1.053 Difficult
Sheffield Wednesday won a crucial game, while Wigan and Bolton Wanderers, who were ahead of Sheffield Wednesday, both lost, and Sheffield Wednesday's league table finally rose to sixth, only behind Arsenal on goal difference, and four points away from fourth-place Tottenham Hotspur, with 18 league games to go, not without hope.
On 2 January, Sheffield Wednesday continued their efforts with a 3-2 win away at Fulham. Since losing Van der Sar, Fulham's defence has not been so consistent, with only four clean sheets in more than 20 league games before, and if it weren't for their passable attack, I'm afraid they would be in the relegation zone right now. However, their midfield stalwart Malblanc is now in contact with Tottenham Hotspur, affecting his form and losing their leading goalscorer Andy Cole in the summer.
The two teams looking to win came together and the two sides played with great intensity, and in the end Sheffield Wednesday had the last laugh in this matchup, Bent's late strike gave Sheffield Wednesday a 3-2 win over Fulham, and also put themselves in the league position above Arsenal, who drew with Manchester United, and placed behind Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal are in a hurry, although they have a good momentum in the Champions Cup, but they are not very sure of winning the title, and now the league is six points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, if they do not qualify for the Champions Cup at the end of the season, they will lose a lot, they will have to repay the loan for the new stadium, if they do not enter the Champions Cup, they may be destroyed by the financial crisis like Leeds United before them.
So they broke out, and the next game was played at home to Middlesbrough, who were at home, and the score of 7-0 vowed that they would not give up. Sheffield Wednesday lost to Chelsea, who are ranked first in the league, and Tottenham also lost to Liverpool, who are third in the league, and Arsenal narrowed the gap with Tottenham to just one goal.
However, Lee is not sorry and Antonini's return seems to have brought good fortune to Sheffield Wednesday as they were delighted by the draw for League One Brentford in the FA Cup draw. This season's Premier League points are too difficult to get, and the League Cup is also out early, so that he has lost a large part of his points, and Li Chengfeng, who is worried that there is no place to replenish, faced this opponent and swiped 5 goal difference, which blew Brentford into nothing
However, the continuous campaigns made the players too tired, and even in the FA Cup game, Lee Seungfeng replaced the main players at half-time to rest them when the overall situation was decided, but injuries still came inevitably.
In Sheffield Wednesday's home game against Chelsea, Franck Ribery picked up an injury. Franck Ribery is an irreplaceable figure in the team, he is the heart of Sheffield Wednesday's attack, and he is the one who has played the most minutes in the team, apart from the backfielders. Fortunately, this time his injury was not serious, and he was able to move slowly on his own, but he still needed to miss a few weeks.
Without Franck Franck Ribery, the opposition was so strong, Sheffield Wednesday lost 1-2 to Chelsea without any suspense, and Bentley, who came on as a substitute in the late game, scored a goal with a volley, which was considered to save some face for Sheffield Wednesday.
After the game, Clarke, a reporter from Today's Morning Post, sneered at Li Chengfeng's arrangement, "Coach Li doesn't understand the fierce competition in the Premier League and doesn't arrange the players' playing time reasonably." The last game against League One side Brentford should have been rested. Now Ribery's injury is entirely to Coach Lee's fault. With the attacking core out injured, we can expect Sheffield Wednesday's performance to slip in the coming league campaign, and it would be good to be able to retain European qualification for next season. ”
Sheffield United have been stable in the top two of the Championship this season, with a lot of momentum for direct promotion, and their mouthpiece "Today's Morning Post" has also begun to float, and Sheffield Wednesday and Lee Seungfeng have spared no effort.
Lee Seung-peak doesn't have time to fight with him, he has a headache for the upcoming games, and Ribery is expected to miss three league games, as well as a cup game. The opponent in the cup is Norwich in the Championship, and Lee Seung-peak is not worried, Norwich is only a team in the relegation zone in the Championship this season, but those three league games are a little troublesome.
Originally, the opponents in these three games were all teams ranked lower in the Premier League, and Lee Seung-peak wanted to win all three games. However, the result was much worse than Lee had expected, with only one win, one draw and one defeat in those three games.
In the first game against bottom-placed West Bromwich Albion, both teams were eager to grab points and played very openly, with Sheffield Wednesday beating West Bromwich Alwion 2-0 with a stronger hard power.
However, the other two games did not go so smoothly, and seeing Sheffield Wednesday's rush to grab points, Middlesbrough and West Ham United both put on a defensive posture and waited for Sheffield Wednesday's counter-attack.
Lee Seung-peak attacked hard, but without Ribery, Sheffield's attacking power was greatly reduced. Luka Modric did not possess Ribery's impact on the flanks and the ability to draw on defence, nor did he change his position with Bentley, who was not well suited to his position on the left, while Middlesbrough won 1-0 away at a frustrated Sheffield Wednesday thanks to a fatal strike from veteran Viduka, who had returned to glory this season.
West Ham also walked away with a draw, the 40-year-old old monster Sheringham who is still active in the Premier League scored a sneak goal, and the goalkeeper Hislop, who is about as old as him, also played at a high level to keep the goal intact, and Sheffield Wednesday was stolen by their opponents to steal a victory. Seeing the performance of the opponent's substitute goalkeeper Hislop, Li Chengfeng didn't know how that Carroll was able to play the main team in West Ham United, is it because he used to be at Manchester United?
These games have also exposed a problem for Sheffield Wednesday, which is the lack of ability to break the defense against opponents who are fully defensive. Originally, everyone thought that Sheffield Wednesday was a soft persimmon and wanted to come up and take a bite, so after Sheffield Wednesday changed his tactics, he relied on the sharp performance of the frontcourt players in the counterattack, but he also mixed up in the league. However, after the league entered the second half, everyone has a clearer positioning of Sheffield Wednesday's ability, such as Middlesbrough and West Ham United, teams that are worrying about relegation and have no higher goals, they are already satisfied with the draw, and in the face of Sheffield Wednesday's all-out defensive posture, Sheffield Wednesday's weakness of not being good at attacking is exposed.
You have to think of a way, there will be more games like this in the future, and if there is no solution, it will be difficult for you to overpower Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur to enter the Champions League zone.
It's not a problem that can't be solved, but it requires a change of tactics and more effort in the attack, but then the defense will be weakened. Sheffield Wednesday's overall strength is not up to the level of being able to do well on both the offensive and defensive ends, which is determined by the overall ability of the players, although the Sheffield Wednesday players have made some progress under the influence of high-level games this half season, but compared to those giants, except for a few people, they are still a little behind. So Sheffield Wednesday have to make a tactical choice, whether to focus more on attack or defence.
This is not a choice at all, Sheffield Wednesday can only choose to defend, even if they choose to attack, their overall strength is not much stronger than the current style of play, but more weakened defensively. Rather than changing tactics to adapt to the opposition, it is better to make some local adjustments, such as facing an opponent who is fully defending, sending Guarin to replace Diarra, who can only defend, and using his long-range shooting and set-piece ability to open the deadlock. Modric, who is better organized, can also be used to replace Ederson, who is more adept at quick counter-attacks. It can also increase the strength of the full-backs' assists, as well as the forward midfielder to support the front.
This season can only be done so this season, and next season may also be able to improve the overall strength of the squad by bringing in new players, so that Sheffield Wednesday have more tactical options to choose from.
Sheffield Wednesday did not perform well in these three games, but Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur also performed badly, Tottenham and Sheffield Wednesday are the same 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, Arsenal is 1 win and 2 losses, Sheffield Wednesday did not open the gap with them, which is really a blessing in misfortune.
Arsenal's performance this season has been extremely inconsistent, and any team dares to lose and any team dares to win. The departure of captain Patrick Vieira has taken away Arsenal's toughness and consistency as well. The new core Cesc Fabregas is still a little younger, and although he is very capable, he is not mature enough. More crucially, in order to correct the new core Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal had to change the fast and concise style of play they had become accustomed to with Vieira at the core, and instead looked for opportunities through more patient passing and cutting combinations. This change in style is bound to bring instability, but Arsene Wenger has been working hard to adjust for the future of the team, but it will not happen overnight. Fortunately, there is also Thierry Henry, who dragged Arsenal forward with his goal. It can be said that if it weren't for Henry, Arsenal would have self-destructed this season, how could they still retain hope on all fronts.
Sheffield Wednesday have a crucial game at home on 12 February, where they face Tottenham Hotspur. If they lose, Sheffield Wednesday will be seven points behind Tottenham, and a win in this game will close the gap to Tottenham to one point, and in the face of this game worth six points, Lee Seung-peak is extremely serious, he hopes to win the game, but even more so not to lose.
Tottenham are thinking the same way, as they are now four points ahead of Sheffield Wednesday, which is big enough even for a draw, and the return of Francohamie Ribery, the heart of Sheffield Wednesday's attack, has made them wary. Ribery have already scored 10 assists and five goals in the league this season, which they can't help but take seriously.