Jagged Wings

Chapter 156 CSKA Moscow

On September [-]th, Arsenal ushered in the last game of this devil's schedule. Their opponent was Charlton, the Wannian soy sauce party.Charlton is always there when Arsenal need points, and this time is no surprise.

Arsenal beat Charlton 2:1 away, and Reyes scored his sixth goal of the season in the game.But it was a penalty, created by himself.

"Reyes scored! This is his sixth goal of the season! It looks like he is in very good form! I believe this must be good news for Wenger, Reyes' form is what Arsenal are going forward ensure!"

Reyes' goal opened the scoring for Arsenal. Arsenal scored another goal 10 minutes later. This time it was Van Persie who scored the goal. Van Persie has grown a lot this season. If there is no injury, he will perform even better. , This is his first league goal of the season.

There is also good news that after this round, Arsenal's ranking rose to third place.With one round less, they had five wins and one draw in six league games, with 16 points, while Manchester United suffered a tie after being defeated by Arsenal, with 16 points and Chelsea tied for the top spot.

In terms of the number of goals, Arsenal has scored 18 league goals, Manchester United has 14, and Chelsea has 12. This is still in the case of Arsenal having one less game. The Gunners in the new season have shown impressive performances Terrifying attack power.Of course, Arsenal, which conceded 8 goals, is also among the top three in the number of goals conceded.

There is good news but there is bad news. The backup central defender was injured against Charlton and may miss the game for several months. This makes the already stretched Arsenal's back line even more embarrassed.The only pure central defender available in the team is Toure.In an interview, Wenger also expressed his helplessness to the team's large-scale injuries. If there are still games in the future, then he can only send Gilberto or young player Alexander Song to play.Although Gallas can also play central defender, but in the case of the left back Clichy is also injured, Gallas is also at a loss.

On the one hand, this poor defense is caused by the team being too young. On the other hand, it is also related to Arsenal's offensive tactics. Look at Arsenal's signings over the years: Reyes, Hleb, Rosicky, Torres... They are all offensive players, but as for the defensive players, there is only one Gallas accounted for, and it was an exchange with Ashley Cole. In addition, Wenger let go of Campbell, Vieira, Xigan and other defensive players... …

How to solve the defensive problem has become a top priority for Wenger.But Wenger is not worried about this, just like he was not worried about the team's lack of forwards last season, offense is not a matter of one person, nor is defense.Now football is more and more emphasizing overall cooperation, and defense is not just something that can be solved by having two powerful central defenders.

What Wenger has to worry about is not just a matter of letting go, but also the signs of the national team, after the seventh round of the league, and the next two rounds of European Cup qualifiers.

Under Wenger's infinite resentment and slander, Arsenal's players left London by plane one after another, and reported to their respective national teams.The head coaches of the national team will not understand the mood of the head coach of this club. Wenger can only hope in his heart that the players will not be injured in international competitions.

There are seven teams in Group F where Spain is located, so there will be a team with a bye in each round. Spain will play an away game against Sweden on the 7th, and Aragones will be considerate of the bye on the 10th. "Arranged an international warm-up match for the national team against Argentina.

Spain is in a weak group, only Sweden and Denmark are considered strong teams, and it is not a big problem for Spain to qualify.However, in the first two rounds of this group match, Spain lost to Northern Ireland in the second round after beating Liechtenstein in the first round.

This game against Sweden is a direct competition between the two teams, so both sides are the main players, and Reyes will fight with his club teammate Ljungberg.

Coincidentally, Reyes played as a left midfielder, while Ljungberg played as a right midfielder.Ljungberg, who knows Reyes very well, marked Reyes very well during the game, which made Reyes feel very helpless.Moreover, the tactical status of Reyes in the national team and in the club is also different. Aragones obviously cannot formulate tactics around him, so Reyes on the left was frozen, and Aragones on the right unexpectedly chose Fabrega The unfamiliarity with Ramos also paralyzed Spain's right wing.

After the defeat of the winger tactics they relied on for survival, Harvey and Iniesta, who only relied on the center, were unable to support each other. In addition, Raul was absent. In the end, Spain lost the game 0:2, completing Sweden's three-game winning streak and leading the group. game.After this game, Aragones, who lost two games in three games, was under a lot of pressure and submitted his resignation to the Spanish Football Association.However, considering that Aragones led the Spanish Football Association to the best runner-up in the World Cup, the Spanish Football Association rejected Aragones' request.

Aragones is not a pedantic person either. The two-game losing streak in the qualifiers made him realize that he must make a change, so he made decisive adjustments to highlight Torres' status, and strengthen the echo between the center and the side. Bregas switched back to the middle.This adjustment has worked wonders.

In a warm-up match four days later, Spain beat a strong Argentina 2-1. The victory relieved the pressure on Aragones in time and gave him a chance to breathe.

The next round of qualifiers will have to wait until March next year. Fortunately, there are a total of 12 qualifiers. The three games have not decided anything, and they can be remedied later.

After the national team's game, the players returned to the club one after another.Wenger's previous worries were verified. Ljungberg suffered a calf strain, and teenager Eboue's knee ligament was also sprained. The good news is that Clichy and Senderos participated in the previous intra-team match, the team doctor told Wenger will play before the end of the month.

Reyes, who returned to the club, first received a big gift: he won the double honor of Premier League Player of the Month and Arsenal Player of the Month in September.In September's game, Reyes scored every game and performed eye-catchingly. This honor is well deserved.Of course, Manchester United fans are definitely not happy, because their Ronaldo is equally good.

But those can no longer be counted on, and Wenger will soon face the league game against Watford on the 14th.As a newly promoted last season, Watford fully demonstrated their confidence in playing soy sauce. In the previous seven rounds, they only achieved two draws and five losses.

In this game, Wenger sent a central defender combination of Toure and Gallas, with Hoyt as the left back and Jolu as the right back.Ultimately this backline was not threatened by Watford's weak front line.

3:0, Arsenal won easily.

The next game is the Champions League match day, and Arsenal will go to Russia to challenge CSKA Moscow.Although CSKA Moscow is far away from the center of Europe, its strength should not be underestimated.The main source of finance for the club is the sponsorship fee paid by Siberia Petroleum Company controlled by the richest man in Russia and billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. In 2005, it even reached 1000 million US dollars a year. Even if he is among the top European clubs in terms of sponsorship fees, he is not the direct owner of CSKA.In terms of players, CSKA Moscow's starting lineup has three Brazilian internationals, Carvalho, Dudu and Levy, and more than half of the Russian internationals, the most famous of which is the Russian national goalkeeper Akinfeev.

CSKA Moscow participated in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the last three years, and won the 2006 Russian Super League Championship and the 2004-2005 UEFA Cup Championship, which can be said to be in the limelight.In the previous group stage, CSKA Moscow ranked second after Arsenal with one draw and one win. This game is also the battle for the top spot in this group.In terms of record, CSKA has won 9 of the last 8 home games in European games, and kept a clean sheet in the last 4 European games. Arsenal has 8 wins, 6 draws and unbeaten in the last 2 European games, but they have not lost in Moscow three times. win.

In terms of the 18-man roster, although Hoyt performed well as a left-back, after consulting the team doctor, Wenger resolutely decided to bring Clichy, and Jenas expressed dissatisfaction with his too few playing opportunities. Let Wenger take him too.What makes Wenger happy is that, in addition to the uneven back line, the forward line and midfield lineup are relatively neat. Wenger doesn't have to worry about not being able to show his offense when he goes to Moscow.

With a certain strength but hidden in the dark, such an opponent is absolutely terrifying. If you add that they have formulated the correct tactics, then they will definitely be regarded as a tough bone for Arsenal.

Although the outside world expects only one point for Arsenal, Wenger's words in the dressing room before the game showed his ambition: "We will attack from the beginning! I only want three points!"

Wenger gave his players only one task - to attack.Use continuous attacks to completely destroy CSKA Moscow.

Although it is a wealthy family in China, CSKA has still corrected its attitude and set a strategy for the team to defend the away game and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.Although their goal is only one point, if they can get three points, why refuse it?
In the starting lineup, Flamini finally appeared unexpectedly at the left-back position
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