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Chapter 893 The Influence of Gunner Myth Volcanic Ash
After 34 rounds, Arsenal is still undefeated, but the score against No.2 Manchester United is still not widened. The 10-point advantage makes the championship like meat hanging from Arsenal's mouth. It can be seen and smelled, but it is always Unable to eat, this made the Arsenal people almost suffer from championship anxiety, and some people even worried that Arsenal would lose the championship in such a situation.

Professor Wenger said disappointedly after the game, "We had a chance to win the championship four rounds ahead of schedule, but Manchester United postponed our championship celebrations, but please rest assured the fans, as long as we win the next round, we will definitely be able to start the championship. Champagne."

The chairman of Arsenal, Mr. Hillwood, also told reporters that Arsenal fans need to be patient. Winning the championship is not just about Arsenal winning. Arsenal’s opponents are very tenacious. I believe that Arsenal will never lose the championship with such an advantage. The old chairman even jokingly said that it is nothing if they do not win the next round of Wigan Athletic. It is better to win the championship at home.

After the game, the British media strongly praised Arsenal’s combat effectiveness. They believed that Arsenal still defeated Tottenham by a large away game despite the interference of rumors and the absence of a large number of players, showing the temperament of a champion. This temperament has not appeared in Arsenal for many years. on the body.

The title of "The Sun" is "5 goals beat the enemy, the Gunners are one step closer to the championship", "Without Cesc Fabregas, without Nasri, without Van Persie, scandals are everywhere, Li Huan is involved in a scandal lawsuit, in this case , Arsenal's victory is precious, how can he explain what is the temperament of a champion? Although the Red Devils disturbed Arsenal's championship celebration at the last moment, the Gunners' championship is already unstoppable. As long as they can win in the next round, Ferguson will come again There is no stopping Arsenal from being crowned champions."

"Daily Mail" said: "Arsenal fans don't have to rush to win the championship a few rounds in advance. There are four rounds left in the league to lead by 10 points. There has never been a team in football history that has lost the championship under such circumstances. Arsenal What needs to be done now is to focus on the Champions League, and winning the double is Arsenal's goal."

The headline in The Times was "Red Devils delay Gunners title celebration at last minute", "Arsenal win 5-2 in London derby, Man Utd trail Blackburn 0-1 at the moment, as long as United can't Winning, Arsenal will win the league championship four rounds ahead of schedule, but at this time Ferguson's team tenaciously scored two goals within three points, allowing the FA to take away the championship trophy from White Hart Lane. Arsenal The Narendra will have to wait until the next round to win their first championship in five years."

"The Times" also said, "Arsenal's championship is unstoppable. All Ferguson can do is to make the suspense of the league last for one more week. At the beginning of the season, no one could have imagined the current situation. At that time, people just thought that Arsenal would Competing for the championship with Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, I did not expect to become Arsenal's best now, what Manchester United can do is to delay Arsenal's pace of winning the championship."

"The Guardian" shouted that the era of Gunners ruling the Premier League has come, "With the joining of Li Huan, the post-Henry era officially ended, and Arsenal entered the Li Huan era. After the talented Gunners found their new king, they ruled the Premier League and even the Premier League. Continental Europe has become an inevitability. Although the old Manchester United and Chelsea are trying their best to prevent the arrival of the Gunners era, their efforts are doomed to fail. Arsenal will win the Premier League title that has been lost for five years at the latest two rounds in advance."

After the North London Derby, Arsenal started to prepare for the match against Wigan Athletic. As long as they can beat Wigan Athletic in this round, no matter what the results of Manchester United, they can win the championship three rounds ahead of schedule. The champion Arsenal can't wait any longer. In addition, they will have a Champions League semi-final in the middle of the week. They will challenge Inter Milan away. This is an even more dangerous game. It couldn't be better, so they don't have to worry about the league anymore.

However, an unexpected natural disaster that just happened at this time made Arsenal uneasy. On the night of the North London Derby, a volcano near the Eyjafjallajökull glacier in Iceland suddenly erupted, and a huge column of volcanic ash rushed into the sky. The altitude of more than 1 meters has covered most of the European sky in the past two days, causing northern Europe and the United Kingdom to close airports and suspend flight operations.

Arsenal will go to Italy to play Inter Milan. They are worried that the volcanic ash will not dissipate and the flights will not start. At that time, they may have to take trains and ships to Italy to play games. This year is the World Cup year. UEFA and FIFA The United will definitely not postpone the game.

Two days later, Arsenal was almost desperate. The volcanic ash did not dissipate, and more and more countries closed their airports. Arsenal had to start thinking about how to go to Italy if they did not take a plane.Britain is more than 1000 kilometers away from Italy. If you don’t take a plane, it will take at least 24 hours for Arsenal to take a train or a bus. For Arsenal, this is simply a disaster.Because three days after they finished the league, it was the Champions League knockout match with Inter Milan.

The volcanic ash in Iceland not only affected Arsenal's Champions League game plan, but also affected Arsenal's league plan. They were originally determined to beat Wigan Athletic with their main lineup, win the Premier League first, and then go away to challenge Inter Milan. , but if they cannot take a plane to Italy, this league must be abandoned, otherwise the players simply cannot have the physical strength to play in the Champions League.

Faced with Arsenal's dilemma, Manchester United's players ridiculed. Evra said publicly, "Arsenal wants to win the double or wait. I think a team like them, it's better not to be delusional. To win two titles at the same time, do they think they are Manchester United?"

Wigan Athletic head coach Martinez has always been a big mouther. He dared to ridicule Ferguson for having privileges when he first came to Wigan Athletic. When Arsenal was plagued by volcanic ash, the 35-year-old head coach said brazenly: "Actually, Arsenal can give up this game, because they can't win with all their main players. They might as well go back to their home court and play again." To compete for the championship, so that they still have a chance to win glory for the Premier League, and now they are the only Premier League team in the Champions League."

The league title will be won sooner or later, but the Champions League must not be missed. After it was almost certain that he would not be able to fly to Italy to participate in the competition, Wenger made the decision to let the main lineup rest. This is a helpless decision, but it is also the most sensible decision. Whether it is a wise coach or a mediocre coach, they can only make such a choice here.

In fact, with the strength of Wigan Athletic, even if Arsenal send a full bench lineup, it is not necessarily impossible to win a victory.

Wigan Athletic is a team in the Greater Manchester region of Northwest England. Compared with Manchester United and Manchester City, Wigan is actually just a small town. They were officially established in [-]. Before [-], Wigan has never had the opportunity to participate in the national football league.

In [-], they successfully advanced to the Premier League, creating a precedent in the club's history.But all the media think this is a passing team.Even the Wigans themselves feel that the team has only one year to live in the Premier League.In the next few seasons, they were the biggest relegation favorites every time, but they were able to successfully avoid relegation every time, which made almost all English football forecasters feel ashamed.

This year they are the favorites for relegation. They are now ranked 16th and are fighting for relegation. Their strength is on the same level as Arsenal's substitutes.

On April 4, before the entire Arsenal team set off for Wigan Athletic's DW Stadium, they deliberately and carefully read the news reports about volcanic ash. After confirming that it was impossible for them to fly to Italy, Wenger took all The substitutes set off. In order to save energy, the main players even canceled the opportunity to watch the away game. They cheered for their substitutes in the studio hall of the Emirates Stadium.

The time of the game was arranged by the FA at 1:30 in the morning. The FA hoped that Arsenal could play a few hours earlier to save a little time for them to go to Italy. This is the only seedling of the Premier League in the Champions League. In recent seasons Since then, this has never happened. No matter how bad it was last season, there were still two Premier League teams in the semi-finals.In order to let Arsenal go further, the FA has also made its own efforts. They cannot postpone the league. This year is the World Cup year, and the league must end earlier.

However, even if Arsenal loses or draws in this game, it is not necessarily impossible to win the championship, but this requires the help of Manchester City. This round of Manchester United will start a derby with Manchester City. Four, this game can be said to be a desperate battle between the two sides.If Manchester City beat Manchester United, Arsenal can automatically win the league title.

Arsenal's starting lineup for this game is as follows:

Goalkeeper 21 - Fabianski;
Four defenders: 42- Gilbert, 6- Senderos, 18- Sylvester, 28- Gibbs;
Four midfielders: 37-Eastmond, 48-Randall, 32-Merida, 35-Coquelin

Two forwards: 54-Watt, 9-Da Silva,
This lineup is purely a lineup of substitutes and young people. Unless you are a veteran gun fan, basically no one can name the players.The on-site commentator even joked that even Wenger might not be able to name all the players.

而维冈则派出了他们全部的主力阵容全力取胜：1-柯克兰/25-梅尔奇奥特、19-布兰布尔、2-戈霍里、31-菲格罗阿/20-罗达莱加、27-迪亚米、8-沃特森、24-麦卡锡/14-恩佐比亚、18-莫雷诺

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