Football: Starting from the Ronaldinho template

Chapter 350: How can the vast heaven treat me so poorly?

The Sun: Arsenal came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield and now top the table with 12 points. Qin Ming leads the scoring charts with 11 goals, 8 goals ahead of second-placed Kane!

Harry Kane, who had just finished the match against Everton and scored twice, was stunned when he saw the news and leaned against the cabinet for a long time before he came to his senses.

He slightly raised his head, revealing a sorrowful expression.

It looks like the kind of memes fans would make in the future. Oh, heavens, how cruel you are to me.

In recent seasons, I finally found my scoring rhythm and was aiming for the Premier League Golden Boot, but there was a formidable opponent sitting on my head, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't break through.

What round is this?

How did they manage to pull ahead by eight goals?!
Harry Kane believes that as long as Qin Ming is around, he will not be able to win the Premier League Golden Boot, and it will be difficult for him to win the Premier League title.

Should we run away?

Harry Kane, who has a deep affection for Tottenham, was startled by his own thoughts.

But he had to admit that it was his subconscious thought, and also his most genuine thought.

Where would they go if they had to run away?
In the Bundesliga, if he goes to Bayern Munich, he'll definitely win the title, and the Golden Boot should be a sure thing.

But Bayern Munich has no shortage of center forwards.

La Liga?

Anyway, if I really have to leave, I definitely can't go to Arsenal, they're my arch-rivals, and Tottenham fans would dig up my ancestral graves.

Don't put too much pressure on yourself.

Pochettino noticed Harry Kane's distress.

So why isn't he?

Last season, Arsenal's high-scoring game against Tottenham drew a lot of ridicule from fans.

There are still banners hanging outside White Hart Lane stadium.

Regardless of whether we win the title this season, we must beat Arsenal.

Because he realized that Arsenal wanted to replicate their unbeaten season, and their arch-rivals Tottenham absolutely could not stand idly by.

After all, harming Arsenal is a higher priority than benefiting oneself.

Not only Harry Kane was heartbroken, but Lukaku and Rashford, who scored in the recent victory against Stoke City, were also silently grieving over the increasingly distant and unattainable Premier League Golden Boot.

Pogba's mentality is somewhat unbalanced.

He transferred to Manchester United for a fee exceeding that of Qin Ming, so people's expectations for him were high, and he was often compared to Qin Ming.

But the question is, can we beat them?

Even though the two people are in different positions, they cannot be compared based on data.

Even a blind person can tell who is stronger by observing their performance in a match.

"Oh shit!"

Pogba shook his hand forcefully, thinking that he might as well stay at Juventus.

Manchester City, who won 4-0 against Bournemouth, had Aguero and Jesus both score twice, and De Bruyne provided a hat-trick of assists. The atmosphere in the team was much more relaxed than that of other teams.

"The passing and movement in the new system can be accelerated, especially the interplay between the two wingers, which must be coordinated with the central advance."

Guardiola pointed to the tactics board.

He recently devised a 3-1-4-2 formation using Conte's three-center-back system.

Very fierce.

Especially in midfield control, they are much stronger than last season.

They definitely have the ability to compete with Arsenal.

Starting two years ago, they have been aiming for the Premier League title for three consecutive seasons, and they must win the title this season.

"Qin is still strong."

De Bruyne smiled as he watched the Arsenal match highlights.

"Look at Liverpool's new players, they've been hurt like that by him, they're bound to have some psychological trauma, aren't they?"

Stones glanced at Kyle Walker casually as he spoke.

Kyle Walker instantly exploded, stood up, turned around and left, because he remembered that seemingly impossible goal in the Europa League knockout stage.

He felt like he was being made a fool of.

By the way, he was still at Tottenham at that time, and after playing two legs, he was completely stunned.

The Guardian: Objectively speaking, Arnold is indeed very talented, but only on the offensive end. In this game, he didn't even have a chance to attack. He was constantly suppressed in the backcourt by Qin Ming, which is why he seemed so vulnerable!

September has arrived.

European football is buzzing again as the flames of European competition have reignited.

This season, PSG's CMN trio—Cavani, Mbappe, and Neymar—has surpassed Messi to become the second most expensive attacking line in football.

As for the most expensive, it's Arsenal.

At the same time as the summer transfer window closed, the renowned Swiss sports research institution CIES Football Observatory released its latest player valuation list. This list includes 110 players and mainly reflects their transfer value, determined by their performance, contract, age, and position on the field.

Qin Ming ranks first with €2.7 million, followed by Neymar with €2.1 million, Tottenham's Dele Alli and Harry Kane both with €1.5 million, and Messi ranked fifth.

However, this list has been questioned by many fans.

Because Ronaldo is ranked in the 40s, even though he didn't win the Champions League, he was still the runner-up in the Champions League and the La Liga champion.

His individual goal tally is also quite high.

It's just that she's a bit older, already 32 years old.

And why are two Tottenham players ranked so high up?
Qin Ming didn't have the time or the inclination to pay attention to these things; a player's market value and transfer fee sometimes didn't have much to do with each other.

He is preparing with his teammates for the first round of the Champions League group stage.

Playing at home against APOEL Nicosia.

Although the opponent was not particularly strong, we still couldn't let our guard down, and Liverpool proved that right.

When you're being scrutinized under a magnifying glass, you can't always be in a tactical priority position.

On the contrary, they may be disrupted by targeted arrangements.

It's not impossible for Arsenal to slip up unexpectedly, especially with the Champions League title defense curse looming large, so most people don't think Arsenal can win two consecutive titles.

After one last practice session with my teammates.

Qin Ming sat in front of the television, watching the tenth and final round of the Asian qualifiers.

Since the Chinese team had already qualified for the next round, Perrin did not call him up.

Let him get some rest.

The final result did not disappoint; the Chinese team won 1-0 against Qatar away from home, thus ending their World Cup Asian qualifiers.

The country was jubilant.

Everyone is looking forward to the World Cup next summer.

For the Chinese team, preparations for the World Cup have already begun.

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) then announced the Premier League Player of the Month for August on September 3, selecting Qin Ming, Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero, N'Golo Kanté, and Kevin De Bruyne.

The final result was, of course, beyond question.

Qin Ming, who scored nine goals in three matches, was selected.

Qin Ming was no longer interested in the award. His hall of honor in his villa was already overflowing with so many awards that he was planning to tear down a wall to expand the hall.

Soon, September 14th arrived.

Arsenal host APOEL Nicosia.

"Pretty!"

"Sanchez delivered an assist with a cross from the wing, and Qin Ming fired a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box, the ball nestling into the bottom left corner of the goal!"

"Arsenal 1-0 APOEL!" "This is also Qin Ming's third consecutive season scoring in the opening round of the Champions League for Arsenal!"

"Currently, Cristiano Ronaldo has the highest number of Champions League goals among active players with 107. If Qin Ming can maintain his current scoring efficiency, I think he can catch up with Ronaldo within three seasons!"

Paul Dutton has a lot of confidence in Qin Ming.

Arsenal, having scored a goal, continued their attacking prowess, creating threats in APOEL's half. In the 37th minute, Qin Ming unleashed a long-range shot from outside the box, which grazed the right post and went wide.

This drew sighs of regret from Arsenal fans.

“APOEL Nicosia has a lot of history, such as the biggest margin of victory in the league being 17-1, when they scored 17 goals against Limassol Aris.”

"That's equivalent to scoring one every five minutes."

"They also lost 1-16 to Sporting CP in the European Cup Winners' Cup. Their most successful season so far was the 2011-2012 season, when they fought their way through the playoffs to reach the group stage."

"They were ultimately drawn into Group G with Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Zenit Saint Petersburg, and finished second in the group to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, they eliminated Lyon in a penalty shootout."

"In the semi-finals, they faced Real Madrid and were sent home 2-8 on aggregate."

"It will be much more difficult for them to qualify this year."

Paul Dutton hadn't finished speaking.

Qin Ming combined with Morata on the edge of the penalty area, suddenly cut inside, turned and created space, and unleashed a powerful shot with his weak foot.

boom!
The goal of APOEL Nicosia has been breached again.

"Yeah!!!"

The Gunners at the Emirates Stadium cheered loudly.

Sure enough, Qin Ming, who was in explosive form in the league, brought his high goal-scoring efficiency to the Champions League.

The camera is focused on the sidelines of the court.

Wenger and Pat Rice discussed how to make substitutions.

After an international match day, the players were a bit tired, except for Qin Ming, who didn't go back to participate.

So Wenger thought about it and substituted Dembele, Morata and other key players shortly after the start of the second half.

Let Saka and others go up and experience the Champions League atmosphere.

Having already experienced his league debut, Saka wasn't as nervous as before, and with Qin Ming right beside him, he felt a profound sense of security.

"Let's go!"

Qin Ming pointed to the space behind the Greek team's full-back and shouted.

Saka immediately understood and made a forward run, but Qin Ming pretended to feint for a moment before passing the ball to him.

This directly creates a safe space for Saka to handle the ball.

Saka dribbled the ball into the penalty area with his left foot and, before any defenders could come to cover, passed it across to the middle.

Qin Ming arrived on horseback and then slotted the ball into the net.

"A hat trick?!"

"Arsenal's newcomer has earned his first assist. Seeing Saka reminds me of Arnold. They're both newcomers, but their treatment is completely different!"

"Having a teammate like Qin early in my career can save me a lot of detours!"

Paul Dutton said.

At the Emirates Stadium, Saka was even more excited than Qin Ming, who had scored the goal, and ran over to give Qin Ming a bear hug.

To be honest, he didn't expect his first assist to come so quickly.

It's also very relaxing.

"You could have shot just now; there was space on your left foot."

Qin Ming's words were a bit Versailles-like.

After all, he scored the goal, but he still wanted to tell Saka that there were better options in that position.

"I'll try it next time!"

Saka flashed a wide grin, revealing his bright white teeth.

The rest of the match was a foregone conclusion, with Arsenal ultimately securing a 3-0 victory over APOEL Nicosia at home, marking a winning start to their 2017-18 Champions League campaign.

Mundo Deportivo: Barcelona 3-0 Juventus, Messi scores twice, the new Barcelona is back! They will once again challenge for the top of Europe, are you ready, Arsenal!

The report from Barcelona's mouthpiece media almost made the fans laugh.

After being defeated by Arsenal for two consecutive seasons, are they now regaining their former glory by beating Juventus 3-0?
They don't even look at the huge impact Bonucci's departure from Juventus has had.

In other matches of the first round, Tottenham Hotspur beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1, with Harry Kane scoring twice and providing an assist; Manchester City defeated Feyenoord 4-0, with Sergio Aguero scoring a hat-trick.

This year's Champions League group stage features a "group of death".

There are also teams full of noobs, such as the Manchester duo.

Manchester United also beat Basel 3-0, with Lukaku scoring one goal and Rashford scoring twice.

4-4-2: The competition for the Champions League Golden Boot this year will be even fiercer! Will Qin Ming's record for most goals in a single Champions League season be broken by someone else this season?
When the fifth round of the Premier League was underway at Vicarage Road in the 78th minute.

Arsenal are now two goals ahead of Watford, and just now, Fabinho made a brilliant tackle to steal the ball from Richarlison's feet.

Roberto then stepped forward and delivered a long diagonal pass.

The referee found Sanchez making a run down the left flank, who was brought down in the penalty area, resulting in a red card and penalty for Mariapa.

Qin Ming converted the penalty kick.

This was also his first goal of the match. The first goal was scored by Van Dijk when Arsenal took a corner kick from the right. There was chaos in Watford's penalty area, which gave Van Dijk an opportunity to take a shot.

The match ended with Arsenal defeating Watford 2-0.

Just four days later in the EFL Cup, Arsenal faced Doncaster, a team from League One.

Wenger opted for extensive squad rotation.

After all, there is the Championship between the Premier League and League One, and the gap between the two teams is still quite obvious.

Saka, Nelson and others all made their appearances, while Martinez was replaced in goal. Arsenal did not loan him out this season because Cech's form has become inconsistent and a good substitute is needed to fill in at any time.

Ospina and Martinez are the candidates.

Arsenal played very steadily in this match; the level of several of their players would probably not even be considered mid-to-upper tier in the Premier League.

But even if you throw it into the English First Division, it will still cause a huge splash.

Doncaster was just playing with a lot of intensity, engaging in fierce physical battles and marking players throughout the game – a typical small-team's all-out, desperate style of play.

The main theme is "not letting the eldest brother get through easily".

This match looked quite interesting; it wasn't just a player-versus-player contest, but also a microcosm of the social dynamics of English football, from the bottom to the top.

On one side are powerful families with abundant funds, fame, and systems.

On the other side are the grassroots who have worked their way up from small cities.

The overall style is like a large-scale clash between "working people and capital".

Once the older brother uses his rotation lineup, the younger brother is indeed willing to fight back a few times; at least Doncaster didn't back down.

Fortunately, Saka withstood the pressure and scored with a left-footed shot during a counter-attack.

Arsenal took the lead before halftime and then began to control the tempo of the game, slowly wearing down Doncaster.

Then in the 70th minute of the match.

Fernando Llorente, the Basque Lion, held off two defenders in the penalty area.

A header finds the net.

Arsenal, with a rotated squad, defeated Doncaster 2-0 to advance to the next round of the EFL Cup.

The sixth round of the Premier League will be held five days later.

Arsenal defeated West Bromwich Albion 4-1 at home, with Qin Ming scoring twice with a header and a volley, and Sanchez and Fabinho each adding a goal.

The Sun: A crazy September! Qin Ming has scored 14 league goals, Arsenal have not won a single game 1-0, and they have thrown away their old nickname! They are aiming for the record of 30 goals in the first eight rounds of the league!
(End of this chapter)