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Chapter 242

If the draw between Arsenal and Manchester United in the last round can be explained as bad luck, then when the No.20 three rounds were all over, Wenger could no longer find any reason to explain the team's performance.

Faced with the dark horse Bolton, who has lost four games in a row recently and has slipped to No.8 in the standings, Arsenal lost another game, and in the whole game, their performance was almost sleepwalking.

All offensive players, including Henry, seem to have no idea where Bolton's goal is at all. In 10 minutes, they only took five shots, and none of them hit the goal frame. What kind of situation is this? an efficiency of ?Even Norwich, which is in the relegation zone, played like a professional Premier League team than them!

Is this the same Arsenal team that won the Premier League title unbeaten last season?Is this still the Arsenal team with the Premier League's top scorer?What kind of shit is this kicking!It is estimated that even Wenger himself cannot explain what happened to his team and why they performed so poorly in the middle of the league.

When the team needed the most stable performance, they made so many problems. The strong performance at the beginning of the season seems to have been forgotten. In the recent rounds, they did not have that smooth performance at all. The determination to cooperate and suppress the opponent, even if it is to win, often makes people feel a little frightened by winning.

Originally, they were seven points behind Chelsea, but now they are doing well. After this round of competition, they are already [-] points behind the Blues, who are at the top of the table. There are still [-] games left, and the league is coming to an end. up.

It is basically impossible to count on chasing [-] points in [-] rounds. Even Wenger himself knows this very well. Even if he doesn't want to admit it, he has to understand that the gap can no longer be made up.

Chelsea's performance that is so stable that it makes people go crazy is crushing the confidence of the pursuers little by little. Even if Wenger wants to deny this, he must agree with this statement psychologically. The guys who are so strong to the bone have worn away Arsenal's confidence in winning the championship with consecutive victories.

Moreover, this time Arsenal was not only losing the game, they were overtaken by Everton who was chasing after them, and they were squeezed to third place in the standings. Some unharmonious rumors began to spread within the team sound.

The German Lehmann, who had been the team's starting goalkeeper last season, finally couldn't hold back Wenger's attitude towards him recently. When he faced the media in a public interview, he said for the first time that he was dissatisfied with losing his main position.

"Almunia doesn't have enough experience to help the team at all, but the manager doesn't see it that way, he always thinks I'm not in good form recently, but look at the recent results of the Arsenal team, who is it? .”

Lehmann has always been this kind of outspoken person. He was like this in the battle between the national team and Kahn. In the club, this guy also thinks he is the kind of person who says nothing. Wenger helped Almunia so much. Lehman will definitely be upset, a person who doesn't even accept Kahn, how can he accept a guy who is his second in command?
With a guy like Kahn, Lehman dared to confront him head-on, not to mention a novice like Almunia who hadn't made his mark among the goalkeepers. It can even be said that he didn't bother to argue with such a small character. .

Lehman's goal is obviously aimed at Wenger. He can say this in an interview, which is to demonstrate to the old man Wenger. He wants to tell the French in this way, "You choose him to replace me, yes A very big mistake! Arsenal's goal line should be decided by me, Lehmann, not a rookie!"

But Lehmann underestimated Wenger's toughness. Although the old man has always been very elegant in front of the media, on the court, or when the team has disagreements, Wenger's temper will also make others pretend to be ashamed .

Even if Lehman is frozen, Wenger does not want this guy to act wildly in front of him. No one has been able to do this before, nor will he in the future. Even if Lehman surpasses Almunia in level, he cannot Before bowing his head and admitting his mistake, regaining the position of the main goalkeeper under Wenger's hands is Wenger's tough way.

You can make mistakes, just like Pennant, Wenger can forgive him, but rebellion can only be suppressed!

This is a question of the prestige of the head coach. If he can't even handle his own players, and he is expected to continue leading the team, what championship is he going to compete for?Isn't that daydreaming?
Compared with Arsenal's internal disputes at the moment, Chelsea, a team that has been missed by many reporters, has not, as many people estimated before the season, there will be any open and secret fights between big names, or locker room strife.

Even those guys who often sit on the bench seldom complain. Of course, it’s not like Kezhiman once complained, but the fate waiting for this guy can only be kicked out by the team .

Mourinho is such a tough person, as he himself said, a team only needs to hear the voice of the head coach, even Kenyon has to be obedient in terms of the team's employment and tactical arrangements Shut up.

Many head coaches have such a requirement, but in terms of execution, guys like Ferguson and Mourinho can do it by order, so that the entire team must use their own arrangements as the only execution standard.

Wenger was still too gentle at certain times, maybe it was a kind of nature brought in by this old French man. Anyway, you rarely see Wenger take the initiative to have a direct confrontation with anyone, except of course, except with Ferguson.

But what Lehman said is not completely unreasonable, at least he has nothing wrong with his evaluation of Almunia, that guy is a useless substitute player, in big scenes, he often makes some unforced errors .

In the last few games, Almunia really did not give Wenger this old man a face. He made continuous mistakes. In the game against Bolton, it was because of his mistake in catching a high ball in front of the goal that caused the loss. ball.

Wenger said some time ago that what Almunia lacks now is just a little bit of confidence. He will gradually imprison the Spaniard as the main player. However, the mistakes in this game made Wenger lose his patience. During the interview, it was implied that in addition to the defenders, the goalkeeper's constant mistakes did cost them a heavy price.

Although such a statement is a bit like slapping yourself in the face, Wenger is indeed a bit helpless with the position of Arsenal goalkeeper. Lehmann is disobedient and wants to rebel against himself. Almunia now seems to be a An idiot who can't help, and the two young reserve goalkeepers Taylor and Stark, one is injured, and the other is caught in a rape lawsuit, Wenger has no other cards in his hand. beated.

The huge gap in the standings may be a problem that only arises when the team's state fluctuates, but Wenger must admit that the big money of the Russian tycoon has played a huge role at this time, and every position of Chelsea has enough Even so, they are still supplementing the team with personnel.

This is a comprehensive transcendence, no matter whether those anti-Chelsea people are willing to admit it or not, the Blue Army, built with a lot of money, makes everyone feel broken like this. This is an unchangeable fact.

Including Manchester United, which had a hard time winning this round of competition, has to admit this. They are now even more behind Chelsea than Arsenal in the standings. The stubborn Ferguson also has to say that Manchester United is farther away from the league championship trophy. It's getting farther and farther away. If you want to become the overlord of the league, you really need to give birth to a big miracle.

However, even if the old guy Ferguson has no hope of winning the championship, he did not miss the opportunity to step on his old rival Liverpool. In this round of the league, they also captured Anfield with a score of 1:0.

It's just that Manchester United did not show their strength in front of Liverpool fans like Chelsea. Even on the scene, Liverpool had the advantage for more than half of the time. Manchester United only relied on Rooney to counterattack quickly before the end of the first half. A blitz in the middle broke through the goal guarded by Dudek.

And not long after the start of the second half, defender Brown was sent off for accumulating two yellow cards for another foul on Baros, but the end of this guy also made Ferguson choose to retreat and defend across the board.

After 65 minutes of the game, Manchester United relied on their own defense to survive the rest of the time. Although Liverpool's offense was wave after wave, they were still unable to knock on Manchester United's goal.

"Three-pointers are the most practical thing. As for the disadvantages on the scene, I can only explain that it is a tactical arrangement. When I come to Anfield, the only thing I want to take away is three-pointers. I am not interested in other things. "

This is Ferguson's answer to the Liverpool reporter's question after the game. It is absolutely straightforward. Anyway, he has scored three points. As for how those Liverpool fans will view the game process, it has nothing to do with Manchester United.

Even if Benitez reprimanded Manchester United for endlessly delaying the game time with tactical fouls on the field in the press conference after the game, Ferguson did not refute it.

It's just that Ferguson himself knows that now his team no longer regards the competition for the league championship as Manchester United's only task this season. As long as they can keep the top four and wait for an opportunity to strive for a better ranking, it will be fine.

For Arsenal and Manchester United, from the moment their winning streak ended, the league championship trophy had already said goodbye to themselves. Even if they wanted to pull the trophy back, they had to cross the strong obstacles of Chelsea.

There are still thirteen rounds left in the league, but the suspense of the championship has gradually disappeared. Even the British bookmakers have repeatedly adjusted the odds of the final ownership of the league championship. At least in the eyes of professional gamblers like them, Chelsea will It is only a matter of time before they can finally win the championship. The so-called variables basically no longer exist.

Even Abramovich has acquiesced to his main force and began to prepare for Chelsea's victory in the Premier League.

The hurricane created by the Blues seemed to be about to take away the league championship trophy. . .

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