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Chapter 725 The Evolution of the Gunner's Mythical Tactics

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The war of words between Wenger and Ferguson has been going on for a long time, and Wenger seldom has the upper hand. After the vigorous Pisa Gate, Wenger once vowed not to answer all questions about Ferguson, and said angrily: "If he can't help talking, let him talk. If he wants to publish articles in the newspapers, let him. He doesn't interest me, and doesn't matter to me. If he tried to provoke me and attack me with strong words, I would not answer him. In the UK he can do it as he likes. If he is abroad, he will know the consequences."

But now it’s just talking about Arsenal. Li Huan’s remarks aroused the anger of Manchester United. Manchester United’s CEO David Gill even called Arsenal’s chairman Hill Wood and CEO Fryer angrily. , asked Li Huan to apologize to Manchester United and Manchester United fans, because Li Huan hurt Manchester United's honor, otherwise he would complain to the FA.

At the moment of the war, although both Fryer and Wenger think that Li Huan's words are a bit too much and too direct, which is not in line with Arsenal's usual gentlemanly demeanor, but Li Huan cannot be allowed to apologize, because Li Huan's excessive words angered Manchester United. , hit the morale of Manchester United, but the Arsenal players and fans were very relieved, all of them were high-spirited, and even compared Li Huan's speech with Fabregas's throwing pizza in Ferguson's face .

Hillwood's answer to David Gill was a rhetorical question. He asked David Gill: "Did Mourinho apologize for saying the same thing back then?"

Fryer said that he would tell Li Huan, but this Chinese man has a distinctive personality, and he dare not say whether he is willing to apologize, and he can't force Li Huan to apologize.

Of course Li Huan would not apologize, and under Fryer's warning, he did not make more violent remarks, but Manchester United was obviously not satisfied with this, and Ferguson and the players continued to attack Arsenal.

Wayne Rooney satirized Arsenal's vows before the start of the season, but after the end of the season, they were empty-handed. They have not won any championships for five years, but they have won unanimous praise from the media.Evra said that Arsenal's favorite thing is to cry after losing, and then accuse the opponent of bad turf, kicking too hard, and moving too much.

Cesc Fabregas said that Manchester United is a privileged class in the Premier League. Players who repeatedly foul in a game have never been punished, not even a yellow card.Almunia denounced Manchester United's players and fans as thugs. The players committed violence in the Old Trafford stadium, and the stands were full of insults to Wenger from beginning to end.

Players, coaches, and even club officials from both sides have joined the war of words, and the media is also willing to be the carrier. The work of the players and coaches of the two clubs after media training is to accept interviews with reporters and go to TV stations to attack their opponents.Mutual slurs hit the newspapers every day.

Faced with this almost out-of-control situation, the FA couldn't bear it anymore. The chairman of the FA, Burden, warned, "We hope that the two teams can reduce this boring war of words. I have heard enough of your scolding, otherwise I will punish those involved for damaging the image of British football."

A war of words between Manchester United and Arsenal has also spooked police in England as the battle at Old Trafford looms.A police spokesman said: "The hostility between the coaches and players of both sides will affect the fans of both sides. This is not a good sign. They must stop this behavior immediately, otherwise the restless fans will create more chaos."

Under the joint appeal of the FA and the police, the war of words finally stopped, and both sides devoted their energies to the upcoming battle.

Wenger attached great importance to this game, just like what he said to the players during training, this game is by no means three points, in the small cycle of the Premier League semi-finals, a game is based on six points computational.However, in the last 35 confrontations between the two teams, Manchester United has 15 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses. The advantage is obvious. Among them, Manchester United has 11 wins and 4 draws at home, and only lost 3 games. It is very difficult to win a victory.

Manchester United has always played against Arsenal with four axes, using their own body to offset Arsenal's technical advantages, defending tightly without giving Arsenal any chance, and then using fierce fighting to kill the Gunners' fighting spirit, and finally relying on personal ability to make the final decision.However, Arsenal are at a loss for Manchester United's tactics, always losing more than winning.

Ronaldo moved to Arsenal this season, and Li Huan came to Arsenal again. Wenger hoped to revive the situation. In training, he changed his old way of infiltrating through the middle and focused on practicing the basics of crossing from the bottom to the bottom. Tactics, let Li Huan boldly let go of assists, tearing Manchester United's defense from the wing.

Wenger's approach still aroused the doubts of Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Nasri and others. Although they did not directly oppose it, they thought it would be risky to change the original way of attacking from the center to attack from the side, because Arsenal of players are not familiar with this type of attack.Moreover, among Arsenal's forwards, only Eduardo is good at grabbing points, and there are almost no forwards who can compete for headers.

On the afternoon before the game, the intensity of the training was very high, and the training effect was not bad. During the break, Wenger, who was in a good mood, came to the goal to practice the second goalkeeper Fabianski.However, the professor is already 60 years old, and his footwork is really not flattering. Fabianski blocked several shots in a row, and the players resting next to him booed loudly.Finally, Wenger scored a beautiful goal. He turned around and waited for the players to applaud, but the players pretended not to see it. When Wenger came to the players and sat down beside the players, the players started to applaud. He laughed again.After 45 minutes of hard training, it was also a great pleasure for the players to make jokes about the coach.

The team likes to joke the most, and the hottest one is Eboue. He looked at Professor Wenger with a smile and said: "Professor, according to some people who don't know the truth, you have played as a forward."

Of course Wenger understood what this kid wanted to say, and immediately said seriously: "My position is in the midfield, and organization is my strength, just like Cesc."

Fabregas made a face, and said: "Professor, even if your football level has regressed ten times compared to when you were young, you were not eligible to be a member of Arsenal's first team."

Li Huan was used to seeing the players joke with Wenger, and said, "Professor, I can tell from your kicks just now that you have definitely played as a defender for a long time."

Although Wenger seldom gets along with the players, he doesn’t shy away from joking once in a while. He smiled slightly and said: “I didn’t touch football for the first time when I was 10 or 11 years old. As a kind of earning a living, playing football was just for fun. In those days, even the internationally renowned clubs had no scouts, so it was difficult for us children in small places to be noticed. We didn’t get systematic attention. Training, imagine that your skills are so good, how is it possible."

Seeing that Wenger was in a good mood, Van Persie said: "Professor, I think our wing attack style is immature. We should still focus on penetrating through the center. This is our tradition. We used to lose more than win. I don’t think it’s a problem with the style of play, it’s that our strength is not as good as Manchester United’s. Now that Ronaldo is gone, our strength has also increased, and we can win with the traditional style of play.”

Van Persie's words touched the hearts of many people. The arrival of Li Huan changed a lot of the team's style of play, which made many people uncomfortable. They all stared at Wenger and wanted to hear the professor's explanation.

Wenger shook his head and said: "Infiltration in the center does not exclude side assists. Now Cesc may only be able to play half of the game, Walcott can't play yet, and the offense in the center, whether it is Rosicky or Nasri, is still a problem. It cannot replace Cesc's role, and Manchester United is no longer familiar with our style of play. We must change. I am not saying that we must focus on wing attack, but this is an important choice, just like the previous one. Like every game, even if we have the ball, we can control it on the wing, and if the wing is played well, it can bring space to the center.”

Van Persie said: "But we don't have a strong center like Drogba. Eduardo just came back from injury and only played a few games. I am not a point-grabbing forward. You have to take your chances to score goals.”

Wenger looked at Van Persie, and he understood why Van Persie asked this, because he had heard Van Persie complain to him that Li Huan didn't pass the ball to him, and said: "Our wing attack is just one of the tactics, Li Huan can definitely do it. Attract a large part of Manchester United's energy, so that there is a chance to penetrate in the middle. So it is better to have a center, even if there is no strong center, it is not a problem. What we need is space and time, which can minimize Manchester United's physical advantage .”

Everyone stopped talking. After Li Huan came, Wenger's penetrating play in the middle gradually changed. He played more and more on the side, and Li Huan was relied more and more on him. Even Fabregas was in the whole tactical system. The role of Li Huan has also been weakened a lot. Although part of the reason is because of the transfer problem, Wenger intends to attack Cesc Fabregas, but the intention of training Li Huan to become another core of the Arsenal is also looming.Cesc Fabregas, Van Persie, Nasri and others all have some ideas about this, but Li Huan's performance is too dazzling, and they can only rot in their stomachs if they have words.Strength speaks for itself on the court. Li Huan can hand over such goals and assists without any cooperation with his teammates. What else can they say, and anything they say can only be regarded as jealousy.

(End of this chapter)