There is a dream called football

Chapter 301 Investigating Real Madrid
Arsenal's Christmas schedule can be said to be a mess, and some media even said that Wenger has given up the league.

But Wenger himself absolutely does not admit it.

"Give up the league? You give me a healthy team, and I can win the championship, but look how many people are left in Arsenal now."

At this time, Arsenal is really short of people. Reyes has been ill for a long time, Henry is back, and Bergkamp still has minor injuries, so Wenger is really short of people, and there is no buyer during the winter break, probably because the boss is unwilling to pay.

"So when will Bergkamp be better?"

Wenger has the answer in his heart, that is, no matter what, keep playing Real Madrid, which is the first opponent in the knockout round.

But it is impossible for Wenger to say this, otherwise it would really be giving up the league.

Wenger shrugged, "Of course I hope he will be fine tomorrow, but this is unrealistic. I think it will take a while."

Now Arsenal is third in the league, and the terrible thing is that it is a bit far away from Manchester United and Chelsea. Wenger also wants to simply fight for the Champions League. After all, Arsenal are now fighting on two fronts, and the possibility of winning the double is unlikely.

In fact, the double crown requires luck, at least the personnel must be particularly neat, otherwise it may be better to consider a single line.

Wenger also reached a tacit understanding with the players at Christmas, trying to protect the results of the Champions League, so now Arsenal is also clear.

Arsenal's opponent in the eighth-finals was Real Madrid. At this time, Real Madrid changed coaches again. It was brought by Lopez Carlo of the youth team. This was a turbulent era for Real Madrid.

The club is in turmoil, but the team is still strong and strong. Look at the forward line, Robinho, Ronaldo, Babtista, Cassano, Raul, and the midfielder is Zidane and Beckham.

Real Madrid is also the biggest favorite to win the Champions League this year. Some people even say that if Arsenal can surpass Real Madrid, they will be very close to the championship.

Of course Wenger is very afraid of Real Madrid, and scolded his mother when the result of the draw came out, but there is no way, the Champions League knockout match must be a tough battle, needless to say, we can only prepare well.

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Bernabeu, Arsene Wenger came here to test the state of Real Madrid. In the league, Real Madrid is also in an average state, but because there are too many stars, they can still win the game.

For Zidane, Wenger's idea is to focus on staring and use Gilbert as a pawn to defend strongly in the midfield. Otherwise, if Zidane passes the ball, it will be very bad.

As for Robinho, a Brazilian cyclist, to be honest, Wenger didn't think highly of him. He thought he was just an embroidered pillow, someone who was not very useful, so it didn't matter.

Ronaldo is something that Wenger is very afraid of. Although he is a glass man, a healthy Ronaldo can crush everything. In the early days of Wenger's coaching at Arsenal, it was when Ronaldo was all-powerful. In the World Cup in France, Ronaldo achieved a god-level performance. Wenger knows this.

However, he is not planning to arrange special personnel to mark Ronaldo, but to use zone defense and team strength to defend Ronaldinho.

Wenger got a feel for the atmosphere at the Bernabeu, because the team's first match was an away game, and it's not easy to play here. Unlike Highbury, the Bernabeu is a world-class stadium with a large scale, three tiers of stands, and the atmosphere of the fans is very good.

In a word, it is not easy to score points or score a goal here.

At this moment, a Spanish reporter had already set his sights on Wenger, and it was a female reporter, so she came over.

"Hello, Arthur."

For this kind of thing, Wenger is familiar with the road and has encountered it too many times, so there is nothing to make a fuss about, just deal with it.

"Hello."

"I'm a reporter for the Journal of Madrid."

"I'm the manager of Arsenal, Arsene Wenger."

"Hehe, you're quite humorous."

"Can I ask you a few questions, I promise to show you the manuscript first, I won't talk nonsense."

Wenger shrugged, even if you don't talk nonsense, I can't tell you anything, so just ask.

"of course can."

"What do you think of Real Madrid's current head coach - López Carlo?"

sweat.

Didn't expect the first question to be such a question.

Wenger laughed: "I don't really know him."

"Real Madrid's change of coach in the past few years is like playing. This makes Madrid fans very worried. We want to know how you stayed in a team for 10 years."

"Hahaha."

I remember when Wenger finally left Arsenal, many people said that this is a head coach who has never been seen before, because in modern football that is becoming more and more utilitarian, changing head coaches is very frequent. It is rare for Wenger to stay in a club for 10 years by himself.

"Respect, mutual understanding, I think that's the foundation of what I've been at Arsenal for so long."

"If it were you, would you consider coming to Real Madrid to coach?"

Wenger shook his head with a smile, "I don't think it is possible. I would not choose Real Madrid, because I am very slow, and I may be fired before I have any results."

This is also a tactful criticism of Real Madrid's boss, Florentino.

In fact, in Madrid, the views on Florentino are quite different. Those who love him regard him as a god, but those who don't like him regard him as a devil.

"What kind of head coach do you think is suitable for Real Madrid?"

"I think Mourinho is more suitable."

The outside world is also rumored that Jose Mourinho is likely to enter Real Madrid in the future.

In fact, if you think about it, it's easy to figure it out. Even a head coach of Capello's level is arguing. For Real Madrid, except for Mourinho and Ferguson, no one is really worthy of the Galacticos.

It's just that Ferguson is impossible. His whole life will only belong to the Manchester United team, and it is impossible to coach other teams.

"Haha. Do you want Jose to leave the Premier League? I know you don't have a good relationship with him."

"Hehe, Jose and I are actually okay. It's the kind of relationship we have on the field. It has nothing to do with private life. Anyway, we don't communicate in private."

The reporter nodded, "Then what do you think of the upcoming Champions League knockout match?"

Finally came the most critical question, and Wenger's answer to this was also very domineering, "This is a knockout match, a two-round game to solve problems. I think we have no choice, either win or be eliminated, that's all. So, although Real Madrid is very strong, we will score goals at the Bernabeu in the middle of next week."

Wenger's last domineering made the reporter a little shocked. In his impression, Wenger has always been a kind old man.

(End of this chapter)