My uncle is Inzaghi

After exchanging jerseys with Suarez, as the undisputed best player of the game, Li Mo stood in the mixed interview area full of sponsor logos and accepted the bombardment of media reporters.

"Congratulations on scoring four goals in this game."

"Thanks."

"How do you rate this game?"

"Wonderful!"

"How to evaluate Liverpool's performance in this game."

"great!"

"How do you feel about scoring four goals?"

"Comfortable!"

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

"Gone!"

Li Mo ended the interview simply and efficiently, turned around and joined the ranks of Arsenal players who were thanking the fans in the stands.

Suarez, who scored a hat trick, also stood in the mixed interview area and was interviewed.

"Yes, we are sorry. If it weren't for Li Mo, we should have won this game."

Suarez shook his head repeatedly and said.

"Who can beat Li Mo? How do I know? If I knew, the big clubs around the world would probably cry and ask me to be the coach."

The Uruguayans made a joke.

Suarez didn't smile after losing.

On the contrary, the reporters laughed.

In the post-match press interview.

Wenger described the game as "a great game".

"We contributed a great game and Liverpool have reason to feel sorry, but the side with Li Mo won, it's that simple."

When Rogers faced reporters, the look of helplessness was evident on his face.

"We have Suarez who is unstoppable, but our opponent is Li Mo. This is a duel between two great shooters, and Li Mo had the last laugh."

"Liverpool is five points behind Arsenal and two points behind Manchester City, slipping to third place in the standings. Does this mean that Liverpool will gradually withdraw from the championship group after this game?"

"I don't think so, five points is not the end of the world and don't forget we still have the chance to face Arsenal at Anfield."

"Can you beat Arsenal at home?"

"That's Anfield!"

Rogers said.

Liverpool fans also cheered for the team after the game.

On social media, the common arguments among Liverpool fans are that "the championship is not over yet", "a loss in one game is nothing", "the loss in this game is an atypical loss", "Liverpool is standing and dying" of".

In short, if you lose, you won't lose. Even if you are five points behind, you will never admit defeat in advance at this time.

Arsenal fans did not dare to announce in advance that the championship belonged to Arsenal.

After all, they have Manchester City behind them, and Chelsea, who are ranked fourth, are only six points behind Arsenal.

The championship situation this season is still very complicated.

However, many media began to sing praises for Arsenal.

[Daily Mail] wrote in the post-match report:

"Arsenal defeated Liverpool at home. Li Mo scored four goals and Suarez scored a hat-trick. You can see how exciting this game is from the score, but in fact, if you only see the score , you will still far underestimate the excitement of this game! Of course, what we emphasize here is not how exciting the game is, but the significance of this game. Since Li Mo joined Arsenal, the traditional six players in the Premier League In the civil war between the giants, Liverpool is the only opponent Arsenal has not defeated - last season, their two rounds of meetings in the league were draws! "

".Considering that Arsenal double-killed Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Tottenham last season, Liverpool can get two points from Arsenal and can already be called an "Arsenal killer." And Liverpool's state this season Even better, they were once the favorites to compete for the championship, but in this case, their loss in the away game made them lose to Arsenal with Li Mo for the first time!”

".This may become a landmark event of this season! Arsenal after Li Mo has defeated any Premier League opponent they encountered! They completed a "home run" against all Premier League opponents, which proves Arsenal’s own strength. With Manchester United’s unexpected decline this season, Arsenal’s defense of the Premier League title may be a high probability event!”

Arsenal's defense of the Premier League title is already a high probability event!

Many media are conveying similar views.

But there is one person who would definitely disagree with this.

That is Manchester City coach Pellegrini.

Pellegrini, the Chilean engineer who succeeded the Italian coach as Manchester City coach this season, is universally recognized for his technical and tactical achievements.

He is definitely a top coach with excellent professional skills.

Under his leadership, Villarreal reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, Malaga reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and Demichelis transformed from a colander to an iron gate.

Compared with Italian Mancini.

As a South American head coach, Pellegrini's biggest transformation of Manchester City was to transform Manchester City's previous Italian style of defensive counterattacks and instead pursue a passing and controlling style.

In the Mancini era, Manchester City had a lot of defensive counterattacks.

Aguero and Dzeko are a typical pair of centers, one tall and one tall.

Of course.

Defensive counterattack cannot simply summarize Manchester City in the Mancini era.

Mancini's ability to become a famous coach does not rely on simple Italian counterattacks.

On the basis of counterattack, Manchester City actually has another way of playing.

The existence of Aguero provides the possibility for this style of play.

In addition to regular crosses from the wing, Manchester City has technical players like Aguero and Silva in the middle to increase the threat of ground passes and breakthroughs in the middle.

Manchester City's luxurious lineup made it possible for Mancini to develop a variety of offensive methods in Manchester City. The diversity of offense is also the key to Manchester City's transformation from an "upstart" to a true "championship team."

However, after leading Manchester City to win the first Premier League championship trophy in team history.

Mancini's Manchester City seems to have reached a bottleneck period.

Then Manchester City's senior management made a decisive change in coaching.

The arrival of Pellegrini has laid a firm direction for Manchester City's continued development: to continue to develop towards a technical and Latin football tactical system.

On the island of England.

Although, modern football was born here.

However, the existence of conservative elements here makes the football tactics here seem dull and conservative from top to bottom. While it emphasizes speed and confrontation, it is extremely lacking in imagination.

England's midfielders can grab, fight, pass long passes accurately, and shoot long shots very hard.

But in terms of the ability to create opportunities, it always seems difficult to compare with the unrestrained Spaniards, the romantic French, and the casual Italians.

Even compared with the stereotypical German players who are as rigorous as machines, they lack imagination in passing.

therefore.

After the Premier League era began.

The Premier League teams began the "English football version of the Westernization Movement."

The first one to start was Ferguson. Ferguson's team began to incorporate some elements of continental football.

And even more radical is Wenger.

Ferguson, a Scot, is still an Englishman at heart and is deeply influenced by British football.

Arsene Wenger from France is the originator of academic coaches.

He drastically transformed Arsenal, transforming a traditional English team into an arsenal known for its "gorgeous style of play".

Subsequently, more coaches from continental Europe and South America entered English football.

More and more teams that incorporate mainland football styles are appearing in the British Isles.

Radical and conservative football tactics collide here.

Manchester City's luxurious lineup can undoubtedly support Pellegrini's tactical system.

"Their defensive weaknesses are obvious."

Pellegrini said in front of his coaching staff.

In front of him was a whiteboard with the numbers of every Arsenal player on it.

"What they are best at is taking advantage of Li Mo's suppression of the opponent's defense, using offense instead of defense. They use Li Mo's superb ability to seize opportunities to score goals, and then turn the lead into a victory!"

Manchester City assistant coach Kidd said.

"That's how they beat us last season."

Among the coaching staff, some coaches who had experienced a double-play by Arsenal last season recalled the painful experience of last season - last season, Manchester City met Li Mo, who was making his debut, and was overturned with a two-goal lead.

Being reversed is actually nothing.

There are many overturned games every season.

Even when a two-goal lead was reversed.

But the key is that it was Li Mo's professional league debut!

If it's an average player, forget it.

After all, who would want to recall the debut of an unknown minor character.

But Li Moke was different.

This is destined to become a top player in football history.

Even now, some people have already ranked Li Mo with the strongest players of the era like Ronaldo/Messi.

That is to say.

Manchester City's reversed game will be mentioned countless times in the future.

When people take stock of Li Mo's career.

The starting point of everything.

It all starts with this game.

In this way, Manchester City was very unlucky to become a stepping stone and background for a great player's career debut.

This is a game that won't be forgotten by the favorites.

Next, Manchester City and Arsenal will have a "back-to-back" duel.

First, on December 18th, the quarter-finals of the League Cup, the two sides will fight at the Emirates Stadium, and then on December 22nd, the two teams will meet in the league. This is the 17th round of the league. .

For both teams, this game is about trying to score three points!

Pellegrini and his coaching team have been preparing intensively for this game since a week ago.

"Maybe they won't play the main force in the League Cup." Kidd said, "On our side."

"We must also focus on the league!"

Pellegrini said decisively.

"In this case, the League Cup can be used as a game for tactical drills."

"The key to our victory lies in controlling the ball. We must try our best to overwhelm our opponents in midfield control."

Pellegrini said.

He placed five chess pieces on the white board.

"Yaya Toure, Fernandinho, David Silva, Nasri, Aguero!"

"Aguero needs to drop back into the midfield to help with the ball in the midfield, which we actually did at certain moments in this game."

Pellegrini positioned the chess pieces.

"Ture and Fernandinho double as defensive midfielders, Silva and Navas are on both sides of the midfielder, and Aquino retreats to fill the attacking midfielder position. This is the initial position during the game. The three forwards line up Players can switch positions!"

David Silva, Anvas, and Aguero are all technical players who can play multiple positions.

"On both sides of Toure and Fernandinho, the two full-backs also need to fill in. We need to accumulate enough people in the midfield as much as possible to gain absolute midfield control!"

Pellegrini slammed his hand on the table.

There was a distinct bang.

"Then the League Cup."

"Substitute line-up in the League Cup."

Neither side attaches much importance to the League Cup.

On December 18, at the Emirates Stadium, both sides sent substitute lineups to play.

The pace of this game is very slow, both sides are holding back their kicks.

This made the commentator Andy Gray in the stands couldn't help but complain: "Maybe both teams are already thinking about the game in the seventeenth round of the league four days later."

In a dull atmosphere, the game gradually came to an end.

crucial moment.

Kaka stood up.

His low shot from the penalty area went past Joe Hart's handle.

One to zero.

Arsenal unexpectedly defeated Manchester City at home and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup.

In the subsequent semi-final draw, Arsenal drew Manchester United, and the other group of League Cup semi-final opponents was West Ham United against Sunderland.

The League Cup is a single knockout format before the semi-finals.

The semi-finals became a two-leg knockout tournament at home and away.

Reaching the final is a single-game decider at Wembley Stadium, a neutral venue.

And for Arsenal.

Before the semi-finals, the League Cup was useless.

After entering the semi-finals, the League Cup has become a bit more exciting. As long as they eliminate Manchester United and enter the final, whether the opponent is West Ham United or Sunderland, Arsenal will be quite confident that they can defeat their opponents and win the championship.

No team will give up easily if they can win a championship trophy, even if it is a useless League Cup.

This will undoubtedly cost Arsenal more physical energy - from this perspective, whether entering the League Cup semi-finals is a good thing or a bad thing for Arsenal, I really can't tell.

Some media feel that Arsenal does not have the strength to attack everywhere, and they are likely to be dragged down by cup competitions such as the League Cup and the FA Cup.

anyway.

Arsenal finally defeated their opponent and entered the semi-finals.

Kaka, who completed the winning goal, became the focus of the media these two days.

".Kaka is nirvana at Arsenal!\

,"".The 9th goal of the season, Kaka's condition is improving!"

".The former Ballon d'Or is gradually adapting to the Premier League!"

The media are reporting on Kaka's status.

Another topic has also become a hot topic in the media.

That is. Does Kaka still have a chance to return to the Brazilian national team?

"Judging from Kaka's performance at Arsenal, he does deserve a place in the Brazilian national team. It's just that Scolari has completely established Neymar's core position."

Scolari has completely established the Brazilian national team with Neymar as the core.

If Kaka goes back, what role he will play is also a matter of concern to everyone.

The Brazilian media reported very enthusiastically, and Scolari said something vague in an interview: the Brazilian team will open the door to all Brazilian players who are in excellent condition.

Although Scolari didn't say it explicitly.

But judging from the current public opinion situation, the Brazilian coach may re-recruit Kaka to the national team at the right time.

Kaka naturally knows this.

There are a lot more smiles on his face these days.

After a day of training.

Kaka stood on the sidelines of the training ground and looked at Li Mo, who was practicing his dribbling skills, with a smile on his face.

"This guy is the ultimate leader."

Kaka thought.

His phone rang.

"Okay, okay, I'll go back now."

It was his wife and daughter who urged him, and he agreed to take them shopping today.

Before leaving the training ground, he looked back at Li Mo, who was sweating profusely in the training ground.

"I didn't expect that one day I would also hug my thighs."

"But these thighs are really thick."

December 22nd.

In the seventeenth round of the league, Arsenal's away game against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium is the focus of this round.

It is different from the League Cup where both sides sent substitute lineups to play.

In this game, both teams used their main players and fielded the strongest lineups they could field.

Riding on the power of defeating Liverpool in the last round of the league, Arsenal fans were full of confidence in this game before the game.

They didn't expect it at all.

This game is going to be so difficult.

From the beginning of the game.

Manchester City established an advantage in the midfield, and their ball possession rate once exceeded 70%!

The loss of power in the midfield caused Arsenal's defense to be repeatedly threatened.

Before the end of the first half.

Aguero's long shot from the penalty area hit the crossbar and bounced back into the penalty area.

Manchester City high center Dzeko found a chance to shoot in the penalty area and kicked the ball into the goal!

Manchester City returned to the dressing room at halftime with a 1-0 lead.

Come back in the second half.

Arsenal, playing at home, stepped up their attack.

However, Manchester City did not choose to shrink their defense and counterattack as the Arsenal coaching staff expected - this was what Manchester City was best at doing in the Mancini era.

What they chose was to continue to compete for control of the midfield and for ball possession! !

It turns out that keeping the ball at your feet is also a very clever defensive strategy.

Until the 83rd minute of the game.

Li Mocai got a chance to shoot in the penalty area and blasted the ball into the goal!

"Li Mo!!! Li Mo!! Li Mo scores a goal!!"

Amid the cheers of the commentators, Li Mo rushed into the goal and ran back with the ball in his arms after scoring.

He wouldn't accept a draw.

But his teammates felt that Manchester City was obviously in excellent shape in this game, so a draw was acceptable.

"Even if it's a draw, we're still in the lead, Lee."

When Li Mo asked the team to press heavily on offense, Cazorla had a different view.

"This is their home court. We still have a chance to defeat them at home. We can't give them any chance to counterattack. A draw will be beneficial to us." Arteta also feels that the defense should be strengthened.

This is an away game after all.

Arsenal can certainly accept a draw coming back from the Etihad Stadium.

Intellectually.

Arsenal's players did nothing wrong.

But Li Mo does not agree with the mentality of "a draw counts as a win".

Seeing that his teammates all thought Cazorla was right, Li Mo felt helpless.

"Okay, you can think so. But I always believe that if you want to compete for the championship, you cannot have this idea of ​​"a draw is also a win."

Li Mo spread his hands and said.

If his teammates think the defense should be strengthened, he won't get many opportunities.

"We will be punished for this."

Li Mo once again got his word right.

The 92nd minute of the game.

Aguero dribbled the ball into the penalty area and shot from a small angle.

Killed Arsenal! !

"Aguero!!!"

The entire Etihad Stadium cheered.

"Absolute kill! Absolute kill! Aguero killed Arsenal!!"

The commentators roared wildly.

When Li Mo saw this lost ball, he kicked away a piece of turf angrily.

"I told you already!!"

he growled.

Arsenal's players also echoed Li Mo's previous words.

"We will be punished for this mentality"

Now, the punishment really comes.

Cazorla closed her eyes in pain.

"Maybe... what Li said is right."

he thought.

Wenger shook his head on the sidelines.

Losing this crucial battle had a great impact on Arsenal. They were tied with Manchester City in points. Liverpool and Chelsea also narrowed the points gap with Arsenal.

“The Premier League title race is becoming more complicated!!”

In the commentary box, many commentators seemed very excited.

For any neutral fan.

What they want to see is an increasingly fierce championship situation, not a team's long-term dominance.

The more teams join the title race.

The scenes in the league will become more exciting - from this perspective, in addition to Arsenal supporters, other fans, media, and even the English Football Association and the Premier League, most hope that Manchester City can defeat Arsenal and put The battle for the championship has completely muddied the waters.

"Yes, of course we are the favorites! This game is proof! This is proof!!"

Aguero said extremely excitedly in the post-match interview.

"League Cup? Our energy is not on the League Cup. Maybe they think we can celebrate if we win the League Cup, but we don't care at all."

"Our goal is always the league! The league championship!"

Li Mo was in the mixed interview area, his face a little unsightly.

"What impact does this loss have on us? What impact can it have? We are still the top team!"

"But your points were equaled by Manchester City."

"So what? There's no way we won't lose. It's just one loss. It's nothing to make a fuss about."

Li Mo said, turned around and walked towards the players' tunnel.

In the locker room.

Li Mo is still instilling in his teammates the idea of ​​"never be satisfied with a draw."

But I don’t know how many people can listen to it.

Kaka sat on his seat and sighed in his heart.

He and Li Mo agreed.

Players with this kind of thinking are the real champion players.

Arsenal want to become a true championship team.

The players' thoughts must be in sync with the core of the team.

Before Christmas comes.

Wilshere returned and joined the team's training.

But it's hard to say how good he will be.

What worries Arsenal fans is this.

After the game against Manchester City, the team suffered injuries one after another.

First, Arteta strained his thigh muscle in training.

Then Cazorla contracted the norovirus and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea.

Then Sagna strained his akimbo muscle during the man-building exercise - I don't know what position he used.

The reason why injuries and attrition are concentrated at this time.

The key is because the schedule is too intensive.

The Premier League in December is a very severe test for any player coming to the capital.

December 26, the 18th round of the league.

Arsenal drew with West Ham United away from home, and Arsenal suffered a two-game winless streak.

Li Mo's goal at the last moment helped the team score a tie goal and avoid the team's two-game losing streak.

After this game.

Many media have begun to badmouth Arsenal.

"Arsenal in signs of collapse during Christmas Express season!"

"If Arsenal cannot survive the devilish schedule period of Christmas and New Year in 2014, they are likely to lose their top spot!"

"In the 19th round of the league, the last game of the first half will be a severe test for Arsenal. They are going to St. James Park to challenge Newcastle United."

The media are right.

This game at St James' Park was indeed very difficult for Arsenal.

They faced a very aggressive midfield stranglehold from their opponents.

If a weak team wants to defeat a strong team, the most common way is to use physical confrontation to disrupt the offensive rhythm of the strong team and use rapid forward passes to create opportunities.

Newcastle did very well in this game.

Even if they created any opportunities, they succeeded in cutting the game into pieces.

Until the 87th minute of the game.

The score is still zero to zero.

Just when the commentators started to label Arsenal as "Christmas collapse".

The player who stood up was Li Mo.

He took advantage of a corner kick.

He jumped high and smashed the ball into the opponent's goal.

"Li Mo!!! Li Mo!! Li Mo kills!!!"

"The last game was a draw, this one is a sure win!! Li Mo is carrying the team forward!"

"If Arsenal can survive this devilish schedule, the biggest contributor is undoubtedly Li Mo!!"

Li Mo also looked a little tired after scoring.

He didn't celebrate wildly, but stood there, opened his arms and turned toward the stands.

His chest heaved, sucking air into his lungs.

A battle for three consecutive days.

Even he couldn't bear it.

The Premier League’s schedule really doesn’t treat players as human beings.

Li Mo's goal was the winning goal.

In the final minutes of the game, Newcastle tried to counterattack, but couldn't - the impact of a dense schedule on any team is severe.

Arsenal's physical fitness has bottomed out.

Isn't that true for Newcastle?

The two sides almost gritted their teeth and fought hard on the court in the final moments.

The quality of the competition is not within their consideration.

As the buzzer sounded at the end of the game.

Arsenal's players raised their arms and lay back on the ground.

It was just an ordinary league game, but it felt like they had won a final.

With the victory in this game, they once again opened up the points gap with Manchester City.

Manchester City drew 0-0 with Sunderland away from home

After 19 league rounds, Arsenal scored 45 points, 2 points ahead of Manchester City, and locked in the half-time championship! !

"This game was extremely difficult for Arsenal, but they still managed to get three points with a small victory. For a team that wants to compete for the championship, it is possible to win such a difficult game with gritted teeth. The confidence boost for the team is huge!”

"To be able to get three points in such a difficult situation, normally we would call this a championship appearance!"

The commentators were praising Arsenal's performance in this game.

However, Arsenal has no time to immerse in the joy of the half-time championship - although data shows that the team that wins the half-time championship has a 70% probability of winning the final Premier League championship.

They will return to home three days later to face Cardiff City.

This is the first game of 2014.

On January 1, 2014, in the 20th round of the Premier League, Arsenal was at home. With their home advantage, they defeated Cardiff City 3-0 at home and kicked their opponent into the abyss of relegation.

Li Mo broke out in this game, shooting two and passing, helping the team achieve two consecutive victories in the intensive schedule.

"Keep going! Keep going! We want the championship!"

Li Mo led the Arsenal players in chanting after the game.

"Ah sneeze."

Li Mo suddenly sneezed.

He didn't pay much attention.

But on the second day, for the first time, he failed to get up early.

"Fuck, 39 degrees?!"

Li Mo touched his forehead and felt something was wrong, and he felt groggy.

He himself was shocked when his temperature was taken.

New Year is the peak season for influenza.

"You're not infected with the flu, are you?"

Li Mo immediately called head coach Wenger.

"You stay at home now and don't go anywhere. The club's medical staff will be here soon!"

Wenger immediately ordered.

Fifteen minutes later, the team doctor arrived.

Passed testing.

Li Mo was indeed unfortunate enough to be infected with the influenza that was circulating in London recently.

"You need at least a week off."

"What? A week!!??"

Li Mo was shocked.

"No, no, I might miss two games in a week."

"I'm a doctor, Li, you should listen to me."

"I am an athlete, and my immunity is much better than that of ordinary people."

"That's not necessarily the case, Li. Athletes are at high risk of immune storms. Excessive immunity is not necessarily a good thing for the human body. If you don't want it to get worse, you'd better rest well this week and don't exercise strenuously, otherwise your heart will be damaged. and lungs may be damaged by the virus.”

What the team doctor said was scary and frightened Li Mo.

He had no choice but to accept the arrangement of the team doctor.

Arsenal players were surprised when they arrived at the training ground base.

Because Li Mo is always the first to arrive at the training ground.

Not on the training ground.

They came to the locker room and found that Li Mo was not in the locker room either.

"What happened?!"

The players looked at each other.

It was not until Wenger's arrival that the reason was announced to them.

"Li Mo is out for a week with the flu," Wenger said.

The players were stunned.

Reporters surrounding the Colney training base soon discovered that Li Mo was not at Arsenal's training ground.

"Li Mo isn't at the training ground?"

"Where did he go?"

"injured?!"

Reporters were buzzing.

On social media such as Twitter.

"Li Mo was absent from training" quickly became a hot topic.

Arsenal fans suddenly became worried.

Fortunately, the Arsenal club also knows the shock that Li Mo's absence from training has caused to the team's fans and media.

They quickly made an announcement simultaneously on their official website and official social media.

".Li Mo is absent for a week due to the flu."

Arsenal fans were relieved to see that Li Mo was just infected with the flu - as long as he was not injured.

And the media reporters were excited.

Because in the next week, Arsenal's two games are very crucial.

FA Cup third round against Tottenham.

Play against Manchester United in the League Cup semi-finals.

Whether it is the North London Derby or the League Cup semi-finals, these are games that Arsenal are absolutely unwilling to lose.

However, at this moment, Li Mo was unable to play!

It turns out.

Li Mo's absence has indeed had a huge impact on the team.

On January 5, in the third round of the FA Cup, Arsenal lost 1-0 to Tottenham at White Hart Lane and were eliminated from the FA Cup.

On January 8, in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals, Arsenal lost to Manchester United 0-2 at Old Trafford.

Eliminated from the FA Cup.

They lost 0-2 in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals and were on the verge of being eliminated.

Manchester United fans are very excited.

After the game, Old Trafford burst into cheers: "Li Mo, thank you, we are going to Wembley!"

"Oh oh oh, Li Mo, thank you so much, we are going to Wembley!"

The sound of simple melodies surrounds Old Trafford.

The reporters in the press box shook their heads when they heard this song.

"Arsenal relies too much on Li Mo."

"When Li Mo sneezes, Arsenal enters the cold winter."

after this game.

Li Mocai got permission from the team doctor and rejoined the team's training - he was a flu patient after all, and he could not go to the training base this week to avoid widespread infection.

Li Mo reappeared at the door of Kearney training base after a week.

His appearance immediately caused a commotion among reporters.

"How are you feeling now, Lee?"

"I'm fine, I've never felt so good!"

"Are you confident about the second leg of the League Cup? You lost two goals away from home."

"It will be us who make it to the finals."

Li Mo turned to look at the reporter.

"We won't give Manchester United any chance!!"