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Chapter 2013 Menacing Liverpool

The aftermath of Arsenal's Champions League victory has not yet passed, and a new league challenge has already arrived. There is no way, the arrangement of the schedule makes it only three days between their match with Schalke 04 and the match of the Red Army Liverpool.

Minus a day off, Arsenal resumed training, but in two days they will go away to challenge Liverpool, which is in full swing in the second half of the season.

If the focus of the entire Premier League is on Chelsea led by Mourinho and Arsenal under Arsene Wenger, then the Red Army can be said to be the one that will make a fortune silently. They firmly occupy the third place in the league without showing any signs.

From the end of the winter break to the current duel, they also maintained a record of unbeaten victories. The team's current lineup has gradually matured, and the inheritance of successive coaches has completely gone up when it comes to Rodgers.

In the striker position, with Suarez as the main player, the trident combination formed by Sturridge, Sterling and him has broken through the opponent's gate in ten consecutive games.

And the midfield support players behind them also performed very well one by one. With the slowly honed Coutinho as the core, the aging Gerrard at the bottom, and Henderson's flexibility, this is the best combination Rogers has explored.

In addition, there are still substitute players such as Albert and Joe Allen who are not well-known but have excellent actual strength on the bench of the striker and midfielder. They have performed very well in several substitute appearances.

The defense may be the biggest problem of the Red Army today, but their defense is definitely not paper. There are veterans like Skrtel and Kolo Touré, as well as speedy full-backs like Ali Sissoko. The performance in defense is also remarkable.

Although Mignolet is not a goalkeeper in the goalkeeper position, as the goalkeeper of the Red Army this season, his performance is stable and excellent.

Facing such an opponent, the Arsenal team had to make targeted arrangements in their preparations.

Although the team had just finished playing Schalke 04, the good news is that the consumption of this duel to the team was far less than what the professor estimated. After all, by the second half of the game, the Arsenal players had already turned into a semi-holiday mode, and several substitute players also found their own status through this.

In the two days of team training, Giroud's injury finally passed the approval of the team doctor and announced a complete recovery and resumed training.

Although the French big center was unable to appear on the court on time, just returning to the team has greatly improved the morale of the team. After all, this optimist man is an indispensable member of the team atmosphere group.

So, after two days of training, the professor looked at the players in front of him and it was still quite difficult to make a choice. After all, everyone was in good condition.

Then, considering the upcoming battle in the away game, he finally chose a 442 formation. Whether to advance, attack, retreat or defend, everything depends on the state of their opponent Liverpool.

"Tomorrow's game we will play 442, with Poldowski and Feng as the double forwards."

A big center forward and a shadow forward are close to the position of the free man in the frontcourt. These two positions are very clear. Poldowski attracts firepower, and Liu Feng intersperses to seek opportunities and act as the team's counterattack accelerator.

"learn!"

The two players responded to the professor's expectant eyes very seriously, and then the professor turned his gaze to the sitting midfielders.

The Gunners' left and right midfielders and central midfielders have a lot of choices. In many cases, they are selected according to the opponent's characteristics. In the face of the energetic Liverpool team who likes to constantly attack the opponent, it is natural that the young and aggressive players are the main players.

"Left and right midfielders, Neymar and James."

The Brazilian genius Neymar and the Colombian genius Ronaldo, such bold choices are undoubtedly due to the performance of James after coming off the bench in the last game. After all, there is nothing for the professor that impresses him more than the performance of the game.

"Central combination, Wilshere, Ganso."

Well, after looking around for several times, the professor from the Arsenal team still chose the Gunners' most tacit and most impactful midfield combination.

Ramsey on the side had no choice but to lower his head again. He could only continue to wait for the opportunity on the bench. In fact, his strength was sufficient. Unfortunately, sometimes when two out of three players had to be sacrificed.

"Four backs, Alba, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Alves, goalkeeper Szczesny."

In terms of the combination of the back line and the goalkeeper, Arsenal's stable four-man team started again, and the goalkeeper is also a proper one. After all, Liverpool's offensive this season should not be underestimated, so there is no problem with such a choice.

"Other players in the squad are..."

After the announcement of the starting lineup, it is the bench players. The Gunners' bench is luxurious. Giroud, Ramsey, Rosicky and other players who have appeared on the Gunners' championship road have all sat on the bench.

If the bench strength of the two sides needs to be compared at the end of this game, then Arsenal can definitely win with a huge advantage.

"Tomorrow's game will not be easy. The opponents are already waiting for work at home, and we have just experienced an expedition, but I don't think this is an excuse for us. I hope to see each of you on the field tomorrow."

"Understood! Boss!"

Responding loudly to the professor's words, there was no fatigue in the eyes of each team member, but everyone was eager to try.

"Okay, let's disband now, and continue to gather here tomorrow morning."

"learn!"

Scattered away, the distance between London and Liverpool does not require the team to go to the opponent's home court one day in advance, and the Gunners still have half a day for the final tactical exercise.

On the next day, after all the players continued to gather at the training base, under the leadership of the professor, the team conducted a rehearsal for the 442 that Liverpool was most likely to discharge. Finally, after having a meal at the training base, everyone boarded the bus to Liverpool.

The bumps along the way, when the team members were drowsy, the huge roar that gradually sounded in their ears really made the Gunners team members instantly refreshed.

"Good guy, it seems that we are quite unpopular~"

"Haha, I think so."

Looking out of the car window, countless banners and flags were being waved, and the huge roar and boos filled the ears. The Anfield fans gave the Arsenal team the first wave of direct greetings with their most ardent "welcome".

　Chapter 1 here!Thank you for your great support!

　　
　
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