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Chapter 722 Gunner Mythical Transfer Crisis
After the draw of the Champions League group was announced, it was recognized that the group of death was an average group G, while the Premier League teams were all relieved that there was no Real Madrid!No international!No Juventus!The strongest opponents of the four clubs are Bundesliga champion Hoffenheim who lost Li Huan, followed by Bundesliga runner-up Wolfsburg, Ligue [-] Lyon, and La Liga fourth Atletico Madrid. .For the first time this season, the semi-finals of the Premier League are all seeded. Compared with previous years, it is easier for them to qualify for the group stage, but it cannot be ruled out that they will still be blocked by the West and Italy after qualifying.But the British fans are very confident that the semi-finals will break into the quarter-finals again. They think that winning half of the country again is the best counterattack against Platini!

Not only England, but Scotland also had good luck. The biggest winner of this draw is the Glasgow Rangers. Speaking of which, they also have to thank Arsenal. Since the Celtics were eliminated, all the prize money that was originally split between the two went to them, plus All kinds of income, even if they lose all six group matches, they will still have tens of millions of pounds guaranteed.Moreover, the strength of their team is average, and the strongest opponent is Sevilla, so it is not a luxury to win the qualifying.

Faced with such a good situation, the British media naturally cheered. In their view, apart from the slightly tricky Manchester United group stage, the other three teams have almost booked places for the top 16.

"So comfortable"!That was the headline in The Sun, a not-so-serious British newspaper, saying: "England clubs can breathe a sigh of relief as they dodged the guns and didn't meet any of Europe's biggest names. Difficult, they are going to Russia, and they have to face Turkish giants Besiktas and Bundesliga runner-up Wolfsburg. Arsenal seems to have taken a shortcut to the last 16, the only dispute is the group First or second."

The opening words of the "Daily Mail" are: Cristia, no, Ronaldo, the English team did not draw the Galaxy superstar!Then the reporter talked about the interpretation of the draw in detail: "Manchester United looks a bit tricky, but they can also be thankful that they have avoided the old player Cristiano Ronaldo, whose Real Madrid is in the second tier. Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal Na, the pick is exceptionally easy and looks like it's going straight to the knockout rounds."

"Arsenal official website" headline is "Champions League group dust settled".: "The Champions League draw has been concluded. , and the UEFA Champions League newcomer Standard Liege.

Hoffenheim was the Triple Crown last season, sweeping the European invincibles, Olympiacos defeated Bratislava 4-0, and defeated Sharif 3-0 in the play-offs to successfully qualify for the group stage.Standard Liege came to the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time. The Belgian champions eliminated Everton in the first round of the UEFA Cup last season, and almost blocked Liverpool in the third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round.

But Gunners fans can celebrate in advance with champagne. This is not to say that the three opponents in the group stage are not worthy of Arsenal's attention, but to be honest, no matter what happens, Wenger's team has no reason to worry. The group qualify.

Li Huan personally drew out his old club Hoffenheim. Arsenal and Hoffenheim played against Hoffenheim twice last season and lost both times. But the biggest change this season is the arrival of Hoffenheim's nuclear weapon Li Huan. Arsenal, under the ebb and flow, Arsenal's chances of winning are at least [-]%.

Although Arsenal has not played against Olympiacos, and the Greek team can often burst out super fighting power at home.However, Arsenal has 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses against Greek teams in the UEFA Champions League. The advantage is obvious. Arsenal has nothing to worry about for Gunners fans, not to mention that they have not lost to a Greek team at home so far.

The teams in the second and third tiers will not pose a substantial threat to Arsenal from the perspective of cards and history. Standard Liege in the fourth tier is not worth mentioning. In fact, for the Standard Liege team Arsenal have a very good memory. In the only two matches in the history of the two sides, Arsenal scored 10 goals and did not concede a goal in the two games, and that was the 1 match against Standard Liege In the 1993 season, Arsenal finally won the last European championship in the history of the club - the European Cup Winners' Cup.Now, when the most powerful Arsenal in history once again meets the lucky star of Standard Liege, perhaps Arsenal can once again realize the dream of the European champion. "

In fact, it is not only the Arsenal club that has fallen into beautiful associations, Arsenal fans also feel the providence from the dark, they think that the best opportunity has fallen from the sky, for Arsenal, for Wenger, for all Arsenal people It is said that playing at the best level and getting the first place in the group is a required action that must be completed.Regarding the pointed words of Hoffenheim coach Rangnick, the Arsenal fans were excited, hoping that the team can defeat Huo Cun in the two rounds of the match, and hit the seemingly low-key defending champion. Arrogant, but neither Wenger nor Li Huan responded positively to Lannick's words.

The UEFA Champions League group stage draw is good news for Arsenal, but after the group draw, they got another bad news. Hoffenheim's transfer to Arshavin has been loosened. Before the summer transfer window Only three days after the closure, his attitude suddenly became extremely tough, rejecting any offer from Arsenal and announcing that Arshavin was not for sale at Hoffenheim.

According to the same not-so-serious German newspaper "Bild", Rangnick said harsh words to Arshavin in private. If Arshavin insists on transferring, there is only one possibility, that is, Arsenal will pay another 500 million, otherwise They would rather waste [-] million euros a year than let Arshavin sit in the stands for three years.

Arshavin naturally understands that Arsenal will never pay 28 million for him. He is not the World Footballer of the Year. He is already [-] years old this year. After the club said such harsh words, Arshavin had no choice but to submit. "In the interview, he said, "After repeated thinking, I think Hoffenheim is my best choice. I have always liked life here. I have bought a house here. I hope to help Hoffenheim Going to continue the brilliance of last season."

After Arshavin announced to stay in the team, Hoffenheim head coach Rangnick welcomed it, "Professional football will inevitably have a transfer, but the transfer should be based on the wishes of both clubs and players. Dries (Arshavin) is an important part of the team, we need him, we are very happy that he can stay, it is almost impossible to repeat last season's treble, but we will continue to work hard and hope that the new season He can lead the team to better results."

Hoffenheim's sudden repentance and Arshavin's surrender did not cause too much trouble for Arsenal. After all, their current system is very mature, and there are plenty of offensive talents in the midfield. It is nothing without Arshavin. He just wanted to find a helper for Li Huan.However, with the closing of the transfer window approaching, another thing has caused a great threat to Arsenal's stability, that is, Barcelona's hard pursuit of Cesc Fabregas.

Fabregas was dug out by coach Wenger from Barcelona's youth training camp. It's not that Barcelona didn't see Fabregas' talent back then, but Barcelona had Harvey in the fourth position at the time, and Ines also had Harvey retired. Ta, really can't make any promises to Cesc Fabregas, so Fabregas had to go far away to England, and soon he had the youngest player, the youngest goal scorer, and the youngest captain. . . . . .Wait for a series of youngest records.Now Barcelona's dual-core system is gradually maturing, but Harvey is getting old again, and he thinks of Cesc Fabregas, who was brilliant in England and the Champions League, hoping to continue his leading edge.

Speaking of which, Barcelona should be the first love of Cesc Fabregas’s childhood sweetheart. There are his friends and relatives there. Now Barcelona’s frontcourt core Messi and backcourt core Pique are Fabregas’ childhood playmates, close friends, let’s say a little bit It is definitely impossible not to be tempted, but he has also spent so many years at Arsenal, and Wenger has given him the grace to cultivate him, how can he forget it all at once, and now that he returns to Barcelona, ​​he dare not say He must be able to directly become the main force, so Cesc Fabregas has been hesitant and hesitant, hesitating to speak but still hesitant to speak.

Barcelona also guessed the mood of Fabregas, so they continued to launch emotional offensives. Harvey, Pique, and Messi all called Fabregas, and at the same time, they made higher and higher quotations to Arsenal. Barcelona even made an offer of £3500 million near the close of the transfer window.The Spanish media also began to build momentum, thinking that Wenger took away Cesc Fabregas from La Masia almost for free. Now that it has been used for five years, it is time to return it. It is very sincere, Arsenal still does not let people go, they simply want to use Cesc Fabregas as a cash cow and extort a huge sum of money from Barcelona.

Wenger and the club expressed their indignation at Barcelona's behavior and hoped that they would stop harassing Cesc Fabregas and respect Arsenal.Otherwise they will appeal to FIFA.

But Cesc Fabregas kept silent on this matter and did not express any opinions. Fabregas did not speak, and the pressure on Arsenal was even greater. Arsenal fans gathered at the Kearney training base and the Emirates Stadium They kept Cesc Fabregas and hoped that he would not leave. Now they are one of the most powerful Arsenals in history. They hope that Fabregas and Li Huan can join hands to win the league title and the Champions League for Arsenal.

(End of this chapter)