In the last ten minutes of the game, Manchester United was too embarrassed to attack, but Arsenal still did not give up the attack, but their physical fitness had bottomed out.
Van Persie is still running, Walcott is still sprinting, but Rosický's passing errors began to occur, and Ramsey's defensive actions became sluggish.
Manchester United didn't score again.
The score of 8:2 remained until the end.
In the 90th minute, the fourth official didn't even give additional time.
"Beep--beep--beep--"
Howard·Webb blew the whistle to end the game.
Old Trafford fell into a carnival.
In the stands, the red crowd was surging.
Singing, whistles, stamping, and cheers came together to form a huge sound without distinction and without specific melody. It was 75,000 people venting their emotions at the same time.
Zhang Kuang and all the substitute players came forward to high-five, hug and celebrate with the players on the court.
Then there was the exchange of jerseys. Zhang Kuang had already left the game, but Van Persie still came over to exchange jerseys with him, which made him feel flattered.
This guy became famous much earlier than him. He rose to Eredivisie in 2001 and joined Arsenal in 2004, where he scored countless goals. He is also the first scorer in the history of Netherlands National Team.
It's a pity that except for the Football Association Cup and Community Shield championships in Arsenal, he has never won any other championships. It's really...
According to the previous timeline, he won a Premier League championship only after joining Manchester United next year.
Therefore, Van Persie can only be regarded as a second-rate star in football now, and his reputation in the national team is better than that of the club.
"Robin, Arsenal have restricted you. You should change places. A real wealthy club is where you should go, not a club that competes for the top four all year round."
Zhang Kuang gave him a suggestion softly, because Zhang Kuang thought that there was a high chance that he would come to Manchester United, and Ferguson might not sign Van Persie next year.
Because Ferguson is in urgent need of a plug-and-play mature striker before retiring, a striker with potential is more suitable.
That's why Zhang Kuang gave Van Persie a suggestion.
Van Persie was stunned for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully. "Thank you for your suggestion, Zhang, I will seriously consider it."
Zhang Kuang:"Well, I wish you good luck."
But Van Persie was a little surprised by the murderous eyes of his teammates. Then he realized that as Zhang Kuang who massacred them and humiliated them, he ran to exchange jerseys...
This does hurt teammates and fans a bit, but Van Persie has nothing to do now, so what else can we do? I have done everything.
Looking at the usually enthusiastic and unfamiliar eyes of his teammates... maybe, yes, he should consider leaving Arsenal!
On the other side, Wenger walked to Manchester United's bench and shook hands with Ferguson.
The two old rivals stood face to face, Wenger's expression was calm, and Ferguson's expression was equally calm.
They said a few words, but their voices were so low that no one heard the content.
Then Wenger patted Ferguson on the shoulder, turned and walked towards his player.
Next, Zhang Kuang and his teammates went around the field to thank the fans, and then Zhang Kuang was stopped by reporters in the mixed interview area.
He held the game ball he received for his senior year and faced the reporters for interviews.
A Sky Sports reporter wearing a red jacket came over with a microphone. "Zhang, faced with Arsenal's big four, assists, and direct participation in five goals, how do you evaluate today's performance? How do you evaluate your teammates and opponents?"
Zhang Kuang stood in front of the microphone. "My goals are all the result of team efforts, so my performance is just to turn the efforts of my teammates into results that can change the outcome."
As for the performance of teammates Manchester United today, I don't need to go into details. They were all championship-level performances. As for their opponent Arsenal, this is definitely not their true strength.
Perhaps, the recent turmoil in the Arsenal team's lineup and management chaos have led to the unstable mentality of the Arsenal players on the court, and this instability just gave Manchester United an opportunity, it's that simple."
Reporter: "Van Persie asked you to exchange jerseys after the game. What did you two say? Everyone saw that he was chatting happily with you, but he received a cold look from his teammates. Is he an undercover agent?"
Zhang Kuang was stunned for a moment. "What does this mean? Van Persie is an undercover? Are you underestimating Manchester United's intelligence? Shouldn't you look for a defensive player when looking for an undercover? For example, a goalkeeper or a defender? This kind of undercover only makes sense. Find a forward as an undercover so that he doesn't score when it's critical? Are you stupid?"
As for the chat between me and Van Persie? It was just ordinary mutual appreciation and greeting, just like reporters from two newspapers saying hello to each other. It was just out of politeness to be happy."
Another reporter asked, "After the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, are there any opponents you are particularly concerned about?"
Zhang Kuang: "Benfica, Basel, and Oțelul Galați are not weak teams. Who will be the weak team who can enter UEFA Champions League? Every opponent should not be underestimated, but the more important thing is to play every game well and get out of the group steadily."
After the interview ended, Zhang Kuang returned to the dressing room.
At this time, Wenger is preparing to be surrounded by the media. Losing by a big score, facing the media is a big test.
Ferguson was being interviewed. He waited for a while.
Ferguson: "This is just a game where the team is unstable at the beginning of the season. I believe the team's ups and downs at the beginning are normal, but... Arsenal's ups and downs are a bit big, so you don't need to hold on to the big score."
Reporter: "Jazz, is there no tactical problem when Arsenal loses by a big score? Since the morale of the Arsenal team is unstable, why not stabilize the defense first? What would you do if it were you?"
Ferguson spread his hands speechlessly. "It would be the same for me, I can make any kind of decision, so there is no need to hold on to the score."
Reporter: "This year's Manchester United started with very impressive results. Not only did they win, they often won by big margins. What's the reason for this? Does Manchester United have any different tactics?"
Ferguson: "Haha, there are no different tactics, it's just that our offensive system is getting better and better."
"..."
When Ferguson's interview was over, Wenger walked out.
Reporter: "Mr. Wenger, in the face of this huge massacre, what do you have to say? Will you resign?"
France's voice came through the crowd, clear and calm:
"This defeat is shameful... We made a lot of defensive mistakes and were unable to limit the opponent's forward... We will continue to strengthen in the remaining time of the transfer window... I will not resign, the team will get out of the trough... I apologize to the Arsenal fans who are away from home."
Ferguson When he heard the four words "I will not resign", he paused.
He glanced back in the direction of Wenger. There was a tired but determined look on France's face.
Ferguson also lamented endlessly. Premier League was so bright back then, why has it reached this point now? It shouldn't be.
He sighed softly, turned around, and walked to the locker room.
There was an explosion in the locker room.
Rooney was standing in front of the locker, shirtless, waving a jersey in his hand and singing.
Evra was holding a stereo in the corner and playing music. Berbatov was sitting quietly in his seat shining shoes as usual, but with a rare smile on his lips.
Zhang Kuang is twerking with Rooney, let alone, it's quite sexy.
When Ferguson walked in, all sounds were quiet for a moment.
The old Sir Alex stood at the door and glanced at the entire dressing room, with an unconcealable satisfaction on his face.
He walked to the tactical board and clapped his hands.
"Eight to two," Ferguson said, with a rare ease in his tone, "I won't say it's not something to be proud of. You can be proud of yourselves for scoring eight goals against Arsenal.
But tomorrow morning, the result of this game will become a thing of the past. The holiday starts tomorrow, and it's time to go to the national L'Équipe road to go to the national team, but remember one thing, don't get injured.
Now Manchester United has such a perfect start, I don't want any of you to get injured and then affect Manchester United's next game after coming back, do you hear me?"
The players shouted in unison, "Got it, BOSS."
"Okay, let's break up then."
Ferguson nodded, and then walked in the direction of Zhang Kuang.
"Zhang, go back to Hong Kong Team and be careful not to get hurt while playing football."
"I know, head, the person who hurt me wasn't born yet."
"Haha, that's the best."
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The next day, headlines across the UK were discussing the same game.
The front page title of "The Times" is. "Theatre of Dreams blood feast! Manchester United 8:2 massacre Gunners, Zhang Kuang's big four will establish the confidence to compete for the championship".
The accompanying picture shows the moment when Zhang Kuang opened his arms and looked up at the sky after scoring the third goal. The background is the red stands and the surging crowd.
The headline of "Sky Sports" is. "The defense line collapsed! Arsenal suffered a tragic away defeat, and Wenger is facing huge pressure from public opinion."
The accompanying picture is a side view of Wenger standing on the edge of the technical area with his hands folded across his chest. His expression looks particularly solemn in the picture.
The title of "Manchester Evening News" is more enthusiastic than its peers. "A night belonging to Zhang Kuang! Four goals and one assist tore apart Arsenal's entire defense."
The article used a rather literary expression. "Jenkinson looked like an audience member on the wrong set in front of him. Koscielny's sliding shovel could not catch up with his change of direction, and Szczęsny's save could not reach the shells he fired. This man turned Arsenal's defense line into a torn oil painting on this night."
"Daily Mail" cuts in from another angle. "Wenger: I will not resign! Should Arsenal fans give him more time?"
The article analyzes the current predicament of Arsenal and points out that Wenger's tactical concepts are still advanced in today's football, but the gap between the team's investment and Manchester United, Manchester City, and Chelsea is constantly widening.
The comment of "The Guardian" is more focused on tactical analysis, and the title is "Zhang Kuang's Movement Revolution: Why the world's top scorer can directly participate in five goals in one game".
The article used a large number of GIF screenshots to analyze Zhang Kuang's running route, pointing out that his 'running without the ball is the real trump card'.
In China's country, social media was once again detonated.
#Zhang Kuang Four goals and one assist massacre Arsenal#
#Zhang Kuang is in such a hot state, what can the national team do to defend against it#
This hashtag topped the trending search list ten minutes after the game ended.
Weibo's server experienced three freezes that night, and the platform released an announcement stating that 'the traffic peak exceeded expectations'.
"Zhang Kuang scored four goals, Rooney scored twice, Berbatov scored, Ashley Young was a world-famous player, what kind of offense did Manchester United play in this game! 8:2! Arsenal was beaten to a pulp!"
"I was dumbfounded watching the game. I really wanted to cry when I saw such a sad Gunners. It was so difficult for Wenger. Players left him one by one, and then the broken Arsenal was left to be slaughtered by Manchester United. Think about how sad Wenger must be?"
"This is all the fault of Arsenal's management. It's not that the management wants to repair the stadium. How could it be possible for Arsenal to be so poor? How could it be possible for Wenger to spend one penny into two cents? We could compete for the championship every year, but in the end we have to compete for the top four every year."
"Oh, I really didn't expect it, 8:2. This, this point difference is too big. This is a humiliation for Arsenal, really, a humiliation!"
"The most hateful thing is Van Persie. The team was slaughtered, and he went to exchange jerseys with the biggest executioner. This really hurts the hearts of gun fans."
"I saw the scene where Van Persie shook hands with Zhang Kuang after the game. Real masters cherish each other. Although they lost 8:2, Van Persie's pocket shot was also very beautiful. Don't over-interpret it. What does it mean to exchange jerseys with the executioner? Isn't it possible?"
"Is it okay? If on the playing field, Japan Team 7:0 China National Team, and then our captain went to exchange jerseys with Japan players, would you be able to bear it?"
"That's definitely not okay. It's okay to happen to others, but it's definitely not okay to happen to ourselves."
"Holy shit, bro, you have such double standards."
"Isn't this the case for everyone? Ask the whole world who doesn't have double standards?"
"When Wenger said, 'I won't resign,' my nose felt sour. He really loves Arsenal. But if this continues, Arsenal will really fall behind."
"Zhang Kuang said in the interview after the game that 'teamwork is the basis of all goals'. When did he become so humble? Wasn't he crazy before?"
"He is a maniac on the court, but he has always been quite decent off the court. I have watched many interviews with him, and he always praises his teammates and is very objective in his evaluation of his opponents. Zhang Kuang is a player with great emotional intelligence."
"China National Team will play Hong Kong Team in a few days. If Zhang Kuang returns to this state, how will the opponents in the Asia zone defend him? The defenders of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq are probably having nightmares when they see the replay of this game."
"Defense? Lose less and win more. Who can defend Zhang Kuang like this? Who among the defense line of our China team is higher than the defense line of Premier League team? Who is there? More powerful than Barcelona's defense? Even Premier League's defense can't be defended. Do you expect China National Team's defense to be able to defend Zhang Kuang?"
"Although it's a bit too much for others' ambitions to destroy one's own prestige, it's also a fact. If China National Team can guard against Zhang Kuang, then Zhang Kuang must have let it slip."
"What if he lets it slip?"
"The dream you had is really straightforward. Someone come and wake it up."
"My urine is yellow, I'm here!"
"..."
"Seriously, which one of these Liu Jianye, Du Wei, Sun Xiang, Li Weifeng, Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen, Zhao Xuri, Zhang Linpeng can guard against Zhang Kuang?"
"Yeah, not to mention goalkeeper Yang Zhi, he is far behind famous players like Joe Hart and Čech, right? How to attack?"
"Don't think that Zhang Kuang is so powerful. Hong Kong Team only has one Zhang Kuang. He is not in the Manchester United team. With the help of powerful players, can Hong Kong Team's team of players pass the ball well to him?"
"I'm afraid you forgot the warm-up match before..."
"Come on, don't mention the warm-up match. That's because you were paid and others let you down."
"..."
Zhang Kuang is sitting in Hilton Hotel's room, scrolling through various comments on his phone.
He saw those hot searches, saw those compliments, and also saw those doubts.
But he didn't pay much attention.
It's just fun to read these comments.
Everything he does is just for practice, and everything that practice brings: goals, assists, victories, praises... are just by-products of practice.
His real goal has never changed, to collect Qi and Blood Points numbers and reach a higher realm.
Okay, hurry up, these girls are clean and he will continue to practice.
Have a good night's rest. I will fly back to Hong Kong, Asian Qualifiers early tomorrow morning. I must make it through.
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Arsenal The attractive big score loss is indeed attractive, but there is something even more attractive, that is, the transfer window is about to close, and various transfer messages are flying all over the sky.
Especially Arsenal, after being beaten 8:2 by Manchester United, they announced five consecutive signings at the buzzer draw on August 31st.
Mertesacker transferred from Werder Bremen to Arsenal for 9 million euros.
Andre Santos transferred from Fenerbahçe to Arsenal for 6.2 million euros.
Arteta transfers from Everton to Arsenal for £10 million.
Park Chu-young transferred from Monaco to Arsenal for 3 million euros.
Benayoun is on loan from Chelsea to Arsenal.
Isn't it exciting to watch Arsenal's buzzer-beating transfer? Except for Arteta, the ones actually introduced are some small cards Rami. This really... makes Gunners fans sad to see it and shed tears!
They are all players with average abilities worth tens of millions. Is such a player worthy of Arsenal? Can't all the players of Arsenal be worth tens of millions?
Now that they are being brought in by some with millions of dollars or even on loan, can you not make Gunners fans sad and cry?
Even the buzzer-beating transfer of Russian Premier League to Eto'o is 20 million euros. Looking at the buzzer-beating transfer of Ibrahimović, it is also 24 million euros. Even the lonely Serie A can afford 20 to 30 million euros, but the richest Premier League Arsenal could only buy a few million, and even rented some players for free to show off, but he "generously" said that Arsenal was going to invest heavily.
Tsk tsk!
It's really disappointing, Wenger has shouldered so much for Arsenal, so much.
"The Sun" even released a message. I heard that Van Persie almost left the team when he was almost picked at the buzzer. If Wenger hadn't tried his best to stop him, Van Persie would have left.
As for where he will transfer to, there is no information yet. He just said that he will go to a team that can win the championship.
When Zhang Kuang saw these news, he felt a little ashamed of his instigation. He was indeed suspected of adding salt to Wenger's wounds.
Forget it, forget it, I won't watch anymore, let's go back to Asian Qualifiers's game.
On September 01, 2011, China National Team came to Hong Kong. At the press conference before the game, the coaches of both sides looked forward to the next game!