legendary midfielder

Chapter 300

Before the game came, the mouths of both sides opened fire.

The ones who act as the vanguard of their respective mouthpieces are naturally the media that support their respective teams.

For example, the "Times", which has always liked to stand on Arsenal's side, published such an article on the front page:
"Arsenal's morale is like a rainbow, the magical Chinese Zhang will completely crush 'Bai Lily' at the Emirates Stadium! "

The article said: Arsenal, with seven victories in seven games and no single goal conceded, has great morale. The team's new core and new captain, China Zhang, have fully adapted to the environment of the Premier League and have shown great strength. Therefore, we have every reason to believe that in the upcoming North London derby, Arsenal will beat Tottenham Hotspur hard and win the derby again.

Soon, the Tottenham-backed Times of London hit back.

"Arsenal is plagued by injuries, it will be difficult to resist the edge of 'White Lily'! "

The article said: Although Arsenal's recent record is very good, it cannot conceal the problem of increasing injuries. The defensive backbone Vermaelen, midfielder Arteta, Chamberlain, Diaby and Podolski, etc., are all injured and will not be able to play.

Although the strength of the Chinese government is indeed very strong, it is difficult to support it alone. Arsenal will suffer their first defeat this season in front of Tottenham Hotspur, which has a well-organized lineup!

Faced with the strong counterattack of the "London Times", the "Times" naturally had to attack head-on. Therefore, on the next day's newspaper, it once again published a report that promoted Arsenal and belittled Tottenham Hotspur.

The "Times of London" also published the same article again, of course, the content and viewpoints were exactly the opposite of the "Times".

In addition to the big fights from the media, both sides of the respective teams also fought a war of words when receiving interviews from the media.

When Wenger was interviewed by the media, he directly said a word: North London derby?Sorry, I don't think Tottenham can be our Arsenal derby rivals, if it's Chelsea it's about the same!
These words are harsh enough to demote Tottenham Hotspur to nothing!

The head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, Villas-Boas, was naturally not to be outdone. He threatened: Arsenal is just an empty shelf, Chinese zhang?Can the Chinese play football?I think he is just a guy who was blown out by the media, not worth mentioning!Our Tottenham Hotspur team will continue the results of the match on March 3 this year and completely defeat the arrogant Arsenal!Give them an unforgettable lesson.

On March 3th of last season, Arsenal lost 4:1 against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, which became the pride and pride of all Tottenham Hotspur fans.

When the reporter interviewed Zhang Xu, Zhang Xu said: I believe the team will win the game, because each of us has the belief that we must win!
Moreover, when our Arsenal faced Tottenham Hotspur, the probability of winning was much higher than that of the opponent, so I think we will definitely beat Tottenham in this game!
When the reporter told him what Boas had said about him, Zhang Xu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect someone to despise him so much.

Could it be that his La Liga assist king really came out?Could it be that he couldn't see the strength he showed in the previous games?
"Well, since this Mr. Boas looks down on me so much, I think I should let him feel my strength! I believe that I will surprise him!"

At three o'clock in the afternoon on September 2013, 9, there was still an hour before the game, and the stands at the Emirates Stadium had long been filled with fans from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

And what reverberated in the stadium were noisy and various voices.

There was Arsenal anthem, Tottenham Hotspur anthem, applause, screams and chants of all kinds, whistles and fan horns.

Of course, the shouting and cursing of the fans on both sides is indispensable!This is an indispensable compulsory subject in the derby!
These voices gathered together and turned the huge Emirates Stadium into a pot of porridge. Even standing outside the stadium, you can feel the fiery atmosphere inside.

When Zhang Xu accompanied the team bus to the parking lot of the Emirates Stadium, the hot atmosphere on the scene still made Zhang Xu feel extraordinarily fresh.

When he and his teammates boarded the court for pre-match warm-up and adaptive training, in addition to deafening applause and screams, they were also greeted with neat boos!
The mixing of two voices with completely different meanings really made Zhang Xu very interesting. He looked cheerfully at the crowded stands, and didn't even do a good job of warming up.

"Hey, look at that silly, amazing Chinese zhang, it's all the same at first glance!" Just as Zhang Xu was enjoying watching, a piercing voice came from not far away.

Zhang Xu looked back, and it turned out that it was a Tottenham Hotspur player who had stepped onto the field and just passed by him. The guy who was speaking was Tottenham Hotspur striker No. 9 Soldado.

Seeing Zhang Xu looking over, Soldado not only did not avoid Zhang Xu's gaze, but gave Zhang Xu a vicious look, then sneered and said to the teammate next to him, "The ears are really good, just like cats, um, the kitten is so cute, haha!"

Zhang Xu didn't bother to care about this bunch of rubbish, he turned his head away and concentrated on training with his teammates to adapt to the field.

"Hey, it really is a kitten, it's very timid, haha!" Seeing Zhang Xu ignoring him, Soldado laughed arrogantly and strangely.

Zhang Xu was really not interested in teaching this idiot-like guy a lesson, so he ran away.Of course, his move was directly seen by Soldado as a sign of fear of him, so he broke out into a burst of wild laughter.

"Let me teach this damn guy a lesson!" Zhang Xu's ignorance didn't mean his teammates weren't annoyed. Zhang Xu is the captain and core of the team. How could he not let his teammates get angry when he was insulted like this?Therefore, Walcott, who usually has a good relationship with Zhang Xu, yelled at Zhang Xu directly.

"No need!" Zhang Xu grabbed Walcott, looked at Soldado coldly, and said, "Let him be arrogant for a while, and I will let him know what the strongest defense is!"

"Haha, okay! I can't wait to see how that guy suffers. It must be very interesting, haha!" Walcott was persuaded by Zhang Xu, and immediately laughed.

The surrounding teammates also looked at Soldado with gloating eyes, and burst into strange laughter from time to time.

After adapting to the field training, the players of both sides returned to the locker room.

In the player tunnel, Zhang Xu and his teammates ran into Soldado again.

"Haha, little cat, go home quickly, your mother cat has prepared a meal of cat food and is waiting for you to go back, haha!" Just like before, Soldado began to mock Zhang Xu without restraint.

Zhang Xu just looked at the other party coldly, and walked towards the locker room of the home team without saying a word, but in his eyes, a sharp edge flashed past.

After Soldado was swept by this sharp edge, he felt a chill coming over his face, and the strange laughter stopped abruptly.

Home team locker room.

Wenger first announced the starting lineup for this game: the goalkeeper is still the unshakable No. [-] Szesny; the back line has changed, Sagna is a substitute, and the starting lineup is Koscielny, Mertesacker and Gibbs; the midfielders are still Zhang Xu, Cazorla, Ramsey, Rosicky and Wilshere; the forwards are Walcott and Giroud.

"Guys, everyone knows that today's game is known as the 'North London Derby'. It can be expected that this game will be very hot."

"Then, here I have three requirements: First, play with the momentum of our Arsenal! We are the gunners and the arsenal, and in our own home field, we must have the momentum of home games! Hit me hard, press the opponent down hard, so that they can't breathe!"

"Secondly, we still need to play our tactics! We can't stop tactics just because it's a derby. On the contrary, we need tactics even more! We need to use our smoothest offensive organization to completely smash the opponent's defense!"

"Thirdly, we must learn to protect ourselves. The victory of the game is important, but your body is more important. I don't want one or more of you to suffer unnecessary injuries due to fierce fighting when our team wins the game!"

"This is my request for the team. At the same time, Zhang, I have three more requests for you!" At this time, Wenger looked at Zhang Xu.

"No problem, sir, I will definitely do what you ask!" Before Wenger made a request, Zhang Xu stood up and shouted loudly.

"Haha, very good! However, I think you should wait until after I finish my request!" Wenger smiled and continued:

"First, use your strong body to cleanly kill every Tottenham Hotspur player who enters our penalty area!"

"Second, completely suppress the opponent's offensive and make them tremble under your feet! It's best to hit them so that they can't lift their heads!"

"Third, protect your teammates! You are the captain, you must not only lead the team to victory, but also protect your teammates in this extremely hot game!"

"Can you do it?" Wenger asked in a deep voice.

"Resolutely complete the task!"

Zhang Xu raised his head, gave Wenger a British military salute, and responded loudly.

(End of this chapter)