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Although George sent out a starting lineup dominated by substitute players in this FA Cup semi-final, the strength is naturally not as strong as when the main players came on the field, but compared to Arsenal, who also played with a full substitute lineup, Tottenham's This starting lineup is still far superior to the Gunners in terms of strength!
It was only then that fans and reporters were shocked to discover that Arsenal's bench depth was actually not as deep as they thought. At least, compared with Tottenham, who can field two completely different lineups to cope with multi-line operations, they have still remained unbeaten in the Premier League so far. Arsenal, who seems to be extremely powerful, simply cannot do this!
The most frightening thing is that although these substitute players of Tottenham are worse than the main players in terms of strength, the worst among them are also at the level of the main players of the Premier League relegation team. Not to mention, with the increase of age and game experience, the strength of these young players of Tottenham will definitely become stronger... When these young people fully mature, which team in the Premier League can stop the Tottenham Hotspur players? Stab forward? !
Let me tell you, how on earth did this guy do it? Where on earth did he get so many young people with so much potential? After realizing Tottenham's advantage in bench depth and the huge potential hidden in these players, people can't help but feel a little more confident about Tottenham's future. After all, with such a discerning owner and head coach in charge, coupled with these players with bright prospects, Tottenham's rise is just around the corner!
After all, compared with Arsenal, whose tactics are fully mature and most of the main players are in the prime period of their careers, although Tottenham's performance on the league battlefield this season is not stable, this is mainly because most of the Tottenham team lacks players. Young players with game experience. Given time, when these players mature completely, even Arsenal and Manchester United may have no choice but to bow to Tottenham!
Just when people are lamenting that the Premier League is about to have another top team, players from both sides have begun to fight with real swords and guns on the court!
"Although I have played against Arsenal here twice, I still feel very unaccustomed to it." Basturk frowned, controlling the ball at his feet while observing the situation in front, "This venue feels... It's much smaller than White Hart Lane, so it's not easy to find space to pass the ball forward."
Basturk feels there is no problem. Indeed, compared to the home stadiums of other Premier League teams, the venue size of Highbury Stadium can be said to be the smallest in the Premier League - its length and width are 101 meters and 67 meters respectively. , both data are much smaller than the standard venue size specified by FIFA (105 meters x 68 meters). This subtle difference in the size of the field makes it easier for Arsenal players to defend - after all, when playing in such a smaller stadium, each Arsenal player needs to be responsible for a larger defensive area. It is much smaller than when playing in those standard venues, so it is naturally more conducive for gunners with average defensive levels to resist the opponent's attack.
Therefore, in addition to the difference in the referee's whistle scale depending on the home and away games, the difference in venue size is also a major reason why Arsenal's away record is not as good as at home - after being used to playing at Highbury After playing on a small venue, it was time for an away game where the venue was significantly larger than Highbury. With the defensive area being responsible for much larger, Arsenal's defensive pressure would naturally increase greatly. And for Arsenal, who under Wenger basically relied on the players' personal abilities to defend and had never established a complete defensive system, this was simply an extremely fatal thing!
Generally speaking, a small stadium like Highbury is very suitable for teams that focus on defensive counterattack tactics. Because a small space can make it easier for the defender to defend, the numerical advantage can also be maximized, reducing the possibility of the opponent forming a local advantage in a small area, or using large-scale transfers and passes to break through the defense line. .
This is why, before Wenger took over as Arsenal's coach, all the Gunners' previous coaches focused on defensive counterattack tactics, and basically no one dared to play offensive football. Graham, who is known for his conservativeness and iron-bloodedness, was just a general manager. This Arsenal tradition has only been carried forward further. However, after Wenger became the Arsenal coach, the French changed the Gunners' tradition of defensive counterattacks and set off a wave of technical and offensive football at Highbury!
Therefore, George actually admires Wenger quite a lot. After all, playing gorgeous offensive football on Highbury, a venue that is extremely suitable for anti-counterattack tactics, has also transformed Arsenal, which has always been known for its defensive counterattacks and simple and rough Premier League, into an offensive team that advocates technical flow. This in itself It's not something that ordinary people can do.
Take this game as another example. It is clear that Arsenal cannot match Tottenham in terms of overall strength. They shrink their defense and use Fabregas's overall view to give full play to the speed and impact of Reyes and Wiltord. Stab's quick counterattack is the most reasonable choice. However, Wenger still insisted that the team take the initiative after the start of the game. As a result, the Gunners, whose defensive quality suffered a serious decline, were attacked by Villa twice in a row less than 30 minutes after the start of the game. They lost 0-2 early. Falling behind, the promotion situation is not optimistic.
If it weren't for the natural antagonistic relationship between Tottenham and Arsenal, George would have really wanted to find an opportunity to have a chat with Wenger and have an in-depth exchange with the professor on club management and football concepts. But now, these ideas are obviously impossible to become reality.
Of course, George felt that another reason why Wenger did not adopt defensive counterattack tactics in this FA Cup semi-final was that the professor knew nothing about building a defensive system. Otherwise, Arsenal's defensive quality in the previous life would not have been so bad. Almost every team could score a goal from Arsenal.
By the way, although the small space in Highbury limits the performance of Arsenal players on the offensive end, as mentioned before, this also helps Arsenal players resist the opponent's offensive and cover up Wenger's defensive efforts. System deficiencies. After Arsenal moved from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium with a larger venue as in its previous life, Arsenal did get a wider attacking space, and the Gunners' offensive firepower became more formidable as a result, but on the other hand, Arsenal Na's vulnerability on the defensive end has since been exposed. More and more people are realizing that under the Gunners' gorgeous offensive cloak, Wenger's team is simply a scumbag on the defensive end!
No, after Villa scored two goals in a row, the Arsenal players were completely panicked. They were eager to recover the score and had to attack aggressively in the following time. The result of their doing so was that not only were Tottenham's defense helpless on the offensive end, but Tottenham players who were already very experienced in defensive counterattacks used scalpel-like passes to tear open their fragile defense again and again. Line of defense. As for Lehmann and Villa, they became the two busiest players in the game - the former was busy saving Tottenham players' shots, while the latter was trying his best to help the team further expand. Leading edge!
It can be seen that Highbury is indeed very suitable for teams that use defensive counterattack tactics. Especially when one side is aggressively attacking and the other side has a tight enough defensive system, unless the attacking side has an offensive weapon like Vieri or a set-piece master like Beckham, they want to score. It's basically just empty talk.
With Villa's hat-trick in this game and Basturk's world wave, Tottenham finally beat Arsenal 4-0 at Highbury Stadium. While blocking the Gunners from the final, they also Won the fourth North London derby victory this season!
What made Tottenham feel even more refreshed was that in the Champions League quarter-finals four days later, Arsenal, who played at home, lost a good game in a first-round draw with Chelsea at Highbury. They lost to the Blues 1-2 on the field and were eliminated by Chelsea with a total score of 2-3!
It seems that he has absorbed a lot of experience from the direct confrontations between Tottenham and Arsenal. On the evening of April 7th at Highbury Stadium, Ranieri adopted the same tactics of defending the center and leaving the wings as Tottenham. The style of play made everyone at Arsenal, including Wenger, feel helpless, and finally won this key victory and led the Blues to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in history!
For this reason, George made a special thank-you phone call to Abramovich after the game and expressed his congratulations on Chelsea's advancement to the Champions League semi-finals. After all, if Chelsea fails to stop Arsenal this time and allows Wenger to lead the team to the semi-finals of the Champions League, then the Gunners, whose reputation has greatly increased, will surely become the hottest team in England. And this is obviously not good news for Chelsea and Tottenham, who are eager to gain more say in English football.
After that, the two also had a brief exchange on how to poach Arsenal this summer, and agreed to further discuss the matter after the end of the season. After all, the best way to weaken Arsenal is to directly hollow out the opponent with money. And Chelsea, backed by Abramovich, obviously has such ability.
Hum hum, Wenger, just take advantage of this time to be happy. When the summer transfer window opens, it will be time for you and Arsenal to cry. After hanging up the phone, George looked at the TV screen with a smile on Wenger talking to a group of reporters, thinking this in his heart.
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