Max-level burst damage at the start, the British Empire arrives!

After concluding their trip to Malaysia, Arsenal only had one day to rest before flying to Hangzhou.

China naturally attaches great importance to Arsenal's arrival.

First, as the level of the Chinese national football team has continued to decline in recent years, many top clubs often only send their second team when they come to participate in commercial matches.

In 2008, Barcelona sent a mixed squad of first and reserve players to China.

The first-team stars either don't play or just stroll around on the field.

The second-string team's young men unleashed a fierce attack, defeating the then-domestic powerhouse Shenzhen team 9-0.

In 2010, when Barcelona came to China again for a commercial match, they simply dropped the pretense and fielded their reserve team.

Although many of the reserve team players will be able to establish themselves in La Liga in the future, it's not interesting for the fans.

Secondly, many Chinese teams have not understood the significance of commercial matches.

Many players see these matches as an opportunity to prove themselves, and they go all out with a fierce and aggressive attack.

At this time, the top five European leagues have just entered the pre-season preparation period, and the probability of injury from intense competition is very high.

Even when top teams field their key players, they often play casually for most of the time.

Then suddenly they exerted their strength for a few minutes and gave the host three goals.

Both sides feel that these kinds of matches are a waste of time.

In comparison, top clubs would prefer to play a friendly match against another European powerhouse in China.

Chinese fans often lack a sense of connection to these kinds of matches.

But this time it was very different; the event organizers added two clauses to the contract.

First, Arsenal's key players from last season must come on in the first half.

Secondly, Sun Ke must start for at least 60 minutes.

To meet these two conditions, the organizers paid Arsenal a staggering appearance fee of nearly £400 million.

These are figures that Sun Ke obtained from club staff, so they should be accurate.

Arsenal would never have risked disrupting their summer preparations and injuring players to play a match if it weren't for the club's serious financial problems.

Arsenal's annual expenses are nearly £1 million, and with loan repayments, they must guarantee an annual profit of £1.2 million.

In this situation, bringing in low-priced and young players is Wenger's only option.

Even with this squad, Arsenal must qualify for the Champions League every season, or their finances will collapse.

Before the match, Chinese media paid close attention to it.

They also wanted to see how well Hangzhou Greentown, who had made it into the AFC Champions League last season, could perform against a team that finished fourth in the Premier League.

In addition, Chinese media are more interested in knowing the level of the Chinese player that Arsenal brought in for £700 million.

Son Heung-min contributed 13 goals and 5 assists in six games in League One, making him a formidable force.

Given the backdrop of money-driven football, many media outlets and football figures are dissatisfied.

Sun Ke has only made a name for himself in the English First Division, so why should he be able to sell for such a high price?

Just because he's from England's youth academy and a homegrown player?

Many people even confidently asserted that many Chinese players are not bad at all, but the Chinese national football team's world ranking is too low, preventing the players from obtaining work permits.

It's just that the Chinese national football team has too little influence, so clubs in the top five European leagues view Chinese players with prejudice.

Sports Weekly even believes that this match is a touchstone for Chinese players.

If Hangzhou Greentown players can prove their worth in the game, it may open the door for Chinese players to have their records kept.

This way of thinking seems ridiculous, but in that era, there were quite a few people who thought this way.

But Chinese football is not lacking in insightful people.

In an interview, Van Gaal stated, "Many people don't understand the current state of English football; it's not easy to survive in League One!"

"Many people still have the stereotype of English football being all about long balls and crosses, but that has changed a lot. The level is very high now."

"Over the years, only three of us have played in the Premier League."

"Son might be scouted by Arsenal, so he must have some advantages. We should learn more about him!"

Huang Jianxiang also expressed his opinion: "We should face up to the gap between ourselves and countries with developed football. If you watched the last round of the English First Division live, you should know that Sun Ke is a player who can change the course of the game."

"Don't even mention Arsenal, even if Leyton Orient came and played seriously, we wouldn't be able to handle them."

Zhan Jun stated, "The Premier League is still in its pre-season preparation period, and Arsenal cannot guarantee its fighting strength in the Premier League right now."

"It is said that Sun Ke maintained a high-intensity training regimen this summer."

"We should observe the details of the game up close and learn from the pre-game, during-game, and post-game operations of top teams."

As a result, the three people's remarks immediately drew criticism online.

General Fan was labeled a "remnant of the old regime".

Huang Jianxiang was accused of surrendering before even engaging in battle.

Zhan Jun, on the other hand, adopted the "borrowing" approach.

7 month 15 day.

Yiwu Meihu Stadium was packed with people, with every seat filled.

Inside the locker room, Wenger also reminded Sun Ke to stay calm if he encountered targeted defense.

Sun Ke smiled and nodded; this old man was quite knowledgeable.

In the players' tunnel, Van Persie patted Sun Ke on the shoulder and said, "Kid, if you're not confident with your long-range shots, you can shoot down the middle. That way, it'll be easier for me to follow up with a shot."

During internal practice matches, Sun Ke particularly enjoys passing the ball to Van Persie. The Dutch striker has a good impression of Sun Ke, and the two often exchange opinions on passing techniques.

To be precise, he's willing to talk to anyone who can help him score a goal.

Sun Ke was very glad that he had put all 10 attribute points into passing, otherwise the other party would not have paid any attention to him.

In his previous life, Van Persie suddenly exploded during this season, almost single-handedly leading a depleted Arsenal squad to victory and ultimately securing a Champions League spot.

To put it bluntly, Van Persie is Arsenal's father this season.

At the start of the match, Hangzhou Greentown fielded four foreign players along their central axis: one center-back, one midfielder, and two forwards.

The other Chinese players were doing peripheral work, and Sun Ke only knew Du Wei on this team.

Some of the other team members looked familiar, but I couldn't recall their names.

After the match started, Sun Ke suddenly found himself becoming the target of the opponent's concentrated fire.

When Arteta and Song had the ball, the Greentown players were all very friendly and respectful.

But as soon as Sun Ke gets the ball, he will immediately be closely marked.

The opposing player was kicking and punching from behind, and the covering player immediately launched a two-meter flying tackle.

Within 5 minutes, Sun Ke was knocked down three times.

Seeing this, Wenger angrily appealed to the referee from the sidelines.

The referee blew his whistle but did not issue a card.

Seeing the eager Greentown players, Sun Ke's first thought was to grab the ball and unleash a barrage of attacks.

Solve problems with brute force.

But this was his first time playing with the main players, and if he didn't take it seriously, the game would lose all meaning.

Sun Ke calmed himself down, repeatedly recalling the scene of Boulder practicing against him alone.

The game restarted, and Sun Ke simply reduced his dribbling, passing the ball with one touch every time he received it.

As a result, Arsenal's attack immediately became more fluid.

And the defending players can't even find an opportunity to foul.

Greentown players could only try to disrupt Arsenal's attack by committing fouls.

Arsenal, on the other hand, constantly relied on passing to penetrate Greentown's territory.

In the eleventh minute, Greentown's defenders hurriedly cleared the ball.

Sun intercepted the ball in midfield and passed it to Walcott on the right wing the instant he touched it.

"Little Tiger" dribbled the ball to the sideline in one go, but after two changes of direction, he took too long a touch and forced himself to the baseline.

Sun Ke chased after him desperately, finally reaching the edge of the penalty area.

Walcott shook off his defender and passed the ball back to Sun Ke.

Sun Ke immediately sent the ball into the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Van Persie feigned a shot, but the defender twisted the ball to his left side the moment he stretched out his leg.

Arsenal's thigh didn't adjust, and he immediately curled a shot into the far corner with his left foot.

His shot went straight into the top left corner of the goal, and the Greentown goalkeeper had no chance to react.

1-0!

After scoring, Van Persie did not celebrate, but turned around and clapped his hands at Sun Ke.

Clearly, scoring a goal in this kind of match couldn't stir his emotions.

After the goal, Arsenal players began pressing high up the pitch.

In the 17th minute, a Greentown player received the ball in the backfield.

Seeing that the passing lanes were blocked, the defenders hurriedly cleared the ball.

That clearance was of extremely poor quality; it was intercepted by Sun Ke before even reaching halftime.

Sun Ke immediately passed the ball to Arteta and continued to rush forward.

Arteta passed the ball back to Song, who then passed it to Sun Ke from mid-range.

Before receiving the ball, Sun Ke observed his teammates' positions, and Van Persie suddenly started his run from the edge of the penalty area.

The moment Sun Ke touched the ball, he guided it to his right side and then lobbed it into the penalty area.

The Greentown defenders were poorly positioned, and by the time they saw Van Persie start his run, they only had time to defend him with their eyes.

Arsenal's star striker took a first-time shot and sent the ball into the goal again.

2-0!

Seeing Van Persie's shooting skills, Sun Ke was secretly amazed.

This guy is really into it; he's hitting every kick perfectly.

Van Persie, who scored a volley, was in a good mood and ran over to give Sun Ke a hug.

After conceding two goals in less than twenty minutes, the morale of the Greentown players plummeted.

In the next twenty minutes, Arsenal scored two more goals through Walcott and Gervinho.

These two speed-type players are simply outmatched by Chinese Super League players.

Greentown players basically lose possession before they can even pass the ball properly, leaving them to play the ball upfield and have their two foreign players go it alone.

In the 41st minute, Greentown's foreign player received the ball in the attacking third.

Facing Koscielny, the Honduran striker immediately accelerated, trying to use his speed to outrun the Arsenal center-back.

As a result, this guy rushed into the penalty area himself, and the ball was poked away by Koscielny.

Sun Ke immediately dropped back to receive the ball. After receiving the ball, he didn't stop and directly transferred the ball to the right wing.

Sagna took a step forward and passed the ball to Arteta.

Arteta immediately passed the ball to Walcott on the right wing.

"Little Tiger" received the ball and immediately cut inside, instantly shaking off the defender.

This time he didn't hold onto the ball; he passed it across from the edge of the penalty area to the center.

After Van Persie received the ball in the middle, both of Greentown's center-backs swarmed him.

Van Persie wanted to go for it head-on, but out of the corner of his eye he saw a teammate on the edge of the penalty area and immediately passed the ball out of the box.

He turned around and saw that it was Sun Ke who was receiving the ball, so he immediately dodged.

During training, Van Persie had already witnessed Sun Ke's powerful shots, and he was terrified of being hit by Sun Ke's explosive shots, which were like cannonballs.

This is no joke.

next moment.

Sun Ke raised his right foot high outside the penalty area and slammed it into the ball.

"Bang!"

A loud bang!

The football broke through Greentown's defense and flew into the bottom left corner of the goal.

"Wow!"

The entire stadium gasped in surprise upon seeing the shot.

5-0!

At this moment, the Greentown players all looked at Sun Ke with incredulous eyes.

During Sun Ke's powerful shot, many players didn't even see what happened before the ball flew into the goal.

The Greentown goalkeeper didn't make any move at all, standing awkwardly on the goal line as if he were nailed to the grass.

Arsenal players swarmed around Sun Ke, laughing and patting him on the back.

Watching Sun Ke's performance, the sports channel commentator said with a hint of bitterness, "Today, the fans in Hangzhou should be very satisfied. Arsenal has brought everyone a beautiful and pleasing game of football."

"Faced with Arsenal's fluid passing and teamwork, Greentown's players were completely powerless to resist."

"Although Sun Ke has only been with Arsenal for half a month, he has integrated very well. He contributed 1 goal and 2 assists in just the first half."

"Sun Ke has shown his unfathomable potential. Even though he is only 19 years old this year, he has already demonstrated strength far exceeding that of domestic players."

"Besides being envious, all we can do is wish this young man a wonderful career."

"Every improvement Sun Ke makes shows us that the ceiling for Chinese players is rising, and that's enough!"