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Chapter 143 Holy crap! Captain Su Hao actually really...
Having overcome the hurdle of Manchester United, Arsenal has finally entered the most comfortable period of the season.

12月份的整整一个月时间，不管是欧冠小组赛的最后一轮，还是联赛的第14、15、16、17轮。

Arsenal's opponents are mostly mid-to-lower-tier teams that don't require the manager's special attention.

With Su Hao anchoring the midfield, and Arsenal boasting a squad that is arguably the most abundant they've ever had.

In these five matches, only against West Bromwich Albion did Arsenal manage a draw, as West Bromwich Albion fielded a pure defensive bus formation with five defenders and Arsenal were completely out of their depth.

In the other four matches, Arsenal won their games effortlessly.

Moreover, what delighted Arsenal fans the most was that Walcott and Wilshere, two veteran players who suffered serious injuries last season, seemed to feel the pressure from the newcomers and did not experience a decline in form.

On the contrary, they have delivered amazing performances in the leagues where they are rotated out.

Especially the tiger cubs!

After being injured for almost a year, the young tiger made his season debut as a substitute in the 16th round of the league, receiving two top-notch through balls from Su Hao and scoring his first brace in two years.

Right there at the Emirates Stadium, in front of more than 50,000 Arsenal fans, Walcott hugged Su Hao and cried uncontrollably!
Arsenal have been on a winning streak in the league, and in the Champions League group stage, they also managed to top their group by edging out Barcelona on goal difference.

Among the other groups!
In Group A, Atletico Madrid, as always, secured first place with a stable record of 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, surpassing Juventus. Both Atletico Madrid and Juventus ultimately qualified for the knockout stage.

In the final round of Group B matches, no one expected a huge upset to occur.

The relatively unknown Basel surprisingly defeated Liverpool 1-0, successfully overtaking Liverpool's corpse to take second place in the final moments, advancing to the round of 16 alongside Real Madrid.

There weren't any upsets in Group C.

Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen both advanced.

In Group D, Borussia Dortmund edged out Paris Saint-Germain to secure first place.

In Group E, Bayern Munich secured first place by defeating Manchester City 1-0 in the final round.

There were no upsets in Groups G and H either.

Chelsea, Schalke 04, Porto, and Shakhtar Donetsk emerged as the final winners.

Since then!

All 16 teams from the 2014-2015 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 have been determined.

12 month 19 day.

Early the next morning after the 17th round of the league had ended.

The professor then appeared with Su Hao at the boarding gate of London International Airport.

The draw for the Champions League Round of 1 will be held in one day.

Now that the captain's identity has been basically confirmed, Su Hao naturally became the only choice for the professor to take to the lottery ceremony.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

"Crack!!!"

She has an exceptionally high level of attractiveness, and her formal attire today further enhances her appeal.

Su Hao's appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"There's nothing to avoid; we can accept all our opponents!"

The reporters had been waiting for so long, and the professor certainly didn't disappoint them.

Facing the camera, the professor boldly uttered this weighty statement that he had never dared to even dream of before.

Yes, for the current professor, beating Barcelona 4-0 means there are really no teams he's afraid of.

The professor even expressed his anticipation that his Arsenal could first defeat Barcelona, ​​then Real Madrid, and finally Bayern Munich, to achieve the most prestigious Champions League title in history!
Of course, the professor was just indulging in this little fantasy!
If the professor really drew this kind of lot, he'd probably have to secretly cry his eyes out that night.

At 12 p.m. on December 20th.

Inside the main hall of UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Representatives from the 16 teams that reached the Champions League Round of 16 gathered together.

However, to the disappointment of many reporters, apart from Su Hao, the other two top three candidates for this season's Ballon d'Or, Messi and Ronaldo, were both absent from the draw ceremony.

Perhaps it was the absence of Messi and Ronaldo that caused all the cameras to continuously focus on Su Hao, the 17-year-old superstar sitting next to the professor.

There's nothing we can do about it; Su Hao's personal statistics are just too dazzling right now.

Although Su Hao has been overtaken by Messi and Ronaldo in the Champions League goal rankings, he dominates the assist rankings with an astonishing 7 assists, surpassing all the top teams.

And it's not just about the Champions League!
In the first 17 rounds of the Premier League, Su Hao has already scored 13 goals, just 3 fewer than his team's main striker Lewandowski.

As for the assist rankings!
His 14 assists were equally overwhelming, crushing everyone else.

Such impressive data, coupled with Su Hao's top-notch appearance.

Wherever Su Hao appears now, he will be the most dazzling presence!
3 points.

After the host finished explaining the old-fashioned lottery rules, Ronaldo, the special guest of this lottery ceremony, began to grab the first ball from the large jar.

Barcelona (Spain) vs Chelsea (England)
Manchester City (England) vs. Monaco (France)

Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) vs. Atletico Madrid (Spain)

Juventus (Italy) vs. Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Schalke 04 (Germany) vs Real Madrid (Spain)
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) vs. Bayern Munich (Germany)

Arsenal (England) vs Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Basel (Switzerland) vs Porto (Portugal)
In just half an hour, the matchups for the round of 16 were finalized.

Seeing that his opponent was the French champion, the professor was secretly delighted, but he still very gentlemanly refrained from laughing out loud.

While one family rejoices, another is filled with sorrow.

It's like Mourinho, the madman, sitting not far from the professor but never exchanging a single word with him.

He thought that as the top seed in his group, his luck wouldn't be too bad, but what happened?

Who would have thought that after all his hard work and relying on the 1-0 strategy to win first place in Group G, he would end up drawing Barcelona?

After Barcelona's small ball was twisted away, the Special One's hatred for the Professor increased several times over.

Chelsea were worried after being drawn against Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona weren't having an easy time either.

There's nothing we can do about it. Historically and in terms of head-to-head records, Barcelona is the most troublesome team among these 16, especially Mourinho and Chelsea!

A major showdown is imminent: Is the revenge battle for the Stamford Bridge massacre about to begin?

The battle for Mourinho's self-proof has finally arrived: Mourinho's Chelsea vs. Barcelona's MSN!

The most anticipated Champions League Round of 16 match has been revealed: Chelsea's revenge battle!

After the draw ceremony, European football seemed to have pressed the button to reminisce.

From the Stamford Bridge disaster to Mourinho's legendary status at Inter Milan, and then to the Special One's dismal departure from Real Madrid.

In short, over the course of a few days, major media outlets went crazy hyping up this revenge war sparked by the arrival of Su Hao, this little butterfly.

To be honest, in the end, even Su Hao, the instigator, became curious about which was stronger, the current 1.0 version of Barcelona MSN or the future peak era of Burger King.

2014 12 Month 21 Day.

There are only four days left until Christmas!

Similarly, there are only four days left until the most anticipated match of the 18th round of the Premier League this season, Arsenal vs. Manchester City.

After the resounding victory over Burnley, the professor locked himself in his office to seriously prepare for this match that he valued most.

Although Arsenal currently leads Manchester City by a whopping 8 points in the league standings with an impressive 16 wins, 2 draws, and 50 points.

However, the professor still dared not be careless, after all, Arsenal's historical tradition is to falter in the second half of the season!

Of course, while the professor was focused on studying Manchester City, who were relentlessly chasing him in the standings this season, Pellegrini and his coaching staff were also staying in Manchester City's luxurious tactical analysis room.

"Boss! If Su moves to the wing, Arsenal's tactical changes will become quite unpredictable."

"They can attack directly along this line, or they can rely on Su's passes to send the ball out from any other position!"

In the early hours of December 22nd.

After a day and a night of tactical analysis, Manchester City's technical staff reluctantly informed the equally overwhelmed Pellegrini of their conclusions.

"I see!"

No matter how much I analyze, I still have no clue.

After seeing the heatmaps of Su Hao's running movements and the densely packed ball passing routes sent by the technical department, Pellegrini seemed to have given up completely and threw the data directly into the trash can!

It was at this moment that Pellegrini made up his mind.

Instead of preparing some damn defense in such a haphazard way, we might as well just go back to the old ways and just go for pure offense.

At his Etihad Stadium, he's not like that incompetent Van Gaal who plays with five defenders and cowers like a turtle.

The eight-point gap, coupled with Manchester City's inconsistent performance this season.

This also meant that Pellegrini didn't engage in any off-field psychological warfare as he usually does.

Three full days.

Pellegrini refused all interviews, instead leading the team in quietly practicing his most basic and powerful wing play combined with central penetration tactics.

Pellegrini was quiet, but the Manchester City players were different.

After being humiliated by Su Hao's two spectacular goals last season, Joe Hart, who has been training hard for a year, confidently stated in an interview with Sky Sports that he would keep a clean sheet against Arsenal in this key Premier League match.

Especially that Chinese Soviet, which he hates the most, he wants to completely silence the Chinese Soviet!
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Poor Joe Hart was just trying to cheer himself up, but what he got in return was a collection of tens of thousands of GIFs on his Twitter account with him as the background!
These GIFs include Su Hao's double-hit combo, Rooney's amazing bicycle kick, and even Ibrahimovic's super long-range bicycle kick!
Seeing those scenes of blood and tears, Joe Hart finally broke down and tearfully announced that he would completely shut down the comment section of his Twitter account.

12 month 25 day.

Christmas is just around the corner! After a whole day of rest and the professor's tactical review.

It was 7 p.m. that evening.

The red bus, carrying the entire Arsenal team, finally slowly drove into the inner passageway of the Etihad Stadium.

Just like the rest of the away games this season!
Wherever Su Hao is, there will naturally be no shortage of Chinese fans roaring wildly.

"Su Hao!"

"Su Hao!!"

"Su Hao!!!"

The fans were very enthusiastic, but it seems these lovely Chinese fans forgot that this is Manchester City's home ground.

The frenzied shouts quickly drew the ire of many of Manchester City's more radical fans.

Throwing objects, giving the middle finger, and various verbal attacks.

If it weren't for the special nature of the Christmas Day battle and the sufficient security forces deployed in Manchester, Su Hao, who was on the bus, would have been genuinely worried that his family would be besieged by the English.

After all, it is the most important holiday for Westerners.

Therefore, the pre-match press conference that day was as harmonious as a holiday.

Pellegrini and the professor shared a hug and exchanged holiday greetings.

Even before the match officially started, the loudspeakers at the Etihad Stadium played Christmas carols.

It was this piece of music that significantly weakened the previously irreconcilable conflict between the fans of the two teams.

"Hey, Zhan Jun, did you hear that? Now that the 'Merry Christmas' tune is playing, all the boos and greetings that were just a little loud seem to have disappeared?"

In the commentary booth, since the match hadn't officially started yet, Lao Huang and Zhan Jun chatted casually.

"Damn it, these foreigners seem to understand the meaning of this saying during Chinese New Year?"

Without turning on his microphone, Zhan Jun naturally didn't have many reservations and spoke directly according to his usual habits.

"Haha, I think so. I reckon the foreigners won't even start a fight today! Do you think the competition will be like that too?"

"That's not necessarily true. The Manchester City guys are still holding a grudge against Arsenal for their last-minute goal last season. I bet Suarez will get tackled again today!"

"I'm not afraid of getting shoved, I'm afraid of shoving Xiao Su, and then Xiao Su will get up and put him in a chokehold!"

"Ahem! Teacher Huang, what you're saying is hilarious! If you had your mic on, Xiao Su would probably have come looking for you right away!"

"It's even better that he's here. I'll call Weifeng over for him. To be honest, his chokehold skills are still a bit lacking compared to Weifeng's!"

"Teachers, alright, alright, the players have all entered the field!"

As Zhan Jun and Huang Jianxiang were having a lively conversation, the director standing to the side quickly reminded them after the players entered the field.

When the two looked up and saw that they had arrived at this point, they naturally returned to work mode immediately!
"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!!"

"This is a live broadcast of the 18st round of the 2014-2015 English Premier League season!"

Manchester City vs. Arsenal!

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

"The referee is also watching Longines!"

"Beep!!!"

"With the referee's whistle!"

"The competition has officially begun!"

"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"

"Arsenal's starting goalkeeper, wearing the traditional red and white jersey, attacks from left to right."

"Facing the second-placed team in the league playing at home, the professor still boldly used their usual 4-4-2 formation this season!"

"On the other side, Manchester City's starting goalkeeper, Joe Hart, is attacking from right to left in his traditional blue jersey!"

"Left-back: Clichy, center-backs: captain Kompany and Demichelis, right-back: Zabaleta!"

"Double defensive midfielders: Yaya Toure and Fernandinho!"

"Left winger: Silva, Attacking midfielder: 272, Right winger: Nasri!"

"Lone striker: Aguero!"

"Playing at home, Pellegrini has deployed his strongest 4-3-3 formation!!"

"Hey, Zhan Jun, isn't it a coincidence that this game, like the one at the beginning of the season, is also 272's first game back from injury."

"Yes! That's right, Mr. Huang. Last season, 272 missed the World Cup because he was injured in the match against Arsenal. Then, in the Community Shield, 272, who had recovered from his injury, was tackled by Sanchez in the final moments of the match. Of course, that was after Sanchez committed a malicious foul on Su Hao first. Today, this is his third time recovering from injury in a year!"

"Haha, although it's a bit tragic, I must say, this 272's recovery ability is still quite strong!"

"Okay, okay, that's enough, the match is starting!"

"First and foremost, Manchester City has possession of the ball!"

Etihad Stadium!

When the referee blew his whistle.

The seemingly harmonious Christmas atmosphere vanished in an instant.

The countless waving Manchester City flags and the astonishing roars of more than 50,000 Manchester City fans in the stands instantly transformed this place into a gladiatorial arena that sends adrenaline soaring.

It was in this thrilling atmosphere that Manchester City's first wave of attack swiftly swept towards Arsenal's half.

Manchester City's formation!

272 dribbled the ball and quickly rushed past the center circle.

Giroud and Lewandowski quickly pressed forward.

However, before the two could form a pincer movement, 272 made a sudden stop and passed the ball to Nasri on the right wing.

Of course, after passing the ball, 272 quickly followed.

You can say 272 is bad, but as the top core player of a World Cup-winning team, you absolutely cannot say 272 is bad!
With just this one move to the wing and close-range reception of the ball, 272 had already observed that his team's Silva on the left flank had bypassed Sanchez and made a direct run into Arsenal's left flank!

Upon receiving the ball, 272 deftly pulled it behind him, dodging Su Hao's initial tackle. Before Su Hao could react, 272 launched a long pass to Arsenal's right flank.

Silva sprinted at high speed and successfully intercepted the ball before Sagna could reach it.

At this moment, noticing Silva's intention to cut inside, Kanté naturally strode towards Silva.

With Kant closing in at high speed, and Sagna watching them closely, the situation seemed unpredictable.

Silva naturally dared not linger any longer!

After glancing at the approximate location of Yaya Toure, who was following up, Silva quickly passed the ball across to the center.

Meanwhile, in Arsenal's central midfield!
Because of Kante's reckless cover, Yaya Toure was now completely unmarked.

With such a golden opportunity, Yaya Toure naturally did not hesitate to raise his right foot and smash the ball out!
"boom!!!"

A deafening explosion that nearly shook the entire Etihad Stadium!

The football at Yaya Toure's feet instantly transformed into a white streak and shot towards Arsenal's goal.

With the ball moving at such speed, Szczesny could only make a token save in front of the goal.

However, even Szczesny gave up!
After passing Szczesny's right hand, the ball struck the angle between the post and the crossbar, and finally grazes out of bounds!

"That ball is dangerous!"

"Less than 3 minutes into the game!"

"Arsenal almost conceded a goal to Manchester City!"

"Kante's challenge on Silva was a bit too reckless, and Su Hao didn't have time to get back into position!"

"Arsenal's central area is wide open!"

Old Huang in the commentary booth was stunned.

On the pitch, seeing his teammates give Manchester City such a huge gift right at the start of the game, Su Hao, the current captain, had no choice but to yell at his teammates, including Xiao Kankan and Giroud, who hadn't come back to defend immediately.

Forehead.
Of course, Su Hao didn't yell "fuck" in his shout.

He just wanted Kanté and Giroud to be more careful.

This is simply one of the responsibilities of a team captain.

Su Hao didn't think anything of it, and Kant and Giroud, who had been yelled at, naturally nodded quickly, also thinking nothing of it.

Especially the Greater Giroud.

Startled by Su Hao's shout, Giroud glanced at Lewandowski, who was completely ignoring Su Hao, and then suddenly raised his eyebrows and became a little smug.

That expression is exactly like (He loves me, not you!).

Of course, the players didn't seem to notice anything, and the professor on the sidelines naturally had a matter-of-fact expression on his face.

but
But this scene was quite different for the Chinese fans in the stands!

For countless fans watching the game on television, it was truly breathtaking!
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[Holy crap! Holy crap! Did I see that right? Su Hao actually yelled at Da Jiru like that? And Da Jiru nodded without the slightest dissatisfaction?]
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[Holy crap, Su Hao is awesome! I originally thought Su Hao was just a mascot, but he's actually a really good captain. Even Da Jiru is behaving like this!]
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[Kante's reaction is normal, after all, he was even later than Su Hao. Giroud is different; he's a veteran Arsenal player, and he actually nodded obediently after being called upon by Su Hao?]
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[Chinese people are generally discriminated against abroad. It's already quite an achievement that Su Hao can be a core player for a foreign team. But that shout today, damn, that's so inspiring!]
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[Su Hao's performance is undoubtedly the best in Asia and the best in history. If this footage gets out today, the Japanese will probably be raving about him!]

(End of this chapter)