Father Green

Chapter 384: "Wenger, don't cry, stand up and roll!"

"Wenger don't cry, stand up and roll!"

This is a joke that Charlotte teased Wenger at the post-match press conference.In fact, there is no unresolvable grievance between the two parties, mainly because they did not get along well last season, and now Southampton has become Arsenal's main competitor, so the two often have mutual conflicts. War of words.

Before the game, Wenger was full of confidence in this game, but Charlotte told him with facts that his ideals are full and the reality is very skinny.

Three to zero! !

This is a score without any suspense, and fans who have watched the game find it a little incredible.Both sides actually performed very well throughout the game, and Arsenal once filled the Saints with a sense of crisis.The situation on the court is not a one-sided game, it can be described as a battle between dragons and tigers.

But the final result seemed so unsuspecting. Among them, Henry, the famous Arsenal star, revealed the truth in an interview: "It can only be said that the opponent's ability to seize opportunities is stronger. They only created four times in the audience. Threatening shots, but we scored three goals. And we had three chances, one of which was a must-goal chance, but we didn’t score a single goal after the end. It can’t be said that we didn’t perform well enough, It can only be said that we still need to improve. The lineup also needs to be strengthened. To be honest, our midfielder is really not strong enough."

Henry himself has decided to officially retire after the end of the MLS season at the end of this year, so he is now paving the way for his post-retirement work.

It is worth mentioning that Henry's first goal in an official game on behalf of Arsenal was against Southampton. He failed to score in eight games before and fell into a scoring drought when he transferred to the Gunners. .

But that was the distant 1999-2000 season.

Arsenal, who sent Wenger away on the weekend, met the fourth round of the FA Cup in the middle of the week. The opponents in this game are still from the low-level leagues.Generally, when entering the fourth and fifth rounds, there are very few teams from low-level leagues. The Saints are very lucky. They met one of the few poor low-level teams. .

Facing Yeovil, who is hardly famous, Charlotte naturally arranged for young players to play. Firstly, it is to train the young players, and secondly, it is also a chance for the main players who have experienced the battle with Arsenal before to get a rest.

Fans who are familiar with Southampton know that they generally hope to send all young players to play in the early stages of the League Cup and the FA Cup. Arranging the main and core players, after all, they have already reached the finals, and with a little effort, they will enter the finals. Although Charlotte does not value these two championships, no one will dislike the championship.

After the [-]-[-] victory over Yeovil, Southampton returned to the league and played a wave of three consecutive victories. They defeated the farmer Fulham [-]-[-], Stoke City [-]-[-] and [-]-[-]. Victory over Tiger City Hull City.

In this way, after 26 league rounds, the Saints of Charlotte, with a record of 24 wins, one draw and one loss, got 73 points and firmly locked in the first place in the league standings.

However, Arsenal's life was not easy. After losing to Southampton, they lost to their own team in the same city, Crystal Palace, which made Crystal Palace's relegation career smoother and smoother. The home game was tied by Manchester United.

Manchester United's record this season is poor, and their performance is not satisfactory.The Arsenal fans, who are sworn enemies, were looking forward to "adding insult to injury" to the opponent, but they forced themselves to a zero-to-zero at home.

Then the league No.20 went to Anfield for five rounds, and the result was a five-to-one massacre for Liverpool, who had not performed much so far this season!If it hadn't been for Giroud's header to assist Ramsey to score a face-saving goal for the team at the beginning of the second half, then Wenger's face in this game might have been even uglier.

Suarez scored a hat-trick in this game. During the winter transfer period, many people thought that Suarez, who broke out this season, would leave Liverpool. At the same time, Barcelona also had a scandal with the opponent, but in the end Suarez chose to continue with the Red Army. about.

Reds fans will no doubt be delighted to see what the Uruguayan striker's future looks like at Anfield.But Charlotte, who knew the specific situation in advance, didn't take it seriously, because he knew it was Liverpool's way to raise prices.
With the hat-trick of this game, Suarez also officially surpassed Higuain in the scorer list, but Higuain is only one goal behind the opponent, so it is still very suspenseful who will be the top scorer this season .

Sturridge swept the remaining two goals, and he also jumped to third place in the league scorer list.Sturridge, who moved to Liverpool this season, did not perform as well as he did in Southampton last season, and was also affected by some injuries. His playing time was not as much as last season. In the 38 league rounds of the season, Sturridge started 32 games!

Lallana scored twice with an assist, and Southampton's players performed well in Liverpool.

For Arsenal, the past few games have been absolute disasters.They have now slipped from second to third in the league standings, and have been replaced by Chelsea, which has played a wave of climax during this period. Chelsea came from behind and got No.2.

Manchester City did not live up to expectations during this period. It was fine to not take advantage of this period of time to chase down Arsenal, but let Chelsea, which was behind them before, seize the opportunity.In this way, Chelsea went from fourth in the league to second in the league in one fell swoop by virtue of the small climax played by the Saints in this round. If the Saints' lead is not too obvious, maybe they will all attack the league leader. .

The teams at the back of the Champions League are biting tight. Although Chelsea are in second place, they are only one point ahead of Arsenal behind them. At the same time, Arsenal are only one point ahead of Manchester City behind them. Liverpool behind Manchester City is two behind. Points, the Liberator is Tottenham, three points behind Liverpool.

Therefore, except for the leader Southampton, the remaining European teams only need one game to be ranked again.

It is worth mentioning that during this period of time, Tottenham's performance has actually improved. They almost squeezed into the European war zone in one leap, which made Tottenham's acting head coach see the hope of "turning regular".

In mid-February, Charlotte's team ushered in the fifth round of the FA Cup.There are almost no low-level teams here in the FA Cup, and there are at most two or three English Championship teams.

Their opponent this round is the Black Cats Sunderland, although Charlotte has arranged for young players and substitutes.Before the game, he was also the general mobilization before the game: "We have only lost one game in the league so far this season, which is when we face Sunderland. So today is between our revenge, and I will state in advance that I do not accept anything other than Any other result than victory!"

Charlotte seldom asks players so strongly in the result of the game, which is enough to show that he is still worried about the result of the game that was defeated by the opponent.

Sunderland's main task now is definitely not in the domestic cup competition, they are self-aware.Instead of competing for the illusory FA Cup, it is better to honestly complete the relegation in the league.

The powerful saints defeated Sunderland, who had no intention of fighting, without any suspense. They beat Charlotte [-]-[-] at the opponent's home court, which was considered a breath of anger.

But Charlotte, who returned to the league, was a little depressed again, because his team was tied by Allardyce's West Ham United, which he hated.The game was [-]-[-], and the Saints suffered their second draw of the season at Upton.

The draw is not the reason for Charlotte's unhappiness. What makes Charlotte unhappy is that he was tied by Allardyce's team.In this game, West Ham United played very conservatively. It was almost like placing a bus in the penalty area. If it wasn't for Pogba's and long-range shots hitting the opponent's player, Griezmann would eventually catch him in the chaos If he seizes the opportunity, it is very likely that his team will usher in the second defeat of the season.

Allardyce was so excited at the post-match press conference that he even shouted that the tie was just that.In this regard, Charlotte sarcastically said that the opponent's home coach is so unpromising, no wonder he fell into the quagmire of relegation some time ago.

In fact, Charlotte still hid some strength in this game, because the China-Europe war is about to reignite next week, so generals like Higuain, Schneiderlin, Aubameyang and Eriksson were all taken by Xia Luo. Lowe arranged to rest and prepare for all the remaining Champions League games this season.

In the No.60 minute of the second half, the opponent's defensive action was also great. In the end, Griezmann shoveled the opponent and ended up off the field. This is what made Charlotte most unhappy.And because of the fact that Griezmann was injured and left the field, the players from both sides almost broke out on the field.

The player who committed the foul acted very covertly, so the referee didn't notice how bad his actions were, and only showed the opponent a yellow card. This made the players of the Saints very dissatisfied. Sai Font received a yellow card for this as a warning.

Griezmann is a French player. Pogba, who is also a French player, has a good relationship with the opponent, so in the next game, Pogba helped his friend retaliate against Griezmann. The waist was shoveled off.

Pogba also paid the price of a red card for this, which made Charlotte a headache, because Pogba will definitely be suspended.
The flames of the Champions League are rekindled, and the current Saints are fighting on four fronts. It is time to employ people. At this time, Pogba's suspension is undoubtedly a difficult thing for Charlotte.

However, counting the previous encounter between the Saints and the Hammers, a total of four red cards have been generated in the two games between the Saints and West Ham United this season, and there are even more yellow cards. The conflict between the two sides can be described as real. is not adjustable.