Volume 3: The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 30: The Transformation of Tactics

The war of words between Wenger and Ferguson has been going on for a long time, and Wenger has rarely gained the upper hand, after the vigorous pizzagate of that year, Wenger once vowed not to answer all questions about Ferguson, and said angrily: "If he can't help but say casually, QUanbEN,

If he wants to publish an article in the newspaper, then let it be. He couldn't get me interested, and it didn't matter to me at all. If he tries to provoke me and attacks me with fierce words, I will not ignore him. In England he could do whatever he wanted. If he was abroad, he knew what the consequences would be. ”

But now it has become Arsenal, Li Huan's remarks aroused the anger of Manchester United, Manchester United's E David Gill even angrily called Arsenal Club Chairman Hillwood and CEO Fryer, asking Li Huan to apologize to Manchester United and Manchester United fans, because Li Huan hurt Manchester United's honor, otherwise he would have to complain to the FA.

At the moment of the war, although Flair and Wenger both think that what Li Huan said was too much, too direct, and not in line with Arsenal's usual gentlemanly demeanor, Li Huan could not be made to apologize, because Li Huan's excessive words angered Manchester United and hit Manchester United's morale, while Arsenal's players and fans were very relieved, one by one with high morale, and even compared Li Huan's speech with Fabregas's time when he threw pizza in Ferguson's face.

Hillwood's answer to David Gill was a rhetorical question, and he said to David Gill: "Did Mourinho apologize for saying the same thing?" ”

And Fryer said that he would tell Li Huan, but this Chinese has a distinct personality and is willing to apologize, and he does not dare to say, he can't force Li Huan to apologize.

Li Huan certainly did not apologize, and he did not make more heated remarks under Fryer's warning, but United were clearly not happy with this, and Ferguson and his players continued to attack Arsenal.

Wayne Rooney satirized Arsenal's promise before the start of the season, and after the season was empty-handed, they did not win any titles for five years, but won unanimous praise from the media. Patrice Evra said Arsenal's favourite thing is to cry after a loss and then accuse the opponent of having a bad turf, kicking too hard and moving too much.

Cesc Fabregas said Manchester United are a privileged class in the Premier League, and players who repeatedly foul each other in a game have never been punished, not even 1]:)\ yellow cards. Almunia denounced Manchester United's players and fans as thugs as players committed violence at Old Trafford and the stands were filled with insults at Arsene Wenger from start to finish.

Players, coaches, and even club officials from both sides have joined the war of words, and the media is happy to be the carrier, and the media work of the players and coaches of both clubs after the media training is to give interviews to reporters and go to TV to do programs to attack opponents. Mutual slander is reported every day.

Faced with this almost out of control situation, the FA could not bear it, with FA chairman Gordon warning that "we hope that the two teams can reduce this frivolous war of words, I have heard enough of your scolding, otherwise I will punish those involved for damaging the image of English football." ”

As the battle at Old Trafford looms, the war of words between Manchester United and Arsenal has also panicked the English police. A police spokesman said: "The hostility between the managers and players of both sides will affect the fans on both sides, which does not bode well and they must stop this behaviour immediately, otherwise the agitated fans will create even more chaos." ”

Under the joint appeal of the FA and the police, the war of words finally stopped, and both sides spent their energy on the upcoming big war.

Arsene Wenger took the game very seriously, and as he told his players in training, it was never a three-point game, and in the Premier League's semi-final four, every game was counted as six. However, in the last 8 meetings between the two teams, Manchester United 15 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, the advantage is obvious, of which Manchester United has 11 wins and 4 draws at home, only lost 3 games, and has the absolute upper hand, Arsenal wants to win a victory in this game is very difficult.

Manchester United has always played Arsenal with a four-board axe, using their bodies to offset Arsenal's technical advantages, tightly defended and did not give Arsenal any chance, and then used ferocious scrambling to wear down the Gunners' fighting spirit, and finally relied on individual ability to make the final decision. However, Arsenal is at a loss for this tactic of Manchester United, always losing more than winning.

This season, Luo transferred, and Li Huan came to Arsenal again, Wenger hopes to be able to shake the momentum, in training, he changed the old way of always taking the middle to penetrate, focusing on practicing the basic tactics of the bottom cross, so that Li Huan boldly let go of the assist, tearing apart Manchester United's defense from the side.

Wenger's approach still caused confusion among Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Nasri and others, although they did not directly oppose it, because Arsenal's players are not familiar with this attacking style. And among Arsenal's strikers, only Eduardo is good at grabbing points, and there are almost no strikers who can compete for headers.

On the afternoon of the day before the game, the intensity of the training was very high, and the training effect was good, and during the break, Wenger, who was in a good mood, came to the goal to train the second goalkeeper Fabianski. However, the professor is 60 years old, and his footwork is really not flattering, and several shots in a row were saved by Fabitoski, and the players resting next to him cheered loudly. Wenger scored a beautiful goal, he turned around and wanted to wait for the players to applaud, but the players pretended not to see it, and when Wenger came to the player and sat down, the players laughed again. After four minutes of hard training, it was also a great pleasure for the players to make jokes about the coach.

The team's favorite joker, the hottest is Eboue, he looked at Professor Lange with a smile and said, "Teach skills, according to some people who don't know the truth, you used to play as a striker. ”

Of course, Wenger understood what this kid wanted to say, and immediately said seriously: "My position is in midfield, and the organization is my strength, just like Sesk. ”

Cesc Fabregas grimaced and said: "Professor, even if your age makes your football level regress tenfold compared to when you were younger, you are not qualified to be part of Arsenal's first team.

Li Huan was used to watching the players joking with Wenger, and said: "Professor, I-I can see from the few shots you just hit the goal, you have definitely played as a defender for a long time." ”

Arsene Wenger seldom mingles with the players, but he doesn't shy away from making jokes or anything from time to time, smiling and saying: "I didn't get my first exposure to football until I was one year old. At that time, football was not seen as a profession to make a living, and football was just played for fun. Back then, even internationally renowned clubs didn't have scouts, so it was hard for kids like us in small places to get noticed. If you don't get systematic training, imagine how it is possible that your skills are so good. ”

Seeing that Wenger was in a good mood, Van Persie said: "Professor, I think our side attacking style of play is not mature, it should still be based on the penetration of the middle, this is our tradition, we used to lose more and win less, I don't think it's a problem of play, it's that our strength is not as good as Manchester United, now that Luo is gone, our strength has also increased, and we can win with traditional play." ”

Van Persie's words spoke to the hearts of many people, and the arrival of Li Huan changed a lot of the team's playing style, making many people uncomfortable, and their eyes were on Wenger, wanting to hear the professor's explanation.

Wenger shook his head and said: "Penetration in the middle, does not exclude side assists, now Sesk may only be able to play half a game, Walket can not play yet, the attack in the middle, whether it is Rosicky, or Nasri, can not replace the role of Sesque, and Manchester United is already familiar with our style of play can no longer be familiar, we must be phthalealin, I am not saying that it must be based on the wing attack, but this is an important choice, just like the last game, even if it is possession, we can also control on the side, and play well on the side, It can bring space to the mid lane. ”

Van Persie said: "But we don't have a strong centre-forward like Drogba, Eduardo has just returned from injury and only played a few games, and I'm not a point-grabbing striker, even if we can pass the ball in from the wings, we don't necessarily take advantage of the chances to score. ”

Wenger looked at Van Persie the same, he understood why Van Persie asked like this, because he had heard Van Persie complain to him that Li Huan did not pass the ball to him, so he said: "Our wing attack is just one of the tactics, Li Huan can completely attract a large part of Manchester United's energy, so that the middle has a chance to penetrate." So it's better to have a centre-forward, even without a strong centre-forward, we need space and time to minimise United's physical advantage.

Everyone stopped talking, after Li Huan came, Wenger's middle penetration style of play gradually changed, playing more and more on the side, Li Huan was more and more relied on, and even Fabregas's role in the entire tactical system was weakened a lot, although part of the reason was because of the transfer problem, Wenger had the intention of hitting Fabregas, but the intention of cultivating Li Huan to become another core of the arsenal was also looming. Fabregas, Van Persie, Nasri and others all have some thoughts about this, but Li Huan's performance is so dazzling that they can only rot in their stomachs if they have words.

On the court, they rely on strength to speak, Li Huan can hand over such goals and assists without cooperating with his teammates, what else can they say, what they say can only be regarded as jealousy.

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