No. 233: Changes in the Birmingham lineup

17 October 2009, Emirates Stadium, London.

"Audience friends. Hello fans, this is Sky Sports and we're Andy Gray. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray officially kicked off.

"Hello fans, I'm Martin Taylor, it's a pleasure to meet you here." Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor is also introducing himself.

'Today we're bringing you a match from the ninth round of the Premier League this season, against home Arsenal and away Birmingham, so it's going to be a good game for sure. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.

'Arsenal are now third in the league with 18 points and Birmingham are fourth in the league with 16 points, so the difference in points between the two teams is not big, and the result of this round of games is enough to change the whole points standings, and this game is a very important game for both sides. Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor said.

The Emirates Stadium in London is now full of Arsenal fans wearing red shirts and white sleeves, and the atmosphere at home here is very strong, which is a test for the Birmingham team.

However, Birmingham City returned victorious at Old Trafford, and the atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium should not have much of an impact on the Birmingham team.

There were also some Birmingham fans who came to support their team today, but this fan base is not large, and the fans who came were not Heendo, that is, about one or two thousand.

Birmingham is so close to London, there are only one or two thousand people coming, but these fans who come are all die-hard fans of the Birmingham team, they are a top two, or even a top three.

The results of the new season Birmingham team are very good, which is simply beyond the expectations of all Birmingham fans, this unexpected joy, they are very excited and excited, they want their team to be so coquettish, they are excited to cheer for the Birmingham team.

In the dressing room of the Birmingham team.

Birmingham head coach McLeish was writing and drawing on the tactical board, and then he turned to the Birmingham players and said: "When attacking, our main focus is on the two central defenders of the Arsenal team, and the cooperation between them is not tacit, in the first eight rounds, Vermaelen and Galla often had some problems before, and the Arsenal team conceded goals, and the two central defenders have conceded five goals, which is their weakness. ”

Dongfang Chen and the forwards of the Birmingham team nodded their heads to indicate that they knew.

Dongfang Chen watched the video of the Arsenal team before the game, especially the coaching staff of the Birmingham team also specially edited the video of the game between the two central defenders of the Arsenal team, Vermaelen and Gala, for Dongfang Chen and others.

After watching this video, Dongfang Chen really discovered the coordination problem between Vermaelen and Gala, the tacit understanding between them is really not enough, and he led the Arsenal team's back line to concede too many goals fearlessly.

However, the attacking power of the Arsenal team is really good, so the Arsenal team will have such good results in front of it, and it has been closely following the first group.

Hearing McLeish emphasize this point again, Dongfang Chen immediately nodded to indicate that he knew.

"I'm not really worried about the offense, I'm worried about the defense right now," McLeish said. Arsenal's attacking strength is still very strong, although this season without Adebayo's strong center forward, their attacking strength has declined, but we still can't underestimate it. ”

The defenders of the Birmingham team immediately nodded firmly and said, "Got it, boss!" ”

McLeish nodded and said, "Okay, that's it for the time being, the tactics of this game have been emphasized in the usual training, and I won't say much about it now." Now what I'm going to say is, take your best form and don't go for this game and take away the win! ”

The players of the Birmingham team immediately burst into applause: "Victory! Victory! Victory! ”

Macleish waved his hand and said, "Okay, for victory, let's go!" ”

Dongfang Chen walked in the front, rushed into the players' tunnel like a hungry tiger, and rushed into the stadium with his teammates.

In the dressing room of the Arsenal team.

Arsene Wenger looked calm, with no change in expression on his face and a look of confidence.

Arsene Wenger said: "The quality of the Birmingham team is still there, and I hope you don't underestimate them. We have to take it seriously, every game is very important for us at the moment, we can't make any mistakes, otherwise we will have another busy season in vain. ”

The Arsenal players nodded their heads, they didn't want to mess around like this themselves, and they wanted to win more titles.

Especially now the captain of the Arsenal team, Cesc Fabregas, because the Arsenal team has not won the title for several seasons in a row, and now Fabregas is a little dead to the Arsenal team, before the start of this season, Fabregas has been clamoring to leave the Arsenal team.

Barcelona are now chasing Cesc Fabregas in a frenzied manner, and he almost left Arsenal to join Cesc Fabregas this summer.

Barcelona saw the crazy moves of Real Madrid, bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema and others, which made the Barcelona team feel the crisis, and they desperately wanted to bring in Cesc Fabregas.

In the summer, Cesc Fabregas publicly offered to return to Barcelona, and Fabregas came close to joining Barcelona.

It is said that Wenger finally found Fabregas and promised Fabregas that in the next two seasons, Arsenal will be able to win the league title, and promised Fabregas that in the next two seasons, Arsenal will increase investment to ensure the championship.

Cesc Fabregas reluctantly agreed to stay at Arsenal and did not choose to leave.

To be honest, Cesc Fabregas is very dissatisfied with Arsenal's recruitment this season, but if he stays, he will have to fight for the championship.

Fabregas said coldly: "Don't worry, Professor! We don't take any opponent lightly, we will play every game in the final and this season we will definitely win the championship. ”

The Arsenal players also nodded their heads to indicate that they would not underestimate their opponents.

Arsene Wenger was pleased with the form of his players and nodded and said: "Good, good! You ready? When you're ready, let's go! ”

Cesc Fabregas, as the captain, immediately stood up, waved his hand, and immediately rushed into the players' tunnel with his teammates.

When they came to the players' tunnel, the players of the Birmingham team also rushed out of the players' tunnel, and Fabregas's eyes happened to collide with the gaze of Dongfang Chen, who rushed out, and the two were silent, but their eyes broke out into a fierce battle.

Dongfang Chen glanced at Fabregas lightly, then walked to the referee team of the game, shook hands with the referee team, and waited for the start of the game.

Cesc Fabregas glanced at Dongfang Chen with a little curiosity, and then walked up to shake hands with the staff of the referee team and say hello.

"Audience friends, fans friends, it's great! The game is about to begin, and the players from both sides have already appeared in the tunnel, so let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides today. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.

"First of all, let me give you a brief introduction to the starting line-up of the home team Arsenal today." Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor said: "Arsene Wenger came out today in a four-four-two formation, and in the goalkeeper position it was Almunia. ”

'In the back four, it's Chlich. Gala, Vermaelen and Sarnia. Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor looked at the information in his hand.

'In the midfield four, it's Nasri, Cesc Fabregas, Denilson and Eboue. Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor continued.

'In the two-striker position, Robin van Persie and Arshavin are the Arsenal team with the speed up front, but the physicality is a bit worse, so it's an opportunity for Birmingham. Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor said.

"Okay, now I'm going to give you a brief overview of the starting line-up for today's Birmingham team." Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray began.

"Today McLeish is in a four-four-two formation, and in the goalkeeper position is Joe Hart, the young goalkeeper has a very good schedule for the new season and is the hope for the future of the England goalkeeper position." Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said immediately.

'In the back four, it's David Murphy, Ridgewell, Martin Taylor and Zim Bonda. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray immediately said, "It's a big change in the backline, James Collins is still suspended and is not in the squad, while Stephen Kyle is rested today and Zim Bonda is the starter. ”

"In the midfield quartet are Lee Ching-long, Kevin Boateng, Ji Chengyong and Sebastian Larsson." Sky Sports commentator Andy Grace was on fire, "Yes, South Korean midfielder Ji Seong-yong was in the starting line-up today, and he replaced Emerson. ”

'South Korea international Ji Seong-yong has been very good in this international break, McLeish has decided to give him more chances, and Emerson and Gareth Barry are both injured, so Ji Seong-yong was heavily used today and started the game. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said immediately.

"The two up front are Dongfang Chen and Kevin Phillips, and today Sturridge was not in the starting line-up, but on the bench." Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said immediately.

"Okay! Now that the players from both sides have played, the game is about to begin. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said immediately.

Under the call of Andy Gray, Dongfang Chen led the players of the Birmingham team to follow the members of the referee and immediately walked out and walked to the stadium, which immediately resounded with a burst of hot cheers, and the fans on both sides cheered excitedly.

'Okay, the players from both sides have come out and the game is about to start.' Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor also shouted excitedly, and the atmosphere immediately reached a climax, and it was extremely hot.

Dongfang Chen led the players of the Birmingham team into the field, and the players of both sides formed a row on both sides of the referee team, and the reporters on the scene immediately rushed up to take pictures of the players on both sides.