Chapter Eighty-Six: It's Time to Wake Up

When Simon Grayson entered the away team's dressing room, he had a smile on his face, but Eric Blake, who was behind him, knew that the moment before pushing the door open, Simon Grayson's face was still sad, "Professor" Wenger ate Leeds United's tactics thoroughly, Leeds United's attack couldn't hit at all, there was no way to create a really threatening shot, and it was really difficult for Leeds United to make a difference when the situation was behind or playing away.

"Hey, boys, do you think it's over?"

Simon Grayson looked at the players in front of him with drooping heads, and his face was full of confident smiles: "You know what? At the Emirates Stadium, no team can easily leave with a win, because this is the 'Gunners' nest! You may not have noticed that Arsenal have failed to win the league in the past few seasons, but this team that is good at playing at home has not allowed any team to win the title in the end, whether it is Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, it will be very difficult for anyone to get a win here. ”

'So, do you think it's hard to accept that we were only one goal down in the first half? No, no, no, I think it's okay, at least we're not two goals behind, and it's ...... Do you really think that Leeds can already be on the same level as Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea or even Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool? ”

After starting the English Premier League this season, in addition to losing to Everton, Leeds United can be said to be smooth sailing, even the "Red Devils" Manchester United they won away from home, which also made the team begin to be a little "floating", and also made the "Young Guards" feel that they have become a first-class team in the English Premier League, but in fact...... How is this possible?

How can a promoted horse that has just been promoted to the Super League be a first-class team?

The miracle of the promoted horses created by teams like Kaiserslautern, Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forest and other teams has really become an impossible miracle in today's increasingly rich and energetic world.

Nowadays, whether it is the English Premier League or the league of any European country, the higher the level, the less likely it is to have the miracle of "promoting the horse to win the championship", because those really strong teams rely on years of accumulation and financial investment for years to have enough strength, like the "Blue Moon" Manchester City's investment is unimaginable, but it also took four years of accumulation to win the league championship last season.

"Young Guards" as this season's promotion horse, although they have gained fierce generals like "Beast" Tevez in the transfer market, as well as star players such as Zach Thompson, Jonny Hausen, Ben Parker, Ameoby, etc., but the strength of the rest of the team is not enough at all, Dawson, Reid and others have good potential, but they are still too young, too young, Bentley, Snodgrass, Beccio and others can only be regarded as ordinary players in the English Premier League.

After Simon Grayson saw the change in the expressions of the players, he sighed helplessly: Alas, the promoted horse is the promoted horse after all, and now ...... It's time to wake up.

'Boys, most of you are still very young, we are a young team, so we should be more grounded and not think about what the title is, what the Champions League qualification and so on. Play every game, be able to gain and improve in every game, and then not participate in the so-called relegation battle in the standings, in fact, this is our goal this season! ”

After listening to the manager's words, captain Jonny Hausen couldn't help but sigh, he knew that the manager was right, but he was uncomfortable, he originally thought that maybe the team could qualify for the Champions League this season, but now it seems that ...... It's not that easy!

The atmosphere in the away dressing room was a little depressing, and the home team dressing room was also a little nervous, "Professor" Wenger was pouring cold water on his players: "Don't think that we are playing at home and leading by one goal will definitely win, let me tell you, although Leeds United are a promoted polo team, they are really strong in combat, look at the left-sided attacking system of Shaq and Jonny Hausen and Ben Parker...... Sagna, you tell your teammates, how much pressure you were under, and Song, where you did more in the first half, and Michael, tell everybody, how much chance you had in the first half that you stepped in and attacked. Come, tell everybody! ”

The three people whose names were mentioned by Wenger, Sargna, Song, and Arteta all hurriedly spoke.

Sagna was the first to say: "That Jonny Hausen is very fast and very good at breaking, I only dared to rush up twice in the first half to assist. ”

Song also hurriedly said: "That's right, Leeds United's attack on the left side is very strong, and I barely support Leyton's side, and their attack is a little unbalanced." ”

Arteta said: "I think Leeds United's left-sided attack of Shaq, Jonny Hausen and Ben Parker has reached the level of the system, there are multiple attacking combinations between the three of them, and the tacit understanding is very high, especially when they play up front and the tandem with the strikers is very close, they really put a lot of pressure on me, and I really don't have many opportunities to rush up and attack. ”

"Professor" Wenger was on the sidelines, but he was able to see everything on the field clearly, and after his three disciples spoke, he continued: "You all heard that, right? You have to understand that the opponents are not cats and dogs, they are very threatening, and we have to give 100% to defeat them! In the second half, everyone cheered me up, send, Sagna, Laurent, Thomas, you have to pay more attention to Leeds United's attack on the left, you must not restore the connection between them and the strikers, you did a good job in the first half, but you must not be loose in the second half, understand!? ”

"Yes, boss!"

Vermaelen, Kescherini, Sagna, and Song had no problem with the tactical arrangement of "Professor" Wenger, which was arranged by their own head coach before the game, and they also defended in the first half of the game, and the effect was quite good.

After talking about defense, Wenger talked about attacking again, looked at Walket and said: "Theo, you came on in the second half to replace Jack, he used a lot of energy in the first half. Remember, your task when you come on the pitch is to organise your team's attack and keep in touch with Chamak. And also...... Gervinho, you can put a little bit more into the attack in the second half, but don't forget to help us defend on the right flank. ”

"Understood!"

In today's game, in order to limit Leeds United's attack on the left, Arsenal's attacking formation also made some sacrifices, Walcott was replaced by the more defensive Ivorian Gervinho, and now he can only replace Wilshere on the left in the second half.

With everything in order, Arsene Wenger gave his players a break before the second half began.

After the game entered the second half, Leeds United lost Bentley on the right side, the quality of the attack dropped a lot, Snodgrass was still rougher, and the "little tiger" Walcott who had just appeared was very violent, and when organizing the team's attack, he relied more on breakthroughs to create gaps, and Leeds United's right side was about to collapse.

Although Leeds United's attack on the left side has Zach Thompson, Jonny Hausen, and Ben Parker, they have to face a defensive line composed of almost all the strength of Arsenal, and Arsenal has already thoroughly analyzed the attack of the "Young Guards".

Originally, the defense on the right side had a tendency to collapse, and the attack on the left side could not be played, and Leeds United's goal was in danger of being disturbed by Arsenal, and Simon Grayson had to let Zach Thompson lean more towards the right side of the defense, but in this way, Leeds United's attack was even weaker, and the situation was even more unfavorable.

As the minutes passed, the game was always in a stalemate, Arsenal's offensive intensity was much stronger, but after Zach Thompson helped defend, the defensive ability of the "Young Guards" was also greatly enhanced, and it was very difficult to keep an eye on the opponent's counterattacking "Gunners", and it was very difficult to score again to seal the victory of the game.

With 70 minutes to play, Simon Grayson finally played his last two cards, replacing Odi with Whitehead, letting him play in the midfield position, freeing up Zach Thompson to help the team attack, and also replacing Ameobi with Beccio, the threat of the "black big man" on the counter-attack was still relatively limited, and the two Argentines Beccio and Tevez were more able to find a common rhythm.

Seeing that the opponent made a move, the "professor" also understood the opponent's intentions, this is to fight hard!

So, Wenger replaced the Ivorian Gervinho with Brazilian central defender Dede, in order to strengthen his team's defense, and the offensive side simply left only Walcott and Chamak to wait for the opportunity to wait for the rabbit, Leeds United's last fight is still very threatening in the eyes of the "professor", with his understanding of Zach Thompson, of course, he will not know that the "Shaq" will become very terrible after being completely liberated, after the combination of strong running ability and super long-range scoring ability, The young midfielder will be able to turn into a moving cannon and the threat he will bring to opponents will increase exponentially.

But...... That's also a weakness!

Arsenal has been interested in Zach Thompson for not a day or two, "Professor" Wenger can be said to have a good understanding of Zach Thompson, and he naturally knows that Zach Thompson also needs his teammates to create opportunities for him when he shoots from a distance, otherwise how can he shoot from a distance if he is not available?

In this regard, Arsenal has been prepared for a long time, and Dede's appearance is to defend Zach Thompson's countermeasures!

After Zach Thompson was completely liberated, he also put all his energy into attacking, but he found that there was always a figure shaking in front of him, Arsenal's No. 4 Brazilian centre-back Dede.

Because Leeds United could not create many chances against an all-out defending Arsenal, Dede's close defence against Zach Thompson made Leeds United's last two chances of equalisation nullified.

In the 81st minute of the game, Zach Thompson won the ball in front of the Arsenal penalty area on the left side and then hit the goal with his left foot.

In the 91st minute, Zach Thompson shot from a distance of almost 40 meters from the goal in the middle, but the ball was deflected off the goal under Dede's interference...... It's hard to say!

"Defend! Prevented! Give me all the back! ”

Arsene Wenger was already yelling on the sidelines with an anxious face, and "Shaq" was extremely physical, running an average of 12.6 kilometers per game, and this race was more than 14 kilometers, which meant that the more the race was nearing the end, the more dangerous "Shaq" was when everyone else couldn't run.

Under Wenger's roar, the "Gunners" who were fighting at home were all disarmed, and they gave up their dignity in front of many fans at the Emirates Stadium, and when the game was about to end with a one-goal lead, they could only grit their teeth and continue to defend.

"Di---Di--――――――――――"

Referee Anthony Taylor blew the whistle for the end of the game after five minutes of stoppage time............

One by one, the Arsenal players squatted down and began to gasp sharply, and some simply lay motionless on the lawn, only the rapid heaving chest told others that he was still alive.

As the Leeds United players left the pitch safely, the commentator excitedly shouted: "Congratulations to Arsenal, we won a tough game and after this game we will start to lead the table!" But...... I have to say that Leeds United's Shaq is really good, look at his technical stats, this lad actually ran 14.2 kilometres! My God! What a physical pervert! In addition to his running ability, Shaq also made 65 passes, 49 of which were successful, a lower pass completion rate of 75%, but his main task in this game should be defence, he has 11 successful tackles, 12 headers, 4 interceptions, 1 block, and 4 shots on goal! Alas, I really don't know what to say in the face of this excellent data sheet, we should really buy this all-round midfielder at any cost! I believe that if we can have Shaq, we will have the quality to win the league and even the Champions League! ”

The commentator is obviously already playing the role of a Zach Thompson fan, but the "Gunners" fans in the Emirates Stadium are not disgusted, they have officially launched an offensive against the "Shaq" this summer, although they failed to buy this outstanding young talent in the end, but there is no need to worry, isn't it a winter transfer soon, even if it doesn't work this year, there will be next summer, since their team has taken a fancy to this talented boy, there is always hope!

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