Chapter 511: Turbulent Pre-Match

Wenger talked about Arsenal's upcoming match with Chelsea, and his words were quite anticipating, and his sentence of 'hoping to do what Manchester United did not do' became the focus of many media reports, which was Wenger's expression of confidence and expectation of the game, and also sprinkled a handful of salt on Manchester United's wounds, making Ferguson and Manchester United feel extremely disgusting, and the French were pure schadenfreude.

As a result, the media is also looking forward to the competition.

Chelsea has just finished a big battle with Manchester United, and at the same time there are various problems, and then facing Arsenal, whether it can win is still a suspense, even if Zhang Tiehan expressed confidence in Arsenal's victory, Zhang Tiehan's influence is only a player after all, and Chelsea and Arsenal's games can always attract a lot of attention.

There is still a round of Champions League matches before the two teams play.

In this round of the Champions League group stage, Chelsea challenged Werder Bremen away, Werder Bremen's results are okay, they are currently three points away from Barcelona, and Barcelona's record is also a draw and a loss, it is this loss that causes the points gap, in the Champions League group stage with two rounds left, they still have a chance - as long as they beat Chelsea, Chelsea and Barcelona, then the points gap can be pulled back.

But it's not easy to do.

Chelsea has won four games and four ahead of schedule, it is conceivable that Chelsea will definitely not care about the remaining two Champions Leagues, after all, the domestic league, they are still under pressure, if Chelsea does not care about the game, it is still possible for Werder Bremen to beat Chelsea, but to Chelsea to beat Barcelona, the chance is not very big, after all, both teams are top teams, and Chelsea may not be able to win at Camp Nou if they really play each other. Not to mention that Chelsea don't care about the game yet.

But in any case, if they want to keep their chances of qualifying, Werder Bremen must win at home.

They fielded their full main lineup.

As they thought, Chelsea did come off the bench and the toughest Zhang Tiehan did not appear in the squad, although Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele were still involved. Didier Drogba was also not on the list, with Grant choosing strikers for Shepchenko and Kalou.

Werder Bremen knew about Chelsea's squad and were relieved.

But it turned out that they were a little too early to relax, even Chelsea's bench line-up, not the average team can beat, although Grant actually has little control over the team, but there are many stars on the field, and there are leaders like Frank Lampard and Terry, it is not easy to beat Chelsea.

The final score was 0:0. Both teams failed to score a single goal in the entirety.

Werder Bremen were unable to materialise on their win over Chelsea, so they could only count on Barcelona to progress to the last 16 of the Champions League with only one game left against Sofiakovski.

It's a pity that Barcelona still defeated Sofiakovski the next day, so although there is still one round left in Group A, no matter what the result of the last round of matches is, the specific ranking has also come out, and Chelsea is in first place in the group with 13 points from five games, four wins and one draw. Barcelona is second in the group with three wins, one draw and one loss in five games, and the two teams are definitely qualified. Werder Bremen are third in the group with five points, with Sofiakovski at the bottom of the group.

However, the first place in the group is still in suspense, and if Barcelona can beat Chelsea at the Camp Nou in the next game, the two teams have the same number of points and the same win-loss relationship, then it depends on goal difference. However, given that Chelsea currently have five more goal difference than Barcelona, it is unlikely that Barcelona will be able to squeeze Chelsea out of top of the group unless they win 5-0 at Camp Nou, but this is basically only theoretical, after all, Chelsea are notoriously defensive. Even if Chelsea don't care about the game, Barcelona want to score five goals, it's definitely a bit of a dream.

Chelsea's Champions League campaign coincided with Portugal's Dragons Stadium hosting Arsenal in Group G.

It was a flat-and-dry game, 0-0 with no goals for either side.

However, even with that scoreline, Arsenal were still good enough to qualify for top of the group.

Thierry Henry was absent with yellow cards accumulated, Arsene Wenger brought in Portugal as a striker, with Adebayo starting the line-up, while Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie were both on the bench.

With a resurgence of Derbirowski with a groin injury on Saturday, Senderos returned to the big team, although the Gunners maintained the same back-up configuration as they did in the last league game.

Previously, Porto had won seven games in a row at the Dragons Stadium and were unbeaten at home in the league so far, with the team's attacking cores Quaresma and Postiga both starting.

Arsene Wenger revealed before the game that he had received an offer from Porto as a young man but that he was "on hand", but Porto captain Gonzalez seemed to be trying to stir up the fire, warning the Gunners before the game that Porto would fight for victory and top spot in the group, but the two teams only need a draw to qualify together.

The Gunners' most recent trip to Portugal was a 1-1 draw with Benfica at the Stadium of Light in the 1991 Champions League.

'You can't predict a 0-0 draw. But 10 minutes before the end of the game, you don't expect me to ask the players to rush into the opposition's box. Arsene Wenger said before the game.

He seemed to have predicted the score.

Arsenal were a bit worse in this game, the first half hour of the game was basically dominated by Porto, and Arsenal really played in the second half, but until the last minute of the game, they were unable to score.

After this game, a lot of media also reported on Arsenal's weak performance, they are about to visit Stamford Bridge, but with this kind of performance, will it really be like Wenger said, 'to do what Manchester United has not done'?

Arsenal have suffered a crisis of confidence in the media, and Chelsea have also been in the limelight.

It's not because Chelsea are top of the league and qualified for the Champions League in the fourth round, which is a bit gorgeous, but Chelsea is full of problems, the most notable is Shepchenko, who played the whole game again in the last game. But apart from the two chances wasted, there is still nothing to show for it.

After the game, Shevchenko said he could leave Chelsea and return to AC Milan, where he could play better.

Shevchenko talked about Chelsea and about Grant, and he said that his poor performance had a lot to do with Grant's 'inaction'. These words have been held in my heart for a long time, and I have always wanted to say them, but I am afraid of any repercussions. But these are the facts, and I have to say them because everyone in the team knows about it. ”

'There were a couple of players who came to Chelsea with me in the summer, and most of them, with the exception of Zhang, were not very happy, but I don't think it's because we're not used to the team. It's that Grant doesn't give us time to adapt. ”

"For example, in terms of tactical play, he wanted to create a set of his own style of play, but this style of play was delayed, he just asked Zhang to be the core, but he didn't say how to do it specifically. And me and the others [the players who moved in with you, like Mikel, Kalou], when we came to the team, we didn't know how to adapt. The team's tactics are chaotic and often the game is where everyone else is defending. The offense is completely free, and if it wasn't for the good of Zhang Xiàn, I think we would have lost a lot of games. ”

"I think I'm in good shape, but I can't fit into a team that doesn't have a fixed attacking routine, no tactics, and I think that's all because of Grant."

"Actually, I don't want to talk about that. But he has always been like this, and the media has always said that my appearance is not good, but everyone can see that we all have a bad appearance, including many newcomers. We didn't play under Mr. Mourinho and we didn't play as good as Zhang, so we can only say that it is not good."

Shepchenko's words caused a big stir!

Soon it was revealed that Shepchenko wanted to return to AC Milan on loan as he could not adapt to Grant's chaotic tactical play, and that he would be willing to return to Serie A if AC Milan and Chelsea reached an agreement.

'Everybody is talking about me coming back to AC Milan on loan, I haven't discussed it with the coaching staff at the moment and maybe the club's hierarchy hasn't decided. But if that happens, I'm ready to pack my bags. I'm a very confident person, and if I'm not a good fit, then I'll go back to Italy, no problem, I can prove how good I can be. ”

"As a player, I'm far from over, and besides, I don't have to prove anything to anyone else, everyone already knows what Shevchenko can do."

Shevchenko also said he has the full backing of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and that Abu will understand him even if he decides to leave Stamford Bridge. "Abu is my friend and completely on my side, but all he can do is insist that I go back on loan, he doesn't want me to be sold."

But none of that seems to matter anymore.

Shepchenko's attack on Grant's ability is the most important, and there has been a lot of talk in the media about the key to Grant's victory, one is Zhang Tiehan's terrifying appearance, and the other is the defense left by Mourinho, which has been proved in many games.

Now Shepchenko has come out and said this passage, which is almost equivalent to directly confirming the words of the media.

In particular, what he said made a lot of sense

Needless to say, Chelsea's old players are very adaptable to the defensive style of play that Mourinho left before, but after Shepchenko and other newcomers came to the team, Mourinho has left, and Grant has not determined the team's tactics, tactical training is very chaotic, and the game is also very chaotic.

And Shepchenko pointed out that the new players who came to the team, except for Zhang Tiehan, are not very good, Kalu has scored a few goals in a limited number of times, and he is the best person in the table, and the German captain Ballack's table is more in defense, and the others have few appearances, so it is needless to say.

So there were various media reports before the game.

In addition to questioning Grant's ability, they were also interested in what impact Shepchenko had after saying this, which was almost tantamount to publicly tearing Grant's face, and it is conceivable how Grant would react, but unfortunately, no one was able to interview Grant before the game.

Soon the Chelsea and Arsenal game will begin.

Both teams were largely in the news before the game, with some media speculating that Grant was likely to stay at Chelsea with little time left after Shepchenko's speech.

When many teams have bad results, the change of coach has become inevitable, but in the case of the Champions League ahead of schedule and the top of the league standings, there are only a handful of teams in the history of the change of coach, and it is estimated that Grant's resignation will refresh football history Of course, this is not a glory, it can only be regarded as an anecdote.

As a result, more people are following the Chelsea and Arsenal matches.

Previously the media thought it would be difficult for Arsenal to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but now that Chelsea have made such a fuss, maybe Arsenal can really do what Manchester United 'failed to do'? (To be continued......)