coach legend

Chapter 248 Arsenal
Wenger knew the game could not continue like this.Three days later is the home game against Sheffield Wednesday.

Sheffield Wednesday is a Premier League belly, a real belly.Of course, if it was like this in the past, it would almost be someone else's cash machine.But it's different now, with Sheffield Wednesday currently in the relegation zone.But it is not the team that has been relegated, but the team that is hovering in the relegation zone.

At the end of the season, such a team will work desperately, really desperately, to avoid relegation.

No one wants to face this kind of team at the end of the season.

And seven days later, Arsenal will play Leeds United away.This is a game that cannot be lost.If it weren't for the scandal of Woodgate and Lee Bowyer that broke out in January, how could Leeds United have reached the point of competing with Arsenal for No.3.

Now O'Reilly managed to stabilize the team.Of course I hope to get a place in the Champions League next season.Therefore, Leeds United must be red-eyed and will never give up the chance to fight Arsenal.

Arsenal can't afford to lose in both games.

After weighing the pros and cons, Wenger finally had to make up his mind.

In fact, Wenger has been waiting, waiting for Arsenal to take the lead in this game.Once he takes the lead, Wenger has more room to adjust.

But Wenger discovered that George was definitely a rogue.George will do anything to win.George can afford it, but Wenger can't.Therefore, Wenger can only be a strong man who cuts his wrist. In this game, Wenger must not make his team too tired.

Because there are more important games waiting for Arsenal later.

After the decision, Wenger was quick.Bergkamp, ​​who had poor physical strength, was replaced, and Ljungberg was replaced soon after.

Although once you fail to win Blackburn at home, it will be very difficult to go away.Especially after just playing against Leeds United, it is even more difficult for Blackburn to win.But it is still possible after all.In the cup match, the outcome will be determined by one game, and it is not certain who will win the game.

But the league is not the case, Wenger dare not neglect.

When Ljungberg left the field, he looked at George.I don't know what to do with my head.There was non-stop fighting in the middle of the game throughout the game.It's okay if you grab the ball and attack, but it doesn't look like an offense.

Blackburn didn't look like they wanted to score.Just keep destroying.

If Arsenal are a beautiful artist, Blackburn are a destroyer.Arsenal had just drawn an opening on the drawing board, and Blackburn was scribbling randomly on the drawing board.

Ljungberg smiled wryly and shook his head, he really didn't understand the world of his head.

But when he saw Wenger's substitution, George immediately let Pires replace Hargreaves.George has been waiting for Wenger's substitution.Because once Wenger makes a substitution, it shows that the Champions League places in Wenger's heart are more important than the UEFA Cup.

George is betting, George is betting that Wenger will definitely choose the league, and he will definitely choose the Champions League place.So George has no scruples and nothing to fear.In fact, Blackburn's style of play is far more wasteful than Arsenal's.After more than 70 minutes, it must not be sustainable.

In other words, if it takes more than 10 minutes, as long as Wenger attacks Blackburn madly, Blackburn may not be able to withstand it due to physical problems.

But George was betting that Wenger would not dare to wait until the end.Seeing Wenger's substitution, George laughed.Because George knew he had won the bet.

And George knows that Wenger's adjustment must be based on stability.The replacement must be someone on the offensive line.Arsenal have to defend, so George has to attack.

Seeing George put on Pires, Wenger frowned.This George is really annoying.

But Wenger can not say anything.George has a lot of players in his hands, and there are all kinds of players.George has an enviable bench lineup.

After Pires went up, he started to play a free man in the frontcourt.

After Wenger's substitution, Arsenal began to retreat across the board.Especially Bergkamp's end, so that the pressure on Arsenal's side dropped sharply.However, Blackburn still did not play the familiar ground ball, and still used high-altitude bombing.

Of course, facing players like Adams and Keown, high-altitude bombing is not so easy.

But with players like Drogba and Klose in the frontcourt, George certainly won't give up the high-altitude ball.George's request for Drogba is very simple.In addition to trying to grab the ball, it is to grab the first point.Then pass the ball to the person next to you.

Drogba's training in the Premier League this season is still very effective.Especially after training with Klose, his judgment on golf has made great progress.

Adams felt deeply about this.When he played against Drogba for the first time, Drogba was just a fool who only knew how to rush around.It's just that Adams is uncomfortable with his monster-like body.

So the current Drogba has been completely reborn.

With Drogba's horrible body and good header awareness, Drogba and Adams are almost half and half competing for headers.

"...Deco, pass...Drogba, header back to Pires. Pires passes to Dunn, Dunn shoots! Seaman saves!"

"Drogba, rubbing after the header... Klose, diving to the top! Higher than the crossbar, what a pity!"

After George replaced Pires, Blackburn's offensive suddenly flourished.

"Drogba, who was bought by George for [-] pounds, is really good. With his abnormal physical fitness and his header growth, maybe he will be as successful as Klose in the future." Mortensen looked at Drog Ba rampaged in the Arsenal penalty area, tsk tsk admiration.

The ball was passed into the penalty area again, this time it was Klose who pushed it out.

Facing Vieira's defense, Deco, who came to control the second point, swept the ball directly to Pires on the left without stopping the ball.This time Pires did not pass the ball, but directly dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

Adams watched Drogba and Keown pay attention to Klose all the time, so when Pires passed by Pettit and entered the penalty area, no one was defending.

It was Adams who reacted quickly and dropped Drogba.In Adams's mind, Drogba is just a forward with a good body, and he is not a bullshit in other aspects.But Pires is different. Once Pires is put in, it is a direct threat.

The moment Adams came out, George, who was buried in the ball, seemed to have eyes in the middle of his head, and he passed lightly with the instep of his right foot to Drogba's feet.

"... Pires, Pires got the ball. He went into the box, Adams came to defend... Pires, no dribble, pass... Drogba, Drogba got the ball, what would he do with the ball ?”

The moment Drogba got the ball, his mind went blank.

Drogba said he was a striker, but he never scored a few goals.And all the goals were overhead goals.With Drogba's physical fitness, he can make a living in low-level leagues only by relying on headers.

But Drogba's technique is rough, and even a slightly faster ball can stop one meter away.This kind of strength, of course, has rarely scored with his feet.

So Drogba was a little stunned the moment he received a pass from Pires.

Klose, who was standing next to Keown, reacted the fastest.Shout "Shoot! Shoot!".Klose yelled almost with all his strength.

Startled by the sound, Drogba kicked the ball hard with his left foot.The whole process is in the blink of an eye.

"Drogba, shoot!"

Drogba's shot was indeed not very good, but the ball was too close.And Drogba almost exhausted all the strength under his feet, so the ball flew in like a cannonball.Seaman could only wave his hands.

"Seaman didn't catch the ball. It scored a goal, beautiful. No one thought that it was Drogba who scored the goal! Blackburn led [-]-[-] in the away game."

"George said before the game that he had touched Arsenal's reputation. This game is definitely not fake. However, Arsenal's weakness is not the weakness of Arsenal's play and tactics. It is the weakness of Arsenal's overall environment. "

"Different from Blackburn, who has already secured No.2 in the Premier League, Arsenal still have to work hard for a place in the Champions League. In addition, Arsenal's bench lineup is definitely not comparable to Blackburn. This is not Wenger's fault, Wenger is powerless. Because the fate that George touches is the death spot of Arsenal. It is not Wenger who can change it as a head coach."

"Look at Drogba, he froze there after scoring the goal, completely at a loss. Even if Drogba doesn't develop any in the future, George's £[-] won't be in vain just because of this goal. Balls are worth thousands of dollars, £[-] is a bargain."

Seeing Blackburn's goal, Wenger just sighed and shook his head.

From the moment he decided to guarantee the league, Wenger knew the game was out of his control.At this time Wenger can only be envious, envious that George has a good hand of cards.Wenger is also secretly making up his mind that he must continue to supplement the lineup next season.Especially for the substitute lineup, there must be no situation like this season.

But George jumped from the bench, and the ball basically sealed Blackburn's place in the UEFA Cup final.

Although George is full of confidence in himself, Arsenal are not underdogs after all.If this game ends in a draw, after twelve days, many variables will appear.Although Arsenal will be a tired team at that time, George is still worried.

The best way is to kill the suspense in this game.

I just didn't expect Drogba to score in the end.

After Drogba's goal, there was no goal in the game.In the end, Blackburn won the first game of the UEFA Cup semi-finals [-]-[-] away.

"Coach Wenger, did I say that Arsenal's flaws are fatal?" George said to Wenger with a smile.

"George, the game is not over. There is a second game."

"Everyone says I am a dead duck with a hard mouth. In fact, you are the same, Coach Wenger. I hope that we can repeat this kind of good show in the Champions League semi-finals next season."

(End of this chapter)