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Chapter 296 The Battle of the League Cup Final
So Wenger made sufficient preparations before the game, but he didn't put too much burden on the players. I hope they can let go of the pride of the previous double-killing Manchester United, but unexpectedly, at the beginning of the game, Manchester United took advantage of a set-piece opportunity.

At that time, it was only 3 minutes before kick-off.

This sudden goal completely hurt Arsenal's players and made them panic.

Immediately afterwards, the traction and pull of the trident played a role in the front. In the 6th minute, Scholes shot forward and then broke through Arsenal's goal again, rewriting the score to 0:2. In the 11th minute, Berbatov scored again with a long shot, 3 to 0. At the critical moment, Li Yuxin used a corner kick in the 24th minute to beat Vidic.
The sudden three goals made Arsenal completely flustered, and Wenger saw the team's chaos clearly from the sidelines, and he was almost knocked out.

Fortunately, he calmed down quickly and continued to make instructions and adjustments to the players on the field, especially in terms of freezing Manchester United's offense. Gallas and Toure's team will become more and more tacit.

Seeing that Arsenal had stabilized the situation, the old fox Ferguson also smiled and signaled the players to stabilize and slowly look for opportunities.

He was very clear about Wenger's calculations in his heart, and he knew that Wenger must want to win. Now that he has 2 goals in his hand, he simply follows the game in a more reasonable way to see who can beat the other.

In many cases, the outcome of a game lies in the head coach's speculation about each other's minds.

There is no doubt that in this game, Wenger really lost to his old enemy Ferguson.

By the end of the first half, Arsenal was almost worn out, especially when the referee blew the whistle for the first half, Ferguson was already overjoyed.

"Haha, we are sure to win this game!" Ferguson looked extremely excited.

In the locker room at the Millennium Stadium,

"Have you admitted defeat?"

Only this sentence from Wenger, this calm, even a little cold sentence, lingered in the hearts of every player in the locker room, asking them over and over again.

admit defeat?

Since Wenger took charge of Arsenal more than 10 years ago, the word admit defeat has disappeared from Arsenal. They never admit defeat, and they never admit defeat. Even if they lose, they must take revenge!

Now they will throw in the towel?
But thinking of the poor performance in the first half, the players couldn't help but feel ashamed one by one, because their performance seemed to admit defeat in advance, and they were beaten by Manchester United with no morale.

Facing Wenger's question, every player lowered his head, facing his head coach shamelessly, and sat silently.

Li Yuxin lowered his head even more, especially after hearing Wenger's words, he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself, because after following Wenger for so many years, he had never conceded defeat, no matter when he conceded?

His fists were clenched tightly, and his blue veins were exposed. The German gritted his teeth with a burst of anger, an anger towards himself and the enemy, especially when he saw the captain's armband on his arm.

When Wenger handed over the captain's armband to Li Yuxin, he didn't say much, but the precious expression on his face made Li Yuxin very clear that Wenger put heavy responsibilities on his shoulders, and he was the banner of Arsenal.

With a heavy slap on the captain's armband on his arm, Li Yuxin suddenly stood up.

"No, boss, I don't admit defeat, never!" Li Yuxin said loudly.

"Yes, I will never admit defeat!" Van Persie also stood up.

Bell also immediately stood up, "I hate Cristiano Ronaldo so much, I won't admit defeat to him even if I kill him!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

The players stood up one by one, shouting loudly one after another.

In the end, all the players shouted in unison in the locker room, "We will never admit defeat!"

Looking around at these players, Wenger was very excited. At least the actions of these people proved that his dedication to this team over the past two years was not in vain. At the very least, it proved that in the current Arsenal, there is an incomparably deep shadow of the previous group of iron-blooded teachers, inheriting the character of the team!

This is a team that belongs to me!
Wenger thought of this with a surge of enthusiasm, and suddenly there was a fighting spirit, a fighting spirit to fight against Manchester United even if he was going to die in battle.

"Then let's go out and fight with them. Even if we die, we will die on the road of attack! Even if we lose, we will take a piece of meat from Manchester United and make them pay the price, so that they dare not look at us and look down on everyone in Arsenal!"

"Good!" The players shouted in unison.

Then, Wenger started to arrange according to Ji Dong's suggestion
"In the first half of the game, to be honest, you didn't play too badly." Wenger said, although the words were meant to cheer up the players, but, as Wenger said, Arsenal's performance in the first half of the game was not that bad. Now that the score is [-]-[-], it is not so much Arsenal's performance as Manchester United's performance that is better.

"...The offensive must be strengthened at the beginning of the second half. Our offense was quite threatening in the first half, but the offensive efficiency was too poor!"

"Van Persie, your performance can be more active. There is no problem in the second half of the game, right?"

Van Persie panted heavily, and heard Wenger criticize him for not being active enough. Van Persie felt angry. He didn't look up, but just muffled his head and said "hmm", indicating that he was fine.

Wenger looked at this player who gave him a headache. Van Persie's temper is really difficult to manage. Wenger is more tolerant of Van Persie... The talented Van Persie seems to be born with a bad temper.Arguing with opponents on the court, and getting off the field because of hotheaded fouls, in Arsenal's first season, Van Persie was used as "training material" by Wenger more than once because of his immaturity.Fortunately, Wenger always valued Van Persie's football talent and gave him strong support when he was in trouble. This is why Van Persie's current achievements are made.In this regard, Van Persie has publicly expressed his gratitude to Wenger before: "Whether I performed well or not, the coach was very honest and honest with me. He and the team helped me a lot when I was in trouble. I just want to put all my energy on football!"

Although he expressed his gratitude to Wenger, and it was from the bottom of his heart, the violent player still couldn't control his violent temper when he heard the criticism. Fortunately, Wenger knew Van Persie better, but this player has this kind of virtue, and he was not being polite to him, so he didn't take it seriously. However, Wenger still decided to beat Van Persie.

"...If you can't do it. I will replace you." Wenger said serious words with a serious expression.

Only then did Van Persie speak, "Coach, I understand."

Wenger found himself in trouble.His players looked unmotivated.Wenger began to realize that if he didn't improve the morale of the team, then even if he arranged the tactics well, he couldn't save the team's defeat.

You know, the scene where Arsenal double-killed Manchester United is still vivid in my mind. Arsenal is determined to maintain the record in this game, but the score of [-]-[-] in the half game seems to discourage the players.

Therefore, Wenger didn't explain the tactics first. Since the players didn't listen to it, there was no point in continuing to talk.

"What are you thinking?" He asked aloud, "Although the situation is very bad, there is still hope for us to turn things around. Why do I think you all have no fighting spirit now?"

No one answered his question.

Li Yuxin opened his mouth, wanting to say something, he also felt that the morale of the team was out of order, as the captain of Arsenal, the soul of the team, he reminded himself that he must never admit defeat or compromise.

Before Li Yuxin opened his mouth to speak.Wenger continued to explode.

"What time do you think it is now?!" Wenger, who was a little angry, couldn't help raising his voice, "Now is the time of life and death, and there are 45 minutes left. The game will end! You have already conceded in advance? If we are eliminated in another 45 minutes, we will leave a championship competition this season!"

He slammed the table hard, and the noise made made everyone look up.

In fact, Arsenal has always paid little attention to the League Cup. However, when the opponent in the League Cup final was Manchester United, Wenger decided that no matter what, they could no longer lose to Manchester United in the League Cup. If they continued to lose to Manchester United, it would be a bigger blow to Arsenal's morale.

"Have you all conceded defeat, have you? The gap of two goals makes you timid, doesn't it?" Wenger's voice was still rising. "Do you think you are playing football for me! Bastards! Failure without the courage to fight is the scariest thing! Do you still want to give up? Do you still think like this?! Who still thinks like this! Tell me he doesn't have the courage to fight! Then get out! I don't want such a player! Those fans outside don't agree!!" Wenger threw off his suit in anger, and he pointed at the door and roared, which scared everyone. When Gedu roared so angrily, it can be seen how angry the head coach is.

"They pay to watch the game, they support you, they regard you as heroes! They love you!" Wenger kicked on the door panel, "In the second half of the game, whether you die like a bear or fight like a man, you choose yourself!"

After saying this, Wenger slammed everyone in the locker room with a bang.About to go away, he was furious.

Li Yuxin finally stood up.he said. "Sorry, boss. None of us here want to give up the game. We won't give up the fight!" He turned and pointed to his teammates behind him, and someone was nodding.

"Yes. We will not give up. There are still 45 minutes. Even if it is a little bit possible, we have to work hard." The team's vice-captain Cesc Fabregas also expressed his position on behalf of the team.

Ok, now the problem is solved.

"Then be more energetic. Take it out to fight!" Seeing the two big men of the team stand up and express their views.Wenger's tone became better, and he continued to explain the tactics used in the second half to the players.

Arsenal's tactics in the second half have only one core: attack, attack, attack!

(End of this chapter)