Chapter 117: The Cruel Second Half of the Season

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Arsenal is in a very hot state at present. Even with the pressure of multiple competitions, their performance is still competent for this job.

And they did not suffer too much injury in the game, at least the main players were not affected too much.

This is due to Arsenal's rotation tactics in the first half of the season. If there is no rotation, it is estimated that Arsenal will also have some injury problems at this time.

So far, Arsenal needs to deal with four events!

Champions League! Premier League! FA Cup and League Cup!

At present, Arsenal has reached the semi-finals of the League Cup, only one step away from entering the final.

The FA Cup at the beginning is more for substitutes.

So far, the FA Cup does not require all the main players to deal with.

For the main players, the Champions League and the league are the games they need to care about.

Dembele performed well in his debut, so he soon got the opportunity to start in the FA Cup.

In that game against Blackpool, Dembele once again made an assist, assisting Giroud to score.

In addition, the pressure and threat he put on the opponent on the wing made Arsenal easier on the offensive end.

Even in this game, Lekai didn't need to attack forward, he was paddling in the backcourt all the time, and was replaced when the time was up.

Dembele played the full 90 minutes, and Mourinho was obviously quite satisfied with Dembele's performance.

Of course, Dembele in Arsenal can't play the same as in Barcelona.

Mourinho has only two requirements for Dembele.

Fast! Accurate!

Yes!

He doesn't need Dembele to cooperate with his teammates on the wing, his significance on the wing is to tear open a breakthrough.

And Dembele just likes this way of playing, after all, he himself is not so good at passing and understanding tactics.

It's not that he is stupid, but it's difficult for him to make quick judgments in fast movements, which is also Dembele's shortcoming.

For this reason, Mourinho's appointment method made him a lot easier. He didn't have to consider his teammates' running positions and the overall offensive situation like he did in Barcelona.

At Arsenal, he only needed to turn around and attack immediately after receiving the ball.

Even if the offensive route was blocked, he could smoothly knock back and reorganize.

This simple tactical template has greatly developed Dembélai's ability. Not only Dembélai, but also Arsenal has played a lot easier.

After Dembélai was loaned, his outstanding performance in two games also caused some heated discussions in Barcelona.

Many Barcelona fans said that Valverde should not loan Dembélai out, let alone loan him to Arsenal.

He is a talented player of Barcelona.

However, they also said that if Dembélai came back, there would only be two starting wingers between Coutinho, Messi and Dembélai.

In the case of Messi's impossibility to replace, Coutinho and Dembélai can only compete for a position.

This is back to the previous situation. Two young men who are as fierce as wolves and tigers, neither of them wants to be a substitute.

The final conflict is also caused by this.

Instead of this, it is better to rent out and continue to train.

At least in Valverde's mind, he made a correct decision.

At present, Dembele is still relatively satisfied with life in London.

Except for the cold weather, there is no problem.

Dembele's life has become simpler, basically between home and training ground.

20 years old is a fun age, and he certainly wants to play.

But under the overall atmosphere of Arsenal, he basically eliminates the bar.

Once discovered by the coaching staff, he may face severe punishment.

Their leisure methods are more like playing games, and the rest is training.

The competition within the Arsenal team is very fierce.

This makes Dembele a little overwhelmed.

When he was a substitute, he also saw how much effort many substitutes made to compete for the starting position.

Just like the two good friends he just met, Odegaard and Saka, these two people are the typical involution engines.

With the blessing of their young capital, they also work extra hard, so this kind of pressure will also be brought to the starting main force, and the whole training is filled with a competitive gunpowder smell.

It can be said that in the Arsenal team, except for Lucky's position, the rest of the people may be replaced.

Once the performance is poor, then they will be on the bench.

There is no negotiation.

Mourinho's character is like this. He will not always start because some players are used to being the starters.

As long as the performance is poor, then whether the main force or the substitute, they have to sit on the bench.

Dembé's time to rent Arsenal is very clever.

It happened to be after Christmas, when the game was the most intense.

The league's points battle!

The Champions League entered the knockout stage!

The FA Cup opened.

The League Cup semi-finals, etc.

These all show that Arsenal will almost bear the pressure of two games a week in the entire second half of the schedule.

Just like this week, they played Chelsea in the league, then moved on to the FA Cup, and after the FA Cup, they immediately went to the League Cup semi-finals.

And the opponent was their city rival Tottenham.

It can be said that this game is equally difficult.

The only pity is that Dembele was not able to wait here to start, and Mourinho could not leave Aubameyang on the bench for too long.

Especially in a stage like the League Cup semi-final.

The League Cup competition system determines that except for the semi-finals, the rest of the games are decided by one game.

But in the semi-finals, a two-round home and away system was opened.

For this reason, Arsenal will first face Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium, and then immediately move to White Hart Lane.

However, in the case of the first home game, Arsenal has more control.

Tottenham also attaches great importance to this game.

After all, they lost to Arsenal in the league, and they want revenge.

Tottenham coach Pochettino even said.

‘In order to win this game, we even consider giving up the Champions League! ’

Currently, Tottenham has entered the Champions League knockout stage. Although the Champions League has just begun, many people are optimistic about their future with Tottenham's outstanding performance in the group stage.

If they keep this performance, they may reach the semi-finals or even the finals of the Champions League for the first time in history.

However, compared to such a distant thing, Tottenham is more focused on the blind.

That is revenge against Arsenal.

They played very frustrated at home, and they want to get back on the field.

This time, it is considered to be a harsh word.

However, there is not much heated discussion in the outside world, but it looks like everyone is watching the excitement.

Although Tottenham made a harsh word, they don’t think Tottenham really has the ability to kill Arsenal.

Especially at Arsenal’s home, it is even more difficult.

Although the League Cup semi-finals are a home and away two-round system.

But facing an Arsenal that has not lost so far, is it false to shout such words?

They don’t know what Pochettino thinks, it may be a smokescreen, or it may be serious.

But they are not optimistic.

And facing this atmosphere, time has come to the first round of the League Cup semi-finals.

On January 29, the League Cup semi-final, Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur.

The confrontation between the fans of both teams was very fierce. They seemed to be singing high notes to each other. The whole stadium was filled with cheers and screams from the fans of both teams.

This made the night in London even more lively.

In this atmosphere, the buses of the two teams also arrived at the stadium one after another.

At the west entrance, the Tottenham Hotspur bus drove in, and the Tottenham players got off the bus under the leadership of head coach Pochettino.

The camera can clearly feel the solemn performance of the Tottenham players.

After all, they had just been beaten by Arsenal, and it was inevitable that they were a little scared to fight against Arsenal again in such a short time.

But even so, they also need to bite the bullet to deal with it. After all, the head coach has shouted, if they don't respond, how can they stay in the team.

Therefore, even if Arsenal is very strong and their chances of winning are slim, they still have to fight.

Besides, it would be a great feeling to break Arsenal's winning streak, wouldn't it?

If this day really comes, they hope that it is Tottenham who can do this, not other teams.