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Chapter 100: The most shocking and epic comeback battle – this night, glory belongs to Arsenal!
When that script, once praised by the world, appeared before them again, Liverpool fans finally panicked!
Including Gerrard and other Liverpool legends who experienced that epic moment!
During halftime, they were chatting and laughing, discussing where to go for a nice drink and relax that evening.

But
No one expected that Arsenal would actually equalize the score.

"Retreat first, stabilize the situation, Steven! Have everyone retreat."

"Daniel and Rahim, come back and keep an eye on the flanks. Don't let that number 11 get another easy shot!"

"Keep the pressure on the middle lane!"

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Arsenal players were celebrating wildly, while Brendan Rodgers, standing in front of the Liverpool bench, was yelling at his players to get back on the pitch.

Rodgers knew very well that after such a crazy comeback, Arsenal's morale would soar to a level that no one could imagine.

If Liverpool continues to go head-to-head with Arsenal at this point, the only outcome for Liverpool will be a fatal blow from Arsenal.

He can accept one point, but if he concedes another goal, Liverpool's hopes of winning the title this season will be completely shattered!
After much deliberation, Brendan Rogers had no choice but to cautiously retreat across the board.

The celebration, which lasted a full three minutes, finally came to an end.

The game was able to restart after the Arsenal players retreated to their own half.

Just as Brendan Rogers predicted.

After the match restarted, the entire Arsenal team seemed to be on fire.

Especially the Chinese player, number 11, Su, who was heavily marked by Liverpool.

He's like an omnipresent sprite; whenever Arsenal has an attacking opportunity, he always manages to deliver the final pass after a series of seemingly random runs.

82th minute of the match!

Ramsey on the right wing used his skillful dribbling to shake off Stewart, who was sticking to him, and then passed the ball back to Su Hao, who was following up in the back row.

Although Henderson was interfering with Su Hao at this moment, Su Hao still managed to poke the ball away with the tip of his right foot before Henderson could make a move.

With that precise, impulsive touch, the ball flew along the grass towards Giroud, who had already held off Mamadou Sakho.

A kick that sent him sprawling and firing!

Giroud, in a moment of brilliance, sent the ball toward the goal guarded by Simon Mignolet before Skrtel could cover.

However, Mamadou Sakho's interference did indeed cause some disruption to Giroud's shot. Although the shot bypassed Simon Mignolet, it ultimately grazed the post and went out of bounds.

Giroud missed his best chance to become an Arsenal hero!
Seeing his own defenders allow Giroud to complete the shot so easily, Simon Mignolet naturally roared at his own backline in dissatisfaction.

88th minute of the match!

After managing to hold off Liverpool's increasingly disorganized attack with relatively little difficulty, Arsenal launched another attack.

They're still pushing straight up down the flanks!

Sagna, who was playing with a frenzy, strode forward with the ball.

Moreover, after Stewart rushed towards him, he quickly made a diagonal pass to Ramsey, who was already standing in the middle.

Ramsey, upon receiving Sagna's cross, flicked his ankle and calmly passed the ball to the onrushing Kanté!

Snapped!
Snapped!
clap clap clap! ! !
Arsenal began playing their signature one-touch passing game in Liverpool's half.

Because Liverpool placed almost all of their defensive pressure on Su Hao, Arsenal managed to advance the ball into Liverpool's backfield after nearly ten passes, without Su Hao's involvement.

"That was a beautiful shot!"

"Ramsey seems to have found his old form again!"

"Give the ball back to Podolski!"

"A flick of the toes!"

"Great shot! Ramvey put it in!!!"

"Glen Johnson has stepped in!"

Without hesitation, he kicked it directly!

"This ball is there."

"Hey! Simon Mignolet has done a great job!"

"The instant Ramsey shot the ball, Simon Mignolet dove to the ground and blocked it out of bounds with his right hand!"

"Arsenal have earned their fifth corner kick of the match!"

Commentator Zhan Jun watched as Ramsey completed the shot so easily, and even thought that Liverpool was really going to suffer a crushing defeat and become the backdrop for Arsenal's crazy comeback.

"Roar!!!"

A world-class save!
After getting up, Simon Mignolet naturally pounded his chest and roared.

Of course, Simon Mignolet's outburst was also meant to boost the morale of his team.

90th minute of the match!

Arsenal were awarded what could be considered the last corner kick of the match.

However, it was precisely because the match was in its final stages, and Liverpool players, including Suarez, had returned to their own penalty area, that the game progressed smoothly.

Therefore, at Wenger's urging, Arsenal did not commit too many players to complete this final corner kick attack.

Mertesacker, Sohau, Arteta, Podolski, and Giroud were the only five players to penetrate Liverpool's penalty area.

Of these players, Su Hao and Mertesacker naturally became the main targets of Liverpool's marking.

Especially Su Hao!
With his 1.91-meter height and already impressive heading ability, Liverpool deployed Martin Skrtel and Luis Suarez to sandwich Su Hao between them.

However, Skrtel's defense against Su Hao was basically evenly matched, but Suarez's defense against Su Hao's header seemed a bit strange.

After all, given Suarez's height, his mouth only reached Su Hao's shoulder.

However, just after Suarez stood beside him, Su Hao suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his shoulder for some reason.

Of course, this feeling only appeared for a moment and then disappeared, so Su Hao didn't take it too seriously.

His gaze remained fixed intently on Ramsey.

At Liverpool's corner flag, Ramsey slowly raised his left hand after the referee signaled.

As soon as the gesture was made, the five Arsenal players naturally began to move in unison.

Su Hao pushed Skrtel away, who was practically hugging him, and then quickly darted forward.

"Ramsey!"

"The ball has been served towards the near post!"

"Mertesacker, over here!"

"Jump!!!"

"Sakho got there first and headed the ball away!"

"Sack's prediction was extremely accurate!"

"Liverpool cleared the ball successfully, it's still an Arsenal corner kick!"

Liverpool successfully defended Arsenal's corner kick.

However, the crisis has not been resolved.

The game had now entered the second minute of stoppage time.

This means that this corner kick will be the final showdown between the two teams in this match.

"Beep!"

The referee blew his whistle, and Ramsey changed his hand gesture again.

Arsenal's five players were different this time; they no longer moved in unison.

Su Hao darted back a bit, while Mertesacker quickly ran to the front.

This sudden and frantic movement created a small vacuum in the center of Liverpool's penalty area.

Meanwhile, Giroud, who was originally at the front, suddenly ran towards that position.

Yes!

This is Arsenal's latest corner kick tactic that they have been practicing recently.

It was this tactic that allowed Ramsey's pass to find Giroud, who had found himself in open space inside the penalty area.

The football is flying in!

The more than 50,000 Liverpool fans in the Anfield stadium stands closed their eyes in despair in an instant.

Because of that position, none of their players bothered the French center forward who had already leaped high.

up in the air!
Facing the incoming ball, Giroud, who has been criticized countless times as Arsenal's worst center forward in history, did his best to headbutt the ball!

That's how it happened.

The football instantly changed direction and shot towards Liverpool's goal.

Liverpool's goal.

Gerrard tried his best to head the ball towards the goal, but unfortunately...
No miracles occurred.

The ball eventually grazed Gerrard's head and flew into the top corner of the goal.

"Beep!!!"

The referee blew his whistle and pointed to the center circle, indicating that the goal was valid!
"boom!!!!"

The remaining thousand or so Arsenal die-hards in the stands went completely mad and roared wildly.

"This ball is in!!!"

"pretty!!!"

"pretty!!!!"

"A decisive blow!"

"A decisive victory!!!"

"4:3!"

Arsenal snatch a last-minute victory from Liverpool!!!

"Girou!!!"

"Giroud, the French striker!"

"He proved himself in the final moments of the game!"

"A headbutt!"

"Giroud has sent the ball into the top corner of the goal!"

"4:3!!!"

"An absolutely epic comeback!" "Arsenal have taken a 4-3 lead!!!"

"The Miracle of Istanbul is still fresh in our minds, but compared to Liverpool, who were the protagonists in that epic comeback!"

"Wenger recreated the Miracle of Istanbul with a depleted squad that no one expected to succeed!"

"4:3!"

"Forty-five minutes ago, I believe none of the fans could believe that the game would end like this!"
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[Holy crap, they actually scored the winning goal! This is...this is fucking insane!]
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Holy crap, I've been laughing at Giroud for so long, but I never expected this guy, who looks like he's terrible, to score such a crucial goal!
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Liverpool fans must be going crazy! A comeback from 3-3 down to 4-3, and this happened at Anfield! They'll probably be terrified of Arsenal from now on!
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[The professor is truly amazing! He conceded three goals in the first half, but after a series of adjustments at halftime, he managed to come back and win!]
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[Hahaha, Giroud is my daddy today! Haha, thank goodness I didn't jump because I was thinking of getting one last shot before I died. Now I don't need to, I'm going to pick up my Cadillac later!]

More than a thousand Arsenal fans went wild in celebration.

After Giroud's game-winning goal, Huang Jianxiang in the commentary booth officially started his signature hysterical roar!
As for the stadium at the same time.

After heading the ball into Liverpool's goal, Giroud, fearing that his teammates might suffer the same fate as Kanté, frantically rushed out of the penalty area before Su Hao and the others could arrive.

Right at the sideline, Giroud ripped open his jersey, revealing his muscular physique to all the reporters who were snapping away.

Giru hadn't even had time to gloat when Su Hao, who was a second late, immediately tackled him, pinning him to the ground on the grass.

What followed was Arsenal's familiar pattern of the whole team pressing Giroud one by one.

At the same time, in front of the Arsenal substitutes' bench.

When Giroud really snatched the victory from Liverpool's hands.

Even the professor completely erupted, rushing along the sideline towards the group of players his own had already formed.

With the professor so excited, the other substitutes naturally followed suit without hesitation.

Right here at Anfield Stadium!

Right in front of the more than 50,000 Liverpool fans who were already looking completely bewildered.

The entire Arsenal team went completely off on their own and celebrated wildly!
Of course, while Arsenal were completely enraged, not far away in front of the Liverpool bench...

Brendan Rodgers, who was once so arrogant, was now completely slumped in his chair on the bench.

Finished!

Done! ! !

Brendan Rodgers knew very well that after this epic comeback, he was now completely humiliated by Wenger.

Especially considering how arrogant he was before the match, saying he would show Arsenal how strong Liverpool was and that he would easily defeat Arsenal.

But the result?

His Liverpool team actually suffered a comeback defeat against Arsenal, a scenario that even movies wouldn't dare to depict.
With all the stoppage time already used up, the referee blew the final whistle after the two teams took a symbolic kickoff.

Arsenal staged a thrilling and incredible comeback at Anfield.

And they secured a crucial three points with a last-minute winner against Liverpool.

As soon as the match ended, Wenger naturally asked his team about the result of the Manchester derby.

To Wenger's disappointment, however, Manchester United continued their poor performance as always.

0: 3!

At their own Old Trafford stadium, Manchester United were utterly thrashed by their former neighbor, whom Ferguson had once called a noisy nemesis.

Moreover, according to his own coaching staff, Ferguson was present at the game in person.

However, the old man only watched for less than sixty minutes. After Manchester United conceded two goals, he spat out his chewing gum and left angrily!
Arsenal and Manchester City each take three points.

In the league standings, the two teams are still separated by one point, ranking second and first respectively!

The good news is that this victory has put Liverpool, who could have easily overtaken both teams, behind.

Arsène Wenger, standing in front of the bench, complained about Manchester United's incompetence.

Meanwhile, on the field at the same time!

After the whistle blew, the entire Liverpool team collapsed onto the grass in disbelief.

Especially Liverpool captain Gerrard, who fought hard for over ninety minutes.

The scene of me holding the trophy on that night of the Miracle in Istanbul still seems to be playing in my mind, but I don't know why.
This sense of loss suddenly descended upon me?

They didn't underestimate their opponents, nor did they celebrate halftime with champagne.

They continued to pressure Arsenal using the same tactics they employed in the first half, but...
And so, Gerrard began to review the second half, right up until the very end!
Gerrard, who had sat up again, focused his attention on Arsenal's number 11, whom his manager had told him to keep a close eye on before the match.

That's the guy.
The turning point of the game was when that 17-year-old suddenly started running around everywhere, wasn't it?
"Ah"

For some reason, despite being very disappointed, Gerrard unconsciously shook his head and smiled.

Yes!

He lost, that's it. What else is there for him to be upset about?
Remember, they were the ones who came from behind to defeat AC Milan in the Champions League final back then!
This is just an ordinary league match!

Besides, there are still eleven rounds left in the league!
They still have a chance!

Steven Gerrard isn't old yet!
Just get up and play well in the remaining league matches, right?

"Hey! What are you still lying there for? It's just a league match!"

"Get up! We still need to apologize to the fans!"

"The league has a long way to go, and no one knows who will have the last laugh until the very end!"

Post-match press conference!
The professor, dressed in a suit and tie, answered every reporter's question with great confidence.

Of course, even after pulling off such an epic comeback, the professor remained the same gentle and refined professor who never took advantage of someone's misfortune.

Moreover, it wasn't just that they didn't kick someone when they were down.

The professor further praised the Red Army's indomitable spirit of greatness and tenacity once again.

Even at the very end, Liverpool did not choose to give up!

The professor magnanimously attributed this epic comeback to luck, while Liverpool, on the other hand...

Seemingly fearing ridicule from the media, Brendan Rodgers even chose to use his own physical discomfort to put his assistant coach in the spotlight.

It was precisely this irresponsible behavior that led even Liverpool's own fans to criticize Brendan Rodgers!
Fans are already dissatisfied with Brendan Rogers, and the major media outlets are unlikely to let him off the hook.
The Times: The epic duel between the professor and the clown, a comeback from 3-3 down to 4-3, Chinese player Su provides two assists, winter signing equalizes, and Giroud scores a last-minute header to seal the victory. Wenger truly embodies what Arsenal-style team football is all about!
The Daily Mirror: A stunning Anfield miracle was born. The manager's brilliant midfield adjustments and the creation of a Chinese-Suzhou-Chinese free-roaming midfielder tactic helped Arsenal come back from 3-0 down to win 4-3. All the glory at Anfield this night belongs to Arsenal!

The Guardian: Rodgers' clownish performance, arrogant pre-match boasting followed by a last-minute defeat, Wenger truly exemplifies what a top Premier League manager should be!

Daily Mail: A divine adjustment at Anfield, with China's Suarez's two stunning assists shining throughout the match, and the French striker proving himself in a battle to prove himself. This night, only one name reigns supreme in the Premier League – Professor Wenger!

The Sun: Germany's hottest adult film star Madison Ivy made a surprise appearance at Anfield Stadium wearing a Liverpool jersey. Before the match, she tweeted that she was willing to have in-depth conversations with the highest-rated player of the game, regardless of the number of people involved – China's Suarez, who provided two epic assists, and Giroud, who scored the winning goal, earned the highest rating of the game!
After such a spectacular comeback, as is customary, the Arsenal players would definitely want to relax at a high-end nightclub.

However, there are still less than four days until the most important Champions League Round of 16 first round match.

Moreover, they had to head to Germany early the next morning, so under the professor's persuasion, the Arsenal players, who were still in a state of high excitement, had no choice but to hold back and go straight back to their dormitories.

The team members took showers and went to bed early.

However, the professor and his coaching team hardly get any sleep!
There's nothing we can do about it; they've been focusing their main efforts on the league lately, and only now do they have time to prepare for this Champions League knockout match against Bayern!
Moreover, for the professor, the most important thing was the idea that suddenly popped into his mind during today's game.

That idea of ​​completely transforming Su Hao into a midfield free agent!
In the professor's view, Kante's interception ability is indispensable in Arsenal's current squad, and Ramsey's link-up play between the front and back lines cannot be abandoned.

If that's the case, then he'll have to think about making some adjustments to Podolski's and Giroud's positions.

However, if they play as a two-striker formation, with Podolski playing as a shadow striker behind Giroud, then the defense on the flanks will become a problem again.
It's very complicated.
Especially with only four days left until the knockout stage, the professor knew very well that this idea he had come up with was absolutely impossible to come to fruition!
Therefore, when facing Guardiola's Bayern Munich, he can only stick to the old tactics.
However, according to the old tactics, Bayern Munich's two flanks alone...
And so, the professor boarded the plane to Munich with almost no sleep that night.

However, just as the professor was preparing for this first round of the knockout stage, unable to even get any sleep!

On the other hand, Guardiola, who was enjoying a smooth run in the league without any pressure, had been preparing for almost a week.

Moreover, Guardiola and his entire coaching staff watched the entire match, frame by frame, of Liverpool's miraculous comeback against Arsenal.

February 23, 2014, 12:2 noon local time in Munich.

The flight carrying the entire Arsenal team finally landed on time at Munich International Airport.

Arsenal's stunning comeback naturally attracted a lot of media attention.

Wenger, in particular, who was lauded by the English media, became a hot commodity in the eyes of these journalists.

The professor, who hadn't slept all night, was still thinking about what formation and tactics he should use to face the powerful defending champions. How could he possibly have anything to do with these reporters?

Thus, with the entire Arsenal team refusing interviews, they went directly to the hotel.

The professor has once again convened the coaching team to study tactics.

Su Hao took advantage of this free time to leave the hotel.

Yes, Su Hao has already arrived in Germany. Zhang Linpeng, who has settled down in Germany, naturally rushed to Munich early to welcome Su Hao back.

However, Su Hao originally thought that Zhang Linpeng was alone, but unexpectedly, Zhang Linpeng was actually accompanied by a girl who looked quite young, wearing a gray-white baseball cap and a white cotton dress, and looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old.
Upon meeting, Zhang Linpeng greeted Su Hao with a wry smile.

"Ahem, Haozi, my cousin Lin Ling is studying in Germany. I don't know when she joined your international student fan club, but when she heard you were coming to Germany, she insisted that I bring her along! No, I mean, I insisted that she come!"

Zhang Linpeng was explaining to Su Hao who the person standing next to her was when, seemingly, she misspoke and exclaimed "Ah!" as she abruptly changed the subject.

The little girl who was just behind Zhang Linpeng suddenly jumped out from behind him.

"Hello! Su Hao, my name is Lin Ling, I am a first-year international student at the University of Munich, and also the president of the Su Hao Fan Association at the University of Munich. It's nice to meet you!"

Um... Her voice was very sweet, and after standing in front of Su Hao, she took off her mask and generously extended her right hand.

After taking off his mask, Su Hao was able to see the face of the bouncy little girl.

A lively, unruly high ponytail, the hair tie taut as if it were about to rebel, and unlike other girls her age who usually wear BB cream, her clean, fair face revealed two small tiger teeth as she grinned.

"Oh! Hello, Lin Ling! It's nice to meet you!"

Since the young girl had already reached out her hand, Su Hao naturally followed suit and extended his own.

After giving it a light squeeze, Su Hao quickly withdrew his hand.

"Grandma, now that you've met him, how about I get Su Hao to sign something for you, and then I'll take you back to school? I still have things to discuss with Su Hao!"

Seemingly feeling that bringing her cousin to Su Hao was somewhat inappropriate or strange, Zhang Linpeng decided to persuade her cousin to go back home after Su Hao greeted Lin Ling.

only.
"Fine! I'll call my aunt as soon as I get back and tell her you wouldn't even treat me to a meal, and insisted on taking me home at midnight!"

The young girl seemed to know how to manipulate her cousin, who was always afraid of his mother. With just a few words, Zhang Linpeng could only turn to Su Hao with a miserable look, as if he were begging Su Hao for help.

"I'm fine with anything. It's just the two of us anyway. We can just grab a bite and we probably have training this afternoon!"

However, having just witnessed how fiercely this girl pinched Zhang Linpeng, Su Hao didn't want to incur someone's hatred for no reason, especially since the person in front of him was the president of his own fan association, who held an official position!
"Hehe! Cousin, tell me, what are you treating us to today? But Su Hao still has training and can't eat anything too greasy! But you're the host today, so you can't treat him to anything too cheap. You'll have to think about it carefully!"

Upon hearing that Su Hao had not refused her request to come along, the little girl immediately revealed her two little tiger teeth again, grabbed her cousin's arm and shook it, saying!

"Hey! Grandma, this is outrageous! Come on, come on! It's my treat, a big meal, okay?"

Ok!

It's obvious.
The former top Chinese full-back, known for his aggressive tackles in the Chinese Super League, was helpless against his own cousin.

After being threatened with a little pinch by her cousin, Zhang Linpeng started the car and set off with Su Hao and Lin Ling!

P.S.: Monday's routine meeting, various miscellaneous tasks, and flood prevention duty in the evening!

I can only scrape together a little over 7,000, I'll see how it goes tomorrow and make up for it. I won't let my readers suffer any loss.

As for why Giroud scored the winning goal instead of the main player, I think that since the main player performed like that, he naturally became Liverpool's main target for marking. Besides, if it were just the main player, would this Arsenal still be the Arsenal that everyone likes?
(End of this chapter)