knife guard

Chapter 777

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Arsenal have won 15 games in a row, one game less, three points ahead of Chelsea, and five points ahead of Manchester United. They are in good shape and are the best in Europe. Before, many people thought that Arsenal lacked stamina. The players were young and inexperienced, and it was difficult to win continuously. , but this game made the media and experts realize that it is necessary to look at this Arsenal with new eyes. After Li Huan's arrival, this Arsenal has quietly undergone tremendous changes. The ability of Li Huan has been greatly improved than before, and the style of play is also richer than before. In addition to the sharp attack in the middle, Li Huan's breakthrough on the right is unmatched. difficult to cope with.The few tough battles since the start of the game have almost all been opened by Li Huan's attack on the wing.

After the game, the "Daily Mail" praised Arsenal, which had won 15 consecutive victories, already had the winning genes, "Although this game against West Ham United is not the most difficult game for Arsenal, West Ham Aggressive style of play has always been Arsenal's nemesis, and Arsenal has always had little to do with this style of play. After Li Huan came, neither the Celtics nor West Ham United's tough style of play had any effect, and In the past few seasons, most of Arsenal’s failures in the title race were due to conceding too many points against weaker teams, but now this weakness has obviously changed, and Arsenal has the genes to win.”

The title of the "Sun" after the game is "15 consecutive victories set a record, Arsenal will change the history of five years without a championship", "Arsenal is unstoppable, the defending champion of the Premier League and the defending champion of the Champions League have been defeated by them. After rivals West Ham United in the same city, Arsenal created a new winning streak for the club and the Premier League. This kind of start is also unprecedented in Arsenal's history. This is the strongest gunman in history."

"The Times" believes that after this game, there are only two teams left that can compete for the Premier League title, Arsenal and Chelsea, and Arsenal has clearly come to the front of all teams, leading Chelsea by one game less 3 points, Manchester United 5 points, the stability of the state is frightening, this Arsenal is obviously not the Arsenal of previous years, they have become a gorgeous and efficient iron army.

When all kinds of praises came, Arsenal also ushered in their first devil's schedule this season. On October 10, the League Cup played against the Red Army Liverpool at home. On October 29, the North London Derby, Arsenal Home game against Tottenham Hotspur, on November 10th at home to accept the challenge of defending champion Hoffenheim.These three games are all tough battles.Although the League Cup is a tasteless event, losing at home against a team like Liverpool is a matter of embarrassment and morale. Arsenal can't give up easily even if they don't like the League Cup, let alone the North London Derby. Desperately, playing against Hoffenheim in the UEFA Champions League is also something that cannot be lost. In short, Arsenal cannot give up easily in these three games. They must work hard to cope and try their best to win.

The Premier League weekend fully proved the importance of luck in football games at certain times.Suffering a four-game losing streak that has never been seen since 1987, Benitez and his Liverpool have been slammed by the outside world. Benitez's transfer strategy, player selection, tactical system and even on-the-spot substitutions Decisions have become excuses for critics.If there is any mistake in Sunday's home game with Manchester United, the black hat on the head of the Red Army coach will be difficult to keep.

In the space of four hours on Sunday afternoon, however, Liverpool's fortunes were suddenly reversed.The Red Army, which had a last stand and was short of major generals, played a rare good goal in the reversal. A fully committed and passionate Red Army repelled the arch rival Manchester United 2-0 at Anfield and completed their own rescue.In desperation, Benitez conjured a rabbit from the hat again, which caused numerous applause.

If both sides go all out, facing such a Liverpool, Arsenal is not sure of winning. However, the strong collision between Liverpool and Arsenal is full of gimmicks, but it has no impact on the two teams throughout the season. not big.The reason is very simple. Wenger has always regarded this tasteless competition as a stage to test young players and reserve team members. Although Benitez did not do as well as Professor Farwenger, he will also use a large number of substitutes to deal with it during the game. errands.For the two teams, the two league matches between Liverpool vs. Fulham and Arsenal vs. Tottenham on the weekend are more critical, especially for Arsenal. In order to win the weekend derby, Arsenal has no intention of playing In the midweek showdown with Liverpool, they just want to save face.

Looking back at history, you will find that although both clubs regard the League Cup as the fourth level of competition after the League, Champions League and FA Cup, the results achieved by both sides are still brilliant.Liverpool is by far the team that has won the most championships in the League Cup. It has won the cup 7 times (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003) and entered the final 10 times (1978, 1987, lost in the 2005 final); Arsenal won the championship twice (2) and entered the final 1987,1993 times (6, 1968, 1969, lost in the 1988 final).

联赛杯中两队曾10次被抽在一起捉对厮杀，算上平局而引发的重赛阿森纳与利物浦有过13次交手纪录——利物浦以5胜4平4负略微领先。其中最重要的一次比赛发生在1987年的温布利大球场，在当年的联赛杯决赛中阿森纳2-1击败了利物浦，查理.尼古拉斯梅开二度成为了最大的功臣，而这场比赛也打破了伊恩.拉什破门得分利物浦必定获胜的魔咒
两队最近一次在联赛杯交手是2007年的事情，1月9日在安菲尔德阿森纳依靠租借球星“野兽”巴普蒂斯塔上演的大四喜6-3横扫利物浦，巴西人也成为了近40年来第一个在利物浦主场独进四球的球员，值得一提的是他还有一次点球被利物浦门将杜德克扑出。

Only three Liverpool players who played at that time are still playing for the Red Army, namely Gerrard, Aurelio and Carragher who came off the bench; Arsenal's lineup has 8 people who are still active at the Emirates Stadium Most of them have become the core of the first team. They are Almunia, Julu, Armand Traore, Walcott, Song, Fabregas, Denilson and Diaby who came off the bench.And this game is also the last time Arsenal beat Liverpool in all competitions. In the 7 games since then, Arsenal have 5 draws and 2 losses; Take consolation from another set of statistics. In the past 11 times Liverpool have challenged Arsenal as a guest, they have never won.The last time Liverpool conquered London was February 2000, when Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1 at Highbury with a goal from Titi Kamara.

Another interesting statistic is that the five games Liverpool lost in the League Cup during Benitez's coaching period were all thanks to the London team - Chelsea (x5), Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Tottenham.

Faced with such data, Arsenal feel both optimistic and a little pessimistic. How to deploy the lineup has become a very troublesome thing for Wenger. , he can keep a cool head; and when surrounded by flowers and praise, he still does. The 15-game winning streak did not dazzle Professor Wenger's mind. He did not blindly think that Arsenal has the ability to win all the competitions. Wenger's approach is still to give up the League Cup and FA Cup, and focus on the Champions League and league.

Although Professor Wenger made a chance to fight for the League Cup, he must not lose face at the Emirates Stadium. This is his base camp. He can let Liverpool get a list of the quarter-finals, but he must not lose face. and morale. 15 consecutive victories, for Arsenal, this is a great honor and motivation, Wenger hopes that such a beginning can give him a great result.

Therefore, the arrangement of playing personnel has become Wenger's main task. Players who have returned from injury and substitute players for the youth team are Wenger's main selection targets, but they cannot all be used. If Liverpool use part of the main lineup, Arsenal only uses a substitute lineup, and it is likely to be played by Liverpool severely.

Among the leaders, Wenger has considered for a long time between Li Huan and Cesc Fabregas, but has not come up with an answer.Wenger didn't make up his mind until Li Huan visited his office in person, because Li Huan told him in the office that he hoped to participate in the fourth round of the League Cup. Since Li Huan asked, Wenger had no choice. He had no choice but to agree. Actually, in Wenger's subconscious mind, he also thought that Li Huan could hold the scene better than Cesc Fabregas. With Li Huan around, Wenger even felt that even if he used pure substitutes and youth team players, there was a big difference. This kind of trust is inexplicable, because Fabregas has been cultivated by Wenger for so many years, and can be said to be Wenger's personal disciple, but Wenger subconsciously thinks that Li Huan is stronger than Fabregas. Li Huan's presence on the field reassured him more than Cesc Fabregas. Wenger even considered giving up the captain's armband to Li Huan.

(End of this chapter)