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186 It's Not Enough To Defend Sun Xiang Alone

Back in the locker room, the players changed into long-sleeved jerseys one after another.

After all, it is not spring yet, and the winter rain is still a little cool.

Then when he saw his teammates changing into iron nailed sneakers, Sun Xiang couldn't help but frown.

Now it's hard for me to deal with...

I hope the rain won't be heavier... Sun Xiang said looking forward.

"Everyone should change their shoes as much as possible. I just went out to take a look. The rain has become heavier. Be careful not to get hurt. This damn ghost weather!" the assistant coach pushed open the door and said.

"Oh, it's another rain battle."

"I don't like the rain..." Bellerin sighed to the sky.

The last time Arsenal faced the rain battle, it was Wales on England. At that time, they lost 1:2 to Swansea, and Sun Xiang was on vacation on the other end of the earth.

"I think you're because of your hairstyle." Mustafi teased.

Bellerin is a famous trendy man in the team. His dressing style and hairstyle are all his own style in the team, and no one seems to want to be with him.

He once had the intention to win over Sun Xiang, but Sun Xiang didn't take this trick.

After hearing Mustafi's words, Bellerin's body shook slightly, then turned his head and rushed towards Sun Xiang, deliberately ignoring Mustafi.

"Hey sun, how did you feel in the first half?" Bellerin asked with a smile.

"Not bad, where are you?"

"They didn't threaten me much, maybe because they were in the backcourt," explained Bellerin.

Immediately, he noticed that Sun Xiang was still wearing FG sneakers.

Sun Xiang mainly came to his eyes, then pested him with his elbow, and whispered: "Stop looking, I didn't change it."

"Ah? Why not change? The assistant coach just said that it was raining heavily and it was easy to slip." Bellerin was surprised and reminded in a low voice.

"I know!" Sun Xiang looked at whether the others noticed him, "How can I change it if I didn't take you?"

"God!" Bellein exclaimed, "Why don't you bring it?"

"Who knew it would rain in this damn weather."

"But..." Before Bellerin finished speaking, the locker room door was pushed open, and Wenger and the assistant coach walked in.

A routine half-time tactical conversation, which will be held in more than one game.

This time, because the performance in the first half was good, the meeting ended in just a few minutes, and the rest was left for the players to relax and prepare for themselves.

Soon, the fifteen-minute halftime break was about to come to a close, and the players also walked out of the locker room in a bustling manner. At this time, Bellerin came over and touched Sun Xiang again.

"Sun, what are you going to do?"

"What should I do? Just take care of it." Sun Xiang spread his hands.

"But you can't put your energy into the soles of your shoes, it will distract you." Bellerin reminded him.

"I know this too. Alas, it seems that no matter what happens next time, I will have to give you a gift." As they muttered, the two of them also walked into the venue.

The rain is obviously much heavier than the first half, but it will not delay the game. What's more, half-game has been played, so it is impossible to postpone it.

"Sun, run more in the second half and send passes to your teammates. This is your task!" Before he got on the court, Wenger called Sun Xiang to his side and gave a few instructions.

Sun Xiang nodded verbally, but he kept complaining in his heart.

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"The second half has begun, I hope the players will not be affected by the weather."

Oliver's law enforcement in the first half won the hearts of Arsenal fans, so they did not try to cause trouble for the referee in the second half.

"sun! to your right!" Wilsher shouted.

Sun Xiang also found that Bellerin had already inserted on the right side, so Sun Xiang moved the ball to the other side with a flat kick.

"The ball was a bit big..."

"No, Bellerin is very fast, it was intentional."

Bellerin ran like wind under his feet, and on the slippery field he was like a lightning bolt in the rain.

Sun Xiang's transfer ball was just right, neither big nor small, and did not affect Bellerin's running.

He used his speed to get rid of Everton's defense, and the entire defense line was left behind him.

"He's like a sports car," Martin Taylor sighed.

After passing the ball, Sun Xiang was not idle either. He also ran to the front of the penalty area as fast as possible, seeking an opportunity to invert the triangle.

Lacazette is in the middle of the front point and Aubameyang is in the back point. It may be a good choice to knock on the front of the door.

But Bellerin didn't think so. Everton had a lot of people in the penalty area, so he could not guarantee whether there would be any interference during the ball's marching. So the safest thing is to knock back on the penalty area.

Sun Xiang and Zhaka wandered in front of the penalty area, these were two good points.

Bellerin sent a reply in real time, and he discovered a few spaces and passed them over.

Zhaka leaked freely at the front point, and Sun Xiang behind him also ran over tacitly.

Davis, who followed him throughout the whole process, also followed. This was the task assigned to him by Allardyce.

Sun Xiang shot the ball in a fake shot and hit it in disguise, and took the ball from the right to the left, and completed a series of actions very well.

It's just that the slippery field made him stagger, but no one would care about this.

Davis' defense was very good, and he didn't sway.

Seeing that his opponent did not release his position, Sun Xiang had to choose to divide the ball to the left and give it to Willsheer on the side. Then he ran to Willsheer.

"Little Threat" did not stick too much to the ball. After getting the ball, he took two steps and passed the ball back.

Sun Xiang made a move to stop the ball. Just as the ball was about to come into contact with the arch of the foot, he suddenly raised his foot, then turned around and kicked the ground, catching up with the ball.

He finally got a good chance, and Davis was deceived by his feint.

However, Sun Xiang, who got the opportunity, did not shoot, but directly stuffed it into the penalty area.

The ball passed from Keane's weak defense side, but Keane failed to touch the ball.

Lacazette successfully counterattacked and after getting the ball, he adjusted his foot and shot with one angrily, but unfortunately the angle was too straight and Pickford saved it.

Allardes was on the sidelines like he was escaping from death. He was shocked when he saw Sun Xiang get rid of Davis' defense just now. After seeing Sun Xiang's pass, he even thought that the game was over, but fortunately his goalkeeper performed very bravely, so he could feel a little relieved.

"What's wrong with that Chinese? Why can't you guard against him?" After a few breaths, Allardyce told the question just now, and asked his assistant.

His assistant was Dutch Erwin Koman. When he was a player, he helped the "Orange Clothes Army" win the 1988 European Cup with the Three Musketeers and his younger brother. Later, he retired and became a coach, working in Dutch clubs such as Valvek and Feyenoord. In 2014, he came to Southampton, England and joined Everton in 2016.

Koeman looked on the field and said to Allardyce: "Do you know the trough before sun?"

Allardyce looked at him in confusion, then nodded.

He didn't understand what this had to do with defense.

Koeman continued: "Do you know why Sun was in a low position at that time?"

"It's not clear," Allardyce said.

"Because every team sends people to guard against this Chinese, he has a great role in the midfield," Koeman said.

"I know this, so that's why I asked Davis to defend him."

"No, this is one of the reasons for the problem."

"Why?" Allardyce asked back. He didn't understand why his dedicated defense would be a defensive mistake.

Koeman immediately gave the answer.

"Because those teams used more than two players to defend him, and you only used one. I don't think one person can defend him."
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