After all 29 rounds of Premier League matches,

Arsenal moved up to third place, Tottenham lost to the Champions League, Chelsea got a draw and Manchester United were held to a draw by the relegation side.

Arsenal took the key to these three points and held the initiative for the fourth in their hands.

3rd, Arsenal, 18 wins, 5 draws, 6 losses

4th, Tottenham Hotspur, 18 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses

5th, Manchester United, 16 wins, 8 draws, 5 losses

6th, Chelsea, 16 wins, 6 draws, 7 losses

Manchester City and Liverpool are completely in the same dimension of competition, and it is not for the latter teams to be touched.

As for who will win the league title in the end, the Premier League media discuss it every day, and celebrities from all walks of life often come out to rub the heat.

As a result, the battle for the fourth can only appear in the corner of the front page of major newspapers.

And Arsenal ushered in the FA Cup again after only two days after the match with Wolves.

This is a fifth-round knockout match, Arsenal vs. Swansea, and if they can win, they will enter the quarter-finals.

However, Professor Wenger still chose to rotate the lineup.

The main players are already very tired, and if they don't rest, there will be big problems.

Equation sat on the bench without incident.

In midfield, Iwobi played in the back and captain Xhaka stepped up front.

In the game against Wolves, Iwobi performed well, so Wenger was relieved to continue to play Iwobi in the back.

March 11th.

Arsenal travel to Swansea City for the fifth knockout round of the FA Cup.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal still pressed the opponent to attack!

Although Arsenal rotated most of the time, the striker was also the youngster Nketiah,

But the Swansea team still didn't dare to come out and fight the bayonets.

It wasn't until the second half, in the 70th minute, that Mkhitaryan broke the deadlock on the field with a follow-up shot from the chaotic penalty area.

Then, taking advantage of the gap in Swansea's attack, Arsenal played a clean counterattack, and Nketiah broke through the opponent's door again!

The score is 0:2!

Arsenal advanced to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

However, manager Arsene Wenger was not very happy, shook hands with the opposing manager, and he turned and walked to the passage of the pitch.

Arsene Wenger is now all thinking about Arsenal's next game -

In the quarter-finals of the Europa League, they will face Atletico Madrid at home!

In the previous Europa League draw, Arsenal drew the La Liga powerhouse again.

Under the coaching of head coach Simeone, Atletico Madrid has been promoted to the "top three of the Spanish Super League", and under the rule of Barcelona and Real Madrid, there is still a chance to compete for the La Liga title, and they are very competitive! The defensive strength is also extremely terrifying!

Play a game with them, and if you don't die, you have to shed a layer of skin!

This is a life motto.

In particular, Arsenal experienced this after being eliminated by Atletico Madrid 1-2 on aggregate last season.

On this day, Arsenal's training base has been closed.

But Professor Wenger hadn't left his office yet, standing in front of the tactical board, still thinking.

The teaching assistant passed by the office and saw that Professor Wenger had not yet left work, and he asked curiously, "Do you still want to do it?" ”

Arsene Wenger nodded, "I'll think again."

The assistant coach understood, didn't bother the head coach, said goodbye and left.

Wenger frowned and looked at the midfielders who suddenly "crowded" on the tactical board, including Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Xhaka, Equation, Ramsey, Torreira, Cazorla

At first glance, Arsenal's midfield configuration seems luxurious.

However, there aren't many options!

Professor Arsene Wenger was in a difficult situation for a while.

Who should he pitch against Atletico Madrid at home?

ultimately

Professor Arsene Wenger silently raised his hand and took some of the number plates representing the players from the tactical board.

There are Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Cazorla, as well as equations

Although the equation was also excluded from the starting lineup,

But the next day, manager Arsene Wenger left the equation alone to explain after training.

The reason why Equation was not selected for the starting lineup was only due to tactical adjustments, not because his ability was not good, but because he could continue to develop his physical fitness.

But when it comes to the second leg at Atletico Madrid's home stadium, it's time for him to come on and make a difference!

After hearing these words, the equation instantly understood in my heart.

It turned out that Professor Wenger was planning to have a big battle in the second round!

This is a trick to use him as the bottom of the box!

Knowing the manager's trust in him, the equation feels like the responsibility on his shoulders has become heavy

Therefore, in the first leg, Arsenal naturally have to focus on stability.

If you can hold on to a 0-0 game at home, it will be a victory.

For this game strategy, the equation feels very reasonable. Since Simeone and Atletico Madrid are known for their defense, they are still better than Mourinho's defensive counter-attacks.

Then they use the rule of away goals to play a more stable tactic than their opponents.

However, on March 14, when Arsenal announced the squad for the game an hour before the game, there was an instant heated discussion from the outside world.

Arsenal's formation is 442,

Goalkeeper Leno,

Backfield: Monreal, Koscielny, Mustafi, Lichtsteiner,

Midfielders: Iwobi, Xhaka, Torreira, Kolasinac,

Front: Nketiah, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

soon

Some celebrities of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have put a big question mark on Arsenal's starting lineup on social media.

"What's the matter with Professor Wenger? Lacazette is not on it either? ”

"Unintelligible lineup. Arsene Wenger is ready to surrender at home? ”

"Does Arsene Wenger suspect that the Orientals are letting go of the water in the Wolves game and now punish the Orientals on the bench?"

Many Gunners fans are confused, and the starting lineup has no hope of winning.

Amid many doubts, the game soon began.

Arsenal won the ball and tried to attack, before youngster Nketiah fired a long-range shot and his team-mates quickly retreated.

It looks like he voluntarily handed over the ball.

Then, it was Atletico Madrid's turn to attack, and they didn't put in a lot of attacks, only Lemar, Morata, Griezmann.

Morata in front of him, he was still a two-footed monster, and the football stopped two meters away at his feet instantly!

Monreal came up and easily guarded against this Morata!

Stopping the ball two meters away, it's worse than an amateur!

Sometimes the two-legged monster can trip over itself.

Equation sat on the bench, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but bow his head.

It's really spicy to the eyes

Lacazette, who was next to him, almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he saw Motala's stoppage.

However, there is no shortage of markets for Morata, a double-footed monster.

In the future, Morata will spend a total of 189 million euros in the transfer market, a figure second only to Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku.

Won the reputation of "giant transfer player"!

Then, in the list of transfer fees for Spanish players, Morata also came in second. First of all, Chelsea's goalkeeper Kai.

So sometimes, the equation doesn't understand the European transfer market. It feels like a game of capital.

(End of chapter)