The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 267 Collapse, Arsenal!
The Gunners were unable to stop their habitual defeat in March, and the Blues reversed 3:2 away!

Ye Qiu broke the fate of the Blues, and Highbury Stadium performed a classic reversal!

Chelsea's shadow of terror hangs over London, and the Gunners will be weak when they meet the Blues!

Arsenal's best signing of the season has become a laughing stock, and the Blue Army's defensive steel pillars perform as the savior in danger!

The Gunners' dream was completely shattered, and the Blues reversed their way to the top!

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The next day, major newspapers in England and Europe published reports on the game, a large part of which was devoted to introducing Chelsea, and almost everyone praised Chelsea without hesitation, especially It was Ronaldinho's performance in this game.

Although Ronaldinho was not involved in the team's first equalizing goal, everyone could see that the reversal of Chelsea's situation in the second half was actually the result of confirming Ronaldinho's goal. The game started with a free ball, and the Brazilian's offensive ability was also brought into full play in the second half.

The second goal fully demonstrated the Brazilian's technology and scoring ability. Some media even directly believed that Ronaldinho led Chelsea to defeat Arsenal. The performance of the Brazilian superstar has been affirmed by all the media.

In addition, Makelele's goal also won great recognition. The French midfielder competed with compatriot Vieira in this game, but it is obvious that Makelele is in a better state than Vieira. To be outstanding, the latter was seriously out of shape throughout the game, especially in the second half, he and Gilberto Silva were useless.

When analyzing this game, many professional footballers have pointed their fingers at the thickness of Arsenal's bench. They believe that the most important reason for the lack of physical fitness of the players is that the thickness of Arsenal's bench is simply not enough to ensure that the Gunners are on the three fronts. The war started at the same time, but Wenger obviously did not have the awareness in this regard.

"Chelsea has the best bench thickness in the Premier League. In addition to the surprising strong lineup of the first team, Chelsea's bench has Gallas, Joe Cole, Parker, Gudjohnsen, Cudicini, etc., which have already proved in the Premier League. At the same time, there are also rookies such as Ribery, Van Persie, Fabregas, Messi, Robert Huth who have become famous this season."

"This group of players allowed Chelsea to present a huge lineup with three generations of old, middle-aged and young people with a reasonable layout, but even so, Ye Qiu still safely arranged the team's main front line in the two most important competitions, the Premier League and the Champions League. , For such weak competitions as the League Cup and the FA Cup, youth players are arranged to play."

"But Wenger is obviously not. Arsenal are currently neck and neck in the FA Cup, the Premier League and the Champions League. beat?"

"There is no doubt that if Arsenal try their best to play, there is a certain chance of winning, but this will affect the league and the Champions League. But if they don't try their best, it will be a pity, because as long as they cross Manchester United, the FA Cup champion It’s within your reach.”

"I believe it's not just Wenger who is in trouble. Arsenal's players are also hesitant, because they found that the team does not have a stable strategic direction this season. Wenger is very ambitious and wants to win any championship. However, the team does not have a sufficient lineup to support the consumption caused by multi-line operations."

"If this continues, maybe Wenger will be empty-handed and gain nothing, just like Leverkusen in 2002. All three fronts were killed to the end, but in the end nothing was gained, and he became the tragic King of Sanya."

After losing to Chelsea at home, Wenger refused all interviews from the outside world, and did not answer any topics related to this game and the next game, which made it impossible for everyone to understand what Wenger was thinking. What.

After the first round of the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid defeated Monaco 8-4 at home in the top half. The call for advancing to the semi-finals is very high, and judging from the revised odds of the gaming company, most fans are more It is optimistic that Real Madrid will meet Ye Qiu's Chelsea in the semi-finals. This will be an exciting matchup.

In the second half, AC Milan beat Deportivo 4:1, and Porto beat Lyon 2:0. The home team won both games. Many people also think that AC Milan and Porto will both enter the semi-finals.

For a while, many people compared Mourinho of Porto with Ye Qiu who led Ajax to the semi-finals. Except that the Portuguese is European and older, judging from his resume, Very similar to Ye Qiu, they both won the UEFA Cup in their first full season in charge of the current team, and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the second year.

The difference is that Mourinho won the Triple Crown last season, one more league title than Ye Qiu.

This kind of comparison is what the media likes to do the most, so they started to hype, thinking that Mourinho has a chance to become the second Ye Qiu and lead Porto in the European second-tier league to win the Champions League, but the premise is that Ye Qiu must be defeated Chelsea will do.

Just as the European media were reporting on the Champions League quarter-finals, the Premier League soon ushered in the 8th round.

Chelsea welcomed Wolves at home, and Ye Qiu made extensive adjustments to the team's starting lineup.

The goalkeeper is Cudicini, the defense is Sun Jihai, Gallas, Terry and Robert Huth, the midfielder is Parker, Fabregas and Joe Cole, and the frontcourt is Ribery and Gudjohnsen and Van Persie.

Such a large-scale substitution adjustment brought Chelsea turmoil, especially after the opening, the Wolves took the lead in launching a fierce attack on Chelsea with a brutal and aggressive style of play, especially in the 21st minute. Robert Huth made a fatal mistake and cleared the opponent's throw-in into his own penalty area. Terry failed to clear the siege, and the opponent scored a point in the penalty area to open the scoring for the Wolves.

But soon, Van Persie switched positions with Gudjohnsen, retreated to get the ball and then knocked back to Joe Cole. The Englishman kicked a very imaginative through ball. The score, 1:1!

This score was also maintained until the end of the midfield, but in the second half, Chelsea's situation still did not improve.

In the 51st minute, the Wolves took advantage of a corner kick and Cudicini made a mistake to expand the score again.

This goal drove Chelsea to a dead end. Ye Qiu finally made a substitution, replacing Cesc Fabregas with Lampard and the underperforming Robert Huth with Maicon.

After two consecutive substitutions, Chelsea's offense was completely stimulated.

First, in the 61st and 62nd minutes, Chelsea created 3 shooting opportunities in two consecutive waves of attack, but Gudjohnsen failed to seize the opportunity. Ye Qiu regretted this and adjusted the player positions. Let Gudjohnsen sit in the middle to press and play the ball, and Van Persie is fixed on the right, mainly attacking with Lampard's back.

The Dutch teenager's ball-holding skills are very good, but his ability to get rid of the defensive player after getting the ball from the right is also excellent. What is more regrettable is that due to his age and experience, he does not have a strong sense of cooperation, and Not suitable for playing as a center forward, which also has something to do with his weak physical confrontation ability.

In the middle of the front court, it is definitely a veritable meat grinder. Whoever has been in will know.

This adjustment made Chelsea's offense more threatening. First, Van Persie got rid of the cross after taking the ball from the right. Lampard kicked it directly from a place about 25 meters away from the goal, and once again equalized the score, 2:2!

In less than 5 minutes, Joe Cole made a direct pass, and Lampard got a counter-knock from Gudjohnsen. He volleyed again from the position of the first goal just now, 25 meters away. A long-range shot from the goalkeeper scored, 3:2!

After the overtake, Chelsea's morale was like a rainbow. In the 85th and 91st minutes respectively, Joe Cole and Lampard scored two goals in a row. Among them, Lampard staged a hat trick and finally helped the team beat the visiting team 5:2 The Wolves once again won a key victory.

After performing a hat-trick, Lampard's throne as the top scorer in the Premier League has once again been consolidated. Everyone has seen the toughness of this bloodthirsty captain of the blue team. Moreover, he has not had any injuries this season and has attended all league games and the Champions League.

After this game, the outside world gave a high degree of affirmation to Chelsea's performance, thinking that the Blues were able to show such a crazy scoring momentum under pressure, showing the courage and determination to win the championship, although they conceded two goals , but the team still makes people see hope, and Lampard was also selected as the best player in the game, thinking that he is eligible to win the best season in the Premier League.

However, some media believe that the biggest obstacle for Lampard to win the best season in the Premier League is his teammate, the Brazilian Ronaldinho. He has already scored double-digit goals and assists in the Premier League this season, and has repeatedly saved the team from danger in the Champions League.

Ye Qiu's two substitutions in the second half completely activated the team's offense, and once again won the affirmation and praise of the media.

On the contrary, Arsenal's Arsene Wenger suffered a tragic draw with Manchester United at Highbury Stadium.

In the first 15 minutes of this game, the two sides played very fiercely, which can be described as exciting. The two teams were not conservative at all. Wenger obviously wanted to take advantage of the opening to directly swallow Manchester United. Fighting without giving in, the two sides entered the fast lane directly and fought fiercely, but neither of them took advantage.

The game has always maintained a deadlock, but the rhythm is very fast. Ferguson, the old fox, really made a fuss about Arsenal's lack of physical fitness, and decisively speeded up the rhythm, making this game a very rare one in the Premier League. Intense competition at a fast pace.

In addition, when Manchester United encounters Arsenal, there will always be a confrontation of strength and body, and the contest between Keane and Vieira will inevitably be full of gunpowder.

And even if Arsenal opened the scoring with Henry in the 50th minute, and Wenger started a conservative defensive counterattack afterwards, Arsenal's weakness in physical fitness made the Gunners almost overwhelmed by Manchester United in the last 20 minutes. , The scene was very embarrassing, and in the end Saha's goal helped Manchester United equalize the score.

Arsenal drew, but Chelsea won, and the point gap between the two teams widened to 6 points. This made Wenger bombard the referee Poll after the game, thinking that Poll obviously missed a penalty for Arsenal in the game. , It happened before the end of the first half, after Henry spiked past Sylvester, he was thrown down by Carroll in the penalty area, but Ball did not award a penalty kick.

Ferguson also countered this, thinking that in the 53rd minute of the second half, when Giggs broke into the penalty area, Campbell chased Giggs back and Ball also did not award a penalty.

The two Premier League coaches exchanged fire directly on the media page, which made Chelsea and Ye Qiu, who were supposed to be in the limelight after 30 rounds, now retreat behind the scenes. On the contrary, Ferguson and Wenger became the focus of major European media. The focus and object of the two, the duel between the two has aroused great interest from fans and the media.

In the past few years, Wenger and Ferguson, the deadly rivals, have staged a good show or two almost every season, but this season, with the strong rise of Chelsea and the decline of Manchester United, there is no sense of gunpowder between the two. They were so strong in the past, but Ye Qiu became the third party between them.

But now with the arrival of the league and the FA Cup semi-finals, the head coaches of the two teams have obviously felt the pressure and exchanged fire directly, and besides the head coach, the players have also thrown themselves into the battle circle. The news of the event appeared in front of the media all over the world, and it was very lively.

Not only at the competitive level, Manchester United's chief CEO David Gill took the lead in breaking down Manchester United's financial situation in the first quarter of this year when the time entered April. He believed that Manchester United's current financial situation is very healthy, but Arsenal, because of the construction Because of the new stadium, the team will bear a heavy debt burden of 4 million pounds.

"Many people like to say that the Manchester United dynasty has collapsed, but I think it is too early to say whether Manchester United has collapsed, because we have a strong financial strength that no other opponent has. On the contrary, Arsenal, with a debt of 3 million pounds, is not Just kidding, his downfall is clearly ahead of us!"

Ferguson also cooperated with David Gill, saying that he would consider several signings this summer.

"We don't blindly follow Chelsea's almost upstart transfer model, because that will destroy a healthy team, but we are not like Arsenal, who are too poor to sign because of debt. We don’t have enough funds, we will come up with a suitable transfer budget, introduce suitable players, and ensure the team’s combat effectiveness.”

As for his signing budget for this summer, Ferguson did not give a direct disclosure, but he made it clear that it will be very, very generous.

"Arsenal's biggest advantage this season, and their greatest luck, is that they have had very few injuries. One of the best teams, but I don't think they have a chance of winning the title."

"Whether it is from the Champions League or the Premier League, Arsenal have obviously lost hope of winning the championship. Chelsea have more stamina and hunger than them. Arsenal's players are now close to exhaustion. This is very dangerous! "

Ferguson deliberately said such words before the FA Cup semi-final, obviously to stimulate Wenger and Arsenal, but he publicly admitted that Manchester United has lost the league title this season, and the team will do their best Defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup and eventually won the FA Cup.

"We are used to ending the season with trophies, and without a championship trophy, this will make us very uncomfortable!" Ferguson said jokingly.

Compared with the ease of Manchester United and Ferguson, the pressure on Wenger is very great, not only him, but also the pressure on the Arsenal players, because after they finished playing Manchester United, they soon ushered in another FA game. The Cup semi-final matchup with Manchester United, although it is still a home game, but the continuous battle has made them nearly exhausted physically.

Ye Qiu personally took Ten Cate to Highbury Stadium to watch the match, because he also wanted to know whether Wenger would continue to play with the full main lineup, and the result really did not surprise him.

The goalkeeper is Lehmann, the defense is Clichy, Campbell, Kolo Toure and Lauren, the midfielders are Pires, Edu, Vieira and Ljungberg, and the double forwards are Henry and Bergkamp.

Manchester United is also playing with a full main lineup in a game. The goalkeeper is Carroll, the defense is O'Shea, Sylvester, Brown and Gary Neville, and the midfielder is Giggs and Roy. ? Keane, Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer formed a double striker.

The game was very intense from the very beginning. The two sides made the game very hot from the first minute. Silvester used a very bad tackle to bring Henry down to open the gap. The prelude to the conflict between the two teams, and what annoyed Arsenal even more was that Sylvester escaped punishment.

But Arsenal's anger failed to translate into the strength of the team. Manchester United's physical advantage ensured that the Red Devils continued to attack Arsenal from the beginning of the game, and in the 32nd minute, Ryan Giggs made a wonderful pass to Scotia. Ernes, the first to break the Arsenal goal.

Afterwards, no matter how Arsenal counterattacked, Manchester United always maintained an unbreakable defense, and kept the score of 1:0 to the end. They successfully defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-finals and let Wenger's treble. The dream was completely shattered, and it once again dealt a severe blow to Arsenal's confidence and fighting spirit.

Ye Qiu had no interest in knowing who would win or lose, but he clearly saw the scene he wanted to see in the game, that is, the clashes between the Arsenal players. The most obvious scene was Henry confronting Lauren yelled loudly, which made Ye Qiu very, very sure that the huge pressure inside Arsenal finally caused the players to have mental problems.

This also made Ye Qiu more confident about the upcoming schedule, because he already knew that Arsenal was collapsing!

(End of this chapter)