The Young Lion

At this time, the broadcast shots of the Premier League are basically close-up shots, but at the beginning of this season, Aldridge proposed to the live broadcast organization to set up long-range shots, so six camera positions were added around the Lion's Den Stadium, and machines were placed in the stands of the stadium. Originally, the stands of this stadium were not high, with a capacity of less than 20,000. One can imagine what kind of small stadium it will be.

So from an aerial view, the Lion's Den Stadium feels weird, but the live broadcast footage is much richer. From the farther footage, you can clearly see the routes interspersed by the players' running positions, which makes the game more vivid. Rich.

Originally, in this era, the individual abilities of the players were more prominent, and the close-up shots could capture the delicate technical performance of the players, but Millwall played as a whole, and their football aesthetics was only partially visible, and the live broadcaster had already felt it Difficult, because Millwall's game is too fast-paced, and the camera can't keep up with it. Therefore, when the distant shot covers a larger area of ​​the pitch, Millwall's football style immediately caused the outside world to exclaim.

like what?

It looks like a football kicked in a game, the ball is passed quickly, and the ball is kicked back and forth, so that the ball is still in the left half of the field one second, and it will go to the right half in the next moment, in the back field before the blink of an eye , After three passes and two falls, he came to the opponent's door.

And the center of connection and conduction is Pirlo.

Arsenal veteran midfielder Pratt's running ability has begun to decline. He alone can't prevent Nedved, so Vieira must also lag behind in defense. Mason alone is not enough to have an impact on Pirlo. Gerkamp's support in defense is even more limited, so Pirlo can calmly dispatch back and forth.

Schneider and Capdevila took turns to add assists, and Millwall's pass and cut cooperation made Arsenal's jitters in front of the goal.

Shevchenko and Larsson's crazy cuts in the running position almost broke the waist of Arsenal's veteran defenders.

But Arsenal did not show weakness. They organized a quick counterattack as soon as they switched from defense to offense. The counterattack was often launched from the wing. As long as there is free time, without hesitation, it must be passed forward with one foot.

The two wingers launched the attack by Dixon and Winterburn going straight up and down. The player in the frontcourt is Mason or Bergkamp, ​​but more importantly. Wenger let the three central defenders in the defense take turns plugging in.

Boulder, Adams, Keown, the three central defenders, there will always be one of them rushing to the frontcourt in the positional battle, and it will play a role. From connecting to entering the penalty area and shooting, one of them can be seen.

But today they ran into trouble with the tactic of inserting their central defenders. For Pirlo in the midfield, Aldridge gave him a very simple defensive task. He just stared at the opponent's central defender, and whoever jumped in and ran to the midfield. Just watch them cut off their catches at the right time.

If you want to talk about any changes in Arsenal after Wenger took over, except for the change of football style, the formation position is basically the same old routine, 532.

It's clearly not Wenger's ideal formation, but he's just arrived. If you want to gain a foothold in the locker room, you must not move many people's main positions. It is already the limit to support Vieira to the top. Anelka, who was transferred in winter, is still sitting on the bench, and Pires is only on the bench. One is in the process of gradually replacing Mason.

so. The five heavyweights on the defensive line must appear on the field. However, Wenger provided changes to his tactics, so the three defensive backbones were released and had a high degree of freedom. With the tacit understanding between the three of them, It is not difficult to insert assists in turn. As for what they rush to the frontcourt, whether it is support, organization, or scoring, it is up to them to freely play.

It has to be said that Wenger's approach activated Arsenal's passion and released their talents, and to some extent it was a coincidence. If he directly let Adams play in the midfield, obviously Adams would not be happy Changing his position allows Adams to start at center back and then stride forward in the attack, and Adams happily takes the lead.

So in Arsenal's offense, you will see a very strange scene. Bergkamp is impeccable with the ball in the frontcourt. Taking off the ball has the beauty of four or two strokes, but central defenders such as Adams or Boulder rush forward to receive the ball. Sometimes a very simple short pass, they can stop the ball with one foot, and the ball is two meters away.. ....

Because of this, with Pirlo's proper interception and their own lack of ability to handle the ball, Millwall successfully limited the tactical characteristics of Arsenal's central defender today.

As a result, their offenses are more and more sideways. Bergkamp is working hard, and his skills are nothing to say, but Millwall's defenders don't follow him, and they will never rush up. The frontal defense is trying to slow down his. Rhythm, stuck in the position and then waiting for Bergkamp to make a choice, Wright rushing in front alone cannot form an effective threat at all.

Bergkamp tried to break through after failing to penetrate the ball three times. He just passed Capdevila, but was easily cut off by Southgate. The ball was passed to Pirlo, who stopped the ball and passed the ball diagonally to the right. Schneider, who came up from the other side, made a long pass to the front of the penalty area. Trezeguet, who was pulled from the penalty area, headed the ball. With a flick, the ball was sent to the left rear, and Shevchenko, who had inserted into the penalty area, just arrived, and when he passed by Keown, he stopped the ball with his chest, and when the ball landed, he kicked the goal.

Keon fell to the ground to tackle the ball, and Shevchenko was kicked to the front of the calf and fell into the penalty area. He endured the pain in his calf and looked back at the referee. The referee blew the whistle with his mouth in his mouth and pointed at the penalty Point, then walked up to Keown and took out a yellow card.

Penalty kick! Millwall got a penalty kick. The penalty kick came so suddenly that the camera couldn't seem to keep up. Millwall's attack was too fast. Andy, did you see it?

I didn't see it clearly either, Capdevila and Southgate did a great zone defense, Capdevila forced Bergkamp to go through, but when he was passed, Southgate was just right. A shot from behind broke Bergkamp's ball. Immediately afterwards, Capdevila caught the ball and counterattacked. The ball was transferred to the right through Pirlo's diagonal pass, and Schneider was unmarked. A precise long pass, Trezeguet headed back from the penalty area and Shevchenko crossed Keown's defense line diagonally into the penalty area, forcing Keown to choose a shovel. Because he has lost his position , but unfortunately, he missed the tackle. The penalty was undisputed.

How fast is this attack? We're used to Millwall counter-attacking when they're empty in the back, they have players who are fast. But it's faster by moving the ball, I think, from defensive to defensive. The whole process should not take more than 10 seconds, and the camera should give a panoramic lens, so that we can see the whole process clearly. How Millwall penetrated the Arsenal defense.

After the penalty kick, Keown angrily yelled at Shevchenko, who fell to the ground. He thought the opponent was too soft, so why did he fall down at the first touch?

Shevchenko was also irritated, and his calf was still hurting. Immediately got up and quarreled with Keon.

The players on both sides gathered together, and finally the two captains came forward to separate everyone. Adams and Southgate exchanged a few words after separating their teammates. Before they separated, Adams pushed Southgate's head casually.

Southgate didn't care either. Turn around and run towards the backcourt.

For players of this era, especially England players, conflicts on the field are commonplace, and movements like Adams pushing Southgate's head are more like a common action among buddies. There is no intention of infringement in it, and the referee will ignore it. The two are still teammates and defense partners of the national team.

Therefore, fans in this era also hate the performative face covering and falling on the court in the future.

Larsson scored the first goal for Millwall with a penalty kick, and the home team took the lead in the 40th minute of the first half.

Wenger, wearing glasses and a club sports coat, sighed dejectedly.

Wenger and Aldridge are both pioneers of the Premier League tactical style. Their coaching style is European in the eyes of the English, just as there are two types of players in the eyes of the English: English players and European players, Beckham, Ryan Giggs It belongs to the latter, and like Keane, Nedved belongs to the English players in terms of style. European players are more cunning, or smarter, rising to the team's tactical style.

However, due to the influence of Arsenal's previous tactical routines, Wenger could only watch the food. At least it was not his intention to let the central defenders rush all the way up to support and score goals. Who would have three absolute main central defenders in the defense.

In terms of the flexibility of the team formation, Millwall is not as good as Arsenal. It is like a spring. The defense compresses the whole, and the power is released during the offense. The forward overall advance is more capable of tearing through the opponent's defense in passing and cutting. Millwall's compression is not extreme enough, because they occupy the initiative, Arsenal's offense cannot suppress them, forcing them to shrink. Arsenal's short board is that they cannot attack. Unbalanced, unable to fly with wings, lacking arms and legs.

Wherever Bergkamp goes, basically he can only fight that side, so sometimes the central defender rushes up and dribbles the ball on the side, in order to pull the opponent's defense, but this is obviously not a long-term solution, fortunately Boulder will soon be 35 years old, and next season, Wenger will be able to make the formation more reasonable and balanced.

Arsenal's flaws, Aldridge discovered when he was studying his opponents. Although Arsenal in Wenger's hands is still based in the Premier League at this time, Aldridge is really not afraid of the opponent's counterattacks. At least in terms of absolute speed, they have no advantage. , There are only a few people in the frontcourt, unless they can play a wonderful cooperation, otherwise only relying on Bergkamp to thread the needle, Millwall's defense is not a sieve.

What's more, Arsenal's double defensive midfielder configuration is not perfect at this time. Pratt's running ability is obviously a loophole, occupying a position but not defending well, it is a landmine in the defense.

Taking a one-goal lead in the first half, the two teams walked back to the locker room to rest.

Aldridge's tactics for the second half have not changed in general, but there are key points in the details.

For example, if you infiltrate and storm Keown's back in the middle, and the opponent has a yellow card, the defensive action will be scruples.

Nedved do a lot of running around Pratt... (m)