My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 160 The underdog in the European war?

Aaron Ramsey raised his head from his arms. The locker room was quiet, as if the players had stopped breathing.

"Are any of you comfortable with failure?" Chen Yao looked around at his players.

Everyone looked at him, no one nodded.

"I feel that we are a rebuilding team. The main players who led us to the top four and won the FA Cup last season have left the team, and we have encountered opponents who covet the European championship, so..."

He looked at the players and said, "Do you think it's understandable even if we lose?"

Still no one spoke.

"Then I will tell you, there are many people outside who view us this way. They think our recovery in the league is bullshit, and our true level is in the Champions League."

"But, boys, I don't want any of you to think so." He knocked hard on the tactical whiteboard behind him, "We will definitely become the king of Europe. Tell me, do you think so?!"

"Yes, Coach."

Aaron Ramsey raised his head and said softly but firmly.

"I want, too."

"Me too."

"Yes, coach, we all want to..."

The players made noises one after another, but those voices were somewhat unconfident.

Chen Yao nodded, "I know many of you don't believe that you will hold the Big Ear Cup one day, but this is what I want to tell you: you can do it, and you should feel humiliated by your current failure."

"You don't have to care about these humiliations and criticisms from the outside world. It is my responsibility to bear them. What you have to do is to do your job well every nine or ten minutes."

Chen Yao wrote the names of the four teams on the whiteboard.

Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Arsenal.

"The Champions League group stage has completed a cycle, and we still have three games to play. To qualify, we must win all three games."

"I will not give up the Champions League. Of course, I will give everyone enough opportunities, and you must also remember: When I give any of you the opportunity to start, I ask you to do your best and not give up on winning."

Chen Yao drew two big circles on the names of Dortmund and Real Madrid: "These two teams dream of winning the Champions League. We have to give them some color in the remaining single cycle. look."

……

Public opinion after the game was not friendly to Arsenal.

"Arsenal's league ranking is about to catch up with their Champions League ranking, which is gratifying."

"A team like this can actually represent the Premier League and play in the Champions League? Are you kidding me?"

"I feel aggrieved for Tottenham Hotspur, they are the team that should go to the Champions League more."

"If we only have three Champions League places next year, thank you, Arsenal."

"..."

Social media is awash with ridicule of Arsenal, and traditional media will not miss any opportunity to dig into the team's plight.

"The Champions League ripped off the magician's coat"

——Metro News
"A win is hard to come by for Arsenal, but Chen's ability is still in doubt"

--Guardian

"Will Chen's magic continue in the league or end?" 》

- The Telegraph
……

Josh Kroenke threw a stack of newspapers in his hand on the table, raised his chin and asked his subordinates not far away: "Tim, is the Champions League important to us?" "It depends on how you view this event. Mr. Kroenke," Tim Lewis replied politely.

"It looks like it's a competition where the best clubs in Europe come together."

"Yes, and we could make at least £3000 million from it."

"That requires us to finish in the top four in the league - right, Tim?"

"Yes."

"Then I can understand how much you attach importance to the team's ranking in the league." Josh Kroenke frowned, "But the Champions League - Tim, objectively speaking, our team is capable of competing for this The winner of the tournament?”

"No chance, boss. The club is still waiting for a Champions League trophy."

"Oh, I understand." Josh Kroenke pushed the newspaper, "Then our team's poor performance in the Champions League is not a big problem."

"Theoretically you can think so, but... I don't recommend you ignore this championship."

"You know, Tim, you, I, the rest of the board, to this day are still thinking about the rightness of our selection of this coach." Josh Kroenke pulled out a newspaper and stretched out his finger on the newspaper. The printed photo of Chen Yao was dotted.

"He's been through your teeth in the league, but he's been terrible in this game. Is that what we're going to judge him by?" Josh asked.

"It will be in the future, but not now." Tim Lewis's answer was simple, "And with all due respect, Mr. Kroenke, these issues are not what we are concerned about now. We have to prepare for the club's shareholders' meeting, and this is your The first meeting after joining the team, the club’s shares, the selection of the new president, and the team’s future plans, these are the things we need to worry about.”

"Okay, Tim, as you wish." Josh changed into a comfortable position, "Interesting coach, interesting sport."

"Seriously." When Tim Lewis turned to leave, Josh Kroenke stopped him, "You know Tim, I thought your attitude towards the Champions League was not like this."

"Really?" Tim Lewis turned slightly sideways, "What do you think?"

"I think you will attach great importance to our performance in the Champions League." Kroenke looked playful, "You are an Arsenal fan, and you cannot accept the team's shameful performance in any competition."

"And this," said little Kroenke, waving the newspaper, "is something that will embarrass us all over the UK."

"Sports is competition, and economy is economy." Tim Lewis smiled, "And Mr. Kroenke, how did you know that we would be embarrassed across the UK?"

……

October 27, the ninth round of the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Queens Park Rangers.

Emirates Stadium.

Chen Yao leads his team to compete for six consecutive league wins.

After returning to the league from the Champions League, Arsenal's form has improved.

The lineup arranged by Chen Yao was his most advantageous lineup. At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal launched an offensive from the first minute.

They maintained high-intensity frontcourt pressure, and the forward pressing net formed by the frontcourt four suppressed the Queen's Park Rangers' penalty area.

QPR, ranked No. 20 in the Premier League, was unable to stop them.

Almost all of their attacks were kicked off by the goalkeeper, and QPR's frontcourt players were terrible at fighting for the first goal, giving away the ball every time.

And Arsenal's out-of-position counterattack was lightning fast.

In the 7th minute, Queens Park Rangers' defense was broken.

After grabbing the spot in the midfield, Jorginho half-turned to shake off the opponent's defense and went straight to Cazorla.

Spain's front midfielder split the ball diagonally, and Walcott on the right side continuously shook off two Queens Park Rangers players, broke into the penalty area diagonally, attacked the goal from a small angle, and sent the ball into the net.

(End of this chapter)