My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 198 Unkind Invitation
Benitez only sat in the press conference for a short time.

He was in a bad mood. The team was leading by two goals and lost [-]-[-] to Arsenal at home, which embarrassed the Spanish coach.

And reporters obviously don't have much sympathy for him. A coach who loses a game in such a topical way is exactly what reporters are happy to pester.

They were like a flock of vultures, sucking blood from my corpse.

Looking at the jubilant reporters below, Benitez thought mockingly.

He will never forget the press conference after the miracle in Istanbul. He sat on the stage and reporters surrounded him with such joy.

What they are interested in is never football, honor, or victory. They just like to lift people up to the altar and push them down from their heights.

"Mr. Benitez...Mr. Benitez?"

Rafa Benitez was called back to his senses by the call of the press officer in the room. He smiled slightly apologetically and said lightly: "One last question."

"What do you think of your opponents? Do you think it was an accident that coach Chen Yao and Arsenal won the game?"

"No, it's not an accident." Benitez replied categorically. "There are not so many accidents on the football field. Maybe you will say that football is round, but essentially it is a systematic science. Many endings depend on the outcome of things. It was already doomed during the development process.”

"We lacked focus, we lacked courage, we were too arrogant at the beginning and too disorganized at the end. Coach Chen Yao did a great job. He made Arsenal a team with strong control. Many of his ideas It’s what I need to study. He is a coach who can inspire me. It is not easy to do this at his age..."

"If I need to say a word to him..." Rafa Benitez's speech slowed down. He looked at the reporters in front of him, thinking about the dull atmosphere in the locker room, and felt sad for no reason. Comes to mind.

"I would say it's great that he can achieve such results at his age... He has the opportunity to be a great coach. But a great coach relies not only on tactics and knowledge, they cannot solve all problems. I I hope he can figure this out sooner."

Benitez calmed down, put away his eyes, stood up and put on his coat.

His sweat-soaked shirt gradually dried, and the evaporation of the water took away the heat, leaving him a little cold.

……

When Chen Yao walked through the Kearney base, he felt that the sun was extremely bright.

He is very familiar with many staff members at the base, and getting along with them for most of the season has transformed him from a surprising new head coach in the eyes of everyone to a colleague who stays with him day and night.

And these staff members will also say proudly in daily chats, "This guy did a good job."

Tim Lewis often visits the Colney base, and his involvement in Arsenal's football affairs is getting deeper and deeper. Sometimes Chen Yao wonders whether Ivan Gazidis' authority is also slowly being taken over by Tim Lewis. Walk.

And this senior staff member of the Kroenke family was sitting in his office at this time.

"I'm so excited, Tim." Chen Yao poured him a glass of boiling water, "Every time you come to Kearney Base, I don't think there will be any good news."

"Is this what you think of me?" Tim Lewis curled his lips and took a sip of water temperature, which was quite suitable.

He drank all the water in the paper cup, wiped his mouth, and said, "Chen, I want to discuss something with you on behalf of Mr. Kroenke." "Tell me, Tim, I think we are already familiar with each other."

"I think so too." Tim Lewis smiled, "I mentioned to you before that the board of directors is considering your contract renewal."

"now what?"

"I have paid attention to the team's recent performance. Our performance is very stable. With five or six games left in the league, it should not be a big problem to finish in the top four. Oh, by the way, we are very happy to beat Chelsea. . Mr. Kroenke hopes you can reach the Europa League final and he is very interested in going to watch it in person."

"Mr. Kroenke - I said Tim, can Josh clearly distinguish between the Champions League and the Europa League?"

"Of course he can tell the difference clearly... or he may not be able to tell the difference clearly. You know, they Americans..." Tim Lewis shrugged, "But it doesn't matter. We just need to tell Josh that this is the biggest European club." Just one of the important trophies will do."

"Frankly speaking, the Europa League is still far behind the Champions League."

"But it is still a European championship - and we have never had a Europa League championship in the history of our team." Tim Lewis leaned forward, "Think about it, Chen, if you can lead the team and win it again In the Champions League, you will be the one who brings the three major European Cups to the team’s history.”

"A very old concept, Tim."

Chen Yao knew what Tim Lewis was talking about. Arsenal had won the Cup Winners' Cup, but this European competition had been discontinued before the new century.

This means that Arsenal has the opportunity to achieve all the glory of the three ancient European Cups, while other teams that have not won the Cup Winners' Cup will miss this interesting historical record.

"Besides, it is not easy to collect these three trophies. Is this what you are here to talk about today?"

"That's not the case." Tim Lewis chuckled. "The good news I want to bring you is that the board of directors has basically agreed to give you a new contract. When you took office, Mr. Josh Kroenke was very supportive of you. , if you can bring him good results, it will also be of great help to Mr. Kroenke’s reputation in the club.”

"Tim, I'm not interested in your businessmen's fighting skills. But you can rest assured that I will do everything I can for Arsenal's victory."

"The other thing, I think you remember, the chairmanship of Arsenal is up in the air. Mr Hillwood is overdue and he's got an honorary title but he's bound to retire at the end of this season. We can't drag it out any longer. We need to elect new people.”

"This shouldn't be a difficult task." Chen Yao frowned, "Tim, you don't want to nominate yourself, do you?"

Tim Lewis' eyes flashed, "No, I am very self-aware. The person we want to nominate may also be the one you want to nominate."

Chen Yao looked at Tim Lewis playfully and said, "Arsena?"

Lewis was noncommittal, "Arsena is important to the club."

The Kroenke family staff thought for a while and said: "On some occasions, we can invite Arsene back. For example, the Europa League final... Also, Chen, there are still the last few rounds of the Premier League. You know, I I'm an Arsenal fan too. I have another favor."

"What is it?"

Tim Lewis said word for word: "I don't want to see Manchester United win the championship."

(End of this chapter)