Chapter 15: The Beginning

He Ping sat in his studio in Beijing, preparing for the upcoming broadcast of the England national derby. The enthusiasm of Chinese fans is very high for this game, after all, Arsenal and Manchester United are both old giants in the English Premier League, and these two teams have a large number of loyal fans in China.

It's just that when the British Peninsula thousands of miles away suddenly staged this shocking scene, it made He Ping, who had commented countless games in various leagues and various hot games, couldn't help but be stunned, and when a moment of sluggishness passed, He Ping was also like a Chinese fan in front of the TV, standing up and singing the national anthem.

And next to him, Zhang Lu, a famous football commentator with the nickname "Hey Hey Emperor", is also doing the same thing as him.

After the national anthem, the football commentators of the first and second generations were already full of tears.

"I just made a little gaffe, which made the audience and friends across the country laugh." After a long time, He Ping, who had finally calmed down, sat back at the microphone, "A national song sings the pride of our Chinese and the expectations of our hundreds of millions of Chinese fans." Although I cried a lot in the studio, I was a little embarrassed, but I can't say it, it's cool, it's cool! ”

He Ping's ridiculous language caused many Chinese fans in front of the TV to laugh, but in their hearts they felt the same as He Ping. Zhang Lu took over the conversation on the side: "Hehe! It's really enjoyable, and even an elderly fan like me can't help but feel the blood boiling. I have to say that except for the first time after the Chinese team entered the World Cup for the first time in 02, such a hearty feeling has not appeared for a long time. To borrow the words of Director He, it is cool, very cool, very cool! Hey! ”

"I was originally puzzled by the sudden occurrence of this scene at the Emirates Stadium, but now I ......," He Ping continued, "I believe that the fans who saw this scene on the field should know the answer." In England, at the Emirates Stadium, there was a player from China. I have to admit that it was an unexpected surprise! What a surprise! ”

"It was a surprise. Because before the game, the domestic news media never knew that there was a Chinese player in Arsenal! Who is he? What is your name? When did you join Arsenal? What position to play on the field...... Presumably the audience wants to know the answer, right? There was a sound of flipping through the information in the studio, and soon, Zhang Lu's slightly disappointed voice sounded again, "Unfortunately, I'm sorry, we, like everyone, don't know the specific information of this Chinese player." These answers can only be found slowly in the game. ”

"But that's okay, that's not the point. The point is that the appearance of this Chinese player represents that we Chinese have once again stepped on the stage of Europe's top five leagues, and we are also a member of the Premier League giants. He Ping said in an impassioned tone, "Next, let's wait and see, I hope he can play, can surprise all the fans in China, and can bring us hope!" ”

By this time, the camera had re-switched to the Emirates Stadium, with players from Arsenal and Manchester United already in their respective halves, and the game was about to begin.

"CCTV! Cctv! Good evening, audience friends! Tune in to the 17th round of the English Premier League in the 10/11 season against Arsenal and Manchester United. These two giants don't need us to introduce them anymore, and fans and friends must be very familiar with them. Yes, this England national derby will be narrated by me and Coach Zhang Luzhang. Now the race has begun! Arsenal kick-off first......

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Emirates Stadium, London, England.

In the hazy drizzle, the game officially began.

"Tune in to the 17th round of the English Premier League, where they face the Gunners Arsenal from London and Manchester United. I'm John the BBC football commentator. Mortenson. Now I'm going to give you a look at the starting line-ups for both sides: home team Arsenal: goalkeeper Lehmann; The four defenders are Sagna, Squeeracci, Koscielny, Klich; The four midfielders are Rosicky, Ramsey, Wilshere, and Gibbs; Up front, Dutchman Robin van Persie and Thierry Henry, who is back in Arsenal.

Arsenal's squad is not much different from the previous round of the league, with only slight changes up front, with Thierry Henry replacing Chamark. The squad was not much different from what many media had predicted before the game, after all, the current Arsenal squad is full of injuries and Arsene Wenger does not have many cards in his hand.

As for Manchester United, they also played in a 4-4-2 formation, with Dutchman Patten van der Sar in goalkeeper and Patrice Evra and Leo in the back four. Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Raphael; Fletcher and Hargreaves in midfield, with Nani and Valencia on the wings; The two strikers are Wayne Rooney and Owen. ”

Arsenal, who had the right to kick off, launched a tentative attack as soon as they came up. Thierry Henry kicked off the ball and handed the ball to Ramsey at the back, and then he and Robin van Persie ran forward quickly. Ramsey did not covet the ball after receiving the ball, and directly transferred the football to Rosicky who moved to the right side, and the Czech veteran keenly caught the fighter, and did not dribble the ball along the side, but unexpectedly directly 45 degrees diagonal long pass, directly looking for Henry on the run.

Although he is older, Rosicky is not as good as he used to be in terms of physical confrontation and physical fitness, but his understanding of football and his ability to read the game on the field are becoming more and more proficient. The long pass fell accurately on Henry's running route, and the corner of Henry's eye swept to Van Persie's position was not very good, and because of the fast attack, Manchester United's defense was still a little loose, and goalkeeper Van der Sar's position was very forward.

Without hesitation, Henry, who was running, got up directly, and the football was jerked violently, rushing towards the goal like a cannonball.

"Henry runs, catches, ha...... He shot straight at the goal! BBC commentator Mortenson was still introducing the starting line-ups to the fans, and by the time he looked on the pitch, Henry had already kicked the ball into the opposing goal, and Mortensen suddenly stood up from his seat screaming.

Not to mention the commentators, even the tens of thousands of fans at the scene have not yet reacted. After passing two feet from Arsenal's backfield, he hit the football to the front, and when he turned back, the football had already flown quickly in the direction of Manchester United's goal.

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was equally unresponsive. It's just kicked off, and even if the football is past halfway, it's still a long way from the penalty area. But at such a distance, Henry shot directly with his feet. When he reacted that Henry wanted to hang the door, it was too late, and in the face of the football falling sharply from the sky, Van der Sar hurriedly retreated, but he couldn't keep up with the speed of the football falling, so he could only stop helplessly, close his eyes and give up.

"Beautiful hanging door, GOA......" Mortensen was ready to show his super lung capacity, and "GOAL" had already shouted halfway, but in the next second, the football hit the crossbar with a "bang~".

The frightened Van der Sar reacted quickly, quickly rushing over and hugging the falling football tightly in suspicion, with a look of fear and happiness on his face.

"Alas, it's a shame that the ball was denied by the crossbar, and it seems that the post at Arsenal's home stadium is on the side of the away team Manchester United this time." Mortensen waved his hand regretfully, "But this time the long-distance sudden hanging door, I have to say, is really wonderful, if this goal is scored, the best goal selection in the Premier League this season will definitely have its place." Of course, despite the unfortunate goal at the post, the United lads will have to pick themselves up, although Arsenal are not in a good league situation at the moment, and no one can ignore their quality. If you can't focus on the whole game, you'll be punished! ”

The home fans in the stands had already stood up with their hands held high, ready to cheer for the goal less than a minute into the game, but the football was ruthlessly blocked by the crossbar, and countless Gunners fans waved their hands in disappointment, and some fans even swore and stomped their feet and grabbed their hair fiercely.

But in the next moment, the fans put away their frustrated expressions, and cheers and applause poured towards Henry like a tidal wave.

The players on Arsenal's bench also stood up in unison when the football fell, but in the end they could only sit down speechlessly.

Even more enjoyable is the always gentlemanly and elegant professor Arsene Wenger, after the start of the game, he just walked to the coach's bench and sat down, after seeing Henry's stunning hanging door, the old French coach jumped up regardless of his image, clenched his fists and wanted to cheer. Who knew that the football actually smashed on the beam, and the old coach muttered in his mouth that he had no choice but to sit down again - but who knew that he got up and jumped too far just now, and sat down directly on the turf.

Arsenal's dugout suddenly jumped for a while.

Of course, this is just a small episode.

In normal times, if he saw his old rivals in a rut, United boss Alex Ferguson would have laughed. However, at this moment, the journey from great sorrow to great joy is only in a blink of an eye, but this thrilling process has almost made Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's heart almost unbearable. He just glanced at the next door, pushed away the drink bottle handed by the assistant coach, and yelled angrily at his own half.

The Scottish man was furious when he almost conceded a goal from the start, and in his opinion, if it weren't for his lack of focus on the game, such a situation would not have happened.

"Cheer me up, focus! Focus! Damn little bastards, how many times have I said that inattention to the game is desecration of football! If you don't want to lose, give me the whole time to play! ”