My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 267 Jack, your time

The match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park ended 0:0, but Chen Yao couldn’t remember how he spent the next thirty minutes or so of the match. What worried him was no longer these three players. separated.

At the post-match press conference, Chen Yao seemed absent-minded.

The reporters' questions were merciless. After this game, with the same number of games played, Arsenal took the top spot in the standings, one point behind Manchester United.

And just a month ago, after the Christmas Express, Arsenal was still the top team in the Premier League, the Christmas champion, and an invincible team.

"Arsenal's top spot has been taken by Manchester United. Mr. Coach, what do you think of this?"

"I..." Chen Yao cleared his throat, "Manchester United is a powerful opponent. Mr. Reporter, if you have been in this business for long enough, you should know Sir Alex Ferguson's strength and status better than me. Being chased by his team , it is very difficult to maintain stability and lead.”

"Are you admitting defeat to Manchester United?" The reporter couldn't tell whether it was a question or a joke.

"No, I don't mean anything like that at all." Chen Yao didn't take the reporter's words to heart. In fact, he didn't want to stay for a second longer. "The gap between us and Manchester United is negligible. There are still ten games left in the league." After four rounds, the title race has yet to be decided.”

"But Arsenal will soon face Liverpool and Manchester United in succession. With Arsenal's current state, are you confident?" The reporter's question became increasingly ruthless.

"Of course I have confidence." Chen Yao's voice was a bit angry. If he were playing the game "Football Manager", he would probably be on the verge of leaving the field angrily.

"Next question." Chen Yao had no intention of quarreling with this reporter anymore and waved his hand to continue.

"BBC. Mr. Coach, what I want to ask is: How is Kevin De Bruyne's injury?" A reporter from the BBC asked the question she was most concerned about.

"Kevin..." Chen Yao looked down at the microphone in front of him, "We still need to wait for the test results. I hope he is okay."

……

"The hamstring is damaged. Our preliminary judgment is... I'm afraid it's a rupture." Arsenal's chief team doctor Gary O'Driscoll pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and handed a medical report to Chen Yao.

"Of course, further examination is needed to be sure," O'Driscoll added.

"Got it. Thank you, Gary." Chen Yao took the report, glanced at it casually, and put it aside.

As for Arsenal's medical team, Chen Yao cannot guarantee that they can reduce players' injuries, but their accuracy in confirming players' injuries after they are injured is far ahead.

"Preliminary estimates suggest that it may take about three months for Kevin to recover." Gary O'Driscoll said regretfully, "This means that Kevin will miss most of the remaining games this season."

"We don't need to risk Kevin's early comeback." Chen Yao concluded, "Gary, I'll leave it to you to follow up on Kevin's subsequent examination and recovery."

"Ok."

After seeing off Gary O'Driscoll, Chen Yao got up and left the office.

……

Kevin De Bruyne was surprised by the visitor. He reluctantly sat up straight, but he still couldn't hide the disappointment in his voice.

"Coach..." De Bruyne's frustration was palpable, "I didn't expect this."

Chen Yao sat down next to De Bruyne, put his hand on his shoulder, and said comfortingly: "For an athlete, this is a normal thing... Kevin, as long as you recover well, you will be fine too." need to have a rest."

De Bruyne shook his head in pain, "I thought I could finally represent the team and win... But now I can only lie here. The coach and the doctor told me that I may need three or four It takes a month to come back.”

Chen Yao knew that verbal comfort to De Bruyne would not have much effect.

This is a proud and strong player. He resolutely chose to leave Chelsea and come to Arsenal. He started from the Arsenal bench and earned his starting position step by step. Every step De Bruyne takes is based on his strength. Driven by will.

He regards playing, playing and winning as treasures. At this moment, being injured at a critical point in the middle of the season is a blow to him.

In fact, for Chen Yao, De Bruyne's injury also made him very depressed.

He has been paying attention to De Bruyne's physical condition for a long time. De Bruyne's condition was very good a while ago, which put a heavy load on his body, but De Bruyne's condition is as usual.

And his injury is not good news for Arsenal. These days, the team's creativity on the offensive end has become quite dependent on De Bruyne.

Whenever a key player performs well, he will suffer injuries, which indirectly promotes Arsenal's habitual collapse, which seems to be the unlucky fate of this team for many years.

"I felt uncomfortable, but I didn't expect it to be an injury. It was just ordinary fatigue..." De Bruyne sighed, leaned back on the pillow and looked at the ceiling. "Recuperate well, Kevin. I promise that when you come back, you will have an equal opportunity to compete for the starting spot." Chen Yao stood up and prepared to leave.

"Coach..." De Bruyne stopped Chen Yao.

"what happened?"

"I...I'm sorry," the Belgian said. "I hope my injury will not affect the team."

"Don't worry, Kevin." Chen Yao winked at him, "When you come back, you may have a few more championships in your honor book."

……

Melwood Base.

"Good news, coach." Steve Gerrard and Brendan Rodgers stood together, the dazzling afternoon sun making them squint their eyes so that they could see the players' training clearly.

"Arsenal have one more name on their injury list," Gerrard said.

"I saw it, Steve." Rogers loosened his collar, "You want a championship."

"Don't you want it? Coach?" Gerrard asked, "Oh, Brandon, you don't think this is good news, do you?"

"I'm never happy about injuries. Kevin De Bruyne is a player with potential."

"You're a good guy, Brendan," said Steve Gerrard, "but whether you're happy or not, that's the way it is. Our opponent is missing an important player."

"You're right, Steve." Brendan Rodgers smiled at Gerrard. "I pray for De Bruyne... but I also want three points."

Steve Gerrard gradually smiled, "That's what I want to say, coach. This is Arsenal's most vulnerable time of the season, let's end their dream."

"We are the challengers for the championship." Gerrard said seriously. "Liverpool has been waiting for this championship for a long, long time."

……

Kearney Base.

Jack Wilshere stood in front of Chen Yao's desk again.

He spent a period of silence, his self-discipline issues were severely criticized and punished by Chen Yao, and his playing time was also reduced as a result.

Especially with the rise of Kevin De Bruyne, Wilshere once again sat on the bench and needed to earn playing opportunities for himself in day-to-day training.

Wilshere didn't quite remember what happened in the middle. He only knew that his impetuous temperament seemed to be calmer than before. He began to understand that sitting on the bench, daily training, and time off the court were all his football. part of life.

It seems that someone has mentioned it to him, but it seems that no one has. Jack Wilshere completes every day's training seriously, quietly, and diligently. After training, he returns to his residence and does some simple relaxation.

I'm a professional player.

This thought often appeared in his mind.

Wilshere is much less frizzy now than before.

It seems there is no harm in bringing Wilshere to Chapman, Chen Yao couldn't help but sigh.

The benefits brought to him and his players by these two historical trips are real.

"Jack. I think you already know that I plan to start you in the next game."

Hearing this, even though Wilshere already knew the arrangements of the coaching staff, he still could not restrain his excitement. His face turned red and he said: "Yes... Sir, thank you for giving me a chance."

"I said, I will watch your performance. Although there are some objective reasons, you earned this opportunity yourself."

Chen Yao looked at Wilshere with a smile, "There are always people who need to stand up. Jack, this is your time."

　I seem to have a cold, please take care of yourself

　　

　

(End of this chapter)