When the whistle sounded and the game started, the Arsenal players immediately attacked forward. They got ahead of Tottenham and controlled the situation of the game.
This is not easy for Arsenal: Although Tottenham did not send an attacking midfielder in this game, Kevin Boateng's forward penetration in the defensive midfielder position is huge. The core midfielder of the Ghana national team,
Has considerable strength. In Tottenham's frontcourt, Cavani is
There are defenders entangled in front, and Raul's position can freely change between the attacking midfielder and the forward. This also puts a lot of pressure on the defenders. Although Raul's strength as an attacking midfielder is mediocre, he can deal with it.
Denilson and Alexander Song are still no problem.
Fortunately, the Tottenham players had no idea of occupying the midfield. From the beginning, they shrank sharply. This made Wenger, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, quickly understand what Li Bin was thinking: This
This is the last time Tottenham will face a strong team this season. After surviving Arsenal, they will basically play against the underdogs in the remaining eight rounds. Only Manchester City in the end may give him
They pose some threats, and except for Manchester City, they face an even game. Tottenham now has a points advantage and a good situation for the championship. Therefore, Li Bin does not need to gamble to grab points. All he needs to do is
At this time, if you shrink your lineup, even if you really fail to win the game and only score one point, it will still be Li Bin who has the advantage in the league.
"As long as they win this game, Tottenham won't have a strong opponent in the remaining eight rounds. As long as they can work hard enough, they can win the championship. It can be said that Arsenal is
The last bastion against Tottenham, the only team worthy of trust."
Wenger understands the format of the game very well. If he does not want his rival to win the championship, this is his last chance. He just doesn't know how long he can hold on to his last fortress in front of his opponent.
Nasri was constantly involved in attacking with the ball in the midfield. Wilshere was slightly weaker in the middle. He and Rosicky took on the organizational tasks during the game.
Nasri took the ball and ran forward quickly. In the midfield, Kevin Boateng ran towards him and wanted to stop him. Nasri stopped suddenly and stopped the ball at his feet.
. He made a fake move, circling the ball twice with his feet, and then shook his body suddenly, trying to shake Boateng away.
Not only was Boateng not deceived by his movements, but he took advantage of his body to sway and rushed over. Nasri quickly pulled the ball back, leaned back, and hooked the ball with his kick.
. He picked the ball twice with his right foot, and then raised it upwards. The football fell behind him. He immediately picked the ball with his back heel and moved the ball forward.
Nasri quickly followed up, stopped the ball with his chest, stopped the ball and ran forward. This time, he did a pretty good job in passing people. Although there were a few more moves, it was not concise enough, and he was still
Passed Kevin Boateng with his movements.
However, this move was a bit sloppy and made Tottenham's defense very tight. Nasri failed to find a suitable passing route. After flashing back and forth twice near the penalty area, he couldn't see it.
Tottenham's defense caused problems. He passed the ball and tried to kick the ball to Villa.
However, the ball failed to reach the right position. Villa was tightly entangled by Jagielka in the penalty area, and Thiago Silva beside him stood on the passing line.
Intercepted the pass with one kick.
Arsenal's attack focuses on getting into position quickly and intercepting their passes, which is very damaging to them. Thiago Silva remembers the coach's words very clearly. After he got the ball, he took two steps to the side.
, after making sure that Villa did not take the ball, he gave the ball to Coentrao.
Counterattack and go wide? Wenger silently looked at the opponent's tactics and thought about it in his heart.
Coentrao got the ball, passed the ball to Gustavo in midfield. He immediately ran at high speed on the left road and rushed forward. Gustavo led
The ball ran to the left. He did not choose Coentrao, who was watched by his opponent, but passed the ball through and handed the ball to Royce.
Royce had moved to the center position at this time. After receiving the ball, he immediately moved the ball forward and passed it to Raul. After a beautiful collision with the wall, he ran towards the ribs!
A series of cooperation was completed very quickly and very coherently and smoothly. Thiago Silva did not play the ball very fast, and none of the Arsenal players regarded this attack as a quick counterattack. However, Tottenham's
After a few passes, the rhythm immediately increased!
"Arsenal's midfield interception..." Lineker watched the game and couldn't help but complain, "Have they really had such a thing as a midfield interception?"
Arsenal's midfield interception has always been a shortcoming, but now due to injuries, they only have Alexander Song and Denilson available, and they are completely unable to control the situation in the midfield. Moreover, Tottenham's left attack was very fast.
, because Coentrao was replaced as the starter in this game, the scene they played was completely different.
Instead of counterattacking from the wing, we rely on rhythm changes on the wing to achieve a quick counterattack. Sure enough, the opponent does not rely on just one Yaya Toure.
Although Boateng did a good job when playing in the Champions League, his problem of not being able to penetrate forward into the midfield still caused a lot of trouble for Tottenham. Now, Tottenham has replaced Coentrao.
He, Coentrao, can move forward at will, and with Gustavo's backup, Coentrao attracts many defenders on the wing. Here he can be regarded as an all-round player on the wing.
"In the game against Fiorentina, I have another worry. That is, although the style of play with Yaya Toure as the core of the midfield to control the rhythm is very good, what is needed is Yaya Toure's absolute suppression of the opponent. If there is no
Yaya Toure's passing controls the rhythm, which is difficult for Tottenham to master.
Advantage on the scene. But now, I seem to have understood Li Bin's thoughts: Even without Yaya Toure, he can still achieve the change of speed, because on the left road, he has already prepared the method. Coentrao is
It should play a vital role in the competition."
At this time, Royce quickly brought the ball to the left and broke through. He originally planned to rush into the penalty area and directly use a quick attack to complete his counterattack. However, Vermaelen was blocked in front of him.
Very good, he gave up the idea. He gave the ball to Coentrao and ran towards the center. Coentrao got the ball on the wing and spiked the ball from the bottom line.
Cut into the restricted area.
On the left road, he formed a good cooperation with Coentrao who broke through to the bottom line. Coentrao entered the penalty area and faced Sagna's defense. Coentrao did not choose to force a breakthrough. He waited.
The players in the midfield pressed forward. He was not in a hurry to break through, because he knew that at this time, he needed to control it a little.
His feet accelerated slightly, and he wanted to sway left and right to avoid Sagna's guard. However, Sagna did not give him too many opportunities, leaving him with no possibility of breaking through. However, Coentrao tried several times
But then, he made a choice directly. He kicked the ball directly to Lennon on the other wing with a long pass!
Coentrao's long pass sent the ball directly to Lennon's feet. As a player on the right wing of Tottenham, Lennon's height of 165cm has always been a big shortcoming. However, in Coentrao
When Royce attracted most of the defensive power, he received the ball without any effort at all.
Different teams have different ways of playing when faced with an opponent's dense defense. For example, Barcelona, their method is to find ways to widen the width and pass the ball horizontally deep enough to make the opponent
The defensive line becomes wider and thinner, thus achieving a breakthrough. Their style of play requires someone who can widen the width, so even if Alves asks for 37 million, they have to buy it - because
He is suitable. Manchester United's playing style relies on Rooney and Tevez to compete, and then Cristiano Ronaldo steps in. So when Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Real Madrid, there were even many rumors that Real Madrid wanted to buy Rooney to specifically serve as Cristiano Ronaldo's assistant.
, not because Rooney is strong, but because Rooney is suitable. Football is a game of coordination, and if they can cooperate well, then the players can use their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
This is how Tottenham play. As soon as Royce started to break through in the frontcourt, he already discovered that the opponent's defense was closing in very quickly. If he wanted to break out, he would probably have to face a dense defense.
.So he gave the ball to Coentrao on the left, with the purpose of turning the attack
The focus is brought back to the left. Because of Coentrao's intervention, Tottenham's frontcourt strength has been greatly improved, which makes Arsenal have to tilt to the right when defending. In this way, when the ball is passed to the other side
Once Lennon catches the ball and breaks through, it will be much easier.
This tactic is not unusual, but when used by different teams, the effect is greatly increased. If the defense is tilted to one side, the defense on the other side must be tight. This is a basic principle. This kind of playing method can be used in different teams.
This was very common in Liverpool in its heyday. However, although Liverpool had a large-scale transfer, they did not have good enough wingers. Even if they moved, it would be difficult to create good enough opportunities. However, for Tottenham
, things are no longer like this.
When Lennon received the ball, what he faced was basically Arsenal's defense: In order to resist the surprise attack from the left, Arsenal's defense was very tight. Unfortunately, Arsenal
Players have never been very good at setting up intensive defense. Lennon directly reached for the ball and carried the ball into the penalty area.
Arsenal's penalty area suddenly became chaotic. Lennon stepped in too fast and they had no time to react. Gibbs, who was on the left back, rushed towards Lennon. Lennon entered the penalty area. In front of him
, basically there is only one layer of defense left. At this time, no matter what, we cannot let him take advantage of it.
However, now that the defense has been torn apart, where can it be so easy to make up? Just before he rushed up, Lennon passed the ball out - his pass was picked up and kicked towards the far post.
There, Cavani jumped up, and the players around him were moving quickly, trying to block Lennon who entered the penalty area. However, this made Cavani's side no longer available.
A person who is enough to guard him. He almost stood up on the spot. Djurud next to him was supposed to be the one to defend his header. However, Djurud didn't even jump at all, and Cavani didn't encounter any
Blocked, hit the ball directly with a header, and threw the ball towards the goal!
Fabianski jumped up and wanted to intercept the ball, but Cavani's header skills did not give him this opportunity at all. The ball was directly headed towards the upper left corner of the goal by Cavani. Fabianski
Ski's save was completely helpless against such a shot from a blind corner!
"Cavani scored a goal! A beautiful header! Tottenham scored the first goal at their home court. Their attack is still as sharp as before, without any regression!"
Cavani's goal suddenly made the emotions of Tottenham fans soar: win the opponent, win the derby, win this game, they will take another big step towards the league championship!