Chapter 45: New Problems in European Football

The Inter Milan incident ended in nothing. Neither side made any special statement, and the club did not make any public statement, as if to deal with it coldly.

As for the situation inside the locker room, no one knows the specific details. Although there are still various revelations, their authenticity remains to be verified. For most clubs, they just eat melons and quickly turn their attention back to their own games.

After playing the Champions League, Arsenal immediately moved to the League Cup.

In this round of the League Cup, Arsenal faced Brentford from the Championship.

This team nicknamed "Bees" is famous for its tough British tactical style. In a series of excellent games, their morale and fighting spirit are also extremely strong.

Brentford fans also believe that even if they cannot beat Arsenal, they can still play a wonderful game.

However, the process of the game is a bit difficult for them to accept.

In less than 30 minutes, Arsenal had already scored four goals.

The defense of Brentford, which is known for its iron blood, was directly beaten into a sieve.

They didn't even know what happened when they fell to the ground. When they came to their senses, they were already four goals behind.

This degree of lag was unacceptable to them.

They were full of confidence and wanted to show off their skills in front of the Premier League team, but in the end, they got a game that was almost like a massacre.

"This game is a big blow to Brentford. Although the first half of the game has not ended, with four goals behind, the possibility of Brentford's comeback is infinitely close to zero!"

Paul Mossen shook his head and said, "Their own tactical arrangement has a big problem. I don't know what their head coach thinks and why he must confront Arsenal in the midfield!"

"You know, this is something that many Premier League teams try their best to avoid. Even Manchester City dare not put all the winning hands on the midfield. Once Arsenal completes the explosion, this situation will be formed!"

"Four goals behind in 30 minutes, this is really..."

Paul Mossen could only shake his head.

The main reason is that the performance of Arsenal and Brentford in this game is too strong.

In the Championship, Brentford is definitely a strong team.

They give the opponents of the Championship a great sense of pressure.

But this is the Championship after all, and it has not yet risen to the top league.

They can play like this against opponents of the same level, but it does not mean that they can play like this in front of Arsenal.

Just five minutes after the game started, Arsenal instantly suppressed the midfield and scored two goals while looking for opportunities.

These two goals basically determined the result of the game.

In the stadium, Brentford's players were more confused than one another.

As Brentford's central defender, Canos also shoulders the responsibility of the team's defensive command. Under his command, Brentford rarely has problems.

But in this game, the back line he commanded was directly blown up.

He does not think there is a problem with his command, but the overall gap is too big.

Whether it is the conversion of offensive and defensive rhythms, the strength of individual players, etc., there are huge gaps.

The most obvious difference is the midfield.

Canos didn't know how to evaluate it.

In his opinion, Brentford's midfield is strong enough. In order to get promoted to the Premier League, they have also spent a lot of money to recruit players.

And their performance in the English Championship is also very good, and they have a great momentum to impact the Premier League.

But such a midfield was blown up by Arsenal in just 10 minutes.

Now for Brentford players, the Chinese man wearing Arsenal's No. 4 jersey is a bit scary.

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This guy's advancing attack, they can't defend!

This guy can defend all their advancing attacks!

In addition to Lucky, there is also Kante.

The existence of these two people has greatly hindered the advancement of the entire Brentford.

And the problem now is that they can't even get through Arsenal's midfield line.

Bang!

!

At this time, the sound of a blast.

The ball hit the crossbar hard and flew out of the bottom line.

Lucky also stamped his feet, obviously not very satisfied with this long shot.

But for the commentator, Lucky's shot was tricky enough.

"Kai was in excellent form in this game." After Paul Mossen finished speaking, Dixon added; "Rather than saying that he was in excellent form, it is better to say that the entire tactic was very compatible. Brentford wanted to confront Arsenal in the midfield, which happened to be what Arsenal wanted, and the final situation is what it is now, and there may even be a goal."

"We know very well that for Arsenal, Kai is an engine and a command tower!"

"Even many people cannot bypass the problem of Kai when studying Arsenal."

"And the reason why this problem cannot be solved is largely because Kai cannot end this point, and for this reason, Arsenal is also difficult to be restricted."

"It can be said that before Kai's state declined, Arsenal's tactics themselves could not be targeted!"

Paul Merson nodded; "It's just like Robben in the past. Everyone knows that he wants to cut inside, but they can't stop Robben from cutting inside."

"Kai's situation is similar. All clubs understand Kai's importance to Arsenal, and they also need to restrict him. However, no matter how they restrict him, they can never perfectly solve this problem. It can be said that this is another big problem in football after Robben! This is also something that every coaching staff facing Arsenal needs to consider."

"Brentford's performance in the Championship is good, but in front of Arsenal, to be honest, it's not good enough!"

Just as the two were talking, Arsenal launched another attack.

This attack originated from the instigation of the full-back, that is, Bellerin.

Lekai didn't even run forward.

But even so, after the two full-backs occupied the wing and the wingers occupied the ribs, the five-way attack once again hit Brentford's defense.

In the end, Wilshere scored with a lob shot.

Arsenal led Brentford 5:0.

And the most important thing is that the first half of the game is not over yet.

However, after this goal, Arsenal relaxed their offensive advancement.

After all, they could see that Brentford's players were on the verge of an explosion.

If they continued to press, it was estimated that the opponent would probably commit a retaliatory foul.

For this reason, Arsenal slowed down the pace of attack for the sake of the next game and health.

Halftime break.

Arsenal made a direct substitution.

Lucky and Kante got a rest.

With enough advantages, Mourinho was still willing to let the main players rest.

With a goal lead, Lucky and Kante were also talking and laughing on the bench. In the current situation, the result of the game was already doomed.

And Brentford's fighting spirit was almost exhausted.

In the 80th minute, Wilshere was substituted again, and Arsenal used up all the substitutions.

At the same time, the game entered the final stage.

Compared with the first half, the second half was more dull, without too intense attacks, and no goals.

However, in the last minute of the game, that is, in the injury time, Brentford scored a goal to save face.

But it is probably because Arsenal let it go a little.

In the end, Arsenal won the League Cup and successfully entered the knockout round of the League Cup.

The knockout round of the League Cup will start in November, and the FA Cup will start in January. There is also the pressure of the Champions League and the league. Arsenal is still under great pressure in multi-line operations this season.

This is also the reason why Mourinho advocates rotation. After all, when they have time, they still need to get enough rest time.

After returning to the training base, Arsenal began to prepare for the next game in full swing.

During this period, they basically played two games a week.

League Cup, Champions League and League.

But now that the League Cup has ended in stages, they can focus on the Champions League and the league.

Arsenal's next opponent is Everton.

Everton's investment in transfers this season is still very large. In order to increase the team's hard power, they have also spent a lot of money.

But so far, Everton's record is not good.

After five rounds of games, 1-3-1, with six points, it is in the middle of the standings.