Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 271 The final round of the Champions League group stage

In 8 minutes, Stoke City was blinded, as well as the fans and even the media. Even when the referee blew the end of the game, some Stoke City fans did not slow down.

In fact, not only Stoke City, but Arsenal's own fans felt that the goals were too dense, but no matter what, Arsenal had already won the game.

3:0 was the final score of the game. The magic created in 8 minutes allowed Arsenal to win the game as they wished, and also narrowed the gap with Chelsea.

This is obviously not good news for Chelsea. After Arsenal defeated Stoke City, Arsenal tied Chelsea, and the two sides returned to the same starting line again.

After the game, the madman Mourinho lashed out at the referees of Chelsea and Newcastle United, thinking that the referee's enforcement was too weak, and the Newcastle United central defender should have been given two yellows and one red at the beginning of the second half.

Mourinho's behavior has long been seen by the English media. It is understandable that he is in a bad mood after losing. It is even more normal to spray people, especially when Arsenal are pressing hard.

Compared to Mourinho's anger, Wenger was in a good mood. He praised Li Shou after the game, saying that Li Shou became Arsenal's highest rated player again in this game.

Although Li Shou didn't have many opportunities to perform in the second half, he couldn't stand it. Li Shou's performance in the first half was too good. Without Li Shou's few excellent opportunities to resolve Stoke City, Arsenal would never have won this game.

Therefore, Mourinho also mentioned Li Shou, and the madman said that Arsenal could only rely on Li Shou to win the game. If it weren't for Li Shou, it would be impossible for Arsenal to achieve this wave of winning streak and come to their current position.

Mourinho obviously didn't have any good intentions when he said this, but in Arsenal's situation, it is indeed relying on Li Shou to achieve the current wave of winning streak, which no one can deny.

Arsenal currently has no thorns in the team, and Li Shou has a good relationship with his teammates. In addition, Li Shou did not show it himself, so Mourinho's words have little effect on Arsenal.

Li Shou is not the kind of domineering character, and he is still very good in life. Besides, Li Shou is a goalkeeper. Strictly speaking, Li Shou is lonely in this position. Except for players in the same position, he will not compete with other players.

As for free kicks, no one will say anything about Li Shou, because Li Shou doesn't go up to take the penalty every time he has a free kick, and he doesn't even take a kick after a few games. Besides, Li Shou's current 100% scoring rate is enough to make people shut up, not to mention that this is what the head coach meant.

The harmony in the Arsenal team disappointed Mourinho, but Mourinho's own dressing room was not very harmonious. The current Chelsea is no longer the first time Mourinho has taken over.

However, these have little effect on the current Arsenal. After winning the No.15 league round, Arsenal's attention has shifted to the upcoming sixth round of the Champions League group stage, and they will be a guest in Turkey to challenge Galatasaray.

This game is not easy to play. It can even be said that besides the ice and snow in Russia, the Turkish team's home stadium is the second most difficult stadium to play, because the Turkish fans are very crazy.

This kind of madness was deliberately created by Turkish fans, because the Turkish team obviously cannot fight head-on if they really want to compete for strength, so they can only influence the players on the field from the stands.

This is also the reason why Turkish teams have always performed mediocre in European competitions. Maybe some teams will be affected by this, but the real strong teams will not be threatened by this.

For this upcoming game, Wenger had an exchange with Li Shou. The sixth round of the group stage had no effect on Arsenal and Dortmund, so Wenger did not deliberately pursue victory.

Wenger is going to let Arsenal's main players rest in rotation, such as Sanchez and Griezmann, these two are Arsenal's best players except Li Shou, and then Mertesacker in the defense.

The performance of the German central defender during this period is not bad. With Koscielny injured, Mertesacker can be said to be carrying half of the defense.

The physical consumption of the goalkeeper is not as great as that of other players, but Wenger still wants Li Shou to rest. After all, Arsenal can't do without Li Shou now. What will Wenger's Galatasaray fans do to Li Shou.

You know, besides setting off fireworks, Turkish fans are good at throwing objects from high altitudes. Wenger was afraid that Li Shou's outstanding performance would cause the jealousy of Galatasaray fans.

But it was a pity that Li Shou chose to refuse Wenger's kindness. Li Shou has never been a timid person. The Turkish fans on the court can't do anything to him.

He won all the group matches and kept a clean sheet. There are teams in the Champions League who have done it before. Since Li Shou wants to challenge for the Golden Ball, he must have an amazing record and performance.

Perhaps it is too early for Li Shou to hit the golden ball, but everything must be done step by step. If the first step is not done well, then how to take the second step and how to attack the golden ball.

Regarding Li Shou's careful thinking, Wenger is also very clear, even Arsenal, which has been dying for many years, needs such a record to inspire people.

Furthermore, Wenger needs to consider Li Shou's wishes. Wenger himself has a relatively gentle head coach, and Li Shou is so important to Arsenal. Wenger must consider Li Shou's wishes and feelings.

No player can surpass the team, it's just because you are not strong enough. Although Li Shou has only joined Arsenal for a few months, Li Shou's performance is enough for Wenger to take seriously.

Li Shou is not yet qualified to dominate the entire team, but now Li Shou is the life-saving straw for Arsenal and Wenger. The half-death of these years has brought the Arsenal management and fans to a critical point. If Wenger does not do anything, then waiting for him is dismissal.

Although Arsenal's situation in recent years is mostly due to the club's owner, the blame will definitely not be borne by the owner, otherwise why would they invite the head coach.

Are the three big backers in the football world just for watching?

In fact, the victory or defeat of the sixth round will not affect Galatasaray's ranking in the group. After Galatasaray defeated Anderlecht in the fifth round, the third position of the Turkish giants group is unshakable, so in this last game, Galatasaray may also send a substitute.

To be honest, Galatasaray’s background is not as good as Arsenal’s. The Turkish Super League is not dominated by Galatasaray. Fenerbahce and Besiktas are not much worse than Galatasaray.

(End of this chapter)