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Chapter 495 A Series of Victories! The Gunners Dominate the Premier League?

"Next up is a brief sports news roundup..."

"Last night Beijing time, the 12th round of the Premier League featured a key match, the North London Derby."

Chinese player Lu Xiao's team, Arsenal, will host Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium.

The match was full of ups and downs, with Arsenal falling behind twice and facing difficulties.

At the crucial moment, Lu Xiao stepped up and delivered a dominant performance!

He not only made a brilliant interception and scored a goal to equalize the score at the end of the first half, but also unleashed his full firepower in stoppage time of the second half.

He first completed his hat-trick with a stunning long-range shot from outside the penalty area, bringing the score to 3-3!

Just one minute later, he scored the winning goal with a volley from an almost zero-degree angle!

Ultimately, thanks to Lu Xiao's outstanding performance of scoring four goals in a single game,

Arsenal came from behind to defeat Tottenham 4-3 at home, securing their 12th consecutive league win!

Lu Xiao's undeniable performance has once again made him shine in European football, setting a benchmark for young domestic football players...

During lunchtime, Li Xin and his colleagues ate at a Chongqing-style noodle shop downstairs from the company.

The pea and minced meat noodles had just been served, and Li Xin was busy mixing them.

Suddenly, a CCTV5 sports news segment started playing on the restaurant's television.

Li Xin didn't even bother to eat his noodles, staring blankly as he finished reading the news.

Even though it's only been a day, I was so excited after watching the game last night that I couldn't sleep, and I had no energy at work today.

But seeing Lu Shen's goal highlights still stirred Li Xin's emotions.

Like Li Xin's, this Chongqing noodle shop, which is only 30 square meters in size, was packed with customers at lunchtime.

Everyone was looking up at the exciting news.

"Hey Xin, you watch football too?"

"How novel! Brother Xin is a die-hard Lu Benwild fan, right, Brother Xin?"

"That's right."

Li Xin smiled faintly.

In terms of paying attention to Lu Shen, he must have been among the first in the country.

I watched Lukaku's first season with Bayer Leverkusen.

Luka Doncic truly broke out of his niche and became known to the general public outside of football fans during the 2014 World Cup.

The young Chinese players on the Belgian team were a hot topic of discussion in society at the time.

Starting in the summer of 2014,

Only gradually did more and more non-football fans begin to pay attention to the Champions League, the Bundesliga, and European football.

I gradually became a fan of Lukaku.

Including the three colleagues I had dinner with, none of them had ever watched sports before. They either watched the NBA or were simply not interested in sports events and only followed e-sports.

I'll watch the World Cup at most once every four years.

I only recognize a few people, such as Messi, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Zidane, and others.

Now, they know Leverkusen, Mark, and Arsenal like the back of their hand.

He can talk about Arsenal's 3-man and 4-man defense systems, Wenger, and Lu Xiao's attacking midfield pairing of Özil and Sanchez in great detail.

Li Xin suddenly had a strange feeling.

It seems that since 2014, the environment of Chinese football has taken a different turn.

The enthusiasm for football in China seems to have returned to that of 2002, or even surpassed it.

The chain reaction is,

This includes the number of viewers, players, and registered players for football matches.

The number of spectators for Chinese Super League and China League One teams has been increasing year by year.

Of course, the decline of Chinese Super League football, fueled by massive spending, is still inevitable.

Following a series of questionable actions by the Football Association

Investors in various clubs withdrew their funds one after another.

The Hengda edifice is about to collapse.

These things remain unchanged.

But at least, football is increasingly becoming a part of people's lives.

With news breaking about regional leagues such as the "Fujian Super League", "Jiangsu Super League", and "Jiangxi Super League",

A local football culture is quietly taking root.

Li Xin had no idea that Su Chao, who wouldn't become a national sensation until 2025,

The germination time has been increased by almost seven or eight years!

"Lu Shen's shot was beautiful! That 0-degree angle was so cool!"

"Yes, Arsenal are definitely going to win the title this season."

"As long as they don't falter in the league, there shouldn't be a big problem. My concern is that their Christmas schedule will start to collapse..."

"Let's hope nothing goes wrong and that Lu Shen can win the championship."

"I feel that Arsenal's best is a double title at most. Winning the league and the Champions League this season would make them invincible."

"Yes, the Premier League is not very friendly to competing on multiple fronts."

At the dinner table, everyone chatted excitedly about the Premier League and Lu Xiao's Arsenal.

Even Li Xin, a seasoned football fan, couldn't get a word in edgewise.

The joke about Arsenal's years without a title and their spring collapse has long been a popular one.

Despite currently on a 12-game winning streak, having defeated several strong Premier League opponents,

Fans are still unsure whether Arsenal will win the title.

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In contrast to the overwhelming atmosphere in the English media,

Lu Xiao discovered the Colney training ground; his Arsenal teammates seemed quite composed.

It was much better than he had imagined.

The team wasn't satisfied with just 12 consecutive wins or defeating arch-rivals Tottenham.

The players all know that this is just the beginning!

Winning the championship is a long process.

"Bukayo, it's a shame you didn't play, otherwise you could have experienced the atmosphere too. The crowd was absolutely electric!"

Sanchez and 16-year-old black winger Bukayo Saka had a great chat.

Young Saka's face was also full of anticipation.

"That game was so cool! Lue was absolutely amazing!"

Even though Saka didn't play or even make the roster, he's still very excited.

He had boundless admiration for Lu Xiao.

"If you train hard and impress the professor, you'll have a chance to participate in important competitions."

"Really?"

Encouraged by Lu Xiao, Saka worked even harder.

In the subsequent shuttle run, he always rushed to the front.

As a result, I was almost exhausted in the second half of the shuttle run.

This caused the team's seasoned veterans to burst into laughter.

Young people are too naive.

With high morale, the team's fighting strength is naturally impressive.

On November 22nd, the 5th round of the Champions League group stage...

Arsenal vs Spartak Moscow

Arsenal, fielding a rotated squad, secured a narrow 2-1 victory, bringing their record to 4 wins and 1 draw in 5 matches.

With 13 points, they secured first place in their Champions League group.

Seville only has 10 points.

As long as Arsenal doesn't lose to Sevilla in the final match,

There's no doubt we'll finish first in the group; our chances of winning are very high.

The Champions League match in midweek just ended 3 days ago.

Then, on November 26th, in the 13th round of the Premier League,

Burnley 0-2 Arsenal.

Lu Xiao started the match, contributing one goal and orchestrating one attack, helping his team to an easy victory over their opponent.

They continue to lead the Premier League standings with a 13-game winning streak.

This has caused headaches and immense pressure for Premier League managers, especially those of title contenders.

Guardiola mentioned this multiple times during the press conference:

"Arsenal are in great form recently, they have gone 13 games without dropping points and have performed well against strong teams."

We can only play our own game well, try to maintain the point difference, and wait for our opponents to make mistakes.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to compete for the championship.

Manchester United's manager, on the other hand, seems quite confident, as the team is currently third in the Premier League and seven points behind Arsenal.

"We've been playing well lately, just finished a three-game winning streak."

A 7-point gap is not insurmountable for us.

I am confident that I can lead Manchester United to the title this season!

I have a way to freeze Lukas in the next away game at the Emirates Stadium.

I have full confidence in the Manchester United lads!

If someone else had said that, they would have been met with skepticism.

But the person who said this was none other than José Mourinho, the "Special One" who once caused a sensation in the Premier League.

In the 15th round of the Premier League shortly after,

Arsenal will host Manchester United!

Lu Xiao has seen a lot of football-themed memes while browsing Twitter these past two days.

This includes the most classic image of Death knocking on the door.

Arsenal, like the Grim Reaper, have knocked on the doors of all six Premier League teams in succession.