champion professor

Chapter 44 Halfway Championship ([-])

After the happy and short Christmas holiday, Shao Bo and the others worked hard for the half-time championship.
The league has played 17 rounds, and Arsenal has temporarily topped the list with 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.They're going to keep the momentum going and keep going.

Nottingham Forest, which has a glorious history, could not stop Arsenal. In Nottingham, they lost their temper 0:3 to the club striving for the first place. Although Arsenal replaced several main players in the second half, Forest team still Couldn't save the defeat.Perhaps this ancient club will really sink again this season.

Not only the Premier League, but even the cup competition has already started.

Arsenal and Stoke City drew 1-1 at Highbury before moving elsewhere.This time Arsenal did not hold back, and won a 5:2 victory to advance.It's a pity that they met a strong opponent, Liverpool, early in the second round.

After careful consideration, Shao Bo decided to strategically abandon the League Cup. After all, this season, his only goals are the UEFA Cup and the Premier League.In the League Cup, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.Originally, Shao Bo also wanted to go as far as possible in each cup competition, but he met Liverpool so early, and it would be difficult to advance without taking the main force.That being the case, Shao Bo had to give up the League Cup.

This time, Shao Bo didn't send a few main players at all, and directly let a few little monsters he was optimistic about and had more potential to play and exercise.Of course, Shao Bo also gave opportunities to players who usually play as substitutes on the team and rarely make it to the game.

This time Arsenal are a guest at Anfield.This is the first time Shao Bo has come to Liverpool's home court, although Arsenal met the Red Army Liverpool in the second round this season.But at that time Shao Bo had not entered Arsenal, and it was Mr. Riozzi who directed the game.But in that Premier League game, Arsenal lost the game with a score of 2:0.

If the League Cup does not play to the end and win the championship, it will not mean much to a large club like Arsenal.After all, Arsenal has won 2 in the history of more than 30 years. Although there are not many, the establishment of this event is only more than [-] years old.

In addition, although the official name of the League Cup has been changed to "Coca-Cola Cup" due to commercial sponsorship, Shao Bo is still not used to it.

If it is all counted by the sponsors, the League Cup was first named "Milk Cup" by the sponsors.Anyway, such an embarrassing name cannot arouse Shao Bo's desire to win the cup.Although Shao Bo's ultimate mission is to help Arsenal become a top giant, but the League Cup is a tasteless cup, let's wait until Arsenal has the strength to hit the 6th and 7th crowns.

However, Arsenal can be regarded as the sufferer of the League Cup, just like Benfica has been hit by the famous "Gutman Curse", and has not won many League Cup finals.There have been 4 times when Arsenal entered the final, they took the lead first, and then lost the advantage due to player mistakes or other reasons and lost the game.

"Gutman's Curse" originated from the founder of the 4-4-2 formation, the Hungarian coach Bella Gutman.In 1961 and 1962, he led Benfica to win consecutive Champions League titles by defeating Barcelona and Real Madrid.It is a pity that after winning the championship, Gutman left Portugal angrily after his request for a salary increase from the club was rejected.Before leaving the team, he cursed: "From now on, Benfica will not win the European championship within 100 years!" And the results of the 7 European finals were completely predicted by him, and Benfica won nothing.

However, Arsenal can be thankful that the status of the League Cup cannot be compared with the five Champions League titles and two UEFA Cup titles lost by Benfica.

Closer to home, even if Arsenal don't pay much attention to the League Cup, they will not give up the game directly.When Shao Bo brought non-main players to Anfield, he did not give up on them.

In the locker room, Shao Bo encouraged and encouraged them.It also explained that although the personnel arrangement for this game is the result of the club's strategic deployment, it is of course impossible for Shao Bo not to look at the game status of each player.

The winter transfer window is about to open, and some people will join the league, so their competition will be more intense.So now they need a good performance to impress Shao Bo.

In addition, some people will inevitably leave because they cannot keep up with the pace of the club, but the current time is not used to dawdle and pay.They want to find a good next home, want to get an ideal salary in the next contract, and let the next head coach trust them, they need to show their due level now, show their best status.

Shao Bo didn't directly say those people he wanted to be promoted to the first team, and which ones he wanted to clean up.In any case, they all need to play hard for themselves and fight for themselves!

However, among these players, Shao Bo already knew which players should stay and which ones should leave.How can a player's stay or stay be decided by just one game?Shao Bo is no longer a fan, and he just tries to stimulate the combat effectiveness of these players as much as possible.

That being the case, Shao Bo just used this game to observe the opponent's performance.After all, he has yet to play a game against Liverpool.Just taking advantage of this official game, he had the opportunity to observe the formation of the opponent's coach.

Shao Bo, who came to Anfield for the first time, of course, saw the famous sentence from the visiting team's player tunnel: "thisisanfield." As a fan, Shao Bo has long wanted to come and see.

But he didn't have much fear in his heart. How could a warrior shrink back just because of a word?The reason why he wants to read this sentence is mainly because of his heart as a fan who wants to visit all famous stadiums in the world.The legend of Liverpool, Shankly can't put any pressure on Shao Bo.He is confident that sooner or later he will surpass the achievements of this legend.

Anfield is not that scary for Arsenal.After all, everyone remembers that the league title that was separated by 18 years was won at Anfield.

At that time, Arsenal had to win by two or more goals at Liverpool's home court to win the league title.A few days before the game, head coach Graham gave the team a few days off to let the players relax completely.At that time, Graham's pre-match strategy for the team was still based on steady defense.In the first half, they guarded the goal first, ensured that no goals were conceded, and stabilized their position. After the opening of the second half, they first attacked for a while to score goals, and finally sprinted in the final stage of the game to beat Liverpool.

And Alan Smith opened the scoring for the team after only 7 minutes in the second half.Then, 1 minute before the end of the game, Dixon received the ball from the goalkeeper in the back court and made a long pass. Smith made a pass from the right. Thomas took the ball calmly under the double-team of two Liverpool defenders. A lob shot into the net locked the score at 2-0. Finally, after an absence of 18 years, Arsenal won the league championship again.

The competition is very intense.Liverpool seem to have no intention of giving up.They only hid a few main players, but the game was still tough.Maybe it's Shao Bo's good character, maybe it's because the players really want to use the game to prove themselves. They played extremely fiercely and led 2:1 in the first half.

It's a pity that Liverpool does attach great importance to the League Cup. They replaced two main players at the beginning of the second half.Now the pressure on Arsenal was even greater. Although the players fought hard, Liverpool still scored 3 goals in the second half.The game was finally fixed at 4:2. , Liverpool advanced to the next round.

However, although Arsenal fell behind in the domestic cup competition and lost a front, they also eliminated Schalke 04, a powerful enemy in the European war.

Relying on the huge advantages accumulated in the last game, Arsenal, who played at home, ended the opponent's counterattack idea in a tenacious way. Although the game was ugly, they didn't care about it.Arsenal defeated their opponents 5:1 on aggregate to advance to the next round.

Originally, when Arsenal had just lost the game against Liverpool, the media gloated and mocked Shao Bo, saying that Shao Bo gave up the game on his own initiative, which was against sportsmanship, and that he played too much against Schalke 04. Too ugly, affecting the image of English football.

In this regard, Shao Bo can only express his speechlessness. These guys who stand and talk without back pain are all masters of football, and they are very good at analyzing various tactics after the event.

When playing against Liverpool, if Arsenal had a little more ambition, they might have kept their lead in the first half and went further in the League Cup.It is said that there is a style of play that can restrain Schalke 04, and it is completely possible to preserve the victory without sticking to the gate.

Regarding these, Shao Bo was unwilling to argue, since journalists depended on these for a living anyway, how could they attract readers to buy newspapers and increase sales without any gimmicks?Shao Bo just checked the nearest newspaper carefully, and there was no information about him and Qiu Renqi being exposed, so Shao Bo was very satisfied.Let yourself live and let others live.Sports news can be made up by reporters at will, as long as it doesn't affect them too much.But for one's own privacy, as long as one touches the slightest.Shao Bo told them to understand what the iron fist of dictatorship is!

Time passed quickly, Arsenal had another 3 days of rest after the game against Sheffield United, and they were greeted with the last game of the year.

England's veteran team, Aston Villa.

In the first half of the year, the Premier League played 20 rounds. This is to make enough time for the European FA Cup in the second half of the year.Arsenal has played 19 rounds, with 14 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 45 points.The second-ranked Newcastle only has 12 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, with 40 points. It can be said that no matter whether Arsenal wins or loses in the next game, they have firmly grasped the half-time championship.

And this also depends on Arsenal's victory against Sheffield United in the last round and Newcastle's own slack.Newcastle stumbled in the hands of Aston Villa. They conceded 6 goals in a row in the last 2 minutes, and finally handed over the victory.

And Aston Villa also relied on many victories to step into the UEFA Cup with one foot, ranking 7th in the Premier League.

Shao Bo is not very familiar with this old strong team. The most impressive thing about Aston Villa in his memory is the chest advertisement on the club jersey, and Prince William of the British royal family is a fan of Aston Villa. These two things.

But Shao Bo doesn't care about Prince William's royal status.As a good young man in the new era who was born in the Republic and grew up under the red flag, how could there be remnants of feudal dross in Shao Bo's mind?Shao Bo, who has long been accustomed to the concept of "everyone is equal" in China, naturally does not have much interest in the royal family.

Europe can be said to be the birthplace of the modern capitalist revolution, so various emerging forces and conservative forces are entangled together.The most direct consequence is the incompleteness of the revolution, resulting in the existence of a large number of royal families and nobles in Europe.

Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, just think about it, and you can think of several countries whose supreme rulers are kings or queens.In addition, there are quite a few nobles with fiefdoms or only false titles, such as the Prince of Hanover, the Prince of Wales, and the Grand Duke of Morocco.

It's just that the European people still think that having a noble title is a great and honorable thing.This has nothing to do with the privileged lords of the past, it is just a commendation of honor for those who have made outstanding contributions in a certain area.

And this honorary commendation is not something you can get if you think about it. Why was Ferguson later honored as the old sir?Isn't it because he led Manchester United to miraculously win the Treble in 99, and achieved something that is difficult for even a wealthy team, let alone an ordinary team.

And he just won the title of jazz, which is basically the lowest level of title in the aristocratic system.

Another reason Shao Bo didn't care that Prince William is an Aston Villa fan is that Arsenal has a stronger fan.She is a big person that Prince William can't compare to, that is Prince William's grandmother, the Queen of England, ****. (The full name is so long, it is "the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other territories and territories by the grace of God, the head of the Commonwealth, and the defender of the state religion (Anglican) ****", it is tiring to say the name once Dead man, I didn’t copy this, I’m so impatient, and there are no less than 30 titles of knight lords, I won’t write them even if I kill them.)
The Queen presumably got her genes for being a gunslinger from her mother, and that was before World War II.

And the Chinese character advertisement that impressed all Chinese fans has not yet appeared.Shao Bo naturally didn't bother to pay attention to the true meaning of Aston Villa's current chest advertisement.

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