After a dazzling promo video, the director switched the camera to the studio. Lineker and Mortensen appeared in front of the camera, "Oh John, the new Premier League season is about to start, do you have anything to say. ”

"Well, first of all, congratulations to Arsenal, congratulations to England, and Liverpool before us, we have secured our fourth place in the Champions League. Arsenal's game yesterday was quite easy, those young people are really good, I think the new season Arsenal's youth storm is not over, their journey has just begun. ”

Mortensen's opening remarks were a series of congratulations, congratulating Arsenal on entering the Champions League for the eleventh time, and his tone was full of love and expectation for Arsenal's youth team.

"Hehe, looks like our Mortenson might have something to offer."

Lineker laughed teasingly when he heard Mortenson not hide his admiration for Arsenal's youth army.

"Hehe, Gary, you don't understand, what an accomplishment it is to watch generations of young people grow up and succeed. Think about it, Shankly's Liverpool, Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, the feeling of starting from nothing, from having to good, from good to top, it's like you're reading a piece of history, and it's just wonderful. ”

Mortenson said with emotion, the smile on the corner of his mouth was not concealed at all, and those slightly dull eyes had a sharpness that penetrated history at this time.

Even in the whole of Europe, John? Mortensen is also definitely a veteran in the field of YBDU football commentary in the novels "One", "Ben" and "Reading", and he has witnessed the most powerful era of Liverpool and Manchester United, which is led by the new talents they have cultivated themselves. In Wenger and this group of young people, Mortensen vaguely saw the shadow of the past, which is why he looked forward to it so much.

"Well, the theme of our show today is 'Who is the winner of the new Premier League season?' According to our survey, the four most likely options were selected: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. In alphabetical order, the first one is to analyze Arsenal, and since John you like Arsenal so much, today it is up to you to predict Arsenal's performance in the new season. ”

Lineker saw Mortensen mention Arsenal, so he took the opportunity to cut the topic to the theme of today's show and asked him to analyze the situation of Arsenal.

"Hmm."

Mortensen was not polite, nodded, the smile on his face had turned serious, "Maybe it will disappoint many Arsenal fans, although I am optimistic about the prospects of Arsenal's young players, but in the new season, they should not be the protagonists." ”

As soon as Mortensen came up, he cut off the hope of Arsenal fans, which made Lineker stunned, and he thought that his senior would hold on to Arsenal forever, "Tell me, why?" ”

In fact, he is not optimistic about Arsenal either, but when he heard Mortenson, he was a little eager to take the lead, and he couldn't help but be a little curious to hear what this possible gun fan would say.

"Well, first of all, let's talk about the goalkeeper, Almunia is not good enough, his saving efficiency is ranked 25th in the league, especially for high-altitude teams, often wrong, he doesn't even have the level of Tottenham to replace Gomes in sixth, which can even be said to be Arsenal's weakest link. If I had to make a choice for Arsene Wenger, I would not hesitate to replace Espanyol, and this position is the least suitable for training newcomers, it is very necessary to buy a high-quality goalkeeper, but unfortunately, obviously they don't have enough money.

As for the backline, it can only be said that it is not satisfactory, Toure and Galla have experience, but their types are too similar to form an effective complement. And Klich and Sania, sometimes they can't come back, they don't have full-backs when they defend, it's terrible. What's more, they didn't have a substitute, apart from four starters, Arsenal couldn't find a qualified substitute, Eboue was one, but I don't know if he could go back to '05 now. Arsenal's defence is not as good as Manchester United and Chelsea. ”

Mortensen analyzed the situation of Arsenal's backline in one breath, and his tone was full of regret and distrust, and then said: "Arsenal's defense is no longer as resilient as it was a few years ago, let alone compared with the old five defenders, which is why I am the least optimistic about Arsenal." ”

"Well, it's true that the Arsenal backline is too bad." Lineker nodded approvingly and asked, "What about the midfielder?" ”

In front of the TV, thousands of viewers.

'It's true, what John said in my heart, our defence is a bit poor, we conceded the most goals in the top four, ten more than Manchester United, and we only had a four-point difference of points.

"How's our midfield?"

"It's worse."

"It's gone, only Sesk is left, what do you say?"

"Listen to what John had to say."

…

Mortensen's analysis of the Arsenal defence also resonated with Arsenal fans, who nodded frequently in front of the TV, and their concerns were the same as Lineker's, which also stayed in Arsenal's midfield.

"Arsenal's midfielder,"

On TV, compared to the previous eloquent talk, Mortenson hesitated. Obviously, he didn't understand what Arsenal's midfield would look like in the new season, and for the first time, his naturally wise eyes hesitated.

Lineker couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he saw Mortenson's hesitation on the show, and looked at him teasingly, "Hehe, John is not easy to say, are you still thinking about that oriental?" ”

When Lineker said this, he was purely joking, and everyone was guessing that Xiang Hao had lost Wenger's trust during this time.

The outside world thought that Xiang Hao would be able to gain a foothold in the first team with his Juventus performance, but in the last two games, all the players of the first team have played, but Xiang Hao has not, not only not, but he has not even entered the squad.

Especially in the Champions League qualifying match that ended yesterday, it can be said that the real main force, as well as the regular substitutes, all appeared in the Netherlands, but Xiang Hao did not. It was a real game, and the opponent was not very strong, so it could be used to debug the lineup and game status, but Xiang Hao still didn't, this is not a fall from grace.

Lineker remembered the awkwardness when Xiang Hao cooperated with Ramsey and Nasri in the game against Juventus a few days ago, and he was even more sure of everyone's thoughts, "John, don't think about Hao, before Arthur is sure that he can coexist with Ramsey, Nasri, or Fabregas, he should not be the focus of your consideration." ”

"Nope."

As soon as Lineker's words fell, Mortensen couldn't wait to give him a denial, and looked at him with a serious face, "Gary, I can tell you that Coach Wenger should have a special arrangement for Hao, if you keep looking at Hao like that, you will miss the birth of a genius, or the arrival of a king." Look at his two passes, it's like Scholes developed by Arsenal themselves, no, he's better and more versatile than Scholes, he's got a lot of defensive ability. ”

"Poof!"

Fat Jeffrey was drinking Coke while watching TV, and nodded frequently about Mortenson's previous analysis, but when he heard Mortenson's praise for Xiang Hao, he didn't swallow a mouthful of Coke, and sprayed it directly on the TV, and his wide-eyed eyes asked one after another, "The birth of a genius?" The Coming of the King? Scholes? Or better? ”

After hearing Mortenson's confirmation to Lineker, Jeffrey was dumbfounded, "This old man is crazy!" The guy who didn't even make the roster was going to be Scholes, oh my god, what show I watched. ”

Unable to listen any further, Jeffrey turned off the television and went back to the house to fiddle with his web page.

Scenes like this have been seen in the homes of countless Arsenal fans, and if Mortensen says that Fabregas could be Scholes, they can still accept it, even proudly saying 'Sesk could have done better'.

It's a pity that the person he said is Xiang Hao, a person who can't even enter the squad, and the player they selectively forgot can become Scholes? Isn't this a slap in the face, but I booed him at the Emirates Stadium, they can't accept it.

Although he provided two assists in the Juventus game, in the hearts of Arsenal fans, this contribution is far from enough, and it cannot compensate for the damage caused to them by 'Xiang Hao', who is still the most unpopular player in the Arsenal team.

"Huh, Scholes from Arsenal? Hehehe. ”

In a quiet and simple Scottish-style house, an old man with a red nose sits leisurely in the lobby, drinking afternoon tea and watching TV.

He watches the new season Premier League preview made by Sky Sports every year, and such a show may not be substantially helpful, nor may it be very well said, but it can allow him to observe the opponent from a different angle, reflect on himself, and sometimes let himself think more thoroughly. So he insisted on watching, especially Mortensen, the analysis of someone who knew English football earlier than himself, he would not miss.

And when he heard on TV, this acquaintance said that a player can become his own Scholes, he was stunned, couldn't help laughing, and then sighed disdainfully, "It seems that Old John is really old, I think he can go to see the horse racing and maintain his energy." ”

As Wenger's lifelong opponent, it is impossible for Ferguson not to know who Wenger has, especially Wenger just defeated him this summer and snatched Ramsey.

The player who was thin, shot and jerked off, and sometimes stumbled in his movements, could become Scholes, Ferguson imagined it ridiculous, and he even felt that time passed too quickly, so fast that everyone forgot the amazing performance of his favorite debut.

Ferguson didn't watch the show for the first time, so he went to watch another station, and this time Mortenson's analysis really failed and disappointed himself.

There are also some coaches in the Premier League who are watching Mortensen's program, and when they heard Mortensen's 'judgment' about Xiang Hao, they couldn't help laughing, but they didn't care, smiled knowingly, and went to watch other stations.

A young player like Xiang Hao who is boasted, no one will care if there are no one or two teams in the new season, if it weren't for Scholes being Ferguson's favorite general, Ferguson would be the same as them, and he would come over as a joke.

Of these people, only one balding old Italian man noticed it and began to record.

The next day, The Sun - "Mortensen suspected of geriatric disease, Arsenal's new No. 6 = Manchester United No. 18? 》