Has Vardy done Arsenal a favour?
By Andy Wales -
Jun 16, 2016
I’ll admit, when I was first told of Arsenal’s bid for Jamie Vardy, I
laughed out loud, presuming it to be another one of those ludicrous fantasy
transfer stories that populate the tabloid press. You know the ones: “Lionel
Messi could sign for Manchester United” or “Liverpool ready to bid for
Robert Lewandowski”. That was how ludicrous I envisaged a link between
Arsenal and Jamie Vardy, it just didn’t seem right.
Imagine my surprise when it transpired that Arsene Wenger actually had
decided a move for Vardy was the right move, especially for the €38m (￡
29.4m) release fee that Claudio Ranieri admitted to an Italian newspaper was
“all true”.
Just the paying ￡30m for a 29 year old in itself is such an un-Wenger like
move, though is perhaps a sign of intent from the Arsenal manager. I’m sure
Arsenal fans will be encouraged and enthused that Wenger is appears to be
relaxing his principles of buying younger players to develop. Although Mesut
Özil and Alexis Sanchez were established players when they were signed for a
considerable amount of money, but they were also yet to reach their peak. The
signing of Petr Cech last summer was the only real exception to the rule and
that was a unique opportunity that Wenger rightly took advantage of.
For all his effectiveness in the Leicester attack, I’m not fully convinced
by Vardy. His movement, technique and first touch are not great or suited to
Arsenal. That, I feel, is the key element here; Vardy was effective in the
particular style that Leicester employed. The end-to-end, fast transition
football is very different to the style Arsenal employ. Leicester thrive on
the break, the counter attack and being more direct than Arsenal, whose
slower, more intricate build up and passing game relies on intelligent
movement against what is normally a deeper block defence than what Leicester
usually come up against.
It’s reminiscent of the Christian Benteke transfer to Liverpool last summer,
an over inflated fee for a Premier League striker who, on paper, had a good
record, but didn’t suit the style of players he was moving to play with.
Similarly, Benteke was used to a more direct, counter attack style that
suited his particular attributes, but at Liverpool, the style was more
possession based passing football, where the creative players look for smart
interplay and intelligent movement. So, whilst many pundits insisted Benteke’
s Premier League goal record meant he would be a success, those who looked a
little deeper could see the clash of styles would not be fruitful for either
party.
Like Benteke, it’s not to say Vardy is a bad player because he’s not; I don
’t think he is top quality, but he is effective in a certain style. It just
so happens that that style is not the one Arsenal play or one that suits
Arsenal’s creative players. If the alternative is for Arsenal to change
their style to accommodate Vardy, then that would negate the influence of
Mesut Özil and Alexis Sanchez. Would Wenger really sacrifice his two star
players in order to utilise Vardy?
Leicester average possession in Premier League 2015/16 = 45%
Leicester average pass completion in Premier League = 70%
Arsenal average possession in Premier League 2015/16 = 57%
Arsenal average pass completion in Premier League = 84%
The above stats emphasise the difference between the approach of Leicester
and Arsenal. Claudio Ranieri has been very smart in his utilisation of the
Leicester team, they do not win by dominating possession, they play the quick
transition counter-attack and take chances. It’s why they have significantly
lower average possession and pass completion than Arsenal. Leicester are set
up to draw teams in, Arsenal are not and have a squad ingrained in and suited
to playing a possession based game. There are few opponents that allow
Arsenal the opportunity to play a more counter attacking game. Some Arsenal
fans may point to playing Manchester United this past season and employing
this tactic, but Louis Van Gaal’s approach invited such a tactic and those
opportunities for Arsenal are few and far between.
To try and alter playing style for a largely unproven striker who turns 30
years of age midway through next season would be a very risky tactic. To
continue the same style, but sign a striker not suited to it is also risky,
as seen with Benteke at Liverpool. So, if reports of Vardy ready to turn the
move down and remain at Leicester are true, Arsenal may have just unwittingly
dodged a bullet.
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莱斯特城双子星之一瓦尔迪真的适合阿森纳吗
作者:Andy Wales
Jun 16,2016
我承认，我刚开始得知阿森纳有意瓦尔迪时，我笑出了声。我认为这只是在小报上发布的
可笑的转会之一罢了。这就像一些可笑的报导：”梅西转会曼联”或者”利物浦要买莱万
多夫斯基“，把阿森纳和瓦尔迪联系在一起是一件多么可笑的事，这看起来应该不会是一
桩正确的转会。
你能想像我在知道温格确定瓦尔迪是一笔不错的转会的时候我是多么的惊讶，要花3800万
欧元（2940万英镑）这么一大笔钱，不久前一则意大利的报纸消息表示：拉涅利确认了阿
森纳有意瓦尔迪这件事情。
即使这是温格他自己的意图，但花3000万英镑买一位已经29岁的球员本身却不是温格的作
风。我确信阿森纳的球迷们会予以热情对待这件事，温格似乎放松了自己为了长远发展而
买年轻球员的原则。即使厄齐尔和桑切斯是花了高额转会费买来的主力球员，客观来说他
们已经到达他们的巅峰了。去年夏天切赫转会来到阿森纳也许是一个例外（切赫已经34岁
了），温格正确利用了这次独一无二的机会，切赫也没有辜负温格的期望
瓦尔迪的确适合莱斯特城的进攻体系，但我不是很看好他去阿森纳。他的踢球动作、技术
和停球方面不是特别好，这不适合阿森纳。关键的要素在于瓦尔迪在莱斯特城的战术体系
下是很有效的一个支点。总的来说，由守转攻，防守反击是不适合阿森纳的战术。莱斯特
城一步步发展，他们的防守反击比阿森纳的战术更直截了当。阿森纳的进攻有一些缓慢和
复杂，传球进攻依靠于巧妙的移动，防守的更深更细致。莱斯特城一般是直面防守。
这不禁让人想起去年夏天转会到利物浦的本特克，一位身价飞速上升的前锋，在纸面上，
有着很棒的履历，但他不适合利物浦。同样的，本特克踢球更直接，防守反击是他最擅长
执行的战术，但是在利物浦以传控为基础的战术下，他并没有特别好的表现。利物浦场上
有创造力的球员寻找合适的配合机会和队员灵活跑位保证了传控战术的执行。
许多专家坚持认为本特克的英超入球记录说明他将来会成功的，往更深层面看可以看到战
术风格的不同导致本特克没有拿出该有的表现。
瓦尔迪也适合防守反击的战术体系，像本特克一样。这并不是说瓦尔迪不是一个好球员，
因为他是一个非常出色的球员。但我不认为他是最高水准的球员，他在某些战术风格中很
有水准，比如防守反击。瓦尔迪的踢球风格并不适合阿森纳。如果阿森纳为了适应瓦尔迪
而改变自己的战术风格，那必将会影响厄齐尔和桑切斯的发挥。难道温格真的会为了使用
瓦尔迪而牺牲厄齐尔和桑切斯的重要发挥？
2015/16赛季英超莱斯特城平均控球率为45%，平均传球成功率仅仅为70%。
阿森纳15/16赛季英超平均控球率为57%，平均传球成功率为84%。
上面的统计强调了阿森纳和莱斯特城之间战术的不同。拉涅利明智的制定了适合莱斯特城
的战术，他们不通过控球来获胜。莱斯特城快速将球过渡，打防守反击战术并且抓住进攻
机会。这就是莱斯特城平均控球率和平均传球成功率低于阿森纳的原因。
阿森纳拥有稳定的阵容和以传控为基础的战术。很少有对手需要让阿森纳打防守反击，一
些阿森纳球迷可能会指出曼联这赛季采用了这种战术，但阿森纳能采用这种战术的机会少
之又少。
阿森纳如果为了一个未证明自己且下个赛季中期就30岁的前锋而改变现在的战术打法，将
是一个冒险的尝试。
签下一名不适合球队的前锋是非常冒险的，就如本特克在利物浦。所以，如果关于瓦尔迪
留在莱斯特城的消息是真实的，对于阿森纳来说也许少了一份担忧。
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