"Oh dear, Koscielny's own goal! This goal conceded is too fatal for Arsenal. You know, Arsenal just pulled one back, and in the blink of an eye, they conceded another. This really shouldn't have happened..."
"Wenger needs to figure something out, otherwise this match is going to slip away."
Although james verbally expressed regret, deep down, he was somewhat happy.
After all, as a professional Premier League commentator, he certainly didn't want the suspense of this season's Premier League to end too early.
Otherwise, it would inevitably affect the viewership ratings of subsequent matches.
"Hehe... Arsenal's situation is a bit tricky now. Some players who should be on the field still need to be on the field. The team still can't do without him."
Larry, who had been pretending to sleep the whole time, saw Arsenal fall behind 1-3, and his spirit immediately returned.
After all, matches without suspense were really sleep-inducing. If Larry weren't a commentator, he would have wanted to live stream himself sleeping.
"The old sleepyhead is finally speaking. Anyone who didn't know would have thought I was commentating alone..."
Seeing Larry suddenly perk up, james muttered a complaint in his heart, but on the surface, he asked, "larry, what do you mean by that? Who is the player who should be on the field? Is it Fly?"
Larry nodded matter-of-factly and said lightly, "Of course, who else could it be besides Fly? Arsenal has achieved a perfect record with Fly on the field, not even a single draw. This speaks volumes. This Arsenal team cannot do without him now."
Hearing this, james nodded.
He naturally understood this obvious truth. He even sometimes fantasized, if Fly were a Liverpool player, would Liverpool's current ranking still be like this?
james thought not!
If Liverpool had a forward who could score nearly two goals per game in the League, their current League points would probably not be far off from Manchester United.
Of course, they definitely couldn't compare with Arsenal.
After all, Arsenal's other players, besides Fly, are significantly stronger than Liverpool's current lineup!
The only player in the entire Liverpool team who could start for this Arsenal team is Gerrard, and goalkeeper Reina could compete for a spot, but the rest are basically substitutes.
A team with such a huge gap in squad quality, even with Fly, couldn't achieve the terrifying record Arsenal currently has.
"larry is right, Wenger really needs to make a choice. Should he forcefully keep Fly off the field for his health and pray that the players on the field can achieve a comeback in the remaining time, or should he forcefully field Fly to fight for the 3 points that might not be within reach in this match?"
"The former makes it almost impossible to get the 3 points from this match. The latter might lead to Fly getting injured due to frequent matches, and it's not even guaranteed to achieve a comeback. It's time to test Wenger..."
Just as james said, Wenger was indeed caught in a dilemma now.
He didn't know whether to forcefully field Fly to try and turn the tide, or just give up.
Just as he was in a difficult position, Fly stepped forward, ran to Wenger's side, and quietly said:
"Boss, let me play. You know, my physical condition is much better now than at the beginning of the season. Playing another match within 48 hours occasionally isn't a big problem."
"I don't want to repeat the regret from the Sunderland match, Boss, what do you say?"
Wenger hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, and finally asked in a serious tone:
"Fly, are you sure your body has recovered well? You're not deliberately lying to me just to play, are you?"
Fly heard this and thumped his chest forcefully, looking confident.
"Boss, of course. I'm still young now, how could I joke about my body for a League match?"
"Don't worry, I'm not that silly!"
After getting Fly's promise, Wenger finally decided to take a gamble.
"Alright, I'll believe you this once. But if you get injured because of this match, I will definitely not believe your words again when the schedule is packed later..."
Fly didn't take this seriously at all, just nodded perfunctorily.
Because he knew very well that Arsène Wenger was actually a very soft-hearted person.
He treated Arsenal players, especially the young ones, like his own children and doted on them immensely.
This also led to many Arsenal players having eccentric personalities and doing many things in his previous life that hurt Arsène Wenger's feelings.
According to Fly's memory, the toughest Arsène Wenger was in his previous life was when he refused Fabregas's return to Arsenal.
At that time, Cesc Fàbregas couldn't stay in Barcelona anymore and wanted to return to Arsenal.
He even called Arsène Wenger and asked if he could still come home.
Wenger stood firm this one time and rejected Cesc Fàbregas's request.
One could say this was the toughest Arsène Wenger had been in his 22 years of coaching Arsenal.
As for Szczęsny being sold by Wenger because he smoked, there's nothing much to say about that.
Smoking is something that touches upon a player's most basic professional conduct, and it's no longer a matter of being hurt or not.
Especially since Szczęsny smoked openly in the locker room. This kind of egregious behavior is certainly unforgivable.
Even though 3C's performance after going to Juventus or making a comeback in Barcelona was very good later on.
But this doesn't affect the fact that Wenger's decision to deal with him at the time was the correct one.
And regarding saying to Fly this time, "If you get injured, I will never believe what you say again."
Fly, who knew Wenger's personality well, knew very clearly that this sentence was just something he said casually...
Wenger couldn't bear to treat Fly, this club's treasure, like that.
Taking advantage of the break before the restart, Wenger substituted Chamakh for Fly.
The Moroccan had long been convinced by Fly, so he had no dissatisfaction about being substituted.
The Wigan Athletic manager's face immediately turned pale when he saw Fly come on.
Without much thought, he quickly substituted attacking midfielder Thomas and brought on defensive midfielder McArthur, who shares the same name as the Japanese Emperor.
As soon as Fly stepped onto the field, he was immediately met with boos from the fans in the stadium.
Clearly, Wigan Athletic fans also knew Fly's threat and were trying to disrupt him with boos.
However, the current Fly was no longer the novice he was at the beginning; this level of interference was completely ineffective against him.
Fly looked towards Taylor, who was sitting in the VIP box, and blew her a kiss across the distance.
The live broadcast camera immediately focused on Taylor. The American blonde girl wearing the Arsenal number 13 jersey waved at the camera, then stood up and pouted towards Fly.
When this scene was shown on the big screen by the live broadcast camera, the boos from the fans in the stadium became even more intense.
After feeling the strength given to him by his girlfriend, Fly immediately activated God's Eye.
His physical condition was currently at its peak, while Wigan Athletic players' physical condition had inevitably declined after playing for nearly an hour.
Fly scanned with the system and found that the physical condition of Wigan Athletic's defenders Stam and Steve Gohouri was not good.
So he immediately decided on the strategy for the rest of the match, ran to Wilshere's ear, and said, "Jack, let's target the space behind Stam and Steve Gohouri later. I'll take care of them."
Wilshere nodded upon hearing this. He always granted the wishes of the team's super star player.
In the 55th minute of the match.
After winning the ball completely in midfield, Blaise Matuidi passed the football to Wilshere's feet.
Facing Hazard's request for the ball on the left flank, Wilshere chose to blindly trust Fly and sent a long pass that instantly pierced through Stam and Steve Gohouri's defense.
Because Fly had the field vision activated, he made the forward run one step faster than everyone else.
By the time Stam and Steve Gohouri realized it, Fly's anti-offside run had been completed.
"Referee, Fly is offside!"
Stam, who felt he was too late to catch up and clear the ball, immediately raised his hand to signal.
However, the linesman did not raise his flag, so the Main Referee ignored it.
After making the forward run and receiving the football, facing Ali Al-Habsi who had come off his line to challenge, Fly accelerated to his right, timely jumped over Al-Habsi's slide tackle, and calmly slotted the football into the empty net.
Less than 3 minutes after coming on, Fly sent the football into Wigan Athletic's net, pulling one back for Arsenal. The score was 2-3, with Arsenal trailing by only one goal.
Wenger, on the sidelines, saw Fly score a goal as soon as he came on and immediately raised both arms, making a fist-pumping celebration.
The Wigan Athletic manager, on the other hand, was sweating profusely, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
Damn it, this match isn't going to be turned around by this kid, is it?
As soon as this thought arose in his mind, it completely settled in...