No. 296: Devil's Schedule!

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Drawn to Porto, Arsenal's signing is not bad.

Manchester United and Chelsea are not without such good luck, Manchester United are against Serie A giants AC Milan, and Chelsea are against Serie A giants Inter Milan.

Milan played against the two giants of the Premier League, and such a strong dialogue was staged in the first round of the knockout round, which made people look forward to the knockout round of the Champions League.

Speaking to the media after the draw was announced, Arsene Wenger said: "Our signing is nothing short of good, Porto are not as weak as people think, they are a very competitive team. ”

'We're going to take Porto seriously and hopefully go further.'

Arsenal's Champions League results have not been very good.

In the 05-06 season, Arsenal achieved the best result in the Champions League, reached the final, and finally lost to Barcelona with a score of 1-2 in the final.

That was the closest they came to the Big Ear Cup.

In the 06-07 season, he was eliminated by PSV Eindhoven in the first round of the knockout round; In the 07-08 season, he was eliminated by Liverpool in the quarterfinals; Last season, they reached the last four before being eliminated by Manchester United.

There have been criticisms and doubts about the identity of the Arsenal giants, mainly because they have never won the Champions League, and Arsene Wenger certainly wants his side to win the Big Ears Cup to silence them.

The knockout stages of the Champions League will begin in February, with Arsenal focusing on the Premier League and FA Cup domestically.

However, God seems intent on testing Arsenal and Arsene Wenger, with Robin van Persie, who has returned from injury, injured again in training.

Not only that, but Gallas suffered a recurrence of a groin injury in training, Cesc Fabregas strained his right leg and Song hit his face in training......

Half of Arsenal's main team is on the injury list!

On January 9, the 21st round of the Premier League began, and Arsenal, who played with half of the main team, drew with Everton at home.

Chen Fan was assigned to the midfield position by Arsene Wenger to replace Cesc Fabregas's absence.

It was his two-footed through pass that helped Eduardo. Costa scored twice to help Arsenal score twice to draw 2-2 and maintain their unbeaten Premier League record.

Arsenal's home draw was the best chance for United and Chelsea to close the gap, but they failed to capitalise on that opportunity and both drew with their opponents.

Chen then returned to the Netherlands and played a friendly match for the Dutch team, which defeated South African powerhouse Uruguay 3-0 at home.

After leaving Ajax, Chen Fan met Suarez again, but this time they became rivals.

On 17 January, the Premier League was rekindled with Chelsea's 7-7 home win over Sunderland; Manchester United beat Burnley by three goals at home.

Arsenal lived up to expectations and beat Bolton Wanderers by two goals away to continue to maintain a 12-point advantage!

However, Savani and Eboue left the game early due to injury, and Arsenal announced after the game that they would rest for two weeks, and Arsenal's injury list is still growing.

On the 23rd, Arsenal beat Stoke City by a difficult goal. Chen Fan scored the only goal in the fifteenth minute of the second half to help Arsenal enter the fifth round of the FA Cup thrillingly!

On the 27th, the 23rd round of the English Premier League began, with Manchester United, which was the first to appear, beat Hull City by four goals at home, and Chelsea beat Birmingham by three goals at home.

Arsenal's original opponent is Aston Villa, and they are playing away.

The Birmingham-based side ended Arsenal's winning streak in the round of 19. After the start of the game, Arsenal were very angry when they met like enemies, and the two sides had a bloody battle in midfield.

Chen Fan was the main target of the opponent's attack, and in the third minute of the second half, he was tackled by the opponent and was directly carried out of the court on a stretcher.

In the end, the score of the fierce game was fixed at 0-0, and although Arsenal remained unbeaten, their lead was reduced to 10.

Manchester City's media were so excited that their predictions were coming true, and they were excitedly shouting: "Arsenal is no longer good, Manchester United is moving forward!" ”

Chen Fan's injury made Arsenal fans mourn.

In the absence of most of the main players due to injury, without his tenacious support, Arsenal would have been unable to remain unbeaten and would even be eliminated from the FA Cup.

Fortunately, Chen Fan showed up on the training ground on the third day after his injury, which was a relief to Arsenal fans, but they were still worried about their team.

Because Arsenal's opponent in the next round is Manchester United, who are in second place!

Not only that, Arsenal's next three Premier League opponents are all giants, namely: Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool!

Some say that this is the real "devil's schedule" of Arsenal! ”

It is also said that if Arsenal can get through these three games smoothly, then they will finally win the Premier League title this season.

If they can't get through it, they could end up missing out on the Premier League title, despite their astonishing eighteen wins in the first half.

The Guardian said unceremoniously: "As far as Arsenal's current squad is concerned, they are very likely to lose three in a row, so Manchester United and Chelsea can take advantage of this opportunity to close the gap and catch up!"

Fighting on three fronts, Arsenal is very likely to be surpassed by them in the next two months! ”

Arsenal fans are worried and worried about their team.

Before the game, Manchester City's media shouted: "Come on, Manchester United, beat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium to avenge Old Trafford!" ”

"Beat Arsenal, shatter Arsenal's unbeaten golden body, and narrow the gap to seven points!"

"Manchester United, this will be a decisive battle to decide the Premier League title!"

Compared to Arsenal, who are full of injuries, Manchester United's main squad is full and they have been in excellent form recently, with six wins and one draw in the last seven games of the Premier League!

Therefore, the London media were not optimistic about Arsenal before the game, believing that even if they had the advantage of home stadium, it would be difficult for them to continue their unbeaten record.

The London Life newspaper said: "Although Chen has returned to training with the team, it is unknown what his status will be.

Even if he is healthy, it will be difficult for him to make a difference against a strong Manchester United team, after all, he will not be able to do it alone.

All Arsenal can do is lose a few goals. ”

The odds offered by the three major gambling companies in Europe are all biased towards Manchester United winning away - Arsenal wins 1 to 3.51, draws 1 to 2.5, and loses 1 to 1.5!

Almost everyone thinks Manchester United can end Arsenal's unbeaten run.

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The atmosphere at Arsenal was subdued, and Wenger, despite his anxiety, was still relaxed when facing his players.

"We have to look down on the winners, there are no winning generals on the football field, no one can remain unbeaten all the time."

"Even if we lose, so what, our lead is still so big!"

"As long as we get through this and when they come back from injury, we'll reopen the gap!"

"Always believe that the Premier League title will be ours!"

The professor's words opened up the vision of the Arsenal players, yes, we can't just look at this game, we have to look at the whole season.

Winning or losing a game doesn't matter.

"You don't know until you have played the game!"

Chen Fan was unwilling to admit that Arsenal had lost before the game.

Wenger raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You see, Chen is unwilling to accept the fate of defeat. ”

"Well, boys, it's up to you this weekend!"

After training, Chen Fan stayed to practice free-kicks, and since the big game against Liverpool, he has realised the importance of free-kicks.

Scoring from free-kicks is now a must-have tactic for many teams, and many famous players have mastered their free-kick skills.

Chen Fan has been dubbed the "all-round warrior" by the London media, and he certainly hopes that he can practice his superb free-kick skills and save his team at crucial moments.