Chapter 50: Opponent Tottenham

Round 10 of the 2016/2017 Premier League, Sunderland vs. Arsenal.

Sunderland has not won any of the previous 9 rounds, and now ranks at the bottom of the standings with a score of 0-2-7.

Moyes, the head coach of Sunderland, is also in a headache.

As Ferguson's successor, Moyes has moved to Real Sociedad in La Liga since leaving Manchester City, and returned to the Premier League to coach Sunderland this season.

Both parties had previously discussed the transfer.

But after Moyes took office, Sunderland's transfer did not make any progress, and no promises were fulfilled.

Moyes had no choice but to rely on his own connections to recruit old players such as Pienaar and Anichebi, but these still could not save the result of the Black Cats' fall.

In the cruel Premier League, Sunderland is about to face Arsenal.

The confrontation between the top of the standings and the bottom of the standings.

At the same time, there are two Manchester United head coaches, Moyes and Mourinho, which is still a big topic.

However, the upset that the public expected did not happen.

Even though Moyes set up a 4-5-1 formation that was almost like a bus, he still couldn't stop Arsenal's offensive.

After 90 minutes of the game, Arsenal scored 4 goals, and in the final stage of the game, Sunderland scored a face-saving goal.

But this goal was slightly waterproof, and it was scored at the instruction of the referee.

At the end of the 10th round of the Premier League, Arsenal still won the game, continuing their unbeaten myth in the league.

After the game, Moyes and Mourinho mentioned some topics about Manchester United in the interview.

Mourinho naturally had no scruples and directly fired at Manchester United.

On the other hand, Moyes' tone was more tactful, but you could also hear the resentment in Moyes' heart.

This was originally a good post-match press conference, but it turned out to be a place where the two head coaches shared the same hatred.

After the game, Mourinho even said that they will teach Manchester United a lesson in the 12th round of the league, so that those businessmen who control Manchester United will understand what real football is.

After this game, Arsenal went to the Ukraine Division again to play the second round of the Europa League with Solya.

Even if they were playing away, Arsenal's performance was still very impressive.

In order to give back to the fans, Solya did not take a completely defensive posture. After all, they were basically eliminated and they also wanted to play a good game.

The final score of the game came to 1:3.

In the first half, when the two sides were tied 1:1, Arsenal scored two goals in the second half, completely laying the foundation for the victory of the game.

And Solya also recognized the result of this game, which basically means that Solya only has a theoretical chance to appear.

After finishing the game with Solya, Arsenal hurried back to London.

They will play against Tottenham in the famous North London Derby two days later.

The intensive schedule puts some pressure on Arsenal players, but fortunately, the pressure in the European League is not great, so the main players such as Lukay also get some rest time.

Now the eyes of the whole London are focused on the North London Derby to be held at the Emirates Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur led by Pochettino vs. Arsenal led by Mourinho!

This will definitely be a battle of dragons and tigers!

Tottenham's training base is closer to the city center than Arsenal.

For this reason, Arsenal also proposed the idea of ​​relocating the training base, which was located one mile closer to the city center than Tottenham's training base, but it was eventually shelved due to insufficient budget.

However, it can be seen from this that the two North London teams are competing with each other in every detail.

Of course, compared to Tottenham, Arsenal has more glorious history.

Therefore, many things can be put aside. Although Arsenal fans say that they look down on Tottenham and that they are not our mortal enemies, they wish they could slide on them in every game against Tottenham.

The hatred between the two teams has a long history.

In recent years, Tottenham has gradually risen, and last season it kicked Arsenal out of the Champions League qualification, which also made Arsenal fans suffer from the ridicule of Tottenham fans.

For this reason, they want to teach Tottenham a good lesson in this game.

Of course, Tottenham is not so easy to deal with, but so is Arsenal.

In Tottenham's training base, Pochettino frowned deeply.

The derby is extremely important, and Pochettino is also very troubled by this.

Because Arsenal's recent performance is a bit too strong.

After Mourinho's transformation, Arsenal changed its style of play, which makes Tottenham quite unsuitable.

They have become accustomed to Arsenal's passing and controlling football, so Tottenham took the initiative to give up the ball and press the rhythm with all their strength.

But now Arsenal is not so obsessed with possession of the ball.

In other words, whether they have the ball or not, they can play threatening attacks.

The defense of Hummels and Jimenez on the back line is very solid, and it is difficult to break their defense.

Lukaku on the front line is in hot form.

Aubameyang's recent state has also begun to show an upward trend.

Mane is unknown, but he has integrated well into Arsenal's system, playing the role of a winger, and a powerful shot from time to time can also help Arsenal score goals.

The midfield line is the most troublesome.

Arsenal's midfielder is a combination that even Manchester City dare not confront head-on.

Lucky alone can increase the intensity of the midfield.

It can be said that if Tottenham wants to gain offense, they must get past the interception and steal line of Lucky and Kanter.

But is it easy?

Moreover, Lucai is capable of playing both central midfielder and defensive midfielder positions.

Arsenal can also play differently.

All these require Pochettino to study and figure out.

So far, Pochettino has not been able to find a suitable way to win against Arsenal away from home.

"Eriksson, can you compete with Kai in midfield?"

Pochettino can be regarded as having a serious illness and sought medical treatment indiscriminately.

After hearing the coach's words, Eriksson was silent for a moment and said: "I can try!"

In fact, Erikson was also feeling bitter.

What kind of strong midfielder is Lucky?

The two of them had fought each other once or twice. Which time had he not been suppressed?

But when faced with questions from the head coach, does he dare to say no?

Pochettino also waved his hand, he already understood what the other party meant.

There is a high probability that they will give up the rhythm point in the midfield!

On the other hand, Arsenal's formation is much simpler.

Due to the advantage of the midfielder, Mourinho can rely on the influence of the midfielder to radiate to other positions.

Mourinho also asked Lucky if he could get the rhythm of the midfield.

Lucky's answer is full of confidence.

This also makes Mourinho more confident in deploying tactics.

Therefore, having a strong midfield line is extremely important for a team.

Both sides are preparing nervously for war.

And the time came to November 6th unknowingly.

In the 11th round of the Premier League, Arsenal played against Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Due to the recent rise of Tottenham, the enthusiasm of fans has become even higher, and the gold content of this derby has also begun to rise.

The first is the confrontation between fans.

A few days before the start of the game, fans from both sides began to erupt into various swearing battles and even fights.

This also caused the London police to be more vigilant and deal with this event carefully.

Around the Emirates Stadium, activity areas for home fans and away fans are clearly planned.

There was a fence moved in the middle to block the area, and heavily armed police officers guarded the area.

But even so, fans from both sides cursed and confronted each other across the fence.

Tottenham fans were dissatisfied with this game because Arsenal only provided them with less than 2,000 seats.

This left many Tottenham fans waiting outside the venue.

But even so, they surrounded almost half of the Emirates Stadium, shouting and yelling at the Arsenal fans on the other side.

When the buses from both sides arrived, the atmosphere at the scene also reached a climax.

"go ahead!

Arsenal!

"

"We are Tottenham! We are invincible!"

"Lukaku!

"

"Harry Kane!

"

"Aubameyang!

"

"Erickson!

"

"Mane!

! "

"sonnny (son Xingmin)!

! "

“Lori!

!

!

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"Kay!

!

!

!

!

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Amid almost competitive cheers from both sides, players from both teams entered the field one after another.

And the hot North London derby is about to begin!