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Chapter 158 Preparing for the FA Cup
British reporters are not so easy to deal with, not to mention there are loopholes, even if there is no gap, he can get blood. He is notoriously difficult to deal with. Seeing that Li Yuxin's attitude towards them has eased at this moment, they, who are keen, immediately throw out a lot of questions.

Indeed, at the end of the season, Li Yuxin’s treatment at Arsenal has been regarded by many as a huge loophole. Part of the details of Li Yuxin’s contract with Arsenal have been exposed. Among them, Li Yuxin’s salary at Arsenal is only [-] yuan per week, which has become the focus of criticism and questioning of Arsenal. With the strategies of various clubs targeting Li Yuxin in the summer transfer market, the connection between the two has caused countless comments from the outside world.

Although Li Yuxin himself had an absolute percentage of personal royalties, in the contract that Nangong Ziyu fought for him at the time, Arsenal chose to set a salary card, but in order to appease Li Yuxin, a rising star, he only took a symbolic [-]% of the ratio. Those high-level managers at Arsenal did not expect Li Yuxin to perform like this this season. They are now regretful.

However, the income of players in the club is an important yardstick that can comprehensively measure the relationship between them and the players. A mature club will never let its core, important players and the value of his contribution deviate, at least it will not let them in the club. There are too many psychological gaps. At this point, Arsenal need to strengthen.

Modern football is too similar to the world pattern in the early twentieth century. The "competition" of hoarding big-name players is constantly staged, and the value of players is constantly inflated, even sliding towards the realm of madness. Those rationalities have begun to disappear in this era Now, the flashy modern rhythm has also spread to the football field. Coupled with Arsenal's huge foreign debts, Arsenal is destined to experience a severe winter.

But now the outside world has not had so many doubts about Arsenal's future. Everything has been replaced by a good season. They only pay attention to the present, or who can sell their newspapers better. There is no doubt that the hype of Li Yuxin will never be outdated now.

However, he was used to these reporters' ability to make waves. Li Yuxin knew that if he continued to talk to them, he didn't know where he was dragged. He ignored the old method and quickly entered the training ground, greeted his teammates, and then quickly devoted himself to training. There were only two games left.

"Run. Don't back too far!"

"Success rate, success rate! High concentration, this is not a game!
"Speed ​​up the passing rhythm, Liverpool people will not give you so much time to think about it."

"Arthur, what's the matter, take it easy, this is not your style." "Hey, there are still two games, Arthur, we have a chance, don't be so melancholy."

Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the entire training ground.Seeing Wenger frowning tightly and staring at the erratic figure on the training ground, Pat comforted him helplessly.

"Huh, Pat, what do you think they want?" Wenger sighed and asked, his tone full of doubts, puzzles, and even tiredness like never before.

For Wenger, the trend of this season has completely exceeded his expectations. He has mastered Arsenal for ten years, and this club has deeply imprinted his own mark. The aging of Pires, Campbell and others has an impact on Arsenal.

However, for Wenger, who is determined to move Arsenal from the past to the modern, a modern stadium construction and echelon construction are essential, so he must adjust his team building ideas. He chose his own training, which can To establish his own team culture, he also chose to sacrifice several years of achievements in exchange for the future competitiveness of the club.

However, the appearance of Li Yuxin brought endless surprises to the reserved Wenger, but with the end of the season, problems began again. Most of Arsenal’s players would leave the team. Wenger’s team did not see signs of growth because of this season’s brilliant victory. Diaby, Song, Adebayor, Senderos and others will not be Li Yuxin.

"We can't count on the board, and that's the worst part, Pat."

Wenger melancholy and helplessly expressed another worry in his heart.

"Arthur, don't worry, at least we have this season. I believe that after this season, you will be more attractive to the players, which will help us."

Pat couldn't answer directly, why he couldn't hear Wenger's tone, indeed, it was Wenger's charm rather than Arsenal's attractiveness to players, and Pat could only comfort this stressed-out old man in this way.

"But what's the use of it, you should know what we have to lose."

Hearing Pat's words, Wenger became even more annoyed. He didn't want to leave his team in a blink of an eye after he had worked so hard to train players. Wenger also fell into the contradiction between reality and ideals.

"Arthur, there's nothing you can do about it. Your only duty is to be the coach of this club."

"Huh." "Yeah, but my job is really not commensurate with my position."

"Hehe, Arthur, do you want to talk to Dunn about raising your salary?"

"That's not necessary. If these guys can make my team members stay here with peace of mind, I will be satisfied. Let's go. Our work is not over yet, it has just begun."

Wenger shook his head mockingly, pushed open the door, and left the oppressive office with firm steps, heading towards his own football field.That's where my work is driven, not this office building full of budgets and compromises.

Indeed, Wenger's work is not over yet. Winning the league championship is not the end for Arsenal. The final of one of England's most traditional events is also waiting for Wenger to fight for.

The FA Cup is the oldest football game in the world. For the British people who value tradition, to a certain extent, the FA Cup champion is in line with the identity of a winner. In the UK, the importance of this championship is No weaker than the league champion.

It is also the most famous hotbed of unpopularity in world football. The upset of low-level league teams will happen in almost every FA Cup.And almost all top league teams have experienced being eliminated by low-level league teams in the past.For a period of time, some small clubs became famous in English football because they were good at knocking out big clubs in cup matches.

而根据一项以4年内足总杯比赛结果作为统计对象的数据分析报告显示：在一届足总杯中出现低级别联赛球队淘汰高级别联赛的概率高达99。85%。可见足总杯是英伦足坛冷门的温床。而出现一支低级别联赛球队淘汰比自己高两个级别的球队的概率则为48。8%，高三个级别的则为39。28%。足见这个赛事的‘不同常理’。

Although Arsenal's call for winning the championship is much higher than that of Liverpool, it cannot be ruled out that Arsenal will encounter Waterloo, not to mention that the opponent is Liverpool who is good at playing against the wind. The opponent just staged the greatest Istanbul miracle in the history of the Champions League last year. .

But what is good for Arsenal is that the last time they were able to defend the FA Cup was precisely them three years ago.

If Arsenal, who are full of vigor and vitality, are the lions this season, then Liverpool, which is somewhat downcast but tenacious, is the wolf, desolate but strong.A big fight is about to start.

"Phew, to be honest, I can't wait. In '89, we finished with Liverpool. This time it's a little different. We only need one game to beat them. Yes, beat them. Looking forward to this result.”

"Of all the teams I have faced, Liverpool are really tough opponents. They will be the team we will face directly every season. It is a never-ending series, but the Arsenal lads this season. The results have left them far behind, now, Liverpool will not be Arsenal's opponents, there is no doubt about it."

"Five crowns? Nothing is impossible in the world, but the lads have to be careful. Winning Liverpool is part of it. I look forward to them creating this great miracle."
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"I'm looking forward to Li's performance. He is like a treasure trove of infinite treasures. No matter how long it takes, you never know what you will get. Yes, I'm sure this is not Li's best performance. You know, this is his first season. According to his performance, unless Li stops playing, hehe, this is not a science fiction world."

Seeing that his team lost the Premier League title this season, Wright was in a very bad mood, but facing the interview with The Sun, he talked eloquently. During the half-hour interview, the big black man was full of praise for Arsenal. It is true that Arsenal has shocked the world football too much, and doubts about Arsenal will eventually be drowned out.

As time went by, the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Liverpool was about to begin. Wright supported Arsenal with a clear banner, and even put Li Yuxin as an unstoppable strong man, and took the lead in sending out the first shot in the media.

"I agree with what Wright said about the confrontation. There is no doubt that this will be a fierce game. This season Arsenal is enough to become the most domineering team in history, but a team is never invincible. I believe that Liverpool, which has a tradition of iron and blood, will play a more positive side in the game, and this is a very exciting game."

"Yes, I don't agree with Wright's judgment. I am more optimistic about Liverpool. Past experience tells me that Liverpool is always performing miracles. Their tradition will help them. These boys have a higher honor eager."

"Arsenal's record this season is indeed too shocking. This is Liverpool's disadvantage, but it is also Liverpool's advantage. As I said before, this is a game of life and death. Liverpool deserves all the goals in such a game. The team values, Istanbul is not an accident. They always have that ability, beat all opponents, complete any incredible game."
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"Whether Lee is the best player is too early to say. I think Lee is no different from others. Maybe his talent was released earlier, but Liverpool has played against too many stars in history. He can't make Liverpool back down. Any player must be careful in the game against Liverpool. Lee will not be an exception. On the contrary, we will be tougher on him. This is determined by the game."

As a special guest of Sky Sports, Dalglish also expressed his views before the game. Obviously, as the coach of the Anfield Kings, he will naturally stand on his team's side.For Dalglish, no matter his player era.In his own coaching era, Liverpool has always been known as iron-blooded and strong in his impression.Coupled with the existence of Jagged Captain Gerrard, Dalglish firmly believes that the team he loves will not give up easily.

The curtain fell on the Premier League, but the flames of war in England did not go out. The views of Dalglish and Wright confronting each other appeared in the newspapers for the first time, "igniting" the first flame of this giants duel. The smell of gunpowder has already started to rise. Before the competition started, the public opinion came first. In this respect, the British media's ability is too strong.

(End of this chapter)