Chapter 8 Who is this gunslinger number nine?
Weigongcun Bar, Beijing, China.
Chinese, Chongqing, Irish pub.
Xintiandi Bar, Chengdu, China.
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In bars across the country, a group of young men and women wearing red and white jerseys gathered in the cold weather at half past three in the morning to cheer for their beloved team, this love is definitely true love.
On the big screens in all the bars are the studios of the Premier League's official broadcaster, Xinying Sports, while two male commentators are commentating on the upcoming 28th round of the 2015-16 Premier League season, when Premier League giants Arsenal play Swansea City at home against relegation-bound Swansea.
"Hello everyone, I'm the commentator Jin Kai."
"I'm Liu Yong."
"Welcome to the 28th round of the Premier League, Arsenal's home match against Swansea."
"You can see that the players on both sides are ready to go in the tunnel, oh, Mr. Kim, you look at Arsenal's thigh Alex Sanchez, his face is not good-looking, hehe."
"Yes, Arsenal, who have lost two in a row, are now six points behind the leaders, and if they can't win this one, the league title will be enough."
Arsenal fans across the country silently gave them a middle finger in their hearts to the two commentators on the screen, who had never been cold.
At this time, the screen shows the lineups of both sides. At the same time, the commentator also began to introduce the lineup.
"Arsenal at home has the strongest lineup, the starting eleven is, the goalkeeper is undoubtedly Peter Cech at the number 33, the right back is the young player who has played well this season Victor Bellerin at the twenty-fourth, the right central defender is the captain, the fourth Per Mertesacker, the left central defender is, hey, it is the fifth, the Brazilian who did not perform well in the last game Gabriel Paulista (Arsenal fans have scolded Liu Yong who commentated) (Jin Kai said on the side: the latest news, Regular centre-back Lawrence Koscielny missed the game due to a calf injury. At left-back is the solid No. 28 Nacho Monreal, the two midfielders are No. 16 Aaron Ramsey, No. 34 Francis Coquelin, the forward is German maestro Mesut Ozil, the right winger is, hey, not Danny Welbeck, who started the last game, but the Costa Rican teenager No. 28 Joel Campbell, the left winger is No. 17 Alex Sanchez, and the center is No. 12 Oliver Giroud. Compared with the previous game, there were two changes in this start, and it seems that Professor Wenger is very dissatisfied with the performance of the two players. (Arsenal fans scolded angrily: Dissatisfied with your sister, Heibei is not long after returning from injury, normal rotation, really dissatisfied with the little tiger Walcott, you don't know how to chirp crookedly!) )
Jin Kai on the side smiled and said: "This is also the strongest squad that the Arsenal team can put out, let's take a look at the bench of the Arsenal team, No. 13 Colombian uncle Ospina, No. 21 Chambers, No. 3 Gibbs, No. 35 Elneny, No. 23 Welbeck, No. 14 Walcott, No. 9, hey, hasn't the Arsenal team been wearing the No. 9 shirt this season?" How to ......, uh, number nine, shengqian, this is the striker, hey, this is Hanyu Pinyin? That should read qiansheng, ah, is this number nine player Chinese? Strange, when did Arsenal sign the Chinese? Jin Kai looked at Liu Yong, who was also puzzled.
Liu Yong shook his head, due to the fast change of lineup on the screen, Liu Yong temporarily put aside his doubts and continued to explain: "The starting lineup of the away team Swansea City is ......"
Not only are Chinese Arsenal fans watching this game curious about this substitute number nine with a suspected Chinese name, but Arsenal fans around the world and on the scene are also puzzled, wondering when this number nine came out.
After that, the traffic of Arsenal's official website soared all of a sudden, and the unprepared Arsenal network department personnel learned that the official website was almost paralyzed due to a large number of IP visits, so they hurriedly opened a few servers to stabilize the official website. What they didn't expect was that the culprit that caused this phenomenon to happen was the newly signed Nine.
Curious fans logged on to Arsenal's official website for the first time, checked the player information, and found that the first team list had indeed been updated, and there was an additional player profile on the striker position column.
On the player's mugshot, Qiansheng wearing a red and white Arsenal jersey has a calm expression, with his name, age, height and weight written below, and then there is a brief introduction: Qiansheng from Han'an, Sichuan, China, was spotted by Thierry Henry while playing in London, and after a trial, the club signed the teenager who was considered talented and awarded the Arsenal number nine shirt.
Because Arsenal's official website displays a pinyin name, Chinese Arsenal fans immediately opened Arsenal's official Chinese website and knew that the name was Qiansheng, a very unpopular surname, a very common name.
Who is this Qiansheng?
When will we have a day in China to be favored by Premier League giants Arsenal? And can you wear the number nine jersey that symbolizes the main striker?
Although this jersey has a legend of magic at Arsenal, but it is also an extraordinary number?
In 2000, he was not yet 16 years old, and he scratched the lottery again.
Upstairs, even if it is a lottery, it is also our Chinese compatriot, if this Qiansheng can play, maybe he will become the first Chinese to break several records in the Premier League and Arsenal clubs.
Upstairs, is it true?
Oops, go check what records can be broken!
The Internet is so powerful that in just a few minutes, the topic of dry life continues to appear on the Internet.
In the studio of Sky Sports' live Arsenal game, ace commentator Martin Taylor is frowning and looking at the papers in his hand, although many teams will promote some teenage players to the bench, but most of them are pure caretaker water coolers, and rarely have the opportunity to play.
And the Red Devils Manchester United's eighteen-year-old Marcus Rashford has sprung up, but fortunately, when he first played in the Europa League and commented on the game between Manchester United and Arsenal, these commentators had enough time to check out the talented young man, so that they would not talk about him left and right when commenting.
But such examples are rare, more difficult than winning the lottery, not to mention that this Arsenal No. 9 is not only the youngest (under 16 years old) player this season, once he can play, he will definitely break a series of Premier League records and Arsenal's team history records, but also from China, a big country in the East but a small football country.
It is impossible for such a foreign player to enter the squad without a labor certificate, is it possible for Arsenal to use it? Martin Taylor's brows gradually relaxed, and his long football experience gave him a hunch that this Chinese teenager was not simple, otherwise, how could Arsenal, as a Premier League giant, use all resources and strength to sign him and enter the squad.
Arsenal, who have always been picky, will not do this kind of business. Martin Taylor has a clear smile on the corner of his mouth, there is really no information about this Chinese teenager named Qiansheng, but with the urine nature of this guy Arsina, once Arsenal is in an unfavorable situation, it is possible to push this mysterious boy onto the field, and then you can wait and see what skills this kid has that are worth Arsenal's big bet.
In the eyes of many people, although this Chinese teenager is wearing a No. 9 jersey, he must have come to watch the water cooler. But Martin Taylor's eyes are vicious, he trusts his instincts, and if it weren't for his professional ethics, he would have bet that this kid could play and put on an amazing performance.
Martin Taylor will be joined by former England internationals and former Arsenal midfielders Paul Merson and Charlie Nicholas. Originally, Thierry Henry was going to come to explain this game, but because he was in the dugout, it was a three-man commentary.
Charlie Nicholas was optimistic about Arsenal winning the title before the start of the season, so he has always supported Arsenal. Commenting on Arsenal's recent sluggish performances, Charlie Nicholas said it is impossible for a team to be in good form all the time during a long season, and it is normal to have some ups and downs. Although Arsenal lost away to Manchester United, they are only two goals away from leaders Leicester City, and with ten games left in the league, the Gunners will surely have three points in hand to pull them to the top of the table.
Charlie Nicholas's words made the gun fans in front of the TV very excited, the three commentators of this game, ace Martin Taylor is the most neutral and objective, the other two are a former Arsenal celebrity, and the other is a commentator who is optimistic about Arsenal winning the championship.
Martin Taylor was noncommittal about his partner's words, flipped through the swansea squad and formation of the visiting team, and muttered to himself: Francisco Guidolin is an old fox, Swansea are in relegation, almost made Tottenham suffer in the last game at White Hart Lane, and also beat Arsenal twice last season. In this game, Francisco fielded a double striker, and Wayne Routledge was a striker? It's going to target Brazilians. It seems that this game is not as easy as imagined.
Paul Merson pouted and muttered when he saw the names of the dry students on the list: "Arsène is still a pedophile, and this time he is still in love with such a young person." Hearing Charlie Nicholas's compliment to Arsenal, he immediately smiled: "Charlie, Swansea is not easy to deal with, Arsenal was killed by this swan last season." ”
Charlie Nicholas gave him a blank look, and he didn't understand what this guy meant by asking him to cooperate: "But this season, Arsenal has a clean three-goal revenge away from home, and this time there is no doubt that they will score three points to complete their revenge." ”
Paul Merson laughed, of course, this scene is not visible or heard by Arsenal fans watching the game in China, because they watched it broadcast by Xinying Sports.
London, Emirates Stadium, dense crowds fill the entire stadium, almost red and white.
Midweek games have always been late, and there is no way, non-weekday time, you have to take care of the fans, so it can only be arranged at this time. Although it is now March, the weather in London is still quite low, and Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger is wearing a down coat, arms in his arms, and a serious face.
On the pitch in low temperatures, players from both sides stood in positions and waited for the referee to blow the whistle.
Qiansheng, who was wearing an Arsenal jacket, was looking around curiously, and Thierry Henry, behind him, was leaning into Qiansheng's ear and muttering something.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but a close-up of Qiansheng suddenly appeared on the screen. There was no tension in the young Chinese teenager's immature face, and he looked around with a curious look on his baby. Arsenal's legendary striker, the Gunners' king, Thierry Henry, can be seen on the screen whispering something in his ear.
This historic image, many years later, was awarded the Premier League award for Best Shot. Because of this shot, shows the beginning of a legend.