Inside the box—
Giroud and van Persie attacked the goal together!
One tall, one quick—instantly throwing Spurs' penalty area into chaos!
In front of the net, Lloris once again braced himself as if facing certain doom.
Arsenal's counterattack flowed like mercury spilling over the floor!
"If it were any other team, it might take a dozen passes to build such a direct threat, but Arsenal only need a few touches!"
"Because Kai has already replaced the most difficult part of organizing an attack with a single, impossible pass!"
Inside Tottenham's box!
Gervinho's cross arced high into the air!
At the near post, van Persie leapt high.
A Spurs defender rose with him, clashing in mid-air.
Under the challenge, the ball was flicked toward the far post!
Giroud sprang into the air!
Holding off the Spurs defender beside him, he headed the ball toward the edge of the box!
The Arsenal fans in the stands lit up with excitement.
In this match, Giroud and van Persie's "tall-and-fast" twin-striker partnership was fully showcasing its role as a double pivot!
At the edge of the Spurs box!
Kai cushioned Giroud's header on his chest—
then swung his leg back as if winding up for a long-range shot!
Inside the box, Tottenham's defenders instinctively shifted their weight, bracing to throw themselves in front of the strike!
But Kai merely feinted—his step a fake.
In a flash, his lower leg whipped forward—
the inside of his foot slicing a rapid, razor-sharp low pass straight through the defense!
The ball zipped across Spurs' penalty area!
Giroud, who had just landed from his header, hadn't even reset his balance.
Yet meeting Kai's through ball, all he needed to do was stretch out his toe!
With the slightest prod, the ball slipped right under Lloris's arm and into the net!
The net bulged!
Another goal!
Giroud, stunned, held his head in disbelief!
That was far too easy!
Kai's pass was like being spoon-fed.
No extra moves, no adjustments—just stick out a boot, and the goal was scored!
In an instant!
The Arsenal end erupted again in thunderous cheers!
"4–0!!"
"Spurs are completely finished!"
"Arsenal's attack is pure art! One word—fluid!"
"Watching Kai play is pure enjoyment!"
In the Chinese broadcast studio, commentator Zhan Jun was in awe!
"If it were any other team, their attack would need countless passes, always risking mistakes or interceptions."
"But with Kai at Arsenal, every attack seems so crystal clear!"
"Kai's unimaginable passes cut out all the complexity!"
"Straight through to the kill—one strike, one goal!"
On the pitch—
After the goal, White Hart Lane once again became a carnival hall for Arsenal fans!
Kai leapt onto Giroud's back, the big French striker carrying his captain on his shoulders as they charged toward the sideline, shouting in joy!
A swarm of Arsenal players followed, celebrating wildly.
On the sideline, Pochettino had vanished from the coaching zone.
The Spurs manager had resigned himself to fate.
Halftime: 4–0.
Another brutal massacre!
On the bench, Pochettino buried his face in his hands, dragging them down hard across his cheeks.
His whole body felt ice-cold from head to toe.
In the stands, large groups of Spurs fans were already streaming toward the exits.
To be at home and forced to leave early by the away side's dominance—what humiliation!
The London media on-site eagerly snapped photos of the scene.
This was the North London Derby!
For years, Tottenham and Arsenal fans had always been at daggers drawn.
But starting this season, the two sides had experienced completely opposite fortunes!
After consecutive thrashings, the stands at White Hart Lane had fallen into utter silence.
With large groups of Spurs fans leaving early, the traveling Arsenal supporters in the away end took over without hesitation.
Right inside Tottenham's home ground, they whipped up a red-and-white wave!
With Kai assisting Giroud for Arsenal's fourth goal of the half, the remainder of the first 45 minutes quickly ticked away.
The halftime whistle blew.
With a commanding 4–0 scoreline, Arsenal's players left for the tunnel fully satisfied.
Tonight's match was the FA Cup Fifth Round!
Winning this tie meant Arsenal would advance to this season's FA Cup quarterfinals!
Progress in the FA Cup, plus humiliating their eternal rivals Tottenham in the North London Derby—
It was double the joy!
During the interval, heated arguments erupted inside the Spurs dressing room.
And when the second half began, their morale suffered yet another blow.
After the fifteen-minute break, Mauricio Pochettino clearly failed to rally his men.
Meanwhile, Arsenal were riding high with unstoppable momentum!
67th minute!
Tottenham finally strung together a somewhat effective attack.
Gareth Bale combined on the wing with second-half substitute Emmanuel Adebayor.
The two interchanged positions.
Bale cut inside.
But his low drive was calmly collected by Szczęsny!
The Arsenal keeper instantly launched a powerful throw!
The ball dropped near midfield.
Kai rose above Luka Modrić and won the aerial duel!
Arteta immediately moved close to receive, laying it back to Kai.
Without hesitation, Kai launched a booming long pass!
The ball flew like a guided missile, covering nearly fifty meters in the air!
And it dropped perfectly at the feet of Robin van Persie, who was charging forward at full tilt!
Tottenham fans in the stands were left dumbfounded.
This kind of pinpoint long ball… once or twice would already be amazing.
But every single one was this precise.
Was he even human?!
Van Persie timed his run perfectly, beating the offside trap.
With the slightest flick of his forehead, he cushioned Kai's pass down smoothly in front of him.
Breaking into the box—
Right foot, shift onto his left—
Then a thunderous strike!
One clean motion!
5–0!!
Kai had now notched a hat-trick of assists!
Van Persie sprinted straight toward him in celebration!
By this point, the voices of Tottenham supporters were almost completely drowned out.
The roar of over ten thousand traveling Arsenal fans alone blanketed the entire stadium!
As the match drew to its final stages, Wenger made a few substitutions.
On the Spurs side, the exhausted Rafael van der Vaart and Luka Modrić were also replaced.
Youngsters from the bench filled the midfield.
91st minute!
In stoppage time's dying moments, Kai once again showcased unstoppable dribbling!
He tore the entire Tottenham midfield and defense to shreds!
At the edge of the box, he played a slick one-two with Van Persie.
Accelerating into the area—
He unleashed a rocket with his right foot!
6–0!
A double hat-trick!
After scoring, Kai leapt onto the advertising boards at the sideline!
He spread his arms wide!
Instantly engulfed by a frenzy of cheers and screams!
A double hat-trick!
Three goals and three assists!
When the final whistle blew,
the whole of White Hart Lane was utterly drowned in a sea of Arsenal fans' celebrations!
FA Cup Fifth Round. The third North London Derby of the season.
Arsenal 6–0!
Another brutal thrashing of Tottenham away from home!
Three derbies this season.
Tottenham had gained nothing—completely shaved bald.
Meanwhile, Arsenal had scored close to twenty goals across those matches!
This season's North London Derby had been rewritten entirely as Arsenal's one-sided dominance and slaughter!!
With this victory, Arsenal secured their place in the FA Cup quarterfinals.
The Gunners' supporters were wild with joy, lingering long after the final whistle!
And right after the match, Arsenal soon received news:
The other semi-final of the League Cup had just concluded.
Their opponent in the League Cup final was confirmed.
None other than the Red Devils, Manchester United!
Arsenal's first true title clash of the season was about to arrive!
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