My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 131 Sorry, these are the rules of the game
Arsenal are no strangers to Liverpool.

They lost to rivals in the Carling Cup last season, but in the FA Cup, the Gunners technically knocked out Dalglish's old version of Liverpool.

A League Cup championship is the achievement of Dalglish, but the poor league performance and dissatisfaction with him in the public opinion field made the proud "king" choose to leave.

Dalglish was succeeded by Brendan Rodgers, a diligent and pragmatic manager. He took office on July [-]st and became the new owner of Anfield.

Rogers' Premier League start was also very bad. They lost to West Brom in the first round, drew with Manchester City in the second round, and scored a point in two rounds.

It's just that Arsenal look worse than them.

The atmosphere at Anfield put a lot of pressure on the Arsenal players. Chen Yao could clearly feel his heart beating faster with the singing of the Liverpool fans, but he knew that those singing were not for himself.

In this game, Chen Yao made adjustments to the lineup. He replaced Aaron Ramsey as the starting midfielder, and Cazorla replaced Zaha.

Zaha's form in the first two games was very poor. Maybe he is not ready to start as a starter. It is better to use his impact in the second half.

And Ramsey has the ability to go forward. When Giroud's shot conversion rate is low, it may be a good choice to use Giroud as a gun mount, and Ramsey's back to follow up and score.

After losing two games in a row, some changes should be made.

But Ramsey disappointed Chen Yao.

His movement is messy, he goes forward frequently, but always appears at the wrong time.

Although Ramsey's running mileage statistics are among the top, he is not helpful to the offensive system in the frontcourt. Giroud and him cannot form a linkage, and Cazorla, who is squeezed on the left, is not used to it.

"A failed experiment," Lillo commented with a straight face, "We should give up on this idea."

In the midfield, Chen Yao replaced Ramsey.

Ramsey did not question the coach's decision, he clearly understood how small his role on the field was.

After his comeback, he always wanted to prove himself.

So, on the court, Ramsey worked hard to act like a genius.

When he got the chance, he tried individual, passing a scalpel through ball, or bravely inserted and poked the ball into the opponent's goal.

But he found that he couldn't do it.

The more he wanted to catch up with that genius-like self, the more he couldn't do anything well.

Chen Yao did not criticize Ramsey, he knew what kind of setbacks and sufferings this young player in his 20s had experienced.

"Dennis." Chen Yao winked at Bergkamp.

"Understood." Bergkamp, ​​who served as the coach of the team as a celebrity, took Ramsey aside and gave him psychological construction.

Bergkamp once told Chen Yao that he believed that modern football organizations lack coaches who can act as a "bridge" to connect players with other roles, and this has serious disadvantages for the growth of players.

After coming to Arsenal, Bergkamp implemented his ideals.

Bergkamp handed over the tactical responsibility to Lillo, and the Spaniard was happy to accept this task.

As for the personal development of the players, Bergkamp devoted a lot of effort.

"If you want to be your arm in the locker room, coach." Bergkamp said to Chen Yao, "I will be your arm."

……

After the start of the second half, Arsenal removed Ramsey and replaced him with Aubameyang.

Cazorla returned to the center, Aubameyang tormented the attention of the Liverpool defender on the left rib, and Arsenal's attack began to be flexible and smooth.

But the goal that Chen Yao was expecting never came.

Brendan Rodgers is not a progressive manager.

His tactical knowledge is very detailed, and his game attitude is very correct, but Chen Yao can't tell that Liverpool has changed coaches.

They kicked hard, but lifelessly.

Despite this, Liverpool under Rogers advanced and retreated rigorously, and always kept the goal.

"This is not the football I want to see." Lillo said to Chen Yao, "They don't think of themselves as a strong team anymore."

"Then we should win this game." Chen Yao looked at his watch, anxiously waiting for the goal.

In 63 minutes, Arsenal got a set kick opportunity.

Santi Cazorla comes to take the free kick.

This is not an opportunity to directly attack the goal, and Cazorla did not choose to hit the goal.

He magically drew an arc towards the far post. In the chaos when serving, Giroud squeezed past the defender and got into position.The angle of his take-off was not very good, but in the air, Giroud twisted his waist and shook his head, and used amazing toughness to knock the ball into the goal.

One to zero.

"Looks like Arsenal finally have a chance to score their first three points of the season," commented the commentator on the live stream.

At this time, the camera just passed the excited Chen Yao, who hugged Bergkamp and Lillo.

Ten minutes later, when the camera swept over the coaching bench again, the expressions of the three coaches were uniformly ugly.

The score on the electronic scoreboard was one to one.

In the 809th minute, Suarez tied Arsenal.

It wasn't a chance at all and Liverpool struggled to get the ball to the striker.

In this game, Liverpool only had five shots on goal.

But Luis Suarez jumped at the chance.

This is a super center forward who can turn an opportunity that is not an opportunity into a goal.

"I don't know if it reminds Arsenal fans of Robin van Persie - but the reality is they don't have that striker anymore and they're three games down and deep in the relegation zone..."

While the narrator sighed, the tweet calling for Chen Yao's get out of class dismissal had already been trending.

……

After returning to London, the players dispersed first, and Chen Yao left Lillo and Bergkamp behind for a small meeting.

The three sat on the sofa in the office, Lillo lit a cigarette, and the other two coaches didn't say anything.

"We should have won this game." Lillo flicked the ash. "Our system is running much more smoothly than it was three games ago. Liverpool can hardly threaten our goal."

"We had ten more shots than them and twice as many touches in the box," Bergkamp flipped through the post-match briefing. "But they scored as many goals as we did."

"When you can't win, everything will go against you," Chen Yao said.

He knew that on the wall behind him was a picture of a team that had gone undefeated.

When you can't lose all the time, you get used to winning.

"Football is a science. Judging from the laws, we have enough to win, and we will definitely win." Lillo raised his volume.

"I never doubted it, but I was worried about the players and..."

Bergkamp looked at Chen Yao, his eyes full of worry.

"It doesn't matter to me." Chen Yao wanted to explain that his ability to withstand stress was not that bad, but his cell phone rang.

"Borrow it."

He walked out of the office, found a secluded corner, and connected the phone.

"Tim, haven't you rested so late?"

Tim Lewis' voice was also a little tired: "No, Chen. I've been following the game."

"That doesn't sound like good news."

"No...I'm not telling you to leave. Just please understand me - I have to make it clear to you that your time is limited."

"Six months? Tim, trust me, I can do it before that..."

"It's a month now. Within a month, you've got to get at least nine points."

When Tim Lewis finished speaking, there was silence on both ends of the phone.

"I need time." Chen Yao said.

"Chen, in the Premier League, three rounds are a yardstick." Tim Lewissha tried to be honest, "We all know the results of the past three rounds."

"But..." Chen Yao wanted to defend, but he opened his mouth and remained silent.

"I understand your difficulties, I understand them very well. So, it was me who made this call, not Ivan."

Tim Lewis sighed, "This club is Arsenal. As its head coach, you can only shoulder equal expectations and responsibilities. No one will pay attention to your plight, they will only pay attention to your results. "

"It's not fair, because outsiders' expectations of you don't match your resources. They don't know how many scars you have under your exterior, or your blood and sweat off the court."

"I'm sorry and sympathetic ... but that's the game, sorry."

(End of this chapter)