Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

The 2016-2017 EFL Cup final ended with Arsenal defeating Manchester United 2:0.

No one is surprised by this result.

Arsenal fans are once again the happiest fans in the world.

They were ecstatic and shouting for joy.

I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night.

Many European mainstream media predict that Arsenal may make great progress in all competitions this season and replicate last year's achievements.

Last year's Arsenal lineup was not good. Before Martin joined, they were the top 16 players in the Champions League. They competed for the top four in the Premier League. After Martin joined them, they quickly won championships in various competitions.

Before the start of this season, Arsenal suddenly became generous after being privatized by the Kroenke family and introduced many powerful stars.

The thickness of the lineup and the depth of the bench are not comparable to last season.

As the newly joined players adapted to the tactical system, captain Martin scored a high number of goals. Almost every game was overwhelming, and the opponents had no room to fight back.

The Premier League and Champions League are the best microcosms.

The Premier League currently leads second place Chelsea by 15 points, and defending the title is only a matter of time.

They met the Southern King Bayern in the Champions League 1/8 finals and easily defeated their opponents in the first round as a guest.

It’s easy to handle both events, let alone the others.

There is no opponent at all.

In this context, winning the championship is not difficult at all.

In particular, captain Martin is in very good shape and is directly involved in two goals in basically every game.

Every game starts with 2:0, how will others beat it?

Even Barcelona, ​​the Cosmos team at its peak, couldn't do anything.

The news that Arsenal won the EFL Cup quickly became the headlines of major sports media, and star Martin naturally appeared on the front page.

His popularity expanded significantly again.

He is handsome and good at football, so it is not easy to gain fans.

The Arsenal players who won the EFL Cup were given a day and a half of vacation. Except for Martin, who continued to practice extra every day, the other players used it to enjoy the rare rest time and spend time with their families.

On March 3, the whole team returned to Colney training base to prepare for the fourth game against Liverpool this season.

Two of the first three games were EFL Cup semi-finals, and the remaining one was the first leg of the league at home.

In three games, Arsenal scored nine goals and conceded only two.

Martin alone scored 6 goals and 1 assist, and participated in seven direct goals.

In this battle at the league level, the entire Liverpool team is highly motivated.

The purpose is to avenge the defeat at the Emirates Stadium in the first round of the league!

In addition, after finishing the league game with Liverpool, in four days we will face Bayern at home in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals.

Although they defeated Bayern 2:0 in the first round as a guest, we still cannot take it lightly in the second round back at home, otherwise we may be reversed and eliminated by Bayern.

As the defending champion of the Champions League, especially after winning 2-0 away from home in the first round, if they are eliminated at home, it will definitely become a joke around the world.

Therefore, for Arsenal, which has just won the EFL Cup, this season's journey to win the championship has truly entered a feverish stage.

He cannot be neglected and has become one of the core preparations for the Arsenal team.

Since Arsenal has a Champions League match next week, priority should be given to the schedule.

Liverpool VS Arsenal is another typical strong dialogue, so it is arranged in the first game of this round.

当地时间周六中午12点30分，2016-2017赛季英超第27轮联赛率先在安菲尔德球场拉开战幕。

The 26th round of the league ended. Arsenal was affected by the fact that they played the EFL Cup final on the weekend. Like Manchester United, they did not play the 26th round of the league, which means that both teams have one game less.

Arsenal's lead is so big that even if second-placed Chelsea wins, they still have a 12-point lead.

Liverpool has played 26 rounds, with 14 wins, 7 draws, 5 losses and 49 points, ranking fifth in the league. There is a four-point gap with fourth-placed Manchester City. However, Liverpool will not have a European war mission next week, so they have plenty of physical strength and do not need to be distracted.

Even if Liverpool at home faces Arsenal, who are undefeated in 61 league games across the season, they all want to eat each other!

However, Liverpool currently does not have the lineup strength to reach the Champions League final next season. It lacks the key players of the Red Arrows Salah and the defensive stalwart Van Dijk.

There is also a stable Brazilian national goalkeeper Alisson in front of the goal. Even if he is at home, it will be difficult to compete with Arsenal who are in full swing.

Coutinho is indeed very capable, but his style of play is too soft. Obviously there is no way to compare with Salah. He is very uncomfortable facing Kante's close marking.

The visiting team Arsenal's first goal came from Coutinho's mistake.

In the 18th minute, Kanter successfully intercepted the ball and handed the ball to Van Dyke immediately.

The Dutch central defender has grown very quickly and keeps passing the ball to Xhaka.

Xhaka received the football and did not go through Martin. He directly made a long pass to Gnabry on the left.

The Liverpool players who switched from attack to defense once again made the mistake of paying too much attention to Martin to the detriment of other Arsenal attacking players.

Gnabry is definitely not particularly fast, but he is still fast compared to Klein who has returned from a serious injury.

He brought the ball about thirty meters from the bottom line and attracted enough attention, then handed it to Cavani who followed up at high speed from the middle. The latter paused and sent a kick in advance to Walcott who came in at high speed from the right. A relatively large oblique straight plug.

The Liverpool fans at Anfield subconsciously let out a burst of exclamations.

Everyone thought that Walcott, who stopped the ball and cut into the right rib of the penalty area, would hit the goal directly, but he passed an inverted triangle to the left and back.

The footage provided by the on-site director covered the entire restricted area.

Fans watching the live broadcast of the game happened to see an Arsenal player wearing a golden jersey running out of the lower left corner of the screen.

Then the commentator shouted hysterically: "Martin——"

Cavani has attracted all the defensive attention in the middle, and Martin, who is participating in the attack, is unmarked after inserting.

In other words, he relied on his ghostly movement to appear in the agreed running area of ​​the counterattack tactics formulated before the game.

Knife rises and falls.

A kick that doesn't stop the ball and hits the ground with the instep.

Goalkeeper Mignolet's sight was blocked. By the time he saw the football come out of the crowd, it was too late to react. Therefore, his center of gravity sank in the direction of the ball. He knelt on one knee with his right foot and looked at the collision. The snow-white ball net is beyond reach.

Arsenal leads 1:0 as a guest!

Klopp, standing in the technical area commanded by the home team coach, was really powerless.

The players are too weak.

The lineup must be upgraded this summer.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to compete with teams like Arsenal, Manchester City, and Chelsea for the Premier League title.

To magnify it, it cannot be competitive enough in the Champions League.

Watching Arsenal's solid performance, Van Dijk sighed: Such a good central defender, why did he join Arsenal?

His mind couldn't help but think of German international Hummels, who he had worked with when coaching Dortmund.