Why does Wenger like to transform a winger into a center?

Some time ago, I wrote the story of Van Persie and Henry, transforming the winger into a center. Many friends left messages asking me why Wenger likes to transform the winger into a center?

This question is still very interesting and is also a question I have always wanted to study before.

After watching the video of Arsenal's games repeatedly over the past few days, and Wenger's use of Pire, Lengbery, Henry and others, I found that he has a very prominent feature in tactical play, which is that he likes to "change positions". In the formation of

442, although sometimes it is parallel positions, the players in the actual game have very big changes, which can be said to be a different configuration.

For example, Piret.

Pile is nominally the team's left-handed forward, but in actual games, Pire has a lot of time to play as a front midfielder. Sometimes after cutting inside to the midfield position, he will stand in the middle to receive the pass from his teammates.

Ashley Cole inserted, and stepped forward from the left back to the left forward position. At this time, the team's playing style changed. On the offensive end, Cole became a "wide forward", and Pire is the team's "real midfielder". He is also very interesting when he is on the side of Henry.

Henry will partner with Borgkamp on the front line, but his retracement is quite deep. He is not the type of person who is purely standing and waiting for his teammates to grab the ball in the penalty area. He often cruisses on the left rib and retreats to the center circle to get the ball.

When Henry retreats, Pire will step forward, and Borgkamp comes to the front midfielder to receive the pass of his teammates. Sometimes the team formation will become a temporary transition state of "Henry midfielder, Pire forward, and Borgkamp conducts the teleportation organization".

In just a few rounds, I discovered multiple changes in Arsenal's frontcourt. It is hard to say that players use an exclusive position to define their existence, more like a versatile player.

Seeing this can also explain why Wenger likes to transform a winger into a center, that is, the winger will transform it into a center. This player will have multiple attributes, which is in line with Wenger's idea of using players.

Because Arsenal's midfield and frontcourt system is complex and changeable, players' playing styles are in a state of change and flexible, this requires extremely high technical characteristics and tactical literacy of the players, and the flexibility of foot skills and running will be very strict.

Under this condition, players must have basic qualities such as speed, agility, and explosiveness, and this winger is very suitable for Wenger's transformation.

As a winger, you can break through, dribble, as a center, you can shoot, cut in and cooperate with the team. This is too in line with the gorgeous rhythm of the team's offense.

Watch Arsenal's game, you will find that they play gorgeously on the court. The reason is that Wenger is very bold in using players in an eclectic manner and will not stick to the rules. He advocates players' improvisation and creativity.

transforming the winger into a center is in line with Wenger's tactical philosophy and is also a core requirement under his system.

From the perspective of the characteristics of "width-turning", compared with traditional tall centers, turning a winger into a center also meets the needs of the team. Arsenal's tactical system does not require traditional fulcrum center players, and players like Husky cannot play a role under Wenger's system.

The winger's speed, breakthrough and rapid changes in rhythm will be suitable for Wenger's requirements.

The traditional fulcrum center is relatively slow. He will get the ball and then distribute his teammates after controlling the rhythm, which will make the team's offense single. Once the opponent strangles this fulcrum, other players will have no place to use it.

Winger's tactics, he himself does not like the team's offensive moderation, and it is not what he wants to see if it is too monotonous.

The winger turns into center, which meets the team's requirements. It can be used to switch positions, and can also switch seamlessly. If the center is stared to death, you can come to the wing and continue to play in the winger; if the winger is not playing well and is blocked, then come to the middle and cooperate with his teammates to score.

Multi-faceted attributes make it difficult for Arsenal's offense to defend. The opponents cannot predict what kind of playing style they will play next. Who will launch the offensive and who will be the core of the team's offensive this round will be unpredictable.

Compared with tall centers, the characteristics of wingers transforming into centers will be more helpful to the team.

Henry and Van Persie are both players who benefited from Wenger's tactics. They also successfully transformed through their unremitting efforts, thus achieving breakthroughs in football skills.

In my opinion, Wenger's idea of transforming a winger into a center is very advanced and is still of epoch-making significance now. He is by no means as simple as changing his position, just saying that he changes his position.

He brings more of the "seeking change", the state of "soldiers without constant momentum and water without constant shape. From the perspective of military strategy, it means "those who can win due to changes in the enemy is called gods." Do not stick to the position, do not overemphasize the single attributes of the player, make them diversified, make the opponent confused, and achieve the winning thinking from static planning to dynamic calibration.

This concept will also be applied to the current football team's high-pressure and front-field pressure.

You can also find that many players nowadays also have versatile attributes, and it is difficult for you to describe them in detail the position of center, forward, winger, etc.

This time they will play as center and winger, and next time they may play as midfielder, and even play as the backcourt. If the coach's tactics change, they can also change.

This "no fixed position" random usage model may be a new model for the development of football players in the future. From a single player to a compound player.

Thinking of this, I am quite looking forward to future development. This trend will make football more infectious and will also bring great plasticity to players.