374 Difficult Choices

The 3-2 win over Chelsea wasn't enough to excite Arsenal, who despite their poor Champions League record over the years, are an experienced team who know that the second leg of the game is not over and that there is nothing to celebrate.

Qin Xiong received a series of physiotherapy treatments such as post-game massage and muscle relaxation, fatigue recovery, etc., and then took a shower, changed clothes and drove away.

As he drove away from Highbury, Arsenal fans on both sides of the road recognised his car, or saw that it was him in the driver's seat, and many fans gave him a thumbs up or applauded him on the side of the road.

As the BBC Sport said later when commenting on the best player of the tournament, Qin Xiong's table.

"It's another night of fantasy watch, Qin Xiong is on his way to becoming a world-class superstar, his role in key games is becoming more and more obvious, he uses his talent to the extreme, the three assists are pleasing to the eye, the heel of the left and right feet, the hand-tossed sideline ball uses teammates to do the wall cooperation, this is what God does, it will shock the audience, and think: How can this kid play like this?! Yes, he's playing like this, shockingly helping the team to victory. Chelsea conceded three goals in their first Champions League game this season, all thanks to an assist from Qin Xiong, whose creative energy has already led him to the world's No. 1 midfielder, although Chelsea also have an ambitious Frank Lampard, but the two are players of different styles, and in terms of appreciation, Qin Xiong's creative power has always made him a headline in the world. I don't know if there are any fans who are in the same mood as me now, and will continue to follow Qin Xiong's game to see what kind of imaginative performance this talented star from the East will perform! ”

Arsene Wenger's post-match war of words with Jose Mourinho escalated again.

'Chelsea's tactics are backwards! Especially in the final minutes of the game, the posture was disgraceful. Jose Mourinho has slammed Tottenham for swinging the bus. What is his team doing now? They'll just win ugly! But in front of a team that really pursues beautiful football. Chelsea still lost and despite their two away goals, we will prove at Stamford Bridge that Arsenal are more than worthy of qualifying for the last four of the Champions League! ”

"I don't know what kind of confidence Arsene Wenger has to judge my team tactically, in my opinion, if Arsenal didn't have No.11 Qin Xiong, they would have lost the game at Highbury, who can tell me, it was Wenger who trained Pire to take a bad corner. Did Qin Xiong deliberately strengthen the second cross with his heel? Or did Arsene Wenger train his crosses for Qin Xiong to assist with a scorpion's tail? Or was the sideline ball deliberately smashed into a team-mate to form an unexpected attack, which Wenger also emphasised in his tactical training? Ljungberg's dazed expression when he turned around has already told us the truth! Qin Xiong's performance is wonderful, he has improved more than last year, today he was named the best of the match is deserved, I praise his appearance, but it does not mean that Arsenal's tactics are more advanced or powerful than Chelsea's, I am now looking forward to facing Arsenal again at Stamford Bridge in a week! ”

Qin Xiong and several players in the team who were physically exhausted were given two days off.

In the past two days, Qin Xiong stayed in the apartment, and in addition to eating, he slept to recover his physical strength.

Just when he was resting.

Mourinho and Arsene Wenger both have a difficult choice to make.

The quarter-finals of this season's Champions League are extremely difficult. Because there is only a week between the two rounds!

There isn't much time left for the team to adjust and buffer.

In the first leg of their own match, Arsenal and Chelsea both fielded their main players in the previous weekend due to the stalemate in the league title.

Both teams should not be taken lightly. A defeat or draw in any league game has the potential to bury a season's hard work.

It can be said that the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is the second game in 4 days!

Coupled with the previous FIFA matchday exertion, the physical exertion at this stage is more than just a flip through the club's schedule.

Even though Chelsea's counter-attacking banner is low and the cost is low, in the final sprint stage, when the target opponents are also fighting for points, Chelsea have to be more proactive, so the consumption in the league should not be underestimated.

Such a cruel choice is in front of you!

Even excluding FIFA matchday consumption.

After two fights in four days, it was the weekend, the third game on the seventh day.

How do the two teams line up in the league?

Anyway, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek next week, the fourth game of the 11th day, it is impossible for both teams to send substitutes! Absolutely the main force will be on the line, and the elite soldiers and strong generals will be dispatched to the battle!

The key question is whether the two teams will give their main players a rest in the third game, which is the 32nd round of the Premier League this weekend.

Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho are both having headaches.

Fleet Street directly helped the two teams analyze the current shape.

The Daily Mail listed the pros and cons faced by the two teams.

Arsenal are two points behind Chelsea in the league and with seven games remaining, there is no room to drop points in accordance with Chelsea's steadiness in the league, which is one of the reasons why the league is important.

The second is that Arsenal took a 3:2 lead in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, although perhaps considering the away goal factor and the disadvantage of the next leg to Stamford Bridge, 3:2 really doesn't mean anything, but at least Arsenal is ahead in the score.

The third is a league opponent, with Arsenal visiting the Riverside Stadium in the 32nd round to challenge their host Middlesbrough.

It was by no means an easy race.

Middlesbrough has goals and ambitions, under the leadership of former assistant coach Alex Ferguson and current Middlesbrough coach McClaren, Middlesbrough ranks seventh in the league and has hopes of reaching next season's League Cup, and Middlesbrough's strength is indeed likely to cause an upset on Arsenal, goalkeeper Schwarzer, veteran Southgate and Ethiogu in the backline, Zenden, Mendieta, Downing, and Arsenal veteran Parloer in the midfield, Hasselbaink and Viduka in the front!

With Middlesbrough at home, how can Arsenal have the confidence to send substitutes to win against their opponents?

Chelsea's situation is the opposite of Arsenal's.

Chelsea are two points clear in the league.

Losing the first leg of the Champions League, Arsenal must show stronger fighting at home to reverse the second leg!

Chelsea host Stamford Bridge to underdogs Birmingham City.

Birmingham can be said to have no pursuit, they have 37 points, far from the relegation zone, even if they lose to Chelsea, no one will doubt that Birmingham will eventually succeed in relegation, after all, there are still 6 games, they only need to get 1 win or 2 draws, basically lock up next season to continue to survive in the Premier League!

The shape in front of Arsenal and Chelsea can be said to be indeed complex, but in some places it is the opposite.

Chelsea lead the league.

Arsenal have a head start in the Champions League.

When the league and the Champions League compete at the same time, how to choose?

The decision between the two managers will be revealed when the league kicks off at the same time at the weekend! (To be continued......)