The third round of matches with Portsmouth is over, and Arsenal, who have played one less game in the Champions League qualifiers, have scored 10 goals in two league games, conceded two goals and only ranked behind Chelsea, who have won three in a row, and once again become the highlight of the Premier League. Their terrifying attacking power has shocked the Premier League giants, and judging from the changes in Arsenal's odds to win the title, they have become the biggest favorites to win the league after only two league games.

After the match against Portsmouth, Arsene Wenger also brought up the topic of winning the title, the professor said, "For a team, the league is always first, this is the foundation, we haven't tasted the title for four years, we need all kinds of titles, but the league is the first place, of course, the Champions League is equally important, the Champions League is also an important way to prove the quality of the team." But luck is a big factor in the knockout rounds, and it's best if you can get both, but if you can't, I hope to get back the league trophy that I lost for four years. ”

Wenger is revealing a message, Arsenal is league-oriented, for a calm and serious professor, pay attention to comprehensive strength, occasionally have fewer leagues are more certain, and the Champions League is by no means easy He hopes to achieve his wishes step by step. For a sixty-year-old man, he has already been able to control his ** and desire, and use practical arrangements to realize him step by step, instead of wanting to eat a fat man in one bite.

Arsenal officials and players were not so cautious, club president Hillwood saw the team's firepower so vigorous, scoring 13 goals in three games, and excitedly told his fans, "I think we can win the double, I believe Arsène and Li Huan will accomplish such a goal, they are both great people, and our striker has not scored yet." If they scored, we could have scored more. ”

Diabi, who scored twice in this game, was also interviewed, and the unreliable player on the pitch was also unreliable, he said with a big grin, "Treble, or quadruple, five, why not, I think we are very good now, no one can stop us, we will definitely be able to beat Manchester United in the next game." It's certainly rewarding to have them under foot at Old Trafford. ”

Most of Arsenal's players have similar thoughts to Diaby, with the difference that only Diaby can say it directly, and their minds are now on going to Old Trafford to play Manchester United, ignoring that he has a second leg of Champions League qualifying against Celtic in midweek.

Celtic certainly did not ignore the fact that the home side lost 0-3, and in the eyes of the outside world, the road to the Champions League has been blocked for more than half of the time, and the difference is just this 90-minute process to determine. For the Scottish Super League giants, they still can't give up, the Champions League is a big deal, even if they are eliminated after six group games, they have millions of euros in income. They have prepared well for the game, they believe they are not without hope at all, Arsenal have a big game against Manchester United at the weekend, this game will certainly not be taken to their heart, they will certainly not go all out, this is where the hope of Celtic lies, as long as they can score first in the opening period, their hopes will be greatly increased.

Arsene Wenger is a very experienced coach, even if he thinks that Celtic is already a boiled duck, he did not send a pure substitute to play, a man who has lived for 60 years, has been in football for 50 years, he has seen too many miracles, these experiences have made him accustomed to sending most of the main lineup in the starting lineup, if the situation does not change, Wenger will replace three more absolute main players in the second half, so that most of the main players can be rested.

Cesc Fabregas is suspended, Song is suspended, Almunia is suspended, and Li Huan and Wilmaren are two new signings also appear on the field at the same time, the two of them need to use the game to run in with the team and shorten the time to integrate into the team, so Wenger is not prepared to let them sit on the bench, just let them not work too hard, just advance, and must not be injured.

As it turns out, there is nothing wrong with prudence.

In the third minute of the game, Celtic were awarded a free-kick opportunity, and Maloney's direct shot from 27 yards out of goal was blocked by the wall. McCreddy's cross from the left wing of the box was met by Salas's brilliant effort saved by substitute goalkeeper Fabianski, and Crozas' unbelievable effort from the empty net was deflected wide.

In the fifth minute of the game, Celtic right-back Hinkel, who was aggressive at the beginning, crossed the penalty area diagonally from the left, Donati volleyed on the left side of the penalty area, and the ball hit the right post and bounced into the net, rewriting the score to 1-0, and the total score became 3-1.

At this time, Arsenal woke up like a dream, and saw clearly that Celtic did not want to go through this scene today, they still have this ambition, if they let Celtic raise their morale and score another goal, the next game will be even more difficult to play, and they must score quickly.

Then Arsenal adjusted their relaxed mentality, once again showed the world their strong attacking power, the game went to the tenth minute, Li Huan and Nasri cooperated on the side, Li Huan crossed at high speed, striker Eduardo was pulled down by the defender when he grabbed a point in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, Li Huan rubbed it, and the score was pulled into a 1:1 draw.

Li Huan's penalty greatly stabilized the morale of the army, boosted morale, and then Arsenal took control of the game, although the middle was greatly reduced because of the loss of Cesc Fabregas, but on the side, Li Huan and Klich gave Celtic a great threat, almost all the offensive was launched from the side, and the middle became a transition area to both sides.

In the 15th minute, Li Huan once again cooperated with Nasri's continuous short passes, and finally succeeded in two-over-one cooperation, Li Huan threw off the fullback and cut into the penalty area from the bottom line, and in the case of a very small angle, Li Huan volleyed into the near corner, turning the score into 2:1 and the total score became 5:1, and the game completely lost suspense.

The on-site commentator first felt the change in Arsenal's style of play, he commented: "Fabregas is no longer on the field, but replaced by Rosicky, but the Czech does not have Fabregas's ability to control the rhythm and share the ball, he is more like a shadow striker, 9 and a half, Arsenal lost control of the midfield, but Arsenal's attack did not reduce the threat, but the number of shots on goal was greater threat to the Celtic penalty area, this is because their wing is open, Eboue plays left midfield, and Klich cooperates, The attack power on the side is very large, and here Li Huan turned the left side of the Celtic into a free channel, and the two wings continuously provided crosses, and no matter how bad the striker was, he had a chance. This is an unconventional Arsenal, although not very glamorous, but concise, fast and efficient, if it can be blended into the original style of Arsenal, Arsenal will greatly increase the lethality. ”

The commentator can see, Wenger naturally knows better, this is the result of his experiment, when he transformed Arsenal, he hoped to make Arsenal side and middle, ground and high altitude, into a three-dimensional offensive network, but limited to the pressure of financial resources and results, has not been able to achieve, and now it looks at least able to do the combination of the side and the middle, this is a big progress, and then meet the midfield pile up three back team, Wenger believes that Arsenal will not be helpless.

The first half ended 2:1, and Arsene Wenger made decisive substitutions in the second half, replacing Nasri and Gallas with a rest, but Arsenal's offensive continued to put pressure on Celtic. Ten minutes later, Rosicky went straight through the middle, Van Persie successfully countered offside, went straight in, and crossed goalkeeper Boruc to score an empty goal, turning the score into 3:1.

Celtic saw that the tide was turning, and Mowbray replaced McGward and Salas in succession, giving up this Champions League qualifying game. If you're five goals behind, there's no point in playing again, it's better to leave your strength and play in the league. Wenger saw that the overall situation of the game had been decided, replaced Li Huan with Sagna, and no longer strengthened the offensive.

The last 30 minutes were almost garbage time, and in the end, the referee didn't even make up two minutes of stoppage time, and blew the whistle early to end the game, Arsenal bloodlessly reached the Champions League group stage, and the unlucky Celtic could only reluctantly accept such a result.

The day after the game, Arsene Wenger and the club's director, Flair, will travel to the Grimaldi Convention Centre in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where they have booked their tickets for the draw for this season's Champions League group stage.

Arsene Wenger expressed his satisfaction that the team was able to reach the Champions League for the 12th time in a row, the professor said: "Celtic are a strong team, we respect them very much, we played Arsenal football in two games, we won beautiful victories, we proved our competitiveness in Europe, the Champions League is in the official stage of the competition, we hope to be able to enter a relatively easy group, of course, the team that can reach the round of 32 is by no means a weak team, no matter which group it enters, We are all confident that we will qualify. ”

The professor then went on to talk about the weekend against Manchester United, saying: "It's always a special game against Manchester United, it's a lot of excitement for the media, the players and the fans at this time, but for me and Sir Alex it's just a league game and he's only worth three points, so we're going to take it seriously, but it's never like some media say we're going to play these games against Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea all season." We haven't won a championship for four years, but we're working hard for it every season, and I hope that some media and journalists with a tendency will not erase our efforts. ”

(To be continued)