Chapter 446: Let Me Die
After the win over Real Madrid, the Arsenal team rushed back to London to prepare for the upcoming games, and even a day could not be wasted in a dense schedule.
However, the impact of this game skipped the fermentation process and directly detonated European football, causing a wave of public opinion.
When it comes to the knockout stage of the Champions League, even the relatively weak teams are all strong and by no means easy opponents to deal with.
Just look at the results of several other matches in this round of elimination!
Chelsea faced their old club Porto, and they were not able to win away from home, and the two teams played 0-0;
There was also a clear battle between Bayern and Celtic, but in the end, Bayern barely won the opponent with a score of 3:2;
And the real strong dialogue, it is not so easy to tell the winner, Valen and Inter Milan have a draw, Barcelona and Liverpool have not been able to distinguish the winner, and even Manchester United has not been able to win Roma away from home......
It seems that this is the situation that UEFA wants to see, every game has a lot of money, every game is hard to play and every game is very exciting.
But in this stalemate knockout match, Arsenal was as unique as a mudslide, beating Real Madrid, which had regained the hegemony of La Liga, to the ground, which was simply a bloody massacre.
Do you want to be so cruel?
How is Real Madrid strong?
Just ask Barcelona and Valencia, they are not Real Madrid's opponents in La Liga, and there is no hope of competing for the title this season.
However, it is such a gradually recovering Real Madrid that is trembling under Arsenal's butcher's knife and has no resistance at all.
The game has become the biggest talk of the round, and Arsenal have shocked everyone.
If it continues like this, who else will be Arsenal's opponents?
I am afraid that after the Champions League restructuring, no team has achieved it at all.
Some fans can't help but compare the Arsenal team in front of them with the Galaxy Battleship that won the Champions League.
It may seem that Arsenal's squad now is not as glamorous as the Galactic Battleship at that time, but there is no shortage of superstars.
Needless to say, Quaresma and Thierry Henry, Ballack is also a proper superstar, and if Xiaofa is also counted as a superstar, then Arsenal also has nearly half of the players on the big table.
Even if the number of superstars is behind, in terms of dominance, this Arsenal still has to surpass Real Madrid!
At least Real Madrid didn't play any team at that time so devastating.
Now that Real Madrid have fallen under Arsenal's iron hooves, which team will follow in Real Madrid's footsteps next?
I'm afraid that this season's Champions League will become Arsenal's bag again.
And for Quaresma, who scored a hat-trick in this game, the media hype is once again overwhelming, almost sweeping every corner of the earth.
Of course, there are also media outlets that write about Capello and criticize Quaresma for not having a competitive spirit, but there are still more fans who support Quaresma, after all, what is seen is the truth.
Besides, even if Quaresma doesn't score the last goal, will Real Madrid come back to life?
That's obviously a dream!
So, it makes no difference!
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Back in London, Arsenal were warmly welcomed by the fans, and a big win made the fans as excited as if they had already won the title.
However, the team did not take a break and started training directly, because three days later, it was the day when the next round of the Premier League began.
Quaresma has no intention of resting, and even if the team is on vacation, he will still choose to practice more, so Wenger's decision makes no difference to him.
But the players couldn't help but wail, they couldn't bear it anymore.
Arsenal's bench is actually good, with Adebayo, Reyes and Little Tiger Walket on the front line, Flamini, Alexander Song and so on in the midfield, and Lauren, Gallas and other giants on the back line.
Even if it is impossible to compete for the title like Chelsea's substitute squad in the Premier League, there is still no big problem for this squad to want to be relegated in the Premier League.
But the problem is that now Arsenal's third-line battle, even if Wenger has taken a large number of rotations, the players still feel unbearable, this is no longer a simple physical problem, even psychologically, the players are a little nervous.
It's easy to understand, after all, the long season has entered the sprint stage, and if it is not physically and mentally exhausting, it is definitely not much better.
The Premier League does not have the drawbacks of the winter break, in fact, it affects Premier League teams all the time.
But no matter how much they complained, the players had to continue to train with their spirits, because they knew that once they slackened, they would never be able to find their form again.
The next game is against Reading, an opponent who listens to a headache, even Quaresma is a little worried about Reading, if the opponent really goes out of his way to play a very bad game, then Arsenal will definitely not be able to withstand the blow.
After a game, Arsenal injured three or four, and the already somewhat stretched personnel arrangement will be even tighter.
Once there is a crisis in a single position, if it is not done well, it will be a situation of collapse across the board.
I'm afraid Wenger has a big headache right now!
Chelsea is the same as before, Cech has not returned to the field yet, and Quaresma, who has crossed over, knows that Cech will have to play with a helmet from now on, isn't it Reading's masterpiece!
Chelsea should protest and let a cancer like Reading be relegated and they remain in the Premier League, which is too much of a threat for a Premier League team.
West Ham United's style of play is actually brutal and rough enough, but compared with Reading, it is completely insignificant, and you can only be ashamed of yourself.
His injury tendency attribute is far from a very high level, but don't be killed by Reading in this game!
You know, Quaresma's style of play can easily attract hatred.
But no matter how much Quaresma wants, the game he should play still has to be played, and he can't escape it.
In an interview before the match, Quaresma changed his attitude of not taking any opponent seriously, and even showed a little weakness to this match.
"Arsenal is fighting on the third line, and there is no way to guarantee the physical condition and competitive state, although the big battle with Real Madrid just now has been hearty, but the body has not recovered until now!"
"Against Reading, we will probably focus on stability, it would be better if we could win, but if we draw with the opponent, we can accept the result!"
He really doesn't want to mess with Reading, the barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes, once he really wants to meet with Reading's bayonet, the last one to suffer must be Arsenal.
Let's hope Reading doesn't go too crazy!
Quaresma could only pray like this.
Soon, on the day of the game, the Emirates Stadium was once again full of Arsenal fans, although there were Reading fans from afar, but they could only be in a corner, in the hot atmosphere of the Emirates Stadium, they could not make their own voices at all.
In the players' tunnel, the Arsenal players whispered to each other, while the Reading players opposite looked very indifferent.
The opponent's state made Quaresma a little confused.
When the two sides met in the first leg, Reading had just abolished Chelsea's two goalkeepers, and was criticized by the whole world football at the time, it was the time to be a man with his tail between his legs, so he cowered throughout the game, did not cause Arsenal a little trouble, and did not have any barbarism.
However, whether the opponent still has to be a man with his tail between his legs now, Quaresma does not dare to guarantee.
After all, people are forgetful, and at this time, a long time has passed since the original waste, except for Chelsea fans, who can talk about nothing else?
But now, Quaresma inexplicably feels that Reading will not easily give away victory to Arsenal again.
You know, Reading are now eighth in the table, which is already a very good result, and a little further forward will lead to Europe.
Now that they have played their current results, how can Reading be willing to nest in England?
So, they probably have more desire to win than Arsenal in this game.
Ambition determines attitude, and Reading at this time is actually very scary.
Of course, it's also good that Reading are not relegation teams right now, otherwise they would have been even crazier.
"Be careful, I always think that the opponent will do something!" Quaresma couldn't help but remind Henry.
The reason why Henry is reminded is because Henry has been in great form lately, scoring consecutive goals, both training and playing, he is very passionate, and it is not a good thing to be targeted by Reading because he is too active.
However, although Henry nodded, Quaresma did not see a serious look on Henry's face, and it was obvious that he did not take Quaresma's words to heart.
Quaresma shook her head helplessly, I hope things don't get out of control.
As soon as the game began, the Stadium of the Emirates was filled with thunderous cheers, as if the fans were already celebrating the victory in advance, because in their opinion, there must be no suspense for Arsenal to win this game.
However, before the cheers could reach their extreme, they stopped abruptly and turned into earth-shattering boos.
The ball was only transmitted twice at the feet of the Arsenal players, and Quaresma had just gotten the ball on the side before being knocked to the ground by Xue Qixuan.
Quaresma was a little dazed, he never thought that he would be knocked down by his opponent the first time he got the ball.
I also said to remind others to be careful, it seems that I should be the most careful.
Holding his aching calf, Quaresma stood up with the pain, glared at Xue Qixuan fiercely, and then complained to the referee.
"Sir, a yellow card should be given for a foul of this level, if you don't give a yellow card to encourage Reading's arrogance, then the next game will definitely become Reading's foul performance!"
The referee hesitated, but still didn't take out the card, and after calming Quaresma, he called Xue Qixuan to his side and gave him a warning.
However, Xue Qixuan agreed very quickly on the surface, telling the referee that he would not foul casually, but from the expression on his face, Quaresma could see that Xue Qixuan would never take the referee's warning to heart.
And through Xue Qixuan's defensive actions, Quaresma is already very sure that in this game, Reading will definitely adopt foul tactics and even killing tactics on a large scale.
Anyway, it must be Arsenal who is really scared!
Sure enough, in the next few minutes, Arsenal was stopped by Reading with savage and rude fouls several times in midfield, and even the physically strong Ballack was knocked to the ground under the siege of the two, which was very embarrassing.
Reading's style of play is the style of play in England's lower leagues, brutal and rough, physical confrontation is the main theme, perhaps in their opinion, after conquering the opponent with the body, the technique and tactics are not important.
Quaresma's brow furrowed, his worst fears had come to him, and the race was already moving in the fastest direction.
Arsenal can't afford to be injured, but Reading doesn't care, mentally, it's already a one-sided game.
"Made!"
couldn't help but curse, how could there be a cancer like Reading in the Premier League, they are especially football regression.
If everyone uses such lethal tactics, then football still develops a fart?
If this game is really injured by Reading, Arsenal will not have to hope for the third line to win the title, and it is not impossible to even end the season empty-handed.
In response to Reading's brutal foul, the Arsenal players surrounded the referee and constantly protested, if they don't want to fight violence with violence, then letting the referee control the game is undoubtedly the best way.
"Sir, you have also seen how savage Reading's style of play is, if you continue to play like this, this game will definitely get out of control!"
"You must have an impression of the match between Portugal and the Netherlands at the World Cup, right?"
"Do you want this game to be a remake of that game, or even more terrifying?"
Quaresma's words gave the referee a huge headache, and he was really afraid that Quaresma's words would come true.
If a match gets out of control, both teams will be criticized, but it is the referee who loses control of the game that leads to a bad situation.
If the game does turn into a battle of red and yellow cards, he will be to blame.
But the problem is that Reading's style is like this, all the referees will definitely relax the penalty scale appropriately in the game of Reading, otherwise Reading may be sent off a few red cards every game.
What's the point of a game like that?
So the referee is struggling right now.
Wenger on the sidelines kept roaring at the fourth official, if it weren't for his elegant personality, I'm afraid Wenger would have the urge to do it.
The Arsenal fans in the stands were also on the verge of rioting, and if the Reading players really dared to play so savagely, then they dared to rush into the field and let the Reading players see what brutality is.
Quaresma shook his head at this time, turned around and left with a cold face, he could already see that he couldn't expect the referee to control the game at all.
For the sake of excitement and popularity, the FA simply has no lower limit!
Come on!
I'll see how you cut me out!
Whoever kills whom, it's not necessarily!
Quaresma glared at the Reading players with fire in his eyes!
Isn't it just a savage kick?
When Lao Tzu was playing wild ball in the slum, you didn't know where to eat!
Quaresma has already been released, it's a big deal that he was also punished, it's a big deal that he is also suspended, anyway, Arsenal has enough lead, I don't believe they can't clean up this gang of thugs.
So, Quaresma went berserk!
When the game restarted, after the Reading players once again savagely put Xiaofa to the ground in the midfield, Quaresma directly published on the side, and flew Xue Qixuan with the ball out of the sideline with a flying tackle, he didn't close his feet at all, if Xue Qixuan hadn't dodged in a hurry, I'm afraid that Quaresma's ankle had been abolished at this time!
In the exclamation, Quaresma patted his ass and stood up, without looking at Xue Qixuan, turned around and walked back, full of disdain.
The referee's whistle blew, and although he did not give Quaresma a yellow card, he still ran over quickly and gave Quaresma a few words of warning with a serious face.
But Quaresma didn't take the referee seriously at all, in his opinion, the one who can control the game well is called the referee, and the rest is just a moving obstacle on the court.
Reading midfielder Harpa rushed to Quaresma in a rage and shouted at Quaresma, almost hitting Quaresma's face.
"Do you want to abolish Xue?"
Quaresma looked at Hapa quietly with a mocking look on his face, and then pushed Hapa away with irresistible force before he said coldly: "You still have the face to question me?" Don't you know best whether I'm going to get rid of him? ”
Harpa's face turned pale for a while, and when Quaresma had already walked a long way, he spat on the ground, cursed and turned away.
The Arsenal fans in the stands have been applauding that this is the lesson for a bastard like Reading.
Until now, the field has always been turned on his back, and the referee has never shown a yellow card, and there are a lot of verbal warnings, but who will take his beep seriously?
So, the game is starting to get out of hand!
The Arsenal players also played bloody, although after Vieira left, there was no big brother to take the lead, and everyone seemed to have become a good baby, but in fact, there were few people in the Arsenal team who were not worry-free.
There are several black and hard alone, and there are also fierce generals like Barak and Gilberto Silva, even if they stage an all-martial arts, they are probably not afraid of anyone.
In the 19th minute, Ballack was knocked down by Reading midfielder Sidwell when he dribbled the ball, Ballack was silent, but when Reading attacked next, he directly knocked Sidwell there, almost leaving him injured on the spot;
In the 21st minute, Ljungberg was knocked over on the side, and when he turned around, Xiaofa helped him take revenge, and when he stepped down, the opponent's ankles were almost swollen;
In the 23rd minute, when Quaresma got the ball again, Xue Qixuan made a mistake behind him and stabbed Quaresma in the waist, and Quaresma, who had not yet completed the turn, almost exploded on the spot;
However, Quaresma is not a bully at all, and the next time Xue Qixuan gets the ball, he directly flashes the spikes and shovels Xue Qixuan directly out of the sideline, almost shoveling into the billboard on the sidelines.
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The two teams have gone crazy, if you give it to me, I will have to pay you back, and no one is willing to suffer.
The game has become very exciting, more rugby than rugby, where there is still the goal of scoring, only to kill the opponent can be counted as the winner.
Quaresma was completely out of the cracks, something that hadn't happened to him in a long time!
Looking at the Reading player's gaze, it was as if he were looking at a brute, without a hint of emotion at all.
Of course, removing the rough fouls, Arsenal still has the advantage on the field, after all, the crushing strength is here, if it is not for the concerns, coupled with the fact that Reading is very resolute in fouls, maybe Arsenal has taken the lead now.
In the 27th minute of the first half, Arsenal finally hit the attack into the Reading penalty area, Ljungberg broke through on the right side and sent the ball to the penalty area, Henry inserted the point, seeing that the ball was about to be grabbed by Henry, Reading defender Songko behind Henry stepped on Henry's supporting ankle, when Henry's ankle was twisted to an amazing angle, screamed, the whole person fell there, holding his ankle and howling in pain.
In an instant, Quaresma's eyes were red, and the scene that ordinary people didn't dare to look at made Quaresma's heart almost jump out.
Drafted!
Like a mad lion, Quaresma rushed over angrily, and he wanted to teach Redding's bastard a hard lesson!
The entire Emirates Stadium also rioted, and countless fans shouted and greeted the eighteenth generation ancestors of the Reading players, and countless fans wanted to rush down the stands and rush into the stadium to kill the bastards.
Xiaofa hugged Quaresma to death, although he also wanted to clean up the Redding people, but he really didn't dare to let go, if Quaresma really made a big fight, a long suspension must be inevitable, Arsenal can still count on Quaresma to lead them to the championship on three fronts!
"Don't stop me! I'm going to kill him! Quaresma roared, as if he had lost his mind.
Other Arsenal players were already pushing and shoving with the Reading players, and it seemed as if a massive on-pitch brawl could happen at any moment.
The referee was out of control and two linesmen rushed into the pitch to help quell the riots, while the fourth official was now so sprayed by Arsene Wenger that he couldn't hold his head up.
Arsenal's team doctor and stretcher have rushed into the field in a hurry to check Henry's injury, although Quaresma is the absolute core of Arsenal, but Henry is also a very important part of Arsenal's tactical map, before Quaresma came, he was Arsenal's trump card.
If you want to win the championship, Quaresma is indispensable, but again, Henry is also indispensable.
When the situation gradually calmed down, everyone looked at Henry worriedly, and his ankles also affected the hearts of countless people.
Henry was lying on the stretcher in pain, his ankle did not dare to move at all, and he knew from the serious expression of the team doctor that he was afraid that Henry's injury was not optimistic.
On the field, the referee finally took control of the situation, and the players of the two teams did not clash again, but waited for the referee's next move.
Penalty kick!
The referee pointed to the penalty spot, the decision was unquestionable, the Reading players did not even protest, obviously, they also knew that the penalty could not be escaped, and it was pointless to protest at this time.
The key is how the referee will give a penalty to Songko.
Was it a yellow card, or a red card and a direct penalty?
The referee still hesitated for a moment before taking out the yellow card and showing it to Songke, an action that made all the Reading players breathe a sigh of relief.
However, at this time, the Emirates Stadium was about to riot again, and the boos were shocking.
In their opinion, Songke's foul actions and sentencing him to death are not too much, how can it be over with a yellow card?
"Black Whistle!"
"Shit referee!"
"Did you take any money?"
"Are you blind in sight or blind in heart?"
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In the angry scolding of the fans to the referee, the Arsenal players had no way to calm down, such a bad action, a yellow card was dismissed?
Quaresma was furious, and he was simply going to fight desperately with the referee, rushed to the referee, and shouted loudly.
"Is it true that only those who kill will be punished?"
"Do you want me to kill someone?"
In the face of the wolf-like Quaresma, the referee was a little stunned, but Quaresma's words were undoubtedly the biggest provocation to him, so the referee didn't care, and directly took out the yellow card and showed it to Quaresma.
This time, Quaresma is really going to explode!
If it weren't for Ballack and Ljungberg clinging to Quaresma, I'm afraid Quaresma's fist would have smashed into the referee's face.
Even so, Quaresma didn't stop, laughing and clapping and taunting the referee, he had never felt so angry.
His sanity was almost gone, and he wanted to find someone to die with him now.
The game resumed, Arsenal's penalty.
Quaresma stood on the penalty spot, and after the referee blew the whistle, there was no concealment at all to shoot a burst that directly penetrated Reading's goal, even if the Reading goalkeeper judged the right direction and even pounced on the ball, but the terrible force on the ball almost rushed the goalkeeper into the goal.
The cheers at the Emirates Stadium were thunderous, but Quaresma couldn't laugh at all, and there was always a fire in his heart, even this goal could not let this flame vent.
At this time, there was already a new situation on the sidelines, and after a detailed examination by the Arsenal team doctor, he shook his head helplessly, what he meant was obvious, Henry's injury did not allow him to continue to play this game at all, and even speaking, I am afraid that he will not be able to play in the next few games.
Stretcher to the ambulance, Henry got into the ambulance and was taken away by the ambulance that had been parked in the stadium, and he needed to go to the hospital for further examination and treatment.
The expression on Quaresma's face was extremely cold, and the flames in his chest seemed to have distorted his face.
Goals, it doesn't matter!
Competition, it doesn't matter!
Now, on the pulse of Quaresma, there is only one thought in his head - kill them!
Reason or something, I don't know where he was thrown by him, and now, I don't need reason at all!
Die for me!
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