Jagged Wings

Chapter 18 Hey, I'm here to slap you in the face!
Bergkamp's staying behind undoubtedly gave fans and players a dose of reassurance.Although he is not the captain and spiritual leader, he is Arsenal's pinnacle.

Arsenal, who had been walking in the dark for a long time, finally saw a glimmer of light.

Of course, there is an old saying in China that "the person who untied the bell must tie the bell", and it is necessary for Arsenal to get out of the trough completely and rebound strongly.Wherever you fall, you must get up from where you fell.

On February 2005, 2, in the 2th round of the Premier League, Arsenal will sit at Highbury Stadium at home to meet the challenge of Manchester United.In the previous league game, Bergkamp, ​​who just decided not to retire, used a golden goal to help Arsenal beat Newcastle 25-1 and continue to maintain the pressure on Chelsea.

"Don't Arsenal have a lot of attacking players? Henry? Reyes? Van Persie? Why are so many people on the field, but a 35-year-old veteran saves the team? Is this Mr. Professor's football?"

As the game approached, a pair of old rivals Ferguson and Wenger started a war of words again, this time it was Ferguson who fired first.Ferguson's psychological warfare tactics have reached the "master level". He pointed the finger at Wenger's improper employment, and at the same time brought Bergkamp.

Although such a war of words is staged at least twice every season, the English media still enjoy it.Chelsea is still number one in the league, but when it comes to attention, Arsenal and Manchester United are several blocks away from Chelsea.

"Manchester United? Unbeaten for 14 rounds? Oh, I'm sorry, I know that Chelsea are now number one in the league, we are second in the league, and we just went 49 rounds unbeaten last season. Age? Speaking of age, just three days ago After playing against Chelsea, does Manchester United's midfielder with an average age of over 30 still have the stamina?"

The players of the two teams jumped out one after another and made their own remarks.

Ronaldo: "I bet with the boss that I will score 12 goals before the season. I have scored in the past two games. I will not let the fans down in this game."

Reyes: "In fact, Ronaldo has scored 4 goals this season, and there are two more goals, which are own goals."

"..."

A series of renderings pushed both parties to a climax.

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The morning before the game, the team did not train. Wenger asked the players to rest well and then face the game with a good spirit.Reyes got up, made himself a simple breakfast, and walked out to get some fresh air.

"Mr. Reyes!" said an 11-year-old boy who was trimming flowers and plants timidly.

The teenager, named George, was a part-time student in a nearby community.Because Reyes sent his parents home and the flowers and plants in the yard were left unattended, Reyes hired George to help him trim the flowers and plants.

George's family lives near the Highbury Stadium, and their whole family are Arsenal fans. Hearing about serving the players, George was excited and wanted to serve for free.But when Reyes said that George would change without accepting the reward, George still reluctantly accepted.

Reyes didn't know whether to laugh or cry: I still wronged you by giving you the money for co-authoring!
"Mr. Reyes, will you win tomorrow's game?" George, a boy with freckles on his face, asked carefully.

In fact, Reyes at this time was only less than 22 years old.

"Of course!" Reyes smiled, and he saw that the little boy was hesitating: "What's the matter, George?"

"Actually, tomorrow is my birthday. I have a wish, but it's very abrupt."

"Say!" Reyes said, his relatives were not around, this little boy who often saw him was as cute as a younger brother.

"If you score in this game, can you bring that football back for my birthday?"

The little boy summoned up his courage.

"Of course, no problem!" Reyes said, "I'll keep this in mind."

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After performing a hat-trick in the last game, Reyes has scored 12 goals this season, surpassed Pires and Ljungberg in the scorer list, and took the fourth deal.In front of him are Henry with 19 goals, Johansen with 17 goals and Defoe with 13 goals, and Henry has not scored in five rounds.

Although in terms of points, Arsenal are 7 points behind, but in terms of pure attack power, Arsenal scored ten more goals than Chelsea and twenty more than Manchester United.

"Guys, we're in high spirits, we ended Arsenal's 49-match unbeaten run in the first half of the season and this game ends their 33-match unbeaten home run. Listen to the fans out there and tell me you're afraid ?"

"Not afraid!" In the Manchester United locker room, everyone in Manchester United replied in unison.The young Ronaldo was so excited that he even slammed on the wooden door of the wardrobe with the soles of his shoes and roared loudly.

"Hey, Cristiano." Ferguson said, "Do you want Wenger to chase my ass for dressing room maintenance?"

The crowd laughed.

"Hey, Gary!" Ferguson looked at the starting right back Gary Neville: "Remember your beautiful tackle in half a season? It must be the most beautiful tackle I have ever seen. This game , I still want you to do this! That Spanish 'face melon' has been doing well recently, but I think the shadow in his heart is still there, and it's time for him to recall some painful memories."

"Okay, boss! I'm good at this!" Gary Neville grinned: "I will give him a big 'big meal'!"

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In Arsenal's locker room, someone is making the final tactical deployment.

"Their midfielders are old, and the league channel must not have enough stamina now, so you four midfielders have to run more, and they exhausted their stamina in the first half. In addition, their right midfielder Ronaldo is very sticky to the ball, Patrick !” Wenger looked at Vieira.

"Yes boss!" Vieira stood up, he is the current captain of Arsenal.

"Freeze Ronaldo, this is your task!" Wenger said. Although Vieira's position is in the midfield, his abundant physical fitness and strong running can allow him to cover the entire backcourt.

For this game, Highbury Stadium was packed.Because the jerseys of Arsenal and Manchester United are mainly red, so looking around, the whole stadium is completely a sea of ​​red.The names of the first 11 players were held high in the double-decker North Stand where the diehard Arsenal fans were.Under the guidance of the on-site host, they alternately called everyone's name.

"Friends of the audience, the 25th round of the Premier League is about to begin, with Arsenal playing against Manchester United. In the previous game, Chelsea won eight consecutive victories and also created a miracle of not conceding a goal in eight rounds ...both teams have to win to keep their title hopes alive!"

"The two teams have played against each other three times this season, and Arsenal have one win and two losses. The King Henry, who has high hopes, is still facing a scoring shortage. Who can save Arsenal at this time?"

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The two teams stood next to each other in the channel. Manchester United's Roy Keane took the lead as the captain. He stood at the front of the team, next to Vieira.Roy Keane looked relaxed, while Vieira looked serious.Judging from the expression, it looks more like Manchester United's home court.

In fact, Vieira is not the only one with a serious expression today, but so are many Arsenal players.Because in the game in the first half of the season, it was Manchester United who broke Arsenal's good thing and ended their 49 unbeaten games.

This game is actually a revenge battle for Arsenal. Who can laugh when they see their enemies?

Coincidentally, it was Gary Neville standing next to Reyes.

Neville saw Reyes on the side and rolled his eyes: "Hey, Spanish boy! Let's meet again!"

Reyes didn't look at him or speak.Instead of trash talking, Reyes prefers to slap on the court.

"Yo, do you still hold grudges?"

"Does your ankle still hurt?"

"Do you want to find a girl for you to comfort your wounded heart?"

Neville teases Reyes with words.

"Ashley!" Reyes said to Cole. "Did you hear the flies flying? Buzz buzz buzz!"

"Huh? I didn't hear it. You have really good ears. You can hear flies in the stadium." Cole looked admiring.

Reyes rolled his eyes: Cole, with such a high golf quotient, must have occupied all the memory of his IQ.

"Who are you talking about?" Neville understood, and jumped three feet high: "Say it again!"

Keane heard Reyes' ridicule and was furious: I am the captain, how dare I insult my players?
"Hey, Miangua, can you say it again?" Keene rushed over, almost spraying Reyes in the face with his spittle.Next to Manchester United teammate Scholes quickly pulled him.

Because of his soft style of play and fair looks, Reyes got the nickname "Miangua" in England, which is a very insulting nickname.

"Want to fight? One on one with me!" Vieira also rushed up, pressing his forehead against Roy Keane, like a lion in heat.

Because of Wenger's influence, the entire Arsenal team has an elegant and calm personality, and Vieira is one of the few people with a fiery personality.It is precisely because of a captain with his personality that Arsenal have such fighting spirit.

"Hey, do you still want to get confused!" The referee on one side felt that his presence was being ignored, and hurried over with a dark face.

The two sides returned to their positions.

"Boy, you pissed me off. See you on the court!" Gary Neville glared at Reyes angrily before going on the court, and gritted his teeth.

Reyes didn't even look at him.

In this game, both sides have sent the strongest lineups available. Arsenal is the classic 442 formation, and Manchester United is using the 451 formation that has been very successful this season.

In such an atmosphere, everyone, no matter how gentlemanly they are, is now ignited with madness in their hearts.United left-back Heinze sent Ljungberg off the touchline with a ferocious tackle.

Ljungberg was furious and ran up to think about the theory, but the referee had already run over and showed Heinze a yellow card.Heinze, who received a yellow card, did not apologize, but glared at Ljungberg and returned to his seat.

Fans booed the Argentine defender.

Heinze has a good psychological quality and is not affected.But for young players, that's not necessarily the case. The 18-year-old Ronaldo was stiff and unable to move after taking the ball. As soon as Vieira rushed up, Ronaldo disarmed and surrendered.

Vieira did not waste time, and directly stuffed it to Bergkamp who retreated to get the ball, and Bergkamp distributed the ball to the left.

Reyes got the ball on the left, he circled O'Shea and faced Gary Neville's defense.

Hey, I'm here to slap you!
(End of this chapter)