champion professor

Chapter 141 The Devil's Race
Serie A has dominated Europe for almost seven or eight years, and it is inevitable that it will flourish and decline now.

Although most people think that the draw between Juventus and Inter Milan was just an accident, Shao Bo knows that the era of the "Little World Cup" is coming to an end.

Afterwards, European football will be dominated by La Liga and the Premier League. This is the general trend of the times. Even if Shao Bo immediately defected to any team in Serie A and won three or two Champions Leagues, it is impossible to reverse this trend.

There are many specific reasons, such as the general economic recession in Italy, players going to other leagues and so on.It's just that Shao Bo is just Arsenal's head coach now, and he can't even take care of his own affairs, so how can he have time to worry about the rise and fall of Serie A?
The intense and fierce competition in the league made Shao Bo feel a little dazed. Does this seem to be different from the Premier League he has seen in the past?
Many clubs are at the forefront, chasing after each other, which is a bit like a small Serie A World Cup.It's just that apart from Manchester United and Arsenal, the performance of several other teams in Europe is not satisfactory.

Of course, there is only one round of European competition now, and no one can say what level the Premier League teams can play this season.

The game is still going on, even if it is eleventh, there will be no rest.

Originally, October [-]st was just China's National Day, and the Premier League couldn't be celebrated by Shao Bo and Sun Jihai alone.

Arsenal are ready to wait in London for the attack of the Ligue [-] champion Lens.

Facing the Ligue [-] champions, there is nothing to say, and Shao Bo can only seriously prepare for the game.

Although I am not familiar with this small team, but they can win the Ligue [-] championship and enter the Champions League, which cannot but attract Shao Bo's attention.

It's not like a fish belly that has entered the Champions League and been out of the group all the year round.This kind of team participating in the Champions League for the first time is either a big fish or a dark horse.

Arsenal were also overlooked last season, but a top eight has proved their strength.Now Shao Bo will not make such a mistake, no matter it is a dark horse or a white horse, as long as it is a team that has entered the Champions League, it must be dealt with seriously.

Despise the enemy strategically and value the enemy tactically.

How could Shao Bo not listen to the kind words of Long Aotian, the most powerful man in the world?

At least, obedient children have candy to eat.Arsenal won the game this time. They won both games and are still ranked one or two with Kip Dynamo.

Shevchenko is in very good form. Kipdynamo scored 5 goals in two games, 4 of which were scored by him.

Arsenal will face Kipdynamo in the next game, and it will be an away game. Shao Bo is also looking for countermeasures to contain this Eastern European nuclear warhead.

In the end, the two teams drew 1:1, which is an acceptable result for Arsenal in the away game.

However, Arsenal drew with Panathinaikos again in the away game, which can only show that Arsenal underestimated the enemy.

Kipdynamo is now unbeaten with three wins and one draw. According to the current scoring rules, if Arsenal want to enter the quarterfinals, they have to work hard.

However, good things don't come in pairs, and bad things pile up. Since Arsenal they took a trip to the Aegean Sea.Successive injuries began to affect the London team.

Arsenal met Liverpool in the League Cup early, and they lost the game due to lack of major generals.And this defeat also announced that they have at least missed this League Cup, and everyone can play more games and rest for a while.

Liverpool is in good form this year, and now Arsenal is temporarily behind due to injuries. It is Liverpool who can compete with Manchester United in the standings.

Manchester United, which bought many top players, also made no secret of their ambitions. They are advancing side by side with their undefeated results.

In the Champions League group stage, they even overwhelmed Bayern Munich and Barcelona to rank first in the group.

And in a cup like the League Cup, they have won all the way. Judging from the opponents in the next game, there is no team that can stop Manchester United from advancing.

And they are undefeated in the league, and they compete with Liverpool, which has more victories.

At the beginning of the original season, everyone still felt that the Premier League was a bit of a parallel in Serie A, and the points difference between the top teams was not big.It's just that looking at it now, after one-third of the league test, some teams are already falling behind.

The teams that were originally vying to be at the forefront of the league have now been divided into three levels.

The first part is naturally the teams competing for the championship. They are high above, overlooking many small clubs.Both Manchester United and Liverpool stay here, the difference between the two teams is only one point, and the two teams refuse to admit defeat.

The five points away from them are Arsenal and Chelsea. The two teams are evenly divided. Now it is only because of the goal difference that Arsenal temporarily overwhelms Chelsea.

During this period of time, Arsenal's performance was not satisfactory due to injuries. Although the fans were depressed, they also knew that Shao Bo was not at fault.

It's just that Shao Bo himself knows that there is no problem with the third place in the league now, but if it falls again, even if the whole team is injured, then the responsibility lies with Shao Bo.

Players are usually trained by Shao Bo, even if they are injured, they will blame Shao Bo.

As for Newcastle and Leeds United, they maintain a 3-point gap with Arsenal and Chelsea.Everton, which was originally favored by many critics, has fallen behind, and they have slipped to the lower reaches of the standings after losing consecutive games.

Generally speaking, in fact, most of the previous opponents of strong teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal are in the middle and lower reaches of the league.The next strong dialogue will be the touchstone to test who is the winner of this year's league championship.

For example, although Arsenal and Manchester United met in the FA Cup, the two teams have not played against each other in the league so far.Such a strong dialogue is sure to have a drastic impact on the Premier League's current standings after just a few rounds
And such a devil's schedule has already arrived.

Whether Arsenal, which is short of major generals, will fall behind in the face of the devil's schedule, and whether Manchester United can still maintain their unbeaten... These are the concerns of the media and fans.

The devil's schedule starts with the strong dialogue between Arsenal and Manchester United!
Going to Old Trafford again, Shao Bo could not help but sigh.The current Manchester United is extremely strong, and the many strong players introduced in the summer have almost been adjusted.

At the beginning of the season, they were lucky not to encounter any strong teams, and after encountering strong teams, they did not have too many defects in their cooperation.

On the other hand, Arsenal, since the first round in Athens, Arsenal's players have always been plagued by injuries one or two.

Or a cold, a fever, or a sore ankle or torn muscle.In short, the current Arsenal has been playing for a month with this set of broken formations, and the players are a little exhausted.

There is no way, the game that should be played still has to be played.

Old Trafford is not the first time, Shao Bo hopes to get a victory this time.

However, although several veteran players were unable to attend due to injury or illness, they also made room for many young players.They have more chances to play and room to grow.

Looking at the starting roster this time, even Ferguson was a little surprised.

With Bergkamp and Anelka in the frontcourt, Ian Wright's playing time became less and less.

On both sides of the midfield are Overmars and Ljungberg. Thanks to the god of football, at least Arsenal's two sides are not abolished, so their style of play is much more flexible.

Pettit and Vieira have both offense and defense, and their average age is not too old. Their running ability is strong, and their defensive area is not small.

As for what Shao Bo is most worried about, it is the four young players in the defense.

Except for Captain Adams who is still sticking to his post, the rest of the defenders were "died" by the flu virus.

In one breath, Shao Bo sent two young full-backs, Ashley Cole and Sun Jihai.

Fortunately, Hyypia is also considered a world-class central defender, and his combination with Adams is reassuring.

Although Manchester United's style of play has always focused on the wing, and Arsenal's wing this time is extremely weak.But Shao Bo did the opposite. The frontcourt mainly relied on his strong offensive ability to score goals.The defensive players in the backcourt are all ahead of schedule, and stop opponents by defending high and strengthening the press.

The current average age of Arsenal is relatively young, and it is precisely when they can fight against Manchester United that Shao Bo will not waste this opportunity.

The frontcourt scored goals with quick passes and the defense tried to cut their passing lanes and influence the opposition.As for the possibility of a breakthrough-Hypia is at the top, and Adams is behind.

Starting from Pettit and Vieira, Arsenal will build several layers of complex mobile defenses.This strategy of man-to-man defense was basically abandoned by Shao Bo. As long as the success rate of the opponent's pass drops, then their offense can only seek a breakthrough single-handedly.

And how can a single breakthrough score more goals with fewer hits?Unless he has broken through to the last layer of the defense, Adams will deal with it himself.

Even facing the gate, isn't there David Seaman sitting in charge?As a two-handed Golden Glove winner for two consecutive years, David Seaman gave the team infinite confidence.

The game started soon under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of fans. What made Shao Bo a little depressed was that the young players lost their behavior under such huge away pressure.

Tactics are good, but Shao Bo ignores that Ashley Cole is playing in front of so many people for the first time.He made frequent mistakes and directly sent a large amount of space on the left, and "Black Wind Shuangsha" also unceremoniously scored consecutive goals.

This is the danger of high position defense. Once the formation is destroyed by the enemy, it is extremely easy to lose points.

There was no way, Shao Bo hurriedly changed his formation after the midfield.Fortunately, the midfield control was good, and the Manchester United players were not given many opportunities afterwards.Arsenal tied the opponent with two goals in the first and second half, and boarded the bus back to London in a thrilling manner.

(End of this chapter)