Chapter 239 Six years
At the end of the FA Cup, Arsenal's entire team received a day off.
Just as the players were enjoying the holiday very comfortably, the English Football League's adjustments to various schedules were posted in the players' group.
This time, the Gunners' group was in a panic.
According to the normal schedule, Arsenal will play a one-week double game in the new week. After completing the North London derby with Tottenham in the second half of the season, they will play the British League Cup final the next day.
Such an arrangement undoubtedly makes the gunmen unable to deal with it.
Not to mention that Tottenham must have tried all its strength to consume its arch-rivals and let it lose in the final. Even in an ordinary league, no team will continue to play without a day.
Players are not animals, and the consumption of a professional league requires buffer time to recover.
Therefore, Arsenal Club applied to the FA early after the team confirmed that it would participate in the finals of the British League Cup.
Now, it is obvious that the application has been approved.
The derby against Tottenham was arranged by the FA until late April. Arsenal only had one game in the next week, and that was the British League Cup final.
Obviously, Arsenal was unstoppable and attracted the attention after joining Liu Feng.
The British, who are good at creating momentum, made the idea of making this minor cup final the first Premier League salute this season.
It was visible to the naked eye that in the following week, the finals of Arsenal against Birmingham were filled with streets and alleys.
In addition to the United Kingdom, similar scenes are constantly happening in the distant China.
Liu Feng finally led the team to the Italian Cup for three years in Piacenza. Now this British Copa League is likely to be his second championship trophy. How can fans not expect it?
Those who know football but don’t know football, as long as the Chinese people who know Liu Feng’s name begin to discuss this matter happily.
I saw all kinds of reports about Liu Feng all day long and said that he was such a strong person all day long, but nothing is more convincing than the champion.
For Arsenal, this is the first game they finally reached in six years without a championship.
All gun fans are praying silently, and those who have followed Arsenal through these six long years are really eager for this championship that is only one step away.
All in all, everyone was waiting for the arrival of this game.
When people were optimistic that the Gunners would win the first championship of the season, their opponent Birmingham seemed a little silent.
As another team in this final, Birmingham enjoyed the treatment of postponing this round of league, just like Arsenal.
Birmingham is now in the middle and lower level of the league. As a promotion this season, their relegation task is not as difficult as other teams seem.
This season, under the leadership of McLeish, Birmingham once ranked eighth in the league, but because the team's foundation is still too thin, it is now showing a downward trend.
However, in the League Cup, the team's strength was quite outstanding. They eliminated several strong teams one after another before finally getting the chance to meet in the final.
Hong Kong tycoon Yang Jiacheng, who acquired Birmingham a few years ago, was very satisfied with the team's performance in this event.
He publicly expressed his confidence in the team winning the League Cup more than once in media interviews, even when facing Arsenal, who will have Liu Feng.
"Liu Feng is my favorite player, no doubt. As a Chinese, I am very happy to see my compatriots perform so well in the football world."
This friendly boss did not hide his love for Liu Feng in an interview with the media: "Haha, in fact, if the financial permits, I really want to buy Feng in my club."
Yang Jiacheng's humor once made the press conference full of laughter.
"But I love Birmingham very much, too. It's a team that belongs to me and countless Birmingham people. I hope this game will bring the team a championship that has been away from for 48 years. Yes, this is what I want to see the most."
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Time passes quickly with the endless momentum of major media. People are looking forward to the arrival of the competition, but the professors at the training base's faces become more and more gloomy.
During these six days of training, the team's casualties have expanded again.
Fabregas, who obviously did not spend much of the game during this period, suffered an ankle sprain, and Walcott also suffered a thigh injury after one of the training matches and the defensive players.
In such an important final, two Gunners' unquestioned main players announced their injuries one after another, which made it impossible for the professor to get better.
When the day before the game approaches, it is time to announce the starting list of tomorrow's finals.
Wenger scanned the players on the field again and again. He repeatedly determined the list of his hands and read out the names of the final starters one by one.
"In tomorrow's game, our formation will still be 442, and Bentner and Feng will be paired with two forwards."
"receive!"
Whenever a name pops out of the professor's mouth, the players who are pronounced will respond loudly to him and be able to start in the final arena, which is a great recognition.
"Left forward Nasri, midfielder Wilshire, Rosicki, right forward Al Shavin."
There is no small trick. Rosici, who has no problem performing positively in training, firmly sat on the core position of the midfield, and Wilhel is also a regular visitor to the main lineup.
"Then, four defenders, Gibbs, Squillac, Koscheerny and Sarnia."
When both of the defenders were injured, the professor realized that his defense was still a little weak.
After secretly introducing a group of defenders next season, Wenger can only take the best defense match in this game as much as possible.
"Goaler Szczesni."
"learn!"
The young three goals made it to the starting stage one after another, and this time he became the first goalkeeper in the final, which made the player very excited.
Wenger then announced the other players on the team's roster, but in the end the players who still didn't hear their names were a little disappointed.
This is likely to be the starting point for Arsenal's re-emergence that has been in decline for six years. No one does not want to be a participant in this final.
The atmosphere of the Gunners was completely tense. After Wenger signaled to disband, the team members quickly went back to rest.
When night falls tomorrow, everything will be finalized.
Chapter completed!