Seeing Arsenal being eliminated, Arsenal fans were very angry. Although they had foreseen it, they were still very painful and dissatisfied when it happened. More and more people were calling for Emery to be dismissed from get out of class, and Emery's face was also very ugly.
However, Emery was still very graceful at this time. As the host, he stepped forward and extended his right hand to Tong Yi, congratulating Tong Yi on his victory.
Although it was superficial, he did it, so he respected Tong Yi very much.
After all, if it were anyone else, he wouldn't even be able to do this superficially.
Tong Yi also shook hands and smiled slightly.
Emery's mood can be imagined now. He fell in front of Tong Yi once again. Now he somewhat believes the words of the media reporters before the game. Is this guy Tong Yi really his nemesis? Doesn't every encounter with him have a good outcome?
Emery is more worried about his coaching position at this time!
After losing this game, Arsenal fans are even more dissatisfied with him. Will this make the top management also dissatisfied with him and then fire him?
To be honest, he still doesn't want to leave the coaching position of Arsenal.
He is still very ambitious. He feels that as long as he is given enough time and rights, he can lead Arsenal back to the top. Emery may not become the next Wenger.
But it seems very difficult at the moment!
At the post-match press conference, he said: "For now, our team's strength is indeed not as good as Ac Milan. The outside world's understanding of Ac Milan is insufficient. Their strength is actually very strong. . In my opinion, David’s team has the best chance of winning the Europa League this season.”
Many media reporters couldn't stop laughing. They felt that Emery was just excusing himself.
Isn't it obvious what he means? Even when I coached Arsenal, they were very strong. We only lost to the final champion of the Europa League. Therefore, Arsenal has the strength to be the runner-up, second only to Ac Milan! If our Arsenal does not meet Ac Milan at this time, it is very likely that our Arsenal will meet Ac Milan in the final!
Isn't this just putting money on your own face?
Emery just wants to say that he is very good. Now Arsenal is on the right path. The club and fans should give him more time and a stable environment instead of blindly criticizing him!
You have to know that the current Arsenal is just an Arsenal under reconstruction, and it is not easy to achieve such results.
You really shouldn’t mess around at this time!
Of course, Arsenal fans will not believe this guy's nonsense.
Even after hearing Emery's words, they felt that Emery was shameless even more, and they criticized Emery one after another and told Emery to get out of Arsenal!
However, at this time, Arsenal's top brass seems to have no intention of firing Emery.
Even the club's top management has not spoken to Emery, saying that the club still believes in Emery and indicated that they will give Emery more time. They believe Emery can lead Arsenal back to the top, and now everyone still supports Emery more!
After the game, Tong Yi also said in an interview: "Emery is actually a good head coach, and he actually has his own ideas. Now that he has taken over Arsenal, he is actually leading the team pretty well, at least. It is also passing. After all, Arsenal has just entered the post-Wenger era and is in turmoil. It is already good that he can handle it like this. It is actually unrealistic for Arsenal to rise again during this period. I I think Arsenal should give him more time. Because the more it gets to this time, the more stability Arsenal needs. If orders are changed day by day and coaches are changed frequently, this will be a problem for Arsenal. disaster!"
Many media reporters felt that it made sense after hearing Tong Yi's words.
It is indeed inappropriate for Arsenal to be in turmoil now. Frequent coaching changes will really plunge Arsenal into a quagmire. The more at this time, the more stability Arsenal requires!
After all, stability can lead to development!
Many Arsenal fans think about it carefully and think that Tong Yi's words are correct and reasonable.
However, there are still a lot of fans who don't agree. They just don't want to see Emery stay as Arsenal's coach. They all call for Emery to be dismissed!
Tong Yi doesn't care or care about this!
He also said after the game: "I am actually very satisfied with the result of this game. The team played well and performed well. These are all their contributions, but now is not the time to be happy. Because we have to face Inter Milan in a few days, this game is more important!"
Yes, in the next round of Serie A, Ac Milan will usher in the Milan Derby!
This game is even more important for Ac Milan. After all, they have not given up the league championship. They are still competing for the championship, so every game is very important. At this time, Ac Milan really can't afford to lose a game!
If they lose a game, they will be widened by Juventus. By then, the point gap will be 15 points. What kind of championship is there to win?
Therefore, this game against Inter Milan is very crucial!
Moreover, in the first round of the season between the two sides, Inter Milan defeated Ac Milan, which is unacceptable to the Milan people. Ac Milan must win the Milan Derby, this is the minimum requirement!
Therefore, the importance of this game is beyond doubt!
Now the entire Ac Milan team is preparing for this game. After the game against Arsenal, they flew directly back to Italy to prepare for this game!
And just when the second leg of the Europa League match between Ac Milan and Arsenal ended, the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 knockout match between Inter Milan and Frankfurt also ended!
Yes, Inter Milan has also entered the top 16 of the Europa League. Their opponent is Eintracht Frankfurt of the Bundesliga!
The two sides drew 0-0 in the first round, and Inter Milan did not score a goal in the away game. This time Inter Milan returned to their home court to face Frankfurt.
Logically speaking, everyone thinks that there should be no problem with Inter Milan playing at home, and they should be able to win this game. But who would have known that Inter Milan lost to Frankfurt 0-1 at their home court in this game and missed the Europa League quarterfinals!
After seeing this result, many people said that this game was actually given up by the Inter Milan people themselves, and they did not try their best in this game. Because Inter Milan's main focus is on the weekend league, they want to double beat Ac Milan in the league and become the only king of Milan City!
But to be honest, Inter Milan did not seem to give up in this game!
After all, Inter Milan also played with all its main players in this game. Although it seemed that they did not try their best, all the main players played and many of them played for the full 90 minutes. If you really want to give up, why not just put them all on the bench from the beginning? In this way, the main players will get more adequate rest and their physical fitness will be better for the next game!
Moreover, they must have expected that Ac Milan would not give up the Europa League and would compete with Arsenal in this game. Ac Milan's main players will definitely consume a huge amount of money. If their main players are waiting for work at this time, wouldn't their winning rate be greater in this weekend's game?
Therefore, this is completely unreasonable!
In the eyes of media reporters and fans, Inter Milan never thought about giving up this game. It's just that in this game, Inter Milan's main players were indeed not in ideal condition, and their performance was not ideal. This led Inter Milan people to claim that they deliberately gave up this game and were preparing for the Milan Derby at the weekend. This was to stabilize everyone's hearts!
Anyway, Tong Yi doesn't really believe that Inter Milan gave up this game on its own initiative. Inter Milan is just not in good shape!
This is a good thing for Ac Milan. Tong Yi feels that their chances will be much greater in the weekend league!
At the same time, Tong Yi also reminded the Ac Milan players to let them know that the Inter Milan players are not in good condition now. Let them all prepare well to defeat Inter Milan in the weekend game and win the Milan Derby!
After hearing this, the Ac Milan players were naturally full of confidence in the weekend's game. They firmly believed that they could win the weekend league!
At this time, the top 16 knockout rounds of the 2018-2019 Europa League are all over. Zenit St. Petersburg lost to Villarreal 2-5; Crystal Palace defeated Arsenal 5-2; Frankfurt lost 1-1. Defeat Inter Milan with zero; Sevilla drew with Slavia Prague 4-4 and lost 3-4 in the penalty shootout; Dinamo Zagreb drew with Benfica 1-1 and lost the penalty shootout with zero Lost to their opponents three to three; Valencia defeated Krastanodar three to two; Chelsea defeated Dynamo Kiev eight to zero and Napoli defeated Salzburg four to three!
In the end, all the top eight players in the Europa League for the 2018-2019 season were born. They are Villarreal, Ac Milan, Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Benfica, Valencia, Chelsea and Naples.
Once the result comes out, it will naturally be drawn by lots!
Tong Yi still attached great importance to this draw. He went to participate on the spot, but his luck was not very good.
At this time, there is no longer any avoidance principle, so they have a chance to draw weak teams such as Slavia Prague. But bad luck, they drew Naples, who are also from Serie A!
It seems that the sense of fate between Ac Milan and Naples is really strong this season!
The two teams have competed with each other in the league and are competing for the second place in the league. The two teams also met in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup. Now the two teams meet again in the Europa League. This season alone, Ac Milan and Naples have had more than 5 direct hand-to-hand encounters, and the two teams are still direct competitors. You can tell whether they are destined enemies this season, right?
To be honest, Tong Yi and Ancelotti smiled speechlessly when they saw the result of the draw!
Did they really not expect that there was such a bond between them?
To be honest, according to Tong Yi's guess, even the official behind-the-scenes operation of the Europa League should give Ac Milan a greater chance of meeting Chelsea. After all, there are a lot of grievances between Tong Yi and Chelsea. Unfortunately, what Tong Yi didn't expect was that the Europa League officials let them draw Naples. Is this going to create a new old enemy?
However, Tong Yi did not express much opinion on this, because his current mind is not on this aspect. Tong Yi's mind has already been put on the weekend's league match with Inter Milan, because this game is right in front of him and is about to start!
