The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 311 Back to the Top
"..Crystal Palace got a chance to counterattack just after conceding the ball. Korka received the ball from the left, broke through Ashley Cole, and quickly dribbled the ball along the left. Arsenal's defense line kept running back. Withdraw, this is a great opportunity!"

"Kolo Touré left his position and was about to go up. Korca made a diagonal pass. Rishilahti quickly inserted and volleyed directly. It was beautiful and the goal was scored!!!"

"Less than a minute after Arsenal's goal, Crystal Palace took advantage of a very quick counterattack. Korca broke through from the left and passed a 1-degree diagonal pass. Rishi Lahti played a strong kick at the front of the penalty area. Volley, equalized the score for the Crystal Palace team, this is a very beautiful counterattack, Arsenal's defense was completely defeated!"

Accompanied by the shouts of the on-site commentator, in front of the visiting coach's bench at Selhurst Park in Crystal Palace, Wenger's face was stern, and at the moment when Richilahti scored, he couldn't hide it. The flickering disappointment in his own eyes.

How many times has this been conceded?
7 days ago, they challenged Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane and ushered in the North London Derby. Although Arsenal finally defeated Tottenham Hotspur, the score of 5:4 undoubtedly made Arsenal's defense It was very embarrassing, and many people even felt that if Arsenal failed to win the championship in the end, it must be because of their own defense.

In fact, since the beginning of this season, Arsenal's defensive problems have always existed. This old problem that has been revealed last season, even after a summer, Wenger has no good solution. Throughout the summer, Wenger was busy appeasing Vieira and bringing in Arteta.

In the end, Vieira stayed and Arteta didn't come, but the team's problems couldn't be solved well.

It’s still a double rib, it’s still a 45-degree diagonal pass, and it’s still the gap between the center back and the full back. This is an old problem, but it has cost Arsenal time and time again, but Wenger has not for the time being. A good solution, after all, one game after another, there is no time for him to adjust and try slowly.

Standing in front of the coach of the visiting team, he clearly felt that the morale of the team was constantly passing.

A month ago, Arsenal was the team with the most morale and fighting spirit in the Premier League. At that time, Arsenal was invincible, not only leading Chelsea by 5 points, but also sweeping almost all opponents. However, Arsenal seems to have become a broken drum that can be beaten by others.

This is the professional league. When your tactical problems are exposed and discovered by everyone, that is when you are fatal. So in this game, the Crystal Palace team even directly let Korka start.

The former Eindhoven player has not been able to perform satisfactorily in the past few years. After coming to Crystal Palace, he has always been a substitute, but he won the first game in this game. The reason is very simple. Use his ability on the wing, use him to hit Arsenal's weakness, and it worked!

From leading by 5 points to leading by 1 point, and now the situation is in jeopardy, Arsenal has fallen from heaven to hell. Wenger himself feels a little frustrated, let alone this group of players?
"Received the news that Chelsea are now leading Fulham 3-0 at Craven Farm!" Assistant Pat Rice walked to Wenger's side, carefully reminding the French coach that Arsenal must spell.

Wenger froze for a moment, and the expression on his face became more serious and dignified, because he knew very well what this meant. It was impossible for Fulham to reverse Chelsea, and there was no possibility of even equalizing. If Arsenal can't win Crystal Palace, then they will give up the leader's position.

"Damn it, they seem to have gone crazy recently!" Pat Rice complained helplessly.

Indeed, in the last few rounds, Chelsea has been beating their opponents continuously. After beating Blackburn 7-0, the state of this team seems to be crazy, and they have won consecutive victories. , leading 60:3 again, if there is no accident, at least it is a complete victory with more than 0 goals.

After hearing this, Wenger squeezed out a bitter smile. Isn't Chelsea in the same state as Arsenal in the early season?The difference is that the geomantic turns, the early season is the limelight is Arsenal, and now it is Chelsea's turn.

In fact, strictly speaking, all teams are in the same state, with ups and downs, and the secret of competing for the league is not a big secret. The kingly way is that you can beat your opponent when you are in good form. How to grab points when you are not good.

For a long time, Wenger has regarded Chelsea as a serious problem. One very important reason is that Ye Qiu's scoring efficiency is very high. When the score was reached, they clung to Arsenal, not only creating pressure for the Gunners, but also creating a foundation for the next catch-up and overtake.

In fact, Arsenal's current situation is not too bad, but there is a very serious problem, that is, too many draws.

It's not that Arsenal's offensive ability is not good, but that the opponent has already begun to clearly target Arsenal's weaknesses. It's like a fight between two people. How can you give your best when your opponent pinches your weakness? To attack the opponent?You always try to guard against your weakness, don't you?

Speaking of Arsenal itself, many people say that Arsenal should keep pace with the times, abandon the 442 style of play, and instead adopt a 4231 or 433 tactic that is more in line with modern football, but Wenger also has his own worries, that is, the players features.

442 is very moderate and balanced, without any great highlights. It is the most balanced set of tactics in all tactics that occupy the space area of ​​the court. It is very balanced from front to back and from left to right. Unlike 433, wingers and The full-back distance is so long, and it does not over-dilute the offensive threat of the wing like 4231.

It can be said that there are no obvious shortcomings, but there are no great highlights.

If you analyze Arsenal's midfielders carefully, neither Pires nor Ljungberg are fast players on the wing. On the contrary, the characteristics of these two wide players are both sides, which is why so many people say Arsenal's offense is the reason for the double ribs.

In the absence of a suitable winger, playing 433 is undoubtedly looking for death, because 433 not only has very high requirements for players' physical fitness and tactical quality, but also has high requirements for wide players, which Arsenal does not have. of.

It is foreseeable that if Arsenal insists on playing 433-442-[-], then the gap between Pires, Ljungberg and the left and right full-backs will be fully exposed, and the opponents will still use this point to play. What is the difference with [-]?Just change the soup but not the medicine?And you have to bear the risks and adaptation problems brought about by the evolution, is it worth it?
Considering that Pires and Ljungberg are more like full-backs, if Arsenal want to continue to maintain their smooth passing and receiving coordination, with the current tactical system, 451 will be a good choice, 5 midfielders In fact, it is a change of 442, and Wenger makes Bergkamp retreat from time to time, which is actually playing 451.

To fill the defensive gap of the current team, adding a midfielder who can protect both ribs with Gilberto Silva is an ideal choice, but after removing a striker, the team's advancement is a problem, because Arsenal did not have a tactical fulcrum in front of them.

Is Henry the tactical fulcrum?Anyone who knew Henry would not think so!

The French striker has outstanding personal ability and technical level, but you have to walk on the ground, and his technical and speed advantages can only be reflected by pulling out the distance from the defensive players, which limits him as a bottleneck for tactical centers.

Even Wenger felt that one of the important reasons why Henry could not gain a foothold in Serie A was that he was not used to the ubiquitous tactical restrictions and controls in Serie A. After he arrived in the Premier League, he could pull to the side to breathe free air, freely Playing out one's own characteristics, but in Serie A, obviously not.

In many cases, the head coach can decide the tactical play, but the players are also controlling the team's tactics. Unless Wenger wants to carry out drastic reforms and reorganize the team's lineup, otherwise, he has no way to change. .

Wenger is not envious of Ye Qiu, he just thinks that Ye Qiu is like a backpacker who can easily go on the road, he can change as he wants, maybe when he reorganized Chelsea, he considered playing for 4321 for a year , but Wenger is obviously not good, he is now covered with luggage, which makes him a little out of breath, and he has to be tired and sweaty if he wants to turn around.

When thinking of this, Wenger couldn't help sighing deeply in his heart. He didn't even dare to let people notice his sigh now, and after seeing that the situation of the team hadn't changed much, he immediately left On the sidelines, he kept urging the players to continue to press, and at the same time called Bergkamp.

At critical moments, the Ice Prince is still reliable!
Soon, Wenger replaced Ljungberg with Bergkamp and asked Reyes to play on the wing. Bergkamp retreated appropriately to help the midfielder, and Vieira retreated a little more to help the midfielder. Protect the line of defense.

Especially in the past two years, with the seduction of Vieira by Real Madrid, Chelsea and other giants, Wenger also clearly felt Vieira's gradually growing temper, especially when Keane gradually faded out of the top team. In the ranks of midfielders, the French midfielder has become the veritable best midfielder in the Premier League and even Europe.

With the skyrocketing reputation, Vieira's temper also rose. Coupled with the joining of Gilberto Silva and Wenger's adjustment of the midfield, Vieira began to take on more and more organization and offense Task, while the French midfielder is getting better and better, he is also getting more and more impetuous, especially this summer's clamor to switch to Real Madrid, which made him completely lose his form.

Although Vieira recovered some form not long ago and performed very well, but now, with the team's downturn, his performance is getting worse and worse, and he no longer has the hard work that swept the midfield back then. He also lost his tenacious fighting spirit.

Perhaps, this is a common problem that players with big names will have!

Or maybe, back in the summer, I should have been decisive and let him go!
Wenger was on the sidelines, watching Vieira, who lacked fighting spirit on the court, and for the first time such a thought came to his mind.

When a player is a big name, it is easy to lack fighting spirit and hunger for victory. The most obvious is the group of superstars in Real Madrid!

Although Wenger made three adjustments, hoping that the team could turn the situation around, Crystal Palace was clearly prepared for this. The defense was impeccable and did not give Arsenal the slightest chance. After the score was equalized, they also seemed to lose their ability to continue attacking. The idea is more of a symbolic harassment tactic.

In the end, Arsenal drew 1:1 with Crystal Palace in the away game.

What can make all Arsenal fans feel depressed and disappointed is that Chelsea beat Fulham 5-0 away!
When the Premier League ended on November 11, all the newspapers on the second day unanimously used crazy to describe Chelsea's recent state, because they completely launched an extremely powerful offensive.

After beating Blackburn 7:0, West Bromwich Albion 5:0, Everton 2:0, Fulham 5:0, Chelsea have won 4 consecutive victories in the past 4 rounds of the Premier League Not to mention, he also scored 19 goals and an amazing record of zero goals, which has to be said to shock the whole of Europe.

Not only that, Chelsea also ushered in two consecutive victories in the League Cup. In the round of 16 knockout match against Newcastle, even though Ye Qiu arranged most of the substitutes and young players to play, they still defeated Thorne 2-0. Souness's Newcastle, the latter's current Premier League ranking has fallen outside the top 10, and Souness has completely exposed his own details.

After the 13th round of the Premier League, Chelsea finally reversed the undefeated Arsenal so far this season. With a 2-point lead, Chelsea became the leader of the Premier League for the first time this season.

At the press conference after the away game against Fulham, Ye Qiu was happy for the team's return to the top, but he did not forget to further attack his competitors.

"Frankly, I'm a little disappointed that Arsenal were overtaken by us so early, because they could have performed better, which will also bring us more stimulation. The stronger the opponent, the more motivated we are, And to be able to play better, I believe this is what all of our Chelsea players really think."

"I think Arsenal have a big problem now, which is how do you continue to win when the things you used to work well don't work now?"

Ye Qiu felt that it was time to rectify his name, at least to get back the awards and affirmation he deserved.

"Many people doubted me before and kept asking me why I changed from 4321 to 4231. My answer was very clear. I need tactics with a stronger sense of rhythm. I don't want to continue to use the team that won the championship last season. Tactics, because the opponent will constantly study our weaknesses based on our past tactics, and then beat us."

"This is indeed a bit risky, and our start in the league has also been affected, but it turns out that my decision is correct. At least up to now, our team's adjustment and operation are as good as ever. We are adapting to our tactics, and we are becoming more offensive and impactful!"

It can be said that so far, Ronaldinho, Lampard and Rooney's second-echelon offense in the frontcourt, together with Drogba in front, has become the strongest offensive combination in the Premier League. The advance and support of Kong and Evra on the two wings also helped Chelsea provide a 45-degree oblique pass with more tactical width and stealth.

Rich offensive routines and more rhythmic control of the court, all of which make Chelsea's offense more varied, and although opponents can also use Chelsea's weaknesses to launch offenses, but in Chelsea's increasingly skilled control of the rhythm, There are very few teams that can do this, and maybe even many people are still studying Chelsea's weaknesses.

"What I want to say here is that I never think that there are good and bad tactics in this world, but I always believe that there is no perfect tactics in this world, so every lineup of every lineup Every set of tactics requires you to constantly improve and strengthen them, only in this way can you remain invincible forever!"

For Ye Qiu's words, many media have reprinted them, many reporters and professionals have also commented, and even many people who attacked Ye Qiu before have apologized one after another, thinking that they were indeed wronged at the beginning. It is too short-sighted, but facts have proved that advancing with the times and continuous reform are the foundation for a team's long-term prosperity.

Of course, some reporters and media are still bombarding Ye Qiu, but this time the angle of the bombardment has changed. They began to bombard Ye Qiu for getting carried away, thinking that Ye Qiu's team has improved slightly, and immediately become carried away , Even a little arrogant, which will sooner or later make Chelsea fall to the leading position again.

Ye Qiu has always believed in one thing, and that is to commit crimes, so there is no reason to worry!

When a person wants to attack you, no matter what you say, he can find reasons and words. Unfortunately, you will never be able to wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep and pretending to be crazy.

After the 13th round of the Premier League, there will be a national team match in the middle of the week, but because Ye Qiu has dealt with it before, so this time Chelsea will be selected for the 13th place in the international team, and basically they will play in Europe, and Ye Qiu In addition to giving others a day off, I started to prepare to continue to adjust my physical fitness, because it will be December soon.

A week later, Chelsea played against Bolton at home. Although Ye Qiu's team only played half of the main lineup, they still continued to triumph and beat Bolton 2:0, while Arsenal drew 1:1 at home. Mwich, the gap between the two sides quickly expanded to 4 points.

Wenger is completely sad. He is even ridiculed by the media as the Lianping team, because he has had too many draws this season. Also lost points.

(End of this chapter)