Chapter 418: Robbing the rich and helping the poor Chelsea

Manchester United's results this season have not been good, and the sluggishness of the defending champions in the post-Ferguson period is obvious to all. And the old man's hand-picked manager, David Moyes, seems to be unable to control and lead a big club forward, and they currently sit sixth in the league table. It's still possible to try to qualify for the League Cup

However, it is such a team, and Arsenal, who are currently at the top of the league standings, have nothing to do with him. In the two-legged home and away competition this season, Arsenal actually drew two and failed to achieve a victory

Arsenal fans feel very sorry, quite disappointed, and unhappy because they failed to seize the opportunity to "beat the water dogs"!

The game was quickly forgotten by the Gunners fans as they faced an even bigger challenge.

After the end of this round of the league, the standings changed again. Arsenal are still in first place, while Liverpool are second in the round, and they visited the Farmers in this round and won 2-3 against Fulham, who need to be relegated.

As for Chelsea, they were held to an allisation away at West Bromwich Albion in a 1-1 scoreline that lasted until the end. Interestingly, it was former Chelsea and former French striker Nicolas Anelka who equalised for West Bromwich Albion. What's even more interesting is that the league has reached the 26th round, and this was Anelka's first goal

Such a situation made many fans wonder, "Is this revenge?" ”

Chelsea only recently exploded Liverpool's "chrysanthemum", running from the third place in the league to the second place in the league. But it didn't take three rounds before Liverpool came back.

However, Chelsea have had some of these problems this season, and they have often been able to pull off an unexpected win in a strong conversation. However, when playing against mid-table teams, they tend to either lose or draw, and rarely win anyway.

At this time, the voice of "conscience of the industry" was once again given to Chelsea by many fans, because throughout Chelsea's games, they took three points from strong teams such as Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Everton and Manchester United.

But in retrospect, they were often forced to draw or lose by the likes of Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City and Sunderland.

Chelsea, on the other hand, won against the big teams and lost against teams that were hovering near the relegation zone.

So people thought about it for a while, only to find out that Chelsea was a "hero" who "robbed the rich and helped the poor"! Take three points from the top six of the league and send a relegation team back

The conscience of the industry is really not called in vain!

Interestingly, Arsenal and Chelsea are the two London giants, in that Arsenal have won against many teams in the middle and lower tiers, but teams in positions near European qualification rarely take all three points. And the opposite is Chelsea

The first, second and third places in the league are already famous, and the fourth place naturally falls to Manchester City. It's not that Manchester City's table is bad, but they are now fourth with one game less. This round of home games against relegation rivals Sunderland has been postponed to mid-April due to clashes with Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.

The league was played in midweek, but at the end of the week it was the FA Cup.

When it was not long ago that they learned of their FA Cup opponents, Arsenal and Liverpool were not the same. Arsenal couldn't laugh or cry, almost thinking that this was a "script" designed by the FA, and the FA was already learning from UEFA.

Liverpool, on the other hand, is gearing up, looking like they want to bite each other apart. In an interview at the pre-match press conference, Brendan Rodgers made it clear: "Yes, we lost at home not long ago. So in this game we will give it our all and win at the opponent's home stadium. Retain strength? We're not going to keep the quality, you have to know our strengths, we don't have the Champions League or even the Europa League, so we have no problem with the fitness and fitness of our players. Not necessarily, but they will have a big challenge two days after the match against us. ”

"You know, Bayern Munich is now considered one of the strongest teams, and only Real Madrid and Barcelona can compete with it. So we think that the other side (Arsenal) should retain the strength to deal with the challenge of the defending Champions League champions in the future, the FA Cup and the Champions League, which is more important, I think Arsene Wenger, who has never won a Champions League trophy, should know very well."

Seeing Rodgers' interview, Arsenal fans didn't have time to say anything, but the Chelsea fans next door stood up to speak for Arsenal and Arsene Wenger.

"Rogers really did a great job, the so-called 'hit people don't slap their faces, scold people don't expose their shortcomings!' As the most famous coach in the Premier League and even in the world, Wenger has won the league championship, the League Cup, and the FA Cup, once breaking Manchester United's domination of the Premier League, and also creating a legendary unbeaten championship. But the only lack of a Champions League winner, Rogersti, what does this mean? ”

Of course, Chelsea fans are not speaking for Arsenal, but simply to make the first and second teams in the league fight a little harder in non-league games, so that they will have a lot less pressure on them in the third place in the league

Although Mourinho has publicly stated on more than one occasion that he has no intention of winning the league title this season, although it is not known how credible this statement is, it does not mean that Chelsea fans do not like the title. In their hearts, they have fantasized more than once that Mourinho will achieve some achievements in his first season in the palace, such as winning a league title "accidentally" or something.

Although I know that the current squad is still difficult for the championship to win, they are all in third place in the league, only four points away from the league leader and only one point away from the second place in the league. With this result, do you only want to qualify for the Champions League in the top four of the league? That's too boring, isn't it?

No matter how lively it was outside, Wenger and his Arsenal did not join in the fun, still closing the door to prevent the media from interviewing their disciples, so that they could train with peace of mind.

And Wenger did not respond to Rodgers' words in an interview. Instead, he said: "Football is about giving it your all, no matter how difficult it may be. Otherwise, it's disrespectful to your opponents and your own fans! ”

Although there was no positive response, the media processed Wenger's words and could be regarded as a response.

But since then, Wenger has not been interviewed in front of the media.

On the night of 16 February, although there was no snow in the sky, it was still cloudy, as if a heavy rain was about to come. Of course, it is much more difficult to see the stars in a cosmopolitan city like London than it is to see the "big star" Cheng Dù.

When the media got the starting lists of both sides before the start of this game, they couldn't help but be shocked, and the glass of the spectacle lenses was shattered. Because they didn't see a few key players from the start of Arsenal and Liverpool.

Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard did not play, Arsenal's Lee Zihan and Mesut Ozil did not play, and the rest of the squad was just a regular and rotated squad.

What about the big showdown? What about the revenge that is said to be good? What about respecting opponents and fans? Arsene Wenger, Brendan Rodger, you two guys!!

Media reporters who saw this list couldn't help but slander.

When Arsene Wenger saw Liverpool's list, he was also stunned. As Brendan Rodgers said, Liverpool have no European influence, so Arsene Wenger subconsciously thought that the other side would regard this cup competition as very important. But I didn't expect that now such a rotation lineup will be sent to Rodgers's Sima Zhaoxin is known to everyone, he wants to stay and focus all his energy on the league!!

And when Rodgers saw Arsenal's roster, his expression was almost identical to that of Arsene Wenger. Because in Rodgers' view, Arsenal has almost no chance of winning against this Bayern, considering the competitive pressure in the Champions League, it is decisive to give up, and the league and FA Cup are king. didn't expect Wenger to stay and want to have a life-and-death fight with Bayern in the Champions League two days later

Of course, in Rodgers' view, that game must be Arsenal's death and Bayern Munich's life!

Although there was some surprise, both coaches understood each other's thoughts. It's just that both sides have some regrets, if they had known each other's thoughts earlier, they would have been able to change to the full main lineup to win this FA Cup game.

Because the whole main force faces the opponent's rotation lineup, the consumption will not be very large. Because Arsenal is about the same as Liverpool, the bench is not thick

The game started very quickly, and Arsenal, who were sitting at home, did not go up to the top of the attacking banner. It's about having fun with the ball and mobilizing the opponent's pressing.

Arsene Wenger made it clear to them before the game that they had to control the ball in this game. Don't ask for fierce offensive firepower, just don't give the other side a chance. And once there is a chance on his side, he will rush up without hesitation and bite the other party!

The main purpose of this arrangement is to reduce the possibility of injury to the players, because the game against Bayern Munich is two days away. Arsenal are truly "unaffordable" at the moment, even if it is a rotation like Monreal and Vermaelen.

The current Arsenal is still a third-line battle, as a bench is not thick, they are almost walking on thin ice in every game. Although the Champions League is difficult, Arsenal still have the advantage in the league and FA Cup.

Arsene Wenger doesn't want to lose those advantages again due to injury!