Soccer Card System

Chapter 100 Wenger and the desire for a title
Chapter 97 Wenger and title aspirations

Kearney training base, Wenger's office.

Wenger is still looking at the detailed information on Luton.For Arsenal, their luck in the semi-final draw was not bad-in any case, the opponent was only 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 cannot be underestimated!" Wenger's assistant Rice was also present in the office.

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

"I heard that Charlie Austin was a brick mover before joining Luton, like Vardy and Kanter were recruited in the amateur league." Rice shook his head, "Could it be that this Chinese can predict?"

In short, Wenger and Rice can't understand this point, but Wenger has always been known for his love of cultivating young goblins, 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 showing his football talent at the Emirates Stadium.

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

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

But Wenger's headache now is that Arsenal's defense line is full of wounded soldiers.

Including the main goalkeeper Almunia, defender Clichy, Gallas, Jolu, Sania and others are all absent due to injuries, and in the midfield, Diaby has now shown his physique except for the glass body.Rosicky is also suffering from a small injury for three days and a major injury for five days, so he will not be able to play in this game either.

"We have too many injuries." Wenger frowned, "Almunia is injured, I am not very worried about Fabianski's experience on the goal line."

Fabianski is a young goalkeeper. His reaction and sensitivity are not bad, but his lack of experience makes Wenger a little worried, especially in the FA Cup semi-finals. The lack of a reassuring candidate for the goalkeeper position really makes Wenger a headache.

"Don't worry too much, Arsene, our opponent in this game is not Manchester United." Rice said, "With Fabianski's ability, he is trustworthy against Luton, and our striker has been in very good form recently."

Wenger's frown widened.

This is true, Arsenal have been fully fired recently.Arsenal's main striker, Adebayor, has scored four goals in the last four games since his comeback from the national team and helped Togo defeat Cameroon. He has scored 32 goals in [-] games so far this season.

Van Persie, who has just returned from injury, is also hot with guns. In the last round of the Premier League game, Van Persie scored twice to help the team beat Wigan Athletic 308-[-], and also helped the team create a penalty in the No.[-] minute of the game.On the offensive side of the team, there is also a fiery player. Attacking midfielder Cesc Fabregas has provided six assists in the last four games. It can be said to be the source of the team's offensive creativity.

The team's offense is worthy of reassurance, and Wenger is finally relieved.The FA Cup is a field that Wenger attaches great importance to. This draw is very beneficial to Arsenal. As long as they defeat Luton, they will be able to reach the FA Cup final, and they are only one step away from winning the championship.

Arsenal's desire to win the championship is very urgent.Wenger and his team have missed the championship for four years. If you don’t count the Emirates Cup held by Arsenal themselves, the last time they won the championship trophy dates back to the 2005 FA Cup final. Arsenal defeated Manchester United in a penalty shootout. Wenger led the team to win the FA Cup for the fourth time.

But now in the league, Arsenal are [-] points behind Manchester United, and there is only a theoretical possibility of winning the championship. If they want to end the championship drought, they can only pin their hopes on the cup.

Just three days ago, in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal defeated Villarreal [-]-[-] at home and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals with a total score of [-]-[-].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 advancing to the final in this arena is much higher than that of the Champions League, so Wenger will not give up the possibility of winning the FA Cup.

"We will do our best!!"

In the pre-match press conference, Wenger said so.

"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 definitely not accidental that they can reach the semi-finals. They have such strength. Several of their core players are very good young people. So we will not take it lightly. We will work hard in this game. The initiative is in our own hands. Arsenal will quickly enter the game and control the game!"

Wenger said these words in front of the media are 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 defensive counterattacks!!" Wenger said, pointing to the tactical board next to it. "Luton's 442 looks different from the commonly used 442 formation. They like to start defending in the frontcourt and use a dense formation to press the ball holder! We must not ignore this point. The pass in the backcourt must be decisive and safe. If it is not necessary, you must not risk passing the ball in the backcourt!"

Wenger has watched Luton's FA Cup game video. Many of Luton's goals were counterattacks on the spot after stealing the ball in midfield or in the frontcourt.

Luton's tactical style gave Wenger a refreshing feeling.In Wenger's view, Gao Bo is a new generation head coach who has a deep understanding of tactics, is very imaginative and can put them into practice.

And he's still so young.
"For the attack in the frontcourt, pass the ball up, don't be sloppy!! Pay special attention to their defensive midfielder Kanter, his stealing ability is very strong, don't try to pass people lightly!"

Regarding matters related to winning the FA Cup, Wenger believes that caution is necessary. In such a knockout match, if Arsenal capsized in the gutter because of their own carelessness, that would be the biggest joke.

A big team cannot miss the championship trophy for too long, and Wenger knows this very well.

Four years is long enough and it's time for Arsenal to bring something new to the Emirates Stadium Hall of Fame.

(End of this chapter)