February 28th, the fifth round of the FA Cup .
Arsenal continued their excellent form as they were eliminated from the FA Cup by Blackburn Rovers .
However, the competition process was not smooth.
Arsenal attacked frantically for the entire 90 minutes.
But facing Blackburn Rovers who used a 5-4-1 bus formation, it was difficult for Arsenal to break into the penalty area and create effective goals.
In the 70th minute, Podolski was substituted and Wenger used Arshavin again.
Arshavin's sprint down the wing had good results, but he still found it difficult to break through Blackburn Rovers' defense.
It was not until the 90+1 minute, in injury time, that Blackburn suddenly launched a counterattack, which made Arsenal extremely panicked.
Facing Blackburn's long-range attack, Luka and Ramsey ran back to defense desperately, and the two cooperated with Jenkinson to double-team on the wing.
After Lekai grabbed the ball, he made a long pass and launched a magical counterattack.
Yes! It's magical!
Lekai's long pass went straight into the opponent's penalty area. Suarez jumped back and rubbed the ball, which hit the running Arshavin squarely.
This goal left Blackburn fans, including Arsenal players, stunned.
Even the Blackburn manager started swearing!
A long pass can find his own striker, who jumps up and leans back to rub the ball, which just happens to fall into the path of another striker and directly hits the ball into Blackburn's goal.
This is just too lucky, isn't it ?
But regardless, Arsenal scored.
They kicked Blackburn out of the FA Cup stage 1:0 away from home!
This game made Blackburn Rovers players particularly depressed.
It was all due to luck.
If they remain tied, they can still play one more away game according to the FA Cup's home and away rules.
But Arsenal exploded in the final stages and scored a magical goal. Who could tolerate that?
After being eliminated from the FA Cup, Arsenal immediately faced the second round of the Champions League.
After a 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich at home in the previous round, they faced a complete Bayern Munich in the second round.
Bayern Munich's head coach Heynckes seemed to have no patience to waste time, and directly brought out the entire main lineup, sending Arsenal away with a score of 3:1 at the Allianz Arena.
In the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal lost 2:4 to Bayern Munich in two rounds and was eliminated again in the Champions League round of 16.
In this game, Arsenal performed well and played very aggressively. Even though they were playing away, they were always looking for the possibility of victory.
But this Arsenal is too young and they have not yet found their own direction.
In this game, Lucky's performance was still extremely eye-catching.
Although he failed to completely restrict Robben, he still caused him a lot of trouble.
But Ribery and Robben were too strong on the flanks, and Lukay was unable to handle them all by himself, plus there was also Mandzukic in front of him.
This is a hellish level of difficulty for a young player who has just played half a season.
But even so, Lucky's performance has won recognition from many parties.
After the game, Bayern Munich head coach Heynckes took the initiative to find Luka.
"Are you interested in playing football in Germany? If you come, I can coach you for a year!"
Kodak was surprised by Heynckes' invitation.
Before he could make any response, Wenger rushed out from the side.
"He has no interest whatsoever!"
Immediately, Wenger pushed Lucky into the player tunnel.
In the post-match press conference, Heynckes announced domineeringly that Bayern Munich will play with greater ambition this season, and one championship is no longer enough for Bayern Munich now!
This sentence made Bayern Munich the focus of the whole of Europe.
Last season, Bayern Munich reached the Champions League final, but unfortunately lost to Chelsea and failed to lift the Champions League trophy.
This season, they made a comeback under the leadership of the famous coach Heynckes, competing in the Champions League with stronger personnel and lineup.
Looking at the 67-year-old Heynckes looking so high-spirited in front of the media, Wenger couldn't help feeling a little lonely.
Wenger was the same in the past, leading a group of invincible Gunners to dominate the Champions League.
But they failed to lift the final trophy.
At that time, Wenger was confident that Arsenal would be able to make a comeback in the future.
But no one expected that Arsenal would encounter wave after wave of setbacks, and the blows from multiple aspects made Arsenal begin to fall into a slump.
This wait lasted seven years!
Wenger patted his cheek lightly, put his messy thoughts behind him, and immediately regained his spirit.
It’s never a bad idea to start now!
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Since then, Arsenal has been eliminated from the Champions League.
The good news is that they can now focus on the league and the FA Cup.
Of course, in addition to these, there is also other good news, which is really good news.
Cazorla and Arteta have returned to training.
The return of these two players is a shot in the arm for Arsenal.
From the beginning of January to the end of February, it was Lucky alone who carried the team forward.
The comeback of the two has relieved the pressure of Kodak to a great extent.
It can be said that in the past, when Lucky lost his voice, the entire Arsenal became silent.
The overall tactics are extremely dependent on Lucky's ability in the midfield.
But Lucky is also a human being, and he is only 18 years old... Oh! ... 19 years old!
Doesn't Arsenal have any respect for letting such a young man lead a top team?
Now, with the return of Cazorla and Arteta, Arsenal's offensive capabilities will be greatly enhanced.
Cazorla's breakthrough, Arteta's organization and Lukay's defense.
Perfectly share the various roles in the midfield.
Despite being eliminated from the Champions League, Arsenal fans are still looking forward to the team's performance at the end of the league.
Especially in the 28th round of the league, Arsenal won three points with a score of 3:1 at White Hart Lane, giving fans some comfort after defeating their city rivals twice in the league.
At least, compared to last season, Arsenal has shown a stronger upward momentum in the league this season.
The current Premier League standings are as follows:
1: Manchester United, 21-2-5, 65 points.
2: Manchester City, 17-8-3, 59 points.
3: Arsenal, 17-5-6, 56 points.
4: Tottenham Hotspur, 15-6-7, 51 points.
5: Chelsea, 14-7-7, 49 points.
There are still ten games left until the end of the league, and the current situation is that the two Manchester City clubs are still ranked first and second.
After Arsenal started to gain momentum in the mid-term, their ranking in the standings also soared.
After bidding farewell to their Kroos midfielder, Tottenham Hotspur is still competitive thanks to Bale's outstanding performance.
Chelsea has been stumbling this season, the conflict between Benítez and the club has completely erupted, and he may leave at any time.
At the same time, Mourinho, who was coaching Real Madrid in Spain, also had conflicts with the club.
According to gossip, the Chelsea owner personally flew to Spain to meet Mourinho, hoping to invite this Portuguese madman back to coach Chelsea.
Mourinho and Chelsea are likely to renew their relationship next season.
And this incident is also pushing Benítez to leave!
The Red Army Liverpool's performance this season is still unsatisfactory and it is likely that they will continue to miss out on European competitions.
After sending the Uruguayan away, Liverpool also made some signings, but obviously there were not very good results.
Former Swansea coach and current Liverpool head coach Brendan Rodgers also failed to deliver on his promise, and even caused the team to fall into the relegation zone at one point, which was questioned by fans.
The current battle for the Premier League title has evolved from last season's confrontation between the two Manchester City giants to a situation where three teams are competing for the championship!
Manchester United still has enough advantages, especially amid rumors that Ferguson is about to retire, showing a momentum of victory for the underdog.
Manchester City is working hard to retain the Premier League title. Since winning the league title last season, they are still obsessed with the championship title.
Arsenal are also fighting back as they chase the title they have lost for seven years.
Especially at the end of the season, Arsenal's main players returned from injuries one after another, which made many people see Arsenal's improved competitiveness.
There is still hope for the championship!
The 2012/2013 Premier League season still showed ups and downs.
You can never guess who will be the champion until the end!