I'm a striker

Chapter 557
As the weather in Europe warms up, the Premier League powerhouses on all fronts are blowing up a storm.

Everyone understands that the four Premier League teams Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United all have Champions League missions in February, so even Moyes' Manchester United have made rapid progress in the standings, and they have climbed from No.13 all at once. To the Premier League No.8.

It also made countless Manchester United fans feel that they can finally see Manchester United's ranking on their mobile phones.

Moyes' dismissal can also be postponed, and countless Premier League teams have expressed their gratitude to the coaches of the teams that lost to Manchester United during this period.

Because they kept Moyes, they kept hope.

In the No.20 round of the Premier League, Arsenal faced Crystal Palace. After winning the ball, Arsenal had to fly to St. Petersburg, so the Arsenal players also hope to end the game as soon as possible.

And the result is also satisfying. Arsenal can go to Eastern Europe with victory after beating Crystal Palace [-]-[-] at home...

This is destined to be a long journey, so the Arsenal players also prepared various entertainment activities in advance, such as Pogba who is going to open a bank on the plane and take everyone to play Texas Hold'em, and check the information of the flight attendant in advance Ramsey...

In short, this long journey will be very boring for Arsenal players...

And although the climate in Europe has begun to warm up, when Arsenal arrived in St. Petersburg, they were prepared in advance and they still felt the feeling of 'cold weather'.

Neither Genghis Khan nor Napoleon dared to fight in Russia in winter!

Now all the Arsenal players are beginning to miss the cloudy and sunny weather in London. When Cazorla got off the plane, he pulled Song Intou and said: "I really think La Coruña is heaven now..."

The weather in Spain is so good, let alone the weather in England, but the weather in St. Petersburg is worse than people imagined.

It is still below zero here, and it is still a scene of ice and snow.

But in fact, the Arsenal players don't know that the current weather is already very good for the local residents.

After Arsenal arrived at the hotel where they stayed, they also started the first day of stepping on the field. Compared with the weather, Wenger was more worried about the turf problem. Because of the climate in Russia, many teams use artificial turf at home. The turf is not as comfortable as natural turf.

However, Zenit St. Petersburg's home field is natural turf, but the training ground that Arsenal is assigned to is artificial turf.

Wenger complained to the staff and UEFA officials, but there was no way. According to the regulations, except that Arsenal could get a certain amount of time to step on the Petrovski Stadium the day before the game, the rest of the time was to protect the game. When the stadium was not destroyed, Arsenal could only practice on the artificial turf training ground.

Wenger had no choice but to reduce the amount of training. Cazorla, Koscielny and Mertesacker, who had just returned from injury, all entered the squad for this game.

Wenger is still tweaking his final starting line-up.

In order to ensure that the players do not get sick in the bad weather, Wenger also requires every player to undergo a strict medical examination every day.

As expected, Huang Qijun developed a fever the second day after arriving in St. Petersburg.

"Brother Rento... Am I unable to participate in the competition? I really want to play in the knockout round of the Champions League... I have never played before." Huang Qijun's eyes were very disappointed. For him, the knockout round of the Champions League is Like fresh beef, he really wants to fight on this stage with his teammates.

Song Rentou said comfortingly: "If you can recover quickly, I think Wenger will definitely let you play. After all, Koscielny and Mertesacker have just recovered from their injuries, and Wenger does not intend to let them all at once. return……"

Huang Qijun nodded.

But Huang Qijun's fever didn't get better, it got worse instead, and then her little daughter-in-law Ozil also got a fever...

Although Ozil has been able to endure hardships and stand hard work after coming to Arsenal, after all, Madrid, where Real Madrid is located where he played before, is the capital of Spain. Needless to say, the weather is also very good.After coming to Arsenal, even though the weather in London is cloudy and uncertain, I can still adapt.

But after arriving in St. Petersburg, the little daughter-in-law immediately developed a fever.

It seems that those who can play in the Russian Super League are all masters!
The absence of the little daughter-in-law and Huang Qijun forced Wenger to arrange for the third brother Cazorla and Koscielny, who had returned from injury, to start. Before the game, the British media also believed that Arsenal's game in St. Petersburg would be extremely difficult.

I won’t say much about the downsizing before the game. The harsh climate and the venue will restrict Arsenal’s performance...

The cunning Russians also destroyed the turf of the Petrovsky Stadium after Arsenal's stepping training. Of course, they did not forget to cover the potholed stadium with fresh turf. I can't tell that there are many vegetable fields here...

The next day, when the entire Arsenal team arrived in a bus to prepare for the pre-match warm-up, all Arsenal players were dumbfounded...

Koscielny, who had just returned from injury, accidentally sprained his ankle. Koscielny, who was too excited, was about to go up and run for two laps, but he sprained his foot unexpectedly. Although it was not a serious injury, it was It also disrupted Wenger's pre-match deployment.

Mertesacker's physical condition before the game was not very good, because he was too heavy and recovered slower than Koscielny, so Wenger has a headache now.

Looking at Petrovski's stadium situation, Wenger called UEFA officials, but the result he got was: Why didn't you say it yesterday.

"These hateful Russians!! They must have done it on purpose. They must have waited for us to leave before destroying the turf here. With such a turf, let alone cooperate, it is difficult for us to even run!" Wenger said. Very angry, and it seems that it will rain in St. Petersburg today?

If it rains for a while, this place must not become a muddy field!

"It seems that our opponents haven't thought about the quarterfinals." Song Rentou was feeding Huang Qijun ginger soup at this time, and Huang Qijun, who was much more comfortable after drinking the ginger soup, walked in front of Wenger.

Looking at this cute Chinese teenager with a ruddy complexion, Wenger said: "No, you can't play."

Huang Qijun insisted on playing because he knew very well that if Mertesacker was 100% ready, he would not come to grab the starting position.

Hesitating again and again, Wenger had to ask the team doctor to check Huang Qijun. His fever has receded a bit, and he barely reached the standard for playing. Moreover, it seems that the pace of today's game will not be too fast. Wenger can only helplessly agree. Huang Qijun's request to play was met.

"Brother Rento...I still feel dizzy." Huang Qijun said.

"It's okay, just run for a while and sweat all over. Don't worry too much..." Song Rentou knew that Huang Qijun's dizziness was not due to fever, but because he was nervous...

In this way, Arsenal ushered in the first match of the first round of their Champions League round of sixteen knockouts under various unfavorable situations.

It seems that the players in St. Petersburg have been prepared for a long time, at least their performance on this field is not uncomfortable at all.

But if they think that this kind of mud can limit all Arsenal players, then they are very wrong.

Because there is an Arsenal player who misses such a venue very much...

That's naturally Song Rentou. When Song Rentou first debuted, let alone this kind of mud, he had played on sand and concrete, so he knew how to measure such a venue.

"Damn it, what are the Russians going to do... how can we play on such a venue." Ramsey felt that his feet were about to sink in.

Song Rentou patted him on the shoulder, "Aaron, don't step on those places that look neat, there must be potholes underneath, did you see that, instead, those places that look like potholes, those places have actually been stepped on After that, it will be smoother."

Looking at the experienced Song Rentou, all the Arsenal players couldn't believe it. Could it be that Song still has his own experience in mud?
However, everyone soon confirmed the correctness of what Song Rento said. It is true that those bumpy places should be leveled because someone stepped on them, and those places that look flat are actually a pit when stepped on. !

"Also, don't use your strength to run on such a field. Hold it back, it is easy to sprain. When passing the ball, try to kick the ball up and speed up, so as to reduce interference." Song Rentou told his teammates reminded.

The third brother Cazorla, who had just run a lap, had a deep understanding that Nima sprinting with all his strength was simply killing people.

"The conditions are the same for both of us. If I'm not wrong, they probably plan to use long passes. As long as we get in the right position, they won't have a chance. Believe me, playing on such a field, they are looking for death. !” Song Rentou raised the corner of his mouth slightly!
The Arsenal players looked at Song Rentou with even more admiration. Song Rentou deliberately walked up to Huang Qijun, and felt the temperature on Huang Qijun's forehead with the back of his hand.

"Brother Rento..." Huang Qijun smiled.

"What's the matter? Well, it's okay. There shouldn't be any big problems this way, but you should be careful during the game. If something happens, let the boss replace you." Song Rentou said to Huang Qijun.

"Brother Rentou, you are so gentle, sister Yun'er is really blessed..." Huang Qijun clenched her fists after feeling the concern from Song Rentou, the elder brother.

The right time, place and people, Zenit St. Petersburg, who already believed that he had everything under control, did exactly as Wenger Song Rento had expected!

They hope to beat Arsenal at home, and then defend with all their strength in London's away game, fighting for the only chance to qualify!
In football games, the reason why the strong teams sometimes do not have an absolute advantage is because of the changes in away games.

For example, the famous Bolivian plateau and the Ecuadorian plateau in South America. Bolivia once beat Argentina [-]-[-] at home on their own plateau, but they still failed to qualify...

Because it is not enough to play football at home.

A truly strong team must know how to win the game under the most unfavorable circumstances.

Song Rentou raised his head, waiting for the moment when the game whistle sounded!
(End of this chapter)