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Chapter 894
The game started, the main players of Arsenal who were supposed to be galloping on the field were lazily watching the live TV in the hall, but the players who should have been watching the live broadcast at home were playing on the DW Stadium for the first time in Arsenal's five years Fight for the championship.

These young gunmen who appeared on the field are almost all starting in the league for the first time, and this game may also win the league championship for Arsenal. good performance.

Wigan Athletic has absolutely rich experience in dealing with teams like Arsenal. Even if Arsenal sent a team with substitutes and young people, they still stayed in their own half after the opening. Martinez cannot be blamed. Too cautious, the last time Wigan Athletic beat Arsenal was in the 2006 League Cup semi-final. Since then, Arsenal have won 10 wins and 9 tie in 1 games against Wigan. Dare to be careless.

Wigan Athletic did a good job defensively. They not only left a large number of defensive players in the backcourt, but also carried out man-to-man defense against Arsenal players who entered the range of 30 meters in front of their goal. Go up, leaving only two forwards in the frontcourt, as long as there is a chance, a long pass will be played, allowing Nzobia and Moreno to chase.

Facts have proved that Martinez's caution is correct. Arsenal's substitutes and youth team players are no worse than Wigan Athletic. The tactics of Arsenal's various echelons are actually consistent, and the players' cooperation is very tacit and smooth. Compared with the first team, the gap lies in the players' personal ability and rhythm control. If Wigan Athletic really played against this Arsenal team, it would be hard to say who would win and who would lose.

Without Li Huan, without the breakthroughs of stars such as Nasri, Fabregas, and Walcott, and without Bendtner's high performance, this young Arsenal looks as good as the first team, gorgeous , Publicity, but in fact it is a bluff, and cannot pose a real threat to Wigan Athletic.

After playing for half an hour in the first half, Wigan Athletic saw the characteristics of this Arsenal team, which was strong outside but strong in the middle. They invested more troops in the counterattack, and they wanted to counterattack patiently after scoring a goal.

However, just as Wigan Athletic came up with the idea of ​​winning, they were hit head-on by this group of young people from Arsenal.

Arsenal scored a corner into the penalty area, but Watt's header missed. Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Kirkland struck out and collided with his own defender. Merida, who went in, chested the ball in from the far post. goal.

1:0. Arsenal unexpectedly took the lead.

In the locker room of the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal’s main players were overjoyed and jumped up and cheered. At this moment, thousands of fans are watching the game on the big screen at the Emirates Stadium. They think that if Arsenal can win the championship, They can occupy a good position when celebrating. After all, football games are the most unpredictable. Who knew that group of children would not be able to win an away game?
Wigan Athletic was a little annoyed by this group of Arsenal boys, and fell behind in the score, so they gave up their intensive defensive play and launched a counterattack against Arsenal.

Arsenal's youngsters were also very upbeat. They even used their ball possession advantage and spared no effort to run to block the strong Wigan Athletic who was as strong as a bodybuilder and then aggressively counterattacked.

In the 3rd minute of the opening of the second half, the only veteran player in the team, Sylvester, played the role of the leading brother, using a corner kick to score the goal, extending the score to 2:0 for Arsenal.
This score made Professor Wenger a little dumbfounded and couldn't believe his eyes.

At the moment, Arsenal fans who are watching the game from all corners of the world are shouting for the championship. The Arsenal players and club staff in the studio excitedly came to the center of the stadium to watch the big screen, and wanted to share with the fans the moment of winning the championship. process.

There is a reason why Arsenal's players and fans are so confident in this score. Arsenal was reversed by their opponents, or to be precise, the game from 2-0 to 2-3 is indeed a thing of ancient times , In the past 6 seasons, this kind of thing has never happened. The last time this kind of embarrassment was encountered was in the League Cup in the 2002/03 season.

Until the 80th minute, Arsenal's lead was still unshakable. At this time, many gun fans had already taken to the streets to shout for the champion and set off fireworks. At this time, the Wigan Athletic launched the final counterattack.

No.80 minutes, Moses, who came off the bench, knocked back from the bottom line, and Watson shot with his foot at the front of the penalty area. Arsenal's substitute goalkeeper Fabianski fell to the ground in a hurry to save before Watson kicked, but In the end the ball passed through his armpit.

1:2!Wigan Athletic pulled back a point.

Right from this goal, the young people of Arsenal showed the unique instability of young people. They acted stiff and numb as if they had been cursed, desperately trying to keep the score, but they repeatedly made mistakes later on.

In the 88th minute, Watson's header after receiving a corner kick almost pierced through the gate guarded by Fabianski.

Two minutes later, Fabianski, who has always been criticized for high-altitude balls, turned out to be a disaster in his attack. He took a corner kick and let it go. Bramble missed a close-range header and scored.

2:2, Wigan Athletic equalized the score.

In the end, Wigan Athletic drew Arsenal 2:2 at home.

This sudden change made all the Arsenal fans who were preparing to celebrate the championship vomit blood angrily. They flooded into the Emirates Stadium at 10 minutes, and the Gunners fans who were rushing to the Emirates Stadium were so angry that they cursed.

The subsequent Red Devils Manchester United did not have the beauty of adults. They beat Manchester City 8-[-] in the away game and fell behind Arsenal by [-] points with three rounds left. While Manchester City's dream of entering the Champions League was shattered, it also allowed Arsenal to advance. The dream of winning three rounds was shattered.

1 point, but the suspense of the Premier League title continues.

The focus of this round of the league is the Manchester derby between Manchester United and Manchester City, as well as the London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham.However, after the game, the Premier League media only reported briefly, and then focused on the upcoming Champions League game.

In addition to Arsenal's Champions League semi-final, Liverpool and Fulham will also go to Spain to play the Europa League semi-final. The journey of the three teams combined exceeds [-] kilometers, which can be described as the longest in the history of the Premier League. It's the first long-distance expedition of train and bus.

The British media now unanimously support Arsenal, the only seedling of the Premier League in the Champions League, and make suggestions for Arsenal to go to Italy. The FA also mentioned the match between Arsenal and Wigan Athletic at noon.

The "Sun" suggested that Arsenal take a bus to Italy, and the players bring pillows, so that the players can sleep in the car, and if they do the train, the players will not be so free.

"Daily Mail" believes that Arsenal can wait a little longer, the volcanic ash is dissipating, and it should be able to fly on the 21st. Even if Arsenal fly to Milan to play immediately, it is more cost-effective than taking a bus or train for more than 20 hours many.

Faced with this situation, Arsenal was very helpless. Wenger told the media with a wry smile, "There is no way. We can't wait until the day of the game to go to Italy. If we can't sail, we can only be sentenced to a 0:3 defeat. We Decided to take the train to Italy. I think no matter what the result is, it should be better than 0:3."

However, some people in the UK gloated over Arsenal's situation. Tottenham's captain Ledley King said: "It's good for Arsenal to take the bus to play games. In 24 hours, those hooligans can go to prostitutes many times along the way. I believe they will be eliminated by Inter Milan."

To the provocation of Tottenham captain Ledley King, Li Huan sarcastically said: "It took us 24 hours to get to Milan, but it took Tottenham 240 years to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League."

Compared with Arsenal's difficult situation, Arsenal's opponent Inter Milan can not only wait for work, the Italian Football Association also moved Inter Milan's home game against Juventus to the early hours of last Saturday, allowing them to rest for an extra day.

Inter Milan coach Mourinho made sarcastic remarks, "I didn't let the eruption of volcanic ash erupt. It's luck. We may have taken advantage of it, but we are also going to England to play games. Besides, Arsenal Isn't it half a day before the game, they can offset the fatigue on the road."

And Inter Milan's captain Zanetti said: "We have played many games this season, but now everyone will not feel tired. I don't think the volcanic ash will consume more energy than a game. In addition, they have already taken advantage of the guest first and then the host. .”

For Inter Milan's harshness, Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas countered. He told reporters, "If Inter Milan wants to, we can change the order of home and away games with them. I hope the one who gets the cheapest will not." Talking too much is annoying."

On the second day after playing against Wigan, the Arsenal players took the train to Milan, the fashion capital of Italy, for their journey of thousands of miles.In order to pass the day and night on the train, the Arsenal players prepared a variety of leisure and entertainment methods, such as books, discs and poker. Professor Wenger even made an exception to allow the players to take their girlfriends to Italy together, and allowed them a little for a little beer.

On the way, Professor Wenger even held a press conference in the dining car of the train, but the dining car was packed with cameras, which confused the passengers along the way.At the press conference, the professor said, "I would definitely prefer to fly there directly. However, maybe such a trip will help the players build mutual bonds and enhance unity. The players are a little tired, but they are very happy."

(End of this chapter)