Chapter 102: Depressed

What Bologni wants, it means what Linson doesn't want.

There is no shame in falling into a pit, but falling into a pit with a deliberately erected warning sign is not just a shame, it is simply stupid. After the game, Lin Sen didn't want to hide his annoyance at all, and locked the players in the locker room for ten minutes, until Lin Sen went to the press conference, he still had a gloomy face.

Being held to a draw at home and scoring two away goals by the opponent is obviously not good in the knockout round.

But even so, the British media is still full of confidence that Manchester City will finally advance to the final, because as far as this game is concerned, everyone can see that Manchester City was finally drawn by the other side, mainly because of their own relationship, and because of the game against Arsenal three days later, it is obvious that manager Linsen has reservations in the line-up, and the second leg between the two sides, Manchester City will undoubtedly go all out.

Of course, this is just wishful thinking on the part of the English media at this time, and the Belgian media do not think so, they think that Standard Liege played a great game, and when they return to Belgium, Standard Liege will have a chance to make history.

As for the depressed Lin Sen, he simply didn't have time to be depressed for too long, because there was a stronger opponent waiting for him.

With three league games remaining, Arsenal are nine points behind Manchester City at the top of the table.

Theoretically, Arsenal still have a glimmer of title contention, of course, this glimmer of possibility is infinitely close to zero, because that would not only require Manchester City to lose all three games, but also Chelsea to lose at least two, and Arsenal themselves must ensure that they have a goal difference of more than 12 in the final three rounds...... Well, that's the so-called hopelessness of the championship.

However, Arsene Wenger still needs to win at home to Manchester City.

It's not that he wants to help his city rivals Chelsea, or because he doesn't want to lose to Manchester City three times a season, but for a more practical reason. Arsenal need to secure their third place.

The third and fourth in the Premier League can nominally participate in the Champions League, but the third is to qualify directly for the group stage, and the fourth is to participate in the qualifying round, which does not seem to make much difference, because even if they participate in the qualifying round, Arsenal's promotion is not suspenseful, but in fact, whether or not you need to play the qualifying round will have an impact on the preparation for the summer.

One is that in order to prepare for the qualifying tournament, the players must end their vacation early. The Premier League is the busiest league in all of Europe. The players who play in the Premier League are also the most tired players in Europe, and the summer is their only time off, but qualifying will undoubtedly take up that precious time. The second is to affect the transfer budget in the summer, for any team, whether or not they can participate in the Champions League, the budget is two different things, and Arsenal is no exception, even if Wenger has been at Arsenal for so many years.

But it's one thing to want to win. Reality is another story.

Arsene Wenger has to face up to the reality of his team, which is the injury problem in the squad, Vermaelen, Gallas, Toure, Ramsey, Jurou...... It's not just Arsenal's main centre-back partner who hangs up the exemption card, it's Wenger's biggest headache. It is also the absence of the team's two key attacking figures, the first is Cesc Fabregas, who single-handedly fought against Manchester City's midfielder in the first contract of the season, and the other is the top scorer in the Arsenal team this season, the Russian "Tsar" Arshavin.

The so-called wounded soldiers filled the battalion. Nothing more.

When Linson saw Arsenal's starting line-up, even he had to sympathize with Arsene Wenger.

It has to be mentioned that most of the Premier League teams have been plagued by injuries this season. In addition to the fact that Chelsea, which has a large number of "iron men" in the team, is a little better, Manchester United, Liverpool, and now Arsenal have all suffered a wave of serious injuries, in the final analysis, this is actually to blame on the Premier League's "all evils" intensive schedule, players do not get enough rest, the body is easy to fatigue, and it is easy to get injured, which Lin Sen knows very well.

Manchester City have also had injuries at one time, but in comparison, they are simply possessed by divine weapons. BBC Sport once did a show on the injury issue, and then got Manchester City's good results this season and the conclusion that Manchester City's medical team is very much thanks to the Manchester City medical team, because compared to other teams, Manchester City's biggest Cheng dù ensures the integrity of the main squad.

But what about the actual reasons? Only Lin Sen and the players know.

In the game, Arsene Wenger's centre-back combination was a discarding combination: former Arsenal waiver Campbell, partnering former Manchester United waiver Shilvistre.

Everyone was worried about Arsenal's defence, and even Arsene Wenger looked worried, and Andy Gray, who was in charge of the game commentary, directly called Arsenal's centre-back duo a papier-mâché defence, because when Arsenal's squad was complete, these two men even had to look at opportunities as substitutes, but now, they are Wenger's no choice.

Andy Gray's metaphor has another layer of meaning. That is, Arsenal's opponents today are Manchester City, one of the most attacking teams in the Premier League this season.

Lin Sen also believes that in this game, if something goes wrong, most of the problems will be on the defensive side, not the offense.

However, the truth is that it was such a papier-mâché defence that withstood City's attack, from the first minute, to the end of the first half, and then to more than an hour...... Manchester City, who played away from home, was mainly anti-away from the beginning of the game, but this temporary "host" was obviously unfamiliar with the terrain here, and turned around the opponent's goal for more than an hour, and he couldn't find the key to the goal.

Immediately afterwards, it was Lin Sen who took the lead in making adjustments, and it was a passive adjustment.

In the 70th minute of the game, Arsenal's eternal "first strong reinforcement" Diaby dunked the ball past De Jong in front of the arc of the penalty area, and after dodging the gap, he hit the bottom right corner with his right foot.

The referee halted the game, and Manchester City's team doctor, Cragg, had just rushed to the scene of the accident, and Linson had already called Joe Hart to get ready to play, because he had already seen that Given's condition was not right. Sure enough, less than ten seconds after going up, Cragg beckoned a stretcher to enter the arena, and even gave Jivin an oxygen inhaler.

When Jiwen was leaving, Lin Sen, who was in a bad mood, deliberately looked at Jiwen's shoulders that had been tied with bandages, and saw that he was in a worse mood.

Dislocate.

It's not a question of whether you can play next, it's a question of whether you can catch up with next season.

As Manchester City's first-choice goalkeeper this season, Given, who just celebrated his 34th birthday a few days ago, has been very stable in the Irish international's watch for last winter's transfer window. It is precisely because of his cousin that Lin Sen did not have the idea of buying a goalkeeper when he transferred in the summer, after all, Joe Hart still needs time to grow, and Givens was injured in the national team in the first half of the league, and it was Joe Hart who once became the starting goalkeeper at that time, and Lin Sen did not have the idea of letting him succeed directly if Joe Hart was stable, but it turned out that Joe Hart may have a bright future, but at the moment, he is far less stable than Given.

But I didn't expect it. At this time, Givens was reimbursed.

Lin Sen was in a bad mood, but the game still had to continue. As soon as Joe Hart came on the pitch, he gave Linsen a "dismount", Arsenal took a corner, Joe Hart attacked but did not get the ball, fortunately, it was not the Arsenal players who fought for the first place.

Hearing a burst of regret from the Arsenal fans in his ears, Lin Sen frowned in his heart.

Given, after all, was thirty-four years old. Although the goalkeeper has always been an advanced position, no one can guarantee that Given's form will continue this season next season, not to mention that Given's injury has been injured twice this season. Can you really trust Joe Hart to give the spot? As thousands of England fans hoped?

Lin Sen was really not sure.

The clock continued to tick down, with City still looking for a goal and Arsenal not willing to be suppressed at home by Manchester City and seize their chances. There will be no hesitation to burn the fire to Manchester City's half, and the game will enter the final stage, but it will become a bit of a back-and-forth. Even, Arsenal has a faint meaning of coming from behind......

In the 83rd minute, Eboue cut inside at high speed on the right, Bridge was forced to foul, and Van Persie's free-kick caused a lot of regret at the Emirates Stadium.

In the eighty-ninth minute, it was Eboue who inserted at high speed, and Bridge, who had already carried a yellow card on his body, did not dare to pull this time, the former's through plug, Bendtner, who had just replaced Walket in the previous minute, fired a low shot from a small angle, but fortunately this time Joe Hart judged correctly and confiscated the ball.

The referee gave six minutes of stoppage time thanks to Given's hand, but the miracle didn't happen to Manchester City, nor did it happen to Arsenal.

The score was 0-0.

Manchester City ushered in the first game of the season without a goal, and also took their own starting goalkeeper, after the game Linson's face was ugly, Wenger's face was also not much better, and Manchester City needs to wait for the results of Chelsea's game, the results of this round of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have come out as early as yesterday, Manchester United defeated the previous two games of the previous two games, Arsenal and Chelsea in a row Tottenham Hotspur, and today's draw, means that Manchester United with the advantage of goal difference, climbed to the top of Arsenal.

What is a lose-lose situation, this is a lose-lose situation.

Fortunately, Wenger did not have the same habit of "having a drink" after the game as Ferguson, otherwise, with Linsen's mood today, most of them could only choose to be rude.

Now, Lin Sen seems to have to believe in the existence of the law of conservation of character, after the 33rd and 34th rounds of two consecutive rounds of two broomsticks swept the two teams, Manchester City decisively suffered "retribution", the next three games, actually three draws, and all in a good situation, at this time Manchester City fans, has begun to imagine if these three games are won, how beautiful the scenery is.

But, anything is possible in the world of football, there is no if. (To be continued......)

PS: ps1: Today is the last day of 2014, I wish you all a happy new year in advance.

PS2: From the time this book was put on the shelves to the present, it has been two updates a day, although the time is not too long, but I really didn't expect that I could stick to it. Originally, I gave myself a preventive shot before I put it on the shelf.,I only dare to guarantee that it will be constantly updated.,It's not without reason to be cautious.,Although it's always been two more.,But individual chapters are really too reluctantly written.。 Saying these is not to be lazy, the same is to take vaccinations, and it is still my pursuit, but if I fall into the pit, please forgive me for climbing more.