Simply put, let’s talk about the warm-up match between Arsenal and Tottenham

Generally speaking, the intensity of preseasons will not be very high, so especially for giant teams, good performance needs to be taken with caution, but the performance is incorrect and needs to be faced seriously.

In this game between Arsenal and Tottenham, due to the addition of the derby elements, the intensity is good, and both sides have basically shown the tactical ideas of the early stage of the new season.

It can be said that Tottenham is returning to normal, but Arsenal is still going to extremes. After the opening of the game, Arsenal's pace increased faster, and soon snatched and pressed the frontcourt. This is one of the reasons, but even if included, you can feel that Tottenham's obsession with shooting from the backcourt is no longer that high. The long ball starts:

This is a clear change from Postkoglu to Thomas Frank, especially considering that Thomas Frank has long relied on this method to crack the opponent's high-pressure and form his own offense during Brentford. Therefore, in the new season, the taller and more powerful Sorank obviously has greater hope to become the starting main force, rather than Richarlison.

When attacking in positional battles, there are not many players in the center position who come to the strong side to assist, but will wait for crosses at the back and weak side, leaving room for themselves to start:

This arrangement is obviously beneficial to players with relatively excellent physical fitness.

However, it is not necessarily true that Richarlison and other players who have not played have no chance of playing at all. After all, Sorank also needs help, and Frank has played single forwards, double forwards, and even three forwards, so if these forwards eventually stay in the team, Frank should find an opportunity for them on the wing.

However, at least in this game, the configuration of one center and two outstanding wing attackers with outstanding physical fitness was very clear, especially the new player Kudus on the right, who still showed his strong man-to-ball ability:

In this game, Kudus successfully surpassed twice and was fouled by his opponent three times, which were the highest performances in the game. He fought for 5 of 10 on the ground, so his performance was still very eye-catching.

However, when he just arrived at the team, Kudus still needs some time to adapt and run-in with his teammates.

This player's ball rights ratio during the Ajax period was not as high as that now. He mostly appeared in front of the goal and on the wing as a weak side attacker. After coming to the Premier League, he showed his qualities of not falling off the ball at West Ham United, thus allocating more ball rights.

This is completely understandable, but Kudus himself needs to grasp the balance. Sometimes he can pass the ball by attracting his opponent to his side. He holds the ball under his feet for too long, and Tottenham's new teammates actually cannot keep up with his pace.

In addition, another major change for Tottenham Hotspur is that the offense and defense balance has returned.

formation switches to 4231, when the strong side attacks, the weak side defenders will no longer participate in the offensive end, but will be closed to the central defenders and midfielders, and be prepared for the offensive and defensive transition at any time:

So in the new season, Tottenham's defense will obviously not be so fragile, and the physical burden of the central defenders and midfielders is expected to be significantly reduced. Of course, this also means that in the Postkoglu era, when players are in excellent condition, the offensive scenes like floods will not appear.

This could be bad news for neutral and opponent fans, like Arsenal today.

In this game, Arsenal scored a total of 16 shots, but only 1 of them shot directly. So because of this backcourt mistake, Tottenham scored a goal, and then lost the game 0-1:

From the data point of view, Arsenal's performance doesn't seem to be much criticized, and it looks more like a game that lost due to an accident, but in the process, Arsenal still had obvious problems.

First of all, everyone has become big, especially Havertz gains muscle. The close-up picture has become like this:

is obviously wider and thicker than last season. Of course it is not objective if you say that there is no benefit at all. For example, this time I directly beat Van Dewen:

There seems to be a greater advantage in the competition for the high ball:

However, the increased weight seems to have begun to affect him. The foot feeling, coordination and physical fitness are very strange, just like this single-knife treatment:

, including this incisive shot, the whole movement seems a bit inconsistent:

This mistake is also strange:

, so the purpose of Havertz's muscle building this time is obviously more for the team, and his flexibility under the big body, so the comprehensiveness shown is covered with a shadow.

If you can really win something this season, it may be worth it to gain muscle, but if not, it will be difficult to evaluate.

This summer, Arsenal's basic ideas for transfer operations were clearly stated in the interview two days ago: "Almost half of our games were trapped in injuries last season. Now we have a rotation lineup and can send different players in different competitions, which is very good."

Obviously, this is Arteta's explanation of the internal explanation of the four major players last season. This is indeed a fact. When the tactical thinking is difficult to become more flexible, Arsenal does need more players, but the question is, what kind of players do you need?

Jorginho and Thomas left the team, Arteta's choices are Nolgo and Suvimenti.

Norgao needs no more. At the age of 31, he is definitely a substitute in the midfielder position. 187cm is also in line with the impression in the broadcast camera. Suvimenti from Spain is actually 180cm. Like Frankie De Jong, he is actually a midfielder with a certain body.

According to our previous observations against Manchester United and the UEFA League finals, facing players like Keilen and Leo, Suvimenti certainly has no advantage:

, and due to this body foundation, his start-up and flexibility are not very outstanding. Therefore, in the midfield of Real Sociedad and Spain, Suvimenti rarely holds the ball for too long, rarely gets rid of the ball on the spot and transfers the ball from a long distance.

Basically, there is a ball and it will be passed out in a short time.

However, Suvimenti is not without advantages. He has certain ability to drive the ball:

and also has a certain impact when going up the back. The reason why the first goal in the UEFA League final formed a chaos in the penalty area is related to his forward insertion:

Therefore, the young man's basic skills are still OK. Although there is no particularly exquisite in his technical performance, he can effectively help with defense in Real Sociedad. In addition, this body is actually a player with a certain degree of comprehensiveness.

So, the problem is not the player, but the Arteta who introduced him.

In the main lineup, there is no need to say about the double central defenders, there is no need to say about Rice in front of him, and Ben White is also on the right back. When there are basically big men around him, this back midfielder should seek shorter and more flexible points to form a matching match. The small man shuttles between the big man, and the big man uses the small man to form an impact force.

For example, if you use a Vitinian-like player in this position, the big man assumes his defensive responsibilities, and Vitinia forms a lubricant effect during the big man's time, this is a relatively balanced idea.

However, Arteta obviously didn't think so.

As a Basque-born player and coach, it is no wonder that Arteta has such an aesthetic. It is inseparable from the help of physical fitness in the Premier League, but this is true in all positions in the middle. It is a bit suspicious to continue until Havertz wants to gain muscle until he introduces Dzekelish.

And in this case, Saka's substitute became Maduaike, a substitute winger who was taller than Saka.

So in this game, Arsenal is already very clear about the issue of space utilization efficiency: the fast attack formed by

basically comes from long balls, and the speedup through the ground has become very rare. As for the cooperation in positional battles, Martinelli stepped diagonally from the right side, and made a certain threat through Havertz's wall:

But how many times can Martinelli come to the other side to cooperate with his teammates in the middle?

Wirebacks pull the edges and centers restrain them, the tasks of impact and improving offensive efficiency are handed over to Rice and the left back. With the help of flexibility, can they really achieve the outstanding effect as they imagined?

Of course, considering that there are more substitute options, especially when these substitute counters appear, it will basically not affect the integrity of the tactics, and it should still have some effect, but whether it can give the opponent an unexpected blow in the most critical game will be a question mark.

From this perspective, the importance of players like Odegao and Trosad has become higher after this summer. Arsenal's height is indeed due to them. In the end, the game ended when both teams were inevitably stagnant.

Of course, Tottenham was forced to stagnate due to tactical modifications and new players' joining, and it is expected to become smoother in the future. As for Arsenal, it is largely taking the initiative to pursue stagnate.

One game does not explain much, but after following Arteta for five years, the coach's own pressure has obviously been online. Arsenal this season will inevitably be chasing at least one championship, but under such tactics and aesthetics, the result is still hard to say.

Just like Tottenham in this game, it obviously did not play the best performance in Frank's heart, but it was enough to give Arsenal a defeat.