Chapter 425： past and present

Chapter 425 Once and Now

"Hey! Arsena!"

In a trance, Wenger felt that someone was calling him, and when he regained his senses, he found that a group of coaches were looking at him.

Wenger frowned slightly for a moment, then rubbed his brows and said, "Sorry! I'm distracted, where did we talk?"

Patrice glanced at Wenger and said, "About the sixth round of the FA Cup against Manchester United!"

Wenger nodded and said: "My meaning is very clear, in fact, before the season, I said that the FA Cup is not in our plan. An FA Cup game and give up more important games!"

"Gentlemen, we have to maintain the points lead in the league, and the pressure of the Champions League is even greater. We all need to consider scoring goals. Therefore, my suggestion is to still play this FA Cup game with a rotation."

Hearing Wenger's speech, everyone nodded slightly and said:

"The main force is under enough pressure in the two-line battle situation, and three days after the FA Cup, they have to play the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, so I am more inclined to the Champions League!"

"Then rotate the lineup."

"What if we can win."

"Van Gaal's Manchester United has a big problem, we are not without a chance."

Everyone expressed their opinions.

In this regard, Wenger smiled; "Okay, gentlemen."

The crowd quieted down, and they looked at Wenger, who said with a gentle expression; "I think you are also very clear about our goals this season."

Hearing the words, there seemed to be a ray of light in everyone's eyes.

What Arsenal's goal is, everyone knows.

"It's a tough goal, only with absolute tenacity to get to that stage, we've been there"

Everyone here has experienced that Champions League final.

More Lehmann, the goalkeeper who was sent off with a red card, so they knew how they felt at the time.

"Failure once is enough! We have learned enough experience and lessons, so when we challenge for that trophy again, this time we will be desperate."

Wenger's voice was gentle with a firmness.

This also made the coaches on the scene feel a sense of anticipation and tension.

On March 4th, in the 28th round of the Premier League, Arsenal played away to Queen's Rangers Park.

Arsenal replaced almost all the main players in this game and responded with all the substitutes.

And under this lineup, Arsenal's strength is insufficient, but due to the lead in points, they have enough fault tolerance.

The game time came to 70 minutes, and the score between the two sides was still 0:0.

The defense at Queens Rangers Park is very strong, while Arsenal's attack is slow to open the situation.

In the last period, Wenger replaced Cazorla, Suarez and Di Maria in succession, hoping that the three of them could open up the situation.

But facing the Queen's Ranger Park, which has been kicked out of the state, the three of them couldn't find any breakthrough at all.

Time is still too short.

In the end, after 90 minutes of the game, Queens Rangers Park drew Arsenal 0:0.

This result is not good, but not bad either.

Arsenal are acceptable due to the points lead.

And Queens Rangers Park won a valuable point in the relegation battle, especially the one point against Arsenal, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The most important thing is that after the draw with Arsenal, their morale has also risen to a certain extent.

Although only a substitute for Arsenal, they were very happy.

Arsenal's side returned to the training base after completing the 28 rounds of the Sakura, and began to prepare for the sixth round of the FA Cup six days later.

They will take on Van Gaal's Manchester United at Old Trafford.

After entering the stage of the battle for points, Van Gaal's Manchester United gained a certain degree of stability. After tolerance in the early stage, the intensity of Manchester United began to gradually recover.

Although it failed to return to the dominant posture during Ferguson's time, it also brought Manchester United out of that half-dead state, which also made Manchester United fans look forward to it.

But in the face of the upcoming Arsenal, they are also prepared.

However, when Arsenal did come to Old Trafford and released the starting lineup, Manchester United fans were a little angry.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Navas.

Defenders: Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal.

Midfielders: Di Maria, Kante, Cazorla, Flamini, Ramsey.

Striker: Welbeck.

It was a half-hearted squad, but Manchester United still felt insulted.

After all, two years ago, Arsenal were still looked down upon by them.

But two years later, the current Arsenal is putting out this rotation at Old Trafford for the next Champions League.

This gap made them feel instantly angry and helpless.

It is Van Persie who also feels the gap.

General Fan is already on the fringes at Manchester United.

If there are no surprises, he will leave Manchester United at the end of this season.

And this decision has completely reimbursed his Champions League ambitions.

Once, he left Arsenal ambitiously to join Manchester United, feeling that his ambitions could be realized under Ferguson's banner.

But three years later, the change is unexpected.

Manchester United, which was at its peak, plummeted after Ferguson retired.

And the half-dead Arsenal was reborn from ashes like a phoenix nirvana.

Van Persie stood at the end of the team, looking at this radiant Arsenal, and at the front, wearing the captain's armband, Koscielny.

It all seemed like a dream.

He asked himself many times, did he regret it?

Yes!

I regret it!

If he knew this was the end, Van Persie would choose to stay at Arsenal.

Let him call out his captain status, let him take off the No. 10 shirt, these are all fine.

Just let him stay there and follow this brand new gunner to the Champions League stage, that's enough.

But none of this is possible.

At the coach's bench, Lucky sat on the bench, wearing a training uniform and a bench vest.

This game has entered the squad, but Wenger has said that he will not get the chance to play.

After all, in the Champions League three days later, Lucky still needs to play.

For this reason, Lucky can watch this game with confidence.

He understands that this game is no longer important to Arsenal and is a game that can be given up.

If it wasn't to take care of the FA's face, Wenger would have wanted to come off the bench and give the main team a good rest.

But this is undoubtedly playing the face of the FA.

Although everyone knows that the FA Cup cannot be compared to the Champions League.

But you can't pick it out!

Wenger did the same, and it gave him a certain amount of face, so don't get on the line.

After all, the FA is always a little bit unfriendly to Arsenal.

Soon, with the cheers of the fans in the field, the game started.

Lucky also looked at the stadium with relish.

Manchester United's attack was very sharp after the opening.

At this stage, Manchester United have not lost that kind of iron-blooded attitude. Under the leadership of Rooney, they were shocked by three yellow cards in the opening.

Koscielny was a shy man, and he did not make any shouting.

Le Kai couldn't help pouting, if he was on the court, he would definitely return it.

Manchester United's three yellow cards still have a deterrent effect.

Arsenal's momentum was frustrated, and it seemed a little shaky in the face of the bombardment of Rooney and others.

At the same time, Le Kai was also observing Van Persie's movements.

It has to be said that Van Persie's explosive dividend has completely disappeared.

He doesn't have the insane performances of the previous two seasons, and injuries and poor form are accelerating the erosion of his few careers.

Looking from Lucky's point of view, Van Persie always had a bit of hesitation when handling the ball, which was related to confidence.

When self-confidence is frustrated, he hesitates, and hesitation inevitably slows down the rhythm.

Lekai is sure that if Van Persie got the ball in the penalty area two seasons ago, he would never hesitate, and decisively hit the goal.

And now, Van Persie will be looking for more teammates.

This is a lack of confidence in his own shot!

There are also some suspects of dumping the pot.

But the current Lu Xiaopang is still old and strong. Despite his frequent bad habits, this guy's body is still extremely strong.

In the face of any confrontation, he will not be defeated.

Kante suffered a lot from this guy.

But Lucky noticed that Kanter was also constantly looking for ways, which made him gratified.

Thinking will make you stronger!

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