Chapter 709: An embarrassing losing streak

Arsenal are now on a strong winning streak in the league and they have been on top of it in crucial games as they beat their biggest rivals, Manchester City, which makes them look in a good position right now. There are only five rounds left in the league now, and the remaining opponents of Arsenal at this time are generally weak; The most important thing is that Arsenal are now seven points ahead of Manchester United, who are chasing second place in the table, which is a fairly clear lead.

Arsenal's players will need to build on at this time, and as they continue to hold on to that clear lead, it will only make United despair. Time is running out for United and Arsenal now look ready to take the league title to the top of their shelf.

At this time, Arsenal's opponent also looked very good, and in the 34th round, Arsenal once again met a weaker opponent. Although Wigan have performed well since arriving in the Premier League, even reaching the middle of the table at one point, they have been in the relegation zone this season.

This opponent is very good for the current Arsenal, Arsenal just suffered a defeat in the Champions League, so now Arsenal naturally needs to perform better, they need to win the game on Wigan, not only because Arsenal need the inspiration of victory, but also means that Arsenal is one step closer to the league title. Playing at home, Arsenal are full of morale and they simply won't allow the team to make mistakes in a row at this time, Arsenal need to win.

It can only be said that Wigan look relatively unlucky, although they need wins and points at the moment. But what they are now encountering is a madly hungry beast. Arsenal now have a strong desire to win. So there is no doubt that the Arsenal players will perform better in the game. They're going to give it their all to win the game.

In the face of Arsenal's elite lineup, Wigan's performance also surprised everyone; goalkeeper Al Habshi; On the back line are Alcaraz, Caldeville, Boyce and Figueroa; In midfield, McCarthy, Macarthur, Bochzur; Up front: Moses, Di Santo and Gomez.

I have to admire the courage of Wigan coach Martinez, in the face of Arsenal, which is known as the strongest offensive ability, a relegation team like Wigan dared to send a 4-3-3 attack formation at the Emirates Stadium, and they seemed to be more aggressive than Arsenal at this time.

Wigan is indeed now with no way back, and perhaps it is more secure to choose a more conservative formation at the Emirates Stadium now, which may avoid a humiliating slaughter. But now Wigan has no choice, they have to attack. Crazy offensive; They need to pick up points at the Emirates Stadium and if they are relegated, then it will be the biggest shame. So although it is a little crazy, Wigan's tactics are also their helplessness and confidence.

Wigan want to stay in the Premier League and now need three points at the Emirates Stadium to keep them out of the relegation zone. So the crazy and resolute Wigan took Arsenal off guard at this time, and the barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes, and now Wigan is like this, they really don't care how many goals will be scored by Arsenal, because they have been trying to score goals and score again!

Although Arsenal were quick to take the initiative from the very beginning of the game. But it doesn't look like Arsenal's luck is great. Wigan played a big game in this game, which naturally allowed the Gunners to have more room to move. The Gunners did completely suppress their opponents at the beginning of the game.

But in the seventh minute of the game, Arsenal's corner kick was pushed out, which also allowed Wigan to counterattack on the left! Gomez's low cross from the left was met by Di Santo with a clever pick over from the onrushing Szczesny before slotting home with a right-footed volley into the empty net. What everyone didn't expect was that Wigan was actually the main opponent at the Emirates Stadium, and they are only now in control of the game.

The Arsenal players were frustrated, but at the beginning of the game Arsenal really created some good chances, and Arsenal were more committed in attack, and they had chances to score. Unfortunately, Wigan's counter-attack caught Arsenal off guard. However, the Arsenal players did not expect that this game, which seemed to them to be a solid match, completely exceeded their expectations, and this attack game looked to be more beneficial to Wigan.

Just a minute after Arsenal conceded the goal, the game was restarted; Walcoat broke through and was cut off, Wigan launched an attack on the left, Moses shook off Sagna's low cross on the left side with continuous feints, Gomez shot in front of the goal and caused Szczesny to save the ball, and he immediately followed up and shot into the net, 2-0!

The Arsenal players were dumbfounded, they didn't expect to concede two goals in two minutes, and they didn't expect to be conceded twice by Wigan in less than ten minutes. You must know that Wigan is only a team in the relegation zone, and it is actually more beneficial for Arsenal in such an offensive battle!

The atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium was very depressing, and Xiao Qing and his teammates felt very embarrassed at this time; Wigan chose to attack, which originally meant that Arsenal would have more initiative, but now it was actually won by Wigan's two consecutive counterattacks, and Arsenal is now an embarrassing two-goal deficit, which is indeed a little unacceptable to Arsenal's players, and this should not be Arsenal's performance.

Arsenal had just been beaten by Chelsea in the Champions League, which was expected; Because Chelsea's quality is very good, although Arsenal seem to be more sure, a small defeat on the road is something that can be grudgingly accepted. But such humiliation at Wigan, who was relegated from the league zone, is absolutely unacceptable to Arsenal, especially now that Arsenal are still in need of a win.

Xiao Qing really needs to step up at this time, although Arsenal now has a seven-point lead in the league, but Arsenal must not lose points in such a game that could have been won, which will only make Arsenal's situation more and more embarrassing. And a defeat in this game would certainly be a huge blow to Arsenal's morale, with successive defeats in the Champions League and the league that Arsenal cannot accept.

Xiao Qing helped Arsenal pull a goal back in the 22nd minute of the game, although Wigan, who led by two goals, also strengthened the defense to a certain extent, but they were still torn apart by Arsenal. Walcott broke through on the right and crossed, Xiao Qing pulled the onion on the ground and smashed the ball into the goal from the penalty spot. At 1-2, Arsenal were only one goal behind.

The atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium has warmed up at this time, and seeing Xiao Qing's goal, Arsenal fans also have more confidence; It's just a one-goal difference, and it's not a big problem for Arsenal, because Arsenal have better attackers, because Wigan is obviously weaker than Arsenal, and this will be a game for the Gunners Arsenal.

Arsenal were aggressive in the game that followed, first with Robin van Persie shooting a corner; Then Arsenal's corner created a dangerous situation, although Wigan defender Caldwell headed the ball over, but Walcott's shot from the outside of the area was wide of the post! Three minutes later, Wigan made a mistake in transferring the ball, Cazorla counterattacked with the ball and Xiao Qing collided with the wall, and Cazorla hit the goal high from the edge of the penalty area. In the 31st minute, Xiao Qing, who was pulling the side, was destroyed by Boyce when he smashed the ball on the left side, and Xiao Qing's shot from the left was slightly missed after the corner kick.

The atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium is getting hotter and hotter, and Arsenal at this time has completely completed the suppression of Wigan, and now the game is completely developing in the direction of Arsenal's favor. In the face of Arsenal's tidal wave of high-intensity attacks, everyone believed that Wigan at this time was difficult to parry, and Arsenal's equalizer and reversal victory was just around the corner.

But in the next game, Arsenal was scoreless, although Arsenal's performance was very good, Xiao Qing also gave Wigan a lot of defensive pressure. But the Gunners' performance was a little bit of a gap to the goal, hitting the side-netting, hitting the crossbar, and a slight deflection that happened many times in the game, which meant that Arsenal just couldn't equalise.

Until the whistle blew at the end of the game, Arsenal were unable to equalize; When the Wigan players frantically celebrated this upset victory, the Arsenal players were a little embarrassed. Xiao Qing lay on the grass weakly, this game is really hurtful, Arsenal's performance is really good, but they just can't achieve the final victory, they can only be embarrassed by the team in the relegation zone.

Arsenal wasted a good situation, they didn't take advantage of the game they were sure to win, they were upset at home, and they gave Wigan the crucial three points; The most important thing is that Manchester United won the game in this round and they are now catching up in the table and they are now only two points away from Arsenal.

This is definitely an embarrassing thing, facing the helplessness of being eliminated in the Champions League; And now it is very certain that the league title defense has also been in a great crisis, although there are still some leads, but only a four-point advantage is not enough insurance, which also means that Arsenal needs to go all out on these two fronts, and there is no rest and relaxation at all. (To be continued......)