Chapter 84: Timely Adjustments
Arsenal and Newkars teamed up to put on an incredible game, one that felt incredible for fans and media alike. The theme of this game is that football is round, and you never know what the result will be until a second; It's a psychological test for the fans, and it will let you know how exciting life's ups and downs are!
Newkarls, who conceded three goals in a row in less than half an hour of the game, will be four goals down in the first half of the game, and it will definitely be a game where all look hopeless. Arsenal's task was to take a crazy lead in the first half of the game, and then concede an incredible four goals in a row in the second half to be equalised.
It was a humiliating game, and for Arsenal it can only be described as humiliating; Although they played a draw at St James' Park, and although Arsenal continued their unbeaten league record, it was definitely an unbearable scene in Arsenal's history!
An incredible race! On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, Arsenal and Newcastle presented a visual feast of ups and downs for the majority of Chinese fans! The four-to-four scoreline, eight goals in total, a red card and two clashes are enough to attract attention, but the most exciting thing about this game is far from the above: Arsenal were in a good situation with four goals in the first 30 minutes of the first half, and the home team Newcastle narrowly missed out on four goals in the second half, which is unique in the history of the Premier League!
With Arsenal at the bottom of the pack half an hour ahead, some of the most extreme fans at St James' Park have begun to leave the pitch, and some are even roaring loudly to vent their frustration with their favourite team. But. It turned out that this early exit was extremely "stupid". Because the real show of this game is about to begin.
It was only five minutes into the second half. Arsenal defender Diaby was directly shown a red card by the referee for revenge on Barton and Nolan, in fact, this scene really became the turning point of the game, and the person Diaby is undoubtedly the number one sinner of this shameful night for the Arsenal people!
With Diaby's departure, Newcastle launched a more fierce attack in the direction of Szczesny's goal! With a dozen minutes to go until the end of the game, and with the Newcastle players in unprecedented heights and the 50,000 fans shouting and screaming, it seemed that it was only a matter of time before Arsenal's goal was punctured again.
Sure enough, the eighty-seventh minute. Newcastle midfielder Theot's long-distance shijie wave once again broke through the goal guarded by Szczesny, and St James' Park was boiling! All the players, coaches and staff at Newcastle hugged each other and celebrated in a history-making battle! It was the first time in Premier League history that they were down 0-4 and still had a point.
This scene is somewhat similar to the scene of Liverpool reversing Milan to win the Champions League on that night in Istanbul. But Benitez directed a comeback that only recovered three goals, and tonight Newcastle completed the feat of chasing four goals in a row.
"A glorious match, Newcastle supporters laughed at Carroll's departure! This match gave them a farewell to a painful week. "After the game, the British media "Daily Telegraph" stood in the position of Magpies fans and commented on the impact of the game. This is the greatest equalisation in the history of the Premier League! And the "Sun" also said with emotion.
Of course. Tonight was a morale-damaging game for Arsenal. The self-confidence of the Gunners is also a devastating blow, just like Milan in the 05 Champions League final in Istanbul, if Arsenal can't get out of the shadow of this game in time, it is even likely to affect the turn of Arsenal's confidence in the subsequent games, because the Champions League knockout game is about to be!
'It's true that sometimes the psychological aspect is more important than the competitive aspect and when we are ten players and we are desperate to keep the lead, we feel the pressure. After that, we were very unfortunate to get a lot of unfavourable penalties and I couldn't do anything about it. "When talking about this game, manager Arsene Wenger said with a depressed face." It was a discouraging result, we played a good game, we could have secured the three points and maintained enough advantage in the table. But the Newcastle men kept fighting, even though we were already four to zero up by then. We shouldn't have brought them back into the game, but tonight we were ashamed of that red card. ”
Arsenal do need to be ashamed, and although some of the referee's decisions are up for debate, Arsenal's panic in the game is indisputable, they relaxed prematurely when they were in the lead, and they were a little flustered in the face of Newkars' counter-attack.
Setting the most humiliating record in Premier League history is definitely not something to cheer people up; The game also made Arsenal's players very unhappy, and Xiao Qing and his teammates are now very depressed because they made a big mistake at this critical moment, and they destroyed the situation when they should have been full of morale.
Although Arsenal continue to hold a strong lead in the league, they have missed the opportunity to extend their lead; It wasn't just Arsenal who were in the gutter in this round, Manchester United were also unable to hold on to their teeth as they lost their second league game of the season.
Nani took the lead at the Molineux Stadium, but goals from Wolves Elo Kobe and Doyle handed United a defeat here, and Wolves are still only in the relegation zone.
In addition to Manchester United's defeat, Chelsea were also hit hard in this round of fixtures; The biggest highlight of the game is at Stamford Bridge, a clash between Liverpool and Chelsea, and the first time the golden boy Torres has faced his former boss since moving to Chelsea.
However, Torres made a failed debut, with just one of Chelsea's 20 shots hitting the woodwork before Maxi Rodriguez hit the crossbar in an empty net. Mereles, who has been in great form lately, has made a great streak. Liverpool are back in the top six after beating Chelsea twice to make it four wins in a row, while Chelsea, who have ended a three-game winning streak, continue to trail Arsenal by more than 10 points in the table.
The league has been 26 rounds, but now Arsenal still maintains a lead over the second-place Manchester United in the standings by more than ten points, such a huge advantage has basically announced early that the competition for the league title is basically lost suspense, unless Arsenal in the next game again like a four-goal lead in this round of the game but the incredible conceded four goals in a row by the opponent equalized, otherwise at such a moment, Arsenal has no reason to lose the league title almost in hand.
Although Arsenal has suffered some blows in the league now, everyone knows that Arsenal actually has a huge lead so that they don't need to worry too much at all; Although it was an extremely depressing draw for Arsenal, as long as the Gunners adjusted their mentality in time, they did not need to worry too much at all.
Xiao Qing and his teammates are silently healing, and it is really a very depressing thing to be depressed by the opponent in a good situation, Xiao Qing and his teammates need to review it at this time; Although Xiao Qing and Cesc Fabregas were substituted at that time, it is an indisputable fact that Arsenal is missing two cores on the field, but this is not an excuse for Arsenal to be scored four goals in a row by the opponent, Arsenal must summarize at this time, they can't make such a mistake again in the next game, because there will be more difficult games soon, and Arsenal can't continue to take it lightly at this time.
Arsenal are starting to need to build confidence once again, and they need to take their chances at this time; Arsenal face Wolves in the 27th round of the league, and Arsenal are aiming for a game that they must win, and they have every reason to win this game.
Arsenal have won all of their last eleven games against Wolves, and facing the team at the bottom of the table, Arsenal has no reason to be polite at this time; Arsenal, in particular, have just suffered a depressing draw and will need to prove their quality at this time, and they need to beat Wolves at this time to prove that the Gunners' ability to take their chances is not in doubt.
Arsenal need to start the first leg of their Champions League knockout tie with Inter Milan after this game, and Arsenal need to win this game to boost their morale.
Arsenal took the lead in the 16th minute when Cesc Fabregas's cross from the right was headed in by Xiao Qing and the unguarded Robin van Persie swept a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner from 12 yards.
Arsenal, who are 1-0 up, are calm because they know that now is not the time for them to celebrate.
Arsenal doubled the score in the 56th minute, Cesc Fabregas passed through; Xiao Qing and Van Persie went hand in hand, facing a two-on-one situation, Xiao Qing selflessly crossed, and Van Persie scored with a single knife on the edge of the penalty area. At 2-1, Arsenal comfortably led by two goals at home.
The Gunners were an understatement in this game, winning at home with great ease, and immediately after suffering a draw, they began to adjust as they prepared for the next knockout stage of the Champions League.
Xiao Qing and his teammates are ready, they will face the next Champions League knockout round in a better state, Inter Milan is good, but Arsenal believe they are better! (To be continued......)