Chapter 343 Arsenal Is Finished!

"Arsenal pushed directly outside the penalty area to defend. Evra passed straight to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area. Van Persie pulled from inside the penalty area to the outside. Kolo Toure got close immediately."

"A clever escape, beautiful, Van Persie broke through Kolo Toure and passed in, dangerous!!"

"Rooney, the ball went in!!!"

"Chelsea's second goal in the first half came from Robin van Persie's breakthrough pass from the left. Rooney beat Ashley Cole from behind and hit the header, scoring Chelsea's second goal of the game. ball!"

"This will undoubtedly be a goal that determines the trend of this game. We can see that Chelsea's entire left attack is very active, from Joe Cole passing to Evra, to Evra quickly running along the left Arsenal's defense on the right was completely defeated by Chelsea, and they were unable to parry."

"This is the first time Arsenal has exposed defensive holes on the right. We have also noticed that Arsenal performed very stably last season and helped the team remain unbeaten with a double central defender combination. Kolo? Ray has been as good as ever this season, but Sol Campbell has fallen off quite a bit.”

"We were continuously broken through from the right and conceded goals. Arsenal's defense on the right, Laurent and Kolo Toure, should both bear a certain amount of responsibility, but as they occupy the center of the penalty area, they have always been Arsenal's important weapon in preventing high balls. Campbell should also take responsibility, his condition is really bad!”

Amid cheers from all the Chelsea players present, the game seemed to have completely gone in favor of Chelsea.

Arsenal last season was indeed very balanced, very stable, without any major flaws, but that was because Arsenal had very few injuries, which led to this team being able to perform with a set of skills last season. The lineup is all over the world, and even at the start of this season, Arsenal's performance is very eye-catching.

But when you want to use one lineup to restrain all enemies, you must also be mentally prepared, because your enemies will also attack you based on the weaknesses and shortcomings of your lineup.

The decline of Campbell and Vieira, coupled with the injuries of players such as Gilberto Silva and Edu, has led to a lot of problems in Arsenal's defense, especially the protection of the two ribs. No matter how good Minnie is, he still cannot replace Gilberto Silva's role in defense.

Also, as Bergkamp gradually became a substitute this season, Reyes was promoted to the main force by Wenger. However, Reyes and Bergkamp have different characteristics. The Dutch Ice Prince can play on Arsenal's wing. After the offense was contained, he effectively retreated to support the midfielder and connected the midfielder and striker, but Reyes was obviously not good enough.

So, when the left-side attack that Arsenal is most proud of is contained and focused on defense by the opponent, how does Arsenal attack? This has become a very serious situation, and it can even be said that many strong teams will take advantage of it.

Arsenal was eliminated from the Champions League by Bayern Munich. In fact, the Bundesliga giants saw through this. Magath used defense to freeze Arsenal's left wing, and then took advantage of the disconnect between Arsenal's midfield and forwards to adopt a defensive counterattack strategy. Then they completely blocked Arsenal in the first round and finally defeated their opponent.

It's obviously not that Wenger doesn't understand the problems facing the team, but that he has no choice.

Professor has never been good at rotating and using bench lineups. This is not a matter of one day or two. Moreover, in the past two or three years, Arsenal's main lineup has hardly changed much, and the stability of the main lineup has directly led to Arsenal's The tactics are too simple.

"Arsenal didn't catch up with the good times!" After Ye Qiu's team took a 2:0 lead, he already knew that this game had ended early. Arsenal's defeat was not because of this game, but because of this game. It was already doomed.

Tenkat listened on the sidelines and had a different feeling. "The players' styles are all traditional, which belongs to the style before and after the turn of the century. But in the past two or three years, the style of European football has been changing every year, and Arsenal can't keep up." "

Both Pires and Ljungberg are more traditional wingers, not the wingers that are so admired now. Moreover, these two players lack the absolute strength to kill opponents one-on-one. They are both team players. players, so they basically like to lean towards the middle.

Arsenal's truly impactful offensive point is the left wing. The left wing combination of Ashley Cole and Henry is the most speedy and impactful. Once this side is restricted, Arsenal's entire offense will The system will become very heavy and lack effective means to break the deadlock.

Vieira plugs in later? That will only be effective after opening up space for him in the frontcourt!

Originally, such a team should start to actively seek changes after experiencing an undefeated season with such tactics, because Reyes is only the first step. The team should also introduce another player with impact and deadlock-breaking ability. The right wing helps the team speed up the overall tactics.

To be honest, with a double defensive midfielder composed of Vieira and Gilberto Silva, plus an arrow figure like Henry, plus stars such as Ashley Cole and Kolo Toure, as long as With proper reorganization of the team's tactics, this team will definitely be more competitive than it is now.

When thinking of this, Ye Qiu couldn't help but feel sorry for Wenger. He even thought that in the previous life, in the 05/06 season, after Arsenal left Vieira, Wenger directly promoted Fabregas to play the core of the midfield. After that, Arsenal made it all the way to the Champions League final. This may not be without the fact that the team's overall tactics became lighter after Vieira left.

Today's football tactics pay more and more attention to integrity and compactness. Light players are obviously more advantageous than players with big moves, especially some players with delicate footwork and flexible bodies, because in the same narrow gap, light players can obviously play their strength better.

"Is this really the Millennium Stadium South Locker Room full of curses?"

After entering the halftime break with a 2:0 lead, Ye Qiu pushed open the door of the locker room, but deliberately took a step back, raised his head and looked at the sign on the door of the locker room. After making sure that he was not wrong, he smiled and walked in.

Many people say that there is a curse in the south locker room of the Millennium Stadium, but Chelsea can't feel the so-called curse here at all, because in the face of absolute strength, the curse can't exist at all.

Therefore, after hearing Ye Qiu's doubts, Chelsea's players did not react much, but many people laughed.

"You did a good job in the first half, the defense on the right was very good, and the attack on the left was also quite powerful. Arsenal now has no way out. They can only choose to press forward to attack in the second half, so we have to adjust our strategy appropriately!"

As Ye Qiu spoke, the players gradually gathered their minds and began to listen carefully to every word of the head coach.

"In the second half, we still adopt a steady defense strategy to let Arsenal attack. Starting from the midfield, we must push their attack to our right as much as possible, let them attack our right, as long as their players do not change, we will continue to adopt this style of play!"

Rhythm, this is an important factor in determining the outcome of a game.

Chelsea controlled the rhythm and situation in the first half, allowing Arsenal to attack their right side and then counterattack from the left side. Not only Chelsea's players have adapted to this rhythm, but even Arsenal's players have adapted to it. If you want to break this rhythm, it is often very difficult.

As Ye Qiu said before, Arsenal only has one main lineup that is trustworthy. The others are either young players such as Clichy and Senderos, or veterans such as Bergkamp. For Wenger, there are not many people he can trust, and there are even fewer players who can be trusted by him and can change the situation on the court.

Why do some people say that Arsenal is not good at playing against the wind this season, because against the wind is not only a test of the players' fighting spirit and will, but also a test of a team's tactical changes, and Arsenal's biggest shortcoming is its insufficient bench lineup.

Back then, Alan Hansen ridiculed Ferguson, saying that Manchester United could not win the championship with a group of kids, but Ferguson was able to sweep the Premier League and European arena with Class 92. However, being able to do it ten years ago does not mean that you can still do it ten years later. The football environment is different. How can the tactics back then be as meticulous and systematic as they are now?

When you don’t have enough changes in your hands, when you don’t have enough chips in your hands, how can you change?

“We have to play more patiently in the second half. If Arsenal is willing to press forward, that would be the best. We are happy to accompany them, but if they choose to stay stable, we don’t mind spending time with them, because we have plenty of time!”

Why Ye Qiu always likes to seize the initiative is because he knows very well that when you have the initiative, you can get more chips to deal with the opponent’s response.

If he only has 1 ball in his hand now, he will not be as relaxed as he is now, but he has 2 balls now. He is fully qualified to play slowly with Arsenal with chips, because there are still many people sitting on his bench.

In fact, after the start of the second half, Wenger did not change the game strategy at all.

The only thing Arsenal did was to put more effort into fighting for control of the game, while Ye Qiu simply waved his hand, signaling the team to retreat appropriately and adopt a steady counterattack strategy, but when Arsenal wanted to speed up the offensive rhythm, Ye Qiu kept calling on the players to slow down the rhythm and not to rush.

Arsenal's football is very fluid, so it is very important to defend their offense to destroy their fluidity, and once the rhythm is fast, it is inevitable to give Arsenal more space.

For Chelsea's targeted defensive strategy, especially the practice of cutting off the connection between the midfield and the front line, Wenger quickly replaced Ljungberg with Bergkamp. The latter's performance in this game was very average. His right side was suppressed by Chelsea's left side and did not perform well. It was natural to replace him.

After replacing Bergkamp, ​​Arsenal immediately made adjustments. Pirera moved to the right, Reyes still played on the left, Henry and Bergkamp formed a double striker, and the Dutch ice prince appropriately retreated to support the midfield.

This is obviously also an adjustment made to Chelsea's layout, the purpose is to reconnect the team's offensive routine.

Wenger changed, Ye Qiu also changed immediately, but did not make any substitutions, but only made adjustments at the tactical level, but as always required all players to maintain patience and not be provoked by Arsenal.

Another important factor for Arsenal's poor performance against the wind is the mentality of this team.

As Ye Qiu said before, the outside world's impression of Arsenal has always been very contradictory, and it is not just the outside world that is contradictory, but Arsenal itself is actually very contradictory, because they can't quite tell what role they should play.

Wenger always emphasizes that Arsenal is the team that is violated the most by opponents. Arsenal plays the best football in the Premier League and should be protected. But in fact, Arsenal's offense is not as good as Chelsea, its defense is not as good as Chelsea, and its number of fouls is not as good as Chelsea, but their number of red cards and fouls is more than Chelsea.

As early as last season, Arsenal was one of the teams with the most red cards in the Premier League and was called the Red Card Team. The situation has improved this season, but the team's number of cards and fouls is still among the best in the Premier League.

Isn't this ironic?

A team that always complains to the outside world about being fouled and violated is actually the team that commits the most fouls and violates opponents. It plays two completely different roles.

In fact, if you study Arsenal, you will find that when the team's offense is going smoothly, such as when they beat Everton 7:0, they can play very gentlemanly. They play a fluid and penetrating football, and they actively create opportunities and kills through running and passing.

But when their offense is contained or even at a disadvantage, they will become impatient and violent.

Just like now, Vieira first collided with Fabregas, and then Lauren kicked Evra. Both of them received a yellow card, but this yellow card obviously failed to effectively stop Arsenal's temper.

The same contradiction is actually Arsenal's tactics at this moment. Should they attack or defend?

Wenger did not adjust his tactics after falling behind 0:2, but it caused a difference in the mentality of the players. They wanted to attack because only attacking could ensure an equalizer or even a reversal to win the championship, but they were afraid of losing the ball again because Chelsea began to consciously shrink and play defensive counterattacks.

They all knew very well that they only needed one goal to turn the situation around. As long as the score was back to 1:2, they would see the dawn of victory again. They only needed one goal to change everything, but they were also afraid, because as long as they lost another goal, it would be completely desperate.

Sometimes, the players' complex mentality came from the head coach's indecision, which would also affect the trend of the game.

Compared with Arsenal's contradictions and hesitations, Ye Qiu's Chelsea seemed very unified.

In terms of fouls, Ye Qiu insisted from beginning to end that he would foul without hesitation when he needed to, but for some unnecessary fouls, he should try to reduce them as much as possible. In any case, he opposed any form of foul against the opponent's body, which was also the reason why Chelsea's card rate ranked last in the Premier League.

As a commander on the spot, Ye Qiu has always been highly recognized by the outside world. He always pays great attention to the changes in the players' mentality during the game, and then takes advantage of the situation, because unless it is in some extreme environments, otherwise, forcibly reversing the team and the players' mentality will cause the players to be at a loss.

Ye Qiu had made mistakes in directing the game, and even caused the team to lose or be tied because of it, but he still felt that any decision must be made decisively at any time, because for a football game, any adjustment made by the head coach is a double-edged sword, and there must be good and bad.

As long as you make decisions quickly and unify the players' thoughts, the situation is often not too bad. On the contrary, many times you are hesitant, wanting this but afraid of that, it is often the easiest to get into trouble.

It's like driving a car. When crossing a fork in the road, the reason why novices are prone to accidents is often because they hesitate, thinking about it but not daring to go, not daring to go but wanting to go. The masters are different. They will first quickly give some signals to the oncoming car, such as sticking their heads out a little to tell the other party, I want to go, if the other party gives way, you go, if the other party doesn't give way, you step on the brakes.

In the 68th minute of the game, Messi, who replaced Rooney on the left side, made a quick counterattack and found Ribery on the right side with a long kick from the left side. The Frenchman took advantage of Ashley Cole's defensive loss, quickly got rid of the defense and got the ball, and passed it to the penalty area. Van Persie scored 7 meters in front of the goal and scored another goal for Chelsea, 3:0!

The game has completely lost suspense now!

After losing 3 goals, Arsenal has no chance to reverse!

But it was in this extreme environment that Arsenal launched a wave of almost crazy offensive. In the 82nd minute, Kolo Toure took advantage of a tactical corner kick and shot in front of the goal, scoring a goal for Arsenal, 3:1!

This was also the last goal of the game, and the score of the game was finally locked at 3:1!

When the referee Styles blew the whistle to end the game, Arsenal players fell to the ground one by one, and many of them cried bitterly, because this was the second consecutive season that they were only one step away from the championship, but in the end they got nothing, which made them feel frustrated and collapsed.

The past two years can be said to be the best two years since Wenger took over Arsenal. The team is also the strongest two years, and it should be the easiest two years to achieve results. However, in these two years, the team encountered the embarrassing situation of getting nothing.

If the team finally became the most tragic runner-up in history with an unbeaten record last season, it could still retain the confidence and courage of the players. Then this season, the team did not continue to invest, the team's strength did not improve at all, but weakened, and finally made some players who were hungry for the championship lose patience.

What's more terrible is that more and more players are approaching the 30-year mark, and Wenger's rule of signing a year after the age of 30 will also appear on them, which will undoubtedly force more Arsenal players to re-examine their future in the team.

Looking at the group of players crying on the ground in the Millennium Stadium, anyone with a little insight and analytical ability will have an idea in mind.

Arsenal is over!

At least, the Arsenal era belonging to Vieira, Henry, Pires and others is over!