The game has not yet started, the smell of gunpowder is already very strong, because of the national team competition, the two teams do not have time to waste on the war of words, and for the two teams with deep grievances, the battle of words is no longer interesting. Although Arsenal has always appeared in the Premier League as a literary youth, it does not mean that they do not have a bit of manly blood, and the broken legs of their teammates are equivalent to slapping them in the face, all they can do is to blow up their opponents and return the humiliation to the other party.

At four o'clock in the afternoon of October 17, the sun in London was still slanting on the magnificent Emirates Stadium, and more than 60,000 Gunners had begun to enter the stadium one after another.

At 4:30 minutes, the Emirates Stadium has basically been filled with fans, the big screen in the stadium is playing the goal video of the previous meetings between the two teams, Arsenal has faced each other 11 times since the establishment of the Premier League, Arsenal also has an overwhelming advantage with 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, Birmingham has not tasted 1 win in the previous 6 visits to north London, and the record is 2 draws and 4 losses. However, because of Eduardo's broken leg, the fans' desire to win even exceeded the match against Manchester United.

Suddenly, there was a jolt in the stands of the away team, the telephoto lens was pointed at the stands, and a Chinese man in a suit appeared in front of the TV camera, he was Yang Ka-shing, the owner of Hong Kong Hongfeng International Holdings Co., Ltd., the first Chinese to control a Premier League team. It was only announced yesterday that he was officially inaugurated, and today he came to the stadium to watch the team's game. Obviously, the Chinese billionaire knows how to get along well with the fans and did not sit in the VIP box.

Yeung's arrival apparently gave the Arsenal fans another target, pointing the finger at the Chinese billionaire and booing him for him to roll his team back to the 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 little unnatural, but he could barely maintain a smile and chat with the fans.

Birmingham chairman Gorard and Arsenal chairman Hillwood also arrived at the stadium, but they entered the VIP box, but even so, Gorard was greeted with boos, and Hillwood was a little embarrassed about the atmosphere at the stadium, saying: "The fans are a little excited, believing that time will heal everything. ”

Gorard's mouth was full of diplomatic rhetoric, and he said: "This is caused by our fans doing a little too much last season, and I believe that this time the fans and players will come to their senses." Coach McLeish stressed this before the game. ”

At this time, there was a deafening applause on the field, and tens of thousands of voices were chanting Li Huan's name, and it turned out that the 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 about ten minutes of warm-up, the players returned to the dressing room, and at this time, the game was about to start.

The commentator got the roster and began to introduce the starting line-ups to the fans.

Arsenal are in a 4-5-1 formation for this game:

Goalkeeper No. 24 Mannoni, due to minor injuries to the first and second goalkeepers, also played in the national team, this game Professor Wenger let the third goalkeeper Mannone start, against a team like Birmingham, Wenger does not think Fabianski and Almunia need to take risks.

Four defenders: No. 13 - Li Huan, No. 5 Vermaelen, No. 10 Gala, No. 28 - Gibbs, and left-back Klich is rested because he participated in the national team game.

Five midfielders: No. 2 Diaby, No. 17 Alexander-Song, No. 4 Cesc Fabregas, No. 14 Walcott, No. 7 Rosicky, Nasri is injured, and Walket is back from injury.

Single striker No. 11 Robin van Persie. Although Wenger is a single striker, because Walcott, Rosicky, and Li Huan's attacks are very powerful, Cesc Fabregas can sometimes change from a playmaker to a killer of fatal blows, and there is no essential difference between a single striker and a three-striker.

Birmingham City are a 4-4-2 formation:

Goalkeeper No. 25 Hart four defenders: No. 2 Karl, No. 14 Johnson, No. 15 Dane, No. 6 Ridgewell, this back line is McLeish and Arsenal's capital to contend with, Johnson and Dane, one from Cardiff City in the Championship, one from Coventry City in the Championship, although they have not played in the Premier League, but the two have formed a strong central defender partnership, two gates have captain Karl and Ridgewell, plus the responsive goalkeeper Hart, this line of defense has only conceded 7 goals in the last 9 games. McLeish thinks Johnson is "Butcher," "Watson," and even the next "Terry."

The four midfielders: No. 7 Larsson, No. 12 Barry Ferguson, No. 4 Bowyer, No. 26 Carsley, Barry Ferguson and Bowyer can attack and defend, and have a tough style, which is a barrier in front of the back line.

Two strikers: No. 16 McFadden and No. 10 Jerome, Jerome is the core player of Birmingham's forward line, his goalscorer is superb, and Birmingham break down the opponent's defense mainly from him.

"This is the ninth round of the Premier League, Arsenal has won 7 games and 7 games, ranking first in the standings, Birmingham has 2 wins, 5 losses and one draw in eight games, ranking 14th, the two teams are not a heavyweight, but don't forget the impact of changing the new club on the team, and at the same time consider the Champions League in midweek, and eager to avenge Eduardo, I don't know if Arsenal can guarantee their emotional stability, maybe Birmingham is not likely to beat Arsenal, but with the strength of their backline, It's not impossible to hold Arsenal to a draw...... "The commentator kept explaining the background to the game.

Force......

That's when the referee's whistle blows and the game begins.

Arsenal, who had long been unable to hold back, heard the whistle and immediately rushed to Birmingham's half like a tiger descending a mountain, the strikers did not hesitate, the midfield moved forward resolutely, the two full-backs were also unscrupulous, and there were only two central defenders and two midfielders in the second half, and the Gunners surrounded Birmingham like a big net.

Birmingham kicked off first, but they were not prepared to play against this Arsenal that can be called the strongest team in history, not to mention the current Arsenal, even if it is the weakest Arsenal, there is no team in the Premier League to play against them, Birmingham's tactics are still stable and counterattacking, stealing a ball if they can, and trying to get a draw if they can't score.

Arsenal's offensive is like a mountain of seas, not giving Birmingham a chance to breathe at all, Rosicky, Waltko, Van Persie and Fabregas in the middle have been training together for a long time, and the tacit understanding is very high, Li Huan and Gibbs on the two wings basically belong to the midfield, Li Huan is even equivalent to a winger, they make full use of the width of the new stadium, constantly tearing Birmingham's wings, and passing the ball to the penalty area.

From the first minute, Birmingham were in a tough battle, at the beginning the two strikers wanted to stay in front to play a counter-attack, but they couldn't get the ball at all, and even if they could get the ball, under the defense of Diaby, Song, Wilmaelen and Gallas, the two strikers did not even have a chance to create a free kick.

The more than 60,000 Arsenal fans on the pitch let out earth-shattering shouts, cheering on the players with applause and shouts, and at the same time creating terrifying psychological pressure on the opponents. The atmosphere of the Emirates Stadium is rendered like a bloody sunset in the sky.

Gibbs is not afraid of tigers, in the face of the defense of Birmingham captain Karl and Barry Ferguson, he is not afraid to break through with the ball with another young Walcott, the opponent has no ability to counterattack, they don't care how high the error rate is, after the opponent breaks the ball, anyway, it will soon return to the hands of Arsenal.

Under the attack of Walcoat and Gibbs completely ignoring mistakes, Birmingham's captain Karl and Scottish big man Barry Ferguson were also very embarrassed, and could only struggle between fouls and breakthroughs, even if the ball was occasionally broken, they would be snatched by the crazy Arsenal again and continue to attack.

There are no worries, Li Huan is even more terrifying on the side, Rosicky provides a fulcrum on the inside, and Li Huan is crazy on the side with his speed and technique to rush Richwell, Ridgewell and the backman Bowyer who came to support can't stop Li Huan from completely ignoring the attack from the rear, if Carl and Barry Ferguson on the other side still have a chance to foul, Ridgewell and Bowyer don't even have many opportunities to foul.

However, Birmingham's center-back combination is really good, two 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, and the few remaining attacks were blocked by goalkeeper Hart and the goalpost who didn't know the times.

Thirteen minutes into the game, Arsenal had eight shots, three of which hit the woodwork, one at the post, and possession of 80 per cent, but no goal was scored.

Seeing this scene, Wenger loudly issued instructions to the field, let Wilmaelen and Diaby insert the penalty area to attack, since the opponent has no strength to counterattack, it is a waste to leave so many people in the backfield, Wilmaren and Diaby have a good attack, and now they have scored four goals, and their deterrence in the penalty area is even stronger than that of authentic striker Van Persie.

(To be continued)