247 Arsenal
"Hm, Blackburn, what kind of play is this?"
After watching it for five minutes, Mortson said doubtfully.
"This is not Blackburn's style of play at all. Blackburn shouldn't have played like this. It's not their style. Blackburn is a technical team, and it is already formed. They are now..."
"This is equivalent to breaking an arm and completely giving up your advantage. Does George want a draw on the road and then go home to prepare to win?
Mortson looked at it inexplicably. In Morterson's opinion, George is definitely not a coach of this style.
"Yes, I haven't seen at all that George has pinched Arsenal's weakness until now."
Mortson and Alan. Hansen and the two questioned George.
But George, the person involved, raised his legs and looked at the court. Wenger, who has always been steady, stood on the sidelines. This is a very rare thing.
Because George prefers to stand on the sidelines. Although he doesn't shout loudly and then do some movements, he likes to stand quietly on the sidelines to watch the game. In the game, Wenger wears a tie more, and then sits in the bench very gentlemanly.
UnfortunateLY, this game is completely reversed.
But the current situation can't help but Wenger not worry. As soon as George's starting list came out, Wenger already understood what George was thinking. At the beginning of the game, Wenger had confirmed George's plan.
But it is clear and definite, which is a completely unsolved answer.
Blackburn on the court is very fierce, and the ball is also very fast. The fast pace may be the first time in Blackburn's game this season. And the ball is not only on the ground, but also flying around at high altitude.
What George played is Arsenal's lack of physical strength.
Arsenal's biggest weakness is that their bench thickness is seriously insufficient. Although Arsenal is a strong team in the Premier League, their bench thickness is not even as thick as that of Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle. The problem of insufficient thickness of Arsenal's bench definitely did not appear after the construction of the Emirates Stadium.
In fact, Arsenal already has this kind of problem. And it's very serious.
Not to mention that there are no good substitutes for Borgkamp and Vieira, even the 34-year-old central defenders Adams and Kion, who have no qualified substitutes. It can be said that Arsenal's results in the Premier League are based on the main lineup.
In addition, Wenger has never been a master of rotation. Compared with Ferguson, Wenger is a little rigid. Although Wenger was able to create a system, coupled with the ability to make gold, he has become a famous coach in world football.
But Wenger also has a big problem. During the game, his on-the-spot command is a little mechanical, and he doesn't like rotation very much.
Wenger uses players to play with a set of lineups almost a season. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the current Arsenal substitute is not a good player. The current Arsenal is not like an undefeated season. There are also Reyes, Edou, Virtold, Kanu, Sigan and Palor in the bench.
At present, Arsenal is at the end of the crossbow, and Arsenal will definitely play more than Blackburn this season. But in terms of the thickness of the bench, Arsenal can't compare with Blackburn at all. George spent almost 40 million pounds in two seasons to construct the current Blackburn.
Of course, there is also the aura of George's rebirth. But Wenger's Arsenal, with limited transfer fees for these two seasons, didn't buy a few good players.
Starting from this game, the two teams will play four games in the next 12 days. For now Wenger, two of the leagues must not be given up. Especially against Leeds United, because once there are any mistakes in these two games, they are likely to lose their place in the Champions League next season.
With the expansion of the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup has gradually become chicken ribs. The influence of the Champions League has expanded sharply. Whether it is fame or economy, as long as it is a big team, it will not give up the Champions League. Therefore, Wenger must not miss in the league.
But George's Blackburn has consolidated his second place. Therefore, George can calmly arrange two league lineups.
For Blackburn, who has a thick bench, four games in twelve days is also a huge problem. Not to mention Arsenal, which is already at the end of the crossbow.
Especially the defense line of Arsenal's classic car, how can they withstand such a high-intensity competition? Even a player like Vieira can't stand this intensity of the game. George saw Wenger's dilemma weakness that he dared to shout a must-win victory over Arsenal.
Arsenal can't give up the league, but George can focus all his energy on Arsenal.
If Arsenal want to win the Champions League next season, they have lost half of the League Cup semi-finals.
In the face of Blackburn's tightness, Arsenal's attack was a little chaotic.
Blackburn himself is a technical team, and George knows how to deal with them. The best way to deal with them is to keep destroying. Let them not be able to play their own rhythm.
Blackburn's non-stop foul in the middle and front court made the game interrupted in less than a few tens of seconds.
"Du--"
Another whistle, and the referee came to Deco to warn him.
It was too fierce to rob just now, and finally Vieira had no choice but to send it back. In the past, Deco, who was not very fierce in the midfield, almost hugged and fell behind him when he saw Petit holding the ball. Finally, Petit fell down directly.
However, this position is not a dangerous zone, let alone a chance to fight back. In addition, although Deko had a hug and fall, it was not a killing action, so the referee only gave a verbal warning.
Deke shrugged his shoulders and sincerely admitted his mistake to the referee.
This is Deco's third foul in this game. Deco is like this. You can imagine the performance of the midfield sweeper Hargreaves. Hargreaves almost followed Vieira step by step. Once Viera took the ball, any small action would appear in Hargreaves' hands.
All Blackburn players got George's purpose in this game. It's just that the whole audience is forced to grab it at the expense of physical strength. Once you get the ball, you will start a quick counterattack.
Seeing fouls again and again, Wenger stamped his feet helplessly on the sidelines.
Wenger can only smile bitterly in his heart. George is so shameless. A team that ranks second in the Premier League table is not a decent game, but uses these unintrod means.
But Wenger knew that George just hit his seven inches.
Up to now, Arsenal players have done a good job. Although George hit Wenger's seven inches at once, Wenger had no choice. Although he is Bole, he has a lot of beautiful hands.
Just like Vieira becoming a world-class midfielder, Anelka worth more than 20 million pounds, activating Borgkamp, and Petite changing positions are all Wenger's beautiful hands one after another. But after all, Wenger is not a real magician.
He can't turn Arsenal back into a strong substitute with a wave of his hand.
He can't wave his hand and make Adams and Kion a few years younger.
Of course, he is even more unlikely to wave his hand and let the Leeds United, who is now chasing behind Arsenal's buttocks, fall into the abyss.
Wenger will never give up the Champions League. The influence of the UEFA Champions League is increasing, and being able to enter the Champions League is a manifestation of the influence of a club. Wenger is not satisfied that Arsenal is just an English giant, and Wenger wants to build a world giant.
If you want to become a world giant, you can let Arsenal break through in the Champions League. If it can't even get a place in the Champions League, Arsenal can't become a world giant.
But Wenger doesn't want to give up the UEFA Cup semi-finals. After all, there are only two games left before the UEFA Cup final.
This is a dilemma.
The first half ended the game in this intermittent rhythm.
Because the pace of the first half was too fast, even Adams on the back line gasped when he came off. Looking at these players, Wenger doesn't know what to say. This George is so annoying.
After the first half, Mortson and the others also saw George's idea.
In the second half, George had no intention of changing his playing style. George didn't care about his physical problems at all. The second half was still the kind of physically exhausting rush.
George stood on the sidelines in the second half. Looking at the sticky game on the field, I looked to the right. It happened that Wenger was bored and also looked at George.
George saw Wenger and smiled at him.
George is forcing Wenger to make a choice, whether to win the league, the Champions League, or to fight with Blackburn. Blackburn, even Arsenal in its heyday, may not be able to win.
What's more, Arsenal after 12 days.
Arsenal has already consumed a lot of physical strength in this game and will play two consecutive games in the next few days. In particular, the focus battle with Leeds United will make Arsenal work hard. When it comes to Blackburn's home court, how can the exhausted Arsenal defeat Blackburn, who is waiting for work and refreshed?
Seeing that Wenger still had no response, George took the lead.
George simply changed both sides. With Drogba and David. Dunn replaced Duff and Romedar. George simply played no sideline and piled up four midfields in the midfield. Only Maclelele was behind the guard, and the other three were actively running in the midfield.
And Drogba and Klose kept running and retezing the high-altitude ball in front. And once they lose the ball, they will defend from the beginning.
Because they couldn't get the ball, Henry and Borgkamp took turns to go back to the middle to get the ball. They don't care about Blackburn in the penalty area, but once they get outside, the Blackburn players don't care who you are. If you commit a foul, you will commit a foul.
Seeing George's substitution, Wenger knew that George was messing around to the end. And Arsenal really can't afford it.
Blackburn's fast pace has greatly affected the physical strength of Arsenal's main players. If Blackburn continues to be so exhausting, it is not a matter of being eliminated in the League Cup semi-finals. Wenger also has to consider the issue of the league three days later.
In desperation, Wenger began to adjust.
(To be continued)