Chapter 270: Keep Going
After the match with the Roma team, Xiang Hao symbolically had a drink with Totti, and there was no big party, after all, two days later, their 29th round of matches with Blackburn was about to begin.
Before that, Arsenal encountered unfortunate news again, Eduardo was injured in the abdominal groove during training, and Wenger was injured again, and Wenger's head instantly became big.
In the battle against Roma, Wenger did not send Croatians, firstly, because he was afraid that the fight would be too fierce and Croatia would not be able to hold on, and secondly, it was for the sake of rotation and resting Van Persie and Bendtner.
Well, Van Persie and Bendtner haven't rested yet, and this ill-fated fox in the forbidden area has gone to lie in bed first.
Arsene Wenger had to feel sorry for his beloved, but he couldn't help it, he had to come.
'Yes, it's a shame that we've lost Da Silva, Robin and Niklas won't be out and they need to rest.'
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"Carlos will get his chance in the next game and I'm sure he'll be up to the top of the game, he'll have the pace and the jaw-dropping technique without the slightest problem."
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"Theo's comeback is a timely rain for us, we have too many people to play, and luckily Theo is not included."
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'Sesk's situation, I hope he'll be back for the international break, but he's been out of action for almost four months, so it's a long time, so I want to make sure he's fit and get him out.'
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'Hao has no problem, he's the same as Samir, there's nothing wrong with it, the team doctor checked them and if there were no accidents, they would all be there against Blackburn.'
In the pre-match press conference of Arsenal's home game against Blackburn in the 29th round of the Premier League, Wenger reported some information in his team, and the list of Arsenal's personnel for this game also appeared preliminarily.
"Huhu
"Arsenal - forward!"
"Rise up - Arsenal!"
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Although it was only against the weak team, the atmosphere of the fans at the scene was still high.
The League Cup has been won, the FA Cup and the Champions League have been promoted to the next round, and the rest is the league, although it is not enough, but Arsenal fans still hope to use their enthusiasm to conquer the league with the team.
"Phew, Coach Wenger didn't lie, and sure enough, Van Persie didn't play in this game.
Let's take a look at Arsenal's starting line-up first, Arsene Wenger used a 4411 formation for this game.
No. 1 Almunia; No. 3 Sagna, No. 5 Toure, No. 25 Campbell, No. 22 Klich; No. 14 Walcott, No. 17 Alexander-Song, No. 6 Hao, No. 23 Arshavin; No. 8 Nasri; No. 12 Bella.
In addition to the backline, Arsenal's midfield, only Hao and Nasri have not rotated, and it can be seen here that Arsenal's dependence on two people, especially Hao, has reached a considerable extent.
Arsenal still have the FA Cup game ahead, and I don't know how Wenger will adjust then. ”
The commentator at the scene read Arsenal's starting list and said what many people thought.
"Yes, the current Arsenal squad looks a bit thin, although Blackburn are not strong, but they have been preparing for more than a week and there are no problems physically.
In contrast, Arsenal continues to fight, how much physical reserves there are, this is a huge question mark, in front of Arsenal is another test, although the opponent is not strong, but still not to be underestimated. ”
Another commentator disagreed with his partner's words, pointing out another weakness for Arsenal – fitness.
In general, the current Arsenal squad is indeed a bit thin, not only because they are thin in personnel, but also because of their weak strength.
In the forward lineup, although Van Persie's strength is not yet at the top, there is no doubt that he is also moving towards the top. Eduardo, as long as he doesn't get injured, is good enough to hold up Arsenal's forward line.
But the rest of Bendtner and Bella, these two people always felt like a line apart.
Say you don't have talent, score goals from time to time, and all the conditions are there, you can't ignore it. Say it's talented, but when you fight a tough battle, you can't rely on it, a small war, and you still play stateless from time to time, and you can't get on the right track, one for your father, one for your son.
Arsenal's forward line really can't afford to hurt.
And Walcott and Nasri are the same, although the two are a little better than Bendtner and Bella, they are also good and limited, Walcott is injured, Nasri continues to fight, and how much strength can be left in the end, there are still question marks to be put on it.
The four people who can act as the back waist, except for Xiang Hao, who has been in high condition, Diabi is constantly injured, although Song has no injuries, but unfortunately he is still a jade and has not yet been carved.
Denilson, who was a little better in the middle of the season, was able to catch up with Hao, but the physical disadvantage in the late stage made his state have a lot of ups and downs, and he was still unstable.
Not to mention the backcourt, a season of debt and difficulty. The contradiction between Galla and Toure has become more and more obvious, the two have ignored each other in the dressing room, although Wenger is in town, their contradiction will not cause too much damage to the team, but it is only a symptom rather than a cure.
The whole Arsenal is now in a state of extreme shortage of personnel, and the inability to pinch the strongest team to play is Arsenal's biggest problem now.
Fortunately, Arshavin joined during this period, so that Arsenal can rely on him in the league and hold him up.
In this game, Arsene Wenger put the same hope on him, although it was Nasri who was behind Bella, but the change of position between Arshavin and Nasri can often be seen in training.
Compared to Van Persie, there is no doubt that Nasri and Arshavin, who are also small and agile, have been quite quick to call each other.
And the interspersed displacement between them is also the main theme of their game that Wenger repeatedly emphasized before the game.
"Toot!"
With Dodd's whistle, the 2008-2009 season saw Arsenal's home game against Blackburn Rovers kick off.
For the veritable fish belly, the Arsenal players quickly took the initiative in the cheers of more than 60,000 people in the stadium.
At the beginning of the game, the Arsenal fans had not yet faded from the enthusiasm of waiting, so their cheers were extremely loud, and the climax of Arsenal's first wave of attack was soon coming.
The Arsenal players surprised Arsenal fans in less than 90 seconds.
Before Xiang Hao won the ball in the middle of the field, he directly played a game in advance.
Blackburn's left-back Givet obviously didn't expect Xiang Hao to dare to do this, sending it so deeply, this is underestimating himself.
Givet used his strength to chase back, but found a lighter red and white figure passing by him, the distance getting bigger and bigger, and the other party flicked lightly, and the chain sped away, throwing himself away.
Apparently out for three months, Walcott's pace has left a lot of people behind, and Blackburn's Givet is one of them.
It's less than 90 minutes, the warm-up hasn't been done yet, let him keep an eye on Walcott, he hasn't gotten into the rhythm yet.
But the tiger is destined to hurt people, and Givet feels that even if he is only sloppy in his heart, he can only bear the responsibility of not keeping people in a tight spot.
The little tiger has been injured for so long, and naturally he has the strength to vent his desire to kick the ball, and the speed is getting faster and faster, and he quickly enters the penalty area, grabbing the opponent's central defender and goalkeeper before the bag, and pushes with his right foot, "Smack!" ”
"Boom!!"
A crisp voice sounded in the middle of the lane.
“GOOOOOOOOOO――OL!!! Andrey, Andrei Arshavin! Our Tsar, our killer, he scored!! ”
Luke's cheers rang out at the Emirates Stadium in less than 90 seconds of the game.
Arshavin, who was inserted forward, knocked the ball into the goal, and flew out against the turf, seeing the ball rolling in the net, the literary young man also showed a slightly innocent smile.
Baby-faced, cute and cute, cute smile, in the live broadcast, suddenly won the hearts of many female fans.
Although they like tall and handsome players like Xiang Hao, they are born with a desire to conquer cute things, which is why Ramsey, Wilshere, and even Walcoat, who are still skinny, can be sought after by a large number of female fans.
And Russia's whimsiness, coupled with his baby face, also satisfies their tastes, this one seems to be even smaller.
Arshavin didn't know that he had been treated as a 'little object' by some female fans.
Coming from the ground, the Russian immediately hugged the little tiger who gave him the assist, and celebrated with his teammates to return to the half, waiting for Blake to attack.
However, Blackburn Rovers still have the heart to launch an onslaught, conceding a goal in less than two minutes of the opening game, and the strength is not to be allowed to be opposed, or playing away, and a frustration is permeating the hearts of Blackburn's players.
Arshavin's goal can be regarded as knocking out Blackburn's heart.
With a goal in hand, coupled with the continuous cheering of the Arsenal fans behind him, the attack of the Arsenal players became more and more ferocious.
In the seventh minute, Vela crossed and Walcourt burst into the right side of the box and fired a diagonal shot into the far corner from 15 yards.
In the tenth minute, Theo Walcott crossed from the right side of the box, but Nasri missed the chance from 10 yards.
In the twelfth minute, Nasri returned a pass from the right side of the penalty area, Vela was blocked by Samba from 10 yards, Alexander Song headed the ball wide, and Walcott's volley from 10 yards was saved by Robinson with one hand.
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The whole Arsenal is practicing half-time attack, Blackburn is still at a low ebb at this time, and finally in the seventeenth minute of the game, Arsenal scored again.
The goal was fairly simple.
Blackburn fed his defensive line like a fence, intercepting layer by layer, and Arsenal could not calmly pour the ball into the penalty area, so they could only make a fuss back and forth at the edge of the penalty area.
Bella, Walcott, Arshavin and others swim on the line of the Blackburn penalty area, like swordfish hunting, sharp and cunning.
Finally between Blackburn's No. 22 Simpson and No. 4 Samba, Xiang Hao saw that they were interspersed with stirred space, and they flirted quickly and lightly.
Nasri moves like a rabbit, unloading and pushing. Blackburn's goalkeeper Robinson was helpless.
“GOOOOOO――OL!!!”