Chapter 654: Start Sprinting!

The Arsenal players are happy with the league win, but they don't have much time to rest for Arsenal and they are in the FA Cup immediately after the league game. To be honest, at this time, Arsenal will inevitably consider giving up the FA Cup, because compared to the league and the Champions League, the FA Cup is really lacking.

Arsenal won the FA Cup last season, and now the Gunners need more energy for the league and the Champions League; Arsenal played on multiple fronts last season, but they established a huge lead early in the league, which also made it easy for them to face a multi-front situation, and they could convert on all fronts. Arsenal don't have that treatment now, and what they need now is to conserve as much fitness as possible in a packed schedule.

Xiao Qing did not play in this game, and Arsenal, who sit at the home Emirates Stadium, also had some rotations in this game; Xiao Qing did not appear in the starting lineup, Xiao Qing was very comfortable sitting on the bench. Although the treble is extremely exciting and satisfying, Xiao Qing and his teammates need to realize that they may not be able to fight on three fronts now, and the FA Cup is only in the fourth round, and winning this game is only the round of 16 of the FA Cup.

Although Arsenal has made a lot of changes, although Aston Villa also looked like they were about to knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup with two goals scored in the first half by Dunn and Darren Bent; However, in the second half of the game, Arsenal scored three goals in ten minutes with the blossoming of Theo Walcott, Arshavin and Ramsey to complete the comeback, and Arsenal advanced to the round of 16 of the FA Cup, which was something that Arsenal may not have expected before.

Arsenal gave the fans a magical game. Although the strength of the opponents in this game is relatively average. Arsenal were not at full play in this game. But scoring three goals in ten minutes to complete the comeback is definitely not an easy task, especially since these goals are still very meaningful, and Arsenal staged a jaw-dropping magical comeback!

With a magical second-half performance, Arsenal maintained their unbeaten record of 33 consecutive FA Cup home games since losing 1-0 to Leeds United in February 1997 and qualified for the last 16 of this season's FA Cup. Arsenal have played excellent and beautiful games again and again at their home stadium, and they are constantly proving Arsenal's strength; At this time, even if Arsenal is not at its best, it must be recognized that Arsenal is super strong. Even at this time, there are really few teams that can give Arsenal a hard time.

Although Arsenal's performance has been a bit sluggish for nearly a month since the Christmas Devils schedule, but after this period of play, Arsenal's players seem to be performing very well, they have slowly come out of the trough, their form is constantly recovering, Arsenal is obviously on the rise, and they are also looking forward to having a better performance in the next games.

After the FA Cup, the 2012 winter transfer window is slowly closing, and at this time, there is finally some small movement in the winter transfer market, which has been dormant for a long time. Compared to last winter, when blockbuster deals were in full swing, this winter's European transfer market has been particularly depressed. The lack of high-profile blockbuster deals is the most striking feature, with the Premier League's top 20 closing in the transfer market.

Manchester United welcomed. It's just the ginger head who has returned from retirement and the Swiss defender Vesely, who was poached from Manchester City for free at the last moment. Mancini, like Alex Ferguson, did not need to make a big splash in the transfer market, and the loan of Pizarro, who could not play a main role in Roma, to his squad on the last day only added a depth to his already well-fed squad.

It's clear that they have a lot of confidence in their respective teams and they don't need to change too much at this time; It would be very good for them to continue to maintain the current squad, although they were suppressed by Arsenal in the first half, but the chemistry between the two teams can also be said to be very good, and their combat effectiveness can also be guaranteed enough, at this time, it is enough to only need to move forward steadily, and there is no need to invest heavily in the winter transfer market to buy players, because it is likely to only destroy the team's tactics.

Chelsea have become the biggest buyers this winter, with Gary Cahill, Piazon and De Bruyne all valued at more than 5 million, and the arrival of Bamford, the arrival of the youngest youngster, has cost Villas-Boas at least 20 million pounds. But Cahill should be the only one who can come in handy immediately, and to catch up with Arsenal, the pressure on Boas is still not small. Although it is at this time in the transfer market to be regarded as the champion of the Premier League, it may not be able to bring a better record for Chelsea now, Boas's control of Chelsea does not seem to be very strong, and it is also because Chelsea's players do not adapt well to Boas's tactical system.

Looking at the whole European football world, they don't seem to have much intention of making big moves this winter, and it seems that these teams are basically satisfied with the team's summer recruitment work, and they don't think it's a good choice to snap up heavyweight players in the winter transfer period, what they need is more time to scout players and bring in players in the summer transfer period.

Before the opening of this season's winter transfer window, fans of the Premier League powers had high expectations for the January purchase, but to everyone's disappointment, the crazy scene of the same period last year did not appear, and the traditional semi-finals + upstart Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur failed to complete the shocking work.

Each family seems to have the need to bring in reinforcements in the winter window, and the relevant plans have indeed been formulated, but the reason why it can be realized in the end is that there are very few, and even the checkbook has not been touched at all, each family actually has its own difficulties. Let's talk about Manchester United first, the first giants of the Premier League have never been very accustomed to buying in the winter window, since Fergus took charge of Manchester United, the famous players who switched to the Red Devils in the winter window can be counted on their hands, Evra, Vidic, Andy Cole, Diego Forlan, Saha...... Since Ferguson has the principle of waiting and watching in the winter window, it is normal for Manchester United not to make much of a move.

Manchester City's winter window is unexpected by many people, you must know that when the Toure brothers left the team to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, and Dzeko, Balotelli and other strikers suffered injuries, Manchester City's luxurious bench is also a little lacking; They are now at a critical juncture in the title race, but although Manchester City is not short of money, but they definitely don't want to spend money recklessly, they are in a good position now, once the Toure brothers return, plus the return of the injured players, then they are still the most luxurious team in the squad!

Although the team has not made too many moves in the transfer market, Xiao Qing does not think there is anything wrong; McCone looks to be in good form at the moment, and he can fill in the weakness of Arsenal's right wing-back in time, and Arsenal can count as a targeted signing. Arsenal's overall quality is already very good, what Arsenal's players need now is to play better in the game, what they need is to maintain resilience and patience at this time, this is the way for Arsenal to win.

Although the results have been very good now, although the home win over Manchester United seems to have left one less rival in the league; However, for the Arsenal players at this time, there can be no carelessness at all, because they all know that the next game is a serious challenge, not only because the next league opponents are good, but also because the Champions League knockout round is coming soon, Arsenal need more effort at this time, they need to take every step carefully, so that they can achieve the goals set in this season.

Xiao Qing and his teammates are ready, Arsenal is now in good shape, and the home win over Manchester United has also made the morale of Arsenal's players reach a peak; The Gunners will be hoping to build on their hopes at this time as they carry on with the aftermath of a strong win over a tough opponent in the league. Although they have left some of their main opponents behind one after another, the Arsenal players also know that it is not really a success yet, because Manchester City are still clung to them.

Arsenal's main opponent now is Manchester City, although the lineup of this super local tyrant team is very luxurious, and their stamina seems to be full; Manchester City's players are confident that they will continue to entangle with Arsenal, and Manchester City, which is focused on the league, is also ready to accumulate at this time, and they believe that Arsenal, who are fighting on multiple fronts under their aggressive momentum, will definitely collapse first, because Manchester City is stronger, because Manchester City has enough ability to deal with risks.

Twenty-two rounds of the league have passed, and although Arsenal have encountered some problems in the previous games, Arsenal have generally performed very well, because they occupy the top position, because the current Gunners have the initiative to win the title in their hands.

Fifteen wins, four draws and three losses, Arsenal, which has scored 49 points, is now full of confidence, and now they are also moving towards a higher position, and now they are also starting the second half of the sprint, they have laid a very good foundation in front, so at this time it is also possible to start the crazy lead that makes the opponent desperate. (To be continued......)