At this moment, Cao Baiming closed the livestream while laughing.
As the screen went black, the whole world seemed to become much cleaner. Finally, he didn't have to watch those heartbreaking scenes anymore!
Sigh, how could these guys be so unreliable? They couldn't even hold on for a few matches, ruining their undefeated streak!
If he remembered correctly, the system still had a season task that hadn't been completed.
Jokes aside, this result still broke him.
Looking at their utterly abysmal play on the field, there was no hope for this game. The best outcome in the final minutes would be to maintain the zero-to-one loss.
Cao Baiming casually tossed the tablet aside and got up to leave.
A real man wouldn't care about such trivial matters. Let Arteta worry about it himself!
In the distance, he could hear the shouts of his teammates. Wang Gang's loud voice echoed through the hallway, as if he was afraid the entire building wouldn't collapse.
As soon as he stepped out, Wu Lei came up, a smile on his face, his eyes narrowed into slits.
"Our brothers have been looking for you, where did you hide? Want to go eat together?"
Cao Baiming nodded calmly.
"Let's go!"
At this moment, Wu Lei's face showed a look of confusion.
"What's wrong? Is there still something troubling you?"
A few close brothers from the Tang national team were already waiting ahead. As they walked, Cao Baiming began to talk about the match Arsenal was playing...
With a few simple words, his teammates all showed expressions of sympathy.
"Can't carry them, sigh!"
"These guys are really useless! Forget it!"
"It's okay, the World Cup is the most important thing!"
Cao Baiming listened to their comforting words, his heart unmoved. He didn't really need any comfort; he was just telling it like a joke.
But along the way, it became a topic of heated discussion among the few of them.
By the time they reached the entrance of a restaurant, Zhang Yu still couldn't help but open the match schedule on his phone. Suddenly, he let out a scream!
"It's a draw! It's a draw, brother!"
"What??"
Cao Baiming quickly shifted his gaze towards Zhang Yu's screen. His excellent eyesight allowed him to clearly see every word despite being three meters away.
The match was still loading, but just seeing the real-time feedback numbers for the score had already turned into one to one!
This was something he hadn't expected!
"Damn, what exactly happened just now?"
"Was it your reverse jinx that brought it back to life?"
Cao Baiming looked helpless.
At this moment, the match footage switched, showing the final minute of stoppage time.
It was clear that the Arsenal players on the field had been completely activated by this goal. They were running, actively seeking opportunities, and their morale had suddenly soared!
This was completely different from just moments ago!
Arteta's eyes welled up with tears of excitement again. His heart had truly been on a rollercoaster today!
As the match time approached its end, Arteta felt a growing sense of relief in his heart!
As long as they maintained possession stably near the sideline and ran down the clock, they would surely draw!
This was not a loss at all, and he no longer had any thoughts of scoring a last-minute winner. It was simply unrealistic!
After a long while, Cao Baiming learned that the goal had come from Vieira's shot. After the goalkeeper punched the first ball from the corner kick, the ball didn't go too far and remained in the penalty area, giving him a comfortable shooting opportunity!
Although he was older, he was still a master midfielder, and his shooting accuracy was definitely top-tier!
If he was given a comfortable position to shoot, it was basically a goal.
Seeing this, Cao Baiming took a deep breath.
He didn't know if the "reverse jinx" had worked, but the goal was very sudden, so sudden that even the players on the field were surprised.
But, none of that mattered anymore! Arsenal had maintained their winning streak!
As the referee blew the whistle, the entire match ended!
The commentators then began to discuss the significance of Arsenal's draw!
Their fifteen-match unbeaten streak in the league had now equaled their own best record!
This was of great importance!
Today was a day to be remembered in history!
Although it was a draw, Arsenal had still won!
Even though they were miles apart, Messi and Henry, each in their national teams, saw the result of this match and listened to the record being set.
After the match, back at the club, Arteta praised Vieira and White, who had performed exceptionally well in this match.
Not only did he prevent Drogba from seizing opportunities, but he also made several brilliant interceptions!
"But the overall contribution of the team is the most important. Everyone performed very well in this match!"
After saying this, Arteta also received praise from the management.
The league schedule had temporarily come to an end, and everyone needed to prepare for the World Cup.
Eighty percent of the Arsenal club players were set to participate in this World Cup, as their national teams had successfully qualified for the final tournament.
However, they only had two weeks left to prepare!
Time was short, and the task was heavy!
The regular matches of the top five leagues were basically suspended to make way for the more important World Cup.
In these two days, everyone was rushing to get home. There might have been many star players among them, but they only had two weeks for pre-match preparations.
Fortunately, although some players might return late, the head coaches of each team had started studying the matches long ago.
World Cup teams were mainly based on their past World Cup performances. Their respective national team coaching staff's preferred tactics and styles, whether they leaned towards aggressive or conservative approaches, the overall formation of the players on the field, and the characteristics of their defensive and offensive tactics...
In addition, their recent league performances also needed to be analyzed one by one. Every player needed to be understood thoroughly, especially those from strong teams that possessed sufficient strength and depth.
There could be no negligence or relaxation whatsoever. The pre-match tactical analysis was the most labor-intensive part!
But, which country would not care about the World Cup? Surely not any!
Strong teams would strive to win the last World Cup, while weaker teams, having a rare opportunity to play in the World Cup, would cherish it and give their all. Among the players' honors, the most significant was the World Cup trophy. Winning such a trophy would undoubtedly make them famous.
This quadrennial event was too important!