Chapter 15 The Devil’s Schedule

The 8th round of the Premier League, Arsenal VS Norwich.

The game has entered the second half for 68 minutes, Arsenal 2:1 Norwich.

Throughout the game, Arsenal's offense was extremely smooth, especially when there was not much pressure on the defensive end, Lucky also entered the offensive line.

Compared with last season, Lucky's performance on the offensive end is surprising.

Arsenal's offense, after observing the position of his teammates, Lucky moved toward Arteta on the left.

Arteta saw Lucky running towards him and immediately chose to pass the ball.

The moment Lucky caught the ball, he moved his ankle outward, and his whole body made an extremely light and small jump to avoid the collision of Norwich midfielder Snodgrass.

Instead of dribbling the ball, he immediately passed the ball to Cazorla.

Cazorla receives the ball and notices Lucky rushing forward along the wing.

This is a typical running position that hits the wall.

Although Snodgrass retreated between the two, Cazorla still chose to pass the ball.

Lucky suddenly paused and made a header towards the ball.

The ball was passed to Podolski's feet, but Podolski did not choose to stick to the ball, but sent it diagonally forward.

Lucky seized the opportunity, quickly passed the opponent's full-back Russell Martin, and received the ball without causing offside.

After getting the ball, Lucky cut inside, even though there was Russell Martin behind him who was pulling and pulling.

But Lucky didn't realize it and suddenly made a small arc pass.

The ball went directly over the middle and rolled towards the back point.

Walcott immediately moved forward and pushed the ball into the goal with the arch of his foot!

"Kai launched an attack on the left wing and passed it to Cazorla. Cazorla passed the ball back and passed it to Podolski. Podolski made a beautiful pass! Kai!! Entering the penalty area! Small arc cross! Suarez? No! It’s Walcott!”

"Walcott!! GoooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaL!!!!"

"With the quick pass and cut from the left wing, Kai's performance in this goal was so wonderful! In the pass and pass combination again and again, the Gunners directly penetrated Norwich's defense on the left wing!"

Live commentary of George Adams' excited shouts.

There were bursts of cheers throughout the entire stadium.

Sky Sports commentary in Taichung, Andy Gray said with emotion: "Kai's progress has been too great. Last season, he couldn't hold the ball, but after only one season, look at this goal, look at this time led by Kai The combination of passing and cutting, this feeling of the ball and the speed of forward penetration are not like a player who was completely unable to hold the ball last season.”

"Of course, part of the problem here is Norwich. The defensive pressure they put on Arsenal was too little, but even so, Kai's performance was exciting enough!"

"This is Kai's third assist this season! One goal and three assists in eight rounds. I feel like Arsenal is going to replicate the crazy efficiency at the end of last season!"

Richard nodded. He quite agreed, but he also offered some different explanations.

"Arsenal has performed very well in the early part of the season, but this is mainly due to the fact that the opponents are generally not strong. So far, they have won Tottenham Hotspur in the third round and want to get a good result at the halfway point of the season. , they still need to overcome the challenges of Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Everton and other teams!”

Andy Gray suddenly said in surprise: "Are you sure there is Manchester United?"

Richard immediately understood that this guy was causing trouble.

He shrugged and said, "Well, Moyes' Manchester United can be ruled out. They have played too badly since the second round!"

There have been obvious problems with Manchester United's performance this season.

At the beginning of the league, Moyes gained a certain degree of support with his first Community Shield win of the season and a good start.

But as the league continued, Manchester United's performance became worse.

After seven rounds, Manchester United is in eighth place in the league.

This is something that was not experienced during the Ferguson era.

In this regard, Manchester United fans have begun to question Moyes' coaching ability.

The media is also fanning the flames.

It even went too far to start counting down the countdown to Moyes' dismissal.

At the end of the game, Arsenal successfully won the eighth round.

As of the eighth round, the 2013/2014 Premier League standings are as follows:

1: Liverpool, 5-2-1, 17 points.

2: Chelsea, 5-2-1, 17 points.

3: Arsenal, 5-2-1, 17 points.

4: Southampton, 5-2-1, 17 points.

5: Manchester City, 5-1-2, 16 points.

6: Tottenham Hotspur, 5-1-2, 16 points.

7: Everton, 4-3-1, 15 points.

8: Swansea, 3-2-3, 11 points.

9: Newcastle United, 3-2-3, 11 points.

10: Manchester United, 3-2-3, 11 points.

Liverpool's performance this season has been extremely good, especially after the additions of Sturridge and Kuslian, the changes they brought to the Red Army's forward line are obvious.

After several seasons of decline, this season has become the year when the Red Army has the best hope of returning to the Champions League and even reaching its peak.

Chelsea's performance in the early stage was extremely stable, and they did not lose a single game that they should have won.

Except for the away loss to Everton, Mourinho's Chelsea still showed a very rigorous way of playing.

But the madman's character remained unchanged. He angrily scolded reporters at the post-match press conference and put several media into a small black room and did not allow interviews.

It can be said that the attention and pressure on Chelsea players at this stage are very small.

Mourinho attracted most of the firepower. Even if they played badly and lost a lot, Mourinho was the only one who was scolded.

In some ways, Mourinho's approach greatly reduced the pressure on the players, allowing them to play more easily.

Manchester City is currently slightly inferior in the standings.

Mainly because they lost a game that they should not have lost. After losing to the newly promoted Cardiff City in the second round, Manchester City completed the adjustment.

Or it seems that they were awakened and began to chase points.

Although they failed to enter the top three, they are still threatening the first-tier teams with only one point behind.

Arsenal is different from the bloody start of the last two seasons. Their performance in the early stage of the league is extremely stable.

Especially the offense and defense are extremely balanced.

On the offensive end, there are players such as Suarez, Walcott, Cazorla, etc.

On the defensive end, they have shown an extremely stable performance.

Mertesacker's turning problem has always been a shortcoming, but with the sweeping performance of Lucky in the midfield, Mertesacker does not have to face the opponent's offensive players at the first time, and has sufficient preparation time.

The existence of Lucky has even expanded Mertesacker's ability to predict and steal the ball to a certain extent.

Manchester City coach Pellegrini even said that the opponent that Manchester City needs to pay most attention to at present is Arsenal!

On the one hand, it is Wenger's reason.

On the other hand, the Gunners are likely to burst out with greater energy in the strong dialogue!

After all, from the key games of last season, the performance of the Gunners is enough to be feared.

Even Ferguson's Manchester United could only get a home and away record of one loss and one draw when facing Arsenal last season.

Of course, it's too early to say these words.

After all, the Gunners will have a hard time in the future.

In the Champions League, they will face Dortmund at home and away.

Klopp's Hornets are not so easy to deal with.

Even though they are almost hollowed out by Bayern Munich, they are still very strong this season.

Especially at the beginning of the season, Bayern Munich, who suppressed Guardiola in the league, is likely to replicate the league championship journey in the 2011/2012 season.

In addition to the Champions League, Arsenal will also face Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool in the league.

It can be said that Arsenal's next five games are all tough battles.

Arsenal, who had a leisurely life at the beginning of the league, finally ushered in their devilish schedule!

In the office, Wenger was also sad when looking at the match list.

The main reason is that the tough battles are too concentrated.

At least they can be given a week of breathing time, but they don't have these.

Five consecutive tough battles are a huge burden for Arsenal.

At this time, Wenger hopes that there is still a gorgeous lineup on his bench.

But obviously none of these are available.

He can only rely on his men to handle everything.

However, after five high-intensity games, whether there will be a wave of injuries is also a question.

After all, Wenger tasted the bitterness of it last season.

Although Lucky withstood the pressure at that time, he paid enough price for it at the end of the season.

It’s not a solution to do this every time!

Wenger shook his head.

He can only search again during the winter break to see if there are any suitable players.

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