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Chapter 131 King of London! Long-distance raid! Yang Cheng: I want to buy Arsenal! [Subscribe]

"David, we need a reasonable explanation."

In the conference room of Arsenal's headquarters office area at the Emirates Stadium, several members of Arsenal's board of directors, who are also core shareholders, sat together.

This was an emergency board meeting.

The initiator is Chairman Peter Hill-Wood.

A man who has been at the helm of Arsenal since 1962.

The agenda of the special board meeting involved a European football tycoon who had served as vice-president of the club since 1983.

David Dunn has also been Arsenal's representative in the Premier League and European football over the years.

This time, all the board members were present.

Several major shareholders, including Danny Fisman, Mrs. Smith and representatives of the Carl family, were all present.

Obviously, everyone was surprised by David Dunn's actions.

"Usmanov paid 7500 million pounds to buy my shares," David Dunn said frankly.

He had no intention of keeping this matter secret.

Because he felt that Arsenal would only have a way out if the problem was made clear.

He also expected this board meeting.

£7500 million?!

Everyone present was first skeptical, then surprised.

This means that Usmanov's valuation of Arsenal is 5 million pounds.

Everyone present was a business person, and they immediately began to calculate in their minds how many shares they actually held and how much money they could get in exchange for this valuation.
Is it worth it?
For reference, the Glazer family spent a total of £2003 million to acquire Manchester United from 2005 to 7.9.

Peter Hill-Wood is in his early seventies and none of his children have any interest in running a football business.

But he and his family are die-hard Arsenal fans.

So, he has always refused to sell Arsenal and rejected Kroenke from the United States and Usmanov from Russia.

But he didn't expect that his right-hand man for many years would secretly "betray" him.

"You violated our previous agreement, David. You didn't tell me before this." Hillwood was a little angry.

"I'm sorry, Peter, but I think this is a fair price and Usmanov's offer is good."

David Dunn naturally would not tell the specific conditions.

Usmanov has promised that David Dein would remain at the helm of Arsenal if he bought the club.

In this way, his son Darren Dunn and agent Anderson's agency business can continue.

But Kroenke refused to make David Dunn a promise.

This is no secret in the Premier League.

Ferguson's son is also an agent, and his brother is Manchester United's chief scout.

As long as it is good for the club, what does it matter if our own people do the club's business?
But now, David Dunn is not going to talk about this topic.

Those present are all major shareholders of Arsenal, but it is clear that they have not yet realized how serious the problem is.

"You all have before you a copy of the actual financial statements of our club for the past three years."

David Dunn looked at the shareholders in front of him and said with a serious face.

"This is the biggest secret of our club. You can only read it in this meeting room. You can't say a word outside this door."

Several shareholders were surprised and opened the documents in front of them. The financial data involved were shocking.

"I would say that the impact of not being able to qualify for the Champions League in the past two seasons on our club has been far greater than we expected."

Arsenal's finances are never made public.

There are many secrets involved here, such as the salary packages of David Dunn and board members.

There are a host of other things.

Everyone outside said that Arsenal was in debt in order to build a new stadium.

But how much is owed?
In fact, it was only £2.6 million.

As early as 1999, the initial estimate of the project was 1.5 million pounds, but it later exceeded expectations and reached 3 million pounds.

When the project was completed and the final cost was calculated, the actual cost was 4.7 million pounds.

Among these, Arsenal's debt is mainly the 2003 million pounds borrowed from several banks in 2.6. The loan term is 14 years, which is a relatively short period of time, and the annual repayment pressure is relatively high.

So, in 2006, David Dunn, Hill-Wood and other board members unanimously decided to issue bonds on the open market, using the completed Emirates Stadium as collateral to borrow £2.1 million in fixed-rate bonds and £5000 million in floating-rate bonds.

The loan interest rates are 5.14% and 5.97%, and the maximum repayment period is 25 years.

With this money, the bank loan was repaid.

Why borrow bonds and repay bank loans?

Arsenal explained that the bonds have a long repayment period and the interest rate is more advantageous.

But actually?
The purpose of paying off a bank loan is to borrow another loan from the bank.

In 2006, Arsenal also invested in a large-scale apartment real estate project.

It means demolishing the original Highbury Stadium and building an apartment building on the original site.

So, in 2006, Arsenal borrowed bonds, paid off the bank loan, and then turned around and borrowed a short-term loan of 1.335 million pounds for a period of 4 years.

Therefore, from 2006 to 2010, in addition to repaying the principal and interest of the previous 2.6 million bonds, Arsenal also had to repay the principal and interest of the subsequent 1.335 million pounds short-term loan.

At least £5600 million per year.

Did you find it?

Whether it is the bank loan borrowed to build the stadium or the bonds used to repay the loan later, they are actually within Arsenal's affordability. What really crushes Arsenal is the loan for building the apartment property.

In the 05/06 season, Arsenal's revenue was around 1.45 million pounds.

The club's original expectation was to reach £06 million by the 07/1.8 season.

In this way, repaying 5600 million pounds every year, although a bit difficult, is not a big deal.

Moreover, once the apartment property is completed and sold, the money can be recovered.

But now?

俱乐部输掉了06/07和07/08两个赛季的欧冠参赛资格，每年至少损失了2千万英镑。

Revenue has fallen far short of expectations.

Before, by selling Henry, they could recoup a transfer fee, which was enough to make ends meet.

But now?

Please note that the transfer costs of Aaron Lennon and Chimbonda will be spread over 6 years.

But Henry's transfer income was directly credited.

At that time, Arsenal's idea was to sign Aaron Lennon and Chimbonda to make up for the club's shortcomings and enter the Champions League zone.

But who could have thought that it would fail in the end.

Not only did he fail, but Chimbonda's performance after joining Arsenal was far below expectations.

On one hand, there is the annual principal and interest of 5600 million pounds, as well as the club's salaries and various expenses. On the other hand, the club's revenue has not only not improved, but has stagnated.

"We have suffered huge losses for two consecutive seasons. In the 08/09 season, our finances could not hold up."

David Dunn very seriously reminded all shareholders present that the situation was very serious.

Peter Hill-Wood closed the report in front of him, sighed and said, "Hold on a little longer. The situation is good this year. Maybe we can return to the Champions League zone. When the apartment real estate project is almost completed, we can get the money back by selling it. By then, the pressure will be much relieved."

"Peter!"

David Dunn said loudly, "Let's not kid ourselves anymore, shall we?"

"The United States, just across the Atlantic, has been continuously cutting interest rates and injecting money to save the market."

"The subprime mortgage crisis has already broken out and cannot be covered up."

"Look at the current property market in the UK. Even if we build the apartment buildings, can we sell them?"

The shareholders present actually knew why they decided to build apartment real estate in the first place.

To put it bluntly, everyone wants to make money.

Since you have made the decision in the first place and now that you have lost the bet, you have to accept the defeat.

David Dunn points out a very cruel reality.

Arsenal won't make it to 2009!
Even if the club's financial pressure cannot be alleviated, it will have to continue selling players in the summer of 08.

If they sell it, the team will be even less competitive.

"The Premier League now is completely different to the Premier League when we decided to build a new stadium in 1999, or when we asked the bank for a loan in 2003. Times have completely changed."

"We could never have imagined at the time that Abramovich would completely change the rules of the game in the Premier League."

"We could never have imagined that a low-level league team north of Hyde Park would become a new Premier League club."

"We have lost the Champions League for two consecutive seasons. Can we afford the gamble this season?"

None of the shareholders present could answer David Dunn's question.

Compared with ordinary people, they are all wealthy tycoons and upper-class aristocrats.

But compared with Abramovich and those tycoons who really spend money on football, their assets are nothing.

David Dunn has discussed with these shareholders many times over the past few years, either by lending money to the shareholders to ease the club's financial pressure.

This money is considered a loan.

But no one is willing to invest money in it anymore.

"Now, we only have two choices. Either we die together, or I have already sold my shares."

"Or accept foreign investors."

When it comes to investors, shareholders are silent again.

Everyone follows Peter Hill-Wood's lead.

This 70-year-old man is most resistant to foreign investors.

In 03, he rejected Abramovich's acquisition.

This year, he also rejected Kroenke and Usmanov.

But now, the situation is stronger than him, and he can't be stubborn any longer.

"We can accept a capital injection to ease the financial pressure on the club and allow them to sit on the board, but only as non-executive directors."

After hearing this, David Dunn sneered.

"Peter, do you think I'm a fool?"

Peter Hill-Wood looked angry, but then he quickly sighed.

"I can say it again now, we have no choice, either accept the capital injection and dilute everyone's shares, or sell our shares to one of the investors, let him buy all the shares of the club and then inject capital."

No matter which one it is, it is actually the option that Arsenal shareholders are unwilling to choose.

After saying this, David Dunn reminded everyone present that this financial statement must not be disclosed.

Then he got up and left.

The few people left in the conference room looked at each other, obviously unable to make a decision.

……

On the evening of May 11, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese will face Real Madrid at home.

Just 100 seconds into the game, the Chinese player from Bayswater threatened Casillas' goal with a back-heel shot near the penalty spot.

This is a masterpiece from Arshavin.

The Russians are apparently addicted to barbs.

This also directly ignited the atmosphere on the scene.

Bayswater Chinese took advantage of the home team advantage at the start of the game and attacked Real Madrid's defense in turns.

Unlike the previous game, several injured players of Real Madrid returned this time.

Goalkeeper: Casillas;

Defense: Heinze, Skrtel, Cannavaro and Ramos;
Midfield: Sneijder, Gago, Mohamed Diarra and Robinho;
Forwards: Raul and Van Nistelrooy.

Schuster's team still adopts the 442 formation.

Unlike the first leg, Robinho appeared on the right.

It was obvious that they wanted to attack the left side of the Bayswater Chinese.

Because Leighton Baines was injured, Marcelo started this game.

Schuster obviously also knew that Marcelo was strong in attack but weak in defense, so he wanted to attack this side.

Yang Cheng also knew what the other party meant and did not want to make amends. Instead, he wanted to confront Real Madrid head-on and have a fight.

He has the confidence to do so!
Moreover, he also wants to bring a more exciting football feast to the home fans.

Therefore, the Chinese in Bayswater did not hold back much from the beginning and attacked directly towards Real Madrid's defense.

Real Madrid itself is weak in offense and defense and has a lot of defensive problems.

As a result, the two sides started to engage in a confrontation.

In the 14th minute of the game, when the Chinese players from Bayswater were pressing in the frontcourt, Real Madrid's defense made a pass error.

The ball that Heinze passed to Skrtel was intercepted by Dzeko.

After stealing the ball, the Bosnian center forward broke into the penalty area, dribbled past Skrtel and made a cross with his left foot. Arshavin followed up and shot, scoring the first goal for the Chinese in Bayswater.

1 is better than 0!

But just 5 minutes later, the defense line of the Chinese team in Bayswater was also attacked by Real Madrid.

Sneijder made a diagonal pass in a quick counterattack, Robinho quickly broke into the penalty area from the right and had a one-on-one chance. His low shot broke through Neuer's goal and successfully equalized the score.

1 is better than 1!

The two teams were at loggerheads, neither side was willing to give in!
In the 24th minute, Bayswater Chinese's frontcourt attack won a corner kick from the left.

Modric took the corner kick and sent it accurately to the front point.

Pepe got the first point and headed the ball.

At the back post, Yaya Toure overpowered Cannavaro and Ramos and headed the ball into Real Madrid's goal.

2 is better than 1!

The fans at the scene were almost overjoyed.

Have you ever seen a football game where the players don’t consider defense and just go straight to the goal?
Falling behind by one goal, Real Madrid also got angry and started to attack.

In the 31st minute, Gareth Bale received a pass from Modric on the left, and under the defense of Ramos, he took a long shot, but it went high.

The Welshman, who has performed very well in recent times, was closely monitored by Ramos in this game, and his performance was greatly reduced.

This is also a common problem among young players, with their performance fluctuating greatly.

But in the 35th minute, the Chinese midfielder of Bayswater intercepted the ball, and after Las Diarra intercepted the ball, he wanted to pass it directly to Dzeko, just like the previous game against Newcastle.

The French midfielder is addicted.

As a result, the passing intention was too obvious and was directly blocked by Mohammed Diarra.

The ball fell to Modric's feet.

The Croatian stopped and then made another straight pass.

The pass was as precise as a surgical knife. It slid more than 20 meters on the grass and landed at Dzeko's feet in the penalty area.

The Bosnian center forward stopped the ball and kicked the ball in one go, and his movements looked extremely graceful.

The ball went into Real Madrid's goal.

3 is better than 1!

Afterwards, both teams continued to create opportunities and shot frequently.

But no one was able to score again.

Neither side made any substitutions during the half-time break.

After the second half, in the 54th minute, Robinho dribbled the ball on the right and was fouled by Marcelo, resulting in a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Sneijder took the free kick and Ramos headed the ball into the goal, 2-3!

Real Madrid is still behind and continues to attack.

Although the Bayswater Chinese were leading by one goal, they played without mercy.

When it comes to attacking, the Chinese in Bayswater have never been afraid of anyone!
Yang Cheng quickly replaced Dzeko, who had played two games in a row, with Walcott.

The Bosnian center forward made one pass and one shot in this game, and his performance was very eye-catching.

The fans at the scene also stood up and gave Dzeko warm applause.

After a series of substitutions, the two teams still maintained an open offensive posture, and neither side showed any intention of showing weakness.

This was a real treat for the fans at the scene.

In the 87th minute of the second half, Real Madrid got a corner kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Sneijder kicked the ball into the penalty area, but it was headed out by the defender.

The ball fell in front of Gago and others on the periphery.

Gareth Bale competed for the ball with Gago and headed the ball to Walcott who was unguarded on the left flank.

The little tiger kicked the ball directly in front of him, and his whole body started moving instantly like an arrow.

Everyone saw a red figure catching up with the football at an extremely fast speed, then kicking the ball out with great force, and then quickly catching up again, without slowing down at all during the entire sprint.

In a flash, he passed the defensive areas of the white players one after another.

More than 7 fans in the entire Wembley Stadium screamed wildly.

The huge impact brought by this lightning speed made everyone feel excited.

Walcott broke through all the defenses at an extremely fast speed, rushed into Real Madrid's penalty area, and faced the last defensive player.

The little tiger fried the ball skillfully, instantly dodged Casillas who was lying on the ground to save the ball, and sent the ball into the empty goal with his left foot.

The moment the football rolled into Real Madrid's goal, more than 7 fans in the stadium were all shouting Walcott's name frantically.

Nothing can arouse the enthusiasm of fans better than this exciting long-distance run.

Especially after such a wonderful offensive battle, Walcott's long-distance run brought a perfect end to the whole game!

After standing up from their seats, countless fans in the stands never sat down again.

They were always applauding the players in the stadium.

Warm applause spread to every corner of Wembley Stadium.

This made everyone feel the fans' satisfaction with the game.

4 is better than 2!

A total of 6 goals!
There wasn't even a single minute of dull moments throughout the game.

Both teams completely forgot about defense and were attacking frantically.

In the end, the Bayswater Chinese were more aggressive than Real Madrid.

……

After the game at Wembley Stadium, the whole of Europe gave it high praise.

The Chinese in Bayswater and Real Madrid faced off against each other. In the 90-minute game, the two teams fired a total of 41 shots.

This is simply driving me crazy!

On average, there is a shot every 2 minutes.

Can you imagine what kind of game this is?
In terms of shots, Bayswater Chinese had 23 and Real Madrid had 18.

But in terms of shots on target, Bayswater Chinese had 14 shots and scored 4 goals, while Real Madrid only had 7 shots and scored 2 goals.

Whether it is the number of attacks or the shooting efficiency, both teams are still very good.

Especially the Bayswater Chinese.

14 shots on target, but only 4 goals were scored.

The most obvious result was that after the game, Casillas was selected as the best player of the game.

Although they lost the game, AS gave Real Madrid a high evaluation, believing that Real Madrid had many shining points in the battle at Wembley Stadium.

From Sneijder to Robinho, they all performed brilliantly.

In addition, Gago also did a good job in passing and organizing the ball in this game.

But AS also mentioned that Sneijder and Robinho still need to perform continuously and stably.

The British media also gave high praise to Bayswater Chinese, believing that after this game, Bayswater Chinese won four consecutive games, won first place in the group in advance, and advanced to the round of 4 of the Champions League.

This is the second consecutive season that the Chinese team from Bayswater has reached the round of 16 of the Champions League.

Everyone believes that with the level shown by the Bayswater Chinese, they definitely have the opportunity to achieve better results than last season.

After all, Modric, Las Diarra and Yaya Toure in the midfield are more mature and stronger than last season.

Many media outlets are focusing on young Chinese people in Bayswater.

Walcott and Rakitic both performed very well. Although Marcelo was a little embarrassed by Robinho's attack, his contribution on the offensive end was also not small.

Marcelo's performance was indeed very controversial by English standards.

On the one hand, his offensive strength, whether it is technique, ball control, passing, or even long passes, is very impressive. His overall strength is really quite good, and one can tell at first glance that he is a typical Brazilian full-back.

Especially his long passes on the left are still very threatening.

But on the other hand, his defense is really poor.

Otherwise, Schuster would not have immediately replaced Robinho to the right as soon as he saw him starting.

The most praised one is Walcott.

The long run he made after coming on as a substitute made the British media so happy that it was like a holiday.

Everyone says that he has the same style as Irving back then.

Yang Cheng was also used to the British media's practice of praising local stars. In his opinion, whether it was Walcott, Gareth Bale, or Aaron Ramsey, they were all very good at self-discipline and had no bad habits.

The most important thing is to listen to advice.

The thing young people fear most is that they feel they can do anything as soon as they emerge successful.

It's a good thing to have character and pride.

That's how young players should be.

But you must be able to listen to advice and discern what is good for you.

No matter how talented a person is, it is basically difficult for him to realize his goals.

……

November 11, noon, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the 13rd round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese faced Arsenal at home.

When the game reached the 44th minute, the score on the scoreboard was still 0-0.

Bayswater Chinese attacked from the right and got a corner kick opportunity.

Modric ran over quickly, preparing to take a corner kick.

The Bayswater Chinese players quickly rushed into Arsenal's penalty area.

At this moment, nearly 6 fans in the stadium were all shouting desperately.

On the sidelines, in front of the visiting team's coaching booth, Wenger stared at the field nervously without saying a word.

He tried desperately to hide his worry, but his eyes betrayed him.

With the whistle of referee Rob Stiles, Modric took a quick run and kicked a curved ball.

The arc of the ball was relatively low and landed in front of the Arsenal goal.

Very forward point.

Koscielny rushed forward quickly and, with no one guarding him, he raised his head and touched the ball.

The ball fell towards the goal at a faster speed.

Arsenal's penalty area was already in chaos.

Many people's attention was attracted by Koscielny.

So much so that when the ball fell towards the small penalty area, several people gathered in the front point actually missed it.

Either he didn't react in time, or his kick missed.

There were players from Bayswater Chinese and also players from Arsenal.

Everyone is the same.

But right in front of the small penalty area, a burly and majestic red figure rushed over quickly.

The momentum with which he rushed into the small penalty area was just like a heavy truck rushing into a crowded commercial pedestrian street.

Who can stop it?

And right in front of Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia, Yaya Toure kicked the ball.

The ball went under the Spanish goalkeeper's outstretched hands and into the Arsenal goal.

Referee Stiles blew the whistle immediately!
Yaya Toure turned around and ran. The Ivorian midfielder seemed extremely excited. He kept waving his hands all the way, rushed to the sidelines shouting, and opened his arms generously to the Bayswater Chinese fans in the stands.

At this moment, the score on the scoreboard became 1 to 0!

All the fans in the stadium were shouting one name.

Yaya Toure!

……

Wenger has always felt that he has a very good memory.

He is particularly sensitive to various data.

Even some things and numbers from a long time ago, he still remembers them very clearly.

However, he forgot when Yaya Toure came to Arsenal for trial and how long he lasted?

The only thing he could be sure of was that it should have been the summer of 2003, when the team was training and preparing for the game.

At that time, Kolo Toure found me and wanted to recommend my brother to come to Arsenal for a trial.

The Ivorian defender performed well and Wenger gave him face, so he agreed.

It wasn't long before the player, who was playing in a lower-level Belgian league, joined Arsenal.

Wenger doesn't have a deep memory of him, except that he always trained with the team and played in midfield.

It’s hard to say which position he plays because he plays very chaotically.

It is said that he has played as attacking midfielder, central midfielder, defensive midfielder, central defender, and he can even play on the wing.

All in all, he said, he could do it.

In order to stay at Arsenal.

Wenger is already used to such statements from young people. His first impression of Yaya Toure is that he is really strong!

When he got on the court, it was discovered that he had really good footwork.

Just some sticky balls.

This is a common problem among many players who have not undergone formal youth training and polishing, and have a strong street style.

Wenger no longer remembers how long Yaya Toure was on trial at Arsenal.

It seems like they had played a warm-up match.

I specially arranged for him to play at that time, but he messed it up.

And at that time, he couldn't apply for a work permit.

Oh, yes, Wenger remembered.

7 month.

Because the British media reported on the work permit at that time.

A team from the third-tier league actually applied for England's first work permit, and it was given to a skinny kid from Croatia.

The most outrageous thing is that the second-generation rich boss of that third-level league team actually made the outrageous statement that the skinny kid would be a midfield genius!
All in all, the whole of Britain at that time treated this incident as a joke.

Many people even think that this will become another joke for the English Football Association.

But times have changed.

Four years passed in a flash.

Today, that third-level league team has transformed into the defending champion of the Premier League, became the opponent in today's game, and became a new star in European football.

The skinny kid who was a laughing stock among everyone and looked down upon by countless people is now the captain of the Bayswater Chinese team and the core of the midfield.

Modric is really low-key and his statistics are not particularly eye-catching, but people who understand football know that he is a real genius!
And that rich second generation who made such wild statements back then created all of this!
Yaya Toure, for whom Wenger was unwilling to apply for a work permit, had just scored against the Gunners for his former third-tier league team.

All the memories intertwined in Wenger's mind in an instant, forming a very absurd memory that was somewhat difficult for Wenger to accept.

Wenger can understand why Yaya Toure is so excited every time he plays against Arsenal.

A lot of players are like this.

They simply want to make people like Wenger regret what they did.

Wenger turned around silently and returned to the coaching seat.

After sitting down, he simply closed his eyes, rubbed his eyebrows, and tried hard to suppress the irritation in his heart.

Because he really regretted it!
……

The first half ended with Yaya Toure leading 1-0.

But there is still the second half of the game, and it is far from time to let down our guard.

"Arsenal is one of only two unbeaten teams in the top five leagues this season!"

In the locker room during the halftime break, Yang Cheng was mobilizing all the players.

"Facing a team like this, we must give 200 percent of our effort."

Yang Cheng was not satisfied with the team's performance at the start of the first half.

The Chinese team in Bayswater had a very poor start, which led to the rhythm of the game being controlled by Arsenal throughout the first half.

If it wasn't for the corner kick in the final stage, if it wasn't for Yaya Toure's goal, the game would have been very difficult for the Chinese in Bayswater.

Now, he has to ask the players to make changes.

"Arsenal won't choose to defend because they can't!"

Yang Cheng was very sure.

Gilberto Silva was injured and missed the game, so Wenger arranged for Flamini and Fabregas as the two central midfielders.

Coincidentally, this year is not Flamini's contract year.

Arsenal's performance throughout the first half proved that they were not at their best.

They just lost in the UEFA Cup.

Arsenal is in good shape this season and is currently ranked third in the Premier League. Wenger wants to strive for the top four and qualify for next season's Champions League.

But the Gunners' current lineup is clearly not enough to fight on multiple fronts simultaneously.

So Wenger has to make some trade-offs.

Everyone knows what to choose.

"In the second half, they will definitely attack!"

"And our mission is to fight back their attack!"

"This is not just 3 points, this is a challenge from Arsenal to us in the standings!"

"I hope that you can use this game to tell the 6-plus fans and the whole of London who is the real king of London!"

……

After the start of the second half, the game situation was just as Yang Cheng expected.

Arsenal, who kicked off first, took the initiative to attack.

In less than a minute, the Gunners made two consecutive shots from the left side of the Bayswater Chinese penalty area, but both were blocked and failed to threaten the goal.

But the Gunners were still not satisfied and continued to press forward.

But in the 48th minute, Arsenal midfielder Fabregas got the ball and was entangled by Modric.

The two men stuck together to fight for the ball on the left side of the center circle in Arsenal's half.

In the end, no one got it.

The ball escaped the control of the two men and rolled to the left.

Di Maria rushed over at the first moment, kicked the ball forward before Fabregas, and suddenly accelerated to catch up.

At this time, Dzeko in the frontcourt had already started to move forward.

Arsenal's two central defenders were a bit apart.

Di Maria made a straight pass to Dzeko right in front of Kolo Toure and Gallas.

The Bosnian center forward rushed over quickly, took the lead, blocked Kolo Toure with his body, rushed into the Arsenal penalty area with the ball with his right foot, and made a lob shot before the goalkeeper Almunia could rush out.

The ball went over Almunia's head and into the unguarded goal behind him.

Gallas chased the ball all the way, trying to kick it out in front of the goal line.

As a result, the ball is faster than the person!
"The ball went in!!!"

"Just three minutes into the second half, the Bayswater Chinese once again broke through Arsenal's goal."

"2-0!

"Di Maria's through ball was a beautiful one."

"Edin Dzeko's run from behind was also very clever, but Kolo Toure still suffered physically."

The entire stadium was filled with the sound of fans shouting Dzeko.

Everyone cheered.

……

Arsenal got a corner kick opportunity just before the end of the game.

As a result, this corner kick caused chaos in the Bayswater Chinese penalty area.

In the chaos, Heleb caught a glimpse of danger and took advantage of the situation to kick the ball into the goal of the Bayswater Chinese team.

1 is better than 2!

At this time, it was already the 87th minute.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Arsenal 2-1.

The moment the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the entire stadium was filled with deafening cheers.

All the fans in the stadium stood up and gave the team warm applause and cheers.

Arsenal’s unbeaten streak is finally broken!

From now on, there is only one undefeated team left in the top five leagues this season.

That's Liverpool!

It was also in this round that Liverpool defeated Fulham 2-0 at home.

After Chelsea's outstanding performance in the past few rounds, they were tied 1-1 by Everton at home in this round.

Manchester United beat Blackburn 2-0 at home thanks to two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.

After 13 rounds of matches, Manchester United leads the standings with 32 points.

Bayswater Chinese followed closely behind with 30 points.

Arsenal has 27 points, the same as Liverpool.

Manchester City is in fifth place with 26 points, and Chelsea is in sixth place with 5 points.

……

After the game, Yang Cheng took the initiative to shake hands with Wenger and say hello.

As per custom, he politely asked if he wanted to have a couple of drinks.
In the past, Wenger has always refused.

But today, for some reason, he actually agreed.

Now it was Yang Cheng who was embarrassed.

I was just asking casually, just being polite, why did you take it so seriously?

I didn't prepare any wine!

Seeing Yang Cheng's expression, Wenger's bitter mood due to losing the game suddenly improved a lot.

Hypocritical guy, now your mask has been exposed, right?

"Everyone in Britain knows that you are a vampire who only takes in and never gives out. What? You can't even afford to treat us to a bottle of red wine?" Wenger teased.

How could Yang Cheng let Wenger take advantage of him?

What is there to say?

If you can’t get it on the court, don’t even think about getting it in the bar!
Yang Cheng is familiar with the stadium managers at Wembley, so he can just borrow some from them. I don’t believe they don’t drink.

So he invited Wenger over and asked Brian Kidd to find someone to borrow.

Sure enough, after a while, the wine was borrowed.

"This wine... is not good." Wenger said with a bit of disgust.

Yang Cheng chuckled, "In your current mood, no matter how good the wine is, it will taste sour."

Wenger did not refute.

Seeing Yang Cheng pour two cups, he picked up one of the cups and knocked it with a clang. He raised it up and took a sip, sipped it with two slurps.

Sure enough, this wine is not good.

I don't know where this stingy guy found it.

"I understand. I don't usually invite anyone to drink in this stadium."

"So, everyone says you are the stingiest in the Premier League."

"Since you know I'm stingy, why did you still agree? You are the most ignorant person in the Premier League." Yang Cheng retorted.

Wenger laughed.

In terms of thickness of skin, I am not sure I can beat Yang Cheng.

The two of them joked with each other and talked about all sorts of things.

Yang Cheng suddenly thought of the recent news and asked about it out of curiosity.

"Hey, why did I hear that your team is going to be sold recently?"

"Fake news," Wenger said impatiently.

He was tired of being asked this question.

Yang Cheng looked at his expression and felt more determined.

If this news is fake, then damn it!
"Even the Guardian published it, and the Reuters news about Usmanov was also published. Could they all be fake?"

Wenger asked back unhappily, "We are sworn enemies, why do you care about this?"

"I'm planning to acquire Arsenal!" Yang Cheng joked very seriously.

Wenger was amused.

That's how the comedic effect comes about.

"Are you really planning to sell it?" Yang Cheng continued to ask.

Wenger snorted twice. He seriously suspected that this kid was here just to find out the truth.

"If we really get acquired by a wealthy man and I get a large transfer fee, the first thing I will do is to poach all your players."

Yang Cheng laughed immediately.

How could he be fooled by Wenger?
"Sure, as long as you are willing to pay, I can sell it to you no matter who you want to buy!"

Wenger was a little surprised. The pair of shrewd eyes on his old face kept staring at Yang Cheng, as if he wanted to see his guilty conscience from Yang Cheng's face.

But who is Yang Cheng?
After three lifetimes as a human being, how could Wenger see through him?

"I really don't understand you." Wenger sighed, "How can you be so sure?"

Yang Cheng grinned, "Because you can't afford the price I want!"

Wenger paused and was speechless.

This person is the most boring. He always kills the conversation.

If that's the case, I certainly can't afford the price.

For example, Gareth Bale, you just call out £100 million.

Even if I could f*cking afford it, I'd be crazy to spend £1 million on Gareth Bale?

If I went to Ferguson to buy Ronaldo, I guess it wouldn't cost that much.

If all else fails, I’ll go to Barcelona to buy Messi!
"So you are really planning to sell it." Yang Cheng changed the subject and brought the topic back to Arsenal.

"That means the rumors out there are true. If you can't find the money and if you can't get into the Champions League, your life will be very difficult."

"So, look at what you have done, is it human?" Wenger admitted it.

This kind of thing is not too confidential.

Besides, after some time, everything will be settled and everyone will know it.

"Is he Russian? Or American?" Yang Cheng continued to be gossipy.

"I don't know." Wenger shook his head.

How can we ask for his opinion on board matters when there is no general direction?
Regarding this kind of thing, Yang Cheng just watched coldly and definitely had no interest in getting involved.

Whether it is Kroenke or Usmanov, who can guarantee whether they are good or bad?
After all, these guys won't do anything without a profit.

Do you really think they are running a charity?
It's just that the interests they seek are different.

Including like Abramovich to Chelsea, true love?

Bullshit!

However, Yang Cheng does have something he can collaborate on with Wenger.

That's why he decided to treat Wenger to a drink.

That is to call on the Premier League to strengthen the penalties for fouls, especially some serious fouls, such as fouls with the intention of hurting people, which should be severely punished and heavily fined.

Wenger wholeheartedly agrees with this.

In order to "repay its debts", Arsenal has been bullied by the Premier League teams over the past few years.

The idea proposed by Yang Cheng was really a perfect match.

It doesn't mean that mid- and lower-level teams are not allowed to adopt foul tactics, but at least they must distinguish between which are malicious and which are tactical.

The Premier League's standards for malicious fouls are still too lenient.

This is not good for young players and it is not good for technical players.

On this point, Yang Cheng and Wenger are in agreement.

But the Chinese in Bayswater are now alone and powerless. Adam Croser can say a few words and make appeals, but he also needs people like Arsenal, David Dunn and Wenger to come out and help.

This is something that is beneficial to both parties.

Maybe, the incident like Eduardo da Silva's broken leg could have been avoided.

It will also help the overall image and commercial promotion of the Premier League.

Wenger agreed on the spot.

As for how the two clubs plan to cooperate, how to promote and appeal, and how to contact more teams, Wenger said that he will communicate with David Dunn after returning.

At that time, both sides will coordinate at the club level.

(End of this chapter)