244 Talking about the Premier League

UEFA has announced the referee for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Real Madrid and Arsenal, with Hungarian referee Viktor Kaushoi set to blow the spotlight. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The 41-year-old became a UEFA referee in 2003 after officiating at Real Madrid four times, with three wins and one defeat.

These four games were Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Wolfsburg in the second leg of the quarter-finals in 2015-16, Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Liverpool in the 2014-15 Champions League group stage, Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals in 2011-12, and Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League group stage in 2012-13.

Arsenal played away at Middlesbrough, because the main players except for Zhang Zhetian, all the rest of the rotation, so the German international, the master of the cake feeding Mesut Ozil's goals and assists in the league so far this season are 6 goals and 5 assists, which also became the first time in his career that the league goals are higher than the number of assists.

Unexpectedly, Ozil, who has always been fed without eating bread in the eyes of the world, came to the Premier League and made great progress in eating cakes, which is a good thing for Arsenal.

When Manchester City beat Southampton by three goals, overtook Liverpool and squeezed the latter out of the league, the 33rd round of the Premier League, which had just finished all competitions, re-ignited the topic of the Premier League title and the fourth.

The cause of the incident stemmed from Chelsea's defeat to Old Trafford, and Arsenal's eight consecutive league wins, which not only restored the suspense of the Premier League title, but also made the race for the top four more intense.

After 33 rounds of Premier League matches, the top seven in the standings, from top to seventh, are as follows:

Chelsea played 32 rounds, 23 wins, 3 draws, 6 defeats, 72 points

Tottenham Hotspur played 32 rounds, 21 wins, 8 draws, 3 losses, 71 points

Arsenal played 31 rounds, 22 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses, 71 points

Liverpool played 33 rounds, 18 wins, 9 draws, 6 losses, 63 points

Manchester City played 32 rounds, 18 wins, 6 draws, 7 losses, 60 points

Manchester United played 31 rounds, 16 wins, 12 draws, 3 defeats, 60 points

Everton played 33 rounds, 16 wins, 9 draws, 8 losses, 57 points

As can be seen from the standings, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham basically locked up the top three, the fourth place will be produced by Liverpool, Manchester City and Everton.

Among them, Everton can be said to be basically out, and they are still 3 points behind when Manchester United has two less rounds, not to mention fighting for 4, it is a bit difficult to fight for 5.

A month ago, Arsenal's odds for a top four were ahead of Manchester United (2.50), but now they are 1.03 ahead of Chelsea, who are 1.08, and it can be said that in the eyes of Spinach, Arsenal have a good chance of winning the Premier League this season.

Judging from the schedule, Manchester City and Liverpool have basically no tough battles, except for the rematch between Manchester City and Manchester United on April 28, if Manchester City can cross the hurdle of their city rivals, they will catch up with Liverpool and squeeze the Reds out of the Champions League with a goal difference.

Manchester United also have Tottenham, Arsenal, Saints and the Europa League, which is Manchester City's advantage.

However, if Manchester City cannot win Manchester United, it will be difficult for them to surpass Liverpool, who have been three points behind in the last two games and have been on the road from the last two games.

For Arsenal, two consecutive away 1-0 have given them a hint of championship temperament, that is, they are not weak when they are strong, they are not weak when they are weak, they can play tough battles, and they can also score points on weak teams steadily, and this year, it is the best chance for Arsenal to win the league championship for the fourth time.

Of course, the Gunners, who are still fighting on the third line, must make a choice, whether to beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, or to play a conservative 0-0 game, and "give up" the Champions League in a more dignified way of scoring fewer away goals, after all, Arsenal did not lose, lost the Champions League, and won the league title that has been lost for many years, no matter how you calculate it, it is a good deal.

There is no way, Real Madrid is too strong, Arsenal's bench thickness is too thin, and when they hold the league title, they are not strong this summer, and next season, it is not too late to fight for the Champions League.

For Manchester United, the Red Devils' fixtures are the most devilish of the top six, and the derby against local rivals Manchester City is key, and if they win, the next game will be a shameless affair and take the initiative themselves.

If he loses, Jose Mourinho is very likely to give up the league and save the Europa League, because the Europa League winner can play in the Champions League, which is the path that Manchester United can choose to enter the Champions League once it can't get into the top four.

After all, in comparison, Manchester City's schedule after that is much better, fighting for every game, for the current Manchester United, it is not rational.

You could think that the long-term use of one formation is the pedantry of Gunners manager Arsène Wenger, or you can think of that insistence as an obsession with the philosophy, and in either case, before the game against Manchester City in early April, you probably can't remember the last time you started in a formation other than 4-2-3-1 at Arsenal.

In fact, this situation can be traced back to 1997, 20 years ago, when Arsene Wenger was searching through the arsenal, before Arsene Wenger's imprint was engraved on Arsenal's badge, and when the Premier League was still in its prime.

When young players such as Denis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Robert Pire and Patrick Vieira gradually became the backbone of the team, the back four and the concept of artistic football that Wenger subtly instilled in this formation gradually became the label of Arsenal.

Since then, Arsenal under Arsene Wenger has been one of the spokespersons of 4-4-2/4-2-3-1, and it is this long period of perseverance and tempering that has made Arsenal a unique team, and it is this stubbornness and paranoia that has allowed Arsenal to enter a long adjustment period after the peak.

When the 2-7-1 formation appeared in the starting lineup, Wenger's attempt, which had not been done in 20 years, seemed to make people feel that the current arsenal is indeed as Wenger said: there is a long way to go to rebuild confidence, and it is necessary to use a new formation to defeat the opponent in order to help the players regain their confidence.

Of course, in addition to this reason, more importantly, the emergence of Zhang Zhetian made Wenger willing to take the risk of introducing a 3-5-3 formation with him as the tactical core for the sake of this once-in-50-year Beckenbauer-style player.

Although it is difficult for most Arsenal players to give full play to the full power of the new formation, although the hasty change of formation has made Arsenal's new tactics have been running-in, but from the 2-0 victory over the strong rival Manchester City to the 1-1 draw with the strongest Real Madrid in Europe, the advanced new formation has brought confidence to the Gunners and attracted the attention of football people who love football tactics.

Some people will worry that Wenger will taste the sweetness of a new formation and new tactical style of play, and will repeat the mistakes of the past, no matter who the opponent is, he will stubbornly use a set of formations and tactics.

In this regard, at the Champions League press conference, Arsene Wenger said that no matter what formation and tactics are used, the ultimate goal of football matches is to win. If this formation and tactics bring victory to the team and winning trophies brings joy to the fans, why not stick to it? Moreover, in addition to several fixed positions, this formation can be changed at any time according to the situation on the field, and different formations can also be extended.

Also present at the press conference was the captain of the Gunners, Laurent Koscielny, the poor Frenchman was given a cold reception by reporters at the press conference, there was no way, Koscielny was not in charge, there was no topic.

However, despite not attending the press conference, Zhang Zhetian was "provoked" by Spanish reporters.