Volume 1 Chapter 630 Nightmare over the Emirates Stadium
The dressing rooms at the Emirates Stadium are horseshoe-shaped and face the head coach's position, while next door is a massage treatment room with eight treatment beds and a huge spa with not only a jacuzzi pool but also comfortable showers.
In normal times, when Arsenal players return to the dressing room after the first half, they usually take off their wet jerseys as soon as possible, or sit in the dressing room seats to rest, or go to the shower to wipe or even rinse their bodies, or enjoy a massage by a physiotherapist.
But today, all the Arsenal players walked back to the dressing room and just sat in their places, at best, a few players felt very uncomfortable because of the contact between the soaked pair and the leather sofa cushions in the dressing room, so they simply took off their clothes, but no one grabbed the massage treatment rooms and spa rooms, which are usually the most sought-after.
Perhaps, they are now ashamed of their performance in the first half.
"Tottenham Hotspur are too strong!" Sagna said to Squeraci, who was sitting next to him.
It was clear that he was facing Ribery, the best winger in the world, in the first half of the pitch and the pressure was very high.
In this game, Arsenal's backline completely became the world of the French, with Klich at left-back, Koscielny and Squeeraki at center-back, and Sagna at right-back.
"Don't you say you're too bad? Played by Ribery again and again! Nasri glanced at Sania over there, and said dissatisfiedly, he has always been like this, he can say whatever he wants, and his personality is very unruly.
Sania is also in a bad mood now, and after listening to it, she said, "Didn't you do nothing in front of you?" ”
"That's because you didn't get the ball out at all!" Nasri got angry when he took the opportunity, and he was holding his breath to compete with the two top superstars of Ribery and Messi, but now it has become a complete joke.
"If you could get the ball out, I'd have knocked out the Tottenham Hotspur defence!"
"Wow, I don't know who was knocked on the ground by Marcelo just now and couldn't get up!" Sania sneered.
These words made many people in the locker room laugh, because in the first half of an attack, Nasri fought with Marcelo, but was knocked to the ground by Marcelo and couldn't get up, which was indeed a bit embarrassing and funny.
But this clearly annoyed Nasri, and with a bang, he slapped the couch on the cabinet next to the couch cushions.
The Arsenal dressing room is fully open, there is no wardrobe, but a set of conjoined tables are arranged around this horseshoe-shaped dressing room with wooden planks, under which are cabinets for the players' belongings, and behind the tables are open compartments for hanging jerseys and boots separated by wooden boards.
Nasri's beat made everyone in the entire locker room feel the vibration, and they were also startled by the sound, and the laughter stopped.
"You have the ability to say it again!" Nasri was visibly enraged.
"What don't you dare to say?" Sania also stood up, he is not easy to mess with, although he does not have a big name in Nasri, he has long been tired of this teammate with a rebellious personality and always looks down on people.
"Hey, one less word!" Squeerage, who was on the side, also stood up and grabbed the two French compatriots.
Nasri was a little out of control, pointing at Squerachi, "It's none of your business, sit and watch your balls, old fellow!" ”
Squealaki is Chinese New Year's Eve this year, and he is indeed one of the few old people in the young Arsenal team, but it is said to his face that if Squeerage sits back like this, what face will there be in the team in the future?
"If you dare to say more than half a word, I'll let you lie on the ground!" Squealaki didn't take Nasri lightly.
Maybe he's not as good as Nasri on the pitch, but if it's about fighting, he really doesn't pay attention to it.
"Am I wrong? Useless eggs, you were simply played by Ribery and Cavani as monkeys in the first half! "Nasri was so arrogant, he was already in a bad mood, and now he was provoked by his teammates, and he immediately became angry, completely forgetting that he and his teammates didn't seem to be in the same weight class.
Of course, Nasri has his own reasoning, which is that Wenger is now relying on him.
"I'm ......," Squeiraci was about to rush up.
"Alright, shut up!" Captain Arteta quickly rushed in front of the two and reached out to block Squeiraci, "Sit back, Sebastian!" ”
Arteta, despite captaining the team, has always been described as the lowest-key and most impersonal captain in Arsenal's history, but it is strange to say that he is the least controversial captain in the team, at least not as controversial as Gallas did when he was captain before.
Perhaps, this is because in the eyes of all Arsenal players, Arteta, who is low-key but always conscientious, is the most important and indispensable core player on the Arsenal pitch, and no one can underestimate his role.
"Sit back in your place, old fellow!" Nasri said with a bit of smugness.
But soon, Arteta also turned around and pointed to Nasri's seat, "You also sit back, shut your stinky mouth, and don't talk nonsense over there!" Perhaps seeing that Nasri was not moving, Arteta's eyes widened, "Right now!" ”
Nasri dared to be angry with the newcomers, but he didn't dare to be angry with the old Arteta, so he could only be depressed, but he obediently sat back in his place, but his expression was obviously full of resentment, both dissatisfaction with Sania and Squeraci, and anger at Arteta for shouting at him in public.
Arteta was relieved to see both of them sit down, he knew very well that he was not a captain at all, and he was very annoyed and depressed to be the captain of Rausch, because he always felt that he was pressing a heavy mountain on his body, which made him a little breathless, and he was not comfortable playing football as before.
If you think about it, it was still the happiest when I played at Ajax, but now I ......
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"Arsenal's treatment of the away team is just like their behavior in the transfer market is simply a virtue, miserly reincarnation!"
Compared to the tension in the home team's dressing room, the away team's dressing room was full of laughter, and Ye Qiu was enlivening the atmosphere in the dressing room by ridiculing and sarcastically mocking Arsenal, but what he said was not wrong at all.
There are spacious and luxurious showers in the home team's locker room, but the shower room in the away team's locker room is only about 20 square meters, but the problem is that there are more than a dozen shower heads, and there is no barrier in between, that is, if you want to take a shower, you have to take a shower, everyone "chiluo" is naked and honest, and it is very crowded, and it is inconvenient to pick up soap.
There are only four seats in the bathroom next to the shower, so you have to queue up if you want to get there.
The floor of the locker room is also very different, the floor of the home team's locker room is a moderate air cushion, while the floor of the away team is hard, and the table of the home team's locker room has soft leather sofa cushions, but the away team's table is a very ordinary cushion, after sitting on it, you can clearly feel the hardness of the plank, and you can imagine sitting for a long time.
"You know what? Arsenal gives me the impression of a stingy landlord, it is rare that we find their family's treasure trove today, then we can't be soft, we can take as much as we can, we want to give this miser a painful lesson that will never be forgotten, and completely beat the morale and prestige of our Tottenham Hotspur! ”
Ye Qiu's words obviously made everyone in the locker room feel very excited, because this is the biggest affirmation of them by the head coach.
'I'm very happy with the way everyone played in the first half, but I want to remind everyone that Arsenal are not an underdog, they have enough quality to fight back and we can't be paralyzed because we have scored four goals in a row in the first half and it was in the Champions League final!
Ye Qiu's words once again reminded everyone that the lead in the first half was nothing, and there must be enough sober judgment.
'I hope you continue to have the high spirits of the first half in the second half, I can predict that Arsenal will change things in the second half and we will definitely have a tougher game and a tougher opponent than in the first half, but I hope you can continue to play our style of football and play a great game that will make the whole world cheer for you!'
Ye Qiu waved his right hand excitedly, "This is a north London derby, guys, remember, we used to lose to Arsenal again and again in such derbys, we have not won against Arsenal for many years, their fans have humiliated us countless times, but now, you, you who make Tottenham Hotspur fans proud, have completely rewritten this situation, and you continue to create Tottenham Hotspur history!" ”
'I'm sure it's going to be a great game, don't be careless, give it your all, keep attacking, I'm sure you can get a great victory, a great win that Arsenal will be so scared that they want to turn around and run any time they meet us at Tottenham Hotspur!
"I believe you are strong enough to do this!"
"From now on, we will be a lingering nightmare hovering over the Emirates Stadium!"
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In Ye Qiu's view, the biggest crux of Arsenal at present is not the defense or attack, nor whether the team transfers reinforcements, but the team structure of Wenger and the management.
Rejuvenation may be a forced choice for Arsenal, Wenger has compromised the team's finances and chosen to be younger, which is not a problem in itself, the real problem is that he is a little out of control in dealing with the reasonable combination of the team's lineup.
Generally speaking, a mature and combative team with a reasonable mix of big clubs should be composed of three types of players: top stars, young players, young players or experienced veterans.
Everyone should know that in this whole lineup, the role of young players and veterans should only be a supplement to the team's lineup and bench depth, and should not become the core strength of the team, because there are too many uncontrollable factors in them.
The core strength of a real team should be the top stars and the stars of the year, which is the core combat strength of a team.
Therefore, Ye Qiu sold Van Persie and Falcao, but Ribery and Messi retained, Cavani also retained, the midfielder sold Mascherano, but Fabregas and David > Silva retained, the backfield sold Ziglinski, Cech, Thiago> Silva and Alves and others retained, to ensure that the core strength of the team is not seriously weakened.
And for Tottenham Hotspur, Ribery and Messi are top superstars, Fabregas, David> Silva, Thiago> Silva, Yaya > Toure, Cech, Alves and others have a wealth of experience in the Premier League and Champions League, and have won many honors at the same time.
Why did Ye Qiu say that on the one hand, any star could be sold, but on the other hand, he adopted a reasonable and moderate way of selling?
At present, Tottenham Hotspur has both Messi and Ribery, Fabregas and Thiago> Silva and others, as well as veterans such as Beckham and Raul, as well as Neymar, Coutinho, Eriksen, Ramsey and other talented young players.
According to the predictions made by Ye Qiu and Bobby> Harms, as well as Mauro > Tasotti, after two years, this group of youngsters will quickly grow into a new force in the team, slowly taking over the positions of other players in the team and forming a competition.
But Arsene Wenger is clearly out of control at this point, there are no top stars in the squad, and there are very few stars in the playing years, but there are plenty of young players, or the kind of freshmen who have just landed in the Premier League, which is a very serious problem.
It's like Moroccan striker Chamak, this striker has height, excellent heading ability, but not too fast, and more importantly, as an arrow figure, he doesn't have a strong ability in one-on-one, which makes him more through active running, the tactical role is indeed not small, but the offensive threat is not big.
Such a high school striker, when he first landed in the Premier League, other teams were not adaptable, a bit like a promotion dark horse, fiercely fired, Arsenal's offensive tactics worked, it seems to have picked up a treasure, but never ignore the wisdom of the head coach of the top professional league team, they quickly figured out your bluffing tricks.
Wenger is also obviously aware of this problem, Arsenal's defensive problems will not be changed for a while and a half, after all, the team's strongest defensive lineup is placed there, even if it is to be replaced, at most it is to replace Zhulu to strengthen the defense, but the effect may not be good, but it is better to further strengthen the attack.
As a result, Arsene Wenger made a very courageous half-time adjustment, replacing Denilson with Theo Walcott and sending Nasri to play in the middle, while Theo Walcott played as a right winger, and the team changed to a 4231 formation.
This is indeed a choice for Arsenal, and only by breaking the kettle can they have a chance to turn the situation around.
However, after the start of the second half, Tottenham Hotspur still firmly held the initiative, and although Arsenal, whose morale had been exhausted, played several threatening attacks in a row after the opening, the effect was not obvious.
The most threatening attack came in the 52nd minute, when Rosicky crossed diagonally into the box and Chamak volleyed from 12 yards on the left flank, but the ball was too straight for Cech to save.
Gradually, when Arsenal's offensive gradually eased, Tottenham Hotspur began to play their own threat, and once again began to threaten Arsenal's goal, and Arsenal's entire defense has been destroyed by Tottenham Hotspur to the point of complete loss of fighting spirit, and the goal appeared again and again under the guns of Tottenham Hotspur.
In the 59th minute, Tottenham Hotspur seized another chance, midfielder Cesc Fabregas hoisted a high ball over the top into the box, Cavani used his body to block Squeeraci and tangled with Koscielny, three players tangled in the small box, and goalkeeper Fabianski was hesitant to attack.
But at the critical moment, Cavani suppressed Arsenal's two central defenders with his body, and almost without jumping on the spot, he pushed Fabregas's pass past Fabianski and into Arsenal's goal, 5:0!
If the four goals in the first half made the Arsenal players despair, but after the break, they were more or less hopeful, then now, Cavani's goal completely made them feel desperate, because they will sadly find that no matter how much they adjust, they still can't stop Tottenham Hotspur's attack.
After Cavani's goal, Arsene Wenger slapped his forehead the sidelines, feeling disappointed, even despairing, because he had to admit that there was indeed a gap between his team and Tottenham Hotspur that could not be crossed in a short period of time.
Even he had to despair to find that Arsenal was going to attack the league championship, and after this desperate game, how far Arsenal could go in the Premier League and whether it could reach the top four in the league was a very doubtful thing.
"Could it be that in the past few years, I have really done everything wrong?" It was the first time Wenger doubted himself in his heart.
However, Wenger's suspicion obviously did not affect the game, as the two sides on the pitch continued this almost one-sided slaughter, especially after Tottenham Hotspur knocked on Arsenal's goal again in the second half.
That's often the case in football, where the first goal is scored and then the goal frenzy follows.
And at this time, the emotions of the Arsenal players finally collapsed!