Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 398 Alan Wang's Curse
On May 5th, Chelsea have all flown to Cardiff, Wales, where they will play Arsenal in this year's FA Cup final.

Hearing that all Chelsea members went to Cardiff so early, many media reporters also rushed there to interview Chelsea's preparations. There were also many Blues fans who followed the team to Cardiff to cheer for the team. .

The training base assigned by the FA to Chelsea is a small stadium in the north of Cardiff. It is next to Cardiff No.19 Public Secondary School. It has been assigned to Chelsea, so they can only be in the outside stadium, but even so, there are still many, many people gathered in the stadium, hoping to be lucky enough to meet a Chelsea star, there is nothing around here Excellent team, this opportunity is extremely rare.

However, the football field seemed deserted, and there were only a few players talking and laughing casually doing some warm-up exercises. When they first arrived in Cardiff, many players were still packing their bags in the hotel, and the head coach Mourinho also They were not asked to train today.

At this time, Wang Li was also on the court. He and Thomas were training for free kicks. However, there was no 'fake wall' on this field. Wang Li could only estimate the distance and try to shoot.

With the day-to-day competition and hard training, Wang Li found that his control of internal strength has gradually become stronger, which makes him stronger than at the beginning of the season even though he cannot hit every shot when he kicks a free kick. too much.

In recent games, he rarely took free kicks, because the team always won by a big score, and he didn't need to grab his teammates' scoring opportunities, did he?
Of course, the most important thing is that the opponent never fouls in a dangerous position outside the penalty area, and it is difficult for Wang Li to find a good opportunity. Compared with a free kick from an unfavorable position, he still feels that his teammate's lob header is more sure.

However, this game is different. If there is a chance, Wang Li will definitely not give up again. Facing the final, he will do his best. What's the matter!

At this time, the atmosphere of the stadium outside the training ground was much more lively than that of the football field. After arriving in Cardiff, many reporters went directly to the stadium, which made the stadium crowded and noisy. , There were still many reporters shouting to come in, but the stadium administrators had no choice but to inform the Football Association officials of the news and let them come to coordinate.

The FA reacted very quickly. They immediately sent officials and sealed off the stadium. After discussing with the owner of the stadium, they directly assigned the entire stadium to Chelsea. After that, those middle school students and fans were banned from entering. The stadium is closed, and journalists from various countries are required to wait only at designated places.

At this time, Chelsea's news officer David Pedro became the busiest person. Many reporters asked to interview Chelsea's head coach, Mr. Mourinho, and various players. In order to satisfy the reporters' curiosity, he had to find time to hold a press conference Press conference to promote Chelsea and increase Chelsea's influence in Wales and the world.Every Chelsea player and coach can offend reporters, but as a press officer, these are his jobs, and he will never offend these reporters.

Fortunately, Wang Li and Joe Cole temporarily solved the trouble for Pedro.

The two of them walked out of the stadium. Some reporters standing on the edge saw this scene. They hurriedly informed others of the crazy shooting and shouted the names of Wang Li and Joe Cole, but the stadium was at least far away from the lobby. It was more than 50 meters away, and there was a layer of glass in the middle. This kind of shouting was obviously useless, even if Wang Li's ears were very sensitive, he couldn't hear it.

Even more fortunately, Wang and Li actually walked towards the hall. When they walked through the hall door, they were immediately surrounded by a large group of reporters. At this time, there was no one around David Pedro.

In fact, Wang Li didn't provoke the reporters on purpose. He didn't know that the reporters were all gathered here. He and Joe Cole were just out for a stroll.

The last time they came to Cardiff was the League Cup final, but at that time, their hotel was next to the Millennium Stadium, and the training ground was also a small training ground at the Millennium Stadium, which made them not have much thought to go shopping visit.But now this stadium is on the edge of the city, and the surrounding area has some rural atmosphere, so the two wanted to take advantage of the absence of the head coach and go out for a stroll today when they don't have to participate in training.

However, it was also the first time for Wang Li to come to this stadium. Besides, he was a bit road-crazy and didn't know how to get there. Of course, Joe Cole was the same, so they bumped into the reporter directly.

However, this is not the first time Wang Li has been interviewed. His performance is very calm. Facing every reporter's question, he shows a confident look, and affirms that Chelsea has the confidence of football to beat Arsenal, to win this year's Football Cup.

But these reporters immediately shifted the question, Joe Cole is fine, Wang Li has too much news to report, they will not let go of the opportunity, soon, a "Guardian" reporter asked about Real Madrid's summer transfer work, the situation related to Wang Li: "What do you think of Real Madrid? They have publicly stated that they will give you a contract of 3500 million pounds. Would you consider going to Madrid?"

"Sorry, I never thought about it. Now I just want to finish this final first. As for other things, my agent and the club will naturally have to consider them." Wang Li smiled helplessly and replied casually.

"That means, is it possible for you to go to Real Madrid?" Another "Times" followed up with this question and asked quite sharply.

Wang Li frowned and said: "What does this have to do with the game? We are here to participate in the Football Cup final, not to talk about transfers. Sorry, I refuse to answer this kind of question."

After hearing this sentence, the surrounding reporters were disappointed. A "Sun" reporter reacted quickly, and he immediately continued to ask: "Excuse me, can you tell me something about Chelsea's preparations? Now there are rumors about Campbell in Arsenal. Unable to play, will Chelsea consider changing tactics because of this?"

"I don't know about this. Mr. Mourinho hasn't announced our starting players yet, and I don't know the team's tactics."

"So can you predict the score?"

"Predict the score? Sorry, I'm not God. I can only guarantee that I can score. As for the final score, I don't think even God will know."

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When Wang Li was being interviewed, Joe Cole sat aside helplessly. He seemed to be ignored by these reporters. This shows how much influence Wang Li has. He is even stronger than the head coach Mourinho now. To be popular with reporters, part of the reason is that Wang Li is not afraid of comers during interviews. He doesn't think about what to say and what not to say, but most of the reason is that as he scores more and more goals , worth more and more, he became the best player in the world.

According to rumors, UEFA officials revealed that they want to make Wang Li the number one player in Europe. Although the source of this news is very secret, many people believe it.

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At this time, the Arsenal club far away in London is also a hot scene. Although Arsenal's reporters are not as many as Chelsea's training base, there are at least 5,6 or [-] of them. These reporters are here to interview Arsenal's preparations.

For Wenger, the most annoying thing now is that the defensive general Campbell cannot play. You must know that in the 27th round of the league, midfielder Pennant was imprisoned for drunk driving, which angered Wenger. The former went to Birmingham on loan, and now he has lost Campbell. Facing Chelsea with super offensive ability, Wenger really has no confidence at all.

"I haven't decided yet." Facing an interview with Arsenal TV Channel, Wenger said frankly: "I will have to see how the situation is before deciding. I can't say that Sol Campbell will play [-]% of the time, but he has participated in two games. Reserve game, and improved in Game [-]."

In the absence of Sol Campbell, in the last few games, Arsenal has always used the defensive partner composed of Ivory Coast international Toure and Swiss player Senderos. Although this pair of partners is also good, they can play with Campbell time, but very different.And now if Campbell is used, he has just recovered from his injury and his recovery is not complete. Wenger does not know how he will perform after playing such an important battlefield. Moreover, this may affect Campbell's physical condition. For Wenger, This is the most important.

At this moment, he was really in a dilemma.

"I need to think about it because Sol Campbell isn't fully fit yet and our defense has been pretty good lately."

Although Wenger praised the recent defense, the reporters still saw a trace of helplessness flashing across the Frenchman's face.

Perhaps, it is consoling that the talented Spanish striker Reyes and the Brazilian midfielder Edu have recently returned from injury. Among the team's main players, only the defender Clichy is unable to play due to foot surgery. Even Campbell If you can't play to participate in the game, then the team can fully make up most of the main lineup.

On May 5th, all Arsenal members finally came to Cardiff, but their training ground was on the other side of the city, and the two teams would not be able to meet at least for today.

At this time, various media reports on the game have also been published, the most eye-catching of which is the comment of the Brazilian football king 'Big Mouth' Pele.

In the last match between Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​Bailey predicted that Chelsea would win and said they were real warriors, but this time Bailey's mouth was right, and Chelsea won the two rounds cleanly and 10:3 Bayern Munich, many German media are sour that 'Chelsea escaped unharmed'.

But now, Bailey predicted again, he still supports Chelsea, and claimed that Arsenal is definitely not Chelsea's opponent.

In this regard, the media have different opinions. Many media supporting Arsenal said: "Can they escape once or the second time?"

At this time, the assignment of the two teams at the Millennium Stadium has come down, and Chelsea is divided into the south wing dressing room, which makes the media who support Arsenal very happy. They shouted that Chelsea must lose undoubtedly!

The Millennium Stadium is the home of the Welsh football team. It was opened in 1999 with a total cost of 1 million pounds. The stadium can accommodate 2600 spectators. .

The most popular among fans in England and Wales is "the curse of the South Wing dressing room".

After many games, various data show that the teams that used the dressing room in the south wing of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for many major competitions could not win, such as the 2002 FA Cup runner-up Chelsea, the 2001 runner-up Arsenal and the play-offs. Reston and so on, which made many media and fans think that the "favor" of the lucky locker room in the North Wing may be one of the factors affecting the outcome.

And now, Chelsea is not only "curse of Pele with a big mouth", but also "curse of the dressing room in the south wing of the Millennium Stadium". When the two phases merge, Chelsea will undoubtedly lose.

But the media supporting Chelsea threw out a 'strength theory'. They said that Chelsea's strength is far stronger than Arsenal's. This season's two teams played against each other. A big win, which shows that Arsenal is far weaker than Chelsea.And when it comes to the results of the two teams, they want to go far. Chelsea won the championship early in the 31st round, but Arsenal fought hard until the last round, but they only worked hard to get second.

On other fronts, Arsenal fell into the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds, while Chelsea advanced to the Champions League final; in the League Cup, Arsenal was eliminated early, while Chelsea won the championship.

The comparison in all aspects reflects the gap in strength between the two teams. Arsenal can't even produce a player like Wang Li. How they play, you can tell who will win the game at a glance.

The two sides of the media each held their own words, spat at each other, and fought fiercely. Neither of them would admit defeat, and they all scrambled to use various arguments to win the victory. Almost pointless.

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On the 20th, the head coach Mourinho did not do any special training. In the morning, he just asked the players to do some relaxation exercises, pass the ball to each other, and find the feeling of the game.

In the afternoon, I did a half-hour team training match. However, in order to prevent players from being injured, the training was more of an entertainment nature. The defensive players would not defend hard, and the physical confrontation was not intense. The players find the feeling of the game.

However, Mourinho asked everyone to participate in the evening tactical class, because he will announce the list of starting players and specific tactical arrangements at that time.

Every time before a Chelsea battle, the Portuguese has to do this. He will explain the tasks of each player carefully so that everyone knows what he should do when he arrives on the court. This arrangement is very important to the players. I'm satisfied, because they don't have to worry about getting flustered after playing, as long as they do their own tasks well.

However, there are exceptions to this. Wang Li is the exception. Before the war, Mourinho would not assign him any tasks. His task is very simple, that is, to play at will and score goals. No matter how he plays, as long as he scores goals That's it, that's his job.

In fact, Mourinho doesn't like to do this, but he also feels that the specific assignment of tasks will limit Wang Li's performance, so the gain outweighs the loss.

"Hey, this kid's abilities are too comprehensive!"

Having such a good player is sometimes an annoyance to the head coach. Of course, Mourinho hopes to continue this annoyance.

After a day of training, Wang Li, Thomas and Joe Cole walked to the streets of the city. They all wore a golf bridge cap and sunglasses, and their destination was a French restaurant.

This French restaurant located in the South City of Cardiff is not big and the price is not expensive, but it is very famous. It is a small restaurant privately owned by a Frenchman. The owner is a part-time chef. The service attitude is average, but it is very French. The taste of the food has attracted many foreign tourists.

The last time he came to Cardiff, Joe Cole ate here once, so this time he brought Wang Li and Thomas to taste it, and the other two agreed when they had nothing to do.

The meal was not bad, at least Wang Li thought so. Generally, French restaurants in cities have some industrial atmosphere, which he doesn't like very much, but the taste of this restaurant is really unique.

After eating, the three of them walked slowly towards the hotel. Mourinho's tactical class started at 8:6 p.m., and it was only [-]:[-] p.m., and the sun was still in the sky, but they didn't in a hurry.

However, this kind of idleness made the three of them less vigilant about the surrounding environment. When they were about to return to the hotel, Joe Cole took off his sunglasses and hat unconsciously, and was immediately spotted by the reporter next to him.

Immediately afterward, several reporters surrounded the three people with 'weapons'. Only then did they realize that among the three people was Wang Li! !
Great luck!
However, Wang Li, who was looking bored, also accepted interviews. These were all reporters from the German "Kicker". In the media war of words, they belonged to the neutral faction. Their questions were about the most popular topic today—— -"curse".

Faced with this question, Wang Li burst out laughing with a 'puchi', and asked with interest: "You mean Mr. Bailey predicted that Chelsea would win? And the team in the South Wing dressing room won't win? "

Seeing the reporter nodding in front of him, Wang Li smiled and continued, "Then why are Mr. Bailey's words considered a curse?"

"Because every time he predicts that the team will be unlucky..." the reporter blurted out.

"In this season, I don't know how many times I predicted before the game..." Wang Li thought for a while, and continued: "...about 30 times...every time I said Chelsea would win, but you See, I have succeeded more than 30 times, that is to say, I also cursed the other side for losing 30 games in a row, so I will curse again this time, I think Chelsea will win, Arsenal must lose, they can only be No .2."

After speaking, Wang Li pulled Joe Cole and Thomas and turned away, leaving only the stunned but delighted German reporter behind.

This is an exclusive revelation.

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(End of this chapter)