After the start of the second half, Fly noticed that Tottenham had made a substitution.
Lennon was substituted off, and England international Defoe was brought on.
It was clear that Tottenham made a substitution at halftime, obviously aiming for a comeback.
In the 50th minute of the match.
Dutch golden boy Van der Vaart assisted Bale with a curling shot to score, pulling one back for Tottenham, making it 1:2.
Fly watched the entire process of this goal from the front field.
How to put it? This goal was purely due to the exceptional individual abilities of Van der Vaart and Bale.
In fact, the Arsenal players didn't make any major mistakes in this defensive play; they were simply overwhelmed by individual skill.
Van der Vaart first used a shoulder drop to get past Alexandre Song's defense.
He then immediately sent a through ball with some anticipation to the right front field.
The quality of this pass was also excellent, perfectly placed in the space behind Clichy and Koscielny.
And this space was forcefully breached by Bale's speed, completely outmatching Clichy in this speed contest.
After Bale got the ball before him, he simply cut inside to the left, took one step, and immediately curled the ball with his left foot towards the top right corner of the goal. The ball arced beautifully into the dead corner, leaving Fabianski with no chance.
Fly didn't blame his teammates for this conceded goal. He just clapped his hands, encouraging his teammates to stay focused and not be overtaken.
In the 62nd minute of the match.
Fabregas dribbled through the middle and passed the ball to the overlapping Clichy on the left. Clichy received the ball and immediately sent a through ball to Fly in the left front field.
Fly accelerated slightly and ruthlessly bypassed Gallas, who was marking him. After receiving the ball, Fly didn't hold onto it but passed it to Nasri, who had advanced to the edge of the penalty area.
Nasri received the ball, shielded it with his body against Jenas, and played a short pass back to Fabregas.
Facing Van der Vaart's defense, Fabregas faked a change of direction and then passed the ball to Clichy on his left.
Clichy, being harassed by Bale's tracking back, chose to play a first-time pass with this ball, sending it back to Fabregas's feet.
Fabregas also didn't stop the ball upon receiving the pass; instead, with a flick of his ankle, he chipped the ball to the left edge of the penalty area.
The moment Fabregas chipped the ball, Fly accelerated past Gallas. The latter desperately pulled at Fly's arm, but he couldn't match Fly's speed, and his strength was also far greater than before.
Ultimately, after pulling for two steps, Gallas stumbled and nearly fell.
After breaking free from Gallas's interference, Fly began to carry the ball into the penalty area.
Hutton knew Fly was very fast, so he didn't press forward but instead tucked inside early, using his body to block Fly's path if he cut inside.
However, after taking two steps, Fly didn't continue to cut inside. Instead, he unleashed a low, straight shot, sweeping the ball towards the center.
For a moment, Tottenham's penalty area was in chaos.
Kaboul saw the trajectory of the ball and immediately went down for a slide tackle, but Van Persie got to the ball first with a sweeping kick.
After being struck by Van Persie's lower leg, the rapidly moving ball instantly changed direction and flew towards the goal.
Since Van Persie was only about five meters from the goal when he shot, the sudden change in direction of the ball at such a distance was impossible for the goalkeeper to react to.
Although Gomes went down immediately to attempt a save, he couldn't overcome the fact that the ball was simply too close to the goal. He could only watch as the ball flew into the net, splashing up white foam.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"Number 10, Robin van Persie!!!"
"Since returning from injury, Robin has scored in recent games and has been extremely efficient."
"The biggest credit for this goal goes to Fly. He single-handedly threw the Tottenham Hotspur defense into complete disarray."
"Undeniably, Fly's close-range dribbling and breakthrough are a major weapon for Arsenal!"
"With his extremely exaggerated acceleration and impact, almost no defender can stop him in a one-on-one situation."
"Gallas did his best, this goal can't be blamed on him...."
After Van Persie scored the third goal, Arsène Wenger called Hazard over and told him to warm up and get ready to come on.
Undoubtedly, he was preparing to substitute Fly again.
Seeing this, Fly couldn't help but feel anxious.
Oh no! He hadn't completed his side mission yet, what would he do if he was substituted now?
Fly couldn't refuse to come off like Kepa!
You know, his coach was Wenger, not Sarri!
Refusing to come off in front of a figure like Wenger, who was like a godfather, the consequences were imaginable.
Even if Fly was the Crown Prince of Arsenal, there were some things he wouldn't touch, like challenging Wenger's authority.
This was absolutely forbidden!
Putting everything else aside, if he actually did that, the Arsenal fans would be the first not to forgive him.
After so many years of Wenger's coaching career at Arsenal, his status in the hearts of the fans had long surpassed that of any player!
This wasn't a few years later; current Arsenal hadn't degenerated into 'the team that only fights for fourth place'. Arsenal, with Fabregas, Nasri, and Van Persie, was still a strong team!
In this situation, Wenger's position was still very solid.
If he really wanted to cross Wenger's bottom line, it would be no different than making an enemy of all Arsenal fans.
Fly wasn't stupid, why would he do that?
But now Arsenal were leading Tottenham 3:1 by two goals, and Arsène Wenger felt the game was secure and was preparing to substitute him. What good method did he have?
He couldn't possibly deliberately score an own goal to keep the suspense of the game going, could he?
Fortunately, Fly's worried mood didn't last long. 'Good news' soon came from the Tottenham side.
In the 67th minute of the match.
Varane accidentally handled the ball in the penalty area, and the Main Referee immediately awarded Tottenham a penalty.
Heaven knows how happy Fly was when Tottenham was awarded a penalty!
If it weren't for considering Varane's feelings, Fly really wanted to rush up, hug his arm, and shout, "Brother, you're the best!"
Van der Vaart, enduring the fierce boos from all the Arsenal fans, walked to the penalty spot. Facing Fabianski's goalkeeping, he struck the ball cleanly, and it grazed past Fabianski's fingertips into the net.
Tottenham 2:3, pulling one goal back!
The suspense of this match was back...
Seeing this scene, Wenger forcefully suppressed the thought of substituting Fly that he had originally entertained.
If they were playing against a mid-to-lower table Premier League team, even if the score on the field was only a one-goal lead, Wenger would substitute Fly.
Because he didn't think that without Fly, Arsenal couldn't hold onto a one-goal advantage against a mid-to-lower table team.
But now they were facing Tottenham, Arsenal's arch-rivals.
Whether from the perspective of objective strength or their historical grievances, Wenger had to ensure victory in this match against Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium.
In this way, having Fly on the field would better guarantee the win.
In the 68th minute of the match.
Van der Vaart fouled Van Persie, directly causing the latter to fall and remain on the ground.
Instantly, Arsenal players and Tottenham players crowded together.
"FxxK! Are you being a sore loser and starting to injure people?" Fly didn't show the Dutch golden boy any mercy, directly spraying angry words at his face.
Van der Vaart didn't retort, but Gallas, the traitor, in order to show his loyalty to Tottenham, started exchanging insults with Fly.
"This is just normal physical contact, who told Robin he's too fragile!"
"I know him too well. When I was at Arsenal, Robin was a glass man. If this challenge was against another player, he wouldn't have been injured at all."
Hearing Gallas slander his old teammate like this, Fly went up and started reopening old wounds: "You piece of trash that I completely outplayed, shut your stinking mouth. Trash doesn't deserve to talk, got it?"
As the verbal conflict escalated, some physical clashes were also inevitable.
It was ultimately thanks to the combined efforts of the Main Referee and the assistant referees that the large men were pushed apart.
On the sideline, Wenger saw that Fly was fine, but Van Persie, who had only recently returned from injury, was down again, and he instantly lost his composure.
"That was a red card offense, he must be sent off!"
The Fourth Official on the sideline was once again subjected to Arsène Wenger's hairdryer treatment.
However, this time the Fourth Official didn't indulge Wenger. Instead, he warned him to get back to where he should be and not obstruct the officiating team's normal work.
And when the Main Referee only showed Van der Vaart a yellow card, a barrage of piercing boos immediately erupted throughout the stadium.
Clearly, the Arsenal fans were very dissatisfied with the Main Referee's decision.
Fly was noncommittal. He hadn't seen how Van der Vaart injured Van Persie, and he wouldn't comment without seeing the full picture.
Although from an Arsenal player's perspective, he had to blindly pressure the Main Referee.
But Fly could clearly feel through the refereeing in this match that the Main Referee was biased towards Tottenham.
This was actually a very dangerous signal!
If the reason the Main Referee was biased towards Tottenham was simply because of the team itself, then it would be fine.
After all, Arsenal only played against Tottenham twice in the League season, which was harmless.
But if the reason the Main Referee was biased towards Tottenham was because Tottenham was Arsenal's opponent in this match, and that's why he was biased, then the problem was huge.
This indicated that the Football Association was targeting Arsenal, and the higher-ups had given the refereeing team a task, requiring them to target Arsenal.
For this kind of scene, which he had seen frequently on TV in his previous life, Fly was truly experiencing it firsthand for the first time in this life.
"Damn it, the Football Association, those sons of bitches, are starting their balance strategy again, forcefully creating suspense, disgusting!"
Fly knew that Arsenal's performance this season must have been too good, forcing the Football Association to step in and intervene.
Otherwise, with Arsenal's current momentum, there would likely be no suspense in the Premier League this season.
"Damn it, you want to screw me over? Are you worthy? The more you try to screw me, the more I'll win to show you, to slap the faces of you fat-headed pigs!"
Fly made a fierce vow in his heart. The victory in this match was his, Fly's, to take!
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