Chapter 104: Top Four Qualifying Match

Playing against a relegated team requires skill, and you can't go into a savage collision with them.

The final result may be a victory, but the price paid is also painful.

Therefore, Mourinho also changed his mindset. Unlike the previous way of playing where he had to fight for the ball, he began to change to a more gentle consumption tactic.

Grind it little by little!

To put it bluntly, the reason why the relegation team is a relegation team is that their ability is much worse after all.

Relying on a breath, fighting and grabbing will not last long.

Just consume their breath, and they will no longer pose a threat.

After winning Crystal Palace and summarizing the experience, Arsenal will play another relegated team Middlesbrough at home.

The rotation of this game is still carried out.

However, the rotation direction has become the midfield.

Neither Luka nor Kante appeared in the starting lineup, and Xhaka, Ramsey and Cazorla started.

After a season of silence, Cazorla appeared in the Premier League again. Many people are looking forward to this Arsenal champion member.

In this game, Cazorla also performed very well.

However, unlike his previous playing style, he has made a big change in style.

Cazorla used to be a smart and skillful player, but after the surgery, the large area of ​​​​the Achilles tendon was removed, so he could no longer play like before.

For this reason, his style change is inevitable.

In terms of physique, Cazorla has become stronger. When dribbling, he has a certain agility and technique, but he will do more confrontational passing.

When facing Middlesbrough, Cazorla can still guarantee the ball, often pass a good pass, and help the attack.

This also made Arsenal fans applaud frequently, after all, they are still full of affection for Cazorla.

In other words, they are full of affection for every member of Arsenal's championship in the 14-15 season.

Although they have been scattered in various leagues and no longer play for Arsenal, they still love each other deeply.

At the end of the game, Arsenal won Middlesbrough 1:0.

Lukaku contributed the only goal of the game.

Assisted by Robertson's cross after the forward run.

For the entire 90 minutes, Lekai sat steadily on the bench and did not get a chance to play. This is also Mourinho's rotation method, which increases the players' rest time within a certain space.

Lekai sat very steadily in this game, and was also secretly happy for Cazorla's performance.

After the game, Lekai took the initiative to run over and hug Cazorla.

"You played great!"

Cazorla's face was full of sweat, but he was smiling.

"I can't catch up with the past. I'm still looking for the state. I feel good. If I play for a while longer, I should be able to find the feeling!"

Listening to Cazorla's words, Lekai smiled and patted the other's chest, saying; "Don't worry, there is still time next!"

Under the rotation lineup, Cazorla's performance will definitely get a chance to play again.

If he can't play, then Mourinho's vision will really be doubted.

Two consecutive relegation teams were easily defeated by Arsenal, and no injuries were caused. This is extremely good news.

However, after this game, they will face the next round of the Europa League on Wednesday.

After defeating Manchester United at home, Arsenal will go to Manchester United away.

However, for Arsenal, who has a two-goal advantage, they are still relatively relaxed.

Manchester United's performance in recent games is not very good, and they should be worried.

"Don't be affected by the opponent's rhythm, play your own rhythm, play your own rhythm!"

In the Carrington training base, Solskjaer roared angrily, and then swung his arms and left the training ground.

Manchester United's players looked at each other.

The coaching staff shook their heads and sighed helplessly.

Recently, Solskjaer has been under a lot of pressure, and these wavering senior executives of Manchester United have started to make trouble again.

Before, they still supported Manchester United's bloodline, but as Manchester United's performance gradually deteriorated, the pressure and discussion they put on Solskjaer increased again.

Manchester United's senior executives want to quickly restore the glory of Ferguson's era and make more money at the same time.

They are keen on investment and are willing to spend money.

But the only problem is that they have no patience.

They can't wait for a head coach to slowly build the team and run in one game after another.

For these lay executives, they think that they have spent so much money and bought such expensive players, why can't they achieve results?

What they hope most is to win the league championship in one year, replicate the triple crown in two years, and dominate Europe directly in three years!

For this reason, once the results are slightly bad, they begin to question the head coach, and this cycle forms a vicious circle.

Solskjaer finally understands how many of his predecessors left Manchester United.

These pig-brained executives are useless except for disgusting people, and they also like to interfere at will.

For this reason, Pogba, a social master who is good at dancing with long sleeves, has become the core point of Manchester United and even forced Mourinho to leave.

After all, compared with Mourinho's temper like a pit stone, Pogba is obviously "approachable".

Solskjaer reappeared in the evening.

He gathered the players in the tactical room and arranged the tactics for the next game with a sour face.

"In the next game against Bis, we have only one core point for attack."

After that, Solskjaer looked at Ibrahimovic and said, "Zlatan, you have to take on the task of scoring goals, and the whole team will serve you for this!"

Hearing this, Ibrahimovic naturally nodded without hesitation.

On the other hand, Pogba raised his hand with a surprised look and said, "What about me? I should increase the confrontation in the midfield."

Solskjaer looked at Pogba, feeling a little disgusted in his heart, but his expression was still calm; "The task of the midfield in this game is to pass the ball forward. This is a tactical order. You will execute it, right?"

Facing Solskjaer's almost forced attitude, Pogba could only nod in disappointment.

Anyway, it's just a game, and he will still be the core point in the future.

Seeing Pogba quiet down, Solskjaer said loudly; "In the next game, we must win. This is a difficult test for us, but Manchester United is never afraid of tests, because this is Manchester United!"

Solskjaer's voice is sonorous and powerful, but few people cater to him.

This made Solskjaer a little embarrassed, and he also lamented that in the past, Ferguson always motivated the players in this way, and at that time they were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Time flies, Ferguson retired, and Manchester United is no longer like Manchester United.

The attention of the Europa League is not as high as that of the Champions League, and there is no atmosphere of a global celebration.

Most of the fans who pay attention to the Europa League are fans of a certain team.

For example, Arsenal fans are paying attention to their performance in the Europa League, but in addition, more fans are paying attention to the Champions League.

After all, compared with the strong dialogue in the Champions League, the Europa League is a little less interesting.

Even the heat of Manchester United vs. Arsenal cannot catch up with the knockout stage of the Champions League.

However, Arsenal players and fans are united, and they are determined that they will return to the Champions League.

And they are also very confident about the next game.

Old Trafford Stadium.

Arsenal players are no longer unfamiliar with this.

As Manchester United's home ground, it is also called the "Theatre of Dreams".

Old Trafford, where Ferguson was in charge, became a stage that countless players yearned for.

For Manchester United now, their appeal is not as strong as before.

However, the passion of Manchester United fans still makes Old Trafford extremely fanatical.

In this game, Arsenal once again brought out the full main lineup after two consecutive rounds of rotation.

Facing Manchester United, Arsenal did not dare to be arrogant.

And this is also a key game for Arsenal to advance to the semi-finals, and they don't want to lose the chain.

Mourinho stood on the sidelines. Last season, he made plans and fought for Manchester United on this stadium.

And just a few months later, when he returned to this stadium again, his job became to capture Manchester United's goal.

But Mourinho is not soft-hearted.

He still remembers how miserable he was when he was kicked out by Manchester United.

Not only for promotion, but also for himself.

He also needs to win this game to prove this point thoroughly!