Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
That's just it. The ability to adapt and to be able to surprise your opponents. The one season that we actually did well in the Champions League is when we moved away from our 4-4-2 and stopped trying to dominate possession and just focus on solid defence and counter attacks in a 4-5-1 formation. It took everyone by surprise and we've never played that way again.We could dominate if we played this way but apparently its too boring and not pretty enough, it doesn't fit in with the "beautiful game" and Wengers philosophy of "the most attractive football you are ever going to see (tm)" :/Originally Posted by LDG
Wenger does it now and again. Does something unexpected, tactically, and we end up getting a 1-0 win or something. I never understand why he doesn't do this more often. He can be a genius at times, but tactically, most of the time he resembles a spazzer.
Surely you focus on being solid, hard to beat and defensively sound, BEFORE you play the pretty stuff. Once that foundation is there, like it was in the Invincibles with the defense and central midfield strength, you can then counter attack for fun and play stunning football.
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