Time: 4:43 p.m., October 24, 2021; Venue: Old Trafford; Match: Round 12 of the Premier League.

Amid the tsunami-like celebrations of more than 70,000 home fans, the broadcaster's characteristic camera quickly switched from the body of goalscorer Marcus Rashford, and the frowning Li Moody appeared in front of hundreds of millions of viewers, while the voice of Sky Sports' famous commentator Ohagen also rang in their ears - the Englishman who had previously made a name for himself in the Celestial Empire for the pre-match preparation manuscript he produced for the commentary of the Sky Super League, and this season has finally been reused by the leadership. Started to take over the commentary work of the national league.

'Marcus Rashford's excellent sense of the shooter helped him get this opportunity that wasn't a chance. However, much of the credit for the goal went to Arsenal's young defender Ben Sheff, whose misplaced pass gave the United striker the chance to face Leno directly, leaving the Gunners in an increasingly passive position. ”

'It's 86 minutes and it's 2-0 and given the visitors' sluggish form and lack of availability in recent times, it should be difficult for them to pick up points from their old rivals. A defeat to Old Trafford would be Arsenal's third defeat in a row, with the ninth round two weeks ago and the 10th round before the international break, having fallen to Manchester City and West Ham respectively, and next week to challenge the mighty Atletico Madrid in the Champions League in the middle of the week. ”

His partner, former Liverpool legend Carragher, responded: "This game is just a microcosm of how Arsenal have started the season, and as the reigning champions of the Premier League, their performance in the first quarter of a season has been historically bad, which is very unexpected. In particular, Coach Li, who has always been considered synonymous with success and the darling of Lady Luck, seems to have lost all his magic overnight, which is even more surprising. ”

"If we lose today – and I don't think there is any doubt about it, then the record of four wins, four draws and four defeats in the first 12 rounds is one of the worst starts to the Premier League champions, even if it is far better than that of Chelsea in 2014/15. You must know that they only lost two games in total last season, and the contrast between them is really big. ”

O'Hagen, a professional football commentator, took a more impartial stance than the retired Carragher, and he immediately defended the Gunners manager, who still has a huge influence around the world, especially in the Far East, saying: "I don't think Coach Lee's magic is gone, but I have 10,000 points of sympathy for his bad luck." ”

'During the summer transfer window, Arsenal made a series of big changes, which is a rare occurrence for the defending champions, as it is usually the case that a successful team tries to maintain its own stable environment. But from the perspective of the time, most people will still have to sigh that Coach Lee is indeed a super trader in the player transfer market, with the transfer fee from the sale of Aubameyang and Welbeck, who have lost their main positions in the team, and the introduction of a number of promising local future stars such as Jadon Sancho and Rico Henry, his superhuman team building vision is still admirable. ”

"And more importantly, while focusing on the future, Coach Li did not make the team's immediate combat power decline, which is too rare. After signing Bosnian international Begovic on a free basis, Moroccan centre-back Benatia and England full-back Mark Albrighton have also strengthened their squad and remain the top contenders for titles in all competitions. ”

Unfortunately, just as they were preparing to make a splash in the new season, a horrific wave of injuries swept through the Gunners. The loss of Diego Llorente, the heart of the team's defence, in the pre-season Community Shield, was followed by a Spain international who had to recuperate for four to five months after suffering a torn knee ligament and has yet to return. After losing his top scorer Alexandre Lacazette in the UEFA Super Cup, the French striker's situation was even worse, and he could only be treated with surgery, perhaps directly for the season. For this reason, Coach Li had to sign another French striker, Moussa Dembele, at a high price at the last minute before the transfer window closed, but the result was not very ideal. ”

The 25-year-old fringe French international, who has great physical talent and a lot of experience in the Premier League and Ligue 1, suffered from severe discomfort in the first three months of his arrival in England, and seemed to forget the feeling of scoring in an instant. As of today, he has made a total of 11 appearances in all competitions, accumulating 600 minutes, but still has not scored a single goal, and is considered to be one of the top five parallel goods in the team's history. ”

In addition, as the schedule progresses, the rest of the team's famous glass men, such as Wilshere and Ramsey, have also suffered injuries of varying degrees, which has seriously affected the head coach's lineup. Four days earlier, Balko, the heart of the attacking playmaker, had fallen in the Champions League, giving the Gunners the nickname of the No. 1 football ward in north London. In the face of such a rare injury situation, Coach Li is also a clever woman who has no rice to cook, and it is understandable that the record is far lower than people's expectations. ”

Carragher also agrees with this view, but considering the rivalry between his parent club Liverpool and the Gunners, he did not echo his partner's words too much, but ridiculed Arsenal's main brush.

"When I first heard Coach Lee's name in 2016, I knew about his meme of Lady Luck, because the Torino team at that time always had good luck at crucial moments. And the wave of injuries that Arsenal are experiencing now is also the first time I have seen it in more than 20 years since joining the Liverpool first team, it seems that luck is really elusive, maybe this is also a reflection of the overall conservation of good and bad luck? The debt you owe is now paid off in one lump sum! ”

"Haha, no kidding, let's hope the gunman's bad luck will pass as soon as possible. It's just that their record has been stretched too far by Manchester City, who have improved their instant record to 11 wins and one draw after winning Leeds United three hours ago, a full 18 points ahead of Arsenal, which has basically declared the latter's title defence defeated. And the Gunners' current situation in the Champions League group stage is not very good, only two points after two rounds, and the strength of the opponent is very strong, the future is really not very bright! ”

"But often in the most difficult times, whether a team and a manager deserve top ratings is clearly revealed to the world. They must come together and use super willpower to get through these difficulties, otherwise they will not qualify as a recognized champion team. 'Ohagen is still willing to give more encouragement, but the current situation of the reigning Premier League champions is also worrying. For this Arsenal team, I am still more optimistic, I believe that around Christmas, after some of the main players can return, their results will definitely rebound significantly, but this season's results are likely to be ......."

"Oh...... Towards the end of the game, there was another sudden situation on the field, Torreira made too big a tackle while defending, brought down Pogba of the home team, and was directly shown a red card by the referee. Arsenal is really leaking overnight, the main midfielder will miss at least the next two league games, counting Ndidi, who was unable to play in this game because of the accumulation of yellow cards, their attrition frequency is really too intensive, this is all a problem for Coach Li! ”

In the end, Manchester United won 2-0 against bitter rivals Arsenal in this big match. The next day, many British newspapers hung a picture of the Gunners coach with a sad face on the front page, and most of the headlines were negative comments such as "Oriental magicians are helpless" and "Arsenal continues to be lost".

The Sun even broke the news that Li Muddy was about to be dismissed, but it was quickly denied by Arsenal officials, and the club's director Stan Kroenke reiterated their trust in the team's manager in an interview that night, but this could not change all kinds of speculation about the Gunners, and even the Celestial Empire media believed that their pride was going through the darkest moment of their coaching career, and they didn't know when they would see the light.

On Monday morning, all the Arsenal players who canceled their post-match leave did not train, but were pulled into the conference room by the manager to watch the movie "Darkest Hour" starring Oscar winner Gary Oldman, hoping to use this story to tell the story of how Winston Churchill inspired the British people to resist the war and finally won the victory, so as to arouse everyone's supreme fighting spirit to fight against the current difficult environment. Never give up and never compromise is the goal that Li Mudi hopes all players can achieve.

The results of this collective event were not too bad, with a broken line-up, the Gunners stubbornly fought for a 0-0 draw from Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in midweek, keeping the team's hopes of progression to the knockout rounds alive.

Facing the leaders of La Liga this season, Arsenal, which focuses on defensive counter-attacking tactics, finally showed the demeanor of some world giants, especially the fighting spirit of the midfielders, who were not suppressed by the iron army of Atletico Madrid, which is really rare.

Last season was a bumper season for the Sheets Army, Diego Simeone led the team to win the 11th La Liga championship trophy in the team's history, and at the same time successfully won the Copa del Rey, following the 1995-96 season, for the second time in history, he completed the great feat of a single season double, trampling the two giants of the Spanish Super League, Real Madrid and Barcelona, under his feet, and became the world football figure in mid-May with Li Mudi.

However, the Argentine coach, whose contract is about to expire and has been reported by numerous media outlets to go to Italy to coach another former club, Inter Milan, still has an unfulfilled wish, which is to help Atletico Madrid win their first Champions League title.

So in order not to leave a deep regret for his coaching career, he persuaded the club's president, Enrique Cerezo, to keep Griezmann, who was constantly lured by other giants, with a high salary in the summer, and spent 50 million euros to bring in the powerful Spanish winger Iñaki Williams from Athletic Bilbao, and Portugal international Andre Silva, who joined from AC Milan last summer, to form an attacking combination that will be intimidating to other teams.

In the first ten rounds of the league this season, it was with its super attacking power that Atletico Madrid was able to play the best start in team history with 9 wins and 1 loss, and continued to complete the suppression of the two giants in the La Liga standings. The first two rounds of the Champions League group stage also won two consecutive victories, including a three-goal victory over the strong Lyon team at home, showing the strong strength of the favorite.

Facing Arsenal in a super low point, both inside and outside the Atletico Madrid team believes that it is likely to be a big victory after a half-time offensive and defensive drill.

It's just that the process of the game is quite different from what everyone expected, Li Mudi not only did not coax away from home, but instead played an offensive attack, with Spanish high school striker Chuma as a bridgehead, constantly using crosses from both wings to impact the Atletico Madrid defense that lacked stability after Godin left the team due to age.

Although Simeone's initial plan was to ignore it and press the opponent back through his own attack, after Arsenal still did not change his style of play after 20 minutes of the game, he couldn't help but take the lead in making adjustments. Although Jimenez and Savic are also world-renowned centre-backs, they are also quite a headache in the face of Chuma's stunned rampage, and once the second landing point is obtained by the Gunners, whether it is Balco or Torreira's long-range shots are extremely threatening, and they have to be on guard.

As a result, after making adjustments, the home team basically blocked the Gunners' high-and-high tactics, but also disrupted their own attacking rhythm, and the two teams immediately fell into a stalemate

The key point that led to a big change in the situation did not appear until the 70th minute of the second half, when Arsenal's current main striker Belasino was injured in a scramble, and Golovin, who could take his place, was still recovering from a calf muscle injury, which made the impact of the visitors on the flanks plummet, and finally could not contain Atletico's defensive energy.

Simeone was finally able to command his team to press the attack with all his might, but in the final 20 minutes of the game, he failed to break through the Gunners' defense, which looked like it was in danger of collapsing at any moment, and had to accept a draw.

After the game, before the media could praise Arsenal's tenacious style, a sudden news stole the headlines of major media, and many of the team doctors of the Arsenal club resigned en masse, putting the defending Premier League champions on the cusp of world football again.

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