Chapter 95: The Relegated Team's Foul Tactics
News about Lucky and Mbappe kept emerging, and the media on both sides were constantly arguing with each other.
But soon, Mbappe took the lead in responding.
On his social networking site, Mbappe said:
"I don't like this comparison. Kai is an excellent player, and so am I. Why don't we admit that we are both excellent and must choose a stronger one? Our positions are different, and our playing styles and responsibilities are also different. Therefore, I hope the media can be quieter and let us play the next game well! Lucky (thumbs up)"
Mbappe is still the director of M. The fledgling Mbappe is still full of love for football and respects the strong.
His post made the media quiet down a little.
And seeing that the other party mentioned himself, Lucky had to respond.
However, Lucky's response was much simpler.
"He is an excellent player. He is playing in the Champions League and I am playing in the Europa League. This has already explained the problem! Mbappe (thumbs up)"
Lucky's frank response completely depressed this topic and public opinion.
And Lucky and Mbappe were also praised by many people for this.
In the face of media hype and comparison, they all maintained the appearance that players should have.
Focus on the game, that's enough!
After Arsenal entered the quarterfinals of the Europa League, their next round of games will start on April 14.
Before that, they can focus on the league.
Now Mourinho has made up his mind to give up the FA Cup.
They can't spend their limited energy on this.
Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester City are no longer under pressure from European wars, which allows them to deal with other lines of competition more calmly.
And Arsenal is unfortunate!
Forcing a three-line battle is likely to result in very bad results.
So it's time to make sacrifices.
Of course, Mourinho didn't say it clearly, after all, the FA is there, and it's obvious that we give up the FA Cup, and your topic of insufficient gold content will only make the FA, which already has some opinions about Arsenal, hate them even more.
But Arsenal's actions are all expressions of all this.
In the FA Cup semi-finals, Mourinho gave most of the main players a holiday to rest, and only brought some of the main players and a large number of substitutes to play.
There is no doubt that in the FA Cup match against Manchester City, Arsenal eventually lost the game with a score of 1:3.
Manchester City was able to go one step further, and Arsenal also came out of the FA Cup and was able to focus on the league and the Champions League.
In the 29th round of the league, Arsenal was tied 1:1 by West Bromwich Albion away from home.
Throughout the game, West Bromwich Albion's pressing and defense were very good, and did not give Arsenal too many opportunities.
In the effective opportunities, West Bromwich Albion successfully created a penalty and scored a goal.
Although Arsenal equalized the score in the second half, it still ended in a draw.
Arsenal failed to win the game, but fortunately Chelsea lost.
In two games, they only got one point, which is good news for the team chasing points.
However, Manchester City is in trouble. After the winning streak began, Manchester City became extremely fierce in the battle for points. Now it has won 7 consecutive games and is ready to sweep everything.
Arsenal cannot intervene because the grain rounds between them have all ended.
Arsenal is still in a passive situation.
But fortunately, Arsenal's goal this season is only to qualify for the Champions League.
Of course, it would be even better to win the championship.
In the 30th round, Arsenal beat the Hammers 3:0.
West Ham United is not the team that "Whether London is in chaos or not, the Hammers have the final say". At this time, they are still the scoring machine for major teams.
Arsenal successfully got three points and ensured the problem on the standings.
In the 31st round, Arsenal played away against Swansea.
Swansea is currently hovering near the relegation zone, and any loss may put them in an irreversible situation.
Therefore, they fought very fiercely throughout the game.
Arsenal was naturally not afraid, and the confrontation between the two sides was extremely fierce.
The yellow cards alone were more than expected. Arsenal received four yellow cards, while Swansea received six.
Neither side scored in the first half. Arsenal created a set-piece opportunity at the beginning of the second half.
Lukay took the set-piece.
This set-piece was very cleverly designed. Lukay did not pass the ball directly, but passed it to Aubameyang who ran out of the penalty area.
After the two sides played a two-on-one match, Lukay knocked it sideways.
The ball just fell in front of Lukaku. Lukaku poked it with his toes, and the ball hit the ankle of the opponent's goalkeeper and bounced into the net.
Arsenal finally scored a goal.
After this goal, Swansea began a crazy counterattack.
These teams in the relegation zone are the most unstable factors at the end of the season. No one knows what they will do.
But Swansea is obviously not rational enough.
Their midfielder Jack Cole, who was already on a yellow card, kicked with his feet after being disturbed by Lukay, and almost hit Lukay's chest.
Lucky narrowly avoided it, but before Lucky could react, the referee blew a sharp whistle.
Two yellow cards turned into one red card, and Jack Cole was sent off.
Now, with Swansea one man down, the situation became even worse.
And Lucky was a little depressed. He wanted to deal with the opponent, but the timely intervention of the referee prevented Lucky from getting angry.
However, Mourinho also replaced Lucky at the same time. Now Lucky is a loss for everyone if he stays on the field. These Swansea players who have been relegated and lost their minds, who knows what they will do.
Sure enough, the next game was almost a venting process for Swansea.
Although Arsenal took some protective measures, Wilshere and Aubameyang were still injured.
Mourinho could only make another substitution and pray that he would not get injured again.
The referee's frequency of taking out cards increased, and he gave a red card again.
In a single game, two red cards completely made Swansea lose the hope of overtaking the game.
And Arsenal also won the game without any danger.
After the game, Mourinho loudly condemned Swansea's foul tactics, saying that it was dirty football.
However, the head coach of Swansea looked indifferent. Anyway, there was no hope, so he just gave up.
The whole post-match press conference was filled with only Mourinho's accusations.
For Arsenal, the only good news was that Wilshere and Aubameyang were not seriously injured.
But even so, this game still made Mourinho tremble with fear.
So, no one wants to play against the relegated team.
These guys will lose their minds while playing, who can stand this.
Arsenal won the victory against the relegated team with the injuries of two players, which was a miserable victory.
And they will face the Europa League quarter-finals in the absence of Wilshere and Aubameyang.
In this quarter-final, their opponent is Manchester United from the same division!
In the league, Arsenal beat Manchester United in the first half of the season, and now with the injuries of the two main players, they will face Manchester United again in the Europa League.
And Manchester United obviously wants to seize this opportunity and take revenge.
This game will naturally become the focus of the Europa League.
However, for Arsenal, the absolute core of Lucky is not injured, which is the most gratifying news.
With Lucky's presence, they have confidence.
Looking at Lucky's record, he has never lost to Manchester United since his debut.
And the topic of Lucky and Pogba was mentioned again.
Mourinho bombarded Pogba at the beginning, using Lucky as an example to compare and belittle Pogba.
This made Pogba and Manchester United extremely angry.
In the first half of the season, they were defeated by Arsenal when Lucky was injured, which also made them feel embarrassed.
In recent games, Manchester United is in good shape and they want to regain their face.
However, facing Arsenal with Lucky in charge, Manchester United and Manchester United fans always feel unsure.
After all, they have never won Lucky once!
Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, Lucky has also been the starter of Arsenal. Since then, Arsenal's games against Manchester United have all started with them losing or drawing.
Since 2013, four seasons and eight league games!
Their record against Arsenal is 0 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, which is terrible!