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Chapter 76 Give Kai enough freedom
As Christmas approaches, the mood of Arsenal fans is not beautiful.

In the past few games, Arsenal's state has been ups and downs, not stable.

They can beat West Brom 4-0 away, but they can also lose 0-2 at home to Swansea.

No.14 round, Everton 1-1 Arsenal.

No.15 round, Arsenal 0-2 Swansea.

No.16 round, West Brom 0-4 Arsenal.

No.17 round, Reading 2-5 Arsenal.

No.18 round, Wigan Athletic 0-1 Arsenal.

After five rounds, Arsenal has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The overall winning rate looks good, but the ups and downs of the state are extremely serious.

After the absence of Cazorla and Wilshere, Arsenal's midfield ushered in a huge challenge.

Arteta was forced to carry all the pressure.

But Arteta's performance is not enough to fill Cazorla's vacancy, and even Lucky and Ramsey's defense with broken legs running behind cannot fill the offensive shortcomings.

In five games, in two of them, Lucky was the best performance in the game.

They are No.14 and No.18 rounds.

In the No.14 round of offensive and defensive battles against Everton, Lucky's defensive ability sniped Everton's offense again and again.

In the words of the commentary, 'he killed Everton's attack line alone! '

It is possible to say the same, albeit with some exaggeration.

This game was the most difficult game that Lucky played. The offensive and defensive battle between the two teams was ridiculously fast.

And when Arsenal's offense was delayed, the pressure came to the defense.

If Lucai and Vermaelen's defense hadn't been effective, otherwise the tie would not have been won.

In this game, Lucky had no goals or assists, but he won the best title and score by relying on 5 steals, 4 interceptions and 4 sabotages.

Lucky's performance made Arsenal fans happy, but at the same time full of concerns about Arsenal's future.

After all, Wilshere has already reported his reimbursement for the season.

Although Cazorla's injury can be expected to come back, according to the news released by the club, he has to wait until April.

During this time, how Arsenal survive is a question.

Although it is doing well now, what about the future.

What if you get hurt again?
Now the hopes of Arsenal fans are all pinned on Arteta. If this guy is injured, everything will be ruined.

But blessings come without pairs, and misfortunes never come singly.

In the 19th round, Arsenal played against West Ham United at home.

In this game, Arsenal relied on Arteta's excellent performance to win the game with a score of 5-1.

But before the fans were happy, a distraught West Ham player shoveled directly into Arteta's ankle.

Without any accident, Arteta was injured.

And this also caused Arsenal to completely blow up. Lucky rushed over almost immediately to beat up the 'butcher'. Even the captain Vermaelen also rushed over. If the referee hadn't appeared immediately, it might have developed into a one-time attack. Vicious fights.

In the end, the West Ham United player was sent off with a red card and is more likely to face the danger of suspension.

But the loss on Arsenal's side was even more severe.

Arteta was injured and the only supporting midfielder left.

In Arsenal's injury list, another main place has been added.

Arsenal injury list: Wilshere (reimbursed for the season), Cazorla, Arteta, Szczesny, Arshavin and Rosicky.

Arsenal's bench thickness is already insufficient, and this series of injuries has made them worse.

Kearney training base, medical room.

Arteta was sitting on a hospital bed with a cast on his ankle, with coaches headed by Arsene Wenger standing beside him.

Arteta's face was bitter, while Wenger and others stared at Arteta's ankle in a daze.

The team doctor said with a wry smile: "A dislocated ankle requires at least 6-8 weeks of recuperation, and it takes nearly three months to recover!"

Hearing this, Wenger turned to the team doctor Levin and asked, "Is there a way to make him recover quickly?"

Team doctor Levin shook his head; "There is no way! The current situation is not optimistic."

Wenger pondered again.

After a while, Wenger patted Arteta on the shoulder.

"have a good rest!"

Immediately, he left the ward.

At this moment, Wenger's shoulders drooped a little, and the stormy Arsenal ushered in another heavy blow.

Get rid of the predicament at the beginning of the season, but fell into continuous injuries in the middle of the season. Several generals in the midfield were all injured, leaving only a few big fish and small fish.

Arsenal's possession base has all been eliminated.

Wilshere, Cazorla, Arteta, Rosicky, as long as you can leave one!
But he never thought that one day these four people would all fall into injuries.

And it will take 2-3 months to recover.

What does this mean?
2-3 months will enter the end of the season, how can Arsenal stabilize the situation and compete for more points?

Wenger suddenly felt tired.

Van Persie played full time last season, so Arsenal can skyrocket and get a relatively satisfactory result.

But this season, the problem did not appear on the striker line, but the more deadly midfielder!
The four generals are all lying on the hospital bed!
Who can they rely on?
How will Arsenal's transfer control continue?

Ramsey?Diaby?Kirkland?Chamberlain or Lucky?
Each of these people counts as one, can they do fine work?

No!

not a single one!

Walking out of the medical room, Wenger found that the first-team players hadn't left. They were standing at the door, looking at him eagerly.

Wenger glanced, he looked at Vermaelen, Chamberlain, Walcott, Podolski, Suarez and Lucky.

There seemed to be something surging in his eyes, and after a while: "Everyone go back, the specific news will be announced tomorrow."

Lucky steps up; 'Arteta's injury'

Wenger waved his hand: "I said, go back!"

Le Kai nodded helplessly, and everyone dispersed, but everyone had a depressed look on their faces.

After everyone left, Patrice came out.

He stood beside Wenger, glanced at him, and said, "How do we play next?"

The problem has already happened, they cannot blame themselves, what is needed now is to solve the problem.

After the lack of three generals, how Arsenal should deal with themselves is the key.

Wenger pondered for a moment, looked into the distance, and said slowly: "I once said that football is to please the fans, to give them enough enjoyment, so we must take the initiative in the game, so I look down on Mourinho Oh."

Wenger paused for a moment, giving Patrice a chance to interject.

But Patrice didn't respond, instead he squinted at Wenger in a tone he was familiar with.

That's what this guy said in the office last year when he was talking about 'iron and technology factor'.

Mourinho is the representative of defense first, and also the representative of defensive counterattack.

This contradicts Wenger's 'football' theory.

The two were silent for a long time. Seeing that Patrice had no response, Wenger could only continue in embarrassment: "But we don't have a champion."

Patrice said directly; "Do you want to play defensive counterattack?"

Wenger: "."

After a while, he sighed; "Is there any other way for us?"

Patrice also sighed, as Wenger said, there was nothing they could do.

If Cazorla, Arteta and Wilshere, as long as there is one left, they can continue to play pass tactics.

But the injuries of these three people completely shattered Arsenal's pass control factor.

They can't expect Ramsey, Chamberlain and Lucky to do this kind of work, they can't do it at this stage.

"You said, give Kay enough freedom, how much can he do on the defensive end?"

Wenger said suddenly.

This sentence made Patrice stunned for a moment.

In fact, Lucky is in a state of restraint in Arsenal's lineup and tactical system.

Because of the need to focus on area defense, Lucky has a dedicated area for defense. In many cases, he cannot choose to defend independently, but is forced to stay where he is.

Although it has formed a linkage with the whole, it has sacrificed part of Lucky's defensive ability.

Today's Lucky is only a part of Arsenal's defensive end, and it is far from giving enough resources to tilt and treat the defensive core.

But even so, Lucky still averaged 4 steals and 4 interceptions per game, which is already remarkable.

But what if he is completely liberated?
Patrice narrowed his eyes slightly, he didn't know what was going to happen.

Maybe it's still the same data.

Or perhaps, the data will show explosive growth.

But what is certain is that once it is decided to play defensive counterattack, Lucky will be the absolute core of both offense and defense.

It is the core of defense and the core of fast break.

Lucky's key passing ability is one of the best in Arsenal.

His long pass, short pass, arc pass and even through ball are involved, and he can play various styles of counterattack.

And Arsenal also met all the necessary conditions for a defensive counterattack.

There are Podolski, Suarez, Walcott and other fast players in the frontcourt.

There are also Chamberlain, Ramsey and Lucky in the midfield.

Chamberlain's speed and ability to distribute the ball are both sharp weapons in defensive counterattacks.
The conditions are met, it depends on whether Arsenal can kick it out.

If the effect can really be kicked out, then Wenger doesn't mind being a joke in others' mouths.

First grade!

Championship is everything!
Whether it is winning the championship with beautiful football or winning the championship with a defensive counterattack, as long as it is a champion, it will become a hero in the mouth of the media and fans.

Isn't the so-called pleasing the fans just winning the damn championship?

Even if you play well, losing is losing!
Therefore, even if the game is ugly, Wenger will win this time!
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