Chapter 64 Welcome Back to the Championship Race! [Second Update, Please Subscribe]

Not long after the second half of the game started.

Ferguson couldn't sit still.

Because he found that Arsenal didn't play too conservatively in the second half.

Instead, they continued the offensive momentum of the first half!

This made Ferguson feel surprised and happy.

Offensive?

Offensive against Manchester United?

Ferguson smiled.

What he wanted to see most was this scene.

If Arsenal shrank back to defend, maybe the opponent could really steal one or two goals by counterattacking. At that time, even Ferguson's Manchester United, which was famous for reversing the game, would be powerless.

But now it's such an offensive.

Although Manchester United's defense is taking risks, Manchester United can also get a lot of opportunities.

But soon, Ferguson couldn't laugh anymore.

Because Arsenal's offensive was too fierce.

This fierce offensive made Manchester United's players unable to resist.

After the halftime break, they planned to launch a fierce attack on Arsenal.

Unexpectedly, Arsenal not only did not shrink, but pressed forward.

They launched continuous attacks, one after another like a tide.

This forced Manchester United to temporarily avoid the sharp edge.

"Podolski cuts in and shoots directly! Oh, it's slightly off!"

"Li Mo. Li Mo gets the ball in the penalty area. Pass it horizontally! Giroud!!! Ah! It's too high!!"

"Wilshere passes the ball. Li Mo grabs the ball! Ferdinand clears the ball on the goal line!!"

"Li Mo appears outside the penalty area! Turn around! Direct long shot! It's De Gea again!!!"

"De Gea has become the busiest player on the field during this period, and he may have the most close-up shots. This proves how fierce Arsenal's offensive has been during this period!"

Ferguson stood on the sidelines with a serious expression.

On the other side.

Wenger kept waving his hands, asking Arsenal players to attack and continue to attack! !

The Emirates Stadium was completely ignited.

This stadium was once considered one of the "quietest" stadiums in the Premier League.

But now.

All Arsenal fans were ignited by the passion of their players' aggressive attack.

"This is Arsenal!"

"Attack! Attack is the gene of Arsenal!"

"The guns of the Arsenal are booming!!"

All Arsenal fans could not sit still.

They stood up from their seats - in fact, the earliest stadium stands were basically "standing tickets", but later, for safety reasons, the football associations of various countries, except for a few stands, mostly required to change to sitting tickets.

However.

Fans want to sing, wave their arms, and shout slogans.

Standing is always more convenient than sitting.

So in many cases.

The seats basically become decorations.

In the huge cheers.

Arsenal players are even more motivated and confident.

Those 55 balls, they can basically get them back at all costs!

And the center forward Li Mo is also working hard.

His current opponents are Ferdinand and Vidic.

But because of Giroud's presence.

The two central defenders dare not let Giroud go completely.

So it was impossible for the two to work together to deal with Li Mo.

Two center forwards pressed in the penalty area of ​​Manchester United.

The players on Manchester United's back line did not dare to move forward to participate in the attack, which made it difficult for Manchester United's attack to get support from the backcourt.

Manchester United's right back Rafael was a full-back with a strong desire to attack.

After receiving instructions from the head coach to encourage the attack during the halftime break.

He almost regarded himself as a winger and frequently pressed forward to attack.

Manchester United's right winger Valencia is also a very fast and fierce man.

With the two working together.

Arsenal's left side was once in a state of panic.

Arsenal attacked fiercely in the second half.

Manchester United was not to be outdone.

The two sides fought against each other.

When Li Mo saw that the defense on this side was tight.

He took the initiative to move closer to this side.

This is not to say how strong Li Mo's defensive ability is.

He focused on fighting violence with violence.

Didn't you, Rafael, press forward frequently?

Then you must have a lot of empty orders on this side.

Li Mo moved to this side, using his speed to attack the space on this side, and then he could force the opponent to come back to defend.

Sure enough.

Li Mo's pull to the left had a very good effect.

At first Rafael didn't care, he thought Li Mo was a center forward, what could he do on the left.

But when Li Mo used the space that he didn't return to defense in time after his forward assist.

He dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the left and attracted the Manchester United defense line. He passed the ball back to Cazorla's feet. Cazorla shot and forced De Gea to make another save.

Ferguson finally couldn't bear it.

He shouted loudly to the court: "Rafael! Go back!!"

Ferguson spoke.

Of course Rafael didn't dare not listen.

So he could only go back honestly.

The offensive threat Arsenal encountered on the left was temporarily lifted.

Then

Whether it was Monreal or Podolski, after no defensive concerns.

The extent of assists was even greater.

The two almost played a double forward tactic!

On the other side, on the right side of Arsenal, Wilshere and Sagna are the partners.

The two form an attacking midfielder and a full-back offensive system.

In addition, Cazorla often comes here to cooperate with the two in a team.

Arsenal launched different modes of attack on both sides.

This also made Arsenal's attack more diverse and more layered.

But the purpose was the same - pass the ball into the penalty area and create shooting opportunities for Li Mo!

However, Ferdinand and Vidic are indeed world-class central defenders.

Li Mo was very active in the penalty area, but he could not find a comfortable shooting space.

The 69th minute of the game.

Monreal made a cross from the bottom.

The football was passed to Li Mo's feet.

Although he got the ball, he lost the opportunity to shoot directly. Ferdinand behind him entangled him and got stuck in a key position, making him unable to shoot or turn around to face the goal.

Ferdinand squeezed forward with enough strength, causing Li Mo to stumble a few times.

But he stabilized immediately.

Protect the ball.

This surprised Ferdinand a little about Li Mo's physical confrontation ability and ball protection ability.

But now is not the time for surprises.

Because Li Mo stepped on the ball with his right foot, trying to pull the ball over and shoot with his left foot.

Now everyone's attention is on Li Mo.

He almost has the "unlimited firing rights" in the Arsenal team.

Rafael and Vidic are both approaching Ferdinand, trying to take advantage of Li Mo being entangled to double-team and steal the ball from under his feet!

Li Mo tried hard to resist the pressure brought by Ferdinand.

He had to go all out.

At this time.

He saw Arteta who was advancing from the defensive midfielder position out of the corner of his eye.

He was completely empty.

The attention of the surrounding Manchester United defenders was on Arsenal's frontcourt attackers.

Cazorla, Wilshere, Podolski, or Giroud.

As for the defensive midfielder Arteta who came up from the back row, no one noticed it for a while!

Good opportunity!

Li Mo did not hesitate.

He swept the ball to the edge of the penalty area!

Arteta made a forward run. He did come up to see if there was a chance for a long shot - because the offense and defense of both sides were basically balanced now.

If you want to break the balance.

You need someone to break the situation.

The defensive midfielder's back row is a good way to break the situation.

However, this also requires the cooperation of the frontcourt players, especially the center forward.

Opportunities are fleeting.

If Li Mo's pass was not timely, Arteta would be targeted soon.

When Arteta made a forward run, Li Mo's pass came to him just right.

The ball was not fast, but the line was perfect.

Arteta adjusted his pace and shot with his legs in the absence of any defense! !

The football rushed towards the goal along the grass.

In the process.

The football also hit the foot of Cleverley who rushed back to defend and refracted, which made De Gea, who had already rushed out, completely powerless.

The football flew into the goal from the other side.

"Li Hui did it! Arteta shot. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!"

The commentator of Arsenal Radio raised his arms and shouted.

The cheers that had not stopped since the second half of the game reached their peak at this moment.

Cheering.

Roaring.

The vibration caused by jumping.

The whole stand, the whole stadium.

Shaking.

Shaking everything! !

Such momentum shocked everyone.

"I seem to be back to the crazy Highbury."

In the media seats.

A reporter murmured.

Yes

This is the passion that has been suppressed for almost eight years.

At this moment.

It was completely ignited!

At this moment, the Emirates Stadium has nothing to do with "quiet".

Can't blame Arsenal for being so excited.

Because

This second goal.

It almost means the goal to lock the victory! !

Against the top team Manchester United.

Pressed the opponent for most of the game.

Leading by two goals!

Seeing the hope of competing for the championship before Christmas.

All of this.

All of this makes Arsenal fans dream back to the days at Highbury Stadium.

At that time.

Arsenal was an absolute championship contender.

At that time.

Arsenal could not have struggled so hard for a fourth place in the league.

At that time.

Arsenal fans can count the pride of Arsenal.

Arsenal fans have not felt this kind of happiness for a long time.

At the beginning of the season, the departure of the team's star player Van Persie, especially Van Persie's public statement that he joined Manchester United for the Premier League championship, made Arsenal fans quite depressed.

Arsenal has gone from being a competitor of Manchester United to a "tribute" of Manchester United.

A famous star.

He just beckoned and ran over.

This situation made Arsenal people very depressed.

As a result, the media and Arsenal fans lost confidence in the team's prospects this season. ,

In addition, there are "anti-Wen faction" programs such as AFTV.

This makes Arsenal fans even more anxious.

However.

Van Persie left, and Li Mo came.

Li Mo's goal efficiency is higher than Van Persie!

Moreover, he is younger!

In the scorer list, Li Mo is also firmly ahead of Van Persie.

In this case.

Although Van Persie left.

But Arsenal's strength this season has not been weakened compared to last season.

On the contrary, it has been strengthened a lot: Giroud, Podolski and others who joined this season have all played a big role.

And Li Mo.

It is completely equivalent to a signing worth 50 million, or even worth 70 to 80 million level!

Coupled with the growth of Wilshere, Walcott, Jenkinson, Gibbs, Chamberlain and others.

All this made Arsenal fans aware.

this season.

The team does look promising! !

"Hey Robin, we don't need you at all!!"

“We have a better Lee!!”

The singing sounded in the South Stand.

Then it quickly spread to other stands.

In the end, the entire Emirates Stadium was singing these two sentences.

The neat singing spread throughout the world through television broadcasts.

Right now.

The television cameras focused on Van Persie.

Apparently, Robin van Persie also heard the song.

His face looked ugly.

Although he believed in his heart that he left Arsenal and went to Manchester United to pursue the championship and pursue his dream.

But now that he hears the song mocking him in the audience, anyone will become angry.

Under the influence of this song.

Van Persie's performance was really affected next.

He was anxious.

The most direct manifestation is that he will choose to take action when there is no opportunity at all.

It's not Joe Hart standing in front of Arsenal's goal.

How could a casual kick lead to a goal?

The master shooter's mentality is crazy.

The team fell behind by two goals.

There are only ten minutes left in the game.

The game is still in this crazy away game.

in this case.

No matter how strong Manchester United is.

They can only accept the situation of losing in a completely crazy Emirates Stadium.

After the game.

Robin Van Persie, who failed to score a goal, was about to leave the field with a depressed look on his face, but he was quickly surrounded by reporters.

"Robin, what do you think about Li Mo, who scored 11 goals in the Premier League this season?"

The reporters' words fell silent.

Van Persie's brows furrowed into the character "Chuan".

"This young man was disrespectful, didn't you see? His goal celebration caused a fight and he also lacked basic respect for Sir Alex Ferguson, who..."

Van Persie said a lot in one breath.

At first, he actually had no feelings for Li Mo, and even felt that he was a bit pitiful - he left Arsenal, Arsenal turned around and bought Giroud. Seeing that Giroud was embarrassed, he bought Li Mo for another two million.

He came under the name of "Van Persie's replacement".

You have to bear such pressure at such a young age.

It's too awful.

But the result.

Li Mo's performance completely exceeded Van Persie's expectations.

He is even surpassed in the scorer list now.

In positive dialogue, he also became a "tool" used by Arsenal fans to ridicule Van Persie.

All these make it unlikely that Van Persie will have a good impression of Li Mo.

Journalists understand this, too.

And they are willing to create "conflicts between the two major shooters."

The reporters went to interview Li Mo, who was named the best player in this game.

"I don't need anyone to like me, especially Van Persie." Li Mo curled his lips, "Who does he think he is? He's not Emma Watson."

"Ha ha ha ha."

The reporters burst into laughter.

Emma Watson plays Hermione in "Harry Potter".

She is a female star that the British grew up watching. She is very popular in the UK. She is the daughter of a British citizen.

Therefore, Li Mo said these words so that these British reporters could understand them instantly.

at a press conference.

Ferguson was also besieged by reporters.

"Lee is now ahead of Van Persie in the scorer list. In this game, Lee scored and Van Persie did not. Does this mean that Lee is better than Van Persie?"

"Is that how you compare? A seventeen-year-old kid is in good condition for a while. I have seen this kind of thing a lot. But Robin is a mature player. He played for Arsenal for nine years!" Ferguson said , "He is still the absolute main force of the Dutch national team. Over the years, he has proven that he is the world's top forward!"

"Lee, he still needs to prove himself."

"Isn't it still unproven that he is the top scorer?" A reporter stood up.

"Is the season over?" Ferguson responded.

"Arsenal defeated Manchester United and are only three points away from Manchester United"

The reporter hasn't finished speaking yet.

Ferguson interrupted.

"Yes, yes, it is Manchester United who is leading, it is Manchester United who is leading, you made me think Arsenal was ahead!"

After Ferguson finished speaking, he stood up, turned around and left without giving other reporters a chance.

Despite Ferguson's tough statement, Manchester United is still in the lead.

But Manchester United is no longer first in the standings.

As Manchester City won this round, Manchester City surpassed Manchester United by 1 point and ranked first in the standings.

And Chelsea unexpectedly lost to Newcastle on the road!

This resulted in Chelsea's lead over Arsenal being reduced to just one point.

The current situation in the Premier League standings is this.

Manchester City ranks first with 27 points.

Manchester United ranks second with 26 points.

Chelsea ranks third with 24 points.

Arsenal ranked fourth with 23 points.

This way.

The gap between fourth place and first-place Manchester City is only four points.

Arsenal could overtake Chelsea at any time and rank third in the league.

The day after the game.

The headline on the front page of [Sky Sports] clearly shows what this victory means to Arsenal - [Welcome back to the championship race - Arsenal! ]

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