"Sky Sports" wrote: "Bournemouth's young midfielder Bai Ye has received attention from many wealthy teams. Under his leadership, Bournemouth has successively defeated Liverpool, West Brom, Villa, etc. The Premier League team even defeated Chelsea, who was unbeatable in the Premier League! It created a miracle!
Bai Ye has also been rumored to have affairs with many teams. Almost all wealthy teams in need of midfielders hope to acquire this player.
However, everyone is still waiting to see what Bai Ye's true strength is. To what extent he can still achieve, Arsenal is an excellent touchstone.
Perhaps when Bai Ye can defeat Arsenal, it will become an important factor for the wealthy teams to completely make up their minds to spend money and take Bai Ye away! "
This game is important for both sides. Arsenal has no hope in both the league and the Champions League, so they can only pin their hopes on the FA Cup.
Even in comparison, Bournemouth is easier. After all, Bournemouth fights on three fronts. This is very difficult for a team in the English Championship. This is something that has never happened before.
For this game, the media also spread the idea that Bournemouth's only hope is Baiye.
This is also recognized by many Bournemouth fans.
"The core of the team is Bai Ye, and there is no problem with that. After Bai Ye joined the team, Bournemouth's offensive improvement is obvious to all."
"The only god of Baiye!"
"If you want to win against Arsenal, you really need Bai Ye's performance. But in this game, there is actually no problem even if we lose. The team is too tired. Now it is a three-line battle, the league, the EFL Cup, and the FA Cup. The team has also had several injured players.
The consumption of the players is too great. Now I am very worried that Bai Ye will be injured, which will definitely be a devastating blow to the team.
We still have to focus on the league and the cup competition. "
"Same as above, the FA Cup schedule is too cruel for Bournemouth! Not to mention whether they can pass Arsenal, even if they have passed. There is a high probability that the next game will be against Manchester United. Every game is hell mode."
The discussions among these fans are not groundless.
Even within the Bournemouth team, there are related discussions about whether to go all out for the FA Cup. A large number of senior officials want to give up the FA Cup.
As businessmen, they feel that the current team is already very good! No need to be distracted by the FA Cup!
After all, the league's promotion to the Premier League is in great shape, and they may even have a chance to win the English Championship. They also historically entered the finals of the EFL Cup.
Then there is no need to spend time in the FA Cup. If some important players are injured, it will even affect the entire team's efforts in the first half of the season!
This is absolutely unacceptable to the senior management.
So until the day of the game, Bournemouth's starting lineup has not yet been determined. Eddie Howe is still weighing the pros and cons. As the head coach, his idea is to hope that the team can take advantage of this winning streak and sprint towards the FA Cup.
After all, the EFL Cup has now entered the finals, and there is only one more game in March. The FA Cup schedule simply replaces the previous EFL Cup.
But he couldn't ignore the thoughts of the top management. The team chairman didn't take a position on this matter, which made it even more difficult for him.
In the end, he left the matter to Bai Ye to decide.
In other words, he hoped to get affirmation from Bai Ye.
After he finished telling Bai Ye his thoughts.
Bai Ye did not say yes or no, but replied: "As long as I play, I will try my best to win. I just want to win, I don't want to lose."
Bai Ye really didn't talk nonsense. As long as he plays in the game, I will definitely strive for victory with all my strength. After all, the requirement of the winning streak treasure chest is a winning streak! Once the winning streak is broken, the calculation must be recalculated.
Eddie Howe nodded and left without saying much. Some words were left to the point.
soon.
Before the end of training, Eddie Howe announced the starting lineup.
"White leaves, Cook..."
The players were actually waiting for Eddie Howe's decision, and now they all smiled when they heard the list.
The main force comes out! This is a fight for victory!
same day.
At the pre-match press conference.
Arsenal's legendary manager Arsene Wenger was asked in an interview what he thought of his rival Bournemouth.
Wenger smiled and replied: "This is a strong team and their experience is exciting. They can go from regional leagues to having the opportunity to enter the top league in just a few years. They are great.
Especially this season's games, they are particularly good. They have gained dominance in the English Championship and have historically reached the finals of the EFL Cup. Congratulations to them and hope they can get the results they hope for.
As for today's game, they are a difficult opponent for us, but we need to play the football we want. "
When asked about Bai Ye and whether Bai Ye was on Arsenal's signing list.
Wenger replied: "Bai Ye is a great young man. He has great potential and strength. I believe he will become an impressive name in football in the future.
Every team wants him. Arsenal is no exception. Anyone with Bai Ye's performance will be willing to sign him. "
Although Wenger's words are clichés, his evaluation of Bai Ye is already relatively high.
One hour before the game starts.
The starting lineups of both sides were announced.
When the fans saw the lineups of both sides, they were stunned. Both sides were playing their best!
Arsenal side.
Four, two, three formation.
Forward Giroud, followed by Sanchez, Megill (a German player who is called a dead man by Chinese fans), and Welbeck.
The two defensive midfielders are Flamini and Cazorla.
The four defenders are Chambers, Gabriel Paulista, Koscielny and Gibbs.
Goalkeeper Szczesny.
Such a lineup is basically a very good choice among the players currently available to Arsenal. Of course, there are many good players on Arsenal's bench. For example, players such as Kirkland, Rosicky, Bellerin and so on.
In terms of Bournemouth, it is also the main lineup.
When Bournemouth fans see the team's lineup, they know that the team does not want to give up the FA Cup. At this moment, the fans have no other choice but to sigh a little and can only pray. While players must not get injured, it is best if they can win, and it doesn't matter if they don't win.
However, the team's feat of winning against Chelsea has given many Bournemouth fans enough expectations.
On the contrary, Arsenal fans are relatively calm and can accept it no matter whether Arsenal wins or loses. After all, Bournemouth is the team that defeated Chelsea. Arsenal lost to Chelsea, so isn't it normal to lose to Bournemouth?
But if Arsenal wins against Bournemouth, doesn't it mean that Arsenal are better than Chelsea in some aspects? So the fans feel that whether they lose or win, Arsenal has won!
It's about five o'clock in the afternoon.
Emirates Stadium.
Nearly 60,000 fans gathered here, waiting for the start of the fifth round of the FA Cup, and the song "Hot Stuff" also sounded at the Emirates Stadium.
soon.
The head coach was the first to appear on the court.
The camera naturally focused on Arsenal's legendary coach, Arsene Wenger.
The professor was as gentle as ever, and after shaking hands with Eddie Howe, he returned to the Arsenal coaching bench.
Wenger has been coaching Arsenal for nearly two decades since he took over in the first half of the 1996/97 season! He is also the first foreign head coach in the history of Arsenal Club, and he is the youth of all Gunners fans.
soon.
Players from both sides also walked out of the player tunnel one after another. The momentum at the Emirates Stadium reached a new peak. Countless fans cheered and cheered. The home team fans hoped to see a hearty victory at their home court.
Although Wenger has been criticized by fans in recent seasons, how can they bear to criticize their meritorious coach so harshly? They still look forward to victory in every game.
now.
China Central Television is broadcasting the focus game of this round of the FA Cup.
Baiye's games are rarely broadcast in China, so if there is one, Chinese fans will quickly turn on the TV to watch. Therefore, the ratings of this broadcast are slightly higher than those of usual games.
More importantly, the start time of this game is relatively friendly to Chinese fans. It is at 12 o'clock in the morning, and there is no otherworldly time like 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning.
Many fans are still enjoying themselves knowing how Baiye will perform in this game.
Until a fan made a post in it.
"Hehehe, I never had time before, but this time I finally found the opportunity to watch Baiye's game."
Then the picture below is a picture of the scene, which is the Emirates Stadium.
Suddenly,
All the comments below have changed!
"Good evening, everyone, except the host."
"Hello, I'm a student, can you buy me a ticket? Remember to book the round-trip air ticket as well."
"Huh? I thought you were talking about having the opportunity to watch the live broadcast on TV. I didn't expect that you kid would actually watch the live broadcast live! Damn it! I'm so angry!"
"Uuuuuuuuah, I'm jealous. I usually watch Baiye's games on pirated websites, and they are blurry. I'm very satisfied if I can watch CCTV's high-definition live broadcast, but I'm afraid of comparison in everything. Seeing you This makes me unhappy."
in the expectations of fans.
The opening ceremony at the Emirates Stadium has ended. Players from both sides stood in the center circle, waiting for the referee's whistle.
drop!
When the whistle blows.
Arsenal took the lead to kick off, Giroud passed the ball back to Megill's feet, and the game officially started!
After the opening, the Bournemouth players quickly recovered their formation. As Arsenal kicked the ball out, the formation moved up significantly, pressing Bournemouth's defense.
Arsenal wants to get the start!
