Chapter 19: The Complacent Arsenal
"I'm glad we were able to continue our winning streak, and I'm glad you took your destiny into your own hands." Although Arsenal won, although the Gunners still maintained a winning record in the new season, Wenger's face at this time was very unsightly, and the Gunners did not have the ease and excitement after the previous victory.
"Can you tell me what you're thinking right now? Champion? Victory? Or exposure, commercial sponsorship? 'Arsene Wenger is really unhappy with the problems that the team exposed in this game and he now thinks it's time to cool down the Arsenal players because the psychological condition shown by the Arsenal players in this game is really wrong. Yes, we're on a five-game winning streak and we're pretty much league leaders now. But look at what you've done, is this the time for you to relax and be complacent? ”
'You are the defending champions, not only the defending league champions, but also the defending Champions League champions, you had a great record last season, you are the most haode team. So you can be proud now and look at how we did in the new season; Wow, five wins in a row, a big win in the Champions League, we always get the win easily, we don't have to worry about the performance of the opponents at all, because they can't do anything against Arsenal, we can easily crush them and win easily. It's our season and we can easily win and win the championship! Arsene Wenger's words made the Arsenal players blush, and the Gunners certainly knew that Wenger's sarcasm was due to his dissatisfaction with the players.
Although Arsenal won this game, of course, it is worth rejoicing if they win, and the victory against the opponent is even more exciting and exciting. But that can't hide the deficiencies that Arsenal have exposed in this game. Or rather, the reason why this game has become so difficult. That's all because of the relaxation and nonchalance of the players.
Admittedly, there has been some change in the mentality of the Arsenal players. First of all, the Gunners' lineup is generally relatively young; For young people, their concentration is not necessarily strong, and there are so many temptations these days. When there is a lot of income when you are famous, many young people will be lost at this time.
And last season's Gunners won the league title to end the embarrassment of four years without a title, and they made team history and won the first Big Ears Cup in one fell swoop. So almost all they received over the summer was congratulations and cheers, and at this time, even the calmest players can be a little complacent, not to mention the young Gunners. The vast majority of them lifted the trophy for the first time.
Although it was only last season's honor, it was indeed a time to give the Gunners more confidence, and it also made them start to put their position higher, just like the media and fans, whether it is in the Champions League or the league in the new season, Arsenal is the favorite to win the championship, because Arsenal has a championship guarantee, their starting point should be higher, and they should naturally go to more haode results.
Fans and the media expect more from Arsenal, and so do the Gunners; For them, they enjoyed the scenery of last season. They also set their goals high for the new season, at least they don't think they will be worse than last season at this time. They think they should go for more honors.
Since the beginning of the new season, Arsenal has been smooth sailing, and they have won big games before that, and they have continued to win big games; This is indeed a great boost to the morale and confidence of the players, of course, it is inevitable that the Gunners are a little lost in this series of big wins; The string of big wins has made the Gunners perhaps less prepared for the game, and they are now a little contemptuous of their opponents, because they are blindly confident in the quality of their own team, they believe that those teams cannot cause too much trouble for the team, and they believe that Arsenal can easily tear through the defense of those opponents and continue to win.
But in this game Arsenal learned a lesson, and they were dealt a huge blow because of their complacency; While it's no secret that Arsenal's backline is deficient, the players are actually prepared for the goals they concede. However, there is a big difference between trying hard to be breached by the opponent and the team carelessly conceding a goal, and it is considered a shame for the players to not be serious and hard enough to play before conceding a goal.
In this game, Arsenal did not work hard enough defensively, and the goal conceded was also due to the lack of concentration of the defenders, and even some assumptions. So Arsenal was equalized by their opponents, and even almost ended their winning streak. The main defender Alexander Song had some incredible two yellow cards in a row, not only defending with all his strength, but also because he was too careless in the game, he didn't pay attention to the opponent at all; So he was booked for a risky foul, so he was sent off as soon as he started the second half.
As for the left wing-back, Klich is even more self-immolated, not serious enough when clearing the ball, careless clearance is an unforgivable mistake for a defender, because once a defender makes a mistake, then it is likely that the opponent will seize the opportunity to easily get the opportunity to score. Arsenal were like that, a careless clearance was equalised, and Arsenal came close to a draw.
Arsenal were not only careless in defense in this game, but also in attack in this game, and the Gunners were really too underweight and relaxed. Although Arsenal did score two goals in this game, although they failed to win big, it seems that the two goals are satisfactory in terms of statistics and score. However, the Gunners' lazy performance over the course of the game was frustrating, with careless shots and too many solo shots in the upper hand keeping the team from getting more chances.
It is true that the previous big wins have made the Gunners proud, of course they know that the team's attacking ability is quite terrifying, and of course they know that the current Arsenal is the representative of the most haode attacking team. So the Gunners are never worried about scoring goals and they think they have what it takes to tear through any opposition defence and score with ease.
But look at this game, when they wasted the lead again and again, and when they were in chaos when they were equalized by the opponent and could only launch a strong attack, Arsenal really did not have a stable and mature performance. The Gunners were complacent with a string of victories, and they now have a high regard for those victories and honors.
So the Gunners learned their lesson, they were hit hard in this game, and they just struggled to get the win with a bit of luck.
Although he became the best in the game, although Xiao Qing scored a goal to increase his personal goal tally to eight goals, Xiao Qing did not have any joy at this time. took a shower in silence and sat in the locker room in a daze; There was nothing to be proud of at this time, because of the team's poor performance, because of some unrealistic over-relaxation in the past.
The Arsenal players had no intention of calling a dressing room meeting at this time, and of course they all knew that the team had been disappointing in this game, and of course they knew that some negativity had started to emerge before they knew it. Although they all know that this is the team's big enemy, Arsenal must adjust back at this time; But there is really no tension like the face of the enemy, the gunners have learned their lesson, they will correct it, they will explode in silence.
The frustrated Gunners returned to London, without any jokes along the way, and although it was a five-game winning streak, the Gunners didn't have any celebration at all, they now need to prove themselves again, and they need to make a good summary of their thoughts now.
"Did you watch our game? Isn't it disappointing? After Xiao Qing returned to London, he came directly to Pixie's apartment in a very low-key manner, Xiao Qing who took a shower and lay on the bed was still in a daze, and this victory gave Xiao Qing too much impact.
"Not bad, exciting. Honey, you're amazing, that's a lore! You know, I was about to suffocate, but your performance was really crazy. Pixie obviously didn't know Xiao Qing's thoughts, she just thought that Xiao Qing didn't get a big win and was a little unhappy, she didn't know the current crisis of Arsenal.
"Aside from the excitement, do you see that our attack is disorganized and our players look a lot like walks on the pitch? Of course, we are the defending champions and Sunderland are unlikely to pose a threat to us. So we got the win, five in a row in the league, a shutout and it looks really good. Xiao Qing smiled and hugged Pixie, Xiao Qing was really annoyed by his previous carelessness and contempt for the enemy.
"What's wrong? You've won! Shaw, that conceded goal has nothing to do with you, it's your teammates who are not doing well. You're Arsenal's hero, you've killed your opponents, you've helped Arsenal continue their winning streak! "People in love are blind, Pixie can only see Xiao Qing's goodness, and Xiao Qing seems to be performing very well, because he killed the opponent to help the team win.
"I really don't have much in common with you as an amateur fan, and you really don't know more advanced topics." Xiao Qing's words made Pixie angry, and she pinched and kicked her dissatisfaction with Xiao Qing's ridicule.
"Maybe a lot of people now look like we're doing really well and we're winning game after win. But I don't know when it started, everyone in the team, including me, started to get proud, we didn't have enough respect for the game, we started to look down on our opponents. So we learned our lesson, so we narrowly missed Sunderland's equaliser. Xiao Qing gently hugged Pixie and said, "This is really not the performance of a team that aspires to win the championship, we originally hoped to create more results in the new season, but now some victories have made us lose the way forward, we can't be a great team at all, we can't be a team with high aspirations at all." (To be continued......)