My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 85 Revenge against Liverpool

A narrow defeat at home to Real Madrid did not disrupt Arsenal's rhythm.

The competition for the Champions League title was not the plan for this season. They immediately threw themselves into the two-line battle of the league and the FA Cup.

On March 31, the No.30 round of the Premier League.

Arsenal plays Queens Park Rangers away.

This season, Arsenal's home record shines through, but away games are struggling.

The home and away games of the Premier League have a great impact on the team's record. For a team, playing away games does not just mean playing in another place.

The momentum of away fans, turf conditions, climate conditions, etc. will all pose a huge test to the team's adaptability and psychological quality.

This season, Arsenal is in a state of semi-reconstruction alternating between old and new, and has suffered a lot in away games.

This also shows that the team's absolute strength and adaptability still need time to grow.

As the league enters the final seven rounds, Arsenal is still ranked fifth in the league, two points behind fourth-placed Newcastle United and four points behind third-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

They have no room for error.

Loftus Road Stadium.

No. 805 minutes.

Queens Park Rangers, who were trying their best to avoid relegation, used tough physical confrontation and hard work despite the cheers of their home fans, causing big trouble for Arsenal.

In the first half, the two teams had a one-to-one tie, and both sides were not satisfied with the result of one point.

As a result, even when time was running out, the two teams continued to hoist the ball into the opponent's penalty area unwillingly.

Queens Park Rangers winger Tarabut managed to catch a lob from his team-mate and sprinted down the touchline towards the Arsenal penalty area.

In the first half, Taarabut relied on his personal ability to get past Gibbs' defense and blasted a shot in the penalty area to help Queens Park Rangers take the lead.

And Arsenal's score came from Theo Walcott, who passed the Queen's Park Rangers full-back in almost the same way as Tarabut, cut into the penalty area and shot from a small angle.

Both teams have plenty of chances in open play, but when the opportunity arises, players on both sides will disregard the risk of injury to relieve the danger.

Arsenal want to be in the Champions League and QPR want to stay in the Premier League.

The guaranteed bonus of 3000 million pounds in the Champions League and the guaranteed broadcast fee of 7000 million pounds in the Premier League are fundamental to Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers to maintain the normal operation of the team.

Therefore, whenever the season enters the last few rounds, except for a few mid-range teams, most teams will do their best to fight, and the relegation team may also overturn the giants.

Tarabut sprinted towards Arsenal's goal, and Szczesny kept adjusting his position to block his angle.

Just when Tarabut was about to take a shot, Kieran Gibbs slid up and shoveled the ball accurately!
Taarabut rolled on the ground twice and was about to complain when he saw Szczesny stop the ball with his chest and return the ball to Gibbs.

Gibbs dribbled forward with the ball and made a short pass to Alexander Song. Song's oblique and long pass found Walcott. A half-high pass was made from the bottom line.

Robin Van Persie jumped out of the gap between two defenders in the middle and fired a volley into the goal!
Two to one!Arsenal struggled to win the Premier League No.30 round at Loftus Road.

……

A few days later, on April [-], Arsenal visited the Santiago Bernabeu to face Real Madrid.

Real Madrid, who returned to their home court, were full of momentum, while Arsenal, who had traveled a lot, was in a tight physical condition and had to adopt a cautious strategy at the Bernabeu.

In this knockout match, Real Madrid fully demonstrated the reason why they can be called the "Galactic Battleship" and why they have won consecutive victories in La Liga and hit [-] points.

Under the watchful eyes of the home fans, Real Madrid's frontcourt attack group cheered up and strictly followed Mourinho's pressing tactics. Accurate through balls from the midfield star penetrated Arsenal's defense again and again. Midfield interception line.

In the end, Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Maria and Higuain each scored a goal, and Arsenal relied on the opportunity of a set kick to score a goal from Koscielny. They lost to Real Madrid [-]-[-] in the away game and ended the far-beating game. Anticipated Champions League trip.

What is commendable is the performance of Laurent Koscielny. After two seasons of adaptation, Koscielny's level has risen sharply.

This season, with Mertesacker as his partner, Koscielny's awareness and skills seem to have risen to another level.

In this game, Real Madrid directly threatened Arsenal's hinterland again and again with high-handed and fast-playing tactics, while Koscielny's back pursuit was surprisingly effective.

He repeatedly used his high-speed pursuit to destroy Real Madrid's attack. At one point, he became a sweeper on Arsenal's back line for about 10 minutes, leaving Real Madrid helpless.

In the end, it was Ronaldo who tried his best to break through Koscielny's defense and break the balance on the field.

At least, in a sense, Koscielny has gradually completed the transformation from a second-rate defender to a first-rate defender.

……

Arsenal's pace will not stop because of the defeat in the Champions League knockout rounds.

They must do their best to maintain the team's rotation, return to the UK, and continue to fight for the top four in the league and the FA Cup championship.

And a week later in the FA Cup semi-final, their opponent is: Liverpool.

Kearney base, conference room.

It was pitch black, only the big screen at the front of the conference room was glowing.

The light reflected from the image on the screen shone on the cheeks of the Arsenal players.

Their faces were gloomy and stern.

What was shown on the screen was Arsenal's previous loss to Liverpool.

In that game, the momentum of Anfield made Arsenal's youth army at a loss, and it also opened the Gunners' winter trough.

"..."

Jorginho suddenly stood up.

"Mr. Coach, don't let it go, it's too embarrassing."

Jorginho looked ashamed, and his confused passing and brainless defense were shown in close-up on the screen.

The other players also nodded.

"Yeah, coach, don't let it go."

"Forcing me to watch my own poor performance is really more uncomfortable than having me crawl into the London sewers."

"Fuck, how could we be so stupid..."

The players who played in that game were talking all over the place.

Chen Yao pressed the button in the shadows, and the screen changed to an interview with Sky Sports.

Kenny Dalglish raised his head proudly and said to the beautiful female reporter:
"Yes, we will not give up any trophy. The League Cup is just the beginning, we hope to also win the FA Cup."

"No team can stop Liverpool and I'm already concerned about my opponent in the final."

"What? You say Arsenal's performance against Milan? Very impressive, but they lost to Real Madrid immediately and struggled in the league... I don't think that game reflects the real quality of Arsenal. They did have a little bit of luck. , but Liverpool will not give them a chance to win by chance."

……

"Snapped!"

Chen Yao turned on the light, and saw a room full of depressed and angry big men.

"You have also seen that Liverpool stepped on us to end six years without a championship. They still want to win a second championship and continue to nail us to the pillar of shame."

Chen Yao pressed the button again, and a knockout matchup picture was displayed on the screen.

"We've reached the semi-finals, two more wins and you'll add a trophy to your résumé, and Arsenal's record without titles will come to an end."

"And what Mr Dalglish is saying is that we'd better just surrender and watch his team win the Double - what do you think, gentlemen?"

"revenge!!!"

All the players shouted in unison.

(End of this chapter)