For the Rennes team, the equation is not unfamiliar at all;
Because when he first came to Europe, he went to Rennes for a trial training, but was rejected after staying for a week.
Although he doesn't care much about it now,
But soon, football media discovered the news and reported it one after another.
Rennes' head coach Lamouchi was asked this question by a reporter during a recent interview.
Head coach Lamouchi's reaction was normal, saying: "I know that young man. I first congratulate him for his outstanding performance in the Premier League. This should be the dream of many young players. It is not easy for him to achieve this step."
"I actually don't know whether he has been to our team for trial training before. It may be a misinformation. I will confirm this with the club when I get back."
"We will definitely be ready for the game against Arsenal. We are looking forward to playing against the strong Premier League teams in the Europa League."
Although the reaction of the opponent's head coach was very dull, many fans watching the excitement were still looking forward to this game.
But before playing in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League,
Arsenal have four more Premier League games to play, against West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Burnley.
Among them, games against Crystal Palace, Brighton, and Burnley will be difficult. Because it is now the end of the season, these three teams are only three points away from the relegation zone!
These relegation teams have always been tough. They will do everything they can to successfully avoid relegation. After playing a game with them, they will have to shed their skin even if they are not dead.
Of course, a relegation team that is having internal strife will be in disarray and vulnerable.
...
Because Arsenal, West Ham United and Crystal Palace are all football clubs in the same city.
So the game between them is also called the London Derby.
After that, in these four rounds of competition, Arsenal
They only won the first two rounds, winning Burnley and West Ham United with scores of 0:2 and 3:2.
But in the next two rounds,
There are injuries in the Arsenal team. Monreal, the left back, is suspended due to injury.
So Krasinac, who has been a substitute, can only be allowed to enter the starting lineup.
However, there is a reason why Krasinac was squeezed onto the bench by Monreal.
When he plays full back, he basically relies on his body and fouls to defend.
Perhaps it is okay for Krasinac to play as a wing-back, because he can pass the ball, and there are center backs and midfielders behind him to help cover the defense.
However, once he plays as a full-back, his shortcomings of slow speed and lack of defensive awareness will be magnified.
It's a pity that no one is available on the Arsenal bench, and coach Wenger can only let Krasinac play as a full-back.
As a result, Arsenal's defense really had problems, and in the end they failed to win against Brighton and Crystal Palace. They had a draw and a loss in the two games, with the scores being 0:0 and 1:2!
Fortunately among the misfortunes, other opponents competing for the fourth place in the Premier League are also experiencing turmoil due to internal friction.
Only Tottenham Hotspur has won consecutive games and risen to third place.
As a result, after 28 rounds of the Premier League, the standings changed dramatically——
No. 3, Tottenham Hotspur, 18 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses
4th, Arsenal, 17 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses
No. 5, Manchester United, 16 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses
No. 6, Chelsea, 16 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses
...
The situation for the fourth place became chaotic.
Because Manchester United's condition has also improved, closely following fourth-place Arsenal.
Therefore, the points difference between rankings 3, 4, 5, and 6 is very small, and only one more win is needed to squeeze out the three opponents.
Unfortunately, Arsenal had no time to adjust their status, and then they ushered in the Europa League knockout round.
March 2nd.
In the first round, Arsenal went to the Lourian Road Stadium in Rennes, France.
As soon as the game begins,
The Arsenal team is in a bit of a bad shape, as their physical fitness has declined due to continuous fighting.
However, with rich experience in high-level competitions, the Arsenal midfielder still controlled the rhythm of the game.
Fang Fang reached the attacking midfielder position and made a pass with Iwobi who was retreating.
He ran straight to the center with the ball, jumped lightly, and once again avoided the opponent's sliding tackle and grabbed it.
With a ball-handling proficiency of 46%, Fang still dared to dribble the ball at his feet when facing Ligue 1 opponents.
When the short pass penetrated to the top of the opponent's right arc, Fang Fang suddenly fired a cold arrow and aimed at the lower right corner of the goal and kicked out a heavy shot!
This long-range shot was so powerful that it passed through the feet of the two defenders and hit the goal! !
Goalkeeper Gobik's vision was blocked and he fell to the ground late.
The football flew past his fingertips,
Then there was a bang, hitting the right post of the goal!
The whole audience suddenly exclaimed!
Fang Fang was a little disappointed, but he didn't have time to dwell on it and quickly retreated.
It was still early and if one attack failed, they could organize another attack.
Before three minutes had passed, Rennes' two midfielders Andre and Grenier made mistakes when passing the ball.
Papastathopoulos came up and grabbed the football, and then passed it to Equation to organize the offense.
Fang Fang found Saka in the frontcourt with a through ball in the midfield, as precise as a scalpel.
Saka kept playing the ball and found Aubameyang in the penalty area with an overhead pass.
Aubameyang stretched his body, jumped sideways, and shot decisively from the air! !
The football hit the net instantly! !
Such smooth cooperation prevented the Rennes players from reacting at all!
Rennes' defense was as fast as an avalanche.
However,
The referee suddenly raised his hand to signal that the goal was offside!
Aubameyang was about to run to the corner excitedly, but when he saw the referee's actions, he was stunned.
Later, the Arsenal players also felt dissatisfied and hurriedly went to the referee to argue.
"How could such a beautifully organized goal be offside???"
However, the referee ignored it and decisively showed a yellow card to Papastathopoulos who spoke fiercely.
Arsenal immediately felt unbelievable and felt that the referee was too exaggerated!
Fang Fang hesitated to speak, wanting to persuade his teammates to calm down.
But after seeing the yellow card shown by the referee, I felt speechless.
The ball was given to Rennes,
The game starts again.
However, Arsenal seemed to be affected by this penalty, and several teammates were out of the game.
Mustafi didn't have time to come back from the frontcourt, and the right wing was instantly empty.
Rennes striker Ben Arfa took the opportunity to bring the ball up and easily sent a forward pass to the penalty area without anyone interfering.
Papastathopoulos started slowly, and his opponent Sal quickly stepped forward from his side.
He was so anxious that he stretched out his hand and pulled Sal down to the penalty area line!
"Beep——"
The referee blew the whistle, took a look in his trouser pocket, and showed Papastathopoulos a yellow card again.
Two yellows turn one red!
Arsenal was sent off! !
All Arsenal fans who watched this game felt incredible.
It's only been 18 minutes, Arsenal are going to have one less player to play? ?
However, the situation can get worse,
The opponent Borijoud took a free kick in the frontcourt, and the football flew into the goal from the gap in the wall.
The score is 1:0! !
Rennes scored first! !
