Chapter 291 Wenger Assigns Bruno a Personal Bodyguard

Bruno looked at the evil beggar running towards Walcott, and he realized that he had been deceived by the German.

He is also an offensive organizer, so he naturally knows that the pass was definitely not made on a whim.

It is obvious that he used several previous passes to confuse the entire Udinese team, making them think that Arsenal will attack here and Ramsey will be the main attacker.

What a great round!

He once again realized the German's football wisdom. His core position in Arsenal was by no means simply established by a few long shots and free kicks.

Although he doesn't like the German from the bottom of his heart, Bruno has to admit that the evil beggar is one of the top organizational midfielders in world football today.

It is indeed a formidable enemy!

but……

He clenched his fists. This loss of the ball did not make him frustrated, but instead inspired his fighting spirit.

The time to be conservative is over, it’s time to take risks.

He looked at his teammates, many of whom were frustrated with the loss. So he clapped his hands, and his applause caught the attention of his teammates.

"It's not a big deal, we just score another goal against them and widen the gap again. Let Arsenal know that our two-goal lead against them is definitely not due to luck!"

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"Walcott's goal tied the score to 1:2, and now Arsenal is only one goal behind. This game is full of variables again!"

"I think Udinese should be careful about Arsenal's offensive after that. Their strength is still very strong, which can be reflected from this goal."

"If Arsenal can come back and win after being two goals behind, then they will be worth looking forward to this season, because they have shown their valuable qualities in difficult situations..."

Although the commentators all wanted Udinese to win, after Arsenal showed their strong strength, the commentators fell to the strong like a weed, loudly praising Arsenal's strong ability, which made them unable to stop and reached a climax. Repeatedly.

Wenger saw something, so when the team finally got a goal back, instead of celebrating excitedly off the court, he called Flamini back while he was warming up.

When everyone was still cheering for this goal, few people noticed that he was giving instructions to Flamini.

So when Di Natale and Immobile stood in the center circle, preparing to kick off, Arsenal made a substitution. Wenger replaced the goal hero Walcott with Flamini.

This move made the commentator a little puzzled: When the team needed to chase points, why did they replace the goal hero Walcott and replace him with a defensive midfielder Flamini?

If this was a substitution from Udinese, they would understand. After all, Udinese's defense has frequently sounded the alarm during this period, and it is appropriate to strengthen the defense.

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They soon understood why.

Udinese kicks off. This is an opportunity for Udinese to take possession of the ball. Bruno plans to take advantage of this opportunity and launch a high-quality offensive. If he is lucky, he may even score a goal or something.

But he was soon knocked to the ground by Flamini.

The referee's whistle sounded.

Flamini committed a foul, but the Frenchman didn't care. When he got up from the ground, he slowed down slightly and said to Bruno lying on the ground: "Don't try to play any tricks in front of me again!"

Bruno looked at him and realized that Wenger's substitution of Flamini was aimed at him.

He got up from the ground and patted the grass clippings on his body.

He didn't care at all about Flamini's actions and words. As the hottest newcomer in football in the past two or three seasons, Bruno has encountered this situation countless times and has long been accustomed to it.

Even in Serie A, some teams used even more extreme methods than Arsenal when facing him and Udinese.

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Flamini's foul gave Udinese the opportunity to continue possession of the ball.

Despite being mentally prepared, the pressure Flamini put on him was still considerable. He could no longer keep a firm grip on the football and was violently hit after every catch.

Flamini spared no effort when defending him. Some of his moves may not seem big, but in fact they can only be felt after physical contact.

Flamini doesn't look too strong, but his strength is definitely not weak either.

Bruno has always considered himself to be very strong. However, in the face of Flamini's full confrontation, he still failed to control the ball and pass the ball calmly.

This is really too difficult.

But this is no reason to retreat. If he is frozen by Flamini, then Udinese's game will be really dangerous.

Even though the team is still leading by one goal, what is a one-goal advantage? With Arsenal's strength and at home, once their morale improves, it will be very easy to open the door to Udinese.

So no matter what, we must score a goal to open up the score again and dampen their morale!

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Udinese's attitude was more positive than before, so they had more opportunities to attack. That was because Bruno, who controlled the team's rhythm, decided to take some risks.

So Udinese changed its previous attitude of only being defensive and began to frequently launch counterattacks. As long as there was a chance, regardless of whether it was appropriate or not, Bruno would try to pass the ball forward.

He has reduced the number of cross passes and back passes, and also reduced the number of long passes. More often, he will choose to move forward by himself and further participate in the attack, instead of directly passing the ball out long, and then succeed if he can, and if he fails, he will It also did not harm the team's overall defensive system.

This is a more conservative counterattack.

For Bruno, "conservative" here does not mean staying in the penalty area and not coming out. When he gets the ball, he just kicks out of bounds.

That's an abnormal game state, and that rarely happens.

The "conservative" here is what I said before. When attacking, less troops are invested. The two full-backs do not intervene, leaving only a few people in front to fight alone.

The corresponding "adventure" refers to mobilizing the entire team to participate in the attack when attacking. In addition to the center back who has to stay behind, even the full backs need to actively participate in the attack.

From the back line to the midfield to the forward line, everyone is involved in the attack. Such an attack involves more troops and can achieve better results than a "conservative" approach.

However, once the ball is intercepted by the opponent, the empty defense behind him is likely to face the opponent's quick counterattack. Three passes and two passes will hit his own goal. When the goal is not achieved, it will be scored instead, which will be a tragedy.

This is why it is called "adventurous". Compared with "conservative", it is indeed risky.

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This is "conservative" and "adventurous" in a big way. "Conservative" and "adventurous" in small details refer to whether a player chooses a safe way to handle the ball when he gets the ball, or whether he chooses more options. A more aggressive way of handling the ball that is easier to lose. For example, a solid short pass and a through ball that is a one-shot if successful and a mistake if failed.

As a professional player, he must judge at every moment whether he should be "conservative" or "adventurous" in these small details.

Judging "conservative" or "adventurous" in the big picture is more the job of the team commander. Most players in the midfield are responsible for this kind of work, such as Albertini of the Italian national team and Arsenal's Victor. Ella, Barcelona's Guardiola... these players are usually the core of a team, and in some teams even the entire team's tactics are developed around them.

Today, Bruno's job in the small team of Udinese is similar to that of Albertini, Vieira and Guardiola.

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Bruno also came up with countermeasures after discovering that Flamini had almost become his "personal bodyguard". He is no longer involved in the specific organization of offense, but has transferred the responsibility of the fatal pass to Immobile. And what about himself? He is only responsible for which opportunities should be taken risks and which opportunities should be conservative.

To put it simply, at this time he became the "metronome" of Udinese. When it should be fast, he made the team fast, and when it should be slow, he made the team slow.

Controlling the rhythm is not difficult for Bruno, as Guidolin once said to him: He has a talent for reading the game.

When he knows when to be fast, he will pass the ball forward, and when he knows when to be slow, he will pass the ball backwards or mostly crosswise.

Some players like to control the rhythm by controlling the ball. For example, when it is time to slow down, they will let the football stay at their feet for a while, and then continue to observe the situation. When it's time to hurry up, reduce the time the football is at your feet and pass it out as quickly as possible.

But with Flamini by his side, Bruno didn't let the football stay at his feet.

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Just because he can't hold the ball for a long time doesn't mean he can't control the rhythm of the game.

He passed the ball to his teammates, then ran to the next position, and then received the pass from his teammate. Flamini followed, and he continued to pass the ball, ran to the next position, and then received the ball from his teammate...

In this cycle, the passing, receiving and movement between him and his teammates replace him controlling the ball alone, because more of them are passing backwards to places where Arsenal players are missing. Such passes are safer. Not easily broken. It can also have the effect of controlling the rhythm.

Bruno controlled the team through constant passing and running, dealing with Arsenal while looking for possible offensive opportunities.

Flamini followed Bruno everywhere at first, but when he noticed that Bruno was running further and further back, he stopped stupidly and followed him.

It was clear that this was to pull him out of his defensive position, so he wouldn't fall for it. Anyway, Bruno is far away from Arsenal's penalty area, so the threat is much smaller, and his task is completed. Because the boy from Mobile was a little active, he had to go take a look.