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"Guys, what do you think we should do in the second half to better deal with Arsenal?" Although he was panting in the locker room, his energy was not affected much by the passive situation in the first half. To the players who were attacking, George did not immediately convey the solution he came up with in the form of an order, but first solicited opinions from the players.
After watching the team's performance in the first half, George has clearly realized that Tottenham currently does not have the ability to compete head-on with Arsenal. Although the full-court pressing tactic can achieve miraculous results in a short period of time, it is not a long-term solution after all - Arsenal's extremely sharp offensive line is not a decoration. Once Tottenham players make mistakes in their cooperation when pressing, then They will be taught how to behave by Henry and Bergkamp.
By the way, the reason why George was able to lead Manchester United to defeat Arsenal in his coaching debut last season was mainly due to the tacit understanding accumulated between Manchester United players for a long time and the set of off-the-ball movements left by Ferguson. system. At that time, George made some fine-tuning of Manchester United's tactical system on the basis of these two. At the same time, he also made full use of Arsenal's huge loopholes in the goalkeeper and central defender positions during the game. Only then did he achieve the final victory. victory.
Now, with the growth of Kolo Toure and the joining of Lehmann, Arsenal have been greatly strengthened in these two positions. However, George is no longer coaching Manchester United, which is strong and well-coordinated, but Tottenham Hotspur, which has just completed its reconstruction and needs further training in many aspects. In this way, it is naturally impossible for George to use the method he used when coaching Manchester United last season to deal with Arsenal now.
Therefore, in George's view, only by letting the players unify their thinking can Tottenham have a chance of defeating Arsenal in the second half. Otherwise, as long as one player has doubts about George's tactical arrangements and is not decisive enough in the implementation process, the effect of these adjustments will be greatly reduced, and may even backfire on Tottenham itself!
"Boss, these guys at Arsenal are so cunning. They don't confront us head-on. They just know how to use passing and running to circle us. If we say it, it's best to use Alai The defensive system that Coach Gerry taught us in training cuts off their passing routes, compresses their movement space, and forces them to confront us head-on." After hearing George's question, Vidic and Mascherano Be the first to complain and give their suggestions. In the first half, Arsenal's style of play, which relied on large-scale interspersed running and passing and cutting to complete the offense, tired them both out. Naturally, the resentment towards Arsenal was the heaviest.
For Mascherano and Vidic's statement, the other Tottenham players present all nodded in agreement. Obviously, after dealing with Arsenal for a first half, they have a general understanding of the Gunners' strength and tactics. I am even more aware that if Tottenham wants to defeat Arsenal in this game, the first thing to do is to find a way to curb the Gunners' attack. If this cannot be done, then everything is empty talk!
"Boss, please tell us exactly what to do. I promise, we will definitely obey and implement any arrangements you make!" At this time, Ridley King, who realized the problem, stood up and asked George made his attitude clear. Under his leadership, other players also echoed, saying that they will definitely act according to George's tactical arrangements!
After working with George for nearly four months, Tottenham players who have personally experienced the team climbing to second place in the standings when no one was optimistic about it have already become convinced of their head coach. Therefore, when they realized that they had to contain Arsenal's offense before they could consider winning, their first reaction was to ask George for help.
"In that case, I ask everyone to listen carefully and remember every word I say next. In the second half of the game, Phil and Gabriel, you two..." Seeing the players They expressed their stance like this, and George did not continue to talk in circles, and directly assigned everyone the tasks for the second half.
After finishing the tactical arrangements for the second half, George used the last few minutes at the end of the halftime break to deliver a rare impromptu speech in front of the players: "Don't imagine that we will get anything at Highbury Stadium. Assistance, here, all we can rely on are ourselves and the teammates around us. Remember, this will not be the first time we encounter such a situation in Highbury, and it will never be the last time. As long as we stand The opponent in front of us is Arsenal, and as long as we still play for Tottenham, we should keep in mind that there are countless possibilities in this world, and it is absolutely impossible for Arsenal to defeat Tottenham!"
"That's right! It's impossible!" *N, George's words "It's impossible for Arsenal to defeat Tottenham" made all the Tottenham players present excited. Especially after listening to George's tactical arrangements for the second half, they are already confident in achieving this task. And George's speech inspired the players' confidence to win to the greatest extent!
“Now, guys, come on out and kick those guys’ asses! Tell them with practical actions that the days when Arsenal dominated London and Premier League football are gone forever! "
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"Now, the players from both sides have walked out of the player tunnel..." Seeing the Tottenham players reappearing on the court, Martin Taylor couldn't help but feel happy. As a supporter of Tottenham, Taylor was very depressed by the passive situation of the visiting team in the first half. Only when he saw Drogba equalizing the score in the last few minutes was he slightly relieved. "I hope Coach Nelson can give it a try during the halftime break." Come up with effective countermeasures to resist Arsenal's offensive. Otherwise, the situation Tottenham will face in the second half can still be said to be full of crises."
Therefore, when Taylor discovered that George did not make any adjustments to Tottenham's lineup at halftime, he was actually a little disappointed, and even had a hint of "Has the opponent given up on this game early?" "The thought. But it didn't take long for Taylor to give up the idea. Because he found that even if Tottenham did not make personnel adjustments, they seemed to have found a way to deal with Arsenal!
After the start of the second half, although Tottenham did not make any challenges in terms of personnel configuration, they were extremely resolute in tactics and gave up the two wings, leaving them to the Arsenal players to run around, while they concentrated their efforts on tight defense. In the middle, use the numerical advantage to compress the passing space of Arsenal players, control and cut off the passing routes of Arsenal players through a strict defensive system, in order to prevent the home team from advancing and penetrating in the middle!
Inspired by the tactical thinking of Tottenham players to "defend the center and leave the wings", Arsenal players, who encountered great obstacles in advancing in the center, began to unconsciously choose to launch attacks from both wings, constantly making high passes. , complete the attack in this slightly simple and crude way.
Although sometimes crosses from the wing can achieve good results, for this Arsenal, crosses from the wings to the center to grab points is undoubtedly the most unsuitable offensive method for the Gunners - whether it is Henry or Borg Kemp, they are not the kind of forwards who are good at grabbing points in the penalty area or moving around in small spaces.
Therefore, most of the crosses sent by Pires, Ljungberg and others were directly confiscated by Cech or cleared first by Vidic and others, making it difficult to pose a sufficient threat to Tottenham's goal. Henry, Bergkamp, Pires, Ljungberg... these famous stars in European football, faced with Tottenham's tight defense, their speed and skills, as well as the best passing and cutting cooperation in the Premier League, were unable to show their full potential. , can only fail in front of Tottenham's defense again and again.
Seeing that Tottenham actually found a way to deal with Arsenal in just one half-time break, Wenger was horrified at this time: "This guy Nelson... actually figured out a way to deal with it so quickly? How can this be!"
As the man who single-handedly built Arsenal into a championship team, Wenger is naturally well aware of Arsenal's weaknesses. Among them, Arsenal's inability to deal with intensive defense and compete for high balls are two fatal flaws on the offensive end!
At the same time, after discovering that the tactics arranged by the head coach were indeed effective in dealing with Arsenal's offense, Tottenham players became more determined and efficient in executing them, making it increasingly difficult for Arsenal players to attack. As a result of Arsenal's inability to attack for a long time on the court, Tottenham's threat coefficient in counterattacks has also continued to increase as time goes by!
In the 56th minute of the game, Pires' cross was cleared by Ledley King's header, and then Tottenham launched a quick counterattack under Carrick's long pass. Drogba, who retreated to the center circle, used his body to squeeze away Campbell who was guarding him, then accelerated and received the long overhead pass from Carrick, single-handedly!
Facing Lehmann who abandoned the goal, Drogba rushed into the penalty area with the ball without greed. After attracting the attention of the German goalkeeper, he distributed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo on the other side of the penalty area. The latter easily pushed the ball into the empty goal and succeeded. , two to one!
If Vieira and Campbell, two tough guys, hadn't been filling in to put out the fire, using their excellent positioning, anticipation and defensive skills to destroy Tottenham's many counterattacks, I'm afraid that by this time, Tottenham would have gone further. Expand their lead!
