Chapter 248 Returning to Camp Nou, the first showdown between Lin Quan and Messi!

Author: Xue Niao

Chapter 248 Returning to Camp Nou, the first showdown between Lin Quan and Messi!

"Have mercy on our factory, it was bloodbathed again!"

"Have you been bloodbathed so many times this season? Real gun fans are used to it!"

"Oh, every year, we lose our place in March, we are still a championship contending team in January, things start to go wrong in February, we lose our place in March, we are in dire straits in April, and we miraculously secure the fourth place in May..."

"Otherwise, how can we call it "Four Mad Demons"?

As soon as the words "Four Mad Demons" were mentioned, the Internet was immediately filled with a happy atmosphere!

Many netizens thought of happy things: "No mole, let's make some Arsenal jokes!"

"I advise you not to look for four without four, pretend to be four, do not have three or four, and have no fear of four!"

"God is first and I am second. Who knows who is third, but fourth belongs to Arsenal - Mourinho!"

"Our greatest fear comes from Arsenal fighting for the fourth place - Winston Churchill!"

"If there is only one team loyal to fourth place, that team is Arsenal - Van Persie!"

"Only a team that has not won a championship for ten years is qualified to be ranked fourth! --- MacArthur!"

“Arsenal who don’t want to compete for fourth place are not good shooters——Napoleon!”

"You fight or don't fight, we are all fourth, neither increasing nor decreasing.——Tsangyang Gyatso!"

"Haha, sooner or later you guys will laugh to death!"

Lin Quan, who came across this in his spare time, also laughed when he saw this.

Football jokes are worth one stone, but Arsenal has eight.

Based on his experience playing against Arsenal, Lin Quan feels that Arsenal's collapse in the second half of the season is not difficult to understand.

The team's lineup is too thin to cope with multi-line operations, the players are too young, and their mental fluctuations are too great. These are all objective reasons.

But he thinks there is another very important reason: this Arsenal team has no blood.

Wenger's team is like his own character, gentle and gorgeous, but like fine porcelain, it breaks when touched.

Arsenal's winning rate in strong matchups this season is very low. They were beaten by Manchester City 6:2 in the away game, by Liverpool 5:1 in the away game, and by Chelsea 6:0 in the away game.

These big-scoring massacres all happened in one season, which is already very illustrative.

If you add in the 1:0 loss to Manchester United in the away game, Arsenal has not won on the road this season against the top clubs in the league.

In fact, it is not only difficult to win on the road, but also at home.

Arsenal have only won against Liverpool at home this season, and were drawn against Chelsea and Manchester United.

They will face Manchester City in the next game. If Manchester City goes all out, Arsenal, who just suffered a bloodbath, may not be able to compete with them.

However, Arsenal is lucky. Because they have to take into account the Champions League, Manchester City plans to send a substitute lineup for the next game. Their main players will go to Barcelona two days in advance to prepare for the game against Barcelona two days later.

After learning the news, Wenger breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Arsenal can miraculously secure four places every season, no one knows how long this good luck will last.

Currently in the standings, Everton and Tottenham, who are behind them, are chasing closely.

Everton is only 6 points behind them, and Tottenham is only 7 points behind. Arsenal will probably be caught up if they lose two more games.

If Manchester City goes all out in this game, if Arsenal loses, the lead will immediately shrink to 3 or 4 points.

With six rounds left in the league, the point difference is only a matter of one goal.

What's more, after playing against Manchester City, Arsenal will face Everton in the next game.

With their poor away record, Wenger is really not sure that he can lead the team to defeat the Toffees.

If they lose two games in a row, Everton's record will overtake them and Arsenal will fall to fifth place.

However, when everyone, especially the Arsenal fans, thought that this game was safe, fate played a joke on them.

Jovetic and Nasri scored consecutive goals in the 2nd and 5th minutes of the opening, and they stunned Arsenal twice.

Is this the fucking substitute lineup for Manchester City?

The Gunners fans at the Emirates Stadium were all stunned. This plot was so different from what they imagined.

They were looking forward to seeing a hearty victory at home, but Manchester City's two goals sobered them up instantly.

Opposite is Manchester City!

This is the leader of the Premier League, and even their substitute lineup is stronger than the starting lineup of many mid- and lower-tier Premier League teams!

Seeing the bright red score on the scoreboard, they had the illusion of being at Stamford Bridge.

This is how they were defeated when they faced Chelsea in the last game!

Will tragedy happen again this time?

The camera showed the professor on the sidelines. Wenger seemed to feel a little hot and shivered as he tried to take off his jacket, but the zipper of the jacket could not be pulled down.

Alas, the professor is old!

Seeing this scene, Gunners fans felt very uncomfortable.

The score of 2:0 remained until the end of the first half.

With Wilshere and Theo Walcott both missing due to injuries, Arsenal's offense has become a persistent problem.

They had more shots in the first half, but they couldn't convert them into goals.

In the second half, Wenger made some adjustments to the team's offense and increased the intensity of the midfielder's involvement in the offense.

This adjustment was effective in the 53rd minute. Arsenal's old player Flamini, who returned to the Gunners as a free agent last summer, stepped forward. He seized the opportunity of the Manchester City player's passing error and stole the ball.

A long shot helped the team recover a goal.

After scoring the goal, Flamini was very active. He did not choose to celebrate. Instead, he rushed into the goal and ran back with the ball in his arms, hoping to seize the time to continue the attack.

Seeing this scene, Arsenal fans stood up and applauded him.

Flamini is not that kind of talented player, he doesn't have great talent, and he doesn't have that kind of strong physical fitness.

He relies on his diligent attitude and tenacious fighting spirit, rooted in defense, and does all kinds of dirty work belonging to the midfielder without complaint.

He can't score many goals in a season, and this is his first goal since returning to Arsenal.

But this goal is as precious as gold!

Flamini's goal ignited Arsenal's morale and sounded the clarion call for their counterattack.

In the next 40 minutes, Arsenal launched a furious attack around Manchester City's goal.

After all, what Manchester City sent on the field was only a substitute lineup, and it was indeed not as strong as Arsenal.

After falling into passivity, they failed to form an effective counterattack to threaten Arsenal's defense, resulting in an increasingly passive situation.

In the 85th minute, after nearly 30 minutes of frenzied attack, Arsenal finally scored from Chamberlain, who came on as a substitute, to equalize the score.

In the last game at Stamford Bridge, Chamberlain's handball in the penalty area became the team's sinner.

But in this game, he stood up and helped the team draw with Manchester City at home.

The result of getting one point is certainly not ideal for the Gunners, but considering that they fell behind at the beginning, this result can be considered acceptable.

However, in another game, Everton defeated Fulham 3:1, narrowing the gap between them and Arsenal to 4 points.

Now, the situation becomes difficult again for Arsenal!

…

Manchester City's main players who were far away in Barcelona were all very surprised when they heard that the substitutes almost defeated Arsenal in the away game.

"Really or not? Is Arsenal so weak?"

"Really, Jovetic and Nasri scored two goals in the opening game, almost forcing Arsenal into a desperate situation. Unfortunately, the team's subsequent tactics were a bit conservative, and the defensive counterattack was not effective. In the end, it was a pity that Arsenal were defeated by Arsenal.

It’s a draw!”

"Haha, one point is not bad. We all thought we were doomed to lose, so getting one point is an unexpected surprise!"

"Well, there is another good news. Chelsea lost to Crystal Palace 0:1 away from home!"

As soon as this news came out, the morale of the Manchester City players who were about to step onto the Camp Nou stadium was instantly boosted.

"Doesn't that mean our lead has expanded to 9 points?"

"That's right, this is an advantage of three wins!"

"Hehe, I remember we still have a make-up game to play. If you include this, we are now 12 points ahead of Chelsea!"

With a 12-point lead and the dozens of additional goal differences they now have, wouldn't it be possible to win the championship four rounds in advance?

Seeing his teammates enthusiastically discussing the Premier League championship situation, Lin Quan silently put down his mobile phone and did not say anything about the fact that Liverpool had risen to second place in the standings.

With Chelsea losing, Mourinho's team only has a theoretical hope of winning the championship.
To be continued...