Volume 3 The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 168 Fighting the Wolf (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Sandwiched between Arsenal's two Champions League quarter-finals is a Premier League game against Wolves, who are bottom of the Premier League and simply cannot be an opponent of the unstoppable Arsenal! With six league games left to mark Arsenal's lead by seven points, the game was almost match point, and once United were beaten or held to a draw by Chelsea, Arsenal's first title in five years was largely in hand.
Round 33 is the game that has received the least attention from the media and fans since the start of the game, and even some Arsenal fans have focused their attention on the red and blue clash between Manchester United and Chelsea.
Recently, the new and old giants of the Premier League, Manchester United and Chelsea, have not gone well, Chelsea broke out after Terry's friend's wife, there is no hope of winning the league, the Champions League was also eliminated by Inter Milan early, missed the quarterfinals, only one FA Cup trophy can be fought for, this game with Manchester United is almost Chelsea have few remaining opportunities to prove themselves.
Manchester United narrowly passed the quarter-finals of the Champions League and lost to Bayern Munich in stoppage time in the quarter-finals, and the situation is not optimistic, and in this game against Chelsea, for the Red Devils Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson, it is time to decide whether to win the Champions League or the league.
However, Sir Alex Ferguson is also tough, in an interview with Sky Sports before the game, Jazz said: "Manchester United will not give up either, although the league is already very difficult, Arsenal is very likely to win the championship, but as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, we will not give up, never give up is the most important quality of the Red Devils, just like in 99, if we gave up, there would be no later treble, just like the Champions League just past, we were negligent at the last minute, and we were retaliated against." ”
While this game will not do Chelsea any good, and a win will only cost city rivals Arsenal, Carlo Ancelotti is not going to give water to Manchester United, as Arsenal fans believe. The former Milan boss said: 'I don't think much about who is the league winner, for Chelsea we have to try to win any game, even if it is our opponents and we have to prove to the fans that they made the right decision to spend money on us. ”
Professor Wenger, who has 7 points in his hand, naturally does not need to look at other people's faces at this time, the professor called on fans to come to the scene to support Arsenal's game, do not care about other teams' games, Wenger said proudly: "Arsenal people will not care about the results of other teams, now the initiative to win the championship is ours, as long as we continue to win, the championship will naturally come." I'm in my sixties, I'm not in a hurry, young people are in a hurry. “
Due to the ease of the game, the pre-game was all news from Manchester United and Chelsea, and the news about Arsenal was mostly some lace news, such as the Daily Mail saying that Barcelona president Rosell was ready to bring Cesc Fabregas home with £50 million. Another example is Professor Arsene Wenger's refusal to sign a contract with Arsenal, whose contract with Arsenal expires in the summer of 2011, but the professor believes that it is not appropriate to talk about a contract extension now, and he must end the five-year history of not winning a title for the team, otherwise he will not have the face to stay at the Arsenal club again.
Arsenal's match with Wolves started half an hour later than Manchester United and Chelsea, and before kick-off, more than 60,000 fans in attendance watched the red-blue clash on the big screen, and Joe Cole's 20th-minute goal at Old Trafford turned the entire Emirates Stadium into a sea of jubilation.
Most of the TV stations in China have chosen to broadcast the big game between Manchester United and Chelsea, and did not broadcast the game between Arsenal and the vice-squad leader, in fact, the attraction of this comparison is really not large, fans want to watch the game only to the computer to watch the Internet, for many fans, watching the game on the Internet is more happy, in addition to being able to communicate with fans across the country, the commentary style of the network commentator is also closer to the fans, more humorous.
Sina's commentator Huang Jianxiang joked: "In the 100-year history of Chelsea and Arsenal, Chelsea's goal has been cheered by more than 60,000 Arsenal fans, and this is the first time. If United lose this game, Arsenal could even win the title four rounds earlier. ”
Huang Jian wanted to partner with a netizen who was famous for his 'shot in the back', and he smiled: "Arsenal has absolutely no chance of missing this game, the Gunners met the Wolves, and it was the jackals who came with a shotgun." ”
Huang Jian wanted to laugh and said: "This is an old wolf who has been riddled with injuries, even if he doesn't have a gun, he will win, Arsenal should win a championship, and if he doesn't win the championship in this situation this year, the professor will only take the blame and resign." ”
A shot in the back said: "The last time the professor won the championship, there were iron-blooded men like Vieira and Adams, as well as genius artists like Henry, Bergkamp, and Pire, and then these people left, and Arsenal was out of play, the professor's blood was insufficient, and the chain fell at a critical moment, you see, now that Li Huan is here, Arsenal will rise immediately." If the Chinese team has Li Huan......"
Huang Jian wanted to immediately interrupt a shot in the back, and said: "Stop, stop, just talk about it here, Li Huan was ruined immediately when he came to the Chinese team, let's keep a little fire for the yellow race, let's watch the game, the game is about to start, let's take a look at the lineups of the two sides......"
"For next week's Champions League, the professor made some adjustments to the main lineup, Li Huan sat on the bench, the Frenchman Sania went up, Galla was replaced by Campbell, Chrissy was replaced by the veteran Silvestre, this back line is almost a new defense, 7 points in hand, the professor's courage is really not small, midfielder Diaby did not play, Eduardo replaced Bendtner on the front, they are too tired, they really should take a break, the strength of the Wolves team is limited, and the youth team can almost get three points......"
"This kind of squad is enough to win this game, the Champions League in midweek is the most important, as a gun fan, I think the Champions League is more important." ”
Huang Jian thought, "Well, let's take a look at the wolves that have come:
Goalkeeper Wolves 13 - Hahnemann/
Defender Wolves 23 Elo Kobe,
Midfielder 32 Jarvis
Forward Wolves 29 - Doyle
Oh, it's a 451 lineup, and it looks like Wolves still want to get points. “
A shot in the back laughed: "Definitely, they will tie their lowest score in the history of the Premier League with one point." “
Huang Jianxiang said: "Fans may not be familiar with Wolves, so let me briefly introduce their players,...... £6.5 million striker Kevin Doyle, who has played in the Premier League with Reading, and Marseille's main player Zubal is the main defensive gate, which is a player that Arsenal need to focus on today, and everyone else is mediocre. ”
As soon as the game started, Arsenal attacked aggressively, and the substitutes were eager to show on the rare opportunity to get a good contract for next season, and the main players wanted to score a few goals, beat the opponent to a demoralized one, and then rested. Arsenal started the game almost more aggressively than they did against Barcelona.
But Wolves are also prepared, with manager McCarthy having coached the Irish national team and Sunderland's veteran head coach and has a wealth of experience in international and Premier League competitions. Today he discharged the 451 formation to defend intensively, facing a team like Arsenal, Wolves not to win, but to lose a few goals is a victory.
Arsenal lacks Fabregas, Li Huan, Bendtner's ability to break the dense defense has dropped suddenly, and can only scratch the boots on the periphery, Nasri's breakthrough and Walcott's speed have no effect, they also know that as long as they score a goal, the goals behind will continue to come, but the first goal has not arrived.
In the first 45 minutes, the Arsenal soldiers were hit by a ghost, whether it was a cross from the wings or a strong attack from the middle, no matter who finished the shot last, no matter what the quality of the attack, there was only one final result, and that was in vain.
Faced with this situation, Arsenal's players and coaches were not in a hurry, still talking and laughing from the bench, they did not believe that Wolves could resist for 90 minutes.
Faced with this situation, the on-site commentator hit the nail on the head and said: "Arsenal's Li Huan's dependence is getting more and more serious, and without Li Huan, it is impossible to break the dense defense." ”
At halftime, because the other field was still 1:0 Chelsea lead, Arsenal still did not make adjustments to the personnel, but the team strengthened the long-range shot, hoping to open the door of the Wolves, but the Wolves today are more like a leper dog, no matter how you play, just don't leave the goal, like a bus parked at the door, so that the Arsenal players are helpless.
In the 10th minute of the second half, bad news came from Old Trafford when Manchester United's young striker Macheda equalised.
After hearing the news, Arsenal reacted quickly, Bendtner and Li Huan both changed to the court, ready to launch the final attack, the less time is more unfavorable to the strong team, in case the opponent loses before the end of the game, and Manchester United If Manchester United reverses Chelsea again, the score gap is only 4 points, in the case of 5 rounds left, 4 points are not safe, if there is any accident, Manchester United makes another off-the-board move, Arsenal may even collapse. The situation has changed to such a point that Professor Wenger is afraid to reserve his strength for next week's Champions League. As the saying goes, the lion should be fought with all your strength, and the rabbit should also be fought with all your strength, and the team at the bottom of the points is not easy to fight hard.
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