Controlling the ball, controlling the game and passing on the victory are the soul of tactics in the peak period of Barcelona and Arsenal. In Barcelona, La Liga, which advocates technology, is transformed into controlled football, and in Wenger, the Premier League, which advocates physical confrontation, is transformed into beautiful football. Of course, everything is relative. This is the problem. Why do you believe in the same tactical concept and have made remarkable achievements? Why can Barcelona continue its glory, but Arsenal led by Wenger has lost its way?
Before discussing this issue, we must first clarify two issues and review a game, two issues:
First, Barcelona's performance is indeed better than Arsenal's, and the Champions League trophy is enough to prove everything; Second, Arsenal is by no means an idle generation, and 49 unbeaten games across the season are enough to deter any team in the five major leagues.
Looking back on a game: 2005/06 Champions League final Arsenal VS Barcelona.
In the 2005-2006 Champions League final, Arsenal played against Barcelona, and the two teams advocating gorgeous attack met in the final stage, which is another miracle in the history of football development. Although Arsenal 1-2 was reversed by Barcelona, no one admitted that he was a loser.
The unexpected arrival of the peak matchup will always greatly reduce the excitement of the game. Shortly after the opening, the red card of Arsenal's main goalkeeper jens lehmann directly affected the direction of the game, and Arsenal had to play with ten men. You should know that Barcelona's attack line at this time has talents like Ronaldinho and Eto 'o. Even so, Arsenal took the lead. Through the analysis of game data, Barcelona is far ahead in shooting times and possession times, but the number of fouls is also 20: 14, which shows that the frequency of Barcelona preventing opponents from attacking through fouls in this game is not low, and the corner kick is 3:4 behind Arsenal. If Arsenal don't play ten men in this game, it's really hard to say who will win, and the probability of winning the same game will be greater. Unfortunately, there is no if. Some things, missing once is a lifelong regret.
Although Arsenal regretted losing in the peak matchup, they did not fall behind in the match with the dream team, which has become superb in passing control. It was also at this time that the fate of the two teams, which should have been equal, had a major turning point, and Wenger, who was placed in the hope of creating a dynasty, was also unable to do so in the storm. Of course, Wenger is still great, he is still the indelible name and spiritual leader of Emirates Stadium!
When two parallel lines began to separate, they must have been disturbed by external factors. Wenger's failure to make Arsenal a king's teacher is inseparable from external factors such as Arsenal's own situation and Premier League background.
Debt crisis of Emirates Stadium
Emirates Stadium is Wenger's most precious gift to Arsenal fans. However, the efforts made by Arsenal are beyond imagination. Arsenal lost their style because of Emirates Stadium, even though Wenger tried his best to keep it.
In a word, it is the best choice to bid farewell to Highbury and build a new stadium in order to get more ticket revenue and build Arsenal into a truly top team. However, in the face of high costs, Arsenal had to use loans to solve the problem. The huge loans brought Wenger not only a vision for the future, but also a pitiful situation that could hardly be solved. At this time, under Wenger's careful training, Arsenal played beautiful football and did not fall in the wind in the contest with Manchester United. However, the arrival of the debt crisis forced Wenger to start selling players to make a living, so we saw Vieira, the captain who played for the team for 9 years, leave the team to join Juventus. Since then, Henry, Silva, Fabregas and Van Persie have left the team, leaving the Gunners fans with endless sighs and endless topics. ...
Any mature tactical system needs the maintenance of players, and the more top players, the easier it is to continue their glory. Unlike Barcelona, Emirates Stadium defeated Arsenal's ambition to shine.
Youth training talents are out of gear, and Wenger's magic is not there.
Arsenal is called "Arsenal" for a reason. Under the careful training of Wenger, many young players became famous at Arsenal. But after careful consideration, Arsenal can only be regarded as a "secondary" processing factory for stars. One of the most famous is Fabregas, who makes fans love and hate. The Spanish midfielder was taken to Emirates Stadium by Wenger at the age of 65,438+06, and later became a magic weapon for Wenger to "defend the top four". Fabregas also repaid Wenger's trust with his own performance, but their ending was not perfect. Coincidentally, so is Bellerin. What about the children trained by Arsenal's own youth training camp? I have to mention the "London Six Boys" who once made Wenger proud. The "hukou book" represented by Chamberlain, Wilshere, Ramsey and Walcott did not turn into rough jade under the careful polishing of Wenger, but sank into the Emirates Stadium, although they had a high-profile performance for a while. In the later period, Arsenal had more choices to get rid of the debt crisis, but for Wenger, he could never find any available talents in the youth training camp.
Arsenal can count on Wenger, but can't rely too much on Wenger. Although Wenger has the ability to turn a stone into gold, he can't help but lose his players. If Arsene Wenger has a la masia, we have reason to believe that Arsenal can remain strong.
The Premier League is fierce, and beautiful football meets violent football.
Back to 20 13, arsenal beat hull city 3-2 in the fa cup final and won the championship again after 9 years. During this period, another statistic of Arsenal occupied the top spot in the Premier League all the year round, and that was injury. From 2002 to 20 14, Arsenal suffered 890 injuries!
Some fans have made a comprehensive analysis of why Arsenal are always injured. As expected, Arsenal's "quack" became the culprit, and Wenger's training methods were also questioned. However, the injury happened on the field after all. The intensity of the Premier League is beyond imagination. When Arsenal's beautiful football meets "violent football", it is inevitable to be targeted. In the Premier League, Wenger's Arsenal is more like an "alien". When frequent passes and passes wear away the patience of opponents, we can only stop the gunman's attack by fouls. On the other hand, Wenger can't guarantee the intensity of the game, because the team's team building plan pays more attention to technology than body. Diaby, Wilshere and other players keep losing themselves because of injuries. ...
It's hard to stand out from the crowd and be handsome.
The Premier League is different from La Liga, and there will never be a situation in which two people compete for hegemony. On the contrary, with the development of the times, the Premier League is gradually showing the trend of a hundred schools of thought contending. One way can win a temporary victory, but it is even harder to live forever.
At the peak of Wenger's beautiful football, the big picture of the Premier League was the era of Manchester United and Arsenal, but with the rapid rise of other giants, Arsenal took the lead in the competition, the most famous of which was Chelsea and their coach Mourinho. In retrospect, Chelsea led by Mourinho, from playing style to temperament, always left Wenger's Arsenal helpless and bound. After Chelsea, Manchester City rose strongly. The arrival of Guardiola not only made Manchester City more stable in the championship position for a long time, but also brought a passing style to Manchester City. They have distanced themselves from the well-funded Arsenal. Of course, Liverpool, leicester city, the upstart of the Premier League, and Wolves have all been extremely tough this season. More and more top teams have severely reduced Arsenal's living space. In response, Wenger also responded to varying degrees. He used 4-2-3- 1 in formation selection and tried 3-5-2, but it didn't help. Constant changes have made this team lose its foothold. So in the later period of Wenger's coaching, we saw an increasingly mediocre Arsenal, which could not satisfy the fans in both characteristics and achievements.
In today's world football, although the dominance of passing and controlling football has declined, it is still a high-quality tactic that ordinary teams can't reach. Although Barcelona has a crisis, it has a history of passing and controlling the ball. The enduring la masia gives us reason to believe that they will rise again. In contrast to Arsenal, Wenger brought a beautiful fairy tale but it didn't end. Originally a perfect team belonging to the Premier League, it lost its way in self-discipline and external pressure. Wenger's football was great and amazing for a while, and Wenger was equally sad. The miracle that belongs to him cannot happen.