Chapter 53 Good News and Bad News

February 28, FA Cup fifth round. Google search reading

Arsenal continued its excellent form, and FA Cup opponent Blackburn Rovers was eliminated.

However, the process of the game was not smooth.

For the whole 90 minutes, Arsenal was attacking frantically.

But facing Blackburn Rovers who set up a 5-4-1 bus formation, it was difficult for Arsenal to break into the penalty area and create effective goals.

In the 70th minute, Podolski was substituted and Wenger used Arshavin again.

Arshavin's sprint on the wing had a good effect, but it was still difficult to break through the Blackburn Rovers' defense.

Until the 90+1 minute, in the injury time, Blackburn suddenly counterattacked the ball, which made Arsenal extremely panicked.

Facing the Blackburn who drove straight in, Lucky and Ramsey ran back to defend desperately, and the two cooperated with Jenkinson to double-team on the wing.

After Lucky grabbed the ball, he directly kicked a long pass and launched a magical counterattack.

Yes! It was magical!

Lucky's long pass went straight into the opponent's penalty area, Suarez jumped back and rubbed the ball, and the ball hit Arshavin who was running wildly.

This goal stunned Blackburn fans, including Arsenal players.

The Blackburn coach started to curse!

A long pass can find his own striker, who jumped back and rubbed the ball, just rubbing the path of another striker, and directly hit the ball into Blackburn's goal.

This is too lucky, isn't it?

But no matter what, Arsenal scored a goal.

They kicked Blackburn out of the FA Cup stage 1:0 away!

This game made the players of Blackburn Rovers particularly depressed.

It was completely lost by luck.

If they kept the tie, according to the home and away rules of the FA Cup, they could still play one away game.

But Arsenal exploded in the final stage and scored a magical goal. Who can bear this?

After being eliminated from the FA Cup, Arsenal immediately ushered in the second round of the Champions League.

After tying Bayern Munich 1:1 at home in the last round, they encountered a complete Bayern Munich in the second round.

Bayern Munich's head coach Heynckes seemed to have no patience to waste time, and directly moved out the full main lineup and sent Arsenal away with a score of 3:1 at the Allianz Arena.

In the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal lost to Bayern Munich 2:4 in two rounds and was eliminated from the Champions League group stage again.

In this game, Arsenal's performance was still good and they played very actively. Even if they were playing away, they were always looking for the possibility of victory.

But this Arsenal team is too young and they have not yet found their own direction.

In this game, Lucky's performance was still very eye-catching.

Although he failed to completely restrict Robben, he also caused him a lot of trouble.

But Ribery and Robben were too strong on the wing, and Lukay was unable to cope with them alone, and there was also Mandzukic in front.

This was a hellish difficulty for a young player who had just played for half a season.

But even so, Lukay's performance was recognized by many parties.

After the game, Bayern Munich coach Heynckes took the initiative to find Lukay.

"Are you interested in playing in Germany? If you come, I can coach you for a year!"

Facing Heynckes' invitation, Lukay was surprised.

Before he made any response, Wenger on the side came out.

"He has no interest at all!"

Immediately, Wenger pushed Lukay into the player tunnel.

In the post-match press conference, Heynckes announced domineeringly that Bayern Munich would play more ambitiously this season, and one championship could not satisfy Bayern Munich now!

This sentence made Bayern Munich the focus of the whole of Europe.

Last season, Bayern Munich reached the Champions League final, but unfortunately lost to Chelsea and failed to win the Big Ear Cup.

This season, they made a comeback under the leadership of the famous coach Heynckes, competing in the Champions League with a stronger staff configuration and lineup.

Looking at the 67-year-old Heynckes' high-spirited appearance in front of the media, Wenger couldn't help feeling a little lonely.

Wenger used to be the same, leading a group of invincible Gunners to dominate the Champions League.

But they failed to win the final trophy.

At that time, Wenger confidently believed that Arsenal would be able to make a comeback in the future.

But no one expected that Arsenal would encounter waves of setbacks afterwards, and the blows from many aspects made Arsenal begin to fall into a slump.

This wait took seven years!

Wenger patted his cheek lightly, threw away the messy thoughts, and immediately revived his spirit.

It might be a good idea to start now!

Since then, Arsenal has been eliminated in the Champions League.

The good news is that they can focus on the league and the FA Cup.

Of course, in addition to these, there are other good news, which is really good news.

Cazorla and Arteta have returned to training.

The return of these two players is a boost for Arsenal.

From the beginning of January to the end of February, it was all up to Lukay to carry the team forward.

The return of these two players has largely relieved Lukay's pressure.

In the past, it can be said that if Lukay lost his voice, the entire Arsenal would be silent.

The overall tactics are extremely dependent on Lukay's ability in the midfield.

But Lucky is also a human being, and he is only 18 years old! 19 years old!

Letting such a teenager carry a giant team forward, does Arsenal have no face?

Now, Cazorla and Arteta's return will greatly enhance Arsenal's offensive capabilities.

Cazorla's breakthrough, Arteta's organization and Lucky's defense.

Perfect sharing of various roles in the midfield.

Despite the elimination of the Champions League, Arsenal fans are still looking forward to the team's performance at the end of the league.

Especially in the 28th round of the league, Arsenal won three points with a score of 3:1 at White Hart Lane, and gave fans some comfort after defeating their city rivals twice in the league.

At least, compared with last season, Arsenal this season has shown a stronger upward momentum in the league.

The current Premier League standings are as follows:

1: Manchester United, 22-2-4, 65 points.

2: Manchester City, 17-8-7, 59 points.

3: Arsenal, 17-5-6, 56 points.

4: Tottenham Hotspur, 15-6-7, 51 points.

5: Chelsea, 14-7-7, 49 points.

There are still ten games left before the end of the league, and the current situation is that the two Manchester City giants are still ranked first and second.

After Arsenal began to exert its strength in the mid-term, its ranking in the standings has also soared.

After bidding farewell to their Kroosya midfielder, Tottenham Hotspur is still competitive with Bale's outstanding performance.

Chelsea has stumbled this season, and the conflict between Benítez and the club has completely erupted, and he may leave at any time.

At the same time, Mourinho, who is coaching Real Madrid in Spain, also has conflicts with the club.

According to gossip, the Chelsea owner personally flew to Spain to meet Mourinho, hoping to invite this Portuguese madman back to coach Chelsea.

In the next season, Mourinho and Chelsea are likely to renew their relationship.

And this matter is also pushing Benítez to leave!

The Red Army Liverpool's performance this season is still unsatisfactory, and it is likely that they will continue to miss the European war.

After sending the Uruguayan away, Liverpool also made some signings, but obviously there was not much effect.

Former Swansea coach and current Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers also failed to fulfill his promise, and even caused the team to fall into the relegation zone for a time, which was questioned by fans.

The current Premier League championship battle has evolved from the confrontation between the two Manchester City giants last season to a situation where three teams compete for the championship!

Manchester United still has enough advantages, especially under the rumors that Ferguson is about to retire, showing a momentum of victory.

Manchester City is working hard to win the Premier League championship. Since winning the league championship last season, they are still tirelessly obsessed with the championship title.

Arsenal is also fighting back, chasing the championship that has been lost for seven years.

Especially at the end of the season, Arsenal's main players have returned from injuries, which also makes many people see Arsenal's improvement in competitiveness.

The championship is not without hope!

The 2012/2013 Premier League season still showed ups and downs.

You can never guess who will win the championship until the end!

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