Chapter 51: It's Not a Derby, It's Better Than a Derby

After signing the Premier League's maximum salary contract, his teammates looked at Lin Yun a little differently.

It's not a question of jealousy or not, but yesterday he was obviously called a little brother, but today he has become the top card in the entire league, and that feeling is very strange.

Although they all know that Lin Yun is worthy, it will take some time to convince themselves to accept this reality.

Lin Yun is still the same, training honestly and dutifully, occasionally playing handsome and cute, he did not float because he became the first worker in the Premier League, nor did he tremble because he stood on the cusp again

For a young person, it is not easy to do this, but thanks to a successful family education and a hole card as big as the sky, Lin Yun has stuck to himself very well, probably the mentality of "For those of us who are hanging, the maximum salary should be the most basic operation".

Everyone doesn't know if this kid is too deep or lacking in heart, after seeing that he has not changed, how to get along or how to get along, how to get a raise or how to make trouble, anyway, the most important thing is to beat Manchester United away at the moment.

Rooney also talked to Lin Yun on the phone two days ago, and originally wanted to take Lin Yun to adapt to the adult world in advance after the game, but after hearing the news, the whole person was not good.

Lin Yun, 17 years old, debuted in the first year, with a weekly salary of 260,000!

Chubby couldn't help but start recalling his first salary, but he couldn't think about it, so he could only compare his current weekly salary.

What is his current weekly salary?

Β£90,000......

Although it is inevitable to have a large salary increase in the next contract renewal, the problem is that he was ridden to the head by his deputy in the national team (who thought he was), and Xiaopang felt a little unhappy.

It's decided, if you renew the contract, the weekly salary must be more than 300,000, and you don't have to talk about any less points!

This Han Han even had the leisure to take out a calculator and help Lin Yun calculate it.

"365 days a year, divided by 7, about 52 weeks, 260,000 per week, a year...... Hiss, 13.52 million? Converted into euros, 15.81 million ...... Isn't that just a little less than Ronaldo and Messi? ”

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the first annual salary in football, 17 million euros; Messi is second, "only" with 16 million.

Although the tax rate of La Liga is different from that of the Premier League, plus the share to the agent, it is impossible to know how many outsiders they finally got it, but there is no doubt that Lin Yun is now the third highest salary in world football!

It's hard to say if it's a big guy like Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain who is offering this kind of salary, but it's a bit unbelievable that it's Arsenal who are offering this kind of salary now.

Brother was also the first student in the Premier League back then, why didn't he have such explosive treatment?

Chubby's heart is unbalanced! Very unbalanced! Very unbalanced!

Tomorrow he must be taught to be a man!

Even Rooney was injured like this, and others can imagine.

Especially Van Persie.

What was his salary at Arsenal at the time?

Β£70,000......

Not even a third of Lin Yun's.

Although I know that Arsenal has already paid off the loan for the construction of the stadium, there is no need to search so hard; Although I know that Lin Yungang is seventeen years old, he has great potential and is worth investing in; Although he knew that Lin Yun had scored a lot of goals, he should have this money in order to keep him, but ...... You don't need to be so special!

He couldn't help but start to get confused.

If he had been given Β£260,000 a week, would he have gone?

He wanted to tell himself firmly that he would, because he was leaving for the championship, not for his mother's pounds, but he didn't know for the wool, and he always felt a little underconfident when he thought about it.

A lot of the time, it's really hard to fool yourself......

In the midst of all the distractions, the match between Arsenal and Manchester United finally arrived.

This game has nothing to do with the battle for the top spot, has nothing to do with relegation, and is not a derby, but it has attracted the attention of fans throughout England and even around the world.

Without him, it is only because the two sides are Manchester United and Arsenal, and the two teams are led by Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.

And today, this game has another great attraction.

Van Persie VS Lin Yun.

At the pre-match press conference, although neither of them attended, the questions of the reporters almost always revolved around the two men.

24 Premier League goals, 8 assists, this is Van Persie's first season at Manchester United, his goal directly brought 25 points to the Red Devils, if you remove Van Persie's goals and recalculate, Manchester United will only have 59 points, only in fifth place in the league, of course, this is only an extreme case, but it also highlights the important role that Van Persie played in helping Manchester United win the 20th top league title.

However, when asked who he thinks will be the best player of the season, Arsene Wenger did not choose his former favourite and voted firmly for his new favourite.

"In my opinion, Lin Yun is the best player in the Premier League this season, and despite his age and potential, he is still the best player in the Premier League at the moment.

Only played 6 Premier League games? Does it matter? Some people even play for five minutes, you know how good they are!

Why not Van Persie? He was in a goal drought for a while, and Lin never encountered that.

Suarez was also one of the candidates, but the bite made him criticized, which is not the behavior of the best player.

Of course Bale is not bad, but he's a Tottenham player and I prefer to call him the best opponent..."

The professor talked eloquently, while Ferguson, who was opposite, was uninterested, and even a little depressed.

Everyone only became a lord because they missed Lin Yun and didn't want to listen to Wenger's change of direction to show off, and no one knew that the old man actually had something more complicated in his heart now.

He looked at Arsene Wenger, and there was a flash of appreciation and nostalgia in his eyes that only he could understand.

The conversation quickly turned to whether the Gunners would line up to welcome Manchester United.

As has been customary in recent seasons, Arsenal will welcome champions Manchester United in this much-anticipated match-up.

In the 2004/05 season, Manchester United welcomed Chelsea to win the title early, and in 2006/07, the Reds were also in action, and the Red Devils were welcomed by the Blues in the subsequent away game against Chelsea, after Mourinho crushed Ferguson to complete the ultimate revenge on Mourinho.

And at this point, the conversation had to turn back to Van Persie.

Van Persie strongly questioned Arsenal's 'title quest' last summer and soon moved to rivals Manchester United for Β£24 million, while the Dutchman was in excellent form in his first season with the Red Devils.

So far this season, Robin van Persie has scored 28 goals for the club, and he has replaced Wayne Rooney as United's top name and the new favourite of the fans.

The Gunners' fans are understandably happy about welcoming back the "traitors" who fled Arsenal in such a brutal way, but the professor has been quite generous.

'Arsenal will always respect the players who have played for us, whether before or after the game, on and off the pitch, we will treat them well.

Whether he's a champion or not, it's no different.

The most important thing I want to do now is to put on a good game and beat them at the same time, so that I don't care what they come in. ”

Ferguson let Arsene Wenger perform for a long time before finally giving a brief account of his thoughts on the game.

"Based on Arsenal's current form, if we can successfully limit Lin Yun, then everything will be easier, as for how to limit Lin Yun, my answer is Ferdinand, age is not a problem, his rich experience will make Lin ordinary......

Will you regret not getting Lin? To be honest, there is a little, but not much, because the talent I missed was enough to form two football teams, and if I had to regret each one, I wouldn't have to do anything else in my life, well, Wenger should feel the same way about that......

Champions? I want Arsenal to win the title, not just because they represent English football, but also because Wenger deserves it and he deserves that honour......

After the lord cheated Ferdinand and gave the professor a mouthful, the press conference ended quickly.

In the Sky Sports studio, Lineker was enthusiastic about everyone.

It is reported that a large number of gunner fan groups threatened before the game that if Arsenal lined up to welcome Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium, they would respond with a Poznan dance.

The so-called Poznan dance is a group with their backs to the court and their bodies squirming from side to side, humiliating their sworn enemies with their buttocks.

In the final round of the Premier League last season, Manchester United won the championship almost certainly, but he didn't expect Aguero's last-minute whistle strike to snatch the league crown from Manchester United.

After winning the thrilling championship, Manchester City fans collectively humiliated their rivals with the 'Poznan Dance', which became the most classic scene of the season.

In addition to dancing the 'Poznan dance', many Arsenal fans also said that Van Persie's return to his hometown will be subjected to 'terrifying and terrible treatment'.

Some Gunners fans said: 'Every touch of the ball will be accompanied by boos from all over the stadium because no one can forgive him for abandoning the team.' Arsenal held on to him for seven years, and even when he was seriously injured, the team never wanted to give up on him, but it is unforgivable that he left after just one excellent season. ’

However, there are also some rational Arsenal die-hards who believe that fans should not overreact to the welcome of the team, but should look at this unspoken rule rationally and use it as motivation to drive themselves back in the same way in the future, and they also used the story of the courtesy they received at Old Trafford after Arsenal won the title in the 1990-91 season to persuade the team and fans to be courteous and not to lose the courtesy.

In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the Premier League also said that it is not mandatory to welcome the champions decided in advance, and each club can decide for itself according to its own situation.

However, both The Guardian and the Daily Mail have revealed that Arsenal FC have decided to carry out the ritual in this game, despite fearing a backlash from their own fans.

Let's wait and see if this will happen......"

Fans love and hate Van Persie, and Arsenal players feel much the same, with many of them reluctant to line up to welcome their former captain.

"I knew I was injured in training so I wouldn't have to deal with such a disgusting moment."

β€œβ€¦β€¦ You think I don't want to? But I'm afraid that the boss will take it seriously, and he won't even let me go to the Champions League at that time. ”

"Guys, anyway, you have to win today!"

"What does the boss think, the FA said that there is no mandatory requirement, and it has to ...... Hehe. ”

Lin Yun just listened quietly to the complaints of his teammates and did not express any opinions.

He and Van Persie don't have a grudge, but from the first second he joined Arsenal, it was inevitable that he would cross paths with the name.

The two sides were compared in various ways: transfer fee, number of goals, goal percentage, goal method, height, weight, looks, muscles, hairstyle, accent......

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but he was a little tired of the comparison.

Wilshire glanced at Lin Yun sympathetically.

He was the last one who deserved to accept this disgrace, but he had to face it all.

Lin Yun seemed to understand what he meant, and smiled nonchalantly, "Every game has its rules, since you have already participated, you can do what you want, it's a big deal to let them come back later......"

So at Arsene Wenger's request, the players reluctantly lined up to welcome the champion.

The fans watched in silence, some booed dissatisfiedly, and some ranted invectively.

De Gea, Ferdinand, Evra, Valencia......

When it was Rooney's turn, he deliberately called out to Lin Yun with all his might.

This guy used to practice boxing, and Lin Yun would let him shoot his head when it was in the water, so he quickly raised his hand and dodged his fat hand.

Chubby said dissatisfiedly: "Hey! That's how you welcome champions? ”

"What Lao Tzu is going to fight today is the championship!"

"Heh, I'll wait for ......"

Van Persie walked out last.

His expression was calm, and his gaze seemed peaceful.

When they touched Lin Yun's palms, the two even smiled at each other in a friendly wayβ€”the kind of friendliness that didn't smile.

After the ceremony, the curtain was lifted and the flames of war began.

"Arsenal have won just one of the last 11 meetings between the two sides, with one draw and the remaining nine defeats.

If the head-to-head record is further expanded, then in the 41 meetings between the two sides in the Premier League, Manchester United still have the upper hand with 19 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats......

Arsene Wenger stood on the sidelines from the first second of the game, while Ferguson sat in the dugout, chewing gum with a blank face.

As two of the Premier League's most legendary managers and the godfathers of two great teams, the love between the two has become a special mark of the Premier League.

One side has already won the title, and the other side has to travel to Spain four days later to play a crucial game, but Ferguson still sent the whole team, and Wenger, although he made some reservations, still put on the attitude of taking all three points.

It's not a derby, it's better than a derby.

No one can lose to Ferguson – although not once or twice......

(End of chapter)