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The winter transfer window of the English league closed on the 19th as scheduled, except for Arsenal and Manchester City, the two leading teams in the standings, each completed some big money, the rest of the Premier League teams are mainly based on minor repairs, Manchester United even only loaned a few academy players, and did not bring in a single new signing.

But just looking at the transfer operations of the top two is enough to make the winter window, which has always been a little deserted, lively this year.

After a series of major changes to the team's three lines, Li Muddy spent a total of 52.8 million pounds in transfer fees in this half month (not counting the team's signing fees, wages and agent commissions, and the 48 million from the sale of Xhaka as a one-time income), which is the second-highest net investment in the club's history, behind the record set by the professor when he brought in Aubameyang in January 2018.

If you add in the 100 million spent on Ndidi and Golovin last summer, the media have to lament that the Kroenke family's trust in the new manager is so high, which is in stark contrast to the previous impression of the Arsenal club owner.

However, the Guardian was quick to explain the reason for this bizarre phenomenon through a report, and although the Celestial Empire was unable to send a large amount of sponsorship to the Premier League leader as the previous Torino team did due to the Gunners' status as a giant, the arrival of Li Moody has really helped Arsenal gain more attention in the Far East. Since then, the team's performance has increased by leaps and bounds, and the value of the club's brand has increased a lot, which has changed to win more economic benefits for Arsenal, so the Americans who have always been picky will be willing to pay for their head coach.

Of course, this generosity is just the first time, in order to avoid being punished by UEFA's Financial Fair Play Act, the Gunners will not make much money for at least the next two years, unless they also sell the more expensive players in the team, otherwise they will have to live a dull life, who does not have a super boss behind them who is willing to spend money.

The next two weeks can be said to be a rare adjustment period for Li Moody and his team, because after the 22nd round of the league, because of the home and away matches to be held in the League Cup semi-finals, Manchester City and other four Premier League powerhouses will usher in a two-week double game for two consecutive weeks, which may be a good opportunity for Arsenal to extend their advantage in the league table.

In particular, the Blue Moon who are chasing them will face two consecutive Manchester derby, which should be a big drain on them, after all, Manchester United's current standings are not very stable, and it is still a good thing to be happy if they can secure a European place through this domestic cup competition, so the Red Devils are bound to do their best in this semi-final.

As expected, in the first leg of the meeting that started on the 20th, Manchester United used its home advantage to launch a wave of onslaught against the sworn rivals in the same city with some rotation players. Scholes's adjustments to the offensive side have also had a great effect since he joined the parent team, and although Pogba's ability has not been able to show to the fullest, at least in terms of attitude to the game.

The final 2-1 result was barely acceptable for both sides, and the one-goal difference was nothing for Manchester City, who returned to their home stadium after a week.

The following weekend was the day of the fourth round of the FA Cup, the 16th of the final, and Arsenal's signing this time was not good, although it was a home game, but it was drawn against strong rivals Liverpool, and the difficulty of qualifying can be imagined.

Since the two sides will meet in the league in three weeks' time, Li Mudi, who does not want to be exposed to his opponents, directly chose the strategy of Tian Ji horse racing, using a group of rotation players to compete with the main force of the Red Army, so it is not surprising that he was eliminated.

The Reds, who had planned for a hand-to-hand fight, won 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium and easily advanced to the round of 16.

After the game, Gunners fans were naturally quite resentful of losing this game, and the performance of several new signings in this game was still unsatisfactory.

Diego Llorente, who was once again in the starting line-up, made some progress, but there were still a few undeserved mistakes in the combination with another Holding; Wilshere, who came off the bench, played decently, but he failed to play the bright spots that people expected, and he still needs to continue to complete the run-in with his new teammates; As for Balco, who made his European debut, he was a little too embarrassed, the famous short midfielder played less than 18 minutes in this game, but fell to the ground six times, most of which were squeezed by the opposing players and lost their center of gravity, and they were completely ill-equipped to survive in the Premier League.

As a result, many experts have questioned Arsenal's recruitment, believing that the Argentine youngster with the title of Messi II may be the terminator of Li Mudi's transfer operation that has never failed, and it will be difficult to achieve a return on investment of more than 40 million pounds on him.

Alan Shearer even grouped Balco and Robinho together on the show, arguing that it would be difficult for such skilled but thin South American players to gain a foothold in the fast-paced European football, and that the Gunners' huge sum of money was very likely to be lost.

However, Li Mudi naturally scoffed at such remarks, and he was unannounced by reporters after midweek training and in a press conference before the weekend, both in a firm tone to refute the doubts about the Gunners' signing. He claimed that Balco is just in the adaptation period of changing the environment, and it will take some time to adjust his way of playing, please be patient and give some time, I believe that in the near future, we can see how Messi will perform after landing in the Premier League - of course, the 21-year-old plum ball king.

That last sentence is certainly a joke, and while the two Argentine attackers have similar styles of play at this age group, there is not a slight difference in talent. Balco has never been able to reach the realm that the Plum King has stepped into after entering the maturity period, but the most weakened version of the latter, the Argentine youngster who has just landed in Europe and has not yet completely shaped his personal style of play still has a chance to continue to grow, as long as he can realize all the existing potential, I believe that it is more than enough to become a first-class star. Under the guidance of Li Mudi, his future should not be weaker than Dybala's, so this investment is definitely worth it.

On the 27th, the two teams who qualified for the League Cup final were announced, with Manchester City and Liverpool both thrilling to qualify for the match on the evening of Sunday 28 February at the new Wembley Stadium.

On the last weekend of January, the 23rd round of the league kicked off in full swing, but the results were quite surprising, starting with the appearance of Arsenal, who had been resting for two weeks in a row with their main players and looking strong, to suffer their second Premier League defeat of the season, a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United, ending their six-game unbeaten run.

Counting last weekend's FA Cup defeat to Liverpool, Limdoudi's side suffered a wave of two consecutive defeats, leaving the outside world worried about whether they would collapse and live up to the heroic form they were in in the first half.

However, what is even more surprising is that Manchester City failed to seize this opportunity to take the opportunity to significantly reduce the gap with the league leaders, and Pep Guardiola's team also dropped the chain in this round, and was forced to 1-1 by Everton, only to turn the previous five points difference into four points, which is really difficult to say successful.

Fortunately, the two title contenders immediately adjusted their form and showed consistent performances in the next series of competitions, each completing a long winning streak and leaving them behind them in one fell swoop.

February is another period of intensive setting of the week double competition, and the first is a series of event arrangements.

On February 3, in the 24th round of the league, the Gunners completed Crystal Palace with three goals at home and regained the right rhythm of the game. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in nine games that they have kept a clean sheet in the Premier League, and Diego Llorente has finally integrated into this new group and has been praised by the fans.

At the same time, Manchester City also easily won the three points, continuing to maintain the pressure on the leaders in front of them.

Four days later, 10 matches in 25 rounds were also indicated, with Arsenal beating West Ham 3-1 away, with Wilshere scoring his first goal home in a weekend of highlights.

Manchester City, on the other hand, maintained their excellent form, beating relegation side West Bromwich Albion by seven goals at home, showing the outside world their determination to fight for a fourth in a row.

The following midweek is the only time for the Premier League giants to adjust to a break in the near future, as the schedule after that is also terrifying.

February 13th and 14th are a good day for couples all over the world to sprinkle dog food, and for the Celestial Empire and the people of East Asia, it is a holiday on the second and third days of the Lunar New Year, but for football insiders, it can only be a tiring league task.

Rather than enjoying the joy of celebrating the Lunar New Year, Li Moody led the side to a crucial city-to-town derby at home against Chelsea, who are tied fifth in the table.

After two consecutive years of missing out on major trophies, this season is Maurizio Sarri's last chance, and if he fails to make a difference before the summer arrives, he may be replaced by someone else in the dugout in August.

With the Carabao Cup in the semi-finals and the Premier League too far behind the leaders to reach the top, the Italian manager's hopes can only be pinned on the FA Cup and Europa League. However, there is one more task that must be completed, which is to finish in the top four of the table and qualify for next season's Champions League.

Therefore, even if they have lost their title hopes in the league, Chelsea will not choose to give up strategically in this competition as they will have to compete with fourth-placed Liverpool for the last ticket to the Champions League.

The current situation is 53 points for the Reds, 50 points for the Blues, and 45 points for Manchester United behind them, so there are still various possibilities in theory, so Maurizio Sarri is obviously not here to lead the team to the Emirates Stadium this time, and his disciples will definitely give their best to fight for victory.

After the final glory of the 2016/17 season, Chelsea's results began to decline, failing to challenge for the league title in three consecutive seasons, including two of which failed to qualify for the Champions League, much to Abu's displeasure, and as a direct result, the team's recruitment efforts began to become chaotic again.

This team has a Spanish international Copa, Danish central defender Andreas Christensen, French midfielder N'Golo Kante, Belgian king Hazard and several world-class and even top players in various positions, and the poor record year after year, in addition to the head coach or coaching staff to carry half of the back, their forward line also has to bear the other half of the responsibility.

Since Antonio Conte's inexplicable dismissal of Diego Costa, the Blues' forward line has become the team's weakest link, with Alvaro Morata snatched from Manchester United becoming a big joke in the Premier League before having to deal with it to Wolves. Brazilian winger Willian and French centre-forward Olivier Giroud are affected by age, and their form last season can no longer be guaranteed, and they can only rely on their own academy youngster Tammy Yabraham to support them.

Last summer, Abu couldn't take it anymore and spent £87 million to bring in German international Timo Werner, hoping to solve the team's lack of attacking power. However, the striker, who has never had a major injury record during his time in the Bundesliga, suffered a torn ligament in his right knee in his second month with his new club, and in order not to leave a hidden danger to his later career, he decided to recover through surgery, and then announced the reimbursement of the season, so that Maurizio Sarri, who had been waiting for a striker who could guarantee goal efficiency, almost cried to death in the dressing room.

As a last resort, Chelsea signed the veteran Robert Lewandowski on loan from Bayern Munich in the winter transfer window, hoping to be able to respond to emergencies. However, the former top scorer in the Bundesliga and European competitions is 32 and a half years old, and he is not known for his speed and explosiveness, and now he can only survive in the opponent's penalty area as a pillar centre-forward, but he is not too tall (184 cm) and is not very good at heading, and has never been able to get too many opportunities to face the goal head-on under the rotation of Diego Llorente and Mustafi, and can only play in the face of his teammates.

The rest of the team's front-line players did not have a good foot today, except for Eden Hazard, who was consistent enough, the rest of the players played a little poorly, resulting in the Blues being slow to open up the situation in attack, and failed to create any decent offensive throughout the game.

In the end, thanks to a long-range strike from Andreas Torreira and a goal from new signing Bellasino in his debut, Arsenal won the London derby 2-0 at home and continued to lead the league table.