Pampas waist

Chapter 174 Can you still eat?

"Time will really change a person. I didn't expect Dennis, who was so disgusted with being replaced early last season, to be so calm now."

At the end of the intermission, watching the players from the two teams running onto the field from the tunnel, the assistant sighed. Wenger looked at Bergkamp not far away and shook his head: "No, it has nothing to do with time. Dennis is not."

He has a narrow and selfish character, otherwise he would not have accepted my transformation and retreated from the center position where it is easier to score goals and gain attention to the attacking midfielder position.

The key to the problem is that although we won the Premier League title with an undefeated record last season, we were overturned by Bayern in the second round of the Champions League. For a player of his level, a league trophy cannot satisfy his desire to win.

He wants to win but can't get it, so his character will become impatient, but now, in the first half, we showed stronger dominance on both offense and defense than last season, which may give him hope of reaching the top of Europe."

"It's not hope, boss! It's about reaching the top of Europe! This year is our last chance!"

The assistant clenched his fists tightly. Wenger was stunned and said nothing. The assistant was right. Since the team has invested a lot of financial resources in the construction of the new stadium in recent years, now every transfer window gives him more money.

The budget is getting smaller and smaller.

Originally, this could still be maintained. Wenger was confident that with his vision and ability to cultivate young players, Arsenal could still maintain strong competitiveness in the Premier League. But with Abramovich taking over at Chelsea last year, everything began to happen.

Variety.

Huge salaries and sky-high signing fees are huge temptations. However, for top players who are not short of money, salary and signing fees are not the first consideration. Whether the entire team can win the highest honor is their pursuit.

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Henry is 27 this year, Pires is 31, and Vieira is 28. They are only a few years away from the end of their peak period, and so far, Arsenal has not won a Champions League trophy.

If they continue to fail to win the Champions League this year and the club refuses to invest more in buying people, then they are likely to choose to leave Arsenal in the final peak period of their careers and join a more competitive team to pursue the Big Ears Cup.

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Thinking of this, Wenger's eyes gradually widened, his cheeks bulged, and a fierce light filled his usually gentle pupils.

"This year! This year!"

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The players on the field don't know Wenger's thoughts. They only know that they want to completely defeat Manchester United in this game.

Soon, as the referee blew the whistle, Van Nistelrooy pushed the ball back to Keane in the center circle, but the next second, Bergkamp was in front of him.

"what happened?!"

He was surprised that Bergkamp was pressing so hard, but Keane did not panic. He just moved his feet to block Bergkamp's path, and at the same time swung his ankle to pass the ball to Phil Neville on the left.

At this moment, Chen Mo also stepped forward to grab it!

Not only Bergkamp and Chen Mo, but at the opening moment, Arsenal, who were on the defensive end, pressed hard. Vieira, Essien, including Pires and Henry in the frontcourt, everyone participated in the press!

Out of reach!

At the end of the first half, Arsenal was still holding back on defense. At the beginning of the second half, they pressed the whole game, and Manchester United's formation began to become chaotic.

"Oh, it seems that Arsenal also realized that it is easy to cause problems when defending defensively. They actually pressed the whole game at the beginning of the second half. What a decisive decision."

"Indeed, but as long as we at Manchester United can withstand this wave of pressure, the opportunity to counterattack will come soon."

"Dr. Charlton is right. It is indeed easy to gain control of the midfield during a full-court press, but the price is that the players' physical fitness will decline rapidly. This is why many teams can maintain control before seventy or eighty minutes.

It has strong suppressive power, but it will start to weaken at the last moment of the game. Physical fitness, skills and tactics are the key to determining the outcome of a game!"

"Your analysis is very thorough, but I don't understand one thing right now."

"oh?"

"A full-court press requires all players to run. If a player does not run, it will be difficult to be effective. But I estimate that Bergkamp's physical fitness will be difficult to support such a high-intensity press. He is already 35 years old this year.

At the end of the half, there was a decline in physical fitness. But now Mr. Wenger still chooses to press the whole game. I can't understand. Bergkamp's role on the offensive end is crucial. If he doesn't have the physical fitness to continue to drop back to get the ball,

Organization, even if Arsenal regains the ball, it will be difficult to launch an effective attack."

"Well, what Dr. Charlton said makes sense, but Chen Mo is also a very powerful organizer. Maybe he will take over the organizational banner from Bergkamp by then?"

"I don't know about that. In the first half, this little guy showed physical fitness, passing creativity and broad vision. Bergkamp and Vieira were more responsible for organizing the offense. I'm not sure about him.

Can he show the strong organizational skills you say in the Premier League, but if that is the case, then he will be terrible."

The two commentators were chattering, and at this time the situation on the field had turned into a meat grinder war!

Arsenal's full-court press was very effective, but it also aroused the competitive spirit of Manchester United's midfielders. Once the ball was lost, they would immediately counterattack on the spot. Once Manchester United succeeded in counterattacking, Arsenal would also counterattack immediately.

, and the most competitive area is undoubtedly the midfield!

Vieira, Chen Mo, Essien.

Keane, Phil Neville, Rooney!

I have to say that the standard of whistleblowing in the Premier League is really big. Six strong men were pushing and grabbing each other in the midfield, all kinds of muscles colliding. Chen Mo pushed over Phil Neville in one second, but was beaten by Keane in the next second.

He fell to the ground, but before he could turn around with the ball, the next second, Vieira, who was running wildly, would use his inertia to knock him over, but even in this case, the referee still did not blow the whistle.

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The football field was almost turning into a rugby field, but Ronaldo, who was at the front, did not dare to join the battle and only moved symbolically next to Campbell.

However, it was fierce. Even Keane, who smashed Haaland's leg three years ago, did not make any injurious moves. Both sides were competing to see who was faster, who was stronger, and who was more flexible.

As long as you get the ball and get rid of the defensive player, everyone will dribble the ball forward immediately, and immediately chase after the ball is intercepted!

From left to right, right to left, players from the two teams ran wildly on the court, and the rhythm of offense and defense transitions became faster and faster, faster and faster!

The ultra-high frequency of offensive and defensive transitions made fans very happy to watch, but gradually, as time passed bit by bit, Manchester United's three midfielders headed by Keane began to be unable to keep up with the running frequency of Arsenal's three midfielders.

Keane, who was thirty-four years old this year and had just completed three long-distance sprints, tried to resist Chen Mo with his back to stop the ball. However, the next second, he was knocked to the ground from the side by Chen Mo because of his weak feet. He could only

Sitting on the ground and watching helplessly, the scene of Chen Mo dribbling the ball away was projected onto the big screen of the stadium by the camera.

There was a dead silence among the more than 30,000 Manchester United fans in the stadium. In the commentary box, Dr. Charlton looked at Keane on the screen who was struggling to get up and still wanted to chase back, and let out a long sigh.

"Keane is getting old too."

(End of chapter)