Chapter 126: The Battle of Tianwang Mountain (I)
After the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie at Atletico Madrid, Arsenal returned to England and took a three-day break before heading to Liverpool City for a 'title match' against the Reds at Anfield. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
This season, if there is any team in the Premier League that is the strongest and the most popular, then there is no doubt that it will be the Gunners Arsenal.
The league has passed 27 rounds and has gradually entered the end of the schedule, and Arsenal's current league points have reached 67 points, which can be described as the first in the standings, such as Manchester United, Manchester City and other traditional giants, can only look at it from afar. Even Chelsea, who had alternated with Arsenal at the top of the table, gradually fell off the chain in the second half of the league and are now nine points behind Arsenal and only fifth in the table.
Arsenal's strength and strength are obvious to all, super overall strength, sharp offensive firepower, this is their magic weapon to defeat the enemy, and they are also the biggest favorites to win the league now.
However, in addition to Arsenal, if you want to talk about the second-best team in the limelight, it is the Gunners' next opponent, the Red Army Liverpool.
In the early days of the league, Liverpool was inconspicuous, and its performance was not bad, but it was definitely not excellent, but in the Stadium of the Emirates, the Red Army, which was already declining, seemed to be woken up by Arsenal, and burst out with huge energy, and then it was all the way up, seeing who killed whom, who blocked the way, and the merciless opponent was crushed into slag. After a 10-game winning streak, they have reached 62 points and quietly moved up to second place in the standings.
This result can be said to have shocked the eyes of countless people. What Liverpool is like, it is estimated that fans in the whole Premier League know it. It is true that the Reds Liverpool are the most historic and glorious club in England, and in the seventies and eighties, they were an invincible division, not only letting the English tricycle sink at their feet, but also almost sweeping the Europa continent.
But that glorious history has long been swept into the dust of history. Since the establishment of the Premier League, the Red Devils Manchester United have pulled Liverpool off the throne, and since then, Liverpool has gradually gone downhill. They are self-proclaimed giants and feel the nostalgia of their past glory, but there is no denying that they have never touched the Premier League's highest honour, the league trophy.
Although it is a giant, it has fallen into decline, and countless people look at their jokes, the so-called "giant" is more like a kind of irony - a team that can't even win the league championship, what face does it have to be worthy of the title of giant?
In fact, after entering the new century, Liverpool is not without a chance to win the league title, on the contrary, there are not many such opportunities. A lot of times, they have had a perfect start to the league but somehow fall behind in the mid-to-late stages. There have even been records where he was at the top of the standings for most of the season, only to be pulled down by someone in the end.
Liverpool seems to have fallen into a strange circle, the more they want to return to the top of the league, but the more unattainable, suffering from such torture more, although Liverpool's iron will is still there, but the spirit is getting lower and lower, in the end, not to mention the fans, even they themselves are a little accustomed to the embarrassing fact that the league championship is next to them - anyway, no matter how hard they try, the final championship will not belong to them.
In such a situation, Liverpool's decline is even more rapid.
It can be said that although they are still a very strong and competitive team in the Premier League, they lack a championship temperament in terms of spirit.
Everyone is accustomed to Liverpool's tradition of dropping the chain and falling behind, so when Liverpool quietly jumped to the second place in the league, everyone suddenly realized that it was incredible.
Can a crockpot also become porcelain? Salted fish also has a day to turn over? That's really ...... Hell yes!
Fans and media expressed their wonder at Liverpool's achievements during this period, but Liverpool's fans were in high spirits, and many KOPs even cried with joy, once again giving rise to the hope of returning to the top of the league and regaining their former glory.
To be able to become the traditional giants of the Premier League, Liverpool has a huge number of fans around the world, and in the United Kingdom, there is a group of staunch diehards, who are both reminiscent of the past glory and resentful of the team's incompetence, and when the dawn reappears in front of their eyes, the excitement and excitement can be imagined.
Although they are still five points behind Arsenal at the top of the table, and Arsenal's performance this season has been very stable and strong, the KOPs are still full of confidence, in terms of fame and heritage, they are not inferior to the Gunners, and in terms of the strength of the team, they are not necessarily much worse. On top of that, this round of matchups will be played at Anfield, where Liverpool have never been afraid of anyone.
Is five a lot? There are eleven rounds left in the league, and the gap between the two games is not necessarily impossible to catch up, not to mention, if they win the Gunners at their home stadium, then the points gap will be narrowed to a negligible point, so the final league championship, they may really hold it in their hands.
"This is the best chance to win the title in 20 years!"
"We are waiting for Arsenal at Anfield, and we want to announce to the world with a victory: the Red Army, which was once invincible and swept across Europe, is back!"
"This will be the grave of Arsenal! They will be witnesses to our return to the top! ”
"Victory! Champion! Victory! Champion! ”
As the day of the match approached, the fans and media on the Liverpool side were more and more motivated, and they even shouted the slogan of killing Arsenal and winning the league title.
From this point, it can be seen that Liverpool are determined to win this game, to be exact, they are committed to winning the league title this season.
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Qin Shou can understand the mood and mentality of Liverpool, in fact, this is the same as Arsenal, they have not tasted the league championship for many years, as a giant team, such a situation is undoubtedly embarrassing and humiliating.
Now hope is in front of us, and no one wants to give up, they all want to hold on to it.
But understanding is understanding, how to play the game, how to play, Qin Shou and his team will definitely go all out, Liverpool wants to win, wants to get three points and sprint towards the league title, why not Arsenal? They also want to taste the league championship after eight years!
In fact, this game can be regarded as a "battle of Tianwang Mountain" worth six points, one is the top of the league table, the other is the second place in the standings, and the difference between them is only five points. If Arsenal win, then their advantage over Liverpool will stretch to eight points, and it will be difficult for opponents to catch up. On the contrary, if Liverpool wins, then the pressure on Arsenal will naturally be greater, with only two points, and they may be caught up at any time, which will inevitably make Arsenal's heartstrings tight, because a mistake is likely to be a catastrophe.
Therefore, this game is a game that both sides cannot afford to lose. For Liverpool, the advantage they have is the advantage of their home field, as well as the invincible momentum accumulated in recent years.
Arsenal, on the other hand, relies on their consistent performance and outstanding overall strength.
Both teams have their own strengths and weaknesses, and both are determined to win, so it's really hard to guess what the outcome of the game will be, and you can only know if you have played it.
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On Saturday night, the bus carrying the entire Arsenal team pulled into Anfield Stadium and Liverpool fans prepared a grand 'welcome ceremony' for them, with hundreds of home fans following the bus and shouting loudly outside the bus.
"Welcome to Anfield, welcome to Hell!"
"We thank you for being here, because you will see how our team beat you and see the Reds on their way back to the top!"
This is a personable and polite fan.
More fans are speaking ill of each other.
"You're going to lose here with no bottoms!"
"You're here laughing, and in ninety minutes, you're going to crawl back crying!"
"We're going to beat you all over the ground looking for teeth!"
"Arsenal! Long live Liverpool! ”
Well, for such a warm "welcome", Qin Shou and his teammates could only shake their heads and smile bitterly. For such a situation, in fact, they have long expected it, although to a certain extent, Arsenal and Liverpool can be regarded as difficult brothers, and the relationship between each other's clubs is also passable, but when it comes to their own interests, the two sides will inevitably be tense.
This is the case with most clubs in the world, no matter how it has been, but when it matters most, they will spare no effort to support their own team, and the fans here are distracting the players who influence Arsenal in this way, wanting to contribute to the team's victory.
It's just that this is one of the most terrifying stadiums in Anfield, the Premier League and even Europe, and this kind of "interference and intimidation" is naturally even worse, and the Arsenal players are also mentally prepared for this, and entered the stadium amid the boos and shouts in the sky. (To be continued.) )