Chapter five hundred and nineteen too obvious weaknesses
"Welcome to the Emirates Stadium! The upcoming home game between Arsenal and Inter Milan is here! This is the first game of the Champions League semi-finals. Inter Milan eliminated Real Madrid and Villarreal in the knockout rounds. A La Liga team, while Arsenal eliminated Ajax and Juventus, which is equally valuable! In the knockout stage, Inter Milan scored eight goals in four games, making it the team with the most goals in the knockout stage. Arsenal It has not conceded a goal in the four knockout games and is the best defensive team in the knockout rounds! This game is another conflict... Why do you say it again? Because Inter Milan always seems to encounter this now. situation, they will always encounter some teams with very strong defense, and they are famous for their offense... They have scored 114 goals in the league, plus in other competitions Of the 31 goals, they have scored 145 goals this season! This kind of offensive power is definitely the first in Europe this season! Under such circumstances, they encountered some very good defensive teams. The team is naturally normal, and often they can score more goals against these teams. For example, Chelsea, such as Juventus, they all have a lot of goals in the game! Arsenal can keep the knockout rounds A clean sheet record? Let’s see!”
"Wenger sent out the four-and-five formation he has started to use more this season, with goalkeeper Lehmann, right back Eboue, left back Flamini who switched from midfielder to defender, and center backs Toure and Sen. Deros, midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Gilberto Silva are in the center, with Pires on the left and Ljungberg on the right. In the middle is Rosicky, who transferred from Manchester United this summer, and Henry is forward! Assen Na's starting lineup included two of Dick's old teams at Dortmund. Under Dick's leadership, Lehmann and Rosicky won the Champions League, and then they moved to Arsenal and Manchester United respectively. Rosicky's performance at Manchester United was not very good. After two unsatisfactory seasons, he joined Arsenal this summer. Under Wenger's arrangement, he has surpassed Belarusian player Hleb and became Arsenal's main force! Inter Milan's lineup also has some fine-tuning. Goalkeeper Cesar and Cordoba did not start the defense. Instead, they sent young right back Macho, captain Zanetti is still on the left, and center back Ma Qiao. Trazzi and Cannavaro have not changed. In the midfield, Sneijder did not play. Yaya Toure and Mascherano partnered in the center, with Stankovic and Figo on the wings, and Adria as a striker partner. Noho and Tony.”
Dick naturally has his own considerations for this arrangement. Yaya Toure comes on to play his running ability and deterrence on both ends of the offense and defense. Although Sneijder is also very good, his slightly short stature makes him less suitable in this game. It will appear to be at a disadvantage in the battle. As for controlling the rhythm, Figo is enough. Rather than controlling the midfield, it is difficult for Inter Milan to get too many benefits from the Arsenal midfielder with Cesc Fabregas and Rosicky. After all, Under Dick's training, Rosicky has become a top player in midfield control and organization. He and Cesc Fabregas complement each other perfectly. Instead of trying to compete with the opponent in midfield control, it is better to use violence to destroy finesse and use a lot of running. Separate Arsenal's passing and cutting cooperation and create opportunities for the forwards - you must know that Inter Milan's two forwards are also forwards with outstanding personal abilities. Adriano's impact and Tony's grabbing points can provide Arsenal's defense. Bring huge lethality!
Wenger sat expressionlessly in his seat, while Dick seemed much more lively when he came out of the tunnel. He chatted a few words with Lehmann and Rosicky, although he had only coached these two players for one season.
Years passed, but it was clear that he also left a deep impression on these two players.
After doing all this, Dick walked out of the tunnel and returned to his position.
The newly built Emirates Stadium indeed looks very impressive. Although it has placed a heavy financial burden on Arsenal, it has also increased their income a lot...
"The Premier League is indeed an easy place to attract investment... Although the Bundesliga is healthy, it attracts much less investment. The development of La Liga is somewhat deformed, and there is not much room for small teams to survive. Needless to say, Serie A, no wonder those local tycoons
Everyone likes to invest in the Premier League. Although many tycoons later joined Ligue 1, the influence of Ligue 1 has never been too great..."
Dick was thinking wildly. Before the game started, his thoughts were very wandering, but after the game started, he was able to focus well.
Soon, the referee blew the whistle to start the game, and Arsenal took the lead in attacking!
However, they did not rush and fight as soon as they came up, but constantly maneuvered back and forth in the midfield. Arsenal played very steadily in the Champions League this season. Arsenal who gave up the gorgeous scene and pursued efficiency is a bit like the later generations.
That Barcelona team kept possession of the ball, and after finding opportunities, they killed them with one strike. However, in defense, they still adopted the traditional recycling defense. After all, no matter how good Arsenal is now, it will be difficult for them to control it like Barcelona will do in the future.
Controlling the ball to its full potential.
To be honest, Dick doesn't feel too worried about the future Barcelona team. Their high-pressing and ball-control style actually have flaws. Bayern's victory in the 2012-13 season proved this.
The whole court ran wildly, forcing Barcelona to pick up the pace, and then what was the result when their skills were not much better than their opponents and their physical confrontation was much stronger? The result was a bloody 7-0 score in two rounds - of course at that time
Barcelona's state has declined, but the ability to play such a disparate match proves that Barcelona's football is not invincible.
Now Inter Milan also has such running ability and technical confrontation ability. They can also play at a faster pace.
When Arsenal began to pass the ball, Inter Milan started to press - their press was very bold, including the two full-backs rushing to the midfield to participate in the press, and Cannavaro followed closely beside Henry -
- At this time, Dick no longer needs to be conservative. In the last round, he even gave up the Milan Derby, just so that the main players would have enough physical strength to press in such a semi-final!
Although Arsenal is a Premier League team and is no stranger to this situation, after all, their midfielder is still a bit soft - Pires's confrontational ability is average, and although Ljungberg can run, he is not young now.
He is no longer the Martian at his peak. Fabregas is short in stature, but Rosicky is capable of confrontation. However, his body now has some glass potential in it, and he is afraid of confrontation. The midfielder only relies on Gilberto Silva as a tough guy.
, that is far from enough.
However, their ball control was indeed excellent. Under Inter Milan's crazy pressing, it was difficult for them, but they still controlled the ball well and gradually advanced their offensive.
Wenger breathed a sigh of relief. Inter Milan pressed like this crazily from the beginning, which surprised him. After all, the game was two rounds, and this approach of getting all the results in one battle was a bit risky - fortunately, such a pressing
, does not seem to be able to prevent Arsenal's offense from advancing.
After passing the ball back and forth, Fabregas sent a beautiful cross pass under the pressure of Stankovic. Flamini, who inserted the assist, began to break through along this side, and then he was directly tackled by Maggio.
Down - the referee's whistle sounded and Macho received a yellow card.
"I tackled the ball first!" Maggio wanted to go up and defend, but was pulled away by his teammates - just kidding, the referee made it clear that he wanted to stabilize the game from the beginning and make it controllable.
Within the scope, if you continue to argue, you might get a second yellow card...
"They will continue to attack on this side..." Marina muttered.
Dick nodded, then pulled Zanetti over from the sidelines and said a few words to him.
Henry took this long-distance free kick. The ball fell into the penalty area, causing some chaos. After collision with several people, it fell to Toure's feet. Toure quickly turned around and shot, and the ball missed the far post.
"Pay attention to your marking in the penalty area!" Dick shouted to the court with some dissatisfaction. This game is about strengthening the offense, but defensively, we cannot easily allow the opponent to get shooting opportunities. Although Henry's free kick arc
The line is very good, but with Inter Milan’s defensive ability, it shouldn’t be like this...
After being yelled by Dick, Inter Milan launched a counterattack. Arsenal began to show their defensive capabilities, constantly delaying Inter Milan's offensive momentum in the midfield. It took a full two minutes for Inter Milan to score.
In the frontcourt, Figo received the ball and passed in. Toure failed to make a clearance. Stankovic followed up outside the penalty area and volleyed directly. The ball missed the far post and flew out of the baseline.
"In the first six minutes, both sides had a shot! But they didn't hit the goal frame. Arsenal tried to slow down the tempo, while Inter Milan tried to speed up the tempo and failed to do so. But the game has just begun.
, with Inter Milan's offensive ability, it is not too difficult for them to play a fast tempo. However, one thing Inter Milan should pay attention to is that after speeding up the tempo, they must pay special attention to the counterattack against Arsenal."
"It's a bit risky to send a young defender like Maggio in such a crucial game. He received a yellow card just at the beginning of the game. Henry will definitely break through from this side more. Can Maggio withstand it?
?”
Many commentators seemed a little confused about Dick's employment, but they soon discovered that it was unknown whether Macho could withstand it, because after Arsenal strengthened the impact on this side, the International
Milan's defense on this side is also very well protected. Mascherano and Yaya Toure often come over to fill in, giving Maggio enough protection.
Henry, Pires and Rosicky were constantly looking for opportunities from this side, while Inter Milan deployed heavy troops on this side. Arsenal's continuous attacks failed to create any opportunities, but were repeatedly overwhelmed by Inter Milan.
In the sea of people - from now on, such an obvious weakness has made Arsenal's offense more traceable, and Inter Milan's defense has become more targeted.
"A weak point that is too obvious is not easy to break..." Dick touched his chin and laughed.
When Arsenal's offense was in trouble, Inter Milan's offense began to unfold from all directions!
