Arsene Wenger has been in a good mood this season.

Since Edinson Cavani's initial adaptation to the Premier League, scoring his first goal for Arsenal.

All the players and staff at Arsenal could easily sense the professor's joy.

Yes, after two difficult seasons, Arsenal are finally back on track.

With three league games to go, the 2013-2014 Premier League season is about to reach its halfway point.

Arsenal, who are currently second in the Premier League, have also regained a dazzling style that all Gunners fans will be proud of.

Solid midfield defence, fluid passing and a mercury-like attack.

Arsenal champion Edinson Cavani, who once questioned the media at the beginning of the season, has already made a name for himself with thirteen league goals.

And Tulalang, who is a veteran of the old man, has directly become the midfield daddy in the hearts of all Arsenal fans.

If the wings are upgraded again, then Arsenal fans feel like they will go straight back to 10 years ago!

That fantastic unbeaten season that won the Premier League......

Unfortunately, the small coffers, which the professor had been saving up for several years, had been emptied this summer.

The big boss above did not say how much money he would spend on continuing to strengthen in the winter window, and it seems that Arsenal is unlikely to make a big move in the upcoming winter transfer window.

Arsenal fans have gradually increased their self-confidence as the results of this season have exploded.

But looking at the squad and record of Chelsea ahead of them, even the most confident Arsenal fan can't say "we are better than Chelsea".

Every time the cheerful professor thinks of Jose Mourinho's Chelsea rising smoothly again, the smile on his face will be reduced a lot.

Looking at the approaching date of the big game with Chelsea, Arsene Wenger has rarely had stricter training requirements for his players.

Regarding this focus battle between the first and second places in the first half of the Premier League, various media have long been stepping up their efforts to publicize.

A number of media outlets in Manchester are also following suit, building momentum for Chelsea and Arsenal.

However, these pro-Manchester City media are just trying to make the top two teams in the league more intense.

It doesn't matter who wins or loses, it's a good thing for City.

After all, Manchester City and Arsenal are now both 37 points, and it is only because of the disadvantage of goal difference that Manchester City is ranked third in the Premier League.

If Arsenal loses, then Manchester City only needs a normal victory over Fulham in the next round, then they will surpass Arsenal by three points and become second in the Premier League.

Arsenal's win over Chelsea would also be a good thing for Manchester City.

The gap between them and Chelsea will then close to one win.

Chelsea still have to play Liverpool in the back, so as long as Manchester City doesn't drop the chain, then they and Arsenal have a chance to overtake Chelsea in the halfway stage of the league!

All of a sudden, the second and third teams in the table were eyeing the top spot in the league below Chelsea's butt.

However, the Chelsea players, who are still working hard at the Cobham training base and preparing for the game step by step, have no intention of paying attention to the situation of their opponents.

Three days of high-intensity tactical drills left the vast majority of Chelsea players complaining.

After they finish physiotherapy every day, they go home and almost fall asleep, so they are still in the mood to watch the news that is half true and false in various media.

It was only on the fourth day that the intensity of training slowly slowed down, and Mourinho gave his players two and a half days to recover.

And the London reporters who squatted outside the Cobham training base in the past few days, watching the Chelsea players look half-dead one by one, are curious, what tactics are Chelsea preparing?

However, at this stage, the Chelsea players are very tight-mouthed, and in desperation, reporters can only wait patiently until December 22.

At the pre-match press conference on the same day, a large number of reporters asked questions about Mourinho's tactical plan before the big game.

They certainly don't count on the tactical details, but if they can ask for some general tactical framework, they can go back and write a whole story that is quite attractive.

What they didn't expect was that Mourinho did not hide it this time, but revealed his tactical ideas very generously.

'Now this Arsenal attack is very strong and I think in the whole of European football, they are in the first tier of goalscoring and they are dangerous.

Cavani, Giroud, Podolski... Arsenal have a lot of good strikers, they have a lot of good attacking midfielders, and I don't think I need to say how good Cazorla is.

We've got to limit Arsenal's attack, we've got to compress their attacking space, we've got to target their dangerous guys, and yes, I'm sure we're going to work more on the defensive end......

Mourinho's frankness, on the one hand, made the reporters on the scene very happy.

But on the other hand, his unscrupulous approach to Mourinho has made journalists seriously suspect that he is using them as a gunman.

Use the media to set off tactical smoke bombs, Mourinho has done it too many times, he is a typical repeat offender!

However, after the pre-match press conference that day, the media that got the news stepped up to write articles and rushed out a number of related news reports.

If you are played, you will be played, anyway, the news sales related to Mourinho are very good, and the reporters have doubts, but the media and newspapers don't care so much.

The rapid movement of the media made Wenger, who saw the relevant news that night, also surprised and confused.

If Mourinho hadn't said this tactical idea in his pre-match press conference, then Arsene Wenger would have thought that Mourinho would have played a big defensive backlash at the Emirates Stadium.

But now that Mourinho himself admits that he will strengthen his defence, Wenger does not believe that Mourinho will be as honest as he himself says.

In the midst of the discussions that countless fans are also interested in, the time soon came to December 23rd.

The 17th round of the Premier League has played nine games in the last two days, with only Arsenal and Chelsea remaining for the finale.

Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Everton – the four top-six teams in the Premier League – all emerged.

The pressure was on Arsenal and Chelsea, two of the top two teams in the Premier League.

At the Emirates Stadium that night, it was already full of people early.

As two of the strongest and most competitive teams in the London area in the last decade, the London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea lives up to its name.

There wasn't much of a grudge between the two fan groups, and if there was a pre-match vibe, it would certainly not be as good as Arsenal and Tottenham.

But when it comes to attracting more neutral fans, Chelsea and Arsenal are now far more competitive than other so-called 'London derby'.

And the intersection between Arsene Wenger and Mourinho, the old enemies, is also quite interesting.

It is since going to Serie A and La Liga for two turns, Mourinho's temper has been much less tempered than seven or eight years ago.

Before the game, fans also saw the scene of Mourinho and Wenger hugging and greeting on the sidelines, which made many reporters on the sidelines cry out for pity.

"I still prefer the unruly Mourinho, it would be nice if he continued to mock Wenger as a failure expert!"

The Sun reporter muttered regretfully.

On the other hand, the veteran reporter of "442" sneered.

"Jose Mourinho has already led three different teams to the top of the Champions League and he now has four Champions League trophies in his hands! There are also countless league titles and cup titles.

He's not really crazy, he still needs to attract media firepower as hysterically as before, and now whoever dares to say that he's not is right, there are a lot of fans and coaches who stand up to help him speak.

Unless someone takes the initiative to provoke him, why would he have trouble with other coaches? ”

The reporter of the Sun felt very unhappy, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was no reason to refute it.

Jose Mourinho is now a proper winner in life, except for not leading the national team, the club directly won the Grand Slam of honor.

What treble, six crowns, Champions League defense, Mourinho has already won it all.

He now has no pressure to bring Chelsea to results, at most he just wants to make up for his previous regrets.

Not to mention that now that he has such a good record with Chelsea, there is really no reason to fight with other coaches.

Wenger and Mourinho have been arguing for a long time, and they haven't figured out what kind of tactical ideas Mourinho has today.

The two of them are too familiar with each other's tactical ideas, and if they don't change their moves, they basically know how the other party will fight with their eyes closed.

But is Mourinho really not going to change his tactics today?

Wenger, who was in doubt, could only patiently watch his players finish the warm-up, just like the reporters before him, waiting for the time before the game to run out bit by bit.

At eight o'clock that night, Oliver, the famous whistle of the Premier League who pinched the watch and looked at the time, blew the whistle for the start of the game on time!

The huge fans of Huaguo also listened to Zhan Jun's familiar commentary and watched this focus battle officially start!

Both Arsenal and Chelsea used a 4231 starting formation today.

Arsenal's starting goalkeeper was Poland's Szczesny.

At the back, Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Sagna lined up from left to right.

Arteta is partnered with Tulalang in midfield, and Ramsey in front.

The left and right wing-backs are Cazorla and Walcoat respectively.

Starting striker Edinson Cavani.

There have been no major changes to Chelsea's starting line-up compared to previous games.

The starting goalkeeper was still Petr Cech.

At the back, Ashley Cole, John Terry, David Luiz and Cesar Azpilicueta started the game.

The back two are Nemanja Matic and Frank Lampard.

Striker Leon, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne flanked him.

Starting centre-forward Ibrahimovic.

The starting formation of both teams can be described as identical, and they seem to be very focused on the rhythm of the midfield.

Once the game starts, Arsenal, who kick off first, will naturally launch the attack first.

After all, it was at their own home stadium, and it was not Arsenal's style to show weakness at the beginning.

Chelsea did retreat as Mourinho said before the game.

Leon, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne were all in their own half, with Ibrahimovic alone nailed to the top of Arsenal's centre circle.

It's a tactical position that's very much in line with Chelsea's usual style of play, but Arsene Wenger is still very unsure.

He knows Mourinho as well as Mourinho knows him.

Mourinho can be stubborn, he can be conservative, but he will definitely not be honest!

The first five minutes of the game were a bit of a scar.

It's not that the two teams are not fierce on the pitch, but this kind of tactical development is not unexpected by most fans.

But Arsene Wenger was vigilant when he saw his disciples start to press forward and invade Chelsea's half on a massive scale!

"Aaron, Aaron (Ramsey)! Your position is a little retracement! Let Santiago (Cazorla) adduct a little closer to you! ”

Arsene Wenger paced to the sidelines, shouting loudly for Ramsey and Cazorlado to keep an eye on their defensive positions.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Walcott's in-cut pass on the right was blocked by Nemanja Matic's attacking defence!

All of a sudden, all of Chelsea's midfielders and two full-backs were at full speed and charging forward!

Nemanja Matic didn't slow down the rhythm after breaking the ball, and after a little observation, he sent a long ball directly.

The long pass went straight to Ibrahimovic, who was nailed to the Arsenal half!

Arteta, who had followed the team forward as a whole and organized an attack near the halfway line, did not have time to quickly return to Tulalang's flank.

Therefore, the French defender can only rely on himself to interfere with Ibrahimovic's defense at this time.

However, Ibrahimovic had no intention of turning and pushing forward immediately after receiving the ball, so Tulalang's interference was not a threat to him at all.

After all, he only needs to hold the ball with his back and hand it over to Leon in time!

Some Ibrahimovic pinned down Tulalang, and after receiving Ibrahimovic's return pass, Leon easily led the ball and completed the transfer of the big slash long pass again!

From the back to the front, and then from the middle to the wing, Chelsea only used three passes!

Such a counterattack efficiency and a crisp counterattack scene have seen countless neutral fans in front of the TV applaud!

But for the more than 50,000 Arsenal fans in attendance, Chelsea's swift counter-attack was a complete disaster for them!

But amid their deafening boos, Chelsea did not stop their counter-attack.

Azpilicueta, who accurately unloaded Leon's long pass, continued to push forward with the ball on the wing.

It wasn't until Gibbs had to drop his own zone and press out for a defensive interception that Azpilicueta tucked the ball into De Bruyne, who continued to go down.

De Bruyne's one-handed cross is now an exaggeration to say that it is a shock to the Premier League.

Gibbs and Tulalang, who was chasing back, did not dare to let De Bruyne go down easily.

But as if waiting for them to make a bag, De Bruyne did not cross directly, but after buckling to the edge of the Arsenal penalty area, he completed an inverted triangle backpass!

Outside the Arsenal penalty area, which lacked Tulalang's coverage protection, Leang, who deliberately ran a beat slower, just caught up!

Without any hesitation, he directly adjusted his pace and shot angrily!

The football was like a cannonball, piercing the defenders in the Arsenal penalty area!

Szczesny reacted quite quickly, and he was quick not to push the ground because it was too much time waste.

Almost instantaneously, Szczesny stretched out his long arms and tried to expand his defensive area as much as possible.

The moment the palm of his hand touched the football, there was no surprise in his heart.

Because the power of Leon's shot is too great!

Szczesny was not able to maintain the stability of his hand, and the ball broke through his interception smoothly, changed direction slightly and continued to fly towards the Arsenal goal!

When the ball crossed the line and hit the side netting, it spun and finally fell headlong on the turf inside the Arsenal goal.

Tens of thousands of Gunners fans at the scene hugged their heads in disbelief!

Leon has already begun to make that long-lost masked celebration!

On the winter nights, he messed up his hair while running, but it was also this mess that made him look more uninhibited.

At the moment, his body and face are the same as the goal he scored just now.

Amazing!

The commentators of various countries are also completely messy at this moment!

Just seven minutes into the game, Chelsea scored in their first quick counter-attack!

What's going on?!

What about the evenly matched Premier League battle?

Why was Arsenal punched hard by Chelsea at home!

If Arsenal can't stop this Chelsea team, how much trouble can they expect Liverpool to cause Chelsea in the back?

Chelsea's players celebrated at Arsenal's home stadium.

Murrinha on the sidelines also brushed his hair that he hadn't had time to trim after nearly half a year, smiling and clapping constantly.

Suit, medium and long hair, handsome and chic!

Watching this scene, Chelsea fans seem to be back in the summer of '04 in an instant.

That shining era when the iron-blooded Blues began to dominate the Premier League!

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