At this time, the Premier League broadcast shots were basically close-up shots, but at the beginning of this season, Aldrich proposed to the live broadcast organization to set up long-range shots, so six camera positions were added around the Lion's Den Stadium, and the machines were used in the stadium stands.
The stadium was erected on the top. Originally, the stands of this stadium were not very high, with a capacity of less than 20,000. You can imagine what a small stadium it would be.
Therefore, when viewed from the air, the Lion's Den Stadium feels very strange, but the live broadcast footage is much richer. From the further footage, you can clearly see the routes of the players' movements, making the game more vivid.
Rich.
Originally, in this era, players' personal abilities were more prominent, and close-up shots could capture the players' delicate skills at their feet. However, Millwall played as a whole, and their football beauty could not be seen only in parts, and the live broadcasters had already felt it last season.
It was difficult because the pace of Millwall's game was too fast and the camera couldn't keep up. Therefore, when the long shot covered a larger area of the field, Millwall's football style immediately aroused exclamations from the outside world.
Like what?
It looks like a football being kicked during a game. The ball is passed quickly, and the ball is kicked forward, left, and right. One second, the ball is in the left half, and the next moment it is in the right half, and before the blink of an eye, it is in the backcourt.
, after three passes and two downs, he came to the opponent's goal.
The center of connection and transmission is Pirlo.
Arsenal veteran midfielder Platt's running ability has begun to decline. He alone cannot guard Nedved, so Vieira must also delay when defending. Mason alone is not enough to have an impact on Pirlo. Bo
The support provided by Gekamp in defense is even more limited, so Pirlo can maneuver back and forth calmly.
Schneider and Capdevila took turns to provide assists. Millwall's passing and cutting cooperation made Arsenal's goal trembling.
Shevchenko and Larsson's crazy cuts during their movements almost caused Arsenal's veteran defensemen to break their backs.
But Arsenal did not show weakness. They immediately organized a quick counterattack after switching from defense to attack. Counterattacks were often launched from the side. As long as there was space, they would not hesitate and pass the ball forward without hesitation.
The attack from the two wings relied on Dixon and Winterbourne to go straight up and down. The players in the frontcourt were Mason or Bergkamp, but more importantly, Wenger let the three central defenders in the back take turns to come in.
Bald, Adams, Keown, the three central defenders, there will always be one of them rushing forward in positional battles, playing a role in everything from linking up to shooting into the penalty area, one of them can be seen.
But today they ran into trouble with their central defender's tactics. In the midfield, Pirlo, Aldridge gave him a simple defensive task. Just keep an eye on the opponent's central defender. Whoever intervenes and runs to the midfield, you
Just look at how to intercept their receiving ball on time.
If we want to talk about Arsenal's changes after Wenger took over, except for the change in football style, the formation and positioning are basically the same old routine, 532.
This is obviously not Wenger's ideal formation, but he has just arrived. If he wants to gain a foothold in the locker room, he must not be able to move many people's main positions. Supporting Vieira is already the limit. Anel, who transferred in the winter
Kadu is still on the bench. Pires is only in the process of gradually replacing Mason.
Therefore, the five key players in the defense must appear. However, Wenger provided changes to his tactics, so the three backbones of the defense were released and had a high degree of freedom. With the strength between the three of them,
With a tacit understanding, it is not difficult to take turns to provide assists. As for what they rush to the frontcourt to do, whether it is support, organization, or scoring, this is all up to them.
It has to be said that Wenger's approach activated Arsenal's passion and released their talents, and to some extent it was a coincidence. If he directly asked Adams to play midfielder, obviously Adams would not be happy.
Changing his position allows Adams to start at center back and then stride forward in the attack, and Adams happily takes the lead.
So in Arsenal's offense, you will see a very strange scene. Bergkamp is impeccable in picking up the ball in the frontcourt. Whether it is a short or long pass, a ground ball or a high-altitude ball, as long as he runs into position and uses his feet
Unloading the ball has the aesthetic feeling of pushing a thousand pounds, but central defenders such as Adams or Bould rush forward to receive the ball. Sometimes they can stop the ball with one kick for a simple short pass, and the ball is two meters away.
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Because of this, with Pirlo's interception just right and their own lack of ball handling ability, today Millwall successfully limited the tactical characteristics of Arsenal's central defender.
As a result, their attacks went more and more wide. Bergkamp worked very hard and his foot skills were impeccable. However, Millwall's defenders did not follow his tactics and never rushed forward. They tried to slow down his attack with frontal defense.
Rhythm, blocking position and waiting for Bergkamp to make a choice. Wright rushing in front alone cannot form an effective threat at all.
After Bergkamp failed to penetrate the ball three times, he tried to break through on his own. He just passed Capdevila, but was easily intercepted by Southgate. After receiving the ball, Capdevila quickly moved forward at high speed along the wing and passed the ball midway.
The ball was passed to Pirlo, who stopped the ball and passed the ball diagonally to the right.
Schneider came up to meet the ball and passed a long pass to the front of the penalty area. Trezeguet, who was pulled out of the penalty area, met the ball and headed the ball. The ball was passed to the left rear. Shevchenko who inserted into the penalty area arrived just in time.
Keown stopped the ball with his chest as he passed by, and as soon as the ball hit the ground, he kicked the ball into the goal.
Keown fell to the ground to make a tackle, and Shevchenko was kicked in the calf. He rushed forward and fell in the penalty area. He endured the pain in his calf and looked back at the referee. He saw the referee blowing the whistle with his mouth in his mouth and pointing his finger at the penalty kick.
Click, then walked to Keown and took out the yellow card.
"Penalty kick! Millwall won a penalty kick. The penalty kick came so suddenly that the camera couldn't seem to follow it. Millwall's attack was too fast. Andy, did you see it?"
"I didn't see it clearly either. Capdevila and Southgate completed a wonderful zone defense. Capdevila forced Bergkamp to make a breakthrough, but when he was passed, Southgate happened to
He broke out from behind and intercepted Bergkamp's ball. Immediately afterwards, Capdevila caught the ball from the side and counterattacked. The ball passed through Pirlo's diagonal pass.
Moving to the right, Schneider made an accurate long pass unmarked. Trezeguet, who ran back from the penalty area, passed the ball with a header. Shevchenko, who crossed into the penalty area, rushed past Keown's defense, forcing Keown to pass the ball.
Weng had no choice but to make a tackle because he had already lost his position, but unfortunately, he did not get the ball. This penalty kick is undisputed."
"How fast is this attack? We are used to Millwall's counterattacks when they hit the opponent's empty back. Their players are so fast. But by moving the ball this way, it seems to be faster. I think, from defense to transition
When Shevchenko was fouled, the whole process should take no more than 10 seconds, and the camera should give a panoramic shot so that we can see the whole process clearly. How Millwall penetrated Arsenal's defense."
After the penalty kick occurred, Keown was somewhat unhappy and angrily yelled at Shevchenko who was lying on the ground. He thought that the opponent was too soft and how could he fall down at the first touch?
Shevchenko was also offended. His calf was still hurting, so he immediately got up and started arguing with Keown.
Players on both sides gathered together, and finally the two captains came forward to separate everyone. After Adams and Southgate separated from their teammates, they exchanged a few words. Before they separated, Adams casually pushed Southgate's head.
Southgate didn't care, turned around and ran towards the backcourt.
For players in this era, especially players from England, conflicts on the field are commonplace, and the action like Adams pushing Southgate's head is more like a common action between buddies, with no intention of harm.
Inside, the referee wouldn't pay attention, as the two were still teammates and defense partners of the national team.
Therefore, fans in this era also hate performative actions such as face covering and falling on the court in the future.
Larsson's penalty kick opened the scoring for Millwall and the home team took the lead in the 40th minute of the first half.
Wearing glasses and a club sports coat, Wenger sighed in frustration.
Wenger and Aldridge are both pioneers in the Premier League's tactical style. Their coaching style is European in the eyes of the English, just as there are two types of players in the eyes of the English: English players and European players, such as Beckham and Giggs.
They belong to the latter, and like Keane and Nedvěd, they belong to English players in terms of style. European players play more cunningly, or in other words, they are smarter, and they rise to the team's tactical style. The European style pays attention to ground passing and cutting.
However, due to the influence of Arsenal's previous tactical routine, Wenger could only eat what he wanted. At least it was not his original intention to let the central defenders run all the way up to support and score goals. Who allowed three absolute main central defenders in the back line.
In terms of the flexibility of the team's formation, Millwall is not as good as Arsenal. It is like a spring. The defense compresses the whole and then releases the power in the offense. Compared with the offensive routine of standing in a dead position, starting from the back
The overall advance in front is more capable of tearing apart the opponent's defense in passing and cutting. Millwall's compression is not extreme enough, because they take the initiative. Arsenal's offense cannot suppress them and force them to shrink. Arsenal's shortcoming is that they cannot attack in the attack.
Balance, unable to fly with two wings, missing arms and legs.
Whichever side Bergkamp goes to, he basically has no choice but to hit that side, so sometimes the central defender rushes up and dribbles the ball from the wing in order to stretch the opponent's defense, but this is obviously not a long-term solution. Fortunately,
Bald will be 35 years old soon. Waiting for next season, Wenger can make the formation more reasonable and balanced.
Aldridge discovered Arsenal's shortcomings when he studied his opponents. Although Arsenal in Wenger's hands still relied on counterattacks to gain a foothold in the Premier League, Aldridge was really not afraid of the opponent's counterattacks. At least in terms of absolute speed, they had no advantage.
, there are only a few people in the frontcourt, and unless they can play wonderful coordination, they will only rely on Bergkamp to guide the team. Millwall's defense is not a sieve.
Moreover, Arsenal's double defensive midfielder configuration is not perfect at this time. Pratt's running ability is obviously a loophole. He occupies a position but cannot defend well, which is a landmine for the defense.
After taking a one-goal lead in the first half, the two teams went back to the locker room to rest.
Aldrich's tactics for the second half did not change in general, but the details were focused.
For example, if you penetrate the middle and attack behind Keown, the opponent will have a yellow card and will be wary of defensive actions.
