Chapter [256] Return: Henry, he's back today!
"Hello fans, spectators, everyone! This is Sky Sports, and I'm Andy Gray. Today we bring you the final match of this year's Emirates Cup, against Arsenal and the New York Red Bulls. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
Sky Sports will broadcast the entire Emirates Cup live, and they will not miss this most important match.
'It's not really the result of this game, it's about Thierry Henry, the former King of Highbury who is going to play against his old club Arsenal, so that's the highlight of the game. Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor said.
"Yes, we should know that Thierry Henry has been so far removed from the mainstream of European football that none of us could have imagined that he would one day return to London as a player, at the Emirates Stadium." Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
'We should know that this may be the last time Thierry Henry will return to Arsenal as a player, and it will be a game to be remembered by all Arsenal fans. Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor was immediate.
At this time, the mood of the Arsenal fans is very complicated, and they know very well that this may be the last time they will see Thierry Henry playing at the Emirates Stadium.
Many old fans of the Arsenal team are full of emotion at this time, and even the old fans who have not been to the Arsenal team for a long time have returned, and they want to see the former king of Arsenal Henry, see their idols, their spiritual pillars.
"Okay, at this time, the players on both sides have come to the stadium, we see, walking in the front is the new and old captains of the Arsenal team, this picture will definitely become a classic after many years, this will be the handover of the two eras of the Arsenal team, from then on the Henry era has become people's eternal memory, and the Dongfang Chen era will lead the Arsenal team to continue to move forward!" Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
At this time, Dongfang Chen and Henry both wore the captain's armband, but it was Dongfang Chen who is now the captain of the Arsenal team, not Henry. Thierry Henry is wearing the captain's armband of the New York Red Bulls today.
Under the leadership of referee Atkinson, Dongfang Chen and Henry walked into the stadium with a long line.
Thunderous applause immediately erupted in the Emirates Stadium, and some people shouted loudly: "Henry! Welcome home Henry! Welcome home Henry! β
Of course, some of the young Arsenal fans shouted: "King Dongchen! We love you in the East! Easter, you are our god, you are the best! β
Two voices represent two eras, and this game is a duel between two generations of Arsenal kings, and it is also a handover ceremony of an era.
Dongfang Chen walked into the stadium with a stern face, came to the referee team and stood beside him, his eyes were firmly in front of the Arsenal fans in the stands, his eyes were firm!
Henry, who was on the other side, suddenly turned his head to look at Dongfang Chen, who had a stern expression, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile, and then he calmly walked into the team.
"The players from both sides have already played, so now I'm going to give you a look at the starting line-ups for both sides today." Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said immediately.
"Okay, let me introduce you to the starting list of the New York Red Bulls today." Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor said, "Today the New York Red Bulls fielded a 4141 formation with Rost in the goalkeeper position. β
'In a back four, Albright, Mendes, Lim and Miller. Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor immediately said, "In front of the back four is Marquez, who is a former Barcelona Mexican. β
"In the midfield four are Richards, Tynior, McCarty and Soley. And the single striker is the former captain of the Arsenal team, Thierry Henry! Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor said immediately.
"Okay, that's the starting list for today's New York Red Bulls, and then I'll introduce you to the starting list of the Arsenal team today." Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
'The Arsenal formation today was a four-four-two, with Szczesny in the goalkeeper's position. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said: "It seems that Szczesny will be in the starting line-up for Arsenal in the new season, and it can be seen that Szczesny is very much loved by Arsene Wenger. β
'Arsenal's back four today are Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Sagna. Arsenal defender Vermaelen was injured in the first match of the Emirates Cup and was not included in the squad for today's game. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
In the midfield four, it's Theo Walcott, Alexander Song, Gundam and Arshavin. There have also been changes here, it can be seen that one of the biggest changes in the new season of the Arsenal team is in the midfield, the departure of Cesc Fabregas, the impact on the Arsenal team is very great, I don't know if Wenger's introduction of Gundam and Vidal can fill the vacancy of Fabregas's departure, of course, Arteta is also worth looking forward to. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
"On the front line, the Arsenal team today is a combination of Dongfang Chen and Van Persie, this combination is the most ironclad part of the Arsenal team now, as long as these two are not injured or rested, these two are the ironclad main striker combination of the Arsenal team." Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
At this time, in the stadium, Dongfang Chen and Henry came to Atkinson's side, and the two stretched out their right hands to shake hands, and they were going to carry out the pre-match edge picking ceremony.
Henry stared at Dongfang Chen with a smile and said: "The young man is very good, the Arsenal team can rely on you now!" β
Dongfang Chen also smiled slightly at Henry and said, "I will do my best!" β
Henry nodded, then turned directly to the referee Atkinson and said, "Mr. referee, can we start now?" β
Atkinson immediately nodded, showed the coin in his hand to Dongfang Chen and Henry, and said: "Arsenal on the front and New York Red Bull on the back, do you have any objections?" β
Dongfang Chen and Henry glanced at each other, and then shook their heads directly, indicating that they had no objections. Atkinson nodded, then tossed the coin out, which spun sharply and slammed the turf - the other side!
Atkinson picked up the coin, showed it to Dongfang Chen and Henry, and said: "On the other hand, the New York Red Bulls choose, the ball or the wing?" β
Henry said without ink: "We want the ball." β
After finishing speaking, Henry turned to Dongfang Chen and said, "Young man, I'm sorry, my brother is not welcome this time." β
Dongfang Chen smiled and said, "It's okay!" β
Then Dongfang Chen turned his head to the referee Atkinson and said: "Mr. referee, we want us to have this section of the field now." β
Atkinson immediately nodded and motioned for the two of them to hurry back and prepare.
Henry and Dongfang Chen immediately shook hands with Atkinson, then the two shook hands again, and finally both returned to their own half, waiting for the game to begin.
"Well, the captains of both sides have returned to their positions. We can now see that it should be the New York Red Bulls who should kick off first, with New York Red Bulls captains Henry and McCarty standing in the center circle. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
All the Arsenal fans at the scene were very nervous and excited at this time, their eyes were glued to the stadium, and their hearts were beating faster.
Honk!
It was at this time that the referee of the game, Atkinson, blew the whistle for the start of the game.
In the centre circle, Henry immediately put the ball a little, and then rushed into the Arsenal half himself, McCarty immediately passed the ball back, and he slowly pressed forward.
"The game was on, and the first kick-off was the New York Red Bulls, who were attacking from the right side of the TV screen to the left, wearing white jerseys and red shorts. Arsenal, on the other hand, attacked from the left side of the curtain to the right, wearing red shirts and white shorts. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
The Stadium immediately erupted in hot cheers, all the Arsenal fans in the scene shouted excitedly, they had been looking forward to this game for a long time, and now that the game had begun, they were excited, those old fans immediately shouted Henry's name excitedly, and even their eyes were a little moist.
Henry, he's back.
At the beginning of the game, the New York Red Bulls did not make a mistake, they still left their main focus on defense, and their tactic today was to defend and counterattack, of course, the counterattack was to use Henry Henry in the front.
Henry is old now, and his speed is not as good as before, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and Henry's speed cannot be underestimated.
The Arsenal team has strengthened its attack as soon as it came up, and now the Arsenal team has to run in the team's attack, so no matter what the result of this game is, or whether they can win the championship in the end, they have to attack and run in their own lineup.
Although it was the New York Red Bulls kicking off, the New York Red Bulls did not threaten the Arsenal team's goal, and the football was cut off by the Arsenal team.
Midfielder Alexander Song immediately crossed the ball and the ball came to the feet of JD Ann.
In the past, when he played in the Arsenal team, Alexander Song played like this, and he looked for Fabregas as soon as he broke the ball, although Fabregas is no longer there, but Alexander Song still can't get rid of this habit for a while.
However, after the team was assembled, Arsène Wenger approached Alexander Song, Arsène Wenger asked Alexander Song to take more responsibility in the new season, and he hoped that Alexander Song could work the offensive organization and give the Arsenal team more help in attacking.
However, the mind of Alexander Song has not yet changed, and it seems that it will take some time for Alexander Song to contribute to the organization of the offensive.