Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 314 Offensive!

Many fans refer to Arsenal as the 'Gunner', which is directly related to the history of the club.

In the second half of 1886, a group of workers from the arsenal in Woolwich District, London decided to form their own football team and play around. Their initial name was "Dial Square". It was not long before the club changed its name to Dial Square. Royal Arsenal.

Since the origin of the team is related to the arsenal and guns and weapons, the nickname "Gunners" was called out, which translates to "gunners" in Chinese.

Now, there is a very popular team song in London:
"...tell me what bothers you,
Let it out on the pitch,
Now we're going to score again,
Singing 'Gunner',
We are the war gods of April,
England's No.1, a mythical legend.
Scoring goals will become easier and easier,
The Gunners saw that Arsenal were doing wonders,
Red and white, flying all over the world..."

This is a lyric in Arsenal's team song, from which it can be seen that Arsenal's offensive style is left over from history, and almost all Arsenal fans are 'radicals', they are eager for the team to use offensive means to create Victory, create brilliance.

When the Chelsea bus drove to the edge of Highbury Stadium, many, many Arsenal fans in red home jerseys were watching from the outside, shouting and waving the flags in their hands. This kind of short sentence that encourages Arsenal to win and beat Chelsea makes the Chelsea players sitting in the bus very depressed.

And Wang Li was taken special care of by these fans. A fan organization in the narration held up a cartoon to satirize him——on it was a black-haired football player who kicked the ball into the air. Then he hugged his head and sighed on the grass, but probably the level of the producer is not very good, the athletes in the painting have very short hair, almost no different from bald——
This became the topic of chatting among Chelsea players on the bus.

Wayne Brigi pulled Wang Li to look out the window, pointed at the cartoon and laughed at him, saying, "Alan, they really look alike."

"This group of people is still so enthusiastic!!" Wang Li, who was standing next to Bridget, couldn't help sighing as he watched the Arsenal fans outside the car holding their hands high and constantly demonstrating against the bus.

"It should be said to be crazy. These fans are the most radical in London. They will cause trouble for us if they have the opportunity during the game. Remember, don't pay attention to what they shouted." The assistant sitting at the front of the bus Coach Clark heard the discussion behind him and couldn't help but said, this sentence was obviously meant for the Chelsea rookies. Facing the opponent's fans, young people can easily be impulsive, and under the cynicism of the opponent, It is difficult to perform normally, and Clark is still a little worried about this.

Having worked at Chelsea for more than ten years, Clark has a very good understanding of the situation of every Premier League team. He always uses this rich experience to remind players to pay attention to some details that people don't care much about.

"Don't be disturbed by these fans. We just need to play well. It is the most direct way to shut them up with goals." At this time, Mourinho put down the tactical version and turned to remind the players. .

Fortunately, although the Arsenal fans were too enthusiastic, the police in London responded quickly. They had already prepared for this day. Today, there are at least 300 police officers on the scene dedicated to security work.

After being cleared by the police, the Chelsea bus was finally able to drive into the Highbury Stadium. After entering the stadium, the Chelsea players got rid of the noisy environment. Many people went directly to the dressing room to rest for a while, and then prepared to adapt to the venue. up.

At this time, Arsenal's assistant coach Pat Rice has already taken a group of Arsenal players wearing home red jerseys to do warm-up exercises on the field. It can be seen that even in the pre-match preparations, Arsenal The players are very serious, the kind of solemnity even makes the neutral fans who just entered the stadium think that this is a European Champions Cup final——
Undoubtedly, for everyone, this is a very important game.

.........

"They're here!"

In order to broadcast the game live, the Imperial TV Station of the Ancient Oriental Kingdom bought the live broadcast rights of the game in China from Sky TV, and sent a camera team to shoot the game live. The reporters of this camera team were near the Highbury Stadium. When watching After the Chelsea players in blue shirts came to warm up on the pitch, they all shouted, and then the photographers began to film these shots.

"Where's Wang Li?"

After filming for a while, the reporters from the court station found that they didn't seem to have found the right owner, and they all looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Over there, he's here!" After another quarter of an hour, the reporters saw Wang Li walking slowly into the field with small steps. If they didn't know that he was going to participate in the competition today, others would think he was just strolling around here. Woolen cloth.

In fact, the warm-up before the game has limited effect on Wang Li. Relatively speaking, Wang Li, who practices Taoist martial arts, prefers a quieter environment. After a day of pre-match training, he is more important in the locker room. Exercise silently and adjust your state to the best.

As soon as Wang Li entered the stadium, he heard a familiar call. He turned his head and found some Chinese reporters, including Xu Tao, a reporter from "Sports Weekly". Wang Li waved to him as a greeting, but he did not go up for an interview. Before the game, he didn't want to be disturbed by things outside the field. What he has to do now is to adjust his state, find the feeling of scoring goals, and strive to play his best level in the first minute of the game. This is the most important thing of.

In fact, Wang Li is very eager for the championship in his heart. You must know that although he has become famous for his crazy performance, he has not won a championship yet. In the league, this game is extremely important. Even the fans think As long as Chelsea wins, the league championship will be won. Although Wang Li thinks that he can win the championship even if he loses, who doesn't want to have a perfect season! ?

For a professional player, the championship is the most valuable.

Many, many players love their clubs deeply, but they have to transfer to giants for their dreams, and their purpose is naturally for the championship.

For example, as a Liverpool fan since he was a child, Steven Gerrard is now clamoring for a transfer. Liverpool has not won any honor for a long time, and Gerrard has done his best for Liverpool until now. , he didn't want to live without a champion.

But now, at the age of 18, Wang Li has the hope of winning his first professional league championship. Maybe the Champions League, FA Cup and other championships cannot be guaranteed, but as long as he wins this London derby, a Premier League champion There must be no problem.

After Wang Li waved in the direction of the court reporters, he walked into the stadium and started chatting with Bridget. Lampard's girlfriend is of course the most talked about team recently. The women came together, and many people felt that this relationship would not last long, and even made a bet on it.

Although compared with his teammates, Wang Li's gossip fire is not strong, but this kind of thing will always become a topic of discussion, and he is of course no exception.

At this time, the reporters from the imperial court station in the distance also chatted about Wang Li's actions.

"Don't he need to participate in the warm-up training with the team!?" The colleague next to him looked at the black-haired boy slowly walking into the court, and started chatting with his teammates, a little puzzled.

"Let's take care of these big stars, anyway, as long as they can play well." Another reporter said with emotion.

"The people in the national football team are disciplined, but they still can't play well."

"This is the gap. Maybe people are usually very self-conscious. Look at Wang Li, and there has never been any bad news."

"Is this the gap?"

"It must be. You can see that those people at Chelsea are simply kicking around on the field. They are adapting to training, and it is not a real game. Everyone's physical condition is different, and they will automatically adjust." Analysis by a self-identified football professional road.

Regarding Wang Li's late arrival, everyone expressed their views one after another.

At the same time, the team coach Mourinho has already gone to the press conference. When he walked into the scene, he immediately aroused the interest of the media in the audience. The flashing lights began to flash, and the microphones were stretched out to him. , the reporters flocked to seize the time to ask some questions they were interested in.

"What do you think of this game? Can you tell us about the starting lineup, Mr. Mourinho?" This is the Arsenal reporter, obviously investigating the 'enemy situation'.

"Chelsea is sure to win!?"

"What do you think about Barcelona, ​​are Chelsea confident of reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League?"

"Mr. Ferguson said the match would be a draw. Do you have anything to say about that?"

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In the face of the reporters' disturbing questions, Mourinho, on the contrary, did not ignore these questions as usual, but answered every question, making the reporters on the scene very satisfied.

In the minds of the reporters, although it is easy to get big news from the Portuguese during the interview, in fact he seldom really answers the questions asked by the reporters.

After a while, Arsenal coach Wenger also walked into the venue. After he arrived, half of the reporters on the scene quickly shifted their targets. At Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, Wenger deserved this kind of treatment. Fortunately, the opponent in this game is Chelsea. If it is another team, then most of the current reporters probably have already shifted their targets. This is the attraction of a wealthy club.

Facing these reporters' questions one by one, Wenger did not answer directly, but turned his head and glanced at Mourinho next to him, with a smile on his face, he looked very relaxed, and took a sip of the mineral water on the table After the water, he said: "They have performed so well this season, they already belong to the top teams in the Premier League."

"...Yes, Chelsea is already a rich team and Arsenal's best opponent. This battle may become a classic battle talked about by fans. In these days, I have been fighting for The preparations for this game, the players are also very motivated, I hope Arsenal can win the game."

Wenger's remarks were completely different from those before the game, and they were not offensive at all. It made people feel that the relationship between the two teams seemed to be very good. When the reporters turned their attention to Mourinho, The same is true for the Portuguese. He said calmly: "Although their results are not as good as ours, they are quite strong and they are our strongest opponents. Our players must give full play to their strength on the field." , it is possible to defeat them.”

"...However, I believe that the winners in the end will be Chelsea. Although Arsenal have performed well, they didn't get the benefits last season and this season will be the same."

Although the two head coaches had disputes over the attribution of the victory, they praised each other in words, and they looked harmonious.In fact, for the two teams, this game is really a match for each other. Now that the pre-match preparations have been done, it is useless to say more. The next step is the real fight on the field.

Although the reporters present were dissatisfied with the current state, the attitude of the two head coaches unanimously made them helpless. They could only hope that the game would be more exciting.

.........

When Mourinho returned to the dressing room, the players were ready for everything, just waiting for the game to start.

Mourinho didn't say anything more, and when the time was almost up, he took the players on the roster and walked towards the player tunnel. At this time, the two players met each other in the player tunnel.

Although Lampard and Terry almost scolded Henry and Pires during the verbal battle before the game, but in fact it was only for the game. In terms of personal relationship, even if they are not familiar with each other, they are not What conflicts will happen.

In this way, the players of the two teams know each other, and those who don't know each other look at each other in the player tunnel.

Now is the official match between the two teams. Although many people in the two teams are familiar with each other, they still just look at each other and will not take the initiative to greet each other. After all, in the eyes of the fans, Chelsea and Arsenal are future rivals. As far as the club is concerned, the two teams are still sworn enemies.

Among them, Wang Li received the most attention. These Arsenal players have not forgotten the shameful goal he made for Highbury last season! !
Blowing the ball in with your mouth, this shot is definitely memorable! !
This is an absolute disgrace to Arsenal! !
Obviously, even now, many Arsenal fans still brand Wang Li as the most unpopular person in Highbury! !
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"Number 21 Alan Wang!!"

As the players entered the field one by one, when the commentator read Wang Li's name, there was a burst of violent boos from the Arsenal fans at Highbury Stadium, which actually overwhelmed the Blues stands cheers.

"Haha, Alan, you are really unwelcome!!" After walking into the stadium, Frank Lampard, an upright man, listened to the boos all over the court, walked up to Wang Li and patted him on the shoulder and said sarcastically.

Wang Li smiled and said nothing, turned his head and looked around at the fans stands.

Highbury Stadium can accommodate 1 fans. At this time, the East, West and North Stands have been surrounded by red, while only the South Stand is full of Blues fans. After a simple visual inspection, Wang Li made an estimate in his heart. , There are at least 5000 Blues fans present today, and there are more than [-] Arsenal fans. The rest are neutral fans who came to see the excitement.

Although there are only [-] Blues fans, this number is already very good, you know, this is Highbury, not Stamford Bridge! !
Although there is an element of intervention by the FA, Highbury belongs to Arsenal after all, and they will always consider Arsenal fans first when they offer the first ticket.

"Are these fans buying scalpers?" Seeing this scene, Wang Li was a little moved and asked involuntarily.

"It should be. I heard that it was organized by two fan groups."

Wang Li was slightly moved, raised his hand and clapped with Lampard to cheer each other up, and then said: "If we lose today, I will really feel sorry for these fans."

"We can definitely win!!" Lampard turned his head towards the west stand, put his hand on his forehead for a closer look, and continued: "Really, Alan?"

Wang Li clenched his fist and swung it vigorously, "I will definitely!!"

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At this time, the court commentator who was in charge of broadcasting the game also began to introduce the starting rosters of the two teams:

"Arsenal is a standard 442 formation, goalkeeper Almunia, defender Lauren, Toure, Campbell, Ashley Cole, midfielder Pires, Flamini, Fabregas, Reyes S, striker Bergkamp and Thierry Henry."

"Chelsea is a 4321 formation, goalkeeper Cech, defenders Ferreira, Terry, Carvalho, Gallas, midfielder Wang Li, Lampard, Makelele, attacking midfielder Damien Duff , Altyn Robben, striker Edur Gudjensen."

"...It's really strange. In this game, Wang Li was placed in the position of the midfielder. Could it be that this was a surprise tactic by Chelsea!? However, Wang Li's strength is absolutely unquestionable. I believe that even in the position of the midfielder , and he can play very well.”

"I don't know what tactics Arsenal will adopt today to deal with Chelsea's offensive. The offensive capabilities of both teams are very good. I believe this game will be a wonderful confrontation."

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After the court commentator finished introducing the starting lineups of the two teams, the two captains guessed the coin and Arsenal won the kick-off.

"Beep..."

Under the whistle of the referee Ball, Henry passed the ball to Bergkamp and killed towards Chelsea's penalty area alone, which also announced the start of Arsenal's offensive.

Yes, offensive! !

No matter what opponent they face, Arsenal has always focused on offense. For the Gunners, there is always only offense, even the team song is the same, use offense to defeat all opponents! !

(End of this chapter)