Chapter 115: Past and Present

"Hey! Arsène!"

In a daze, Wenger felt someone calling him. When he came to his senses, he found a group of coaches looking at him.

Wenger frowned slightly for a moment, then rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Sorry! I was distracted. Where were we talking about?"

Patrice glanced at Wenger and said, "About the FA Cup sixth round match against Manchester United!"

Wenger nodded and said: "My meaning is very clear. In fact, before the season, I said that the FA Cup is not in our plan. This is a game that can be given up. And against Manchester United, we don't have to fight for one." An FA Cup game to give up a more important game!”

"Gentlemen, we have to maintain the points lead in the league. The pressure in the Champions League is even greater. We need to consider scoring goals. Therefore, my suggestion is still to use a rotating lineup for this FA Cup game."

After hearing Wenger’s speech, everyone nodded slightly and said:

"The main force is already under enough pressure to fight on two fronts, and three days after the FA Cup, they have to play the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, so I also prefer the Champions League!"

"Then let's rotate the lineup."

"What if we can win."

"Van Gaal's Manchester United has a big problem. It's not like we don't have a chance."

Everyone expressed their opinions.

In response, Wenger smiled and said: "Okay, gentlemen."

Everyone fell silent and looked at Wenger, who said with a gentle expression, "I think you also know our goals for this season."

Hearing this, everyone seemed to have a light in their eyes.

Everyone knows what Arsenal's goals are.

"It's a tough goal, and only absolute tenacity can get us there. We've been there before."

Everyone here has experienced that Champions League final.

There was also Lehmann, the goalkeeper who was sent off with a red card, so they knew exactly how they felt at that time.

"One failure is enough! We have learned enough experience and lessons, so when we challenge for that trophy again, this time we will go all-in."

Wenger's gentle voice revealed a firmness.

This also made the coaches on the scene feel a sense of anticipation and tension.

On March 4, in the 28th round of the Premier League, Arsenal challenged Queen's Rangers Park away.

Arsenal replaced almost all their main players in this game and responded with all their substitutes.

Under this lineup, Arsenal's intensity is insufficient, but due to their points lead, they have enough fault tolerance.

The game time came to 70 minutes, and the score between the two sides was still 0:0.

QPR's defense was strong, while Arsenal's offense was slow to open up the game.

In the final period, Wenger replaced Cazorla, Suarez and Di Maria in succession, hoping that the three of them could open up the situation.

But facing QPR, which was already out of form, the three of them could not find any breakthrough.

Time is still too short.

In the end, after 90 minutes of the game, QPR held Arsenal to a 0-0 draw.

This result is not good, but it is not bad either.

Arsenal's points lead is acceptable.

QPR gained a valuable point in the relegation battle, especially the one point against Arsenal, which made them feel relieved.

The most important thing is that after the draw with Arsenal, their morale also improved to a certain extent.

Even though they were just substitutes for Arsenal, they were very happy.

After Arsenal completed the 28th round of Primrose, they returned to the training base and began to prepare for the sixth round of the FA Cup six days later.

They will face Louis van Gaal's Manchester United at Old Trafford.

After entering the points-grabbing stage, Van Gaal's Manchester United gained a certain degree of stability. After making mistakes in the early stage, Manchester United's intensity began to gradually pick up.

Although it failed to return to the dominant position during the Ferguson era, it also brought Manchester United out of that half-dead state, which also gave Manchester United fans more expectations.

But facing the upcoming Arsenal, they are also ready to prepare.

However, when Arsenal actually came to Old Trafford and announced the starting lineup, Manchester United fans were a little angry.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Navas.

Defenders: Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal.

Midfielder: Di Maria, Kante, Cazorla, Flamini, Ramsey.

Forward: Welbeck.

This is a lineup with a mixed lineup of main players and substitutes, but Manchester United still feels insulted.

After all, two years ago, Arsenal was still looked down upon by them.

But two years later, Arsenal now have this rotation at Old Trafford for the next Champions League.

This gap made them feel angry and helpless.

The one who also feels the gap is Van Persie.

General Fan is already on the edge at Manchester United.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will leave Manchester United at the end of this season.

And this decision completely ended his Champions League ambitions.

Once, he ambitiously left Arsenal to join Manchester United, feeling that he could realize his ambition under Ferguson.

But three years have passed, and the changes have been unexpected.

Manchester United, which was at its peak, plummeted after Ferguson retired.

And the half-dead Arsenal was reborn like a phoenix.

Van Persie stood at the end of the team, looking at this spirited Arsenal, and Koscielny standing at the front, wearing the captain's armband.

All this seemed like a dream.

He had asked himself many times, did he regret it?

Yes!

Regret it!

If he knew this would be the outcome, Van Persie would choose to stay at Arsenal.

Let him call out the captain's identity, let him take off the No. 10 jersey, all of these are fine.

As long as he stays there and follows this new Gunners to fight on the stage of the Champions League, these are enough.

But all this is impossible.

At the coach's seat, Lekai sat on the bench, wearing a training suit and a substitute vest.

Although he was included in the big list for this game, Wenger has said that he will not get a chance to play.

After all, Lekai's performance is still needed in the Champions League three days later.

For this reason, Lekai can watch this game with confidence.

He understood that this game was no longer important to Arsenal, and it was a game that could be abandoned.

If it wasn't for the FA's face, Wenger would have wanted to play with all substitutes to let the main players have a good rest.

But this would undoubtedly be a slap in the face of the FA.

Although everyone knows that the gold content of the FA Cup cannot be compared with the Champions League.

But you can't pick it out!

Wenger did the same thing, giving a certain amount of face, so don't make a big deal about it.

After all, the FA is always a little unfriendly to Arsenal.

Soon, amid the cheers of the fans on the scene, the game began.

Lucky also looked at the court with relish.

Manchester United's attack was very sharp after the opening.

At this stage, Manchester United has not lost that iron-blooded attitude. Under the leadership of Rooney, three yellow cards were used to deter.

Koscielny is a shy person, and he didn't make any calls.

Lucky couldn't help but curl his lips. If he was on the court, he would definitely return it.

Manchester United's three yellow cards still have a deterrent effect.

Arsenal's momentum was frustrated, and facing the bombardment of Rooney and others, it seemed a little shaky.

At the same time, Lekai was also observing Van Persie's movements.

It has to be said that Van Persie's explosive bonus has completely disappeared.

He no longer has the crazy performance of the previous two seasons. Injuries and poor condition are accelerating the consumption of his few careers.

From Lekai's perspective, Van Persie always hesitates when handling the ball, which is related to self-confidence.

When self-confidence is frustrated, there will be hesitation, and hesitation will inevitably slow down the pace.

Lekai is sure that if it was two seasons ago, Van Persie would get the ball in the penalty area, he would never hesitate, and would decisively shoot.

Now, Van Persie will look for teammates more.

This is a lack of confidence in his own shooting!

There is also some suspicion of passing the buck.

But the current Lu Xiaopang is still strong and strong. Despite his frequent bad habits, this guy's body is still very strong.

He will not lose in the face of any confrontation.

Kante suffered a lot at the hands of this guy.

But Lucky noticed that Kant was also constantly looking for ways, which made him happy.

Thinking will make you stronger!

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