Chapter 551: Going to Schalke
Piao Tianwen In another focus battle in this round of the game, relying on Rooney's great power, Manchester United scored all three-pointers as they wished.
After five rounds of league matches, the Red Devils and Manchester United became the only team in the league to maintain a complete victory.
Currently, they are ranked first in the standings with 15 points.
In the standings, the European champion Chelsea is closely behind Manchester United.
In the first five rounds, the car remained unbeaten with four wins and one draw, and was the only two unbeaten teams in the league.
After Chelsea, the defending champion Manchester City team will be the defending champion.
After losing to Arsenal, the Blue Moon suddenly fell from the top of the standings to third place. Their current league points are 12 points.
Arsenal and Liverpool both won three wins and tied with 9 points, ranking fifth and sixth in the league.
Ranked fourth is Arsenal's old enemy, mortal enemy of the North London Derby, Tottenham Hotspur.
In the first five rounds of the game, under the leadership of the new coach Boas, they achieved a good record of three wins, one draw and one loss, and their points just beat Arsenal by one point.
Such points have made Tottenham fans very proud.
Because their league ranking is above Arsenal, this gives them enough capital to laugh at their mortal enemies who are in power.
However, to be honest, in the first five rounds, Tottenham did not encounter any strong opponents except Newcastle United.
Therefore, their points advantage is not very valuable. What's more, they are just one point ahead.
In the next round of the league, Arsenal's opponent will be Chelsea, which currently ranks second in the league and remains unbeaten for five rounds.
This will definitely be another tough battle.
However, before that league game, Arsenal still needs to play a group match for the Champions League.
On September 25, in the second round of the European group stage, Arsenal faced the Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04 away.
Schalke 04's home court is veltins-arena, also known as Arena_aufschalke.
Compared to the previous name, Chu Jiang prefers the name Aotu Schalke.
I went to Schalke proudly and went to Schalke proudly, winning one victory after another. How cool it feels!
Aoyu Schalke Stadium is a five-star stadium recognized by UEFA, and the venue conditions are very good.
The 2003-04 Champions League final was held in this UEFA five-star stadium that is well-known at home and abroad.
That year's Champions League made Porto and the most famous coach in the world today, Mourinho, the "Magic Bird".
Every year in the Champions League, a team will be made legendary. Some heroes in the football world will be born.
In this year's Champions League, who can stand out from the brilliant Champions League stage?
Because he unexpectedly lost to Lille, who was weak in the group in the last game, Arsenal has no choice but to lose in this game.
However, if you want to defeat Schalke in Aoyu Schalke 04, this is still a very difficult thing.
In last year's Bundesliga, Schalke's record in Schalke was 13 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, with an outrageous victory rate. Their home record was second only to Dortmund and Bayern Munich, who had 14 wins at home.
Speaking of Schalke 04, they also have some connection with Arsenal. However, this connection may not be very pleasant.
When it comes to Arsenal, the first thing people think of Wenger, and then most fans think of Van Persie.
This Premier League Golden Boot, which last season, has now become an iconic figure in Arsenal. Before Chu Jiang arrived, he almost took the Gunners to the third place in the league and brought them to the stage of the Champions League this season.
Similarly, like Van Persie, Schalke 04's scorer Hunteral is also the pride of this Bundesliga powerhouse.
In last season's Bundesliga, Hunteral scored 29 goals for Schalke 04, making him the best scorer in the Bundesliga.
It was under the leadership of Hunterlaer that Schalke 04 returned to the Champions League stage after a year.
He is the hero of Schalke 04.
Van Persie and Hunteral share a common identity, both of them are Dutch national team internationals.
However, although they are teammates, their relationship is not good. It can even be said that they are a little nervous.
Van Persie told Chu Jiang privately that Hunterlaer and he were not friends.
In the Orange Army, Van Persie is the main center, while Hunteral is his substitute. Hunteral is not satisfied with this arrangement. Not only is he dissatisfied, he also clearly expressed his dissatisfaction in training and games, and he never concealed his dissatisfaction when facing interviews with external media.
The players have ambitions, that's nothing.
Excellent players are often unwilling to be substitutes, even if the main players are very good.
However, unwilling to accept it is unwilling to accept it. You have to show your professional attitude in training and competitions.
By complaining to reporters and exposing the conflicts in the locker room, can we gain the main position?
Van Persie doesn't like him very much.
Similarly, Hunterlaer doesn't like Van Persie.
During the European Cup, Hunteral said that as the Bundesliga Golden Boot, he should be the main player of the Netherlands. He is not convinced of Van Persie's main player position.
Now, Arsenal and Schalke 04 meet head-on, which is exactly the opportunity for Hunteral to prove that he is no worse than Van Persie.
Can he lead Schalke to defeat Arsenal 04 and Van Persie?
Chu Jiang has nothing to say about the grudge between Van Persie and Hunterlaer.
There is no right or wrong in the battle between the main force and the substitute. However, Chu Jiang looked down on the behavior of Hunterlaer who did not work hard in the training competition because he could not get the main force.
In addition, Van Persie is Chu Jiang’s good friend.
The gang is not the outside. Chu Jiang firmly stands on Van Persie's side.
Hunterlaer? Very strong?
Let's score a goal first!
Chu Jiang didn't take that so-called Bundesliga Golden Boot seriously.
Chu Jiang is not the only one who has the same thoughts. The general is very popular in the arsenal. Almost all the gunmen don’t like him for the lazy boy who challenged the authority of the general.
So, Hunteral was in a tragedy.
After the game began, the self-esteem striker discovered that almost all Arsenal players were targeting him.
He was in the small penalty area, and Chu Jiang made him unable to grab the high ball.
He retreated to the penalty area, Koscheerney and Vermullen would immediately push it up, making it impossible for him to get the ball comfortably, let alone shoot.
What if the retracement is a little deeper?
Then, Alexander Song would also post it over and give him a meticulous full-body massage service.
Can he not be tragic?
If he is a powerful and all-round center like Ibrahimovic or a smart and small forward like Messi, he may still be able to think of some ways to create a chance to score.
But obviously, Hunterlaer is far behind those two stars.
Facing Arsenal's man-tapping defense, he seemed helpless and helpless. In the end, he performed mediocrely on the court. Most of the time he was like an invisible person.
The number one scorer was silent, and Schalke 04's offense naturally became very difficult. Although they worked very hard, they did not break through Arsenal's goal in the face of Chu Jiang's defense.
Aguero, Tevez, Balotelli, David Silva and others were helpless in defense. What can Schalke 04 do to overcome it?
In the end, with a goal from Van Persie, Arsenal won a valuable victory at Schalke Stadium.
"The battle between the main shooters in the Netherlands, Van Persie 1:0ko Hunteral in the first leg"
After the game, some media had such a title. They reported on Arsenal's Champions League group stage.
1:0, it is both the score between Arsenal and Schalke 04, and it is also the score between Van Persie and Hunteral.
Aren't you dissatisfied?
If you have the ability, don’t just talk!
Van Persie's performance on the field undoubtedly made Hunterlaer shut his big mouth.
At the same time as this game ended, another game of the group also decided the winner. Juventus defeated Lille and topped the group ranking with an unbeaten record of one win and one draw.
And their opponent will be Chu Jiang’s Arsenal team!
With the victory of this game, Arsenal and Lille tied for second place in the group, temporarily alleviating the crisis caused by the loss in the first game.
However, the situation of qualifying in this group is still unclear, and every team has the possibility of qualifying from the group.
If you want to strive for a more favorable qualifying situation, Arsenal must achieve an ideal result in the next game against Juventus.
The Champions League event has come to an end for the time being.
After defeating Schalke 04, the Arsenal players did not stay too much at Gelsenkirchen and they quickly returned to London.
Next, there is a hard battle waiting for them to face.
Four wins and one draw, the "Blue Army" Chelsea is unbeaten in five rounds!
Like the fifth round of the league, there are two focus games in the sixth round of the Premier League.
One game is Arsenal playing against Chelsea at home; the other game is Manchester United playing against Tottenham Hotspur.
The former is the fifth and second in the league, while the latter is the competition between the top and fourth in the league. From the ranking point of view, it seems that the match between Manchester United and Tottenham is more attractive to the audience, but in fact it is not the case.
Chelsea was the European champion last season and one of the strongest teams in the Premier League in the past decade; Arsenal is a top team with numerous league honors.
Such a collision between heavyweight teams is not comparable to a team of Tottenham's level.
Moreover, Arsenal's recent form has rebounded strongly, winning strong teams like Manchester City and Schalke 04, with a very strong momentum.
In addition to the "magic goalkeeper" Chu Jiang who will never lack topics, the gorgeous offensive football... Arsenal's game will never lack audiences.
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ps: By the way, the beautiful chef Bai Yue who appeared in the previous chapter is our leader, Deep White Moonlight o(n_n)o~
Chapter completed!