Football’s First Defender

Arsenal, as one of the giants that competed with Manchester United for a period of time at the beginning of the new century, during the seasons coached by Arsene Wenger, with their gorgeous style of play and tradition of focusing on offense, they attracted a group of players after another. A batch of young fans entered the pit.

But Arsenal's gorgeous style of play, for these fans, is a typical digging and burying.

Countless people have entered the big pit of Arsenal, but they have to watch Arsenal in an embarrassing state of being without a championship year after year.

A newly-built Emirates Stadium has placed huge financial pressure on the Arsenal team, limiting the funds in the hands of Professor Wenger, making it possible for him to build Arsenal into a team with no hope of winning the championship for a long time. There are more than enough giants.

And when the stadium is put into use and the team is on track. A stingy boss, but it has restricted Arsenal from returning to the ranks of the championship.

In fact, for the team owner, there seems to be nothing wrong with doing so. After all, today's Premier League is not the two-horse hegemony of the year, but has transformed into a war of heroes.

Now that several big giants teams are in the stage of high investment, the era when they can become Premier League champions simply by investing more is gone forever.

Now if you want to win the Premier League championship, in addition to being willing to spend money, it also depends on whether the team can quickly integrate together, defeat several other giants in competition with each other, and win one victory after another.

In the past two years, Arsenal chose to set the goal of the team to maintain the record of the giants and strive to qualify for the Champions League. It can be said that it is the most profitable business method for the current situation of the Premier League, except for the championship honor.

It's just that, in the current situation of the top 6 contending for hegemony, Arsenal, which has invested the least, can no longer guarantee the qualification for the Champions League. This is also the reason why Arsenal's management is rare and generous this year.

In terms of the championship, Arsenal may have more than enough energy but not enough energy, but in terms of competing for the Champions League qualification, for Arsenal, if they still cannot win the top four, it is like killing people's money like killing their parents.

The current share of income from the Champions League matches, but Arsenal urgently need to win it, a larger source of funds to ensure the balance of the team's income.

And this summer, Arsenal's achievements in the transfer market have now confirmed that Arsenal have achieved better results this season.

Liverpool now ranks first in the league standings, with an unbeaten record of 7 wins and 2 draws, with 23 points.

And Arsenal is the absolute dark horse of this season. After an upset loss at home to Aston Villa in the opening game, under the leadership of Ozil, who was transferred at a high price in the summer, Arsenal played well in the next 8 games. The impressive record of 7 wins and 1 draw is only 1 point behind Liverpool, ranking second in the Premier League.

Before this game, the games of the other six giants have all ended. The third and fourth Chelsea and Tottenham lost the chain again. Chelsea lost to Newcastle away, while Tottenham was tied away by Everton. .

This also makes, in the real-time Premier League standings, Chelsea and Tottenham are only 20 points, ranking third and fourth, Manchester City's 19 points, and Manchester United's 17 points are farther away from the top of the standings.

As long as there is a winner in this game, even if the second-placed Arsenal wins, they can score 25 points, which will open up a game gap with the third-placed team behind them.

And if Liverpool can be a guest at the Emirates Stadium and beat Arsenal, which is also in a hot state recently, then Liverpool will lead Arsenal by 4 points and lead the teams behind by at least 6 points, which can get a certain degree of security.

Both sides have made sufficient preparations for this competition for the first place in the league.

In the English League Cup match in the middle of the week, the two Premier League giants "lived up to expectations" and were eliminated. They both made considerable sacrifices for this game.

However, unlike Arsenal, which has a neat lineup and excellent form, Liverpool still encountered a certain injury crisis before the start of the game.

Jose Enrique has a strained condition in training, and Glenn Johnson will be suspended for this game due to a yellow card.

The absence of the two main full-backs has caused Liverpool's two wing defenses and offenses to be in huge trouble.

In response to the absence of Glenn Johnson, Rogers has adjusted the position of some players to try to make up for the decline in offensive and defensive strength on this side.

And now, Jose Enrique has no way to play, which means that Liverpool's previous arrangements have been useless.

In the limited time, Rogers had no way to complete the kneading of the team as a whole on the basis of the two new players.

In the end, after struggling for a while, Rodgers could only choose the most proficient lineup in the frontcourt, replace the corresponding substitute players on the left and right sides, and sacrifice a certain amount of offensive and defensive strength to ensure the overall stability of the team .

Flanagan played for the first time this season. In the previous games, Sissoko, who could play two full-back positions at the same time, was the first player to play.

Flanagan played at left-back, while Sissoko went to the right.

Rogers limited the offensive penetration of the two, and let them prioritize defensive work.

And after all, this is a guest at the Emirates Stadium to challenge Arsenal. Arsenal will definitely attack first. For Liverpool, there is no need to worry about the lack of wide players and the problem of breaking the iron barrel.

This delayed focus game of the Premier League made the Emirates Stadium full of seats, and a large number of Arsenal fans poured into the stadium to watch this top game.

And although there were only a few thousand Liverpool fans who came to London as guests, they still exploded with enough fan power off the field to cheer for their team.

This season, Arsenal has entered the game state very quickly, unlike the slow heat of the past. First, the team's main players have not lost much, and the introduction of players like Ozil can still be inseparable from the team. Seams are connected, so it is rare for Professor Wenger to have a stable environment for the new season.

Moreover, the injury problems that plagued Arsenal in previous seasons did not appear at the beginning of this season.

Old injuries like Rosicky, Ramsey, Cazorla, and Arteta can play at the same time, and it can be seen how perfect Arsenal's health is in the new season.

Liverpool is still the usual 433 lineup, relying on the attack power of 3s and the support of midfielders to compete with Arsenal.

Arsenal, on the other hand, is a 4231 lineup that favors pass control.

Arteta and Ramsey play double defensive midfielders, one is responsible for scheduling passes, and the other is responsible for attacking.

The midfield offensive trio composed of Ozil, Rosicky and Cazorla all have excellent personal skills and passing ability, which can ensure Arsenal's offensive fluency.

Although the forward Giroud is a high center forward, he has quite good athletic ability. Although he is more of a fulcrum for the team in the frontcourt, Giroud has a good unconventional shooting method and the ability to grab points. , can be regarded as Arsenal's frontcourt breaking point.

The strong confrontation between the two teams that pursue pass control and focus on offense attracted a large number of neutral fans to watch before the game.

Everyone wants to see whether Arsenal's midfield combination is better, or Liverpool's 3s can show more powerful offensive firepower.