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Although George sent a starting lineup dominated by substitutes in this FA Cup semi-final, the strength is naturally not as strong as when the main players came on the field, but compared to Arsenal, who also played with a full substitute lineup, Tottenham's starting lineup is still more than a step higher than the Gunners in terms of strength!

It was only then that fans and journalists were stunned to discover that Arsenal's bench depth was not as thick as they had imagined. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 At least, compared to Tottenham, who can put out two completely different squads to deal with multi-front battles, they are still unbeaten in the Premier League, and Arsenal, who seem to be extremely powerful, simply can't do that!

The most terrifying thing is that although these substitutes of Tottenham are worse than the main players in terms of strength, the worst of them also have the standard of the main team of the Premier League relegation team. Not to mention, as they get older and more experienced, Tottenham's young players are sure to go from strength to strength...... When these youngsters are fully mature, who else in the Premier League can stop Tottenham's progress?!

Tell me, how exactly did this guy do it, where did he get so many promising youngsters, and after realising Tottenham's predominance in bench depth and the huge potential hidden in these players, one can't help but feel a little more confident about Tottenham's future. After all, with such a discerning owner and manager in charge, coupled with these players with bright prospects, Tottenham's rise is just around the corner!

After all, compared to Arsenal, whose tactical style of play is fully mature, and most of the main players are in the prime of their careers, although Tottenham's performance in the league this season has not been consistent, this is mainly because most of the young players in the Tottenham team lack game experience. In time, when this group of players is completely mature, even Arsenal and Manchester United may only be able to bow down to Tottenham at that time!

Just when people lamented that the Premier League was about to have another top team, the players on both sides had already begun to fight on the pitch!

"I've played Arsenal twice here, but it's hard to get used to it. Basturk frowned, controlling the ball at his feet while observing the situation ahead, "This field feels a lot smaller than White Hart Lane, and it's really not easy to find space to pass forward. ”

Basturk's feeling is fine, and it's true that Highbury Stadium is arguably the smallest in the Premier League compared to the home stadium of any other Premier League team – at 101 metres long and 67 metres wide respectively, both figures are much smaller than FIFA's standard pitch size of 105 metres ×68 metres. This subtle difference in pitch size makes it easier for Arsenal players to defend – after all, playing on a smaller pitch means that each Arsenal player is responsible for a much smaller area than they would on a standard pitch, making it easier for a mediocre Gunners to fend off the opposition's attack.

Therefore, in addition to the difference in the referee's penalty scale depending on the home and away games, the difference in the size of the field is also a major reason why Arsenal's away record is not as good as it was at home - after getting used to playing on Highbury's narrow field, when the field area is significantly larger than Highbury's, Arsenal's defensive pressure will naturally increase greatly when the area of defense that needs to be responsible is much larger. And for Arsenal, which basically relies on the individual ability of players to defend under Wenger and has never established a complete defensive system, this is simply an extremely fatal thing!

Generally speaking, a compact pitch like Highbury is a great fit for teams that focus on counter-attacking tactics. Because tight spaces can make it easier for defenders to defend, numerical advantage can also be maximized, reducing the possibility of being surrounded by opponents to form a local advantage in a small area, or using large areas of transfer and passing to break through the defense.

This is why, before Arsene Wenger took over the coaching whip of Arsenal, the previous managers of the Gunners were mainly defensive and counter-attacking tactics, and there were basically no masters who dared to play attacking football, and Graham, who is known for his conservative and iron-blooded willingness, has only further carried forward this tradition of Arsenal. However, after Arsene Wenger became Arsenal manager, the Frenchman changed the Gunners' tradition of defending and counter-attacking, and set off a wave of technical and attacking football in Highbury!

So, for Wenger, George is actually quite admired. After all, playing flashy attacking football on Highbury, a field that is extremely suitable for counter-attacking tactics, and transforming Arsenal, who have always been known for their counter-attacking and simple brutality, into an attacking team that values technical flow, is not something that ordinary people can do.

For another example, in this game, it is clear that Arsenal is not as good as Tottenham in terms of overall strength, and it is the most reasonable choice to shrink the defensive line and use Cesc Fabregas's overall view to give full play to the speed and impact of Reyes and Wiltord to play Tottenham's quick counterattack. However, Arsene Wenger still insisted on letting the team take the initiative after the start of the game, and the Gunners, who had caused a serious decline in defensive quality, were attacked by Villa twice in a row less than 30 minutes after the start of the game, and fell behind 0-2 early, and the promotion situation was not optimistic.

If it weren't for the natural antagonism between Tottenham and Arsenal, George would have wanted to have a good chat with Arsene Wenger and have an in-depth exchange with the professor about club management and football philosophy. Now, it is clear that these ideas cannot become a reality.

Of course, George felt that another reason why Arsene Wenger didn't play counter-attacking in the FA Cup semi-final was that the professor didn't know anything about building a defensive system. Otherwise, the defensive quality of Arsenal in the previous life would not be so scummy, and almost a team could get a goal from Arsenal.

Incidentally, despite Highbury's tight space, it limits the attacking play of Arsenal players, but as mentioned before, it is also beneficial for Arsenal players to fend off the opposition's attacks and cover up Arsene Wenger's shortcomings in building a defensive system. By the time Arsenal moved from Highbury to the larger Emirates Stadium, as they had done in previous lives, Arsenal did get more attacking space and the Gunners' attacking firepower became more formidable, but on the other hand, Arsenal's defensive fragility was exposed. More and more people are realizing that under the Gunners' flashy attacking coat, Wenger's side are nothing short of scum in defence!

No, after Villa scored two goals in a row, the Arsenal players were completely panicked, and they were desperate to recover the score and had to press aggressively in the following time. The result was not only that Tottenham's defence was helpless in attack, but that Tottenham players who were already very good at counter-attacking had torn apart their fragile defence time and time again with scalpel-like passes. As for Lehmann and Villa, they were the two busiest players of the game - the former was busy saving shots from Tottenham Hotspur, while the latter was trying to help the team extend their lead further!

It can be seen that Highbury is indeed a good fit for those teams who defend and counter-attack tactics. Especially when one side is attacking aggressively and the other side has a tight enough defensive system, unless the attacking side has a weapon of Vieri's level or a set-piece like David Beckham, it is basically empty to score.

With Villa's hat-trick and Basturk's world-class strike, Tottenham eventually beat Arsenal 4-0 at Highbury Stadium to keep the Gunners out of the final and win their fourth north London derby of the season!

Even more refreshed to Tottenham was that in the Champions League quarter-finals four days later, Arsenal, who were playing at home, lost to Chelsea in the first leg of a draw against Chelsea, losing 2-1 to the Blues at Highbury Stadium and being knocked out of the tournament by Chelsea 2-3 on aggregate!

Seemingly having learned a lot from Tottenham's direct encounters with Arsenal, Ranieri adopted the same tactical style of play as Tottenham at the Highbury Stadium on the evening of April 7, leaving all Arsenal including Arsene Wenger at a loss, and finally won the crucial victory and led the Blues to the last four of the Champions League for the first time in their history!

George made a special thank you call to Abramovich after the game to congratulate Chelsea on their progress to the Champions League semi-finals. After all, if Chelsea fail to stop Arsenal this time and let Arsene Wenger lead the team to the last four of the Champions League, then the prestige Gunners will be the hottest team in England. And this is obviously not very good news for Chelsea and Tottenham, who are eager to get more say in English football.

After that, the two also had a brief exchange on how to poach Arsenal this summer, and agreed to discuss the matter further after the season. After all, the best way to weaken Arsenal is to hollow out the opponent directly with money. And Chelsea, with Roman Abramovich's backing, obviously has such ability.

Hmph, Wenger, you can take advantage of this time to be happy. When the summer transfer window opens, it's time for you to cry with Arsenal. After hanging up the phone, George smiled and looked at Wenger, who was talking at a ticket of reporters' guns, and thought to himself.