Chapter 396

Although the two quarreled in front of the media, Arsene still accepted the cold invitation to drink a bottle of wine in the conference room at Stamford Bridge before he left.

But in the end, for the upcoming Carling Cup final, Arsene still put down the cruel words.

For Arsenal, the Carling Cup is like a fig leaf, in any case to fight to the end.

However, it is not easy for Arsenal to win the Carling Cup final, because after playing against Chelsea in the league, they will travel to Spain to challenge real society, which is the knockout match of the last 16 Champions League.

This season's Champions League is different from the past. The schedule has been changed. The previous second stage group match has been cancelled. After the first stage group match, we can directly enter the final 16 elimination match. This can reduce four games and reduce the pressure and burden of players and teams.

Compared with the back and forth with Arsenal, Chelsea's schedule is more favorable.

The blue team will also usher in the new year's UEFA Cup match in the middle of the week. Their opponent is Bulgarian Sofia Levski. However, the first leg of the game is at home, and the opponent's strength is weak. Alpine has basically decided to send a substitute team to play.

That is to say, Chelsea will be ready for Arsenal.

Under the change, Arsene Wenger also appears to have some lack of confidence in this final.

As a matter of fact, Arsenal's running back and forth really affected the team's condition. In addition, the away game didn't play well against real society.

First, shortly after the opening, edu took the lead in scoring, but soon, Royal Society equalised.

But after the second half, edu scored another goal, but Royal Society equalised a few minutes later.

Both sides you come and I go, the fight is very fierce, Arsenal is entangled by the real society is difficult to get out.

It was not until the 80th minute of the game that the Gunners scored by Pires, and finally won the Royal Society 3-2.

From the course of the game, it is not difficult to see how fierce the whole game was.

On the contrary, although the game was not easy for Chelsea, they beat their opponents 2-0 in the end. Lampard and Gudjohnsen scored one goal each in the second half.

But the main players of Chelsea have been adjusting step by step, waiting for Arsenal.

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"There are not many challenges in the Premier League this season."

In the living room of the mansion on Kensington Garden Street, the cold sighed.

Lin Xia, who had just flown from Madrid to London and was picked up from the airport by the high cold, sat next to him, holding his right hand intimately. After hearing his emotion, he giggled, "why?"

At this moment, what Gao Han is holding is the material compiled by Sergio Garcia after watching the Champions League match between royal society and Arsenal in Spain the day before yesterday. It records all kinds of details of the match in great detail.

Gao Han shakes the material in his hand. "Look at Arsenal, the bench is not thick, but Arsene has used a whole set of lineup to death. From January to now, he has hardly adjusted the team's lineup. Can the team afford it?"

"But they seem to have only lost two league games this season

Gao Han, with a smile, "yes, it's all lost to me."

Lin Xia suddenly realized that this guy was proud in front of himself.

So, she immediately secretly stretched out her hand and pinched him on his waist, but the annoying guy gave out a scream like killing a pig.

Fortunately, there are only two of them in this family. They didn't even invite a servant in the cold. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be a misunderstanding.

After a while of fighting, Gao Han also regained his dignity and put the materials away.

"The competition in the Premier League is not very fierce. It has always been a duet between Manchester United and Arsenal. This season, Manchester United left David Beck. In addition, they have not been able to fill the vacancy of centre back after Stam left the team, so the strength is greatly damaged. On the contrary, it is Arsenal. The main team is in place and the strength is stronger."

"But as I said just now, the Gunners' problem is that the bench is not thick enough. So, knowing that Henry and Campbell are injured, he can only start with them because Arsene has no one to change."

Although Sol Campbell is not young, his role in Arsenal is irreplaceable.

At that time, in order to get him, the Gunners even made a lot of trouble with Tottenham Hotspur, their arch rival in North London. However, it turns out that the price paid by Arsenal is worth it. Campbell soon became the core of the Gunners' defence.

When the veteran is old and the youngsters can't hold up in a short time, Arsene is still very stingy and refuses to introduce strong centre backs in the transfer market.

Of course, it has a lot to do with the lack of strong centre backs in today's football world.

Almost any little-known centre back can offer a high price. With Arsene Wenger's stinginess, how can he afford to pay for it?

So, what he trusts are young players like Kolo Toure or Senderos.

Not only in the back line, but also in other positions.

Wiltord is injured, Kanu is not good, Henry and Bergkamp have become the pillars of Arsenal's attack.

Oh, by the way, during the winter break, Arsene Wenger squandered a lot and brought Reyes in from Sevilla, which was a good performance.

This player was a little bit cold to get to Atletico Madrid, it's a pity, but now he has become an opponent.

From the overall strength point of view, Arsenal's strength has not improved significantly compared with previous seasons, but because of the decline of Manchester United's strength, it makes the Gunners stand out and become the number one rival of Chelsea.

As for Liverpool, Newcastle and other teams, they are just familiar with each other. From the beginning to the end, it is difficult for them to attack the league championship, because their strength has not reached that level.

As for Liverpool, Heskey's scoring ability is poor on the attack line. Although the tactical effect is obvious, it is not enough to rely on only one Owen.

And midfield, the biggest problem for the Reds is midfield.

It is the so-called midfield that wins the world. If Liverpool want to rise, they not only need to increase the strength of recruitment, but also need to reorganize the team's skills and tactics. From this point of view, as long as Houllier is still there, it is difficult for the Red Army to have hope.

As for Newcastle and the like, that's not to mention it.

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel proud in my heart, and the whole person is in high spirits.

"You see, not only the title of this season, but also next season will be decided, and I have to attack the Champions League. I will not give any chance to Manchester United and Arsenal!"

Compared with the opponents with many problems, the situation of Chelsea is the best.

Especially with the deepening of the league, the formation of team skills and tactics, the players are more and more tacit understanding, the overall competitiveness is more and more strong, the confidence of Alpine also rises with the tide.

He even has a hunch that Chelsea may be able to make a difference in the Champions League next season.

Lin Xia has been watching the cold, feel his strong self-confidence, can't help heart big move.

In fact, confident men are also very attractive.

Two people are close to each other, Lin Xia's hands tightly, Gao Han immediately aware, heart read a move, ha ha ha laugh.

Lin Xia didn't know what he was thinking. He blushed and glared at him shyly. He quickly ran away.

Gao Han is in the back, laughing like a big gray wolf, chasing after little red riding hood.

"Help

"Girl, don't run away. It's just us here. No one can save you!"

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Colney training base, northwest London.

The Carling Cup final is just around the corner, and Arsene has finally got a piece of good news.

Left back Ashley Cole is back!

"From the perspective of training effect, it should be no problem to play in the Carling Cup final." Said Pat rice.

In the Premier League many head coaches, Arsene Wenger also attaches great importance to data analysis, so after each training session, he will ask the coaching staff to provide a player analysis report, especially for the injured players.

"What do the team doctors say?" ARS è ne Wenger is beaming.

"They also feel that Ashley Cole can play."

"Great!" Arsene was relieved at last.

In the absence of Ashley Cole in these games, the left back has always been a young player clichidello, but the French compatriot's performance is good and bad, it is not reassuring.

Of course, it has a lot to do with his young age.

Now, with Ashley Cole back, Arsenal's left side can finally be stabilized.

With the deepening of the season, the Gunners center back combination is gradually determined. Although Sol Campbell and Kolo Toure have problems, their combination is the best center back configuration for Arsenal.

It's just that Arsene is worried. Can they defend Ibrahimovic?

Pat rice shares the manager's worries.

Ibrahimovic is really a very strange centre back, tall and strong, typical Nordic center, but the strange thing is that he has the footwork skill of not losing to any professional player, which is very difficult to do.

Just like Campbell, with his body, not much advantage, grab the ball also don't think.

Kolo Toure is even worse. If he leans on his body, let alone grabs the ball, it's hard to say whether he can carry it or not.

For such a center, not to mention Arsenal, even the whole Premier League, who doesn't have a headache?

"The cold guy's eyes are really poisonous." "Before the season, he said that Ibrahimovic would become a nightmare for all the centre backs in the Premier League, and the result was not bad at all," he sighed

Throughout this season, playing up to now, really no one can completely imprison Ibrahimovic.

But it's not the scariest part of Chelsea yet.

With Ibrahimovic suppressing the centre back, Ronaldinho has excellent ability to hold the ball and carry the ball on the left, and the last pass is also sharp, which makes it difficult for opponents to defend.

However, Eto'o on the right side is extremely fast, with excellent offensive ability. After the sudden start, almost no defender can keep up with him, which makes the trident of Chelsea show amazing power in the game.

This is not a question of whether you know how to defend, but even if you know how to defend, you may not be able to defend!

Not to mention even if it is to prevent the Trident, as well as Deco and Veron after the plug attack.

It can be said that the whole attack system of Chelsea is built by the cold, closely linked, layer upon layer, which makes it impossible for people to defend.

"It's just his first season in the Premier League." Said Arsene Wenger with concern.

He's not just worried about the coming Carling Cup, he's worried about the future.

If we really want to continue to be pressed by him, let alone Arsenal, even Manchester United, we can't count on it.

But sometimes, something has to be decided.

"Pat, this afternoon, we'll focus on the practice of three back midfield."

There was a flash of helplessness in Arsene Wenger's eyes. "We'll stick to the Carling Cup final."