It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 297 Gunners Red and Chelsea Blue (Part )

Arsenal training base.

Wenger is watching the game.

The assistant coach listened to Wenger's analysis and wrote down a few responses.

Suddenly, Pat looked up and said, "Arsene, have you ever thought about letting them receive treatment from the 'Placenta Doctor'?"

"Didn't Chelsea ask Benayoun to seek treatment from the placenta doctor a few days ago? It seems that this time they also brought the team doctor with them to Belgrade, Serbia."

"He had consulted a placenta doctor when he was at Liverpool. Lampard also went there in November last year and the results were also very good, so should we let the players try it too?"

Wenger paused the video, turned around and pushed his glasses. "The two injuries are different, so the placenta doctor's treatment method may not work. That's what the team doctor said, and they may not necessarily agree to it."

The assistant coach scratched his head and had to take back his thoughts and continue watching the game with Wenger.

After a while, Pat looked at his watch and quickly closed the notebook in his hand.

"Arsena, it's almost time, let's go."

Wenger seemed not to hear anything and continued to focus on the screen in front of him.

The assistant coach patted Wenger's shoulder helplessly, and he looked up as if waking up from a dream.

"Time is up?"

The assistant coach paused the game video, "It's almost time."

Wenger quickly picked up the things that had been prepared on the table and said, "Hurry, hurry, let's go quickly."

Just as Wenger and his assistant coach rushed to the training ground, other Arsenal players also changed their clothes, left the locker room one after another and walked towards the stadium.

"Why are you so dejected?"

Fabianski looked at Sagna in confusion.

"Nothing, I'm not like you think."

Saniya shook his head in denial.

This season, Arsenal's most serious problem lies in defense.

The bad news is that Arsenal's main goalkeeper Almunia is sometimes good and sometimes bad. The good news is that Almunia is temporarily broken and can't play.

The bad news is that backup goalkeeper Fabianski is still immature, but the good news is that he is very confident.

After talking about the goalkeeper, let’s move to the defense line.

He, Vermaelen, Koscielny and Clichy are definitely not a wall that can block everything in a big competition. They are more like a fence made of bamboo strips, and it is unknown where the leaks may occur.

And this is Arsenal's best configuration at the moment.

The good news is that Arsenal don’t need to worry about missing these four in big matches just yet;

The bad news is that Arsenal can't get all four of them, and the replacements are worse than the original ones.

Especially in the central defender position, there are only three players: Vermaelen, Djokovic and Koscielny.

The good news is that Arsenal only need two centre-backs, but have three;
The bad news is that two of the three central defenders have gone back to the fountain to rest.

There is not much to say about the midfield. Arsenal's midfield is very efficient, which may be the key to Arsenal's ability to gain a foothold in the big6.

That is to say, without Fabregas, the team is not as efficient as before.

On the front line, there are Van Persie, Bendtner and Chamakh.

If Chamakh had spent 1500 million when he joined this year, he would have been an ordinary striker with many shortcomings for Arsenal.

But he has a childhood dream and joined for free, so he has no shortcomings at all.

But the bad news is that now Van Persie and Bendtner have both been banned, leaving only Chamakh, who "has no flaws in his body."

But Fabianski knew what he meant, and patted his chest confidently, "Don't worry, I'm still here, right? Didn't I save a penalty in the last Champions League game?"

Although he is a substitute goalkeeper, he felt that he did a good job in the last Champions League game, both in terms of handling crosses and understanding the game.

Before the game, Wenger said that the position of the main goalkeeper has not been determined yet and all goalkeepers can compete.

Now that Almunia is injured, he believes that through hard work during this period, he can secure his position as Arsenal's main goalkeeper.

Saniya had mixed feelings, but finally nodded, “Okay, of course I believe you.”

On October 10, the seventh round of the Premier League officially kicked off.

Chelsea's bus took the players to Stamford Bridge.

Ancelotti didn't come today because his father passed away, so he is not in a very good mood right now.

Assistant coach Wilkinson was in charge of most of the day.

No one was talking loudly on the bus. Charles sat in his seat and read the newspaper quietly.

Malouda sat next to Charles and looked at the scenery outside the window. When reading newspapers, he only read the third page of "The Sun". As for other newspapers, he was completely not interested.

The scenery in London was monotonous. Malouda looked at it for a while and then looked away. However, he did not expect to suddenly catch a glimpse of the headline of the newspaper in Charles' hand.

"Pre-match focus: Malouda criticized Arsenal's rigid style of play, which was full of loopholes."

Malouda became anxious when he saw this, but the carriage was unusually quiet and he did not dare to speak for a moment. He could only anxiously peek at the newspaper in Charles' hand.

"Malouda said: 'Everyone knows that Arsenal likes to pass the ball and they have the ability. At Stamford Bridge, I saw many teams trying to defend, but the final result depends on how many goals we can score. But Arsenal are different. They always stick to their style and show their passing skills. They will not change their style because of the opponent.'"

"Or maybe it's really like Malouda said, only before the new season starts in the summer can Arsenal sit firmly at the top of the standings (because the team name starts with the letter A)... Judging from the odds of winning the championship offered by bookmakers, Arsenal is even worse than Manchester City and ranks fourth."

Malouda couldn't bear it any longer, so he picked up his phone and started writing a text message. After he finished writing, he didn't send it out, but handed it directly to Charles.

"These damn tabloids took it out of context, that's not what I meant."

Charles was stunned for a moment, then took his phone and wrote, "I know."

Soon the whole team arrived at the home team locker room at Stamford Bridge.

Wilkinson stood in the middle, not quite used to it. “I think everyone knows about Carlo, so I won’t say much. I just hope everyone can send that damn ball into Arsenal’s net for Carlo today!”

"For the boss!"

The entire locker room shouted in unison.

After imitating Ancelotti's words, Wilkinson finally felt that it was not so strange. However, when he thought about the subsequent press conference, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling.

After looking around and thinking about the post-match press conference not long ago, he finally swallowed the name in his mouth and went to the press conference hall alone.

Not long after he walked out of the locker room, he ran into Wenger. Wilkinson took the initiative to extend his hand, "Hello, Mr. Wenger."

Wenger looked around the player tunnel and didn't see Charles.

"Is Carlo okay?"

"He's fine now, maybe he'll come over soon. His father's health hasn't been good in the past few months, so as you know, he's under a lot of pressure..."

The two of them walked towards the court while talking.

……

"Station, stage, you are watching the 2010th round of the 11-7 English Premier League, Chelsea vs. Arsenal at home."

"The two teams have played against each other 173 times in history, with Chelsea at a disadvantage with 53 wins, 51 draws and 69 losses."

"But in the last 17 matches between the two sides, Chelsea lost only twice; in the last four matches, Chelsea won all of them."

"In the last three encounters, Chelsea have scored nine goals and Arsenal have only scored one goal."

“阿森纳最近10场英超客场全部有失球，上一次客场不失球还是1月27日客场和维拉0:0战平。”

"So far this season, Arsenal have only managed to keep a clean sheet in their nine games in all competitions, beating Blackpool and Braga."

"In Arsenal's last five games, Arshavin has scored three goals and is currently one of the team's best players."

"But Charles has scored eight goals in four games for Chelsea, averaging two goals per game;"

"In addition to Charles' hot form, Didier Drogba has scored in three of the last four games against Arsenal, a total of five goals, the most among Chelsea players against Arsenal."

“And in the previous Champions League games, Charles scored a total of three goals against Arsenal in two games.”

"Okay, let me introduce the lineups of both teams:"

“切尔西(4-3-3)：1-切赫/2-伊万诺维奇、33-阿莱士、26-特里、3-阿什利·科尔/5-埃辛、12-米克尔、37-拉米雷斯/15-马卢达、11-德罗巴、7-夏尔。”

“阿森纳（4-2-3-1）：23-法比安斯基/3-萨尼亚、18-斯奎拉奇、6-科斯切尔尼、22-克利希/17-亚历山大·宋、2-迪亚比/19-威尔希尔、8-纳斯里、23-阿尔沙文/29-查马克。”

“其实从阵型上来看，就能看出阿森纳目前状态不是很好，温格的常规阵型是4-4-2或者4-3-3，4-2-3-1非常少见。”

"The reason why we use this formation is not because of any special effect, but mainly because Arsenal have eight players missing due to injuries, and the number of main players missing is very large. We can only say that we have no choice."

"But in the previous few games, Wenger still won two Champions League games with his excellent lineup."

"This may be the ability of a famous general. Even if he is short of soldiers and generals, he can still win the game."

"Chelsea's main players are basically all in the lineup. Malouda, Drogba and Charles are the regular strikers. No team has been able to keep a clean sheet against these three."

"Now it depends on whether Fabianski can be the first to accomplish this feat."

……

After the pre-match press conference, the players appeared in the player tunnel one after another.

As soon as Charles went out, he saw Wenger and Wilkinson not far away.

Wenger looked at Charles with a smile.

Wilkinson immediately frowned and looked at Wenger. He felt as if he smelled something bad.

Before the game started, Drogba also said that he liked Arsenal very much.

Damn, he knew at that time that Wenger had an extraordinary appeal to French players.

But just look at Drogba, why are you targeting Charles?
Is it really like what Mourinho said, that I like to stare at other people's children?

Van Persie, who had just walked out of the house, slowed down when he saw this scene, raised his head and pretended not to see it.

He is injured and is here as a substitute today.

Is it possible that his status in the coach's heart is now lower than that of an outsider?
Wenger certainly didn't notice his thoughts. "I didn't expect you to adapt to the Premier League so quickly. You really give me problems. I don't know what to do."

Wilkinson stood directly between Charles and Wenger. "Robin's performance was also very good, but it's a pity that he is not at Chelsea."

Wenger then realized that Van Persie was also nearby and he slowly retreated without noticing.

Van Persie shrugged expressionlessly, "If there is still one person who is loyal to Arsenal, it is me."

Charles could hardly hold back his laughter.

No, how did Van Persie learn to speak like him?

Seeing the effect, Wilkinson continued, "Alexander Song's performance is also very good. His cooperation with Diaby is really seamless. It would be great if he could also be in Chelsea."

Mikel next to him was full of questions.

No, he is an African Zidane who was transformed into a defensive midfielder. Now it is not enough to assist the real successor of Zidane, you want to buy another Alexander Song?

Then I go?
Alexander Song on the side pricked up his ears and couldn't help swallowing.

As long as there is enough money, he is willing to go anywhere.

Nasri's eyes sparkled and he quietly moved away, hoping Wilkinson could see him.

Wilkinson went on to say, “It’s a pity Fabregas didn’t come. His performance was exactly what a world-class midfielder dreams of.”

Wenger's face turned green.

No, why are you Chelsea still so annoying after Mourinho left? Not only are you targeting the people he likes, but now you are also trying to take over his players?

Charles quickly grabbed Wilkinson's hand and smiled apologetically at Wenger.

Wenger sighed, said nothing, turned around and walked towards the back of the team.

Seeing this, Wilkinson didn't say anything, and he looked like a victorious warrior.

A minute later, Ancelotti, wearing a suit, finally arrived.

Wilkinson proudly spoke of his achievements. Ancelotti just felt a little headache and waved his hand, "Okay, I get it."

As the referee at the front began to step onto the court, the players of both teams also started to move.

Wenger and Ancelotti followed at the end of the team.

The moment they stepped out of the player tunnel, the thunderous cheers of Chelsea drowned them out.

Ancelotti took the initiative to extend his hand, "Sorry, Arsene, Wilkinson didn't mean it."

"It's okay, I'm used to it," Wenger also extended his hand, "My condolences."

(End of this chapter)