Does Arsenal need to introduce centers to enhance the team s strength?

Before the semi-finals of the Paris Champions League, coach Zhang Lu and Zhang talked about this issue in tactical analysis. Someone asked him whether Arsenal needed to introduce a center, and his answer was "No."

Coach Zhang means that the team already has Merino, the header is good, and the running without the ball is good, and the effect is quite great. He plays well, so Arsenal doesn't need to have too much of a lack of people in the center position.

, Havertz and Jesus, the team's forward line is enough, and there is no need to worry too much about this position.

But after I watched the Champions League semi-finals between Arsenal and Paris seriously, I still felt that Arsenal still needed to introduce another center. It doesn't have to be players like Dzekelish, Sesco, and Isaac, and players like Dembele who plays the pseudo-No. 9 style are fine.

Make up for the creativity problems that arise in the Gunners' offensive end as much as possible.

I believe that fans who often watch Arsenal games will have a feeling that when competing with strong teams, you will find that their offensive methods and rib penetration are not many ways to penetrate.

In addition to Saka's strong breakthrough on the right, there are also Rice and others' back insertion tactics, using corner kicks and set pieces to create scoring opportunities. Other ways to score will be limited.

These moves are not good and are defended by the opponent, so the gunman will be a little stagnant in offense and cannot find a way to improve the space.

Compared with Barcelona and Paris, the Gunners' offensive will appear to be unbalanced, lack creativity, and lack of deep transmission and cutting space.

The reason for this situation may be related to the lack of "De Bruyne"-style players in the midfield. Erdegao, Rice and others will appear to be insufficiently delicate and have fewer characters who pass the ball in the first pass.

The midfield is not good, so the existence of the center is very important.

If there is a center with comprehensive skills, and the drawdown, response and pass can be put together, the team's sense of layering will become very good.

For example, Bayern's Kane.

If you want to talk about Bayern's midfield creativity, they actually have problems. Gnabry and Musiara are both good at breaking, while Olise on the right side has the ability to pass the ball, but the team's midfielder will still have some creativity limitations.

Fortunately, Kane has the ability to connect.

He has many retracements and responded, and can cooperate with Olise, Musiara and others. His shooting skills and efficiency are also good, which makes them very stable in the league.

Whether the opponent is defending intensively or pressing at high positions, you can find corresponding ways to break the deadlock, and the overall lower limit of the team can be guaranteed.

And Arsenal still lacks such a role. Strictly speaking, Havertz and Merino are not pure centers. They were transformed into "centers" by the team, and they were transformed from midfield to forward playing style to play.

The objective performance is good, but considering the overall balance of the team, you can't keep them on the front line for a long time. Sometimes it is midfielder, sometimes it is front line, and tactical back and forth switching will become a panacea, which will be their role.

As for the need to score goals, to make more contributions to the team, the team may also need a true "world-class scorer".

This is also why Barcelona had focused on introducing Lewandowski and spent a high salary to get Lewandowski to the team. Even if he is over thirty years old and is about to retire, he still wants to come to the team.

This is because they can understand the huge role a top scorer has on the team.

It is not enough to rely solely on Yamal, Rafinia, Pedri, Garvey and others. When the team needs to score points and win in multi-line battles, there must be such a trustworthy scorer who stands up and scores twenty or thirty goals in one season, which can raise the team's upper limit.

Therefore, considering the depth of the team's lineup and the complex situation of injury in multi-line combat in the future, Arsenal still has to buy a center forward. After Jesus, Havertz and Merino, there will be another person, and there will be a chance for four people to rotate.

As for who this person is, it depends on the courage of the management in the summer transfer. Can you see the team's shortcomings immediately make up for this gap. After several consecutive years of championship competition, they need to break through this layer of window paper to achieve better results.

In addition, I will also have a view on Merino, which is whether Arteta's use of him can be fixed and become "Mei Chaofeng". During this period, Merino played a guest appearance in the center and played well, which really made people see the shadow of an excellent center.

Assuming that Merino can really adapt to this style of play, it is better to formally determine his position and then find a creative midfielder in the market to come to the team.

In the past two years, Arteta's use of the forward line has been a bit "unstable", which will indirectly affect the team's tacit understanding and arrangement.

There is no suitable process in the process of A's search for center. You might as well consider Plan B and start from the midfield to improve offensive efficiency. This can also be a place where Arsenal improves.