356 and kick and cherish, the last 45 minutes
"It was unexpected," Gary Lineker exclaimed, imagining that Chelsea would attack immediately after conceding the goal, and instead of showing Arsenal retreating, Arsenal chased and beat the Blues, who had always been solid defensively, uh, it was a fake Chelsea.
'Arsenal have played with confidence and have played Chelsea three times this season, only this time have they shown a hint of a championship that they have never seen before. Martin Taylor said.
Taylor still has a belly of things that he hasn't said, it's just that it's not appropriate to say them publicly here.
In all fairness, Arsenal does not have the strength to win the championship, and certainly will not have the temperament of a champion, and the real Arsenal with the temperament of a champion is still the generation that won the championship undefeated more than ten years ago.
But the peak of that generation was too short, and the huge debt associated with building a new stadium cost Arsenal the strength and luck to win the title, and also lost the best chance to build a Gunners dynasty.
Last season's collective slump among the giants, Arsenal failed to take advantage of the rare opportunity that led to the Foxes achieving a civilian title, which led Taylor to believe that Arsenal were largely out of the Premier League title contenders.
Even this season, no one is optimistic that Arsenal will win the title, but the arrival of Zhang Zhetian has changed all that.
Arsenal won the title because of the presence of the Champion and began to have a championship temperament, so to speak, judging from the current performance in the first half.
Taylor's eyes were on Zhang Zhetian, who was far away from the goal and had been standing outside the box when his side attacked.
'If he had been English, maybe we would have won the first European Cup, the second World Cup.' An idea popped into Taylor's mind.
In the 32nd minute, Arsenal won a free kick on the left, but Zhang Zhetian did not step forward to take the penalty, because the position and distance were not suitable for direct shooting.
Mesut Ozil sent the ball into the box and was headed over by a defender, and Granit Xhaka on the edge of the area volleyed in a direct volley that Thibaut Courtois saved.
In the 38th minute, Chelsea attacked, Pedro received the ball from his teammate on the right side of the penalty area and shot high.
In stoppage time, Chelsea were awarded a free-kick on the right and Marcos Alonso fired a direct effort into goal.
At the end of the first half, Arsenal led 1-0.
At the end of the pitch, the Arsenal fans in the stands gave a standing ovation to the soldiers who had performed well in the first half, especially when Zhang Zhetian and Alex Sanchez hooked their shoulders and walked to the aisle, which erupted in deafening cheers from the stands.
"I scored the goal, but the fans cheered for your name." Sanchez glanced up at Zhang Zhetian resentfully, and said sourly.
"Oh, what are you jealous of, you are the hero of the goal, and the fans are shouting about you."
Sanchez gave him a blank look, when he had a problem with his ears? Who can't hear the call?
However, although Sanchez envied Zhang Zhetian's popularity, he did not have an unhappy look and jealous thoughts, after all, this Chinese teenager fed himself cakes in the league and let himself win the first golden boot of his career with a thrilling one-goal advantage, so Sanchez kept this love in mind.
"By the way, you and Mesut have never renewed their contract, do you really want to leave?" Entering the players' tunnel, before reaching the locker room, Zhang Zhetian leaned into Sanchez's ear and whispered softly.
Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, who have not renewed their contracts for a long time, the two thighs of Arsenal's biggest names, have been in a uproar since this season, and they have indeed caused a certain impact in the team.
The outside world has always talked about the salary issue, in fact, only the two of them know that they have not renewed their contracts, the salary is a trivial matter, and the important thing is to be dissatisfied with the team's results.
They want to know about the club's plans for summer signings, and if Arsenal can buy a few more big names in the summer to show that they have title ambitions, then they will consider a contract extension.
Don't look at Arsenal's Premier League title this season, but they are not fools, this championship is the same as the rise of Leicester City's dark horse last year, it is a sudden event, not sustainable, Arsenal as a giant, what is needed is to continue to compete for the title, and it must be to win heavyweight trophies, for example, the Champions League.
Seeing that Sanchez didn't answer, Zhang Zhetian stopped talking.
He may have gone one step ahead of them this summer, and naturally he is not qualified to persuade them to stay.
And he also knows what kind of thinking he will make for them if he leaves Arsenal.
If he is not leaving, he will definitely persuade Sanchez and Ozil to renew their contracts to stay, he knows that although Arsenal's financial resources are not as good as Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester United and other giants, but as long as most of the powerful players are left, only a few weak positions need to be added, and Arsenal's budget is enough.
However, to help the team win the FA Cup, you have to leave here, to be honest, Zhang Zhetian is reluctant, but he is not an indecisive person, let alone a person who is affected by external pressure and influence, he has long been ready to face the storm he will face after announcing his transfer.
'It's the last 45 minutes at Arsenal.' Arsène Wenger's heart was infinitely melancholy, and he was powerless to change Zhang Zhetian's thoughts, "Wenger out! "While it hurt him, it also hurt Zhang Zhetian.
Wenger knows that he is inseparable because of his love for Arsenal for more than 20 years, even if he wants to leave, he will leave something behind the team, but the newly arrived Zhang Zhetian has no feelings for Arsenal, and he can refuse Josep Guardiola's invitation because of himself.
"Kick and cherish, even if you leave, you will always be my proudest disciple!" Wenger looked at Zhang Zhetian, who was laughing and joking with his teammates while drinking water, and said secretly.
In the 49th minute, Chelsea striker Diego Costa, who had been invisible in the first half, picked up the ball with his back on the line of the penalty area, and Ngulo Kante followed up with a long-range shot that was easily cleared by Zhang Zhetian.
In the 51st minute, Costa took the ball again with his back to Victor Moses on the right side of the penalty area, and Moses shot hard from the right side of the penalty area, which was firmly grasped by Zhang Zhetian with both hands, and did not give Chelsea a chance to attack a corner.
In the 59th minute, Moses crossed a low ball from the right to the top of the penalty area, and Pedro took a long-range shot that went just wide of the left post.
In the 61st minute, Chelsea made the first substitution, with Gunners veteran No.4 Sesc Cesc Fabregas replacing Nemanja Matic at the back to add creativity and attacking power to the midfield.
Seeing the former Gunners captain, the Arsenal fans in the stands booed, and many radical fans even shouted "traitor! "Bitch! Voice.
"Chelsea really have the genes to be traitors, Cole in the past, Cesc Fabregas now." Zhang Zhetian muttered: "Isn't that Chelsea boss also a traitor to Russia?" ”