Volume 3 The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 126 Half the Victory (Asking for a Monthly Pass)

Aston Villa was completely defeated by Arsenal in the first half, leading by three goals and playing one more, Professor Wenger was still cautious and did not make substitutions, until 15 minutes later in the second half, it was found that Aston Villa had also replaced young people to exercise, and it seemed that he was really resigned to his fate, and Professor Wenger began to replace Li Huan, Eduardo, and Walcott to rest.

After the three absolute main players came off the pitch, the pace of the game became fierce again, because the new youngsters wanted to show themselves in order to win a chance to play in the future. However, the youngsters' shooting ability is limited, and the cooperation between each other is not as good as the old players, the team as a whole has problems, both sides played lively, but in the end there was no goal, the score was still 3:0 in the first half, Arsenal beat Aston Villa, ending the shameful history of three years without a win against Villa at the Emirates Stadium, and also ending the opponent's seven-game unbeaten run.

After the game, many Arsenal reporters wanted to take advantage of a big victory to interview Li Huan, but Li Huan refused to be interviewed, and went directly back to the locker room to take a shower and change clothes and left. This made reporters wonder, and many reporters speculated that the Chinese defender might be in love.

The reporter did not interview Li Huan, and after casually interviewing a few stars, they all gathered in the press conference hall of the Emirates Stadium, ready to get some news from the two famous coaches.

The press hall was buzzing with discussion about the Sun's earlier report on a scandal in which a current Premier League manager was seen in and out of a Thai "massage parlor" engaged in the sex trade, staying for more than an hour, wearing branded football gear.

Based on the jealousy of the ** law, the "Sun" did not disclose the identity of the coach, and outside netizens speculated, but the reporters present were very clear, but they all pretended not to know, and just laughed and ridiculed the coaches of the entire Premier League.

At the height of the press conference hall, Coach Wenger and Coach O'Neill walked in successively, and the reporters became quiet, took out voice recorders, computers and laptops, and waited for the press conference to start.

With a new winning streak in Europe's top five leagues and another win over an opponent they haven't beaten in three years, Arsene Wenger was in a very good mood and particularly firm when he shook hands with O'Neill.

O'Neill looked indifferent and congratulated Arsene Wenger's team on the victory, but he felt very uncomfortable. For three years, I have always been proud of myself on this court, and I can see Wenger deflated almost every time, but today it is completely reversed, and it has become himself and his own team that has been humiliated. O'Neill was not reconciled, but now he could only suppress his anger to attend this press conference.

The press conference was officially opened under the auspices of the Arsenal press officer and the FA press officer, and Professor Wenger began with his concluding remarks.

Arsene Wenger began by praising their opponents, Aston Villa, saying: "Aston Villa are a good team and you naturally get nervous because they have the ability to control the game, as you can clearly see from their rankings. It can be said that we did not have much advantage as a whole before Li Huan scored, because we were cautious before the game and carried out our plan step by step, in fact, this is the key to our success. ”

Although the FA and police have been investigating Arsenal in recent times, Wenger has been a headache, but in the face of this surprising result, Wenger still smiled. "18 wins in a row! This is a great victory! A few weeks ago, we never thought we would win so many games, but the team gritted their teeth and persevered and got the win, which shows that we have a strong fighting spirit. It's a team full of young talent, with a strong spirit, and they deserve to succeed. So far, though, they haven't won any accolades. We are now in a good position and we firmly believe that as long as we can continue to improve on the ground, we will get our own honor. ”

For Li Huan, Wenger has always disliked to praise in public, he is worried that it will cause problems with the unity of the team, but today the professor still couldn't help but praise Li Huan, "Li Huan has the ability to decide the game, he controls everything on the field, he is the executor of the will of the coaching staff on the field, and he can also make timely changes on the field, after Vieira, we once again have a defensive core with a championship temperament." Originally, after Sesque, Robin, Bendtner, Nasri and others were injured, I was worried that I would not be able to get three points, and I told them that one point was not unacceptable, but in the end we solved the problem at half-time, Li Huan's first goal was very important, and Volnock's departure completely lost the suspense of the game. ”

This was followed by O'Neill's speech, and the Villa boss admitted the defeat calmly, "First of all, I have to congratulate my peers, 18 consecutive wins is a very dazzling result, even if they don't win the league title, Arsenal have a chance to go down in history." We came with the goal of getting points because we were in good shape. But in the end we lost everything in 45 minutes.

I can't blame any one player for the fault, it's irresponsible. Of course, I can't put all the blame on me, it's also irresponsible, in fact, the main reason why we lost was because of our quality. On the field, there are many factors that determine victory or defeat, but strength is undoubtedly the most important factor. It's like we have chances and we can't take them, and the opponent doesn't have the chance to create chances, that's quality, we don't have players like that, so even if we can beat the big teams once in a while, it's very difficult to win the title. ”

After the two coaches spoke, reporters began to ask questions about the game and things off the field, and the two managers also answered one by one.

Answering questions about Cesc Fabregas' injury, Professor Arsene Wenger said: "It's not just a matter of a few more days off, it's very likely that he'll be out for three weeks. But now we can still win and we won't let him come back soon, hopefully he can fully recover, preferably before the Champions League knockout rounds begin. ”

Responding to the FA's investigation into Nasri's deliberate stamping, Arsene Wenger said: "It can be harsh, Nasri's performance is really bad, but we should go back to the environment and think about it, Hull players are too bad and the referee didn't stop him, that's why he did that, and now the team has punished him, he's in the youth team now, when he corrects it, he's back in the first team. ”

Both O'Neill and Arsene Wenger were asked by reporters about the scandal over the current coach's surname receiving erotic massages, and Professor Wenger's reply was very cunning, and he immediately cleared himself up, "Well, I'm too old to understand the thoughts and behaviors of some young coaches, or they have their own difficulties." But I don't agree. ”

O'Neill said: "I don't know who the coach is, but obviously the coach doesn't think he shouldn't do it, but I think since it's a big Premier League team, the manager is a public figure and he has to be responsible for what he says and does. Well, what I'm most curious about is how he confronts his teammates, how he criticizes his teammates for going to nightclubs, drinking too much, and scooping. ”

The two head coaches' replies were methodical, not giving the reporter a little room to use his imagination, which made the reporter start to think about the Chinese defender who has no taboos in words and deeds, and if they ask Li Huan at this time, the answer they get will definitely make tomorrow's fans crazy.

Shortly after the match between Arsenal and Villa, the final round of the first half of the league season was also over, with all the top three winners taking place, and the points gap between Chelsea and Manchester United and Arsenal remained at eight points. After Aston Villa was defeated by Arsenal away, they were overtaken by Manchester City, who won at home, by one point, and the competition for a Champions League place is getting hotter and hotter.

In a flick of a finger, half a season has passed, the ambitious and wealthy Manchester City has temporarily obtained the ideal ranking, and the top four that tighten their belts are headed by Arsenal, Liverpool has fallen behind, and they are not in the top six, after the Christmas schedule, Arsenal temporarily occupies the position of the Christmas champion with 54 points, while Manchester United (46 points) and Chelsea (46 points) are not far behind, but not to the point of despair. Manchester City (36 points), Aston Villa (35 points) and Tottenham (34 points), who are vying for a Champions League spot, are not too far behind, and they are not too far ahead. In the second half of the Premier League season, the competition for both the title and the Champions League place will enter the era of super fierce princes.

Arsenal's results this season have been truly incredible, winning all 18 Premier League games, and the Gunners have scored a jaw-dropping 75 goals from any of the 20 Premier League teams. Compared to the other top three, the Gunners do not have super strikers such as Torres, Drogba and Wayne Rooney, and even with the likes of Manchester City and Tottenham, the attacking line is also stretched, and the top scorer in the Arsenal team is not a striker, but their defender Li Huan (25 goals), the knife-led defender has supported a very young Gunners with a steady stream of goals and assists in the absence of a young general. If Chelsea and Manchester United are attacking the Premier League title with their defense, then Arsenal are using the opposite weapon - attacking with all their strength to win the opponent and rush to the title. Winning the trophy in your own way is what the Gunners are most happy to see.

(To be continued)