green knight

Chapter 293: Hello, can I sign your name?
In the Arsenal dressing room, the players sat on the bench with their heads bowed.The locker room with more than 20 people was surprisingly quiet. No players spoke or even made eye contact with each other.

Wenger pushed the door open and immediately felt the weird atmosphere in the locker room.

"Heads up!" Wenger said.

The tone was very gentle, neither angry nor the taste of hating iron and steel in the past.It's just that in the soft tone, there is no doubt about it.

Subconsciously, the Arsenal players all raised their heads and looked at Wenger puzzled.Many of the players' eyes showed guilt and guilt, and these players did not perform very well.

"Yes, we lost. This game is a very important game for us. You know the situation of this group. Losing at home to a team that is one of the biggest opponents in the qualifying round is very important for our future qualifying The situation is not optimistic."

Having said that, the Gunners players lowered their heads again, knowing that what awaited them next was Wenger's criticism.Although Wenger generally does not swear, his criticism is no better than swearing, for Arsenal players.

Wenger's criticism often makes them feel ashamed. If they curse like other coaches, they will feel ugly at most and forget it in a few days.And if Wenger is Wenger's criticism, they will feel uncomfortable, and this discomfort has always been engraved in their hearts.

Conspiracy to cut the heart!

But Wenger changed the topic: "Of course, losing this game will only make it a little more difficult for us in the second half of this group, that's all, that's all."

The Arsenal players who had just lowered their heads raised their heads again to look at their professor. Obviously, they didn't understand why the professor played cards out of common sense like Li Zihan.

Wenger went on to say: "We only lost one game, and did not lose the right to qualify for the Champions League throughout the season. We still have a chance. Didn't Dortmund lose to Naples in the last round? Now we have three The teams are all six points, at the same starting line. So our three teams have the same chance of qualifying, and our goal difference is two more than Naples. Three teams, two of them With a place to go through, I don't believe Arsenal are the only unlucky team left."

"And what kind of storm has Arsenal not seen in the past few years? This setback is not worth mentioning. The season has just started and everything is still early. As long as we do not make mistakes in the next three rounds, we will still qualify for the knockout rounds. , and the chances are still high. In the next round, we will go to Germany to face Dortmund. This is our chance. We will avenge this arrow at the Westfalenstadion and firmly grasp the right to qualify In our hands!"

After what Wenger said, the Arsenal players suddenly realized.

Yes, we only lost one of the six games in the group stage. Although it is hard to lose at home, it is too early to say that there is no hope of qualifying for the group stage.Didn't Dortmund and Naples also lose a game, at most everyone is half to eight now.

Li Zihan could clearly see the strong desire to fight in the eyes of his teammates, and he had to marvel at Wenger's influence in Arsenal.

What Wenger said is actually understood by everyone, everyone knows it.It's not so exciting and exciting, but it's such a simple truth. Li Zihan believes that if any one is changed, it may have little impact on the hearts of Arsenal players, even if it is an assistant coach or the chairman or owner of the club. .

This is Wenger. He has been in Arsenal for more than ten years, and the figure of this silver-haired old man has long been deeply engraved in Arsenal's football.

Wenger clapped his hands, signaled for everyone to concentrate and said: "The first thing you have to do now is to go out and thank the fans for their support. It’s okay for them to lose in disappointment, but it’s even more disappointing for them to hold back in the locker room like a turtle. During this period, our opponent Dortmund thanked their fans on the field. Whose home field is it? Now you have to go out and thank the fans for their support. Then the second thing is to come back to take a shower and change clothes immediately after the first thing is done. Although it is not cold this season, it is a cold. Peak period."

"Hesitant to lose. According to the rules, there is no rest tomorrow, so you have to come to the base for training early tomorrow morning. But don't worry, tomorrow's training is not heavy, and the main focus is on physical recovery. Okay, now you can go out I'm going to the post-match press conference soon."

After finishing speaking, Wenger turned around and left without waiting for the reactions of his disciples.

After Wenger left, Arsenal's players, led by captain Vermaelen and vice-captain Arteta, walked out of the locker room to thank the fans.

When Li Zihan and his teammates came to the field, they saw Dortmund players interacting with the fans of the visiting team under the stands.On the other side, most of the Arsenal supporters did not leave, but glared at Dortmund.

When seeing their team come out, Arsenal fans did not complain or abuse.Instead, everyone stood up and gave warm applause to the bow of the Arsenal players.

Arsenal's stands are very close to the stadium, unlike the Italian stadium that separates the lawn from the stands with a buffer zone, and uses high barbed wire to stand beside the stands.Players on the court can clearly see every face and even every expression of the fans.

Li Zihan and his teammates lined up in a straight line, and then bowed to the fans to thank them.When he bent down, he saw two lines of tears streaming from the eyes of a small fan not far in front of him.The child is not very old, probably only seven or eight years old.Wearing Arsenal's children's clothes, she looks very cute.It's just that the appearance of wanting to cry and not daring to cry is crying, which makes people feel distressed.

Suddenly, his father, who brought him to watch the game with him, slapped him on the back of the head: "Cry ass, it's just a loss, not a season or a championship!"

The child pouted, wiped away his tears with his jersey and said in a novel: "I don't know who, every year the Gunners miss the championship and run to the house crying, hugging their mother, that is my mother and not your mother. "

Even Li Zihan, who was a little far away, heard this, and of course his father beside him heard it too.The middle-aged man grinned, wanting to slap the child on the back of the head again.But when the raised palm was in the air, all the strength was removed, and instead it became a gentle caress on the child's head.

"You know what. You were just born when Arsenal won the league championship. I thought your birth was a good omen, because a few years ago we broke Manchester United's monopoly on the championship. How did you know that you were born? For eight years, Arsenal have not won a championship, not even an FA Cup for eight years.”

"Then when I grow up, I will help Arsenal win the championship. Anyway, I am already a member of the Arsenal school. When I pass the assessment at the age of 12, I will be a member of Arsenal." The child's innocent eyes In addition to tears, there are seriousness and stubbornness.

"Also, even if I become famous in the future, I will not leave Arsenal, even if they give me more money, I will not leave Highbury if I have the ability to win the quadruple crown." The child added.

"You guy, don't you want to piss me off. When you grow up? How many years will Arsenal go on without a championship? I would rather you not enter Arsenal's professional system, and I don't want to suffer for so long suffering."

Hearing this, Li Zihan felt that there was something in his heart, and he panicked, and there was something in his eyes that wanted to burst out.

Taking the opportunity of rubbing his eyes, he wiped his own eyes, then jumped over the advertisement board in front of him, and came under the stands.

"Hi, can I sign for you?" Li Zihan said to the child with a smile.

The child was taken aback, looked at Li Zihan and then turned to look at his father.I don't understand what's going on. Fans have always been chasing stars and wanting each other's autographs. This is the first time a star has asked for autographs for fans.I feel that my little head is not enough.

"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up." The father hurriedly urged the child.

The "Ooooh" kid finally came to his senses, and hurriedly agreed to take off his Arsenal jersey immediately, and then took out a marker pen for signing from his trouser pocket.

Signature pens, jerseys, scarves, this is one of the necessary equipment for every true fan to watch the game or go to the team's training base.

Li Zihan nodded to the child with a smile, then took the jersey and began to write.

In the middle of writing, Li Zihan raised his head and asked, "May I know your name?"

"Alan, Alan Martin Lee! My father hopes that I can become a player like Arsenal's famous Alan Martin Smith, and become the dream partner of every striker!" The child said proudly.

Then he immediately added: "It's the Alan Martin Smith in our Arsenal history, not the Alan Smith of Manchester United or the Alan Shearer of Newcastle!" He said seriously like a little adult: "You Now that you have come to our Arsenal, you should be familiar with our history!"

Li Zihan smiled slightly: "Yes, I know him. He played for Arsenal for eight years, played a total of 260 games and scored 110 three goals. Of course he has more assists, just like you said , he is every striker's dream partner."

The child was obviously a little surprised, and then smiled and said, "You also saw it in the Arsenal honor room?"

Li Zihan thinks this kid is very funny. He was far from born when Alan Martin Smith retired. The top striker has just retired.