The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 313

UEFA's technical department once released a technical and tactical report on European football last season. The technical director Rox Borg wrote the report himself, and summarized the past two or three years in the report. The technical and tactical situation of European football, and predicting future development trends.

Although Ye Qiu has a bad impression of UEFA and bureaucratic institutions like FIFA, he has to admit that as a technical department, UEFA has gathered the best scientific research talents in Europe, and they really have a great understanding of techniques and tactics. Fully grasp the ability.

Rox Borg pointed out in this report that the future trend of football will inevitably tend to be fusion, not only the integration of the four major European leagues, but even the integration and re-creation of football skills and tactics around the world .

In this report, Rox Borg also interpreted another point of view, which is possession of the ball.

You must know that for a long time in the past, the mainstream tactics in continental Europe were midfielder tactics, that is, players like Zidane, Rui Costa, and Riquelme were the core tactics of attacking and organizing. And a very important feature of this type of tactics is ball control, and it is also skillful ball control at a slow pace.

But in fact, this kind of situation is constantly being broken. Rox Borg expounded a point of view in his report, that is, winning does not lie in the amount of possession of the ball, but how to control it efficiently He even feels that if a team with a high percentage of ball possession does not have enough ways to convert possession into goals, then too much possession of the ball will not only be of no benefit, but will make the defense of the team with too much ball possession difficult. very fragile.

"The year Ajax won the Champions League, the Netherlands had the ninth-highest possession rate of all Champions League teams, Chelsea won the title last season, but they had the highest possession rate. Only 9th, Porto reached the final, their ball possession ranking is 8th, Greece's possession of the ball in the European Cup is only a little more than Latvia."

"What phenomenon does this explain? This shows that the amount of possession of the ball does not determine the outcome of the game. The key is how to effectively control the ball. This is what all teams that like and pursue the ball possession style should respect and respect. as a goal."

If you turn Rox Borg's statement in reverse, it is that when you are facing a ball-possessing team, what you want to do is not to prevent them from having the ball. Instead, you should do whatever you want. Let them have the ball, but do everything they can to destroy the effectiveness of their possession, that is, make their possession lose its purpose and lose its goal!
There is a difference, because it is difficult to prevent the opponent from possession of the ball, especially for a team that has long been known for possession of the ball. Look for death; but to destroy the effectiveness of the opponent's ball possession, you only need to do your own tactics, which is much easier than the former.

What Chelsea did in the first half was actually destroying Arsenal's effective possession of the ball. Knowing that you like possession of the ball, I will let you have the ball. I will not fight with you, but I will not let you in my control area. Effective possession of the ball, so the ball is at the feet, but Arsenal's players can't figure out the direction and purpose of the attack.

Why a Tactical Center?
Assuming that Arsenal now has a Drogba-style tactical center, even if they encounter an opponent who is tenacious and solid in defense, even if they hit a wall everywhere, they still have another choice, which is to find a tactical center.

To put it bluntly, in the offensive routine, the greatest strength of the tactical center is not in scoring goals, not in other things, but in that when the team cannot open the situation, they can win a stable point for the team in front, and As long as you get the ball in the front court and make arrangements for this point, no matter how strong the opponent's defense is, it will be in vain.

But Arsenal does not have a tactical center, because Henry, Pires, Bergkamp, ​​Ljungberg and others are either good at retreating, or are good at pulling back and cutting inside, so Ye Qiu will stick to the center in this game, forcing Arsenal Na had to go too much on the side, but he passed from the side, and the center lacked a support point, so he couldn't play a threat at all.

Even in the second half of this point, Wenger still failed to find an effective solution. After Kanu left the team, it can even be said that even when Kanu was there, Arsenal's strikers lacked high points. The disadvantage is that they are better at walking on the ground to cooperate with penetration.

On the contrary, in the second half, Ye Qiu adjusted the team's offensive routine, and began to encourage the team to play long balls and find Drogba. So in the second half, it can be clearly seen that as long as Chelsea want to fight back , are long passes to Drogba.

"Campbell's state in this game is terrible!" Andy Gray had to shake his head and sigh when he saw Drogba win almost every direct contest. When Robba was in a slump.

Sol Campbell's recent situation at Arsenal is not ideal. He is only 30 years old, but he suffers a lot of injuries. This obviously has something to do with his playing style that emphasizes too much physical confrontation. Sol Campbell's state has been seriously affected. Arsenal's defensive problems this season have something to do with him.

As Wenger himself said, the former Sol Campbell standing on the back line can provide the team with a steady stream of confidence for his teammates. He can stand alone in front of the goal and make everyone believe in him. , But now, there are problems with his movement, jumping, tackles and other aspects, which lead to his poor state.

However, some media pointed out that the reason why Campbell is not in good condition is because of two other things, one is the contract extension with the club.

Both Juventus and Inter Milan want to get Sol Campbell, and Souness of Newcastle is even more willing to provide Campbell with his current weekly salary, but Arsenal are subject to the French gang, coupled with Campbell's age, require a In addition to the annual signing, the salary will be cut from the original Premier League maximum salary to the same level as Henry, Pires and others, which is lower than Vieira.

30 years old is actually not too old for a defender. Even though Campbell is not in good condition, he is still the top central defender in the Premier League and even in Europe. For a big name like him, a salary cut is really unacceptable .

Another point is about relationships. I heard that he is busy dating an older female star. Many media even ridiculed that Campbell exhausted his energy while dating this star, which led to Arsenal's defense will be full of holes when he is sluggish on the pitch, who knows?

But it is undeniable that when Campbell, who was in poor form, met Drogba, the wolf-like giant of Côte d'Ivoire, coupled with Chelsea's frequent use of counterattacks and quick long passes to find Drogba, the attack was launched and plugged in During the routine, Campbell's poor state was forced into a mess by Drogba.

Just like this time, Chelsea found Drogba with a long pass as usual. The Ivorian accurately judged the ball's landing point and blocked Campbell with his body.

Of course, Campbell did not resist, which does not mean that he would allow Drogba to turn around, so the Ivorian had no way to turn around, so he could only head the ball to Lampard. As soon as Lampard got the ball, Gilberto immediately ? Silva and the retreating Vieira flanked, but the England midfielder did not stick the ball, but shook his head against the incoming ball.

The ball took a reverse L shape, from Drogba straight back to Lampard, and then Lampard shook his head to the left, the whole process happened in the blink of an eye, Ronaldinho from the left A quick cut to the middle, before the top of the arc in the penalty area, the chest stopped the ball.

At this moment, Vieira, who was supposed to be stuck near Ronaldinho, lost his position and could only watch helplessly as the Brazilian stopped the ball in his chest and hit a strong spin with his right foot. Volley, the ball across an arc, from Campbell and Drogba, and Kolo? Toure's head across the head, straight to the upper right corner of the goal.

When Lehmann, who was squatting slightly and ready to go, reacted, the ball had already been scored, but he failed to react immediately. The German goalkeeper was indescribably disappointed and helpless, and fished the ball out of the goal Finally, he kicked the ball towards the midfield with a big kick angrily.

The Arsenal fans at Highbury Stadium became silent, because they didn't know what kind of expression and reaction they should give at this moment. They felt that they didn't know why the team played so badly in such a game. .

"Some people say that art is always so fragile, so it needs to be carefully cared for. Perhaps, Arsenal's football is also the same. At the beginning of the season, the performance of the gun gestures like a broken bamboo made everyone seem to see this full of art. The team had the opportunity to change their destiny, but in the end, Arsenal is as fragile as ever."

"But we should also see that Arsenal in this game are not only fragile, they can even be said to be clumsy, because they haven't had a shot even up to now, if in the remaining half an hour If they still haven't got the chance to kick, then this will definitely be a shame!"

Being second in the Premier League, but being forced by the No. [-] team in the Premier League to not even have a chance to kick, this is no longer bad, it can even be said to be a great shame, and it will become a stain on Wenger and the players' lives and shadows.

"We should see that in this game, Chelsea changed their previous style of play and adopted a more targeted and defensive tactic. Ye Qiu firmly pinched Arsenal's weakness. , It's like a snake, being pinched seven inches, unable to move or resist, and can only be slaughtered by the opponent."

"Not only that, Chelsea's defensive layout, I believe it will attract many Premier League teams to follow suit, but at the same time, their counterattack method is also full of British flavor, that is, the long pass, Drogba, the role of the tactical fulcrum It was fully reflected in this game, but in contrast to Arsenal, in fact, the Gunners are only one Drogba short."

"Wenger seems to have discovered this problem, so not long ago, Arsenal introduced a so-called Danish Ibrahimovic Nicolas Bendtner from Denmark. A very good high center forward is actually what Arsenal lack at present, but he is only 1 years old, and he does not have the conditions to play such a big game for the team yet."

After the team scored the second goal, Ye Qiu replaced Ronaldinho with Davis.

After Davis came on the court, the team's tactics did not change much. They still played 4231. Davis was arranged by Ye Qiu to play the position of left winger. He gave the Dutchman the greatest freedom on the left. He is like a rampaging wild boar, raging on the right side of Arsenal.

As soon as the physically fit Davis stepped up, he immediately brought huge troubles to Arsenal's defense on the right. Whether the Dutchman was a starter or a substitute, as soon as he came on the field, he immediately showed a surprisingly tenacious fighting spirit. Ye Qiu admired his spirit of competition.

Wenger made a substitution, replacing Pires with Reyes, obviously to strengthen the defense and the impact on the left.

Under Chelsea's restrictions, Pires' performance in this game was not satisfactory, especially when his cutting and penetrating passes were imprisoned by Chelsea's defense, his role would inevitably be greatly reduced. Next, replacing Pires and replacing Reyes, who is more capable of wing assault, is also an option.

Here I have to mention a very insidious thing about Ye Qiu. As soon as Reyes came on the field, Makelele was in a one-on-one defense, and shoveled Reyes. stand up.

It's not that Makelele's feet are heavy. The French midfielder's movements are well controlled. He didn't shovel Reyes. Ye Qiu disdains this kind of foul action that hurts the opponent's body, because he has always believed that Feng Shui turns around this principle.

In the previous life, Arsenal were always injured and brutally fouled by other teams in the later years. It is said that it has something to do with their style of play, but is it not because their defensive actions were too brutal in the early years of the century? ?
Why has Arsenal been called a red card team in recent years?Because they have the most red cards among all the teams in the Premier League!

You are acting aggressively towards others now, and they can’t do anything to you, but in the future, when you are in trouble, everyone will want to fight back, even if this person has already transferred, even if the head coach of this team has changed But they still want to take revenge on what you did back then.

Makelele's shovel only tripped Reyes, it was not serious, and the referee did not give a penalty or warning, but it clearly deterred the Spaniard, at least Reyes recently, His performance is no longer as eye-catching and amazing as before, because many people have seen his weakness, his body is too thin.

Even Reyes was trapped, and after Arsenal's two wings were completely blocked, they could only choose long passes and crosses, but under the double insurance of the two gates of Terry and Cannavaro, Henry was able to There is no advantage in the previous fight for the top, but Vieira's long-range shot is so-so to be honest, and Ljungberg is obviously better at entering the penalty area.

So, in the end, Arsenal failed to launch a threatening offensive opportunity.

However, in the last half hour, the Gunners seized three chances to kick, even if two of them hit anti-aircraft guns, and one came from the cooperation between Henry and Bergkamp, ​​and finally Ljungberg in the penalty area He grabbed the point inside, but it hit Van der Sar directly in the arms, but he didn't hit hard.

"Tonight's game may be a good lesson for all opponents who encounter Arsenal. At least we have seen that Chelsea's routines are easy to learn and learn from other teams, whether it is defense or counterattack. Coupled with the defensive problems that Arsenal has always exposed, this defeat will completely lose the frightening psychological advantage brought by Arsenal's undefeated record, making everyone realize that Arsenal Na can fight like this!"

"Chelsea's performance in this game was actually not good. Ye Qiu was a little too conservative, which caused Chelsea to not play a shocking attack. Maybe this has something to do with Chelsea's guest at Highbury, but Ye Qiu's conservative, and His targeted tactics have made this Premier League's premier strong dialogue very dull."

"Of course, we should also see that the two sides played fiercely and the rhythm changed quickly, especially in the first 45 minutes. The rhythm of the two teams was rare in the Premier League in recent years, and it also made us feel that time passed quickly. Fast, but there is nothing too impressive left, which has to be said to be a great pity."

"This is a game to determine the Premier League champions, and after this game, we can see that Chelsea have already led Arsenal by 9 points. The Blues have fallen behind by 10 points in October, and in just over a month In the time, from chasing to overtaking by 5 points, Chelsea's state is indeed amazing, and they have won 9 consecutive victories."

Following the whistle of the referee, there was a deafening booing from the entire Highbury Stadium, but it was obviously not aimed at Chelsea, but at Arsenal and Wenger. The Gunners fans were obviously very impressed with the team's performance. dissatisfied.

The current Gunners are not the Gunners of Ye Qiu's previous life in the next few years. They are playing more evenly now, but the home attendance rate is not high. So far this season, today's game is full, but it has become Arsenal's worst game, which has to be said to be a reason for the fans to boo.

The Chelsea players seem to be in good spirits. After defeating Arsenal, the team leads by 9 points. The advantage is very obvious, and what the team needs to do next is to minimize their lost points.

In this regard, Ye Qiu expressed his ambition in the post-match press conference that he hoped that the team's winning streak would continue.

"I heard that the longest winning streak in the Premier League so far is 14 games. I hope to have the opportunity to challenge or even break it!"

This is understood by many people as Ye Qiu's another challenge to Arsenal, because the Premier League's two 14-game winning streaks were in the 01/02 and 02/03 seasons, and the creators were Arsenal, so Ye Qiu said he would challenge A record of 14 victories is actually challenging Arsenal.

After being terminated by Chelsea, Arsenal's unbeaten record stopped at 57 games, which was only 58 game away from Capello's unbeaten record of 1 games that year, but in the end the Gunners fell short.

(End of this chapter)