champion professor

Chapter 392 Is there a Champions League defender?
Rosicky's temporary absence will not affect the normal operation of Arsenal. The team does not lack midfield talents.

After Vieira left Arsenal, the media were worried about Arsenal's future prospects, but a Community Shield immediately allowed them to turn around and tout Arsenal again.

Of course, there are a small number of media who are still stubborn. They insist that Arsenal can't walk without Vieira, and they can't move forward.

They believe that winning the Community Shield does not mean that they are still strong, they can only say that Chelsea is too poor and weak, and this cutting-edge coach is not enough to control Chelsea.

However, as soon as the Premier League game started, Chelsea occupied the top position with a wave of four consecutive victories, slapping the faces of those unscrupulous reporters red and swollen.

As for Arsenal and Manchester United, they only won three league victories.

The two former Premier League hegemons fell behind for a while, and the media exclaimed at this time that the structure of the Premier League is finally about to change, and they will be the third force that will affect the entire game!

The performance of Liverpool coached by Rafa Benitez was not satisfactory. They only won one game in the first four games of the new season, and the remaining three games were all draws.

Speaking of which, there are many similarities in the tactics of Benitez and Mourinho. Both of them focus on defensive counterattacks.While Manchester United is more active on the wing, Arsenal has gradually transformed from a defensive counterattack back then to a total defense.

Emphasizing the center, they also care about the opportunities on the two wings. As a versatile club, Shao Bo often chooses different tactics due to different opponents. Therefore, they have always been rated as one of the most unpredictable teams.

However, after the four Premier League games, Shao Bo and Ferguson, the four top Premier League coaches, will also fly to Monaco to participate in the draw ceremony for the new season's Champions League.

The draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League at the end of August is now attracting the attention of many media and fans-speaking of which, because the fate of a total of 32 teams is involved, the ratings of the draw ceremony are actually higher than those of the Champions League winners and European champions in another day. The European Super Cup for UEFA Cup title competition is much higher!

Many fans of small teams turn off the TV after paying attention to the results of their own teams. They don't care about those clubs that have nothing to do with their lives. Who won the UEFA Super Cup?

There are not many fans who can remember all the honors in Europe for so many years.

Most of the fans still only pay attention to one or two teams they like, while other teams just watch the news to get a general idea of ​​the situation.

There is only one difference between Shao Bo and Ferguson when they flew to Monaco, that is Shao Bo came here with a large team, who made them the champions of the Champions League, of course they need to play a game after the draw ceremony of the Champions League UEFA Super Cup.

As a tourist attraction, Monaco is a famous gambling city, attracting millions and tens of millions of tourists every year.

The hometowns of Arsenal's players are basically all in Europe, and most of the players in the team have come here to play several times.

Although there was a task for the game this time, Shao Bo didn't specify anything. He just notified the players of the curfew time and left the hotel with David Dane and the others.

The connotation of Shao Bo's words is to tell the players that they have come here, and it is impossible for him to prohibit the players from playing anything.

It's okay to play, but don't be too late and play too crazy.

The players also need to relax from time to time. The new season has just started, and if the nerves are tense at the beginning, Shao Bo will worry about whether they will collapse later in the season.

The European Super Cup, which is competing with Atletico Madrid, does not deserve Shao Bo's special attention.

An honor that Arsenal have never received, but only second.

Compared with the Champions League and Premier League champions, the European Super Cup has no weight.If it weren't for the fact that Arsenal had never won the UEFA Super Cup, I am afraid that Shao Bo would lead a full substitute lineup to Monaco and arrange for the main players to rest in London.

The journey will also consume the energy of the players, and it will also have an impact on the subsequent games.

However, the game started before the draw ceremony of the Champions League. Shao Bo also walked into the venue with Henry, David Dane and others.

As in the past, before the draw ceremony began, many media published their predictions for the UEFA Champions League draw.

But think about it, there are a total of four levels of teams, and they must be divided according to the different football associations they belong to, and... There are many possibilities, but there are not too many eye-catching pairings.

Arsenal are now finally promoted to the first-tier team after eight years in the Champions League.Although Arsenal had reached the Champions League final once before, they only played two Champions League matches at that time. Based on the five-year average score, there are actually not many.

Because of the reform back then, there were some problems with UEFA's algorithm when the three major cups were still there.If it were not for the intervention of the G14, perhaps even more unfair and unreasonable calculation rules would have been produced.

However, Arsenal finally appeared in the Champions League as a first-tier team, and it will be more secure for them to qualify for the group stage.

At the very least, whether it is Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich or Manchester United, they will not have the chance to meet Arsenal in the group stage.

Valencia did not qualify for the UEFA Champions League this year, wasting their chance as a first-tier team in vain, and the remaining three positions were all filled by the top three in Serie A.

Even in a period of decline, Italy's football background is still not to be underestimated.

Only this time, Arsenal not only appeared in the draw ceremony as the first-tier team, they also appeared as the defending champions of last season.

Because according to UEFA's regulations, the champion of the Champions League can keep the genuine trophy for up to ten months. At the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals next year, the genuine trophy can be returned.

So the current Champions League trophies are still in Arsenal's trophy showroom.

Before the main show, the host first reviewed some wonderful pictures of last season's Champions League.After the broadcast, the host invited Henry, the captain of the defending champion Arsenal, to the stage. After a brief conversation, the host invited the first lucky draw guest, who turned out to be the German football emperor Beckenbauer.

The second-tier teams were drawn by England's famous Bobby Charlton... They read out the names of the teams one by one. The head coaches and general managers who are usually at ease, at this moment They all held their breath.

When the official drawing ceremony came, even Shao Bo was very nervous and looking forward to it.

As a first-tier team, he didn't know what kind of opponent he was going to face. It was this unknown that tormented Shao Bo, and he wanted to know the result as soon as possible.

According to the rules of the lottery, the teams in the first tier will be drawn first.

Inter Milan, Manchester United and other teams were drawn out, and finally Arsenal was assigned to Group B.

The question is, who will be in the same group as Arsenal?
Pharmaceutical factory Leverkusen, as the second-tier team, is in a group with Arsenal.After hearing their names, Shao Bo also heaved a sigh of relief.

There is definitely no problem in qualifying for the group stage. Shao Bo has enough confidence in his team, but he doesn't know what level the second-tier team is. It is very possible to accidentally lose the first place in the group.

When the time comes to compete with the No. [-] team in other groups, won't they meet Real Madrid soon?

Fighting again and again is the worst thing for a team.

Although many people like to watch the team like a legendary epic, stepping on the peerless giants all the way to the top.

However, Shao Bo would rather let the team rely on good luck to meet rookies all the way to win the championship.

In this way, I can relax myself and be lazy, Shao Bo won't mind.

Who has nothing to do every day, but thinks every day how to deal with a powerful enemy?
How good it is to read novels and play games when you have this time!
Since Leverkusen is in the same group as the second-tier team and Arsenal, the threat of the other two teams is even smaller.

Lille from France were placed in the third pot, while Switzerland's Basel fell to the fourth pot because of last year's poor performance.

Speaking of it, Arsenal and Basel still have a little bit of grievances. If it weren't for Basel in the first two years, maybe Arsenal would have won the Champions League early.

At the end of the draw ceremony, Shao Bo was worried about the situation of the Premier League this season after studying the grouping situation of Manchester United and their teams.

The grouping situation of several teams is not bad, that is to say, Chelsea and Barcelona met early.

However, Liverpool, which only won the Champions League tickets in the qualifying round, was even more fortunate. They were in a group with Inter Milan, which is currently somewhat turbulent internally.

If you're lucky, you might be able to win the first place in the group.

The pressure in the Champions League is not high, so it is impossible for these teams to stay casually, and the rest of their energy will naturally be used to compete for the league championship.

Liverpool has not won the league championship for more than ten years, and Chelsea has been 50 years longer!

In contrast, in fact, both teams are very eager for the Premier League championship trophy, but Chelsea is currently more threatening with the support of money.

It's useless to worry, Arsenal will still fight for it.

Once Arsenal decline one day, will they let Arsenal go out of sympathy?Absolutely not!
For the same reason, Shao Bo will not take the initiative to let go when the current team has enough strength!

However, the Premier League championship is one aspect, and he also wants to win the Champions League championship!

(End of this chapter)