"Stamford Bridge is definitely the most difficult home ground to conquer in the entire Premier League. The Blues built by Mourinho have almost achieved the ultimate in defense. They have only conceded 9 goals at Stamford Bridge in all competitions this season, but now they are defeated before halftime. Arsenal were two goals ahead, which was definitely something no one expected before the game."
"Lin Yun has scored 23 goals in the league. This statistic would have ranked second in the scorer list last season, tied with Suarez and second only to Robin van Persie who scored 26 goals;
In addition, he has 4 assists, and he is also among the best in the current assists list. In addition to Suarez and Gerrard, his biggest opponents also have his teammate Modric. Although it is unlikely that he will top the assists list, he The possibility of assists reaching double digits is not small. Maybe this season we will witness the birth of another gun king who reaches double digits in goals and assists at the same time..."
Lin Yun scored 23 goals and Su Ya also scored 20 goals. Moreover, the two of them took the least time among the top ten scorers. They did not give others a way to survive.
After the game continued, Chelsea stepped up their offensive. Unfortunately, the goal frame at Stamford Bridge today was made of reverse bone.
In the 36th minute, Azpilicueta broke into the left side of the penalty area and passed back, but Lampard's shot hit the goal post.
Two minutes later, Torres' volley hit the post again.
"...Chelsea is unlucky. This is the 10th time they have hit the ball on the goalpost this season!"
Although they didn't score, Chelsea's offensive was overwhelming and it was obvious that they were starting to gain momentum.
Modric and Rosicky have retreated to their own half, leaving only Lin Yun and Theo Walcott in Chelsea's half.
The competition started to get intense.
In the 38th minute, Azpilicueta hooked Ramsey in midfield and was given a verbal warning.
A minute later, Torres was brought to the ground as he broke through Mertesacker, but referee Dean refused to make a decision.
Mourinho finally couldn't sit still this time and immediately ran to the fourth official, the hair dryer blowing loudly.
Wenger is also quite uneasy.
Arsenal's offense today was almost entirely supported by Lin Yun and Modric, and that was fine, but he couldn't bear it when the defense was so disgusting.
Others were playing in the Champions League, Manchester City and the Club World Cup. It is understandable that they are in a sluggish state, but Vermaelen, who played in the rotation in this game, also seemed to have disappeared, which made the professor very dissatisfied.
It seems that I really can’t stay...
Center post after center post, and the offensive rhythm was disrupted by Arsenal's despicable fouls. Chelsea's offense finally began to slow down, and Arsenal took the opportunity to attack.
Wilshere made a short pass to find Walcott. Walcott wanted to use his starting speed to get rid of Mikel, but unfortunately he was stuck in his position and could not fly up. He could only awkwardly carry the ball with Mikel on the spot. Kerr tangles.
Lin Yungang was about to retreat to respond, but Modric unexpectedly rushed up from behind and helped Walcott out of the predicament.
"Walcott and Modric are going to hit the wall and dribble the ball from the wing. Will they cut in or cross?"
Walcott himself was hesitant. He wanted to cut inside but was not confident. He wanted to cross but Lin Yun was guarded like a stuffed bun. Just as he was about to kick in, the eager and righteous Modric again Reaching out for the ball.
Of course, Chelsea couldn't just let the Magic Flute jump up and down like this, but this kid is really good at running. He quickly ran out of the gap with various large-scale movements and received Walcott's pass.
Without any hesitation, he directly passed with the instep.
The football drew a weird arc and flew toward the goal. Lin Yun took off with difficulty under the double care of Terry and Cahill, grabbed the first point, and turned his head to attack the goal.
The football drew a parabola and fell towards the upper left corner of the goal. Cech adjusted his steps, leaped up, and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand.
Modric immediately ran to the corner flag area and prepared to serve.
Arteta, who followed up and wanted to serve, could only enter the penalty area and prepare to fight for the top.
Terry and Cahill seemed to have grown up on Lin Yun and couldn't get rid of them no matter what. Lin Yun simply walked out of the penalty area and came to Modric, preparing to take a tactical corner kick.
Cahill stayed on the penalty area line to prepare, and Terry followed up, still pressing closely.
Modric passed the ball to Lin Yun with a short pass, and then quickly rushed in along the baseline.
Lin Yun kicked the ball directly and sent it in front of him.
Modric posed for a cross, and Cahill immediately stepped forward to block it, but the right foot raised high by the magic flute fell gently, and the inner instep gently knocked the ball.
Lin Yun stabbed the football he passed into the penalty area, and then quickly followed up and hit the goal with a kick.
"...Arsenal took a tactical corner kick, and Lin Yun hit the goal from a small angle!"
The penalty area was full of people. Lin Yun's shot was not only to try his luck, but also to mix things up and see if he could create opportunities for his teammates.
It's a pity that opportunities were created, but they didn't work! !
The football hit Mikel's calf, bounced to Azpilicueta's foot, and came to Gibbs.
Gibbs was at a loss when faced with the gift from heaven and kicked the ball directly towards Cech.
Cech quickly stretched out his foot to block it, and then blocked the ball in front of Arteta.
Brother Tazi was overjoyed and kicked the ball away from the goal post with a push. He was awarded the award for the best clearance of the game.
Wenger in the stands raised his hands and covered his eyes in disbelief, refusing to admit that these two guys were his players. Arteta in front of the goal also held his head in his hands in disbelief, wishing he could hit the goalpost with his head.
Lin Yun and Modric looked at each other and said nothing.
tired.
The fans were disappointed at first, and then they had a ridiculous thought in their hearts: This is the Arsenal we are familiar with.
According to tradition, around Christmas it should be the time for Arsenal to fall off the grid. This kind of performance was just basic for the former Arsenal.
On the contrary, Lin Yun and Modric continued to be reliable at this critical moment and were quite incompetent.
"... Gibbs and Arteta missed consecutive opportunities to score. It's a pity. They had the opportunity to completely kill the game."
"Missed opportunities will be punished. Let's see if Chelsea, who escaped, can get a goal back before the end of the first half."
Chelsea pulled back a leg.
After Cech kicked the ball out, they couldn't even get into Arsenal's penalty area. The two sides were simply competing at the end of the first half.
Until the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the score remained at 0-2.
Wenger walked into the dressing room angrily, looking at his face, as if Arsenal were the lagging side now.
How could he not know that this is the moment when Arsenal's tradition falls apart? The performance of the players is not adhering to tradition.
The old man said something serious for the first time.
"Whoever feels that the Premier League title is not worth pursuing can speak out loud. I can meet any of his requirements, whether it is reporting to the reserve team or a winter transfer!"
The originally lively atmosphere suddenly turned cold and heavy.
"I know you are tired, and so am I, but that is not the reason for your amateur performance!
Wake up, guys! We are indeed number one in the Premier League now, but as long as we lose two or three games, we will soon become second or third, and if we lose a few more games, we will become fourth again!
Damn fourth, I hate this ranking!
Did I forget to tell you what our goals are for this season?
It's a championship! Win the championship! Win the championship!
I want both the UEFA Champions League and the Premier League!
Because we have this strength and we have this ability! "
Everyone was silent...except Lin Yun.
It’s not like he was scolding him anyway.
The old paper performed so well, I was afraid of a ball of yarn.
He was so confident that he almost laughed out loud.
Because Wenger usually has a serious face and few expressions, but once his guard is broken, his expressions become richer, just like Mr. Bean.
Wenger seemed to notice something, glared at him fiercely, and then left the locker room.
Boulder, who continued to take charge as acting coach, coughed lightly and said, "We will make some personnel adjustments in the second half..."
"The second half started. Arsenal made substitutions right after the start. Captain Vermaelen was replaced and Koscielny was replaced."
Vermaelen high-fived Koscielny expressionlessly, passed by Boulder, and was about to walk to the bench. Unexpectedly, Boulder suddenly said, "Wait, captain's armband!"
Vermaelen stopped, took off the armband, resisted the urge to throw it to the ground, and handed it to him.
Arteta had already trotted to the sidelines, ready to take the armband from Boulder, but unexpectedly Boulder shook his head after handing the armband to him, "What the boss means, give it to Lin."
"What?"
Arteta thought he had heard wrongly or understood it wrongly, and he cried out in surprise.
"I mean, give Lin the captain's armband."
Arteta looked at him in surprise, then looked up, wanting to see Wenger in the stands, as if he wanted to confirm whether Boulder was falsely passing on the imperial edict.
Unfortunately, they were too far apart, and when they looked up, they could only see a patch of black heads.
Vermaelen is the first captain, Arteta is the second captain, and Mertesacker is the third captain.
Although the first captain is gone now, the second and third captains are still alive.
Wenger directly skipped the second and third places and gave the captain's armband to Lin Yun? !
Brother Tazi didn't feel insulted or anything, he just felt a little ridiculous.
The tradition of most teams is that the oldest player on the team is the captain. Arsenal does not have this rule, but to let a kid who has not even played a full season lead...are you serious?
Boulder nodded affirmatively.
Arteta came to Lin Yun with the armband.
Lin Yun looked at him inexplicably, "What's wrong?"
"I've got something for you," Arteta took his hand and helped him wrap the armband, "Captain."
Thanks to Yan Xiang and Brother Zheng Zheng for another tip (﹒﹒)
(End of chapter)
