Difo encourages Arteta, Dembele s technology has loopholes, Enrique s advantage lies in defense

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Arsenal lost to Paris Saint-Germain, and Dembele is in a hot state. Enrique has found the feeling of coaching Barcelona. Many people predict that Paris Saint-Germain will enter the finals, and the Princes Stadium is likely to usher in the first Big Ear Cup. However, former England star Defoe believes that the Gunners are only one goal behind. According to the club's comprehensive strength, they have a chance to win away, which depends on whether the coaching staff and the players can quickly adjust their mentality. Difo encouraged Arteta that as long as the coach can firmly up his tactical style and the players work together, Arsenal will have a chance to turn the tables and enter the finals. Because Defoe said that Arteta was hesitant in the first round of the game, which is the main reason for the Gunners' defeat.

If the arsenal can enter the final, it will also be beneficial for the Premier League rankings, which is why Defoe encouraged Arteta. Some celebrities also predict that Dembele will become the Champions League MVP. Difoe also admitted that if Arsenal wants to turn the tables, he must suppress the performance of the "King of the Ball" in the second leg of the game. However, the French star is at the peak of his career, and his mentality problem has been solved. How can the Gunners limit him? Defoe made a suggestion - Dembele's skills are loopholes, and his success rate is not very high when he plays behind the ball. Of course, Dembele is a top player in this era, just like Neymar ten years ago, but he also has obvious loopholes. Arsenal needs to limit his strengths and let his loopholes be revealed, so the Gunners can succeed in defending Dembele.

In addition, Arsenal can also use psychological tactics. Although Dembele has outstanding skills, his mood fluctuates greatly. Once several breakthroughs are restricted, his mentality may be affected and even unnecessary mistakes may occur. If he can exert physical confrontation when he gets the ball, while consuming his physical energy through a quick counterattack, his threat will be further reduced. In short, the key to limiting Dembele is to compress his activity space and force him to expose his technical shortcomings. As long as the Gunner's defensive system remains disciplined and does not give him the chance to get up easily, his threat will be greatly reduced. Speaking of Paris Saint-Germain's advantages, Difoe admitted that Enrique's advantage lies in defense, and he has world-class stars on the offensive end. After Mbappe left the team, he made Paris Saint-Germain unite unprecedentedly, so the Enrique system is very balanced.

Mbappe's departure seemed to weaken Paris's forward firepower, but in fact it gave Enrique's tactical system a new vitality, allowing Enrique to pay more attention to the strictness of midfield defense, so his advantage became defense. The Spanish coach injected the genes of defensive counterattack into the team's bone marrow. The defense line formed a wall of iron under the leadership of Ashraf and Marginhos, which made the opponent's offense repeatedly fall into a quagmire. Without the superstar's solo fight, Paris's offense has shown a smoother overall nature. Dembele's sharp breakthrough on the right, Balcola's agile running position, and Li Gangren's imaginative pass make the counterattack fatal and efficient. Enrique cleverly balanced the offense and defense rhythm. The team no longer relied on personal heroism, but instead teared open the defense line through rapid transmission and precise running. While encouraging Arteta, Difo also gave him tactical suggestions - Saka and Martinelli were like two sharp blades that were unsheathed, attacking the opponent's wing lane in turn. Odgao's eyes were rare when he was threading needles in the midfield. The state of Rice is very, very important. Considering that Enrique will focus on him, Rice needs to make a little change and become more aggressive. The author believes that this aggressive high-pressure tactic is exactly the "fangs that need to be displayed" mentioned before Difossy. The back line presses forward to the center line, but always maintains perfect offside trap discipline. In this way, Arteta can show the strengths of his club, and Difoe also emphasized that Arsenal has distinctive characteristics at present, but the team's lineup is unbalanced, and Tajikis still need to avoid many problems.

To limit Dembele's performance, the author also believes that Arsenal must adopt targeted tactics to make full use of the loopholes in Dembele. The full-back needs to maintain a tight position to avoid giving him room to sprint. When he tries to eat the defensive player raw with speed, the central defender who assists in defense must fill up the position in time to block the line he cuts in. Secondly, the midfielder needs to cut off his connection with his teammates. Dembele likes to push quickly after receiving the ball on the wing, but if Arsenal's midfielder can predict his pass choice in advance and interfere with his pace of exit, it can force him into a dilemma of fighting alone. His low success rate of ball behind him shows that he is prone to making inefficient decisions under high pressure defense.