Super Marshal

"Boss, this is the squadron announced by Chelsea."

Assistant coach Pat Rice sent a document to the head coach Wenger.

"Ibrahimović and Eto'o are back on the big list."

Wenger took the material, opened it hastily, and then closed it again.

For Chelsea's possible lineup, he already knew it well, and even for the characteristics and abilities of each Chelsea player, he was also very clear about the characteristics and abilities of each of Chelsea's players. It is just to be more certain to look at it more.

"They missed two games, and now they are suddenly back on the 18-man roster, will they start?" Pat Rice asked guessingly.

In addition to Ibrahimovic and Eto'o, Good Johnson and Robben also entered the 18-man squad. It stands to reason that they may also start because they have played quite well in the past two games. .

Especially Good Johnson, second only to Ronaldinho's second scorer this season.

"I said that Ibrahimovic and Eto'o are the most important things from the beginning to the end of Alpine." Wenger said very confidently.

"As a head coach, I can understand Gao Han's approach. He wants to teach these two players a lesson, because since the beginning of this season, their performance is really too shameless, and it will be the same if it is me. "

In the Premier League, Wenger is also a head coach who attaches great importance to data, so he naturally has a series of Chelsea data on hand, including the passing data between Ibrahimovic and Eto'o.

It's not that it pays special attention to it, but the passing communication between the two is too little, and it's unusual.

"Good Johnson is really good, but it is still worse than Ibrahimovic. As for Robben, he used to play the left wing in the Netherlands, but now Chelsea’s left is Ronaldinho. He He can only play on the right. Although it is not bad, he needs to adapt. If he can play on the right, his achievements will be even higher."

At this time, there was a trace of admiration in Wenger's eyes.

At least from Gao Han's transformation of Robben, he could see Gao Han's intentions, and he admired Gao Han's vision very much.

On the left, Robben is at best a sharp winger, but he can be changed to the right. Once played, Robben will be an invincible sword and even has a chance to become the team’s nuclear weapon.

"From the perspective of the current formation, Gao Han's tactical intentions are very clear. Ronaldinho is on the left. He focuses on control and grabs the ball to attract defensive attention. In the middle, he is a strong center and makes a surprise attack on the right. Forbidden zone, this is a bit like Irueta's Deportivo, and it is also a very wise choice."

The most mainstream way to play in the Premier League is to fly on both wings, with strong centers such as Ruud van Nistelrooy and Alan Shearer in the middle.

If Alpine continues to use Atletico Madrid’s mid-range advancing method and directly expose the wing to his opponent, this is definitely not a wise choice, so he will adjust his style of play and switch to Deportivo’s winger and center configuration.

But in the midfield, Alpine is going further than Iruetta. Deco and Veron’s goal is to strengthen the team’s ball-handling organization and rhythm control. Makelele is delayed and focuses on defense and ball throws. .

Facts have proved that under this set of Chelsea's tactical system, Veron played much better and better than under the tactical framework of Manchester United. He has not only become the core of the team's midfielder, but may even return to himself. Peak period.

Judging from the many games this season, Terry and Gallas are not weak in holding and playing the ball. Under this set of Alpine style of play, they are also able to adapt well, which undoubtedly makes Chelsea The transformation was very successful.

But Chelsea's problem is also very obvious.

"Chelsea's defense on the right is very problematic. Although Ferreira is both offensive and defensive, it is not good. Glen Johnson is a heavy offensive and defensive. He is young and needs to be further refined. No matter who he is, it will be our opportunity. Wenger said lightly.

What Arsenal is best at is the left attack. The left attack chain formed by Ashley Cole, Pires and Henry is a nightmare for almost all teams in the Premier League.

"As for our defense, the focus is on Ronaldinho. As long as the Brazilian is strangled to death, their offense will be greatly reduced."

Pat Rice nodded. Arsenal's double midfielders are not vegetarian.

"If Gao Han really arranged for Ibrahimovic and Eto'o to start, then we..."

Wenger smiled slightly, "Neither of these two players is that simple."

"Huh?" Pat Rice was a little strange.

"In fact, several of Chelsea’s players are very close to me. Needless to say, Robben. Van Persie has been following up with us for the past year. Eto'o almost joined us in two thousand years. At that time, he was very unambiguous at Real Madrid. I was very optimistic about him. We talked about the same and were ready to sign, but Aragones suddenly crossed in and took him to Mallorca."

"As for Ibrahimović, it was even earlier. When he was still playing in Malmö, I invited him to the Highbury Stadium and gave him a number 9 jersey, but he I'm still young, I mean, stay in the team for trial first, but in the end, this arrogant kid went straight away and joined Ajax."

Pat Rice was a little surprised when he heard it. He didn't expect that Arsenal, Ibrahimovic and Eto'o would have such a connection, and they were even a little bit together.

"I understand the abilities and potential of these two players, but I also know their temperament, I appreciate Gao Han's intentions, and I am very sure of his vision, but I am not optimistic that he can handle these two thorns."

Wenger said here, the conversation turned, "Of course, their personal abilities are still very strong, we still have to be careful, but the focus is still on Ronaldinho, and even Deco and Veron's back-in. on."

"Understood." Pat Rice nodded.

What the boss means is that the two players have strong personal abilities, but barely cooperate with each other.

"Pat."

Just when Pat Rice understood his mission and just left, Wenger suddenly called him again.

"boss."

"This season's Premier League is very challenging. Although Ferguson's Manchester United sold Beckham, Chelsea took the lead in the transfer of Ronaldinho and Robben, and the overall strength was weakened. Less, but overall, Manchester United is still our strongest competitor."

"But Chelsea in Alpine also should not be underestimated. Judging from the previous eight rounds of the league, Alpine has a very clear tactical idea from the beginning, and based on this set of tactical concepts to introduce high-level players, there may not be superstars, but The level of players in each position is very high, and the integrated team is extremely competitive."

Wenger's eyes flashed with a look of admiration, "On this point, the high cold is enough to shut up all doubters, and it is enough to prove that his achievements in Atletico Madrid in the past three years are not luck. He may even become The biggest suspense in the Premier League this season."

As a right-hand man, Pat Rice clearly felt the worries and even hesitation in Wenger's heart.

Since his landing in the Premier League, the Premier League has always been a duo between him and Ferguson.

Even if Houllier led Liverpool to win a lot of championships, even if Robson led the Newcastle revival, even if it was the unparalleled Leeds United, they cannot shake their dominance of the Premier League.

But in contrast, Wenger is shorter than Ferguson.

The first and second seasons can be said to be the pinnacle of Wenger's coaching of Arsenal. The Gunners that season not only perfectly implemented Wenger's tactical philosophy, but also achieved amazing results on the court, especially in the second half. Unbeaten in 21 games and the last 13 consecutive victories have made Arsenal invincible.

But just when Wenger was ambitious and wanted to lead Arsenal to the Premier League title and complete the Ferguson-style three consecutive dynasty hegemony, the second to third season, the Gunners suffered a headshot.

The start of the season was perfect. The Gunners continued the state of last season perfectly. The unbeaten record extended to 30 rounds. It was not until the tenth round that they lost to Everton, and the player who captured Arsenal's goal at the last minute was named It's Wayne Rooney.

But the real turning point occurred during the winter break schedule.

On December 26th, in the twentieth round of the Premier League, Manchester United lost to Middlesbrough 1-3 away while Arsenal defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-1 away. There was a gap in points between the two sides. Expanded to seven points.

But since then, Manchester United has been chasing after, playing an unbeaten record of 15 wins and three draws in the remaining 18 league rounds.

Arsenal kept making mistakes and losing points under the pressure of their opponents to chase. Although they only lost two games, they reached six draws. In the end, they lost two to three in a key battle. Leeds United, handed over the league championship.

Pat Rice has personally experienced this battle. He knows better than anyone how painful the blow last season was for Wenger, who is ambitious to build an Arsenal dynasty.

After learning from the pain, all the analysis pointed the finger directly at the defense.

The goalkeeper Seaman is getting old, and Campbell, the central defender, needs a qualified partner...

As a result, German goalkeeper Lehmann came and Kolo Toure began to take the post and became Campbell's partner. At the same time, Wenger and the coaching staff also agreed that the team's defense was the reason for the final loss of the championship.

So this summer, Wenger proposed to further optimize the defensive configuration on the basis of maintaining the team's defensive counterattack last season, and even the requirements for the midfielder are more clear, that is, everything is defensive.

The purpose of this is very simple ~ www.NovelMTL.com ~ to ensure the efficiency of scoring the middle and lower teams.

Because last season, Arsenal lost two games in the final stage, one was Blackburn and the other was Leeds United. They were both fairly undesirable defeats. In the six games that were tied, Bolton and Aston Vera and other games are equally regrettable.

It is understandable that Wenger would make such a compromise after learning from the pain.

Because everyone knows that in the Premier League, apart from Manchester United, almost no team can become Arsenal's opponents. As long as they can ensure the efficiency of scoring other teams, and then maintain stability in the strong dialogue, Arsenal Basically be able to win the championship.

Unexpectedly, a Chelsea team suddenly appeared.

Alpine’s team has invested a lot of money, but the gains are also very huge. From the previous eight rounds of winning streak, the overall strength of this team should be higher than that of Liverpool and Newcastle, and it has adjusted well and even not lost to Manchester United and Assen. Satisfied.

This made Wenger feel threatened.

Because the Premier League he is familiar with has been completely changed!