There is a dream called football

Arsenal's opponent in the knockout round of the Champions League is PSV, a strong team in the Eredivisie, and it is not an easy hurdle for Arsenal to pass.

But what's more interesting is that this game is also called the Chinese Derby.

Why?

Very simple.

Because PSV's right back is Chinese Sun Xiang.

This is very interesting. This is not the first time that a Chinese derby has appeared in the five major leagues. Manchester City's Sun Jihai and Charlton's Zheng Zhi once appeared in a Chinese derby for the first time, but this is indeed the first time in the Champions League.

Sun Xiang is not the main player under Koeman, but he is still a very important player. He still has a chance to play, especially in the league. In addition, PSV's lineup is not that deep, so Sun Xiang is likely to play.

In this regard, before the arrival of Arsenal, the Chinese media came to Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Domestic expectations for this game are very strong.

The reporter met Sun Xiang at his home. It was a very ordinary Dutch apartment with about two floors. However, Sun Xiang's family did not come with him, so it seemed a bit empty.

"Why don't your family come over with you?"

"Because my contract with the club is a loan contract, I will not let my family come over until I have established myself in the Dutch league."

“What’s the hardest part about establishing a foothold in the league here?”

"There are too many, including language, tactical concepts, and even many fundamental things that need to be innovated."

"There is a huge gap between Chinese football and Dutch football. I don't think I will be able to adapt to it in a short time."

"So tell me about your advantages?"

"The advantage is of course hard work, and with the Chinese people's speed and flexibility, I don't think I'm much worse than others in terms of single-player combat, but the only difference is in the tactical execution of the head coach, which I must

Admitted.”

"Let's talk about the upcoming game against Arsenal. This game is called the Chinese Derby in China."

Sun Xiang was delighted, "I think it's exaggerated. The gap between me and Li Qiao is still very big. He is a star player, and he can gain a foothold in Arsenal. This is really amazing, but I may not be able to play."

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"Even if you come on as a substitute, it is a first for the Chinese. This is the first Chinese derby in the Champions League."

"I think PSV may look a little worse than Arsenal, but in fact our strength can compete with any team in Europe, especially at our home court. I think this is more obvious."

"Our head coach is very unique in formulating defensive tactics, and his training is very strict, so I think we can definitely compete in this game. Maybe we will advance."

The CCTV reporter originally wanted to interview the club's head coach Koeman, but was not allowed.

At the same time, another reporter also interviewed Li Qiao.

Li Qiao was also asked about the Chinese Derby. Li Qiao laughed, "I think the focus may be problematic. The game should return to the game itself, rather than paying too much attention to things outside of these games.

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"I think no matter which country we are from, we are actually just pawns under the head coach. We just do what we should do for the execution of tactics."

"Do you think your opponent is easy to defeat?"

"I think there are no easy opponents in the Champions League, because the teams that can reach the top 32 are all very strong, and the teams that can reach the top 16, I think they all have a chance to win the Champions League Big Ear Cup.

team."

"This is not uncommon in past history, such as Porto in 2004. That year everyone regarded us as weaklings, but in the end it was us, Porto, who had the last laugh."

"So I don't think the boss will take it lightly."

There are too many stories about this game, including Van Persie's return to the Netherlands, and the stories about PSV coach Ronald Koeman and the Premier League. These are all highlights in the eyes of the media, but for those in the football circle

For people, the only highlight of this game is the match itself, which is exciting enough.

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"I'm back in the Netherlands. I'll take everyone to play after the game." Van Persie smiled.

The Brazilian Barbotista is very interested because everyone around the world knows that the entertainment industry in the Netherlands is super developed.

The Netherlands is also one of the few countries in the world where it is legal to buy sex, so many foreigners are actually quite interested in this country.

However, some teammates immediately poured cold water on Van Persie.

"Don't even think about going out to play, the boss will beat us up."

"Hahaha, what are you afraid of?"

"You are not afraid, we are."

"Really? I'm not afraid, even if the boss is in front of me."

At this moment, Wenger came over and asked, "What are you talking about?"

A group of people looked at each other, and someone started to make trouble, "Robin has something to tell you."

This time, Van Persie was dumbfounded. Someone was holding back a bad laugh, but Wenger didn't know why and pointed at Van Persie, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"..."

"..."

"Boss, I want to tell you, pay attention to your health, it's starting to get hot in the Netherlands."

"..."

Wenger was so confused that he was confused.

"It's so cold in the Netherlands. What are you doing? Have you been drinking? Robin."

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed.

"What's going on?"

At this time, someone said what happened just now, and Wenger was unhappy when he heard it. "Robin, don't cause trouble for me. I don't want to see the same news about you and Rooney."

sweat.

"Sir, don't worry, I just said what I said."

"Then I hope you don't say that I am very strict with Arsenal's discipline in this regard. I don't care how open the Netherlands is, and I don't care what kind of person you are. In short, you can't go out to play away games. This is the team's most important thing."

Important records."

Everyone nodded.

After Wenger left, someone teased: "Robin, didn't you say you dared to say it even when the boss was here? Why did you change your story?"

The person who said this was Lyman.

"You are all bastards and traitors. I was joking with you, but you actually betrayed me."

"Haha, who asked you to act like a hero?"

The players are like this, joking, joking, etc. This can be regarded as another kind of happy football.

At the same time, Eindhoven's head coach Koeman is already studying this Arsenal team carefully. Anyone familiar with him knows that Koeman is a coach with great football ambitions and his goal is to coach the Dutch national team.

, later history proved that he indeed had such ability.

But now he is not very famous, and he still has to prove himself through the experience of defeating strong teams again and again, so he is looking forward to the competition with Arsenal.