Ahead of the London derby, Stamford Bridge was packed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the visiting dressing room, the Arsenal players, who have just returned from training on the pitch, are in full swing preparing for the game.

The main central defender Saul Campbell sat naked in front of the wardrobe, allowing the masseuse to rub the muscles on his thighs vigorously, and his dark face showed a look of discomfort from time to time.

After the England national team released the latest edition of the international squad, Arsenal applied to the national team to keep Campbell in the team on the grounds of a groin injury, but played the full game in the FA Cup, which caused the displeasure of national team manager Eriksen.

The same is true of Thierry Henry, the leading French striker who also missed the national team due to injury.

But judging from Campbell's current expression, he is indeed injured, but I am afraid that it is not as serious as Arsenal's publicity, otherwise, Wenger would not have included him in the starting line-up.

As for Henry, the situation should be better.

Both big players are able to play, and the only real injury for Arsenal is left-back Ashley Cole, so Arsene Wenger has French teenager Klich in the starting line-up for this game.

For this game, Wenger also attaches great importance to it, and even does not hesitate to use injury tactics to grab people from the national team, so that the main players can better prepare for the game.

Arsene Wenger stood in the dressing room, his eyes sweeping over the players one by one and finally on captain Patrick Vieira.

'I have received definite information that Chelsea's Claude Makelele will not be involved in this game due to an injury sustained during a training camp for the national team and his absence will have an impact on Chelsea's midfield. ”

When Arsene Wenger said this, France internationals such as Patrick Vieira, Pire and Thierry Henry were beaming.

As Claude Makellele's team-mates, they are well aware of the quality of Chelsea's midfield and his role in this Chelsea squad.

Look at Real Madrid's poor performance this season after the loss of Claude Makelele, although they have many superstars, the midfield has always been limp and unstable.

So, the same will happen to Chelsea.

"Patrick. Wenger looked at Vieira, who immediately looked up at the manager.

"In this game I want you to be a little bit more aggressive, to press down the opposition midfield and force them to expose the holes at the edge of the penalty area. ”

After hearing this, Vieira nodded and said, "Understood, don't worry!"

For the captain appointed by himself, Wenger still has great trust.

"Dennis. Arsene Wenger looked at Bergkamp.

The Dutchman has become Thierry Henry's best partner thanks to his excellent performances.

"Claude Makelele is out, if I'm not mistaken, it should be Parker who starts, you should know what to do. ”

Bergkamp has a lot of experience, having worked with Arsene Wenger for many years, and has long been aware of the manager's intentions.

"Thierry, your job is to score goals and believe me, you are the best scorer in the world. ”

"Thank you. Henry nodded heavily.

'You have to press down both Chelsea wings at the same time, try to stretch the opposition out of the defence and create chances in the middle, you know?'

Piret and Ljungberg echoed in unison, "Understood. ”

"Good!" Wenger was pleased with his players' statements and mental outlook.

'Guys, tonight is a crucial game, but it's not just about the three points, it's about restoring our dignity and the Carabao Cup final coming up. ”

There is no suspense in the Premier League this season, Chelsea have swept the whole of English football by a stunning margin, and Gao Han has also continued his brilliant results at Atletico Madrid, completely conquering the whole of England.

Therefore, both Arsenal and Manchester United have begun to adjust their season goals to cup competitions.

Compared with the league, the cup has a better chance of breaking through.

Especially for Arsenal, who reached the final of the League Cup, if they don't want to be empty-handed at the end of the season, they should do their best to win the League Cup.

Arsene Wenger understands it, and so do all the Arsenal players.

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Led by referee Mike Reel, the players of both teams walked out of the tunnel and onto the cheers of the Chelsea fans in the stadium.

Arsene Wenger, as the team's manager, followed the team and also walked out.

"Welcome to Stamford Bridge, Professor. As the host, Gao Han greeted him with a smile.

Arsene Wenger kept a polite smile and headed out into the cold, taking a look at the Chelsea starting line-up.

Sure enough, the player who started in place of Claude Makelle was Parker.

The 23-year-old homegrown midfielder, who came through Charlton Athletic, was in fine form last season, renowned for his passing ability, and brought him from Charlton Athletic to Stamford Bridge after his arrival at Chelsea this season, and although he has been a substitute for Claude Makelele, he has performed well and has been selected for the England national team.

Judging from the characteristics, his style of play is very tough, and he is still the impression of a typical England midfielder, and he is more fierce in the scramble, has excellent passing ability, and has more life than other English players at his feet, but the overall is still not as stable as Makelele.

It can be said that the point of the back will be the weakness of Chelsea in this game.

As for the other positions, there is basically no change, after all, this is Gao Han's first season at Chelsea, and he has finally run in a mature and stable lineup, as long as there are no injuries or illnesses, there will be basically no major changes.

"What, what do you see?" Gao Han noticed Wenger's gaze.

This guy stared at the Chelsea players with bad intentions.

Arsene Wenger smiled, "I saw three points." ”

"Ha, can you take it?" Gao Han also laughed.

"Wait and see. 'Arsene Wenger is confident.

But looking at Gao Han again, he didn't seem to be worried at all, not worried about Makelele's absence, but seemed to be full of confidence, which made Wenger feel very puzzled and even a little uneasy.

Walking back into the visitors' dugout, Arsene Wenger was always frowning and feeling that something was wrong.

"Pat, tell the players, hold steady after the start and don't worry. Arsene Wenger decided it would be better to play it safe.

At the end of the day, this is Chelsea's Stamford Bridge.

Assistant coach Pat Rice immediately agreed, walked to the sidelines, and got Arsene Wenger's message on the pitch.

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"Want to take three points away from my territory?"

In front of the home team's coach's box, Gao Han turned his head sideways, glanced at the movement of the away team's coach's box, and snorted.

"Then we'll have to see if you have the skills!"

Gao Han immediately turned his head to look at the court, gestured to Veron and Deco, signaled that the whole line was pressed after the opening, and at the same time told Terry and Gallas to keep an eye on Henry and Bergkamp.

Arsenal's strike duo is quite good, both in terms of tacit understanding and individual ability.

With Claude Makelle out, Chelsea's midfield position is indeed a big problem, but the opponent knows it, and Gao Han knows it.

Therefore, his strategy is to take the initiative!

Sometimes, offense is the best defense!

Entering the coaching system, he intends to use offensive and assault cards from the start, as well as defensive cards and confrontation cards.

Four cards are used, and the opening is attacked!

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Some Gunners fans who had followed Arsenal to the away road were still looking for a place in the stands at Stamford Bridge when the referee couldn't wait to blow the whistle to start the game.

It was Arsenal who served first.

Thierry Henry played the ball to Bergkamp, who slotted it straight to the back.

Chelsea continued to press forward quickly after the opening, especially Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who rushed directly to the Arsenal backline and headed straight for the two centre-backs, a bit like a batter in ancient wars.

Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o also pressed at the same time, which made Arsenal's backfield not dare to be careless, and quickly passed the ball to the feet of Vieira in midfield.

As soon as Patrick Vieira caught the ball, Chelsea midfielder Deco was immediately behind him.

That's fast!

When it comes to pressing, speed and efficiency, Chelsea are truly unbeatable.

But Vieira doesn't know how many times he has dealt with such a scene, and leans directly on Deco with his body.

In his impression, looking at the entire Premier League, there are really few people who can withstand him, but it definitely does not include Deco, the Brazilian midfielder looks thin and short, where can Vieira be condescending?

Surprisingly, when Vieira leaned against Deco, he suddenly found a huge force coming from his opponent, which felt as if he had hit a wall, and the rebound force made Vieira a little unbearable, and the whole person was sluggish.

This delay made it impossible to make the next series of actions, and the ball was out of Vieira's control.

Deco immediately seized the opportunity and stretched out his right foot to meet the ball.

The ball flew quickly to the front, Ibrahimovic carried Kolo Toure with his body, and Campbell next to him was the first to wrap up, trying to sandwich Ibrahimovic in the middle.

But the Swedish center forward was in a hurry, and picked up the incoming ball, directly behind the two Arsenal central defenders.

A dark black lightning, with lightning speed, quickly slanted into the big forbidden area from the right rib.

It turned out that Eto'o shook off Arsenal's left-back youngster Klich, inserted diagonally into the big penalty area, and after receiving Ibrahimovic's cross, he went abroad to attack goalkeeper Lehmann and easily pushed it!

The whole thing happened in the blink of an eye, and even at the moment when the ball went into the net, there were still many Arsenal fans in the stands who were not yet seated, and even Chelsea fans were dumbfounded.

The game has just started and you have scored?

The referee gave a crisp whistle to remind every player on the scene.

An overwhelming cheer quickly swept the entire Stamford Bridge stadium!

The ball is in!

Just twenty-seven seconds!

Samuel Eto'o sprinted frantically out of the penalty area, spread his arms and raced towards the stands where the Chelsea fans were.

Ibrahimovic followed suit and rushed out to meet the African cheetah on the sidelines, and the two roared at each other, puffed up their chests, and then laughed and hugged each other.

Since they reached the agreement, the two have become more and more skillful and tacit with each other, and they are constantly creating scoring opportunities for each other, which makes their friendship grow day by day.

By now, they have become each other's best partners, forming one of the most feared strikers in the Premier League.

All the fans at Stamford Bridge rose from their seats to cheer on the Chelsea players on the sidelines.

Only Gao Han, who was standing in the coach's area, was still shouting vigorously, telling them to hurry back and continue the game.

He wants to take advantage of the opening and lay the edge in one fell swoop!