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Chapter 329 North London Derby
After defeating Udinese [-]-[-], Arsenal finally entered the Champions League with their heads held high.

With the end of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, the top 32 European teams from [-] to [-] have all been released!

Three days later in Zurich, Switzerland, the draw for this season's Champions League group stage will be announced.

And Arsenal will also start preparing for the first round of the English Premier League in the first week of the new season. In the first round of the new season, they will be a guest at White Hart Lane to challenge Tottenham Hotspur.

This wonderful North London Derby is also the first time that Datianchao TV broadcasts the Premier League again after N years.

At the same time, this will also be 173 contests between the two sides!In the previous 170 two contests, Arsenal had 72 wins, 48 ​​draws, and a record of 53 losses with a slight upper hand!

From the first North London Derby in [-], the North London Derby has a history of more than a hundred years!

The fans of the two teams are mortal enemies. In recent years, with the rise of Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham fans are arrogant.

The London police have started patrolling a week earlier to avoid disturbances by fans of the two teams.

After defeating Udinese, Song Rentou also invited the Chinese Olympic delegation to dinner that night. For Song Rentou, the pride of China, many athletes took photos with him.

After a day of rest, Song Rentou also started a new training session with his Arsenal teammates.

That's training for Tottenham.

Tottenham has the Welsh King Gareth Bale in the team. This player, nicknamed the Monkey King by Chinese fans, is extremely fast on the court and has an outstanding long-range shot.

Last season, Tottenham used to have a shameless tactic, that is, if they fell behind or drew with their opponents, in the last 10 minutes of the game, when everyone couldn't run, Tottenham would pull away all of Bell and let Bell alone to play.

The reason why this tactic is shameless is because Bell may be a person who can rival Song Rentou in terms of physical fitness.

Gary Lineker once said that this is the first time he has seen a player with such outstanding explosive power and physical fitness.

The most regrettable thing for the English is that Bell did not choose English nationality, otherwise the Three Lions would have no good generals.

At the end of the game, when everyone can't run, Bell's speed advantage is very obvious, and he can often create miracles when he is alone.

Because Bell's left foot still has an outstanding cross.

Now Tottenham's coach Boas has even claimed to have tailored a free frontcourt tactic for Bell. Bell's position is very unstable, and sometimes even when the team's defense is not good, the Welsh The king on the left can also return to defense and make up defense.

His chase was very aggressive.

So Arsenal's first topic today is how to limit Bell's speed. It is definitely not enough to rely on Great Sasania alone.

"When defending, you need to strengthen mutual cooperation! Aaron, the space behind you is too big, this is Gareth Bale's favorite!" Arsenal's assistant coach was very busy, Wenger His training is quite reliable, otherwise Arsenal would not be able to produce little monsters every year.

Ramsey was a little depressed.

Because he always feels uncomfortable if he can't be inserted in his position, but once he is inserted, there will be a large space behind him for Gareth Bale.

Mertesacker's recovery is very slow, and Sagna can't deal with Gareth Bale alone.

"To be like this, you must form an iron triangle, so that you can narrow the space for Bale to break through! Also, our central defenders, you have to remember that Gareth Bale's foot frequency is very fast, so even if his dribble The belt has exposed flaws, you must also be careful with your kicks! Don't give him a chance to kick within 25 yards!"

The same depressed as Ramsey is of course the Arsenal defenders.

"Gareth Bell..." Song Rentou had heard this name mentioned more than once these days.

It can be said that this opponent of his first battle is a real rival!

"Surprised, isn't it?" Rosicky walked to Song Rentou's side. The relationship between the Czech veteran and Song Rentou has been getting better and better recently.

"It's a little bit, because the defense is completely aimed at one person." Song Rentou admits that he can't do it. First, he is the kind of player who is not suitable for everyone to defend against him. Second, Song Rentou It is difficult for you to target a player with this characteristic.

"Ramsey, Mertesacker, Sarnia, and Koscielny are very depressed." Rosicky smiled, and then patted Song Rentu on the shoulder, "Because last year, our defense line was strengthened." Respell blew it up."

Song Rentou looked at Rosicky. In his impression, Rosicky rarely praised a certain player.

This is a kind of arrogance of genius. As a representative of the golden generation of Czech football, is the Czech's double-armed reputation worthless?

"Someone once said that Tottenham is Redknapp's team alone, but it turns out that Tottenham can do without Redknapp. Have you watched the Champions League in the [-]-[-] season? Resberg singled out Maicon, the world's number one right back." Rosicky sighed, "That scene was really horrible."

Song Rentou nodded, Gareth Bell, his speed cannot be described in words.

"Actually, people have realized that Tottenham is Gareth Bale's team alone. The reason why Tottenham were able to hold down our points last year and we worked very hard to overtake was because in many key battles, He stood up and saved the team alone. He has such strength, and many people even say that he is not much worse than Cristiano Ronaldo back then." Rosicky thought for a while, "In my eyes, he is Cristiano Ronaldo. A player of Ronaldo's level is even more lethal than Cristiano Ronaldo."

"Why?" Song Rentou was very curious about Rosicky's comments.

"Because they are different, Cristiano Ronaldo carries the team forward with his own strength, while Gareth Bale can become a tactical victim at a critical time. He grew up in a good tactical environment and his His reputation is not so great, and he is willing to sacrifice himself for the team's tactics. So in a way, targeting Gareth Bale is targeting Tottenham Hotspur." Rosicky said lightly.

Song Rentou began to be interested in the opponent he was going to meet in the game the day after tomorrow. Gareth Bale seemed to be a very strong opponent indeed.

What Song Rentou didn't know was that the North London Derby would be much more difficult than he imagined.

After Wenger explained the team's training for the past few days, he also flew to Zurich, Switzerland.

A day later, the draw ceremony for the top 32 of the Champions League will be held there. As a frequent visitor to the Champions League every year, how well Arsenal, who are assigned to the first tier, will indirectly affect their qualifying situation.

However, generally speaking, the probability of the first-tier teams being assigned to the death group is quite low. This design is a matter of probability theory, so I won’t go into details here.

Song Rentou did not go to the draw ceremony with Wenger, mainly because he had to stay in the team to continue training, and the North London Derby was coming soon. Arsenal not only had to make adjustments to defense, but more importantly, they Whether the attack can suppress Tottenham Hotspur is the key.

Speaking of which, this draw is the same as last year, there is a possibility of the death group appearing.

The biggest key point is Paris Saint-Germain, the Ligue [-] local tycoon led by Ancelotti. They have been away from the Champions League for a long time. They must only be assigned to the third tier, and such a strong team can only appear in the third tier. Greatly increases the possibility of the Group of Death.

According to the points, Borussia Dortmund, which shocked Europe last year, is still in the fourth gear. Just imagine, if the drawers slipped their hands and put Paris and the Hornets in the same group, then the appearance of the super death group is still It is possible.

The draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage is based on the points in the European competition over the years. Porto, like the Portuguese Super League, is a seeded team.

This time the eight first-tier teams are: Arsenal, Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Manchester United, Bayern, Barcelona.

The eight second-tier teams are: Dynamo Kyiv, Schalke 04, Zenit St. Petersburg, Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Deportivo, Benfica and Braga.

The eight third-tier teams are: Greater Paris, Olympiacos, Anderlecht, Ajax, Juventus, Lille, Spartak Moscow, Galatasaray.

The eight fourth-tier teams are: Dinamo Zagreb, Borussia Dortmund, Montpellier, Malaga, North Zealand, Borisov, Celtic and Cluj.

In Zurich, Switzerland, representatives of the top 32 teams participating in the Champions League came here.

Tonight at the Opera House in Zurich, Switzerland, Dutch superstar Gullit, former Manchester United legend Dennis Law and Italian legendary central defender Cannavaro will jointly draw the top 32 groups in this season's Champions League group stage.

Wenger also looked high-spirited. In the opera house, everyone could clearly see the confidence on the professor's face.

After pouring all their 9000 million yuan to win Song Rentou, the confidence of Arsenal and Wenger has been very different from before. And the strong teams in the third gear will have to worry.

Of course, Wenger doesn't want to encounter a team that is too strong in the second tier, let alone draw Paris and Dortmund.

The hostess of the lottery ceremony was the Colombian supermodel Aso Zlila. This hot female hostess is proficient in seven languages. It is really terrible that there is no culture in this day and age. Even a model can speak seven languages!
The on-site performances are very short. Whether it is the opening ceremony of the World Cup, the prelude before the draw ceremony, or the singing and dancing performances at the awards ceremony, they are all as short as possible.

Because of the patience of footballers and coaches, it usually doesn't go too well.

Under the attention of people, the draw ceremony began soon. The Dutch superstar Gullit first drew the first team respectively. The Portuguese super giant Porto was seated in Group A, while Arsenal was drawn second. The Gunners It was assigned to Group B, followed by AC Milan, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern, Barcelona and Manchester United in Groups C to H.

Compared with the slightly calm first draw, the second draw is obviously much more interesting.

Former Manchester United legend Dennis Law shook Benfica to the Barcelona group with a smile. Benfica's team leader and former Portuguese legend Rui Costa shook his head. This is probably the worst result he could have imagined.

Of course, the most amazing thing about Dennis Law is that Manchester City was assigned to Real Madrid's group!
The direct confrontation between the two big local tyrants really envied people's attention.

Manchester City coach Mancini looked distressed. This seems to be UEFA's punishment for Manchester City breaking the pattern of the world transfer market, and it is also a warning.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho looked calm.

If the draw ceremony was carried out in such a slightly boring and ordinary way, it would be too small to underestimate Dennis Law's magical right hand.

Soon, the entire Zurich Opera House in Switzerland became lively.

Because of La Coruña.

Song Rentou's old club was assigned to Group B!
Crazy Deportivo, this is not an easy opponent to deal with. Although they sold many main players in the summer, Deportivo has not completely become a star supermarket as people imagined. The appearance of Song Rentou, the aid, has completely put the team's financial situation on the right track and has a lot of savings.

Even Deportivo currently wants to challenge the authority of Real Madrid and Barcelona in terms of transfer arrangements.

Wenger spotted Deportivo coach Jose Ortera smiling at him.

Wenger also returned his smile, this is not an opponent who is too palatable, Wenger thought in his heart.

After the second draw, the third draw will be eye-catching, because if Paris is assigned to the Arsenal or Real Madrid group, then this year's super death group will be born.

However, compared to Dennis Law's magical right hand, Cannavaro is obviously a good partner of the giants. Paris was assigned to the weaker Group A. This group includes Porto and Zenit St. Petersburg. With Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva and many other strong players, Paris has no reason not to qualify from this group.

Olympiacos was assigned to the Arsenal group. Different from the topic in the second tier, the draw in the third tier was unremarkable. The weak teams took their seats one after another, as if they had become a cash machine for the rich.

In the final fourth tier, the only focus of attention is which group Dortmund was drawn into. Fortunately, Arsenal drew Montpellier. Although this Ligue [-] powerhouse performed well last season, However, after the large-scale sales in the summer, it is impossible to stop Arsenal's progress. Arsenal has got a good sign this year.

Most of the other giants are equally divided, and their signing luck is quite good. Compared with last year's death group, this year's group composition is basically one super strong, one strong team, and two underdogs.

of course there are exceptions.

Like that most special guy.

Jose Mourinho had a playful smile on his face at this time.

Dortmund, the Bundesliga madman Klopp's team was divided into the group of Real Madrid and Manchester City!

Triwizard Tournament!
Is Mancini's team going to crash the group stage again?This group is definitely competitive. Although there are many topics in the Arsenal group, after all, Olympiacos and Montpellier cannot stop Arsenal's progress!

But this group of Real Madrid...

Ajax, once one of the Big Three in the Eredivisie, has completely fainted in the toilet!

After all, the Pu family used to be a wealthy team on this planet, but now it has completely become an underdog.

It is foreseeable that the competition in this group will be very fierce, and whether the three super teams can get enough points on Ajax will become the biggest key to qualifying for this group.

Looking at his former rival Jose Mourinho, Wenger couldn't help but secretly smiled.

It seems that luck has also begun to improve.

Wenger knows that this season, the team's primary goal is to dominate the league, so the opponents in the Champions League are particularly important.

The opponent is not strong, Arsenal can concentrate on the league, and even start the league to grab points after qualifying in the Champions League ahead of schedule. Seeing that Manchester City, one of the league competitors, is assigned to such a group, how can Wenger not laugh.

Real Madrid and Dortmund alone are enough for Mancini to drink a pot.

If Manchester City consumes too much energy in the Champions League, Arsenal will have a chance in the league.

How could Wenger be unhappy when his opponent's strength was weakened and he was happy at leisure.

Although Chelsea and Manchester United's group opponents are very weak, to be honest, Wenger doesn't necessarily think that Shakhtar Donetsk and North Zealand are good at it!

What a joke!In the winter, go to Denmark and Ukraine, where the weather is freezing, to see Arsenal's away games. Which one is not a pleasant climate, and it is very close to England.

What is a good sign?This is a good sign!
Absolutely sign up!

After the draw, Wenger returned to North London with good news. Now he can prepare for the North London Derby four days later with peace of mind.

Although Villas-Boas's performance at Chelsea was terrible, it had a lot to do with his inability to suppress the heroes of Chelsea. Tottenham and Chelsea are different. The most famous team is Gareth Bale, but others The players are all Premier League stars.

They are not all champions like Chelsea's players. Villas-Boas can control the team very well, and his coaching talent can also be fully displayed.

And most importantly, the derby has always been the most difficult to play, not to mention the White Hart Lane, which is the most hostile to Arsenal.

The first game of the Premier League will affect the morale of the team. Arsenal's team morale is high now, and Wenger does not want to encounter Waterloo.

So the North London Derby is not to be won, but must, must, must be won! !
(End of this chapter)