September 3, 2013, London's Emirates Stadium, the third round of the Premier League, Arsenal VS Tottenham.
There was still an hour before the game officially started, but the venue was already packed.
"Now, welcome to the European Super Cup champion Arsenal! Welcome Lin Yun, the best player in the European Super Cup and the best player in Europe!"
As the DJ finished shouting in an exaggerated tone, the audience burst into warm applause.
Captain Vermaelen held the European Super Cup trophy in his hands and led the players out of the tunnel.
Lin Yun also held his European Player of the Year trophy to show to the audience.
"Viewers, welcome to the Xinlang Sports Premier League live broadcast room. I am your old friend Zhan Jun. The much-anticipated North London Derby is about to start at the Emirates Stadium.
The game hasn't started yet, but Arsenal is showing the fans the UEFA Super Cup trophy they just received, 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 World Player of the Year, but it represents the highest individual player honor officially recognized by UEFA..."
Wenger stood high-spirited among the disciples, looking around quietly and looking at the cheering crowd.
Many people say that he is responsible for the eight years without a championship.
Stubborn, stingy, ruthless?
Wenger shook his head and laughed it off.
It’s all over, let’s look forward...
He took the microphone, thanked his players first, and then issued a declaration for the new season: "The European Super Cup is just the beginning. There are still many honors waiting for us this season. I hope that at this time next year, we can still be successful." Celebrating victory here!”
The microphone was handed to Lin Yun's hand.
As soon as he started speaking, there were waves of applause and cheers. He was interrupted several times before he finished his words of thanks. In the end, he stopped talking at all and just kept waving to signal them to be louder.
Knowing that Arsenal would play at home today, many Tottenham fans chose to stay away, so today the Emirates Stadium was almost entirely filled with fans of their own team.
Everyone shouted Lin Yun's name crazily, loving this boy to the core.
"Lin Yun is pretty good at being lazy, but what he wants is this kind of atmosphere..." Zhan Jun said with a smile, "With the four major hardships in football, who would have thought that Arsenal would be the first to escape from the pain? Roma's team vice-president and Gianluigi Buffon The substitutes are still suffering, and Liverpool's league championship is still far away, but Arsenal, on the other hand, won the championship twice in just three months. This summer, they bought Modric with a lot of money and once again launched a charge for the Premier League championship! I don’t know how the Tottenham players are feeling when they watch this scene.”
Tottenham's players look at their legs.
They are indeed disgusted by the FA's schedule.
What the hell is a bad day to choose today?
They just hid in the locker room and didn't come out, out of sight but out of mind.
A group of people looked at each other and looked at each other, almost driven crazy by the grievances in their hearts.
Because of his wonderful performance in the World Youth Championship, Kane not only was not rented out again this season, but also entered Tottenham's rotation. Although he was not the starter for this game, he was also included in the squad.
The soundproofing in the locker room was pretty good, but obviously it couldn't block out the chants from the audience.
Lin Yun's name entered his ears from all directions.
How much do you have to love someone to scream his name to death?
Kane smiled and shook his head. While he was happy for his friend, he also felt strong fighting spirit.
He is so outstanding, I can't lag behind...
Villas-Boas also shook his head, clapped his hands and interrupted the team members' thoughts, saying loudly: "Okay, guys, we are not here to celebrate today. The Champions League champion and the European Super Cup champion 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 green field, in the derby, nothing is impossible! Arsenal wants to show off their glory in front of us, then we will Crash their party!”
A group of people immediately responded positively, as if shouting louder would inject more courage into their bodies.
"Knock them down!"
"Go to hell with the Super Cup champion! The one I step on is the champion!"
"Fuck Arsenal!"
Boas looked at the team members who were in high spirits. Although he had a satisfied expression on his face, only he probably knew how painful he felt in his heart.
They bought Modric for 50 million, and sold Bale for 100 million. He used his head to kill Arsenal?
"Go to hell Real Madrid! Go to hell Arsenal! Go to hell Florentino! Go to hell Raiola! Go to hell Levi..."
After the celebrations and warm-ups, the game finally began.
"Tottenham have won only one of their last 24 away games against Arsenal, and have drawn 8 of 23 and lost 15 of the remaining games.
There have been 170 historical encounters between the two sides, with Arsenal having the upper hand with 71 wins, 45 draws and 54 losses.
In addition, the North London Derby is also the game with the most goals in the Premier League era. The two sides have scored a total of 124 goals in 42 Premier League duels!
Arsenal failed to score a goal in only one of their last 29 games against Tottenham. Playing at home today and carrying the power of the UEFA Super Cup champion, Tottenham should not be too happy..."
"Unlike what the outside world expected, Arsenal did not have many main players hidden. Wilshere, Theo Walcott, and Cazorla were all included in the starting lineup. Lin Yunhe, who played 80 minutes in the UEFA Super Cup, only played Modric sat on the bench for half of the game, 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.
Goalkeeper: 1-Szczesny;
Defenders: 25-Jenkinson, 4-Koscielny, 4-Pertesacker, 28-Gibbs;
Midfielder: 16-Ramsey, 7-Rosicky;
Midfielder: 14-Walcott, 10-Wilshere, 19-Cazorla;
Forward: 12-Giroud. "
“Tottenham Hotspur’s starting lineup is 4-5-1.
Goalkeeper: 25-Lloris;
Defenders: 2-Walker, 20-Dawson, 5-Vertonghen, 3-Ross;
Midfielder: 15-Capoue, 8-Paulinho, 17-Townsend, 19-Dembele, 21-Chadley;
Forward: 9-Soldado. "
There was no trial between the two sides, and the game became intense from the beginning.
Tottenham were the first to show their sword, determined to throw a fly on Arsenal's championship cake.
In the 3rd minute, Capoue knocked down Rosicky in front of the penalty area, sounding the clarion call for a battle between the two sides.
Arsenal got the first free kick opportunity, but unfortunately Cazorla's direct shot from 25 yards from the left was saved by Lloris.
Cazorla took a corner kick and Giroud headed over from 8 yards.
In the 6th minute, Dembele tripped Walcott at the top of the penalty area, and the audience burst into boos.
Wenger looked at all this with a sullen face.
It seems that it is right not to let Lin Yun play in this game.
"Cazorla's free kick once again went over the wall, but the ball missed the left post and missed the baseline... Cazorla has good footwork, but he is far from a free kick master. This makes Arsenal unable to place the ball The scoring efficiency is very low. Modric does have a good long-range shot. He also scored a direct free kick during his time at Dynamo, but he seems to have abandoned this skill during his time at Tottenham and Real Madrid. Maybe now. It’s time to pick it up again…”
Lin Yun on the bench also asked curiously: "How about a free kick?"
Modric was embarrassed to say that he was actually pretty good at free kicks, so he could only say: "It's okay, I've practiced."
"If there is a chance," Lin Yundao said, "I mean, you take a free kick and I respond in the penalty area. When there is a chance, it's best not to hit me on the head. Try to pass the ball in front. Well, they are about the same height. Just reach your chest.”
It was the first time Modric heard such a strange request, "How do you play such a pass?"
"There's no way, it's too easy to defend if it hits the head," Lin Yundao said. "Given the advance, I can still use my movement and speed to get rid of it, but if it hits the head directly, I can only force the defender to take off, which is too inefficient."
"Of course I know that hitting the head is easy to defend against. The problem is...forget it, let's try it if we have a chance."
He has just arrived and it is not his turn to take free kicks yet. It is a bit premature to say this now.
The two sides went back and forth on the field, playing passionately, and the situation seemed to be evenly matched. However, in the 23rd minute of the game, Arsenal took the lead in breaking through Tottenham's goal.
"GOAL!!!! Rosicky made a direct pass, and Dawson delayed for offside, but obviously failed! Walcott made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, Giroud scored from the edge of the penalty area, and Arsenal led 1-0 at home!
The French center has scored in three consecutive games this season, and all 14 of his Premier League goals have been scored at home. "
After gaining the upper hand, Arsenal played more and more smoothly, but they always failed to score. However, after all, they were leading, and the fans were still very happy. Who knew that before the end of the first half, the scene they least wanted to see happened. .
Wilshere fell to the ground during the fight, wailing...
"... Wilshere was injured and was carried off the field on a stretcher. It looked serious. Wenger was forced to make a substitution, whether it was Flamini or Modri... Oh, Modric came on to play against his old club. .”
Modric was grateful that today was the Gunners' home game and not many away fans came to the scene.
But even so, the Tottenham fans who traveled with the team still tried their best to boo, but it was quickly covered up by the Arsenal fans with more enthusiastic applause and cheers.
The first half ended not long after Modric came on. Arsenal temporarily led 1-0, but this did not last long because the lead was erased not long after the start of the second half.
Villas-Boas replaced Chadli with Kane, but who knew that this kid gave him a surprise as soon as he came up.
"Kane passed Gibbs on the left and blasted into the penalty area! Tottenham tied the score and the two sides are back on the same starting line!"
Kane was so excited after scoring that he rushed to the sideline and kicked the corner flagpole away.
This was taken as a provocation by the home fans, who immediately swarmed him with all kinds of greetings.
Kane's expression didn't change, and he actually had the air of a general.
The 1-1 score remained deadlocked until the 65th minute of the game, and the deafening "Lin" sounded in the stands.
"Let him play! Kill Spurs!"
"We want the best players in Europe! We want goals!"
"Lin! Lin! Lin! We want Lin!"
Wenger looked at the time, finally stood up amidst the applause of the audience and waved.
Lin Yunshi stood up and came to his side.
Wenger said: "Is 25 minutes enough?"
"too much……"
(End of chapter)
