Chapter 397: Juan Mata is coming?

Seeing that the winter transfer period is coming to an end, the recruitment of major teams has also stepped up. While it's unlikely that there will be some heavy transfer deals in the winter, timing is important to bring in a weak squad at this time in the middle of the league.

At present, there is an "insider" in the media about the future of Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata, who was the Blues assist king last season.

Juan Mata is currently close to Arsenal and is hesitating about the injury troubles of Mesut Ozil and others, and there are media rumours that Mata will come to Chelsea's city rivals Arsenal to replace the injured Mesut Ozil and Podolski.

Mata's departure is no longer a secret as both Chelsea and Juan Mata himself have stated that the future of the Spaniard is no longer Chelsea's. The only secret is where is his future?

Mourinho revealed as early as the summer that Mata was not suitable for his tactics and team-building policy, but everyone thought that with the return of Mourinho, the talented Spanish midfielder would choose to leave, but they did not expect Mata to choose to stay in the end.

It's just that after half a season, although his ability and form have not been affected, he can no longer play an important role at Chelsea, and even the opportunity to start is becoming less and less. Juan Mata has made 15 league appearances for Chelsea so far, six of them as a substitute, four as substitutes and only five for the full 90 minutes.

There are still six months left before the World Cup starts, and the squads of the major national teams have yet to be finalized. But if Juan Mata is not going to make good appearances and play an important role at Chelsea, then Juan Mata will not be indispensable to the two-time World Cup and European Championship champions Spain who are full of talent in midfield. Maybe you won't even be able to get a ticket to Brazil at that time, and even if you do, you will probably be a substitute player.

The World Cup is not like a club league, once the head coach has decided on the starting and main team, then there will be basically no changes. Substitutes and rotations can only hope to get a chance in some unimportant games, such as when they have already qualified early in the group, and they may be able to get some playing time in the final round, but when it comes to important games such as the knockout round, unless the first choice is injured or suspended, the second and third choice players will not have a chance to get ahead.

Juan Mata is an ambitious player who clearly doesn't want to be a mere "water cooler manager" in the national team. And he's now 25 or 6 years old, and this World Cup is his best chance, and if he misses it, he'll be almost 30 years old in the next one. Unless it is a player like Xavi and Iniesta, for Spain, who has a lot of midfield, the manager may think of a 30-year-old veteran.

So now is the perfect time for Juan Mata to leave Chelsea, who is not suitable for him, to move away from other big clubs. And the players themselves apparently think so.

The relationship between Li Zihan and Mata is very good, Mata and Torres are both Spanish compatriots of the same team, and the relationship is naturally good. And the reason why Li Zihan and Mata know Mata is also Torres's recommendation, and he still likes the Spanish midfielder Li Zihan very much.

Juan Matachi is not only a good player, but he is also a courteous gentleman in private. He's always very polite, and it's hard to hear scandals about him.

You must know that there are a lot of scandals on Li Zihan's body now, although he never goes to nightclubs, but his apartment Li Ke is "Jinwu Zangjiao", and he is also "Shuangjiao".

So Li Zihan still hopes that Arsenal can bring in this outstanding player, so that he can play with him. In private, when Li Zihan and Torres and others gather together, they also play indoor five-a-side or seven-a-side football, and it feels very good to play with Mata a few times. While the Spaniard's passing was not as precise as Ozil's scalpel and chocolate-like silk comfort, Mata was thoughtful and his runs and passes were very aggressive.

Li Zihan's idea is that it would be better for Torres and Juan Mata to come to Arsenal together, as the two are not happy at Chelsea anyway. But he knew that it was impossible.

When he learned that his team needed to strengthen his squad in the winter, Li Zihan once privately approached Juan Mata in Wengerti. Arsene Wenger also said that Mata's qualities and characteristics are also suitable for Arsenal, and that he will be able to integrate into the team after a period of familiarisation.

But the embarrassing thing is that Arsenal don't have the objective money to bring in players like Juan Mata, especially in the winter transfer window, where Wenger only has a few million pounds in his hands. Although the price has not been explicitly asked, Wenger and Li Zihan both know that players like Mata are not to talk about 30 million pounds less, but with 30 million pounds, they are only qualified to talk about it, and the final transaction price is not certain.

And Mourinho won't necessarily give Mata to Arsenal, unless Arsenal's results and goals are now on the road to qualifying for the UEFA Cup, not the title and the Champions League.

It's just that Wenger didn't tell Li Zihan for another reason, and that is once the injuries of Ozil, Podolski and Walcott are all healed. The coexistence of several people is a problem, there are only a few positions, but there are not many good players.

So Juan Mata's arrival at Arsenal is unrealistic, despite the buzz in the media outside.

And just when many media said that Juan Mata was very close to Arsenal, especially when a reporter took a photo of Li Zihan sharing dinner with several friends such as Juan Mata and Torres, saying that Li Zihan, who has a good relationship with Mata himself, was already acting as a lobbyist for Arsenal.

Less than 36 hours later, Arsenal officials suddenly announced: "We are delighted to have reached an agreement with Spartak Moscow, a powerhouse of the Russian Premier League, to bring in Spartak's Swedish international Kim Karlström." We believe that the experienced Karlström can help Arsenal a lot."

Many fans and media were surprised, why did Arsenal buy a veteran who was still old, could it be that Arsenal already has a step towards Milan? Isn't there already a seasoned veteran named Rosicky in the camp?

Just when everyone felt that Arsenal was not worth it, they were relieved when they saw the last sentence.

"The introduction is on loan, we will be on loan to Karlström for half a season!"

It turned out to be a lease, not a buy-in

That's what Arsenal need, they don't need to think of a long-term veteran, they need a player who can play when they come and doesn't stay for a long time. Because after Mesut Ozil and others recovered from injury, the competition for places was fierce. Loan is undoubtedly the best way for the club and the players, and it can also help the club on the competitive scene.

Just two days after Karlström arrived at Arsenal, Arsenal had another game.

It was an FA Cup contest and Arsenal managed to progress to the next round after beating their 'unsightly' north London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the third round.

Arsenal have been quite lucky in this round as they have come up against a team from the lower divisions that are now few left in the FA Cup.

Coventry! This is a team with a foundation, but the foundation does not equal strength. Today's Coventry is too far from the Premier League side of the past, and they are now playing in the third tier of England - English First Division!

The reason why Arsenal is lucky is because so far, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, out of the Premier League and the Championship, there are only three League One teams, Barnsley, Doncaster and Coventry City, which was finally met by Arsenal.

As for the teams in League Two and the national regional leagues, which are lower than League One, they went home in the second and third rounds.

The FA Cup against League One side Coventry City at their home stadium is still not much pressure for Arsenal. And Arsenal's mentality is also very good, even if they are eliminated in an upset, it doesn't matter, so they shift all their focus to the league.

Arsene Wenger also used a large number of substitutes and young players in the development squad for this game, and many of the core players were not in the 18-man squad, including Li Zihan, Cazorla and Ramsey.

Although it was against a League One team, Arsene Wenger's starting line-up was indeed surprising. Among them were the young winger German Gnabry who used the reserves, and Bendtner was started, with Olivier Giroud on the bench. The two central defenders rested together, and the center-back partner was a young player born in 95 with Vermaelen. Wilshere came out and wanted to use this game to restore his form.

These are not surprising places, what is surprising is that the eleven-man starting list actually appeared in the list of veterans Karlström, who has only been with the team for two days and less than 48 hours!!

This Arsenal is too underestimating the opponent, right? Aren't you afraid of capsizing in the gutter?

And when Coventry learned of Arsenal's starting list, they were also angry. With the exception of Wilshere, Arsenal hardly had a key player in the starting line-up.

The small teams in League One and League Two are not thinking about winning the FA Cup, they are thinking more about competing with teams at the super level of the Premier League, so as to "show their face" and improve their own strength.

And those players from smaller clubs are also hoping to make a good appearance against Premier League teams, and finally win the favor of some big teams, and finally change their future.