Jagged Wings

Chapter 169 The Crazy Tottenham

Van Persie himself, in fact, also knows that Wenger treats him well.When he was young, he was a bad boy, fighting with his teammates, going in and out of the red light district, bullying the head coach...all kinds of bad things happened to him.

Even when he needed the game the most, Feyenoord coach van Marwijk kept him refrigerated.

Originally, he thought that his career should be over!

However, the news came that Wenger wanted to introduce him. When the whole world abandoned him, it was Wenger who opened his heart and accepted him.

Then, Van Persie was sidelined by injuries at Arsenal, but as long as he is healthy, Wenger will put him in the 18-man list.

I have to say that Van Persie also has potential!
Over the past few seasons, his performance has been getting better and better. Even in the early part of the season, Van Persie had a feat of six goals in seven games!

As the performance gets better and better, Van Persie's ambition is also getting bigger and bigger!
He not only wants to be the starter, the main force, the sharp knife, but even the leader...

Therefore, when Torres came and occupied the main position, Van Persie's psychology gradually became unbalanced.

"Let's delay this matter first!" Van Persie stood up, looked at his agent and said, "The boss called just now, and I will start the game against Tottenham!"

After playing the 24th round of the league with Manchester United, Arsenal will usher in the League Cup again. They will face their rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup semi-finals!
This season, the two teams have already met once in the league. Arsenal defeated Tottenham 3:0 at home!
In this game, Tottenham Hotspur set up the ring at home, ready to avenge their shame!
Tottenham have been in poor form recently, winning only one of their last six games.Sitting at home this time, it is natural to try my best to get a chance to rebound from the trough!
In the league standings, Tottenham's position is quite embarrassing, not enough compared to the top, but more than the bottom!They are ranked fifth, compared to the BIG4 above, they are unable to catch up; compared to the teams below, they are able to win, so they are eager to achieve some achievements in the cup!
At the beginning of the game, the crazy Tottenham Hotspur disrupted Arsenal's rhythm with constant frontcourt pressing!

This game has entered a very intense confrontation from the very beginning-not referring to the offensive and defensive confrontation, but the physical confrontation.

Just like Tottenham coach Zur said before the game: "We must work hard in the game, because this is what the opponent is most afraid of..."

Both teams are not good at defense, conceding more than 25 goals in the league.The only difference lies in the attack power!Arsenal has a terrifying offensive power this season, scoring 73 goals throughout the season; while Tottenham's attack is very weak. In the game against the British Championship team Cardiff City, they failed to break through in 90 minutes. Opponent's gate!
When Henry was away, Reyes became the focus of attention!

At the beginning of the game, Reyes on the left was violated many times, and there were always two people following him like a shadow.And Reyes always likes to take a few extra steps, so losing the ball is inevitable!
Facing Zokola's defense, Reyes subconsciously pulled the ball back, but he didn't watch out for Malblanc coming up from behind and broke the ball directly!
Reyes had no choice but to fight back. Unexpectedly, Zokola appeared from nowhere, and Reyes kicked on his thigh.The 27-year-old Ivorian midfielder fell to the ground, writhing in pain.

Reyes didn't do it on purpose, it was just a mistake, so he hurried to comfort the painful Zokora.The referee's whistle sounded, and he ran to Reyes, fumbling with his right hand in his breast pocket.

"Only 4 minutes into the game, Reyes made a foul...it looks like a foul that directly gave a red card..." the commentator who favored Arsenal said with some concern.If the core player Reyes is sent off just after the start of the game, then Arsenal's offense will be greatly affected!

"Ah!... This must be a red card!" The commentator who favored Tottenham screamed, as if his own thigh was kicked by Reyes: "This is really a rough foul! It is not too much to give a red card directly Looks like Arsenal are going to lose their engine in the early stages of the game..."

Wenger certainly didn't want Reyes to be sent off just after the start of the game, and he watched anxiously from the sidelines.

Reyes was explaining to the Tottenham players who came up: "I didn't mean it, he jumped too fast, I didn't stop..."

The referee ran over, he pushed aside the crowd, rushed to Reyes, and showed him a...yellow card!
"What? A yellow card? Is this just a yellow card foul?" the Tottenham commentator asked in surprise.

Also surprised were the Tottenham coach Zur and the Tottenham fans in the stands. The Tottenham players surrounded the referee in dissatisfaction and wanted to ask for advice!
This is Tottenham's home court, and it's such a blatant foul.Everyone thought that Reyes' kick should be a red card, even Reyes himself thought so.Seeing the way Zokola rolled over while hugging his thigh, he could imagine the power of that kick!

Wenger let out a sigh of relief. No matter how controversial the penalty was, it would be the greatest victory for Reyes to stay on the court.

Reyes escaped, patted Zokola, who was being checked by the team doctor, and then he quickly exited the crowd.As for the protesting Tottenham players, the object of their protest is the referee, not him, so he will not get involved.

Tottenham are very dissatisfied with this penalty. The head coach Zur has been under a lot of pressure recently. He is counting money sarcastically, while the Tottenham players surrounded the referee, wanting to ask for an explanation.

The referee believed that Reyes' kick was for the ball but not for others, and the injury was just an accident.So show mercy...

The referee took the initiative to explain, and the Tottenham players also knew that they would accept it as soon as it was good, and said nothing more.

Although Reyes was not sent off with a red card, his kick was like a match, completely igniting the anger of the two teams - Tottenham were angry because of the referee's penalty and Reyes' kick, And the Tottenham fans in the stands kept insulting the Arsenal player, which also made the Arsenal players feel a fire in their hearts.

In the next game, Tottenham pressed fiercely. Under the crazy atmosphere of the Derby, Arsenal's youngsters were also outraged. Both sides fouled constantly and fought fiercely.Although Arsenal had several chances, Torres suffered a scoring shortage, Van Persie suffered from "transfer incidents", and Arsenal's striker performance was weak.

The referee may feel that the penalty he gave to Reyes was a bit too light.So in the ensuing law enforcement, Tottenham was more biased, allowing Tottenham to get multiple frontcourt free kicks in a row. Unfortunately, Tottenham did not catch one.

But Tottenham still took the lead!
In the 22nd minute of the first half, Tottenham got a great opportunity. They transferred to Tottenham for 1600 million euros last summer. Bulgarian striker Berbatov received a pass from Lennon in front of the penalty area and shot!
The power of the ball is not great, but the angle is tricky enough, and finally passed Almunia's hands and fell into the goal!
"1:0!! Tottenham took the lead at home! The game has only started 22 minutes! They have a good start!"

Berbatov and his teammates, who scored the goal, came to the bottom of the stands of Tottenham fans and cheered with those above.He used his outstanding performance for half a season to prove that he is worthy of the 1600 million pounds!
That stand is the stand where Tottenham's most die-hard fans live, and it is pure white as far as the eye can see.Of course, slogans insulting Arsenal can also be seen everywhere.

After the goal, Tottenham's rhythm slowed down significantly, and Arsenal got more ball possession time and opportunities.

In the 30th minute, the goal hero Berbatov dribbled the ball carelessly, allowing Fabregas to shovel it down.Reyes and Fabregas had a good understanding, Fabregas tackled the ball, and Reyes immediately caught the ball.

Then, while Berbatov was still lying on the ground and raised his hands in protest, Reyes had already passed the ball to Clichy, who was plugging in behind, and ran forward along the wing.

Clichy passed the ball to the pressing midfielder Gilberto, and Gilberto passed the ball to Fabregas who ran forward.

Because they are very confident in Berbatov's skills in holding and protecting the ball, the entire Tottenham team is still pressing, and the side field is empty!
So when Reyes ran into the 30-meter zone, Fabregas split the ball wide.

Tottenham defender Chimbonda had to fill in at right-back.

Facing the Brazilian central defender, Reyes directly passed the football sideways and continued to run forward.

Torres, who received a pass from Reyes in the middle, did not stop the ball, but directly stuffed the football diagonally, two to one!

Reyes breaks into the box!

"Reyes went in! Great fit! Tottenham's defense is completely empty! He can shoot directly..."

Tottenham's penalty area became a mess after Reyes received the ball for the second time, and several people went straight to Reyes who had the ball!

Reyes took the ball and looked at the gate, raised his left foot, and was about to shoot!
Several people quickly fell to the ground, with their backs on their backs, for fear of being hit to the vitals by the football.

But instead of shooting directly, Reyes swept the football into the middle!

Pass back with one kick!
Van Persie appeared in the middle!
Reyes sent the ball very comfortably, Van Persie ran head-on, there was no need to adjust at all, all he had to do was swing his right leg, and then kicked towards the football!
No matter how bad his condition was, how could he miss this kind of opportunity that came to him?

"Goal! Van Persie!"

(End of this chapter)