Chapter Ninety-Seven: Arsene Wenger and the Desire for a Championship

A.T. Kearney training base, Arsene Wenger's office.

Arsene Wenger is still looking at details about Luton. For Arsenal, their semi-final draw was a bit of luck – in any case, they were against a side in the second division.

However, Arsene Wenger, who has always been cautious, will not be taken lightly by this, and can knock out Chelsea and Manchester City, and if Arsenal ignore each other arrogantly, they will have to suffer the consequences.

"This team is not to be underestimated!" In the office, Arsene Wenger's assistant Rice was also present.

Arsene Wenger nodded: "This young man has assembled a talented team, I really don't know where he recruited these young people. ”

"I heard that Charlie Austin was still a brick mover before joining Luton Town, and people like Vardy and Kante were also poached in the amateur league...." Rice shook his head, "Could this Chinese know how to prophesy?" ”

Wenger and Rice don't understand this, but Wenger has always been known for his penchant for developing young demons, and his arsenal has some talented youngsters.

Twenty-one-year-old Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has become the absolute heart of Arsenal's midfield, 20-year-old Tiger Walcott is in his prime, and French talent Nasri is also showing his football talents at the Emirates Stadium.

In addition, Wilshere has also begun to emerge, and the 20-year-old Ramsey also moved from Cardiff City to Asen last summer, and **** has gradually become Arsenal's main substitute at the back.

Arsene Wenger's squad also has a group of young talents.

However, Arsene Wenger's current headache is the injury situation at the back of Arsenal.

Including the main goalkeeper Almunia, defender Klich, Gala, Jorou, Sania and others are all absent due to injury, and in the midfield, Diaby has now shown that in addition to the glass physique, the small injury is not good and the big injury is coming again, and it will definitely not be counted on for a while. Rosicky is now also suffering a minor injury in three days and a major injury in five days, and this game is also unavailable.

"We've had too many injuries.," Wenger frowned a little, "Almunia is injured and I'm not too worried about Fabianski's experience on the goal line. ”

Fabianski is a young goalkeeper with a decent level of reflexes and agility, but his lack of experience has worried Wenger, especially in a game like the FA Cup semi-finals, where the lack of a reassuring candidate for the goalkeeper position does cause Wenger a headache.

'Don't worry too much, Arsèna, it's not ......Manchester United,' said Rice, 'and Fabianski's quality, against Luton Town, he can be trusted, and our strikers have been in very good form lately. ”

Wenger's frown furrowed.

This is also true, Arsenal have been on fire recently. Arsenal's main striker Bam Adebayor has scored four goals in his last four games since his return to action with Togo beating Cameroon, and has been on a red-hot streak with 20 goals and 12 assists in 32 games so far this season.

Van Persie, who has just returned from injury, is also hot with a gun, scoring twice in the last round of the Premier League to help the team win 4-1 against Wigan Athletic, and also helped the team create a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. There is also a player in form who is on the offensive side, with attacking midfielder Cesc Fabregas providing six assists in his last four games and arguably a source of attacking creativity, with the young Spaniard showing unrivalled footballing talent in the English game.

The team's attack is reassuring, and Wenger is finally relieved. The FA Cup is a venue that Arsene Wenger takes very seriously, and the draw is very favourable for Arsenal, as a win over Luton Town would see them reach the FA Cup final and be one step away from winning the trophy.

Arsenal's desire to win the title is urgent. Arsene Wenger and his side have been without a title for four years, and if you don't count Arsenal's own Emirates Cup, the last time they lifted the trophy was back in the 2005 FA Cup final, when Arsenal beat Manchester United on penalties and Arsene Wenger lifted the trophy for the fourth time.

And now in the league, Arsenal is ten points behind Manchester United, and there is only a theoretical possibility left to win the championship, and if you want to end the title drought, you can only pin your hopes on the cup.

Just three days ago, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal defeated Villarreal 3-0 at home to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 4-1. However, in the semi-finals, Arsenal may face opponents including Chelsea, Barcelona and Manchester United, all three teams are not easy to deal with, and it is still very difficult to win the Champions League.

However, in the FA Cup, Arsenal are much more likely to qualify for the final than in the Champions League, so Arsene Wenger will not give up the possibility of winning the FA Cup.

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"We're going to do our best!!"

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Arsene Wenger said.

'Luton Town are a team to be reckoned with, Gobor has done an admirable job, he has built a strong team in the second division, and it's no accident that they have reached the semi-finals, they have that quality. Several of their key players are very good young players. So we won't take it lightly, we'll try our best in this game, the initiative is in our own hands, Arsenal will get into the game quickly and control the game! ”

Arsene Wenger's words in front of the media were definitely not a compliment to Luton, but his heartfelt words. In fact, at Arsenal's tactical meeting, Arsene Wenger said the same.

"It's a team that's very good at defending and counter-attacking!!" Arsene Wenger pointed to the tactics board next to him and said, "Luton's 442 doesn't look like the usual 442 formation, they like to start defending up front and use a dense formation to press the ball carrier!" We must not ignore this, the passing at the back must be decisive and safe, and if it is not necessary, you must not risk passing the ball in the backfield! ”

Arsene Wenger has watched footage of Luton's FA Cup games, and many of Luton's goals have been scored on the spot after a break in midfield or in front.

Luton's tactical style is a refreshing sensation for Arsene Wenger. In Arsene Wenger's view, Gao Bo is a new generation of managers who have a deep understanding of tactics and are very imaginative and able to put them into practice.

And he's still so young ...

"The attack in the front court, you have to pass the ball, don't drag the mud and water!! Pay special attention to their defensive midfielder, N'Golo Kante, who is very tackling and don't try to get past easily! ”

When it comes to winning the FA Cup, Arsene Wenger believes caution is a must, and that it would be the biggest joke for Arsenal to capsize in the gutter in such a knockout game because of their own carelessness.

A big team can't afford to miss trophies for too long, and Arsene Wenger knows that.

Four years is long enough, and it's time for Arsenal to bring something fresh to the Hall of Fame at the Emirates Stadium.