In the summer window of 2020, Gu Yanzhi, a die-hard Arsenal fan of China, woke up from a hangover and became the new chairman of the team. But what is in front of us is a complete mess: the Premier League's 8th finish is the worst in 40 years, with only 50 million pounds on the account. Captain Aubameyang is demanding 250,000 weekly salary to force him to leave. Fans hold up slogans "Be strong, not messy" and block the door in protest.
Gu Yanzhi's actions caused an uproar throughout the Premier League: he refused to renew his contract and let Aubameyang go, signed Barcelona's "glass man" Dembele for 32 million euros, and acquired 19-year-old fringe midfielder Angel Gomez from Lille and added him to the starting lineup. "Mirror" ridiculed: "Amateur fans are fooling around, Arsenal wants to play in the British Championship!"
In the first round of the 2020-21 Premier League season, Arsenal trailed Crystal Palace 0-2. Gu Yanzhi ordered from the box: "Dembele cuts in from the left, and Gomez goes forward with all his strength!" 33 Minutes later, Dembele equalized with two long-range shots, and Gomez scored a stoppage-time winner. The North Stand cheered "Boss Gu" for the first time.
In the 2021 League Cup final against Manchester United, Solskjaer ridiculed that "there are not enough 11 players", and Gu Yanzhi dumped the bonus: "Prove how capable people who are looked down upon can be!" The 2-0 win ended 13 years without a championship.
Now the whole of Europe is staring at the winter window: Who is the next "waste" to be rescued by this Chinese boss who has the "Mini touch of stone"?
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6. Arsenal loyalists made Saka invisible
The logic is smooth and not brainless, worth 7 stars.