My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 42 You are a good coach, and so am I ([-])

At this time, Arsenal's entire formation is moving forward at high speed.

This is Chen Yao's idea: switch between offense and defense?The less time it takes to convert, the better.Attack with defense, defend with offense.

In fact, this is not Klopp's philosophy. The essence of high-position pressure is to minimize the time for offensive and defensive transitions.

It looks like I'm defending, but I'm actually attacking.

This is the resurrection of Cruyff's total football philosophy in a modern context.

Of course, this style of play will make many people feel inappropriate.

After all, in 2011, many people believed that football should be balanced and not go to extremes. At times like this, it should be done slowly instead of high-speed hedging between the two sides.

Gibbs moved forward with the ball. He constantly observed the surrounding situation and judged the best route for the ball.

I haven't felt this way in a long time, Gibbs thought.

Since he started as a left-back, his tactical functions and self-requirements have narrowed a lot.

It seems that the straight up and down of the wing is all Gibbs does.

But Gibbs didn't even do that very well.

He runs very fast, but his mental attributes have been criticized.He is always at a loss on the court, looks confused when encountering tough battles, and often makes stupid mistakes.

This is certainly due to the fact that his talent is not top-notch, but is it also because when Gibbs was about to become a real professional player, he was forced to leave the position that suited him?
In short, Gibbs' current position is very strange. At least in Klopp's view, the left back advances forward with the ball like a midfielder.

Gibbs passed the ball to Verratti from mid-range. This time Arsenal's formation has undergone some changes. No one is responsible for dribbling forward, but Verratti and Gibbs formed a double midfield station. Position, Jorginho premise.

Dortmund's defensive formation quickly shrank and surrounded Verratti.

Verratti observed the situation, took a few steps forward with the ball, lowered his head and squeezed past Gundogan's defense, and split to the forward Carvajal.

But Carvajal didn't rush forward this time... because he saw Chen Yao's finger pointing straight in another direction.

Since the coach pointed it there, so be it.

Carvajal stopped the ball and turned around, and gave it back to Koscielny, who was pressing up to meet him. Koscielny passed the ball again, and the ball returned to Gibbs' feet.

At this time, Gibbs did not rush forward, but retreated back according to the deployment, and received the ball just right.

Dortmund's formation also rebounded immediately. This is Klopp's style - since the opponent does not want to go forward, then we go forward.

Victory, only forward.

And Gibbs gave the ball to Jorginho.

Yes, Jorginho's advance was a fake run. When Carvajal seemed to be about to force a charge on the right, he withdrew.

Now, Jorginho has the ball, and he has about a few seconds of comfortable time to play the ball, and Dortmund's pressing line has not yet fully advanced.

This is a flaw.The Borussia Dortmund players knew they should bounce back faster.But the away game is like this. When you face a week of double games and fatigue, you will find it difficult to be perfect in the details.

At times like this, it's best to pray that you don't encounter smart players and coaches as opponents.

Unfortunately, Klopp and Dortmund's luck is not very good.

Jorginho knew what he had to do, and in the short time without marking, as he had been training for the past two weeks, Jorginho sent a long ball on reflex.

The football flew over the heads of the Dortmund defenders, and in a three-dimensional game, they were helpless.

And Zaha, who has been staying in the frontcourt, received the ball in a position he is already quite familiar with.

Keep hitting!

Without hesitation, Zaha cheered up, kicked past the full-back who was in a hurry, accelerated into the penalty area, faked a real pass, flicked his ankle, and passed the ball to Van Persie.

The role of Van Persie is to turn these opportunities, which are not absolute opportunities, into goals.

To be honest, this opportunity is not bad.

Van Persie raised his foot to shoot, Weidenfeller couldn't make a save, and the football rolled into white waves on the net.

One to zero!

Wonderful cooperation!
Huge cheers erupted at the Emirates Stadium as the Dutch striker sprinted to the sidelines to celebrate.

Klopp gritted his teeth, with an uncertain expression on his face.

This was not the result he wanted to see. He thought he was here for a quick fight, but he didn't expect to be tricked.

Klopp looked at the scoreboard, it was only the 10th minute.

In an open game like this, it is not outrageous to produce a goal in the 10th minute, but it is usually Dortmund who pierce the opponent's defense first.

Klopp puts aside his disdain for Arsenal.He reviewed his strategy and realized he was unprepared.

The opponent is prepared.

He knows his pressing system very well, and he also knows how terrifying Dortmund's pressing system is when it enters the state.

So after the opening, they first adopted a shrinking posture, using the hysteresis in the midfield to delay their players from entering the state.

Subsequently, when Dortmund's players had just entered the rhythm of the game, Arsenal consciously maintained the vertical flexibility of the formation, stimulated Dortmund's pressing by returning the ball to the backcourt, and then seized the space with a long pass, and finally the forward completed the score. .

Simple?It sounds simple, but actually it is very difficult.

In fact, just give Dortmund's players a little more time and they'll be in better form and more flexible in transition, maybe not giving Jorginho those few seconds to pass the ball .

This timing is probably luck. The Bundesliga games are very intense, and the long journey has made Dortmund's pressing rhythm not so good.

But Jorginho did not hesitate to seize the opportunity to launch a long pass, Zaha received the ball in the intended position and simply passed his defender...

This is a practiced routine.

Also, Klopp frowned and thought, Jorginho, Zaha, have you heard of these two people?
In his opinion, Jorginho's golf quotient and overall situation are quite good, and his skills are also passable, while Zaha, although he looks like he has no brains, but his skills and physical talent are obvious to all.

Where did this little monster get dug from?They are no worse than their own Gundogan and Gotze-if it takes time.

Now, Klopp faces a dilemma: Should he go all out to win the game?

Or is it worth it?
His primary goal this season is to defend the Bundesliga, not the Champions League.

Klopp planned to give the players a little more time, but as he watched, the bearded face became darker and darker.

But Chen Yao's face was beaming.

It's good to be in the lead, and the room for maneuver after taking the initiative is greatly increased.

After scoring the goal, Chen Yao immediately directed Arsenal to enter a defensive posture, and the team's defense was arranged in a targeted manner.

During the Dortmund period, Klopp did not pursue a high ball possession rate.When the ball is transferred to Dortmund, in order to maximize the players' strength, Klopp will design tactics to let the most capable player in the team get the ball.

As for Dortmund in this game, which players have the most ability to organize and create?

Defender, Hummels.

Midfielder, Gundogan.

Midfielder, Gotze.

Isn't this a coincidence, this is a central axis.

(End of this chapter)