My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 262 The special one

Olivier Giroud's unexpected goal completely destroyed Chelsea's desire to fight back.

Peter Cech squatted on the ground in the cold wind at Stamford Bridge. John Terry sighed and patted Peter Cech's helmet.

"It's not your fault, Peter," Terry said. "Who could have imagined a goal like this."

"I can save it." Cech responded dully, "I made a mistake."

"You can't be 100% perfect." Terry said helplessly, "But this goal... it was 100% an accident."

There was less than ten minutes left in the game.

Although Jose Mourinho used large body movements to urge his players not to give up the last bit of hope, it was to no avail.

Chelsea players' desire to win was extinguished.

The score of two to one remained until the end.

In the seventeenth round of the 2013-14 Premier League season, Arsenal defeated Chelsea away from home.

Chelsea failed to stop Arsenal's pace of victory. After seventeen rounds, Arsenal had won thirteen games, three draws and one defeat.

Their points jumped to 42 points, opening a five-point gap between second-placed Manchester United and topping the Premier League.

It seems that Arsenal's half-time championship is already within reach.

The Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge exited in an orderly manner. It seemed that the fans never wanted to stay in this stadium for another second.

Jose Mourinho had a stern expression on his face and his muscles were tense. He stiffly walked towards Chen Yao and shook hands with him hastily.

"Good game." Mourinho said reluctantly.

"Jose, you played very well." Chen Yao said with a smile on his face, gently praising Mourinho and Chelsea.

Mourinho's expression twitched, he sighed, and walked quickly to the tunnel without saying anything else.

Arsenal's players are still thanking the fans who traveled with the team to the away game.

On a cold winter day, half of the lawn at Stamford Bridge was filled with loneliness and loss left by the Blues players, while the other half was filled with cheers and excitement.

Arsenal's players cheered after the game, celebrating another victory at Chelsea's home ground.

The visiting fans waved Arsenal's red and white flags and shouted victory slogans.

The fans shouted loudly and sang the team's anthem in unison.

They waved scarves and jumped to celebrate this incredible victory.

Not sure where it started, Chen Yao seemed to hear his own name, and then he heard his name included in the lyrics and sung.

"This is our super head coach!" some fans shouted.

The players ran freely on the court and high-fived each other in celebration.

They were wearing wet jerseys, but that didn't take the smiles off their faces. The team members gathered together and happily shared the joy of this victory.

"Olivier, how did you think of kicking the ball in with that posture?" Antoine Griezmann asked Giroud with a smile while imitating Giroud's dance-like shooting movements. "How come I haven't seen this before? Your feet are so good."

"This is my talent." Giroud winked at him and showed a handsome smile. "I am a forward, Anthony."

"Oh come on, Olivier," Kevin De Bruyne joked loudly, "You must be blind."

The players laughed.

Meanwhile, there was also revelry in bars across North London.

Fans huddled together and toasted in celebration.

Defeated Manchester United, defeated Chelsea, and firmly maintained the first place in the standings.

Could it be that this season, can we look forward to the Premier League title that we have not won for many years? Arsenal’s trophy room has been longing for a league title for a long, long time.

……

At the post-match press conference, Jose Mourinho gave the reporters a dirty look and was very angry.

"We lost, gentlemen, you don't need to emphasize this again and again."

Mourinho's voice was loud, and his eyes were pointed at the reporters. He didn't look like a loser, but like a proud winner.

A reporter stood up with a provocative tone: "Daily Star. Mr. Mourinho, this defeat is undoubtedly a blow to the Chelsea team. How do you explain the team's poor performance at critical moments?" ?”

Mourinho raised a sarcastic smile: "Losing? Do you know what losing is? I don't think we lost, it's just that our opponents are luckier than us. There are wins and losses in football matches, and we can't win every time. . Our tactics are fine, and the players have done their job. Oh, if you want to say, because I came, Chelsea did not perform well at critical moments..."

He knocked on the table, "Well, Mr. Reporter, you should go back and take a look at the video of Chelsea's game last season."

The reporter did not give up: "But Mr. Mourinho, Chelsea seemed a little negative at critical moments in this game. You have very strict requirements on the players, so did the players' performance meet your expectations?"

Mourinho raised his eyebrows slightly and responded coldly: "Negative? Is there something wrong with your eyes or did I see the game wrong? We gave our best and the opponent was just lucky."

Mourinho no longer paid attention to this boring reporter from the Star News. He was aroused a little angry and a little confused.

Negative?

In Mourinho's eyes, part of the reason for a defeat will be on the players anyway, because the players did not try their best to play according to his arrangements.

Sometimes it is unintentional, it is the natural inertia of human beings, and it is the unsolvable physical limit, but sometimes it is intentional.

Mourinho has seen the struggles in the locker rooms of wealthy clubs. He knows how selfish, stupid and disgusting superstars who are favored in front of thousands of fans are in private.

Likewise, he is also very aware that his pursuit of victory will also put his players in a sacrificial position - all just for the sake of victory.

There will definitely be players who hate him.

So what will these selfish and stupid players do?

Of course, he uses various soft or hard means to fight against him, causing the team's record to decline, dispelling his own authority, and finally sending him away.

Mourinho is not afraid of such a struggle. With his character, he will definitely be in such a struggle.

As a coach, it will become increasingly difficult to fight against players with huge commercial value, but Mourinho hopes to win.

The prerequisite for "victory" in this game is that he wins on the field.

It's just that - he has just returned to Chelsea, to Stamford Bridge, to the land that once brought him a glorious past.

Is there already a sense of restlessness in the locker room now?

Mourinho was not embarrassed by the reporter's questioning, but the growth of this thought made Mourinho's heart clouded.

Another reporter's voice came to Mourinho's ears: "The Guardian. Mr. Mourinho, do you think there was a problem with the tactical arrangement of this game, so that Chelsea was suppressed by the opponent? "

"Really? Mr. Reporter, that's what you think."

"No..." the reporter hesitated, "some people would think so."

Mourinho narrowed his eyes: "Someone thinks? Tell me, who are they? Are they those people sitting on the sofa eating potato chips? My tactical arrangements never need to be explained, they just need to be completed."

"Last question." Mourinho looked around at the reporters in the audience angrily.

"Daily Mail, sir... do you think Coach Chen Yao is the special one?"

There was a burst of laughter in the press conference room. The reporters loved and hated this unruly coach. They loved that he always made news, but hated that Mourinho would never show mercy to them because of his surliness. .

As expected, the corners of Mourinho's mouth curved into a mocking arc, but after the arc was outlined, it slowly disappeared.

Thinking of Arsenal's incredible transition speed, those unknown talents who appeared out of nowhere, those mediocre players who seemed to be embarrassed but were reborn, and...the obvious failure on the scoreboard.

Mourinho suddenly didn't know how to argue or deny.

"Maybe." Mourinho gave a rare shrug, "Maybe, maybe I'm not the only one special."

(End of this chapter)