Chapter 123: Encounter Hull City Again
Arsenal's opponent in the quarterfinals of the Champions League is Barcelona, and the clash of the representative teams of this top attacking football team must be a wonderful game of Mars hitting the earth, and there are many highlights of this game, so this naturally arouses the expectations of fans even more.
Met Barcelona, which is naturally not good news; Although Arsenal is in good shape now, although Arsenal has performed quite strongly this season, everyone can understand that Barcelona is definitely not a good opponent, although the fans of the Gunners have a headache for this opponent, but the fans of the factory do not have any timidity, because the current Arsenal is not so easy to bully, they have the strength to compete with Barcelona.
The most important task for the current Arsenal love to die is the league game, there are only nine rounds left in the league, for the current Arsenal is the most haode sprint time, as long as they seize the opportunity, then Arsenal is likely to completely end the unusually tragic Premier League title race this season.
It's a great opportunity for Arsenal to take a big lead at the top of the table and there's not much left in the league, so it's a great opportunity for Arsenal to extend their lead and now they can take advantage of their opponents' difficulties to win the league title in one fell swoop.
Although Arsenal have suffered serious injuries this season, in the Premier League in the injury-prone area, especially in the second half of the league where injuries are more concentrated, Arsenal's main rivals are now unpleasant. Manchester United's Anderson and Michael Owen, Arsenal's Roberto Gibbs and Chelsea's Bosingwa all ended the season early due to injury. Right now. There may be another star who has reluctantly joined the ranks. He is Chelsea's absolute mainstay Essien.
The Premier League has been in turmoil this season. The prognosticators followed the habit of trying to gain insight into the future after two games, and they were shocked again and again. In the 29th round of the game, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal are still competing for the title, and the difference is only six points, which is quite rare. In the past few years, it has usually been Liverpool and Arsenal who have fallen behind early; Although Arsenal's performance this season is indeed very good, they were "added" to the title group due to successive losses by the Red Devils and Blues.
This season, except for Arsenal, the strength of the traditional top four has declined to varying degrees. Manchester United and Liverpool are struggling to make ends meet, Chelsea are ageing and new managers are running in, and the impact is already being felt in the standings. In the previous Premier League, except for the three times when the 20-team system was first established, the championship points were generally higher and higher. Mourinho led the team's monster-level stability, and even turned the championship into an extreme battle, with points around 90.
Although Arsenal are performing very well, they are also the team that has lost the fewest games in the Premier League so far; However, Arsenal, who have only lost two games this season, have relatively many draws.
United have lost six games so far, but with the team's strong tradition of closing games and a mediocre schedule, there may be no more slip-ups in the remaining fixtures. Although the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo has left the Red Devils too reliant on Wayne Rooney. However, Valencia has grown rapidly, and Manchester United, aiming for a fourth consecutive title, remain the Premier League's favourites. Of course, this is based on the health and well-being of the runny dragon.
Chelsea have repeatedly missed opportunities throughout the season, for the first time in nearly six years since Abobou took charge. Since December, the team has dropped surprisingly points every few rounds, and its unpredictability is the top of the top three. Chelsea are afraid of the full-backs being beaten up on a quick counter-attack, of set-pieces, of stretching the injury list, and of adding John Terry and Ashley. The story of Coles going to the wrong bed. Carlo Ancelotti is unbeaten against the giants in his debut season, but his remaining two big games have come away from home, not only on the road to Manchester United, but also on Liverpool, who are likely to be fighting for a Champions League place in early May. And this is also a fatal moment for Chelsea, who are in the race for the league title, which is the fiercest moment of the title race.
Comparatively, Arsenal deserves to be watched. Four years ago, the Gunners won the semi-finals of the minor league, but they never had a dime to do with the championship; This season, the Gunners have won one win, two draws and one defeat in four direct meetings with the Red Devils and Blues, which is definitely not a brilliant result; At least compared to Chelsea's two wins and one draw, Arsenal's results are a bit disgraceful. This is also the reason why Arsenal have been bitten by their opponents at the top of the table despite their excellent performances this season, proving once again that the importance of minor leagues should not be overstated.
Wenger saw that his team was regrettably ousted from the top of the table again and again, but every time he asked the opponent to help him turn around, he smiled and said nothing. Arsenal have made it through the minor league in disgrace, and the future fixtures are the easiest on paper. Of the four home opponents, except for Manchester City, the other three have only four away wins in the season. With five trips remaining, it will be difficult to attack White Hart Lane, and the rest are the Gunners' best teams in the middle and lower reaches this season. As for the final creation, it will depend on whether Manchester United's opponents help or not.
Arsenal began to prepare seriously, and the opponent in the thirtieth round of the league was Hull City, and there were some contradictions with Arsenal. Putting aside the conflict between Arsenal and Hull City last season, what happened in the 18th round of the league this season alone has caused fans to start talking about it.
Arsenal, who was playing at home, caused a conflict between the players of the two sides because of Nasri's trampling on Hull City players, and Xiao Qing was even banned; In that game, four players from both teams were sent off with red cards, and both sides were very unhappy and spat after the game.
Of course, Xiao Qing knows that this game will definitely not be easy, because this time it is an away game, and this is not a home game that can be cheered on by the fans. And in the last round of the game, although the media didn't know that Xiao Qing and others had a fight in the player tunnel, the players on both sides must know more or less about this matter. So this away trip will definitely not be easy, and this game is destined not to be so harmonious.
However, Xiao Qing has some regrets, although Arsenal continues to miss because of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas due to a hamstring injury, and Alexander Song is also banned for accumulating yellow cards; While it looks like Arsenal's quality has taken a hit, the Gunners' opponents haven't been so lucky.
The two main players of Hull City, who visited the Emirates Stadium last time out and caused a conflict, will also be unavailable for this game; Hunter continues to miss games with a foot injury, while Bambi was suspended for clashing with team-mate Brad in training.
Xiao Qing was in a good mood. Although Xiao Qing and his teammates were greeted at Kingston Stadium with boos from the audience. But Xiao Qing was not affected by these at all; He doesn't expect everyone to like him. He was no less booed away from home. Now Arsenal just want to continue to win in the league and what they need to do now is to keep winning and winning the title. As for the rest, no one cares.
Hull City fans are clearly unhappy with league leaders Arsenal, who have won four consecutive league games and are now unbeaten in 15 games, although they also know that the team is only barely in the middle of the table, and Hull City does not have much advantage against Arsenal. However, Hull City fans still hope that the team can snipe Arsenal at home, and they want to see the team deal a severe blow to Arsenal at this critical time; Because they can't get used to Arsenal, because they can't get used to Xiao Qing, obviously the unpleasant Hull City fans in the first half still remember. Apparently Arsenal have pricked Hull City's nerves, as there have been some unpleasant experiences between the two teams over the past two seasons.
goalkeeper Almunia; In the back line, Sagna, Campbell, Vermaelen, Clichy midfielders, Diaby and Denilson, partnered Nasri and Arshavin; On the forward line, Xiao Qing and Bendtner lead. Whether it is fame or strength, Arsenal is obviously more dominant, although Arsenal has been affected by a lot of injuries, but the advantages of the giants can be reflected here, because even if they encounter difficulties, but many times they still have a very good bench; Bench depth is also important for teams that want to compete for titles.
goalkeeper McHill; On the back line, Mendy, Sayat, Muyokolo, Dawson; midfielders Fagan, Bullard, Boateng, Marni; Hesselink, Aldito on the forward line. It's not very famous, but it's still a good lineup.
Hull City naturally wanted revenge at home, and the unhappiness in the first half of the game was clearly remembered by Hull City's players; While the two main clash players for Hull City are not available for this game. However, Hull City's players obviously still remember the previous grievances, and they still care about this game.
Hull City have not had any pressure on their record this season. They don't have relegation at the moment and they don't need to go any further in the table. For them, there is only one task in this game, which is to snipe Arsenal at home with all their might, and they also believe that once the sniping of Arsenal is completed at this time, then it may be the most revenge, because it is likely to be the best sniper to kick out the Arsenal champion.
Hull City's ambition to get revenge on Arsenal is now a great opportunity for them to get revenge on Arsenal in the truest sense of the word. Conflicts and arguments on the pitch may also be blamed, which is quite detrimental to the team and the players; But once you win a game, then it is the best revenge, especially now that every game is important for Arsenal.
Xiao Qing and his teammates naturally know that the current Hull City must be quite ambitious, although Arsenal is superior in strength, but Arsenal has just participated in the Champions League quarterfinals, and Hull City is waiting for work, so Hull City may not be so easy to deal with. The Gunners naturally need to work harder in this game, and now they need to go all out in every game, although they now occupy a big advantage in the championship battle, but they can't be careless if they don't win the championship of Zuihou; Especially now Arsenal has a lot of advantages, once a great opportunity is missed at this time, it is undoubtedly the biggest irony for Arsenal and the biggest blow to the players.
The Gunners aren't going to put themselves in a bind, they're not going to waste good opportunities at this time; So while Hull City are ambitious and want revenge at home, Arsenal won't give them a chance! (To be continued......)