Chapter 261 Undefeated vs Undefeated
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“Many people think I am a very idealistic Frenchman with romantic feelings, but I am not.”
This is what Wenger said to his friend in private. He was a professional and was very particular about it. Maximizing profits was his style, idealism and romantic feelings, which was the illusion imposed by fans on him.
But there is nothing wrong with it. He is definitely a person with pursuit.
Before Wenger, Arsenal was a very rough team, and he did not hesitate to use any kind of destruction of xing style to prevent opponents from attacking. This is the distinctive label of Graham football, but Wenger from France did not advocate such tactical style at all, because he knew very clearly that the tactical trend of the European continent was control.
Wenger still remembers how outrageous the situation of this team was when he first came to Arsenal.
The first group he met was the team doctors of the team. Interestingly, among the so-called team doctors in Arsenal, there were only two real doctors, one was a dermatologist, and the other was an old man who had lost his teeth. What was so bad was that these two people were actually quite famous in the football circle. Oh my god, what does this mean?
The players overeat and drink, their eating habits are seriously unreasonable, and their training is full of long-distance running. There is no back-running and short-distance sprinting required for football games. There are also serious problems with the team's discipline, which are all placed in front of Wenger.
Dramatic reforms? Or gradual adjustments? Or stick to the rules?
Wenger is a very smart person. He knows very well that reforms always require bloodshed and sacrifices. Such a broken reform will never achieve great results. For example, many people praise the French Revolution, but in fact, who knows how many innocent people died in the French Revolution, how many mobs were mixed, and those who took the opportunity to take advantage of the troubled waters?
In a sense, the French Revolution was successful, but in terms of effect, it may not be.
Wenger's intelligence lies in his understanding of this, so he does not advocate the kind of change similar to the French Revolution, because he knows very well that such a change will only completely collapse his team, just like France during the Revolution, with all internal forces uncontrollably and incompatible with the fire.
He chose another gentle approach, which is to proceed step by step.
As the oldest and most stubborn football club in the UK, but also one of the most traditional football clubs in the eyes of fans, Wenger chose to slowly implement his plan and slowly integrate his ideas into this club bit by bit, because he knew very well that if the players refused, the fans would not, you would have to go down.
Wenger's adjustment has allowed Arsenal to find combat effectiveness again, but this is just the beginning, because in Wenger's view, his purpose is not just to bring more advanced training methods and more advanced club management experience. More importantly, he wants to completely build Arsenal into his own team, that is, technical
The existence of veteran players such as Adams and Keeon became Wenger's biggest obstacle, but Wenger resisted xingzi and did not touch them because he knew very well that these people were in the club and had a significant influence in the minds of fans, but they were all old and time was on their own.
Over the years, Wenger has successively introduced players from the European continent's technical department, including Pire, Henry, and Lyonberg. The existence of these players has allowed Wenger's technicalization to be achieved. But he is also very clear that the environment in the Premier League is not like that in the European continent. The football environment here is very special and you have to adapt to it to survive.
Therefore, Vieira, Gilberto Silva, Campbell and other players with both skills and strength have also come to Arsenal. It can be said that so far, Wenger is very satisfied with the Arsenal he has created over the years, because he is full of a balance of strength and technology, and also includes his exploration and adaptation to English football in the past years.
Many people criticize Arsenal for playing too roughly and is a red card team. Wenger is not disgusted with this because he knows very well that this is the most English way of playing, and his team can still play the most beautiful football in the Premier League even though he gets the most red cards in the Premier League, which means he has succeeded.
After introducing Gilberto Silva last season, Wenger decided to liberate Vieira. At that time, he had a feeling that Arsenal in the new season will become very balanced and powerful. In addition, in order to build a new stadium, Wenger did not make a big signing because he was very satisfied with the roster.
Young players such as Sendros, Krish, and Krolo Toure arrived in Arsenal one after another, which means that Wenger's new round of youth is brewing and preparing.
In contrast, the top Premier League rival Manchester United lost their troops. First, Beckham and Ferguson had a flying boot incident, and then Perron also left the team. The two midfielders left the team, and the retirement of veterans such as Blanco and David May, Manchester United's overall strength was in a decline.
Wenger was very ambitious at the beginning of the season and shouted that he would be more than one game this season, but what he did not expect was that Chelsea was born and Ye Qiu landed in the Premier League with the halo of the European Champions League, becoming the second coach outside Ferguson in the Premier League to win the European Champions League.
What surprised Wenger even more was that after Ye Qiu came to the Premier League, he did not need to adapt to the process at all. He seemed to have made complete preparations. Once he arrived in the Premier League, he did a very good job in signing or placing troops. He took only a short summer to form a shocking top-level team.
Wenger once said that money can only buy mercenaries, but not champions, but what Ye Qiu is doing now is to refute his words with facts. He seems to be saying that money can't buy a champion, which means that you are not capable enough. As long as you have great ability, you can still buy a champion.
Not only Ye Qiu doesn't need to adapt to the Premier League, but also Chelsea doesn't need to adapt to the Premier League, because although this Chelsea's style of play is not as smooth and beautiful as Arsenal, they are very controllable. They seem to have a pair of strong hands, holding down their opponents tightly, making their opponents unable to resist, while they are fighting wildly.
When encountering such an opponent, let alone the middle and lower levels of the Premier League, even the strongest teams such as Manchester United and Liverpool were beaten up by Chelsea. Manchester United's 03 defeat at Stamford Bridge Stadium shocked the entire Premier League.
Arsenal's lineup is balanced reasonably, but Chelsea's lineup also has no obvious flaws. From a tactical perspective, both teams have no fatal loopholes and no obvious shortcomings to exploit. The final result can only be a real game.
But Wenger's player lineup is obviously not as good as Chelsea, because Arsenal is not as good as Chelsea if it is calculated simply by personal ability.
Ronaldinho, Drogba, Deco, Lampard, Davis, Marklele, Macon, Evra... Chelsea's group of players have excellent personal abilities. More importantly, they have a very rigorous and orderly tactical system.
But Arsenal is not without advantages, that is their tacit understanding.
In the same rigorous and orderly tactical system, whoever has a better understanding of the tacit will naturally exert more combat effectiveness.
In other words, Arsenal's biggest bargaining chip in this game is rigorous, so you have to defend and counterattack.
And Wenger is also very clear that this game is of great importance and there is no need to be careless at all. Arsenal cannot afford to lose, because once he loses this game, he may lose his efforts throughout the season, and he has no choice.
Therefore, in this game at Stamford Bridge, although Arsenal still ranked the 44 tactics that they were best at, in fact, they were playing defensive counterattacks. Their opening was very conservative. Vieira and Gilberto Silva did not dare to leave the defense for a moment, for fear that they would be used by Chelsea if they were accidentally taken advantage of.
But even so, Chelsea still found a loophole in Arsenal's iron wall.
It was Edgar Davis again, and the Dutch wild boars quickly forward, entangled Vieira's interception and successfully passed the ball on the left. Ronaldinho used his personal skills to pass Lauren one-on-one on the left, and made a cross. Drogba pulled the green onions in the penalty area like a dry land, and forced himself between Toure and Campbell, and the header broke Arsenal's goal.
This goal not only broke the deadlock on the court, but also greatly improved Chelsea's morale.
Ye Qiu, who also took a steady start in this game, immediately waved his hand and signaled the team to make a comeback and attack.
Wenger was forced to shrink the defense from three lines and hold on to Chelsea's attack.
The scene suddenly turned into a one-sided situation. Chelsea controlled the game and kept launching wave after wave of attacks on Arsenal, while Arsenal was too conservative and did not launch a good counterattack, which indirectly encouraged Chelsea's arrogance.
But just when everyone thought Chelsea was going to score another goal, Arsenal launched a quick counterattack. Vieira intercepted the ball and launched a long pass. Henry pulled the ball to the left to get the ball and quickly advanced.
Chelsea's defense retreated quickly and forced Henry to the sideline as much as possible, but Borgkamp took the initiative to pull over to find cooperation. After getting the ball, the Dutch Ice Prince used his skillful footing skills to pass the blocked Marklele and knocked over Vieira who was inserted behind. The conceding sinner kicked the ball hard at the front of the penalty area and pierced through Van der Sar's goal.
The previous minute was a turnaround, with Chelsea taking the advantage, while Arsenal showed efficiency, and the two sides tied, and after equalizing the score, Arsenal once again took a defensive move.
"In the first matchup between the two sides at Highbury Stadium, Arsenal was suppressed by Chelsea in a very embarrassing situation. Unexpectedly, the situation became worse and worse when they met at Stamford Bridge for the second time. Arsenal only had one she goal in the first 30 minutes, which was in a very embarrassing situation, but after Chelsea conceded the ball, they obviously did not dare to put in a big push."
Andy Gray also felt helpless about this, "This is a game where no one wants to lose and cannot afford to lose, because both teams have maintained unbeaten records this season. Whoever loses the first loss of the season may cause the team's morale to fall apart. So to a certain extent, the head coaches of both sides are likely to strive to defeat their opponents while ensuring a draw. Ye Qiu is obviously more willing in this regard, so Chelsea played fiercely after the start and took the initiative. However, after being equalized, he also revealed his true thoughts."
The situation in the first half ended in l. Although the scene was fierce, there were no obvious highlights.
Arsenal played away and tightened three lines to counterattack. Although Chelsea took the initiative, they did not dare to put a big push on the offense. This directly led to the two teams' offense not showing a firm intention. In addition, the defenses of both sides were very targeted, so the offensive effect was naturally not good.
The two sides started again in the second half. Chelsea hit Davis with a long shot and almost penetrated Lehman's goal, but Arsenal still focused on defending, unmoved and did not push it out.
Afterwards, Drogba headed the ball, Lampard drew hard, and Ronaldinho broke through Kroo Toure outside the penalty area, creating a direct free kick. He had two good offensive opportunities, but he failed to break through Arsenal's goal. Lehman's performance in this game was very steady and there was no big problem.
In the end, neither side was able to score in the second half, and L's draw was finally maintained to the end of the game.
The moment the referee Riley blew the whistle at the end of the game, Ye Qiu felt relieved and the big stone pressing on his heart fell down. Although the result was a bit regrettable, the process was still satisfactory.
He adopted a steady approach, first standing invincible, and then striving to defeat the enemy. This indeed weakened Chelsea's investment in the offensive end, causing the team's offense to fail to play the most effective threat. But facts proved that his previous concerns were correct.
Although Marklele has always been known for his stability, his condition was not very good in the first game after returning from injury. He had to pay a certain responsibility for the team's conceding goals, because he was the team's midfielder, and Borgkamp passed the ball he passed afterwards.
Another point is that Davis and Vieira were inserted behind him, and the Dutch wild boar obviously failed to keep up.
Although he was unwilling to accept it, Ye Qiu was relieved to be able to get a draw.
To be honest, you have to be careful at all times for teams like Arsenal. Henry, a top killer, may kill you in one blow anytime and anywhere. In addition, a ghostly Borgkamp, Arsenal has the ability to not attack the entire game, but will kill you as soon as it attacks.
"It's okay, the draw is good." Tencart smiled and patted Ye Qiu on the shoulder, and breathed a sigh of relief.
No one dares to take risks through a whole year of hard work. Of course, it is good to defeat opponents, but it is also good to keep the draw. Moreover, Chelsea's morale has not been weakened yet, at least the home team has taken the initiative.
Roland submitted Ye Qiu a match data. Chelsea scored 10 goals in this game, and she was so efficient, but either Lehman showed a se or the opponent's defensive player was disturbed. In short, he was squandered with the goal.
Arsenal got 5-footed she goal, but this is not the key. The key is that they only have 1 free kick opportunities in the frontcourt, while Chelsea has 9, plus Arsenal has only 4 corner kicks, while Chelsea has 13, Arsenal has the offside, and Chelsea has 4 offside.
It is not difficult to see from these offensive data that Chelsea's advantages are more obvious, and Arsenal's defensive posture is also fully reflected. Therefore, this game seems to be a draw, and no one loses, but Chelsea clearly has the advantage.
Of course, this is Stamford Bridge Stadium. Chelsea is unwilling to accept it even if they fail to defeat their opponents.
After talking to the coaching staff for a few words, Ye Qiu walked towards the visiting team coach's seat. He found that Wenger was sitting in the visiting team coach's seat, and he seemed to have some shock after the disaster, and he couldn't help but feel satisfied.
Looking at the Premier League, who else can push Wenger to this point besides Ferguson?
"What a pity, I didn't get 3 points." Ye Qiu stood in front of Wenger with a smile.
The Frenchman raised his head, his eyes sparked, "I regret it too."
"Stop pretending, your conservative mentality has been revealed," Ye Qiu said sarcastically.
Wenger also sneered, "Then why didn't you attack vigorously?"
Both of them are both half-popular, and their thoughts and plans are the same.
Sometimes when you think about it, being undefeated is not necessarily a good thing, the pressure is too great
Before almost every game, you have to think carefully about your unbeaten record, and you have to be careful about being defeated, because you have no idea what will happen after being defeated?
Especially for Ye Qiu and Chelsea, it is completely unimaginable. Maybe this team that has just been reorganized will completely collapse overnight, and the confidence and fighting spirit that has finally been built up collapsed overnight.
Ye Qiu can't afford to lose, and Wenger can't afford to lose either
"I will definitely let you taste my fist when you have the chance." Ye Qiu raised his right fist, shook it, and smiled.
"Everyone" Wenger also faced tit-for-tat.
The so-called fist is an offense. In this game, neither side tried to attack, and they were a little depressed and unhappy.
But professional football is like this. There is no way to let you go as you like. You have to consider the overall situation, the pressure from the management, the pressure from the fans, and the pressure from the players. These are all in the head coach's thoughts.
"I wish you good luck. Don't fall behind too early, otherwise the Premier League game will be boring. I am planning to carry out the unbeaten to the end, just watch which of us loses first." Ye Qiu said confidently and provocatively.
Wenger raised his lips and sneered a little, saying nothing, but his attitude was self-evident.
In fact, a week later, in the Premier League round, Chelsea defeated Manchester City again away from home, and Wenger narrowly defeated Charlton. Both teams obviously adopted conservative styles, and neither of them was willing to fall behind and were waiting for the opponent to make mistakes.
Not only that, in the mid-week Champions League, Chelsea beat Stuttgart away and Arsenal defeated Celta away. Both teams made a good start, laying the foundation for advancing to the next round.
Because the first round was followed by the weekend's League Cup finals and the mid-week FA Cup, Chelsea had no match tasks and got a total of 1 day rest time. Ye Qiuyuqin directly gave the first team a day holiday, and some main players even got a three-day holiday, allowing the players to relax and adjust their mood.
The pressure of undefeated record is too great, and sometimes it really requires good venting and adjustment.
However, Wenger is not so lucky. They still have to play the FA Cup and have no rest
Chapter completed!