Chapter 613

Arsenal and Manchester City Derby

Bow and thank the handsome and confused classmate for their reward!

The 32nd round of the Premier League.

Before this round of league, the situation in the league standings was like this: first place, Manchester United, 72 points; second place, Manchester City, 70 points; third place, Arsenal, 67 points.[]

In the 32nd round of the league, Manchester United will face Manchester City's challenge at home, while Arsenal will be a visit to the Hawthorn Stadium, against West Bromwich, the middle and lower reaches of the standings.

According to Arsenal's recent game status, they have a very high chance of winning West Bromwich, who is not under great pressure to relegation. The odds offered by major European football bookmakers before the game also confirm this.

All bookmakers believe that Arsenal will score three points at the Hawthorn Stadium and continue to maintain strong pressure on the top two.

Compared to Arsenal's game, the prediction of Manchester City's derby is much more difficult. Overall, there are a little more people optimistic about Manchester United, but there are only a little more.

Derby is a war.

A few years ago, Manchester United may never regard this little brother in the same city as an opponent. At that time, the teams that were facing Manchester United were either Liverpool, Arsenal, or Chelsea.

However, the feng shui changes in turn, and thirty years Hebei has been east and thirty years.

After receiving the capital injection from the Middle East consortium Abu Dhabi, Manchester City was like the protagonist who suddenly got an adventure in a martial arts novel. He suddenly received a confused initiation of a martial arts master for decades of skills, and then quickly grew from a small slut to a young hero who was in the limelight.

Last year, the young man Manchester City even took away the first place in the Premier League martial arts conference from the veteran Manchester United, and it seems to be a master.

Things in the world are so impermanent.

In the past, although they were in the same city, Manchester United had never looked at this neighbor who was not far away. At that time, Manchester United's double-kill against Manchester City was just as common as it was, and it was not worth boasting at all.

But now, everything has changed.

Last year, Manchester United not only failed to defeat Manchester City, but instead gave a beautiful "anti-double kill" by their opponents.

Not only was it double-killed by its opponent, Manchester United also suffered a bloodbath of 61 at its own home court.

It can be said that Manchester United's defeat in the championship last year was ruined by this city derby.

This year, in the first leg of the derby, Manchester United defeated Manchester City in a small victory, which was considered a revenge. However, in the Champions League quarter-finals, they were forced to score 22 at home, which was considered a game back by their opponents.

Now, Manchester United cannot afford to lose this same-city derby, while Manchester City is ambitious.

Manchester United is now only two points ahead of Manchester City. If they lose this game, they will be overtaken by their arch-rivals in the city, allowing their opponents to step on their bodies to top the league standings, which is definitely something that Manchester United cannot accept.

For Manchester City, if they lose this game, it means they will be double-killed by their arch-enemy enemies this season, which is also something that Manchester City can't stand.

Moreover, once they lose to Manchester United, Arsenal will be very likely to take the opportunity to overtake and replace them in the second place in the standings.

If they win Manchester United, they will be the first place; if they lose to Manchester United, they will likely become the third place in the league. In addition, this is a derby battle between mortal enemies. These factors are enough to make Manchester City beat Manchester United to fight to the death.

As for Arsenal, at this time, all they need to do is sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

As long as the competitor reveals any flaws, Arsenal will have a great opportunity to compete for the championship.

Therefore, in addition to the fans of Manchester City's two-man club fans who are nervous about this derby battle, the Gunners fans are also paying close attention to this focus battle.

Of course, the prerequisite for watching the tiger fight is that the Gunners cannot make any mistakes in their own game.

Therefore, when interviewing with media reporters before the game, both head coach Wenger, chief and deputy captains Van Persie and Chu Jiang were reminding their teammates and fans to pay attention to the league against West Bromwich.

Only when you win the ball can you be qualified to watch the focus battle. Chu Jiang is very clear about this.

On April 6, three days after the Champions League quarter-finals, Chu Jiang and his teammates rushed to the Hawthorn Stadium to challenge West Bromwich away.

For the Gunners, only victory is allowed, not failure is allowed.

Not long after the game, a goal was scored. However, the goal did not happen at the Hawthorn Stadium, but at Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium.

Just 3 minutes into the game, Manchester United's top star Ronnie used Lescott's goalkeeper to score in the penalty area.

Manchester United took the lead 1:0.

In the current situation, it has a very advantage over Manchester United. If they can win Manchester City, they can expand their lead to 5 points. In this way, their chances of winning the championship will be very high.

Arsenal players didn't know the result of that game.

However, it may be because they are concerned about the Manchester City derby, so in the game against West Bromwich, the Gunners seemed to be in a sluggish state.

In the 8th minute, Vermullen's defense was missed, causing the opponent to get a single shot.

Fortunately, Chu Jiang attacked in time. When facing the opponent's shot, he calmly responded quickly, flew to the side, blocked the football out of the goal, and saved his teammates a serious mistake.

After saving the opponent's single shot, Chu Jiang shouted at Vermullen, reminding his teammates to focus on this game.

As pursuers, Arsenal cannot tolerate any mistakes. If they lose to West Bromwich, their efforts this season will likely be in vain.

Chu Jiang knew this very well.

Last season, he had such experience when he led Sampdoria to catch up with AC Milan and Juventus.

Therefore, when encountering similar situations, Chu Jiang seemed very calm.

When his teammates were concerned about the situation of their attention declining in other games, Chu Jiang soon discovered that. In order to prevent them from being inattentive, Chu Jiang consciously strengthened his command and ruthlessly scolded their mistakes.

With Chu Jiang's help, Arsenal quickly stabilized its position.

In terms of strength, the Gunners must be above West Bromwich. As long as they have enough attention to hit and kick out of normal levels, West Bromwich will naturally not be their opponent.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

After recovering from his state, the Gunners quickly took control of the midfield. And, using their skilled personal skills and team cooperation, they quickly burned the war to West Bromwich's doorstep to start their frontcourt ball control style.

Just against all the opponents Arsenal had encountered before, West Bromvic was also very afraid of the free kick against Chu Jiang.

Arsenal's possession of the ball will be approaching the penalty area for a long time. Before the penalty area, West Bromwich defenders must be wary of not fouls. In this way, they will naturally inevitably encounter situations such as not being tight in the sight of people and losing their positions in defense, giving the Gunners forwards the opportunity to shoot.

Not long after, Van Persie and Wilhel each scored a goal at the front of the opponent's defensive gap, giving the Gunners a two-goal lead.

By the end of the first half, the Arsenal player entered the locker room at the halftime with a score of 20.

As soon as the half-time game ended, the Gunners began to inquire about the scores of Manchester United and Manchester City. At this moment, even Chu Jiang was no exception.

If the Gunners want to compete for the championship, the result of that game is crucial.

At this critical moment, no ambitious player will remain indifferent to the outcome of that game.

Soon, Chu Jiang and his teammates knew the real-time score of that game.

Relying on Lu Xiaopang's goal, Manchester United led Manchester City at home.

In other words, in the current real-time standings, Arsenal has surpassed Manchester City and occupies the second place in the league.

However, such news does not make the Gunners excited, because the gap between them and Manchester United has not changed at all, and it is still a 5-point difference.

In this way, even if Arsenal wins in a direct dialogue with Manchester United in the later league, it will not be guaranteed that they will surpass Manchester United and win the league's top spot.

In other words, if Arsenal wants to compete for the championship, it depends entirely on Manchester United's expression.

This made the gunmen feel a little unhappy.

It feels not good to have fate lies in the hands of others. If you have a chance next season, the Gunners must hold their fate tightly in their own hands!

After motivating and cheering each other, the 5-minute halftime break was announced to be over, and the Gunners stepped onto the Hawthorn Stadium again to prepare for their second half of the game.

No matter what the outcome of Manchester United and Manchester City matches are, the Gunners cannot give up their own matches.

Only in this way can they protect their hopes of winning the championship. Once there is a chance, they can soar and rise to the sky.

In the second half, the Gunners mainly controlled the ball, and did not make a big move like the first half.

For them, winning is the primary goal. While winning the game, they must also pay attention to preserving their strength and face the next intensive schedule of the league and the Champions League, and attack on the double line.

Therefore, with two goals leading, Arsenal did not press against West Bromvic step by step, but instead played the ball in an orderly manner.

On the other hand, West Bromwich was not in a hurry either.

Like the Gunners, they also need to preserve their physical fitness and prepare for the next few rounds of hand-to-hand combat with their relegated opponents. Therefore, in the game against the Gunners, they struggled for a few times without any effect, so they closed their eyes and slowly enjoyed the loss process.

As long as the gunman does not deceive others too much, Westbromwich is not ready to fight the gunman to death.

In this way, Arsenal has basically won the three-pointer in this game. The rest is waiting for Manchester City's derby to take over.

The two teams were not enterprising, so the game naturally became very dull. Looking at such a boring game, let alone the audience, even Chu Jiang began to fall asleep.

Just as this dull game was about to end, the fans of the visiting team at the Hawthorn Stadium suddenly started to make a noise.

Bow and thank Xiaoyao Wuhua and Qicun Tea for the monthly tickets they voted!

(To be continued
Chapter completed!