My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 226 Premiere ([-])

August 2013, 8.

Chen Yao and Josh Kroenke sat on opposite sides of the desk.

The atmosphere in the office is not very relaxing.

Josh Kroenke took a sip of water. Chen Yao also had a cup of steaming boiling water in front of him, but he didn't touch the cup.

"Tell me, Coach. What are your expectations for this season," Josh Kroenke asked.

"Try to win every trophy you can."

Chen Yao's voice was calm, and his emotions could not be heard.

"Are you complaining about me?" Josh smiled, "When other teams are spending a lot of money to buy players, I can't approve enough budget for you, so that you can't buy the players you want."

"No, Mr. Kroenke, you misunderstood." Chen Yao's expression was nonchalant, "We have always been here this way."

"I trust you, Coach, basically because there's no point in us arguing about this."

Josh Kroenke waved his hand and said not to talk about it, "As the majority shareholder of the team, I am also paying attention to the current situation of the team."

"Oh, Josh, what you're seeing is definitely not good news."

"Yeah. We didn't win a few games in the pre-season, and the performance in the Emirates Cup - the Emirates Cup directly caused season ticket sales to drop by a few percentage points."

"The season hasn't started yet."

"Yes, the season hasn't started yet." Josh Kroenke's voice became louder, "But I think this is probably common sense. The new season starts tomorrow and our team doesn't look ready yet. "

"Just looks, Josh. We'll be ready."

"Ugh……"

Josh Kroenke sighed, "Listen, Chen, it's not that I don't want to make the team better. I have no choice. It is impossible for the Kroenke family to inject capital under the conditions of stock split. I call you today Come on, I don't mean to accuse you. I just want to know what will happen to us in the new season."

"Josh, did you read today's news?"

"Looked."

Josh Kroenke glanced at his computer. On the screen was the big news sweeping the British media today.

Cesc Fabregas joins Manchester United for £[-] million.

"Are you talking about Cesc Fabregas?" Josh asked.

"That's right." Chen Yao nodded, "Fabregas once hit us hard, but we all know that he is still a strong player. With him, Ferguson's team will be stronger than last season. "

"The combination of Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie." Josh Kroenke cursed. "This looks like the Arsenal of old."

Chen Yao raised his eyes. He had never had much hope in Josh Kroenke's football knowledge and enthusiasm. Josh could remember that Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie were once Arsenal's central combination, which made him A little shocked.

"I also know about the team's past." Josh Kroenke explained as if he could see what Chen Yao was thinking.

"I know we have Cesc Fabregas' preferential repurchase clause, but we didn't trigger it." Josh Kroenke sounded apologetic, "The club must rely on its own finances to complete the transaction, but we have no money left. "

Chen Yao shook his head, "That's not a problem, Josh. I won't accept Cesc coming back either."

"As you can see, Josh, our opponents are getting stronger. Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool... they are all our strong rivals." He spread his hands, "If you are asking for a championship, I can't help it. I guarantee you our results.”

Josh Kroenke was helpless, "I didn't ask you to win the Premier League championship. Chen, the club just signed a contract with you, but the ugly words are ahead... If the team's record this season is not satisfactory, you are not Can’t be fired.”

He sighed again, "I like you, and I'm proud of my choice. But competitive sports is competitive sports. I know that it's not okay for you to use a pitifully small budget to meet the requirements of a wealthy team. fair……"

"But I accept this challenge." Chen Yao said with a smile, "Don't worry, Josh, I won't make things difficult for the club. Besides, maybe the situation is not as bad as you think."

"I hope so."

……

August 8, Emirates Stadium.     First round of the 17-2013 Premier League season.

This is the second game of the Premier League this season. The first round of the Premier League opener is Liverpool against Stoke City.

At Anfield, Liverpool defeated Stoke City [-]-[-] and Rodgers scored his first three points of the new season.

Chen Yao watched his players file out. He looked around the stadium. The attendance rate was very high.

The fans' enthusiasm has not been extinguished by Arsenal's summer transfer operations and warm-up match performance. Last season's outstanding performance was enough to keep the fans looking forward to it, but Chen Yao still smelled a trace of uneasiness and restlessness.

Arsenal's starting formation is 4-3-3, which is also Arsenal's regular formation this season in Chen Yao's plan.

The goalkeeper is still the Polish Szczesny. His skills and experience have gradually stabilized after a full season of training. Szczesny is expected to become another outstanding goalkeeper in the history of Arsenal.

The four defenders are Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Carvajal. Thirty-year-old veteran Bakari Sagna is on the bench, and [-]-year-old Danny Carvajal gradually emerged and was boldly put into the starting lineup by Chen Yao.

Jorginho plays as a single defensive midfielder in the three midfielders, and the other two central midfielders are Cazorla and Ramsey.

The front trident is Griezmann, Giroud and Chamberlain.

Theo Walcott was injured in last season's Europa League final.

After expert evaluation, Walcott suffered a knee injury, which will keep him out for at least three months.

The "Little Tiger" has just been able to resume ground training, and Chen Yao did not dare to put him in the squad early to affect his recovery. .

Walcott's injury-prone physique is a major reason that limits his upper limit. Chen Yao has no good solution for this. Walcott is thin and his technical characteristics require a lot of foot movements and high-speed travel. , which makes his injury risk very high.

Last season, Walcott's performance on the right gradually improved. Not only could he blast vertically, but he could also change lanes and cut inward towards the center of the pitch. Zaha and Walcott's double-sided explosiveness was what Chen Yao was once very good at. The scene that I look forward to seeing is also an important means for Arsenal in the tough battle.

Unfortunately, compared to Zaha's rough skin and thick flesh, Walcott was injured again just when his performance had just reached a higher level. Mahrez, who had just arrived, was embarrassed in the Emirates Cup. Chen Yao could only send Oakes. Red Chamberlain serves as the starting right winger.

In the opening stage, Aston Villa, playing away from home, was cautious and Arsenal controlled the ball.

There is another coach behind Chen Yao: Antonio Pintus.

As the team's newly introduced physical coach this season, the players have lingering fears about this devilish coach known as the "officer".

During the summer training, Pintus trained Arsenal's players hard and used his method to build Arsenal's physical reserves for the new season.

And Pintus is not just content with coaching off the field. With the support and permission of Chen Yao, Pintus has the power to coordinate and lead the sports science team to jointly research and design to help Arsenal players reduce injuries and scientifically Growth strategies.

To observe the effect of the training plan, actual combat performance is an indispensable analytical material. Therefore, Pintus has also become a member of the coaching staff beside Chen Yao, sitting on the sidelines on game days and watching the game.

"The look on Antonio's face always makes me think he's going to kick me on the field." Dennis Bergkamp whispered, "This guy is a ruthless person."

"We have all seen how he trains players." Juan Lillo was still frightened. "Fortunately, I am not an athlete."

In the [-]th minute, Villa midfielder Fabian Delph made a long pass forward.

Jorginho and Benteke competed for the first point. After the strong Benteke overpowered Jorginho to grab the first point, he leaned on Jorginho and passed to Ryan Bert who came in. orchid.

After the single defensive midfielder Jorginho lost the first point, it was very difficult for Arsenal to control the backcourt space.

Bertrand cut inside to avoid Chamberlain's counterattack and passed it straight to Agbonlahor.

Agbonlahor dribbled the ball into the penalty area. He mobilized all his muscles and nimbly half-turned to throw away Jorginho, who was returning to defend.

It's not over yet - facing Mertesacker, Agbonlahor swayed flexibly from side to side, suddenly accelerated and took advantage of Mertesacker's unstable center of gravity to complete the breakthrough and shoot towards the goal.

Koscielny flew over to block it. He raised his foot and touched the ball, but this changed the path of the ball.

Szczesny's flying save was originally blocking the path of the ball, but now the Pole could only watch the ball rolling from his arms into the goal.

One to zero.

"This is a joke!" Bergkamp shouted in frustration from the sidelines.

(End of this chapter)