knife guard

Chapter 737
(third more)

After the graduation ceremony, Li Huan was recalled to London by Wenger one day earlier than before. Li Huan has no complaints about this, because he knows how important the opponent Arsenal will face. Manchester City, one of the biggest upstarts in Europe this season, The two clubs that spend the most money in the summer transfer market are Real Madrid and Manchester City. Although Arsenal bought Li Huan and Will Mullen for 1000 million euros, they sold forward Adebayor and central defender Toure to get They spent 5000 million euros, and the total expenditure was only 6000 million. Generally speaking, Arsenal's expenditure is still relatively low. It is only because Li Huan's net worth is too terrifying that he has attracted the attention of the whole of Europe.

After spending so much money, the Abu Dhabi consortium definitely hopes to receive corresponding returns. Manchester City's goal is to hit the top four this season and even win the championship.In the first three league games, Manchester City won three consecutive victories, catching up with the London trio Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham.
In addition to good results, strong strength, and great ambitions, the match between this Manchester team and Arsenal is important, and there is another reason. During the summer transfer, Arsenal's two-dollar general was lured by Manchester City with money. Let's go, before leaving, Adebayor and the Arsenal fans were also very stiff.Although Arsenal received a compensation of 5000 million euros, the taste and pain of being poached cannot be compensated by money alone.

Based on the above reasons, Wenger paid no less attention to this game than against Manchester United, and the fans even paid more attention to this game than Manchester United, because Adebayor claimed after the transfer that the fans forced him away, and later Adebayor also helped Manchester City seduce his original teammate Toure, and encouraged Fabregas to transfer, thinking that Arsenal would never want to win the championship. These made Arsenal fans love Adebayor Full of hatred, I want him to see that Manchester City can only give him money, but not wins and championships.

Adebayor seemed really upset with the Arsenal fans. Before the game, the Togo striker insinuated and satirized the Arsenal fans. He said: "When you are for a group of people who love you and always stand behind you When you play for your fans, you want to give the best for them and that's what I've tried to do since I joined Manchester City. Just like newcomers like Barry and Tevez, the support from the fans gives you strength , this is the role of mental motivation, I have scored 49 goals in the Premier League, one of which I am going to dedicate to my dear Arsenal fans."

Adebayor will meet his old club Arsenal for the first time. Regarding this, the Togolese is very calm: "My self-confidence is very high, yes, I will continue to enjoy the joy brought by the game and keep scoring goals. Momentum, especially when I'm up against my old friends - Clichy, Song, Eb. And a World Player of the Year, it's going to be a tough game, I know the Arsenal players well. I think we have a chance to win because we are at home and we are confident at the moment."

Although Toure, another Arsenal veteran who transferred to Manchester City, did not speak, his new club helped him. Two weeks before the game, Manchester City announced that Toure would become the captain of Manchester City. This is a great honor for the old club.But Manchester City's doing so has a deep meaning, because Toure has not won the captain's position in Arsenal for seven years, and even the young Cesc Fabregas has also won the captain's position.

Faced with the provocation of Manchester City and Adebayor, Arsenal fans were very angry. Many people said on the Internet that they would give Adebayor a little color, booing him so much that he couldn't even lift his legs, and let him understand that upstarts will never There is no chance of becoming a wealthy family.Some extreme Gunners fans even said that they would rather lose to Manchester United than Manchester City.

Facing the challenge of the old general, Wenger did not have much disgust, except that Adebayor only satirized the fans' respect for him. When he learned that Adebayor left, he did not show much loss and reluctance. Instead, he opened champagne to celebrate, which is also one of the reasons why Adebayor resolutely left. However, Wenger believes that Arsenal fans treated Adebayor like this. Bayo is also normal, because Adebayor was very lazy and slack in the game, which left a bad impression on the fans.At the same time, Wenger also believes that Adebayor's satirizing fans in the interview is also very unmannered, because the fans are just ordinary people.

As soon as Li Huan flew back to London, he encountered an interview from a reporter from "Sky Sports". Li Huan had already learned about some remarks and practices of Manchester City and Adebayor through newspapers and TV. Of course, he hoped to boost morale before the start of the game. In words, Manchester City will not have the upper hand. :
"When I came to Arsenal, everyone here believed in my quality. At this moment, I just want to give back to the club and the manager. We played three Premier League games, we won all games, we are very happy. Satisfied, very happy. Of course we are eager to continue the victory and enjoy our time on the court. I don’t want to comment on Adebayor’s words. He has scored in three consecutive rounds and may score again this time, but victory must is ours."

Li Huan didn't talk much, but he was full of confidence and pride. Under Li Huan's prestige, such words were enough for Arsenal fans to wait for the start of the game happily and at ease. They believed that Li Huan was the patron saint of Arsenal. It will definitely let them win every game and break the history of no championship.

Wenger called the players back for training one day in advance, not only because of fear of Manchester City's strength, but also because of some problems of Arsenal itself, since the 0304 season.Habitual collapse is already synonymous with Arsenal. It is always easy for Arsenal to suddenly lose their form when they are playing very well. In order to make preparations, I hope to get rid of this bad habit.

In this game against Arsenal, the pre-match media hype was "a big test of whether Manchester City has the ability to reach the top four", but in fact, it is true. Even if the media does not hype, Wenger thinks it is a test battle,

During the training, Wenger strengthened the tactics of breaking the dense defense, because Wenger watched the first three games in detail, and the five warm-up matches against Manchester City. And very good, this is very different from many media and Wenger's original ideas. In Wenger's view, the summer transfer to Manchester City spent 1.21 million pounds to sign Adebayor, Carlos Tevez, Kolo Toure. .

However, Manchester City scored four goals in three league games and did not concede a goal. They are also the only team in the Premier League that did not concede a goal. Manchester City ranks second in the league with a success rate of 20.5%, and is far stronger than the traditional semi-finals, which shows that Manchester City's defenders are very stable.

Facing such a team with a good defense, Wenger must first find a way to break through their defense, and then he can talk about defending against the opponent's counterattack!Defensive counterattack!This is the core strategy of Manchester City in the new season. Its basic model means the Brazilian team's style of play in recent years. Because Manchester City has quite outstanding stars, they choose to defend first and then attack. Therefore, when they get a fast break opportunity, Manchester City can use fast horses like Bellamy and Wright to quickly implement a blitzkrieg against their opponents.This style of play is relatively low-key, but it is terrifying.It is also a tactical play that Arsenal is more afraid of. If it is supplemented with Chelsea's fierce pressing, it will become Arsenal's natural enemy.

There are not many ways to defeat a defensive and counterattack team, nothing more than the following, two powerful center forwards, bombing with headers in turn; long shots, set kicks, and personal breakthroughs.

In the new season, Arsenal’s nothing to worry about is the striker. After leaving Adebayor, only Van Persie is currently on Arsenal’s striker. Bendtner and Eduardo are trustworthy, and Van Persie and Eduardo are both technical. Forwards are particularly vulnerable to injuries. Bendtner is quite tall, but his header ability is low and his skills are average. In addition, Vela and others are too young to be the main players, so the first way is obviously not going to work.

Long shots, set kicks and personal breakthroughs are the best options for Arsenal. It happens that Li Huan, who joined Arsenal this season, is best at these three. After the start of the season, Arsenal has not encountered a real team. In the sense of defensive counterattack team, so this game is a test for Arsenal, but also a test for Li Huan.

In training, Wenger focused on these three things. The reputation of Xiao Li Feidao has spread all over the world. Wenger knows that Manchester City will definitely try their best to avoid free kicks within 30 meters. Personal breakthroughs are also difficult to work in dense defense , the professor mainly trains the cooperation of free kicks beyond 30 meters to improve the suddenness of the attack.

In addition to training the means of breaking the dense defense, Wenger also strengthened the attack and defense of the wing. Manchester City's Wright Jr. and Bellamy's speed are very amazing. They must defend well on both sides, especially Kerry On Xi's side, Wenger told him to defend boldly and be careful about assists.

After three days of intensive training, Arsenal's players finally went to Manchester again to attack the "fake Real Madrid" Manchester City team entrenched here, and continued to hit the top position.

(End of this chapter)