Chapter 381
Chapter 381
Chapter 381
In the next fourth round of the FA Cup, Arsenal drew with Bolton 1:1. In the FA Cup, there will also be a rematch on another day.
Jia Yi did not appear again, and Arsenal still played hard.
In the two cup games, they were tied by teams whose strength was lower than their own. It seems that without Jia Yi, it really can't work.
On the last day of January, Arsenal host Manchester City.
Jia Yi watched the game from the stands.
After strengthening this season, Manchester City performed well. Now they have 24 wins, 13 draws and 6 losses in 5 rounds with 45 points, ranking sixth in the standings.
After Anelka experienced the highlight moments at the beginning of the season, he is gradually reverting to his old ways, and he has become the same as before. He is very emotional and often affects the team.
Fortunately, Benzema is not bad, and he can always score goals at critical moments to help the team tide over difficulties.
In this game, Benzema received a pass from the backcourt in 19 minutes, headed the ball, threw Cannavaro away and scored the goal, opening the scoring for Manchester City.
Manchester City then insisted on defense and played very tenaciously.
Obviously, it is to defend the advantage of one goal.
They also studied Arsenal's recent games and knew that there was a problem with their offense, especially the absence of both Jia Yi and Ibrahimovic, which made Arsenal's previous smooth offense disappear.
In fact, Arsenal was exhausted by Manchester City's defense.
It wasn't until 88 minutes that Arsenal equalized the score with a header from Van Persie's penalty area. The result of the score was also 1:1.
This is Arsenal's third draw after the League Cup and the FA Cup.
The result of three consecutive draws is not a good thing.
This state has made Arsenal's prospect of defending the title less optimistic.
Manchester United beat Watford 4-0 to extend their lead to three points.
This also means that even if Arsenal win the make-up match, the two teams will still have the same points.
At that time, I am afraid it will be better than the goal difference. In this regard, Arsenal still have the advantage. They are currently 11 goals ahead of Manchester United.
Next, Arsenal drew 1:1 with Tottenham in the League Cup replay and suffered four consecutive draws.
However, they still relied on the advantage of away goals to eliminate Tottenham and reach the League Cup final against Chelsea.
Jia Yi still didn't make the move, and Pierce was also stubborn. It seemed that he wouldn't give up until he got the lineup in order.
However, fortunately, the situation is still under control. If Tottenham are overtaken by Tottenham, I am afraid Pierce will not dare to let Jia Yi, who is on the bench, continue to cool off.
In these four games, Pierce tried several lineups, but they all played poorly, obviously not achieving the results he wanted.
The following February is very critical. There is a League Cup championship to compete for, and the UEFA Champions League away game against Eindhoven. In the league, there will also be make-up matches. Once the collapse, I am afraid this season will be for nothing.
Fortunately, at this time, the team's injury situation has gradually eased. Cesc Fabregas returned from injury in time. He is still in good condition during training.
On February 2, Arsenal challenged Middlesbrough away.
In the 19th minute, Cesc Fabregas went straight through the middle, and Van Persie scored the only goal of the game. Arsenal finally broke the vicious circle of ties and won a long-lost victory.
Manchester United beat Tottenham by 4 goals in the away game, continuing to maintain a 3-point lead, and in terms of goal difference, they also caught up with 3 points.
It seems that Ferguson is also aware of the current standings situation, so he also requires the team to score more goals, and he must not let it go.
It would be a bit sad if Arsenal used the goal difference advantage to squeeze out the championship at that time.
The Tottenham team also cooperated somewhat. After conceding two goals in a row, they gave up the game.
It is estimated that they would also like to send a few more goal difference goals to Manchester United, so that they can beat their rivals in the same city.
This thing is not to measure the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. When hatred is carried away, some teams will indeed do this kind of thing.
Now the battle for the top spot is getting more and more fierce, and neither side dares to make mistakes anymore.
Three days later, the 18th round of the league was played.
Arsenal host Birmingham.
Birmingham has now recovered, and has recently won 7 consecutive victories. They obviously refuse to let Arsenal go away.
In the opening 5 minutes, Cesc Fabregas scored directly with a free kick and opened the door to victory.
His free-kick technique has a bit of Jia Yi's demeanor, and he obviously learned from Jia Yi to pass the opponent's goalkeeper a lot.
After the goal, Cesc Fabregas was also very excited. Now that he is the leader of the team, it is certainly worth celebrating.
And Pierce finally saw Jia Yi's successor, and no one else could do it, so he had to see Bregas.
His passing and ball handling are very good, and his shooting ability is not bad, almost a miniature version of Jia Yi.
In the 19th minute, Fabregas made a straight pass to Van Persie, who dunked away Godin, then swayed Neuer and pushed the empty goal, 2:0!
This wonderful goal also made the Emirates Stadium crazy again.
Birmingham is also a bit confused. In the past 20 minutes, their ball possession rate was only 35%, which is obviously at a disadvantage.
Subsequently, they also stepped up their offense.
In the 28th minute, David Silva's through pass gave Cavani a chance to shoot from a small angle. This time, Joe Hart reacted quickly and saved the ball out of the baseline.
In the 32nd minute, Konka's long-distance free kick almost broke the goal. The ball turned around. Joe Hart made a pounce, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off the baseline.
In these two attacks, Birmingham's strength is still outstanding.
What Jia Yi left for the new boss is still a good lineup.
Just when the opponent was about to start, Arsenal scored again.
In the 38th minute, Fabregas took a corner kick, Cannavaro unexpectedly grabbed the first spot, and headed the ball into the goal, 3:0!
This is also Cannavaro's first goal for Arsenal. He was very excited and ran to the sidelines to celebrate. Although he is not tall, he can play as a central defender and score goals. This judgment must be top-notch .
Teammates also ran up one after another to congratulate him.
This goal is also very important. The opponent has just started, and this goal will definitely hit the opponent.
Sure enough, after the game restarted, Birmingham's offensive speed slowed down significantly.
Obviously, the momentum has obviously come down at this moment.
With a score of 3:0 at halftime, Arsenal achieved a good result.
In the second half, Birmingham played a fierce attack after the opening. Cavani was still very active in front, but Arsenal's defensive attention was very concentrated.
The team has been in a downturn for a few games, and the defensive strength has risen again.
This also makes the opponent quite helpless, unable to attack, can only fall on the periphery.
The game was finally dragged into Arsenal's rhythm, and the opponents still had no way to break through Arsenal's goal.
Neither side scored a goal in the second half. In the end, Arsenal defeated Birmingham 3-0 and scored a valuable three points.
In the standings, they are also tied with Manchester United. Both teams have 68 points, but Arsenal's goal difference is 11 more than Manchester United, temporarily ranking first.
Being able to return to the top of the standings is of course good news.
With such a result, Arsenal will definitely play more easily later, forgetting the unpleasantness before.
(End of this chapter)
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