Mister Legend

Chapter 537

After this round of European knockout rounds, it will be the first national team match day in 2021. Many international players will temporarily put on the men's football jerseys of their home countries and strive to get a place in the World Cup in Qatar next year.

However, before that, some teams in England had to compete in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, which made the participating Premier League giants and some related national teams extremely dissatisfied.Because this kind of schedule will make those players whose physical condition is not ideal at all, the possibility of injury will be greatly increased, which can be said to be extremely irresponsible.

But the FA is also quite helpless. Since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held from November to December for the first time, almost all European leagues must make enough time for that weird schedule.Coupled with the previous adjustment period of at least two weeks, next season's English leagues at all levels will have to start early at the end of July, which requires this season to end earlier than usual, so the schedule is very tight. It is understandable.

At this time, Li Moody's choice of strategically abandoning the domestic cup competition has become more and more wise. The current physical condition of Arsenal players is obviously better than other Premier League teams. This has also become their final stage. One of the key factors that can bring out your own strength in most games.

Two weeks passed quickly, and Li Modi took another trip to Coventry during the team's holiday to give advice to Hierro and others.The Sky Blues' record in League One this season can only be said to be mediocre. They are currently ranked No.38 in the standings after 14 rounds (there are 24 teams in League One). Relegation is a certainty, but with No. There is also a big gap in the promotion play-offs between .3 and No.6.

However, this does not mean that the team coach Warren Joyce's ability is not good. After all, the club's general policy is to use one to two years to train new players. The overall strength of the team is in the middle of this level of league. The lower level is basically in line with the current ranking.

But even so, the ex-United U18s boss won't be offered a new contract extension and Morientes is ready to take over Coventry's first team at the end of the season pointer.As for Raul, who had previously planned to take this position, he had already transferred back to the management position due to other reasons. All this once again explained what it meant to say that the plan did not change quickly.

Just in the past early March, news came from Spain that the 74-year-old Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will evaluate his physical health before the start of the general election in September this year. He can be allowed to continue to be re-elected, and once the answer is no, it means that after the 18-year Lafayette era (2000-06, 2009-21), the Galaxy Battleship is about to usher in a new at the helm.

And it is not surprising that Raul, who is bound to win this position, would choose this way.And in all fairness, the old Bernabéu king, who was dominant on the green field in the player era, is really not a good material to be a head coach. The evaluation given by the FM system is just a person, and the future development is extremely limited. It is better to be his best. I like management work.

However, this unexpected incident did not have a great impact on Coventry's development plan for the next two or three years, because even if Lafayette really abdicated, Raul was able to defeat those rich and powerful competitors to become the chairman of Real Madrid. At least in a short period of time, it is impossible to recruit Hierro and others into the management of the home team.

Because the current position of Real Madrid veterans is still very stable, and their contributions over the past ten years are obvious to all. It is best to wait for their old contracts to expire and leave on their own, which is the demeanor that a world's top giants should have.

And this period of time is just right for Hierro to accumulate experience and contacts in England to prepare for the succession in the future.

Investing in clubs is a long-term business, and Li Modi didn't want to gain any economic benefits through running Coventry. He just hoped to use this platform to display all the tricks in his mind, so that he could live up to the adventure of traveling. Of course, if it can help China's football career to advance a little bit by the way, that would be a great thing.

Therefore, at the initial stage of the plan to revitalize this old club, he will not intervene too much, except that he can help in signings and attracting sponsorship from Chinese companies, the rest will be left to those Professionals will handle it, at least the current focus will still be on Arsenal.

In the past two weeks in the international arena, the Gunners have received a lot of news, including joy and sorrow.

The good news is that there are two injured numbers in Manchester City's team: De Bruyne and Mendy. Even if Guardiola still has Gundogan and local rising star Foden under Guardiola, they cannot replace the absolute core role of the Belgian.But fortunately, De Bruyne can basically be sure to catch up with the key home game against Arsenal a month later, which can be regarded as a little relief for the nervousness of Manchester City fans.

But the same injury situation also appeared on the Gunners side. Aubameyang, who finally stopped spitting out cakes easily under Henry's training, sprained his left side in the last round of African Cup qualifiers against the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday. Ankle will also miss training for the next three weeks or so, which makes Li Moody feel uneasy.

The injury of the American sheep made the team's forward lineup become thin again, and then they will fight on two lines in the league and the European war, relying only on Lacazette, Beracino and Welbeck It's still a bit reluctant, it seems that we have to find a solution in terms of formation.

On April Fool's Day, Premier League No.30's second round kicked off on time. Arsenal challenged Wolves away. Lowen entered the starting lineup, assisting single center Lacazette.Welbeck was replaced in the second half, and the Gunners changed to a 4-3-3 halftime, but the effect was not very satisfactory due to the lack of personnel at the winger position.

In the end, relying on their steady performance in the first half, the Premier League leader still won a 3-1 victory at the Molineux Stadium, continuing to top the standings with a five-point advantage.

It’s just that the gun fans are not too happy, because they originally had the opportunity to further widen the point difference, but their competitors scored the winning goal at the last moment of stoppage time in this round of the league. The extremely thrilling three-pointer made people have to lament the good luck of Blue Moon and the background of its top European team.

Three days later, Arsenal, who returned to their home turf, ushered in Everton, who was trying their best to fight for the last European seat. With the Big6's points lead already unshakable, the seventh place in the league became almost impossible. The only life-saving straw in the eyes of a mid-range team.Since the champion of the League Cup has been determined, and three of the top four teams in the FA Cup are from the top six teams, unless Leicester City can complete two consecutive upsets and win the first FA Cup in club history. Cup champion, otherwise the last ticket to the European War will be postponed to Premier League No.7.

Since UEFA has decided to restructure the two existing European competitions from the 2022-23 season and re-establish a third-level cup, it will inevitably reduce the number of participating teams in the European League, so next season is likely to The last year of the conference will be the year when the quota allocation system of four Champions Leagues plus three Europa Leagues will be implemented.

Although participating in this Premier League team temporarily named the European Club Intercontinental League will have a greater chance to go further and even win the championship, but its commerciality will definitely not be the same as the two levels within a few years on a par with the European War.And because most of the participating teams come from other small football countries, the gold content of the honor will not be recognized too much, which will not be very attractive to the teams in the five major leagues.

Therefore, before the new three major cups are established, these mid-level Premier League teams still hope to seize this last opportunity to experience it in the European League. It will become more difficult to obtain the right to participate in the first two European competitions.

At this time, it will obviously not be an easy battle for the Gunners to meet Toffee, who is temporarily ranked No.8 in the standings.And the reality is basically consistent with the expected. Everton, which is already known for its excellent defense, resorted to the strategy of the iron barrel, leaving only two fast horses Walcott and Richard Lison in the frontcourt to fight back. , Even the Icelandic sniper Sigurdsson retreated to the front of his penalty area, defending in the middle with the French midfielder Schneiderlin and the Senegal international Gueye.

And this tactic really had a good effect in the first seven to 10 minutes of the game. Arsenal, who were very afraid of the impact of the visiting team's two strikers, did not dare to let the two wing backs frequently advance forward for assists, which led to the team's The offense has been unable to pose a real threat to Everton's bus.

In the end, it was Barko's superb set-piece skills that showed his power. Mustafi scored through a corner kick and finally resolved the crisis.

In the following period, Toffee, who failed to keep his own goal, also tried to increase some investment on the offensive end, such as replacing the main center of the Turkish national team Tosun, changing the formation to 4-3-3, etc.However, not only did this not work, but it gave the home team more chances to fight back, which was wasted by Welbeck and others.

1比0的比分被保持到了终场，枪手颇费周折地获得了这个三分，从而以28胜3平2负积87分的表现追平了曼城在2017-18赛季创造的英超前33轮最佳战绩，让英国媒体找到了大书特书的话题。

However, Li Moody has never expressed any pride in this in the following interviews with reporters. He believes that these honors will only be meaningful if he wins the Premier League championship. Otherwise, his failure will only appear to be more tragic. .

The middle of the second week of April is the day when the first round of the quarter-finals of the two European games will be held. A total of five Premier League teams will make their debut at this stage. It is the league with the largest number of surviving entries. The media is good for bragging.

The performance of the Gunners can be evaluated with high scores. They beat their opponent Solna AIK 2-1 in the away game, and they can almost announce their promotion to the semi-finals in advance. This also allows Li Moody to make more Put all your energy into preparing for the league.

On the weekend, Arsenal ushered in a big test before facing Manchester City. They will challenge Watford away, who are also desperately fighting for a place in the European war.Although the Bumblebee's performance in the European League this season is really disappointing, causing the entire Premier League to lose a lot of European war points, but only six games in the group stage have earned them more than 2000. The bonus of [-] euros and broadcast share is still worth fighting for for a club that is not rich. After all, it means the transfer fee of an absolute main player.

Therefore, in the many analyzes before the game, everyone basically agreed that the league leaders are likely to encounter a blocking battle at the Vicar Road Stadium, which is even more difficult than facing Everton in the middle of the week.

Only the result proved once again the famous truth that footballs are round, and the experts were slapped in the face.

Less than 10 minutes into the game, the Gunners scored a strong shot from Lacazette near the penalty spot, completely controlling the initiative of the game.Afterwards, the offensive order issued by the home team coach Javi Garcia allowed Mkhitaryan and Beracino to find opportunities to continue to widen the point difference.After John Jules, who came off the bench in the second half, scored his first goal in the Arsenal senior team, the score of 4-0 can fully demonstrate how big the gap between the performances of the two sides today is.

In the end, before the start of the war, it was widely believed that it would be a fierce battle, but it ended with the visiting team easily winning four goals. Many people hope that Arsenal will end their winning streak and make the league title competition more tense. The stimulating people who eat melons are very disappointed.

Fortunately, Manchester City can be regarded as fighting for their spirits. They also won the victory and did not allow the five-point gap between the two sides to continue to widen.

It's just that with only the last four rounds left in the league, as the overlord of the Premier League for the past three seasons, Blue Moon's prospects are definitely not good.They must beat Arsenal at home in the penultimate round, and then hope that the latter will make at least one mistake in the rest of the game before they can get a chance to overtake.

This kind of situation with many variables is obviously not what Guardiola wants to see, but the reality forces him to start thinking about some off-the-market tricks. Therefore, in the next two weeks or so, the outside world has frequently heard about the Manchester City coach. The words of putting pressure on the Gunners in the interview made the battle that may change the situation of the league championship this season into the focus of attention ahead of schedule.

(End of this chapter)