The first match in January will be against Fulham.
Lin Hao did not get a chance to play in this match because the suspense was over early, with Arsenal winning 4-1. The head coach used the remaining time to give his players experience.
The second match is the FA Cup game.
Arsenal easily defeated Blackpool 3-0.
Then, in the 22nd round of the Premier League, Arsenal lost 0-1 to West Ham United.
The next round will be a crucial match, a match that is absolutely critical.
Chelsea are currently in the top four, while Arsenal have dropped to sixth. In this match, Manchester United, who are below Arsenal, are playing against a relatively weak team and are sure to take three points. If Arsenal lose, then forget about qualifying for the Champions League.
The Europa League is gone.
At the Emirates Stadium, both sides fielded a 4-3-3 formation. For Arsenal, Leno was in goal.
Center-backs Papas and Koscielny, left-back Kolasi, and right-back Bellerin.
The midfield trio consists of Xhaka, Torreira, and Guendouzi.
The front three consisted of Ramsey on the right, Aubameyang on the left, and Lacazette in the middle.
Lin Hao still doesn't have a starting opportunity, although more and more people are starting him now.
For Chelsea, Kepa is in goal.
Petr Cech was Chelsea's goalkeeper and brought them the Champions League title before moving to Arsenal.
After Cech, Chelsea had another very good goalkeeper, Courtois, but Courtois used his own methods to force Chelsea to send him to Real Madrid, his dream club, for an extremely low price.
They could only buy Kepa at a high price, a whopping 80 million! 80 million! Van Dijk was worth about that much when he went to Liverpool.
The center-backs are Rudiger and David Luiz, with Alonso on the left and Chelsea's captain and pillar of strength, Azpilicueta, on the right.
The midfield trio consists of Kante, Jorginho, and Kovacic.
The front three are Willian on the left wing, Pedro on the right wing, and Hazard in the middle!
Just by looking at the squad lineup, you can tell that Chelsea's squad is far stronger than Arsenal's on paper.
But Arsenal's lack of a clear strategy has led to inconsistent performances; you never know when they'll suddenly find their rhythm, their players will coordinate perfectly, and they'll become formidable.
This match belonged to God. Throughout the game, Arsenal not only failed to give Chelsea any advantage, but in the 20th minute, Lacazette scored. Then, just before the end of the first half, Arsenal reversed course, with a corner kick assisting center-back Koscielny to head the ball into the net.
Arsenal were leading Chelsea 2-0. In the 70th minute of the second half, Lin Hao came on, and the Chelsea players were no longer in the mood to provoke him.
But Lin Hao and Hazard seemed to be secretly competing, each dribbling the ball and threatening the opponent's goal.
However, neither of them succeeded; Hazard failed to score for Chelsea, let alone equalize.
Lin Hao failed to extend Arsenal's lead!
Arsenal won this round of matches.
In the subsequent FA Cup match against Manchester United, Arsenal lost 1-3.
With their elimination from the FA Cup, Arsenal are now out of all cup competitions in England.
That's not all. The most crucial thing is that Lin Hao seems to have stopped working.
It's not that Lin Hao is no longer effective; it's that other teams tried and experimented with various methods without success and eventually gave up, resorting to the simplest method: double-teaming.
This kind of double-teaming usually happens during positional attacks. If you pay special attention, sometimes during a counterattack, two people might even be chasing Lin Hao.
This kind of treatment is already superstar treatment. Only Messi, Neymar, Hazard, and a few others can stand firm and dribble past two opponents when they are double-teamed.
For example, when you're in good form, or after a successful breakthrough and when you enter the penalty area!
However, even they would not force a breakthrough in this situation unless they had no other choice. Since they had already attracted two defenders, the defense in other areas would naturally be weak, and they could look for opportunities.
Of course, it would be better if he could get past two defenders, but at present, Lin Hao's success rate is not high, and his intention to pass is not high. Even when he does pass, his teammates are unpredictable. Lin Hao's passing skills are not very good. He has a high awareness of making threatening passes, but he can't match up with his teammates.
Numerous problems have led Arsenal into this predicament.
Arsenal won against Cardiff City in the final round, but Lin Hao still failed to score.
February arrives, marking the start of the most important part of the year's league season. This is the crucial moment in the title race, as the European competitions are also about to begin.
The team will face competing on multiple fronts.
In their first match, Arsenal will travel to face the defending champions at the Etihad Stadium.
Inside the player tunnel, Kyle Walker clicked his tongue and said, "Sissy, why isn't he working lately?"
"Shut up, if you're not convinced, then let's fight!"
"We have to compete! You wimp, don't think you're so great just because you find some presence against weak teams. Let me tell you, you're no match for the strong! It's only Liverpool, they have Arnold, that makes you a little more impressive, but ask around, who doesn't look impressive against him!"
"Oh, it's useless to talk to you about this. You can't even find a sense of presence on a weak team now!"
Lin Hao curled his lip and said, "You're a full-back, so let's compete in attack and defense!"
"Okay! If there's a dispute, it'll be a draw, how about that?"
"That's exactly what I wanted!" Lin Hao said.
Their individual duels are similar to a gentleman's agreement, except that they are also supervised by fans, so any controversy means it doesn't count; it must be an overwhelming victory. If someone still disagrees with an overwhelming victory, that would be quite embarrassing.
This is supposed to be a humiliating thing for the loser, and with so many people in the tunnel, word is bound to leak out.
On the field, even more people would know.
As the players entered the field, Lin Hao still did not get a starting opportunity. Arsenal fans are very dissatisfied with Lin Hao's lack of a starting position, but so far his position as manager has not been shaken. In the end, he is not influential enough, and the defeat was not thorough enough.
In fact, the worst situation for a team is being stuck in a rut, neither good enough nor bad enough. If they don't strive for improvement, they are likely to get worse and worse.
To everyone's surprise, less than a minute into the game, just 48 seconds later, Aguero scored, swiftly defeating Arsenal.
In the eleventh minute, Koscielny scored to pull one back, making it 1-1.
In the 44th minute, Aguero scored his second goal. In the 62nd minute of the second half, Aguero completed his hat-trick!
The fans watching the game uttered the two most satisfying words: "Fight back?"
It means Arsenal actually dared to fight back, so we'll beat them two more times!