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Chapter 136 The Red and Blue Peak Battle Begins, Fabregas's Exaggerated Provocation?

"Fuck! Those damn Sun reporters! Steven! Steven!!!"

Three o'clock in the afternoon.

Upon receiving the Sun newspaper, the professor was so angry that he immediately called out to his assistant.

The professor had always known about the gossip surrounding Su Hao.

The professor, who even found it quite amusing, subscribed to The Sun to follow the gossip. However, to his dismay, he found himself caught up in the drama.

He's Wenger, after all!

How could he allow that damned Sun to tarnish his perfect image?

"boss?"

"Have the legal department contact The Sun. If I don't see their apology statement by tomorrow, I will formally sue them!"

"what?"

It was obvious that Steven hadn't gotten to know the professor yet, and was completely stunned by the professor's words.

"Forget it!"

Seeing Steven's bewildered expression, the professor thought for a moment and ultimately held back.

After all, if he were to file another lawsuit, wouldn't that just escalate the situation further?

"Has the information on Chelsea been compiled?"

"Oh! This is all sorted out!"

"Okay! Put it on the table!"

After saying that, the professor buried his head in the newspaper again.

Forehead.
Of course, this time the professor wasn't looking at the Sun's gossip, but rather the Times' praise for Arsenal's winning streak on both fronts this season!

Believe it or not, it's been eight years!
The professor had indeed never seen a journalist in The Times praise his own Arsenal like this before.

According to The Times, it's only a matter of time before he wins the treble this season.

However, the professor only glanced at it for a few minutes.

After Steven placed the documents on the table, the professor closed his newspaper and then opened the documents.

However, when the data was opened, the first player's name that appeared immediately dampened the professor's spirits.

Chelsea's new core player – Cesc Fàbregas!
"You know what? That guy's coming to our Emirates Stadium this weekend! That damn traitor! This time we'll make him pay for betraying us!"

"That son of a bitch, even now, just seeing him makes me so angry I could have a heart attack!"

"But seriously, haha, that traitor was really pitiful. He paid his own money to lick Barcelona's boots, and then he got kicked out!"

"Hahaha! It's really pitiful, but he still needs to know!"

"Yes! John has already gone to prepare the posters, and not just the posters, but also the pig's head and all that stuff. We absolutely can't let him get away this time!"

The professor reminisced about the past in his office.

Meanwhile, Arsenal's die-hard fans also began making special preparations for the upcoming eighth round of the league match between Arsenal and Chelsea.

There's nothing we can do about it; for Arsenal's die-hard fans, Fabregas' transfer was truly a painful experience!
Some media outlets even reported that during that period, some radicals planned to rush to Spain and shoot Fa Zhongyi.

Fans are now making such enthusiastic preparations for Fabregas' return to the Emirates Stadium.

The reporters, of course, didn't just sit idly by.

Starting on the 14th, reporters from these football newspapers began conducting targeted interviews in various locations.

The radical Guardian has focused its attack on Mourinho, Fabregas's new manager.

The madman, who was eagerly awaiting the start of his favorite psychological warfare offensive, certainly did not disappoint the Guardian reporters.

That same afternoon, the Special One told a reporter from The Guardian that Arsenal had never been a true powerhouse and that they could never retain top stars.

Not only did Mourinho drop this bombshell, but he also gave reporters an example, which was naturally Henry and Fabregas.

Got it!
Once the "Special One's" words were exposed, they naturally ignited the anger of all Arsenal fans and players.

Not a true powerhouse. This statement really hit the softest spot in the hearts of everyone at Arsenal.

Of course, since the Special One had fired the first shot, Arsenal naturally began to retaliate.

"I've said it before, that guy's brain is different from other people's. I've always been too lazy to comment on him and the garbage he spouts!"

At the entrance of Arsenal Football Club in the evening.

The professor then gave a formal response to Mourinho's remarks.

However, although he skillfully criticized Mourinho, he remained silent when asked questions by reporters about Fabregas.

The professor chose to avoid the topic altogether.

Unfortunately, the sentimental professor really didn't want to say anything hurtful to Fabregas in public.

However, the professor is incredibly sentimental, but the Arsenal players are a different story.

Just like Brother Ta!

"That traitor doesn't deserve to stand on the Emirates Stadium pitch! What? Greet him? That's impossible!"

Tajkovic immediately launched into a tirade, prompting reporters to start asking Arsenal players for their opinions on Fabregas' return to the Emirates Stadium.

Especially Su Hao!
As the current vice-captain of Arsenal, he can even be considered the youngest and most promising midfielder in Arsenal's history to lead the team to a Champions League victory.

Su Hao's opinion on Fabregas' return has naturally attracted much attention.

However, to the reporters' disappointment...

Despite being bombarded by reporters from major newspapers, Su Hao never revealed any of his views on Fa Zhongyi.

That is, on the 17th, one day before the match.

Surrounded by a swarm of reporters outside the club, Su Hao finally snapped, "I don't want to talk about him, and I don't want to comment on his abilities! Stop asking me! It's so annoying!"

Ok
These are England's most adept paparazzi at finding topics and creating hype.

Su Hao's statement, which was clearly just him being too lazy to talk about loyalty and righteousness, was misinterpreted by them as "The arrogant Chinese Su Hao disdains to comment on the former Arsenal super captain!"

With this report out, the players from Chelsea and Arsenal have now officially begun their direct confrontation.

To support his new teammate, Terry directly tagged Su Hao on his Instagram, telling Su Hao to learn to respect others.

But before Su Hao could even respond to Terry, Big Giroud was the first to tag Terry.

Giroud's response was completely silent, consisting of only a single image.

A picture of the score from last season's Arsenal 3-0 Chelsea.

From the 14th to the 18th.

A full four days!
What was supposed to be an ordinary league match has become a global phenomenon in football because of Fabregas.

In particular, Su Hao disdainfully commented on Fabregas.

In the end, Mourinho managed to directly target Su Hao.

"I once went to China for the Italian Super Cup, and honestly, it was an absolutely terrible experience. The pitch quality was terrible, even down to the level of an English Championship team, and their football was really backward! And most importantly, they didn't know how to respect others. I clearly remember a Chinese journalist at that press conference."

I am Cao!

Originally, Su Hao felt he had already responded enough by letting Giroud concede a 3-0 defeat, but then he saw that Mourinho, that old bird, actually dragged him, his own Bird's Nest pitch, and even Chinese football into the mix.

Su Hao naturally couldn't remain silent.

On the same night that Mourinho attacked Su Hao, Su Hao responded in front of reporters' cameras.

"I know why Mr. Mourinho remembers it so clearly. It's because he lost that game; his team lost 1-2 to Lazio. He's just a sore loser. Last season, because we lost to him, he even pushed Mr. Wenger. Oh! As for his statement that Chinese football is backward, I don't deny that we are indeed not as good as Portugal. But what does it matter to him that Portuguese football is better than Chinese football? I only know that we were the Premier League champions last season, and we are currently the Premier League leaders. As for him? I think his time at Chelsea is probably coming to an end. After all, as the Champions League winners, Chelsea absolutely cannot tolerate someone with outdated tactics continuing to lead them, repeatedly ending the season without a single goal!"

The reporters were thrilled!

Do not!
Even the hand holding the microphone started to tremble.

They had initially thought that Su Hao, who also had a rather bad temper, might say something to Mourinho.

But they really didn't expect Su Hao to be so fierce.

This statement can be said to have completely undermined Mourinho's worth!

Su Hao started criticizing Mourinho, and at this point, Fabregas, as the key figure in this storm, naturally could no longer remain silent.

Fa Zhongyi's first target was naturally Su Hao, whom reporters said looked down on him.

Without hesitation, Fa Zhongyi, aiming to strike at Su Hao's vital point, followed Mourinho's lead and began mocking him.

On his Instagram account, Fabregas posted a photo and tagged Su Hao.

As for the content of the photo, it naturally shows Fabregas holding the World Cup trophy.
"Damn it! This son of a bitch, he's really killing me by destroying my spirit!"

Su Hao, who was staying at home and browsing the news, naturally saw Fa Zhongyi's Instagram posts very quickly.

just
Faced with this unsolvable provocation.

In the end, Su Hao could only curse a few times in anger, and then... nothing more happened.

There's nothing he can do; he'll never have a chance to win the World Cup trophy in his lifetime!
The two teams engaged in a heated exchange of insults, and the head coaches clashed, eventually leading to a personal conflict between Mourinho and Su Hao.

In short!
Before the 18th actually arrived, this match had already generated the most buzz in all of Europe.

Especially at 7 p.m. that evening, when Chelsea's blue bus drove into the inner passage of the Emirates Stadium!

Amidst a cacophony of boos and insults, and the radicals even threw a pig's head in front of the bus!
That one throw sent the already excited Arsenal fans into a frenzy.

"This is absolutely the most disgusting bus arrival I've ever seen. I can hardly imagine that something like this would happen on the streets of London!"

Someone threw a pig's head at me.

The hot-tempered Mourinho naturally launched his attack at the pre-match press conference.

Moreover, after venting his frustrations about Arsenal's security personnel, the Special One smoothly transitioned to talking about the Professor.

They were all old acquaintances, and the kind of people who didn't like each other.

Naturally, apart from the two not actually fighting, there was nothing substantial to be said at this press conference.

The pre-match press conference was full of tension, and Wenger and Mourinho both made their declarations of victory in the locker room.

at last!

Amidst the frenzied atmosphere where players from both teams were crammed together in the players' tunnel and nearly clashed.

The time finally came to 8 o'clock local time in London!
"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"This is a live broadcast of the 8rd round of the 2014-2015 English Premier League!"

Arsenal vs. Chelsea at home!

"The players from both teams are already standing in their respective halves of the field!"

"The referee is checking his watch too!"

"Beep!!!"

"With the referee's whistle!"

"The competition has officially begun!"

Because this was Fabregas' first time returning "home," the more than 50,000 Arsenal fans erupted in a deafening chorus of boos as soon as the two teams stood in the players' tunnel.

Especially after the whistle blows.

The boos reached an extreme!
"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"

"Chelsea's starting goalkeeper, wearing the traditional blue jersey and attacking from left to right: Courtois!"

"Defenders: Azpilicueta, Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic!"

"Double defensive midfielders: Matic, Fabregas!" "Attacking midfielders: Willian, Oscar, Hazard!"

"Lone striker: Diego Costa!"

"Chelsea are still using the 4-2-3-1 formation that Mourinho has been using since the beginning of the season!"

On the other side, the home team, Arsenal, dressed in their traditional red and white jerseys, attacked from right to left.

"Unlike in the past, perhaps out of fear of Chelsea's extremely efficient counter-attacking style this season, the professor also put Artate in the starting position today, partnering with Kanté in the double pivot midfield!"

"Arsenal's attack comes first!"

Emirates Stadium!

As the referee blew his whistle, Lewandowski quickly passed the ball behind him.

Meanwhile, Su Hao, behind Lewandowski, received the ball and, before Diego Costa could pounce on him, passed it to Sanchez on the right wing.

Fans were all hoping that Arsenal could thrash Chelsea in style at home and humiliate Fabregas, but Su Hao had no such idea.

There was no other way; as a time traveler, Su Hao knew very well how formidable this Chelsea team was this season.

In Su Hao's memory, this Chelsea team, which perfected Mourinho's defensive counter-attacking tactics, ultimately defeated Manchester City to win the championship three rounds in advance.

Moreover, this season marks the beginning of Zahavi's brief peak period.

With 14 goals and 9 assists, Hazard won his first Premier League MVP award this season!

In short, he criticized Mourinho fiercely before the match, but in the actual game, Su Hao still put in his best effort.

However, Su Hao certainly didn't think that his Arsenal couldn't beat this Chelsea team, after all, his team now has the strongest central spine in the world!
Just like this first attack.

Although Chelsea's defense retreated very deep, with even Fabregas and Matic dropping back to the edge of their own penalty area.

However, Su Hao still managed to advance the ball into Chelsea's backfield through skillful passing combinations with Kanté, Di Maria, and Sanchez.

Moreover, just as Su Hao received Kanté's diagonal pass at the edge of Chelsea's penalty area, Su Hao only glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that Angel on his left had already begun to move forward!

Before Matic could get close enough!
The moment Angel charged into Chelsea's dense defense, Su Hao immediately flicked the ball away with the backheel of his right foot.

It wasn't a straight tap; Su Hao actually tapped the ball on the bottom left edge this time!
It was this diagonal touch that caused the football to spin rapidly as it sped away.

"That ball!"

"pretty!!!"

"Su Hao's shot was an unexpected backheel strike that sent the ball deep into Chelsea's penalty area!"

"DiMaria!"

"Control the ball with his right foot!!!"

"Chance!!!"

When Lao Huang, the commentator, saw Su Hao make such a brilliant pass right at the start of the game, he was so excited that he stood up immediately.

However, what frustrated Lao Huang was...

Su Hao's touch was already perfect, but Chelsea captain Terry still arrived in front of Di Maria at the last moment and threw his entire body into the path of Di Maria's shot.

With that block, the ball naturally hit Terry and eventually flew out of bounds.

"Nemania!!! What are you doing?"

Terry made the save, and the first thing he did after getting up was to roar at his own defensive midfielder Matic, who had failed to block Su Hao's tackle.

"Sorry, Captain!"

After Mourinho gave him ample control on the field, coupled with his already extremely high prestige, he was able to gain more control.

Despite being yelled at so rudely, Matic still didn't dare to breathe and apologized!

"Arsenal have a corner kick opportunity!"

"Di Maria is standing at the corner flag!"

"Su Hao, Altat, Van Dijk, and Mertesacker are all up here!"

"Terry is personally monitoring Su Hao's situation!"

"other people"

Perhaps he felt Matic was unreliable, or perhaps Su Hao's goal and assist in the first half of the season left a lasting impression on Terry.

In short, as soon as Su Hao entered, Terry immediately stuck to him.

Although Terry is no longer the England captain he once was in his prime.

But even a starved camel is bigger than a horse!
At least during the initial period of the match when I had plenty of energy, it wasn't too difficult for me to defend against Su Hao using my experience and physical strength.

Perhaps seeing that Su Hao couldn't shake off Terry's entanglement in a short time, Angel in the corner area had no choice but to target Mertesacker at the far post.

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Old Mo never fails to mess things up at crucial moments.

He had clearly secured his position, but Cahill managed to get there first at the last moment.

The ball was headed out of the penalty area by Cahill's incredible header.

And right behind Cahill!

What happened next silenced the Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium who were still booing Fabregas.

Yes!

That's Fabregas, the one they threw a pig's head at and called a traitor!

Time seemed to suddenly rewind.

The scene they had seen countless times appeared once again at the Emirates Stadium.

With a flourish of his left foot, he pulled the ball forward a little!
He then raised his right leg and swung it hard!
In an instant, the football flew in a beautiful arc from his feet towards the opponent's half.

Chelsea's left flank!

The Belgian Hamburger player named Hazard dashed towards the ball like an arrow released from a bow.

After using his speed to shake off Gibbs, who was marking him closely, Hazard quickly rushed into Arsenal's penalty area!
"It's dangerous!"

"That's dangerous!!!"

"Szczesny strikes!"

"Hazard took a direct right-footed shot!"

"It's over!!!"

"Facing an empty net!"

A powerful shot!

"Goal! Goal!"

"The game has only been going for 5 minutes!"

"A scene that surprised everyone has appeared!"

"It was clearly an Arsenal corner kick opportunity!"

"But Chelsea capitalized on their absolutely flawless counter-attacks to break through Arsenal's defense first!"

"Especially that long, over-the-top pass from Fabregas!"

"Whether it's ball speed, trajectory, or landing point!"

"This is absolutely a top-tier long pass in the style of Su Hao!"
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[Pfft! Mr. Huang, could you tone this down a bit? This is Chelsea scoring, but by the end of your commentary, it sounded like Fabregas was paying homage to Su Hao!]
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[Haha, that's right! I was thinking this match was going to be a big surprise, but Coach Huang's top-notch long pass, reminiscent of Su Hao's style, completely broke my composure!]
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[Ugh! Let's not talk about that anymore. Look at Chelsea's defense just now. Terry marking Suarez, and Cahill, Ivanovic, Matic—their positioning, and Fabregas in midfield, and Oscar following up in the middle! Chelsea's defense was damn well stretched!]
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[This is Mourinho's style of counter-attacking, absolutely efficient with not a single unnecessary shot, just two kicks! Fabregas is indeed very strong!]
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He's perfectly suited to the fast-paced Premier League. Why would he go to Barcelona and play such sluggish football? Look at this pace, it suits him so well!
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[Hey hey hey! Aren't you guys worried about Su Hao? You've seen the news, right? Fabregas used the World Cup trophy to mock Su Hao, and Su Hao still hasn't responded!]
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[Reply? What kind of reply is this? Just accept it. The World Cup trophy... unless we get 11 Su Haos, we'll always be inferior to Fabregas for the rest of our lives!]

They broke through Arsenal's goal in less than six minutes.

Putting everything else aside, Mourinho, who was in front of the Chelsea bench, naturally sprinted along the sideline like a madman the moment the whistle blew.

After a few steps, seemingly feeling that running wildly was not enough to vent his excitement, Mourinho even knelt down on both knees and raised his arms in a shout!

Moreover, it's unclear whether it was intentional.

It just so happens that Mourinho was standing next to Arsenal's substitutes.

Such arrogant behavior naturally drew dissatisfaction from the crowd in front of the Arsenal bench.

Especially Steven!

Old Shi strode over to Mourinho, intending to kick him back to their side.

Fortunately, staff members on the sidelines intervened in time to stop Steven.

Otherwise, before the major conflict even starts on the field, the two teams will have already started a full-blown brawl on the bench!
On the field at the same time!

In such a crucial match, he breached the seemingly invincible Arsenal goal less than ten minutes into the game.

Hazard was so excited that he immediately started sliding on his knees on the Emirates Stadium.

Hazard's celebrations elicited little reaction from the Arsenal fans in the stands.

After all, their goal was absolutely flawless!
But very quickly!
The more than 50,000 fans in the Chief's stands erupted in cheers.

As for the reason?

Naturally, that traitor actually rushed to the front without regard for anything else.
He and Hazard were all huddled together, laughing and joking!
Coincidentally, the place where Hazard was celebrating was not far from the professor.

This scene has utterly enraged all Arsenal fans.

Fabregas celebrates with his arms raised high, and behind him, Wenger frowns and stands with his hands in his pockets!

"You son of a bitch!"

"Traitor!!!" "Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo!"

“Damn it!!!”

“sonxxxxx!!!”

Enraged fans then unleashed their wildest barrage of insults upon Fabregas.

However, perhaps in response to their pig's head gift, Fabregas not only showed no restraint, but also turned to give Su Hao a very provocative glance after the celebration ended!
"Hey, what are you looking at?"

Su Hao has such a fiery temper!
Su Hao had been harboring a lot of anger towards Fa Zhongyi ever since this guy tagged him with World Cup photos.

This guy actually started provoking me on the court.

Su Hao, of course, didn't hold back and went straight to Fabregas.

On Fabregas' side, upon seeing Su Hao approach, he immediately raised his hands, just like his Barcelona brothers, and started calling for the referee while backing away.

"Step back! Su! Don't provoke the opponent!"

"Yes, Mr. Referee, but actually that guy provoked me first!"

Fabregas wanted to manipulate Su Hao so that Su Hao would get the cards, but Su Hao wasn't stupid.

After the referee warned him, Su Hao immediately smiled and explained to the referee.

"I'll pay attention!"

Because the referee was nearby, no conflict occurred.

However, it was precisely because of Fabregas's actions that Su Hao finally set his sights on this guy!
"Yo! Is Fabregas deliberately provoking Su Hao?"

"In slow motion, after celebrating with Hazard, Fabregas even turned his head and gave Su Hao a knowing smirk?"

"This is going too far!"

"It's one thing for you to provoke Su Hao on social media, but now that we're at the stadium, why are you still doing this?"

"However, Teacher Huang, I think Fabregas's smile isn't actually a bad thing!"

"Huh? Oh! That's true! It hasn't been long since someone provoked Su Hao like that in the last match!"

(End of this chapter)