Chapter 536: Personnel Change

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The English League Cup, formerly known as the English Football League Cup, is a cup organized by the English Football League (which was composed of 92 teams in the top four divisions at the time, but when the Premier League was established in 1992, the top 20 teams withdrew from the league).

However, the competition, which was created to challenge the FA Cup, has been a chicken-ribbed game in English football for its long 60-year history (the first competition was in the 1960-61 season, which predates the founding date of the aforementioned league), and has not received much attention, especially from the traditional giants.

Looking at the 60 titles previously decided, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur together only occupy 31 of these places, which is achieved after they have won consecutive titles in the last seven seasons, so the competition will be hailed as a hotbed of upsets in domestic football.

Previously, Premier League powerhouses have repeatedly lost to the Championship and even League One teams in the League Cup, and even Manchester United, coached by the old man, has a black history of losing at home to Coventry. As for Arsenal, the record of only two titles in the club's history should show how contemptuous they are.

The professor once famously said that the Premier League's biggest minds about this domestic cup competition are that "the League Cup does not stop the club's championship drought".

Although many people say that this sentence is due to the fact that he has never touched the championship in his 21 years at the helm of the Gunners, this dismissive attitude is understandable from the perspective of concrete interests.

Aside from the prize level, compared to the £2 million (which is not much) offered by the FA for the FA Cup winners, the League Cup winners, who have to rely on sponsors to provide all expenses, will only get a measly £100,000, which is not enough for a week's salary for a big club.

As for the Europa League places it can offer, it will not be tempting for the big teams who only compete for the title or qualify for the Champions League, but the mid-table teams who cannot qualify for European places through the league position will fight for it when they have the chance, which is another key factor in the upset.

According to Lee's original plan, he wanted to try his best to reach the top of the League Cup, because the last time Arsenal won the title was back in the FA Cup in 2017, and it has been more than three years since then. The club and its supporters need to boost their morale with a new trophy as soon as possible, so as to restore the self-confidence of the giants.

However, after shifting the focus to the league, the chicken ribs had to be abandoned for the time being. Although other strong teams basically do not send a few main players in the cup competition, it is still relatively rare for the Gunners to say "I'm like this, it doesn't matter if I win or lose" attitude in the stage when the schedule has reached the stage of 16 to 8 and most of the games are internal wars of Premier League teams.

In the end, the result did not surprise most people, as the Gunners, who were playing at Watford with an all-out main team, failed to perform the miracle that their fans had hoped for, and after suffering their first defeat of the season (0-2), they were eliminated from the competition early.

However, just when the media or people who are hostile to Arsenal or Li Moody want to take the opportunity to make some sarcastic opinions, the attention of British and European football as a whole is diverted by another piece of news.

On the morning of the day after all 16 matches in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup were decided, Manchester United officially announced that they had reached an agreement with Red Devils legend Paul Scholes, who had previously worked as a coach in Arsenal's first team, to return to Old Trafford as the team's new manager until the end of next season.

As soon as this official announcement came out, the British Isles immediately fell into a state, some applauded it, and some thought it was nonsense, and the two forces were basically equal in number, so the argument was also very lively.

People who are optimistic about "Ginger Head" naturally have many reasons, not to mention that he has the purest Red Devils blood flowing in him, just looking at his super tactical understanding and execution in his player days, he knows that he will become an excellent team manager after retiring. Moreover, the past honor and fame are enough to convince a group of world stars in the current team, and with the full support of the club's senior management and the majority of fans, the prospect is still worth looking forward to.

And there seems to be a good reason to dismiss Scholes, that is, he has never had the experience of leading a team, or even a world-class club, before. Since announcing his retirement in the summer of 2013, the former England No. 1 midfielder has lived a laid-back otaku life for a year, then signed with BT Sport as a commentator on football matches, and then joined Li Moody's coaching team, but he is just an ordinary coach in charge of technical training, and has never shown any leadership qualities.

In response to this statement, Li Mudi, who attended the press conference before the weekend league, even if he was very reluctant to accept questions from reporters who had nothing to do with the game, had to stand up and express his support for his colleagues.

"When Paul was playing, we knew how much difference he had between his quality and his low-key form, and we couldn't believe that so many people would still question his ability as a coach. We've been working together for three years now and it's natural to know exactly what Paul is capable of, he's one of the best in the world in terms of tactics, teamwork and team morale. ”

"Although this is his first time as a manager at Manchester United, his strong mental qualities and passion for football will help him to complete the transition as soon as possible, and no one who knows Paul will have the slightest doubt about this."

"I am very optimistic that he can take over the mantle of Lord Ferguson, so that Manchester United, which is still at the top of the world in terms of overall strength, will continue to become one of the synonyms of football."

The Gunners boss dared to support him so resolutely, and of course it was not just because of the friendship between his colleagues, because he has seen Scholes's latest attributes in the F system, and it is more than enough to be a qualified manager. As for the shortcomings, it is not without them, but if you can form a team with their own strengths, then it will not be too much of a problem.

These suggestions, when the other party found himself the day before yesterday and explained that he had received an invitation from Manchester United's senior management, Li Mudi had already explained them in great detail to his good colleague and good friend. Scholes, on the other hand, is the kind of character who is very willing to play a collective role, so it is natural that he will pay more attention to this aspect, so based on the current situation, the future of the new Manchester United manager can still be expected.

After supporting Scholes in a few words, Li Mudi refused to comment on the managers of other teams for a long time afterward, and he was not in the mood to care about the state of his peers, and how to maintain the position of the league leader or even throw off the pursuers behind him is the most urgent problem for the Arsenal manager.

On the last day of October, the Gunners' kick-off date for this league game was brought forward to Saturday evening due to European fixtures coming up next week, against Leeds United, who returned to the top flight after a 17-year absence.

Looking at these away team players in front of him who couldn't tell their names at all if it wasn't for the help of the F system, Li Mudi's heart was also quite touched! The Young Guards, who shocked the continent and reached the semi-finals in their first competition after the Champions League restructuring, Colwill, Verduka, Alan Smith, David Barty, Duckett, and of course, Rio Ferdinand, these names should evoke the memories of countless old fans, including our protagonist.

Considering that the team has won three consecutive victories in the Europa League and qualifying, Li Muddy has sent all the main players in the best form in the league this weekend. Not only do you have to keep the three points at the Emirates Stadium, but you also have to play with the Gunners to point to the championship, because only then will the players not waver in the face of the pressure of the likes of Manchester City.

The result was exactly as he had hoped, with Lacazette, Golovin, Xhaka and an own goal from the opponent, Arsenal at home immediately regained the winning feeling after the opening winning streak was ended, and a 4-0 victory allowed all Gunners fans to spend Halloween 2020 in the best mood.

With the news of a 1-1 draw at Chelsea's home game against Manchester City, who kicked off two hours later than them, Arsenal once again stretched the gap on second place in the league back to four points. When he saw that Gua Shuai was unable to use all the main forces in today's league because he attached too much importance to the League Cup three days ago, which eventually led to the team's offense not playing at a normal level, Li Mudi's smile became even stronger. He silently praised his previous wise decision in his heart, and then easily hugged his wife to rest, what a good night's sleep!

The Gunners in Norway used a lot of rotation on Thursday, but they were still one point away from qualifying early thanks to the difference in quality between the two sides.

Three days later, the 12th round of the Premier League was divided into 10 matchups, and the first Blue Moon beat Leicester City, putting a lot of pressure on Arsenal, who came on next.

Fortunately, the Gunners have developed a stubborn disease of not being good at playing tough battles in the previous seasons, and there has been a significant improvement under the careful tuning of Li Mudi, and in the face of the stubborn resistance of the little brother Fulham with the momentum of the home field, the Arsenal players still showed the due background of the giants, and used their tenacious will and more experience in the case of a small disadvantage on the field, and won the victory with a score of 2-1 with a difficult score, maintaining the four-point advantage in the standings.

However, it is worth noting that in the second half of the game, the team's leading scorer Aubameyang once again missed a great opportunity to open the net, and his "spit cake strength" can already be ranked in the ranks of history. In the two and a half months since the start of the season alone, the Gabonese striker has contributed no less than three times to the world's funny sports shows, and if you count the missed penalty before, the ability to waste chances can definitely dominate today's football.

The team's coaching staff is obviously very unhappy with this situation, but even since the summer, the world's top team has tried everything to improve the quality of the beautiful sheep's goal, but the results have been unsatisfactory for several months. Faced with this kind of situation where he has to be afraid to watch him cross the goalkeeper and kick the empty goal, everyone said that there are no good tricks available in the short term, and some people even suggested whether the player should be introduced to a psychologist.

However, the joking proposal was quickly rejected because, according to the recollections of staff who had been on the team since the professor's time, Emery had used it before, and more than once, but it had no effect at all. So, the people in the team could only hehe......

Fortunately, their boss still has one last trick to press the bottom of the box.

The next two weeks will be the last international break of the year, and clubs with no competition tasks will have the opportunity to adjust their players through training camps and prepare for the sprint before the winter break.

Of course, those internationals are not having a good time, and they can still stay in a good physical condition after a lot of tossing, even if they are lucky.

While the national teams were busy with the final tasks of 2020, the Arsenal club released a message without warning on November 7, the team's all-time top scorer, the former King of Highbury, returned to his home and signed as a member of the first-team coaching staff.

Gun fans immediately felt the joy of the holiday, and gathered outside the club's residence and training base in an organized manner to welcome their former kings over, and the scale was envied by Li Mudi.

The signing of Thierry Henry is the last resort of the Arsenal boss against Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has some similarities in his technical characteristics to the American sheep, but of course is much more comprehensive and better in terms of technology. With his god-level seniors' personal experience, the effect should be better than other coaches, and unless the Gabonese striker really has an elm head, there is still hope to continue to improve, even if he is 31 years old.