The fact is that when Wenger took over Arsenal, there were "five old guards" in Arsenal's defense and goalkeeper position, which was relatively stable, but the problem on the attack line was even bigger. After Wenger took over, he mainly brought in Henry, who couldn't play at Juventus, and Inter star Kanu, who was forced to transfer due to heart problems, which greatly improved the offensive line. In midfield, Arsenal have two wingers, Pires and Ljungberg. In the middle, Vieira and Van Blomkvist are defensive players. Later, Fan left the team, and Gilberto and Silva joined, also defensive players. So at that time, Sir Alex played the diamond midfield of 442, or the configuration of 442 parallel position, one attack and one defense. The professor is a loyal supporter of 442 parallel position, which is double waist.
So, from today's point of view, Arsenal's midfield is actually a weak link. Vieira and Silva can really attack and defend when they are in good shape, and both of them have good forward insertion ability. Once physical strength drops, or injuries occur, it is difficult for the substitutes to catch up with their level. Ai Du is an offensive player. When he comes on the court, he has to adopt another set of tactics. However, in defensive position, there is a lack of a good substitute. Even in its heyday, Arsenal only tied with Manchester United (this really raised Arsenal, I am a Liverpool fan, and I only speak with results). Good players like Will and Fabregas have also been dragged down from the back.
Due to Vieira's departure, Arsenal can't play this tactic at all. Wenger turned to the popular 4 122 1 formation between 433 and 45 1, which was used by Barcelona and Chelsea before. Because the back is not hard enough, Arsenal's performance with this lineup is not ideal. However, after all, 4 122 1 was developed by Barcelona, and the ideal lineup of 442 is still relatively restrained. In 2006, Arsenal reached the final of the Champions League, and finally lost to Barcelona led by the Big Three. It is also the second time that Barcelona really won the championship. Although the game is controversial, it is only a controversy, not michel platini.
After Flamini left the team, Arsenal's position in the defence was even weaker, and they began to play the 42,365,438+0 lineup initiated by Liverpool. However, this lineup has high requirements for players in every position. Apart from Van Persie and Fabregas, Arsenal, including Nasri and Arshavin, are all difficult to do. The most important problem is that Arsenal players can't defend, so they have no sense of defense, which has a lot to do with Wenger. At the beginning of Arsenal's collapse last season, it was the league match against Sunderland, and Wenger actually put Nasri on the post! Ask any coach in China and you will know that a full-back should stand on the post. As a result, Nasri failed to touch the ball twice, which led to the team losing points. In the end, it was only 2-2 with Sunderland. After that, Arsenal almost lost the chance to win the championship.
To sum up, we can see that the professor is a coach who keeps pace with the times and can accept more advanced ideas. Deep down, I think Wenger still admires the 4-4-2 match against the backyard. Later, the change of array was also forced. More importantly, we would like to believe that the professor is trying something new and good. Professor's teaching style is still the traditional French concept, paying more attention to the balance between offensive and defensive, focusing on forming a lineup with some powerful players, rather than engaging in some big-name stars.
What Wenger deserves most praise from others is the use of youth training and semi-finished products. However, apart from the golden generation of Arsenal, even the big-name stars like Cesc Fabregas, Clichy, Adebayor, Vermaelen and Walcott have serious problems. Not to mention those eliminated, such as Flamini, Pennant, upson, Will, Hoie and so on. Therefore, although Arsenal's youth training system is not bad, there are indeed many problems.