knife guard

Chapter 754
The game has not yet started, and the smell of gunpowder is already very strong. Because of the national team competition, the two teams have no time to waste in the war of words, and for the two teams with deep grudges, the war of words is meaningless. Only after a real gun fight can the anger in my heart be vented.Although Arsenal have always appeared in the Premier League as literary youths, it does not mean that they do not have a bit of manly blood. Having their teammates' legs cut off is equivalent to hitting them in the face. The humiliation was doubled and returned to the other party.

This game does not require mobilization, and does not require greetings from players and coaches. At four o’clock in the afternoon on October 10th, the sun in London is still obliquely shooting at the magnificent Emirates Stadium. More than 17 gunmen have begun to enter the stadium one after another. These fans are wearing Arsenal The red and white team uniforms, holding a small team flag in their hands, chanted the slogan of 'kill Birmingham', everyone was excited, and wished that the game would start immediately, and his team would beat Birmingham into a success with one goal after another. sieve.

At 10:11 and 7 minutes, the Emirates Stadium is basically full of fans. The big screen in the stadium shows the scoring videos of the two teams' previous clashes against Arsenal. Since the establishment of the Premier League, there have been 3 confrontations between the two teams. Arsenal also With an overwhelming advantage of 1 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss, Birmingham's previous 2 visits to North London have not had a win, with a record of 4 draws and [-] losses.However, because of Eduardo's broken leg, the fans' desire for victory even surpassed the game against Manchester United.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the stands of the visiting team. The telephoto lens was aimed at the stands, and a Chinese man in a suit appeared in front of the TV camera. He was Yang Jiacheng, the owner of Hongfeng International Holdings Co., Ltd. Chinese in the Premier League team.It was only announced yesterday that he was officially in charge, and today he came to the stadium to watch the team's game.Obviously, this wealthy Chinese man knows how to have a good relationship with fans, and he didn't sit in the VIP box.

The arrival of Yang Jiacheng obviously made the Arsenal fans on the scene another target. They pointed their finger at the rich Chinese and started booing him, telling Yang Jiacheng to take his team back to the British Championship from the Emirates Stadium. .Yang Jiacheng obviously didn't expect that Eduardo's broken leg incident last year would have such a big impact. His face was a bit unnatural, but he could barely maintain a smile and chat with the fans.

After a while, Birmingham chairman Gollard and Arsenal chairman Hill Wood also came to the stadium, but they entered the VIP box, but even so, Gollard was still greeted with boos. Embarrassed, said: "The fans are a little excited, I believe that time will heal everything."

Gollard was full of diplomatic rhetoric, and said: "This is caused by our fans going too far last season. I believe the fans and players will come to their senses this time. Coach McLeish emphasized this before the game."

At this time, there was a deafening applause from the stadium, and tens of thousands of voices shouted Li Huan's name. It turned out that Arsenal players came out to warm up.After a while, the Birmingham players also came out to warm up, and they were naturally greeted by endless boos and abuse.

After warming up for about 10 minutes, the players returned to the locker room. At this time, the game is about to start.

The commentator got the roster and began to introduce the starting lineups of both sides to the fans.

Arsenal's formation for this game is 4-5-1:

Goalkeeper No. 24 - Mannoni, due to minor injuries to the No. [-] and No. [-] goalkeepers, he also participated in the national team game. In this game, Professor Wenger let the No. [-] goalkeeper Mannoni start. Against a team like Birmingham, Wenger There is no need for Fabianski and Almunia to take risks.

Four defenders: No. 13-Li Huan, No. 5 Vermaelen, No. 10 Gallas, No. 28-Gibbs, the left-back Clichy is due to participate in the national team game, this round of rest.

五个中场：2号迪亚比、17号亚历山大-宋、4号法布雷加斯、14号沃尔科特、7号罗西基，纳斯里有伤在身，而沃尔科特伤愈复出。

Single forward No. 11 Van Persie.Although Wenger is playing a single striker, because Walcott, Rosicky, and Li Huan are very powerful in attacking, Cesc Fabregas can sometimes change from an organizer to a fatal killer. The single striker and the three strikers are actually not the same. There is no essential difference.

Birmingham are in a 4-4-2 formation:
Goalkeeper No. 25 Hart

Four defenders: Carl No. 2, Johnson No. 14, Dann No. 15, and Ridgewell No. 6. This defense is the capital for McLeish to compete with Arsenal. Johnson and Dann are Cardiff from the British Championship. City, one from Coventry, the British Championship, although they have not played in the Premier League, but the two formed a strong central defender partner, the two gatekeepers have captain Carl and Ridgewell, plus the quick-response goalkeeper Hart, this line The defense has only conceded 9 goals in the last 7 games.McLeish believes that Johnson is "Butcher", "Watson", or even the next "Terry".

Four midfielders: No. 7 Larson, No. 12 Barry Ferguson, No. 4 Bowyer, and No. 26 Carsley. Barry Ferguson and Bowyer can attack and defend well, and they have a tough style. They are a barrier in front of the back line.

Two forwards: No. 16 McFadden and No. 10 Jerome. Jerome is the core player on Birmingham's front line.

"This is the ninth round of the Premier League. Arsenal has won 7 games and won 7 games before, ranking first in the standings. Birmingham has 2 wins, 5 losses and 14 tie in [-] games, ranking [-]th. The two teams are not a heavyweight. , but don’t forget the impact of changing the new club on the team. At the same time, we must consider the Champions League in the middle of the week and rush to avenge Eduardo. I don’t know if Arsenal can guarantee their emotional stability. Maybe Birmingham can’t beat Arsenal. Arsenal, but with the strength of their defense, it is not impossible to draw with Arsenal..." The commentator kept explaining the background of the game to the fans.

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At this time, the referee's whistle blew and the game began.

After hearing the whistle, Arsenal, who had long been unable to restrain themselves, rushed towards Birmingham's half like a tiger descending a mountain. With a central defender and two defensive midfielders, the Gunners surrounded Birmingham like a big net.

Birmingham kicked off first, but they were not prepared to play against the most powerful Arsenal in history, not to mention the current Arsenal, even the weakest Arsenal, there is no team in the Premier League to match them Playing against each other, Birmingham's tactics are still to defend and counterattack. If they can steal a ball, they will steal a ball. If they can't score a goal, they will try to get a draw.

Arsenal's offensive is overwhelming, and they don't give Birmingham a chance to breathe. Rosicky, Walterko, Van Persie and Fabregas in the middle have all trained together for a long time, and the tacit understanding is very high. The two sides Li Huan and Gibbs basically belong to the midfielder, Li Huan is even equivalent to a winger, they make full use of the width of the new stadium, constantly tearing the two wings of Birmingham, passing the ball to the penalty area.

From the first minute, Birmingham was in a hard fight. At the beginning, the two forwards wanted to stay in front and fight back, but they couldn't get the ball at all. Even if they could get the ball, Diaby, Song, Wei Under the defense of Ermalen and Gallas, the two forwards didn't even have a chance to create a free kick.

More than 6 Arsenal fans on the field gave out earth-shattering shouts, cheering the players with applause and shouts, while creating terrifying psychological pressure on the opponents.Render the atmosphere of the Emirates Stadium like the setting sun in the sky like blood.

Gibbs is not afraid of tigers when he is a newborn calf. Facing the defense of Birmingham captain Carl and Barry Ferguson, he is not afraid to break through with the ball with another young Walcott. The opponent has no ability to counterattack, so they don’t care about mistakes. How high the rate is, after the opponent steals the ball, it will return to Arsenal soon anyway.

With Walcott and Gibbs attacking with no regard for mistakes, Birmingham captain Carl and Scottish general Barry Ferguson were also beaten very embarrassingly. They could only struggle between fouls and breakthroughs, even if they occasionally broke The ball will also be snatched by the crazy Arsenal people again and continue to attack.

Without any worries, Li Huan is even more terrifying on the side. Rosicky provides a fulcrum on the inside, and Li Huan frantically uses his speed and technique to rush into Ridgewell on the side. Ridgewell and the supporting midfielder Bowyer are two Personally, I couldn't stop Li Huan from completely ignoring the attack from the rear. If Carl and Barry Ferguson on the other side still had a chance to foul, Ridgewell and Bowyer didn't even have many chances to foul.

However, Birmingham's central defender combination is really good. The two British Championship players actually blocked Arsenal's stormy attack for more than ten minutes. Whether it was flying from the sky or rolling from the ground, most of them were cleared by them. Going out, the few remaining attacks were blocked by goalkeeper Hart and the goalpost who didn't know the time.

In the 13 minutes of the game, Arsenal shot 8 times, 80.00 times within the range of the goal frame, [-] goalpost, and the possession time was as high as [-]%, but they did not score.

Seeing this situation, Wenger loudly issued instructions to the field, asking Will Mullen and Diaby to attack in the penalty area. Since the opponent has no strength to counterattack, it is a waste to keep so many people in the backcourt. Will Mullen Lun and Diaby have good offensive power, and now they have scored four goals. Their deterrence in the penalty area is even stronger than the authentic striker Van Persie.

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