544 Gascoigne, China
7 May 2006.
Premier League finale.
The entire Arsenal squad headed to the Stadium of Light for the championship award ceremony.
Qin Xiong, Henry, Pire and other main players sat on the bench and watched the game with a relaxed attitude.
Arsene Wenger also sat in the dugout chatting casually with his assistants.
On the field, Arsenal sent out a starting lineup of youth army + substitutes.
The Stadium of Light was immersed in a sad atmosphere.
Sunderland were the first team to declare relegation this season, while Arsenal were league champions, and this extreme contrast of fate has left Sunderland fans in pain.
However, they showed the unwavering loyalty of England fans.
It was the day Arsenal won the title and Sunderland were relegated to the Championship.
The entire Stadium of Light is like ice and fire, and the Sunderland fans cheer for the team, hoping that the team's Premier League farewell game can leave in a dignified way, and their singing voices seem to be full of pathos.
And Arsenal fans felt as if they were out of the way, watching the game as if they were having a holiday.
Even if the team is weak on the field, they don't mind.
Training.
Sunderland showed a strong fighting power in the Premier League farewell game, and once suppressed Arsenal's indiscriminate bombardment, presumably to regain the lost dignity of the league title.
But so what?
The black cat, which should have been wild and unyielding, woke up too late!
There were no twists and turns in the game, Arsenal was passive all over the field, when Qin Xiong and Cesc Fabregas were not on the field. Hleb hasn't played many full games in a season. He can't be the heart of the team on the field. Arsenal were fragmented on the pitch.
Sunderland, on the other hand, played at a high level in their farewell game, scoring twice in the space of 90 minutes to beat Almunia twice in a 2-0 win at home to Arsenal, before packing their bags and reporting to the Championship, while Arsenal immediately forgot about the game and celebrated the third consecutive league title in moderation!
"The 2005-2006 season ended with 380 Premier League games played by Arsenal and Chelsea runners-up with 91 points. Manchester United are third in the league with 83 points and Liverpool are fourth in the league with 82 points, and the battle for the BIG4 group is over this season, and we are expecting a new team to emerge next season to at least cause some problems for the BIG4 group.
Compared to last season, Arsenal swept almost all the honours in England, and this season they have only won the league title, but in terms of individual awards, they have become the biggest winners.
Henry won the Golden Boot, Qin Xiong won the assist king, and Qin Xiong reached 20 goals with only one goal missing. His outstanding performance of 20+ assists swept all the important personal accolades of the season, and there is no doubt that he is the Premier League MVP of the season. He was the Gunners' winning victory.
Now Arsenal can celebrate their third consecutive Premier League title, and then they will fly to Paris, France for the Champions League final, which will be a pinnacle matchup and a milestone for Arsenal FC! ”
After the game, Qin Xiong and his teammates walked into the stadium, and he did not enter the carnival of winning the championship at first, but saw many Sunderland fans in the stands shed sad tears.
Yes, the feeling of someone celebrating a championship on their doorstep while their beloved team is leaving the top arena is more than a catharsis that can be vented with tears streaming down their faces?
Sunderland's players had already lined up to welcome Arsenal at the opening kick-off, and now, reluctant to look at Arsenal again, they walked around the pitch to thank the fans before heading out into the tunnel.
Some people will not come back, and some people will play in the Championship next time they come back.
It was a fateful day for Sunderland.
Arsenal began the carnival as the players got together and sang songs on their shoulders and backs.
Qin Xiong walked to the sidelines to greet Sylvia from the stands, and similar to the situation of many players, on the day of the championship award ceremony, he would bring his family to the scene.
Sylvia held Qin Xiong's hand and said with a smile, "Why do you seem to be a little absent-minded?" ”
Qin Xiong looked at the last player of Sunderland walking into the players' tunnel, and then looked at the back of the Black Cat fans in the stands who left gloomily, and he said slightly distractedly: "I just feel that England's football culture is really the essence of the details, when a tradition is formed into a culture, only by feeling it firsthand, will you appreciate its charm." ”
Sylvia hugged his waist, she had begun to understand football, and she understood Qin Xiong's feelings.
For England, Qin Xiong has always been an outsider, and in just two years, it is difficult to say that he has completely integrated into the culture here, and he will always feel a lot when he sees thought-provoking scenes.
Fabregas suddenly pulled Qin Xiong away.
"Lend him to me!"
Qin Xiong was pulled to the side of the goal by Cesc Fabregas in a completely unaware state, and Ljungberg, who sneaked out of the crowd behind the bottom line, fired it at Qin Xiong's back with a bottle of champagne that had been opened and brewed with a huge eruption of water pressure!
Qin Xiong suddenly felt that his back was hit by the current, and as soon as he turned around, he reacted that he was doused with champagne by his teammates, and just about to fight back, Fabregas, Pire, Flamini, Senderos and others surrounded him, and erupted at him with champagne from different directions, which suddenly made him only hold his head and run away, but in the process of escaping, his feet slipped and fell on the grass, Qin Xiong simply opened his arms and formed a big shape, letting them do whatever they wanted.
Several teammates gathered around him, and the champagne that could no longer be sprayed was held in their hands and simply poured directly on Qin Xiong's face and body.
Sideline cameras captured the madness of the Arsenal players.
And Qin Xiong, who was poured champagne, directly had another nickname: Chinese Gascoigne.
In the hearts of England fans, Gascoigne is the pride of the sky and an eternal pain in their hearts, but they still love Gascoigne deeply.
It's not because Qin Xiong is drunk, it's just that Qin Xiong is talented, which reminds them of Gascoigne, and the picture of the Arsenal players pouring champagne on Qin Xiong is quite similar to the picture of Gascoigne lying on the ground and letting his teammates pour champagne into their mouths.
Sylvia, who was standing in the distance, was dumbfounded, and then came to Qin Xiong's side with a worried face, and her teammates scattered in a hurry, laughing happily as if they had succeeded in their prank.
Qin Xiong stood up soaking wet, he was angry and laughing, he really didn't expect this group of teammates to come to this set.
He glanced into the distance, but saw that Henry had already hid far away, and was still holding his daughter as a shield, probably knowing that such a thing would happen. (To be continued......)