Jagged Wings

Chapter 159 Ups and downs!

Arsenal defeated CSKA Moscow, which is ranked second in Group G, in an away game and achieved a three-game winning streak, with 9 points. In another game in the same group, Porto defeated Hamburg 4:1 at home.

After these three rounds, Arsenal leads the standings with 9 points. Porto and CSKA Moscow also tied for second with 4 points for one win, one draw and one loss.With three rounds left in the group stage, Arsenal has basically secured a qualifying spot, and another spot will be produced in Porto and CSKA Moscow.

After all the games in this round were over, Reyes was selected as the best 11-man team in this round of the Champions League. The third goal scored by CSKA in that game was also named the best goal of the round!
Halfway through the group stage, Reyes' strong performance with three goals and five assists made the whole of Europe tremble!You know, the goals made by Reyes himself have already caught up with half of the total number of goals scored by the other three teams in this group!

Back in China, Arsenal is naturally full of jubilation. The team is going smoothly in all competitions. Except for the injuries in the team, the team is a thriving scene.Once the morale of the young players is mobilized, the burst of energy is absolutely beyond imagination!

After returning to the league, Arsenal defeated Reading with great momentum. A few days later, the team defeated West Bromwich Albion at home and broke into the top 16 of the League Cup!
At the same time, the team announced that they had renewed their contracts with Toure, the backbone of the defense, and Cesc Fabregas, the core of the midfield. At the age of 8, Garth announced that he would stay with the Gunners for his entire career!

However, after experiencing some rapid progress at the beginning of the league, Arsenal also slowed down: first they drew with Everton at home in the league, and then they drew with CSKA Moscow at home in the Champions League. The previous good performance resulted in two rounds ahead of schedule.

In the subsequent round of the league, they lost to West Ham United in an away game, and the points gap with Manchester United was once again widened.In fact, Arsenal's overall condition is good, but the team's failure is caused by the striker.

First of all, there is a problem with the running-in between Torres and the team. Although Torres occasionally performed amazingly in the previous games, when the England defenders gradually adapted to him, Torres had fewer and fewer opportunities to perform; secondly, Van Persie The problem is that Van Persie is still injured this season, but fortunately, he is in good condition, but no matter who he is partnered with, General Fan loves to do it alone, whether it is Henry, Torres, Adebayor, they and Van Persie The only use of a partner is to give him space and give him a chance to shoot.

Coupled with the ups and downs of Henry's state, he no longer had the stable performance of the previous few seasons, which led to the paralysis of the team's striker.

Under such circumstances, Arsenal ushered in a tough bone: the Red Army Liverpool!

Arsenal's injury situation is still not optimistic. In addition to the striker injury, Eboue, Ljungberg and Lauren are still in the physiotherapy room. Senderos and Clichy have begun to recover in the reserve team. Sexual training, but the comeback time will have to wait until the end of this month.

Then there are young players who are dissatisfied with the lack of opportunities to play. Ariadiere has been a substitute for the Gunners for several years, and now he has no chance to be a substitute. At that time, he came to Arsenal with the title of "Vieira's replacement", but after a brief flash, the man who was hailed as the most promising player to provoke the backbone of the England midfielder after the double virtue finally dimmed.Although he is very diligent, his attack is not as good as Cesc Fabregas, and his defense is not as good as Gilberto. When both of them are rarely absent, Jenas has no chance to perform, so he also moved the idea of ​​leaving.

The team's dissatisfaction aside, now Wenger needs to consider the next opponent Liverpool.

Liverpool has been very strong in the past few seasons. In the previous round, Liverpool defeated Aston Villa, the only unbeaten team this season, 3:1 at Anfield Stadium, and their morale was high.But that refers to the home court. In fact, the match between Arsenal and Liverpool was played at Arsenal's home court!

Different from their performance at home, Liverpool's performance on the road was disappointing. They have suffered four consecutive away games before!
Liverpool, who have lost four games in a row, met Arsenal, who have lost three rounds. The desire for victory between the two sides has reached a very deep level, so this game is destined to be a match that hits the earth like a bayonet!
在两队的战绩方面，阿森纳近3个主场对阵利物浦取得全胜，近6个联赛主场对阵红军4胜2平保持不败.双方英超历史交锋28场，阿森纳8胜7平13负，其中主场5胜4平5负。利物浦联赛中最近一次在客场取胜阿森纳还是2000年2月，卡马拉射入唯一入球。

Arsenal lost to West Ham in the last round. Lehmann, who just turned 37 this Friday, was absent due to injury. Almunia, who participated in the League Cup in the middle of the week, continued to start. Si also served as a left midfielder.After Liverpool's victory over Reading in the last round, midfielder Sissoko will miss 3 months with a dislocated right shoulder in the League Cup match in midweek. Mark Gonzalez replaced Pennant in the starting lineup.

Both sides were full of desire for victory, so the game entered a fierce bayonet stage from the first minute. Arsenal relied on the home court advantage and launched a fierce attack!Only 1 seconds into the game, Cesc Fabregas picked a pass and Van Persie succeeded in countering offside, but the Dutchman touched the ball to break through the opponent when facing the attacking goalkeeper Reina. The goal was disallowed and Van Persie was also warned by a yellow card.In the 100th minute, Hleb made a diagonal pass from the right with his left foot. Reyes got a chance on the left side of the penalty area, but Finnan took the lead to make a timely clearance.In the 7th minute, Van Reyes passed the ball after a wonderful performance from the left, and Torres broke into the left side of the penalty area and lacked power.

The Liverpool team, which withstood Arsenal's opening three strikes, started a counterattack under the leadership of Dutch flying wing Dirk Dirk!

In the 11th minute, Reina kicked the ball with a big kick, and Dirk Driven shot from 14 yards on the left side of the penalty area and missed the far corner.In the 12th minute, Gonzalez's left-footed arc shot from the edge of the penalty area on the right was confiscated by Reina.In the 13th minute, a cross from the right by Dirk, Crouch's shot from 10 yards was blocked by Toure in time.Then Alonso made a low pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Crouch's offside tackle was ruled invalid.In the 19th minute, a long shot from 30 yards from the right was confiscated by Lehmann.

The exciting scenes were overwhelming, making the home audience hooked.Although there was no goal, both sides played unconservatively, and everyone has a chance to score!
The key is to see who has a higher ability to seize opportunities!
In the 33rd minute, Reyes received a pass from Cesc Fabregas on the edge of the penalty area and passed the ball to Flamini, who was on the edge, and then he went forward.Flamini was not sloppy. After receiving the ball, he passed it immediately. Torres received the pass from Flamini at the edge of the small penalty area. :1!

In the first half, Arsenal led temporarily with a score of 1:0. This score has not yet caused Liverpool to collapse, because they can make adjustments through the intermission. It is not a problem for Liverpool to be only one goal behind!
In the second half, Liverpool's coach Benitez began to show the strength of a tactical master, replacing the tall guy Crouch with the faster Bellamy.Crouch's performance in the first half was mediocre, and Benitez obviously wanted to continue to strengthen his offense.Being only one goal behind gave him the hope of an equalizer or even a reversal!
The power of the master tactician will soon be revealed!In the 46th minute, Liverpool won a corner kick.Gerrard, the soul of the Red Army, took a corner kick, Bellamy shot from 1 meters behind, and the football bounced into the goal.They tied the score at 1:[-]!
Liverpool, who equalized the score, boosted their morale, and they continued to put pressure on Arsenal's penalty area.On the other hand, Arsenal, who had been equalized, also wanted to score a goal to take the lead again, so the two sides played against each other on the field, and there were endless exciting scenes!

In the 66th minute, Liverpool made another adjustment and Pennant replaced Gonzalez.Then Liverpool launched a quick counterattack. After Pennant broke through, he made a cross from the left. The unguarded Dirk Didier pushed his right foot into the net from thirteen shots on the right side, 2:1!

Liverpool's goal made the Liverpool fans who came from afar seem to see the hope of defeating Arsenal and ending their four-game losing streak in away games!

Seeing that the team attacked the opponent violently but let the opponent take the lead, Wenger couldn't sit still anymore. He got up from his seat, and while telling Adebayor to warm up, he gestured to the players on the field, signaling them to continue to press forward. , attack and attack again!
"Attack!" Following Wenger's wave, the gun fans in the stands also waved: "We just want to attack!"

Arsenal have not lost a game at home this season. Facing any enemy, they can smash them with offense. Arsenal's offense this season has never disappointed the gun fans!
"Attack, Gunner!"

In the 72nd minute, Hleb made a direct pass to the right side of the penalty area, Fabregas made a low pass in front of the goal, Reyes knocked back from the bottom line on the left, and Flamini scored 6 yards before Carragher. The 22-year-old Frenchman scored his first Premier League goal.He rushed to the sidelines to celebrate with the fans and was also given a yellow card!
Then Wenger replaced Adebayor, replacing the underperforming Van Persie.Van Persie wasted several chances throughout the game and had some disputes with Torres over handling the ball.

Two minutes later, Cesc Fabregas quickly dribbled the ball in the middle and gave it to Reyes on the left. Reyes shot low with his left foot from 2 meters away, and the football went straight to the far corner!
3: 2!

Liverpool went from leading to lagging behind within 2 minutes. They didn't realize it for a while, and the away Liverpool fans didn't realize it. Facing Arsenal's offensive, they didn't expect the team to lose in just 6 minutes!

And Arsenal, who are playing at home, still have no intention of letting go of their opponents. They are continuing to attack, launching waves of attacks!

In the 79th minute, Flamini, who was active in the audience, made a straight pass from the left. Reyes caught the ball and shot the goal. The fate of shooting through both the gate and the small gate...

Arsenal, which had already led 4:2, had no intention of stopping. After another 4 minutes, Torres distributed the ball to the right in the arc of the penalty area. Adebay shot directly with his right foot from 13 meters away. After being saved by Reina, he fell in front of Reyes on the left. Reyes made it overnight and scored his third goal of the game!
hat trick!

With his hat-trick, Arsenal led Liverpool 5:2 at home!

If Liverpool still thought they could win the game during the intermission, then now they just hope that the game will end quickly, because they don't know how many goals Arsenal will score in the next game. give up.

Some Liverpool players were angry because of this shameful score, so in the 88th minute, Liverpool midfielder Zenden tackled Fabregas from behind and was sent off with a red card.

And Arsenal's offense continues!

It's not over yet, in stoppage time, Arsenal are still organizing the attack, Adebayor breaks through Carragher, but his single-handed shot from the edge of the penalty area is blocked by Reina with his legs!
Then the referee blew the whistle to relieve Liverpool!This is really a crazy game, from the score to the process, the Liverpool fans who were shouting before were all silent at this moment!

The 5:2 victory over Liverpool is not the first time Arsenal have won by a big score. Before that, they had defeated the stronger leader Manchester United 4:1.This surprised many people, because Arsenal had been winless for three games before.Although Liverpool also had a poor away game, but in any case, a draw is the result everyone is looking forward to, right?How could it be possible to win by a big score?
The 5:2 score let everyone know that the current Arsenal is not a team that anyone can afford!
On November 11, in the 18th round of the league, Arsenal played against the Newcastle Magpies at home.

This is a very suspenseful game, Newcastle has not won the last eight games.The League Cup and the UEFA Cup consumed too much energy and made their already weak lineup even more stretched. In the league, they had already set their goal of relegation early.

Although Lehmann was unable to play due to a minor injury, and Gilberto also asked for leave due to personal matters, Arsenal at this time is still not something that Newcastle can compete with!
Arsenal have 1 reasons to win!

But the final score was disappointing. Newcastle drew Arsenal 1:1 at the Emirates Stadium. They left London satisfied with an unexpected 1 point, unaware that their 1 point set off a huge wave!

Van Persie, who started the game, was injured and Henry, who came off the bench for him, was in poor condition due to consecutive battles, which made the team's offense weak.

Arsenal, which deployed Clichy, Toure, Gallas and Eboue in defense, performed very poorly in this game. Eboue, who had just recovered from injury, could not find his form, and Clichy was better than Flamy For Ni, the defensive ability is a lot worse.So it's Arsenal's luck to have a draw in this game!

(End of this chapter)