Chapter 36 Two Champions in Low Form
Chelsea's bus is heading to the Emirates Stadium.
As a team from London, the distance between the two teams is not far, which means they don't need to travel a lot, but it is easy to win Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
And Chelsea's current state is still so bad.
Conte sat at the front of the bus and was still working even on the way to the stadium.
A large stack of information in his hand.
Since yesterday, Conte has been studying how to defeat Arsenal. He needs to use this victory to motivate the players and create an inflection point in the league's poor state.
However, is Arsenal really a good team?
Although the media is exaggerating the news that Arsenal is weakening, Conte does not believe it at all.
If Arsenal is really weak, what happened to the tragedy at the Emirates Stadium?
Klopp's Liverpool were massacred at the Emirates Stadium!
Manchester City's winning streak was also interrupted by Arsenal.
Therefore, Conte did not dare to relax at all.
"Arsenal's recent form is unstable. Maybe we can easily win against them, but not necessarily!"
the assistant coach said.
Conti turned his head and glanced at the latter silently, then turned back and continued to look down at the documents.
This idiot!
Conte cursed inwardly.
How many points does Arsenal have?
How many points does Chelsea have?
How did this guy have the confidence to say this.
No matter from any angle, Arsenal is a strong enemy, especially for Chelsea now.
Conte wanted to steal this guy a long time ago, but the club didn't allow it.
He felt that it was precisely because of the club's cover-up that the Chelsea coaching staff was allowed to sink deeper and deeper.
Suddenly, bursts of cheers came from the outside world.
The cheers became more and more intense, until when the bus arrived at the entrance of the stadium, it was surrounded by the cheers of Arsenal fans.
Since Arsenal won the championship last season, their football market has been in turmoil.
Despite the already outrageous ticket prices, there was still a wave of crazy buying.
Today's Arsenal fans firmly believe that although the team is at a low point, they can still climb out of the quagmire.
Chelsea players walked into the stadium silently, preparing for the game.
At the other channel, the Arsenal players also arrived on time.
After the short warm-up, the two teams came to the players' tunnel to gather.
Lucky glanced briefly and saw that they were all familiar faces.
Except for captain Terry, who is getting older and has started to sit on the bench, the others are all old people from last season.
Especially Hazard.
This is Chelsea's most stable point at present, and it is also Chelsea's thigh.
Compared with last season, Hazard's body is stronger, and his butt is also raised a lot.
The Belgian's performance this season has been extremely impressive.
Conte also created a style of play with Hazard at its core.
Fabregas and Matic support the midfield at the back.
But to be honest, Fabregas is no longer the same Fabregas as he was back then. He has lost the magic he had at Arsenal.
This Chelsea team is already on the road to reorganization.
Thinking of this, Lucky turned to look at Arsenal.
The age structure is reasonable, but there are too few outstanding players.
Kanter is still in the process of growing up and can be considered a promising player, while the rest of the players cannot be considered a true team member for the championship.
Of course, they can also hone some coordination and develop integrity.
But is it really possible?
In other words, is there really enough time?
"Two teams have come to the stadium. As two championship teams, one Premier League champion and one Champions League champion! Arsenal and Chelsea have been affected by various influences this season."
"Compared to Arsenal, although Chelsea ensured that the championship players will stay on the team, they cannot guarantee their status."
"Arsenal, on the other hand, lost many championship players, such as Di Maria on the right wing, goalkeeper Navas and many key players left. But the most important thing is that both teams have experienced changes in coaches."
"Chelsea took the initiative to change the coach, so they are mentally prepared to a certain extent. Arsenal's Arsene Wenger fell ill, which is also an important factor in Arsenal's current ups and downs."
After Zhan Jun finished speaking, he briefly introduced the situation of the two teams in the standings.
At this time, the referee has withdrawn from the center circle and the game is ready to start.
Arsenal (4-3-3):
Goalkeeper: Cech.
Defenders: Chambers, Mustafi, Koscielny, Gibbs.
Midfielder: Kante, Lucky, Flamini.
Forwards: Aubameyang, Suarez, Wilshere.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Begovic.
Defenders: Ivanovic, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta.
Midfielder: Pedro, Fabregas, Oscar, Matic, Hazard.
Forward: Costa.
With the whistle blowing.
Suarez decisively took the ball and ran forward.
After Lucky got the ball, he left and chose to pass back. However, the moment he passed back, he was still pushed by the opponent, but he still passed the ball.
When Lucky touched the ball for the second time, this feeling became stronger.
Oscar came up and pressed him closely, and Costa retreated to block him.
For a while, it was difficult for Luka to pass the ball.
But he still rushed out before Hazard arrived, and passed the ball to Kante with a lob.
Kante didn't dare to pass the ball to Luka, but passed the ball to Aubameyang.
Luka watched his teammates attacking forward, and he was very annoyed while following them.
Anyone who was targeted by the opponent's tactics would feel extremely uncomfortable.
Luka was unhappy, but Oscar was happy.
Seeing Luka's frustrated look, he felt very comfortable.
This nightmare of his own was finally uncomfortable.
Oscar was undoubtedly the happiest person about Mourinho's departure. Although he didn't dare to show it, playing under Mourinho and comparing him with Luka repeatedly made him feel extremely uncomfortable every day.
Now Mourinho has finally left, and the new coach still values him, which is very good news for Oscar.
For this reason, he has been full of fighting spirit since the beginning of this season!
The two teams began to frequently engage in physical confrontation at the beginning of the game.
This confrontation appeared more often in the process of pressing and blocking.
Both Arsenal and Chelsea adopted this tactic, so the collisions between the two teams inevitably increased.
As the collisions increased, the gunpowder smell came up.
Invanovic had just knocked Aubameyang to the ground, and in less than a minute, Wilshere chased back frantically and knocked Hazard down with the ball.
Both of them received yellow cards for this.
The two teams confronted each other, and neither was willing to be outdone.
But the power of the yellow card is still very strong.
Both teams calmed down for a short time.
Because Lucky was restricted, Arsenal's offense was led by Aubameyang and Wilshere, and Lucky was in the middle.
But even a simple dispatching task made Lucky get kicked a lot.
The Chelsea guys rushed up and kicked in circles.
Lucky wanted to fight with these guys.
His hand was about to touch Oscar's neck, but Lucky saw the referee's eager eyes and gave up.
However, from the perspective of the game, Arsenal was not easy to play.
Conte learned from others how to restrict Arsenal and directly restricted Lucky's passing point.
Once Lucky's passing point was silent, Wilshere and Aubameyang's threats became smaller.
This was indeed the case. After Lucky was restricted, Arsenal's offense became stagnant.
This made Patras and others on the sidelines anxious.
They have been using various methods to make up for this problem, but it still cannot be made up.
After Cazorla fell into injury, Lucky lost a person in front of him to serve as a forward.
And Lucky himself does not have the same breakthrough and dribbling ability as Cazorla.
Whether it is Cazorla's return or Lucky's ability to develop enough personal skills, these are not something that can be accomplished in the short term.
Now, Lucky's shortcomings are completely exposed, which makes many people know how to defeat Arsenal!