
The 14th round was against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. They are only 2 points behind the 18th place relegation zone, so at least a draw is needed to keep them out of the relegation zone. Renault, who has recently awakened, started the game on the bench. Kishin used a 4-4-1-1 formation without wings.
There hasn’t been much change in the defense. They lack individual skills, but they don’t make many mistakes. Turner has shown increasingly stable defense, and the team has kept a clean sheet in the last two games.
In midfield, Cha Beom-soo and Gray played as defensive midfielders, while Bonavici and Eduardo played as left and right midfielders. Eduardo played a little more defensively on the left, and Bonavici played a little more aggressively on the right.
Hector was the attacking midfielder, and Hunter was the unshakable lone striker. Hunter has recently shown a decent goal sense, scoring in three consecutive games. In particular, the two goals at home were significant, as he scored with his left foot and his right foot.
As soon as the game started, Notts County pulled the reins of the attack. Arsenal, which has many technical players, loses concentration early on. And they also have a chronic problem of losing concentration after 40 minutes. Notts County went on the offensive right after the game started.
The ball flew about two meters after colliding with Gray, but the referee spread his arms and declared it was not a foul. He judged that the ball was not in Ozil’s possession before the two collided. Gray immediately passed the ball to Cha Beom-soo.
As soon as Cha Beom-soo received the ball, he immediately found Hunter’s head. Since Arsenal captain Mertesacker is not playing, there is no defender who can compete with Hunter for a header. Notts County’s strategy today is to focus on defense and counterattack through Hunter and Hector.
Hunter’s header was safely delivered to Hector’s feet. Hector shook his upper body three times to get past Mustafi’s defense. As Hector broke through Mustafi, Monreal, who started as a left fullback, approached. Hector held back from dribbling and passed to Bonavich.
Bonavich received the ball and immediately crossed. Hunter headed the cross before Xhaka could interfere. However, he headed it in the opposite direction instead of towards the goal. Hector, who shook off Monreal with a sudden acceleration, shot the ball without stopping.
Lack of fundamentals is a problem for most South American players. They have excellent ball handling skills, but lack fundamentals and trapping. Therefore, if they lack stamina, are in poor condition, or are old and have poor physical abilities, they cannot display their skills. Hector also has fundamentals and trapping values of only 6.
Ospina, who succeeded Cech as Arsenal’s starting goalkeeper, failed to react to Hector’s shot. He mistakenly thought he was trapping the ball because the shooting motion was as natural as water. So when Ospina reacted, the ball was already in the goal.
Professor Wenger did not hide his dissatisfaction with his students. The slow reaction of the defenders, the midfielders not joining the defense immediately, the goalkeeper just watching the opponent’s shot like a spectator, it is a scene that is not desired but is sometimes seen when Mertesacker is not playing.
Hector, who scored his first goal in the 14th round, ran around the field like a free-spirited colt. Hector is more suited to the center than the wing, but has only played on the wing for the team so far. Although he is not a central striker, Hector’s strength of strong frontal penetration came to life when he played as an attacking midfielder.
With Hector’s goal, Notts County’s concentration has become sharper. If they give Arsenal even a single opening, they will exploit it and create a big hole. They have the individual ability and team tactics to do that. They should not think about counterattacking and should concentrate only on defense.
Ozil, Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan are outstanding in their individual skills as well as their passing work. Ramsey and Wilshere, who support them, are also highly complete players. In terms of individual skills, Notts County’s defenders are no match for them. However, Notts County had a field commander, Cha Beom-soo.
By appropriately mixing zonal marking and man-to-man marking, he restricted Ozil and Ramsey, who were the core of the pass. He did not try to do a perfect defense that did not even give a shooting opportunity. However, he was very cautious about penetrating into the penalty area. Turner usually defends all shots outside the penalty area.
As Aubameyang penetrated inside, Guzmiks, who was the fastest, followed right away. And the other defenders tried to block the passing route to Aubameyang as much as possible. At that time, when Mkhitaryan attempted to penetrate from the other side, Kim Si-woong chased Mkhitaryan. Kim Si-woong, who caught up with Mkhitaryan at a fast pace, very naturally linked arms with Mkhitaryan.
Most players have a habit of swinging their arms before accelerating. The direction of the arm movement is usually opposite to the direction of the body movement. If Mkhitaryan’s arm moves, you can react to it. However, both Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan’s penetrations were fakes. Ozil passed the ball to Monreal who overlapped.
Ozil also made a run into the area, while Ramsey and Xhaka also made quick runs forward. With the Notts County defence squeezed into the area, Monreal’s pass found Wilshere in the arc area.
But Cha Bum-soo intercepted the ball before Wilshere. Cha Bum-soo, who caught the ball, immediately sent the ball forward. Hunter caught the ball quickly and ran long. The goalkeeper came out to the penalty kick point to watch the situation, and the defender followed Hunter in a hurry.
Hunter’s shooting skills have improved quite a bit recently. It was a situation where he could have tried a lob shot, but he passed to the right to continue the winning streak. Hector, who was running a little slower than the defender, shook off the defender with a sudden acceleration. Ospina quickly blocked the front, but Hector’s two false kicks caused him to lose his balance and fall on his butt.
Hector flicked the ball to the right, evaded the keeper and fired a powerful shot into the empty net. The Emirates Stadium was instantly filled with boos. Large signs reading ‘Wenger Out’ made their presence felt here and there in the stands.
The goalkeeper and three defenders failed to stop two attackers. This is a mentality issue. If you judge that it is difficult to stop them, you should be prepared to take the card and commit a foul. If you concede another goal when you are already behind by one goal, it is obvious how difficult it will be to manage the game.
Kishin and the tactical coach met. This tactic is the work of the tactical coach. Arsenal’s recent attacks have been concentrated in the center, but ultimately the threatening attacks came from the overlapping fullbacks. So the tactical coach strengthened the defense on both sides by putting in a midfielder instead of a winger.
The central attack was loud and flashy, but ineffective. The individual skills of the Notts County defenders were lacking, but they made up for it with excellent teamwork. The holes created by the teamwork were appropriately filled by Cha Beom-soo and Kim Si-woong. Bonavich took the place left by Kim Si-woong.
Gray also marked Ramsey or Ozil in a designated area and ignored them when they left the area. He didn’t follow them around like he used to. Gray and Guzmiks were in charge of marking two players in a designated area. When two players were in the same area, one was ignored.
‘I never thought that the day would come when I would be able to suppress Manager Wenger with tactics.’
Arsenal has used a unified tactic since its youth team. Arsenal has trained or bought young players and adapted them to Arsenal’s tactical system. That’s why Arsenal is a team that always goes its own way, no matter who the opponent is.
On the other hand, Kishin lacks tactical ability and has used various tactics to the point where tactical consistency is only 1. That is why Notts County does not have a set tactic. Nevertheless, the reason Notts County has shown a good performance so far is thanks to on-site command. If there is a mistake, it is immediately corrected with accurate points, so they have shown a good performance.
Unlike Ospina, who watched the first goal blankly and fell on his butt after being fooled by the second goal, Turner made the end of the first half and the second half into a Turner show. When Hector completed his hat-trick with a powerful shot after beating two defenders in the 66th minute of the game, some Arsenal fans were sent off. They expressed their strong protest by throwing their scarves on the ground as they left.
“Notts County are a very good team and they deserved to win today. I know some fans are frustrated with the current state of Arsenal. The way to improve Arsenal’s form is quite simple.”
Wenger spoke in a somewhat agitated tone. The managers’ shocking remarks are another source of entertainment in the Premier League.
“You can bring the manager from Notts County to Arsenal. If that is difficult, you can bring the goalkeeper from Notts County. If you can bring both of them, you can guarantee that we will win the title this season.”
Manager Wenger, who likes to develop young players, was very envious of the young player who boldly employed them and used them well. He also drooled over Turner, who showed a stable performance regardless of wins and losses, unlike Ospina who was very inconsistent.
“Arsenal are a strong team. They have their own philosophy of football. I think this is what the Premier League needs. When everyone else is playing to win, Arsenal have played and are playing beautiful football, football that entertains the crowd.”
Kishin also gave Arsenal a golden touch. In the beginning of the season, the defense was weak and the offense was not smooth, so it was difficult to score. When the defense system with Cha Beom-soo as the core was completed, the offense was strengthened. As the offense became threatening, the opponent could not invest too many people in the attack opportunity, so the defensive pressure was relieved. A virtuous cycle began to form.
Despite winning all four games in November, he failed to win Manager of the Month. He won all of his matches against Tottenham, Manchester City and Liverpool. The bald-headed wizard of Manchester City, who reclaimed first place in the league, won Manager of the Month.
On December 2nd, after only one day of rest, they played Everton away. Kishin gave Bonavich a rest and sent Renault out. Everton’s attacks on both sides were not threatening. Since the main attack route was through the center, Kishin played a strange 4-3-3. Cha Beom-soo, Gray, and Eduardo gathered in the center, and Renault and Hector played as attacking midfielders.
Notts County, who won 1-0 with Hector’s lucky goal, ranked 10th in the league with 18 points. In terms of effective shots, Notts County had 5 and Everton had 13. If the goalkeeper had not put sesame oil on his hands and let Hector’s ball slip, it would have been difficult to draw. Feeling that the player base was too thin, Kishin felt the urgent need to recruit players.
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