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Chapter 202 Arsenal is second?

The schedule has entered the fast lane. Recently, Arsenal's games have been extremely intensive. Wenger has also adopted a proper rotation policy. Some young players who rarely get the chance to play in normal times have also been given the opportunity to experience the Premier League.

On October 10, in the third round of the League Cup, the Premier League powerhouses went off one after another, and Arsenal challenged Sunderland away.

Wenger arranged for all young players in this game, and Quaresma didn't even have a chance to sit on the bench. Obviously Wenger didn't care much about the outcome of this game, and he withdrew from the tasteless League Cup early. Perhaps more conducive to Arsenal's sprint in several other fronts.

However, the opponent Sunderland may also have the same idea, and Sunderland is now the deputy squad leader of the Premier League, and the relegation situation is severe. How can they play in the League Cup? Even if they win the League Cup, so what, and finally relegated , Is it possible to go to the English Championship to play in the UEFA Cup next season?
In this way, Arsenal's young players fought a battle, beating Sunderland's young players and advancing to the fourth round of the League Cup.

Regarding this result, Wenger was dumbfounded. Well, since there are unexpected gains, let the young players continue to play in the next round. No matter what, it is a training opportunity, and it is a pity to waste it.

On November 11, in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Arsenal played against Sparta Prague at home.

The main lineup that has had enough rest is all on the field. Wenger can be said to be quite obsessed with securing the No.1 spot in the group ahead of time. Facing the Sparta Prague at home, which is not as strong as his own, there is no reason to give the opponent a chance to retreat. .

Quaresma, who started the game, did not let the fans wait long to help Arsenal open the scoring. Then several offensive players also scored, and finally defeated their opponents. Arsenal won four consecutive victories in the group stage.

However, because Ajax also defeated Thun, although Arsenal qualified ahead of schedule, they have not locked in the first place in the group, which made Wenger very unhappy.

In the next two rounds of the league, Arsenal won Sunderland at home, and then drew with Wigan Athletic in the away game. Although they did not achieve a complete victory, they were still in a stable state. They have remained unbeaten for eight consecutive rounds in the league.

The 12 rounds of the league are over, and the situation in the Premier League standings has surprised many people.

Chelsea, in terrible form, won eight of the first nine rounds of the league. The only game they lost was to Arsenal. Momentum slowed down.

Regardless of Liverpool's unstable state, but playing a strong team has always had a tradition of robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Facing Chelsea, they did not lose the wind in the slightest. Mourinho's team was forced to do nothing and only got a draw.

When they met Manchester United, Ferguson's team even made Chelsea suffer at home and got the second loss of the season.

Therefore, Chelsea's current results are 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 28 points, ranking first in the standings.

Although Chelsea are still at the top of the list, they are only labeled as stable, because they actually did not have the strong dominance of last season when they faced the giants. very bad.

What everyone didn't expect was that the next place behind Chelsea would be Arsenal, and there was only one point gap between Arsenal and Chelsea.

After Vieira was sold, Arsenal was considered to have lost the qualification to compete for the Premier League championship. With their weak midfielder, it is simply a dream to make a difference in the Premier League. Even, to be able to compete for the Champions League qualification, It is already the best result.

Manchester United is strong and strong, and Liverpool is full of momentum after winning the Champions League. This is not something Arsenal can resist.

However, Wenger's team slapped everyone who was not optimistic about Arsenal.

Perhaps Arsenal is not as stable as Chelsea in scoring points, but they also scored 27 points quietly, overturning Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, suppressing the derby rival Tottenham at White Hart Lane, and showing their strength in several strong dialogues. The tenacious side makes people have to look sideways.

Indeed, the loss of Vieira is a huge loss for Arsenal. Arsenal are at a disadvantage in the midfield confrontation with many teams, but the two sides that Arsenal are proud of have bloomed brighter , the most fundamental reason is the arrival of Portuguese star Quaresma.

When Arsenal faced an injury crisis at the beginning of the season, it was Quaresma who stepped forward and led Arsenal to stabilize the situation. When Henry was not on the court, Quaresma was Arsenal's offensive direction, leading the way. With Arsenal moving on.

In 12 league rounds, as a freshman in the Premier League, Quaresma scored an incredible 9 goals, each of which was wonderful and precious.

Without Quaresman's savior-like performance, it is still unknown that Arsenal has the most results and ranks in the middle, or even lower.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Quaresma is the hottest star in the Premier League now.

As for Manchester United, which is ranked third, there is a gap of three points with Arsenal, and their performance can only be said to be barely passable, while Liverpool, which is ranked fourth, has a gap of six points with Arsenal, and it is obvious that they are already falling behind. trend.

Many people have analyzed that, judging from the current state, I am afraid that this season's championship will largely be defended by Chelsea. Arsenal also have a chance to win the championship, but they are not as sure as Chelsea. As for Manchester United, I am afraid that they can only play spoilers Status, and Liverpool, you should go to the Champions League honestly!

Another thing worth paying attention to is the Premier League scorer list. At present, Quaresma and Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy scored 9 goals at the same time and tied for the top of the standings. After Henry, who scored 8 goals, the three major shooters went hand in hand with fierce momentum.

In fact, at the beginning of the season, everyone generally believed that the competition for the Premier League Golden Boot this season would become a duet between Ruud van Nistelrooy and Henry.

But no one expected that Arsenal's new aid came out alive, with amazing scoring efficiency, breaking the two-person situation of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Henry in one fell swoop.

In this era when wingers have not taken on the heavy responsibility of scoring goals, centers are the main weapons for each team to attack the city, so everyone is shocked that Quaresma can score so many goals.

When did wingers and wingers score goals like this?
In fact, last season in Porto, Quaresma has already shown excellent scoring ability, but the Portuguese Super League has not received so much attention, but now it is different. Quaresma has played against the sky in the Premier League. , everyone has to think about this issue.

(End of this chapter)