When the first half of the game ended with Liverpool leading Arsenal by 3: 0, Wenger might still be giving an impassioned speech in the locker room, or he might be intensively formulating a counterattack plan for the second half.
But after the two teams switched sides in the second half, he suddenly found that Liverpool had made a substitution!
Qin Xiong was replaced!
The fans were shocked!
"Liverpool actually chose to make a substitution at halftime, and they even replaced Qin Xiong, who scored a hat-trick in the first half!
It's hard to imagine. Did something happen in the locker room that no one knows about?
But looking at Qin Xiong sitting on the substitutes' bench, he looked very relaxed and did not have any negative emotions written on his face.
What the hell happened?
Wait a minute, Gerard was also replaced!
What the hell is Comain doing?! "
The substitutes were Tiote and Lucas!
Liverpool's formation did not change in the second half, still 4-5-1.
But the striker at the front became Dirk Kuyt.
Cabaye moved to the attacking midfielder position, and the three defensive midfielders lined up in a row behind the back waist line.
Tiote, Mascherano, Lucas.
Alonso sat in the center midfielder, and coordinated with Cabaye to control the midfield.
Wenger was a little confused.
He turned his head to look at Comain, who was standing on the sidelines parallel to his position.
What did this mean?
Did he look down on Arsenal?
Or did he think that victory was in his hands?
Comain stood calmly on the sidelines with his hands behind his back, watching the situation on the field.
He really did not have the idea of looking down on Arsenal, or that the overall situation was set.
Liverpool's pressure was not in this single game, but the combined pressure of entering the second half of the season.
He had to consider the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.
That game was more important than this league game!
There was no doubt.
Because of this, he had to conserve his strength. With a three-goal lead, he replaced Qin Xiong and Gerard, and let the two men attack for the team in the second leg of the Champions League 18-18 final a few days later.
On the other hand, Liverpool's steel midfield went all out to block Arsenal's attack, and then Cabaye and Alonso delivered the shells to Kuyt.
The recently popular Robin van Persie was particularly helpless in the front line. He was surrounded by the Liverpool players. Whether he retreated or not, the situation was similar.
He couldn't possibly retreat to the midfield, could he?
Arsenal's offense was much smoother in the second half, but Liverpool's defensive line was still difficult to break through.
In fact, it was very difficult for danger to appear on the battlefield.
On the contrary, Arsenal's impatience created a lot of space for Liverpool to fight back after 70 minutes of the second half.
Unfortunately, Kuyt's condition was no longer the same as before. Today, he missed two excellent opportunities. Cabaye also had a wonderful long shot from outside the penalty area that was beautifully saved by Szczesny.
When the final whistle sounded, Wenger looked at the score on the big screen and felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
3:0！
Liverpool seemed to have defeated Arsenal effortlessly at home.
Liverpool really could not pay too much attention to Arsenal. Perhaps some of the more pragmatic mid-tier and lower-tier teams posed a greater threat than Arsenal, because Liverpool had lost the most points to the mid-tier and lower-tier teams this season!
After the game, Comain commented on the score and said, "We didn't give it our all, but we put 100% into the game. Our seriousness and hard work have paid off. It's a good result to be able to win. It will motivate us to continue moving forward and have more confidence to achieve a comeback when the second leg of the Champions League 18 finals comes."
Wenger was rather speechless after the game. He did not know how to explain the current situation.
The more Arsenal wanted to defeat the opponent, the more thoroughly Arsenal lost!
Because Arsenal's defense was so terrible, the opponent could catch Arsenal off guard as long as they targeted quick attacks and counterattacks.
The one who suffered the most was Arsenal's striker, Robin van Persie.
In his view, Arsenal's competitiveness in England seemed to have slipped to an unbearable level.
In the face of the three strong teams, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool, Arsenal seemed to have become powerless to fight back.
This did not seem to have a direct connection with the individual differences of the players, but from a comprehensive technical and tactical collision, the on-the-spot decision-making also had something to do with it.
After Liverpool defeated Arsenal, Liverpool continued to lead the Premier League table.
After 27 rounds.
Liverpool 64 points.
Manchester City 63 points.
Manchester United 60 points.
Tottenham Hotspur 53 points.
Chelsea 46 points.
Arsenal 46 points.
Newcastle United 43 points.
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Liverpool made a series of adjustments after the defeat at San Siro in mid-February. Before AC Milan's visit to Anfield, the team's form had significantly picked up.
The Red Army fans spontaneously carried out a cheering ceremony before the UEFA Champions League 18 final. They wanted to unify and create a hellish atmosphere at Anfield in the game!
On the night of March 8, Anfield was brightly lit. The Red Army fans filled the stadium with magnificent singing before the game.
The song "You'll Never Walk Alone" echoed in every corner of the stadium.
When Liverpool and AC Milan were in the players' tunnel, the Liverpool players could clearly hear the singing in the stadium, which quickly mobilized their inner excitement.
In the players' tunnel, AC Milan's number one striker, Ibrahimovic, looked at Qin Xiong, who was full of fighting spirit. From the time he and Qin Xiong set out on different paths in Ajax, the two had their own masters.
Ibrahimovic had only won once, in the first round of the UEFA Champions League 18 final.
Today, if AC Milan could eliminate Liverpool in Anfield, the sensation it created would shock the entire European football world!
Liverpool was the European champion for two years in a row!
Under the lead of the referee team, the players of the two teams walked into the stadium together.
Anfield Stadium became a boiling clamor.
The Red Army fans in the stands cheered wildly, holding up banners and shouting loudly. The fans in the nearby stands kept shouting at the AC Milan players, "We're going to crush you today!"
They were creating pressure on AC Milan, and also encouraging the Red Army to defeat Liverpool!
The kickoff ceremony was underway, and the Champions League theme song sounded in the stadium.
The camera swept across every player who appeared on the field.
For AC Milan, they might be able to play the role of kingslayer and create a miracle today. For Liverpool, today was a crucial battle to defend their throne!
Whether they could continue the glory of the past two years in the European arena depended on whether they could break through AC Milan today and suppress the "rebellion" of the Rossoneri!
Qin Xiong kept his eyes closed during the kickoff ceremony, as if he was in deep thought.
As a superstar who had broken many records, including creating many of his own records, there were always many records in front of him.
It did not matter. Qin Xiong had the ambition to break them one by one!
If he could win the Champions League this year, he would equal the number of Champions League titles won by Hento!
When the Champions League theme song ended, he opened his eyes. His fierce gaze was full of ambition and fighting spirit!
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