Chapter 524: The following grams

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While the Arsenal players were celebrating in the stadium under the boos of the sky, countless fans who were watching the live broadcast of the game via BBC TV heard the analysis and prediction of the current situation on the pitch by the commentator of the game, Arleigh McEast, and guest Frank Lampard.

"Wow! New White Hart Lane is one of the best courses in the UK today, and the sound from the audience almost overshadows our commentary room. Playing on this pitch is sure to impress the players, Frank? ”

'It depends on whether you're playing for Tottenham or you're here. Both will agree with you, but it's clear that their feelings between games are definitely going to be extremes, or at least I certainly wouldn't want to be an opponent against the 60,000-plus avid Tottenham fans in the stadium, which would be terrifying. ”

"Well, I'll just take your words as a huge compliment to Tottenham and their supporters. Let's go back to the north London derby, Arsenal, who were thought to be the absolute underdog before the game, actually dominated the game in the opening stages, and also took a one-goal lead before the twentieth minute, which is probably not expected by many people, Frank, what about you? ”

"It's a bit different from what I expected, but I'm not too surprised by the result." Frank Lampard, who just retired from the Championship side Derby County in the summer, said in his authentic London accent: "You know, I went through a lot of great managers when I was a player, like Harry [the elder Redknapp, who is also Lampard's uncle], Jose, Gus [Hiddink] and so on, and I was influenced by them, and a lot of my tactical thinking after becoming a coach actually learned from these world famous managers. ”

After breathing a sigh of relief, the former Chelsea "magic lamp" continued: "However, due to the short hours of work on the field, I will still strengthen the learning of new knowledge in my daily life, and Coach Lee, who is five years younger than me but has already carved out his own world in world football, is the object that must be carefully studied. So I think I know a lot about the new Gunners. ”

Arleigh McEast on the side interjected here: "I said why did you pay so much attention to the Russian team when you were commenting on the European Championship, it turns out that there is still this reason for this." ”

"Yes, since 2017, I have been focusing on Coach Lee, who was still coaching in Italy at the time, and it has continued to this day. If every coach has his own style that he is best at, then this young marshal of the Celestial Empire is one of the few geniuses who can switch back and forth between various tactical styles at will. Although he has been considered a staunch supporter of the genre of quick counter-attacks in the last two years, older fans should be well aware that his passing tactics are his master's skills. The most important thing is that Coach Lee always seems to be able to find the weakness of his opponent in the ever-changing situation and use the most appropriate tactics to effectively target, so I should not be surprised to see what Tottenham Hotspur are facing today. ”

"So what you know about the new Arsenal manager, will he continue to play with the high-intensity scrambling and active possession that brought the team goals in the opening stages? Or will he go back to the anti-counterplay that has almost become a label on him after taking the lead? ”

"Defend and counterattack! After all, Arsenal's overall strength is still not as good as Tottenham's, and it is an away game, and the experienced coach Li will definitely know what choice is the most suitable. You know, he now has Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette on his hands, so there's nothing to worry about, and it's time to test the speed and concentration of the Tottenham backline, as long as they can do their 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 solid, I believe that Harry Kane and other world-class attackers still have a good chance to complete the goal. ”

Just after the exchange between the two men came to an end, the game confirmed Frank Lampard's prediction after the restart, Pochettino instructed the team's overall position to press three to five metres in front of the opposition half, and at the same time strictly ordered Wanyama, who had just made a fatal mistake, to play freely at will, so that the home team's transmission ball in central and back finally returned to normal form. Of course, there is also the reason why Ascena took the initiative to cancel the high pressing strategy, because it consumes too much physical energy and cannot be used forever.

In addition to the two strikers, Mkhitaryan, who stood in the midfield position after the opening kick-off, has retreated to the central midfield position, and the wing-backs Bellerin and Kolasinac have basically become full-backs. From the top of the pitch, the 5-3-2 stance is already very obvious.

The reason why this crowd tactic is used for defense is that in addition to Tottenham's attacking power is indeed very strong and it is necessary to assist the defense of key players, it is actually more because the level of several defenders of Arsenal is really bad.

In the two seasons that Unai Emery took over the team, the Gunners' backline, which had been basically formed during the Wenger era, has basically not undergone major changes, and this pot naturally needs to be carried by the management who was previously in charge of transfers, especially the head of recruitment (a curious position) Mislintaat.

After Li Mudi entered the Emirates Stadium this summer, although in principle he could adjust the existing lineup independently, considering that the run-in between the defenders would take a longer time, he took the lead in transforming the midfield with limited funds, so there was a situation where most of the backfield players last season were retained.

The three central defenders who started today are 28-year-old German international Mustafi, 32-year-old Greek international Papastathopoulos and Koscielny, who is about to turn 35 years old.

In fact, the advantages of this set of configurations are still relatively obvious, scrambling for high-altitude balls, snatching interceptions, and the accuracy of launching a long pass attack from the backfield can all rank in the forward position of the Premier League, but there are also many shortcomings, which make people unable to completely put their minds at ease.

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

Secondly, in terms of physical confrontation, although all three have the strength and balance attributes above the passing line, Mustafi with a glass physique and Koscielny, whose physical fitness is declining, both have the potential to be seriously injured at any time. In order to avoid that terrible situation, the two will always deliberately protect themselves in the confrontation, which will leave the opponent with opportunities to take advantage of, and bring a lot of threat to the team's defense.

Finally, there is the issue of Papastathopoulos's personal style, the Greek veteran has reached the end of his playing career, but he still can't change the recklessness of his youth, unlike his team-mates' stream-of-consciousness defense, he still prefers to use his body that is still in good shape. In this way, the probability of being punished for a foul will be very high, and the situation of playing cards will naturally be inescapable.

Last season, the centre-back received a total of 27 yellow cards and three red cards in his 41 official matches for the club, which directly set a new record for the total number of yellow cards received by a player in a single season in the club's history, and also put the team in danger many times in the game, which is really disappointing.

It's just that Li Mudi has no other way, good central defenders are a scarce variety in today's world football, and almost all of them that can improve the team's defensive level have been monopolized by the major giants, and the occasional "fish that slips through the net" also needs to face fierce competition from other teams, and even those good seedlings who have not proven their strength in the top league have been marked with sky-high prices by their teams, forcing Li Mudi to give up the idea of adjusting the back line this summer.

In the first league game of the new season, the new Arsenal coach sent this set of defense in desperation, under the repeated impact of Tottenham's world-class attack group, it seems to be so stormy, it seems that it is only one step away from raising his hands and surrendering.

However, when the score on the field seemed to be rewritten to 1-1 at any time, the time unconsciously 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 checked the data on the Internet, and it seemed that the distance between the home team and the successful goal did not seem to be as close as it seemed just now.

Because in the more than half an hour after the loss, they also obtained a total of five shots, of which only two hit the target, and because of the angle or power problems, Leno was relatively easy to defuse, which formed a big contrast with the scene that seemed to be in full swing.

What the hell is this? Some fans who are inclined to support Tottenham to win or want the game to be more exciting can't help but raise this question in their own minds.

At half-time, two BBC commentators offered a somewhat surprising at first glance, but a very reliable answer on closer inspection, which is that Arsenal have a defensive midfielder with huge defensive coverage and seemingly unstoppable: 23-and-a-half-year-old Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi.

It was the 'black and hard' who joined from Leicester City for £52 million a month ago and almost single-handedly forged a wall in front of the Gunners' unreliable backline, greatly reducing the threat of Tottenham's players in the middle, forcing opponents to move more of their attacking areas to the less threatening wings, which allowed the visitors' defence to not be really tested before half-time.

In his commentary, Lampard used the epithet 'N'Golo Kante II' to describe Ndidi, who was arguably the best player on the pitch in the first half, which is not a high assessment. However, judging by the defender's first-half performance in his first league game for his new club, he really deserves the praise of the magic lamp.

In the space of 47 minutes, the player ran 82km and made a staggering eight tackles (or interceptions) while keeping the foul count at just two, which is an excellent defensive statistic.

But that's not all, the Gunners' new No.12 also contributed 23 successful passes from 24 passes, and although most of them were too lateral or even backward, this kind of play was enough to make the opponent's opponent feel embarrassed to play in the same position.

It was thanks to such a player who played a world-class sweeping defensive midfield that Ramsey and Mkhitaryan were able to get a few opportunities to show their ability in attack under the weight of Tottenham, and they seized one of them in time to help the team achieve what the media saw as a feat of "down the line".

Just nine minutes after the restart, Ndidi used his bison-like body to block Eriksen's attempt to force a break down the middle, then made a reasonable run over the Danish midfielder and quickly transferred the ball to Ramsey who came to pick it up.

The Welshman immediately dribbled across the halfway line and sent in a diagonal cross after a one-two with Mkhitaryan. The ball slid diagonally across the area between Tottenham's two centre-backs and was whipped into the line of the box by Alexandre Lacazette, who had started sharply from the left, before the French striker caught up to cut inside.

Although Colombia international centre-back Davinson Sanchez has been struggling to catch up, Lacazette still relied on the advantage of the previous acceleration to occupy an absolutely powerful position, although when the attacking Lloris was in the goal, his position has formed an angle of about 30 degrees, but the Frenchman who is good at the right foot can still kick the inside of the arch of the foot with a tricky angle.

However, subsequent developments showed that the former Ligue 1 top scorer had come to the ball after a sudden feint with his left foot, only to bounce the ball to his right with the instep of his right foot, allowing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to finish the game for the second time and extend Arsenal's lead to two goals.

As soon as the goal was scored, it was clear to the viewers who were watching the live broadcast of the game that the mentality of the Spurs players began to become unstable, and some reluctant actions to create direct chances on goal gradually increased, although this move still put additional pressure on the Arsenal defence, but with it an increase in the number of errors.

In the 72nd minute, the visitors almost took advantage of the large gap left by the opponent's full-back to completely kill the suspense of the victory.

In the end, Pochettino and his disciples were unable to change the score of 0-2, and Tottenham Hotspur, who were thought to have hope of returning to the top flight after 60 years before the start of the season, began the 2020-21 Premier League season with an intolerable north London derby.

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