Chapter 17: Massacre and Debut

"A bunch of softies, Wenger's men don't have a single tough guy!"

Lucky grinned.

He did not deny this.

In the 27th minute, just one minute after the last foul, Arsenal launched a quick counterattack again. Van Persie stepped forward to receive Walcott's pass and scored.

But just as the fans were about to stand up and cheer, the next second the referee blew the whistle.

The camera is shown to the linesman, who is holding a flag pointing to the court to indicate offside.

From the slow-motion replay, they also saw that Walcott made the pass when Van Persie was in an offside position.

There is no problem with this penalty.

But the lack of goals also made them extremely depressed.

Another minute passed.

Manchester United scored again.

Ashley Young staged a long-distance attack on the wing, and after two passes and cuts in the penalty area, he completed the goal.

In this goal, Lucky could clearly feel that there was a problem with the coordination between Arsenal's Song and Traore.

Song did not stick to it immediately, which caused Traore to face huge defensive pressure.

28 minutes, Manchester United 2:0 Arsenal.

And this score also made the faces of Arsenal fans gradually become ugly.

Arsenal clearly showed a sense of impatience at this time.

In the 42nd minute, there were only 3 minutes left before the end of the first half. At this time, Ashley Young's breakthrough created another opportunity, assisting Rooney to expand the score again.

The goal caused cheers at Old Trafford, but silence from Arsenal.

The camera focused on Wenger.

The wrinkles on the professor's face became deeper. Although he maintained his demeanor, there was a hint of anger in his eyes.

Lucky could sense that the professor was dissatisfied with this game.

Moreover, Arsenal played too softly.

Especially the midfield and backfield are almost being used as a sieve.

Without Vermaelen, the defense was unable to build enough defensive intensity.

Song's confusion caused the midfield defense to break down.

All this had a chain reaction and resulted in three goals being scored.

Fortunately, in the overtime of the first half, Rosicky used this beautiful interspersed guide to assist Walcott to score a point, relieving some pressure.

This goal also gave Arsenal fans hope of turning the situation around.

After entering the second half, Arsenal began to take the initiative to attack.

But their offense has not been effective.

In order to strengthen the attack, Wenger sent Chamberlain on the field.

Through the TV lens, Lucky could see that Chamberlain's face was solemn, but also revealed a look of excitement.

Greasy hair looks downright funny.

At this time, Lucky not only mourned for him.

Because the real tragedy is about to begin!

64 minutes is a watershed and a critical node.

After this point, Manchester United ushered in consecutive goals.

In the 64th minute, Rooney scored twice again.

In the 67th minute, Rooney assisted Nani to score.

In the 70th minute, South Korean star Park Ji-sung, who came on as a substitute, also scored a goal, and Ashley Young still assisted.

In this game, Ashley Young completed a hat trick of assists.

The score also came to 6-1.

Arsenal was slaughtered!

The whole bar was quiet.

Deathly silence.

The faces of the fans were full of confusion. They never expected that the game would develop in this direction.

It was nothing like the game they envisioned.

Kelvin Mavis's face was even more gloomy and terrifying.

Lucky could see that the veins on the muscled arm had begun to pop out, and his fists were clenched tightly, indicating that he was already angry to a certain extent.

Billy's expression was also extremely painful.

He drooped his head and stopped looking at the TV. He didn't want to believe the picture in front of him.

And the game continues.

In the 75th minute, Robin van Persie scored.

The score reached 6-2. Van Persie's goal saved something, but it still failed to inspire the fans' fighting spirit.

In the 77th minute, Jenkinson was sent off after two yellows turned into one red.

Arsenal have basically no chance of a comeback.

In the 87th minute, Rooney scored again and completed a hat trick.

At 90+2 minutes, in injury time, Giggs assisted Ashley Young to score again.

Ashley Young scored an assist hat trick + two goals.

Best performance of the whole show!

At this point, the game is over.

There was no sound in the bar, and many people had their heads lowered. Lucky couldn't see their expressions, but they were obviously in great pain.

The sound of heavy breathing made the atmosphere even more depressing.

Even Lucai felt extremely uncomfortable at this time.

Obviously this massacre was something they had never imagined.

"Let's go!"

Billy stood up, said something to Lucky in a low voice and stood up.

He left without even saying hello to Mavis.

Lucky glanced at the gloomy Mebis and the Arsenal fans who had their heads lowered.

There was a fury brewing in the Oak Bar at the moment.

No!

The powder keg of the entire Arsenal fan base is about to explode!

Of course, compared to these, Lucky felt more sorry for Chamberlain.

First show!

The debut stage for the first time in my life was massacred.

This is an absolute nightmare!

As he walked off the court, the camera flashed past Chamberlain.

This guy's neatly groomed hair looks like a bird's nest, his face is full of frustration and despair, and he is as confused as a child who can't find his home.

The expressions of other Arsenal players are the same.

On the way back, Billy didn't say a word, and Lucky didn't say anything either.

The two sat in the back seat, both of them seemed a little silent.

Lucky turned his eyes to the window, the whole city of London was still dazzling, but in this prosperity, there was a faint breath of anger surging.

That was the anger of Arsenal fans!

"Manchester United 8:2 bloodbathed the Gunners!"

"A bad game, the Gunners are lonely!"

"The side effects of Fabregas' departure began to appear! !"

"The most painful failure in the Wenger era! !"

"Who is responsible for this failure? !"

During this period, the entire media was reporting on this matter, some were angry, some were teasing, and some were taking advantage of the situation.

But these are not the most important.

The anger from the fans is the biggest headache for Arsenal.

For three consecutive days, Arsenal fans went to the Colney training base to block the door. They questioned Arsenal and Wenger in an angry tone.

Their slogan was simple.

[Who is responsible for this defeat? ]

But obviously no one would respond to them.

Arsenal Club was determined to be a coward and did not respond to this defeat at all.

Even if the fans scolded them fiercely, they did not respond at all.

Losing is like this!

Not to mention a massacre.

It is normal for Arsenal fans to be angry.

Football is a competitive sport. When losing, breathing is wrong!

Of course, there is a kind of failure called honor in defeat.

But Arsenal is obviously not like this.

Throughout the game, the performance of the players was infinitely magnified, and the problems picked out were enough to write three pages of A4 paper.

A London media even made such a direct comment:

[A coward without balls! ]

Well, the scolding is ugly enough, and it is a regular media.

But Arsenal still did not respond.

It is normal to be criticized for losing. They will not find any reason for it, or even confront the fans!

After all, without the fans, football is nothing!

Of course, Arsenal did not do nothing.

This failure made the professor furious.

Taking advantage of the last time of the summer window, three retaliatory transfers were made again.

British player Campbell, Korean striker Park Ju-young and Brazilian winger Santos.

These three transfers can be said to be stepping on the closing of the transfer window and blocking the transaction.

And the professor's quick payment can't help but shock people.

But many people think that this is retaliatory consumption.

There is this part of the role of immediate combat power, but more of a deterrent effect.

The professor is expressing an attitude.

I spent money, if you still perform so badly, just sit on the bench!

And Wenger was even more angry about the performance of the midfield.

Especially Alexander Song.

As a defensive midfielder, he failed to do his job.

Although Song cannot be blamed for the massacre, he still has to bear a lot of the blame.

For this reason, the professor bought Campbell to scare Song.

But he felt that Campbell's price was too low to be scare.

Therefore, in the training match, Lucky was directly thrown to the main team and Song was sent to the substitute team.

Lucky was a little confused about this decision.

He didn't expect that he would become the mountain that scare the tiger one day.

At the same time, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The professor's operation was counterproductive.

If it was changed to other time points, it would still have a deterrent effect, but now Song has gradually started to think about leaving. This operation failed to scare him, but instead accelerated his process of leaving Arsenal.

Of course, Lucky is happy to see these changes.

After all, Lucky and Alexander Song's positions overlap.

For this reason, one person must leave.

Therefore, Song's departure can help Lucky.

In the training ground, the coaching staff stood in a row, staring at the field closely.

There was a hint of surprise and joy on their faces.

That’s right!

It was joy!

After being slaughtered, this kind of emotion should not have appeared on the coach’s face, but it did.

Everything was caused by the changes on the field.

Arsenal’s current lineup is 4-2-3-1!

(4): Koscielny, Mertesacker, Djokovic, Jenkinson.

(2): Ramsey, Luka.

(3): Arshavin, Arteta, Walcott.

(1): Van Persie.

This was a formation that Wenger arranged in anger, but at this time, an incredible chemical reaction broke out.

Let’s not talk about the back line for now. The source of all changes is the position of the defensive midfielder.

When Luka and Ramsey took this position, it was extremely stable.

Both of them have abundant physical strength and constantly assist various positions while running wildly.

If the offense is not enough, they will run forward wildly, and if the defense is not enough, they will turn around and defend.

Moreover, with Lucky's stealing and defensive abilities, Ramsey's ability to stir up trouble is infinitely magnified, often causing chaos for the opponent.

The most important thing is that if either of these two people rushes forward, the remaining one can become part of the defense.

Prevent the opponent from suddenly launching a counterattack.

Of course, this kind of work is often done by Lucky.

Based on his trust in Lucky's defense, Ramsey was also extremely decisive when he rushed forward.

The only problem is that the midfielder and the defense have not yet formed a response.

But the professor believes that as long as Vermaelen returns from injury, he will soon be able to form a cooperation with Lucky.

Next is the frontcourt.

Arteta has changed a lot.

With Lucky and Ramsey, Arteta no longer has to worry about defensive issues.

After joining the offense wholeheartedly, Arteta actually organized the organization in an orderly manner and occasionally performed brilliantly.

The coaching staff's expectations for him were already high, but now they have become even more surprising.

Arteta's activeness has given Van Persie enough ammunition.

In the 2011/2012 season, a Robin van Persie with ample ammunition was terrifying.

Not to mention, Arshavin and Walcott opened ammunition transportation channels on the left and right.

Even occasionally, a wonderful long pass can be flown from the midfielder position.

Van Persie's heart, which was filled with complaints and dissatisfaction, suddenly felt enlightened!

At this moment, Van Persie felt like a flying swallow soaring in the sky, extremely relaxed and comfortable.