Chapter 79: Ordered in Danger
Arsenal are ambitious to create new brilliance, for them every game is a new beginning, for them every game now needs to be more important, because Arsenal is an ambitious and ambitious team, they will not be satisfied with the current results at all, they are looking forward to greater success.
Arsenal have not reached a Wembley final since 1998 and the Carabao Cup final will make history.
There's an old saying in England that one title leads to more titles. Beginning in 1999, Arsenal finished second in the Premier League for three consecutive years, and finally won the FA Cup double in 2002. In 2002/03, the Gunners lost the league and won the FA Cup amid speculation over whether they would win the title unbeaten, and they are unbeaten the following season. In 2005, the Gunners reached the FA Cup final and won the title, and a year later reached the Champions League final at the higher level. Arsenal is not alone.
Winning a championship is never a windfall, and winning a championship requires perseverance and patience. Over the past few years, Arsenal have had both, but neither has been very good. This is partly due to the team's strategic shift in focus. When transfer spending is tight and the team is undergoing drastic renewal, "four in" per quarter has become a hard indicator to complete the profit.
Although it won the double last season, it was enough thrilling in the process, and it cannot be ruled out that Xiao Qing's joining made Arsenal burst out with unimaginable huge progress, which is a time when Arsenal soared in the eyes of many people. Now Arsenal can be even better in the new season, and they have to prove that they are not just lucky to win last season's double, they are still very good...... Therefore. Over the past few years, the League Cup and FA Cup have served as training grounds for young players. As a result, the youth army slowed down every time they rushed to the window paper. The 2007 Carabao Cup final was reversed by Chelsea, the 2007/08 Premier League season was high and low, and last season's league ups and downs, first booming and then declining, all showed that the team lacked the determination to sprint.
The best way to build determination is to win a championship and experience the process of a champion from scratch from start to finish. Turning yourself from a champion candidate to a champion has the effect of overcoming psychological barriers in the hearts of players. The so-called practice makes perfect, and accumulating championship experience is expected to allow the team to grow wings and soar into the sky when facing greater difficulties in the future. With the Gunners' current squad and depth of bench, they are currently the most qualified team in the Premier League to play on multiple fronts. The team is still competing for four championships. The professor has been bold in rotating teams since the Christmas schedule, and the results and overall results have been good.
'We are trying to win all the trophies and if we can win this League Cup, the joy of winning the trophy will be a huge boost for us to compete in other competitions. It's not our only goal this season, we have bigger goals, but the Carabao Cup will help us achieve the big goals. As the core of Arsenal, Xiao Qing was very calm at this time, because he knew that Lu Yao was going step by step, and if he took a big step, it might be ridiculous.
"The most important thing for us now is to fully mobilize resources in each game, and this is the liliang of our future competition. I don't know if the first trophy will bring us more trophies. We want to win everything, and to play the League Cup we have to fight for the League Cup. Playing the FA Cup. It's about fighting for the FA Cup. Don't look too far ahead at this point. "Arsenal can't be ambitious right now, and taking every step of the way is the most important thing for Arsenal; Arsenal have a great record at the moment, what they need is to continue to play like this, they need to keep moving forward like this.
On a day in Zuihou in January, Arsenal started the FA Cup with jubilation; For Arsenal, they are now starting to prepare more and they are starting to play more seriously. The season has entered the second half of the season, although it is in the league, in all fronts Arsenal have a good performance, but Arsenal will not be careless at all, because they know that they need to be more cautious now, because once there are some mistakes in the second half of the game, it is likely to be a fatal mistake that is difficult to save.
Arsenal have reached the last 32 of the FA Cup and now they need to continue to improve, and this is not all they are after; Arsenal's fourth-round opponents are Championship side Huddersfield, and Arsenal's progress at the Emirates Stadium is certainly something fans are looking forward to.
Arsenal have won five and drawn two of the last seven meetings between the two sides, with Huddersfield's last win against Arsenal in 1971 and an away win over Arsenal back in 1954. The two sides have met twice in the FA Cup, with Arsenal winning both times. Especially in the 1930 final, Arsenal won 2-0.
In this game, Xiao Qing and others continue to rest, because Arsenal is very sure of beating Huddersfield, because Arsenal will soon need to face stronger rivals, and it will soon be February, when Arsenal will need to face last season's Champions League semi-final opponent Inter Milan, Arsenal now need to enter the track to prepare for the Champions League knockout round.
Although Xiao Qing and other main players are resting in turn, Arsenal's performance in this game is generally good, of course, it would be better if there were no accidents.
Almunia made his debut since suffering elbow and ankle injuries at the end of August, while Diaby and Squeiraci also returned from injury, with Eboue, Gibbs, Nasri and Chamak rotating to start.
Arsenal took the lead in the 21st minute, when Chamak crossed diagonally and Arshavin burst into the right side of the box and fired hard; Arsenal are 1-0 up and look like a win is close to the table.
But in the 33rd minute of the game, Nasri, who has performed well this season, was replaced by Rosicky with a muscle injury; Arsenal have suffered a major injury again after receiving a large number of injured players, which is really frustrating. Arsenal suffered another blow in the 43rd minute, when Squeerage, who was alone in the defensive line, was sent off for a foul on Huddersfield player Jack Hunt.
Squeerage, a centre-back who was originally expected by Arsenal, is now performing really averagely, and he is embarrassed; But fortunately, the current Arsenal has made up for Mertesacker, and Arsenal at this time does not need to worry too much about the central defender position and the need for Squeeraci to force the vacancy.
Ten men against Arsenal were equalised by Huddersfield Town in the 66th minute, when Perkinton whipped in a corner from the right and Alan Lee headed home Diaby from the edge of the six-yard box.
Xiao Qing looked depressedly at the depressed on the field, he was also very depressed, the original situation of the team was very good, but because of those accidents, Arsenal is now starting to be passive.
"Do you want to play and get a feel for it?" Wenger glanced at the bench, he pulled Xiao Qing over and said a little depressed.
"Okay, I need to play a thrill game with my opponent, and that will make me even more excited in the next fights." Although the rotation is not thorough enough, and even some failures, Xiao Qing also knows at this time that he needs to help the team win the game, because Arsenal has a lot to ask for this season, they can't encounter any blows at this time, and they can't capsize in the gutter at this time.
"It's better not to kill it, it's too exciting, I'm afraid my heart can't bear it. It's a good way to play and score goals. Arsene Wenger has great confidence in Xiao Qing, and he believes that Xiao Qing will definitely be able to help the team; For this game, Arsenal cannot afford to lose, so they need the strongest weapon, Xiao Qing, to come on the field to help the team get out of the predicament.
Xiao Qing came on as a substitute for Diaby, and the Emirates Stadium erupted in frantic cheers; Although the opponent is not strong, Arsenal is indeed facing certain difficulties now. But Xiao Qing's strength has already been recognized, Xiao Qing has helped the team win again and again is the pride of Arsenal fans, they believe that Xiao Qing can help the team, although the current team is one less, but the gun fans believe that Xiao Qing will definitely be able to help the team take away Zuihou's victory.
Xiao Qing's appearance did give his teammates more confidence, although there is one less person on the field at Arsenal now, but Arsenal's overall strength is more than the Championship team after all, coupled with the current Xiao Qing's appearance, this also gives Arsenal a reassurance, because they all know Xiao Qing's strength, because they all understand that Arsenal now has a player who can stand up at critical moments.
In the 70th minute, Xiao Qing's header was ferried, and Koscielny's shot in the penalty area was blocked. Then Ebou crossed from the right, and Xiao Qing headed high from the edge of the small penalty area. In the 73rd minute, Arshavin crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Xiao Qing's shot from the penalty spot was blocked by the opponent's defender. In the 75th minute, Xiao Qing passed the ball after breaking through, and Arshavin's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked from the bottom line.
Although Xiao Qing failed to help the team score immediately after his appearance, Arsenal after Xiao Qing came on the field burst out with huge energy on the offensive end, even if there was one less person on the field at this time, Arsenal still completely suppressed the opponent; Xiao Qing's active performance at this time makes the gun fans very confident, and this game will definitely belong to Arsenal Another victory!
Arsenal staged a stunner in the 87th minute, Arshavin broke the ball in front of the right side of the penalty area and crossed; Xiao Qing jumped high, but the out-of-position Huddersfield defender McCombe was similar to a hugging and falling action that directly pulled Xiao Qing to be given a penalty!
Xiao Qing's penalty was scored overnight, 2 to 1; Xiao Qing, who was appointed in a critical situation, stepped forward to help the team out of the predicament at a critical moment, and he helped the team advance to the round of 16 of the FA Cup, and Arsenal continued to fight on the fourth front.
In the round of 16, Arsenal's opponent is Leighton East; Very good opponents, the Championship side basically announced that Arsenal would continue to qualify, and Arsenal did not seem to have the luckiest of luck because United drew Crowley, an amateur league team. (To be continued......)