266 European Golden Boy Awards?
"Hat-trick! Sun did it! ”
"He scored the penalty and scored his third goal!"
With this goal, the first substitution of the game was also completed, and Arsenal replaced the injured Sun Xiang with Ramsey.
When he walked off the field, Sun Xiang and Wang Jing in the stands looked at each other again, and the latter's concerned eyes warmed Sun Xiang's heart. Indeed, the injury just now made Wang Jing feel distressed.
In the end, in this must-win game, with Sun Xiang's hat-trick, Arsenal managed to get out of the shadows and start the September schedule with a complete victory.
Arsenal, which had been given high hopes at the beginning of the season, was in a sluggish state, and Sun Xiang's performance was also criticized, and reporters like to find such unwarranted things to report. As a result, Sun Xiang has now hit three goals and suddenly ranked fifth on the scorer list.
The first place in front is Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez, with the Algerian midfielder scoring four goals in five games. In second place was Leicester City's striker Jamie Vardy, with the 30-year-old England striker scoring four goals, along with Eden Hazard and Harry Kane. Sun Xiang, who scored three goals, followed.
In terms of the standings, Liverpool lost 1:3 in the "Double Red Club" battle with Manchester United, giving up the fourth place in the league, and Arsenal came from behind to overtake Jurgen Klopp's team.
September can be arguably a month of excitement for fans, as the Premier League's fixture schedule can keep some neutral fans up at night.
After the "Double Red Meeting", the next week, that is, the sixth round of the Premier League, the third London derby of the season will come, and then the next round will be followed by the strong dialogue between Arsenal and Leicester.
Just when people were expecting to drink and talk about football with the big guys on the next matchday, a piece of news suddenly came out that made Arsenal and Chelsea sad and happy.
Arsenal's number one superstar, Sun Xiang, has suffered a ligament injury in his left ankle and will miss one to two months.
As soon as this news broke, it immediately aroused the loyalty of the British side.
Sun Xiang is gone, so who will organize and complete Arsenal's attack?
Could this be a smoke bomb unleashed by Unai Emery before the game, intended to deceive his opponents? After all, the last three are tough battles.
Like them, Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri also trains and arranges normally, and if this is really a smokescreen, then it is certainly not a good thing that he does not arrange Sun Xiang's alignment marking in terms of tactics.
However, it turned out that Sun Xiang was indeed injured.
Reporters squatting near the Arsenal training base have not found Sun Xiang on the training ground for three consecutive days, and at the same time, Sun Xiang was seen shopping with Wang Jing on crutches next to his residence.
There are many signs that this is not a smoke bomb.
Fast forward to 19 September, and at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea finally welcomed Arsenal on their home turf this season.
Without Sun Xiang's escort in the frontcourt, Arsenal has indeed cut a notch in terms of hard power, and the passive situation has more or less caused some problems in the mentality of Arsenal's players.
In the 45th minute, midfielder Andreas Torreira was booked for a foul on Eden Hazard, followed by some complaints to the referee, and a stern Michael Oliver was given a second yellow card. Before the first half of the game was over, Torreira left the field with two yellows.
The main player in the attacking end was injured, and the midfielder was sent off again, which was the standard start of a game loss. As a result, Arsenal lost 2-0 away to Chelsea. With Liverpool's draw against Norwich, they fell out of the top four again.
Seven days later, in the seventh round of the league, facing Pierre's Leicester City, Arsenal swept away the decline and won 5-2.
In the eighth round of the league, Arsenal and Manchester United had a strong conversation. If the last big away win over Leicester was just a good condition of the players, then this peak duel is destined to be a one-sided game, and British reporters do not believe that the form of the entire Arsenal team can be maintained until now, not to mention that Sun Xiang's absence is indeed very impactful.
However, they may have forgotten another equally dangerous man, Uruguayan midfielder Andreas Torreira.
Andreas Torreira was shown a red card against Chelsea, which also saw him miss the last game. However, it is fortunate that it is not an immediate red card, otherwise he will be suspended for three games.
Therefore, in this game against the visiting "Red Devils", the Uruguayan lifted the ban and returned.
'Torreira's return is a boost for Arsenal in a difficult time.
"The Uruguayan was bought at the beginning of the season to be able to strengthen in the event of force majeure and it seems that the time has come."
Sitting in the broadcast room at the Emirates Stadium, two senior Premier League commentators talked.
Sun Xiang, who was watching from the wall, also came to the stands of the stadium. For such an important game, you can't play, but you have to be there.
"Sure enough, Sun also appeared in the stadium today, but he was wearing his own clothes, maybe his team uniform has not been washed off yet."
"Indeed, until now, London is also gloomy."
Jokes aside, the main focus of the commentators is still on the pitch.
Without Sun Xiang, Emery reverted to the 442 formation, Lacazette and Aubameyang are still in the middle, Torreira and Xhaka behind them, Iwobi and Mkhitaryan on the left and right, Holding, Lichtsteiner, Koscielny and Bellerin at the back, and the goalkeeper position is still German Leno.
Manchester United, on the other hand, have made a bit of a big adjustment, and Mourinho has made changes on all three fronts compared to the 3-0 win over Sunderland in the previous game.
First up front, Alexis Sanchez finally returned to the starting line-up to replace Anthony Martial, and he returned to the Emirates Stadium to face his former club.
Pogba replaced Marouane Fellaini in midfield, the French midfielder's second appearance on the pitch after four consecutive game failures; At the same time, Fred replaced Matic, who had better defensive ability, perhaps because Sun Xiang was not on the field.
At the back, "Professor Young" rotated Marcos Rojo, with Phil Jones and Luke Shaw also starting.
There are no changes to the goalkeeper and De Gea is still the regular configuration.
'Changing six positions at once, Mourinho probably felt like he had the win in his hands today.
From the camera sweeping Mourinho's face, one is sure that Martin Taylor's words may be right.
However, the trend of the plot always backfires.
In the sixth minute, Torreira went straight to Serra Cazeit, who opened the deadlock for Arsenal with a volley from David De Gea.
Just a minute later, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stabbed the ball to Torreira at the top of the box in a scuffle in the box, and Torreira shook off the blocking Jones before firing a low shot through De Gea. 2:0
In the 19th minute, Aubameyang assisted Alexandre Lacazette again to score his second goal, and also rewrote the score to 3-0.
For a short time, the cheers at the Emirates Stadium did not stop, and even Sun Xiang couldn't hold back, regardless of his injured foot, he jumped with the crowd.
In the end, when the referee blew the whistle in his mouth, looking at the score fixed at 3, Mourinho's smile before the game was no longer visible, replaced by an expression that saw through the red dust.
The victory was a joy for the Gunners, as Liverpool drew in their 'Liverpool derby' and Arsenal returned to the top four.
A big victory is not only a "timely rain" for Arsenal, but also a consolation for Sun Xiang, who is in the stage of recuperation.
His injury has been a huge damage to the team, but the team's recent performance has made him more reassuring.
Two days later, he received a phone call he didn't expect.
"Sun, you've finished in the top three of the European Golden Boy Awards, and the rest of the rankings will be known to you in mid-November. Remember, don't talk to anyone about it, there's no public yet. "I want to talk about "Football Supernova" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~