Chapter 125: Bonus Three Years Late

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"Arsenal's home field is bleak! The Red and Blues won a big victory in the Champions League!

"Barcelona is more dominant!

"Arsenal was dragged down by the fierce schedule!

"Injury + suspension + decline in form, the Gunners are about to collapse?

"Mourinho faces the biggest dilemma!

"After losing a game, the media all over Europe are bad-mouthing Arsenal.

Arsenal's performance in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals shocked everyone.

Most people believe that Arsenal will definitely win at home.

If Barcelona wants to advance, it can only rely on the second round.

But the hot favorite must die, Arsenal encountered a score of 1:4 close to slaughter at home.

This puts Arsenal in a very passive situation.

Barcelona has four away goals, and has great initiative.

This means that Arsenal must score at least four goals in the second round to advance, not one less.

Under this kind of pressure, many teams will collapse.

But Arsenal did not.

Perhaps it is the long-term victory and the various environments encountered that have given Arsenal a temperament of being more courageous after more setbacks. After the game, everyone spoke less, but the fighting spirit did not dissipate.

It is worth mentioning that the enthusiasm of the substitutes has become greater.

Arsenal's training ground.

In a small-scale intra-team competition, Saka completed a one-on-one pass on the wing and easily scored the ball into the goal.

Although this was a small-scale competition, he still faced the main full-back Bellerin and central defender Hummels.

Both of them were passed by Saka.

"Good!"

Saka celebrated excitedly.

He showed great desire for every goal.

And the other substitutes saw Saka's performance and became more active.

In fact, in recent times, Arsenal's substitutes have begun to move.

They see the status of the main players.

Injured ones are injured, suspended ones are suspended, and those who are not in good condition are not in good condition.

It can be said that this is their best chance to perform, or the best chance to compete for the main force.

Once their performance is recognized by the head coach, they will have the opportunity to play in the subsequent league and even the Champions League.

The substitutes are extremely keen to control this opportunity.

And as they thought, Mourinho is indeed considering using substitutes.

There is no way around it.

At present, Arsenal's three main players are all qualified.

Wilshere and Ramsey are injured.

Although Mane's three-game suspension in the Champions League will not affect the league, the consequences of a direct red card are still very serious.

Xhaka's state is obviously not qualified, which requires Mourinho to promote a midfielder and winger.

In his consideration, Lacazette, Saka, and Yinwobi became the main candidates.

Even if it doesn't work, then it should play 4-4-2.

But this will not echo the system, and playing uncomfortable tactics may eventually lead to a faster collapse.

For this reason, Mourinho still intends to choose between the 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 positions.

Among them, he prefers the latter.

And Lukay must retreat to the position of defensive midfielder.

In the last game, Lukay could not retreat in time, causing the midfield line to be almost beaten into a sieve by Messi.

Kante has good ability, but he cannot cover the area where Messi is. Even if he can limit it, the effect will not be too great.

Therefore, Lukay's position must be retreated.

Counterattack on the basis of ensuring defense.

Thinking of this, Mourinho couldn't help shaking his head.

Recently, Arsenal has played too smoothly. The stability of the midfield made Mourinho make a wrong judgment, thinking that Lukay's position forward would not have too much of a problem.

But the final result was Arsenal's home defeat!

And this time, Mourinho has learned enough lessons, and he wants to get back in the next round.

Of course, in the FA Cup, the performance of the new player Odegaard was also good, but it was obviously not up to the level of fighting Barcelona.

For this reason, he prefers Yin Wobi.

The choice of wingers is Lacazette and Saka.

Lacazette's position is center forward. Although he is not used to it, he can also play as a winger.

Finally, who can get the opportunity needs to be verified.

For this reason, Mourinho intends to verify it in the next round of the game.

The 32nd round of the Premier League.

Arsenal played against Stoke City at home.

Because of two consecutive draws, Stoke City also had some small ideas.

Arsenal's current state is not stable, which may be a good opportunity for them to steal the chicken.

Even if they can't win, it's good to get a draw to stabilize the points.

For this reason, Stoke City intends to use its high-altitude tactics again to put some pressure on Arsenal.

And in this game, there are also several unfamiliar names in Arsenal's starting lineup.

For example, Saka as a winger, Yin Wobi as a midfielder, and Lacazette as a center forward.

Seeing this scene, Stoke City can't help but be more excited.

But they didn't get excited for long, as Arsenal scored a goal just 3 minutes into the game.

This was a goal that was a pure individual performance.

Aubameyang completed an amazing three-man dribble on the wing and blasted the ball directly into Stoke City's goal.

Stoke City wanted to slowly wear down Arsenal, but was caught off guard by Arsenal.

Arsenal's goal was unexpected for Stoke City.

Aubameyang's sudden outburst was even more so.

When they looked at the score, they were sure that they were behind.

They fell behind at the beginning of the game!

"Aubameyang! A crazy dribbling show. After two consecutive draws in the league, Aubameyang put on a wonderful dribbling show!"

Aubameyang's face was not too excited, but rather had a fierce taste.

Obviously, the experience of the previous three games made him feel depressed, and this silent outburst was too necessary.

Lekai also looked at Aubameyang with surprise.

At this time, Aubameyang was like the guy who caused them trouble in Dortmund.

Aubameyang played too well before.

Or, too dependent on teammates.

And now, he began to shine in a bad situation.

After the first goal, Aubameyang's limit switch seemed to be turned on. His impact on the wing put Stoke City under tremendous pressure.

Stoke City's defense is not weak, but Aubameyang brought them tremendous pressure in the breakthrough.

This not only opened up Aubameyang's wing, but also made the attack of other lines smoother.

Aubameyang is still attacking the opponent's defense.

Arsenal finally ate the bonus of the explosion three years late.

This is what Mr. 50 million looks like!

Of course, the current 50 million seems to be really worthless, but it was definitely the first echelon of transfers three years ago.

Mourinho, Arteta and others also stood up suddenly.

Aubameyang's breakthroughs and threats to the opponent's defense again and again made them applaud.

Mourinho also had an excited expression on his face.

He never expected that in the current difficult situation, Aubameyang's sudden outbreak gave Arsenal a great buffer node.

If Aubameyang keeps this state, he can play different tactics around Aubameyang.

Seeing Aubameyang's fierce performance, Arsenal also shifted the focus of attack to Aubameyang's wing.

Lekai only passed the ball to Aubameyang's wing, regardless of whether there was danger or not, he believed that Aubameyang could solve it.

This is also the case. This guy seemed to have chicken blood and directly broke the opponent's full-back.

He can pass the opponent anyway, and all the details are full.

In the 31st minute, Aubameyang once again made a sheep-like shot in front of the penalty area. After earning enough attention, he swung his right foot and followed up with his left foot to kick the ball.

A Henry-style hypothetical true pass.

The ball was passed in front of Lacazette.

Seeing this unexpected surprise, Lacazette was extremely excited.

There was a defender in front of him at this time, but he didn't want to give up this opportunity.

"Pass it!"

Saka at the back point had already made a flanking move.

But Lacazette still chose to shoot, ignoring Saka.

Bang!

As expected, the ball hit the defender's chest and flew out of the baseline.

And Arsenal also lost the chance to score this time.