In November, the temperature drops significantly, and there is no rainy season and dry season in the UK, and the precipitation is relatively average throughout the year, which means that there are almost 10 days of rain every month on average.

However, when it rains when the temperature is high and when it rains when the temperature is low, it naturally gives people a different feeling.

For technical teams, rain will definitely affect their performance, and teams that pay attention to passing on the ground will naturally affect their efficiency due to the slippery field, which will also have an impact on their ball control skills.

In the fourth game of the Champions League group stage, Qin Xiong and his teammates successfully defeated the visiting Panathinachs 2:1 in Highbury, and topped the group with a record of 4 games, 3 wins and 1 draw, and PSV Eindhoven ranked second with 3 wins and 1 loss behind Arsenal.

Arsenal are as many as six points ahead of third-placed Panathinachs and have all but sealed their place in the qualifying spot, but if they are to fight for top spot in the group, they cannot afford to miss their next game against PSV Eindhoven.

The third game in eight days has taken a toll on Arsenal.

In the 12th round of the Premier League, Arsenal visited Crystal Palace, the opponent set up a bucket formation to defend tightly, and took advantage of Toure's mistake to score the first goal due to the rain, until the last moment of the game Vieira scored the equalizer in the corner kick melee, allowing Arsenal to retreat from Shechhurst Park.

The competitive shape of the Premier League this season became clear as the schedule approached 1/3.

The Twin Heroes?

Well, it should still be a double male meeting.

But the protagonists are no longer Manchester United and Arsenal, but Arsenal and Chelsea.

Despite Arsenal's impressive start to the season with 10 wins and two draws, they are only three points ahead of Chelsea. As for Manchester United. Lost to Portsmouth in the previous round. In this round, they won a draw in the Manchester derby, and Arsenal has already left a 16-point gap and only 12 rounds of league play.

This means that Manchester United's disqualification from the league title is not hype, as United will have to reverse Arsenal by as many as 16 points, but Chelsea by 13 points!

Only one opponent is still possible, but hopefully both Chelsea and Arsenal will be reversed at the same time, and that is unlikely, especially as Manchester United have not shown enough quality to win the league title this season.

The Premier League schedule is tight. The intensity of the game is so high that Qin Xiong began to have a personal experience, and in a large cycle of time, there is almost a game in four days on average.

No, the league, the Champions League, the league, such an 8-day cycle of three matches has just been played, and the League Cup is in front of us after an interval of three days.

He felt a little too much to wear, but thankfully Arsene Wenger would have him rested in the Carabao Cup. Not going to be in the squad at all.

Arsenal beat Everton 3-1 in the Carabao Cup with a rotating squad to reach the quarter-finals of this season's Carabao Cup.

Qin Xiong after returning to London from a FIFA matchday in October. In his spare time, he spent his energy learning to drive, learning theoretical knowledge, and learning the traffic laws of the United Kingdom.

In the 13th round of the Premier League, the London derby is here again!

But what is in front of Arsenal's eyes is no longer the London derby hyped by the media, but the London derby in the real sense, the war between the sworn enemies of the seven sisters and sisters in North London!

Tottenham vs Arsenal!

Having lived in Amsterdam for nearly a year, Qin Xiong did not absolutely understand the meaning of the confrontation in the derby, and where the confrontation came from.

Ajax and PSV Eindhoven are two city teams, what kind of conflict will arise between fans? In addition to competition, it is still competition.

But after living in London for just three months, Qin Xiong has a self-understanding of the city derby.

Tottenham and Arsenal's stadiums are so close to each other, the two clubs are fighting for too many things in the same territory, and there are also big conflicts of interest, because the development of the club relies on the fan market, it is conceivable that in the local area, in north London, Arsenal hates Tottenham, Tottenham hates Arsenal, and interests are the most essential reason.

Due to the different support of fans and the proximity of each other, it is inevitable that there will be contradictions and conflicts.

And what about the players?

Can you stay out of it?

No!

Qin Xiong lives in North London, there are thousands of households here, he is a star, he is not an unknown ordinary person, in this acre of land, with the locals bowing their heads and not looking up, you can't guarantee that you will go shopping or dining, even if you just wander around, you will meet Arsenal fans, and they will greet you kindly.

Players are not moral saints, and so are fans, there will always be some sworn enemy fans who will provoke you when they see you, humiliate you, try to provoke you, make you respond in a gaffe, and then poke the news to the media, and do everything to tarnish your reputation, which will make them very happy and proud.

Qin Xiong has suffered such a thing, and has been humiliated in the streets by Tottenham fans, who have insulted him loudly, said something to tell him to go back to China, or some obscene gestures.

He couldn't avoid it, he couldn't move from north London and spend more time training and games with the team.

So what happens to him, it happens to other teammates, Henry, Vieira, Lauren, Pire, and so on.

Similarly, are Tottenham stars all right?

No, they are suffering from the same thing.

This makes the hatred spread into your life, and subtly makes you start to inherit the will of the club and the fans, and hate your mortal enemies!

Qin Xiong used to think very superficially.

As a Chinese, I came to England to play football, and the hatred between Tottenham and Arsenal, what does it matter to me? How many times do we meet on the pitch throughout the year? It adds up to just a few days of war, and it will be over after a sleep.

But the reality is that when you live here, you are affected by the football culture here, whether it is good or bad, good or evil, and this sworn enemy war in the same city derby is no longer a routine game!

Qin Xiong couldn't rush up in response to the provocation of Tottenham fans on the street, isn't that just to let the other party's malice succeed?

So he will want to meet Tottenham and learn a lesson in the game! It is also a response to countless Tottenham fans!

They are disappointed, miserable, tormented!

--, that's going to be cool!

Some things are tacit.

Qin Xiong doesn't have to confide in his teammates about what happened to him in life, ask others if you have also encountered malicious Tottenham fans? What about him? Have you ever had such an experience?

It is clear from the state of preparation and the change of attitude that their teammates hate Tottenham, and there is a clear sign that the longer they play for Arsenal, the more they value the game against Tottenham, which means that they have lived in north London longer and have encountered Tottenham fans more often.

If the match against Manchester United is a war of honour, status, and the king of the homeland, then the match against Tottenham is a war of personal dignity for the club, the fans, and the players! The former is based on competition, even if it fails, there is no shame! But if you lose to Tottenham, it's not just a shame, it's a humiliation!

It has been suppressed in the bottom of my heart for a long time, and the hatred and anger brewing need to be vented but are defeated by the opponent instead, which is of course a shame!

It's going to make you look up, not only on the pitch, but off the pitch, what is your mindset like when you meet a Tottenham fan again?

White Hart Lane, what a poetic name.

It was Tottenham's home stadium, just across the street from the Seven Sisters, across from Highbury.

Before noon on Nov. 13, traffic was paralyzed on Seven Sisters Street, and it was only three miles from Highbury to White Hart Lane, separated by a bridge.

It's such a short distance, if you drive unobstructed, it doesn't take 10 minutes, if it's fast, 5 minutes is enough, but on Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal match day, walking is definitely faster than driving, driving? If you're lucky, you can cover the 5,000-kilometer distance in an hour.

Tottenham and Arsenal fans poured into White Hart Lane, with confrontations brewing in the stands half an hour before the game, and a large number of police officers outside the stadium were maintaining street law and order to prevent clashes between Tottenham and Arsenal fans.

This may still be a relatively safe game in London, after all, the north London fan base is relatively affluent, and if the East London derby, which is 99% blue-collar, is a fan force, I am afraid that the London Police Department will need to deploy at least half of the police force and seconded personnel from elsewhere to maintain law and order in and out of the stadium.

With 40 minutes to go, Arsenal's buses pulled into White Hart Lane.

Qin Xiong, who looked cold and like a warrior, got out of the car and walked into the court passage with a steady pace.

In the first city rival derby in his career, he really made the consciousness of beating his opponent to death! (To be continued......)