The storm surrounding this match did not stop. Instead, it became more and more intense.
Arsenal, who had suffered a crushing defeat, suddenly became the target of ridicule from other Premier League teams.
The Manchester Evening News said that Arsenal's defeat was a "humiliating defeat."
The Manchester Evening News said sarcastically that Arsenal had only used one game to completely destroy the club's century-old glory.
The newspaper mocked Arsenal for losing both the game and the players. Two of their players were both sent off for fighting on the field. This was simply a scandal that had never happened in the history of the Champions League. If it were not for Li Ang's Inter Milan slowing down the pace of the game at the last minute, Arsenal could have really lost a double digit number of goals.
The newspaper also suggested that Wenger should decisively resign to thank the Arsenal fans.
The Manchester Evening News was a media partner of the Manchester United Football Club. Naturally, they added insult to injury for Arsenal's crushing defeat. In addition, it was worth mentioning that Manchester United had defeated the Serie A team, Roma, by a score of 2-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. This was also the reason why the newspaper had the confidence to make sarcastic remarks about Arsenal.
The London Dispatch from the Chelsea fan camp, which was Arsenal's arch-rival, said regretfully, "If the Inter Milan players had played a little harder, maybe we would have been able to see the score of a table tennis match … Of course, the second leg of the game, maybe …"
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The Birmingham Sports News even reported the match with the headline "A Great Disgrace".
"… If someone had said before the game that Arsenal would be beaten by Inter Milan at the Emirates Stadium, no one would have believed it. After all, they had just eliminated the defending champions, AC Milan. This seems to be where Mr. Wenger's confidence lies! However, this game started with a crushing defeat that we did not expect and ended with a crushing defeat! The Arsenal team that made AC Milan so uncomfortable was stabbed seven times by Inter Milan and died just like that! They had no power to resist at all! This kind of crushing defeat, this kind of process, I can only think of the word 'utter disgrace'! "
"It was a bloody night. Arsenal seemed to have no resistance from beginning to end. They were pressed to the ground by Inter Milan and rubbed against them crazily. In the end, Inter Milan got tired of it. They didn't continue. They were tired too. Tsk tsk …" A famous English football journalist said sarcastically in his column. This gentleman was a Chelsea fan.
Arsenal suffered a crushing defeat to Inter Milan by a score of 0-7. The aftermath of this incident was huge.
Even the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, was asked by the reporters at the press conference what he thought of Arsenal's humiliating defeat. This embarrassed the Prime Minister, who was a well-known Arsenal fan.
"For the Arsenal fans, this is a painful and unbearable game." Brown could only say with a bitter smile.
This incident even made it to the political news section of the Associated Press and Reuters.
This was definitely the most painful period for the Arsenal fans.
In an instant, in the media. Mocking them, gloating over their misfortune, and adding insult to injury were all over the print media and online media. The Arsenal fans were annoyed beyond endurance.
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On the British side, there was extreme ridicule and criticism of Arsenal.
On the Italian side, Inter Milan wandered in praise. The whole of Italy was praising them. After Roma lost again to the Premier League powerhouse, Manchester United, as expected, Inter Milan used such a massacre to excite the whole of Italy.
Even Turin Sport, which had always been at odds with Inter Milan and Li Ang, jumped out to say that this was a victory for Italian football!
Corriere dello Sport also cheered that this was a game worth remembering in Italian football.
The follow-up impact of this incident was even in the 32nd round of the Serie A league. During the pre-match press conference for Inter Milan's away game against Atalanta, the media reporters also asked questions about the game against Arsenal.
"Li, because of this game, the Arsenal fans have petitioned on the club's official website, asking the team to remove Gallas and Clichy. What do you think of this matter?" The reporter asked Li Ang.
"You should ask Mr. Wenger about this. He is the manager of Arsenal." Li Ang said.
"There are Arsenal fans calling for Wenger to take the blame and resign. What do you think?" Another reporter immediately asked.
"A loss in a game doesn't mean anything. Mr. Wenger is a great manager." Li Ang said seriously.
Some reporters were surprised. They did not expect Li Ang to speak up for Wenger.
Some reporters who dealt with Li Ang more showed a playful smile. They knew the China man too well. He was not speaking up for Wenger. Wenger was great. What about Mr. Li Ang, who had ruthlessly abused Wenger?!
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The reporters continued to ask questions about the game against Arsenal.
Li Ang waved his hand. "This is the press conference for the game against Atalanta. This is the main point. Don't you see that Mr. Delneri is very unhappy?"
The Atalanta manager, Delneri, who had been sitting steadily in his seat and doing nothing, did not expect Li Ang to change the topic to him.
Delneri smiled bitterly and said, "It doesn't matter. Inter Milan has won glory for Italian football. I'm also very happy."
His words won a round of applause from the reporters at the scene.
In the applause, Delneri had a smile on his face, but he cursed in his heart. He was also very helpless.
In the final Serie A game against Atalanta, Inter Milan defeated Atalanta 2-0 in the away game under the circumstances of appropriate rotation. They continued to maintain their undefeated season and continued to create their best season in Serie A history with thirty-one wins and one draw.
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After playing the league game against Atalanta, Li Ang and the Inter Milan players found that the topic of Arsenal immediately became hot again.
This was because the second leg of the 20072008 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals would be in three days.
This time, they would play at their home ground, the Meazza Stadium, against Arsenal.
With a 7-0 lead in the away game in the first leg, Inter Milan's advancement was almost guaranteed.
What the Italian media was concerned about was whether Li Ang would rotate in this game with a big lead of 7: 0 in the first round. Would Inter Milan continue to win this game? If they won, how many goals could they win? Would the total score of the two legs become a table tennis score?
In this regard, Li Ang did not respond at all. His lineup and plans did not need to be explained and explained by the media.
On the English side, the most concerned was the away game at Meazza. Could Arsenal save face? Or would the Arsenal be greeted with another fiasco?!
Before the players left for Milan, the Arsenal manager, Wenger, was blocked by reporters at Heathrow Airport. Previously, the entire Arsenal team had implemented a press silence and refused all media interviews. Wenger had also not made a sound. Now, the aggressive group of reporters had finally surrounded the manager with joy.
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