Jagged Wings

Chapter 51 The Second North London Derby
Wenger looked at the situation on the field in disbelief. Allman, who was kicked in the face, lay on the ground exaggeratedly and struggled continuously, and then rolled around, like a loach that landed on the shore.

However, such an exaggerated performance really fooled the referee, who directly showed Van Persie a red card and sent him off the field.

Wenger on the sidelines was furious. He rarely waved his hands regardless of his image, and protested to the fourth official: "This is a flop! It's a conspiracy! Robin didn't kick him in the face at all! The opponent fell down by himself." Yes! Look, how exaggeratedly he rolled on the ground! If he really kicked, how would he have time to roll around on the ground?"

The fourth official just asked Wenger to calm down and calm down. If he couldn't calm down, he didn't mind asking the referee to give Wenger another ruby ​​God of War card.

This time Wenger was honest, and turned back with some words in his mouth.

Arsenal, with one player missing, was hit at the beginning of the second half. Lauren missed the ball. Toon's player stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area and then volleyed with his right foot. The ball was transferred to the upper right corner of the goal strangely. fruit.It was Toon's first goal in the Champions League.

The fighting spirit of the lagging Arsenal was aroused. In the end, Gilberto and Bergkamp scored two goals to overtake the score, allowing Arsenal to avoid being upset by the home team.

After the game, Wenger angrily criticized the Thun players for diving: "We were treated unfairly. We saw it clearly on the bench. He just went to the ball. He just wanted to control the ball. Ken didn't hurt anyone. intention of."

Of course, some reporters also questioned that Van Persie's action was actually dangerous enough, at least if it was a chance to get a card.

Wenger said: "At that time he could choose to bow his head, but you knew how tough he was. He is a good player, very outgoing, and the more time he spends on the court, the more he will show."

On the plane back, Wenger even pulled Van Persie to his side, had a knee-to-knee talk with him, and untied his knot.

Van Persie didn't have a good time this summer. In the summer, he was accused of "raping a woman" and spent two weeks in the detention center. He even missed the team's pre-season warm-up.Although he was finally proved innocent, it had a great impact on his reputation.On the other hand, Van Persie's injury and temper prevented him from playing many games, which also made his position in the team very awkward.Even Abeye, who has risen recently, is full of vitality and ready to take over at any time.

However, Wenger still gave Van Persie enough trust, and he would never let him be on the bench when he could play.The difference between this season and last season is that Bergkamp became Van Persie's substitute.

Although he got a red card in the Champions League, Van Persie, who returned to the league, is still the starter.

Arsenal's opponents in September are all mid-lower teams. With the rapid integration of Jenas and the "full understanding" with Reyes and Hleb, Arsenal has achieved 9 wins and 8 draw in the first ten rounds of the league. With a record of 1 loss and 1 points, it ranks second, second only to Chelsea with 25 wins and 9 draw.

Reyes and Hleb hated each other, but neither wanted to show it.On the court, even if the two cooperated, they made things difficult for each other, but the more "difficulties" there were, the more they got used to it.And from the opponent's point of view, such an Arsenal is even more difficult.

Of course, Arsenal's current smooth sailing is also related to their weaker opponents. The FA's arrangements for this season are very beneficial to Arsenal.Except for one Chelsea, the other opponents are all the same teams.In this way, the young Arsenal midfielder can be given more time to adjust and mature.

And the fact is just like this, with the deepening of the league, the performance of Jenas and Xiaofa is getting better, Gilberto's performance is still stable, after a period of low ebb, Flamini's playing time has also stabilized, and his performance has also stabilized. Getting better and better.

Of course, Reyes' role on the wing has made people forget about Pires. He scored three goals and assisted five times in ten appearances, and played very well on the left.On the other side, the competition between Hleb and Ljungberg was very fierce, and Reyes was holding back, so Ljungberg played more in general.

After encountering a series of middle and lower teams in the first half, Arsenal ushered in the first North London derby of the season. They will be a guest at White Hart Lane to challenge their rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Due to the lack of Jenas in the plan this season, Tottenham can only take the next best thing and introduce the 32-year-old Dutch veteran "Wild Boar" Davis who played for Inter Milan.Davis plays the role of a defensive midfielder on the field. He is not tall but has a strong body, plenty of energy, and strong explosive power. He is aggressive on the field, so he has the nickname "Wild Boar".Coupled with comprehensive skills, he generally plays the midfielder or central midfielder position.As a left-hander, he can sometimes play as a left midfielder and is an indispensable player.

He is the kind of indomitable and fierce midfielder who is the engine of the team, but sometimes he is too aggressive and is an immortal player.The glasses he wears due to glaucoma are his biggest feature.

On the forward line, Tottenham are Robbie Keane and Defoe. Ledley King, who played against Reyes last season, is still in Tottenham's team.

Teams in the same city are generally mortal enemies. They compete for fans in the same city, and there will definitely be conflicts.Before this season, Arsenal also broke out halfway and snatched Jenas who should have joined Tottenham. The new hatred added to the old hatred, which made the relationship between the two teams even worse.

Tottenham's ambitions are burning this season. In addition to Davis, they also brought teenager Aaron Lennon from Leeds United.Lennon is 18 years old this year. He is a speedy winger who can play left and right. Personally, he is more used to the right. His main characteristics are attack, breakthrough and speed. He can use his sharp impact to tear apart the opponent's defense.Lennon's stature is not tall, his speed is extremely fast, and he has certain skills at his feet, and he has a strong ability to break through others.He has a strong sense of crossing when playing right winger, and can pass good balls to players in the middle.Lennon is relatively weak in confrontation ability, and his ability to attack after cutting in from the right also needs to be improved.

Lennon has played five games on behalf of Tottenham this season and performed well.As a right winger on the field, he will be Reyes' main opponent in this game.

"He's very fast and he's a tough opponent." Reyes said solemnly in an interview before the game: "But it's a pity that he met me, and I hope he won't have nightmares after meeting me. "The latter sentence shows the sufficient fighting spirit of Reyes.

"I don't think I am weaker than anyone else. Compared with words, I prefer to speak with actions." Faced with Reyes' provocation, Lennon also behaved very maturely and was not disturbed by Reyes.

Obviously, in this game, the outcome of Reyes' left side will determine the outcome of the entire game.

Compared with the nervousness of participating in the derby for the first time, Reyes has become a lot calmer this time.

There are still many things to watch in this game, including the battle between Reyes and Lennon on the left, the new and old hatred between Reyes and Ledley King, and the rivalry between Jenas and Tottenham Hotspur. The transfer event, of course, because this is Derby, there is no shortage of hot spots for speculation.

Arsenal have been going smoothly this season, and this game has also been hailed by the media as a touchstone for Arsenal.However, after Chelsea was acquired by the Russian boss and Manchester United was annexed by the Merkel family, the gap between Tottenham and these BIG4 clubs has widened, as evidenced by Arsenal's double-killing Tottenham last season.

In terms of strength, there is a certain gap between Arsenal and Tottenham, but this game is a derby.All experience and reasoning in the general sense do not make sense when encountering Derby.

Wenger knows that this is the team's first tough game, so he still attaches great importance to it.The head coach attaches great importance to it, but most of the players don't really take it seriously. In the Champions League, Arsenal also won three out of three games, leading the group.

Young people's self-confidence expands quickly, so everyone is relatively relaxed.

For young them, since it is at home, it is not difficult to beat Tottenham.

Even if Arsenal were empty of the Big Four last season, wouldn't it be the same if they double-killed their opponents at home and away?

That way we can double kill, so our performance this season will be better than last season, what suspense is there in this game?
Before the game, Arsenal's media wasn't even talking about rivals Tottenham, but their Champions League rivals Sparta Prague.After the game against Tottenham, Arsenal will go away to challenge Sparta Prague.If Arsenal can win this team away, then Arsenal will be able to qualify two rounds ahead of schedule.

Wenger has noticed this kind of underestimation in the team, and he warned the players.

But few people took his words to heart, and everyone thought that the head coach's reminder was just a routine.How to play the game or how to play.

Of course, on the surface, you still have to pretend that you attach great importance to your opponent.

(End of this chapter)