In the chairman's stand at Stamford Bridge, Koswick jumped up from his seat with a look of shock on his face.
Koswick is the current chairman of Arsenal Club and holds a knighthood, so his full name should be Sir Koswick.
The 75-year-old has held management positions at Hambros Bank, De Beers Bank and the Bank of England. He has been a member of Arsenal's board of directors since 2005 and succeeded Peter Hillwood as club chairman in 2013. p>
As the majority shareholder of the club, Stan Kroenke, the actual owner who owns 6,705 shares of the club, has his own sports business empire in the United States, including the NFL team Los Angeles Rams, MLS Colorado Rapids and MLS
Owners of several sports clubs including the basketball team Denver Nuggets;
This resulted in him not being particularly interested in Arsenal, a club far away in the UK, and would not come to watch even such an important game.
As for spending money to buy people and so on... isn't Wenger running your business very well? You can save money to build a stadium, so you shouldn't need to suck the boss's blood!
Therefore, the main decision-making leaders of Arsenal Club are Chairman Sir Koswick and Ce Gazidis.
Today, the two of them also came to the scene to watch this game, and placed their hopes on Arsenal, hoping that they can defeat Chelsea and strive to compete for the championship while keeping their team's unbeaten record from being overtaken by their rivals in the same city.
Break.
But now, the game has just begun, and Cech has already picked up the ball in the net.
At this time, not to mention the players, I am afraid that many fans have not yet entered the state. How come they were suddenly scored by their opponents?
And hearing Sir Coswick's doubts, Ce Gazidis sitting next to him also remained silent.
To be honest, he didn't even see the whole process of the goal. He only knew that Chelsea had scored when he heard the fans chanting Lukaku's name.
I just sat down and took out the message I just received from that girl...
After receiving no response, Sir Coswick sat back angrily, obviously dissatisfied with the team's start.
What made it even more difficult for him to accept was that after conceding the ball, instead of counterattacking, Arsenal was beaten by Chelsea.
"I don't even know how these people play football!" Koswick cursed again, and then started pointing at the players on the field:
"Why do you want to play Gabriel? I feel like I can't prevent Hazard's breakthrough at all. Koscielny can't do it either, and neither of the two central defenders can do it!"
"Isn't Sanchez very strong? Why can't he stop when the young man opposite him stares at him? He can't even hold the ball."
"Didn't Giroud play very well in the previous period? Why did he be replaced? Can Walcott play as a lone forward? He can't play. He doesn't have the ability, you know."
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Gazidis swallowed and stopped talking.
He knows that the older Jazz next to him is not like the boss. He has always cared about Arsenal and hopes that the team will achieve results.
But the problem is that coach Wenger must have his own ideas about what lineup he will put together, and it is not something that laymen can just point out.
And maybe the Jazz are a little forgetful. The team’s investment in recent years has indeed been average.
These personnel on the Arsenal field have been saved by Wenger through frugality. It is not easy for the professor to bring the team to its current position under limited conditions.
Not long ago, when commenting on Arsenal's recent financial report, Sir Coswick said that although the club's revenue from tickets and game broadcasts has increased, the club will not change the current player salary structure and they will continue to do so.
Make rational investments in player salaries.
And this sentence was said when some players in the team were already talking about contract renewal.
There are reports that Sanchez hopes that his weekly salary will increase from the current 150,000 pounds to 250,000 pounds, and many players also expect a salary increase.
However, Mr. Chairman's comments imply that the club will not break the team's salary structure even for a player as big as Sanchez.
As a result, the loss of players in the team is almost inevitable.
In this way, how to compete with the Manchester duo who have been increasing their investment, and how to compete with the powerful Chelsea in front of them?
Even Liverpool's senior management said that they will strongly support new coach Klopp's signing plan in the winter window and next summer.
If this continues, Arsenal may be on par with Tottenham, or even worse than this North London rival.
Under such a premise, it is quite ironic for Koswick, as the chairman, to scold his players for not being able to play against Chelsea.
But as a CEO, Gazidis certainly can't talk about the Jazz so directly, let alone scold Kroenke for not paying him.
So he just said tactfully:
"We are only one goal behind now. I believe in Wenger. If we take our time, we should have a chance to equalize."
Koswick shook his head: "Believe Wenger? If he really gets nothing this season, we really have to seriously consider his future at Arsenal."
Now some Arsenal fans are also calling for "Wenger", and the chairman's words are not very sudden.
Seeing Gazidis bowing his head in silence, Sir Coswick pointed to the field again: "Look, our current main attack points Sanchez and Walcott are completely guarded and cannot pose any threat at all. Then.
The defense is helpless against Chelsea's attacking group. If this continues, let alone equalizing, conceding goals again is almost inevitable."
Gazidis nodded and admitted that Sir Coswick was right.
Although Mr. Chairman is forgetful, he still understands football.
Pan Yi sent Goretzka to keep an eye on Sanchez, which was equivalent to cutting off a leg of Arsenal.
On the other side, the right wing composed of William and Bellerín had to repeatedly attack Hazard and Marcos Alonso, which also looked extremely embarrassing.
In a completely passive situation, the little tiger Walcott at the front had no chance to get the ball, and naturally he was unable to use his fast speed.
"Maybe Wenger's strategy has his own ideas, but one thing is for sure." Gazidis murmured, "Pan Yi firmly strangled us to death!"
As Arsenal executives said, Pan Yi clearly understands Wenger's thoughts and has made all possible arrangements.
After scoring a goal, he has been paying attention to Wenger's movements.
If Wenger makes adjustments immediately, he must follow up.
This is because Pan Yi asked Goretzka to keep an eye on Sanchez throughout the game. If Wenger used Sanchez in any special way, such as retreating sharply into the backcourt, Pan Yi would also have to make changes.
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Otherwise, Goretzka will lose his position because he faithfully implements the coach's instructions, resulting in one less player in the midfield.
But it is obvious that Wenger still seems to be hesitant to make adjustments quickly. After all, the game has just begun.
Making major tactical adjustments in the opening minutes is a huge risk in itself, because it means that the preparations made in the past few days, or even a week or two, may be in vain.
And since Wenger doesn't move, Pan Yi doesn't move either.
Of course, fine-tuning is still possible.
That's because he is asking the players to continue to increase their intensity in attacking and strive to score more goals!
Now he has the ball in hand, and the advantage is mine, so it’s not a big problem.
And Pan Yi is very convinced that as long as the two sides continue to play like this, Chelsea will undoubtedly win, at least they will not let the opponent score.
This is also true.
In addition to Sanchez being marked and the back line unstable, Arsenal's dual defensive midfielders Cazorla and Coquelin today are far inferior to Kante and Hazard in terms of interception ability.
In other words, Cazorla is more technical, so he and Chelsea's attacking midfielder Hazard can be put aside for now.
The remaining so-called "beast waist" Coquelin can be said to be suppressed by Kanter in almost all aspects.
Not to mention that even though Goretzka kept an eye on Sanchez the whole time, he would still control the ball if it came.
As a result, Arsenal is completely at a disadvantage in the midfield battle, while the Blues can play very calmly in both the frontcourt and the backcourt, with a lot of room for movement.
Soon, Chelsea got many more opportunities.
After receiving a short pass from Kanter in the midfield, Hazard suddenly took off without any defense.
The ball barely missed the upper right corner of Arsenal's goal, almost hitting the blind spot.
This goal caused the entire Stamford Bridge stadium to burst into exclamations. Although it did not go in, it shocked everyone.
Just a minute later, Hazard suddenly pulled to the wing again, received a pass from David Luiz, and passed down the left wing.
Lukaku in the middle stopped the ball with his chest and hit it with his left foot in front of the goal. Unfortunately, this time his left foot shot missed the right spot and went wide.
Lukaku was very dissatisfied with not being able to score this time. After slapping his head hard twice, he gave Hazard a thumbs up. What a great opportunity, he just missed it. Although they didn't score, the continuous attacks still caused a tremor in front of Arsenal's goal.
In just ten minutes, Chelsea made six threatening shots and scored a goal, while Arsenal's shots were always zero.
But even so, Wenger seems to be hesitant to make adjustments.
Perhaps, he is also betting that the team can quickly stabilize its position and defeat Chelsea's counterattack.
When that time comes, it’s still unclear who will win.
But in the 15th minute, Chelsea's patient organization finally showed results.
First, the entire midfield was pressed to the front of Arsenal's 30-meter area, where Kante, Hazard and Goretzka moved back and forth, constantly looking for Arsenal's loopholes.
Suddenly, Azpilicueta on the right rushed forward quickly along the right line. Hazard had a clear idea and passed the ball in the direction of him, allowing Azpilicueta to receive the ball and avoid it.
He passed Coquelin's defense and passed directly.
The placement of this cross was chosen very well and very accurately.
In the penalty area, Lukaku occupied the center, attracting the attention of Koscielny and Gabriel, but Harry Kane suddenly came in from the back row, leaving Monreal behind to grab the front spot.<
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As a result, Azpilicueta's cross landed at the front point.
Almost unmarked, Harry Kane jumped high in front of the small penalty area, shook his head in response to the pass from the right, and the ball hit the goal!
This is also one of Harry Kane’s most representative ways of scoring goals!
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The entire Stamford Bridge stadium erupted again.
All the Chelsea fans jumped up crazily and shouted Harry Kane's name.
After Harry Kane landed, he turned around in excitement and rushed out of the penalty area. Amid the cheers of all the fans in the audience, he ran wildly, breaking away from his teammates who wanted to stop him along the way, and rushed directly to the home team's coaching bench.
Front.
He once again expressed his gratitude to the head coach by hugging Pan Yi!
It was Pan Yi who brought him from Tottenham to Chelsea, so that he could truly enjoy football happily and use his goals to bring victory after victory and championship after championship.
Breaking records one after another!
So every goal he scores is dedicated to Pan Yi!
Behind him, countless Chelsea players rushed over, and they all hugged Pan Yi and Harry Kane in the middle, forming a huddle.
From the interaction between players and players and the interaction between players and coaches every time Chelsea scores a goal, everyone can see how cohesive this team is and how united the whole team is!
When the live TV camera swept across the chairman's stand, Chelsea owner Abramovich also clapped vigorously, and something crystal clear seemed to be flashing in the corner of his eyes.
Such a team is really great! This is exactly the team that Abramovich has dreamed of owning for so many years!
And all this really came true after he invited Pan Yi!
After Chelsea scored the second goal, Wenger finally made adjustments.
He had to choose to let Sanchez move to the back position in the middle, William also moved inward, and Ramsey retreated to the midfielder, turning into a 4321, while the three lines tightened the defense.
This adjustment is to give Sanchez a chance to get rid of Goretzka's inseparable following of him, and to have room to sprint from behind.
However, this adjustment basically represented the failure of his initial tactics. It also announced that Arsenal had begun to show weakness, avoid confrontation with Chelsea, and instead adopt more pragmatic defensive tactics and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.
As a result, although Chelsea has more control over the scene and the ball possession rate has become more one-sided, there are fewer truly threatening offenses.
After all, after advancing to the offensive third zone, you will face more defensive players!
Arsenal finally launched its first threatening attack after Wenger's adjustment.
In the 25th minute, Sanchez received the ball in his right rib and forced a breakthrough. Azpilicueta tripped him to the ground. The referee showed Azpilicueta a yellow card. This was also the first yellow card in the entire game.
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However, Cazorla's free kick failed to create a threat. Courtois easily grabbed the ball from an Arsenal player and defused the Gunners' first threatening attack.
After that, Arsenal counterattacked again. After Sanchez retreated to get the ball, he got rid of Goretzka and passed behind him. Walcott was about to form a one-on-one goal, but at the critical moment, Terry made a sliding tackle and grabbed the ball.
Shoveled the ball out of the sideline before the little tiger.
After two threatening attacks, Chelsea also began to adjust.
Pan Yi realized that such a siege would be detrimental to the team, so he signaled the team to gradually withdraw, and the defense line retreated to his own 30-meter area, and there was no longer a high-intensity frontcourt press.
This is to play low defense, focusing on the 30-meter area to the midline area, keeping the formation compact at all times, and not focusing on controlling the ball. Instead, it is to counterattack Arsenal.
Obviously, with a two-goal lead in hand, Chelsea plays more calmly.
Do you want to defend? Then I won’t attack. You can attack.
You don’t attack either? Then so be it. Anyway, I’m two goals ahead. I love whoever I love.
But when this happened, Wenger was dumbfounded.
"This bastard, didn't he attack very fiercely just now? Why did he just take it back when I started to attack?"
Wenger has a headache.
Because Arsenal is very passive now. Not to mention being behind in the score, they do not have the upper hand in every corner of the stadium and in every one-on-one situation.
Let’s just talk about Chelsea’s frontcourt players. Lukaku, Harry Kane, and Hazard are all players who are difficult to guard one-on-one. Once the offensive is launched, Arsenal will
The defensive weaknesses are fully exposed.
And how to launch the offensive?
Once Arsenal attacks and the entire front line is stretched, the defensive gap will become larger, and Chelsea's offense will naturally spread from point to surface.
This shows that Pan Yi has long recognized Wenger's ideas, and uncharacteristically adopted a defensive strategy, tightening the three lines, staying behind closed doors, no longer adopting high defense, and dealing with Arsenal in the midfield and frontcourt.
Arsenal shouldn't attack at this time. After all, the two-goal advantage lies with the opponent.
Go ahead, it feels like you might die miserably?
Including the possession of the ball that Chelsea surrendered, does Arsenal want it?
This is also a hot potato. It’s not good if you want it, but it’s not good if you don’t want it.
It can be said that Pan Yi, a young man in his twenties, feels even more seasoned than Wenger. He is simply a cunning fox!
Only such a fox can make a veteran like Wenger feel so uncomfortable!
"When you were at Arsenal, you mainly played with the ball, and we did the same. But it doesn't mean that we must have the ball."
On the other side, Pan Yi took the opportunity to give a live lesson to Arteta, a rookie assistant coach.
For Arteta, this is a direct confrontation between the "predecessor" and the "current". He knows both sides relatively well, which is very educational.
"The ultimate goal of a football match is to win. There are many ways to win, and possession of the ball is just one of them."
"And if you find that possession of the ball may not necessarily win the ball, or is even dangerous to your own team, you should give up decisively and choose other methods."
"For example, right now, we have proactively given up possession of the ball and retreated to our own half, which looks very passive. But although Arsenal has a lot of possession of the ball, they are unable to create a substantial threat. You said,
Who is active now? Who is passive? Who controls whom?"
Pan Yi's words made Arteta nod his head repeatedly, showing a thoughtful look.
It should be said that there is no absolute existence on the football field, everything is relative, and the same is true for control and counter-control.
Just like Arsenal now, the entire formation is split into two parts from front to back, and Sanchez is frozen. As a result, their offense can only be completed through long passes to the frontcourt.
But neither Walcott nor Willian has the slightest advantage in grabbing the first spot in front of the three central defenders composed of Van Dijk, Terry and David Luiz.
In other words, when Arsenal can only attack through long passes, and Giroud is not good at fighting for the top as a fulcrum, Wenger has already lost.
In fact, Pan Yi said this to Arteta today because in his previous life, the Arsenal team led by Arteta failed every time they encountered Manchester City.
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He has defeated all his opponents in the Premier League, but he just can't beat Manchester City.
To be precise, Arsenal, coached by Arteta, suffered six defeats in the Premier League against Manchester City coached by Guardiola, and four of them were shut out.
This is a true portrayal of "the master beats the apprentice".
Because Arteta plays Guardiola, his tactical thinking will always be deeply influenced by Guardiola. At this time, whoever understands it more deeply and his players can better implement this tactical concept will have a higher winning rate.<
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Obviously, Arteta is still unable to surpass Guardiola at this time, and fans are also joking about "The master has a hand?"
But if Manchester City encounters other teams, it doesn't need to be very strong, such as Brentford, sometimes it will fail to win. This is due to style.
Teams with the same style, if you don’t make some changes, it will be really difficult for the weak to defeat the strong!
Therefore, Pan Yi also used this actual battle to tell Arteta that the most important thing in the game is to respond flexibly rather than sticking to a certain tactic!
At this time, due to Chelsea's retreat, Arsenal's offense was weak, causing the game to fall into a stalemate for a period of time.
But despite this, the Blues still repeatedly created opportunities with their defensive counterattacks. On the other hand, Arsenal, except for a long shot outside the penalty area, had very few offensive attacks that could create threats.
This stalemate lasted until the end of the first half before it was finally broken again.
When Arsenal midfielder Ramsey passed the ball forward, he was blocked by Kante who suddenly stepped forward.
The ball hit Kanter's leg and flew towards Hazard. The goalkeeper didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, lightly picked a half-high ball, and passed the ball to the left front.
At this time, Lukaku, who came back, was very fast and caught up in an instant, but Bellerín was also very fast. He and Koscielny attacked in tandem, making it difficult for Lukaku
Form a rapid assault.
After Lukaku took the ball for a short period of time, he decisively distributed the ball to the center.
At this time, Harry Kane also quickly moved forward in the direction of the ball. After receiving Lukaku's pass, he stepped forward with his big feet, paused for a moment, and then, before Gabriel could get closer, he
Direct shot!
This time, Cech reacted very quickly and saved the ball with a side dive.
But at this time, Lukaku also arrived!
While distributing the ball, he didn't stop at all and sprinted decisively towards the goal. At the same time, he used his strong body to block Bellerin behind him.
When Harry Kane's shot was blocked in front of the small penalty area, Lukaku jumped up directly to where the ball landed and shook his head.
Faced with this header that was so close to Chi Chi, Cech was completely powerless.
The former Chelsea goalkeeper even just stretched his right hand symbolically, but he couldn't stop the ball from hitting the lower left corner of the goal.
At this moment, the entire Stamford Bridge stadium was completely boiling!
After more than twenty minutes of dullness, Chelsea once again showed its murderous intent and scored another goal.
Lukaku excitedly rushed to the sidelines and waved to the Chelsea fans in the stands, indicating that their shouts should be louder and louder.
Three to zero, less than half-time, Chelsea is already leading by three goals!
Arsenal was completely pushed into the abyss of despair!
At this time, in the Arsenal fans' stands, several voices became louder and louder: