Mister Legend

Chapter 533 Adjustment Completed
In the minds of some veteran teams and people over 40 years old, the FA Cup is no less important than the league, coupled with its super inclusiveness (almost all non-league clubs with basic facilities Anyone who understands these circumstances will not be surprised that the schedule of this event will be arranged for the weekend.

No, on the first Saturday after the resumption of the schedule, that is, on January 1th, the third round of the FA Cup and most of the 9/32 finals have already officially started before the league. The teams will all appear in this round, and the excitement of the game has also increased, and it is no longer the rookies pecking each other before.

However, since there are few strong dialogues at this stage, most people's attention will still stay on the transfer market, and Casemiro, who has already proved himself at the Bernabeu, joining Manchester City is undoubtedly the most attractive right now. The focus of everyone's attention.

Since the moment Qi Zu left office in the summer of 2018 and Lopetegui took over as Real Madrid coach, the stability of the Brazilian midfielder in the team's main position began to show signs of faltering. The former Spanish national team coach preferred localization, The younger strategy makes it impossible for European Golden Globe winners like Modric to have a stable playing time, not to mention the "fat tiger" who can be replaced by two local players, Ceballos and Marcos Llorente.

Even after Guti took over last summer, he continued the team building plan of his predecessor or Lafayette, vigorously supporting his own youth training and the status of Spanish players in the team, making Casemiro's situation still not very easy.Therefore, this defensive midfielder who made great contributions to the three consecutive Champions League championships before the Galaxy Battleship finally made the decision to change the environment before the arrival of the 29-year-old. A mutually beneficial relationship, in the end the two parties quickly reached an agreement and persuaded Real Madrid to let go with a not low price.

Since he has already represented his old club in the Champions League, Casemiro is unable to qualify for Manchester City's European roster, and Guardiola is willing to pay more than 1.9 for such a new aid. [-] million pounds (including four-year salary), then the goal is obviously to point to the league rival Arsenal.This makes people feel excited that the next Premier League will be even more exciting, but at the same time they have to lament the unparalleled arrogance of the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates.

The Brazilian midfielder, who landed in the Premier League, also immediately completed his debut in the UK. He came off the bench for half an hour in the FA Cup game against the English Championship team Reading on Saturday, and his performance was recognized by the outside world. Widely acclaimed.In the league three days later, Casemiro scored a beautiful long shot shortly after his appearance in the second half, scoring his first goal in his new club, which is considered a model of value for money.

Compared with the smooth sailing of Manchester City's new aid, the prospect of Arsenal's most anticipated star, Barco, seems a bit worrying.

Li Moody did not let the three new aids play in the cup game. In addition to the away game against the Championship leader Middlesbrough, the pressure will be greater. What kind of effect will the newcomers receive, so the debut of Diego Llorente and others was postponed to the No.20 round of the league on Tuesday.

It's just that in this crucial game against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, both Wilshere and the Spanish central defender played less than 15 minutes as substitutes, and May, whom the fans were looking forward to Xi II couldn't even sit on the bench, which caused many people to sigh and be disappointed.

But fortunately, the Gunners are still in a good state after restarting the journey. Both away trips have achieved ideal results. To a certain extent, those fans who want to see the new aid play immediately role.

On the second Saturday in January, Arsenal went north to North Yorkshire to meet their old rival Middlesbrough in the third round of this year's FA Cup. An easy game to win.

Due to the fact that he is about to face a strong opponent in the league, Li Moody still uses a starting lineup of rotation plus young players in the domestic cup competitions, and there is no advantage in terms of strength.But maybe the team has always had good luck in this event. They were evenly matched throughout the game. Golovin scored a lore goal at the end of regular time. Avoiding the crisis of being dragged into overtime by the opponent.

(PS: The FA changed the rules that had been in place for many years in 2016, canceling the regulations for a rematch after the two sides drew in the quarter-finals, and changed it to overtime until the penalty shootout to determine the winner; and Starting from the 2020-21 season, all replay rules after the third round will be completely cancelled, just to reduce the burden on the Premier League teams.)
The FA Cup is Arsenal's blessed land, which is no secret in British football, because they are the team that has won the most championships in this competition, although it is only one time ahead of rival Manchester United.Wenger, who has failed to achieve good results in other competitions all year round, has won the most important cup in England seven times, and has become the coach of the team that has won the most FA Cups in history.

In fact, after winning the Premier League title for the last time in 2004, the professor has never been able to gain anything in other competitions. If he had not led the team to the top of the FA Cup four times in the following 14 years, the clock after get out of class The sound may have already sounded or maybe.

However, for Li Mudi, he obviously does not attach much importance to domestic cup competitions. At least in this season, the league should be the most important, and the European competition should be supplemented. The rest can be given up when necessary. , and this determination also helped him and his team occupy some advantages in the league just three days later.

Although it is a continuous away game, but the main players do not have a lot of physical consumption, the Arsenal team can still exert [-]% of their energy when facing the strong Leicester City. The situation is in stark contrast.

Since there is not much hope of obtaining a place in the European competition through the league rankings, and the League Cup has already been eliminated early, Moyes still values ​​this only opportunity that can help his team enter the European League schedule. After leaving Leeds United, the Leicester City players had to drag their tired bodies to welcome the visit of the league leaders, which caused certain problems in their physical fitness in the second half.

In the end, under the favorable situation of advancing by one goal, the home team finally lost two points in a row because they could not keep up with the opponent's rhythm after 10 minutes, and lost 1 to 2 under the gun of Arsenal.

The winning Gunners are still setting records for the number of wins and points in the same period of team history, but they cannot widen the point difference with Manchester City behind them, because the latter also gnawed a hard bone in this round. After defeating the strong enemy Chelsea, the gap between the top two teams was maintained at 5 points.On the contrary, Tottenham, which ranked third in the standings, lost the chain and lost to Wolves in an upset away game. They are one step away from their first league championship in 60 years, which is almost unattainable.

On Sunday, January 1th, there are only two days left before the closing of the transfer window of professional leagues at all levels in England. The No.17 second round of the Premier League will be played at three points in time on this day.

Returning to the home court, Arsenal ushered in the challenge of Stoke City, the bottom team, and Li Moody finally made the new aid officially debut under the noses of the fans.Before the opening game, the club also specially held a small event for Wilshere, who returned to the Emirates Stadium, to express his warm welcome to his return home.

Little Threat wore the No. 10 jersey that was free after Ozil left, and at the moment when he followed his teammates to the field with tears in his eyes, [-] Gunners fans stood up spontaneously and paid tribute to the team's former team. Star of Hope sent the most sincere applause. This scene was completely recorded by the camera of the broadcaster "Sky Sports", and became a classic scene that moved fans all over the world.

Diego Llorente, who entered the starting list together with the gunner's direct descendant, the Spanish international and the French veteran Koscielny formed the home team's central defender combination today. The head coach obviously hopes that he can lead the team. To provide enough stability so that he and his supporters no longer have to worry about this line of defense all the time.

However, this expectation was not fulfilled this weekend. Llorente, who can only be regarded as mediocre in terms of speed, has become accustomed to the defensive strategy and rhythm when he played in Italy and Spain.Although I have specially strengthened the adaptive practice in the training after landing in the UK, but in the official game, I still have some doubts about the pace of the whole team, and I have hesitated or even missed many times when making up for my teammates. Due to personal mistakes, his own goal was scored twice in a row in the first half. In the second half, he gave the opponent a penalty kick because of a reckless steal. After the game, he was scored 3.5 by the media. A low score (10 points out of [-]) can be described as appalling.

Fortunately, their attackers are also in good form today. Aubameyang, Welbeck, Mkhitaryan, Torreira and Kolasinac each scored a goal to help Arsenal in this goal battle With 5 to 3, they had the last laugh. In the case of Manchester City also taking three points lightly, they continued to lead the standings with a 5-point advantage.

But the best of the game went to the visiting team's native striker Saido Berahino, a black player who was born in Bujumbura, Burundi and came to England as a 10-year-old refugee. He scored twice in the middle of the game, and the penalty kick was created by himself. It can be said that he almost pushed the league leader to a desperate situation by himself.

However, the external reports on this versatile frontcourt player did not mention it as before and then skip it immediately. Instead, he made him appear on the important news section two days later, because on the day when the winter transfer window closed, Li Moody spent 2430 million yuan. Sterling introduced him to his own team, and Beracino was dubbed by many people as "the man who conquered the Gunners coach in one game".

Of course, these are all jokes. Although similar things have happened, it is really a coincidence that Arsenal obviously do not have the financial resources to rashly sign a player with a lot of money.

After the two transfer operations last summer and this winter, the number of local English players in the first team is still pitifully small. Except for central defender Holding and forward Welbeck who can squeeze into the rotation, Calum · Chambers, Carl Jenkinson and Ainsley Maitland-Niles were all pure substitutes, only getting some playing time in cup competitions that were not valued by the manager.And in order to show his full strength in some strong dialogues, Li Mudi even made a starting list without a local player many times, which has never happened in his previous coaching career.

Although most of the many European giants are mostly foreign aid, they will basically have at least two or three local main players. The state of Arsenal this season is really rare.

Therefore, whether it is for the requirements of the registration rules for the European competition or the pursuit of the most correct team building policy, Li Moody must make achievements in the promotion of youth training young players and the introduction of English players as soon as possible.Wilshere's return is his first attempt. Although there are other better options in the transfer market, for the current situation where local players in the team are marginalized, no one is better than this direct descendant. It's time to put on the gunner's jersey.

However, due to the unshakable main position of Ndidi and Torreira, the small threat can only get a rotation role, and the team still needs more outstanding local players to join.Considering that neither the goalkeeper nor the defender is suitable for the time being, and Arsenal are lacking in the forward position, then this last signing is not a surprise.

Although Beracino's potential value in the FM system is not high, only 165, he is also an excellent frontcourt all-rounder when his current ability is infinitely close to full value.His dribbling skills and speed are around 15, his passing awareness is also quite good, and his shooting ability of 17 is considered top-notch in today's British football.Moreover, it can also play a role in the positions of right winger and front midfielder, which will play a positive role in enriching the Gunners' frontcourt offensive routines.

Li Moody has secretly decided to rank him ahead of Welbeck in the team. The latter can only play the role of center forward, which is too limited. Na's days may be coming to an end.

In addition, the forwards with unstable positions also include Aubameyang. Once the Gabonese "sprinter" cannot get rid of his bad habit of wasting opportunities at will before the end of this season, then he will not be seen in the Gunners list next season. to his name.

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