Chapter 842 Dortmund's three defenders

"I think you all know what this game represents!"

"We have no way out! Either win Arsenal here, or leave the Champions League!"

"I don't think anyone would choose the second way!"

Under the aggressive glance of head coach Bosch, everyone's eyes also became dignified.

"The tactics have been arranged, facing what may be the last game, I need you to play enough performance!"

After finishing speaking, Bosch clapped his hands and let the players walk out of the locker room.

On the other side, Arsenal also walked out of the locker room led by Lucky after a short morale boosting speech.

The two sides came to the player channel.

The atmosphere is extremely dignified.

The nervousness on the faces of Dortmund players is visible to the naked eye.

"The fifth round of the 2017/2018 UEFA Champions League group stage is about to begin, Arsenal will play against Dortmund at home!"

"For Dortmund, this is definitely a life-and-death battle. If they can't win this game, then there is a high probability that they will be eliminated from the Champions League."

"This may also be their worst season in the Champions League in recent years!"

"From the 2012-2013 season, when Dortmund once reached the Champions League final, when we thought that this Hornet showed a strong fighting potential, the departure of the players and the head coach caused Dortmund to have a big problem."

"Gotze and Lewandowski were poached by Bayern Munich respectively, and Aubameyang and Hummels even transferred to Arsenal one after another for the dream of the Champions League!"

"Head coach Klopp also left the Bundesliga, and the once invincible Hornets are declining at a speed visible to the naked eye!"

"And in this game, Aubameyang and Hummels are also present. I don't know how they will feel when they face their old club!"

In the player channel, neither Aubameyang nor Hummels greeted their old teammates.

The other party didn't mean to say hello either.

Both are very grateful to Dortmund for their cultivation, but now they are their own masters. What they need to do is to defeat Dortmund.

Neither Hummels nor Aubameyang transferred to Arsenal for money.

What they want is the Champions League.

For this reason, they cannot stop here.

Soon, players from both sides began to enter the field.

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows.

Arsenal (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielders: Ramsey, Wilshere, Lucky.

Forwards: Aubameyang, Giroud, Mane.

Dortmund (3-4-3):

Goalkeeper: Burki.

Defenders: Schmelzer, Subotic, Papastathopoulos.

Midfielders: Guerrero, Dahoud, Shaheen, Bartra.

Forwards: Shinji Kagawa, Aubameyang, Pulisic.

Recently, the three-back tactical system has suddenly become popular in football. This three-back tactic was popular as early as last season, but it was quickly replaced by four backs.

The reason is simple, the conditions for central defenders are too harsh.

If it is not a central defender who can take into account both defense and offense, or even has enough technical bonuses, otherwise he will not be qualified for this job.

In the five major leagues, many head coaches have also come up with this three-back system, and Guardiola took the lead in experimenting when coaching Bayern.

It is still sometimes used in Manchester City.

Of course, this system is still in a state of research and development, so when facing Arsenal, unless the head is pumped, it will not be used at all.

But Dortmund put it out. This may be a big move, or it may mean that a dead horse is a living horse doctor.

Obviously, Dortmund coach Boss believes that normal tactics cannot shake Arsenal, so he can only find another way.

Place one more player in the midfield to increase the control of the midfield and increase the offensive ability.

However, it is indeed a bit too risky to face Arsenal with this tactic.

After all, Arsenal focuses on all the bells and whistles, and the three-back system, Arsenal has collapsed not once or twice.

However, the Dutch coach Boss still follows Cruyff's tactical configuration, building the team with total defense + pass control.

In fact, unlike the future, football at this stage still believes that "pass control" is the best tactical system.

Especially in German football, when Guardiola used Bayern Munich to pass and control and killed the mighty Barcelona, the entire German tank seemed to be in trouble.

They abandoned the previous tough system of fast break and fast play, but began to play needlework.

Even the head coach of the German national team Loew began to have this idea.

This also laid the foundation for the 2018 World Cup, when the defending champion Germany was eliminated from the disastrous group.

Facts show that the current German football has gone in a completely opposite direction.

However, they don't know it yet.

After all, for today's football, pass control is the mainstream, like Mourinho's anti-reverse style of play is a monster.

It wasn't until Liverpool completely shattered the dream of passing and controlling with a seven-time champion that football was completely awakened.

Players from both sides came to the field, and Dortmund kicked off first.

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.

When Dortmund kicked off, they immediately stood up and started to play pass and control, trying to firmly control the ball under their feet.

But Arsenal will not let them hold the ball so easily. The midfielder started to press fiercely in the opponent's half.

Especially under the opponent's three-centre-back system, every time Arsenal approaches and presses forward, it will put tremendous pressure on the opponent's central defender.

Passing and control soon became a bit difficult, and even when all the passing channels of the central defender were blocked, he was forced to make a big kick to clear the siege.

The game had just started 3 minutes, and Dortmund only had the ball for 3 minutes before being cut off by Arsenal.

Winning the ball for clearance, Le Kai stopped easily and completed the return pass.

At the same time, Le Kai turned his head to look at the opponent's half. The positions of the three central defenders were slightly concentrated in the middle, and there were spaces available on both sides.

But this depends on the footwork accuracy of the front passer and the running awareness of the winger.

And these two points, Arsenal just meet.

"Dortmund was cut off by Arsenal after the opening game. For the traditional system, without the reliance on the ball, their offense cannot be displayed!"

Dortmund is obviously used to the slow-paced game in the domestic league.

This method is still used in the Champions League.

In the Bundesliga, no one runs into their own half to press, and the back three is not under too much pressure, thus creating an illusion of a successful system.

But after coming to the Champions League, both Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain began to press crazily in the opponent's half.

Even APOEL played at home and stole Arsenal's high press, which caught Dortmund's central defender's mistake and scored the equalizer goal, which finally won the draw.

As long as the pass and control system is played out, it is indeed very strong, and it has enough ornamental value.

But in the current football world, there are obviously a few people who have mastered how to pass and control.

I didn't see that Guardiola is also slowly transforming, and he is no longer playing pure pass and control tactics.

This also shows that this set of tactics can no longer survive independently.

Arsenal is not in a hurry to attack after getting the ball.

Instead, they kept seducing Dortmund to run out of the half, trying to dilute the defensive density of the opponent's half.

But Dortmund also knew what Arsenal wanted to do, so they played extremely conservatively.

No matter how seduced Arsenal are, they rarely run out of the half to press.

Even if they run out to press, they will retreat to defend at the fastest speed in the end.

Not to mention the tactical system, the Germans are very good at the rigor and discipline of the game.

Just like now, Arsenal failed to seduce them.

Finally, Arsenal bit the bullet and tried to play on the wing.

However, due to insufficient space, the winger soon encountered the opponent's defense after he advanced, and finally the ball was snatched back by the opponent again.

But Arsenal also started the counter-grab mode.

It's still a high-position press, and it's still constantly oppressing your three backs, and finally the three backs had to make a clearance.

Seeing this, Dortmund coach Bosch's expression became serious.

If the central defender's first clearance was an accident and a mistake, then the second clearance cannot be considered that way.

Arsenal is deliberately forcing the central defender, so the three-back lineup was used by Arsenal.

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