Chapter Eighty-Four: Enough? No, much
September 3, 2013, Emirates Stadium, London, Premier League third round, Arsenal vs Tottenham.
There was still an hour before the official start of the game, but the whole room was already packed.
"Now, welcome to the European Super Cup champions Arsenal! Welcome to Lin Yun, the best player of the UEFA Super Cup and the best player in Europe! β
As the DJ shouted in an exaggerated tone, the audience erupted in warm applause.
Captain Vermaelen walked out of the tunnel with the UEFA Super Cup trophy in his hand.
Lin Yun also held his European best player trophy to show off to the audience.
"Audience friends, welcome to the live broadcast room of Xinlang Sports Premier League, I am your old friend Zhan Jun, the much-anticipated north London derby is about to start at the Emirates Stadium.
Before the game even started, Arsenal were showing the fans the UEFA Super Cup trophy that had just arrived, and of course, Lin Yun's European Player of the Year trophy.
The European Player of the Year award is not as well-known as the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year, but it represents the highest individual accolade for an official player recognized by UEFA......"
Wenger stood in the middle of his disciples in high spirits, quietly looking around at the cheering crowd.
Eight years without a crown, many people say it is his responsibility.
Stubborn, stingy, ruthless?
Wenger shook his head and laughed it off.
It's all gone, and you have to look forward......
He took the microphone, thanked his teammates, and then made a declaration for the new season: "The UEFA Super Cup is just the beginning, there are still many honours waiting for us this season, and I hope that this time next year, we can still celebrate here to win!" β
The microphone was handed to Lin Yun.
As soon as he spoke, the applause and cheers rose one after another, and the words of thanks were interrupted several times before they could finish their words, and finally they simply stopped talking, just waved their hands and motioned for them to be louder.
Because they knew that Arsenal were going to be at home today, many Tottenham fans chose to stay away, so the Stadium of the Emirates today was almost full of fans of their own team.
Everyone frantically shouted Lin Yun's name, and they loved this kid to the core.
"Lin Yun is quite lazy, but what I want is this kind of atmosphere......" Zhan Jun said with a smile, "The four major sufferings in football, who would have thought that Arsenal would be the first to get out of the sea of suffering?" Roma's vice-president and Buffon's substitute are still suffering, Liverpool's league title is still far away, but Arsenal, who won the championship twice in just three months, bought Modric this summer, and once again launched a charge for the Premier League title! I don't know how the Tottenham players are feeling when they look at this scene. β
Tottenham's players look at the legs.
They were really disgusted by the FA's fixture schedule.
What day is not good, but choose today?
They hid directly in the locker room and did not come out, out of sight.
A group of people, you look at me, I look at you, they are about to be tortured to madness by the grievances in their hearts.
Because of his wonderful performance at the World Youth Championships, Kane was not only not loaned out again this season, but also entered the rotation of Tottenham, although he was not a starter, but he was also in the squad.
The soundproofing of the locker room was good, but it was clearly not enough to isolate the chanting of the audience.
Lin Yun's name drilled into his ears from all directions.
How much do you have to love someone to be so hoarse and shout his name to death?
Kane smiled and shook his head, happy for his friend, but also full of fighting spirit.
He's so good, I can't be left behind......
Boas also shook his head, clapped his hands to interrupt the players' thoughts, and said loudly: "Okay, guys, we are not here to celebrate today, the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup winners are indeed difficult to deal with, but they are Arsenal, we are Tottenham, and the sport we are engaged in is called football!" On the pitch, in the derby, nothing is impossible! Arsenal want to show off their glory in front of us, then we'll mess up their party! β
A group of people immediately responded positively, as if shouting louder would inject more courage into their bodies.
"Beat them up!"
"Go to the special Super Pole Cup champion! Lao Tzu is the champion! β
"Kill Arsenal!"
Boas looked at the players who were in high spirits, although there was a satisfied expression on his face, but how bitter he was in his heart probably only knew himself.
People bought Modric for 50 million, and sold Bale for 100 million on his side, and he used his head to kill Arsenal?
"Go to Real Madrid! Go to the special Arsenal! Go to Florentino! Go to Raiola! Go to the special Levi ......"
After the celebration and warm-up, the game finally began.
"Tottenham have won only one of their last 24 away games against Arsenal, with eight draws and 15 defeats in the remaining 23 games.
The two sides have met 170 times in history, with Arsenal having the upper hand with 71 wins, 45 draws and 54 losses.
In addition, the north London derby is also the most scored game in the Premier League era, with a total of 124 goals scored in 42 Premier League duels!
Arsenal have failed to score in just one of their last 29 games against Tottenham, and playing at home today with the UEFA Super Cup title aftermath, Spurs shouldn't be too happy......
"Unlike what the outside world expected, Arsenal did not hide many main players, Wilshere, Walcott, Cazorla were all in the starting list, Lin Yun, who played 80 minutes in the European Super Cup, and Modric, who only played half the game, were on the bench, and Flamini, who had just returned to Arsenal from AC Milan, also entered the squad, but did not appear in the starting eleven.
'Arsenal started 4-2-3-1.
Goalkeepers: 1 - Szczesny;
Defenders: 25-Jenkinson, 4-Koscielny, 4-Mertesacker, 28-Gibbs;
Midfielders: 16-Ramsey, 7-Rosicky;
Midfielders: 14-Walcott, 10-Wilshere, 19-Cazorla;
Forward: 12 - Giroud. β
"Tottenham Hotspur made a 4-5-1 line-up.
Goalkeepers: 25 - Lloris;
Defenders: 2-Walker, 20-Dawson, 5-Vertonghen, 3-Rose;
Midfielders: 15-Capoue, 8-Paulinho, 17-Townsender, 19-Dembele, 21-Chadley;
Forwards: 9-Soldado. β
There was no temptation on either side, and the game went into a fever pitch from the start.
Tottenham were the first to show their knives and were determined to throw a fly at Arsenal's trophy cake.
In the 3rd minute, Capoue knocked down Rosicky in front of the penalty area and sounded the horn of the battle between the two sides.
Arsenal had their first free-kick opportunity, but Cazorla's direct shot from 25 yards out on the left was saved by Lloris.
Cazorla whipped in a corner and Giroud headed over from eight yards.
In the 6th minute, Dembele tripped Walcott at the top of the penalty area, and the whole audience booed.
Wenger watched it all with a gloomy face.
It seems that it was right not to let Lin Yun play in this game.
Cazorla's free-kick went over the wall again, but the ball grazed the left-hand post and went wide...... Cazorla's footwork is good, but he is far from being a master of free-kicks, which makes Arsenal very inefficient in scoring from set-pieces, and Modric has a good long-range shot, and he also scored from direct free-kicks during the Dynamo period, but it seems to have been abandoned during his time at Tottenham and Real Madrid, and maybe it's time to pick it up again......
Lin Yun on the bench was also curious: "How about a free kick?" β
Modric was embarrassed to say that he actually had a good set of free kicks, so he could only say: "It's okay, I've practiced." β
"If you have a chance," Lin Yundao, "I mean, you take a free kick and I receive it in the penalty area, when there is a chance, it's best not to smash it on my head, try to pass it in front of me as often as possible, well, it's almost as high as the chest." β
It was the first time Modric had heard such a strange request, "How do you play such a pass?" β
"There's no way, it's too easy to defend against hitting the head," Lin Yundao said, "I can still use the running position and speed to get rid of it in advance, but if it is sent directly to the head, I can only carry the guard to jump, which is too inefficient." β
"Of course I know that the head is easy to guard, the problem is ...... Forget it, give it a chance. β
He's new to the city and it's not his turn to take a free-kick yet, so it's a bit early to tell.
The two sides went back and forth on the pitch, and the situation looked evenly matched, but in the 23rd minute, Arsenal took the lead in breaking the door of Tottenham.
βGOALοΌοΌοΌοΌ Rosicky made a direct pass, Dawson dragged behind to create an offside position, but it obviously failed! Walcott's cross from the right side of the penalty area was stabbed by Giroud from the edge of the six-yard box to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead at home!
The French centre-forward has scored in three consecutive games this season, with all 14 of his Premier League goals coming at home. β
After gaining the upper hand, Arsenal played more and more smoothly, but they were all scoreless, but after all, the score was ahead, and the fans were still quite happy, who knew that before the end of the first half, the scene they least wanted to see happened.
Wilshire fell to the ground in the scramble, wailing......
ββ¦β¦ Wilshere was injured and carried off the pitch on a stretcher and looked serious and Arsene Wenger was forced to make a substitution, either Flamini or Modri...... Oh, Modric is on the pitch against his old club. β
Luka Modric has to thank the Gunners for playing at home today and not many visiting fans were there.
Even so, the Tottenham fans who accompanied the team did their best to let out a shrill boo, but it was quickly overshadowed by the louder applause and cheers from the Arsenal fans.
Modric came on shortly after the first half was over and Arsenal were 1-0 up, but that didn't last long as that lead was erased shortly after the start of the second half.
Villas-Boas replaced Chadley with Kane, and who knew the kid had a surprise on the spot.
"Kane burst past Gibbs on the left and blasted home from inside the box! Tottenham equalised and the two sides were back on the same page! β
Kane was so excited after the goal that he rushed to the sideline and kicked the corner flagpole off.
This was seen as a provocation by the home fans, who immediately swarmed him with all kinds of greetings.
Kane's face did not change, and he already had the style of a general.
The score of 1-1 was stalemate until the 65th minute of the game, and the deafening "Lin" had already sounded in the stands.
"Let him play! Kill Tottenham! β
"We want the best player in Europe! We're going to score! β
"Lin! Forest! Forest! We want the forest! β
Arsene Wenger looked at the time, and finally stood up to the applause of the audience and beckoned.
Lin Yunshi Shiran got up and came to his side.
Arsene Wenger said: "25 minutes is enough, right? β
"More ......"
(End of chapter)