Chapter 173 Desire to win
A draw in a league, even if the opponent is Arsenal and relegation, is destined to be a topic of people for a long time.
Soon, as the media began to report on the Gunners' upcoming FA Cup match against Liverpool at home, people slowly threw the last game behind them.
In fact, not long ago, Arsenal and Liverpool had a confrontation in the league. That game naturally ended with the Gunners' victory, but it was also that game that made people realize that Liverpool's strength should not be underestimated.
This time, on the fifth lap of the FA Cup, where the winners and losses were decided, both teams were actually on the same starting line. Who can advance to the next round of the Cup has become a hot topic among fans.
Rogers and Wenger, the coaches of the two teams, were interviewed by each other. They both showed very calmness and calmness in the face of the camera, fully demonstrating what the coach of the wealthy family is.
"We will play against our opponents at home, which is good news. Although they will have half the tickets, my team and I are not ready to be eliminated when the Chiefs go to the court."
"We were not able to win the opponent at Anfield, but that doesn't mean that we will admit defeat when we come to their home court. Liverpool has excellent bloodlines and our players are the top players in the world."
The remote conversation that the two coaches did not allow at all actually represented the attitudes of the two teams and fans. In the following days, the players on both sides' answers in interviews were quite consistent.
Against this background, Red Army fans and Arsenal fans quickly started a hot battle. On the Internet, fans of both sides of the quarrel can be seen everywhere on major forums.
Those who make some sense will also discuss their own team's advantages and abilities to draw the conclusion that their team will win. As they speak unreasonably, they will start to expose each other's shortcomings and dissipate each other. After a while, they will naturally get angry.
Compared with the fans, the players of the two teams have been training in a silence. They are constantly conducting attack training at the training bases of each company to target the opponent's tactical characteristics. When the two sides have faced each other more than once this season, there is no need for the coach to say more about what they know what to target.
The Gunners Training Base, the afternoon before the start of the game, the professor once again summoned the players in the conference room. In the past few days of training, the Arsenal players performed very well, which gave him more choices in the deployment of troops.
"We will play 442 in tomorrow's game."
Facing the fierce Liverpool team, the professor was not proud of it. With the touch of the electronic pen in his hand, a tactical picture of 442 was revealed.
"Girou, Feng, double striker."
With a combination of a center and a shadow forward, Giroja Liu Feng once again started in the game.
"Left and left wing forwards, Neymar, Walcott."
Due to his outstanding performance after appearing on the bench in the last game, Xiao Tiger defeated a number of competitors and appeared in the starting position. He will form a wing offensive line with Neymar, one breaking and one fast on the left and right sides.
"Two midfielders, Wilshire, Gansuo."
The two most commonly used midfield combinations of the team became the team's starters. It can only be said that the tacit understanding and threats between Wilshire and Gansu are really very satisfying to the professor.
In terms of the four defenders and goalkeeper positions, the professor finally once again took out the team's strongest defense line, including Alba, Mertesacker, Vermulen and Alves, goalkeeper Szczesny. Such a stable defense is enough to make many people feel at ease.
Subsequently, other players who were not named were also included in the team's substitute list, and Wenger will make substitutions in the middle of the game depending on the situation.
"We will play at home in tomorrow's game, so you all know what to do."
"Victory! Victory! Victory!"
"Very good, very energetic, disband now."
With a wave of his hand, the players went back to their homes to rest. The comfort of sitting at home made everyone very enjoyable. That night, the entire Arsenal team slept well.
When the sunshine in London was sprinkled from behind the clouds, it was already time for the next morning. The Arsenal players who gathered at the training base early began their last tactical exercise.
The second team and the reserve team were drawn from the team as the home team's simulated opponents for a 45-minute training match. After seeing that the team's established tactics passed, Wenger signaled that he could rest.
In fact, after two major battles, the professor also realized that the most important thing the team needs to do to defeat Liverpool is to work hard on defense. He has raised his own defenders a lot in the past two days.
What they can become in the game next depends on their own performance.
In the afternoon, Arsenal players left the training base first and took a bus to Emirates Stadium.
Since it was a cup game with a certain victory or defeat, the tickets for this game were actually sold at a 221 level, but due to Arsenal's home advantage, one-fifth of the neutral fan tickets were purchased by gun fans.
Therefore, Arsenal is still far ahead of Liverpool in terms of number of fans.
This can be seen as the team's bus drove into Emirates Stadium. You should know that when Liverpool's bus arrived soon after, they were greeted with loud booing.
After the two teams arrived at the stadium one after another, the broadcast footage of major platforms also quickly lit up, and the commentators in the commentary room also appeared in front of the fans.
"Good audiences, what you see now is the scene of two teams warming up on the court. The cameras give Liu Feng and Suarez, the leading forwards of the two teams, respectively."
Warm-up time is also a hot-mouthed moment for the commentators. Liu Jianhong quickly began to explain. Since this game was a cup match, he was the only one who commented on it.
"The warm-up between both sides was very serious, and it seemed that they were quite afraid of each other."
Amid the shouts of fans on both sides, the Red Army and the Gunners looked up from time to time to look at the opponent's home court, and their eyes were filled with fighting spirit that could not be concealed.
Although it is just a cup match, it may be their last fight this season for them. Liverpool, who has been defeated by Arsenal countless times, has been completely unable to cover up its desire to defeat its opponent.
As for Arsenal, facing any strong enemy will make them excited, and turning all strong enemies into defeated players will make the players even more likely to think about the things that will climax.
The camera flashed, and the warm-up between the two sides quickly ended, and the members of the two teams returned to the locker room.
Chapter completed!