After the top eight were divided into groups, everyone calmed down.
"Oh my God, are we really going to play Barcelona in the quarterfinals?"
"Isn't this a joke? After playing Milan and playing Barcelona? Why is it that Arsenal are the only ones injured?"
"What's the point? I'd rather just give up on the Champions League and just play well in the league!"
Several teammates who usually like to jump around were wailing, and the joy of finally coming back from Milan was not left at all by the training sessions in the past few days.
That's Barcelona!
Six crowns!
Who can beat it?
In order to face Barcelona, Wenger has also been worried these days.
Because he found that no matter how he arranged it, he could not put together a lineup that could compete with Barcelona.
It seemed that from the moment the draw results came out, the Gunners were destined to be eliminated.
The coach has been in a bad mood these days, and no one dares to touch the professor.
Lei Yu doesn't care about this!
When he saw that Barcelona officials made a poster of the duel between himself and Messi and placed it in the most conspicuous position, it aroused Lei Yu's desire to win even more!
After these days of training, Lei Yu's passing ability is approaching the 90 mark.
[Name: Lei Yu, age: 19. Height: 180cm, weight: 84kg
Basic abilities:
Shots:49
Headers:72
Passes: 88
Set pieces: 51
Dribbling:95
Arcs:55
Speed:90
Stamina:97
Reactions: 90
Sensitivity:85
Strong:95
Steals:81
Bounce:80
Saves:11
Inverse foot ability: 8 (8 levels in total, 1st level is the lowest)
Commonly used feet: None]
Moreover, after recovering from a severe physical exhaustion against AC Milan in the last game, Lei Yu discovered that physical strength has become his highest attribute.
With such abundant physical fitness, even facing Barcelona Leiyu is not afraid at all.
...
A week later, the Gunners returned to the league and faced their first opponent of the season, Newcastle Magpies!
In the first game of the season, Arsenal and the Magpies drew 0-0.
Looking back now, although the Gunners did not perform well in that game, it was one of the only games in the season in which they kept a clean sheet.
As a declining old team, the Magpies still have some strength this season.
Judging from the current points, if Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton want to play in the European competition, they still have to look at Newcastle's face.
Lei Yu was very excited when facing Newcastle United as a guest at the Chiefs.
Firstly, the Magpies are the last Premier League team Lei Yu has yet to play against, and secondly, if he wants to catch up with Melo's season results, Lei Yu must continue to work hard.
At present, both La Liga and the Premier League have passed 27 rounds. In the past league, Real Madrid narrowly defeated Real Betis 3-2 away from home, and Barcelona also won away from home, defeating Racing Santander 2-0.
Melo and Melo both scored twice in this round of the league, continuing to compete fiercely in the top scorer list.
Cristiano Ronaldo has currently scored 32 league goals and Messi has scored 30, ranking among the top two in La Liga.
Among the top scorers in the five major leagues, Lei Yu's name ranks third, with 27 goals.
In the assists list, Messi has 9 assists, Cristiano Ronaldo has 7, and Lei Yu has 14 assists, currently ranking first in the Premier League.
Even if this number is placed in La Liga, it still leads the assist list, because the current assist leaders in La Liga are 272 and Di Maria, both of whom only have 13 assists.
In other words, although Lei Yu's goals are not as good as Melo's, if you include assists, Lei Yu has surpassed both players.
You must know that Fabregas has only had 8 assists in Barcelona this season. In terms of assists, Lei Yu's status in the Gunners has completely surpassed Fabregas.
There are still ten rounds left in the league. Gunners fans have reason to believe that Lei Yu will contribute more this season than Fabregas' "double 19" two years ago (in the 2009-10 season, Fabregas contributed 19 goals and 19 assists).
Large "two pairs"!
In addition to "enhancing the Premier League experience" and "increasing Premier League data", the last reason why Lei Yu is very much looking forward to the game with Newcastle is that in yesterday's game, Manchester City overturned!
In this round of the league, Manchester United easily defeated West Bromwich Albion, which has been in good form recently, 2-0 at Old Trafford, while Manchester City lost to Swansea, known as the "Barcelona of the Premier League".
As a result, the top two in the standings suddenly reversed. For Arsenal, which is ranked third, this is the best opportunity to chase points!
So from the beginning of the game, the Gunners used the best method to suppress their opponents.
But as time went on, the deficiencies in their own defense were exposed again.
The attackers in the front started to attack like chicken blood, but the guys in the back were more stunned than the other, and couldn't even make a clearance.
In the 14th minute of the first half, the Magpies took the lead in breaking through the Gunners' door.
At that time, Vermaelen's pass in the backcourt was intercepted by Tiote. Former Manchester United winger Obertan passed the ball into the penalty area. Ben Arfa broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot hard from 12 yards. The ball rushed past Szczens.
Ni's five-finger pass entered the net from the near corner.
The opponent "accidentally" took the lead at home, which made the Gunners fans extremely worried.
Manchester City's overturn is a good opportunity to chase points. If the Gunners fail to seize it, this may become a turning point in losing the championship this season.
So the Gunners must seize the time to get back into shape!
You can't always be immersed in the joy of turning over Milan, but you must also objectively understand your own shortcomings!
During the halftime break, Lei Yu frowned and kept thinking about how to help the team break out of the predicament.
Before the game, I had never paid much attention to the Magpies, and I was only thinking about "boosting the data."
Now I am leading halftime by one goal from my opponent, and half of my face is burning with pain!
Damn it, you little house bird dares to explode its thorns?
Since you can't get through on the right side, try the left side in the second half.
Thinking of this, Lei Yu grabbed Chamberlain's neck and said, "Xiao Zhang, you can't play like this. We have to score in the second half!"
"Lei, I have been running very hard!" Chamberlain said with a bitter look on his face.
With Walcott serving as a wing on the other side, he is basically a support player on this side.
The biggest role is to involve and support, using your own speed to consume the physical energy of the opponent's full-back.
"It's okay. I'll talk to the boss when we get back to the locker room. If we interact more, we might be able to get one!"
"You score or I score?" Chamberlain's eyes gleamed when he heard the goal.
"Aren't we one behind now? If we want to win, we have to score at least two, right?"
With that said, Lei Yu stretched out two fingers.
The meaning couldn't be more obvious, these two balls, one for each of us!
"Okay, then it's settled!"
Chamberlain extended his hand, and the two hit it off.
After returning to the locker room, Lei Yu took the initiative to come to Wenger and expressed his thoughts.
The professor nodded after hearing this and said he could think about it.
After a while, Wenger called Chamberlain by name.
After hearing his name, Chamberlain excitedly made an "ok" gesture towards Lei Yu.
Whether I can get a formal contract with the first team next season depends on how I get along with Lei Yu this season!
While Lei Yu was eating bananas to replenish his energy, Chamberlain sat down next to Lei Yu.
"How about Xiao Zhang, what does the boss say?" Lei Yu broke off a banana and handed it over, "Would you like one?"
"What's wrong! I'm going to die!" Chamberlain cried with a sad face, his facial features twisted like twists.
"What?" Lei Yu looked confused.
"The boss said that your plan is very good. But since I have been running for 45 minutes and am not strong enough, I plan to change the heat bird guy to come on and implement your plan! Oh wow! I knew that I was born to give
People are married!"
Looking at Chamberlain's aggrieved face, Lei Yu packed up the banana peels and hid aside quietly.
All right!
The revolution has not yet succeeded, you still need to work hard!
Don't blame me!
Lei Yu patted his chest with lingering fear. Fortunately, he was not the one being replaced!
In order to face Barcelona, the professor has almost gone crazy these days.
What he says most every day is to tell Lei Yu not to get hurt, don’t get hurt, don’t get hurt!
Looking at that posture, I wish I could just "hide" Lei Yu until the day of the match against Barcelona.
But the next second, Wenger waved to Lei Yu and called him over.
Bite the bullet and come to Wenger, the professor said: "Lei, I will give you 25 minutes at most. If the situation on the field has not changed, I will try someone else. You also know, Rosicky
He just completed his contract extension with the team, and he has been in very good shape recently!"
"I'm in better shape! Boss, don't replace me, I can definitely score!"
Seeing Lei Yu's panicked look, the professor rolled his eyes.
"You kid, don't be ignorant of your blessings. Do you think I am punishing you by replacing you? Don't forget that you are the main force of the team, so you must not make any mistakes! Newcastle are not weak. If we work hard to chase points, it will be very difficult.
It’s possible to give your opponent a bad kick! What will happen if you get injured? I can’t stand that outcome!”
No matter what Lei Yu said, the professor would not change his tune.
It wasn't until the bell rang in the second half that Lei Yu gave up the hard work.
Returning to the court, Lei Yu gritted his teeth as he looked at the black and white "zebras" on the opposite side.