On September 11, in the fourth round of the Premier League, Arsenal challenged Everton at home.
Everton ranked fourth in the Premier League last season and is not a weak team, but in this game against Arsenal, they still adopted a 451 formation for defensive counterattacks.
Facts have proved that their tactical choice is correct. Arsenal's midfield and frontcourt offensive capabilities are very strong, but the defense is still immature.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Everton took advantage of Di Maria's missed shot from the left and successfully counterattacked, using a cross from the wing to score a header.
After scoring a goal, Everton completely retreated and retreated very far back, but they fought very actively and violently, and the key defensive target was naturally Chen Mo.
At the cost of four yellow cards, Chen Mo was brought down thirteen times by the Everton team throughout the game. Wenger on the sidelines protested to the referee countless times and was almost sent to the stands for his excessive language.
The opponent pressed fiercely regardless of the cost. As long as he dribbled the ball forward, he would be knocked down. This game was indeed extremely uncomfortable for Chen Mo.
Fortunately, his teammates were very motivated. In the final stage of the game, Modric received a pass from Chen Mo and crossed the wing diagonally. Di Maria made a cross from the right side of the penalty area. Giroud, who is 1.93 meters tall, jumped high and scored with a header.
In the end, the score was settled at one to one.
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[Wenger’s post-match interview: Chen Mo was knocked down thirteen times in this game, thirteen times! It was obviously an ugly game. If we continue to allow games like this to happen, there will be fewer and fewer good players willing to come to the Premier League in the future! 】
[The Times: The Premier League does need to provide players with a more suitable game atmosphere. The current referee's penalty standards are too loose! 】
[The Telegraph: I believe that after watching this game, many players who were originally willing to come to the Premier League may change their minds. 】
[Daily Mail:]
"The old man is really energetic."
Early the next morning, Chen Mo saw Wenger's article in the newspaper, and there were many people who supported his remarks.
A crooked smile.
Times have changed.
Previously, the bulk of the team's income came from selling tickets, which accounted for almost 50% of a club's income.
Most of the fans watching the game are die-hard local fans. Even if there are no stars, they will still support the teams in their region. This is a feeling of regional belonging, and the role of stars is just the icing on the cake. But with the Internet era With the arrival, everything changed.
The proportion of ticket revenue is declining every year, not in terms of revenue, but in proportion!
The increasingly exaggerated advertising sponsorship fees and broadcast sharing have expanded this plate!
The basis for advertising fees and broadcast sharing is the audience in front of TV and computers.
They are not local fans, and most of them don't have a strong sense of belonging.
Whichever team plays well and whichever team has their favorite stars, they will watch that team's game. The more people watch, the higher the revenue from broadcasting, and the higher the sponsorship fee provided by advertisers. high!
In this case, the role of top stars is highlighted.
Don't look at the fact that as soon as a certain little old man left Barcelona, many advertising sponsors immediately lowered the price for Barcelona, and some even left directly. This is the star effect.
However, Chen Mo didn't want to get involved in these things. He got up, brushed his teeth and washed his face, while eating breakfast and having sex with Yuechi Xun. Then the two of them changed their clothes and went out to take the train to Liverpool, where Everton is located.
Of course, going to Liverpool is not to play a game.
Barcelona's opponent in the first round of the Champions League group stage is Everton in Liverpool, and Adidas wants to make Chen Mo and Messi co-branded sneakers for him, and they need to take photos on the spot. Seeing that the two places are not far apart, it just happened to be This opportunity solved the problem.
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Liverpool is a port city in northwest England. England is not very large and it only takes three or four hours by train from London.
It was not easy to pass these few hours alone, but with Yue Chixun by my side, the time passed quite relaxedly and happily. After all, the toilet of the luxurious soft sleeper was quite clean and spacious.
Departing in the morning and arriving in Liverpool at noon, not only Messi was picked up, but also Luis Garcia, the old captain of La Masia and now the main starting player of Liverpool.
When he was young, Garcia took good care of him, so every time Garcia went to London to play a game, Chen Mo would invite him to his home for dinner, chat and play games after the game. This time it was considered a courtesy.
Led by Garcia, a group of four people drove to a well-known local restaurant in Liverpool.
While eating, chatting, and discussing who will win the Golden Globe Award this year.
There is actually not much suspense about the top spot for the Ballon d'Or. Henry, who won the European Golden Boot, French Footballer of the Year, and completed a hat trick in the Champions League final, has a high probability of winning.
However, in terms of the second place candidate, Messi believes that Ronaldinho will completely defeat him Chen Mo.
Got blown away by Ronaldinho?
He has a good relationship with Ronaldinho, but Chen Mo doesn't care. Besides, as long as he can't get first place, everything else is in vain, but he really wants to tease Messi.
No matter how much Messi praises Ronaldinho, Chen Mo always says "I am the Champions League champion".
He didn't say much, but his expression was proud and disdainful, which made Messi angry and internally injured.
Watching the two bickering, Yue Chixun was used to it, while Garcia was filled with emotion. Back then, he was the captain of the two guys in front of him. Unexpectedly, three years later, Chen Mo and Messi had grown to a height that he could not reach at all. .
After a simple meal, Garcia sent the two to the shooting location at around three in the afternoon, hugged each other and drove away.
There's nothing much to say about shooting an advertisement. It's just a matter of striking a few poses and then discussing customized sneakers.
Sneakers are very important. Messi's requirement is that there be no laces and no SG spikes.
SG studs are usually made of metal and are characterized by stronger grip, but Messi is characterized by strong agility. If the studs grip the ground too deeply, it will affect his agility.
Chen Mo is just the opposite. His breakthrough is more of a violent breakthrough, which requires high-intensity gripping ability of sneakers.
In addition to the spikes, there was also the material used on the surface of the sneakers. Adidas tried out many models for the two of them before finally deciding on it. However, Chen Mo was not particularly picky about these aspects. What was emphasized was that the customized jerseys given to him in the future should not be The quality of the workmanship is so good, it would be best to tear it apart.
There is no way, the feeling of being choked by the jersey is really uncomfortable.
After doing it and taking pictures, it was already evening when the operation was over.
Not wanting to stay in a hotel in Liverpool, Chen Mo and Yue Chixun were going to go back to London directly, but as soon as they walked out of the filming building, an off-road vehicle parked on the side of the road.
"Long time no see, little one. Are you interested in having a meal together?"
Ronaldinho, who was wearing a ponytail, leaned against the car window with one hand and showed his iconic buck-toothed smile.
