There were almost no twists and turns in the subsequent match.....
Fly was substituted in the 70th minute, with Van Persie coming on as a substitute.
Liverpool also substituted Carragher and Andy Carroll, bringing on Kyrgiakos and Shelvey.
In the 81st minute of the match.
Diaby was substituted, and Blaise Matuidi came on.
In the 90th minute of the match.
Fabregas assisted Van Persie to score a goal, and Arsenal changed the score to 4:0, directly handing Liverpool a crushing defeat.
In the 95th minute of the match.
Lucas's breakthrough caused Eboue to foul in the penalty area, and Liverpool were awarded a penalty in the final stages of the match.
Kuyt took the ball and scored, netting a consolation goal for Liverpool.....
Arsenal 4:1 Liverpool.
This score also became the final result of the match.
With the Main Referee blowing the whistle for the end of the match, Arsenal easily defeated the Reds, Liverpool, 4:1 at Emirates Stadium.
Fleet Street basically had no reaction to this result.....
After all, how difficult could it be for the current Premier League overlords to beat a mid-to-lower table Premier League team?
Even if this mid-to-lower table Premier League team is England's top giants, Liverpool.
It doesn't prevent the current Reds from being a mess.
Except for Manchester United, the rest of the strong Premier League teams consistently get three points against Liverpool.
And after Arsenal's victory over Liverpool, the Manchester United vs. Newcastle United match, which was played at the same time, also concluded.
Originally, both sides played to a draw in the regular 90 minutes.
As a result, the familiar "Fergie Time" once again showed its power.....
Manchester United only scored the winning goal in the 97th minute of the entire match through the elegant Dimitar Berbatov, narrowly defeating Newcastle United 1:0.
It can be said that without Fergie Time, Arsenal would have directly secured the Premier League title in this round of matches.
Because if Manchester United had not won the match against Newcastle United, the gap between them and Arsenal would have widened to 19 points.
With only 6 matches left in the League, being 19 points behind, Manchester United would not even have a theoretical chance of catching up with Arsenal.....
But unfortunately..... the The FA and the Premier League were still struggling in their death throes, unwilling to give up so easily, forcefully extending Manchester United's life.
Regarding this, Fly could only say: "Struggle, keep struggling.... The more I see you struggling in your death throes, the happier I become."
.....
April 21st.
Arsenal traveled to White Hart Lane to challenge their arch-rivals, Tottenham Hotspur.
At a critical juncture where "Arsenal can secure the League title early by winning this match," they happened to encounter their arch-rivals Tottenham, making it a highly anticipated match.....
For Tottenham, it was absolutely unacceptable for their arch-rivals to win the title on their home turf!
So, at the pre-match press conference, the then Tottenham Hotspur manager, Harry Redknapp, directly declared in front of the Fleet Street media:
"I don't care when Arsenal can win the title, but one thing is certain.... they won't be taking three points from this match today!"
"Winning the title early at our home ground is an insult and a harm to Tottenham Hotspur!"
"Neither the club's management, the players, the vast Tottenham fans, nor I can accept such a thing happening....."
"There's nothing more to say, we must win this match today!"
For Arsenal, first, being able to secure the title early at their arch-rivals' home ground would definitely be a wonderful thing.....
Secondly, since Real Madrid had just faced Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League quarter-finals.
This match between Arsenal and Tottenham could also, to some extent, measure Real Madrid's current immediate combat strength.
After all, only a little over a week had passed since the Real Madrid vs. Tottenham knockout match.
It made some sense to estimate Real Madrid's current strength through Tottenham...
Many external media even regarded this North London Derby as a preview of "Arsenal vs. Real Madrid."
In Spain, Real Madrid-affiliated media directly sent reporters to England to report on the match live.
It was clear that Real Madrid was also paying attention to this North London Derby.
Arsenal wanted to measure Real Madrid's level by playing against Tottenham.
Why wouldn't Real Madrid want to gauge Arsenal's immediate combat strength through this North London Derby?
As for why Barça wasn't used as a measure?
The reason is simple.... Real Madrid and Barça last played each other several months ago.
Several months can actually change a lot.....
Unlike this time, where Real Madrid and Arsenal both played against Tottenham, the time interval was short, making the accuracy of the measurement relatively high.
At the pre-match press conference, Wenger, facing the Fleet Street reporters, also responded to the Tottenham manager's pre-match remarks.
"I can understand Harry's thoughts... putting myself in his shoes, if I were him, I wouldn't watch my arch-rivals win the Premier League title at my home ground; that would be a disaster for any club!"
"Of course, to dedicate more energy to the Champions League, we will do our utmost to win this match. Winning the title early can not only reduce the burden on the players but also boost their confidence."
"Undeniably, as Arsenal hasn't won any trophies in recent years, many players in the squad are indecisive and lack a champion's heart."
"Now is the time to reshape an invincible Gunners army....."
"I have full confidence in our players; we will definitely win this North London Derby!"
Back in the changing room, Wenger clapped his hands and said to the Arsenal players:
"Lads.... win this match, and we will become the League champions this season. I believe you don't want to wait any longer. In that case, let's step on the heads of our arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur and ascend to the top of England!"
"We must win!!!"
"F*** Tottenham!!!"
Walking out of the changing room with the players, Fly entered the player tunnel.
Seeing the Main Referee officiating this match, Fly's heart immediately sank a few degrees.....
The infamous Referee Mike Dean, one of the Premier League's "Four Blind Men."
Of course, if he were just one of the Premier League's "Four Blind Men," that would be one thing.... the most crucial point is that this guy is a typical bane of Arsenal's existence!
To be jokingly called "North London Sniper" and "Public Enemy of Arsenal fans" by Arsenal fans.
It's easy to imagine, could Referee Mike Dean be a good person?
Fly remembered that in his previous life, this guy overtly celebrated Tottenham's goal while officiating a North London Derby.
Emmanuel Adebayor had scored a goal, and this guy directly did three consecutive jumps on the spot.
This behavior literally stunned all the Premier League fans watching around the world.....
No matter how biased other Main Referees were, they at least pretended to be impartial on the pitch.
But Referee Mike Dean, on the other hand, directly celebrated Tottenham's goal on the field.
With such a blatant, unmasked character officiating this match, Fly could already guess that it would be quite difficult to defeat Tottenham!
After all, Tottenham isn't a weak team either....
They are, after all, a Champions League quarter-finalist this season.
A team with a certain level of strength, plus a referee who unconditionally favors them.
No matter how strong their opponent is, winning the match won't be an easy task.
It's a situation where you'll be skinned alive even if you don't die.....
"Oh well.... anyway, as long as we get three more points, we'll secure the title. It's no big deal if we don't win this match, why rush?"
For a sophisticated egoist like Fly, even though this match was heavily hyped before the game, he himself wasn't too concerned.
Because this match against Tottenham would not determine the Premier League title's ownership this season.
It was merely a matter of winning the title a match earlier or later...
Fly would not expend much energy on an ordinary match that wouldn't determine the title's ownership.
Fly even suspected that Wenger probably didn't consider this match too important in his heart either.
The statements made to Fleet Street before the match and the inspirational talk given to everyone in the changing room were very likely just for show.
After all, Wenger is the Arsenal manager; to cater to the team's emotions, he definitely had to make a statement.
Otherwise, if he were to directly say in front of the media: "This match isn't important, we won't go all out."
Wouldn't all Arsenal fans worldwide explode on the spot?
Especially such realistic, cold remarks would not be well-liked.
This would have a negative impact on Arsenal attracting outside fans.
Not to mention, there are simply too many instances where what is said is one thing, and what is actually done is another.
God knows if Wenger truly wanted to fight desperately in this match.
Anyway, he, Fly, would definitely not expend too much energy; that wouldn't align with his usual way of doing things.....
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