After Fly scored the second goal, Wenger immediately substituted him for Eboue.
Since Arsenal's three attacking arrows were all on the field, the old man substituting Fly for a defender was clearly preparing to defend the 2-1 lead.
Newcastle United, of course, would not give up easily.
In the 83rd minute of the match, Newcastle United's head coach substituted midfielder Joey Barton for forward Ranger, preparing for a final push.
However, after Eboue came on, Arsenal switched to a five-man defense. With the team defending deep, Newcastle United's attacking ability was not enough to defeat Arsenal.
Finally, as Koscielny cleared Newcastle United's 45-degree cross into the box, the Main Referee blew the whistle, signaling the end of the match.
Thanks to Fly's brace, home team Arsenal narrowly defeated Newcastle United 2-1.
At the post-match press conference, when facing reporters from Fleet Street, Wenger highly praised Fly: "Everyone saw that Fly scored two more goals in this difficult match, helping the team achieve victory."
"Those who say Fly is a 'minnow slayer' can quiet down now. One Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk, one League match against Newcastle United."
"Arsenal played very difficult matches, and that's a visible fact!"
"I saw someone online say that if Fly hadn't scored two goals and provided one assist, single-handedly creating three goals against Shakhtar Donetsk, Arsenal would have lost 1-2 to Shakhtar Donetsk, and then they would have needed to prepare seriously for the last two Champions League group stage matches."
"Because at that time, we wouldn't have been guaranteed to finish first in the group."
"Although I don't like this statement because it ignores the contributions of other players."
"But it's undeniable that without Fly's goals, Arsenal's current situation would be much worse."
"Even though this match was very difficult, ultimately the result was good. We still took all three points and maintained our advantage in the standings over the teams behind us, and that's enough."
Seeing Wenger heavily praise Fly, the Fleet Street media once again started stirring up trouble, asking: "Arsène, who do you think is stronger right now, Fly compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?"
Unlike Wenger's non-committal answer at the beginning of the season, this time, perhaps because Fly's performance was so far beyond his expectations, the old man actually answered the question directly:
"Although this might sound arrogant, in my eyes, at least this season, Fly is stronger than Léo and Cristiano."
"This conclusion can be easily reached by looking at the number of goals scored by the three players. There's nothing to dispute."
Hearing Wenger's direct answer, and such a counter-intuitive one at that, the Fleet Street reporters quickly showed triumphant expressions.
Big news, here it comes again!
Wenger knew the nature of these media reporters, but he didn't shy away.
Because based on this season's performance, Fly, with 30 goals in 14 appearances, was clearly outperforming Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
You should know that the combined goal tally of the latter two this season hasn't even reached 30 goals yet.
As of November 7th, Messi had scored a total of 14 goals this season, while Cristiano Ronaldo had scored 12 goals.
Their combined goal tally is 26 goals, which is 4 goals less than Fly's alone.
If it weren't for Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo being the recognized twin stars of European football in the past two years after Kaka's decline, Wenger would even feel that these two guys don't deserve to be compared with Fly.
After all, when would a player who has scored 30 goals be compared with two guys who have scored just over a dozen goals? Wenger said he had never heard of such a thing.
In the past, when the media compared two forwards, it was definitely because the data of the two players being compared were similar, at least without a significant difference.
But this season, Fly has a clear lead over everyone.
In this situation, if the media still came to provoke, Wenger certainly wouldn't give them a good look.
The Fleet Street reporters seized on Wenger's answer and continued to probe: "So, Arsène, you think Léo and Cristiano are not a match for Fly right now, is that what you mean?"
Wenger nodded calmly, his tone very firm: "Of course, that's what I mean. This season alone, Fly is the best player in the world, without a doubt."
Wenger dared to say this purely because he understood Fly well and knew Fly's personality.
If it were any other player, even if he had Fly's current strength, Wenger would not directly say in an interview that he was the best player in the world.
Because he was afraid that such remarks would bring unnecessary public pressure on the person involved.
But if that person was Fly, Wenger said: Hey, that's exactly what you should say!
Not only should you say it loudly in front of the media reporters, but your tone should also be very firm, decisive, and without the slightest hesitation.
Because Fly is not afraid of others praising him excessively, and he is not afraid of others bringing him pressure.
On the contrary, the more pressure there is, the better Fly performs!
It was precisely because Wenger understood Fly well enough that he directly said what seemed like very "treasonous" remarks in today's football world in front of the Fleet Street media.
As expected, after the post-match press conference, Wenger's remarks spread directly throughout England.
Then it quickly spread throughout Europe, especially in Spain, the country where Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are located.
After that, it spread throughout the world at the fastest speed, even in the large country in Asia, related news appeared within a few hours of Wenger's interview.
When many fans saw the content of Wenger's interview, they were instantly in an uproar!
"Holy crap, Wenger is still daring to say it. He actually said that Fly is stronger than Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Who gave him the guts?"
"Guts? Upstairs, Fly scored 30 goals in 14 games for Arsenal this season, averaging more than two goals per game. That's Wenger's confidence! If you don't like it, let Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo also average two goals per game!"
"30 goals in 14 games? Holy cow, I haven't paid attention to football for a few months. When did such a fierce person appear? Are you serious?"
"It's true, it's that rich second generation that was previously reported on many websites. He played for Arsenal this season, and currently has 30 goals in 14 games. He's practically not human!"
"What about 30 goals in 14 games? You don't see how many assists Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have given. Measuring a player's strength solely by the number of goals is a bit biased!"
"Forget it, buddy, you really don't know how many assists Fly has given. His assists are not less than Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo!"
"Alright, can a player who hasn't won any honors yet provoke Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? Can he provoke them after he leads Arsenal to win a Champions League and Premier League title?"
"Laughable. People who measure a player's strength by honors can all be identified as idiots. Don't you know that football is a team sport? In a team sport, no matter how good one person is, if his teammates are all garbage, it's useless. Hearing this, I thought Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won their Champions League and League titles by themselves."
"Stop talking nonsense. What right do those with a combined goal tally less than Fly have to be compared? Are they worthy?"
"..."
For a time, a debate erupted on the entire internet. It could be said that everyone had their own point of view, and no one could convince anyone else.
The popularity of the debate even broke through boundaries, causing many people who don't follow football to be curious and see what was going on.
Fly's name also became known to more people during this debate.
Many people learned for the first time that there was such an amazing player in the world.
It can be said that this debate directly raised Fly's popularity by more than one level.
If Fly knew this, he would probably bow to Wenger, because without the old man's passionate remarks, the debate would not have erupted.
All in all, the ultimate winner of this debate was definitely Fly himself.
He was just wondering how to quickly increase his popularity, and he unintentionally became more popular .