224 Arsenal's crisis
"Arsenal's new tactics are not a two-back, but a three-back!"
"It's not the traditional three defenders, it's the defenders who count the goalkeeper, that is, the goalkeeper is the defender!"
"That's why Arsenal always have one more person than their opponents on the pitch!"
"Arsenal's new tactics ahead of their time?"
"Arsenal's new tactics will lead to a new revolution in football tactics?"
"Teacher Zhan Jun said that only Arsenal can use this formation!"
"Teacher Zhang Zuge said, because there is only one palm Zhetian!"
"My mother asked me why I was kneeling on the ground watching TV, and I said I saw the cow man leading the tactical revolution!"
"Please take my knees, Brother Tian!"
"Brother Tian, awesome! Brother Tian is mighty! Brother Tian is invincible! ”
"Mom, Zhan Jun and Zhang Zu are not joking, April Fool's Day has passed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
"Brother Tian is a goalkeeper and a defender, so he is counted in the back line of the formation, so the initial formation of Arsenal's new tactics is not a double back, but a back three."
'No wonder Arsenal's wide players are not full-backs, but wing-backs.
"When this game is over, I will definitely watch back the games against Manchester City, West Ham and Crystal Palace!"
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Zhan Jun and Zhang Zu's words have stirred up a thousand waves on the Internet in China, and countless viewers who watched the game have left messages, and even football tactics enthusiasts have expressed their opinions on social networking platforms such as Knowing Ball Bird and Boss.
In the Sky Sports studio, except for Martin Taylor, who was smiling and shocked, the rest of the commentators and guests had a live and hellish expression, and it was not too much to describe it as stunned and dumbfounded.
Because the old Taylor also revealed the true face of Arsenal's new tactics: a new tactic based on a back three and unlimited combinations in the midfield.
Why isn't there a name like WM and chain defense that looks tall and domineering?
Because the core of Arsène Wenger's new tactics is to send a few midfielders, a few midfielders, and a few forwards according to the ability and characteristics of the opponent and his own players.
The only thing that hasn't changed is the backline and the two wing-backs.
Therefore, only Arsenal's formation can list 11 numbers, such as 32321 or 371 or 353 when playing Manchester City, and the formation of this game, to be precise, is 3422, or 362, or 344.
After learning the truth from old Taylor, Thierry Henry's heart set off a huge wave.
I was wrong, I was completely wrong, Mr. Arsène, I was wrong! It's not just me, but everyone else who despises your tactical prowess.
Saul Campbell and Jens Lehmann couldn't come back to their senses for a long time, and the truth was too shocking and terrifying.
For a long time, the formation is expressed by numbers, and no matter how it is arranged, the goalkeeper will not be counted, so the number of the formation adds up to 10.
But their mentor, the Gunners' godfather and French professor, became the first person in football history to count a goalkeeper into a formation.
No wonder Zhang Zhetian is active outside the penalty area most of the time, no wonder Arsenal only arranges two central defenders in the back, it turns out that Zhang Zhetian, who left the penalty area, his position has changed, behind the central defender, he is a scavenger, a free man; In tandem with the centre-back, he is a centre-back in the middle......
He used to run long distances from the back to the outside of the opponent's penalty area, passing, shooting from a distance, at this time, he was a midfielder, a midfielder.
He used to get into the opposition box and take chances, and at this time, he was a striker.
But more often than not, he is outside the penalty area, behind the arc of the center circle, his vision of the game, his ability to read the game, his excellent foot technique and his excellent ability to hit the ball, which determines that he is the tactical core, the brain of the team, and the coach on the field.
As Zhan Jun and Zhang Zuge said, there is only one Zhang Zhetian in the world, and such an advanced tactic can only be used when he is there, except for him, no team can use this tactic.
Emmanuel Neuer can't, Marc Ter Stegen can't.
Some people say, what's the difference between this and the doorman's play?
Goalkeepers such as Neuer also have a wide range of movement, and their foot skills and ball skills are also excellent.
"The biggest difference is that they will not become the tactical core of the team, the on-the-spot adaptation and tactical details on the field, the change of offensive and defensive rhythm, they can't do it, this is the responsibility of the core players of the team." Taylor looked at the formation map on the screen and said.
"You mean, palm can do it? So Mr. Wenger invented this tactic around him because of him? David Beckham said in surprise.
Taylor nodded and sighed, "Every tactical revolution is accompanied by a certain coach or a certain player who represents a new tactic. For example, Sir Chapman, who invented the WM formation, Michels and Cruyff, masters of all-attack and all-defense tactics, Beckenbauer, who invented chain defense, and Rocco, who carried forward. ”
Henry said: "This tactic, in fact, does not have a fixed formation, only knows that it is based on the three defenders, including the goalkeeper, its tactical thinking, is not very unified, the innovation in the goalkeeper position, I think it has not gotten rid of the category of free man, because this is the transfer of the attributes of the free man to the last side of the formation, that is, the goalkeeper." ”
Taylor looked at Henry, with an appreciative look in his eyes, this Thierry, if he also coached the team like Zidane, his achievements would probably not be lower than him.
He nodded and said, "After all, this is a freshman business, and many aspects need to be perfected in practice. Although this tactic is very advanced, there are still many problems, such as the tacit understanding of the team, the run-in of the formation, and the matching degree of the player's ability and tactical system under the framework of this tactical system. ”
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In the Real Madrid dressing room, Zinedine Zidane said confidently: "Isco came on in the second half and changed the formation to 4312. ”
The French coach did not say what was in his heart: fortunately, Arsenal's players could not bring out the maximum power of this formation, otherwise, we would not even have been able to get a draw.
Zidane is so confident that Real Madrid's squad depth is the biggest advantage, and it is one of the best in Europe, and the members of the supporting team in the midfield have different styles but have the ability to change the game independently, which is very suitable for the main war of attrition, and it is advisable to prioritize how to limit the opponent (ensure that they don't concede the goal first), and then consider how to focus on me as the game deepens.
Successes from this model include last season's Champions League final, a trip to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League group stage, a Madrid derby and a national derby in the first round of this season, and a first-leg Copa del Rey against Sevilla......
This is exactly what Arsenal does not have, if it can't blitz to steal the start as in the past and take the lead in the first half, then, in the second half of the strong dialogue, the lack of squad depth, the lack of bench bandits who can change the ability of the game, Arsenal who can't play the war of attrition will fall into the dilemma that the substitutes can't make up for the decline in the physical strength of the starting main force.
This is not something that can be solved by new tactics, nor is it something that can be solved by a palm Zhetian.
The cunning Zinedine Zidane has already seen Arsenal's flaws, and the player's lack of individual ability will be a key target for Real Madrid to turn the tide of the game.