Chapter 453: 3 consecutive Club World Cup wins, the peak Premier League showdown with Super Liverpoo
Chapter 453 Three consecutive Club World Cup wins, the peak Premier League showdown with Super Liverpool
Time flies and it’s December in a blink of an eye.
Under the leadership of Martin, Arsenal is making rapid progress and progressing in all competitions.
The league started with 13 wins, 1 draw and 40 points, ranking first in the league.
What amazes fans who follow the Premier League around the world are the two teams that follow.
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In other words, after 1/3 of the league has been played, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool are all likely to win the 2018-2019 Premier League championship!
The British media began to build momentum for the Premier League, saying that the Premier League would enter an era of three-power competition.
However, the media that supports Arsenal believe that there are still 2/3 of the league, and Arsenal, led by Martin, is very likely to widen the gap in the second 1/3 of the league and top the list.
Starting from fourth place Chelsea, Tottenham, Everton, Manchester United and other teams were affected by the strong performance of the top three teams, and their points were less than 30 points, which also meant that these teams lost the chance to compete for the championship.
The fourth round of the EFL Cup was naturally very easy. The opponent was Blackpool from the British Championship.
In the two back-to-back group matches of the Champions League, they also easily defeated Shakhtar Donetsk from the Ukrainian Super League and qualified from Group F two rounds in advance.
He also performed normally in the two UEFA Nations League group matches in November, helping Portugal easily defeat Italy and Poland at home and advance to the UEFA Nations League semi-finals on home soil next summer with four consecutive group wins.
The other three A-level teams ranked first in the group were Switzerland, the Netherlands and England.
Entering December also means that Arsenal's schedule will become more intensive.
League, EFL Cup, UEFA Champions League group stage, Club World Cup and the Premier League’s world-famous Christmas Devil schedule.
In the last two rounds of the group stage, there were some adjustments due to early qualifying, but they also achieved an unbeaten record of one win and one draw.
The most eye-catching focus battle in early December is undoubtedly the North London Derby.
If it were placed in the Premier League four years ago, the game process with a small gap between each other would have been exciting. With Arsenal led by Martin dominating the entire Europe, Tottenham has made nothing this summer, and the gap between them has become even wider. At the Emirates Stadium The game was played without incident.
5:1
Martin scored a hat-trick, Cavani and Aubameyang each scored a goal.
Harry Kane scored a face-saving goal for Tottenham.
Next, it's time to visit the 'Theater of Dreams' Old Trafford.
Mourinho has experienced two happy seasons with Manchester United, and step by step, he has become the coach with the best performance since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. However, this Manchester United is still immersed in the glory of the year and is completely unaware that times have changed. .
In addition, Mourinho's old partner Faria, who has worked with him for more than ten years, went solo and lacked great support at the technical and tactical level.
Moreover, Ibrahimovic ended the entire season prematurely due to injury, and some of the club's superstar players lacked the constraints of the bosses in the locker room.
Head coach Mourinho has repeatedly criticized the fans for not cheering hard enough at home, and there have been frictions with the club's senior management over the introduction of players, and there have been some irreconcilable conflicts among the players. Manchester United's performance has plummeted.
From last season's third place with the highest score since the inception of the Premier League, to the seventh place after 14 rounds at the end of this season.
The 2018-2019 season has entered 1/3, and it is already a full ten points behind the Champions League. It is considered that it will miss the Champions League next season in advance.
The only thing that can be achieved is the Champions League group stage, qualifying one round ahead of schedule.
But for a club like Manchester United with a long history and glorious past, such results alone will definitely not be able to satisfy the inflated club executives and fans.
Before the start of the league match between Manchester United and Arsenal at home, a person familiar with the matter revealed that Manchester United's senior management was very dissatisfied with Mourinho's tactics and results. If Arsenal cannot beat Arsenal at home, there is a high probability that Manchester United will pay a high termination fee to advance the contract in advance. Fire the top coach from Portugal.
When this news appeared on social platforms, many bloggers and fans complained about Mourinho.
Defeat Martin's Arsenal at home.
Which team in world football today can do that?
Besides, what are the players that Manchester United CEO Ed Woodward has introduced?
I didn't buy it at all according to other people's requirements.
The key is that Mourinho's performance in leading the team is pretty good...
He has won the Europa League and last year ranked third with the highest points since the founding of the Premier League and even in England's top league.
Look at the team led by Guardiola and Klopp. Isn’t there still no league championship?
Why should we expect to match the record of Arsenal led by Martin when there are not enough signings?
The first person to bear the brunt of the conflicts between players and Mourinho is naturally French international Pogba.
This situation surprised Martin. He thought Pogba would keep a low profile if he didn't win the world championship, but he didn't expect that it still angered Mourinho.
Although Martin and Mourinho have a good relationship in private, they will definitely not let go when it comes to games.
As a result, Mourinho was fired directly in the 2018th round of the 2019-15 Premier League season.
After ninety minutes, the scoreboard showed 0:4.
This score has actually not changed since the 38th minute of the first half.
With the current competitive state and mental outlook of Manchester United's players, Arsenal would be a massacre if they had a little bit of strength.
There were 38 shots fired in the game, 12 of which hit the goal.
The home team Manchester United took 2 shots, but none of them hit the goal.
The sold-out Old Trafford Stadium started with three goals behind, and some fans left the stadium early without seeing anything.
In a regular press conference after the game, Mourinho, who was interviewed by reporters, did not choose to reverse the situation, but accepted the defeat calmly, hoping that the team could regain its strength in future games.
The next day, CEO Ed Woodward interviewed Mourinho, and the two had a violent quarrel.
The result of the unhappy breakup was that Mourinho was fired with a high termination fee.
[Manchester United official: Mourinho dismissed. 】
Martin was very surprised when he saw the news. He remembered that Mourinho was fired by Klopp, but he didn't expect that it was him...
"I should have known better than to release the water."
Martin muttered quietly.
Three days later, Arsenal faced the challenge of newly promoted Huddersfield at home.
3: 0.
A clean win over the visiting opponents.
Before flying to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the Club World Cup semi-finals, "France Football" editor-in-chief Gérard Aignes came to London and personally presented Martin with the Golden Ball trophy embedded in the trophy.
In other words... Martin was once again elected to the European Golden Globe Award!
Became the third player after Platini and Messi to win the Ballon d'Or for three consecutive years!
Although everyone believes that Martin's election is uncontroversial and worthy of his name, the official website of "France Football" and the official account of social platforms still caused a sensation when they announced the winner of the new European Golden Globe Award.
On all major social platforms, the news that Martin was selected for the European Golden Globe Award instantly dominated the hot searches and hot topics.
The person involved, Martin, took it for granted and only posted a brief message on his social account: low-key, routine operation.
Undoubtedly, within a minute of posting, tens of thousands of comments, likes, and retweets were received.
The next day, the Arsenal team took a special flight to the United Arab Emirates to prepare for the Club World Cup semi-finals against Kashima Antlers, the country of cherry blossoms.
As the European hegemon, Arsenal was considered the favorite to win the championship early on, so reaching the semi-finals is the best result for Kashima Antlers.
In the Club World Cup two years ago, Kashima Antlers participated in the Club World Cup as the representative team of the host country. They unexpectedly reached the final, but were easily defeated by Arsenal in the end.
In addition, there is a huge gap between the top teams in Asia and the top teams in Europe, and it is not a duel of the same magnitude.
The day before Arsenal VS Kashima Antlers, another semi-final match between River Plate and Al Ain started.
The two teams tied at 2:2 in regular time. Neither team achieved anything in overtime, and the game had to enter a brutal penalty shootout.
In the first four rounds, they all scored penalties. In the crucial fifth round, Perez missed a penalty, and Al Ain player Ryan Mohammed scored a penalty, which meant that the South American Copa Libertadores champion River Plate was eliminated.
Al Ain, who won the game, also made history and reached the Club World Cup final for the first time!
The vast majority of media and fans have concluded that Arsenal will create new Club World Cup history.
Three consecutive!
Even though the semi-final between Arsenal and Kashima Antlers has not started yet. At 8:30 pm local time the next day, the semi-final match between Arsenal and Kashima Antlers kicked off.
It's not a competition at the same level, and the process is not difficult at all for Arsenal.
After ninety minutes, the scoreboard showed 4:0.
Arsenal in front, Kashima Antlers in back.
Three days later, the third and fourth place finals started at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi.
River Plate, which was unexpectedly eliminated by the host team Al Ain in the semi-finals, found its match form and beat Kashima Antlers 4-0 in 2018 minutes to become the third runner-up in the Club World Cup.
Fans who purchased tickets for the third and fourth place finals do not need to leave the venue. They can wait directly for the finals to start.
The time between the two games was not long. As soon as the third-place match ended, the two sides in the finals often warmed up.
Martin, who came out to warm up, showed good game condition and directly set off the fanatical atmosphere at Zayed Stadium.
Although Al Ain is the host team, many people believe that reaching the final is the best result that can be achieved. Even booing Martin and other Arsenal players will not change the result.
It is better to empty your mind and enjoy the Club World Cup final that is about to kick off.
At 8:30 pm, the game started on time.
Arsenal, led by Martin, still gave face to the host team Al Ain, firmly controlling the initiative of the game, and occasionally deliberately gave up some possession of the ball to give the opponent some offensive opportunities.
The score was also controlled very well. When the final whistle sounded, the scoreboard showed 2:0.
"Congratulations Martin!"
"Congratulations Arsenal!"
"They create new Club World Cup history, including the predecessor Toyota Cup!"
"Winning the Club World Cup for three consecutive years!"
"Arsenal, who won the Club World Cup, also won their seventh championship trophy of the year, their seventh consecutive title for three consecutive years!"
"This may be a record that will be difficult to break for many years to come!"
Central 5 commentator He Wei listened to the referee Rocky blow the whistle to end the game, and blurted out impassionedly.
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"Are Arsenal fans ready to watch the Club World Cup final?"
"Arsenal!"
"He is the champion!!"
Martin received the silver trophy symbolizing the Club World Cup championship from FIFA President Infantino. PP sports commentator Zhan Jun looked at Martin, who was holding the cup and walking to the C position of the championship display area, holding the trophy high and shouting impassionedly.
After dominating world football for three consecutive years, Arsenal players still maintained high spirits and celebrated their championship with passion.
The Arsenal fans in front of the TV were also extremely excited and chanted hysterically.
Head coach Arteta was particularly excited.
This... is his first world championship since coaching Arsenal!
It is also the third championship in his coaching career.
Worth remembering.
In accordance with international practice, the team showed the trophy to the fans at the stadium and then returned to the locker room for about ten minutes.
At noon the next day, the Arsenal team flew back to London to prepare for the devilish schedule after Christmas.
The players were given two days of rest to prepare for three games a week, especially the one at Anfield to challenge Liverpool.
Because of participating in the Club World Cup, there are two games less.
打满18轮联赛的利物浦15胜2平1负积47分利物浦力压少赛两场积46分的阿森纳排名榜首。
Manchester City ranks third with 14 points with 2 wins, 2 draws and 44 losses.
In other words, the difference between the top three is very subtle.
Liverpool vs. Arsenal at home is a veritable battle at the top of the table.
The two days of rest passed quickly, and I had to return to the Kearney training base for training on Christmas Eve.
At two o'clock in the afternoon on December 12, the 26th round of the league match between Fulham and Wolves started first.
The two teams fought hard for 1 minutes to score 1:.
Three hours later, multiple focus battles started simultaneously.
What is surprising is that Manchester City suffered an upset loss to Leicester City 1:2 as a guest. Liverpool, currently ranked first, did not suffer an upset and beat Newcastle 4:0 at home.
Arsenal's away game against Brighton is a late game at 8pm local time.
Arsenal, who had won the Club World Cup, were a little uncomfortable returning to the Premier League at the beginning of the game. However, as the game went on, Martin improved the condition of his teammates and personally scored the goal he created in the 31st minute. The ball was scored.
In the second half of the easy side battle, they made another pass and shot, setting the score at 3:0.
After playing Brighton, the Arsenal team returned to London non-stop to prepare for the first-place battle with Liverpool at Anfield two days later.
There is no need to deliberately exaggerate. Football media and fans around the world are focusing on this peak competition.
Liverpool's only loss this season was at the Emirates Stadium. They remained unbeaten in the other 18 league games, with 16 wins and 2 draws.
Complete victory at home.
Such a terrifying record also made the British media and European mainstream media believe that Liverpool has the strength to compete with Arsenal, which has dominated European football for the past three years.
As long as they don't lose to Arsenal at home, Liverpool is very hopeful to compete for the first league championship in the team's history in the Premier League.
The second round of the Christmas Devil schedule, the 2018th round of the 2019-20 Premier League season started on the afternoon of midweek.
The biggest upset was Tottenham's 1:3 loss at home to newly promoted Wolves.
The match between Liverpool and Arsenal kicks off at 6pm.
In accordance with international practice, the starting lineups of the two teams appeared on the Premier League's official website one hour before the game.
Liverpool is still in a 433 formation.
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Defenders: Robertson, Lovren, Matip, Alexander-Arnold
Midfielder: Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Henderson
Forwards: Mane, Firmino, Salah
Arsenal under Arteta still uses the 4231 formation from the Wenger era.
Goalkeeper: Leno
Defenders: Ferland Mendy, Van Dijk, De Ligt, Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder: Kante, Xhaka
Midfielder: Aubameyang, Martin, Mahrez
Forward: Cavani
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With the starting lineups of both sides leaking out, football media and fans from around the world know that the battle to determine the Premier League championship this season will soon begin.
With the two teams tied, Arsenal, who have two games in hand, will have a higher probability of defending the title.
If Liverpool wins at home, both teams and Manchester City, which is temporarily out of control, have the possibility of competing for the championship.
If Arsenal wins as a guest, Arsenal will break the record of three consecutive league championships set by Manchester United and create a record of consecutive championships for the Gunners!
Therefore, both sides are extremely focused on this game.
(End of this chapter)
