No. 641: The drama before the London derby!

Arsenal won two consecutive Champions League group stage games, ?anen ???.? r?a?n?? e?n?a`cor?m?

All four teams in the Premier League have won, which shows how competitive the Premier League is in the Champions League.

Arsenal returned to London the next day for the London derby against Chelsea.

In the short term, this game will affect the top position, and in the long term, it will affect the final destination of the Premier League title this season.

Chelsea won five in a row in the first five rounds, ending their winning streak with a defeat at Manchester City in the previous round, while Arsenal are on a six-game winning streak.

Chelsea need to capitalise on home advantage over Arsenal to regain the points.

The London derby was the highlight of the seventh round, and after the Champions League tie, the British media was flooded with news about both teams.

Pro-Chelsea media analysed what it would take to get past Arsenal, while pro-Arsenal media analysed what they should do at Stamford Bridge.

Who will end this strong dialogue with?

Will it be Arsenal who have won seven in a row to make a stride towards a 49-game unbeaten run, or will Chelsea take advantage of home advantage to tie the points?

The Guardian believes a draw is very likely: "It is clear that the narrow defeat at Manchester City in the last round has left the Blues in a state of fire, and they have been opened up by their city rivals and they will definitely need to use home advantage to make it back.

Arsenal will surely be aiming to come out on top and stay ahead of the pack in order to go on a 49-game unbeaten run.

If Arsenal are able to get out of Stamford Bridge, they could break their record of 49 games unbeaten in the Premier League, but they will have a strong challenge away to Manchester City in the ninth round.

Considering the overall strength of both teams and their recent form, it is very likely that this game will end in a draw. ”

The Daily Mail believes the final outcome of this game will be decided by the stars of both teams: "It is clear that the London derby will have a profound impact on the final outcome of this season, and both teams take this game very seriously.

Carlo Ancelotti said in an interview with the media a few days ago that the Blues' goal is to get three points.

Arsene Wenger, on the other hand, has been more low-key in his media interviews and hopes his side will be able to get out of Stamford Bridge.

Judging from this, it is likely that this game will not be the attacking battle that fans expect, with the Blues leading the attack and Arsenal's tactics likely to be solid on the counter-attack.

In fact, a steady counterattack may be more able to give full play to the gunner's offensive firepower, which can better play Chen's speed advantage.

For a close game, the outcome is often determined by the performance of the stars in the team. Didier Drogba has shown great goalscoring ability since the start of the season, scoring seven goals in his last six games, just two goals less than Chen, and ranking second in the scorers' list!

He is the Blues' most consistent star up front and the Blues' most powerful weapon against the Gunners.

While the Gunners have made great strides in defending set-pieces in recent games, it remains to be seen whether they will be able to withstand the Blues' barrage.

This game will test their defence from set-pieces.

As for the Gunners, the Dutch duo are still in hot form, and the two of them are goal machines, Chen occupies the top of the Premier League scorer list with nine goals, while Van Persie ranks third in the scorer list with six goals!

The performance of both of them will decide the fate of the Gunners. ”

Manchester City's media are hoping for a draw between the two teams to give United a chance to close the gap on the London giants.

In contrast, they felt that Arsenal had a better chance of winning the game, so they began to look for "black material" that would affect the Gunners' preparations.

The Manchester City Evening News said: "The Gunners' 'first man' is intensifying and, according to credible sources, the Dutch duo are not as harmonious as they seem.

Van Persie and Chen have been in a dark battle with both the Gunners and the Netherlands, with them battling for the team's top striker.

Do you remember the end of last season?

Van Persie's starting XI was unable to break the deadlock against Sunderland, with Arsene Wenger sending Chen off for him. As a result, Chen broke the deadlock on the court shortly after he came on the court.

Van Persie, who was sitting on the bench, did not applaud and cheer for the ball like his companions next to him, but his face was expressionless.

And after this game, Van Persie left the team and returned to London early.

At that time, there was a rift between the Dutch duo, and if it weren't for Wenger's mediation, the two of them would not have had any possibility of getting along.

The rift between them arises on the one hand to compete for the 'first person' of the team, and more importantly, because of salary.

Van Persie was the Gunners' first man before Chen arrived, and of course the highest salary, but now the situation has changed. After Chen arrived at the Emirates Stadium, he relied on his performance to ask for a change in his contract and a salary increase before the end of last season.

Allegedly, he is blackmailing the Gunners hierarchy and will propose a transfer if he does not raise his salary!

In the end, the Gunners' top management compromised, and Chen Chenggong surpassed Van Persie and became the Gunners' highest-paid star!

Van Persie was not satisfied with this, and also asked the club's management to change the contract, but the two sides did not negotiate happily.

This made Van Persie very unhappy, and the scene above occurred.

It is reported that Van Persie and the club's hierarchy eventually compromised, but a rift has already been created between him and the club and Chen.

Van Persie has already had the idea of leaving the Gunners and his agent is said to have started secret contact with the Chelsea hierarchy!

For the upcoming London derby, Van Persie can fully hand over the 'vote'! ”

The article mentions a couple of sensitive points, one is the player's salary, the second is the relationship between the two Dutch strikers, and the third is the relationship with Chelsea.

This article instantly exploded the British media, and countless "news" about the Arsenal dressing room flew all over the sky.

Van Persie became the focus of public opinion!

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Van Persie was so annoyed that he simply turned off his phone, and his phone was about to be blown up by the media.

What annoyed him even more was the subtle change in the atmosphere within the team.

Chen Fan, the second victim of the article, also received many phone interviews from the media.

Chen Fan reacted differently to Van Persie, and he gave a telephone interview to the media.

'I've never blackmailed the club into renegotiating the contract, because we both felt that the original contract wasn't comprehensive enough and that a new contract was needed.

Also, you want to see who wrote this article and what is his purpose?

If you understand this, you know that this article is exaggerating the facts, and their aim is to cause problems within Arsenal.

To their disappointment, Van Persie and I have been fine, we are best friends, on and off the pitch we are best friends!

They did it just to help Chelsea and hopefully Chelsea beat us.

How could we possibly let them succeed! ”

Chen Fan's words relieved the worried Gunners fans, and they supported them in different ways.

Chen Fan's social platform has become an important base for their support, so Arsenal fans have become registered users of the Qingfeng platform.