With 13 rounds left in the Premier League, Arsenal was 16 points behind Liverpool at the top of the table. It could almost be declared that Arsenal had failed in their bid for the title this season!
But Wenger still stubbornly said at the press conference before the 26th round, "The game at the Emirates Stadium will ultimately determine whether Arsenal still has any hope of winning the title!"
Fleet Street scoffed at Wenger's remarks. Not to mention that being 16 points behind Liverpool was a difficult gap to overtake. Even the points that Arsenal fell behind to Manchester United and Chelsea were unlikely to be overtaken. In addition, if Arsenal wanted to win the title, they had to reverse the three competitors. It was not impossible, it was absolutely impossible!
The 26th round of the Premier League arrived as scheduled. The defending champions, Manchester United, were the first to make their debut in the BIG4. Ferguson led the team to Villa Park to challenge Aston Villa. As a result, Manchester United was forced into a 1: 1 draw with Aston Villa in the 90-minute game. Aston Villa had a good record of 1 win and 1 draw against Manchester United in both home and away games this season. They could be called Manchester United's victim.
The second BIG4 powerhouse to make their debut was Chelsea. Chelsea came to Liverpool to challenge Liverpool's arch-rival, Everton. At Goodison Park, Moyes astonishingly led the team to beat Chelsea 2: 1 at home!
Manchester United and Chelsea lost points at the same time. The Premier League's eyes were set on the last game of the round. The round's finale would be played at the Emirates Stadium. The leader, Liverpool, would be the guest to challenge the owner, Arsenal!
Qin Xiong took the team bus to the Emirates Stadium and returned to the familiar North London. He looked at the familiar streets outside the window and his mood was calm.
Torres turned to him and said, "Are you affected by the media's reports again?"
This time, Arsenal's home game against Liverpool made Qin Xiong the focus of attention again.
In fact, after Qin Xiong left, the better Arsenal played, the more embarrassed Arsenal would feel.
Today, Qin Xiong would step onto the Emirates Stadium for the first time in the English Premier League.
It was not the same as him representing Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.
Qin Xiong shook his head and smiled. "I was just thinking about my friends here."
He retracted his gaze. Indeed, his heart was as calm as an ancient well. Arsenal no longer had any special meaning in his heart.
At 8: 30 in the evening, the Emirates Stadium was packed to the brim. However, the atmosphere in the stadium was slightly quiet.
Arsenal's fans had already made up their minds that they would not be able to win the league title again.
How many years has it been?
Well, to be exact, for as many years as Qin Xiong had been gone, Arsenal had not won a championship.
Just like Ajax in the past.
So much so that some fans or the media would label Qin Xiong negatively. He was indeed brilliant when he was there, but when he left, he took away all the good luck of the team!
In the locker room before the game, Comain said to all the players with a serious expression, "We will play in two tournaments. Today we will play against Arsenal and four days later we will play against Real Madrid at home. I just want to tell you not to think about Real Madrid's game now. We have to concentrate on the game at hand!
Recently, you have heard a lot about Arsenal falling behind us by 16 points.
I only agree with some of the views that the media said.
Arsenal really has no hope of winning the title.
There is no denying that.
But does it have anything to do with us?
Who are our opponents?
Behind us is Manchester United and further behind is Chelsea.
We don't have to care about Arsenal!
We have to do our best and not be surpassed by other competitors. Only then can we finally pick up the league title!
Yes, when there are only 13 rounds left in the league, we should break through this layer of window paper.
Lads, do you want the league title? "
"Yes!"
The Liverpool players in the locker room roared in unison.
"Do you want to be the king of England?"
"Yes!"
"Then let's go out and kill Arsenal!"
"Oh!"
The Liverpool players walked out of the locker room with an undisguised murderous aura. Each of them looked like a steel warrior, ready to make waves at the Emirates Stadium!
On the other hand, Arsenal's players were demoralized because of the recent losing streak. Even Fàbregas admitted that Arsenal had no hope of winning the title after losing to Chelsea!
At least the league title was definitely out of the question.
But today they were facing Liverpool at home. Considering that Liverpool gave Arsenal a humiliating 7: 1 defeat in the first half of the league, Arsenal really had to fight for honor and dignity!
The players of the two teams walked into the Emirates Stadium under the leadership of the referees.
The noise made by the Red Army fans in the visiting fans' stands from afar even overshadowed the noise made by the home team's Arsenal fans!
The long-awaited league title of the Red Army fans was just around the corner. Now was the most exciting time for the fans. As for the humiliating exits in the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, they had long been forgotten. Now they wholeheartedly supported Comain's coaching.
"Welcome to the Emirates Stadium, the 26th round of the Premier League's clash between the top teams will begin here. The leader, Liverpool, will be facing Arsenal, who are sitting at home and ranked fourth in the table!
Today, I, Martin Taylor, and Andy Gray will be commentating on this game for everyone.
Andy, Liverpool's 12-game winning streak has allowed them to establish a huge lead in the league, while Arsenal has gone from second place in the table to 16 points behind the leader, Liverpool, in the past 12 rounds. Does this mean that Arsenal has no hope of winning the title? "
"Of course, I stand by my opinion. Arsenal can strive to make a difference in other fronts on the basis of ensuring Champions League qualification.
OMG, Arsenal has lost five games in a row in the BIG4 civil war! Imagine, even if Arsenal won two of the games and drew one game, then Arsenal would not be behind by double digits and would still have hope of competing for the title.
But these four teams are the favorites to win the Premier League. After suffering five consecutive losses in the BIG4 civil war, Arsenal still wants to win the title? That's impossible! "
"What about Liverpool? Manchester United and Chelsea have both lost points in this round of the competition. Liverpool's last game against Arsenal gave Arsenal a nightmare of 7: 1. Liverpool is very hopeful of winning the points at the Emirates Stadium today. Even if it's a draw, Liverpool will maintain their six-point lead over Manchester United and widen their lead over Chelsea at the same time. Is Liverpool's probability of winning the title high? "
"Of course, but I think the stage of testing Liverpool has arrived. In the next games, Liverpool still have to face opponents like Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City. At the same time, the strong opponents in the Champions League will make Liverpool fall into a choice of fitness and energy distribution. But if Liverpool can adjust well, maybe Comain will give the fans a surprise."
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