Arsenal's teammates immediately raised their hands and shouted to the referee, "Hey! Foul! Penalty!"
The referee shook his finger, indicating that it was not a foul, and there was no question of a penalty.
Arsenal fans and players were all anxious, but Manchester City launched a counterattack at this moment. Arsenal players still had to defend, and their emotions were running high. Needless to say, Xhaka made a huge flying tackle and brought De Bruyne down.
The referee blew his whistle this time. Before that, Arsenal players had actually fouled several Manchester City players with the ball, but not as badly.
Now, a whole bunch of people are lying on the field, a vivid image of people falling over and collapsing.
Both teams' players went to the referee to put pressure on him. At this time, Lin Hao also recovered. Fortunately, he was not injured, just a minor scuff.
Lin Hao stood up and stomped his foot twice before walking towards the referee. "No, did you not see it, or did you see it but think it wasn't a foul?"
"Stop talking nonsense, everyone step back, resume the game, and stop giving out cards!"
"That's all you've got. You're too afraid to admit your mistakes!" Lin Hao said.
Manchester City was certainly happy to see this happen, as the referee disrupted their rhythm and wasted several minutes.
As the game resumed, Arsenal's momentum dissipated. With the clock ticking down to the last second, Arsenal's final efforts were unsuccessful, and the score remained 3-2.
Lin Hao stood there for a long time, unable to come back to his senses. He was really unwilling to accept defeat. Lin Hao was a very competitive person, but he also understood the current situation of the team. He could only do his best to play well in every game.
But we really had a chance to win today's game. It wasn't the referee's fault. What if he had been there from the beginning?
Lin Hao clenched his fist, then relaxed it.
He shook his head and walked toward the players' tunnel.
Behind him, Walker stood in the middle of the Etihad Stadium, gently touching his cheek three times.
He won again, completely dominating his matchup against Walker.
Anyone can see that.
Guardiola also realized he was wrong to think before the match that Walker would have no problem defending Lin Hao. This kid, when it comes to breaking through, is truly world-class.
The football is like his closest companion; he can go wherever he wants, and you almost never see the ball go out of control at his feet. How could he not be amazing at dribbling past opponents?
The next match, and the one after that, will be Arsenal's third consecutive away game, which will be a test of the Arsenal players' stamina.
Anyone who's ever been out and about knows that even though teams try their best to ensure players' comfort, it's never as good as resting at home.
The next match is an away game against Huddersfield!
Arsenal won 2-1.
Then came the European competition, the round of 16, Arsenal faced BATE Borisov, playing the first leg away and the second leg at home.
In their first away game, Arsenal suffered a major embarrassment, losing 0-1 to BATE Borisov.
The fans even made excuses, saying that they were playing with only ten men, but that was more than eighty minutes away.
You haven't scored a single goal in over eighty minutes, what excuse are you making?
Fortunately, with two rounds of competition, there is still a chance.
In the next match, back at home against the same opponent, Lin Hao came on in the 60th minute of the second half, and by the 70th minute, he had already scored three goals.
Put on your hat in ten minutes.
Indeed, when the team's overall strength is not good, a player with the ability to break through alone can create a lot of problems, especially since today is a home game. Lin Hao did not play in the last game, which is also the reason!
Arsenal won 3-1 on aggregate over two legs, eliminating their opponents and advancing to the next round.
The next round was against Southampton, which they won 2-0, and the following round against Bournemouth, which they won 5-1.
Arsenal are just one point behind fourth-placed Tottenham.
Their next match is against Tottenham.
White Hart Lane Stadium!
Upon seeing Lin Hao, Son Heung-min immediately exclaimed, "A duel!"
Without a single word!
However, Lin Hao waved his hand. This was probably the first time he had refused a challenge, or rather, it wasn't something he wanted to refuse.
"I probably won't be able to compete anymore; I likely won't have a chance to play!"
"What do you mean?" Son Heung-min was stunned for a moment, then realized that there was a contradiction.
Lin Hao nodded.
"Then let's wait for an opportunity!"
It didn't matter; it was as if the entire football world was his enemy.
After the Europa League match, Lin Hao told the head coach that he wanted to start.
Lin Hao believes that achieving good results will be more convincing and will help the head coach agree.
But in the head coach's eyes, this was seen as Lin Hao getting cocky after achieving some success, and as Lin Hao being arrogant and complacent.
Lin Hao was anxious at the time. He didn't play in the first round and was upset by the opponent with a score of 1-0. In the second round, he scored three goals in ten minutes. Of course, he himself didn't have that much influence, and there were many objective factors.
But starting him isn't unreasonable.
At that moment, Lin Hao felt that their kindness in bringing him to Arsenal had come to an end, and he had fought a big battle with the head coach.
Then Lin Hao was relegated to the bench. Arsenal won every game they played, which gave the head coach even more reason to swagger around, and the fans no longer had a reason to threaten him.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
They then defeated Manchester United 2-0.
They defeated Rennes 3-0 in the Europa League.
Perhaps Lin Hao's luck has run out, and if things continue like this, he really won't have another chance.
Furthermore, some voices have already emerged suggesting that the reason the woman struggled so much before was because of Lin Hao's presence.
Anyway, many people will say whatever they want, regardless of the facts or how much traffic it generates, and such voices will definitely exist.
Lin Hao has not had any playing time this season.
Arsenal fought their way to the final in the Europa League, where they faced Chelsea and Chelsea defeated Arsenal 4-1.
In the league, Arsenal finished fifth, losing to arch-rivals Tottenham by one point and failing to qualify for the Champions League group stage.
They failed to win any of the four major awards: the League Cup, the FA Cup, the Europa League, and Champions League qualification. These were all within their reach, but they didn't win any of them.
Lin Hao's contract was for one year, and it will expire when that year ends. Fortunately, Lin Hao managed to save some money, more than 200,000 yuan, through the fans' share.
The club certainly intends to renew Lin Hao's contract, but Lin Hao's willingness to do so is no longer very strong.
Because as long as head coach Emery isn't sacked, he definitely won't get a chance to play.
Now he doesn't care about money. After this year, he is more confident that he can do better. He can sign a short-term contract first to prove his strength, and then take a big contract to make money.
If he didn't care about money, then there would be plenty of people willing to join his team.
However, Lin Hao didn't have time to talk about these things. He was selected for Brazil's squad for this Copa America, so he would focus on the Copa America first!