After the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the team's owner Kroenke, club chairman Hillwood, executive chairman Gazidis, and secretary general Mills all came to the Kearney training base.

Arsenal resolutely abandoned the League Cup and FA Cup this season to concentrate on playing the league and the Champions League, and now there are 8 league games left before the end of the Premier League, less than two months, if the Champions League can reach the final, that is, 5 games, these 13 games will determine the success or failure of Arsenal this season.

It's better if you can get the double, if you can't get the double, at least you have to keep the title of the league, Arsenal has not won the title for five years, they must get a title to comfort the hungry hearts of the fans, otherwise it costs 100 million but can't get a title, it is really impossible to explain to the fans, and this is also the task set by the club for Wenger before the start of the season.

Conference hall on the first floor of the Kearney training base.

Arsenal's main players and substitutes gathered together, everyone had a relaxed smile on their faces, the team is seven points ahead of second-place Manchester United, there are 8 games left, and only need to win 6 more games to win the title, while Arsenal's remaining games are against teams in the middle and lower levels, and the unbeaten record to win the championship is just around the corner.

When Kroenke, Hillwood, Gazidis, Mills and Arsene Wenger walked into the hall, the players in the hall stopped laughing and Fabregas took the lead and everyone applauded.

With a good record and a full stadium of fans, the old chairman, Hillwood, was in a very happy, he waved at the players and said, "Mr. Kroenke, please, a few words to everyone." ”

Although Kroenke is very mysterious and generally does not appear at the club, the players know little about him, but after Kroenke bought Arsenal, the players' annual salaries have increased by 10%, the team's results are getting better day by day, and his prestige in the eyes of the players is very high, and the players applauded after Hillwood said that Kroenke spoke.

"Thank you for your hard work this year, I'm very happy with the club, I don't have much to say, I like football, I've watched a lot of Arsenal games, but I'm just a fan of football, professional stuff, I need Arsène and Ivan. Gazidis go and finish, I'll just sit and listen. ”

Unlike Hillwood, who is in the limelight, Kroenke is known as the invisible man, the secret master, he doesn't like to point fingers in areas that he is not good at, he simply talks a few words, sits down on the sidelines, and really becomes a listener.

Hillwood saw that Kroenke, the big boss, did not speak, and he was embarrassed to speak at length, and after a few simple words, he handed over the leadership of the meeting to Gazidis and Wenger.

Gazidis was born in South Africa, came to the United Kingdom at the age of 4, was influenced by English football since childhood, has South African/British dual citizenship, whether in primary school, secondary school, or university, is the best football player in the school, in the Oxford University team was named the best player, it can be said that English football has been integrated into his blood, 92 years in the United States Football Association, he is a shrewd and capable, clear thinking professional manager.

Today, Gazidis wore a straight suit and looked very energetic, and he first said to everyone: "There are no journalists, no fans, only our own people in the club, and what I say is very practical, and the goals I put forward are also very practical goals.

At this stage of the game, we can only aim for a double, the Champions League and the league without missing either!

In 13 games, we had to play every game as if it were a final before we won the title. Some of the team members may think that I am being too careful. Most of you have been at Arsenal for a number of years, so as you should know, we have lost the title at the last minute in the last five years, and the weakness at the end of the season has become a habit for us, and this season we have to overcome that habit and play the last 13 games to win the Champions League and the league. ”

Seeing that neither the chairman nor the boss had much to say, Gazidis's speech was also very brief, and the rest of the time was given to Professor Wenger.

Without saying a word, Professor Wenger turned on his computer and opened the information stored in the computer on the big screen, and Arsenal's remaining eight league opponents, Manchester United and Chelsea's opponents were displayed on the big screen one by one.

'We're going to be in a big game, West Ham are fighting for relegation, they're going to fight to the death, and Manchester United have a game against Liverpool in this round, and if they can't win, we have a chance to win the title a little bit earlier.

Round 33 is also very crucial, this round we play Wolves, and Chelsea and Manchester United have to fight to the death, as long as we can win, no matter who wins Chelsea and Manchester United, we will completely leave one behind. If they draw, there will be less pressure on us to win the title.

In 36 rounds of 34, we have to play Tottenham and Manchester City, which are our last two tough bones, but if we can win in front of us, maybe we will already win the title when we play Manchester City.

When we play well in the league, the task of the Champions League will be heavier, the quarter-finals against Barcelona is our most difficult game, if we can pass the level of Barcelona, the most likely to play Inter Milan later, if we can reach the final, our opponent is very likely to be Manchester United, so in the Champions League every opponent of our opponents is very strong, to ensure victory on both fronts requires everyone to work together and give 12 points of energy to play.

We haven't won a trophy for five years, we're sorry for the Arsenal fans, we have to win it this season, everything but the title is second, the title is the most important thing,......

After Professor Wenger finished talking about his game plan for the last two months, the team's goals, and the punishment for any disciplinary problems, Kroenke suddenly stood up and said: "The professor is finished, I will add a few more words, one, Ivan before the season. The goal that Gazidis told me is the same, or at least one crown; Second, if they win the first Champions League in history, or a double, the club will not be stingy with rewards, and get the Champions League prize of 10 million pounds, and the double winner of 20 million pounds......"

"Twenty million! Pound sterling! ”

Hearing that Kroenke was going to give such a huge prize money, even if most of Arsenal's players were not bad for money, they were very excited, especially the substitutes, because if Arsenal won the double, they would be able to get an average of close to £500,000 each, which is by no means a small amount.

Substitute players, in particular, have very low weekly salaries, such as Wilshere's £15,000 a week, Gibbs's £10,000 a week, and Merida's £5,000 a week. Rewarded with a double is almost a year's worth of their salary, how could they not be pleasantly surprised.

Players like Li Huan and Cesc Fabregas have very high annual salaries and commercial endorsement fees, but they don't care about this reward.

Seeing the players talking, Kroenke smiled and continued: "...... The prize money is after tax, i.e. 10 million or 20 million, these are after tax, and if we can win the Champions League, we will also give a part of the prize to the players. ”

The buzz in the conference hall was even louder, and although Arsenal's players were all multinational troops, they had not been at Arsenal for a short time, and they had never seen the club promise such a heavy reward. Some of the substitutes even wanted to break their legs for the championship.

Ivan Gazidis and Hillwood both glanced at each other and took out a part of the bonus to reward the players This was discussed in advance, but this directly offered one or two million as a bonus Kroenke did not tell them, but Hillwood and Ivan. Gazidis didn't and didn't speak, they didn't need to pay for it anyway, and it didn't cost the club's money, so neither of them spoke.

After Kroenke, Hillwood, Gazidis, Mills and the others left, the conference hall immediately turned into a sea of joy, double champions! Million! Fame and fortune, this kind of thing is the most exciting for young people, and the players are enthusiastically discussing what they should do with these hundreds of thousands, or even millions of bonuses. Some want to change to a luxury car, some want to buy a house, a little want to do a little business, some want to go to pickup, the players are loud and noisy, and they don't shy away from Professor Wenger at all.

Professor Wenger didn't expect Kroenke to win so much money at once, which he had never seen in all these years, the club owner has a lot of money, tens of millions of pounds smashed over, Wenger doesn't even seem to need the agitation before the big game, just the fanatical mood of the player, do you still need to agitate? Give them a gun and go robbing a bank.

There is no need to mobilize Wenger, but he also has to remind his disciples, "Don't rejoice too soon!" We haven't won the championship yet, and the money is still in the bank. ”

Li Huan smiled and said: "It's just that you can't be happy too early, I remember there is a story that the brothers went out hunting and saw a wild goose flying by, and the two brothers argued endlessly about whether to bake or boil it, and finally the wild goose flew away, and the two brothers didn't eat anything in the end." ”

Wenger glanced at Li Huan approvingly, and said: "The league championship we have won may be very big, the key now is the Champions League, the variables are very big, we have not won it so far, I hope everyone will be active, and use their energy in the league the day after tomorrow and the Champions League knockout match in a week." ”

(To be continued)