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Chapter 407 A Small Accident in the League

After defeating Valencia at home, Arsenal had an absolute advantage in the second stage of their Champions League group stage. The double play of Valencia at home and away made it impossible for Arsenal to lose in the next two games. Shake their first position in the group, and their opponent Valencia will try their best to defeat their opponents in the next two Champions League group matches, or they will also face the situation of being eliminated. Arrogant, ambitious Cooper did not want to see.

After giving Valencia a complete defeat at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal came to Middlesbrough non-stop. They will play away against their No.20 opponent Middlesbrough in the eighth round of the Premier League.

In the previous No.15 round of the league, the Arsenal team at home washed Middlesbrough with unparalleled blood. This score completely hurt Middlesbrough and made them always think about how to take revenge.

Now coming to Middlesbrough's territory, the home team will not miss this opportunity to wash away their shame.

The match against Valencia ended on March 72th, while the match against Middlesbrough was played on the [-]th, with less than [-] hours of rest between them. After the game, Arsenal's main players are almost exhausted.

Faced with such a situation, Wenger had to rotate substitute players in this match against Middlesbrough.

The number of games in the English league was not too much in the whole of Europe before. They were banned from participating in European games for five years because of the Heysel tragedy, but now with the establishment of the Premier League, English teams gradually began to play Europe has come to the fore, which has resulted in a huge increase in the number of games they play.

A season has been played until March, and it has basically entered the end of the season. The state of the team's players has gradually declined from the climax to the trough, and some older players are also facing potential injuries. Separate the big teams from the top teams.

Arsenal are facing a dilemma right now.

Arsenal's defense line was established during the Graham period. Graham built a steel defense line for Arsenal, but steel also decays. Now Arsenal's defense line has problems.

After coming to Middlesbrough, Wenger adjusted the team's lineup. He urgently transferred a group of second-tier players to the team, especially the defensive players. Some veteran Wenger directly stayed in London. Self-cultivation, only Vieira, Liu Han and Henry on the central axis of the entire team came to Middlesbrough.

Facing the Middlesbrough team, which intends to wash away the shame, this improvised Arsenal team almost lost the rhythm of the game.

Arsenal was suppressed by Middlesbrough from the beginning of the game. The young players on the back line were more than brave but not stable enough. Liu Han had to retreat to the midfielder to participate in the defense, but Middlesbrough was still behind the kick-off. A goal was scored in less than 10 minutes.

The second-team centre-back Maltz, who got the chance to start, tackled Middlesbrough's striker in the penalty area in the 9th minute of the game. The referee awarded Middlesbrough a penalty and showed Maltz A red card.

Arsenal had to face one less man for the next seven 10 minutes.

Wenger has made some adjustments to the team. He is a little too worried about the health of the defenders. Now the young players who are new to the field have no sense of the game at all.

Faced with such a situation, Liu Han had to retreat again, returning to the penalty area to act as a central defender, and Arsenal's offense was completely paralyzed.

Middlesbrough's striker faced the penalty overnight and they led Arsenal by one goal at home and had one more man.

Facing the one-man Arsenal team, Middlesbrough launched a fierce attack. Liu Han quickly stabilized the team's situation after returning to the central defender position. Although this was his first time playing in this position, Liu Han is now very keen on reading the game, and coupled with his strong body and quick response, Middlesbrough's offense will be interrupted immediately when it encounters Liu Han.

Wenger originally planned to use Liu Han's organization in the midfield to organically combine the team's young people, but now that Liu Han has withdrawn, Arsenal has a vacancy in the midfield, Henry and Ribery are not suitable The organizers, Arsenal's offense can hardly penetrate the frontcourt, and can only rely on the personal abilities of Henry and Ribery to threaten Middlesbrough's goal.

In the first half of the game, it can be said that Arsenal struggled to defend a goal behind. They did not let Middlesbrough, who had one more player, penetrate the gate again.

Wenger had to make adjustments to the team during the intermission. Liu Han didn’t understand at the back line, but Wenger replaced Bergkamp in the midfield position. The Dutchman participated in the game due to injury some time ago. Less, and now his physical reserves are not bad, so Wenger brought Bergkamp to Middlesbrough.

After the start of the second half, the addition of Bergkamp allowed Arsenal's midfield to find some rhythm. Henry and Ribery actively broke through under Bergkamp's series, threatening the opponent's defense on the one hand, and another The aspect is to make as many set pieces as possible.

Middlesbrough did not expect Arsenal to defend with one less player. Liu Han completed his task very well in the central defender position, and his performance also made several other young players gradually begin to relax. down.

In the second half of the game No. 205 minutes, the persistent Arsenal team finally ushered in their own opportunity. Ribery was fouled by Middlesbrough's midfielder when he broke through ten meters outside the penalty area on the left. Arsenal team Got a very well placed free kick.

Liu Han came to the penalty spot immediately, and he knew that this was one of the few opportunities for the team.

An arc free kick that could almost be placed in the textbook, the Middlesbrough goalkeeper tried his best to save it, but the ball almost flew into the goal by rubbing the angle between the post and the crossbar. It is a real dead end.

Arsenal leveled the score with 10 minutes left.

In the next game, Middlesbrough almost pressed the defense to the middle circle, but the united Arsenal team always ensured that the goal was safe. Liu Han's performance in the central defender position was no worse than his performance in other positions, and his Enough stamina, even wearing down Middlesbrough's striker in the second half of the game.

In the end, Arsenal drew with Middlesbrough in an away game, but their deadly rival Manchester United in the league won this round of the game, which means that Arsenal is now only ahead of Manchester United in the standings Team one point.

(End of this chapter)