Chapter 130: The North London Derby

finally appeased the angry Park Ji-yeon, Di Gan really felt that he was going to become a strict wife, in fact, Di Gan didn't know why he had to deny it, nothing had happened in the first place, it seemed that his resolute denial was a bit darker and darker.

Fortunately, Deegan has no shortage of helpers, and the other members of T-ARA are helping him play a round, which makes Park Ji-yeon finally relieved, and Deegan is also secretly glad that he paid attention to the crazy secretion of male hormones that night, otherwise, things would be really troublesome!

All right! It's just a little episode in Degan's life, and now his focus is back on the game, with the Etihad Stadium before Tottenham Hotspur host their century-old rivals Arsenal at White Hart Lane.

The first leg of the north London derby of the new season is coming as scheduled, and what has changed is the replacement of many core players of the two teams, and what will not change will be the fierce confrontation between the two teams.

Arsenal lost to Manchester United and then were overtaken by West Bromwich Albion by two goals at home, and missed a penalty to draw with their opponents before the final break, while Tottenham Hotspur finished third in the league and Arsenal ranked eighth in the league after Deegan was integrated into the team.

As a sworn enemy of north London, in recent years, with Tottenham's aggressive recruitment and Arsenal's frequent brain drain, the strength of the two teams has been comparable, and the two teams have been in a good and bad state recently, and the two teams are still evenly matched.

Over the years, the two teams have won more than lost against Arsenal, but in this game, Tottenham Hotspur is at home at White Hart Lane, and there is a feud between the two teams, and it is not so easy for Arsenal to retreat from the White Hart Lane stadium.

At the beginning of the season, Arsenal welcomed a new core Cazorla, and the attacking combination of Prince Porti and Giroud became the team's attacking team, instead of the former general Van Da, the team's midfield pillar Alexander. Song's departure has a huge impact on the team, but fortunately, Wilshere, who has been recuperating for a year, returned in time and can effectively make up for the vacancy in the midfield.

Tottenham's new season has changed even more, Levy fired the meritorious coach Villas-Boas, and chose to let the former Belgian national team coach Antienes take over the team, and the team lineup in the new season has also undergone earth-shaking changes, the core of the midfield Modric finally chose to stay in the team, although Van der Vaart returned to Hamburg at the last moment, but the team introduced Digan, and the rebuilding was definitely a success, and the addition of the French international Lloris on the defensive line, coupled with Vertonghen's performance getting better and better, the team will no longer worry about the defense in the next few years, The addition of midfielders Dembele, Sigurdsson and others has also improved the depth of the team's midfield, and the team grabbed American soldier Dempsey at the last moment after successfully retaining Adebayo, and the forward line is already quite luxurious.

In the past, there was no shortage of fierce attacks and big score results in the north London derby, but the new season's north London duo invariably changed the style of the team, both teams no longer regard attack as life, Arsenal even became the best defensive team in the Premier League for a time, and Tottenham's style of play is also more mature and stable after the change of Antienes, perhaps the direct dialogue between the two teams can awaken the desire of the two teams to attack, and fans are also looking forward to a fierce north London derby on the weekend.

In world football, it is difficult to find a deeper hatred than Tottenham and Arsenal, about the history of hatred between Tottenham and Arsenal, Digan even in his previous life is clear, at that time even CCTV sports channel regarded the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham as one of the hottest derbies in world football.

After joining Tottenham, Degan deeply felt Tottenham's strong resentment towards Arsenal, and this hatred is not a sentence at all, two sentences can be said clearly, and it is not something that can be calculated clearly in one game.

However, every north London derby is still the highlight of the Premier League every season, and when the two teams meet on the pitch, every time it is Mars hitting the earth without exception.

With a day to go, Deegan could already feel the increasingly solemn atmosphere over the White Hart Lane Stadium, and an indescribable sense of depression filled the air.

For this game, several Tottenham fan groups began to prepare early, especially those extreme fan groups, who have been gearing up for a big game since the start of the season.

"Rod! Bring us victory! Rod! Lead us to take out those damn Arsenal guys! ”

"Victory! We want to win! ”

"Kill them! Smash their goal! ”

Walking into the training base from the parking lot, Degan's ears were filled with the roar of fans, in fact, Degan has never had a good impression of these extreme fans, but this moment is an exception, at least they are on the side.

Seeing the fans getting more and more emotional, Deegan also had to stop and turn around to make a promise to the fans: "You want to see victory, right?" ”

"Of course! Rod! We're going to win, we're going to make those Arsenal mongrels look good! ”

"That's right! We can't accept anything but victory! ”

Degan's face was expressionless, and he waited until the people were quiet before he said, "Good! But I have one request! If you can say yes, my brothers and I will give you victory! ”

All of a sudden, the fans fell silent and looked at Degan.

Deegan waited for a moment before saying: "I ask you not to clash with the Arsenal fans, whether before the start of the game, during the game, or after the game. ”

In Degan's heart, the war of football can only be placed on the field, and fighting and brawling off the field is a stain on football and an absolutely unforgivable act.

"How? Can you say yes? ”

A big bald head, who looked like the leader of the fan group, stepped forward: "We can agree, but only if the Arsenal mongrels don't provoke us, otherwise, I can't guarantee that my fist won't be swung in their faces, and if you can't lead the team to finish Arsenal, we won't let you go!" ”

When Di Gan heard this, his eyes suddenly froze: "Are you threatening me?" ”

The bald man was stunned, and he didn't know why he, who had always been afraid of heaven and earth, actually felt nervous at this moment.

"You can go home and celebrate the victory after the game, if you let me know that you are fighting with the Arsenal fans, I will no longer recognize you as Tottenham fans, and I will also advise Mr. President, from now on, do not let you people enter White Hart Lane to watch the game, remember my words, football is a war on the field, don't let your feverish brains ruin our war and make this sport dirty!"

After saying that, Deegan ignored the fans and turned around and walked into the training base.

"Hey! John! Are we going to listen to him? ”

"That guy is so self-righteous, who does he think he is!? How dare you threaten us! ”

The bald man known as John waved his hand: "As long as he can kill Arsenal, we will listen to him this time!" ”

Although I feel very uncomfortable, compared to being humiliated by Arsenal on the field, it is not unacceptable to restrain myself, who made Tottenham's results against Arsenal in recent years too bad!

However, Digan is very confident in this game, Arsenal's recent form has been very poor, conceding seven goals in the last three games, and being reversed in two consecutive games, and the impregnable defense at the beginning of the season has also become full of holes.

Especially in the match against the old rival Manchester United, Vermaelen's mistake led to the defeat, and since then Arsenal's defense has completely collapsed.

Missing a late penalty against West Bromwich Albion in the last round seemed a pity, but it was a testament to the Gunners' inability to guarantee victory.

Now, after 11 rounds of league fixtures, Arsenal are on a measly 16 points, 11 points behind leaders Manchester United, who have made their worst start to the same period since 1982/1983.

Had it not been for Olivier Giroud's late equaliser against West Bromwich Albion in the last game, the Gunners would have faced the humiliation of breaking their 108-year home unbeaten run against West Bromwich Albion.

Since entering November, Arsenal's form has taken a sharp turn for the worse, with two draws and three defeats in the rest of the games except for a lucky win over Queens Park Rangers, with the defence being the first to blame.

Arsene Wenger complained about his team's attacking firepower after the last game, but it seems more appropriate to mention Arsenal's relegation-level defence.

It can be said that since the inception of the Premier League, no matter what year it is, Arsenal has not been as guilty as it is today.

Santos, who had been blamed before, had been beaten into the cold by Arsene Wenger, but he didn't expect Arsenal's defense to be more "cheating", although in the last round of the league, Giroud's goal prevented Arsenal's home defeat and prevented the embarrassment of consecutive defeats.

However, Arsenal's recent disadvantages have become more and more apparent, since entering November, Arsenal have not played a "cool game", the Carabao Cup 7-5 reversal of Reading, is an epic miracle, but you must know that the source of the miracle is to concede four goals first, and Arsenal is also all substitutes.

In the remaining games, only one Premier League game against Queens Park Rangers was won, but in the process, facing the bottom-to-bottom Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal sleepwalked all the time, and finally got away with Arteta's goal.

What's the problem?

Now, it is obvious that it is multifaceted, after a short honeymoon at the beginning of the season, Arsenal's shortcomings have become increasingly apparent, the problem of attacking one day, the problem of defending one day, in the final analysis, is strength and running-in.

After Van Persie's departure, there were no world-class stars in Arsenal's main team, and Arshavin and Theo Walcott, who had the ability to change the tide of the game, were repeatedly put on the bench.

Arsene Wenger should reflect and the board should be more vigilant.

Of course, this is already a clichΓ© that makes gun fans feel heartache, and in three years, Arsenal has made 150 million from selling people, in exchange for a repeated decline in the team's strength.

Arsene Wenger is to be admired, he has always pursued his philosophy of small costs, and defining the goal of a top-four finish is a realistic option for Arsenal.

But fans need titles, players crave honours, and United have not won a title for 38 years since they built Old Trafford, and for a century-old club, the team can wait.

But what about the fans?

What about the players?

Arsene Wenger can rely on his ability to keep Arsenal in the ranks of the giants, but the lack of honour has made the fans wait too hard.

Although it can still wear the hat of the giants, the fact is that Arsenal has continued to play evenly with the middle and lower teams, and the decline in strength is an indisputable fact.

If this continues, there will be a psychological shadow that will linger, which is in stark contrast to the Red Devils Manchester United, who staged another big comeback after being 2-0 down in the last round of practice matches.

For Arsenal fans, there is nothing more heart-wrenching, in this round of the league, Arsenal's opponents are north London rivals Tottenham, a victory may temporarily defuse the crisis, once they continue to lose, what awaits them may be a more terrible dilemma.

Is the north London derby the Premier League's first city derby?

There may be doubts about this question, but compared with Manchester United and Manchester City's Manchester derby, Liverpool's Everton's Merseyside derby, and even Millwall's and West Ham's east London derby, the north London derby has its own unique advantages, and it may be a bit exaggerated to say that it is the first derby in the Premier League, but if it is the best derby in England, I am afraid that not many people will have doubts.

The key to evaluating a derby is undoubtedly the level of confrontation, the depth of hatred, and the degree of excitement.

The north London derby is no bad in this respect, with 121 goals scored between Arsenal and Tottenham since the start of the Premier League, the most goals scored between any two teams in Premier League history.

The north London derby was once synonymous with goal shootouts, with the two teams scoring seven goals in a 5-2 battle at White Hart Lane last season.

Arsenal vs Tottenham, 5:4, 4:4, 5:2 scores are almost commonplace, both teams play in style open, and every derby has a red eye in the air.

On the depth of the hatred, the hatred between the two teams in North London is better than other derbies and is not ambiguous, the hatred between the two teams can be traced back to 99 years ago, in 1913, in order to make the team address closer to the center of London, in Henry. Under Sir Norris's leadership, Arsenal moved from Woolwich in south London to Highbury in north London, just four miles from Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane, which caused strong opposition from Tottenham Hotspur, and the relegation gate incident in 1919 completely ended the hatred between Arsenal and Tottenham.

The two teams are inextricably linked, with Arsenal's first legendary coach in history, Chapman, playing for Tottenham as an amateur as a youngster. Saul. Campbell, who moved to Arsenal on a free transfer from Tottenham, has always been called "Judas" by Tottenham fans, and every time he returns to White Hart Lane, he is booed at the highest level.

Since the establishment of the Premier League, Arsenal has fallen behind Tottenham 20 times, but the tenacious Gunners have only lost six of them, with 5 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses, grabbing 24 points!

In last season's 5:2, Tottenham Hotspur had a 10-point advantage at the Emirates Stadium, and there were 7 points after the loss, but from that game, Arsenal played a triumphant song, and Tottenham Hotspur was losing one after another, or let this old enemy run to his head, which shows how important the north London derby is to these two teams!

Although Arsenal's current situation is not good, no one dares to be careless, because only those involved in this north London derby can deeply feel that this game is no longer just a matter of 90 minutes on the pitch.

Walking into the training ground, Deegan felt that everyone seemed very silent today, whether it was the old Tottenham players or the new ones who had just joined the team this season, everyone's expressions were very solemn.

The club was clearly aware of the importance of the game and put up a banner on the edge of the training ground: What is Arsenal?

When Deegan saw the banner, he couldn't help but laugh, walked up to Antienes, took a pen out of his pocket, and then went to the banner and filled it with a word shit on the back!

Seeing Di Gan's actions, and then seeing the word Di Gan filled in, everyone couldn't help laughing, and the atmosphere was a lot more relaxed.

Antienes clapped his hands when he saw this, and gathered the players together: "Alright! Take a break, everyone! Rod! Don't you want to say something to your brothers before the big war begins? ”

Degan smiled and walked in front of his teammates: "I don't have anything to say, I think when you came to the training ground just now, you also met those fans outside, I can understand them, I can understand their desire for this victory, in north London, Arsenal has been pressing on Tottenham for too long, north London needs a new king, this new king can only be Tottenham Hotspur, about the game, I don't know what to say, victory!" I crave victory! Just like every game, I want the team I play for to be the winner, I know this game has a lot of different meanings, but before the big game, all I want to say is win one by one! ”

"Victory!"

Their teammates yelled, perhaps more in their minds than to shout to the Spurs fans in the stands after the game: "What is Arsenal?" ”

Then got a response from the fans: "Shit! ”