Chapter 96 Good News and Bad News
February 28, the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Arsenal continued their excellent form as FA Cup rivals Blackburn Rovers were eliminated.
However, the process of the game was not smooth.
For 90 minutes, Arsenal were attacking frantically.
But facing Blackburn Rovers in a 5-4-1 bus formation, it was difficult for Arsenal to reach the penalty area and produce effective goals.
70 minutes, Podolski came off, and Wenger started Arshavin again.
Arshavin's sprint on the wing played a good effect, but it was still difficult to break through the Blackburn Rovers' backline.
Until 90+1 minutes, in injury time, Blackburn suddenly counterattacked the ball, which made Arsenal extremely panic.
In the face of Blackburn, who was driving straight ahead, Le Kai and Ramsey ran back to the defense desperately, and the two teamed up with Jenkinson to complete the double-team on the wing.
After Lekai grabbed the ball, he made a long pass and launched a miraculous counterattack.
Yes! It's magic!
Lekai's long pass slammed directly into the opponent's penalty area. Suarez took off and rubbed the ball backwards. The ball hit Arshavin, who was running, without any bias.
Blackburn fans, including Arsenal people, were stunned by this goal.
Blackburn coaches are starting to curse!
You can find your own striker with a long pass. The striker takes off and rubs the ball backwards, just in the path of another striker, hitting the ball directly into Blackburn's goal.
This is too much luck, right?
But anyway, Arsenal scored.
They kicked Blackburn out of the FA Cup stage 1:0 away!
This game made the players of Blackburn Rovers extremely depressed.
It's all about luck.
If they remain tied, they can also play an away game in accordance with the FA Cup home and away rules.
But Arsenal exploded in the final stage and scored a magic goal, who can stand it.
After the FA Cup elimination, Arsenal ushered in the second leg of the Champions League non-stop.
After a 1:1 draw with Bayern Munich at home in the last round, they encountered a complete Bayern Munich in the second round.
Bayern Munich's head coach Heynckes didn't seem to have the patience to wear it out. He directly moved out of the main lineup and sent Arsenal away with a score of 3:1 at the Allianz Arena.
The Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal lost 2:4 to Bayern Munich in the two rounds and were eliminated again in the Champions League round of 16.
In this game, Arsenal's performance was still good, they played extremely active, even in away games, but they have been looking for the possibility of victory.
But Arsenal are too young to find their way.
And in this game, Lucky's performance was still very dazzling.
Although it failed to completely restrain Robben, it also caused him a lot of trouble.
But Ribery and Robben's two flanks are too strong, Le Kai is alone, and there is a Mandzukic in front.
This is tantamount to hell-level difficulty for a young player who has just played the first half of the season.
But even so, Lucky's performance has been affirmed by many parties.
After the game, Bayern Munich head coach Heynckes took the initiative to find Lekai.
"Are you interested in coming to Germany to play football? If you come, I can take it for a year!"
Facing Heynckes' invitation, Lucky was surprised.
Before he made any response, Wenger, who was beside him, killed him.
"He doesn't have any interest!"
Immediately, Wenger pushed Le Kai into the player tunnel.
In the post-match press conference, Heynckes domineeringly announced that Bayern Munich will play more pursuit this season, and a championship can no longer satisfy the current Bayern Munich!
This sentence made Bayern Munich the focus of the whole of Europe.
Last season, Bayern Munich reached the Champions League final, but lost to Chelsea and failed to win the Big Ear Cup.
And this season, they made a comeback under the leadership of the famous coach Heynckes, and competed in the Champions League with a stronger staffing and lineup.
Looking at the high-spirited appearance of the 67-year-old Heynckes in front of the media, Wenger was inevitably a little lonely.
The same is true of Wenger once, leading a group of invincible Gunners to rampage in the Champions League.
But they failed to lift the final trophy.
At that time, Wenger confidently believed that Arsenal would be able to make a comeback in the future.
But no one expected that Arsenal would encounter waves of setbacks after that, and the blows from various aspects made Arsenal start to slump.
This wait is seven years!
Wenger patted his cheek lightly, throwing the messy thoughts out of his head, and immediately regained his energy.
It’s okay to start now!
Since then, Arsenal have been eliminated from the Champions League.
The good news is that they can focus on the league and the FA Cup.
Of course, in addition to these, there are other good news, which is really good news.
Cazorla and Arteta are back in training.
The return of these two is a stimulant for Arsenal.
From the beginning of January to the end of February, it was entirely up to Le Kai to carry the team forward.
And the comeback of the two shared the pressure of Lucky to a large extent.
The previous Arsenal can be said that when Le Kai lost his voice, the entire Arsenal was silent.
The overall strategy is very dependent on Lucky's ability in midfield.
But Lucky is also human, and he is only 18 years old. Oh! 19 years old!
Let such a teenager carry a giant team forward, does Arsenal lose face?
Well now, the return of Cazorla and Arteta will greatly enhance Arsenal's ability on the offensive end.
Cazorla's breakthrough, Arteta's organization and Lucky's defense.
Perfectly share the various role abilities of the midfielder.
Despite being eliminated from the Champions League, Arsenal fans are still looking forward to the team's performance at the end of the league.
Especially in the 28th round of the league, Arsenal took three points with a score of 3:1 at the White Hart Lane Stadium. After the league double-killed the rivals in the same city, it gave fans some comfort.
At least, compared to last season, Arsenal this season has shown a stronger upward momentum in the league.
The current Premier League standings are as follows:
1: Manchester United, 21-2-5, 65 points.
2: Manchester City, 17-8-3, 59 points.
3: Arsenal, 17-5-6, 56 points.
4: Tottenham, 15-6-7, 51 points.
5: Chelsea, 14-7-7, 49 points.
There are ten rounds left until the end of the league, and the current situation is still that the Manchester City duo are in first and second place.
After Arsenal started to exert their strength in the mid-term, their ranking in the standings also skyrocketed.
Tottenham Hotspur, after saying goodbye to their Krosja midfielder, is still competitive with Bale's excellent performance.
Chelsea has stumbled this season, and the conflict between Benitez and the club has completely erupted, and he may leave at any time.
At the same time, Mourinho, who coached Real Madrid in Spain, also had conflicts with the club.
According to the grapevine, the Chelsea owner personally flew to Spain to meet Mourinho, hoping to bring the Portuguese madman back to coach Chelsea.
Next season, Mourinho and Chelsea are likely to renew the front line.
And this thing is also driving Benitez's departure!
The performance of the Red Army Liverpool this season is still unsatisfactory, and it is likely to continue to miss the ranks of the European war.
After sent away the Uruguayan, Liverpool also made some signings, but it was obviously not very effective.
Former Swansea coach and current Liverpool head coach Brendan Rodgers also failed to fulfill his promise, even causing the team to fall into the relegation zone and being questioned by fans.
The current Premier League title race has evolved from last season's Manchester City duo to a situation of three championships!
Manchester United still has enough advantages, especially under the rumor that Ferguson is about to retire, showing a victorious momentum.
Manchester City are striving to win the Premier League again. Since winning the league last season, they are still relentlessly obsessed with the title.
Arsenal are also fighting back, chasing a seven-year lost title.
Especially at the end of the season, Arsenal's main players have returned from injury, which has also made many people see the improvement of Arsenal's competitiveness.
The champion is not without hope!
The Premier League in the 2012/2013 season still showed its ups and downs.
Until the end, you will never be able to guess the title of the champion!
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