February 2nd.
As Arsenal had been eliminated from the FA Cup early, they had almost a week's rest before starting the twenty-fifth round of the Premier League.
Fleet Street media arrived at Emirates Stadium early in the morning, as they wanted to collectively witness Fly break the single-season scoring record in the European top 5 leagues.
More than 50,000 fans were present for this home game against Everton.
After finishing her related work, Taylor also came to London from the United States to cheer for her boyfriend.
At the pre-match press conference, reporters basically kept asking questions revolving around "Can Fly break the single-season scoring record in the European top 5 leagues?"
Moyes, the Everton manager and Sir Alex Ferguson's designated successor, felt annoyed by this situation and said unhappily:
"I think you lack respect for me, and you lack respect for Everton."
"This match is clearly between Arsenal and Everton, but you keep asking questions about whether Fly can break the record. Isn't that too much?"
"Fly's excellence is beyond doubt, he is one of the best players in the Premier League right now."
"But this doesn't mean he is guaranteed to win this match..."
"Everton will not surrender, we will fight with all our might to end Arsenal's winning streak."
When Moyes said this, the Fleet Street reporters suddenly remembered that Arsenal had seemingly tied the winning streak record in the European top 5 leagues.
The record of 17 consecutive wins in the European top 5 leagues, previously held by Inter Milan, had been equaled in the previous round.
Now, Arsenal is just one step away from making history...
That is to say, if Fly can score a goal in this match against Everton, and Arsenal can win.
Then two incredibly difficult historical records will be broken simultaneously!
Thinking of this, the Fleet Street media reporters became even more excited...
For a time, questions about Fly and Arsenal became even more numerous.
Moyes saw that his words not only didn't work but also made this group of damned reporters even more frantic, and his face couldn't help but darken.
"I don't want to say anything more... You simply don't know how to respect people."
"In this match, we will definitely achieve the final victory. Arsenal shouldn't even think of stepping on our Everton to break records."
"Even for Fly, we will do our utmost to prevent him from scoring!"
After saying that, Moyes left the press conference directly and went straight to the locker room.
As for Wenger on the other side, he was also being attacked by reporters with the same questions...
However, unlike Moyes, the French Arsène Wenger was very patient with the reporters' questions.
After all, these were symbols of Arsenal's performance this season, and the more reporters asked, the more comfortable Wenger felt inside.
"To be honest, if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known that Arsenal has now equaled the historical record and is just one step away from breaking it..."
"This way, we have even more motivation for this match."
"Although we don't deliberately pursue records, when such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is presented to us, we will naturally strive to leave our name in the history of football..."
After returning to the locker room, Wenger gathered the Arsenal players together and began to motivate everyone.
"Lads, we have already achieved 17 consecutive wins in the Premier League this season. As long as we defeat Everton, we will break the European top 5 leagues winning streak record set by Inter Milan and stand alone at the top!"
"I won't force you to deliberately pursue records, but when the opportunity is right in front of you... are you really willing to just give up like this?"
"Tell me, do you want to win this match?"
Hearing Wenger's words, many players who were completely unaware of this beforehand were stunned...
Honestly, due to the media's portrayal, they all thought this match was mainly important for Fly.
After all, as long as he scores one goal in this match, he will break the single-season scoring record in the European top 5 leagues.
But they really didn't know that this match was also a moment when Arsenal could make history.
Now that they knew, they naturally wouldn't be polite. Many Arsenal players who were originally just messing around suddenly became energized.
Facing Wenger's serious expression, everyone shouted in unison:
"Yes! Screw Everton, and win this match!"
Fly added: "Brothers, if possible, it would be even better if you could pass me a ball based on winning the game..."
"Not asking for much, just one goal in this match is fine."
Hearing this, the Arsenal players all burst into laughter.
Damn Fly Adams, a freak who averages two goals per game in the League, is actually being humble here?
He's really going to piss them all off!
"Alright, guys, let's go, screw Everton!"
Finally, Fabregas, as the captain, yelled, and then led the Arsenal starting players into the player tunnel.
The match is about to begin!
.......
"hanger TV Station, hanger TV Station, hello to all viewers in front of your televisions, welcome to the broadcast of the twenty-fifth round of the 2010-2011 England Premier League where Arsenal hosts Everton at home. I am your old friend james!"
"Hello everyone, I am Larry!"
After a brief opening, james started chatting with Larry.
"larry, from the data provided by the backend, we can see that Arsenal had already achieved 17 consecutive wins in the Premier League before this match. The current number of consecutive wins has equaled the record set by Inter Milan in the 2006-2007 season."
"That is to say, as long as Arsenal wins this match, they will create a new winning streak record in the European top 5 leagues."
"What are your thoughts on this?"
Larry thought for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded and chuckled:
"Hehe... Actually, it's alright, after all, we have been commentating on Arsenal's matches this season all along, so there are basically no issues."
"This number of consecutive wins can only be said to be well-deserved. We have all seen how strong Arsenal is this season, and this cannot be faked..."
"Although 17 consecutive wins in the Premier League sounds very impressive, I believe that with the talent and on-field performance Arsenal has shown now, breaking this record is not something unbelievable."
"You know, if top teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona had a super goal-scoring machine who can score two goals per game in a League, they could also achieve 17 consecutive wins, or even more..."
"I still say the same thing, the reason why Arsenal has shown such strong dominance this season is ultimately because of Fly."
"Fly's addition has allowed Arsenal to transform."
"Actually, we all know one thing, Arsenal's squad is not bad, it's even quite strong..."
"Looking at today's football world, the only teams that might have a clearly stronger squad on paper than Arsenal are Real Madrid and Barcelona."
"If you only look at the starting lineups, Manchester United and Chelsea are actually not as good as Arsenal."
"Look at who are in Arsenal's starting lineup... In the midfield, Fabregas, there's nothing more to say about him, a top talent from La Masia, undoubtedly a world-class star who can rank in the top five among midfielders in today's football."
"There's also a Great British Star like Wilshere. It can be said that if you don't look at Fly, Wilshere is the best young English player in recent years."
"Alexandre Song, a top defensive midfielder in the Premier League. It is said that Barcelona has been extending an olive branch to him. A player valued by Barcelona is definitely not ordinary..."
"Nasri, last year's French Footballer of the Year. To be the best player in a country like France, which is full of talent, Nasri's strength is beyond doubt!"
"See... if you examine a few of Arsenal's midfielders slightly, you will find that they are all top players, all top players!"
"I feel that in today's football, only Barcelona, with Andrés Iniesta, Xavi, and Busquets, can suppress Arsenal in the midfield."
"Other teams, even Real Madrid, would struggle!"
"As for the forwards, there's even less to say..."
"Even Hazard, the genius from Lille last year and a candidate on the 30-man Golden Boy Award shortlist, can only be a substitute, only getting about 30 minutes of playing time per game. You can imagine... how competitive the forward positions are within Arsenal!"
"The only area that might be slightly weaker is the defense. If Arsenal's defense could sign a world-class defender, Arsenal's squad on paper would immediately soar to the same level as Real Madrid and Barcelona."
"With such a top strong team, and a super striker like Fly, I wouldn't be surprised by any greater success..."
Hearing Larry's words, james was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.
Although he didn't really want to admit it, because he had always subconsciously regarded Arsenal as a team of a similar level to Liverpool.
But if you think carefully, you will find that what Larry said is absolutely correct...
Arsenal's strength on paper is indeed very strong!
Even without Fly, Arsenal would have a chance to challenge for the League title.
With him, the Premier League is even less suspenseful than the Ligue 1, which doesn't live up to its name!
Doesn't this further prove Arsenal's current strength from the side?
"larry is absolutely right, it seems I was fixated..."
Larry looked at james's slightly embarrassed expression, shook his head, and chuckled:
"Hehe... It's not that you were fixated, but that's what most fans think."
"Even though Arsenal has shown a competitive state this season that even Real Madrid and Barcelona haven't reached, many people still subconsciously look down on Arsenal due to inertia, thinking they can't do it."
"Now that Arsenal is about to break the winning streak record in the European top 5 leagues, I believe many people will soon wake up!"