My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 58 We fell into the dust ([-])

After entering the January schedule, Arsenal's state is no longer as hot as it was in December.

While leagues in other parts of the world have chosen to take a winter break, the Premier League insists on not interrupting matches in the middle of the season.

This certainly increased the commercial value of the Premier League, but it also put a huge burden on the team's physical fitness.

Many teams will start to lose the chain in the middle of the season, because their physical reserves are almost exhausted at this time, or it may be player injuries caused by mistakes in rotation strategies.

Arsenal has a thin lineup this season, is facing multi-line battles, and has a team of team doctors who have not been so reassuring.

As a result, the team's state naturally took a turn for the worse in January, and the health that had barely been maintained for two months began to collapse.

Except for Arsenal's [-]-[-] narrow victory over Fulham on January [-], they were defeated by Swansea and Manchester United in subsequent games, scoring only three points in three games.

In these games, Van Persie, who has been in good form for half a year, is no longer brave. He is also at the low point of periodic fluctuations in form.

Arsenal, who lacked their first firepower output point, struggled extremely, which also highlighted the nature of Arsenal's weak strength this season.

Such a predicament cannot be dealt with by simple tactical adjustments. Chen Yao, who observed all this, also made up his mind that if possible, Arsenal must continue to rebuild this summer.

He also felt the difficulty of running a team.Consecutive losses, player fatigue and depression, these will obviously affect the state of the team.

Players are human beings with their own thoughts and feelings.The atmosphere in the locker room will greatly affect the state of play on the field.

Players feel tired, don't work hard in training, dissatisfied with the record, dissatisfied with teammates, dissatisfied with the coach, poor mood, poor state, vicious circle, until conflicts arise.

These are all potential factors that will directly cause the team to lose control.

If you switch to a team with insufficient coaching authority and experience, the locker room should already be on a dangerous track.

But Wenger managed to control the situation.

He is worthy of being a master of management. Even though he rarely treats players harshly, he can still maintain stability in the locker room.

Chen Yao will not be too involved in the management of the locker room. He will just learn and keep learning.

At this time, from a competitive perspective, his next target is Liverpool.

The League Cup semi-final, on January 26, Arsenal will visit Anfield.

At this point, it is impossible for Arsenal to give up the League Cup directly.

When Wenger asked Chen Yao if he needed to use the regular league starters, he declined Wenger's kindness.

"Thank you, boss. But there is no need. For the League Cup, let's use the League Cup lineup to solve it."

Chen Yao is aware of the pressure Arsenal face in the league.Rushing to disrupt the rotation at this time may have negative consequences.

"Also, I'm not afraid of Liverpool. My players have shown that they can adapt to high-intensity games and they can do it well."

Chen Yao said to Wenger confidently.

He has reason to be confident in himself.After experiencing the baptism of the League Cup and the Champions League, he is already a coach who has directed official games-although he is only an assistant in name.

And Chen Yao has not lost yet.He dug out talented players, kneaded them into shape in training, and commanded them on the field to accurately break through the weaknesses of one opponent after another.

Chen Yao believes that he and this group of young players have a bright future.

And I can also share more pressure on Wenger.

But Wenger was not as relieved as before. He hesitated and said, "Chen, what did Mancini tell you after beating Manchester City last time?"

Chen Yao was startled for a moment, remembering that at the end of that game, Mancini shook hands with him and said a few words to himself at the same time.

Wenger also saw this scene on the sidelines.

"He..." Chen Yao said, "He told me, 'This game (game) is just a game (game), I haven't seen a real game yet'."

Wenger said: "This is exactly what I want to tell you. The opponents you have faced now have no determination to win. Your players have never experienced a game where the outcome is on the line. I am very worried. Can you handle such an occasion?"

Chen Yao smiled indifferently: "Don't worry, boss. Just trust me."

"That's Anfield."

"Anfield will lose too."

"Okay..." Wenger thought for a while, but didn't continue.

Every young person is like this, and this is not necessarily a bad thing.

……

January 26.

Anfield Stadium, Liverpool.

Arsenal faced Liverpool in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals.

This is Anfield, the home ground of Liverpool FC since its birth in 1892.

This is the palace engraved with Liverpool's glory and glory forever, and it is one of the most enthusiastic and difficult home stadiums in the UK.

Liverpool's legendary captain Gerrard once said: "The atmosphere here is the most special. The fans will become our No. 12. The die-hard fans in the stands can even 'suck' our shots into the goal."

When Chen Yao led his players into the Anfield Stadium, his eyes were filled with the red sea of ​​Liverpool, and his eardrums were filled with shouts like a tsunami.

In such a loud noise, it is difficult for them to even open their mouths, because even if they speak, they cannot hear their own voice clearly.

"Oh my god." Verratti looked nervously at the fans who were about to fall over, "This... this is terrible..."

"Hey guys, stay calm okay? It's just a simple away game..."

Chen Yao tried his best to shout to the players, but he was not sure how many players heard his voice.

Even he himself was shocked by the momentum at Anfield.

Although the capacity of the Emirates Stadium is larger than that of Anfield, but [-] fans are your backing and cheering for you, and [-] fans are roaring at you like an enemy in the century-old Anfield. It's completely different.

And... the group of young Arsenal players, where have they seen such a scene before?

Chen Yao glanced over and saw only nervousness on the players' faces.

No way, their mentality might be unbearable, right?No way?
Chen Yao vaguely felt that he might have made a mistake, but he didn't believe that his players, who were destined to become first-class stars in the future, would be suppressed by such a scene.

He tried to say a few more pep talks, but the players walked forward with blank looks on their faces, as if they were literally being sucked into the stadium.

Over there, Liverpool players also filed in, and they sent out their full lineup.

And it's a murderous full lineup.

(End of this chapter)