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Chapter 155 Supermarket opens

More than half of the transfer window time passed in a blink of an eye, and the major teams announced the end of their signings one after another.

However, a football club from La Liga has attracted the attention of the whole world.

David - Villa 4500 million euros, transfer to Barcelona club.

Juan Mata will move to Chelsea for 3000 million euros.

Zikic moved to Birmingham for 700 million euros.

Coupled with the transfer fee of 3000 million pounds obtained by Silva's transfer, Valencia sold more than [-] million euros of players in this transfer window.

At the same time, the team's main force in the frontcourt was swept away.Coach Coleman even said that he can no longer line up an 11-man starting lineup.

In the standings, Valencia is only 2 points ahead of the relegation zone.

Duncan's butterfly effect appeared, and the Valencia supermarket, which opened two years later, opened two years ahead of schedule.

Moreover, under the management of the fatuous chairman Soler, Valencia seems to be heading for a clearance sale...

The crazy Valencia supermarket occupies most of the newspaper pages during this winter transfer window.

In the Premier League, everyone is looking forward to the shots of Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.

But they were all disappointed in the end.

In 2008, on January 1, the winter transfer window ended, but both Manchester United and Liverpool signed only one person: the Red Devils signed the little-known Angolan international Manucho, and his role was to replace the injured Saha , the specific transfer fee has not been disclosed; the Red Army signed the same little-known Slovakia international Sktel, the 31-year-old defender is worth 23 million euros, and he will take over from the old Finnish defender Hyypia. .

In the game against Manchester City, Hyypia's shortcomings were infinitely magnified, and Liverpool had to make adjustments.

The leader Arsenal did not have any introductions, they just took back the loaned Swiss center back Deyorro from Birmingham.

Although there were doubts from the outside world, Arsenal shattered all doubts with their unbeaten victory in January.

At the same time, Manchester City also used all winning streaks to continue to maintain pressure on Arsenal in the standings.

Unknowingly, Manchester City and Arsenal have won as many as 11 games in a row.

However, in the next round of the league, one of these two winning streaks will definitely be ended.

Because in the 2th round of the Premier League on February 2, Manchester City will welcome the leader Arsenal at home.Therefore, in this game, one side's winning streak will inevitably be terminated.

Who will it be?

This game has attracted the attention of the whole world, and Manchester City and Arsenal are the representative clubs of the two club management models.Manchester City's achievements are based on foreign capital injection and large signings.As for Arsenal, it is the youth training players trained by themselves to provoke the mainstay.

Therefore, this battle for the leadership is also a club battle between the money-burning mode and the youth training mode.

Of course, the point of view of this game is far more than that.Duncan has been the head coach for a year, and other head coaches have naturally played against each other during this period.

During this period, Duncan's Manchester City and Wenger's Arsenal played against each other twice, and Duncan won all of them.

The 100% winning rate against Wenger is something Manchester City fans talk about.

So before the game started, it was already full of topics.

The players of the two teams are also gearing up, expressing their determination to win this game.

Fabregas: "We are the league champions, our morale is high, this game, we have no intention of losing!"

Forward Eduardo: "Arsenal has the courage to break through everything, we will not be afraid of any opponent's challenge!"

……

The tit-for-tat of the players added some fiery atmosphere to the game.

This is also the young Arsenal's response to outside doubts.

After selling Henry during the summer transfer period, Arsenal gave everyone the feeling that they were always on the verge of collapse. Even though they led the Premier League standings for most of the season, they couldn't hide the dissatisfaction that the youthful lineup gave people. Certainty.

Although the little French have been scoring goals and scoring goals...

If it's okay to keep winning, the boys will become more and more confident.But once the game is lost, this young army is likely to bear a heavy ideological burden and be devastated.

Softness cannot last long, but rigidity is easy to break!
Perhaps infected by the tension before the war, the players often mentioned Arsenal in their usual communication.

As if Arsenal is a big mountain in front of you!
Everyone is focusing on the big game in a week, but there is still a league game between Manchester City and Arsenal in the Premier League with three games a week.

Manchester City challenged Derby County away, while Arsenal played Newcastle United at home.

In the end, the two heroes won at the same time, and an appetizer was served for the upcoming game!

Manchester City had a substitute player. Fellaini played the whole game and performed well. Pedro played 10 minutes in the second half. He worked very hard, but his performance was quite satisfactory, with no assists or goals.

The time has come to February 2, at the Emirates Stadium.

Manchester City away to Arsenal.

In today's game, although all kinds of media reports and verbal swords before the game hyped up the atmosphere of the game, the cameras at the Emirates Stadium are always lingering in the stands.

A figure overwhelmed the demeanor of the 11 players on the field at this time.

The figure was dressed in a gray casual suit with a calm expression and his hands in his pockets.Just sitting among the regular fans at the Emirates Stadium.

But even among ordinary fans, his figure is already so conspicuous.

The only one who can enjoy such a treatment is the former King of Highbury - Thierry Henry.

Due to injuries, Henry hangs up his exemption card.Deeply aware of the cheating skills of the club's team doctor, Henry chose to come to the hospital in London that he was familiar with for treatment.

When you come to London, how can you not take a look at Arsenal, which you care about?
Deliberately keeping a low profile didn't work. Henry looked up at the camera, smiled, and waved his hand lightly.

This shot was faithfully recorded on the big screen at the scene.

The on-site choreographer obviously understood the minds of the fans and played the video three times in a loop.

It didn't take long for the fans to learn that the King of Highbury was also in the stands.There was a commotion in the noisy stands. Everyone stretched their necks and looked at the stand where Henry was sitting.

Excited fans started shouting loudly and gathered towards Henry's stand...

More fans were excited, talking about the great achievements of the King of Highbury...

After a while, as if a breeze was blowing across the lake, from an unknown corner, a chorus of shouts began to sound.

"Thierry-Henry..."

"Thierry-Henry..."

"Thierry-Henry..."

……

The sound was very small at first, just a few people shouting in unison, but like sparks on the grassland, the breeze spread instantly...

The shout of "Thierry-Henry..." seemed to have magical powers, and those who heard it couldn't help but join in the shouting.

Within a few minutes, all the people in the stands had only one voice left.

"Thierry-Henry..."

……

The camera hit Henry again, Henry stood up with a smile, waved to the camera, and gave a thumbs up.

You guys are great!

Duncan and Wenger did not play at the same time. They were separated by three or four meters. They walked out of the player channel one after the other and walked to their seats.

Duncan's eardrums couldn't stand the sudden transition from a quiet passage to a noisy stadium.

After the adaptation period passed, Duncan heard tens of thousands of people shouting in unison.

"Why Henry?"

Duncan looked up in doubt, and the big screen at the scene gave the answer.

"Oh I got it."

Duncan smiled clearly, walked to the bench and sat down.

On the other side, Wenger obviously also noticed the big screen.But the professor's face didn't change much, he still went his own way expressionlessly.

Although it has become a habit to "sell the captain every year", for Wenger, he firmly voted against Henry's departure.

"Hey, he's over there!" The assistant coach pointed to a certain stand.

"Well, why is he here?" Wenger turned his head sideways, glanced at the stands, and asked in a low voice.

"It is said that they are here to treat injuries..." the assistant coach said.

"The club won't provide treatment?" Wenger frowned. Barcelona is also a wealthy family. Doesn't it even have medical ability?
"No," the assistant coach turned his head, glanced at his team doctor, and leaned over with his mouth covered: "Thierry said, the club's team doctor is too stupid..."

Hearing this sentence, the corners of Wenger's mouth twitched, but he didn't make any expression in the end.

Although he wanted to refute, but now that Arsenal is full of injuries, he can only be speechless.

The assistant coach also tactfully ended the topic.

At this moment, there was a burst of cheers at the scene, and the players entered the field.

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This season, Arsenal performed well, especially Fabregas's increasingly mature performance, allowing the young Gunners to quickly establish a tactical system with him as the core.Coupled with the hardness provided by midfielders Flamini and Diaby, the gun fans vaguely recovered the shadow of Vieira back then.

Players in every position have played at a very high level.Arsenal this season is more like a whole than ever.

Wenger attaches great importance to Manchester City's game, because so far, the first round against Manchester City is their only loss this season.

That defeat, to some extent, also taught the young Arsenal a growth lesson.

Don't want to experience the second lesson once.

Wenger wants to win!

Now in the standings, the difference between the two teams is only one point.The outcome of this game, to some extent, will definitely have a profound impact on the championship situation this season.

Arsenal's young lineup this season has bright spots in every position: Bam Adebayor in forward, Flamini and Cesc Fabregas in midfield, and Clichy in left back and Cesc Fabregas in midfield. Defender Sagna.

Of course, they still have a healthy Diaby.

In the first round of the match, the competition between the two sides was full of intensity and affection... oh no, passion.

It was a very interesting game. Elano and Van Persie each had a Ruby God of War card, Ljungberg's counterattack, the lore at the last moment, Shevchenko's recovery...

In that game, Arsenal had the opportunity to counterattack several times, but in the end they could only accept the result of swallowing three goals at home.

As in the first round of the game, Arsenal still lead in the standings.

In that game, Arsenal sent scouts to observe the opponent before the game. Wenger mistakenly thought that Mido or Hargreaves would start, but Duncan shook Wenger, and in the end it was Elano who started.

Elano's excellent performance was also the reason why Manchester City won that game.

So in this game, Wenger decided not to spy on the opponent, but to follow his own ideas.

Since it's an away game and I'm still in the lead, it's okay to be conservative, right?
The midfielders are Diaby, Flamini and Fabregas, and the front three are Walcott, Adebayor and Hleb.

"Hey, with this lineup, do you want to drive the car?" Jim Cassell said.

"It's enough to fly a plane!" Duncan laughed.

"It seems that Arsenal are determined to play a defensive counterattack in this game! They attach great importance to this game!"

"Maybe it was the last round at the Emirates Stadium, which scared them." Duncan said with a smile: "After all, this is our home court. It is enough for them to score one point. After all, they are the leaders."

After speaking, Duncan sat up straight, looked at the court and said, "But in this game, what I want is a three-pointer!"

(End of this chapter)