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Chapter 370 North London Derby

Gao Fei's speed to adapt to the Premier League is unparalleled, or he doesn't need to adapt at all, and he can play football by just coming over.

Under Gao Fei's regular operations in every game, Arsenal has won one after another, winning one after another through the sprint, winning one competitor after another.

Now the happiest and most active fans in London City are Arsenal fans. Their cheering sounds can be heard everywhere, as if they are the boss of London City.

Other fans have no objection because they have done the same thing before. Whoever plays well will be the boss of London City.

Two months have passed since the beginning of the new season. Arsenal still maintains an unbeaten record, and even draws only two games. Such performance has to be doubtful, is Arsenal really going to revive?

The most amazing thing is Wenger's transfer operation this summer, spending about 150 million yuan, introducing two top midfielders, Gao Fei and Zacha, and signing Balotelli, who averaged two goals per game for free.

This transfer fund was also the most expensive season Wenger spent so far in Arsenal. From the current point of view, it is a great value for money.

In particular, Wenger let go of his best player in the team last season just to introduce Gao Fei.

This choice is undoubtedly very bold, but Wenger succeeded.

On October 29, in the tenth round of the Premier League, Sunderland played against Arsenal at home. The Black Cats could not have stopped Arsenal from moving forward, and the game ended in the first half.

Gao Fei sent two assists. In order to stabilize his main position, Giroud scored two goals in the first half, plus Walcott's goal, helped Arsenal 3-0 and secure the victory of the game in advance.

In the second half, although Sunderland scored a goal to save face, with Koscheerney's header, the game ended with a 1-4 score.

Arsenal continued his unbeaten record, achieving an absolute record of nine wins and one draw in ten games, and is still at the top of the league, which is very stable.

Although Manchester City also won, the gap between him and Arsenal has not been narrowed.

Three days later, Arsenal went to Switzerland to face Ludoggedes. In the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Ludoggedes will challenge Arsenal at home. There is no suspense in this game. The gap between the strength of the two sides is too big. Ludoggedes cannot defeat Arsenal at home and has not even scored a point.

For fans of Ludoggedes, this is not important, and the team lost is certain, but they were also very happy to see the top teams from the top European leagues, and the fans even filled the entire stadium.

Moreover, behind the home court of Ludogdes is a residential area, so every time there is a home game, many fans will be awarded VIP seats and watch the game on the balcony of their home and on the window.

At the end of the four-man team in the Champions League, Ludoggedes failed to score a point, and like Basel, ranked third and fourth.

Arsenal now has more goal difference in the group, while Paris, with the same points, ranks second.

The double matches in a week were a very big blow to the players' physical fitness. Fortunately, Wenger significantly rotated the players in the Champions League match against Ludogdes, so in the league three days later, Arsenal's main players got enough rest time.

And their opponents are not so comfortable. Tottenham fought against their opponents in the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week, and they also lost, losing to Leverkusen.

In their group, Monaco has the highest points and ranks first in the group, followed by Leverkusen and Tottenham. There is only one point difference between them. Tottenham Hotspur of course hopes to win the game at home, but unfortunately, Tottenham, who is doing his best, did not be able to beat Leverkusen in the Bundesliga at home.

Pochettino led the team to the Champions League for the first time and did not get a good result. Of course, they wanted to enter the knockout stage, but the chance was a little small.

For Tottenham, a away challenge to Arsenal is also a game that cannot be missed.

Pochettino's career as a player is not very brilliant. He started as an assistant coach of Espanyol women's football team in 2008 and began his coaching career. From 2009 to 2012, Pochettino has always been the head coach of Espanyol. His main achievement is of course to lead Espanyol to successfully relegate and stay in the top league.

In 2013, Pochettino came to Southampton, Premier League. After only one season, Pochettino's coaching level was noticed by Tottenham chairman Levi, and he was brought to Bailu Lane Stadium at a huge cost.

Pochettino did not disappoint Levi. Although he failed to win any championship, Tottenham was on the right path and qualified for the Champions League for several consecutive years.

You know, before this, Tottenham often hovered near the relegation zone. Under the training of Pochettino, they became strong contenders for the championship, which was definitely the best period for Tottenham in recent decades.

Last season, it was a North London derby. Both sides drew at home, and no one got any benefits.

In historical confrontations, Arsenal only lost one game in his last 28 home games against the right side, and the other 27 games were 18 wins and nine draws.

If history is always history, from the perspective of Tottenham's performance this season, it cannot be said that it is poor. The first four rounds of games have achieved five wins and five draws, and it also maintains an unbeaten record. The only ones who can remain unbeaten in the entire Premier League are Tottenham and Arsenal.

However, Arsenal now has 28 points, ranking first in the league, while Tottenham is only 20 points temporarily ranked sixth in the league.

They have too many draws, and although the offensive firepower is very fierce, their defense is also a mess.

However, the news is more friendly to Tottenham that the main center Harry Kane, who has retired for several consecutive games in injury, can play in this game.

Wenger is the most familiar and best-selling 4231 formation at home, and the old goalkeeper Cech appears again.

Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscheerny and Monreal on the back line;

The two back midfielders are Gao Fei and Zhaka;

The frontcourts are Walcott, Ivobi and Sanchez;

Of course, the one who stood in front was Dajirou.

On Tottenham, although the main players just finished a Champions League game in the middle of the week, Pochettino still dared not let them rest in this game, and the goalkeeper was Lori;

Defence line, Wiltonheng, Wimmer, Rose;

Midfielder Dembele, Dell, Wan Yama, Eriksen;

The frontcourt is Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.

Pochettino has introduced many good young players to Tottenham. Son Heung-min, Eriksen, Wacker, Dembele, Wan Yama and others have already gained their fame in the football world.

More importantly, after Pochettino came to Tottenham, he straightened their youth training center Harry Kane. Under Lao Lei, Kane had no position and almost transferred to Tottenham.

After all, Kane seemed to have no talent in the past few years and wasted the passing of midfield teammates. Few coaches can tolerate Kane wasting opportunities like this.

Pochettino can, he really likes this center. Kane can be said to have been trained by Pochettino with countless shooting opportunities.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal forced the rhythm to his feet under Gao Fei's command. Pochettino should have been prepared before the game. They gave up control of the midfield from the beginning and retreated to adopt a steady and counterattack strategy to deal with Arsenal's oppression.

The approach is very clear. They know that the players' physical fitness is not as good as Arsenal, and they can only fight against the defensive counterattack. However, whether they can defend Arsenal's offense is a question mark.

In the third minute, Ivobi made a cross from the left, and Mustafi headed the ball, which was slightly off.

Tottenham central defender Weimer was too ruthless when defending Gao Fei. Gao Fei had already passed him, but he was still knocked out and got a yellow card.

Gao Fei stood up and rubbed his shoulders. Did the opponent want to give him a warning? It seemed to be too far. At the beginning of the game, the central defender took a yellow card, which was not a good thing.

In the 5th and 7th minutes, Sanchez and Giroud were caught by Tottenham's trap. Gao Fei shouted loudly, asking everyone not to hurry. They control the rhythm of the game and do not need to be too anxious.

Tottenham were not without a chance. In the 16th minute, Mustafi made a light pass after Eriksen pressing. Fortunately, Cech had enough experience and attacked in advance to confiscate the ball, otherwise it would be Eriksen's single shot.

In the 21st minute, Eriksen made another 45-degree cross from the right. Kane withstood Gao Fei and rushed to the top from close range. The ball rubbed against the left post and went out.

Gao Fei and Harry Kane looked at each other and saw the fear in the other's eyes. Gao Fei was hit by Kane, and this time he did not get an advantage. After all, Kane had an acceleration to rush forward, while Gao Fei just jumped on the spot.

Few forwards can get an advantage from Gao Fei when face-to-face, and Kane is one.

However, Gao Fei and the others will no longer give Tottenham a chance to counterattack. Gao Fei asked everyone to move the front line forward. Both he and Zhaka crossed the center line. They want to put the ball in Tottenham's half. They have this ability and do this.

In the 23rd minute, Sanchez passed the ball, and Ivobi's shot missed at the edge of the penalty area. Then, Gao Fei and Sanchez passed the ball continuously. Gao Fei sent the ball to Ivobi again. His luck was a bit bad, and he shot low from close range directly into Lori's arms.

In the 39th minute, Arsenal's offense continued. This time it was Zachar's straight pass. After getting the ball, Walcott broke through to the edge of the penalty area and shot hard. He hit the post on the right and bounced back. Giroud followed up with a supplementary shot and actually hit the high.

With his hands in his head, Giroud felt that he could not kick it away, but the ball went into the stands, which caused the fans to sigh.

What you fear most in football games is that this situation of being strong and not scoring is likely to cause psychological fatigue to the players. Arsenal and others must score as soon as possible.

In the 43rd minute, it was only one or two minutes before the end of the game. At this time, Gao Fei took the ball and came to the right, took a look at the penalty area, drew a wide kick, and the ball flew into the penalty area. At this time, Koscheerney and Sanchez had already hit the small penalty area.

Wimmer saw the situation behind him. He knew that the ball could not be allowed to pass over his head, jumped with all his strength and attacked the goal. Yes, Wimmer looked like he was attacking the goal. Lori was also stunned and did not react, so the ball flew into the goal.

A very good header was shot, but the goal was his own goal.

Wimmer put his hands on his hips, looking helpless.

It’s just that Gao Fei’s passing was so good that he couldn’t help but push the ball towards his own goal.

1:0

Gao Fei gained an assist and assisted the opponent to score, and Arsenal finally got the lead before the end of the first half.

In the second half, Tottenham equalized the score at the beginning of the game. Dembele passed Zachar and Monreal in a row and tripped by Koscheerny on the edge of the penalty area. The referee gave Tottenham a penalty kick.

Gao Fei couldn't bear it. He saw it clearly. Koscheerney's foul was outside the penalty area. It could only be a free kick. How could it be a penalty?

"Referee, this is not a penalty kick. Haven't you seen it clearly?"

What kind of player is Gao Fei? He is the biggest player in the Premier League now. The referee didn't dare to give him a yellow card directly. Instead, he said to Gao Fei, "Demberle has entered the penalty area, at least one foot is in the penalty area, and there is no problem with this penalty."

Gao Fei knew that the referee's penalty would not change, so he just came up to put some pressure on the referee.

Harry Kane scored a penalty and the score became 1:1, returning to the same starting line.

However, Tottenham and their team were not happy for too long. In the 50th minute, Gao Fei and Walcott played a delicate cooperation in the frontcourt. Walcott first ran from the side and cut in the middle and then distributed it to Gao Fei in the middle. Gao Fei stopped the ball and then took a step. After Walcott passed the ball, he also got out of the crowd. Gao Fei's straight pass broke through all Tottenham's defensive players.

Single shot!

Walcotra pulled out a curve and the ball penetrated into the far corner.

2:1

"Offside, offside."

Tottenham players think Walcott is offside first, but the referee doesn't think so, it's a good goal.

Pochettino on the sidelines did not rush to the fourth official, roaring. He saw the opponent's very fluent attack on the sidelines. He had already penetrated his defense with two passes. It was too fast and too direct.

The following game is becoming more and more open. Arsenal has no defense and Tottenham has no defense. Everyone is opening and closing, and whoever defends is the dog.

In the 55th minute, Eriksen's powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area was saved by Cech, while Ross made a cross from the left, and Kane headed the ball from a distance but failed to hit the ball.

Arsenal did not retreat, their offense was even more fierce. Zaka also headed the ball when he received a pass from Ivobi in the penalty area, which was resolved by Lori.

In the 70th minute of the game, Wenger made consecutive substitutions, Zachar was replaced by Ramsey, and Balotelli replaced Ivobi and Walcott respectively. The game was even more intense, and Koscheerney and Dell were also given yellow cards one after another.
Chapter completed!
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