Sterling decided to help the team and started to get serious.
However, as soon as the football came out, Manchester City tried to play out wide quickly. Unfortunately, Saka reacted quickly and blocked the football from the sideline with a sliding tackle.
Then, the substitution number plate was raised outside the court. Sterling was replaced and Jesus was replaced.
"Hey man, it's time for you to get out of here."
Fang Fang saw that Sterling didn't seem to see the substitution number plate on the sidelines, so he patted Sterling on the shoulder.
The happy boy looked back and felt a little unhappy for a moment.
I feel like Guardiola deliberately prevented him from equalizing the score.
Of course, Sterling would definitely obey this arrangement and walked off the court with a somewhat depressed expression.
After all, it was under Guardiola that the Happy Boy fully utilized his offensive talents. It can be said that Gua Shuai is his leader.
After Jesus came on the court, Manchester City's offense continued.
At this point in time, in order to catch up with Liverpool's points, Manchester City will definitely attack crazily.
Arsenal avoided the edge and held firm defensively in their own half. If you choose to fight against each other in the final stage, it will naturally be irrational behavior.
From a staffing point of view, Manchester City's frontcourt offensive players are one of the top in Europe, but they obviously had bad luck today. Facing Arsenal's defensive counterattack, they still created several shots in the last ten minutes. Chance.
One hit the crossbar and one was Equation's goal-line clearance.
There was a huge sigh in the audience, and no one thought that Equation could still appear in that position.
"In the last few minutes, Arsenal's defense was still in danger. If Manchester City had shown up early in today's game, they might have won the game!"
"It's a pity that Arsenal's concentration was obviously the best today. I hope Manchester City can learn from today's game and they still have the possibility of competing for the championship."
As a famous player of Manchester City, Sun Jihai still felt a little regretful after the game.
Zhan Jun couldn't help but said with emotion: "Yes, Manchester City had a chance to equalize the score today, but it's a pity that the equation appeared in the most critical position, preventing Manchester City's goal on the goal line. He can attack and defend, and he has done it before The media has compiled game data and found that without him in the lineup, Arsenal's winning rate would drop by 20%!"
Sun Jihai agreed: "Yes, let alone our country, in fact the whole of Europe lacks technical midfielders who can attack and defend. I hope we can see more of his wonderful performances in the future."
At the end of the game, Arsenal won another crucial battle in the league, catching up with the first group in the league, and at the same time putting the pursuers behind them some distance away.
In this way, they can invest more time and energy in the Champions League.
"Let you beat us again. To be honest, I no longer want to exchange jerseys with you."
Aguero came over, shook hands with Equation and hugged him, he said half-jokingly.
Fang Fang shrugged helplessly, "I can still understand your mood. I wish you all the best in the subsequent games."
Aguero smiled and said, "OK, I'm not so stingy. This time we exchange jerseys. Remember not to make us feel so uncomfortable next time."
Fang Fang nodded happily, competition first, friendship second, now that the competition is over, there is no harm in exchanging a few jokes.
Moreover, Arsenal and Manchester City do not have such grievances. It is normal to lose and win.
Exchange jerseys with Aguero and the equation returns to the locker room.
Their players were already there for the post-match interview.
When Fox was being interviewed, he was asked who had the best performance today.
Foss replied: "This question already has an answer. I also think Fang can win the game. Everyone played well today."
Guardiola acknowledged today's problems in his post-match interview. He has been under a lot of pressure recently. After being eliminated from the Champions League, he lost a key game in the league today. If he still does not admit his problems, the voices of the outside world questioning him will become louder.
Fortunately, Manchester City's investors still trust Guardiola. He still has time to prove his coaching philosophy.
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After the game, the Arsenal team returned to the hotel in a lively manner.
Although there are still more than 10 games left in this season, whether it can succeed is still unknown, but now that we can win against the powerful Manchester City team, everyone is still very happy in their hearts.
The game is played one after another, and it is very important to maintain a positive attitude.
However, not long after Fang Fang returned to the hotel, his agent came over.
The news brought him instantly out of the mood of winning the game.
"Sanllehi is very strong and demands that we delete the liquidated damages?" Fang Fang thought he heard wrongly.
Huang Taixi nodded and said: "Anyway, that's what he said. If the liquidated damages are not removed, the contract will not be renewed. At the end of this season, he asked us to contact the club for a transfer. It seems that they don't want to be caught again and want to stop the loss in time."
The equation fell into silence.
It seems that the other party's negotiation ability is still underestimated.
"Could it be that they are deliberately bluffing and using this method to make us retreat?" he asked.
Huang Taixi shook his head and said: "Things have become not simple. Sometimes football is pure, sometimes it is complicated. You have to know where the owner of Arsenal comes from. He may not want an Oriental to take advantage of his club. According to I understand that they have recently been in contact with Lille’s Nicolas Pepe for a transfer, and it seems that the transfer fee will not be low.”
Equation naturally knows Nicolas Pepe. This person played well in Ligue 1 and scored in double figures. However, after arriving at Arsenal, he will fall into a serious acclimatization, causing the club's high transfer fee to be in vain.
If Arsenal's youth training players hadn't stepped up, Pepe's deal would have seriously damaged the club's vitality, and it wouldn't be able to recover even after a few years of silence.
Unexpectedly, Arsenal already won the Europa League last season and will introduce Nicolas Pepe this season.
Thinking about it, this is the inertia of history. Despite his unreasonable changes, the original trajectory has not deviated much.
"Why, you're not optimistic about Pepe's deal?" Huang Taixi asked.
Fang Fang said calmly: "How can I predict in advance? I hope their choice is correct?"
Huang Taixi asked curiously: "What do you think about the contract renewal negotiations? Do you want me to continue to struggle with them?"
Equation said: "Let it go and let's see what results we can achieve this season."
"Is there anything else? If not, I'll leave first."
"Of course." Huang Taixi added, "You asked me to check the news about slandering the captain of Arsenal before, and there was news not long ago. The person who spent money to smear it was not Arsenal's senior management, but the players on your team. ."
Fang Fang was a little surprised, "It couldn't be Fox? That kid is a bit self-righteous and looks down on others, but he doesn't look like the kind of person who likes to play dirty tricks behind his back."
Huang Taixi nodded, "Yes, he didn't do it. This was the arrangement of the family behind him. They wanted to lift him up and become a new great emperor star."
Fang Fang felt very strange, "Are you telling the truth? I heard others say, doesn't this kid have differences with his family's ideas?"
Huang Taixi spread his hands and said: "Unfortunately, this was arranged. All gifts given by fate have already been marked with a secret price. If one day the woman he suddenly falls in love with is also secretly arranged by the family, I may not be surprised. .”
"Perhaps they had differences at the beginning. Later, when they saw that kid was playing well, they wanted to praise him. Who knows, the slanderous matter is over anyway, and you have no conflict with him. I feel like you can ignore it. ."
"OK."
Equation nodded.
Suddenly, I felt a little emotional in my heart. Foss, who had a weird personality, had been working hard to level up and wanted to prove his ability to his family, but in the end everything was arranged.
This truth is too dramatic.
I don’t know if the other party can bear all this.
As a bystander, he could only silently wish him good luck.
This incident did not affect Fang Fang's thoughts. After returning to the hotel, he began to think about his contract renewal.
If Sanllehi is really tough this time, then he will most likely have no choice but to leave Arsenal.
By the way, where should he go?
After thinking about it, Fang Fang still wants to win a few more championship trophies with Arsenal and realize their dreams together.
Time flies so fast, it’s the 33rd round of the Premier League.
Arsenal still sent out its full lineup to face Brentford, with Saka, Fang Fang, and Haaland continuing to play the entire game.
Although everyone's game status fluctuated, because they only had a battle with Manchester City in the last round, but fortunately there was no danger, and they won the little bee Brentford 1:0 with difficulty.
Haaland's penalty kick helped Arsenal escape from the away game.
In the league standings, Arsenal is still stable in third place.
First place, Liverpool, 80 points.
Second place, Manchester City, 76 points.
Third place, Arsenal, 69 points.
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March 23.
The quarter-finals of the FA Cup are here.
Arsenal went away to challenge Nottingham Forest.
In this game, some of Arsenal's main players sat on the bench. The heavy consumption in three consecutive games challenged the physical fitness of the main players.
Even if nitrogen cryotherapy is used, it will only have a drop in the bucket. So the only choice is to rotate the lineup.
Most importantly, on April 6,
Arsenal will face Serie A's league hegemon Juventus at home.
Playing the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
And one of the best shooters in history, Cristiano Ronaldo is in Juventus's formation. The overall strength is enough to make it difficult for all clubs in Europe.
That represents the strongest defense in Serie A. After a game, even if you don't die, you will peel off your skin.
Fang Fang still remembers that although the two "Xuan Ming elders" were about to enter the fourth season, they were still able to help Italy win the championship in the European Cup. Welcome home”.
There is no doubt about the unsolvable defense of the "Xuan Ming Two Elders". Atletico Madrid, which may be famous for its defensive strength, will shake its head after seeing it.
But now,
The FA Cup match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest was very difficult.
Nottingham Forest uses the most efficient defensive counterattack, which is the most effective tactic in cup matches.
Cup matches are the most accident-prone competitions and the most prone to miracles. Under the rules of a knockout system, if the players implement the correct tactics, they will break out into the highest level of competition.
Today's Nottingham Forest team has entered this state, strictly implementing squat defense and being ready to steal chickens at any time.
They are still a British Championship team this year, and their overall strength is naturally not as good as Arsenal, which is third in the Premier League.
The FA Cup has very high ratings in China, second only to the Premier League in terms of attention.
Players from the English Championship have already reached this point, and they naturally want to create a miracle tonight and advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
The FA Cup is actually a hotbed of upsets
In the first half of the game, Arsenal's ball possession rate was as high as 80%, with 7 shots and 5 on target, but they still failed to break through the gate of Nottingham Forest.
The score is 0:0!
If Nottingham Forest's forward was so poor at seizing opportunities and missed a single goal, he might have scored an Arsenal goal.
In the second half, head coach Wenger couldn't hold himself steady and had to send in his main players in order to win the game.
After all, the FA's attention is too high. If they don't win this game, they will definitely be severely affected by public opinion.
This will be detrimental to their subsequent games.
However, Wenger's substitution came too late. Although Saka and Fang Fang came on the field and changed some of the form on the field, lady luck tonight was obviously on the side of Nottingham Forest.
Fang Fang first hit a long shot, and then Lacazette and Saka also hit the goal post. Three consecutive shots hit the goal post.
The Nottingham Forest fans at home gave out boiling cheers. This was the home goalpost that kept the goal!
The home team's momentum immediately became excited again.
Arsenal held their heads and covered their faces in regret. No one expected that this game could be so evil.
Until the 83rd minute, the score was still 0:0. Arsenal couldn't hold back the pressure, resulting in a large gap behind them.
After Xhaka was pushed away from a corner kick, Nottingham Forest immediately launched a quick counterattack. Forward Davis received a long pass from his teammate, strode towards the Arsenal hinterland.
Fortunately, Gabriel delayed and he caught up with Davis.
In the first half, it was Davis who missed the one-on-one kick, but this time Gabriel did not withstand the pressure.
He fell to the ground to make a tackle, knocking the man down first, and was awarded a penalty kick by the referee.
Davis thought to himself that if he can't do it alone, why can't he do it with a penalty kick? With this idea in mind, he easily kicked the penalty kick into the goal.
The score is 1:0! !
"No need to foul! That Davis will miss the one-on-one kick!"
Many Arsenal fans sadly think so.
As a result, Davis scored a penalty kick to kill the game.
Arsenal were eliminated from the FA Cup!
Fang Fang wiped the sweat from his face and thought that if he said he was not sorry, it would be a lie.
No one can appreciate too many trophies. Unexpectedly, they had been going smoothly in the past month, but they suddenly fell in front of the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
After the game, when walking towards the stadium channel, there were Nottingham Forest fans in the nearby stands asking for jerseys.
"Fang Fang, my son is your fan, can he give me a jersey??"
Fang Fang didn't show any emotion when he heard the opponent's shouting. He generously took off his jersey and threw it to the little fan with curly hair.
This scene was naturally photographed by the audience outside the venue, and soon it was posted on the Internet.
The nearby home fans looked at the back of Arsenal 10 as they walked off the field and couldn't help but sigh,
"This man is quite a gentleman. If it were me, I would definitely not give him a jersey!"
"My old man, that's why you're here to watch the game"
"If I had known I should have asked him for a pair of shorts!" Some viewers said regretfully.
(End of chapter)
