Mister Legend

Chapter 545 Cup Strategy
According to the diagnosis of the FM system and the club's new team doctor, Llorente's previously torn knee ligament has fully recovered. Although the possibility of a recurrence of the old injury in the future cannot be ruled out, in terms of the current situation, he is already the same as that of last season. There is no other difference between the world's top central defenders who lead the team's entire defense line and play many perfect performances.

This defender, who was born in Real Madrid's youth training camp but has never received enough attention from his home team, is the complete opposite type of his big brother Ramos. He is not good at physical fitness, but intelligent defense players.Therefore, after experiencing a serious injury, his ability did not suffer a fatal blow. On the contrary, during the recovery period, he also concentrated on strengthening his upper limbs and neck strength. At the same time, he also improved his prediction through long-term video observation of homework. .Moreover, in daily communication, the members of the coaching staff found that the Spanish international seems to have the ability to analyze and summarize, so they laughed and said that he has the talent to become a coach, and he can make a living in the football circle after retiring in the future.

This is of course a joke. Born in August 1994, Llorente has just entered the peak of his playing career. Due to the particularity of the central defender position, he will have at least four to five years to maintain a high level of competition. .If it can be properly maintained, the node of leaving the green field will be in eight or nine years. It is obviously too far away to talk about being a coach now.

And his golf quotient is also reflected in the ability of self-regulation. In the best comeback plan formulated by the coaching staff and Li Moody's cautious and scientifically based restorative practice, the Gunners' defensive core finally played during the winter break. In the last game before, he regained the ability of his heyday, led his teammates to completely block Middlesbrough, whose attack power can be ranked in the middle of the entire league, and at the same time gave everyone in the club and supporters a bite. Peace of mind.

Even the media who were not very optimistic about Arsenal's prospects this season have adjusted their views after seeing the Spaniard's performance after his return. powerful strength.

Those teams that have crossed the name of this Premier League giant from the list of main opponents due to the situation in the first half of the season should quickly regain the current feeling of the archenemy of last season, because that team is extremely sharp in counterattack and extremely defensive. The stable top team not only came back completely, but also became richer in tactics due to the integration of Chu Ma and other new players. No one knows how such a team will perform once it fully explodes with all its energy.For a time, the cry of wolf came spread throughout the European football world.

This year's winter break still lasts for two weeks. No matter how tight the schedule is, the players who have worked hard for half a year have been given ample time to adjust. Li Moody also started his short vacation with a good mood.

In such a difficult situation in the first third of the season, he led the almost half-disabled Arsenal through three months of hell through his tenacious willpower, professional and superb coaching ability and the help of plug-ins, and finally Waiting for the moment when the door to the world and even heaven is opened.

Although the league record of 10 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses has dropped precipitously compared with the same period last season, the current ranking of sixth in the standings and the four-point difference from Manchester United, which is temporarily No. 4, still let the team see the future The infinite hope naturally brought long-lost smiles and relaxation to everyone's faces.

Naturally, the two-week holiday cannot be fully realized, because the No.1 second round of the league will start on January 9th, so the team has to train three days in advance at the latest, so the full play is only ten days of personal rest time.However, compared to the previous Premier League schedule without a winter break, this is already a big benefit.

Li Modi did not carry forward the work-first style this time, but directly flew back to Asia with his parents and little padded jacket, and returned to London after spending all his holidays in the Kimchi Country where his motherland and his wife lived. It is really not common in the years of coaching the team.

The reason for this is very simple. Arsenal's lineup adjustment plan for this winter window is very simple. If it cannot be realized, there is no second choice. Then simply maintain the original state and respond to changes with the same.As a result, he, the team coach, has little need to stay and can freely allocate vacation time.

Another reason is more important. Lin Yuner has basically recovered her previous normal figure through scientific and healthy exercises after eight months postpartum, although she herself often complains that her old thin body will never return. But at 31 and not long after giving birth, it's enough to be the envy of 99 percent of the world's women.

She has been away from the showbiz for a year and a half due to pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding. She can't wait to announce her comeback, hoping to consolidate her position before Asian fans turn to other idols.This move coincided with the invitation of a well-known screenwriter from Kimchi Country, and then quickly joined the filming process of a new TVN TV drama, and her identity was naturally the number one female.

However, this big-budget project that was highly anticipated by everyone in the publicity has encountered Waterloo in the ratings after the first few episodes, and almost directly locked the top spot on the list of the most disappointing TV dramas of the year. Lin Yuner, who wanted to regain her lost ground in the all-powerful entertainment industry back then, was hit hard.

Coupled with the discomfort caused by being away from her daughter for a long time, the Asian goddess felt anxious. Her agent even secretly reported to Li Moody that the latter's wife was suspected of suffering from mild insomnia and rested at night. The quality is very bad.

And it was the combination of these circumstances that made the Gunners coach take his nine-month-old daughter on a long-distance flight to Seoul despite the objections of others. He had to stand firm when his wife suffered setbacks. Behind him, this is what a man should do.

Everyone was happy in the end, Xiao Xiyin finally returned to the long-awaited embrace of her mother, and Lin Yuner's emotions were quickly adjusted with the company of her family, and she returned to the state of a strong female model in the past.Li Mudi took the opportunity to enjoy the long-lost family reunion. Not only did he visit his father-in-law's family whom he hadn't seen for a long time, but he also took advantage of his wife's rest time to return to his hometown in Northeast China. It can be said that he had a rare relaxation.

This made him in a good physical and mental state after returning to the UK. He smiled at everyone, and because of this, he was on the cover of a local sports magazine and was considered a symbol of the team's bright future.

This kind of expectation has been realized to a certain extent in the first game in 2022. Apart from the two injured Lacazette and Koscielny, Arsenal, whose lineup is basically complete, will challenge in the away game. Watford's league showed the invincible momentum of last season's Premier League champions, firmly suppressing the home team within the half from the beginning.

After taking a two-goal lead, they took the initiative to recover and used their best defensive counterattack tactics. The Hornets, who wanted to equalize the score, quickly gave up the idea of ​​investing heavily in the frontcourt.The final 3-0 victory gave the Gunners a good start to the new year, and it also announced that they had officially sounded the horn of a full sprint.

The next Wednesday is the third round of the FA Cup. The FA finally complied with public opinion and moved the cup to the middle of the week.And Arsenal, who continued to have a bye in this round, took the opportunity to complete the make-up match against Stoke City. The 2-0 victory allowed the team to tie with Chelsea, who had previously ranked fifth in the standings. The disadvantage of goal difference is behind the opponents in the same city.

However, the Gunners' winning streak came to a halt on the 16th. In the home game against Newcastle, Li Moody seemed to be a little tricked by excluding Beracino and Torreira from the squad. At the critical moment when the situation on the field was stalemate and new forces were needed to change the balance, there was a lack of decisive forces. Unfortunately, a 1-1 draw was achieved.This also made them once again widen the point gap by Manchester United, which is temporarily ranked fourth in the standings, and they are also a small step away from the Champions League seats.

Fortunately, in the fourth round of the FA Cup three days later, Arsenal did not lose the chain. They eliminated Everton 3-2 in an away game without any risk and advanced to the top [-].On the same day, Tottenham lost to Crystal Palace in an upset and dominated the sports media's hot search list, but gave up the top position in the middle of the night because a large-scale player transfer deal was made before the winter window closed Appeared.

The Gunners shelled out £6420million and paired with rising French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, who has lost his place in the team, to poach England international centre-back Harry Maguire from Leicester City, sources said. As soon as it came out, it caused a sensation in the entire British football world.

Although in the worth list given by the authoritative media, Guendouzi's immediate value is about 2000 million to 2200 million pounds, but considering his extra attributes in this transaction, the price will naturally drop a bit.But even if it is counted as 1500 million, Maguire's actual worth has surpassed Van Dijk's previous record for the second highest transfer fee for a defender in the world, and it is 9200 million away from the 8200 million that Real Madrid poached Inter Milan central defender Skriniar last summer. Euros (£[-]m) aren't too far off either.

Judging from the player's ability and performance in their respective leagues alone, it seems that there is still some gap between Maguire and the two stars who are already the world's top central defenders. It is already a recognized situation.At the moment when the excellent local central defenders in active service in the Premier League are basically monopolized by the Manchester City duo, Chelsea and Tottenham, Arsenal want to complete the two tasks of strengthening the defense and continuing to speed up the process of localizing the lineup. There are not many options. In the end, It was Li Moody who personally made the decision to book this defense tower who is about to turn 28.

With his joining, Li Moody can match Llorente and Maguire, a pair of super central defenders with complementary styles in theory. The assist ability of a full-back gives the Gunners more ways to deal with the enemy.

However, this upgraded style of play was not immediately used. In the weekend league game against Leeds United, Arsenal still maintained a 3-5-2 formation and easily won the opponent 4-1.Since the defeat at Old Trafford in late October last year, they have completed a wave of consecutive unbeaten records including 12 league wins, 3 League Cup games, 1 FA Cup game and 3 Champions League group matches. The magic power of the coach is still strong, and the team still has the ability to compete with any opponent.

Since the League Cup final will be played on the last Sunday in January, the other Premier League games in this round have been brought forward to Saturday. Wednesday's debut, which has brought no small impact on their physical condition.

As a result, Guardiola and Li Moody's coping methods are similar, retaining their strength in the league and going all out to compete for the first championship title of the season.It's just that the circumstances of the two people are different, and the courage embodied is also different.

Blue Moon, who already holds a 12-point lead in the league, can naturally carry out rotations with confidence and boldness, without worrying too much about the oppression that Tottenham and Liverpool will create behind them. Their road to winning the championship is already smooth , even the most absurd novelist or web writer dare not link this season's Premier League championship to other teams at this time.

But Arsenal is in a completely different situation. They have to reach the top four in the standings and get the right to participate in the UEFA Champions League next season. They actually need to get every point, especially when facing their theoretical rival Liverpool in this round. We should take advantage of the advantage of the home court and try to get all three points.However, Li Moody was very bold to hide a number of main players, which surprised the outside world, because with their excellent rotation mechanism before, the physical condition of the players is still good, and the occasional continuous battle seems to be able to barely cope.

However, the Gunners coach still made a trade-off in order to ensure the team's state in the next two consecutive cup games, thus reaping a home defeat that was somewhat unbearable for Gunners fans.

But their sacrifice on this day was rewarded ten days later at the new Wembley Stadium.Arsenal, who played with the strongest team, showed an excellent competitive state when facing Manchester City, another dominant team in the history of English football. The offensive point also played an excellent state on the offensive end.

In this contest with the league leaders, Li Moody suddenly used the high pressure in the frontcourt shortly after the opening of the second half, which caught Blue Moon by surprise. In the end, Stones made a big mistake under the pressure and was caught by Moussa Dembele He seized the opportunity to score the only goal of the game, helping the Gunners once again reach the highest podium in the English League Cup after a lapse of 29 years.

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