My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 48 We spread our wings and fly high ([-])

November [-], Emirates Stadium.

League Cup quarter-finals, Arsenal VS Manchester City.

locker room.

The players changed their jerseys and sat in their respective positions, waiting for the coach's instructions.

Chen Yao twisted the last button on the collar of his shirt and stood in the center of the dressing room.

He looked around, and a circle of young faces looked in his direction, looking forward to it.

"Our opponent is Manchester City. Second in the Premier League."

Chen Yao tapped on the whiteboard and wrote "Man City" on the top.

"We are eighth in the Premier League."

He wrote "Arsenal" at the bottom of the whiteboard.

"This is the quarter-finals of the League Cup. If we cross Manchester City, we are the semi-finals of the League Cup. There are only three games left before the League Cup champion."

The Arsenal players straightened up one after another, but their faces were a little embarrassed.

Of course they know how important it is to the team to win a championship trophy.

Last season, they were almost certain to win the League Cup, and then lost the final in disgrace, which became a big joke.

"No one thinks highly of us. We are six places behind Manchester City, and our value is [-]% of theirs."

Chen Yao put the pen cap on the nib, and pointed to the door of the dressing room.

"So, it's time to go out and embarrass them."

……

Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini, the Italian coach who looks like a melancholy artist, stood dapperly on the sidelines.

His expression is casual, this game is not important for Manchester City.

Since Manchester City received the capital injection from the oil guy, their biggest desire is to win the heavyweight championship as soon as possible, and quickly shape the team from the image of nouveau riche to the image of a "rich family".

And the League Cup... is obviously not a very heavyweight trophy.

The Premier League is the most important criterion for evaluating Mancini's coaching performance.

Therefore, in this game, Mancini made a large rotation, almost throwing the entire bench on the field.

Manchester City starting lineup:

Pantilmon/Onuoha, Kolo Toure, Savic, Zabaleta/De Jong, Hargreaves/Adam Johnson, Nasri, Kolarov/Dzeko
Mancini looked at the field with his melancholy eyes, turned back and paced in front of the coach's bench blankly.

Winning or losing doesn't matter to him.

But winning or losing is very important to me - Chen Yao thought.

Looking at Manchester City's lineup, he is not in a bad mood.

Before the game, when he saw Manchester City's starting roster, Chen Yao knew that this game was worth fighting for.

If he is allowed to use the youth lineup in his hand to fight against Manchester City's main starters, it is undoubtedly a fantasy.

Unless it is in Shuangwen's novels, in reality, the story of David overthrowing Goliath is rare, otherwise how can this story be regarded as a legend?
But the League Cup is a fairly insignificant cup competition among the major competitions in the UK.

Only clubs that are desperate for championships will take the League Cup seriously.

The vast majority of clubs only regard the League Cup as a platform to train young players.

Even if it is a club like Arsenal that has not won a championship for six years, if they choose between the league and the League Cup, they will not hesitate to send all the main players in the league and send substitutes for training in the League Cup.

Not only that, but also coaching...

However, Manchester City's strength is obvious to all.Even if it is a substitute lineup, its strength should not be underestimated.

On Arsenal's side, Chen Yao's "regular starters" are still mostly on the pitch:
Fabianski/Gibbs, Djurou, Vermaelen, Carvajal/Verratti, Jorginho, Ramsey/Zaha, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh
Due to the close proximity between the last round of the league and this League Cup, there is not enough room for Chen Yao to choose players.

If there is a choice, he would like to replace Julu with Koscielny or Mertesacker, and Chamark with Van Persie.

However, even with such a lineup, against Manchester City's substitute lineup, it is not without the power to fight.

……

Samir Nasri, who served as Manchester City's starting midfielder, cruising between Arsenal's back line and midfield line.

In his area of ​​activity, he can often meet Arsenal's double midfielders.

Jorginho?Verratti?

Nasri frowned and looked at the two people not far away. They were wearing the red and white jerseys he was familiar with, but Nasri didn't know them.

One is 1.8 meters and the other is 1.6 meters, both of whom look less than 20 years old. Is this Arsenal’s current starting lineup?

Nasri couldn't help feeling a little sympathy for the situation of his old club.

In fact, he didn't have to leave.

Looking back a few months ago, Nasri was open to staying at Arsenal or moving to Manchester City.

He is used to life at Arsenal, and if Arsenal are willing to play with him as the core after Cesc Fabregas leaves, Nasri also thinks it is a good thing.

However, with Manchester City making a sincere offer, Nasri will not be tired of showing his loyalty.

He simply signed his name on the contract handed over by Manchester City and became a member of Blue Moon.

So, Nasri was annoyed when he heard his booing from the field.

Can this be my fault?Transfer, what you love and what I want, I want to go to a rich team to win the championship and earn wages, am I wrong?
Besides, I didn’t stop training, I didn’t backtrack, and I even came on the field to play for you when I was about to leave the team. Why are you booing me?

Annoyed, Nasri also sped up his movements.

He ran out of an open space and waved to De Jong behind him, and De Jong sent a mid-range pass.

Nasri turned around after touching the ball, stopped and passed, like a small top, threw Jorginho behind him a few meters away, and entered the empty defense zone.

"Fake..."

Jorginho, who was chasing after him, had a very ugly expression on his face. Nasri's light and easy passing was a humiliation to him.

Nasri took the ball to the front of Arsenal's penalty area, he hesitated for a moment.

How familiar is the goal of the Emirates Stadium.

When Nasri was in a trance, Jorginho rushed to him, slid down to the ground, and directly shoveled the ball in front of Nasri.

Nasri was caught off guard and lost his balance, falling on the ground and rolling twice.

When he straightened up, he heard cheers from the audience.

Looking back, Jorginho gave him a cold look, and gave himself a back view amidst the cheers.

Nasri smiled helplessly, rubbed his knocked knee, and prepared to stand up.

A pair of hands grasped him.

Manchester City's No. [-], striker Dzeko pulled him up and patted the turf debris off his body.

"Are you okay, Samir? Remember to pass it to me a second earlier next time." Dzeko smiled at him, "We are teammates."

Nasri secretly sighed, patted the team badge on his chest, and smiled.

"Yes, we are teammates."

(End of this chapter)