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Chapter 444: "Derby", "Tianwangshan", "Thousand Games"

"Welcome everyone to come to the famous Stamford Bridge Stadium in London this weekend night. Tonight will usher in a focus battle of the Premier League. The No.30 round of the league this season, Chelsea will host the league leader Arsenal."

"This is a famous London derby. The two teams are now the top two teams in the Premier League. This is not polite, because they are now ranked No.1 and No.2 in the league. So this is also a game of heaven. The battle, the same city derby plus the Tianwangshan battle, I think everyone will enjoy this game very much."

"In addition to Derby and Tianwangshan, there is another protagonist tonight. That is Arsenal's French coach Arsene Wenger. This game will be the thousandth game of the professor's coaching career at Arsenal. This record He has also become the head coach who has coached the same team for the longest time among the current head coaches in the Premier League. He was the godfather of the Red Devils Manchester United before Ferguson, but Sir Alex retired at the end of last season, so now Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger He is the longest-serving manager in the Premier League."

"There is no doubt that this game will be the most memorable game in Professor Wenger's career, although the game has not officially started. But summing up the London City Derby, Tianwangshan and the thousandth game of my Arsenal career, I think There is no reason for the professor to forget this game. If they can get three points against their rivals away, they will continue to lead in the league standings against the second, third and fourth teams, and if this If you lose one game, it's not just a derby against a bitter rival, Arsenal will probably lose the league title this season."

"It is worth mentioning that there is a record that makes Wenger quite embarrassing. That is, Wenger has never won a victory against the team coached by Chelsea coach Mourinho in his career, not even a game. League, There are draws and losses in the Champions League, but there is no win, so today I think Wenger also wants to break this embarrassing record."

Although this record seems incredible, because excluding Mourinho's early Porto, Inter Milan and Real Madrid before, these teams may not necessarily encounter Arsenal in two or three seasons.But when Mourinho joined Chelsea for the first time, they had at least two confrontations every season. After so many years, Wenger has never won against this Portuguese who made him very disliked.
"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides, there is not much change on Chelsea's side. The goalkeeper is the Czech national No. The right-footed Spanish full-back Azpilicueta continued to replace Ashley Cole, who was once the Premier League's first left-back in poor form, and the Serbian Ivanovic in the center back changed to play on the right. Defender. The Serbian midfielder Matic, who Chelsea brought back from Benfica during the winter transfer period, appeared in the starting list. Since joining Chelsea, Matic has quickly secured the main starting position. And he is not good for Chelsea. Unfamiliar, this is the second time he has joined Chelsea. He was sent to Benfica as an extension of the transfer of David Luiz before. After a few seasons, Chelsea spent £2000 million to bring him back from Benfica. "

"The partner with Matic is Lampard, the magic lamp of Chelsea. Although Lampard is no longer young, he still has a very stable number of appearances in a giant like Chelsea. But it is too clear where he will go after this season. gone."

"Chelsea's frontcourt, the midfielder is the Brazilian Oscar, the Belgian genius Eden Hazard is on the left, and the German flying wing Schurrle is on the right. Many people thought that Mourinho would choose to start before the right winger. Many times the Brazilian Willian, but Mourinho chose the German. I don’t know if there will be any special arrangements. Schurrle often has impressive performances when he comes off the bench. Well, that's it, if it wasn't for William's stinking kick, I think Xu Erle would be a substitute."

"For the center forward, Mourinho chose Fernando Torres, a Spaniard who was in poor form. It was rumored before the game that Mourinho wanted to start the veteran Eto'o, but Eto'o appeared in some training. A minor injury, so he didn't dare to start an injured player in such an important game."

"It is worth mentioning that Torres has only scored four goals in 22 games for Chelsea this season, three of which were scored in the Champions League and only one goal was scored in the league."

"Chelsea and Arsenal have one thing in common this season, and that is the defensive problem that has caused headaches for the enemies of Arsene Wenger and Mourinho at the same time."

We all know that Arsenal's defense and Chelsea's defense are the worst among the top five teams in the Premier League standings. Manchester United's defense is worse than them, but they are already ranked seventh and their problems It is the aging of the defense, and most of the defenses of Arsenal and Chelsea are in their prime.

Fortunately, the central defender partnered by Cahill and veteran Terry is still reliable, although Terry sometimes likes to make some own goals.And the right back Azpilicueta can be regarded as quite satisfactory on the left, and Ivanovic, who has been transformed from a central defender, can be regarded as reassuring to play on the right back.Although David Luiz is still "a central defender with the heart of a center forward", he can still play as a substitute and rotate, not to mention that he can occasionally play a cameo as a defensive midfielder to respond to emergencies.

Chelsea's defense is somewhat of a "get by" type, while Arsenal's defense is
Captain Vermaelen, the Belgian, has not been in good form for a day or two. This season, he has played only a handful of games at the central defender position, usually as a substitute full-back, while the other French central defender Koscielny It's a lot better now than it was when he joined Arsenal, but that's about it.Compared with other central defenders, the Frenchman is actually not completely reassuring.Whether it was a penalty kick or a red card, the hearts of the Gunners supporters couldn't bear it.

The only reliable one may be Mordsarter. Although the German can't compare with the "Dinghaishenzhen"-level central defender on the court, at least he is conscientious.He has never made a big mistake, and rarely made a small mistake. He can occasionally make a header or something, and he also has a lot of advantages in terms of body.

Gibbs and Sagna are more of the role of offensive full-backs, and they often participate in assists. This is the current style of play of almost all mainstream teams. Full-backs insert assists.

So at this time, the requirements for the team's midfielder are relatively high, but Arsenal's midfielder Ramsey also has to participate in the offense. He is a defensive midfielder with both offense and defense, and central midfielder Wilshere . It is better to count on Ramsey than to count on his defense. After all, Ramsey is still good on defense.

Let's look at Arsenal's defensive midfielder, a vice-captain Arteta and a Flamini. They are all [-]-year-old veterans.In terms of speed and flexibility, it is almost completely overwhelmed by young players, and Flamini is better.His midfield sweep and forward attack added some points for him, and the Spaniard Arteta, who can only defend, is in the same state as Vermaelen this season.

If it weren't for Wenger's Arsenal's real bench thickness is not enough, no one would be available.In the 18-man roster, where are they and what's the matter, thinking of them is just a substitute.

But now, they are Arsenal's regular main force.

But it's amazing that there is such an unreliable defense line.Chelsea and Arsenal are still No.2 and No.1 in the league standings.
This is why Guardiola criticized the team after Bayern Munich was reversed by Arsenal at home.Because facing such a broken back line they only scored one goal against Arsenal, and Arsenal faced the likes of Neuer, Boateng, Dante and Thiago (Javi Martinez). Three goals were scored.

Manchester City's defense is almost the best in the Premier League, although Demichelis is a bit nervous.But Kompany, who is partnering with him, is very good, not to mention their midfielder Yaya Toure and Brazilian Fernandinho are also very good, especially the latter's defense, which almost completely liberated Yaya. Ya Toure, so that the "Côte d'Ivoire Elephant" can participate in the attack with confidence.

"Let's take a look at the visiting team Arsenal. Overall, Arsenal's starting lineup has not changed much, but there are some adjustments in individual positions."

"The goalkeeper is No. [-] Szczesny, the central defender is the 'German-French partner' of Modesat and Koscielny, the full-back is Gibbs, who came from the excellent youth training of the Gunners, and the French veteran Sa Nia. Flamini, who is also a French veteran, partnered with Welsh midfielder Ramsey in the midfielder. Ozil played the midfielder in the midfield. Wilshere and Chamberlain split sides on both sides, and Lee came forward alone. .”

"This starting lineup is just some adjustments in the position of the right midfielder. The Spaniard Cazorla was injured in the game against Bayern Munich and was carried off on a stretcher, so the young teenager Chamberlain replaced him. And Wilshere before His main positions are central midfielder and attacking midfielder. Of course, he can also play on the wing occasionally, so he appeared on the wing in this game. But in this position, Arsenal can actually choose German winger Podols Basically, the German cooperated well with Ozil and Lee in the midfield in the first half of the season, but after returning from injury in January, his state is more worrying.”

"And there is nothing to say about Li's forward attack. He is now the core of this Arsenal and a goal-scoring machine!! Of course he can also play on the wing. In fact, Wenger can let Giroud play against Chelsea. Playing a traditional center for the ball, let Lee go to the wing. This is more conducive to Lee's performance. After all, the defensive triangle formed by Terry, Cahill and Matic can still restrain Lee's performance."