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If the draw between Arsenal and Manchester United in the last round could be excused as bad luck, then by the time the twenty-third round was over, Wenger could no longer find any reason to explain the team's performance.

Facing the dark horse Bolton Wanderers, who had recently lost four games in a row and dropped to eighth place in the standings, Arsenal lost another game, and their performance was almost sleepwalking throughout the game.

All the offensive players, including Henry, seemed to be unable to find where Bolton's goal was. In ninety minutes, they only had five shots, and none of them hit the goal frame. What is this? An efficiency? Even Norwich City, which is in the relegation zone, plays better than them like a professional Premier League team!

Is this the same Arsenal team that won the Premier League title undefeated last season? Is this still the Arsenal team with the Premier League's top scorer? This is all shit! It is estimated that even Wenger himself cannot explain what happened to his team and why it performed so poorly in the middle of the league.

When the team needs stable performance most, they create so many problems. The strong performance at the beginning of the season seems to have been forgotten. In recent rounds of games, they have not had that smooth performance at all. The determination to cooperate and suppress the opponent, even if it means winning, often makes people feel a little frightened.

Originally they were seven points behind Chelsea, but now they are better. After this round of games, they are already ten points behind the Blues, who are at the top of the list. There are still thirteen games in total, and the league is about to end. .

Expecting to chase ten points in a row in thirteen rounds is basically an impossible task. Even Wenger himself knows this very well. Even if he is unwilling to admit it, he must understand that the gap can no longer be bridged.

Chelsea's performance, which is so stable that it drives people crazy, is gradually destroying the confidence of the pursuers. Even if Wenger wants to deny this, his mentality must agree with this statement. The guys, whose nerves were strong to the core, used consecutive victories to wear away Arsenal's confidence in winning the championship.

Moreover, Arsenal not only lost this time, they were overtaken by the Everton team who were chasing behind them, and were squeezed to third place in the standings. Some unharmonious discord began to spread within the team. sound.

The German Lehmann, who has been the team's starting goalkeeper last season, finally couldn't control Wenger's recent attitude towards him. In a public interview with the media, he expressed his dissatisfaction with losing his main position for the first time in a public interview with the media.

"Almunia simply doesn't have enough experience to help the team, but the head coach doesn't think so. He always thinks that my recent form is not good, but just look at Arsenal's recent results and you will know who is not good. ”

Lehmann has always been a person who speaks out. This was the case during his battle with Kahn in the national team. In the club, this guy also thinks that he is the kind of person who speaks his mind. Wenger supports Almunia like this. Lehmann will definitely be unhappy. A person who doesn't even obey Kahn, how can he still obey a guy who serves as his second-in-command?

Lehmann dared to confront a guy like Kahn, let alone a novice like Almunia who had not yet made a name for himself among goalkeepers. It could even be said that he didn't even bother to argue with such a small character. .

Lehmann's target is obviously Wenger. He can say this in an interview to demonstrate to the old man Wenger. He wants to tell the French in this way, "You choose him to replace me. A very big mistake! It should be me, Lehmann, who decides on Arsenal’s goal line, not a newbie!”

But Lehmann underestimated Wenger's toughness. Although the old man was always polite in front of the media, on the court or when the team had disagreements, Wenger's temper would also make others pretend to be arrogant. .

Even if Lehmann is refrigerated, Wenger doesn't want this guy to run wild in front of him. No one has been able to do this before, and there will never be anyone in the future. Even if Lehmann surpasses Almunia in terms of level, he will not be able to do so in front of him. Before bowing his head and admitting his mistake, Wenger regained the position of the main goalkeeper under Wenger. This is Wenger's tough way.

You can make mistakes, just like Pennant, and Wenger can forgive him, but rebellion can only be suppressed!

This is a question of the head coach's prestige. If he can't even handle his own players, and he is expected to continue to lead this team, what championship will he compete for? Isn't that just daydreaming?

Compared with Arsenal's internal disputes at the moment, Chelsea, a team that many reporters are concerned about, does not have any overt and covert fights between big names or infighting in the locker room as many people expected before the season.

Even those guys who often sit on the bench rarely complain. Of course, it is not without them. Kežman once complained, but the fate waiting for this guy can only be kicked out of the team. .

Mourinho is such a tough person. As he said himself, a team only needs to hear the voice of the head coach. Even Kenyon has to be obedient in the team's employment and tactical arrangements. Shut up.

Many head coaches have such requirements, but in terms of execution, guys like Ferguson and Mourinho can enforce orders and prohibitions, so that the entire team must use their own arrangements as the only execution standard.

Wenger is too gentle at times, perhaps it is a natural trait of this old Frenchman. Anyway, you rarely see Wenger actively confronting anyone, except, of course, Ferguson.

But what Lehmann said is not completely unreasonable. At least his evaluation of Almunia is not wrong. That guy is just a useless substitute. In big games, he often makes some unforced mistakes.

In recent games, Almunia did not give Wenger face. He made mistakes continuously. In the game against Bolton, it was because of his mistake in receiving the high ball in front of the goal that caused the goal.

Wenger once said some time ago that Almunia is now lacking only a little confidence, and he will gradually let the Spaniard take the main position, but the mistakes in this game made Wenger lose patience. In the post-match interview, he hinted that in addition to the defenders, the goalkeeper's continuous mistakes did make them pay a heavy price.

Although such a statement is a bit like hitting oneself in the face, Wenger is indeed a bit helpless about the position of Arsenal goalkeeper. Lehmann is disobedient and wants to rebel against him. Almunia now seems to be a fool who can't be helped. The two young reserve goalkeepers Taylor and Stark, one is injured, and the other is involved in a rape lawsuit. Wenger has no other cards to play now.

The huge gap in the standings may be a problem that only appears when the team's state fluctuates, but Wenger must admit that the Russian tycoon's big money has played a huge role at this time. Chelsea has sufficient personnel in every position. Even so, they are still supplementing the team with personnel.

This is a comprehensive transcendence. Regardless of whether those who are against Chelsea are willing to admit this, the Blues, which have been built with a lot of money, have made everyone feel collapsed. This is an unchangeable fact.

Even Manchester United, which won the game with difficulty in this round, has to admit this. They are now even further behind Chelsea than Arsenal in the standings. The stubborn Ferguson has to say that Manchester United is getting further and further away from the league championship trophy. If they want to become the overlord of the league, they really need a big miracle.

However, even if Ferguson has no hope of winning the championship, he did not miss the opportunity to step on his old rival Liverpool. In this round of the league, they also conquered Anfield with a score of 1:0.

It's just that Manchester United did not show their strength in front of Liverpool fans like Chelsea. Even on the field, Liverpool had the advantage for more than half of the time. Manchester United only relied on Rooney's blitzkrieg in a quick counterattack before the end of the first half to break through the goal guarded by Dudek.

And not long after the start of the second half, defender Brown was sent off for accumulating two yellow cards for another foul on Baros, but this guy's fate also made Ferguson start to choose to retreat and defend across the board.

After 65 minutes of the game, Manchester United relied on its own defense to survive the rest of the game. Although Liverpool's attack was higher and higher, they could not knock on Manchester United's goal.

"Three points are the most practical thing. As for the disadvantage on the field, I can only explain that it is a tactical arrangement. I came to Anfield and the only thing I want to take away is three points. I am not interested in other things."

This is Ferguson's answer to questions from Liverpool reporters after the game. It is absolutely direct. Anyway, he has already got three points. As for how those Liverpool fans will view the game process, it has nothing to do with Manchester United.

Even if Benitez reprimanded Manchester United for endlessly delaying the game time on the field by tactical fouls at the press conference after the game, Ferguson did not refute it. Anyway, it has come to this, and the old Sir is not afraid of what others say.

But Ferguson himself knows that his team no longer regards the competition for the league championship as Manchester United's only task this season. As long as they can defend the top four and wait for an opportunity to strive for a better ranking, it will be fine.

For Arsenal and Manchester United, the league championship trophy has said goodbye to them since their winning streak ended. Even if they want to pull the trophy back, they must overcome Chelsea's strong resistance.

There are still thirteen rounds left in the league, but the suspense of the championship has been fading little by little. Even British bookmakers have repeatedly adjusted the odds of the final ownership of the league championship. At least in the eyes of these professional gamblers, it is only a matter of time for Chelsea to win the championship. The so-called variables basically no longer exist.

Even Abramovich has acquiesced to his main players and started to prepare to celebrate Chelsea's winning of the Premier League championship.

The storm of the Blues seems to be sweeping away the league championship trophy. . .

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