My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 63 When I Fail ([-])

"Arsenal's players have not recovered their form...After losing to Liverpool in the away game, Arsenal still insisted on a younger starting lineup when they returned home, which made their performance unchanged."

The sound of the TV echoed in the bar, and the Arsenal fans in the White Horse Bar stared around the TV.

"Fake! What the hell is going on?!"

One fan smashed his glass on the bar in annoyance, took off the scarf around his neck and wiped his face hard.

"Hey, big guy, stop throwing things."

The female bartender rolled her eyes at him.

"But……"

The fan pointed to the TV, which was broadcasting the second leg of the match between Arsenal and Liverpool.

The voices of the commentators and guests continued to emanate from the television.

"I don't think Arsenal's choice is incomprehensible. Their recent form has been very poor and they have lost three games in the league. And injuries have never been far away from this team. If Wenger wants to strive for the top four in the league and If he has to choose between the League Cup and the League Cup, if he is rational, he will definitely choose to guarantee the league, not to mention that Arsenal are already three goals behind in the League Cup." The guest said.

"We thought we could see if Coach Chen Yao would come up with some clever schemes to turn the situation around, but it seemed like he couldn't do anything." The commentator continued to guide the topic.

"Yes, yes. Rather than being helpless, I'm inclined to think that Coach Chen Yao is in trouble. It seems that he has been cut off from the players on the field. The players are willing to fight for him, but he is questioning his players. "

Following the guest's explanation, the camera happened to be on the sidelines.

Chen Yao seemed to have aged a bit in just a few weeks.

His face became a little thinner and his eyes became colder.

The players on the field turned their heads to him, but what they received in return was Chen Yao's accusing body language.

"Well, we've never seen him like this. In the first few games, he gave us the impression that he was sane, gentle, and smiling, but now he is like the players owe him sacks of money."

"Brilliant metaphor, perhaps worth noting that we are witnessing the development of a coach. He may develop well, he may be in trouble like this. These shots that should be behind the scenes are things we have never seen. passed."

"Yes, the audience may appreciate all this with great interest, but Arsenal fans are different. There are already boos in the stadium, and they are now trailing [-]-[-] at home..."

The faint boos coming from the television were drowned out by the noise.

The fans in the bar were like firecrackers that were suddenly ignited, cursing the team in one go.

"Gentlemen - gentlemen -"

The female bartender shouted at the top of her lungs to a group of agitated men.

“Don’t spill the wine all over the floor!!!”

Such noise and chaos did not last long. After the game, the White Horse Tavern was left with a mess and silence.

"Oh, I'm so exhausted."

The female bartender cleared the tables, chairs and wine glasses, while the TV still had images and sounds.

"...Liverpool are four-nil on aggregate to reach the Carabao Cup final, where they will face Cardiff City. Liverpool have a good chance of winning their first trophy in six years and Arsenal still have a chance this season. There are very few championships."

……

Chen Yao didn't say much to the players after the game, he was very angry and disappointed.

Although he also asked himself whether he was asking too much of the players.

But when he stood on the sidelines and watched his players continue to make mistakes and be attacked again and again by their opponents, he felt a long-lost irritation.

Why?The players he picked up all have talents that he is sure to have, but are they using this performance to answer him?

"There must be something wrong, where is it... where is it..."

For the first time, Chen Yao felt that he was on the verge of going crazy.

He watched the team take a sharp turn in the middle of the season.

The league rankings have slipped all the way, the cups have been eliminated, morale is low, the state is not good, and injuries appear.

He didn't know if this was a process that every team would go through, but it made him feel tortured.

The same eleven players, against the other eleven players, but on your side, you just can't score goals.

And you don't know what went wrong, you don't know when this bad state will end, and you don't know when victory will come.

Is it a question of tactics?

It's not that he hasn't adjusted his tactics, but the results of each adjustment have been minimal.

Moreover, the players' initial spirit and energy seemed to be fading.

It can only be a matter of player ability.

But, what can I do?

Thinking of this, Chen Yao felt his head hurt again, and there was also some bitterness in his heart.

Is this what failure feels like?
But I hate failure...

Two weeks later.

San Siro Stadium, Champions League quarter-finals.

Arsenal against AC Milan.

Milan head coach Allegri stood on the sidelines and smiled sheepishly at Chen Yao, who was not far away.

He felt somewhat like he was being bullied.

Allegri admitted that he was a little surprised that Arsenal still allowed the young assistant to perform actual commanding responsibilities in the Champions League.

Although Wenger would occasionally stand up and make a few remarks, in fact everyone could see that he basically left the game in the hands of his assistant coaches.

Is Wenger too old to direct more games?
Allegri, who was only 45 years old at this time, couldn't help but sigh, time is really not forgiving.

He is 20 years younger than Wenger, but he is still a top-notch young coach.

Wenger, on the other hand, has already asked an assistant coach who is 20 years younger than himself to participate in the actual combat...

Allegri has time to think about things because he doesn't need to focus too much on the court.

In the 42 minutes of the game, Milan had already led by two goals.

Chen Yao's complexion has been ugly for a month, and the TV broadcast at this time kept showing him close-ups.

"Coach Chen Yao seems to be a little older - we can see that he is under a lot of pressure, and he really wants to win, especially on a stage like the Champions League." The commentator said.

"Yes, a very big change in this game is that Coach Chen Yao resolutely gave up the 'Youth Guards' he is familiar with, and instead used a large number of regular main players, trying to take the lead in the away game."

His partner's tone was a bit teasing, after all, the situation on the field was really not what Arsenal wanted to see.

"Wenger has given him enough trust. In the past two weeks, Arsenal's winless record in the league has finally ended. When the players' physical fitness and condition are struggling to recover, Wenger chose to give coach Chen Yao the use of his main players. power. This may also be Arsenal's gamble - they hope to defeat their opponents away from home in one go, but the result is disappointing."

(End of this chapter)