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Chapter 380 It's Not News Anymore
Another round of the Premier League.

For every British fan, a new day has begun.

"Arsenal still at the top?"

"Tch, what's so strange about that."

With countless people working and studying for a new day, those British fans who had no chance to watch the London Derby last night also learned about the latest Premier League information through newspapers.

Britain is a very traditional country.

So even though today's online news is very developed, the British still can't change their habit of getting news by reading newspapers.

This deep-rooted habit has also given birth to many excellent newspapers in Britain.

Arsenal are still at the top of the table For most Britons, this is no news.

After six rounds of the Premier League, Arsenal, with five wins and one tie, continues to top the list!
As if no one could shake their position.

Of course, with Manchester United's continuous reversal and victory this season, the pursuit of Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and other teams has also made people look forward to it.

Every Briton will never forget the promise Song Rento made to Arsenal fans when he first set foot on the British Isles.

A vow to unseat Sir Alex Ferguson from that lofty Premier League throne.

"Tottenham are so strong this season, they were able to draw with Arsenal in the first round."

"Yeah, Gareth Bale deserves to be the Premier League MVP of last season. He really has two brushes."

Arsenal's changes have already begun to affect the surrounding public opinion.

People seem to have forgotten their tragic history of seven years without a championship.

Because they are the top team.

Because they have the strength to compete for the championship.

What people remember now is only a team that can compete for the league title-Gunners Arsenal.

And because it is powerful, people look forward to it.

The "Mirror" and "The Times" played the slogan that is almost obsolete.

"Who can stop Arsenal's progress?"

Wayne Rooney was born when Arsenal were unbeaten in 48 games.

Now, counting last season, Arsenal has also created a good story of thirteen unbeaten rounds in the league across seasons.

Wenger's team can no longer be described as running on a stable and good path.

They're now on the track of a high-speed train -- a hurricane.

After the London Derby, Giroud, who completed a hat-trick, also made people feel Arsenal's fearsome offensive ability.

They no longer just have the gun king Song Rentou.

It seems that people can vaguely see the four heavenly kings of Arsenal's fantastic gunners' frontcourt ten years ago.

Those were the heyday of Arsenal.

Wenger's goal temporarily shifted a bit.

The victory of the contest with Di Matteo and the praise of the media will not let the old coach go to his head.

Chelsea are very strong, but if they don't play hard, Wenger will feel that this opponent is stronger.

Now Arsenal's goal is the Champions League.

They must first ensure that they qualify for the Champions League.

The weather in Europe has begun to turn cold. Several of Wenger's competitors, especially Manchester City, will face the mighty Borussia Dortmund this week. In Westphalia, the Hornets will definitely drag down Manchester City's state.

In this round, Chelsea will also travel to Turin, Italy, where they will challenge the Serie A class bully-Juventus.

Manchester United's schedule is slightly better, but Ferguson has not strengthened the team's lineup for a long time. They have relied on Robin van Persie to save the world many times this season.

In the six rounds of the league this season, Robin Hood, who is affectionately called the thigh by Manchester United fans, has scored eleven goals for Manchester United.

Although Manchester United's eukaryotic Wayne Rooney has not broken the record in the league so far this season, the performance of five assists still makes people cannot underestimate the new leader of the Three Lions.

In anticipation of the Manchester United-Arsenal showdown, it's another Alex Ferguson-Arsene Wenger conversation.

Of course, before that, the two teams must first ensure that they do not fall behind in league points.

Because the one behind will be very, very uncomfortable.

"Our opponent in the Champions League this round is a team from Greece. Although we are playing at home, I hope you will not underestimate the enemy, because there are no weak players on the stage of the Champions League." In the regular team meeting before the game, Wenger warned his disciples.

Because for Arsenal, who have encountered strong enemies in a row, they have survived the most difficult schedule, and the next step will be a broad road. Before facing Manchester United, they must ensure victory in every game.

Wenger's calculations have already been made, and he will never allow anyone to destroy the excellent rhythm of this Arsenal team.

The Arsenal players also know why their manager is so nervous.

In the latest Premier League column on Sky TV, Gary Lineker and Martin Shall are also analyzing the top team.

"Arsenal's biggest headache is not only Song Rentou. Wilshere and Ramsey have improved a lot this season. Let's look at this ball. Ramsey's position is very active. On the surface, Arsenal does not have an absolute defensive midfielder, but it is impossible to penetrate their defense line by counterattacking. Their defensive midfielder is not enough to protect the central defender, but this is a reverse proposition , because often before you can penetrate their defensive line and face their back line, they have already gained the initiative and advantage of the game." Martinshall said.

"Indeed, the growth of Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey has made this Arsenal's future more changeable. This is what we have been mentioning. Wenger is happy to see the changes in the team today. , Such a change may not have been expected by Wenger. The existence of Song Rentou is already very troublesome, because if you are not careful, this magical Chinese kid will let your goal go through at any time. Now, Giroud In the frontcourt, he also played out his state in Ligue [-]. He is a very good center forward, and his technical work is very good. Although the foot frequency is not fast, his pace is very solid."

"There are also Walcott's raids and Cazorla, who is all-around with left and right feet. These two can be said to be the behind-the-scenes heroes of this Arsenal. Although Arsenal have conceded a lot of goals in recent games, they conceded against Manchester City. They conceded three, they conceded two against Tottenham and two against Chelsea, but the reason why their offense is very smooth is because of their defense. So now they concede the most goals in the Premier League and also concede the most goals Team. We all know that Deportivo last season was one of the worst defensive teams in La Liga...Of course, that is just talking about statistics. In fact, Deportivo's defense is very good. Because they rely on defense to drive offense Yes. It’s just that sometimes too much attention is paid to the offense and the defense is lax. After all, you can’t take care of both offense and defense.” Martinshall continued.

Gary Lineker nodded, "So if you want to stop Arsenal's winning streak, Martin, what do you think needs to be done?"

"In fact, Chelsea has given us the answer. Although I don't know why Chelsea accelerated the pace in the second half of the London derby, they did a good job in the first half. In the first round of the Champions League this season, Arsenal and Deportivo We can see that Arsenal are not afraid of playing fast with their opponents. On the contrary, the faster their opponents are, the happier they are. In the contest between Ittihad and Manchester City, we can also clearly feel that Arsenal's terrible attack speed. Their The teamwork is very tacit, and they often disrupt the opponent's rhythm by advancing at a high speed as a whole. Therefore, when playing against Arsenal, we still have to slow down and play steadily. After all, the Arsenal team does not have a purebred midfielder..."

The whole of England has begun to study Arsenal.

Even though he didn't want to do this, but Arsenal has indeed become the object of research by everyone.

Wenger believes that the next game will only become more and more difficult.Because when every opponent changes the way you play, you have to change even more.

There is no invincible tactic in this world.

Even Barcelona, ​​with the decline of players' ability and aggressiveness, their possession of the ball, which once feared the whole world, has begun to fade away.

Arsenal's next opponent is Olympiakos from Greece.

This is a Greek domestic giants that often show up in the Champions League.

Don't underestimate these giants in the second- and third-tier European leagues. If Olympiacos comes to play in the Premier League, they will definitely be able to gain a foothold.

The overall level of Europe is very high, which makes the competition among them very high. In addition, Olympiacos has rich experience in European wars, so although this group is led by Arsenal and Deportivo, if they really play, Wen Ge never thinks that his team can firmly gain the upper hand.

In the first game of the UEFA Champions League this season, this Greek champion team performed quite well. Facing the Ligue [-] team Montpellier, whose strength has declined a lot, they won [-]-[-] at their home court.

European teams are not limited to foreign aid, and the Olympiacos team also has many outstanding foreign aid.

And if Olympiacos wants to qualify, then it is absolutely not enough to beat Montpellier, they absolutely need to grab a certain number of points from Deportivo and Arsenal.

Because he has to accumulate a certain amount of strength for the weekend league, it is impossible for Wenger to deploy all his main forces when facing this team.

Although the London Derby was easier to win because of Di Matteo, this does not mean that Arsenal's players are not consumed.

Therefore, Wenger will carry out a large-scale rotation of the team in this game.

On the front line, Song Rentou, Podolski and Cazorla played the role. In the midfield, veterans Rosicky, Arteta and Ramsey played. In the backcourt, Monreal replaced Gibbs and Vermaelen replaced Mermaid. Tessac's partner Koscielny, Sagna's position was also replaced by Jameskinson.

The goalkeeper is still Szczesny.

Arsenal will form a four-three-three lineup, which is much weaker than Arsenal's first lineup.

Moreover, the most important test of a large-scale rotation is the stability of a team.

In fact, during the seven-year championship-free period, Wenger has been criticized for being reluctant to rotate, because Arsenal's lineup is getting thinner year by year, and a large-scale rotation will make the team stretched. The Nasdaq team has too many internal injuries.

Although this is also related to Arsenal's poor team doctor, the main players have taken on too much pressure and game tasks. It is definitely one of the factors.

But this season is completely different. Arsenal want to compete for the league championship, so if Arsenal want to compete for the league championship, they need to rotate the lineup.

Only rotation can ensure the rest of the main lineup, so that Arsenal can maintain enough competitiveness in the long season.

There is no winter break in the Premier League, so many teams played well in the first half, but fell behind in the second half, often because of their lack of lineup background.

This lineup has no absolute advantage against Olympiacos.

So Wenger's tactics are not the same as before.

"In tomorrow's game, I hope you can calm down and imagine your opponent as a much stronger opponent than us. We can slow down the pace of the game appropriately." The core of Wenger's tactics is one sentence: steady Seek victory.

There is no need for Arsenal to completely use up their potential for the entire season because of one Champions League game. Of course it is necessary to win, but it doesn't matter if the way of winning is ugly.

It is impossible for a really good team to win every game. In fact, in a season, the good games that a strong team can win are only 20.00% to 70.00% of the games they win. The betting of [-]% to [-] can be said to be relatively tedious and even difficult to win routinely.

In training these days, Arsenal has also been practicing the offensive team of this lineup.

Wenger also brought up Gnabry, a teenager from the second team, and Chamberlain also entered the roster for the game. If nothing else, Walcott, Wilshere and Giroud will not get the chance to play.

In fact, Wenger also has his own plans in his heart, because if he can use this game to train properly, it will be quite good.

This can not only train these young players, but also promote their improvement and growth through such similar strength games.

Of course, no matter how the rotation is done, Song Rentou's position cannot be shaken for the time being.

In fact, Wenger also thought about not letting Song Rentou start at all, and let him reserve his strength as a substitute, but the risk of doing so was too great. Wenger could do this after Arsenal basically guaranteed to qualify, but not now.

Even if Wenger had no idea about the Champions League at the beginning this season, it is impossible to have no idea now.

The Chinese sponsors demanded that Arsenal must reach at least the quarter-finals.

And since it is required to reach the quarter-finals, why can't they go further to the semi-finals or even the finals?

So Wenger's thoughts naturally went far away.

The night in Paris that year has always been a pain in Wenger's heart. In order to truly win the Champions League, Arsenal even decisively gave up the league, played a defensive counterattack in the Champions League, and went all the way to the final.

But that red card and Lehmann's penalty allowed Arsenal to finally achieve the establishment of the second dynasty of Barcelona's dream.

It also announced the complete end of the Barcelona era of dynasty ruins.

Wenger has always been very unwilling to become a stepping stone for others.

So this time, Wenger wants to take the first place in the group, but definitely not the second place in the group.

If Arsenal want to win the first place in the group, it is very important to ensure the three points against the two weak teams.

Only Deportivo can compete with Arsenal in this group. Deportivo is still crazy this season. In the battle between the Nou Camp and Barcelona, ​​the supernova James Rodriguez broke out in full swing, with two goals and two assists. Costa also showed his killer qualities.

They played an earth-shattering battle against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

The score of [-] to [-] also made the world feel the strong offensive ability of the two teams.

However, the Deportivo team has the biggest weakness, that is, it is not stable enough, especially after Song Rentou left. Although Diego Costa is also very strong, he cannot completely replace Song Rentou on the ball. role of the team.

So Wenger asserted that it is impossible for Deportivo to win the La Liga championship this season. They will definitely be in the top three, but they will definitely not be the champion.

Because Barcelona and Real Madrid are more stable.

Wenger's team has a huge advantage in this group, because they drew with Deportivo [-]-[-] in the away game. In this way, as long as they can win at home, they will definitely be able to suppress Deportivo. Runia.

So the game against Olympiacos is quite crucial.

Must win.

With this second team.

In the last rehearsal before the game, the coordination of this lineup also began to spark. Although Podolski did not have many opportunities to perform this season, it does not mean that the Prince of Cologne has no strength.

We must know that the reason why Podolski's scoring efficiency in the national team is very high is because he is a team player. He is not the kind of player who fights alone. The stronger the team, the better Podolski's tactical execution The power can be displayed perfectly, and at the same time, its effect will be greater.

And Cazorla is also a team player, and these two people are perfect for Song Rentou.

Rosicky and Arteta can provide this team with stable midfield support. Although they are not as intimidating as the combination of Wilshere and Ramsey, they were once famous players in the Premier League anyway.

So Wenger thinks that the effect of this second team may be quite good.

Because of the match against Olympiacos, the first team may be arrogant and underestimate the enemy because they have repeatedly encountered strong opponents, but this lineup will definitely not.

Wenger's only concern is the team's defense. Monreal is the main defensive player. His defense is not Wenger's concern, but Vermaelen's state has completely disappeared since joining Arsenal. That feeling of being a guard with a knife.At the same time, Zhan Wanwan on the right is an absolute sinkhole. Although he is physically strong, his golf quotient is definitely not high enough.So Wenger is more worried about this.

All in all, every Arsenal player can feel Wenger's desire to win Olympiacos.Recently, the professor has also become more and more high-spirited.

(End of this chapter)