Chapter 061: The Strongest Spear
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Considering the peculiarity of this north London derby, PGMOL specially arranged Graham Bol, a famous whistle who has officiated the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, to be the referee of this game. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Established in 2001, PGMOL is responsible for providing referees for all professional football matches in England. ļ¼
After all, after nearly a hundred years of continuous accumulation, the hatred between Tottenham and Arsenal has reached quite a terrifying level. If you don't send a referee with enough experience in law enforcement, this kind of derby between sworn enemies can easily cause all kinds of chaos.
No, although Bol was fully mentally prepared for this game, there was still something unexpected - in the pre-match handshake session, George wiped his hands with a handkerchief after shaking hands with Arsene Wenger, and then threw the handkerchief into the trash can, which immediately drew the hatred of Arsenal fans and almost caused a conflict between the two teams!
After ordering the players from both sides to return to the pitch to prepare for the game, Bol turned his head and warned George, the culprit: "Coach Nelson, I know that there are many grievances between Tottenham and Arsenal, but please don't stir up trouble and ensure that the game can go on normally." Otherwise, I'll have to exercise my powers as referee and Tottenham will have to take charge of the team with someone else. ā
Noticing that the Arsenal players were successfully provoked by themselves, George, who knew that the goal had been achieved, naturally did not deliberately play against the referee, but admitted to Bol with great sincerity that what he had done before was indeed inappropriate and brought unnecessary trouble to the opponent's work!
Although in terms of identity and status, Bol is not as good as George, but as George said to Wenger before, nobles should be kind and easy-going on weekdays, and they should be polite and virtuous. Therefore, in George's view, although his previous actions had another purpose, not just to provoke Arsenal, but since his actions have caused trouble to Bol's law enforcement work, it is natural to apologize to the other party.
Since they enjoy all the conveniences of being a nobleman and have more resources than others, then the nobles should set an example and fulfill the responsibilities and obligations that they should bear as a nobleman!
Seeing George's admitting his mistake so sincerely, Bol couldn't continue to deal with George on this matter, but Bol still secretly made a note in his heart and decided to be slightly biased towards Arsenal in the penalty scale, giving Tottenham and George a little bitterness. After all. For the referee, if he really wants to take care of a certain team, he does not need to deliberately target the other side or implement double standards, he only needs to adjust the penalty scale of the game. For example, if the referee blows the whistle tighter, the technical flow team will benefit more, and if the whistle is looser, then the physical power flow team will benefit from it.
What's more, today's game is still played at Arsenal's home stadium, even if there are some home whistles in the game, it is a matter of course, and it is useless for Tottenham and George to have any opinions on this. After all, with the exception of a few key matches, home whistles are fairly common in football, and every team has benefited from it to some degree, and Tottenham Hotspur is no exception.
Of course, if the opponent performs well in the future, then Bol will naturally consider adjusting the penalty scale to let the two sides play in a relatively fair environment as much as possible. After all, although it is true that the referee is the biggest on the football field, Bol does not want to cause a lot of trouble for himself by annoying George and the Nelson family for a game.
While George and Bol were communicating, Arsene Wenger took the opportunity to lecture Vieira: "Patrick (Vieira), after the game starts for a while, you don't have to test their defensive strength and weaknesses as usual, and then decide on the next plan of action. Today, let's beat this opponent in the best way we can't do! Let them always remember that we Arsenal are the number one giants in the city of London!"
Obviously, even Wenger, who has always shown himself to be elegant, has a temper, and after being humiliated by George in person, his self-esteem makes it impossible for him to swallow his anger like that. As a result, Arsene Wenger made the decision to let his players attack from the very beginning of the game, ready to give Tottenham a little color and see!
"No problem, just look at it, boss!" After hearing Wenger's arrangement, Vieira immediately patted his chest and assured Wenger that he would definitely complete this task, "Tottenham still dare to be so arrogant, look at how we teach them to be people today!"
The conversation between Wenger and Vieira didn't last long, and after Bol finished his conversation with George, Vieira hurried back on the pitch to relay Wenger's latest instructions to his team-mates, waiting for Bol to blow the opening whistle - although the hot-tempered Vieira has always been known for his tough style in the Premier League, and playing cards is commonplace, this time, the Arsenal captain did not want to receive special attention from the referee. After all, Vieira is now all he thinks about how to get revenge on Tottenham for a while, and he doesn't want to get into trouble at all.
"Good evening, friends from the audience, I'm Martin Taylor and here is my partner Andy Gray. "Since Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur currently occupy the first and second positions in the standings respectively, coupled with the popularity of the north London derby itself, this game is naturally listed by Sky TV as the highlight of this round of the Premier League, and the ace commentators Andy Gray and Martin Taylor are responsible for broadcasting this derby game live, "Andy (Gray), which side do you think has more hope of winning tonight?"
"Arsenal scored 82 goals in the Premier League last season, eight more than Manchester United, who won the title. Since the start of this season, Arsenal have failed to score in only one of the 11 league games that have ended, and there have been as many as seven goals in more than two games! Such a strong attacking firepower, coupled with Lehmann's more solid defense and home advantage after his arrival, Arsenal obviously have a much better chance of winning. Andy Gray, who is the ace commentator on Sky TV, has naturally done a good job of preparing for the game, "and Tottenham have done a good job defensively this season, conceding only 10 goals so far, but they have been penetrated three times against two strong teams, Chelsea and Liverpool. And, considering Tottenham's winless streak against Arsenal...... So Martin, I'm more optimistic about Arsenal in this game, and Arsene Wenger's side should be the winner of this north London derby. ā
"In that case, then I'm going to support Tottenham. Martin Taylor shrugged his shoulders when he saw Andy Gray cunningly opt for the stronger Arsenal, "And Andy, Tottenham didn't play badly in the previous period. They have won eight in a row in all competitions following the win over Chelsea, and at one point were level with Arsenal in the table, while Tottenham had not conceded a goal in six consecutive games before drawing with Bolton Wanderers last time out. These facts show that Tottenham Hotspur is a team that has been improving under Coach Nelson. So, if the Spurs players are in good shape and Coach Nelson has the right tactics, then Tottenham will have no chance of beating Arsenal!"
"Even so, Tottenham want to wrestle with Arsenal now, it's still a little too early......" Andy Gray was just about to refute Martin Taylor's argument when referee Bol blew the opening whistle on the pitch, announcing the official start of the derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur!
"The game is on, now let's start with the starting line-ups of both teams. For Arsenal, Arsene Wenger still used his most frequent 4-4-2 formation today. Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, left-back Ashley Cole, Saul Campbell and Kolo Toure in central defence, Cameroon international Lauren Ettame at right-back, Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva in midfield, Pire and Ljungberg on the wings, Thierry Henry and Bergkamp up front. As a supporter of Arsenal, Andy Gray naturally chose to introduce Arsenal's starting eleven first.
"Now, let me introduce the visiting team's line-up. Martin Taylor cleared his throat and read out Tottenham's starting line-up for this game in a slightly confused tone, "Tottenham's formation today is very strange, Coach Nelson did not put out the 4-4-2 formation that he uses most often, but changed the formation to 4-2-3-1, or 4-3-3. Goalkeeper Petr Cech, the back four from left to right, Phil Neville, Ledley King, Nemanja Vidic and Heinze, the middle of the midfield is the trio of Mascherano, Speed and Carrick, and on the flanks is Vierovka and Portuguese teenager Cristiano Ronaldo, leaving only Drogba up front. It's a strange starting line-up, and Coach Nelson would put Robbie Keane, the team's top scorer this season, on the bench, is he going to ......
Martin Taylor didn't finish his words, as the situation on the pitch changed and the two had to focus on the commentary of the game.
Patrick Vieira stole the ball at Carrick's feet in the back of the centre circle and immediately distributed the ball to Ljungberg on the right, where the Swede forced the ball forward with Heinze's defence and passed it back to the middle of the pitch parallel to the line of the penalty area!
At the same time as Ljungberg's cross was delivered, Tottenham's backline was not in place - due to Ljungberg's assault, Vidic and others were nervously eyeing their respective targets and spending all their extra energy on helping the Swedes. As a result, Tottenham's defense unwittingly showed signs of excessive left-leaning, loosening the defense against Pire, who was on the other side of the pitch and had a higher risk factor!
Bergkamp, who was in charge of playing down the middle, was not going to miss the opportunity, and with a clever pick-and-roll pass, the Ice Prince passed the ball to the feet of Pire, who cut inside from the left. The latter, who was unmarked, adjusted slightly after receiving a pass from Bergkamp, and without waiting for the Tottenham players to make remedies, he fired a right-footed volley directly from the top of the arc of the penalty area!
Just seven minutes into the game, Arsenal broke through the door of Tottenham Hotspur through a clever attacking combination, proving that their title of the best attacking line in the Premier League was not in vain, and they took the lead in this derby!