With 4 wins and 1 draw, Arsenal qualified from the safety group.
According to the results of other teams in the same group, even if they lose the last game, they are still first in the group. Arsenal can definitely use a Champions League game to train their troops.
To be honest, the Gunners haven't fought such a "luxurious" battle in a long time.
Since entering November, the Gunners' schedule has been on the fast track.
Because there are no strong opponents, the professor adopts a rotation policy in every game, allowing players who are new this season and those who have not adapted to the environment to have the opportunity to experience the Premier League.
After defeating West Brom and Fulham, Arsenal challenged Norwich away from home.
Wenger arranged most of the newly acquired players for this game, even Park Joo-young, Miyaichi Ryo and Carl Jenkinson all started.
Judging from the starting lineup, only Robin van Persie, Szczesny and Walcott are old players, while the others are new players bought this season.
Faced with a lineup that looked down upon itself, Norwich certainly seized the opportunity and faced it with its main force.
However, under Lei Yu's strong midfield control, Miya Shiliang and Park Zhouyong actually gave Lei Yu an assist, helping the team draw with their opponent 2-2.
After the game, the English media actually praised the game as a victory for the "Asian Trident".
Even Wenger said after the game that he never thought the team could have such a combination.
Of course, after returning home that night, Park Joo-young and Gong Shiliang fell asleep.
He started playing until he was exhausted and was replaced. The pace of the Premier League was not something the two of them could adapt to.
After winning seven consecutive league games, Arsenal faced a "powerful" opponent.
The opponent is said to be strong because the opponent is Manchester City, currently number one in the Premier League standings; the reason for the quotation marks is entirely because the place where the two teams met was not in the league, but in the League Cup.
Since discovering the treasure of Lei Yu and getting over the psychological shadow of 2-8, the professor's goals this season have become more subtle.
Seeing that the team's performance is getting better and better, and the point difference with Manchester City is getting smaller and smaller, the useless League Cup has long become a "burden".
At the press conference before the game, Wenger vowed to go all out for this game.
Mancini and his Manchester City believed it.
As a result, on the day of the game, Arsenal's entire substitute lineup was ushered in.
This time, not only Szczesny and Van Persie, but also Wenger and Lei Yu were not sent out.
Chamakh and Park Joo-young play as double forwards, and Frimpong and Vermaelen play as central defenders.
In order to gather substitutes, Wenger even brought out the young player Chamberlain who had been "hidden" for a long time.
Looking at his opponent's entire substitute lineup, Mancini on the other side was unambiguous at all.
Dzeko, Toure, De Jong, Nasri, Hargreaves... played most of the main team.
Even in the 32nd minute of the game, Aguero replaced Krarov.
After Ahkun came on the field, because his passing and receiving ability in the midfield and frontcourt could not compete with Arsenal, Ahkun could only play his role in the counterattack.
In the 53rd minute, Adam Johnson sent an exquisite through ball 50 meters from the backcourt. Aguero, who inserted on the right, got the ball, but unfortunately the ball was too large and wasted his teammate's wonderful pass.
After that, Aguero played even harder and finally returned Adam Johnson's favor in the 84th minute.
At that time, Dzeko sent a through ball from the left side of the backcourt. Both the starting point and the trajectory of this wonderful pass were quite similar to the through ball that Adam Johnson sent to Aguero.
Johnson and Aguero moved forward one after another. When Aguero ran to the edge of the small penalty area, Adam Johnson, who was protecting the ball with his back, smoothly sent the ball to Aguero's running route with his left foot. Akun
Push the ball comfortably into the net with one kick.
With Ah Kun's goal, Manchester City defeated the Gunners in the away game, breaking the "curse" of Arsenal's 36-year winless streak.
After the game, "The Sun" praised Aguero's unremitting football spirit, but according to "Sky Sports" fans' ratings 2 hours after the game, Chamberlain won the game's highest score of 8.6 points.
The reason is very simple. Throughout the game, the lightning-fast Chamberlain played around with Manchester City's Champions League main left-back Zabaleta on the right wing. The 26-year-old Argentina international looked embarrassed in front of the 18-year-old Arsenal rookie king.
The road was bombed many times.
At the post-match press conference, Mancini also had to say that this game would be a wake-up call for Manchester City.
And he also admitted that if Manchester City cannot find an effective way to restrain the opponent's strong attack, they will definitely suffer a big loss when facing the Gunners in the next league.
Gun fans just laughed when they heard Mancini's monologue.
Is Chamberlain afraid of being like this?
Our little tiger is not here yet!
Our Thunder Spear King hasn’t been released yet!
Then I'll kill you!!!
...
The professor used a plan to escape from the useless League Cup early and put all Arsenal's strength into other fronts.
In the first league game in December, Arsenal got off to a good start by beating Wigan Athletic 4-0 away from home.
Among them, Lei Yu has once again become a hot search topic in London with his two goals. All gun fans believe that Lei Yu will be the next gun king!
On December 6, in the sixth round of the Champions League group stage, Arsenal challenged Olympiacos away.
The professor brought the substitute lineup for the League Cup, and similarly, young player Chamberlain once again won the starting lineup.
Although the game ended in a 1-3 defeat, Chamberlain's wonderful performance also won Wenger's recognition.
Compared to Park Joo-young and Miyaichi Ryo, Wenger seems to be more interested in training this 1993 England teenager to become a fast winger to replace Arshavin.
In the next league match, Arsenal faces Everton at home.
Just 10 minutes into the second half, Wenger replaced Lei Yu, even though the score was still 0-0.
Fortunately, Robin van Persie stepped up at the last moment and headed the ball in the penalty area to help the team win at home.
So far, 15 rounds of the Premier League have passed this season.
Since losing to Blackburn 3-4, Arsenal have had 9 wins and 1 draw in ten league games, with no defeats at all.
Such a hot state has given all gun fans renewed hope of winning the championship.
In the standings, Manchester City, which is in excellent form, ranks first with 38 points with 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
It is worth mentioning that the reason why Mancini chose to defeat the Gunners in the League Cup and advance to the next round is entirely because he was eliminated early in the Champions League group stage. In the confusing situation of the league, Mancini needs the "comfort" of the League Cup
prize".
Following closely behind is Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, which ranks second with 36 points with 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Except for the Manchester City derby where they lost 1-6 to their rivals in the same city, no other team has defeated Manchester United in the league. Like Manchester City, Manchester United was also eliminated from the Champions League group stage to the Europa League. In this respect, the two are really
A pair of brothers in need.
Then, it’s Arsenal who are chasing bravely.
After experiencing a miserable start of 2-8, the professor's team learned from their humiliation and gained courage, ranking third with 32 points with 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, and the gap with Manchester City has been narrowed to 6 points.
After the Blues defeated Manchester City in the latest round of the league, they followed the Gunners with 10 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses and 31 points. Although the 3-5 loss to Arsenal shocked the whole of England, Chelsea was able to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
The victory over Manchester City also left fans speechless.
Tottenham lost to Stoke City 1-2 in the latest league round, which was also the most criticized game by fans.
Because of this defeat, Tottenham were overtaken by Arsenal in the standings. Like Chelsea, they were tied for fourth with 10 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses and 31 points, but they were ranked behind Chelsea due to goal difference.
The Red Army Liverpool still upholds the glorious tradition of "robbing the rich and giving to the poor". The dismal results of 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses with 26 points have made Red Army fans no longer expect the league championship. There are others in the same echelon as Liverpool who also have 26 points.
The Magpies, and Everton with 25 points.
After 15 rounds of the league, the gap between the first and second tiers has gradually widened.
But even so, who can guarantee that after the end of the season, Liverpool, without any pressure from the European war, will not win the final championship?
You must know that the difference between Arsenal and Manchester City was at most 13 points (one game less), but now, as long as the Gunners defeat Manchester City in the next league game, they can narrow the gap to within one game.
The stadium is like a battlefield, no one knows what will happen next.
And this kind of fierce competition in the Premier League, where all the heroes are vying for the top spot, is exactly what fans are happy to see.