i am gun king

Chapter 393 Trust Us
Juventus and the Italian media were very depressed about Arsenal's practice of sending substitute players in the last round of the group stage. They even appealed to UEFA to cancel the results of that game.

However, UEFA ignored them.

With No.1 already locked in the group, no matter what players Arsenal send to participate, that is their freedom.As long as there is no violation of UEFA's competition rules, it is not a violation.

What's more, in order to prepare for the needs of the league, coupled with the injuries of many players, their choice is already a helpless move.

Therefore, UEFA believes that Arsenal's choice is understandable.

No matter how dissatisfied the Italians are, they cannot change the final result.

However, although Juventus went to the UEFA Cup, AC Milan qualified for the group stage in the last round, which somewhat gave the Italians some comfort.

After this round of the group stage, the UEFA Champions League group stage has all come to an end.

With 4 wins and 2 losses, Arsenal appeared as the top of this group.And Schalke 04 is the No.2 of this group.

At the same time, the final results of other groups were announced one by one.

In addition to Arsenal and Schalke 04, the teams qualified for the next knockout round include Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Mira, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Montpellier, Shakhtar Donetsk, Valencia, Ajax, Anzhi.

The Premier League teams are undoubtedly the biggest winners, with a total of 16 places among the 4 qualifying teams.

Secondly, La Liga teams also occupy three seats.

Among the five traditional European leagues, only Serie A is the worst.If it weren't for AC Milan, the only seedling, they would have almost been wiped out.

Among all the qualifying teams, most of the strong teams appear as No.1 in the group.In this way, the probability of Arsenal encountering a strong opponent in the next knockout round is not very high.

For all the No. 2 groups, Group No.[-], which may be tricky, has three teams, namely Ancelotti's Paris Saint-Germain, Italy's AC Milan and England's Chelsea.

For Arsenal, Chelsea can be ruled out.Because in the first knockout round, teams from the same country will not meet.

In other words, as long as they don't encounter AC Milan and Paris, Arsenal still have a great chance of advancing to the quarterfinals.

Of course, even if they meet AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, the Gunners may not be afraid of them.

However, if you encounter these two teams, it will be more difficult for the Gunners to advance, and it will also have a certain impact on their league journey.

As usual, the draw ceremony for this year's Champions League quarter-finals will also be held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland in the middle and late December.

At that time, the battle situation of the top sixteen will naturally be known.

After the European schedule came to an end, the Gunners focused all their attention on the league.

Despite Arsenal's good record in the Champions League, the Gunners cannot be said to have played their best in this year's Premier League games.

After the efforts of Buffon, Li Yuxin and other players, the Gunners once had a brilliant record.However, after Li Yuxin and other main players were injured, they lost their motivation and did not perform well in the game.

In the 14th round of the Premier League, Arsenal challenged "Toffee" Everton away.

As a result, the Gunners suffered another draw at Gooderson Gardens.

Relying on the teenager Marouan.With Fellaini's wonderful world wave, Toffees knocked on Arsenal's goal. Until the 82nd minute, Li Yuxin squeezed out a chance in the thick of Toffees' muscles and scored a header, which was not an easy draw.

After tying the game, the Gunners suffered two consecutive draws in the Premier League.

It's not over yet.

Three days later, the Gunners returned to the Emirates Stadium to face their opponents Swansea in the 3th round of the league.As a result, facing this underdog, the Gunners had the upper hand but were unable to break through the opponent's city.

0:0, Arsenal was tenaciously tied by Swansea.

The Gunners are on a three-match winless run since winning the north London derby.In these three rounds of the league, they only gained a poor 3 points, and the league ranking also dropped sharply.

After 15 league rounds, the Gunners' record is 8 wins and 5 draws, accumulating 29 points, ranking from No. 1 in the league to No. 4 in the league.

Once, they were at the top of the list.

However, after a series of victories, the Gunners are now 4 points away from the top-ranked Manchester City team!

Where is the problem?
Is there a problem with the defense?
After 15 rounds, Arsenal conceded a total of 10 goals, an average of only one goal every two games.

Among all 20 teams in the Premier League, the Gunners' defense led by Buffon is one of the teams with the fewest goals conceded in the league!
Obviously, if there is a problem with the team, it will not be at the back.

Although there are also injuries to players in the defense, the main central defender Vermaelen is still recovering from his injuries, and the main right back Debusch was absent for a long time at the beginning of the season, but from the data point of view, Arsenal's defense is the best in the league.

In terms of strength, fame, and annual salary, the Gunners' defensive players are far inferior to the defenders of Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and other teams.

However, they have Buffon.That's enough.

From Parma to Juventus, from Juventus to Arsenal, no matter which team he plays for, Buffon can always improve his team's defense level by at least one level.

Before he played, those teams' defenses were hardly the best in the league, and they could even be regarded as relatively poor among the upper and middle teams in the league.

However, after he played, those teams immediately became the most solid defensive teams in the league.

This is the change that a super goalkeeper and a super star can bring to the team.

Therefore, even if the team is currently performing poorly, no one criticizes the Gunners' defense, and no one is stupid enough to criticize Buffon.

Even though the Gunners are in a sluggish state recently, Buffon is still one of the best players in the team and the same pillar as captain Li Yuxin.Even, judging from various statistics, it is not an exaggeration to call him one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League, even if he is already very big.

The defense is impeccable, so if the team has problems, it must be on the offensive end.

In fact, whether it is fans or the media, the most criticized is the gunner's attack line.

After Bale was injured, the Gunners seemed to lose the direction of attack.

In Arsenal's offensive system, Li Yuxin occupies an overly important role.When Li Yuxin is in good physical condition, it might not be a good choice to rely on such a powerful striker, but Li Yuxin is not a superman, and it is not easy for him to score 18 goals.

However, after Bell was injured, the offensive routine was too single, and the problem of the team relying too much on Li Yuxin was completely and thoroughly exposed.

To become a truly strong team, the Gunners must get rid of 'Li Yuxin dependence'! "

Through the column of the Mirror, the famous Arsenal fan Pierce.Morgan said so.

In the opinion of this senior media person, Arsenal's problem is that the team's offense relies too much on Li Yuxin alone.

The tactics Wenger personally designed for Li Yuxin can prevent Li Yuxin from being marked to death to a great extent, and at the same time can greatly liberate Li Yuxin's attack power.

Such a tactic must be a good thing for Li Yuxin.Last year, Li Yuxin won the Premier League Golden Boot again, which is the best proof.

However, for the Gunners, relying too much on Li Yuxin may not be a good thing.

For the gunners, this is definitely not a good thing.

Relying on a certain strong player may be able to achieve good results in the league.Because the strength of the teams in the league is uneven.As long as a certain player continues to exert strength, the team may win the game.

This can be vividly called "abuse food".

If the star tactics are used to abuse food, it can be very handy and efficient.

However, once such a tactic encounters a strong opponent, it will immediately be beaten back to its original shape.As long as the opponent makes targeted arrangements, coupled with the close marking of high-level defensive players, and a perfect defensive system, no matter how strong a certain superstar is, it will be difficult to determine the outcome of the entire game.

If the Gunners hope to gain something in the strong dialogue, or even a breakthrough in the Champions League, they must solve the problem of Van Persie's dependence.

In the patent article, Pierce.Morgan hopes that Wenger can come up with a solution as soon as possible.

As a top tactical master, Wenger's football talent is beyond doubt.Morgan believes that as long as Wenger does not hang himself from a tree in Van Persie, he will be able to come up with another set of tactics to help the Gunners overcome the immediate predicament.

In fact, the Gunners have played well against strong teams this season.

, Whether it is Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, or Liverpool, they have not taken advantage of Arsenal.

Li Yuxin's explosion at the critical moment is still very important!Therefore, Morgan jokingly said that if Wenger really can't think of a good solution, he might as well try to arrange other people to wait for Li Yuxin to deploy the team's tactics according to Li Yuxin's characteristics.

Wenger began to think about this problem.

After the draw with Swansea, Arsenal soon ushered in their next opponent, Manchester United.

This is an FA Cup game.

If more than half a month ago, Wenger still very much hoped to wrestle with his old rival Ferguson in this event.However, the current team is full of injuries, the record is not good, the pressure of the league is huge, and the opponent is strong, the professor naturally has no idea of ​​showing his skills in the FA Cup.

But in the end, Arsenal, who played with Li Yuxin plus rotation players and young players, unexpectedly defeated Manchester United and continued their FA Cup journey this season.But when Li Yuxin scored the decisive goal, when Li Yuxin looked back, De Gea made a mistake in the kick-off, and the ball hit Li Yuxin, which made Li Yuxin laugh.
The consecutive draws and luck have affected the morale of the team to some extent.And there are more and more criticisms against the shooter.

"It's time for the Gunners to crash once again!"

"The Gunners shout for the championship every year, but they just shout verbally."

"Without a stable performance, how can Arsenal compete with Manchester United and Manchester City?"

"Several people can't support a giant team, Arsenal is destined to be sad."

"If you want to achieve better results, Arsenal must change blood, clean up, or even rebuild!"

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When Arsenal won consecutive victories, both the media and the fans praised them.Now, the team has lost again and again, and they have ridiculed and ridiculed that the Gunners are just soy sauce in the league.

This is called when the wall falls and everyone pushes it.

Faced with many criticisms and criticisms, the Gunners players were very angry and helpless.

Competitive football depends on the performance on the field. The winner is king and the loser is Kou. Only when you win the game are you qualified to laugh at others.If the game keeps losing, no matter how much you try to fight back, it will be futile, and it will only cause more and more ridicule.

At this time, Buffon stepped forward.He has to bear all the criticism from the outside world for all his teammates.

"I am the reason why the team loses. If there is any dissatisfaction, then come to me."

When interviewed by the Mirror reporter, Buffon said calmly.

"If the goalkeeper does not concede, the team will not lose. Therefore, I am responsible for all the losses. I will not be afraid of all difficulties, and I will not avoid my responsibilities. If the team does not perform well, then it is my problem."

In order to prevent the media from taking the question away from him, Buffon went out of his way to explain it.

In addition to taking the initiative to take responsibility for the team's losses, Buffon did not forget to motivate his team's fans and his teammates.

"Compared with young players, my career is very long. In this long career, I have enjoyed honors and encountered criticism; I have tasted success and experienced failure."

"During this process, I realized a truth, no success is smooth sailing. If you want to achieve success and strive for honor, then you must persevere."

"In the face of cold eyes and ridicule, look down on white eyes and humiliation, put away the self-esteem that has been trampled by others, put it in the deepest part of my heart, and then tell myself: I am right, I can continue to move forward, come on!"

"Keep going in the right direction, and then you can see the flowers and hear the applause."

"That's right, success is actually as simple as that. The question is whether you can keep your loneliness, can you persevere."

"I know that our performance is not good now, but I believe that all this is also temporary. I want to say to our fans, don't pay attention to others' ridicule, they will not be smarter than us. Persevere, we will definitely be able to regain victory and fight for the championship again."

"believe us."

Buffon?

This... there is really no way to black it out.

Although the media may be the most unscrupulous group of people, not all players can smear them unscrupulously.

Buffon said that as long as the goalkeeper does not concede a goal, the team will not lose.

In theory, there is nothing wrong with this statement.However, in real games, the goals conceded by the team are often not necessarily the cause of the goalkeeper.

If the teammates are not strong, some balls, no matter how good the goalkeeper performs, cannot be defended.

Arsenal did not perform well during this period, but it has nothing to do with Buffon.

Everyone knows that at this stage, Buffon has always been the best defensive player in the Gunners lineup.If it weren't for his existence, Arsenal would definitely not only concede such a penalty every game, maybe they would have collapsed long ago.

Can turn the Gunners' defense into the best defensive player in the league, what an ordinary person.

Everyone can blackmail, but Buffon, the media really can't find any reason to black him.

Therefore, when Buffon stepped forward and took responsibility for the team's loss, the media was a little silent.

(End of this chapter)