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Chapter 397 : Juan Mata is coming?

Seeing that the winter transfer period is coming to an end, the major teams have stepped up their pace of signings.Although it is difficult to have some major transfer transactions in the winter, the timing of signing a weak lineup in the middle of the league is still very important.

At present, regarding the future of Juan Mata, the Chelsea midfielder and last season's assist king of the Blues, the media have "insider information" almost every day.

At present, Juan Mata is very close to Arsenal, hesitant about the injuries of Ozil and others. There are media rumors that Mata will come to Arsenal, Chelsea's city rival, to replace the injured Ozil. and Podolski.

Now Mata's departure is no longer a secret, because Chelsea and Mata himself have stated that the Spaniard's future is no longer Chelsea.The only secret is where is his future?

Mourinho revealed as early as the summer that Mata is not suitable for his tactics and team building policy, but everyone thought that with Mourinho's return, the talented Spanish midfielder would choose to leave, but they did not expect Mata finally chose to stay.

After only half a season, although his ability and state have not been affected, he can no longer play an important role in Chelsea, and even the chances of starting the game are getting less and less.So far, Mata has played a total of 10 times for Chelsea in the league, of which six came off the bench and four were substituted. Only five of them played a full nine and [-] minutes.

There are still six months before the World Cup will start, and the rosters of the major national teams have yet to be finalized.But if Mata can't get a good opportunity to play and play an important role in Chelsea, then Juan Mata is not indispensable for the Spanish national team, which is full of midfield talents in the World Cup and the European Cup. of.Maybe he won't even be able to get a ticket to Brazil by then, and even if he does, he'll probably be a substitute player.

The World Cup is not like a club league. Once the head coach decides on the starting lineup and main players, there will be basically no changes.Substitutes and rotation players can only hope to get a chance in some unimportant games. For example, when they have already qualified in the group, they may be able to get some playing time in the last round, but when it comes to an important game like the knockout round, unless the first Choose injury or suspension, otherwise the second and third choice players will hardly have a bright future.

Juan Mata is a very ambitious player, obviously not reconciled to being only a "water dispenser administrator" in the national team.And he is now 25 or 30 years old. This World Cup is his best chance. If he misses it, he will be almost 30 years old next time.Unless they are players of the level of Xavi and Iniesta, for Spain, which has a lot of midfielders, the head coach may think of bringing a [-]-year-old veteran.

So at this time, it is the best time for Mata to leave Chelsea, which is not suitable for him, and to be surrounded by other giants.And the player himself apparently thought so too.

The relationship between Li Zihan and Mata is very good. Mata and Torres are Spanish fellows on the same team, so the relationship is naturally good.The reason why Li Zihan met Mata was also recommended by Torres, and he still likes the Spanish midfielder Li Zihan very much.

Juan Matag is not only good at the game, but also a polite gentleman in private.He's always very polite, and it's hard to hear gossip about him.

You must know that there are a lot of scandals about Li Zihan now. Although he never goes to nightclubs, his apartment, Li, is a "golden house hidden girl", and it is also a "shuangjiao".

So Li Zihan still hopes that Arsenal can introduce this outstanding player, so that he can play with him.In private, when Li Zihan and Torres and others gather together, they also play indoor futsal or seven-a-side football. It feels very good to have played with Mata several times.Although the Spaniard's passing is not as precise as a scalpel and as comfortable as chocolate silk like Ozil, Mata is very thoughtful, and his running and passing are very aggressive.

Li Zihan's idea is that it is best for Torres and Mata to come to Arsenal together. Anyway, the two are not happy at Chelsea now.But he knew it was impossible.

When he learned that his team needed to strengthen the lineup in winter, Li Zihan once suggested Juan Mata to Wenger in private.Wenger also said that Mata's abilities and characteristics are also suitable for Arsenal. After a period of familiarization, he will definitely be able to integrate into the team.

But what is embarrassing now is that Arsenal does not have objective funds to introduce players like Juan Mata, especially during the winter transfer period, Wenger only has a mere few million pounds in his hands.Although they did not explicitly ask about the price, both Wenger and Li Zihan knew that a player like Mata would not even talk about it if he lost 3000 million pounds, but with 3000 million pounds, he was only qualified to talk about it. It is not yet certain what the transaction price of the phantom will be.

And Mourinho will not necessarily release Mata to Arsenal, unless Arsenal's current results and goals are for qualifying for the UEFA Cup, not the championship and the Champions League.

It's just that there is another reason why Wenger didn't tell Li Zihan, and that is once Ozil, Podolski and Walcott's injuries are all healed.The coexistence of several people is a problem. There are only a few positions, but there are not many excellent players.

So it is not realistic for Juan Mata to come to Arsenal, although the media outside are very excited.

And just when many media said that Juan Mata was very close to Arsenal, especially a reporter took photos of Li Zihan sharing dinner with several friends such as Juan Mata and Torres, saying that he and Mata himself Li Zihan, who has a good relationship, is already acting as Arsenal's lobbyist, and when everything is said in a clear and orderly manner.

Less than 36 hours later, Arsenal officially announced: "We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with the Russian Super League powerhouse Spartak Moscow, and we will introduce Spartak's Swedish international Kim Karlstrom. We believe that the experienced Karlstrom can bring a lot of help to Arsenal."

Many fans and the media are surprised why Arsenal bought a [-]-year-old veteran. Is it possible that Arsenal has already moved towards Milan?Doesn't the camp already have Rosicky, an experienced veteran?

Just when everyone felt unworthy for Arsenal, they were relieved to see the last sentence.

"The introduction method is on loan, and we will loan Karlstrom for half a season!"

It turned out to be a lease, not a purchase.
This meets Arsenal's needs. They don't need to think of a long-term veteran. They need a player who can play when he comes and doesn't stay for a long time.Because after Ozil and others recovered from their injuries, the competition for positions became fierce.The loan is undoubtedly the most in line with the interests of the club and the players, and it can also help the club in the arena.

Just two days after Karlstrom arrived at Arsenal, Arsenal ushered in another game.

This is an FA Cup contest. After Arsenal defeated their "disliked" North London neighbor Tottenham [-]-[-] in the third round, they successfully advanced to the next round.

This round of Arsenal's luck is quite good, because they encountered the few low-level teams left in the FA Cup.

Coventry!This is a team with foundation, but foundation does not equal strength.Today's Coventry is too far away from the Premier League Coventry back then. They are now participating in England's third-tier league-the English League One!

The reason why Arsenal is lucky is that until the fourth round of the FA Cup, there are only three League One teams outside the Premier League and the English Championship, Barnsley, Doncaster and the final test that Arsenal encountered Wen Chui.

As for the teams in League Two and the National Regional League, which are lower than League One, they went home in the second and third rounds.

The FA Cup against League One team Coventry at their home court still does not put much pressure on Arsenal.And Arsenal's mentality is also very good, even if they are upset and eliminated, it doesn't matter. In this way, all the focus will be shifted to the league.

In this game, Wenger also used a large number of young players from the bench and reserve team. Many of the core players are not in the 18-man roster, including Li Zihan, Cazorla and Ramsey.

Although it is against a League One team, Wenger's starting list is indeed surprising enough.Among them, the young winger German Gnabry of the reserve team was used, and Bendtner was allowed to start, and Giroud sat on the bench.The two central defenders rest together, and the central defender partner is Vermaelen's partner, a teenager who was born in [-].Wilshere played, presumably to use this game to restore his condition.

These are not surprising places, what is surprising is that the 11-man starting roster actually appeared in the veteran Karl Strom who has only joined the team for two days and is less than 48 hours old! !

Isn't Arsenal underestimating their opponents too much?Are you not afraid of capsizing in the gutter?

And when Coventry learned of Arsenal's starting list, it was also very angry.In addition to Wilshere, Arsenal hardly has a core player in the starting lineup.

The small teams in League One and League Two don't want to win the FA Cup by being upset. They think more about competing with the Premier League's super-level teams to "show their faces" for their clubs. "And improve your own strength.

And the players of those small clubs also hope to achieve wonderful performances against the Premier League teams, and finally win the favor of some big teams, and finally change their future.