CIATB Chapter 425 Once and now
Chapter 425 Once and now
Chapter 425 Once and now
"Hey! Arsene!"
In a daze, Wenger felt that someone was calling him. After he recovered, he found a group of coaches looking at him.
Wenger frowned slightly for a moment, then rubbed the center of his brows, and said, "Sorry! I was distracted, where are we talking?"
Patrice glanced at Wenger and said, "About Manchester United in the sixth round of the FA Cup!"
Wenger nodded and said: "My meaning is very clear. In fact, before the season, I said that the FA Cup is not in our plan. This is a game that can be given up. And against Manchester United, we don't need to fight for a game. One game in the FA Cup to give up a more important game!"
"Gentlemen, we have to maintain the lead in points in the league. The pressure of the Champions League is even greater. We all need to consider scoring goals. Therefore, my suggestion is still to play this FA Cup match with a rotation."
Hearing Wenger's speech, everyone nodded slightly and said:
"The main players are under enough pressure in the two-line battle, and three days after the FA Cup, they will play the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, so I am more inclined to the Champions League!"
"Then let's rotate the lineup."
"What if we win."
"Van Gaal's Manchester United is a big problem, we are not without opportunities."
Everyone expressed.
In this regard, Wenger smiled; "Okay, gentlemen."
The crowd fell silent, and they looked at Wenger, who said with a gentle expression, "I think you are also very clear about our goals for this season."
Hearing this, there seemed to be a gleam of light in everyone's eyes.
What is Arsenal's goal, everyone is clear.
"It's a tough goal to get to that stage with absolute tenacity, we've been there before"
Everyone here has experienced that Champions League final.
There is also Lehmann, the goalkeeper who was sent off with a red card, so they know how they felt at the time.
"One failure is enough! We have learned enough experience and lessons, so when we challenge for that trophy again, this time we will put everything in our hands."
Wenger's voice was gentle but firm.
This also made the coaches on the scene feel a sense of expectation and tension.
On March 3th, in the 4th round of the Premier League, Arsenal challenged Queens Rangers Park away.
Arsenal replaced almost all the main players in this game and responded with all substitute lineups.
With this lineup, Arsenal's strength is insufficient, but due to the lead in points, they have enough fault tolerance.
The game time came to 70 minutes, and the score between the two sides was still 0:0.
Queens Rangers Park's defense is very strong, while Arsenal's offense has been slow to start.
In the last period, Wenger replaced Cazorla, Suarez and Di Maria in a row, hoping that the three could open up the situation.
But in the face of Queens Rangers Park, which has been kicked out of the state, the three of them could not find any breakthrough at all.
Time is still too short.
In the end, after 90 minutes of the game, Queens Rangers Park drew Arsenal 0-0.
The result wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either.
Arsenal are acceptable due to their points lead.
The Queen's Rangers Park scored a valuable point in the relegation battle, especially the point against Arsenal, so they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The most important thing is that after the draw with Arsenal, their morale has also risen to a certain extent.
Although they are just Arsenal's substitute players, they are very happy.
After completing the 28th round of Primrose Grass on Arsenal's side, they returned to the training base and began to prepare for the sixth round of the FA Cup six days later.
They will face Louis van Gaal's Manchester United at Old Trafford.
After entering the stage of grabbing points, Van Gaal's Manchester United gained a certain degree of stability. After the early fault tolerance, Manchester United's strength began to gradually pick up.
Although it failed to return to the dominance of the Ferguson period, it also brought Manchester United out of that half-dead state, which also made Manchester United fans look forward to it.
But in the face of the upcoming Arsenal, they are also ready.
However, when Arsenal really came to Old Trafford and announced the starting lineup, Manchester United fans were a little angry.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas.
Defenders: Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal.
Midfielders: Di Maria, Kante, Cazorla, Flamini, Ramsey.
Forward: Welbeck.
This is a line-up with a mix of main players and substitutes, but Manchester United still feels insulted.
After all, two years ago, Arsenal were still looked down upon by them.
But two years later, Arsenal now set up this rotation lineup at Old Trafford for the next Champions League.
This gap made them feel instantly angry and helpless.
It is Van Persie who also feels the gap.
General Fan is already in a marginal state at Manchester United.
If there is no accident, he will leave Manchester United after the end of this season.
And this decision completely canceled his Champions League ambitions.
Once, he left Arsenal to join Manchester United ambitiously, feeling that he could realize his ambition under Ferguson's banner.
But three years have passed, and the changes are unexpected.
Manchester United, which was at its peak, plummeted after Ferguson retired.
But the half-dead Arsenal was reborn from the ashes like a phoenix.
Van Persie stood at the end of the team, looking at the radiant Arsenal team, and Koscielny at the front, wearing the captain's armband.
All this seems to be in a dream.
He asked himself many times, did he regret it?
Yes!
Regret!
If he knew this was the ending, Van Persie would have chosen to stay at Arsenal.
Let him call out the captain's identity, let him take off the No. 10 jersey, these are all fine.
As long as he stays there and follows this brand new Gunners in the Champions League, these are enough.
But all this is impossible.
At the coach's bench, Le Kai was sitting on the bench, wearing training clothes and a substitute vest.
Although he entered the squad for this game, Wenger has already said that he will not get a chance to play.
After all, in the Champions League three days later, Lucky still needs to play.
For this reason, Lucky can watch the game with peace of mind.
He understands that this game is no longer important to Arsenal, it is a game that can be given up.
If it wasn't for the sake of the FA's face, Wenger would have wanted to come off the bench and let the main players take a good rest.
But this is undoubtedly slapping the FA in the face.
Although everyone knows that the gold content of the FA Cup cannot be compared with the Champions League.
But you can't pick and choose!
Wenger also did the same, giving a certain amount of face, so don't go online.
After all, the FA is always a little unfriendly to Arsenal.
Soon, amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, the game began.
Lucky also looked at the court with relish.
After the opening, Manchester United's offense was very sharp.
At this stage, Manchester United has not lost that iron-blooded attitude. Under Rooney's leadership, the opening three yellow cards were deterrent.
Koscielny is a shy person, and he didn't make any announcements.
Le Kai couldn't help curling his lips, if he was on the field, he would definitely return it.
Manchester United's three yellow cards still have a deterrent effect.
Arsenal's momentum was frustrated, and it seemed a little shaky in the face of the wild bombing by Rooney and others.
At the same time, Lucky was also observing Van Persie's actions.
It has to be said that Van Persie's explosive bonus has completely disappeared.
He no longer has the crazy performance of the previous two seasons, and injuries and poor form are accelerating the consumption of his few careers.
From Lucky's point of view, Van Persie always has a little hesitation when handling the ball, which is related to self-confidence.
When self-confidence is frustrated, you will hesitate, and hesitation will inevitably slow down the rhythm.
Lucky is sure that if Van Persie got the ball in the penalty area two seasons ago, he would never hesitate and hit the goal decisively.
Now, Van Persie will look for more teammates.
This is the lack of confidence in your own shooting!
There are also some suspicions of dumping the pot.
But the current Lu Xiaopang is still strong and strong, despite frequent bad habits, this guy's body is still extremely strong.
Don't give up in the face of any confrontation.
Kanter suffered a lot from this guy.
But Lucy noticed that Kanter was also constantly looking for ways, which made him gratified.
Thinking makes you stronger!
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