Chapter 129: The Battle of the Gunslingers

Losing away from home is not a serious consequence for Arsenal, although they lost the game, but at least they gained experience, and it was only a goal down, and there were still home games to come. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Arsenal's players were visibly frustrated when they left Valencia, after all, they lost the game so awkwardly, so to speak, that they gave control of the game to their opponents.

However, there is no room for continued frustration for Arsenal's players, with four games remaining in the league and a point ahead of Manchester United, who have been knocked out of the Champions League but at least can focus on the league, while Arsenal will play six games in the first 20 days of May, a much more intensive schedule than usual.

The frustration of the away defeat has not subsided, and Arsenal returned to London to host West Ham United, the 35th round of the league.

In this game, it was clear that the Arsenal players had not yet recovered from their defeat at Valencia, and the first thirty minutes of the game were rather dull.

West Ham United have also been in a state of desperation this season, and compared to the depression of Arsenal, West Ham United's players are not very motivated.

The dull atmosphere of the game was broken in the 40th minute of the first half, when West Ham United's Italian striker Di Canio scored the Arsenal goal with a rather beautiful volley.

At half-time, Wenger first apologized to his players, saying that he had no experience in the Champions League final stage, so the team's tactical arrangements were not reasonable, but after ending his criticism of himself, Wenger also criticized the sluggish performance of the Arsenal players.

The manager's words brought the Arsenal players back to form, and captain Adams also made a timely statement, saying that he did not want to retire without even winning a Champions League title.

After returning from the second half, Arsenal were back in form.

Arsene Wenger put Liu Han back up in the centre-forward position, and Arsenal will revert to the same quick-pass attacking tactics they used to play at the start of the season.

In the 60th minute of the game, the Arsenal team played a defensive counterattack, and Vieira directly looked for Liu Han after breaking the ball in the backfield.

Liu Han volleyed the ball, then turned around and volleyed again, and the whole action was done in one go without stopping.

The ball was only in the corner under the watchful eye of the West Ham United goalkeeper as Arsenal equalised.

Five minutes later, it was Liu Han who won the ball up front and shook off the West Ham defenders before delivering a subtle through ball that Dutchman Bergkamp flicked over.

After the scoreline, Arsenal's momentum reached its peak, but West Ham United retracted their defence at the right time to defend to the end.

In the end, Arsenal defeated the "Hammers" 2-1 to retain their top spot in the league standings.

Three days later, Arsenal face their 36th round of league opponents, with local rivals Chelsea visiting Highbury.

Arsenal, who have recovered from form, played very aggressively in this game compared to the previous two games.

Thierry Henry, who was rested in the last game, showed a strong desire to attack after starting this game.

Returning to midfield, Liu Han actively organised Arsenal's midfield, and Chelsea have been in excellent form this season under Italian Vialli, reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League alongside Manchester United and Arsenal, but unfortunately they met a strong Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, and Chelsea were eliminated from the competition in the final two legs with a 3-6 defeat to Real Madrid.

However, with a lack of initiative and a number of key players in their arsenal, including Zola, it is clear that with a league title hopeless and Champions League sideline, Chelsea have their sights set on the upcoming FA Cup final this season.

Facing such a Chelsea team, Arsenal quickly opened up the situation, and Thierry Henry broke through the Chelsea goal in the 21st minute of the first half, and it was Liu Han who provided the assist for him.

Rather than continue their attacking tactics with a quick attack, Arsenal focused on controlling the midfield in preparation for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on 9 May.

Neither side could find anything for the rest of the first half, with Arsenal leading the second half by a single goal.

At the start of the second half, Arsenal took advantage of Chelsea's unstable foothold to play a brilliant upfield combination.

Arsenal's front four players played six non-stop passes from outside the Chelsea penalty area, and it was Henry who managed to deftly push the ball past Chelsea from an offside position.

Chelsea didn't have until the end of the game before Uruguayan striker Paul Poyet scored a face-saving goal.

Arsenal hold a one-point lead over Manchester United with two games remaining, and Ferguson is now on the verge of losing faith in the league title, and he can only hope that Arsenal's last two opponents, Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle, who are desperate for relegation, can hold Arsenal in a bit.

So far in the league, Arsenal's players don't really care, all their minds are now focused on the Champions League, if they can't win Valencia at home, Arsenal will fall in front of the door of the final, it will be a great pity.

Arsene Wenger took stock of his last game against Valencia and felt he had made a big mistake at the time, leaving Arsenal's usual style behind and thinking about how to deal with the game, which is not what a title-winning coach should do.

For this game at home, Arsene Wenger decided to play in the style of Arsenal and prove his strength in the way of "Gunners".

Valencia arrived at Wembley again with the determination to win, having abandoned the league for the Champions League and now failing to win against Arsenal in this game would mean they will have nothing to do this season, which the arrogant Cooper cannot tolerate.

Like the crowd's support for Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium, Wembley Stadium was packed today, and the fierce England fans, who were unable to bring large flags and signs into the stadium due to security checks, also had their own ways of supporting the team, and the earth-shattering singing made even the sound of car horns near the stadium meaningless.

In this game, the Arsenal team put up a 343 formation, and Liu Han pushed to the forward midfield position, which can not only quickly retreat to defend, but also threaten the Valencia team door forward.

Arsene Wenger made bold moves up front today and Franck Ribery was given the chance to start.

Valencia continued with the same line-up from the previous game, with Cooper believing that the previous game against Arsenal was effective and should continue.

Arsenal's main goalkeeper Seaman is finally available today, after Manchester United was sent off in the quarter-finals, and he was unable to play in the last away game against Valencia, which made Seaman feel a little guilty, and Seaman vowed to keep the goal alive in this game.

With the referee's whistle, Arsenal kicked off in the centre circle and the match was officially about who would qualify for this season's Champions League final.

After kick-off, the Arsenal team quickly launched a formation, Liu Han did not stay in the midfield organization, but came to the Valencia half as soon as possible.

Patrick Vieira opted for a cross after receiving a return pass from a team-mate to find Overmars on the right.

After Ovimas got the ball, he chose to attack directly in the face of Gerrard's defense, and the Dutch were quite depressed in the first game, and he wanted to show his strength in this game.

Ovimas was slightly faster than Herad, but Gerard was very decisive and felt that he was going to be forced by Ovmars, and Gerard directly pulled Ovimas back.

The referee was about to blow the whistle, but Overmars passed the ball to Liu Han, who retreated slightly to respond, at the moment when he was pulled, and the referee held back the whistle according to the favorable principle of the game.

Liu Han immediately encountered Mendieta's defense after taking the ball, but Liu Han was ready to make the next move when he received the ball.

The heel knocked the ball directly to the left side of the body, and at the same time the body turned to the left, Liu Han's action was done in one go, and he directly passed the Mendieta, which was a little too fierce.

Liu Han, who passed Mendieta, has come to about ten meters outside the big penalty area, which is already within his range, so Valencia's defenders dare not be careless, Farinos faced Liu Han head-on, he did not break with his feet, but faintly blocked the line that Liu Han broke through, and then waited for the retreating teammates to pinch Liu Han, his choice can be said to be very safe.

However, Liu Han did not continue to dribble the ball, but directly passed the ball to Bergkamp, who was facing the goal not far from the right, and then suddenly moved to the right side as well.

Bergkamp was ready to hit the wall with Liu, but when the ball came by, he used his left foot to pass the ball to the right side of his body, where Henry had already cut in.

At this time, Liu Han had already run to Bergkamp's side, and he and the Dutchman made a similar combination of basketball cut-offs, Liu Han rubbed Bergkamp's body and ran to the penalty area, while the defender Farinos next to him was blocked by Bergkamp.

Henry did not stop the ball after receiving it, and passed the ball directly through the gap between the Valencia players, where Liu Han was already undefended.

It was Canizares who had also moved to the left side of the goal to block Liu Han's shooting route, and Valencia's defenders also pounced on Liu Han like crazy, they had a hole in their defense and had to stop Liu Han from shooting.

Just when everyone thought Liu Han would end the attack with a resolute shot, Liu Han knocked the ball out again as it rolled to his feet, where Ribery was already in place and there was no one around him.

Ribery certainly didn't waste such an opportunity, volleying directly into the near corner of the goal, which Canizares couldn't reach.

In the opening attack, Arsenal played a work of art, and the non-stop six-foot pass between the four attacking players in front of the goal made the goal a classic.

Arsenal showed the Spanish side the way they should fight with such a goal. (To be continued.) )