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Chapter 164 Wenger: Who wouldn't want to sign Li Ang? [Please subscribe! 】

"How did Manchester City win the championship last year? Arsenal and Manchester United were able to securely qualify in the group. Chelsea was squeezed to third in the group because of one less home goal in Shakhtar Donetsk. Anyway, there is still Europa League to play. what?"

"You just ridiculed Manchester City for being last out of the group, and you turned a corner to sarcasm. Did you lose your luck? Man City did not perform badly in the Champions League last season. Isn't it just one point behind Naples, so they were unfortunately eliminated?"

"Understood, so this should be the first level in the Premier League?"

"It seems that you are not convinced? It's a pity that you are not convinced. No matter how badly Manchester City played in the Champions League this season, it is also the new Premier League champion!"

"Case solved guys, this is a Manchester United fan."

"What's wrong with me being a Manchester United fan? Which Premier League team fans don't laugh at Manchester City now?"

Before the Champions League knockout round is about to start, fans from various countries have also started discussing the possibility of winning or losing the first round of confrontation on the Internet.

In England, Manchester City, which was out last two months ago, naturally became the object of ridicule again.

In the past, when this situation occurred, Arsenal fans naturally had to get involved to help the field.

But this time they couldn't care less about watching Manchester City's jokes.

On the night of February 2, they will face Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.

Thinking that the opponent is the six-time champion Real Madrid, Arsenal fans only feel that this year's Champions League journey has come to an end.

Fans from all over Europe couldn't stand it anymore, and complained about UEFA's draw arrangement.

In the past, Ajax and Real Madrid were assigned to the same group for three consecutive years, and then Arsenal met a strong team in the first round of the knockout round for three consecutive years.

If you have to talk about luck, you can't have such bad luck for three consecutive years, right?
Fans are too lazy to complain about what is going on behind the scenes.

From a neutral point of view, they are basically more willing to cheer for Arsenal.

In the past three years, Barcelona, ​​Milan and Real Madrid have taken turns. If Arsenal draws Bayern again next year, then everyone will have to scold UEFA for Arsenal at least.

Don't bring such bullies to honest people!

On the afternoon of February 2th, the Premier League No.9 six rounds started, and the Arsenal players looked more serious than usual.

After nine 10 minutes of fierce fighting, they narrowly beat the black cats Sunderland 2-1 at the Stadium of Light.

And a few hours later, at the Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Real Madrid also ushered in the No.20 three-round match of La Liga with Sevilla.

Many Arsenal fans chose to watch the Real Madrid game on time at this time.

After resting for a full week, Mourinho waved his hand and directly discharged the full main lineup.

In the absence of injuries, Coentrao and Arbeloa finally appeared in the Bernabeu together after a long absence.

Watching the star-studded Real Madrid stars set foot on the turf of the stadium, the Arsenal fans quickly entered the scene.

It seems that it is not Sevilla standing beside the Real Madrid players at this moment, but their beloved Arsenal.

At this moment, Li Ang, with his hands behind his back, was very relaxed. Facing the sweep of the live broadcast camera, he nodded with a smile as usual.

This scene is already familiar to La Liga fans.

Li Ang is like this, regardless of whether he is playing against a strong team or a weak team, he will smile at the camera before the game, and his mentality is quite good at first glance.

But Arsenal fans don't know.

When they saw Li Ang smiling and nodding at the camera, they subconsciously felt their hearts tighten.

After the game officially started, Li Ang took the ball and cooperated with his teammates to attack Sevilla's midfield defense line at the beginning of the game.

Arsenal fans feel parched even more.

What is Arsenal most afraid of now?I am most afraid of encountering a team that is tough in the middle and has a super disruptive ability!

You have to put it at the beginning of the century, Arsenal had Vieira, then they were not afraid of their opponents and they would force them to play in the middle.

Four or five years ago, Arsenal had Alexander Song and Cesc Fabregas, so they weren't too afraid to fight their opponents in the middle.

But now what.

With Diaby injured again and hopeless, the toughest defender in Arsenal's midfield is Arteta
Sevilla's current double midfielder combination, Kondogbia Gamedel, is stronger than Arteta alone, right?

But these two, plus a defensive Maduro, couldn't stand the repeated attacks of Li Ang and Essien!
That guy, the two physical monsters broke up Sevilla's defense in the middle in the first half!

Real Madrid didn't use the offensive tactics of inserting from the wing much, relying on the advance of Li Ang and Essien to play a continuous offensive.

Ronaldo and Benzema showed near-perfect finishing efficiency with enough rest.

Together, the two of them only took seven shots in the first half, six of which hit the goal frame and scored three goals!
Seeing the end of the first half, many Arsenal fans chose to turn off the TV in a uncomfortable way.

I dare not look at it, Real Madrid is in such a good state!

There are also a small number of Arsenal fans who endured the entire game between Real Madrid and Sevilla.

And after Real Madrid beat Sevilla with five goals here, these Arsenal fans immediately summed up their speeches on the Internet.

It’s okay not to sum it up, once it’s summed up, okay, they found that Real Madrid needs to restrict too many players now!

After getting a general understanding of Real Madrid's defensive system and looking at their own attack line, Arsenal fans can only say.

Feeling depressed.

Even though the game hasn't been played yet, they have anticipated the passiveness on the scene.

This slightly pessimistic view and sentiment began to spread rapidly on the Internet, but more Arsenal fans still stopped such similar speeches from continuing to appear.

After all, football is round. No matter how difficult it is, they have reason to believe that their team has the possibility of creating miracles.

As the first Premier League team to appear in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Arsenal attracted the attention of the sports media all over England.

On the afternoon of February 2th, all members of Real Madrid arrived in London one day ahead of schedule to step on the field.

At almost the same moment, Wenger and Arteta attended the pre-match press conference.

The British and Western media reporters at the scene asked many questions, and Wenger answered some of them selectively.

However, on the issue of evaluating the young players of both sides, Wenger generously praised Mourinho's move to promote youth players in Real Madrid in the past few seasons.

"In fact, these young players have their own characteristics. We can't force them together to compare who is better and who is worse. This is a wrong way of comparison.

In contrast, I prefer to use 'suitable' and 'not suitable' terms to evaluate the help of these young players to a team.

Jose has done a great job with that, he has promoted a lot of the right young lads to the Real Madrid first team over the last two years and I have to congratulate him for his work.

But you are still comparing Li Ang with these young guys, I think it's a bit unfair.

Gentlemen, Li Ang has already been selected for the 23-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or. Can he still be regarded as an immature player without much experience? "

Wenger's words of praise and optimism for Li Ang are not concealed at all.

Immediately, a reporter from the British media made a joke about the "temperature difference sign" and asked Wenger if Arsenal had made an offer to Li Ang in the past few years.

After Wenger left an intriguing answer, he and Arteta left the press conference.

"Who wouldn't want to sign Li Ang in the summer of 11?"

Such an answer is very interesting, and the reporters at the scene quickly wrote a hot press release because of this sentence.

In the evening of the same day, after the Real Madrid players finished stepping on the field, they got relevant hot news on the bus back to the hotel.

Facing the joking inquiries from his teammates, Li Ang could only helplessly express that he had never received any contact calls from Arsenal.

"Mr. Wenger may have just said it casually, so don't make up too much of it."

However, Mourinho's mouth twitched slightly in the front row of the bus, who was closing his eyes and resting his mind.

In the summer of 11, when Li Ang just finished his loan from Milan and returned to Real Madrid, he did receive several offers from other three major league teams to Li Ang.

Among them, Manchester United is the most sincere. Sir Ferguson even called him personally to ask for Li Ang. For this reason, Manchester United can offer 1800 million euros to buy.

At the time, this was already a fair and sincere offer.

Li Ang performed well in both La Liga and Serie A. He also won the double crown in Serie A that season. He is indeed a leader among the younger generation of players.

But if Real Madrid wants to sell Li Ang at that time, most interesting clubs will definitely not pay the price of 1800 million.

Ferguson is really courageous.

It's a pity that Mourinho would say that he would not sell it, and he would not sell it with a repurchase clause. Ferguson had no choice but to give up in the end.

Among the clubs whose offer was lower than that of Manchester United at that time, there was actually Arsenal.

Wenger also called Mourinho himself.

Arsenal's transfer budget is not enough, Wenger can only pay up to 1500 million euros.

But he proposed a way to complete the deal by paying the transfer fee in one lump sum and adding players.

In the end, Mourinho naturally refused again firmly, but he was also surprised.

It was really rare that Wenger, who had always searched for it, could offer such a price for Li Ang, who had just been kicked out.

At that time, after Ferguson and Wenger were rejected by Mourinho one after another, they did not let the club issue a formal offer, so there were no related transfer scandals.

Li Ang naturally didn't know that he had already received the attention of many famous coaches in the summer of 11, but Mourinho knew it clearly.

At that time, it was because so many colleagues were optimistic about Li Ang that he was extremely resolute in selling a certain midfielder who had a rift with Li Ang.

Now it seems that not only his vision is accurate, but also the visions of other famous coaches.

If Li Ang were really sold to Manchester United, even with a repurchase clause, Mourinho felt that he would have to regret it now.

And the biggest impact and touch of this incident on Mourinho is that it made him more patient with young players.

Not only in terms of talent, but also in terms of growth.

Even when dealing with young players who were not very optimistic at the beginning, such as Vazquez who was only promoted to the first team, Mourinho has learned to listen to more people's opinions.

For example, Mourinho listened to the analysis and suggestions of Coach Castilla and Karanka.

So he tried to give Vazquez more opportunities to play, and finally succeeded in discovering Vazquez's adaptability in multiple positions.

The smooth growth and integration of other Castilla youth players into the team has benefited Mourinho a lot in training young players.

His will is still firm, and his insistence on self-concept is still strong, but his training and the way he treats people are no longer so "sharp".

He has more patience and tolerance for the growth of young players.

This has also created the "new" Mourinho, who is currently gaining a better reputation among the younger generation of players.

Of course, Mourinho's heartfelt gratitude to Li Ang must not be easily expressed, that is too much.
But it's not a big problem that this will help Li Ang out of the siege.

After roughly talking about the offer from Arsenal in the summer of 11, the attention of the Real Madrid players in the car was quickly attracted by Mourinho.

Li Ang himself was dumbfounded.

"Emotionally, I'm really a member of the 'Temperature Sign'!"

After the astonishing thought flashed across, Li Ang also inexplicably felt a little joy in his heart.

After all, isn't there such a saying that is widely circulated in football?

Players who have not been selected for the "Temperature Signature" list, are they ashamed to say that they are the top stars in the world?

Li Ang, who had fun all night because of this, didn't complain at all when facing the rain and fog in London the next morning.

If it only rains, Li Ang is actually more comfortable with this climate.

After all, the same is true of his hometown, Sichuan Province. There is no heating in winter, and people often have activities outside, so the humidity and cold are unavoidable.

Alonso and Ronaldo, who played in the Premier League before, are also fine.

However, most of the other Real Madrid players are somewhat uncomfortable in this weather.

Fortunately, Mourinho, who had experience before, specifically asked the club staff to rent an indoor training ground, so the last practice on the morning of the game was completed normally.

After finishing the final preparations, the Real Madrid generals left photos of relaxed training and hotel life in the photos taken by the club's accompanying staff.

When these photos were circulated on the Internet with the release of Real Madrid's official push, Premier League fans had to admit it.

The atmosphere in Real Madrid's pre-match team was quite good, and the mentality of the players was also very relaxed.

These photos that seem to be quite confident and relaxed can bring oppression to the entire Premier League than some photos of serious preparations!

This is the self-confidence of today's top football teams.

At six o'clock in the evening, all members of Real Madrid took the bus to the Emirates Stadium.

The Arsenal players started to set off at about this point, as if it was a signal, the sports media reporters in London were dispatched one after another.

When the front and back feet of the buses on both sides arrived, many media reporters from different countries had gathered outside the Emirates Stadium.

Of course, there will naturally be no players interviewed outside the stadium, and these reporters just want to shoot some material for subsequent news reports.

The Real Madrid bus continued to drive towards the inside of the stadium, but at this moment Li Ang lifted a corner of the curtain inside the window.

After seeing the reporters outside, he smiled and made a "V" gesture.

This attracted the enthusiastic shooting of the reporters on the scene.

Perhaps Li Ang just wanted to say hello, but this did not prevent the reporters from opening up their rich imagination.

In less than 10 minutes, a fresh report with pictures was posted on the Internet by "Sky Sports":
"Leon's V" declaration: We are here to win! "

(End of this chapter)