Volume 3 The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 250 The Beginning of the Dynasty
The game was over, and the Arsenal man won the UEFA Super Cup and became the king of the kings of European clubs.
The excited players had forgotten about their physical fatigue and stood on the sidelines to celebrate their first ever Super Cup title with their own fans.
Arsenal fans wore club shirts or Arsenal scarves and waved the Arsenal flag. Some even climbed the guardrails and seats to vent their passions, even if it was very dangerous. Countless confetti spilled from the hands of the fans, like a goddess scattering flowers, the cries of "Long live Arsenal, long live the Gunners" came and went, and some fans shouted the slogan "Arsenal, number one in the world".
And Atletico Madrid's players seem very lonely, they stand or sit on the field, silent, and unwilling to be interviewed by reporters, although their strength is not as good as Arsenal, but in the game they once saw the hope of winning the championship, but Li Huan let their dreams shattered. The Chinese, who played as a cameo centre-back, sent them to hell with two goals.
“…… League Champions! Champions League winners! Champion of the Emirates Cup! Community Shield Champion! Super Cup Champion! Oh, God! This is Arsenal's fifth title of the year, but it's not over yet, Arsenal have one more title to win this year, and that is the Club World Cup, if they can win the Club World Cup, they will be able to surpass Liverpool's five crowns that year and achieve an unprecedented six crowns...... However, even if they don't win the Club World Cup, it won't hurt Arsenal's glory, and the current Arsenal team is invincible, and they play a beautiful round of artistic football...... I know it's not|All birds fly|I know not|Ploughing is rewarding|When the summer is over, there are still flowers that have not bloomed, Atletico Madrid, you have not lost, you are also winners, as long as you stand on this grass, there will be no losers, in this world-famous competition, you have not turned the Super Cup into chicken ribs, you have not turned 90 minutes into garbage time......"
The on-site commentator excitedly shouted at the picture, at the players and fans who were celebrating, at the sad players and fans, and finally read two lines of poetry to comfort the players of Atletico Madrid.
However, it was only a Super Cup match, and when UEFA President Michel Platini hung a commemorative silver medal around the necks of Atletico Madrid players, the Atletico players finally smiled.
"Now! Please the winner of the UEFA Super Cup! The great Arsenal took the stage to receive the award! ”
The narrator suddenly raised his voice.
Then there was the warmest applause on the pitch so far, and in the deafening applause, the Arsenal players proudly walked slowly onto the podium to crown them under the leadership of chairman Hillwood.
UEFA President Michel Platini awarded medals to each player, and finally handed the Super Cup trophy to Arsenal captain Li Huan, this trophy is a real cup, but Arsenal can not keep this real trophy in their own honor room, UEFA will keep it forever, the winner of the Super Cup will get a replica of the same in his honor room for fans to see.
Li Huan grabbed the trophy tightly with both hands, then bowed to his teammates, and then raised the trophy high.
Salute roars! Flowers! Golden confetti was sprinkled on the body of champions Arsenal, and fans cheered with even louder decibels to welcome their idol to lift the trophy.
This is the third time Li Huan has lifted the trophy as captain this season, and it is also the heaviest championship trophy, Li Huan has proved to the world with his hard work and talent that Chinese can also play football well.
Arsenal didn't celebrate long at the Stade Louis II, spending just an hour in the 18,000-seat stadium before leaving Monaco on a chartered flight prepared for them by Kroenke to celebrate after manager Arsene Wenger's post-match press conference.
In his post-match press conference, Professor Arsene Wenger criticised the poor turf at the Estadio Louis II, while also pointing out some minor problems with the Arsenal players.
"The reason why I complain about the bad turf is because we won, and if we lose, I don't complain, I use that as a reason. To be honest, this kind of turf is more unacceptable than such an opponent, and it is a shame to have a game like this in the UEFA Super Cup, which not only affects the performance of the players, but also worries about whether my players will get injured. ”
Of course, the joy of winning the title made Arsene Wenger, an aesthete, forget about his feelings: "I feel like we have won a lot of honours, thanks to these great players and for their hard work. The Arsenal boss praised Li Huan's performance in the game, "His shooting sense is also very good, he takes the opportunity very well, he is unique, the best player I have ever seen, I am lucky that Barcelona can have him." Of course the other players are very good and they all help the team a lot. Speaking after the game, Flores said that it was more difficult to play before the season than in the middle of the season, "In April or May we were like a sprint bike, but now everything is ready and recovering, the players have just finished the holiday and it is very difficult to play well in the game. In the end we lost our rhythm and confidence and lost our title. "After Arsenal won the UEFA Super Cup, the next day the European media was boiling again.
The British "Sun" said excitedly: "Arsenal from the English Premier League defeated Atletico Madrid from La Liga, the treble was successfully crowned the fourth crown, and after a short period of sinking, the Premier League also announced that they surpassed La Liga to become the world's first league." Arsenal have won five competitions in one go, and in their long history, only a handful of teams have done so. Arsenal have established a yardstick and if there are any teams that want to be called 'dynasty' in the future, then they must get as close to Arsenal as possible. ”
The headline in The Times was "Woo! Arsenal are winning again! "Unsurprisingly, Arsenal was once again crowned in the UEFA Super Cup, although the process was a little tortuous, the strong attacking power, and the stable backline, so that Arsenal and any team did not fall behind. Throughout the history of world football, several dynasties have some similarities, such as great captains, great superstars, sharp forwards, solid defense, and tacit unity. Today, Arsenal also bears similarities with other dynasties in the history of football, from which we can conclude that world football has entered the Gunners era. ”
Italy's "Milan Sport" claims that the current Arsenal is very similar to the Milan dynasty in the era of the Dutch Three Musketeers, "The current Arsenal player composition is simply a copy of the original AC Milan, the core is infinitely powerful, the main players are in the year of play, and the team structure is very stable." ”
From 1976 to 1986, Juventus experienced the most glorious decade in the team's history, not only winning the Serie A championship 6 times, but also winning the European Champions Cup, the League Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup, the Super Cup, the Toyota Cup and other honors. The Italian media admits that Juventus have been able to achieve such a glorious 10 years in large part due to Trapattoni's consistent tactical guidance. Juventus relied on defense at the beginning, and now Arsenal are rooted in attack, and the two have different forms, but both teams are expensive. In fact, Arsenal was so close to the championship every time before Li Huan's arrival, and after Li Huan's arrival, the combination of reasonable tactics, tacit understanding and talented superstars is enough to make people feel the outline of the Gunners dynasty.
According to the German newspaper Bild, the treble is a surprise to the world, but there is no shortage of precedents in European football. This season, Barcelona won the UEFA Super Cup and the Community Shield Cup in a row, and if they can win the Club World Cup in one go, it will be an unprecedented "five crowns".
The last Treble was Hoffenheim, but they lost the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup, and the last European Treble was Manchester United in 1999, when they beat Palmeiras 1-0 to win the Toyota Cup (i.e. Intercontinental Cup) at the end of that year, but at the beginning of the 1999-2000 season, the Red Devils suffered back-to-back defeats in two Super Cups: a 1-0 defeat to the last Cup Winners' Cup winners, Lazio, and a 2-1 defeat to Premier League runners-up Arsenal in the Community Shield.
PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands in 1988 also lost back-to-back defeats after winning the treble, losing to Mechelen in the UEFA Super Cup, and losing to PSV 2-2 in the Toyota Cup on penalties, which is still cited by Hiddink as one of the biggest regrets of his coaching career.
The Scottish Celtic were infinitely close to the dream of a full title, but they fell at the last hurdle. In 1967, in addition to winning the Champions Cup, the Soviet Super League, and the Scottish FA Cup, Celtic also won the Scottish League Cup and the Glasgow Cup, and at the end of the year, the Intercontinental Cup faced Atletico Argentina, 1-0 at home, 1-2 away, and moved to Uruguay for the play-offs, and Celtic lost 0-1.
Ajax were unbeaten in 1972, with the exception of the 1971-72 treble, when they beat Rangers 6-3 on aggregate in the UEFA Super Cup, and 4-1 on aggregate against Argentina in the Intercontinental Cup at the end of the year. Unfortunately, the UEFA Super Cup was not recognised by UEFA, as Rangers fans were suspended for a disturbance in the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup final. The following year, Ajax defeated AC Milan to win the first 'official' UEFA Super Cup. In addition, there was no Super Cup in the Netherlands at the time. As a result, Ajax have only won four titles, and it would be truly unprecedented for Arsenal to achieve five.
(To be continued)