Before the game came, the mouth cannons of both sides opened fire separately. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The media that serve as the vanguard of their respective mouths are naturally the media that support their respective teams.

For example, The Times, which has always liked to be on Arsenal's side, published this article on the front page:

"Arsenal's morale is like a rainbow, and the magical Chinese Zhang will completely crush the 'White Lily' at the Emirates Stadium!" 》

The article said: Arsenal, who have won seven games and not conceded a goal, the morale of the team is like a rainbow, and the team's new core and new captain China Zhang have fully adapted to the environment of the Premier League and shown strong strength, so we have every reason to believe that in the upcoming north London derby, Arsenal will beat Tottenham Hotspur and win the derby again.

Soon, the London Times, which supported Tottenham Hotspur, was fighting back.

"Arsenal is riddled with injuries and will be difficult to resist the edge of 'White Lily'! 》

The article said: Although Arsenal's recent record is very good, it cannot hide the problem of the team's increasing injuries, defensive stalwart Vermaelen, midfielder Arteta, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Diaby and Podolski, etc., are all riddled with injuries and will not be able to play.

Although China's strength is indeed very strong, it is difficult to stand alone, and Arsenal will suffer its first defeat this season in front of Tottenham Hotspur with a full lineup!

In the face of the strong counterattack of the "London Times", the "Times" naturally had to meet the head-on, so the next day's newspaper once again published a report exalting Arsenal and belittling Tottenham Hotspur.

The Times of London published the same article again, but of course, the opposite of the Times.

In addition to the media fight, the two sides of their respective teams also had a war of words when they were interviewed by the media.

When Wenger was interviewed by the media, he directly put out a sentence: North London derby? Sorry, I don't think Tottenham Hotspur can be our Arsenal derby opponents, if it's Chelsea, it's pretty much the same!

These words are ruthless enough, and they directly devalue the Tottenham Hotspur team to nothing!

Tottenham Hotspur manager Villas-Boas was naturally not to be outdone, and he threatened: Arsenal is an empty shelf, Chinese zhang? Do Chinese play football? I think he's just a guy blown out by the media, and it's not worth talking about! Our Tottenham Hotspur team will continue the result of this year's match on March 4 and beat the arrogant Arsenal completely! Give them a lesson to remember.

On March 4 of last season, Arsenal lost 1-2 against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, which became the pride and pride of all Tottenham Hotspur fans.

When the reporter interviewed Zhang Xu, Zhang Xu said: I believe that the team will win the game, because each of us has the belief that we will win!

Moreover, when we face Tottenham Hotspur, our Arsenal have a much higher probability of winning than the other team, so I think we will definitely win against Tottenham in this game!

When the reporter told him what Boas said about him, Zhang Xu was stunned at first, he didn't expect that there would be people who despised him so much.

Could it be that his La Liga assist king is really blown out? Can't he see the strength he showed in the previous games?

"Well, since this Mr. Boas looks down on me so much, then I think I should let him feel my strength! I'm sure I'll surprise him! ”

At three o'clock in the afternoon on September 1, 2013, there was still an hour before the game, and the stands at the Emirates Stadium were already full of Arsenal fans and Tottenham Hotspur fans.

And what reverberated in the stadium was a noisy mix of sounds.

There was the Arsenal anthem, the Tottenham Hotspur anthem, the applause, the screams and shouts, the whistles and the fans.

Of course, this is indispensable to the shouting and scolding of fans on both sides! This is a compulsory subject in derby!

Together, these sounds turn the huge Emirates Stadium into a pot of porridge, and even when you stand outside the stadium, you can feel the hot breath inside.

When Zhang Xu came to the parking lot of the Emirates Stadium with the team bus, the hot atmosphere of the scene still made Zhang Xu feel exceptionally fresh.

When he and his teammates took to the pitch for pre-match warm-up and acclimatization training, they were greeted with deafening applause and screams, mixed with neat boos!

The mixing of two completely different voices really made Zhang Xu feel very interesting, he happily looked at the crowded stands, and he didn't even warm up well.

"Hey, look at that stupid X, and the amazing Chinese zhang, it's just the same thing at first glance!" Just when Zhang Xu was very happy, a shrill voice came from not far away.

Zhang Xu looked back, it turned out to be a Tottenham Hotspur player on the field, just passing by him, the guy who spoke was Tottenham Hotspur striker No. 9 Soldado.

Seeing Zhang Xu looking over, Soldado not only did not avoid Zhang Xu's gaze, but glared at Zhang Xu viciously, and then sneered and said to his teammates next to him: "The ears are very good, just like cats, well, what about the kitten, how cute, haha!" ”

Zhang Xu didn't bother to bother with this group of garbage, he turned his head and concentrated on training with his teammates to adapt to the venue.

"Hehe, it's really a little kitten, very timid, haha!" Soldado saw that Zhang Xu ignored him, and laughed even more arrogantly.

Zhang Xu really couldn't arouse his interest in teaching him a lesson for this kind of idiot-like guy, so he ran away. Of course, his move was directly seen by Soldado as a sign of fear of him, so he broke out into a burst of laughter.

"Let me teach this damn guy a lesson!" Zhang Xu didn't pay attention to the other party, it doesn't mean that his teammates are not annoyed, Zhang Xu is the captain and core of the team, and he was insulted like this, why didn't his teammates get angry? So, Walcott, who usually has a good relationship with Zhang Xu, shouted directly to Zhang Xu.

"There's no need!" Zhang Xu grabbed Walcott, glanced at Soldado coldly, and said, "Let him be arrogant for a while, and I'll let him know what the strongest defense is!" ”

"Haha, okay! I can't wait to see that guy suffer now, it must be a lot of fun, haha! Walcott was persuaded by Zhang Xu and immediately burst out laughing.

The surrounding teammates also looked at Soldado with a gloating look, and from time to time burst into a burst of strange laughter.

After acclimatization, the players from both sides returned to their locker rooms.

When they were in the players' tunnel, Zhang Xu and his teammates ran into Soldado again.

"Haha, little kitten, hurry up and go home, your cat mother has prepared a meal of cat food waiting for you to go back, haha!" As before, Soldado began to taunt unabashedly when he saw Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu just looked at the other party coldly, and walked to the home team's locker room without saying a word, but in his eyes, a sharp edge flashed.

After Soldado was swept away by this edge, he felt a chill come over his face, and the strange laughter came to an abrupt end.

Home team dressing room.

Arsene Wenger first announced the starting line-up for this game: the goalkeeper is still the thunderous No. 1 Szczesny; There were changes at the back, with Sagna coming off the bench and starting Koscielny, Mertesacker and Gibbs; The midfield is still Zhang Xu, Cazorla, Ramsey, Rosicky and Wilshere; Up front were Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud.

"Guys, as you know, today's game is a game known as the 'North London Derby'. It is to be expected that this game will be very hot. ”

"So, here I have three requirements: first, play with the momentum of our Arsenal! We are the Gunners and the Arsenal, and in our own home turf, we must have the momentum of fighting at home! Give me a hard beating, crush my opponent under me so that they can't breathe! ”

"Second, we have to play our tactics! We can't just because it's a derby that we don't need tactics, on the contrary, we need tactics more! We have to use our most fluid offensive organization to completely smash the opponent's defense! ”

"Thirdly, we have to learn to protect ourselves, the victory of the game is important, but your body is even more important, I don't want one or a few of you to suffer unnecessary injuries because of the fierce scramble when our team wins the game!"

"This is my request for the team, and at the same time, zhang, I have three more requirements for you!" At this time, Wenger looked at Zhang Xu.

"No problem, sir, I will definitely do what you ask!" Before Wenger could make a request, Zhang Xu took the initiative to stand up and shouted loudly.

"Haha, that's good! However, I think you'd better wait until I've finished making a request! Wenger laughed and continued:

"First, use your strong body to clean up every Tottenham Hotspur player who enters our box!"

"Second, completely suppress the opponent's offensive and make them tremble under your feet! It's better to fight so that they can't hold their heads up! ”

"Third, protect your teammates! You are the captain and you not only have to lead the team to victory, but also protect your teammates in this incredibly hot game! ”

"Can you do it?" Wenger asked in a deep voice.

"Resolutely complete the task!"

Zhang Xu raised his head with his chest straight, gave Wenger a British military salute, and replied loudly. (To be continued.) )