Burnley's players meticulously executed George's pre-game deployment, and even if they steal the ball, they will not fight back easily. Burnley's counter-attack consisted of only three men, Robbie Keane, Ljungberg and Camoranesi. As a result, Burnley's attack was cut off by Arsenal after a few passes.

Arsenal's back five are not vegetarians, they have worked together for many years. Although all of them are in their thirties, they are definitely a steel line of defense when they cooperate.

As soon as the ball is broken, the Burnley players immediately go into defence. Ljungberg and Camoranesi will not stay up front as in other games, but will all return to half-court defending.

Although George played rogue tactics in the game, what George admired and liked the most was the all-attacking and all-defensive tactics created by Michels, the legendary coach of the Dutch generation. Whether Georges is a fan or a coach, his favorite thing is the Dutch team's all-out attack and defense.

The all-attacking and all-defensive tactics were created by Michels in the 70s, and from Ajax to the Dutch national team, countless glories were created under this great tactic. It also had a very far-reaching impact on the development of football in the future.

What George wants to try most as a coach is this kind of all-attacking and all-defensive tactics, but unfortunately in the increasingly utilitarian world of football, George can't achieve these things. George is not an idealist and cannot stick to beautiful football all the time like a coach like Arsene Wenger. George is a very realistic person, as long as he can win the championship, it doesn't matter if he is beautiful or ugly.

It may be because of this that George could not become a master like Michels and leave a deep footprint in the history of world football.

Because George likes all-attack and all-defense tactics, George especially admires a sentence. Defending isn't just a defender's thing, and offense isn't just a striker's responsibility.

What is real defense is that all the players are engaged in defense.

As you can imagine with 10 men defending at the edge of their penalty area, it will be very difficult for Arsenal to find an open space.

George focused on the Arsenal players in this game, and the most threatening Arsenal players at the moment are Overmars and Bergkamp. These two are the source of Arsenal's attack right now and the players who have the quality to change the game on their own. So George took great pains with these two players.

Overmars, the Dutch left winger, is so fast that once he is allowed to run, there are really no defenders in England who can keep up with him. And the small technology is also quite good, and you can find opportunities for breakthroughs in some small spaces.

But this game was too awkward for Overmars, and although it was his first season in England, Overmars liked English football very much. Although the Premier League is fiercer and more action-packed than the Eredivisie, most of the Premier League games are wide open.

There are very few Premier League teams who have to defend, and there will never be a scoundrel like George. England fans don't like George's kind of retrenched defense, even if the relegation zone team meets Arsenal, they are very open to play. They don't shrink just because you're strong. This style of play suits Arsenal perfectly, as they are extremely strong in the midfield and can play very beautiful counter-attacks when the ball is broken. This tactic is very much in line with the characteristics of Overmars.

This open-ended style of play will have a lot of room for Overmars to play to the speed advantage he does best. After coming to the Premier League, Overmars was completely at home at Arsenal.

But I didn't expect this game to be so awkward, Burnley defended completely with numbers. A bunch of people in the backfield, not only did someone follow Overmars closely, but there were people in front and behind who were keeping a close eye on them. Under this kind of defense, Overmars is completely uncomfortable. How to kick how awkward.

Because the Arsenal midfielder was unable to pass the ball, Bergkamp frequently withdrew to respond. George is not at all afraid to relax when it comes to Bergkamp, who is the kind of player who can change the game with just a second of time.

As a result, Neil Lennon followed Bergkamp almost without a single step. As long as Bergkamp has the ball, he will be pushed against him from behind, not allowing Bergkamp to take the ball comfortably. Neil Lennon will not only use his body against Bergkamp, but also use his hands and feet to make small movements behind Bergkamp.

Bergkamp, under the rogue defense of Neil Lennon, couldn't let go of his hands and feet, and the anger in his heart was rushing up. Not only Neil Lennon, but even Ballack is always paying attention to Bergkamp's side, and as long as Bergkamp has the momentum to get rid of Neil Lennon, he will also help defend the past.

Under this dense defense, Bergkamp played quite awkwardly today. Unable to find the slightest passing route, Bergkamp was killed in this position, and Arsenal's attacking quality was halved.

'Burnley's defence was watertight and from the first 25 minutes of the game, Burnley knew Arsenal very well. It seems that George has always been concerned about Arsenal. Martin Taylor looked at the situation on the field and couldn't help but shake his head.

'yes, Arsenal never found a good shot on goal. So far, Arsenal have only had three shots on goal, and all of them have been long-range shots from outside the box that have not threatened. Burnley goalkeeper Jaskelainen was not at all threatened. ”

"Now that Ljungberg and Camoranesi are on the defending, is Coach Levy really going to hold on to the penalty shoot-out?"

George has not left his seat since the opening, and he is very satisfied with Burnley's defence. The Burnley players have done a perfect job so far, leaving Arsenal unable to find the slightest way to attack.

Overmars, on whom Arsenal are proud, simply couldn't find a route to the assault on the left. When it comes to breaking down dense defenses, there are three methods that are most effective.

The first is to use players with strong long-range shooting ability to continuously shoot from the edge of the penalty area. It's easy to move the defense forward, so when you're in a tight defence, you're always going to step up your long-range shots.

Then there's the set-pieces. Set-pieces are a very important weapon to break down defences, and they are a pretty good way to do it when there is no way to do it.

The last resort is to need a point, a point that can break through the defense. This is the so-called superstar power, and later after Barcelona became strong, many teams faced Barcelona with dense defense. During the Rijkaard period, Barcelona had Ronaldo, an unpredictable ghost. And when it comes to Guardiola, there is Messi.

Both of them have the characteristic that they can break through several defenders in a row on their own. It can disrupt other people's defensive system at once, not only to create set-pieces, but also to tear up a little gap in the defense in that moment.

The current Arsenal lack such a player, and Overmars turned out to be such a point for Arsenal. However, under the care of Burnley, they were not able to play as well as they should have.

"Arsène, should something change?" Path Wright asked in a whisper next to Arsene Wenger.

Arsene Wenger frowned and looked at the situation on the pitch, although Wenger had thought before the game that Burnley would be a counter-attack. But looking at the current game, where is Burnley counterattacking. It's all about playing defense in their own half, and it's all about Arsenal now.

It's not that Wenger doesn't want to change, it's that Wenger has been at Arsenal for too short. The revamp for Arsenal is not yet complete, and this Arsenal team is not the best Arsenal in Arsene Wenger's mind. There really weren't any players on the bench who could single-handedly change the outcome of the game.

"No, let's see. They need a lot of concentration to defend and I don't think they're going to have that concentration all over the court. There will be negligence. ”