Chapter 394

Before the London derby, Stamford Bridge was packed.

In the locker room of the visiting team, the Arsenal players who have just returned from training on the field are preparing for the match.

The main centre back Sol Campbell is naked, sitting in front of the wardrobe, letting the masseuse rub the thigh muscles, dark face from time to time showing a trace of discomfort.

After the England national team released the latest international list, Arsenal applied to the national team to keep Campbell in the team for the reason of groin injury, but played all the football match in the FA Cup, which caused the dissatisfaction of the national team head coach Eriksson.

In the same way, Henry, the French striker, was absent from the national team because of his injury.

But from Campbell's look now, it is true that he is injured, but I am afraid it is not as serious as Arsenal's publicity, otherwise, Arsene Wenger will not put him in the starting list.

As for Henry, the situation should be better.

Both of them can play. The only real injury for Arsenal is left back Ashley Cole, so Arsene Wenger arranged French youngster Clichy to start this game.

For this game, Arsene Wenger also attaches great importance to it, even sparing no effort to use injury tactics to compete with the national team, so that the main players can better prepare for the game.

Arsene stood in the dressing room, his eyes swept over the players one by one, and finally fell on the captain Vieira.

"I have received definite information that Claude Makelele of Chelsea was injured during the training period of the national team and will not appear in this game. His absence is bound to affect the midfield of Chelsea

When Arsene said this, Vieira, Pires, Henry and other French international players are looking happy.

As Claude Makelele's teammates, they all know the strength of the back midfield and his role in the team.

Look at the bad performance of Real Madrid this season after losing Makelele. Although there are many stars, the midfield is always soft and unstable.

So the same thing will happen to Chelsea.

"Patrick." Arsene looked at Vieira, who immediately looked up at the manager.

"In this game, I hope you can move more forward, suppress the midfield of the opponent and force them to expose the loopholes at the front of the penalty area."

Vieira nodded and said, "I understand. Don't worry."

For his own appointed captain, Arsene is still very confident.

"Dennis." Arsene looked at Bergkamp.

The Dutch veteran became Henry's best partner with his outstanding performance.

"Makelele is absent. If I guess correctly, it should be Parker who starts. You should know what to do."

Bergkamp has a lot of experience and has been working with Arsene for many years. He has long been familiar with the manager's intentions.

"Thierry, your task is to score goals. Believe me, you are the best scorer in the world."

"Thank you." Henry nodded heavily.

"The two sides should suppress the two wings of Chelsea at the same time, try to open up the opponent's defensive formation and create opportunities for the middle, understand?"

Pires and Ljungberg answered, "I understand."

"Very good!" Arsene is very satisfied with the players' attitude and mental outlook.

"Everyone, tonight's game is very important, but not only for the three points, but also for our dignity and the coming Carling Cup final

There is no suspense about the Premier League this season. With amazing advantages, Chelsea swept the whole English football world, and the high cold also continued its brilliant achievements in Atletico Madrid, completely conquering the whole England.

So, whether it's Arsenal or Manchester United, they are starting to adjust their season goals to cup games.

Compared with the league, the cup has a better chance to break through.

Especially for Arsenal who have reached the Carling Cup final, if they don't want to be empty handed after the season, they should try their best to win the Carling Cup.

Arsene Wenger knows that and so do all the Arsenal players.

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Under the leadership of referee Mike Riley, the players of the two teams walked out of the players' channel one after another and entered the Stamford Bridge Stadium in the cheers of all the Chelsea fans.

As the head coach of the team, Arsene Wenger followed the team and came out.

"Welcome to Stamford Bridge, professor." As the host, Gao Han welcomed him with a smile.

Arsene kept a polite smile, but also to the cold, did not forget to look at the first line-up of Chelsea.

Sure enough, the player who replaced Makelele was Parker.

The 23-year-old native midfield came out from Charlton. He performed very well last season and is famous for his passing ability. After joining Chelsea this season, he was brought from Charlton to Stamford Bridge. Although he has been the substitute of Makelele, he has performed well and has been selected into the England national team many times.

From the point of view of characteristics, his style is very strong, he is still the typical impression of England midfield, he is fierce in fighting, he has excellent passing ability, and he is more active than other English players, but he is not as stable as Makelele.

It can be said that the point at the back will be the weakness of Chelsea in this game.

As for other positions, basically no change. After all, this is the first season for Gao Han to enter Chelsea. It is not easy to break in a mature and stable team. As long as there is no injury or disease, there will be no big change.

"What? What do you see? " Alpine noticed Arsene Wenger's attention.

This guy is staring at the players at Chelsea with a bad heart.

"I saw three points," he said with a smile

"Ha, can you take it?" Gao Han also laughed.

"Wait and see." Arsene is confident.

Looking at the cold weather, it seems that he is not worried at all. Instead of worrying about Makelele's absence, he seems to be full of confidence, which makes Arsene Wenger feel puzzled and even uneasy.

Go back to the visiting coach, Arsene always frown, always feel something wrong.

"Pat, tell the players to hold on after the opening and don't worry." It's better for Arsene to be safe.

After all, this is Stamford Bridge for Chelsea.

Assistant coach Pat rice immediately agreed and went to the sidelines to convey Arsene's message to the court.

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"Want to take three points from my territory?"

In front of the coach seat of the home team, Gao Han turned his head and looked at the movement of the coach seat of the visiting team, humming and laughing.

"Then it's up to you to see if you can do it!"

Alpine immediately turned to the court, gestured to Veron and Deco to press down the line after the opening, and told Terry and Gallas to pay close attention to Henry and Bergkamp.

Arsenal's attack combination, whether tacit understanding or personal ability, is excellent.

In the absence of Makelele, the position of Chelsea's back is a big problem, but the opponent knows it and the cold knows it.

So, his strategy is to take the initiative!

Sometimes, attack is the best defense!

Entering the coaching system, he intends to use offensive cards and assault cards from the beginning, as well as defensive cards and confrontation cards.

Four card, open!

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Some of the Gunners fans who followed Arsenal to the road were still looking for a place in the stands at Stamford Bridge when the referee couldn't wait to blow the whistle at the start of the game.

The first to serve was Arsenal.

Henry kicked the ball to Bergkamp, who went straight to the back.

As before, Chelsea pushed forward quickly after the opening, especially Ibrahimovic, who went straight to Arsenal's back line and went straight to the two centre backs. It was a bit like a city breaker in ancient wars.

Ronaldinho and Eto'o, left and right, also put pressure at the same time, which made Arsenal's backcourt not careless and quickly passed the ball to Vieira in midfield.

As soon as Vieira caught the ball, Chelsea midfield Deco immediately appeared behind him.

How fast!

In terms of speed and efficiency, there is no match for Chelsea.

But such a scene, Vieira did not know how many times to deal with, directly rely on Deco with his body.

In his impression, looking at the whole Premier League, there are few people who can support him, but it certainly does not include Deco. The Brazilian midfield looks thin and short. How can he hold Vieira high?

But surprisingly, when Vieira was leaning against Deco, he suddenly found that there was a huge force coming from his opponent. It felt like he had hit a wall. The rebound made Vieira feel a little unbearable, and his whole action was stagnant.

This delay, so that the next series of actions are not done, the ball also left Vieira's control.

Deco immediately seized the opportunity and put out his right foot to stab the ball.

The ball quickly flew to the front court, Ibrahimovic carried Kolo Toure with his body, Campbell next to him was the first time to clip over, trying to clip Ibrahimovic in the middle.

But the Swedish centre forward was quick witted, facing the ball, and directly picked the ball behind the two Arsenal centre backs.

A dark flash of lightning, from the right rib, quickly and obliquely inserted into the forbidden area.

It turned out that Eto'o threw away Arsenal's left back Clichy, inserted obliquely into the restricted area, caught Ibrahimovic's Cross, and then went to the country to attack goalkeeper Lehmann, pushing easily!

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye. Even at the moment when the ball went into the net, there were many Arsenal fans in the stands who had not yet sat in their seats. Even the Chelsea fans were stunned.

It's just the beginning of the game. Did you score?

The referee gave a clear whistle to remind every player on the scene.

A burst of overwhelming cheers, quickly swept the entire Stamford Bridge Stadium!

The ball is in!

Only 27 seconds!

Eto'o frantically rushed out of the penalty area, opened his arms and rushed to the stands where the Chelsea fans were.

Ibrahimovic also rushed out after him and met the African cheetah at the edge of the field. They roared, held their chests together, and then laughed and hugged each other.

Since they reached an agreement, the cooperation between them has become more and more skillful and tacit. They are constantly creating scoring opportunities for each other, which makes their friendship grow with each passing day.

Up to now, they have become each other's best partners, forming the Premier League's most frightening attack combination.

All the fans in the Stamford Bridge Stadium stood up from their seats and cheered for the Chelsea players on the sidelines.

Only standing in the coach area of the cold, still hard to shout, let them hurry back, continue to play.

He's going to make use of the start and build an advantage at one stroke!