Three Watches -

There is always a risk associated with the substitution of substitutes, but the multi-front battle is in full swing, and there are still national team games to deal with during the period, even though Chelsea bite Arsenal in the league, Arsene Wenger has to make a big rotation at home.

At the cost of dropping points in the 14th round of the Premier League at home.

Arsenal 1:1 West Brom.

Arsene Wenger was very sorry not to win the game, saying after the game that his side missed a lot of chances and should have won the game by at least three goals, but he still praised individual players such as Cesc Fabregas and Klich, as well as Flamini, and the entire substitute forward line was criticised by him in a different direction.

Fortunately, the impact of the FIFA virus is not unique to Arsenal, and other teams that need to fight on multiple fronts will also be severely tested.

The only consolation for Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal squad is that Chelsea also dropped points in this round, with Bolton Wanderers 2-2 at Stamford Bridge and unable to close the gap of just three points to Arsenal.

After a two-day break after the league weekend, the whole Arsenal team went to the Netherlands, oh, Bergkamp left early, he was going to sail across the ocean, the veteran who never flew with the team has numbed Wenger, Wenger tried to "threaten" him, excluded him from the European squad, tried to get Bergkamp to overcome the fear of flying, but did not get a good effect, so he did not want to force him again at the end of Bergkamp's career.

Arsenal's group is already in a clearer form.

Arsenal, who have 10 points from the top of the group, and PSV Eindhoven with 9 points have a clear lead, and Panathinachs is only 4 points from third-place Panathinaks, but the fifth game of the group stage is highlighted by Wenger as a key game that must be won!

Fight for the first place in the group!

If it is the second in the group. Topping other groups will make it very difficult for Arsenal to finish in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

And out of consideration for next month's Devil's schedule. Let's say the fifth game is lost to PSV Eindhoven. It means that the sixth game is awkward to fight or not.

If you win, you will probably finish second in the group.

Needless to say, if PSV Eindhoven loses in the last round and doesn't win the game themselves, wouldn't they miss the opportunity to qualify for the top spot in the group?

If this game is tied with the opponent, the sixth round will still be embarrassing!

Because there is only one point away from PSV Eindhoven, in the final round, in order to ensure that they definitely win the group. Will Arsenal be able to keep their substitutes on the bench?

Therefore, all things considered, if they can win PSV Eindhoven in the fifth game, Arsenal will be relieved, and the last Champions League group game can completely allow substitutes to play and buy time for the main players to recuperate.

It's the same for PSV Eindhoven, because the internal competition in the Eredivisie is not as fierce as the Premier League, they are not a priority to lock up the top spot in the group early, as long as they can qualify after six rounds, or better yet, to top the group, then they will of course be satisfied, so the fifth game against Arsenal is crucial.

Losing is certainly the worst. There is still a chance to qualify, but it can only be fought for second place in the group. And there will be a risk of going out.

A draw won't change the gap between them and Arsenal, and the top spot in the group is hardly a thought to be.

However, a win over Arsenal by two points would allow them to secure a place in the group and a chance to top the group, adding some luck to the knockout draw.

PSV Eindhoven is aiming for the same game as it is to win!

November 25, Philips Stadium.

Qin Xiong met with the players of his old rival PSV Eindhoven again in the players' tunnel.

He and PSV Eindhoven are not friends, they have met in different arenas for two consecutive seasons, and they are not friends with their opponents, but they are certainly not strangers.

Li Rongbi, who once said to the media, "I didn't know that there was a player named Qin Xiong in China", took the initiative to greet Qin Xiong today.

Qin Xiong shook hands with Lee Young-pyo, walked behind Henry, stood up, and turned his head to nod to Park Ji-sung in greeting.

When the players from both sides lined up into the Philips Stadium, the whole stadium was lit up and cheered.

PSV Eindhoven have been solid this season under Guus Hiddink, even after losing two key players in the summer, Arjen Robben and Kezman.

That's why, as the season draws to the halfway point, PSV Eindhoven has pleased fans with their results, both domestically and in Europe.

"The fifth round of the 2004-2005 Champions League group stage is about to begin, and the qualifying form of Group E is relatively clear, Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven have a big advantage ahead of the other two rivals, but this game is about the battle for the top spot in the group, and I believe that the two strongest teams in this group will give a good game.

Today PSV Eindhoven is lined up with 442.

Goalkeeper: Gomez.

Defenders: Oyer, Alex, Bouma, Lee Young-pyo.

Midfielders: Van Bommel, Vogel, Cocu, Park Ji-sung.

Forwards: Heyselink, Farfan.

Arsene Wenger's starting formation on Arsenal's side is 4231.

Goalkeeper: Lehmann.

Defenders: Lauren, Toure, Campbell, Ashley Cole.

Midfielders: Ljungberg, Vieira, Flamini, Qin Xiong, Pire.

Striker: Thierry Henry.

Well, the game is about to begin, let's see if the two teams will put on a head-to-head battle for the top spot in the group! ”

Attack?

No, no, no!

Arsenal played very cautiously from the beginning, and Qin Xiong, the starting striker, was more active in the center circle, doing passing organization.

Arsenal are playing beautiful football, not attacking football!

Arsene Wenger has never, and never dared to, preach to the outside world that Arsenal's football philosophy is attacking football.

Offensive is a gesture, beauty is a means, and there is an essential difference between the two.

The more Arsenal goes to key games, the more cautious they are, and the posture is mostly offensive and defensive balance, sometimes a little more conservative, but no matter what kind of posture they use to play, they are playing beautiful football, because the way they achieve their attack is to pass on the ground, rely on the skills of their feet, and cooperate with the team mostly, rather than rough and monotonous long passes, which is their beautiful place, but it cannot be confused with Arsenal is a representative team of attacking football.

In fact, there are only a handful of teams that hold high the banner of attacking football at the top level, and even the teams that carry the flag of attacking football are not necessarily successful, such as Real Madrid.

On the contrary, their opponents today PSV Eindhoven are playing against Arsenal at the Philips Stadium with the banner of Dutch attacking football!

PSV Eindhoven are clearly stronger than they were at the start of September, which is understandable, with their new signings Farfan and Kocu integrated into the squad, and Heiselinck, who was suppressed by Kezman, has accumulated more confidence after being released.

They are at home in this game, and of course they don't want to be led by the nose by Arsenal.

Besides, how bad can it be?

If you draw or fall behind to Arsenal, it's better to fight with Arsenal vigorously!

Guus Hius was calm on the sidelines, he has always been a slightly calm manager, and PSV Eindhoven's weakness compared to the European giants is obvious.

They don't have a midfield commander who is steady and can be relied upon!

He also included this flaw as one of the main reasons for last season's defeat to Ajax.

This makes PSV PSV Eindhoven's attack overly reliant on the wings.

Not only can they only try to tear apart the opponent's defense from the wing, but they also lack control over the pace of the game, which gives rise to another problem: it is too fast to contain it, and the team's rhythm is very easy to get out of control.

But there is no way, there is no commander, there is nothing, what cannot be changed cannot be pieced together to solve, this fatal flaw cannot be solved, and there are too many unpredictable factors in the game due to this.

Out of control represents chaos, chaos on your own.

Park Ji-sung has thoroughly absorbed the lessons today, he even took the initiative to ignore Qin Xiong's existence, he didn't want to pay too much attention to the competition with Qin Xiong, it was meaningless, the repeated confrontations have proved that Qin Xiong is better, when he put down this obsession, he thinks he can play better and contribute more to the team.

PSV Eindhoven's most outstanding players who rely too much on the wing attack are Farfan and Lee Young-pyo, one is to rely on personal skills and abilities in the front court to try to break down Arsenal's solid defense, the other is to insert assists from behind the wing to form an unexpected attack point to create a killing chance, Park Ji-sung is the most active runner, playing quickly in the frontcourt, not considering passing or ball control adjustments at all, even if he makes a mistake, he will not change this style of play. (To be continued......)