Chapter 139: Opponent, Old Woman!
After the match with Tottenham, Arsenal continued their league journey non-stop. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In the next two league games, Arsenal have won one and drawn one, and counting the draw with Tottenham, Arsenal have only picked up five points in the last three games.
It's not a good result, but it's not bad either, because the two teams we face are not mediocre opponents, they are Chelsea and Manchester City.
In the first half of the league, Chelsea were arguably the closest team to Arsenal, and they are also the favourites to win the league in many media and commentators. But who knew that after the New Year, Chelsea's performance was a shocking one, as if there was no bottom line, and the ranking fell again and again.
They are now seventh in the league table and are arguably the best brothers in the Premier League this season. The team's results are terrible, and the pressure on the madman Mourinho, who has been in charge of Stamford Bridge for the second time this season, can be imagined, and if it weren't for the Blues' impressive performance in the Champions League, the boss behind the Blues, the strong Abou, might have let the madman roll up.
According to rumours through the grapevine, Abou has given Mourinho an ultimatum to tell the madman that if he can't lead his team to Champions League qualification next season, then his days at Stamford Bridge will be over.
In such a situation, Chelsea have exploded with tremendous energy, and they are already good at their quality, and now they are facing a situation where they have to win, and they have shown a high desire to win in the game.
It was a tough game for Arsenal, with Chelsea taking advantage of the home advantage. Dominate the field almost most of the time and have been leading by one goal all the time.
However, Arsenal still stubbornly survived, in the last moment of the Jedi counterattack, scored two goals in five minutes, the goals were Qin Shou and Sanchez, the final score was fixed at 1:2, Arsenal won the incredible away victory, and took a firm step towards the league championship.
Perhaps it was the fierce battle with Chelsea that consumed too much energy and physical energy, in the next home game against Manchester City, Arsenal was not in good shape, the whole game was lackluster, if it was not for a controversial penalty in the second half, Qin Shou hit the shot, Arsenal would not have escaped the home defeat.
Two games, one win and two draws, five points is a bit of a stretch for a team like Arsenal aiming to win the title, but considering that they are against Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City, they can remain unbeaten and this result is satisfactory.
And the most important point is that although Liverpool have closed the gap a little, the difference between the two sides is still seven points, and after the game between Arsenal and Manchester City, the remaining league games are basically free of strong opponents to act as a hindrance.
Liverpool, on the other hand, still have two tough games left with the Manchester duo, so in comparison, Arsenal's road to the title is even smoother.
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In the middle of these three league games, Arsenal actually played one more game, which is the fifth round of the domestic League Cup.
The League Cup is ridiculed as a "poor man's game" in the UK, for the simple reason that this competition is almost universally participatory, as long as the FA is on the record, registered clubs can participate, and its purpose is to allow clubs at all levels to have a knockout system based on the competition outside their respective leagues to challenge the authority of the FA Cup, because the FA Cup at that time was extremely sacred in the hearts of British fans, and its status was higher than that of the league champion.
However, the level of this event is not good, in addition to the low-level league teams are interested in participating, the top league teams are not interested at all, not to mention the prize money, there are quite a lot of games, and these Premier League giants not only have to play the league to play European competitions, but also to participate in the FA Cup, a season down, the game task is heavy, what's more, on average, the league is more than nine months, they have to play two games a week, so for this event that aggravates the task of the game, Naturally, I can't lift my spirits and lack interest.
Originally, the influence was not as good as the league and the FA Cup, and in order to attract sponsors, the football league sold the naming rights of the League Cup, first the milk cup, then the Coca-Cola cup, and then to the beer merchants, and the result became the Walton beer cup...... In short, the name of the tournament is constantly changing, and even local fans in the UK are baffled by the event, so it is obvious how much appeal this tournament can have.
Only some teams from the lower leagues are willing to go all out in this competition, and for top Premier League teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal, it is just a matter of participating if you want to. Later, teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal participated in every season, but only sent young players and substitutes, and the competition almost became a breeding ground for them to develop their reserves.
It is not an exaggeration to call the League Cup a "poor man's game", because the prize money is not much, it is not enough, and the big clubs are regarded as a farce competition, and only a group of poor clubs can play hard, so the name is well deserved.
This season, Arsenal went to the League Cup with a full bench lineup, and the performance was surprisingly good, and they reached the fifth round straight up. But that's all, after the game against Manchester City, Wenger got the news that he didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed.
In the semi-final against Chelsea, Arsenal lost 2-0 and were kept out of the semi-finals.
Chelsea were beaten home and away by Arsenal this season, and the league performance was poor, and this victory can be regarded as a small revenge.
Knocking out the Carabao Cup means Arsenal have one less title to compete for, which should be a disappointment.
However, the addition of the FA Cup has greatly increased the load on Arsenal, and if the League Cup is qualified for this final again, Wenger does not know whether to put in the energy or give up. And now that Arsenal are eliminated, God has made a decision for Arsene Wenger, and in this respect, it is a good thing that there is no need to add heavy lifting tasks to the team.
It is precisely because of this that Wenger is a little crying and laughing.
In any case, Arsenal's focus is still on the league and the Champions League, and the FA Cup can only be ranked third, so this policy will not change.
After this wave of league games, the time has entered the beginning of April, and it is also during this time period that UEFA announced the draw results for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
With three teams in the Premier League reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League and two teams in La Liga, it is highly probable for Arsenal to encounter a civil war in their home league or a confrontation with a La Liga team, but the final draw result was a bit of a surprise for them, and their next round of competition is not against their home team, nor against La Liga, but Juventus, the traditional giants of Serie A.
Juventus is an old club in world football, and when Serie A was in full swing, they were the top team in Serie A, and they won unlimited glory. However, after the phonegate incident, Serie A gradually declined, and the old woman was forced to be relegated, which is considered to be a new over, although they have performed well in the first division, but in any case, the decline of Serie A is a foregone conclusion, and Juventus will no longer be as glorious as it once was.
Arsenal drew this opponent, the result is neither good nor bad, although Juventus is difficult to deal with, Italy's chain defense is also quite a headache, but it is already good to be able to avoid Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern.
With the overall strength and strong offensive firepower shown by Arsenal this season, the probability of promotion is naturally very high when encountering a declining Serie A team, of course, they cannot be taken lightly, and can suppress and eliminate the Premier League upstart Manchester City, Juventus's strength must be vigilant.
Arsenal's draw results are quite reluctant, but the two remaining teams in the Premier League to enter the Champions League quarterfinals, Manchester United and Chelsea, are a little want to jump and scold their mothers, these two teams have been divided together, that is, the Premier League civil war will inevitably be staged, and the Red Devils and Blues will fight to the death for a place in the last four.
Many British media expressed doubts about the results of this draw, and some media even openly bombarded UEFA, believing that UEFA is blatantly suppressing the Premier League and wanting to make fewer teams in the Premier League reach the top four.
It's a bit of a nonsense, but it's not unfounded, Manchester United and Chelsea are both the best in world football, and if you let these two teams go head-to-head with other teams, it's hard to say that they won't be the ones who will qualify.
If Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea all reach the last four, then there will be little suspense in this season's Champions League, whether Arsenal or the other two teams succeed in reaching the top, it will be a Premier League victory.
UEFA naturally doesn't want to see the Champions League become the back garden of the Premier League, so it's not impossible to make some small tricks in secret.
Of course, although these things are very reasonable, there is no substantive evidence, and they can't set off much of a storm, and the British media can only talk nonsense for a while, and after a while, the turmoil will naturally subside.
In addition to Arsenal vs Juventus and Manchester United's Chelsea Premier League civil war, the other two draws result is Real Madrid against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, while Barcelona will play Ligue 1 upstart Paris Saint-Germain.
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