Chapter 495: Three Lines Go Together

Li Zihan is only a little tasteful, men are often similar to women, and in the face of another equally excellent kind, there will always be some comparative psychology.

But the reality of life didn't give him time to read what the media was saying, because Arsenal didn't have time to catch their breath after the win over Manchester United, and the next game was about to start.

Arsenal will have to face three games in seven days this week, and that intensity is the norm for the Christmas game.

On 13 April, it's an FA Cup tie and Arsenal will face their opponents in this season's FA Cup semi-finals, Wigan Athletic.

Wigan Athletic are the defending champions of this season's FA Cup, having won the title last season with a win over mighty Manchester City. However, they are also the first team in English football history to win the title and then be relegated

At the end of last season, they finished second from bottom and were relegated to the second tier of the Championship.

And although Wigan Athletic is a Championship team this season and has taken away the meritorious coach Martinez, they are still very capable in the cup competition, because they have eliminated Manchester City this season

Originally, Manchester City wanted to avenge last season's kill, but who would have expected Wigan to be so strong and eliminate Manchester City for the second time in two consecutive seasons to advance

In the face of such Wigan Athletic, Wenger did not attach special importance to this game because of their super long play. When the starting line-up was announced before the game, most of the first-team players were on the bench, and the starting XI included a number of players who have not played much this season, as well as some youth players.

And core players like Lee Zihan and Mesut Ozil and Ramsey didn't even make the 18-man squad

Many people in such a starting list are waiting to see Arsenal's jokes, because Manchester City, who played in the first line, were eliminated by Wigan Athletic, and only midfielders Yaya Toure and David Silva did not play in the blue moon at that time, including Zabaleta and Sergio Aguero.

And the squad that Arsenal is giving now, although it looks similar to Wigan Athletic in the Championship, is even slightly better. But compared to Manchester City's original lineup, it is weak!!

So the mighty Manchester City has been killed by a strong team killer like Wigan Athletic, are you embarrassed to join in the fun with an Arsenal second-tier squad? And Wigan Athletic's name as a killer is not something to be shouted casually, as they have eliminated Aston Villa, Stoke City and Manchester City Athletic along the way to the FA Cup.

Arsenal have not won against any of the above three teams, losing at home to Aston Villa in their first league game at the beginning of the season, and then facing Manchester City with two draws, while as for Sky City, the Gunners have faced Stoke City twice in the league this season and have achieved an embarrassing record of one draw and one defeat

So when the starting line-ups for both sides came out, no one was optimistic about Arsenal.

But this season's Arsenal is destined to be an atypical Arsenal, they often win and counterattack when the whole of Europe and even the world is not optimistic about them, and when everyone is optimistic about them, they kneel without discipline

In this game, Arsenal also successfully eliminated Wigan Athletic to advance to the FA Cup final this season, but the process of winning was very difficult.

After 90 minutes of regular time with injury time, the match was tied 1-1, with the two teams continuing to extra-time at Wembley Stadium. When the score remained 1-1 until the end of the 120th minute of the game, a thrilling penalty shoot-out began.

Fabianski, the number two goalkeeper who started the game, did not play well in this game, and the only goal conceded by Arsenal was due to his save error.

So when the penalty shoot-out began, everyone didn't see Wenger use up his last substitution and replace Fabianski with Szczesny, thinking that Arsenal was really finished.

But as soon as the kick-off game began, Fabianski was like a god. At the beginning of the first round, after Bendtner scored the first penalty, he directly saved the penalty taken by the opposing midfielder Gomez, but the Arsenal German winger Podolski, who started the game, was not too competitive, and the German who walked to the penalty spot in Arsenal for the third time kicked the ball directly to the second-floor stands at Wembley Stadium

And when the penalty kick came to the fifth round, Arsenal were currently 4-3. Fabianski saved the fifth penalty of the finale, the fifth penalty taken by Wigan Athletic's talented striker McManaman

As a result, Arsenal eliminated Wigan Athletic 4-3 on penalties and advanced to this season's FA Cup final

At this time, the media sang the praises of Wenger, because he firmly did not use the last substitution to replace Fabianski in the penalty shoot-out, and let Szczesny in the number one shirt come on.

Because even Szczesny can't necessarily guarantee that he will save two penalties

So the question is, on the amount of excavator technology, no, is it to ask which media is the strongest without discipline?

The undisciplined media even made a good draft before the penalty shootout: "Arsene Wenger resolutely did not use the main goalkeeper, causing Arsenal to lose to Wigan Athletic in the penalty shootout, which showed the true nature of a strong team, making it more difficult for Arsenal to end the dream of not being crowned"

And after watching the penalty shootout, their script became: "Clever Professor Wen, the penalty shootout firmly believes in the second goalkeeper, and the second goalkeeper saves two penalties to repay Wenger's trust." In the end, Arsenal eliminated strong team killer Wigan Athletic 4-3 on penalties, and Arsenal continued to move towards their dream of winning the title"

In the dressing room at the new Wembley Stadium after the game, Arsene Wenger kept his players calm: "Yes, we made it to the final, which is remarkable, there are only two teams that make it to the final every season, but that doesn't mean we can win the title. At the same time, the title will not be known until a month away, so we still have a big challenge ahead of us, boys. We have the league and the Champions League next up, you know that the league is not over yet, we still have a chance in the third tier. I don't want to end the season and be ridiculed by others that we are Arsenal with all three empty. So cheer all the way now, and when we get out of this locker room, we want you to be able to rewind the clockwork, and we're going to keep going."

At the post-match press conference, Wenger also kept a low profile, saying that entering the final does not mean that Arsenal is the champion, and Hull City is also a veteran team in the Premier League, and its strength should not be underestimated. And with the final a month away, Arsenal's focus is on the remaining fixtures.

Arsenal's FA Cup final opponents have been out, with Hull City knocking out Sheffield United from League One to advance to the final. And this season's Sheffield United is also a big dark horse, all the way to the FA Cup semi-finals, and finally eliminated by the Premier League team Hull City.

Hull City is not a strong team in the Premier League, they can only be regarded as a team in the middle and lower reaches, and even a lift sometimes, so in the face of such an opponent, everyone still thinks that if Arsenal is the main team, it is not a big problem to win the championship.

And the team that doesn't go all out to win the championship after reaching the final must have a problem with their brains, and a team like Arsenal, which has not won a championship for nine years and is desperate to wash away its humiliation with this championship, will not take this final lightly

So reporters rolled their eyes when they heard Wenger's words, and if nothing else, Arsenal would have almost bagged the title. In terms of strength, Hull City may not be as strong as Wigan Athletic. Because Wigan Athletic's elimination of Aston Villa, Stoke City and Manchester City all have the strength to beat Hull City. Hull City eliminated Sheffield United, a third-tier team, in the semi-finals, and they all fought back and beat it, before they were all two goals ahead, and Hull City only began to exert their strength in the second half.

In the end, they scored a goal to seal the victory in the 88th minute, facing the English League One teams are so difficult, facing the Premier League giants Arsenal, are they not scum with only five combat effectiveness?

Bidding farewell to the FA Cup and Wigan Athletic, Arsenal did not have time to rest, and the league was ushered in on the 15th. That is to say, they each have a game on the 11th, 13th, and 15th, and only the 12th and 14th are resting in between

Thankfully, all three of these games are within the UK and two of them are at home. Otherwise, if they fly to Russia or other European corner countries to play, Arsenal may be forced to lose the schedule because they do not arrive on time for the match

The league has come to the round of 34, and in this round Arsenal hosted West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium.

The previous core players were given time to rest, so Wenger was the main force in this game, and there was no retention in the slightest.

It looks like Arsene Wenger said, Arsenal are really on the third line right now, and there is hope for every trophy.