Mister Legend

Chapter 514
Just as the Arsenal players were celebrating in the field with boos all over the sky, countless fans who were watching the live signal of the game through BBC TV heard the game commentator Ali McEaster and Guest Lampard's analysis and prediction of the current situation on the field.

"Wow! The New White Hart Lane is indeed the top stadium in the UK today. The voice from the audience almost overwhelms our commentary room. It must be a pleasure to play in this venue." Impressing the players, Frank?"

"It depends on whether you are playing for Tottenham or you are here as a guest. Although both will agree with you, it is obvious that their feelings during the game will definitely be two extremes, at least I certainly will not. To expect to be a rival against 6 ecstatic Spurs fans is horrific."

"Well, I'll take your words as a great compliment to Tottenham and its supporters. Let's go back to this North London derby. Arsenal, who were considered to be at an absolute disadvantage before the game, turned out to be in He dominated the game in the opening stage, and even took a one-goal lead before No. 20 minutes came. This is probably something that many people did not expect, Frank, how about you?"

"Although it is somewhat different from what I expected before, I am actually not too surprised by the current result." Lampard, who just retired from the coaching position of the Championship team Derby County this summer, said with His authentic London accent said: "You know, I have experienced many, many great managers in my player days, such as Harry (the old Redknapp, also Lampard's uncle), Jose, Gus (Hiddink) and so on, influenced by them, I actually learned a lot of my tactical thinking after becoming a coach from these world famous coaches.”

After taking a breath, the former Chelsea "magic lamp" continued to narrate: "However, due to the short time of off-field work, I will still strengthen the study of new knowledge in my daily life, and my age is five years younger than me. Coach Li, who is [-] years old but has already made his own way in the world of football, is the subject of careful study. So I think I know a lot about the new Gunners coach."

Ali McEaster on the side interjected here: "I said, why do you pay so much attention to the Russian team when you comment on the European Cup? It turns out there is a reason for this."

"Yes, since 2017, I have been paying attention to Coach Li, who was still teaching in Italy at the time, and it has continued until now. If every coach has his own best style, then this young coach of the Chinese Dynasty is One of the few talents who can switch back and forth between various tactics at will. Although the outside world has always believed that he is a staunch supporter of the fast counterattack genre in the past two years, in fact, older fans should be very fond of it. It is clear that pass-and-control tactics are his housekeeping skills. The most important thing is that Coach Li always seems to be able to find the opponent's weakness in the rapidly changing situation and use the most appropriate tactics to effectively target him, so he sees his strength on paper. Naturally, I wouldn't be surprised by what happened to the stronger Tottenham today."

"So based on what you know about the new Arsenal manager, will he continue to maintain the strategy of high-intensity fighting and active possession that brought the team goals in the opening stage? Or will he come back after leading? To the anti-reverse style of play that has almost become his label?"

"Defensive counterattack! After all, Arsenal's current overall strength is still not as good as Tottenham's, and it is an away game. The experienced coach Li will definitely know what is the most suitable choice. You must know that he now has a lot of power in his hands. Aubameyang and Lacazette are two great counter-attacking masters, so there is nothing to tangle with. It is time to test the speed and ability of Tottenham's defense at the back. As long as these two points can be the best, They still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. Because the Gunners' defensive ability is not strong, as long as the defense can remain stable, I believe Harry Kane and other top attackers in the world still have a good chance to complete the goal."

Just after the exchange between the two people came to an end, Lampard's prediction was confirmed after the kick-off. Pochettino instructed the team's overall position to press the opponent by three to five meters before the half-time. At the same time, he strictly ordered Wanyama, who made a fatal mistake just now, can no longer play freely, so that the home team's conduction of the ball in the midfield has finally returned to a normal state.Of course, there is also the reason why Arsenal took the initiative to cancel the high-position press strategy, because doing so consumes too much energy and cannot be used forever.

The game then entered the normal rhythm of the home team attacking and the away team defending. Except for the two forwards, Arsenal's Mkhitaryan, who was standing in the midfielder position after the opening, has retreated to the position of the central midfielder. Defenders Bellerin and Kolasinac have basically become full-backs.From the perspective above the court, the 5-3-2 position is already very obvious.

The reason why this kind of crowd tactics are used for defense is that apart from the fact that Tottenham’s offensive power is indeed very strong and it is necessary to help defend key players, it is actually more because Arsenal’s defenders are indeed of a certain level. Oops.

In the two seasons when Emery took over the team, the Gunners' defense line, which had been basically formed in the Wenger era, has basically not undergone major changes. It's Mislin Tate, the director of signings (a wonderful position), who will memorize it.

After Li Mudi entered the Emirates Stadium this summer, although he can adjust the existing lineup independently in principle, considering that the running-in between defenders will take longer, so in the case of limited funds He took the lead in transforming the midfield and frontcourt, so most of the backcourt players were retained last season.

The three central defenders starting today are 28-year-old German international Mustafi, 32-year-old Greek veteran Papastathopoulos and Koscielny, who is about to celebrate his 35th birthday. Feel a little sad.

In fact, the advantages of this set of configuration are quite obvious. The accuracy rate of scrambling for high-altitude balls, attacking interceptions, and launching long-pass attacks from the backcourt can all be ranked in the front of the Premier League, but there are also many shortcomings. , making people unable to completely relax.

The first is speed and flexibility. Koscielny, who once had the world's first chasing speed, has already lived up to the courage of the year under the influence of advanced age and several injuries, and the other two central defenders are also not good enough. With his ability in this area, Harry Kane, who has a mediocre speed, has become a group of fast forwards.

Secondly, in terms of physical confrontation, although the three of them have strength and balance attributes above the passing line, Mustafi with glass body physique and Koscielny with declining physical fitness all have serious injuries at any time. disease hazards.In order to avoid that terrible situation, the two will always protect themselves intentionally during the confrontation, which will leave opportunities for the opponent to take advantage of and pose a considerable threat to the team's defense.

Finally, there is the issue of Papastathopoulos' personal style. Even though the Greek veteran has reached the final stage of his player career, he still cannot change the recklessness of his youth. I prefer to use my body which is still in good condition.In this way, the probability of being punished for a foul will be very high, and the situation of getting a card is naturally unavoidable.

Last season, the central defender received a total of 41 yellow cards and 27 red cards in the 3 official games he played for the club, directly breaking the record for the total number of yellow cards received by a player in a single season in the history of the club , It also made the team fall into danger many times in the game, which is really disappointing.

It’s just that Li Moody has no other choice. Good central defenders are a rare breed in today’s world football. Almost all of them that can improve the team’s defensive level have been monopolized by the major giants. "It also needs to face fierce competition from other teams. Even those good seedlings who have not proven their strength in the top leagues are marked with sky-high prices by their teams, forcing Li Moody to give up the idea of ​​​​adjusting the defense this summer. .

In the first league game of the new season, the line of defense deployed by Arsenal's new coach in desperation, under the repeated impact of the world's top attacking group of Tottenham, seemed so precarious, it seemed that it was a long way from raising hands to surrender. It's just one step away.

However, when the score on the field seemed to be rewritten to 1-1 at any time, the time unknowingly came to the moment when the whistle was blown at the end of the first half, and then the fans who felt a little confused went online to check the data. The distance between the home team and the successful goal does not seem to be as close as it just seemed.

Because in more than half an hour after the loss, they got a total of five shots, of which only two hit the target, and because of the angle or strength, Leno easily resolved it. On the scene, it looked like a bustling scene, which formed a big contrast.

What the hell is this?Some fans who tend to support Tottenham to win or hope that the game will be more exciting can't help but ask such questions in their hearts.

During the half-time break, two commentators from the BBC gave everyone an answer that was somewhat unexpected at first glance, but very reliable after careful reflection, that is, Arsenal has a huge defensive coverage area that seems to be Defensive midfielder who can't run to death: 23-and-a-half-year-old Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi.

It was this "black and tough" who joined from Leicester City with a worth of 5200 million pounds a month ago. Blocking the wall greatly reduces the threat of Tottenham players' activities in the middle, forcing the opponent to choose to shift the attacking area to the relatively less threatening side. It was not really tested before the end.

During the comment process, Lampard used the title "Kante II" to describe Ndidi, who was the best player on the field in the first half. This is not a very high evaluation.However, just judging from the performance of the midfielder in the first half of the first league game played for the new club, he really deserves the praise of the magic lamp.

In 47 minutes, the player ran 8.2 kilometers and contributed an astonishing 8 steals (or interceptions), while the number of fouls was controlled to only two, which has to be said It's an extremely good defensive stat.

But that's not all. The Gunners' new No. 12 also contributed 24 passes and 23 successful performances. Although most of them were excessive horizontally or even backwards, this kind of performance was enough to allow the opponent to play in the same position. Yama felt ashamed.

It is precisely because of such a player who played the world's top sweeping defensive midfielder that Ramsey and Mkhitaryan were able to get some opportunities to show their abilities on the offensive end under the pressure of Tottenham, and Grabbed one of them in time and helped the team complete the feat of "below overcome above" in the eyes of the media.

Only 9 minutes after the rematch, Endidi used his bison-like body to block Eriksson's attempt to force a breakthrough from the middle, and then a reasonable collision overturned the Danish midfielder, and quickly scored The ball was transferred to Ramsey who came over to meet him.

The Welshman immediately dribbled the ball across the midfield line and, after completing a one-two with Mkhitaryan, sent a diagonal pass.The ball crossed diagonally between the two central defenders of Tottenham. Lacazette, who started quickly from the left, kicked it into the penalty area with a continuous stop. The French striker then caught up and completed the inside cut. .

Although the Colombian international central defender Devinson Sanchez is already struggling to catch up, Lacazette still occupies an absolutely powerful position by relying on the advantage of accelerating one step earlier, although when the attacking Lloris is ushered in, his position has already The goal formed an angle of about 30 degrees, but the Frenchman, who is good at his right foot, can still kick the inside of the arch with a tricky angle.

However, the subsequent developments showed the golf quotient of the former top scorer in Ligue [-]. After he suddenly kicked the ground with his left foot and made a fake move to attack the goal, he bounced the ball with the back of his right foot. To his right, Aubameyang, who rushed to the horse, completed the second push of the game and extended Arsenal's lead to two goals.

As soon as the goal was scored, the audience who were watching the live broadcast of the game obviously felt that the mentality of the Tottenham players began to become unstable, and some reluctance to directly create opportunities for scoring gradually increased. The move still put extra pressure on Arsenal's defence, but with it came an increase in turnovers.

When the time went to No.70 two minutes, the visiting team almost took advantage of the large space left by the opponent's full-back after the assist to completely kill the suspense of the victory. It can be seen that Mei Yangyang missed the header that was close at hand. Throwing the hat-trick that was about to come out again made the Gunners fans angry and criticized.

In the end, Pochettino and his disciples tried their best and failed to rewrite the score of 0 to 2. Before the start of the season, it was considered by the outside world that he had the hope of regaining the title of England's top league champion after 60 years. Turnham Hotspur started the 2020-21 Premier League season with an absolutely unbearable North London derby defeat.

On the other hand, Li Moody made a clean and beautiful start in his British football debut (the first two games of the season were Europa League qualifiers), which attracted the attention of the world football circle.

　Thanks to the book friend Hei Yantou for the monthly ticket, thank you!

　　
　
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