Chapter 248: The City of Hull
The day after the war ended, the Arsenal players began to spend this pleasant holiday in their own way.
Liu Feng naturally walked on the streets of the romantic capital with Yuan Xiao who came to Paris. In the afternoon, he will attend the exhibition of his fiancée as a major guest at Yuan Xiao's Paris Fashion Show this year. This method of support is undoubtedly very effective, and media from all over the world are flocking.
You know, although Yuan Xiao has a strong influence as a popular young actor in the design industry in recent years, she is just a premier backup than those big players in the design industry.
However, with Liu Feng's fiancée and Liu Feng was invited to attend, the attention of her solo exhibition exceeded that of many people.
Yuan Xiao doesn't have the idea that relying on her own men makes her unable to do it. She believes that the direct reliance of couples on each other is a manifestation of good relationships, not to mention that after Liu Feng retires, her design career can also help her family in turn.
In short, from the afternoon to the evening, Yuan Xiao's personal design exhibition went very smoothly. At the scene of this fashion show, they also announced several new "FENG" clothing items that have been modified into the board.
After the end of this smooth exhibition, Mr. Armani, who came from Milan, had dinner with Liu Feng. The three of them had a very happy chat at the dining table. Liu Feng even gave the old man two of his latest signature uniforms.
At midnight, after Liu Feng and Yuan Xiao rushed back to their home in London overnight, the exhausted two finally fell asleep for the first time without having to fall asleep in the villa.
The next day, when the morning sun shone on the streets and alleys of London, the Arsenal training base was already full of players.
After winning the battle with Paris, they got another week of buffering time, and the next week they only need to prepare for one league game.
In the 35th round of the Premier League, Arsenal will go away to challenge the season's newly promoted Tiger City Hull City.
This showdown is not just a league collision, because in the FA Cup final in mid-May, Arsenal's opponent was also the Hull City team that was about to encounter.
It can be said that this showdown witnessed a preview of the finals of both sides. Of course, even so, the huge gap between the two teams still exists.
Hull City successfully advanced to the top in the second place in the English Championship last season. From the beginning of this season, it has been firmly on its own position and has been committed to the cause of relegation.
Now, with four rounds left in the league, they rank 14th in the league. If there is no major surprise, they will stay in the Premier League this season.
In the FA Cup, this newly promoted team can be said to have a combination of luck and hard work, and luckily reached the final.
After all, their opponents along the way are mid- and downstream teams such as Southampton, Breton and Sheffield United. It is difficult for them to win these opponents as newly promoted teams, but they all did it.
Originally, Hull City, from fans to players, was very happy for the team's smooth development this season.
But now they are about to face this season's Premier League champion Arsenal at home, which forces Hull City people to calm down and start to feel depressed.
Everyone knows how strong Arsenal is. This season, except for Chelsea, they almost swept the other teams, and even Chelsea did not end up being invincible.
As a relegation team, both the coach and the players are very self-aware. They were already very helpless after the team's FA Cup final was announced. Now they actually found that they would meet them again on the road to relegation.
In this case, how to deal with Arsenal has become the biggest problem.
Hull City coach put his posture very low in the interview before the game, constantly emphasizing that the team will learn from Arsenal their advanced playing style and tactics. They will do their best in this game, and did not mention the FA Cup finals that both sides will arrive next month.
Faced with such a conceited opponent, gun fans could not raise any hostility. Everyone was discussing the upcoming event online, and not many people paid attention to the comparison of the combat power of the two sides.
Soon, the day before the game day, the professor once again gathered the players together to start the starting lineup for the next day.
After experiencing the battle last week, Arsenal's main players naturally need to rest. The professor also understands this. In this league where the opponent's strength is not strong, he almost all of them have used substitutes.
"We will play 433 in tomorrow's game."
Click on the tactical board, and even the substitute lineup can complete the offensive 433.
"Chamberlain, Bordosky, William three forwards."
In fact, even if it is a substitute lineup, it is definitely a BIG6-level team in the Premier League. It can only be said that Arsenal is really full of soldiers and widespread players now.
"Three midfielders, Cazorla, Rosici, Granero."
The six players in the midfield and frontcourt line up, with fulcrum, core and advancement. This comprehensive formation makes the professor not worried about the team's offense at all.
Then there is the defense line.
"Gibbs, Squillac, Koscheerny, Kawajal four defenders, goalkeeper Fabianski."
After all the eleven starting players were announced, some of the players sitting in the audience were very excited, while others could only lower their heads secretly.
There is only one reason why the team is still sitting on the bench when the second team is out of the team, that is, it is really lack of strength.
For a time, many players who had been on the team for a whole season began to shake their way to think about their future.
As a player, whether honor is the most important or playing football is the most important topic, this is an eternal topic for those marginal players.
"Tomorrow's game, let go and play. Although it's on the away game, I think it's not that difficult for you to win this game, right?"
"No coach!"
"Very good, then disband now."
The team members quickly returned to their homes to rest. They will embark on the next day to go to the away court. They must maintain their energy tonight.
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The next day, when the Gunners' bus drove out of London and arrived at Kingston, where Hull was located in Yorkshire, England, Tiger City fans who had already gathered on both sides of the streets gave them a certain boo and welcome.
However, compared to many big scenes that the Gunners have seen, whether it is the KC Stadium where Hull City can only accommodate 25,000 fans, or the fans who are not many of them are not enough to bring any psychological pressure.
Chapter completed!