After one draw and one defeat, Arsenal has become the target of media criticism, especially in the relaxed state of the players in the early stages of the season, which worries Arsenal fans, who are afraid that after two consecutive seasons empty-handed, the team will even lose their qualification for the Champions League, which is a disaster for Arsenal, the only giant who can compete with Manchester United in the past decade.

In order to avoid the fans' worries, Wenger stepped forward to assure the fans that they will give their all in the next game and will definitely put an end to the team's sluggish form.

And their opponent in the next game is the sworn enemy of north London, Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal and Tottenham have won 2 and drawn 1 in matches this season, and in the League Cup, they eliminated Tottenham and advanced to the final with Descartes' wonderful performance in extra time, so they have a certain psychological advantage over Tottenham.

However, derbies are no ordinary game, and each derby needs to be discussed separately, and even if Arsenal are unbeaten against Tottenham this season, it does not mean that they will be able to win this game if they are too relaxed at the moment.

Tottenham Hotspur are currently seventh in the league with 30 games, 13 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss, only one point away from Everton in sixth place in the league and only one point away from qualifying for the UEFA Cup.

The battle between the two teams was already going on before the game, with Tottenham manager Joel telling the media before the game: "Thierry Henry is a great player, it's a pity that Arsenal can't keep him, losing Thierry Henry is a big blow to Arsenal's forward line, and I think next season we will have a very different derby." ”

In fact, at this time, Henry has not officially announced his departure from Arsenal, although everyone knows that Barcelona's seduction of him is infinitely close to success, but after all, it has not been made public, so it cannot be called a fact. Joel said this in order to disturb Arsenal's morale and create some problems for the opponent.

Arsene Wenger was also very sharp in his response to this, and he said coldly to the media: "It seems that Tottenham have given up on this game, they are already thinking about next season's derby, if I were the chairman of Tottenham, I would definitely ask the manager to explain his remarks." ”

Hit the nail on the head!

Wenger's counterattack made Tottenham Hotspur coach Joel have a hard time, everyone understood that his words did not mean this, but Wenger cleverly seized the loophole, so that his original inflated momentum plummeted, in the Premier League, the only person who can fight with Wenger is nothing more than a few people such as Lord Fro, and Joel is really not an opponent.

Amid the exchange of courtesy between the two managers, the north London derby, which should have attracted much attention, did not attract much interest as another major piece of news stole all the attention.

On April 17th, the Arsenal board of directors announced that the club's vice-president, David Arsenal, announced that the club's vice-president, David Arsenal. Dunn was removed from the board on the grounds that Dunn and US director Krenco intended to buy Arsenal and turn it into a foreign asset.

David. Dunn then launched a counterattack, announcing that he would resell his 14.5% stake to Russian billionaire Alisie for £75 million. Yusmanov owned the company Red &White and withdrew from the Arsenal club altogether.

These two statements were like an earthquake, and they instantly blew up the entire English football world.

You know, David. Dunn is not only the vice president of Arsenal, but also the rotating chairman of the G14 league, it is under his long sleeves and good dancing that Arsenal can frequently introduce a lot of cheap foreign aid, and now Dunn's departure means that Arsenal's transfer work is about to fall into a trough, and it has also caused a huge shock to Arsenal's internal shock.

What's more, with the departure of Dunn, many Arsenal players have also expressed their intention to leave, not to mention Henry, Gilberto, Toure, Lehmann, Klich, Ljungberg...... A large group of Arsenal's main players have expressed regret over the board's decision. Dunn had been working together for a short period of time and was also their financial advisor, and his departure caused them to lose confidence in the club, and within days, Arsene Wenger received several transfer requests.

Faced with such a situation, Professor Wenger could only show a bitter smile helplessly.

In the matter of introducing foreign capital to buy the club, Arsene Wenger is actually in contact with Wood. Hill was on one side, but he was also David. In the past ten years, Wenger and Dunn have worked closely together, bringing in many previously unknown stars who have become famous at Arsenal, and have become Wenger's "best scout in the world".

However, at this point, Wenger, who is only a minority shareholder, has no choice but to decide whether to leave or leave his players, but he is unable to do anything about the decisions of the top management of the board, and he suspended negotiations with the club for a new contract, not because he felt a little disheartened.

After Dunn's departure, Arsenal's situation became more turbulent, some of the main players had no intention of falling in love, and the team's flag bearer was already preparing to change the goal, and for a while, in the eyes of the outside world, the Arsenal club was simply stormy at this time, and they were even more optimistic about the derby with Tottenham on April 21.

But in any case, the derby will eventually go on as scheduled.

On April 21, the huge crowd at the Emirates Stadium was crowded, with more than 65,000 fans pouring into the modern stadium.

They weren't all here to cheer on Arsenal, in fact, there were a lot of fans holding huge banners in their hands to expel David from the board. Dunn protested against this, and the fans' eyes were bright, David. Although Dunn tried to bring in foreign capital to buy the club, it was not just for personal gain, his contribution to Arsenal over the past decade or so is obvious to all.

Amid the general flames and the noise of the fans, the Arsenal players walked out of the pitch side by side with the Tottenham players, and the high-profile north London derby finally kicked off with the referee's whistle.

Despite the team's current panic, Wenger still sent all the main forces he could, Henry, Van Persie teamed up in the front, Ljungberg, Rosicky left and right, Fabregas in the middle with Gilberto, is Arsenal's most commonly used central axis this season, the back line of Clichy, Toure, Gala, Lauren lined up, supplemented by Lehmann's gate, from the book point of view, this Arsenal defense is still very reliable.

Tottenham Hotspur is also not to be outdone, in the face of the neighbors who are currently in chaos, Joel has long been determined to step on a foot, he sent the team's strongest lineup in this game, the goalkeeper is still the national Robinson, although in the previous national team game Robinson just staged a sequel to the "Butter Hand", but he was still in a terrible state when he had a convulsion, and Joel could only gamble; At the back, Lee Young-pyo, Hood Leston, Ledley. Kim and Zim Bonda are both strong players, due to the last Carabao Cup match with Arsenal, two central defenders Dawson and Ledley. King's slower turnaround hole, so in this game Yoel sent the more flexible Hood Rainstone to take down the slightly clumsy Dawson; On the midfield line, Davies, Gardner, Jokola, and Lennon continued to play together, and the hardness and speed of this midfield wheel were not inferior to Arsenal, but they were still a little rough in terms of technology.

And the heaviest forward line, Joel sent dashing brother and Robbie. Keane's combination. The seasons in Tottenham are estimated to be his best seasons, and it is precisely because of his excellent performance at Tottenham that he is favored by the old man, but unfortunately after transferring to Manchester United, he seems to have reached the peak of his life, and since then he has felt lonely and lonely, and has completely lost the motivation to move forward.

And Robbie. As the captain of Tottenham Hotspur, Keane is also the hardest working player in the team, and his role is more to lead the players on the field to give full attention to the game and infect the whole team with his positive attitude.

The two evenly matched teams brought a dazzling performance to the fans as soon as they came on the field, and just five minutes into the game, Henry received a direct pass from Xiaofa in the front court, he shook the Tottenham defender, and the ball burst into the upper left corner of the Tottenham Hotspur gate like an eye.

Arsenal didn't stop there, and the outside world thought that their game would be distracted by the club's board of directors incident, but Arsene Wenger had already done his job on them before the game, and he asked the players to put aside all distractions and defend the glory of the Emirates Stadium to the death.

Because this game, it is likely to be related to Arsenal's future in the Champions League this season, whether or not to participate in the Champions League, directly related to more than 30 million US dollars in income, the club's board of directors even proposed a heavy reward, if this game wins, the team will receive a huge reward of 2 million US dollars.

In the face of such a heavy stimulus, of course, Arsenal's players tried their best to win, so they fought fiercely after the opening, if you don't know, you still think that Arsenal's players are completely undisturbed by club affairs, and have regained the style of the unbeaten season that year.

In the face of Arsenal, Tottenham's players were not willing to surrender, they used Lennon's speed on the wing, played several wonderful counter-attacks, although Arsenal's left side of the Klicy is also a fast defender, but in the face of Robbie. Keane and Lennon took turns to attack, and he still seemed a little powerless, since Ashley. After Cole's departure, Arsenal's left side has always been strong in attack and weak in defence, and in the face of the opponent's all-out assault, it is not enough to rely on Clichy alone.

In order to help Clichy defend, Arsenal's left centre-back Toure had to move the defence to the left, creating a gap between him and Gala, at which point a beautiful figure slowly paced into the empty space between the two.

It was the dashing brother who walked over like a walk, and the other 21 players on the field were all working hard, but looking at him, it was as if he was just wandering on the street, which simply made the radical fans angry.

But because of this, I looked down on Brother Chic, and it definitely came at a price. Beba's value lies in his keen sense of smell and excellent sense of movement, you don't see, it is precisely because he is so careless wandering around the pitch that Arsenal's two central defenders are unguarded, and even when he stands in the empty space left by the two central defenders, Galla has not been able to react in time.

Then the dashing brother showed his hideous fangs!

In Lennon and Robbie. With Keane's onslaught, Toure had to rush to fill the void left by Clichy. Keane crossed in time, and the dashing brother easily won the ball in the middle, and Gala, who had just woken up from a dream, shouted badly and hurriedly rushed over to block the eye-catching, but Beba's feet were also alive, and he easily deducted Gala's reckless sliding tackle, and then sent the football into the door of Lehmann's handle with a leisurely action.

The unexpected goal conceded was a blow to Arsenal's players, but the thought of the $2 million prize once again boosted their morale and launched a ferocious attack on Tottenham's doors.

If there is anyone in this Arsenal team who is not desperate for the 2 million bonus, it must be Thierry Henry.

After eight years as the king of Highbury, Henry's feelings for Arsenal are definitely sincere and deep, although he has decided to leave, he is still full of feelings for this club, even if he can't leave another trophy for the club before leaving, he also hopes to do his best in the remaining games to leave some happy memories for the fans.

So this game of Henry is particularly hard, the fans have not seen the captain like this wind on the field for a long time, he not only in the front of the active breakthrough, shooting, even the previous infrequent chase also seems very positive, in the 33rd minute of the game, Henry has a long journey to chase back, he has been from the opponent's into his own penalty area, and then in the big penalty area one step steal Beba's ball.

The more Thierry Henry played, the more complicated the fans' mood became.

In the midst of the fans' thoughts, the game unconsciously entered the halftime break.

Although Arsenal dominated the first half, Tottenham's counter-attack was more threatening, with players from both teams battling it out on the pitch and managers battling it out on the pitch.

Not long after the start of the second half, the situation on the pitch suddenly changed. Arsenal captain Thierry Henry suddenly clutched his thigh after a counter-attack, and then he limped to the sideline and gestured to manager Arsene Wenger for a substitution.

Wenger's heart tightened when he saw Henry's movements, and he quickly gave instructions to Descartes and Adebayor on the bench to warm up, and then he followed the team doctor to the sidelines to observe Henry's injury.

Fortunately, Thierry Henry's injury is just an ordinary strain, and it will take about a week or two to return to normal, but the season is nearing its end, and this kind of recovery also means that the captain's next games at Arsenal will be even rarer.

However, before the professor could recover from his frustration, there were loud boos from the sidelines, Wenger hurriedly raised his head, and saw Beba cheering and celebrating in the field, and behind him, Arsenal central defender Galla and goalkeeper Lehmann looked helpless.

Tottenham took advantage of the short gap when Henry was injured and miraculously turned the score into 2:1, and they took the lead in the score unexpectedly.

"Shit!" Wenger cursed angrily, and then hurriedly beckoned Descartes and Adebayo, who were warming up, and after thinking for a while, he pointed to Descartes and said, "You go." ”

Descartes nodded excitedly, then tightened his pants and couldn't wait to walk to the sidelines to wait for the referee to make a substitution.

At this moment, Henry, who was behind him, suddenly stood up and shouted to Descartes, "Wait a minute. ”

Descartes turned his head in surprise, and saw Henry coming with his injured leg in tow, and then hooked him by the neck, put his forehead against his forehead, and whispered in his ear: "Do a good job, you must not lose." ”

Perhaps it was the Arsenal captain who felt that his time at the Emirates Stadium was running out, and his words sounded rather sad, which made Descartes feel a sense of loneliness.

Even the commentators on the sidelines noticed Henry's action, and they said sadly: "Henry hooked Descartes's neck and whispered something in his ear, this action looks like he is supporting Lonely, could it be that Henry has felt that his life at Arsenal has come to an end, so he wants to teach Descartes the king's scepter?" ”

The fans on the sidelines also had a sense of sadness, and many people choked back tears in their eyes, and this sad scene instantly silenced the noisy Emirates Stadium.

As if only a second had passed, and as if a century had passed, Henry suddenly raised his head vigorously, then patted Descartes on the shoulder, and said loudly: "Don't let me down!" ”

The moment Descartes saw Henry look up, a drop of crystal water in his eyes dripped down with loneliness and nostalgia, dripping onto the verdant turf. (To be continued.) )