NOVEL WEB Chapter 176: Fighting Bayern Again (Transitional Article)
The first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals is over.
The overall performance of the Premier League team was poor, and the British media called it: "A disappointing day."
Manchester City lost to Barcelona 0:2 at home.
Chelsea drew 1:1 away with Galatasaray.
The most shocking thing was that Manchester United lost 0:2 to Olympiacos, the weakest team in the top 16.
Such a result made Manchester United and the British media full of despair about "Ferguson's terminal period". Some fans even shouted to Ferguson: Sir Alex Ferguson, please retire early!
That night, Ferguson was admitted to the hospital... After returning to Manchester, Rashford, who had just been promoted to Manchester United U18, and James Wilson, another young genius in England after Xia Qi, were recruited into the Manchester United first team.
(Wilson was named the best youth training player in 2013-2014, but unfortunately he was injured again)
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The day after the game,
Arsenal returned to London tired and scarred by the defeat.
They were greeted with nothing but criticism. Judging from the game process, Arsenal's loss was the most regrettable and most undeserved game.
Although Manchester United's defeat was an upset, from the content point of view, Manchester United's loss was reasonable. This is also the reason why Ferguson, who has high moral status and high position, was stabbed in the back by fans.
Therefore, Arsenal, who could have saved face for the Premier League, became the target of angry British media.
No Arsenal player could escape, and everyone was criticized. Among them, Wenger and Xia Qi were the two most severely criticized.
Wenger was criticized by the media for two reasons. First, he asked Xia Qi to retreat in the second half and switch to a two-center tactic.
Second, why not make substitutions when we are leading 3:2, but when we are tied at 3:3?
Xia Qi was criticized for two reasons. First, the all-around B2B forward was missing, and second, he was invisible in the last few minutes of the game...
The Spanish media "AS" and "Marca" took advantage of Xia Qi's "hack" to promote Ronaldo's Golden Globe Award.
The title of the article is "Stability, efficiency and responsibility are the only criteria for World Footballer."
The article praised Ronaldo's hot form in La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Champions League in detail. In particular, Ronaldo's "keyness" in the game was far better than that of Xia Qi, who was invisible in the last few minutes.
Of course, the British media cannot give up the Golden Globe Award. The popular editor-in-chief of "Mirror" Smith wrote an article overnight to clear Xia Qi's name:
"This year is the 2013 Golden Globe Award. Xia Qi is more qualified than anyone else."
"There are no words to describe the performance of this Asian boy. European Golden Boot, European Golden Boy, Premier League and Champions League double crown, European Best Team, the most valuable young player in the world..."
The article praised Xia Qi for bringing a "fourth" team to the top of Europe...
The article finally said: This kind of single-core leadership ability that does not rely on the system or teammates has not been able to win this year's Golden Globe Award. That only shows that there is a shady secret in the selection of the Golden Globe Award...
While the British and Spanish media were bragging about themselves, the first leg of the World Cup play-off between Portugal and Sweden started.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the game in the away game, leading the team to take the lead in the two rounds.
Suddenly, Cristiano Ronaldo was in the limelight, far surpassing the popular youngster Xia Qi. It became unclear who would win the 2013 Golden Globe Award.
The finalists for the 2013 Golden Globe Award are Xia Qi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Messi.
Since Messi is injured and has not performed well this season, the Ballon d'Or will actually be awarded between Cristiano Ronaldo and Xia Qi.
The final winner will be announced and awarded live at the French Opera one month later.
Xia Qi lost points in the first round of the Champions League 1/8 finals, while Ronaldo's performance in the Champions League and the national team gained points.
So in the past few days, the Ronaldo campaign team has been desperately promoting Ronaldo, emphasizing that the performance of the national team should take precedence over the Champions League, trying to make up for the gap with Xia Qi.
The British media began to fight back. They pointed out that Xia Qi was also very important in the England national team and was the key to England qualifying three rounds in advance.
The Xia Luo dispute is related to the honor of the world's number one league. It is no longer Xia Qi and Ronaldo's own business. British media, Spanish media, and Portuguese media have all joined the battle...
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In this way, the second round of the Champions League a week later will be extremely important to Xia Qi. If Arsenal is eliminated by Bayern, Real Madrid advances and the Portuguese national team advances,
Then Ronaldo is very likely to complete a great comeback and win the Ballon d'Or.
Wenger knew that this matter was of great importance, not only Xia Qi's honor but also Arsenal's vital interests.
On the weekend, January 2014, 1, during Arsenal's away game against Villa, Wenger arranged for the main players to rest, and Xia Qi and others watched the live broadcast in Balotelli's villa.
The results were disappointing,
Villa, playing at home, defeated the visiting Arsenal "second team" 2:1.
Martinez, who was in front of the TV, clicked his tongue and said: "Villa's female fans are so beautiful! I really want to join, what should I do?"
After hearing this, Xia Qi didn't know why, but suddenly he became angry. It seemed that Martinez was either joking, or he was just a kid who would definitely backstab his home team and knock it out of the championship one day. throne.
An order was given: "Brothers, the time has come to eliminate the traitor, and the second and fifth sons will die!"
In an instant, a pillow, body pillow, and cushion war began in the room...
In the three games after Christmas, Arsenal and Liverpool had 2 draws and 1 loss, while Manchester City had won three games in a row.
In this way, Arsenal still ranks first in the Premier League standings with 56 points, followed by Manchester City with 50 points, Liverpool with 47 points, and Chelsea with 46 points.
There are 17 rounds left in the league, and the six-point gap is not too big.
The Premier League, which originally had little suspense, became tense and intense because Arsenal had to fight on two fronts.
Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea... not only fully support Arsenal's two-pronged progress, but also encourage Arsenal to strive for victory in the FA Cup starting next month.
Even Mourinho, who had always been at odds with Wenger, began to flatter Wenger and fill him with ecstasy.
"I once created the great Inter era at Inter Milan. If Wenger wants to surpass me, he must also create a dynasty that belongs to him. I think Arsenal this season can achieve the unprecedented goal of a Grand Slam." ( Arsenal currently wins the Community Shield, League Cup, Premier League and Champions League last season).
Of course Wenger understood Mourinho's "sinister" intentions, but Wenger could not refuse this "sweet poison".
Both Wenger and Xia Qi know that it is extremely important to face Bayern in the second round on Wednesday. If they win, they have the right to dream. If they lose, they will only be in trouble.
In this battle, Arsenal is undoubtedly at a disadvantage compared to Bayern, which can maintain a draw and win.
And judging from the results of the 20th round of the Bundesliga, Guardiola has transformed Bayern into an increasingly mature game. Not only did Bayern beat its old rival Bayer Leverkusen 5-0, at least three of the goals were classic TiKi-TaKa.
The air above Colney training base is heavy, and it is raining all over England...
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On January 2014, 1, the entire Bayern team arrived in London on a chartered flight. (One more update)