Chapter Seventy-Six: Red and Blue
In fact, there are only two colors of English football, one is red and the other is blue. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Throughout the history of English football, it is actually a history of the confrontation between red and blue, in this country, red symbolizes passion, blue symbolizes blue and hope, and the collision between these two colors has never lacked passion and fiery.
Just like Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton and other Premier League teams, their home uniforms are blue, while teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and other teams, they believe in red, maybe there are other colors in this league, but only red and blue are the mainstream, and the collision between these teams has always been like Mars hitting the earth, full of excitement and fanaticism.
As the capital city of England, so is London. In the city, blue and red have almost divided most of the fans into two camps, one is a blue of hope, and the other is a red of fiery passion.
Blue refers to Chelsea, and red, naturally, refers to Arsenal.
If the red Arsenal and the white Tottenham Hotspur are fierce battles in north London, then the red Arsenal and the blue Chelsea are more representative of the football heritage of this ancient city.
Arsenal is the undisputed Premier League giants, and the Blues Chelsea are also well-deserved iron-blooded powerhouses, these two teams can be regarded as the top teams in the Premier League, in comparison, Tottenham Hotspur is a step behind, so although the north London derby is hot, it does not represent the level of football in London, and the battle between Arsenal and Chelsea shows that the winner is the city's No.1 style.
Arsenal and Chelsea can be regarded as a pair of rivals, after all, they are both giant teams, and they are both in the same London.
This battle has been going on for many years, but as in the history of English football, there may be a period of time when red will overwhelm blue, but at some point blue will fight back, which in turn will overpower red.
It's a battle where there is no winner, and perhaps that's the charm of English football, and that's why it's all the more exciting to fight each other, but never to have the upper hand all the time.
Such was the battle between Arsenal and Chelsea, who were in the midst of a downturn at a time of Arsenal's glory days, and then the era of Arsenal's inevitability faded away after Chelsea's resurgence.
At different times, there will be the marks of different heroes, and things in the world are all the same.
So far, Arsenal and Chelsea have met 185 times in all competitions, with Arsenal winning 72, drawing 54 and losing 59. The two sides have met 46 times in the Premier League, with Arsenal winning 18, drawing 14 and losing 14, and the difference between the two sides is still not large.
It is worth mentioning that after Abou took charge of Stamford Bridge, or more precisely, after the madman Jose Mourinho took charge of the Blues, Arsene Wenger's side have never tasted victory at Stamford Bridge. And even at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's record is terrible, most of them end in defeat, and there are very few draws.
This is one of the reasons why Mourinho has been unbridled in ridicule and bashing, and the madman bluntly said that Wenger is an incompetent manager, and if he is the manager of a big team, let alone seven or eight years, he can't let the team taste the championship for three consecutive years, then he can't imagine what kind of face he will continue to stay in the manager's position.
At the same time, Mourinho also ridiculed Wenger as a voyeur, a philophile, and a Tai control, in short, the Portuguese has no respect for Wenger, the Premier League coach.
Such remarks really made Wenger angry, and he wanted to refute it, but he couldn't stiffen his waist. Over the years, in the face of Chelsea led by Mourinho, Arsenal has almost been beaten to the point that it is impossible to find the north, and the arsenal is almost "Blues phobia", even if Mourinho leaves Stamford Bridge, Arsenal still has fewer wins and more losses in the face of Chelsea.
The decline of Arsenal in recent years is an indisputable fact, and Chelsea is in the Bou years of large-scale investment, the strength is getting stronger and stronger, the most important thing is that Arsenal's technical and tactical play is unique in the Premier League, but the style of play is soft, and after Mourinho's adjustment, Chelsea has formed an iron-blooded and tough style, which just restrained Arsenal's style, which made Arsenal firmly suppressed.
If you look at the record of the encounter in recent years, the miserable Arsenal is naturally not the favored side. But as mentioned before, red and blue can only be one side over the other at any given time, but they cannot completely eliminate it, so Arsenal are always looking forward to the day when they beat Chelsea and regain their reputation as London's number one.
Of course, Chelsea are not a good match for them, they have recruited heavily this summer, Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge is a booster, and now they are leading the league table, at this stage only Arsenal is eyeing them behind, rivals and city rivals, so this game, Chelsea is also not to be missed.
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Winter is already here, and for Westerners, Christmas is like the Chinese New Year, a day of national celebration. This is the most meaningful festival for them.
Although Christmas is still three days away, the whole city of London is already in the pre-holiday atmosphere, and both adults and children often walk the streets in new clothes and with big smiles. Some vendors even put up Christmas trees in front of their shops, although they are not ready, but when Christmas Eve comes, all they need to do is hang up the lights and gifts, then it will be a beautiful and hopeful Christmas tree.
Everyone has their own wishes when Christmas is approaching, some people want to get a new computer, some people want to get a beautiful mountain bike, and children want Santa Claus to sneak colorful candy into their socks while they are asleep.
For the fans, their wish is very simple, that is, they hope that the team they support and love can get a victory and make this Christmas more complete and joyful.
With three days to go until Christmas Eve, on the 21st, when the London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea is coming, countless Gunners fans and Chelsea fans flock to this part of north London, waiting for their teams to deliver them the Christmas Eve gifts they want most – albeit early, but if they can get it.
Because this London derby is Arsenal's home stadium, it is a boon for Arsenal fans, with more than 58,000 tickets sold to Gunners fans at the Emirates Stadium, which can accommodate more than 60,000 people, and only two or three thousand Chelsea fans have received tickets.
This has left the visiting fans extremely unhappy, believing that Arsenal FC are adding to the congestion of the people up and down Chelsea. But this is also a matter of no way, the home team has such power, don't you satisfy your own people, but to satisfy the opponent? On the other hand, if Chelsea had played home first this time, it would have been no better for Arsenal fans.
Even so, tens of thousands of Chelsea fans still came around the Emirates Stadium, cheering on their teams in nearby squares, bars and malls, closest to the game.
Everyone knows what this game means, not only the early Christmas gifts, but also the reputation of the London derby and, most importantly, a crucial battle for the six points and whether the top of the table changes hands.
Chelsea and Arsenal are two of the standout teams at this stage of the season, as well as the two teams with the highest title calls. The contest between the two kings' divisions is bound to attract more attention.
And for the supporters of both teams, the winner will be the new leader, which is enough to prove that the team they are backing is the best, the real London boss, and enough to brag about it all winter.
Sometimes, what the fans ask for is as simple as this, the team wins, and they will be full of happiness and satisfaction.
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