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Wenger is in a good mood this season.

Since Cavani initially adapted to the Premier League and scored his first goal on behalf of Arsenal.

All Arsenal players and staff could easily sense the joyful mood of the professor.

Yes, after two difficult seasons, Arsenal are finally back on track.

There are still three league rounds left, and the 2013-2014 Premier League season is about to be halfway through.

Arsenal, currently ranked second in the Premier League, has also regained its dazzling style that makes all Gunners fans proud.

Solid defense in the midfield and backcourt, smooth passing and receiving cooperation, and a tidal wave of mercury-like offense.

At the beginning of the season, Cavani, the Arsenal standard king who had been questioned by the media, has already used thirteen league goals to justify himself.

And the old and powerful Tulalang has directly become the midfield dad in the hearts of all Arsenal fans.

If the two wings are upgraded again, then Arsenal fans feel that they will go straight back to ten years ago!

That fantastic undefeated season that captured the Premier League crown...

It's a pity that the small coffers that the professor has saved for several years have been emptied this summer.

The big boss above did not say how much money the winter window will spend to continue strengthening. It seems that Arsenal will not make big moves in the upcoming winter transfer window.

With the outbreak of this season's results, Arsenal fans' self-confidence has gradually increased.

But looking at the lineup and record of Chelsea ahead of them, even the most confident Arsenal fans can't say "we are stronger than Chelsea".

Every time the professor in a happy mood thinks of the smooth rise of Chelsea led by Mourinho, the smile on his face will restrain a lot.

And seeing the approaching date of the battle with Chelsea, Wenger also rarely has stricter training requirements for his own players.

Regarding the focus battle between the first and second in the Premier League in the first half of the Premier League, various media have already stepped up their efforts to promote it.

Many media outlets in Manchester are also constantly waving flags and shouting to build momentum for Chelsea and Arsenal.

However, these pro-Manchester City media just want the top two teams in the league to play more intensely.

No matter who wins or loses, it is a good thing for Manchester City.

After all, both Manchester City and Arsenal now have 37 points. It is only because of the disadvantage of goal difference that Manchester City ranks third in the Premier League.

If Arsenal loses, then Manchester City only needs to beat Fulham normally in the next round, then they will overtake Arsenal by three points and become second in the Premier League.

It would be a good thing for Manchester City if Arsenal beat Chelsea.

By then the points gap between them and Chelsea will be narrowed to one win.

Chelsea will also play Liverpool later on, so as long as Manchester City doesn't let up, they and Arsenal will have a chance to overtake Chelsea in the sprint stage of the league half-way!

For a while, the second and third teams in the standings were eyeing the first place in the league below Chelsea's ass.

The Chelsea generals who are still working hard at the Cobham training base and preparing for the game step by step are not in the mood to pay attention to the situation of their opponents.

The high-intensity tactical drills for three consecutive days made most of the Chelsea players complain.

After finishing their physiotherapy every day, they almost fell asleep when they went home, so they were still in the mood to watch the half-true and false news from various media.

On the fourth day of preparations, the training intensity slowly dropped. Mourinho gave the players two and a half days of physical recovery time.

And in the past few days, the London reporters who were squatting outside the Cobham training base and watching the half-dead Chelsea players were very curious. What kind of tactics is Chelsea preparing?
However, at this stage, the mouths of Chelsea players are very strict. In desperation, the reporters can only wait patiently until December 12.

At the pre-match press conference that day, a large number of reporters asked questions, wanting to know the tactical plan that Mourinho formulated before the war.

They definitely don't count on the tactical details, but if they can ask for some general tactical framework, they can also go back and write an attractive piece of news.

As a result, what they didn't expect was that Mourinho did not hide it this time, but revealed his tactical thinking very generously.

"Now this Arsenal's offensive ability is very strong. I think in the whole European football, their scoring ability can be ranked in the first echelon. They are very dangerous.

Cavani, Giroud, Podolski...Arsenal have a lot of good forwards, they also have a lot of good attacking midfielders, I don't think I need to say how good Cazorla is.

We've got to limit Arsenal's attacking, compress their space, target their dangerous men and yes, I'm sure we'll work more defensively..."

On the one hand, Mourinho's frankness made the reporters on the scene very happy.

But on the other hand, his disapproval of Mourinho made the reporters seriously suspect that he was using them as a weapon.

Use the media to release tactical smoke bombs, Mourinho has done it too many times, he is a typical repeat offender!

However, after the pre-match press conference that day, the various media who got the news rushed to write articles and rushed out many related news reports.

If you are fooled, you can be fooled. Anyway, the sales of news related to Mourinho are very good. The reporters have doubts, but the media and newspapers don't care so much.

Wenger, who had seen the relevant news that night, was also surprised and confused by the quick actions of the media.

If Mourinho hadn't said this tactical idea at the pre-match press conference, then Wenger really thought that Mourinho would play a big defense at the Emirates Stadium.

But now Mourinho admits that he will strengthen the defense, but Wenger does not believe that Mourinho will be as honest as he said.

In the discussion where countless fans were also interested, the time soon came to December 12.

Nine games have been played in the 17th round of the Premier League in the past two days, with only the finale between Arsenal and Chelsea remaining.

Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Everton, the top six teams in the Premier League, all won.

The pressure immediately came to Arsenal and Chelsea, the two top two teams in the Premier League.

That night, the Emirates Stadium was already bustling with people early on.

As the two most powerful and competitive teams in London in the past decade, the London Derby between Arsenal and Chelsea is truly worthy of its name.

There is not much hatred between the two fan groups. As for the heated atmosphere before the game, it is definitely not as good as Arsenal and Tottenham.

But when it comes to attracting more neutral fans, the current battle between Chelsea and Arsenal far exceeds other so-called "London derbies".

And the intersection between Wenger and Mourinho, the old enemies, is also quite interesting.

It is that since going to Serie A and La Liga for two rounds, Mourinho's temper has restrained a lot compared to seven or eight years ago.

What the fans saw before the game was also the scene of Mourinho and Wenger embracing and greeting on the sidelines, which made many sideline reporters call it a pity.

"I still prefer the rebellious Mourinho. It would be great if he continued to mock Wenger as a failure expert!"

The reporter of the Sun newspaper muttered regretfully.

On the other side, the veteran reporter of "442" sneered.

"Mourinho has led three different teams to the Champions League. He now has four Champions League trophies! There are also countless league titles and cup titles.

He is not really a lunatic, and he still needs to attract the firepower of the media as hysterically as before. Now whoever dares to say anything about him, there are a lot of fans and coaches who stand up to speak for him.

Unless someone is actively messing with him, why would he be at odds with other coaches? "

The reporter of the Sun newspaper felt very upset, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was no reason to refute it.

Mourinho is now a proper winner in life. Apart from not bringing the national team, the club directly won the Grand Slam of Honor.

Mourinho has already won the triple crown, six crowns, and defending the Champions League.

He doesn't have any performance pressure with Chelsea now, at most he just wants to make up for his previous regrets.

Not to mention that his current record with Chelsea is so good, there is really no reason to argue with other coaches.

Wenger and Mourinho debated for a long time, but they didn't figure out what kind of tactical thinking Mourinho had today.

The two of them are so familiar with each other's tactical ideas. If they don't change their tactics, they basically know how the other side will fight with their eyes closed.

But will Mourinho really not change his tactics today?

With doubts, Wenger could only watch his players finish warming up patiently like the previous reporters, waiting for the pre-match time to run out bit by bit.

At eight o'clock that night, Oliver, the famous Premier League whistleblower who pinched his watch to watch the time, blew the whistle for the start of the game on time!

Huaguo's huge fans also listened to Zhan Jun's familiar commentary voice and watched the focus battle officially start!
Both Arsenal and Chelsea adopted a starting formation of 4231 today.

Arsenal's starting goalkeeper here is the Polish goalkeeper Szczesny.

Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Sagna lined up from left to right in the defense.

Double midfielder Arteta partnered with Tulalang, and front midfielder Ramsey.

The left and right midfielders are Cazorla and Walcott respectively.

Starting striker Cavani.

Compared with the previous game, there are no major adjustments and changes in Chelsea's starting staff.

Cech is still the starting goalkeeper.

On the defensive line Ashley Cole, Terry, David Luiz, and Azpilicueta started the game.

The double midfielder is Matic partner Lampard.

Front midfielder Leon, Hazard and De Bruyne are on both sides of him.

Starting center Ibrahimovic.

The starting formations of the two teams are exactly the same, and they both seem to pay great attention to controlling the rhythm of the midfield.

After the game started, Arsenal, who kicked off first, would naturally launch an offensive first.

After all, it is at home, and it is not Arsenal's style to show weakness at the beginning.

Chelsea did retreat first as Mourinho said before the game.

Leon, Hazard and De Bruyne also stayed steadily in their own half, with only Ibrahimovic nailed at the top of Arsenal's center circle.

This is a tactical position that is very consistent with Chelsea's usual style of play, but Wenger is still very uneasy.

He knows Mourinho as much as Mourinho knows him.

Mourinho can be stubborn and conservative, but he will never be honest!

The first 5 minutes of the game seemed a bit uneventful.

It’s not that the two teams weren’t fiercely competitive on the court, but the unfolding of such tactics was not beyond the expectations of most fans.

But after Wenger saw his disciples begin to press forward as a group and invade Chelsea's half on a large scale, he suddenly became vigilant in his heart!
"Aaron, Aaron (Ramsey)! Retrace your position a little bit! Let Santiago (Cazorla) adduct a little closer to you!"

Wenger paced to the sidelines, shouting for Ramsey and Casorado to pay more attention to their defensive positions.

But as soon as his words fell, Walcott's inward pass from the right was blocked by Matic's attack defense!
All of a sudden, all Chelsea's midfielders and two full-backs turned on their horses and charged forward!
After intercepting the ball, Matic did not delay his rhythm. After a brief observation, he directly sent a long pass.

The long pass went straight to Ibrahimovic who was nailed in the Arsenal half!

Arteta, who followed the team as a whole and organized an attack near the center line, had no time to quickly return to Toulalan's side.

So the French midfielder can only rely on himself to interfere with Ibrahimovic at the moment.

However, Ibrahimovic has no intention of turning around and advancing immediately after taking the ball, so Tulalang's interference is not a threat to him at all.

After all, he only needs to hold the ball with his back and hand the ball to Li Ang who is going forward in time!

Some Ibrahimovic restrained Tulalang. After receiving Ibrahimovic's return pass, Li Ang easily led the ball and completed the big slash long pass transfer again!
From the backcourt to the frontcourt, and then from the center to the wing, Chelsea only used three passes!
This kind of counterattack efficiency and the crisp counterattack scene made countless neutral fans in front of the TV applaud repeatedly!
But for the more than 5 Arsenal fans present, Chelsea's rapid counterattack was a complete disaster for them!
But amid their deafening boos, Chelsea did not stop their counterattack.

Azpilicueta, who accurately received Li Ang's long pass, resolutely continued to advance with the ball from the wing.

It wasn't until Gibbs had to abandon his defensive zone and press forward to make a defensive interception that Azpilicueta passed the ball to De Bruyne who continued to go down.

It is not an exaggeration to say that De Bruyne's one-handed cross is now famous in the Premier League.

Neither Gibbs nor Tulalang, who was chasing back, dared to let De Bruyne easily make a move.

But as if waiting for them to double-team, De Bruyne did not pass directly, but after buckling to the edge of Arsenal's penalty area, he completed an inverted triangle return pass!
Outside Arsenal's penalty area, which lacked the coverage and protection of Tulalang, Li Ang, who deliberately ran a beat slower, just caught up!

Without any hesitation, he immediately adjusted his steps and fired furiously!

Football is like a cannonball fired, piercing through the defensive crowd in Arsenal's penalty area!
Szczesny's reaction was quite quick, and he was also very alert and didn't push the ground hard to take off, because it would be too time-consuming.

Almost in an instant, Szczesny stretched his long arms to expand his defensive area as much as possible.

The moment his palm touched the football, there was no surprise in his heart.

Because Li Ang's shot was too powerful!

Szczesny failed to maintain the stability of his hand, and the football broke through his interception smoothly, changed direction slightly and continued to fly towards the Arsenal goal!
When the football crossed the line and hit the side netting, spun and landed on the turf inside the Arsenal goal.

The tens of thousands of Gunners fans present held their heads in disbelief!

Li Ang has already begun to make the long-lost celebration wearing a mask!
In the winter night, he messed up his hairstyle while running, but it was also this mess that made him look more free and unrestrained.

At this moment, his figure and face are the same as the goal he scored just now.

So handsome!
The commentators from various countries are also completely confused at this moment!

In just 7 minutes of the opening, Chelsea scored in their first quick counterattack!
What's happening here? !

What about the two big teams in the Premier League that were agreed to be evenly matched?

Why did Arsenal get punched hard by Chelsea when they came up at home!
If Arsenal can't stop this Chelsea team, how much trouble can we expect Liverpool behind to cause Chelsea?

Chelsea players celebrated wildly at Arsenal's home court.

Murinia on the sidelines also stroked his hair that had grown in the past six months and hadn't had time to trim it, smiling and applauding.

Suit, medium-length hair, handsome and high-spirited!

Looking at this scene, Chelsea fans seem to have returned to the summer of 04 in an instant.

The brilliant era when the iron-blooded blue army began to rule the Premier League!
(End of this chapter)