Chapter 69: Bad Reviews
"It was a humiliating game.
In the sixth round of the Premier League, a shocking upset appeared at the Emirates Stadium, and the top team of the Premier League, Arsenal, was defeated by the Premier League promotion team.
This is Arsenal's first home defeat since 2004, and the first time the Emirates Stadium has been conquered, not Manchester United, not Chelsea, Hull City, the Premier League promotion horse.
Arsenal's unproductive performance disappointed the fans who supported them, and a game that no one could have imagined, Arsenal suffered a night of shame. ”
"A Night of Shame, the First Defeat at the Emirates Stadium" - Daily Mail
"First defeat in 20 years.
Yesterday's Arsenal clash with Hull City was the first time in 20 years that the two sides met and it was clear that Arsene Wenger's side had not studied the unfamiliar opposition, who appeared in the top flight for the first time in 104 years.
All the voices before the game thought they could easily beat each other, but they suffered a big loss, being beaten by a penalty in the final minute of the game, not only ending their home record, but also ceding their top spot, will this Arsenal team repeat the same experience as last season? ”
"Humiliating defeat, Arsenal cede top spot" - The Guardian
“20、19、19、21、20、18。
This is the age of Arsenal's starting six in midfield, with an average age of less than 20 years old, which is why Arsenal lost in this game, young and unstable, the most typical of which is Hao.
In the first three games, he had five assists and one goal, but the last four games, including one Champions League game, not only did not contribute at the offensive end, but this game directly gave the opponent a penalty, causing the team's defeat. Young Arsenal still have a long way to go. ”
"The Young Army with a Long Way to Go" -- The Times
“6-0、4-0、3-1、6-0。
I thought that Arsenal would win this game with a disparity in strength without blood, but who would have thought that Arsenal was not only defeated by the opponent, but even their only goal in the whole game, because it was obtained by relying on the opponent's own goal, is this still Arsenal with goals in the previous rounds?
Maybe we were really deceived by Arsenal's previous performance, and we were too idealistic about Hao's previous dazzling data, and it is no exaggeration to say that this defeat is the epitome of Hao's performance after the game against Newcastle, and the inaction in the offensive end is enough to say it all. Hao is not as good as we think, and he needs to prove himself for a long time. ”
"We were deceived by Hao and Arsenal" - Daily Mirror
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The headlines of the last issue of the sports newspaper in September, without exception, were full of criticism and doubts about Arsenal, and indeed, this upset was too big.
You must know that Hull City has never appeared in the top arena before, whether it is the previous League One or the current Premier League, but Arsenal, since entering the professional league, has always maintained the top league record.
A promoted horse fish belly, a traditional hero; A leader, a deputy squad leader.
In such a disparity in strength, Arsenal actually lost, and it was a home loss that they had never lost, this upset was a bit scary and unexpected to everyone.
So even if Wenger complained about Dean after the game, saying that his penalty was aimed at his team, even if Lineker and others pointed out the stupidity of Dean's penalty and thought that Xiang Hao's goal was a good goal, but at this time, no one would stand up for Arsenal.
Even if this game is drawn, Arsenal will also be criticized, let alone losing, you know, none of the three goals in the whole game were scored by Arsenal players.
In this game, Arsenal was in such bad form that even in the face of accusations and doubts, they had nothing to say.
Although Xiang Hao was very wronged, the penalty was indeed given by him, and it was also questioned, among which the biggest doubt about him, or simply the one who fell into the ground, was the Sun Newspaper that always blackened Xiang Hao.
"The penalty, Arsenal's first penalty of the new season, was taken by a man called Hao? Created by an eighteen-year-old young man.
And not only did he create this penalty, he also broke a series of records, he broke Arsenal's unbeaten record at home, he wiped out Arsenal's record of never losing at home to Hull City, losing to Hull City, he also lost the confidence of a giant.
Such a player, I can't understand why Wenger will always trust him, if he is good in attack and good defensively, then this game he told us that in fact, his defense is like that.
It was he in the box that a stupid foul gave Hull City a chance to beat Arsenal.
Neither offensively nor defensively, it's time for Arsene Wenger to get him off the starting line-up, and if he doesn't improve, then he should be sent to the reserves, and then he can be a good replacement.
Of course, the premise is that Hao doesn't make trouble anymore.
It needs to be reminded that in this game, Arsenal's attack is really unbearable, and the forward combination of Bendtner and Vela is unexpected.
Imagine what it would be like if Adebayo, a Dorgo man, was on the pitch at this time. Will Arsenal's attack still be so unbearable?
Unfortunately, there is no assumption, because the Togolese have already left Arsenal and been forced away by a person who makes him very unhappy, this person is known to everyone.
It is inconceivable that such a player would be considered a promising England international, which is a big joke. ”
"Let Tumor Hao? Xiang sat back on the bench - The Sun
At this time, it is no longer blacking Xiang Hao, but simply trying to stink Xiang Hao, completely suppress him, and nakedly target Xiang Hao, and the black face is obvious.
"Grass mud horses, bastard."
Seeing this report, at this moment, even if Xiang Hao has a good temperament, he can't suppress the fire, and for the first time, there is a conflict of tearing up the newspaper.
Originally, I was in a bad mood these days, but yesterday I was awarded a penalty by the idiot referee, which caused the team to lose, and I felt more and more unhappy.
Originally, he could accept those criticisms, but seeing the Sun Daily's deliberate slander of himself, Xiang Hao couldn't swallow this breath, he was not so cheap, he was deliberately damaged by others, and he generously wiped this stubble.
Xiang Hao immediately made a phone call, "Hey, Uncle Chris?" ”
Chris? Watson, an Englishman, was a classmate and colleague of his mother Alice at Cambridge, who had been baptized in his own church as a child, and was now one of his most trusted men.
At the age of thirteen, he became even closer to himself after providing a platform for Cambridge students to connect with each other, and now he is the lead lawyer of the Hoop Group.
The handsome Chris was sitting in his office, reading the company's report, when he suddenly received a personal call from his nephew, and he could hear the urgency in his tone, and couldn't help but ask funny: "Hehe, what's wrong, what is it that makes our genius so distressed?" ”
"Uncle Chris, help me draft an indictment, I'm going to sue The Sun."
Xiang Hao, who couldn't suppress his anger, directly said his purpose without any explanation.
Chris was shocked when he heard that Xiang Hao was going to sue the Sun, he knew very well what was standing behind the Sun, a news group that spanned Europe and the United States, a behemoth, how could his nephew suddenly think of suing such a newspaper, he didn't understand.
However, after many years of professional habits, he didn't say anything surprised, but nodded, "Well, Hao, tell me what happened." ”
"Damn, I've never seen a more disgusting newspaper than The Sun."
Xiang Hao complained a few words, and then told him the truth of the matter, and unconsciously vented the grievances that pressed on his heart, "Those bastards, they have always known that nothing happens, chasing after the wind and shadows, damn it, this time I want to give them a warning." ”
After listening patiently to the narration and complaining, Chris waited for a while until the phone was completely quiet before he said slowly, "Hao, do you need me to give you advice?" ”
"Huh, I know, you have to tell me that the power behind the Sun is very strong, and they can take the opportunity to use this incident to hype themselves, right, and I, if I want to win, I will inevitably implicate a lot of time and energy, and even if I win, I won't get anything, right?"
Xiang Hao heard the change in Chris's tone, understood what he was going to say, and simply finished what he was going to say for him, and there was still a strong unwillingness in the tone of the rhetorical question.
"Hehe, Hao, you're still so smart, since you already know, why do you have to fight this lawsuit? You must know that it is their right to report the news, even if they report inaccurately, an apology can resolve everything, but you are different.
Your career has just started, once you sue them, you will be surrounded by countless reporters in the future, even more troublesome, you can't have no choice of your own, can you tell me why? ”
When Chris heard Xiang Hao's unwilling tone, he was a little unhappy, but he didn't care, but asked him with a smile, which touched the essence of the problem even more.
Although there were only a few minutes of conversation, Chris could hear from Xiang Hao's tone that something was wrong with him during this time, and there was an emotional problem, the essence of this 'lawsuit' did not lie in the Sun News, but in Xiang Hao himself.
"Whew, Chris, you're amazing, it's true that I'm not in a good mood these days, and things are a little bad."
Xiang Hao was like a deflated ball, and was asked by Chris, his tone immediately softened, and he told him about yesterday's game.
He has always been his best listener, as a reborn, Xiang Hao can't show his true side in front of Alice and Lao Xiang, and he slowly gets used to hiding it.
In front of his uncle, who is also a teacher and friend, Xiang Hao is much more real, all kinds of maturity, he sometimes understands himself more deeply than Lao Xiang and Alice, just like this time, a rhetorical question dispelled all his momentum.
"Phew, what's happening on the pitch, you have to respond to those people on the pitch, I understand. Uncle Chris, I'm in a much better mood, hang up first. ”
"Wait, Hao, do you mind if I share your thoughts?"