248 Arsenal down
Wenger knows that the game can't go on like this. Three days later, there will be a home game against Xie Wednesday.
Thanks Wednesday is a Premier League brisket, a real brisket. Of course, if it was like this before, it was almost someone else's ATM. But it's different now. Xie is currently in the relegation zone on Wednesday. But it is not a team that has been relegated, but a team that is hovering in the relegation zone.
At the end of the season, such a team will work hard to avoid relegation.
At the end of the season, no one is willing to face this kind of team.
And seven days later, Arsenal will play Leeds United away. This is an unmissable game. If the Leeds United hadn't exposed the scandal of Woodgate and Lee Boyer in January, how could they have competed for third place with Arsenal?
Now O'Leiley has managed to stabilize the team. Of course, I hope to get a place in the Champions League next season. Therefore, Leeds United must be red-eyed and will never give up the opportunity to fight against Arsenal.
Arsenal can't afford to lose in both games.
After weighing the pros and cons, Wenger finally had to make up his mind.
In fact, Wenger has been waiting for Arsenal to take the lead in this game. Once you take the lead, Wenger has more room for adjustment.
But Wenger found that George was definitely a scoundrel. George did everything he can to win. George can afford it, but Wenger can't afford it. So Wenger can only be a strong man. Wenger must not let his team be too tired in this game.
Because there will be more important games waiting for Arsenal.
After the decision, Wenger's speed was very fast. He replaced Bergkamp, who used to have bad physical strength, and then quickly replaced Yongberg.
Although once you can't win Blackburn at home, it will be very difficult to get to the away game. Especially after playing with Leeds United just now, it is even more difficult for Blackburn to win. But after all, it is still possible. In the cup match, the winner will be decided at that time, and it is not certain who will win.
But this is not the case in the league, and Wenger dares not neglect it.
When Yongberry came out, he looked at George. I don't know what to do with my own head. The whole game was constantly fighting in the midfield. It's okay if you grab the ball and attack, but it doesn't look like an attack.
Blackburn didn't seem to want to score a goal at all. It's just constantly destroying.
If Arsenal is a beautiful artist, then Blackburn is a spoiler. Arsenal just drew a beginning in the drawing board, and Blackburn doodled randomly in the drawing board.
Yongberi shook his head with a wry smile. He really didn't understand the world of his head.
But when he saw Wenger's replacement, George immediately asked Pires to replace Hargreaves. George has been waiting for Wenger's replacement. Because once Wenger is replaced, it shows that Wenger's Champions League place is more important than the UEFA Cup.
George is betting that Wenger will definitely choose the league and the Champions League quota. So George has no scruples and no fear. In fact, Blackburn's playing style is far more a waste of physical strength than Arsenal. After more than 70 minutes, it will definitely not last.
Or for more than 80 minutes, as long as Wenger attacks Blackburn, maybe Blackburn can't stand it because of physical problems.
But George is betting that Wenger dares not wait until the end. Looking at Wenger's substitution, George laughed. Because George knew that he had won the bet.
And George knows that Wenger's adjustment must be based on stability. The replacement must be the person on the attack line. If Arsenal wants to defend, then George will attack.
Seeing George change into Pirley, Wenger frowned. This George is so annoying.
But Wenger can't say anything. George has a lot of players, and there are all kinds of players. George has an enviable substitute lineup.
After Pires went up, he began to play a free agent in the front court.
After Wenger's substitution, Arsenal began to retreat. In particular, the end of Borgkamp made Arsenal's pressure plummet. However, Blackburn still didn't play the familiar ground ball, and still bombed it at high altitude.
Of course, in the face of players like Adams and Kion, high-altitude bombing is not so easy.
But with players like Drogba and Klose in the front court, George will certainly not give up the high ball. George's request for Drogba is very simple. In addition to trying to grab the ball, it is to grab the first point. Then give the ball to the person next to you.
Drogba's exercise in the Premier League this season is still very effective. Especially after training with Klose, the judgment of the high ball has made great progress.
Adams was deeply touched by this. When he first met Drogba, Drogba was just a fool who only knew how to rush around. It was only with his own warcraft-like body that Adams felt uncomfortable.
Then the current Drogba has been completely reborn.
With Drogba's horrible body and good header awareness, Drogba and Adams compete for almost half of the header.
"...Deco, pass... Drogba, header back to Pires. Pires passed to Dunn, and Dunn shot! Seaman jumped out!"
"Droba, rub after the header... Klose, the fish jumps to the top! It's a pity that it's higher than the beam!"
After George replaced Pires, Blackburn's side suddenly made a great offensive.
"The Drogba bought by George for 100,000 pounds is really good. With his abnormal physical fitness and the growth of his header, maybe he can be as successful as Klose in the future. Mortson watched Drogba rampaging in the Arsenal penalty area and marveled.
The ball passed to the penalty area again, and this time it was Klose who came out.
Facing Vieira's defense, Deko came to control the second point and swept the ball directly to Pires on the left without stopping. This time, Pires did not pass the ball, but rushed directly into the penalty area with the ball.
Adams watched Drogba and Kion always pay attention to Klose, so when Pires passed by Petit and entered the penalty area, there was no one to defend.
Adams reacted quickly and left Drogba. In Adams's mind, Drogba is just a good body, and he is not a striker in other aspects. But Pires is different. Once Pire is put in, it is a direct threat.
At the moment Adams came out, George, who was buried in the ball, seemed to have eyes on the top of his head, and he gently passed it to Drogba's feet with the instep of his right foot.
"...Pie, Pie got the ball. He entered the penalty area, and Adams came to defend... Pires, no dribble, passing the ball... Drogba, Drogba got the ball, what will he do with the ball?
The moment Drogba got the ball, his head went blank.
Drogba said he was a striker, but he didn't score a few goals at all. And the goals are all goals scored overhead. With Drogba's physical fitness, he can only make a living with a header in the low-level league.
But Drogba's feet are rough, and the slightly faster ball can stop one meter away. This kind of strength, of course, is rarely scored with feet.
So the moment he received Pires's pass, Drogba was a little stunned.
Klose, who is next to him, reacts the fastest. Shout out "shoot! Shoot the goal!" Klose almost shouted with all his strength.
Drogba was shocked by the sound and kicked the ball fiercely with his left foot. The whole process is in the blink of an eye.
"Droba, shoot!"
Drogba's shot is really not good, but the ball is too close. And Drogba almost exhausted all the strength under his feet, so the ball flew in like a cannonball. Seaman could only wave his hand.
"Herman didn't pounce on the ball. Scored, beautiful. No one expected that it was Drogba who scored the goal! Blackburn led 1-0 away from home.
"George said before the game that he had touched Arsenal's famous door, and this game seems to be absolutely not fake. However, Arsenal's weakness is not Arsenal's tactical weakness. It's the weakness in Arsenal's overall environment.
" Unlike Blackburn, who has been locked in second place in the Premier League, Arsenal has to work for a place in the Champions League. In addition, Arsenal's bench lineup can never be compared with Blackburn. It's not Wenger's fault, and Wenger can't do it. Because the fate that George touched was Arsenal's dead hole. It's not that Wenger, a head coach, can change.
"Look at Drogba. After scoring the goal, he was stunned and completely at a loss. Even if Drogba has no development in the future, with this goal alone, George's 100,000 pounds will not be in vain. This goal is worth a lot of money, and 100,000 pounds is too cost-effective.
Seeing Blackburn's goal, Wenger just sighed and shook his head.
From the moment he decided to guarantee the league, Wenger knew that the game had lost his control. At this time, Wenger can only envy George for having a good hand. Wenger is also secretly determined to continue to replenish the lineup next season. Especially for the substitute lineup, there must be no such a situation as this season.
But George jumped from the bench, which basically locked Blackburn's place in the UEFA Cup final.
Although George is confident in himself, Arsenal is not a weak team after all. If this game is a draw, there will be a lot of variables after 12 days. Although Arsenal will be a tired teacher at that time, George is still worried.
Only killing the suspense in this game is the best way.
I just didn't expect that Drogba would score the final goal.
After Drogba scored, there were no more goals in the game. In the end, Blackburn won the first game of the UEFA Cup semi-finals ero away.
"Coach Wenger, did I say that Arsenal's defects are fatal enough?" George said to Wenger with a smile.
"George, the game is not over yet. There is also a second game."
"Everyone says that I'm a dead duck, but in fact, Coach Wenger is the same. I hope we can play this again in the Champions League semi-final next season.
(To be continued)