Chapter 84 Difficulty

Seeing that the "Young Guards" that had long occupied the leading position this season will begin to collide with the "Gunners" Arsenal, many media in England have dispatched to quickly hype the popularity of this game. They even used the "grinding old forces and new forces" as the core idea to directly hype the atmosphere of this game...

In England's top football leagues, there were only three super strong teams, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. Most of the championship competitions are centered around these three teams every year.

The "Red Army" is because of its rich historical heritage. Although they have not won a domestic league championship in the past twenty years, they have also won the Champions League trophy in the 2004-2005 season. The 18 league championships and 5 European championship trophys are a mountain that other English teams cannot surpass. Even though Manchester United has surpassed the "Red Army" in the number of domestic championships, there are only three championship trophys in the Champions League.

The "Red Devils" is because Ferguson and the "1992 Golden Generation" pushed Manchester United to the top, and then won the European Champions League. Today's strength is the result of several generations of players' efforts. The strongest team in England in 20 years is not a blow.

The Gunners Arsenal became a quasi-giant team that can compete with Manchester United and Liverpool just because of one person. "Professor" Wenger has trained too many stars over the years, but because of too few championships and missing the European Champions League, he became a quasi-giant team.

Ten years ago, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich joined the "Blue Army" with countless rubles. With Mourinho's integration, the role of Dimatteo's good luck finally won the Champions League trophy after ten years, turning Chelsea into a freshman team and becoming the fourth force in English football.

Then there was Manchester City, a "Blue Moon" acquired by the Arab consortium in 2008. With countless gold coins, Manchester City finally won the league championship last season under the leadership of Italian Mancini, becoming the fifth strong team in English football. This season they spent huge sums of money to strengthen the team's defense, and their goal is no longer just a domestic trophy in England.

In recent years, Tottenham Hotspur has also been on the right path. They searched for talented players everywhere to train them, and after selling them, they can also introduce powerful stars to ensure the team's combat effectiveness. In recent years, they have been able to ensure that their team ranks in the top four in the standings. Unfortunately, they have never been able to stabilize the Premier League championship.

Relatively speaking, the "Youth Guards"'s sudden emergence this season is still a certain coincidence, but there is also a necessity behind the accident. Simon Grayson reused the "Three Musketeers" trained by his team as the team's skeleton, bought powerful players such as Ameobi, and finally used the "Beast" Tevez to become the gem that embellishes the crown. Leeds United have proved with facts that they have indeed initially possessed the strength to challenge the traditional English football team.

As an ordinary person, the number of addition transfers created by the "Blue Army" and "Blue Moon" made by countless money is indeed exciting to watch, but people still prefer to see Leeds United's case of working hard and using the players they have cultivated to achieve success. If Leeds United can eventually win the league championship this season, this will be the "Leeds Miracle" in English football.

But... the possibility is still very small!

Regarding the "Young Guards" away challenge to the Gunners, the odds given by major European bookmakers are still inclined to Arsenal, which also represents the intention of many people in English football. These people believe that in terms of the overall strength of the team, Leeds United is still too different from traditional strong teams. At the beginning of the season, while Manchester United's two strong teams defeated them before they entered the form, which is almost the limit that Leeds United can achieve.

Before Leeds United went to London, the results of the best selections in the English Premier League in October were also revealed. Simon Grayson lost again in the competition for the best coach. In September, he ranked second behind Boas. This month, he led Leeds United to win all the games, but eventually lost to "Professor" Wenger and still won second place.

Fortunately, Zach Thompson performed very strongly in the selection of players. In the selection of the Best Young Player, Zach Thompson won the titles of Best Young Player in September and October. This time, he was also ranked third in the selection of Best Player. The second was Leeds United's top scorer "Beast" Tevez, and the first was Manchester United's "Little Fat" Rooney.

Simon Grayson doesn't care about the results of these selections at all. All he really cares about is the dialogue with the Gunners Arsenal. Even he himself knows very well that the result of defeating Manchester City at the beginning of the season was not the performance of his team's strength, but because Leeds United was in a better state than his opponent at that time.

But the situation is completely different now. As the season deepens, the state of each team has been played out. On the contrary, the state of Leeds United has been affected by rumors of various types and such. This game with the Gunners Arsenal is crucial. If you lose, the team's state may plummet. Once you win, it will be a leap to the roar. After that, Liverpool may score points against Chelsea, which may be directly related to Leeds United's ranking at the end of the season.

At 15:00 pm on November 3, the Emirates Stadium in London ushered in the highlight of the ninth round of the English Premier League this season...Arsenal VS Leeds United!

The Emirates Stadium, which can accommodate 60,361 people, is 100% full. The Gunners Arsenal has performed quite well this season. Currently, they are the same score as Tottenham Hotspur with an unbeaten record of 7 wins and 1 draw. Both teams are still ranked second and third behind Leeds United because of one less game. If Arsenal wins at home in this round, their ranking will immediately surpass Leeds United. However, Tottenham Hotspurs will play against the weakest-strength team in this round. Even if they are away, they are unlikely to lose.

Before the game began, Simon Grayson was vigorously motivated in the visiting team's locker room, and even promised that if the team won or tied, he would give these players a day off in the fourth round of the next UEFA Europa League group stage five days later.

Leeds United's schedule is very frequent now, and the players' rest time is really less. This holiday is very precious for the players. The morale of the "Young Guards" suddenly increased.

When the game started, Leeds United, who played away, took the lead in kicking off the ball. They immediately started to push forward through the pass according to their usual tactics. However, the ball was passed back many times at their feet, and after trying to attack on the middle, right and left, Leeds United players still failed to find an opportunity to attack. Arsenal's defense actually... actually gave them an impeccable feeling.

What's going on!?

Zach Thompson looked at Ameobi and Tevez who were surrounded by red figures in front of him, and he didn't know who to pass the ball to. Song and Arteta in front of him were both eyeing him. Behind them were Leiden Bynes, Sagener, Laurent Koscheerney and Virmulen. Leeds United's offense was completely in trouble.

"Bang!"

Seeing Garner midfielder Andre Ayu rushed forward, Zach Thompson passed the ball back to Dawson behind him.

"Arsenal's defense is very tight, and Leeds United can't find any opportunity to attack. It seems that Arsenal went to Elland Road Stadium to watch the game in the last game, and he did understand the opponent's background."

After seeing this scene, the "Professor" Wenger on the stadium laughed. He did make a lot of adjustments to his team's defense today. Leeds United is the strongest attacking force among the twenty English super teams. They have scored 34 goals in the past 9 games, 7 more goals than Manchester United, who ranked second. Tevez and Ameo are really very threatening than this forward combination.

However, after "Professor" Wenger watched a game at Elland Road Stadium, he knew how to defend Leeds United's offense. Whether it was Tevez or Ameobi, they both needed Jonny Hausen, Bentley and Shaq to deliver shells behind them. Leeds United's all-round ability, Simon Grayson gave him a lot of space because of Zach Thompson's all-round ability, which also made Leeds United's midfield weak. Just a "Shaq", which is not enough even if he is good.

So in today's game, "Professor" Wenger arranged a 4-1-4-1 formation. In front of the back line, Ayu, Arteta and Song formed a triangle, which was used to limit Zach Thompson's performance, while the wing forwards on both sides wanted to help left and right defenders defend Jonny Hausen and Bentley. Although there was only one Moroccan powerful center Chamak on the forward line, Arsenal's offensive tactics did not require too many people on the forward line. Their layer-by-layer play can completely make up for the weaknesses on the forward line, and the forward speed of the midfield is the key.

When Cleg Dawson passed the ball to Jonny Hausen on the left, the ball was finally cut off, and Arsenal's counterattack was immediately shot. First, Arteta passed the ball to the right side of the right side, and right back Sagner rushed up quickly and led the ball to the right side of the Leeds United penalty area, kicking the ball to the middle.

"Dong!"

Chamak, who ran up from the left diagonally, hit the ball, but because of Red's interference on his side, Dawson was defending not far away. Chamak simply did not head the ball directly, but shook his head and dropped the ball into a space on his right side as if he was stopping the ball with his head.

Immediately afterwards-

Arteta, wearing a No. 8 jersey, appeared!

"Bang!"

Arteta shot against the ball, and the ball flew into the goal of Leeds United!

Only seven meters away from the goal, Arteta shot at such a position. As long as the ball does not fly out of the box, Leeds United goalkeeper Ronegan can only look at the ball and sigh, and he has no time to react!

“GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

At the Emirates Stadium, the fans of the "Gunners" shouted wildly. The surprise came true... so suddenly! So fast!

Arteta, who was thirty, ran all over the court with excitement. This goal was his first league goal for Arsenal this season. This goal is so critical, how can he not be excited?

Arteta, who was born in the La Macia youth training camp in Barcelona, ​​was unable to succeed in Barcelona. After leaving Barcelona, ​​he became a "prodigal son". He played for Paris Saint-Germain, Glasgow Wanderers, and Real Sociedad. He came to England to play for "Toffees" Everton for seven years. Under Moyes's training, he finally burst into stars. Wenger bought it for 10 million pounds to replace the "Duck" Nasri, who was responsible for organizing the team's offense. Last season, he scored 6 goals for Arsenal. Although the number was not large, they were all very critical goals, which won Wenger's trust.

Now, Arteta once again played a key role in the "Gunners"'s top spot against the "Young Guards" this season.

"Professor" Wenger applauded his disciples on the sidelines, while Simon Grayson had a expressionless face and his eyes were turning brightly. He now had to find a solution for his team. His opponent saw through his offensive routine. The team's offense was restricted. Arsenal, who was playing at home, took the lead in one minute. How should he play in this game?
Chapter completed!