My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 237 The "Prince" returns

August 8.

Manchester, Carrington Training Base.

Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie jogged together on the playground to warm up. After returning to England, Van Persie was his most enthusiastic Manchester United teammate.

Because they had been teammates at Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie were already very familiar with each other, and the two met again in the same team, which inevitably gave them a sense of intimacy.

Robin van Persie once said that there are very few players at Arsenal who can keep up with his ideas, and Cesc Fabregas is one of the few players who can keep up with his ideas.

"Cesco, I'm glad to partner with you again." Robin Van Persie said while running, "I am good at finding opportunities, and you are also good at it. You can put the ball at my feet, which others can't do. .We can create great things here.”

"Yeah, Robin, I'm happy too." Fabregas forced a smile.

They all made a tacit agreement not to mention their past at Arsenal. They knew that they were all branded as traitors.

In any case, it is hard not to be dissatisfied with the behavior of growing into a star in a team that has been kind to you, and then ruthlessly transferring to other teams, or even joining a rival team. Somewhat disgusted.

"We are professional footballers, Cesc." Van Persie said suddenly. "It's not our fault to chase wins, honors, um... and profits. Of course we should chase them. Alex is a legend in football in this era. Coach, follow him and win the championship, and don’t think about anything else.”

"Legendary coach?" Fabregas blurted out without paying attention, "Same as Arsene?"

Van Persie closed his mouth in embarrassment, Fabregas also realized the problem, and the air between the two people suddenly became quiet.

In the distance, Mike Phelan was calling Cesc Fabregas' name.

"Ahem, Robin, Mike is calling me. Maybe Alex wants to see me for something."

"Go."

Fabregas hurriedly turned and ran away. He ran towards Ferguson and Phelan. The sky at Carrington was heavily clouded, making him a little breathless.

Am I a Manchester United player?

He repeated these words in his mind.

After all these years, he never thought he would be wearing a Red Devils jersey.

……

September [-]st, the third round of the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.

In the transfer window that just passed, Tottenham's lineup underwent a major overhaul. Gareth Bale finally got what he wanted, using Tottenham as a springboard to jump into the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid purchased Bell for [-] million pounds. Using the funds, Tottenham introduced Lamela, Paulinho, Soldado, Eriksen and other players.

According to the "Daily Mail" review, Tottenham was "one player in exchange for half a starting lineup." Villas-Boas lost a superstar-level player, but he has a more balanced and powerful lineup.

"If Villas-Boas wants to prove his ability to unite the team, now is the time. Levy is not a patient coach. Tottenham Hotspur want to make a breakthrough under the suppression of their century-old enemy. They are third in the Premier League. The matchup between the two teams is a litmus test."

When Boas and Chen Yao shook hands, they were particularly strong.

He has always had mixed feelings about the Arsenal manager.

From a peer perspective, he admires Chen Yao's achievements at Arsenal, and he knows how difficult it is.

From the perspective of being a leader of the younger generation, Boas was envious and jealous of Chen Yao.

Originally, he led Porto to win the Portuguese Super League, Portuguese Cup and Europa League titles at a young age. He was regarded as the most talented young coach in European football. However, he became the youngest European champion coach in just one year. Then it was replaced...

What makes him even more embarrassed is that last season, Tottenham were defeated three times by Arsenal. The media even described Chen Yao as their nemesis, as if it was destined that Villas-Boas would be defeated by this younger and more stunning player. The coach lost the battle.

Villas-Boas was not convinced. He carefully studied Chen Yao's resume and was puzzled as to how this young coach developed his skills.

In the end, they still have to decide the winner in the Premier League.

Villas-Boas seemed a little distracted. His extremely strong desire to win against Chen Yao and Arsenal affected his mentality and deployment. Tottenham Hotspur attacked across the board at the beginning. Chen Yao's concentration is not very high. In the past few days, the media has been overwhelmingly focusing on Manchester United. Chen Yao also asked his coaching staff to regard Manchester United as their main opponent this season.

Regardless of whether Ferguson has passed away or not, the old man's absolute control over Manchester United is no joke. Only he can make Manchester United display its true strength.

The attacking group composed of Van Persie, Rooney and Fabregas is the top combination in Europe. If Ferguson can unleash their potential in the last year of his career, it will be a terrible scene.

As for Tottenham? Chen Yao really didn't take it to heart.

He had already conquered White Hart Lane, and after Tottenham lost Bale and happily bought a group of "powerful players", Chen Yao felt that this team no longer posed much of a threat.

Therefore, the different mentality of the two coaches constituted the completely different state of the two teams. Arsenal was unexpectedly caught off guard by Tottenham's fierce pressure at White Hart Lane and was pushed back to half-time, while Tottenham were like wolves and tigers. Attack on the ground, eager to tear apart Arsenal's defense.

When the game reached fifteen minutes, Arsenal's game was monotonous. They basically kept resisting Tottenham's offense in the half.

Chen Yao blamed himself in his heart. He didn't expect that his mentality could affect the entire team so easily.

No game is unimportant, he told himself, even against opponents he had beaten repeatedly.

Before the end of the first half, Tottenham center midfielder Moussa Dembele passed the ball directly into the penalty area. Veteran Defoe stopped the ball on his chest to hold Mertesacker and hit Eriksen back.

Eriksen made a brief adjustment and immediately connected with the passing action. Soldado ran out of the angle to catch the ball and shoot.

Szczesny took the ball and Tottenham took a corner kick.

Tottenham's corner kick was pushed out of bounds by Mertesacker, followed by another corner kick.

A few minutes before the break, Spurs attacked Arsenal's goal.

Szczesny jumped up in time, hugged the ball, and finally ended the crisis-ridden first half.

Chen Yao severely corrected the team's careless attitude during the halftime break. He even threatened the players through gritted teeth that if their legs were filled with lead again in the second half, he would ask Antonio Pintus to practice extra after the game.

Pintus moved his wrists and neck, eager to try.

"Oh please, please don't let 'officers' train us anymore..." Ramsey wailed on behalf of the players.

"Aaron, then start running, you are the best at this." Arteta encouraged Ramsey calmly.

"Besides, Jack." Chen Yao patted Wilshere, "Warm up early in the second half and I will give you a chance in this game."

……

Chen Yao's halftime adjustments worked, and Arsenal regained control in the second half.

The high-pressure action in the first half consumed Tottenham's physical energy very quickly. After fifteen minutes of persistence in the second half, the Arsenal players could feel that the movement speed of Tottenham's players had dropped.

Chen Yao smiled in his heart. Villas-Boas' team seemed to have replaced the entire team with Bell, but the consequence was that his team was impacted by a large number of new players that disrupted the original system.

Villas-Boas also needs time to understand, adapt to, and integrate with the team. In the first half, in order to keep his spirits up, Tottenham players made up for the lack of tacit understanding with extraordinary expenditure. In the second half, with the decline in physical fitness, Tottenham players The problem is about to be exposed.

In the [-]th minute, Arsenal launched an attack. Santi Cazorla and Antonio Griezmann cooperated continuously in a small area on the left wing, blasting Tottenham's right-wing defense.

Arsenal were awarded an indirect free kick after Kyle Walker tripped Santi Cazorla fiercely in desperation.

The referee stopped the game, Villas-Boas waved his hand, and in Tottenham's formation, Iceland star Sigurdsson and England winger Aaron Lennon took off their coats.

"Get ready to make substitutions." Chen Yao waved to the bench, "Jack, Wilfred, it's your turn."

"Yes, sir."

Jack Wilshere walked to the sidelines, the fourth official raised the substitution card, he took a deep breath and ran onto the green field.

haven't seen you for a long time.

(End of this chapter)