Chapter 152
After the thrilling match with Manchester City, Arsenal's ranking in the league is still as stable as a rock, holding on to the third place. However, the impact of this victory is far more than that. It is like a powerful driving force, which has suddenly shortened the points gap between Arsenal and the top two teams. Now, they are only one point behind Manchester United, as if they can reach it; and the gap with Manchester City is only three points, and it seems that they may overtake at any time! At this moment, the entire Arsenal team is immersed in the passionate fighting spirit, and every player is eager to make persistent efforts in the next game and sprint towards the first place in the league. Because they haven't experienced the feeling of being the first for a long time! It's been too long!
Arsenal, who has performed well in the league, still performed well in the Europa League group stage. Two days later, they played at home and swept their opponent Red Star Belgrade 2:0 again. They maintained a perfect record in four group matches and led the group with 12 points.
Facing such a strong Arsenal, Tottenham coach Pochettino, the next league opponent, was really anxious.
The North London Derby between Arsenal and Tottenham has always attracted much attention, and the outstanding performance of the two teams this season has made this game full of highlights.
Not long ago, Tottenham was ranked third in the league, but unexpectedly, this position was taken away by Arsenal soon after. Therefore, this game is not only a derby, but also a battle for ranking.
For Tottenham, how to grab three points from the powerful Arsenal and achieve a reversal has become a key issue before them.
Pochettino believes that he can still rely on Kane and Son Heung-min, who are in great form this season.
Needless to say, Kane is still in good form this season after winning the Premier League Golden Boot last season. He is still leading the Premier League scorer list. He is more concerned about Son Heung-min.
Since losing to Monaco in the Champions League last season, the young man's training volume is said to have increased a lot. Therefore, his hard work has also been rewarded this season. With 5 goals and 4 assists in 11 Premier League games, he has become the second person in Tottenham with such gorgeous data.
Unlike being discriminated against by teammates before, Pochettino feels that Son Heung-min's status in the team has obviously improved a lot this season, and no one dares to bully him anymore. He is still quite happy about this. After all, he likes this hardworking young man.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the trust of more teammates that Son Heung-min's performance on the field this season also seems to be more confident, which also makes Tottenham's offensive front field appear more fluent when attacking.
At the same time, not only the head coach of Tottenham is racking his brains to think of ways to deal with Arsenal, but even the two pillars of the team are in the same situation.
They also watched the replay of the last match between Manchester City and Arsenal afterwards. Although the result was unexpected, it was also within the cognition of the two.
Because they have played against Lei Ming, they know very well what level of strength the opponent is.
As early as the moment Arsenal announced that Lei Ming was about to join, the two were already looking forward to meeting each other again, but they did not expect that this meeting would come so soon.
As the top scorer of the Premier League last season and the winner of the Golden Boot Award, Kane usually looks taciturn and not good at speaking, but in fact his inner world is much more colorful than his ordinary appearance.
As early as the beginning of the season, he had already begun to quietly prepare for the upcoming peak showdown.
Because he knew very well that if he could not make progress and breakthroughs, then when he faced the goalkeeper of the goal god level again, he would most likely return empty-handed and get nothing again.
He really didn't want to experience that damn feeling again.
But after watching the absolute between Manchester City and the Gunners, he chose to remain silent more and more, because he clearly saw that not only he was improving, but the opponent's progress was also unsatisfactory. Even through the screen, he could still feel the pressure from the opponent in the backcourt.
And there was another person who had the same idea as him, that is, Son Heung-min, another of the current Tottenham twins.
Since the last loss, his heart
A belief was born in him, that is, he must score a goal in the next match to defeat the opponent.
For this reason, he has been training harder since then.
Fortunately, although his efforts have not yet seen results, he has won the trust of many teammates. At least now he feels that the environment around him is much better than last season.
No one will dislike him for not passing the ball to the opponent in front of his teammates in the locker room.
Although they have not met yet, Son Heung-min really can't wait to let time go faster, because he really wants to see whether his training has achieved results in the past six months.
In fact, he is indirectly grateful to this opponent in his heart. If it weren't for the opponent's encouragement, he wouldn't have such a strong motivation, just like the feeling when he once fought to go to Europe.
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November 18, an exciting day!
The North London Derby is about to kick off, and this highly anticipated match is finally about to start!
Before the game started, there was a tense atmosphere outside the stadium.
The representatives of the two teams wore their respective team uniforms and confronted each other, as if foreshadowing a fierce conflict was about to break out.
The fans gathered together, their enthusiasm was like a burning flame, surrounding the entire stadium.
Shouts and cheers came one after another, cheering for the team they supported.
The team representatives became the focus, and their every move was closely watched by countless eyes.
The eye contact between the fans of both teams was full of provocation and hostility. They attacked each other with words, and some fans even started to push and shove.
If it weren't for the large number of security personnel standing nearby to maintain order, I'm afraid there would be violent conflicts before the game started. For this reason, the local police also attached great importance to this game and nervously canceled all people's holidays to add manpower.
Although the conflict outside the field is frightening, it is also part of the football game.
Passion, competition and confrontation make every game full of uncertainty.
As the match time approaches, players from both sides return to the locker room to make final preparations. They know that the next 90 minutes will be a tough battle, and only by going all out can they win. The conflict outside the field is just an appetizer for this derby battle, and the real contest is still waiting for them.