Chapter 17: You Stay, Warm Up!

After the restart, the pace of the game increased significantly.

Manchester United's goal shattered the balance of the pitch, and Arsenal naturally couldn't afford it easily on their home turf. Therefore, under the instructions of Professor Arsene Wenger, the Gunners stepped up their pressing, and in attack, they asked the players to get the ball and quickly pass through the midfield to put pressure on the opponent's half.

Since the deadlock was broken, the game finally had a bit of a national derby. Arsenal pressed step by step, but Manchester United did not give an inch, the two teams began a fierce battle in the midfield, the action of the two sides gradually increased, from time to time someone turned on the horse fierce scene, the referee's whistle is also non-stop.

"Oooooo Ha, this tackle is ferocious...... Arsenal, who were down in the scoreline, looked really anxious and they started attacking with all their might! …… However, United are not giving it for nothing, and they will not easily cede control of the midfield......

Owen drops back to catch the ball and breaks through ...... Alas, Gibbs rushed out from the diagonal side and knocked the golden boy directly to the ground...... Is this a retaliatory foul? The referee ran to the scene of the incident...... Hey, this kid is really lucky, the referee just gave him a verbal warning...... If you want me to say, it's not an exaggeration to get a yellow card for this guy's bad behavior! ”

"Wow wow...... Wilshire and Fletcher slammed into each other...... Ha, it makes people feel terrified when they look at it! ”

'Ramsey received a pass from the back, stopped the ball, turned around and dunked again...... Nice break! Oh my God, Hargreaves' sliding tackle...... Ramsey fell...... Looking at Ramsey's expression as he fell to the ground in pain, alas, was he injured? ”

The hot game scene happened from time to time, and in the next ten minutes, the game was interrupted from time to time, and the referee became the busiest person in the field. And the anger of the fans on both sides finally broke out, constantly shouting and scolding in the stands, and even some fans unloaded the iron rods under the seats and held them in their hands, and it seemed that they would rush up and fight with the opposing fans at any time. Hundreds of security guards at the scene were like big enemies, for fear of exploding in the stands. Send a fan brawl.

However, although the scene was hot and intense, neither side could help anyone, and no one could achieve absolute superiority, and the game seemed to have fallen into another strange stalemate. Of course, Manchester United, who are leading the score, naturally doesn't care, even if they are deadlocked until the end of the game, they can accept it, win one goal or win, win two goals or win, as long as they get three points, it doesn't matter how the process is.

For such a situation, Arsenal is obviously a little unacceptable. The players wanted to score in the first half to equalize the score, but Manchester United did not give in at all, and they did not have a good way for a while.

To add insult to injury, in the 43rd minute of the first half, the home team suffered another blow. Ramsey went down in a confrontation with Hargreaves, and the team doctor quickly entered the field and, after a short treatment, it was determined that Ramsey had a thigh strain and was no longer able to continue playing.

The first half was drawing to a close, and in the two minutes since Ramsey left, United took advantage of the numerical advantage to launch a counter-attack towards Arsenal's half, which caused a stir in front of the Gunners' goal. However, the good news was that there was not much time left, and with the whole team retreating, even Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie returned to the half to assist in the defense.

In the end, Arsenal resisted the sudden onslaught of Manchester United. At the referee's whistle, the first half ended with a score of 0:1, with Arsenal temporarily behind.

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"Let's go, Qin, let's go back to the locker room first."

The whistle blew and the first half of the game ended. Walcott touched Qin Shou, who was a little stunned, and motioned for the other party to go back to the locker room with him.

The first twenty minutes of the first half of the game were uneventful, and the last twenty minutes were fast-paced, Qin Shou sat on the bench and watched with relish, not only watching, but more often, he would empathize, thinking about what he should do and how to deal with it if he was on the field.

This is what Henry taught him, that playing football is not only a physical job, but also a thing that requires a lot of brains. Players who watch the game, read the game, and play with their brains tend to be more successful than others.

"Oh, okay, Theo."

At this moment, Qin Shou seemed to be still reminiscing about the first half of the game, and when he was touched by Walcott like this, Qin Shou came back to his senses, he nodded, stood up, and followed Walcoat to return to the locker room.

"Qin."

When he was about to walk to the players' tunnel, Qin Shou heard someone calling him. Turning his head, assistant coach Alder came from behind.

"You don't have to go back to the locker room." Under Qin Shou's puzzled gaze, Alder said lightly, "You stay on the field and warm up." ”

After speaking, he walked straight into the passage.

Qin Shou was a little stunned, and he didn't realize what the other party meant.

However, Walcott reacted quickly, and saw him excitedly punch Qin Shou's chest: "Good luck, Qin, I didn't expect you to be able to play so soon." ”

"Appearance?"

Qin Shou was stunned, but he was a little incredulous in his heart. He looked back at the empty tunnel of the players, and then at the still boiling fan stands, and a feeling called excitement and enthusiasm suddenly surged into his heart.

"Am I really going to play?"

Qin Shou clenched his fists fiercely.

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Beijing, CCTV-5 studio.

"Judging from the first half, apart from Manchester United's goal, the two sides were evenly matched." At half-time, He Ping was commenting on the performance of both sides in the first half, "Arsenal wanted to attack, Manchester United did not give an inch to it, and did not give the home team too many chances. Although the scene in the second half of the first half was hot, neither side achieved an absolute advantage, and both sides were helpless to take the opponent. ”

"Hey, from this point of view, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is really a good planner. On the Gunners' home turf, they took the lead by surprise and then muddied the game. Such a situation is extremely advantageous for the visitors, after all, they are the ones who are leading now, and they can adapt to all changes. Although the field was evenly matched, the initiative of the game fell into the hands of Manchester United. Hey. Coach Zhang Luzhang used his usual style to "hehe" a few times and put forward different opinions, "After watching the first half of the game, I am more optimistic about Manchester United. Firstly, they were ahead of Arsenal in the scoreline, secondly, Arsenal did not have the advantage in the confrontation with them, and finally, Ramsey's unexpected injury clearly disrupted the professor's original arrangement. It is not yet known who the professor will replace the injured Ramsey in the second half......"

"Huh?"

He Ping suddenly exclaimed, interrupting Zhang Lu's comment, Zhang Lulu turned his head unhappily, and he was also stunned.

On the big TV screen in the studio, the camera cuts to the Emirates Stadium. On the field, Qin Shou, who was wearing an Arsenal jersey, was doing warm-up activities.

β€œQIN? Number 28? ”

"It's the Chinese player."

He Ping and Zhang Lu looked at each other and exclaimed.

"Although we don't know the specific name of the Chinese player, at least now we know that he has a Qin character in his name, or is it Qin? Hehe~" He Ping also seemed to be a little embarrassed by his random guesses, laughed self-deprecatingly, and continued, "Now that he is wearing the No. 28 jersey, he is warming up on the field, will he be sent out in the second half?" ”

"Hey, it's very likely." Zhang Lu affirmed, "At halftime, the players usually follow the manager back to the locker room, and now the Chinese player is staying alone to do warm-up exercises, if nothing else, hehe, at the beginning of the second half, I and Coach He, as well as the audience friends who are watching this Premier League national derby, will see our country's players appear in the world's top league games!" Hey! ”

"I can't wait for the second half of the game to start!" He Ping laughed, "Next, let's wait and see." Let's take a good look at this Chinese player who suddenly appeared in the Premier League through the game! ”

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The fifteen-minute intermission went by in a flash. After making a slight adjustment to the situation in the dressing room for the first half, Professor Arsene Wenger looked at the time and reminded the players that it was time to re-play.

"Sir."

The players rushed out, and in the empty dressing room, Alder suddenly called out to manager Arsene Wenger.

"Are you really going to let Qin appear?" Alder hesitated for a moment and raised his question again, "I don't deny that Qin's ability is good, but he is a newcomer after all, and he ...... in this important game."

Alder's words were not finished, but the meaning was clear. In such an important derby, he is not optimistic about the player on loan from the New York Red Bulls. Qin Shou is too young, even if he has a certain strength, but who knows if he can adapt to such a fierce game as the Premier League, and who dares to guarantee that he will not be mentally unbalanced in the derby battle when he is young?

"Don't take it personally, Steve." Wenger smiled gracefully, "There is no worse situation than now." I'm not a gambler, but I don't resist making critical choices at some point. People have a hero mentality, and now Arsenal also needs a hero. Although I don't know if Qin can bring changes to the team, ......"

Wenger shook his head, his tone a little helpless: "We don't have a better choice, do we?" ”

Alder smiled wordlessly, bitterly. Yes, Arsenal don't have a lot of options anymore. This season they can be described as full of injuries, the midfield configuration is even more stretched, the appointment of young players like Ramsey Gibbs as the main force has been a last resort, and now Ramsey is also injured and cannot continue to play, they have no one to replace.

"Let's hope Qin won't let us down." Alder said with a wry smile.

"I believe in Thierry's vision, and I believe in my own vision." Wenger's expression is still elegant and gentlemanly, but his eyes reveal confidence and firmness, "I think Thierry is right, Qin is very similar to him, maybe, it will greatly surprise Jazz!" ”