My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 191 Spring Rain in London
It started to rain lightly in North London.

"The light rain on Tianjie is as moist as crisp, and the grass looks far away but there is nothing near it."

Chen Yao suddenly remembered this ancient poem he had learned when he was very young. The turf at the Emirates Stadium was wet and green.

He did not expect that the scene he saw in the poem was not in the ancient imperial city, but in a modern British city.

Players from both sides have already entered the stadium, and the two sides have opened up and are waiting for the game to start.

Arsenal’s opponent is Stoke City.

Aaron Ramsey stretched his muscles and his heartbeat was a little fast, which is unusual.

As a professional athlete, his heart rate is generally slower than that of ordinary people, and an ordinary round of the Premier League will not make him feel nervous.

But this opponent is different.

Ramsey has an indelible memory of this Stoke City team, especially the starting center back Ryan Shawcross in the opposing lineup.

Ramsey felt that his leg bones were a little sore again, maybe because of the spring rain, maybe because of his psychological factors.

This team almost destroyed his career, and to a slight exaggeration, almost prevented him from becoming a healthy and normal person.

Now, they meet again on the court.

Ramsey will never forget when he just came back and stepped onto the turf he once loved. The first thing he wanted to do was not to run or hit the ball, but to get out of here quickly.

He would always think of that day, the tearing pain, suffocation, fainting, and the despair, helplessness, and pain after waking up.

So much so that for a long time, Ramsey lost the ability to handle the ball in complex situations.

He was afraid of being surrounded by a group of people wearing jerseys of different colors, afraid of physical confrontation with them, afraid of being kicked by the other party, and his playing became less and less like the talented self he once was.

Finally, Ramsey slowly woke up in the Arsenal team, slowly gained his own position, and slowly gained Chen Yao's trust in him.

Ramsey doesn’t want to lose it all anymore.

"Aaron, you have to defeat yourself." He said to himself.

Ramsey recalled what the coach said in the locker room before the game.

"I know Stoke City, and so do you. There are many second- and third-rate teams in the Premier League, but there are some teams that we must not show mercy to. For example--" Chen Yao knocked on the blackboard, "Stoke city."

"I don't need to say much about their style. They are high-flying, traditional and conservative. These are needless to say. More importantly, this is a rough team. They have hurt one of you."

"Listen, guys. We're a team and we're all wearing red and white. If one of us gets hurt, it's all of us."

"What will happen to you when you face these - these rough moves, these brutal confrontations, these malicious intentions that are beyond the scope of the game, and the referee does not stop them?"

"I will not teach you how to maintain your sense of morality. I believe that you and I, our team, have always been the most moral team. But sometimes, the world will not allow you to have a sense of morality. "

"In other words - if we want to be a moral model, first of all, we must have the ability to protect ourselves." "Remember, this is the Emirates Stadium, our home stadium. You have the cheers and support of [-] fans. Go on the field and be brave. If the Stoke players punch you, you punch them back. If they tackle you, you tackle them back."

"Don't worry about whether it's a flagrant foul, and don't worry about getting a card. Even if we are punished and only have one goalkeeper left in this game, I will be on your side. I will help you carry all the pressure off the court. I I want you to understand that just because we have morals does not mean we are a team that is easy to bully. Show your blood!"

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The spring rain fell lightly on the Emirates Stadium, and Arsenal's players felt like they were burning.

The uniforms they wear are like a burning flame, steaming together with the fire in their hearts.

Tony Pulis led his team to defeat Arsenal in their first meeting this season. This was probably the highlight moment of the season for him and his team, because after that their performance took a sharp turn for the worse until the season At the end of the day, Stoke City's league ranking was No. 19, and it seemed that they were the only one to be relegated.

Against a team like Arsenal, Tony Pulis did not dare to expect all three points, but he was not willing to surrender.

Premier League relegation teams at the end of the season are difficult to deal with.

So, naturally, Stoke City used their special skills, long passes, flying with both wings, high-flying shots, and...

Savage confrontation.

Arsenal are notoriously unpopular with Premier League referees.

No one can say for sure why. It may be because the refereeing hierarchy includes a close friend of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, or it may be because Arsene Wenger swept across the British football world as a foreigner. Despite the dissatisfaction of pedantic conservatives, in short, Arsenal's opponents always get a loose standard from the referee.

Arsenal have suffered a lot because of this.

They are a team with poor skills. If brutal fouls cannot be punished by the referee, they will not be able to run the football smoothly. The cost of destroying Arsenal's offense is too low.

Tony Pulis originally thought that such a strategy could work, and his players thought so too. Center back Shawcross was eager to try. He was not disgusted with the title of villain, and was even proud of it.

But in this game, Shawcross was a little confused...

Just now, he faced off against Olivier Giroud in the penalty area. Shawcross' hands and feet were very unclean. He planned to pull on his clothes to make him stumble, or to hug and throw Giroud again. When the time comes, just roll to the ground.

Shawcross only succeeded once in the opening tens of seconds, and the referee did gently let go of his foul. This emboldened him to act more roughly against Giroud.

What he saw was Olivier Giroud giving him an inscrutable smile and saying a few trash words, such as: "You know what, boy, I don't care about getting a red card, I also want to beat the shit out of you. Come."

A few minutes later, Shawcross was knocked to the ground by Giroud. He made the first move, but the strong Frenchman was already prepared and had accumulated strength for a long time, causing Shawcross to lose his balance and fall to the ground. shit.

"Wow, it was such a fiery game...Arsenal looked very fiery in this game, which is different from their previous image...I wonder what coach Chen Yao thinks of his players' tough behavior?" The commentator said as the camera moved to the sidelines.

Then, the audience across the UK saw Chen Yao happily applauding Giroud.

Just kidding, Chen Yao thought to himself, I used my "iron bones" in this game to stop you from being afraid of getting hurt and kick this dirty B team to death.

In addition to relieving anger, there is another thing Chen Yao wants to teach his team members:
Being tough and bloody does not mean being dirty.But without toughness and bloodiness, you will be bullied by filth.

(End of this chapter)