108 Guarding the Dead (Part I)

The fans on both sides who had a fierce confrontation before the game couldn't help but yawn ten minutes after the game started. Even the supporters of both teams reacted in this way, and the thoughts of other neutral fans were completely imaginable.

They only have one thought in their minds, what kind of game they are playing now. Arsenal didn't show the fluidity and quickness of attacking in the Premier League, while Burnley didn't have a single shot on goal in the first 10 minutes. Completely cowered in his own half, Robbie Keane alone in the frontcourt.

However, Martin Taylor and Andy Gray are not in a hurry, and they are the top football commentators in England. I don't know how many important games have been commentated, but basically important games are generally dull. It's rare to have a big open and close game, and of course it's not without it in history, but it's just rare.

In addition, as the two analyzed before the game, whether it is Arsenal or Burnley, in fact, the analysis is a defensive counterattack.

Burnley even got on the back three, and it was clear at a glance that George's goal was to defend. So there were not many surprises between the two of them, but they didn't understand George's approach. Could it be that George wants to defend the whole court like this, although Burnley was also defending and counterattacking in the past, there was a counterattack behind the defense.

But from the opening to the present, Burnley have only defended, and even Ljungberg and Camoranesi, the two main players on the counter-attack, have been involved in the defense. There is no sign that Burnley is going to fight back.

"Overmars is fast...... He waded past Finnan and crossed...... Oops, was pushed out by Mitchell. The attack on Overmars's side was very lively, and Finnan struggled to defend Ovmars. It's a pity that Arsenal don't have any points up front, it's a pity, it's a pity. ”

Although Arsenal's style of play is also a kind of defensive counter-attack, it is for the opponent. If you run into strong teams such as Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea, of course, you will play defensive counterattacks. And with Arsenal's counter-attacking ability, it's almost a dozen and one accurate.

But in the face of an English One team like Burnley, Arsenal can't pull down their face to play defensive counterattacks. And Burnley's thinking is even clearer, they will never play against you.

Therefore, Arsenal's defence has moved forward a little, but still not much forward. Arsenal were also very jealous of Burnley's quick counter-attack, but Burnley had no intention of attacking so far in the game.

In desperation, Arsenal could only move forward, and Vieira in midfield began to move forward. Speaking of Arsenal now, the attacking points are limited.

Parloer is good, but it's really not as good as Ljungberg. Whether it is passing, passing, or shooting, it is not as good as Ljungberg, and there are few opportunities to perform under the combined defense of Ljungberg and Daniel. On the left, Overmars is a typical Dutch winger, who is incredibly fast and has a beautiful shot.

Finnan struggled to defend Ovemas, and it was also one of Arsenal's strongest points when defending on the counter-attack. Although he has just arrived at Arsenal this year, Overmars' performance in the Premier League this year is completely godlike.

In order to guard against Overmars, George not only brought Camoranesi back to the backfield to assist Finnan in defending Overmars, but even Matthew Holland took care of the defense on the left side.

The two people in Arsenal's midfield, Patrick Vieira and Petit, do not have too strong attacking ability at the moment. Needless to say, Petit is a typical defensive midfielder. Tough, strong, well-rounded, aggressive in tackles, and very level-headed. His midfielder duo with Didier Deschamps was an insurmountable obstacle for opponents and was a key member of France's world championship triumph in 1998.

As an excellent defensive midfielder, Petit's attacking prowess is mediocre.

In a two-man midfield combination, Patrick Vieira is a midfielder who can attack and defend well. He is one of the few who has been able to best interpret the two most important functions of a defensive midfielder: he can both disrupt the opposition and launch his own attack. It's a pity that this is the later Vieira, and the current Vieira has not yet reached the ability of the future.

Vieira, who is not yet 22 years old, has gradually become one of the best midfielders in the Premier League under Arsene Wenger's tutelage. But at the moment it is only a gradual maturation process, and the defense is good, but in the attack there is no later power.

Speaking of which, Vieira is not necessarily much better than Ballack, and Vieira is even inferior to Ballack when it comes to attacking. Ballack is far better than Vieira in terms of managing football, controlling the tempo of the game, and scoring goals.

As a result, neither Patrick Vieira nor Petit were in the middle, tearing apart the strength of the Burnley defence with their excellent passes. And the long-range shots of the two are also average, so George has no special person to defend them in midfield.

However, Arsenal's two strikers are extraordinary, and Ian Wright is needless to say, Arsenal's all-time top scorer before Thierry Henry. Ian Wright plays fiercely, shoots cleanly, and is nicknamed "Black Lightning". Although he is now old, he is thirty-four years old. But it's still a frontcourt finisher that can't be ignored.

If Ian Wright is old, then Bergkamp, the "Ice Prince", is in his prime. You can't put into words how great Bergkamp is, he hasn't scored a lot of goals since he arrived at Arsenal, but every goal is a work of art.

Bergkamp has some of the most elegant footwork in the world, his ability to shoot on his own and his incredible passes, making him Arsenal's most dangerous player up front. Because the current Arsenal does not have players who can pass and shoot later, such as Pire and Henry, the passing in the middle relies heavily on Bergkamp.

Therefore, in the middle, George's defensive focus is Bergkamp, and George let Neil Lennon almost stick to Bergkamp, anyway, he can't let Bergkamp get the ball comfortably. Once Bergkamp is comfortable with the ball near the penalty area, it will be a catastrophe for Burnley.

Italy's "chain defense" is world-famous, and their biggest feature is that the team as a whole pays attention to the help defense, one link after another. And George also put a lot of effort into defense for this game.

Leaving only Robbie Keane a point up front, he hoarded his own half. George didn't want to play offside in this game, and the three lines kept a close connection. The whole team remained in full formation, forming a very dense defensive area thirty meters in front of their goal. Use this compressed defensive density against Arsenal.

The current Arsenal is not the Arsenal that Wenger later transformed, and the Arsenal at that time had a way to break through this dense defence. But it is not easy for Arsenal to break through this dense defense, and George has been preparing for this game for half a month.

The players in Arsenal's front line were analysed one by one, and in training, they told the players how to defend one by one.

George just wants to play patience with Arsenal, if he can't break through for a long time, George doesn't believe that Arsenal won't attack. As long as Arsenal are fully attacked, George will fight back. Otherwise, George will never give up defense, and George is going to use the current passive strict defense to wear down Arsenal's sharpness. It is also necessary to make Arsenal lose patience and lose their vigilance.

And against a technical team like Arsenal, George agreed with the Burnley players before the game. Just like against Chelsea, you have to dare to make moves, when you defend, you have to be fast, you have to be fierce, and all kinds of small actions can be used.

There are a number of Arsenal players who have a bad temper, and Vieira's temper is known for being so great. There is also Bergkamp, who is known for his elegance, and like other talented players, no one can stop his temper when it comes.

If one or two people are provoked to retaliate against the surname, it is better to get a red card, and it is even more happy.