Football: Don’t talk about feelings, I’m just an AI

Chapter 114 The Xiongguan Road is as true as iron (transitional text can be skipped)
After the disastrous defeat to Real Madrid, the Colney training base was in gloom.

However, misfortune never comes alone! Arsenal's application to the Football Association to postpone the 35th round of the league before the start of the Champions League semi-finals was rejected.

After defeating Real Madrid 1:5, Arsenal ushered in the 35th round of the Premier League Battle of Tianwangshan - Arsenal faced Manchester United at home!
If Arsenal, who are six points ahead, can defeat Manchester United, they can use their goal difference advantage to win the Premier League title three games in advance after ten years.

这场天王山战役的时间是4月28日，而阿森纳4月25日、5月2日分别要打欧冠半决赛首回合和次回合。

Three high-end games are played in one week, so as usual, Arsenal applies to the Football Association to postpone the 35th round of the game before playing Real Madrid.

Highlights: Follow convention.

In other words, Arsenal's application was not excessive and just followed the process. However, the Football Association unexpectedly rejected it.

After the news came out, there was a sensation all over Britain and Europe.

The bookmaker increased Arsenal's odds of winning the Champions League by 5 Pa and lowered Arsenal's odds of winning the Premier League by 2 Pa.

The betting company believes that Arsenal should make a decision. Of course, normal people would choose the Premier League.

Because it is too difficult to score five goals at the Bernabeu Stadium, it is better to concentrate on playing in the league to avoid being empty-handed.

This is the truth!
But Arsenal is unwilling to do so!

Along the way, Bayern defeated Barcelona, ​​if there hadn't been that damn red card...

Many Arsenal fans protested outside the FA offices.

On the Internet, the official websites of the Football Association and Manchester United were compromised by Arsenal fans, and then Manchester United fans launched a retaliatory action and occupied the Arsenal official website.

On the surface, the FA forces Arsenal to concentrate on playing in the Premier League, which is detrimental to Manchester United, which is struggling to chase points. It seems that Manchester United is also a victim, but this is not the case.

Arsenal played the first leg of the semi-finals on April 4 and will face Manchester United on April 25. Playing two high-end games in three days, the main players' bodies will definitely be very tired.

Playing in this situation, Arsenal has a high probability of losing to Manchester United, and Manchester United is of course the party that benefits.

If Sir Alex Ferguson is not behind this incident, even Manchester United fans may not believe it.

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On the morning of April 4, after Xia Qi returned home from his morning run, there were a few more guests in the living room, one of whom Xia Qi knew.

"Cheryl? Sister, why are you here?"

British sweetheart Cheryl opened her arms and gave Xia Qi a kiss naturally.

He whispered in Xia Qi's ear: "Little enemy, wipe your mouth after eating and stop contacting me?"

Xia Qi smiled awkwardly.

It turns out that Sky Sports wanted to do an exclusive interview on a recent topic.

Xia Qi couldn't refuse this interview, and he also had something to say to the fans.

After getting Xia Qi's permission, Cheryl's entourage began to arrange lighting and sound... Xia Qi went upstairs to get her cell phone to ask for leave from Wenger.

Cheryl followed him upstairs. After Xia Qi hung up the phone, she pushed her against the wall.

"Is Emma more beautiful or am I more beautiful?"

This is a gift proposition.

Peach Cheryl is really beautiful, and Xia Qi, who has tasted it, knows how good she is.

Xia Qi swallowed unconsciously.

Cheryl slowly traced her fingertips downward from Xia Qi's lips...and knelt on the floor...

"Sister, no, it won't be finished in an hour. They are all waiting downstairs."

"An hour?" Cheryl smiled charmingly: "It's really that long. I'll give you a gift."

After half the game, Cheryl interviewed Xia Qi with a smile in her eyes.

"Xia, first of all, thank you for accepting the interview with our station."

"It's my pleasure."

"How does it feel to sit in the stands and witness your teammates being massacred by Real Madrid?"

"First of all, I want to say sorry to the fans."

After saying that, Xia Qi stood up from his chair and bowed to the camera.

"I'm not apologizing for my tackle. That tackle was a good goal, but Messi was too fragile. I'm apologizing for my first yellow card. I shouldn't have shown my jersey."

"That night, I was sitting on pins and needles in the stands. Every goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo was like a bayonet piercing my chest. I hated myself for not being able to fight.

The current situation is not good for us. In the Champions League semi-finals, we are 1:5 behind, which means that we have to score at least 5 goals at the Bernabeu Stadium. As we all know, this is difficult.

At a time when we need help, we are stabbed in the back by the fair and impartial FA.

Thanks to them for being fair and impartial, we need three games a week!
I know that some people have called for giving up the Champions League and focusing on the league. Some people say that the league is six points ahead of Manchester United anyway, giving up the game on the 28th and jumping out of the trap of three games a week.

I know that all of this has its own truth, but football is about moving forward, killing gods when meeting gods and killing Buddhas when meeting Buddhas...

I also know that we at Arsenal do not have this kind of passion, which is why we have not won a championship in ten years.

In the past ten years, we have been accustomed to failing at critical moments. This is why Ferguson and Mourinho look down on us. In their eyes, we are a soft egg factory.

I still, still, know that it will be very difficult to play Real Madrid and then Manchester United and then Real Madrid again. The main players may lose three games in a row after three games a week, and even ruin a good league lead.

However, what I want to say is that a championship team comes from hard-fought battles one after another. You can't win a championship by hiding in a room and calculating.

There is a great man in China who said something like this in the most difficult and difficult time. I can't say this in English because I can't find the right words because of my poor English skills.

Universal circle of friends, please help me translate it. "

After speaking, Xia Qi cleared his throat and said in Mandarin:

“The long road through Xiongguan is really like iron, but now we are crossing it from the beginning.

From the beginning, the mountains are like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood. "

Then he said in English: "I know my idea is crazy. Just kill it all the way. When we step on the corpses of Manchester United and Real Madrid and reach the top, looking back, we will find that the difficulties we are worried about today are nothing. .”

Cheryl sat in front of Xia Qi and asked Xia Qi with a smile: "Your idea is indeed crazy. If the main players don't get a rest, you will most likely be empty-handed this season."

"What are you afraid of? The Arsenal of the soft egg factory can scare our Sir Alex Ferguson. Isn't an Arsenal that is no longer soft egg even more frightening?"

"And we are still young, Luke Shaw is 18 years old, I am 19 years old, Ding Ding is 22 years old, Will is 21 years old, Mario is 23 years old..."

"We are a young Arsenal. When we have the temperament of going forward and not fearing difficulties, not only Sir Alex Ferguson will tremble, but the whole of Europe will tremble."

Cheryl asked, "So what did you mean at the end?"

"The main team will play against Manchester United and Real Madrid, decide the Premier League champion in one battle, and win tickets to Wembley Stadium in one battle."

(The 2012-2013 Champions League final was held at Wembley Stadium in London, England.)
Cheryl smiled and said: "What a crazy idea. It makes my blood boil. I guarantee that I will be there to support you during these two games."

"If you support me, please help me bring a replica of the 'Barclays' Cup. I think the English Football Association, which is fair and just, will not bring the original to the Emirates Stadium."

"So confident?"

"Of course!"

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April 4, 26pm, Kearney Training Base

"Arsena, do you decide on the second team to play against Manchester United?"

"Pat, haven't we already discussed this?"

"You'd better take a look at Xia Qi's interview. I think he's right."

"What did he say?…"

At 4pm on April 26th, Carrington training base.

Ferguson picked up the remote and turned off the TV.

"Farke, those bastards next door sold our child to Arsenal. This child has the blood of our Red Devils in his body." On the evening of April 4, Gerrard looked at Xia Qi on the TV and smiled. .

He felt that Xia Qi could no longer stay at Arsenal, so he openly questioned the professor's decision. He took out his mobile phone and called Klopp in the distance.

Let me tell you a little secret: Liverpool and Dortmund coach Klopp are already in contact. As the cornerstone of Liverpool, Gerrard has had a phone conversation with Uncle Zha.

Tonight, he will talk to the future team boss about the cornerstone of another team...

At nine o'clock in the evening on April 4, at Valdebe Sports City in Madrid, Spain, Mourinho turned off the TV with a gloomy face. He stood at the office window facing the wind and looked out the window not knowing what he was thinking...

Xia Qi's interview was like a flying stone, breaking the calmness of the lake.

There is a lot of opposition and a lot of support. The two factions are at odds online.

But the top trending topic is not where Arsenal should go, but the poetry of the great man.

How to translate this poem has become a password for network traffic.

Some people translated "Xiongguan Mandao" as "iron-made castle", which made Xia Qi want to commit suicide after reading it. Of course, there are also those who have good translation skills.

But no matter how they translate it, they can never translate the unique charm of Song Ci.

On the morning of the 27th, Xia Qi came back from morning practice.

I saw Jack's family all wearing their No. 9 jerseys, and there was a "Barclays" cup on the table.

"What are you doing? Tomorrow is the game day."

"Xia, we are not weaklings, not before, and not now."

"so what?"

"Let's fight together!"

Seeing the sacred and glorious look of Jack's family of three, Xia Qi was also affected.

Community football culture is deeply rooted in the blood of English people and affects their lives.

"It's an honor to be your comrades, but today I have to convince that old man first."

"Professor is not a softie, but it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. You can understand it just by looking at the former gunmen."

"Don't worry. In fact, I have always respected him. He is a great coach. This is undisputed."

"Xia, I guarantee you that the Emirates Stadium will become the most terrifying Devil's home stadium. Ferguson can't even try to take advantage of it."

Xia Qi bid farewell to Jack's family and went out,
Along the way, he met many people who shouted cheers to him. Some even took out their "Barclays" cups and shouted to him for championship. Xia Qi responded by pressing the car's horn.

As a result, the siren was blown too many times and the police officer was called.

After accepting the punishment, the policeman who issued the ticket shouted at him: "The championship belongs to Arsenal!"

Xia Qi subconsciously pressed the horn again... It was over, and the record for the fastest police dispatch in history was set.

When we arrived at the club, it was already after nine o'clock. I found that almost all the teammates who used to come around ten o'clock had arrived. Many people had already packed their golf equipment. It was obvious that these people had been here for a while.

"Why are you so early today?"

"How can you hold the cup without me?"

"Haha, have you read my interview?"

"Together?"

Xia Qi stretched out his palms to them, one, two, three... Every one of his teammates in the locker room folded their palms together...

Wenger's office

"How is it? How is the fighting spirit of the players?"

"It seems we don't need to mobilize anymore, they..."

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At noon on April 4, Manchester United entered the Tottenham training base.

At five o'clock in the afternoon on April 4, Arsenal's official website announced in advance: the starting lineup for the VS Manchester United on the evening of April 27.

Starting lineup: 451
Goalkeeper: Martinez

Backcourt: Luke Shaw, Mertesacker, Umtiti, Aurier

Midfielder: Cazorla, Arteta, De Bruyne, Wilshere, Xia Qi

Forward: Balotelli

Not long after the news was posted, faint cheers could be heard outside the Kearney training base.

Many of the fans gathered at the door dispersed, and many gathered friends to discuss how to dress up the Devil's home court...

An hour later, Manchester United also announced the starting lineup in advance.

Starting lineup 442:

Goalkeeper: De Gea
Defenders: Evra, Evans, Rafael da Silva, Phil Jones

Midfielder: Giggs, Carrick, Valencia, Shinji Kagawa

Forwards: Robin van Persie, Rooney

Before the game between the two sides started, the two head coaches began to go toe-to-toe with each other.

Not long after, the competition between the players began:

Van Persie left a message on his social platform:

The championship belongs to Manchester United!

I also made a note: I know Arsenal too well, and he likes it: It is accompanied by a picture of high diving without any text description.

But does this still require textual explanation?

As soon as the message was posted, it was liked by tens of thousands of people, and many Manchester United players also forwarded it.

Former teammate Arteta left a message for Van Persie: Dreaming!

At the same time, Arteta called on all Arsenal fans on his social software: Tomorrow night, we will witness Arsenal’s third Premier League title at the Emirates Stadium.

The tit-for-tat confrontation between the two also set off the Internet.

Many people take to social media to express their opinions.

Sky TV broadcast an interview with Xia Qi at a time when everyone was talking about it.

Cheryl: "Why are you so sure the championship belongs to Arsenal?"

Xia Qi: "Because of Manchester United, because of Sir Alex Ferguson."

"If you say who is the greatest coach in the Premier League, I think there are many answers. For us at Arsenal, it is Professor Sir Alex Ferguson. For Manchester United fans, it is Sir Alex Ferguson.

But if you ask who is the best coach in the Premier League in the past 20 years, there is only one answer, and that is Sir Alex Ferguson. There is no one.

He has won five FA Cups, four League Cups, ten English Community Shields, one European Cup Winners' Cup, one European Super Cup, two Champions League Cups, one Intercontinental Cup, one Club Champions Cup, and twelve Premier Leagues. League Championship.

Such achievements are unparalleled among its contemporaries.

Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to end with a perfect ending, which is understandable from his standpoint, but from our standpoint.

We hope it is a legacy, defeating the best coach in the Premier League in the past 20 years, inheriting and carrying forward the football culture...

Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years. This is the best ceremony to send off Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, rather than letting him leave in an invincible posture.

Defeat the strong and become stronger from generation to generation. This is the true meaning of football and this is the correct inheritance."

Cheryl: "I think Sir Alex will be very unhappy."

Xia Qi: "That is the meaning of Arsenal's existence."

After this interview was broadcast, the Internet became lively again. Many people thought that Xia Qi’s words were very good. Even people from Manchester United admitted:
I know that kid is talking nonsense, but I can't refute it, so I can only hold my nose and admit it...

(End of this chapter)