Massacre, Career's First Hat-trick!

But Wenger didn't let his guard down.

He signaled from the sidelines, urging his players to grab another goal quickly—only a 3-0 scoreline would truly put him at ease.

No sooner had Wenger's instructions been relayed than Arsenal delivered more good news.

In the 39th minute.

Wilshere threaded a through ball to Walcott, who was through on goal again. Walcott fully unleashed his "bully of the weak" trait, hammering the opposition without mercy.

Walcott slotted the ball into the far corner, leaving the goalkeeper a mere decoration.

Arsenal led 3-0 at home.

Seeing that, Wenger finally relaxed—this match was as good as won, barring any surprises!

His Arsenal wasn't AC Milan, and Blackpool sure as hell wasn't Liverpool!

At halftime, Wenger subbed off Chamakh and brought on Li Yufei.

Having promised to give Li Yufei as many chances as possible, Wenger wasn't about to go back on his word.

With the game already decided, letting Li Yufei get some minutes was no problem.

After all, Wenger didn't doubt Li Yufei's football ability—he just wanted to ease the burden on him.

Sooner or later, a starting spot in Arsenal's front line would be his anyway; there was no rush.

The second half began.

Li Yufei noticed the lads on the other side had completely let loose, playing however they pleased.

They didn't care about anything anymore...

In that situation, Li Yufei's chances of seizing an opportunity to score were way easier!

In the 49th minute.

Sagna played a one-two with Diaby on the flank, then charged straight toward the right side of the box.

He was about to feed the ball to Walcott, the "little tiger" cutting into the box.

But then, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Li Yufei drifting toward Blackpool's weak side.

So he threaded a pass through the middle, sending it to Li Yufei at the left edge of the box.

Blackpool's defender John Baptist spotted Sagna's intent and scrambled toward Li Yufei's position.

But Li Yufei, after receiving the ball, didn't bother with any flashy moves—just a simple stop and cut back, then a nudge to the right to create space, and a shot.

Against a goalkeeper who had basically entered a Zen-like state of "neither joy nor sorrow," the shot easily found the net.

"GOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

"Number 13, Flee!!!"

"This talented player from the Colney youth academy has scored again, just four minutes after coming on!"

"Unbelievable!!!"

The stadium announcer maxed out his lung capacity, roaring wildly!

After scoring, Li Yufei made his usual gesture of affection toward Taylor in the box.

Even without a system task this time, his girlfriend wouldn't be in London much longer, so Li Yufei didn't mind publicly showing their love again.

In the box, Taylor bounced up and down as always, thrilled by her boyfriend's goal!

In the 57th minute.

Blackpool made their last two substitutions, pulling Haywood and Taylor Fletcher and bringing on two young forwards.

Seeing that, Li Yufei was dumbfounded.

Seriously, man? Do you really think you're not losing badly enough, and you're bringing on two more forwards?

Was he going for a "do or die" mentality?

But honestly, with the score at 4-0, that mindset was useless now!

Aside from getting battered even worse, Li Yufei couldn't see what good it would do.

Of course, Li Yufei wasn't about to kindly warn them—the crazier Blackpool got, the more goals he could score.

After all, a relegation-threatened team that completely abandoned defense was like tissue paper!

Sure enough, just a minute after the subs, Walcott completed his hat-trick with an assist from Diaby.

The score became 5-0, and a massacre was inevitable!

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In the 62nd minute.

Wenger subbed off Diaby and Arshavin, bringing on Van Persie and Fabregas.

Against an opponent of this caliber, it was just a chance for those two tired players to find their rhythm.

In the 68th minute.

Fabregas completed a steal in the final third, then immediately passed the ball to Van Persie, who was roaming outside the box.

After receiving the ball, Van Persie initially thought about shooting, but when he saw Li Yufei raise his hand for the ball, despite feeling bitter about the annual salary in his new contract, his professionalism won out and he passed it over.

After all, Li Yufei's position was clearly better than his own!

Facing Van Persie's pass, Li Yufei smoothly executed a one-touch volley, and the ball shot into the net like a streak of white light.

The score on the field became 6-0, and Li Yufei had scored twice in a match.

Counting the match against Liverpool, this meant Li Yufei had scored twice in a match in both of his professional league games so far!

With such a dream start, who could top that?

After that, Li Yufei became even more active on the pitch, as he was chasing a hat-trick.

But the opponent seemed to catch on to Li Yufei's intentions and began to mark him tightly.

No matter where Li Yufei went, a player stuck to him like glue, as if he had a personal bodyguard while playing on the field.

This kind of treatment was usually reserved for superstars!

And now Li Yufei was experiencing it too—hard to say whether to laugh or cry.

In the 83rd minute of the match.

Van Persie, in a rare move, shielded the ball with his back and laid it off to Fabregas at the top of the arc.

Facing such a golden opportunity, Fabregas wound up his leg and unleashed a long shot, piercing Blackpool's goal for the seventh time in this match.

In the 88th minute.

Arsenal launched a counterattack. Rosicky passed to Wilshere, who sent a lofted through ball to Walcott on the right flank.

The "Little Tiger" Walcott used his pace to blow past Blackpool's right back, then drove the ball into the box.

Despite Li Yufei raising his hand for the ball on the other side of the box, Walcott ignored him, his mind set only on the goal.

Since he had already completed a hat-trick, why not seize the chance to score four?

It just goes to show—human desire knows no bounds!

But unfortunately, Walcott's shot hit the crossbar, and the ball bounced back to the center.

Van Persie, rushing in, headed the ball into the net—a skill he wasn't particularly known for.

That's right, throughout his entire career, Van Persie wasn't known for his heading ability!

Or rather, he didn't like using his head to solve problems.

But ironically, the goal that made Van Persie most famous came four years later at the Brazil World Cup, when he launched a diving header against Spain in the group stage!

With Van Persie's goal, the score had reached a staggering 8-0—a massive massacre!

The confidence Blackpool had gained from their 4-0 thrashing of Wigan Athletic in the first match was utterly shattered by Arsenal in an instant!

At this moment, the ten Blackpool players on the field wore expressions of pure bewilderment.

Li Yufei guessed their minds had completely gone blank.

A vast, empty white—nothing at all!

After silently mourning for three seconds, Li Yufei decided to let those guys' minds go even blanker.

In the 90th minute.

Perhaps seeing how badly Blackpool had been battered in this match, the main referee was ready to blow the final whistle without adding any stoppage time.

But just then, Li Yufei seized the moment when a Blackpool defender hesitated, stealing the ball from under his feet.

Before the guy even realized what had happened, Li Yufei had already slipped past him and charged into the box.

Seeing that he had to face yet another mess dumped on him by his teammates at the last moment.

Gilks was completely numb. Facing Li Yufei's volley inside the box, he could only raise his hand out of reflex.

Then the familiar sound of the ball hitting the net rang out again—Gilks had conceded his ninth goal of the match!

Arsenal 9-0 Blackpool, and Li Yufei had completed his first hat-trick in an official professional match!