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Chapter 815 The Myth of the Gunner

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Arsenal lost 0:1 away to Olympiacos in the Champions League group stage. This is their second defeat in two weeks and Arsenal's second defeat in all competitions this season. Coaches will be under tremendous pressure from fans and the media, but Arsenal are just the opposite. They are very happy now. The media shouted that the failure came because Professor Wenger began to know how to choose, no longer clinging to his perfectionist ideals, and giving up the League Cup. Arsenal will be the biggest favorites for the league title and Champions League title.Some media also believe that it is precisely because of Arsenal's excellent momentum in the league and the Champions League that Wenger dared to give up the League Cup. The league has won 14 consecutive victories, tying the winning streak record, leading No.2 Manchester United by 5 points in one less game, Champions League group top qualifying, this is the best start in Arsenal's history.

Before the start of the season, the Arsenal club clearly ordered Wenger to end the four-year championship this season, and the League Cup is obviously the easiest to win. If it is not for greater confidence in the league, Wenger will definitely not Giving up the chance to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup.

In the 16th round, Arsenal ushered in the critical moment of creating a new winning streak. They also ushered in Liverpool, the most violent team in the Premier League, and the game will be held at Anfield Stadium.

For Arsenal, this is another severe test. Arsenal won the previous two challenges against Manchester United and Chelsea, and the wins were beautiful. Although Liverpool is not in a good state and has constant troubles, it is at a low ebb. But the game between Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea is called the four small leagues, a small cycle. At this level, the process and results of the game cannot be viewed from the state. In the same bad situation, Liverpool will At home, they killed Manchester United, which had won consecutive victories.

But compared to Arsenal, Liverpool's situation is indeed extremely bad.

Four days ago, Anfield, which made opponents fearful, became Liverpool's sad place. They were reversed by Fiorentina 1:2 at home. With 1964 wins, 2 draw and 1 losses, Liverpool ended the Champions League group stage journey with 3 points, which also created the lowest points record for the Red Army in the Champions League group stage. They can only play in the Europa League, and their opponent in the group stage is Lyon With Fiorentina, the Red Army is the biggest favorite for the top spot in the group before the start of the season.

In the league, Liverpool is 13 points behind Arsenal, which has one game less. It has definitely missed the championship, and even the top four may not be able to keep.

Now the teams competing for the top four are not only Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. Tottenham, Aston Villa and Manchester City lined up to hit the top four at the same time. Tottenham have completed the transition and their recent state is amazing. After the acquisition by the consortium, the victory lies in the large number of people, and they are not afraid of a protracted game. Villa is the most harmonious club in the Premier League.

Under such circumstances, the Gunners encountering the Red Army is just a headache for Arsenal, but for the Red Army, it is a leaky house and continuous rain. As long as they lose at home, Benitez may not be able to stabilize the decline. The situation, before the start of the season, Liverpool's top executives released a negative wind. If Liverpool can't win a championship this season, it is no longer the club's fault. It can only show that Benitez is no longer suitable for coaching in Liverpool.From now on, the only chance for Liverpool is the FA Cup, but even if Liverpool can win the FA Cup, if they fail to reach the top four in the league, the club may only be able to fire him to express public anger.

At this time, before Arsenal challenged Liverpool, Benitez exchanged fire with his potential opponent Klinsmann.

Due to Benitez's dismal results in leading the team this season, Klinsmann, who has been idle since leaving Bayern, is considered to be expected to succeed the Spaniard as coach.In an interview with the "Sun", Klinsmann also pointed out that Benitez's team has five major shortcomings such as "lack of speed", "lack of creativity", and "no second top scorer except Torres". Said that if Liverpool lose at home to Arsenal with Li Huan, they will definitely not be able to climb out of the quagmire of "collapse".

The battered Benitez was naturally furious about this, and he immediately responded bitterly to Klinsmann.

"The last time I heard about him (Klinsmann) he was an expert in marketing and now he's an expert in coaching! And what about his coaching career? There's only one word to describe it: short-lived! "

"There are always people who like to talk, and there are always people who like to criticize others, but I don't listen to it. The fans, like me, don't care what they say. We just turn the volume on the TV."

Knowing that it was no use attacking potential opponents, Benítez assured the fans that his side would not be in trouble. "First of all, we end the season in the top four. In the five years I've been at Liverpool we've finished strongly every season and this season will be no different. So when there's a question, our best players will When I don't think about leaving because I can't play in the Champions League, I don't think about it at all. Reducing debt is our priority this year, but I don't think we will become the second Leeds United because we have realized the crisis. , We are working hard to defuse the crisis. We will improve both in terms of sport and financially."

But the criticism of Benitez and Liverpool has not stopped. The legendary Red Army player Souness also issued a warning that Liverpool has never been like it is today. The league has only just played 15 rounds, and Liverpool has lost the title. The Champions League and League Cup chances, Souness hopes that Benitez will play 12 points to deal with the current situation and not become a sinner for Liverpool.Leeds United is a lesson from the past.

The youth guard Leeds United used to be glamorous, but after the chairman Rizdale invested heavily, he failed to gain anything in terms of results.After losing the Champions League qualification, Leeds United fell into an economic crisis and had to rely on selling young talents such as Ferdinand, Woodgate, Kewell, Bowyer, Ducourt and other young talents to survive, but in the end they were still tragically relegated in 2004.

Perhaps because Souness had played for and coached Liverpool after all, Benitez did not refute too radically, but he still expressed his dissatisfaction, "At this time, all Liverpool people should unite instead of standing on the sidelines. On the sidelines, I have coached Valladolid, Osasuna, Tenerife, Valencia, Liverpool, won the league title, the UEFA Cup title and the Champions League title. I have enough experience to deal with the current situation. You don’t need to listen to other people’s instructions.”

Souness's coaching performance is not good. After being ridiculed by Benitez, he was speechless, but the media expressed doubts about Benitez's allergic reaction, thinking that the always steady Benitez might be so angry. The situation is really out of control.

The more chaotic and worse Liverpool is, the happier Arsenal will be. Wenger and his disciples wish that Benitez would be fired before the start of the war. This Spaniard Benitez can also be regarded as a student of Capello. The nemesis of technical football, he was the nemesis of Barcelona in La Liga, and became the nemesis of Arsenal after coming to the Premier League. So far, Arsenal has not scored three points at Anfield for six years, that is to say, Since Benitez came to Liverpool, Arsenal have not won at Anfield, and Arsenal's fear of Benitez is evident.

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For Liverpool, the best news is the return of the injured number. It is rare for Benitez to have healthy Torres, Gerrard and Aquilani at the same time for the first time. For Benitez , The weight of these three people is equivalent to Arsenal's Li Huan, Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie.Liverpool's 9 games against the top ten ranked teams this season turned out to be only one win, two draws and six losses, mainly due to the absence of these three people. If the team soul Gerrard and Torres were present, Liverpool would never be so miserable.

After the comeback of the three generals, Benitez also has the confidence to face this battle with Arsenal. After the war of words with Klinsmann and Souness, the Spaniard ignited the flames of the war. London, "Arsenal is a good team, their performance this season has been impressive, but we are also a good team, we have won, we have lost, we have drawn, it is very good for two good teams. Normally, the biggest advantage for us in this game is that Gerrard, Aquilani and Torres are back. They are all players with the ability to change the course of the game. In addition, we are fighting at Anfield, which is another One advantage, we have a fantastic team here, Arsenal haven't won here in six years and we want to keep that record going."

Benitez issued a challenge to Arsenal in a non-salty way. When the morale of the team is low and the situation is unfavorable, active challenges can often encourage players and fans to muster up the courage to fight against the enemy. Benitez is well versed For the reason, let's see how Arsenal will take the move.

(End of this chapter)