Chapter 97 Arsene Wenger and the Desire of Champions

Chapter 97 Wenger and the desire for a title

Kearney training base, Wenger's office.

Wenger is still looking at details about Luton. For Arsenal, their semi-final draw was not bad - in any case, the opponent was just a second division team.

However, Wenger, who has always been cautious, will not underestimate the enemy because of this. He can eliminate the teams of Chelsea and Manchester City. If Arsenal ignores each other arrogantly, they will only suffer the consequences in the end.

"This team can't be underestimated!" Wenger's assistant Rice was also present in the office.

Wenger nodded: "This young man has built a talented team. I really don't know where he recruited these young people."

"I heard that Charlie Austin was a bricklayer before joining Luton, like Vardy and Kante were also dug in the amateur league..." Rice shook his head, "Could this Chinese have predicted technique?"

In short, Wenger and Rice don't understand this, but Wenger has always been known for his love of nurturing young demons, and there are many talented young people in his arsenal.

The 21-year-old Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has become the absolute core of Arsenal's midfield, the 20-year-old tiger Walcott is in full bloom, and the French genius Nasri is also swaying his own skills at the Emirates Stadium. Football talent.

In addition, Wilshere has also begun to emerge. The 20-year-old Ramsey also moved from Cardiff City to Arsenal last summer and gradually became Arsenal's main substitute in the back line. .

Wenger's team also has a group of young talents.

But Wenger's headache now is the situation in which Arsenal's back line is full of injuries.

Including the main goalkeeper Almunia, defender Clichy, Galla, Qiaolu, Sagna and others are all absent due to injuries, and in the midfield, Diaby has now shown the physique of the glass body, with no minor injuries. The serious injury came again, and it was definitely impossible to count on it for a while. Rosicky is also injured for three days and five days for a major injury, and this game is also not available.

"We have too many injuries..." Wenger frowned a little. "Almunia is injured, and I'm not very concerned about Fabianski's experience on the goal line."

Fabianski is a young goalkeeper, his reflexes and agility are okay, but his lack of experience makes Wenger a little worried, especially in the FA Cup semi-finals, the goalkeeper position is not good. A reassuring candidate does give Wenger a headache.

"Don't worry too much, Arsena, our opponent is not Manchester United..." Rice said, "With the ability of Fabianski, against Luton, he can be trusted. And our strikers have been in really good form lately."

Wenger's frowning brows stretched out.

This is true, Arsenal are in full swing recently. Arsenal's main striker Adebayor has scored four goals in his last four games since his return to the national team and helped Togo beat Cameroon, and 20 in 32 games so far this season A goal and twelve assists, the state is very hot.

And Van Persie, who has just returned from injury, is also hot with the gun. In the last round of the Premier League, Van Persie scored twice to help the team beat Wigan Athletic 4-1 and was still in the 38th of the game. Minutes to help the team create a penalty. In terms of the team's attack, there is also a hot player. The attacking midfielder Cesc Fabregas has sent six assists in the last four games, which can be said to be the source of the team's offensive creativity. The young Spaniard is in England. The field showed unparalleled football talent.

The team's offense is reassuring, and Wenger is finally relieved. The FA Cup is a venue that Wenger attaches great importance to. This draw is very beneficial for Arsenal. As long as they beat Luton, they will be able to reach the FA Cup final.

The championship is just one step away.

Arsenal are desperate to win the title. Wenger and his team have been out of the championship for four years. If you don't count the Emirates Cup hosted by Arsenal themselves, the last time they won the championship trophy can be traced back to the 2005 FA Cup final. Arsenal Wenger led the team to their fourth FA Cup trophy by defeating Manchester United in the ball game.

And now in the league, Arsenal is ten points behind Manchester United, and there is only a theoretical possibility of winning the championship. If you want to end the championship drought, you can only pin your hopes on the cup.

Just three days ago, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal defeated Villarreal 3-0 at home to advance to the Champions League semi-finals with a total score of 4-1. However, in the semi-finals, Arsenal may encounter opponents including Chelsea, Barcelona and Manchester United. These three teams are not easy to deal with. It is still very difficult to win the Champions League.

But in the FA Cup, the probability of Arsenal qualifying for the final is much higher than that of the Champions League, so Wenger will not give up the possibility of winning the FA Cup.

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"We will do our best!!"

Wenger said in a pre-match press conference.

"Luton is a team that cannot be underestimated, Gao Bo's work is admirable, he has built a strong team in the second division, it is no accident that they reached the semi-finals, they have such quality. Several of their core players are very good young people. So we will not take it lightly, we will work hard to take the initiative in this game, and Arsenal will quickly jump into the game and control the game!"

Wenger said these words in front of the media is definitely not a compliment to Luton, but his sincere words. In fact, at Arsenal's tactical meeting, Wenger said the same.

"This is a team that is very good at counterattacking!!" Wenger pointed to the tactical board next to him and said, "Luton's 442 looks different from the usual 442 formation, they like to start defending in the frontcourt, Use a dense formation to press the ball carrier! We must not ignore this point, the pass in the backcourt must be decisive and safe, and if it is not necessary, we must not risk passing the ball in the backcourt!"

Wenger has seen Luton in the FA Cup game video, many of Luton's goals are in midfield or attacking the ball after the counterattack on the spot.

Luton's tactical style gave Wenger a refreshing feeling. In Wenger's view, Gao Bo is a new generation of manager who has a very deep understanding of tactics, is imaginative and can implement it.

And he's still so young...

"For the offense in the frontcourt, you must pass the ball, don't be sloppy!! Pay special attention to their defensive midfielder Kante, his stealing ability is very strong, don't try to pass people easily!"

When it comes to winning the FA Cup, Wenger believes that caution is necessary. In such a knockout match, if Arsenal capsizes because of their own carelessness, it will be the biggest joke.

A big team can't miss a trophy for too long, and Wenger knows that.

Four years have been long enough, and it's time for Arsenal to bring something new to the honours room at the Emirates.