I'm 1.9 meters tall and weigh 200 pounds, can I pull the hem?

On the evening of January 15th.

Numerous media outlets focused on the press conference at the Emirates Stadium.

"Let's welcome back Liu Yang, the son of Arsenal, to the Emirates Stadium!"

clap clap clap!

Gazidis led the applause, and the management members below followed suit.

Since most of the numbers were already taken, Liu Yang chose the vacant number 22.

Wenger stood beside him, smiling as he and Liu Yang raised their jerseys together.

Reporters raised their cameras, flashes going off, capturing the moment.

Arsenal fans, both online and offline, are ecstatic.

……

Liu Yang and Gnabry became roommates again.

Mrs. Stubbs's small apartment building was not far from Conier's training center.

Gnabry sat in a chair, chatting casually with Liu Yang, who was leaning against the sofa in the living room.

"Same as always, Liu, you sleep in the room on the first floor, I'll sleep upstairs."

"Mrs. Stubbs kept saying that the stairs needed to be reinforced, and that every time you stepped on them, a section of the stairs would sink in."

"We're playing Chelsea on January 17th, and we should both be in the squad then."

"There was simply no time to work things out!"

"We'll probably have to start from the bench in the first one or two games."

"Kimmich texted me saying that Guardiola changed his position three times in the last game."

"Full-backs, center-backs, defensive midfielders!"

"Liu, we might end up playing different positions a lot at Arsenal."

Liu Yang, who was watching Chelsea video on his tablet, finally turned his head.

"Okay, I'll play winger then, and you go to the center and fight Terry!"

"Haha, Liu, you really are a master of clever ideas!"

"Our combination is the traditional one tall and one fast. You go for speed and burst down enemies, while I'll go to the mid lane to fight and secure points!"

"Okay, let's take this as a matter and get it done."

There was a brief silence in the room, then Mrs. Stubbs's roar rang out.

"How many times have I told you, Sel, don't put your feet on the table!"

……

The next morning.

Six months later, Liu Yang stepped onto the grass of the Conier Training Center again.

"Look, our little star is back!"

Mertesacker walked towards him carrying a pair of sneakers.

Koscielny, who was standing next to him with a sports backpack slung over one shoulder, walked over and jokingly tried to kick Liu Yang.

"You little brat, you made that goal where I did the splits the Premier League's Goal of the Month last month!"

"That damn scene has been shown on screen millions of times!"

"I've already received over a dozen text messages saying, 'Laurent, how's your groin?'"

The senior members of Arsenal gathered around and greeted Liu Yang.

Coquelin, Monreal, Ramsey, and Flamini all faced Liu Yang to varying degrees in their previous encounters.

"Hey, stop fighting! Today we're in a team competition, and I want to be in Liu's group!"

Iwobi ran comically from the bathroom, fastening his belt as he did so.

"Liu, can you carry me to victory?"

The training ground was bustling with activity.

"Beep!"

Assistant coach Boulder's whistle interrupted the players' conversation.

"Get ready to assemble!"

On the other side, Wenger was having a one-on-one chat with Gnabry.

"Ser, you and Liu will both be on the bench for the next two league matches against Chelsea and Stoke City."

"You've just come back, and your chemistry with the main team isn't quite there yet."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'll start you both in next week's FA Cup match, and then it'll be up to you to see how you perform."

"There are still plenty of opportunities. Cazorla and Wilshere won't be back until the end of the season, and Sanchez and Welbeck will need at least another month of rest. Giroud did resume training today, but we still need to observe whether he can play in the next game..."

"Today's scrimmage pits you two together; it's time to rediscover the chemistry you had back in the youth team..."

The chubby little black boy nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, let's go train."

Gnabry nodded again and jogged to join the group of people warming up by running laps.

Wenger turned around, his back to the crowd.

"This damn down jacket zipper, why is it stuck again..."

……

Chelsea this season is a complete mess.

Despite entering the new Premier League season with the aura of defending champions, Chelsea has been plagued by a series of misfortunes.

Hazard and Diego Costa have been sidelined with injuries.

The public relations crisis stemming from the firing of the female team doctor.

Some players have ideological differences with Mourinho

The usual locker room explosion during "Mourinho's Third Year" arrived right on schedule.

In the first 16 rounds of the Premier League, Mourinho's team only won four games.

They are Aston Villa, who are last in the standings; Norwich City, who are second to last in the standings; West Bromwich Albion, who are third to last in the standings; and Arsène Wenger's Arsenal.

After losing to Leicester City, Mourinho was sacked, and Hiddink took over temporarily.

In the next six games, Chelsea seemed to have suddenly learned how to play football, winning three, drawing three, and not losing a single game.

At noon on January 18, a dark blue bus slowly drove into the Emirates Stadium.

……

The pre-match press conference.

Faced with a barrage of questions from reporters, Wenger skillfully dodged them.

Will Liu Yang start in the next match? We have many excellent players and many possible combinations. He may start or he may not.

"Chelsea? Their ranking is indeed below par, but they will still be a tough team to beat."

"A losing streak against Mourinho? I think the current manager of Chelsea is Mr. Hiddink."

"How will Sanchez coexist with Liu Yang after his return from injury? All eleven players on the field will fulfill their own responsibilities. Liu will do his job well, and Alexis will do his job well too. That's it."

The reporters failed to extract any juicy information and returned empty-handed.

On the other side, Hiddink put on a friendly expression.

"The atmosphere in the locker room? The guys are all great, no problems."

"Hazard's injury? He's recovering well. If he's fully recovered, we'll field him; if he's not feeling well, we won't."

"Arsenal to buy Liu Yang back? Wenger is an excellent coach, he has his own judgment."

"How do we deal with Liu Yang, who is in excellent form? Of course, we have studied him. If he plays, we will have one defensive strategy, and if he doesn't play, we will have another defensive strategy."

The reporters left disappointed, having failed to extract any juicy details.

"These two old guys are almost 140 years old combined, and their mouths are tighter than a locked door!"

……

Players' tunnel.

The two teams are old rivals.

Although Wenger and Mourinho occasionally produce some... interesting moments.

However, the atmosphere between the two teams was not exactly tense.

Cech exchanged a few pleasantries with some of his former Chelsea teammates.

Diego Costa stared at several Arsenal defenders, seemingly plotting what underhanded tactics he could use to demoralize them.

Giroud, who had just recovered from his injury, was gently patting the muscles in his previously injured leg.

Hazard hadn't even tied his shoelaces, looking completely relaxed.

Fabregas took a few deep breaths, as if he was doing some kind of mental preparation.

At the very back of the Arsenal line, Iwobi turned around and winked at Liu Yang and Gnabry behind him.

He has been training with the first team for half a season, so his playing time is currently higher than the other two.

……

In the live broadcast room in China, a familiar voice rang out.

"...In the Community Shield at the beginning of the season, Arsenal defeated Chelsea 1-0, and Wenger's team finally ended their embarrassing five-year losing streak against Chelsea."

"But the first league meeting between the two sides this season was on September 19 last year, when Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, avenging their defeat in the Community Shield final."

"But back then Chelsea's manager was Mourinho, now it's Hiddink!"

- [Finally, we can listen to Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu's commentary. The commentators in the previous matches were like idiots; I didn't recognize any of them.]

- [Arsenal and Chelsea are considered a clash of titans, so of course they'll bring in the best teams!]

Chelsea haven't been a strong team this season; they almost fell into the relegation zone!

- [That was a dressing room explosion! The players were all putting on an act for Mourinho! See, as soon as Mourinho left, Chelsea's form immediately improved.]

Why isn't Liu Yang in the starting lineup?

- [Their transfer was only completed a few days ago, they haven't had time to gel yet, let's see how they perform in a few more games.]

……

Both teams' starting players have come onto the field.

The camera first focused on Cech, then on Fabregas.

With the referee's whistle, Costa passed the ball back to Fabregas behind him.

The match has officially begun.

"Welcome to the Premier League Round 22 match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun will provide live commentary for this game."

"Wow, those few touches of Fabregas just now, the boos at the Emirates Stadium suddenly got much louder!"

"This Spanish midfielder's decision to transfer to Barcelona back then caused a lot of dissatisfaction among Arsenal fans!"

Let's start by introducing the starting lineups for both teams in this match!

"The home team, Arsenal, has fielded a 4-2-3-1 formation!"

Goalkeeper: Cech!

"Defense line: Bellerin, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal!"

"Defensive midfielders: Coquelin, Ramsey!"

"Attacking midfielders: Chamberlain, Iwobi, Walcott!"

Forward: Giroud!

Chelsea, playing away, have fielded a 4-3-3 formation!

Goalkeeper: Courtois!

"Defense line: Ivanovic, Terry, Zouma, Azpilicueta!"

Midfielders: Matic, Fabregas, Oscar!

"Forwards: Hazard, Diego Costa, Willian!"

"In this match, Arsenal's two returning youngsters – Liu Yang, who was bought back, and Gnabry, whose loan spell has ended – are both on the bench!"

……

At the start of the game, both veteran coaches were very cautious, and neither side launched any particularly aggressive attacks.

The camera panned to the stands, where Chelsea's owner, Roman Abramovich, had made a rare appearance at the away game!

"In the past, he mostly attended games in person at Stamford Bridge!"

"Next to him is Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit!"

"Many young fans don't know that Gullit's final stop in his professional career was Chelsea!"

- [Gullit actually played for Chelsea? All I remember him wearing AC Milan's red and black jerseys!]

- [You know what, Gullit came to the Premier League purely as a technical aid, and later he was both a manager and a player, even winning an FA Cup!]

- [Back then, the Premier League wasn't as good as it is now, and Gullit even brought in a bunch of players from Serie A to help him dominate in the Premier League—Zola, Vialli, and Di Matteo!]

- [Yes, that's Di Matteo, the interim manager who led Chelsea to the Champions League!]

- [What are you babbling about? How did you guys know I got the Legendary Gold Gridman card on my first try yesterday?]

- [Fun fact: Gullit is known as Little Liu Yang!]

……

Liu Yang, on the bench, watched the game intently.

"Hiddink's Chelsea and Mourinho's Chelsea in the videos I watched before didn't have much of a change in formation, but there were still subtle differences in tactics."

"Their playing style is more stable."

"The defensive line has retreated further, and the pressing isn't as fierce anymore."

"The forwards don't press the center-backs as frequently; they start defending more around the center circle."

"There are fewer short passing combinations in the attacking third, and more crosses from the wings."

Gnabry, standing beside his friend, didn't interrupt his analysis; he was chatting and laughing with his senior teammates on the bench—Rosicky, Arteta, and Flamini.

……

In the 18rd minute of the match, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Willian played a through ball from the center circle, and Costa made a run down the middle!

After his confrontation with Mertesacker, Costa suddenly collapsed to the ground in an exaggerated manner!

"The referee stopped the game; he believed Mertesacker had fouled Costa!"

"A red card has been shown to Mertesacker! Oh dear, Mertesacker was the last defender in front of the goalkeeper!"

A deafening chorus of boos erupted from the Emirates Stadium!

"Hey, that's not fair! That guy's just acting!"

"That fall looked so fake!"

Gnabry was furious and felt indignant on behalf of his German elder brother.

Wenger argued with the linesman, but the referee's opinion was clear: he believed it was a foul.

"Oh dear, Mertesacker is so annoyed!"

"Costa's fall was definitely exaggerated, but Mertesacker did kick his foot!"

"Costa is quick-witted too. He knows you've kicked him, so he immediately falls down, and you can't do anything about it. There was definitely contact..."

Coach Zhang chuckled and added from the side.

With the die already cast, Mertesacker reluctantly handed the captain's armband to Koscielny.

Wenger also called on Gabriel Paulista from the bench to warm up.

"In the 22nd minute of the match, Arsenal, playing with ten men, made the first substitution."

"Giroud has been replaced by center-back Paulista!"

"Arsenal, playing with one less player, are on the back foot. Manager Wenger needs to find a way to keep a clean sheet!"

"Let's take a look at Chelsea's attack!"

"William, push through the middle, pass to Ivanovic on the right wing!"

"Cross the ball in!"

"That header was a success!"

"Diego Costa!"

"In the 23rd minute of the first half, Chelsea, playing with a one-man advantage, took the lead away from home!"

"Costa scored the goal!"

"He was absolutely the main character during the first half, first drawing a red card, and then scoring the goal himself!"

"This is a significant blow to Arsenal. They had just substituted Giroud in attack to strengthen their defense, and immediately suffered a setback..."

Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium looked dejected.

……

Chelsea, leading by one goal, pressed their advantage and continued their winning streak.

They threatened Arsenal's defense time and time again.

Arsenal, playing with one less player, had to retreat to defense.

Cech made several crucial saves while simultaneously directing the defense.

Courtois, on the other side, stood idly outside the penalty area.

……

Finally, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Arsenal players breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although they conceded a goal, they managed to prevent Chelsea from capitalizing on their momentum.

With the score at 0-1, both teams returned to the locker room.