hollywood melon man

Chapter 524 Interesting Boss
In the locker room, the atmosphere among the Arsenal players was somewhat silent.

They were full of confidence in the first half, but ended up being beaten 0:3.

Now, Arsenal fans are silent in the stadium, silently praying for the team, hoping for a miracle to happen, while AC Milan fans are singing and dancing to celebrate their team's lead.

Some AC Milan fans were even popping champagne at halftime. The 0:3 lead was too big and a miracle was impossible.

Little Gilbert knew that the atmosphere in the locker room was very bad. He was at most a casual football fan. If he hadn't had a few football fan friends around him in his previous life, he would not have paid attention to football at all.

At that time, these football fans all sighed when they mentioned the Chinese national football team, but little Gilbert treated it as a joke.

He didn't understand at the time, what is there to care about if the Chinese national football team is a bad one?
At that time, a friend said: Football is football, you don’t understand.

At that time, Gilbert didn't quite understand these things, but when he watched the Champions League final live and his team was facing a desperate situation, he seemed to understand a little bit.

Thinking of this, Little Gilbert and John Richard said, "The players must be feeling very depressed right now."

John Richard was very honest: "Let alone the players, I am also a little depressed, but the ball is round, we can only believe in miracles."

"I hope so!" Little Gilbert thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's go and take a look."

"now?"

"of course."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Ivanka and Keeley Hazell stood up and said, "Let's go too!"

"Hey, the locker room is a more private place. It's not very convenient for you girls. Just sit here and we'll be back soon."

After saying that, Gilbert Jr. and John Richard went to the team's locker room.

The locker room has its own rules. On the way, John Richard told Gilbert Jr. some of the rules. As the boss, he must obtain the players' consent before entering the locker room.

Of course, there are also those who disregard the rules.

For example, after Chelsea lost the Premier League title this year, Abramovich flew into a rage in the locker room, which had a very bad impact.

When they arrived at the locker room door, Gilbert Jr. asked the assistant coach to come in and make the announcement.

The assistant coach came in and said, "Director Gilbert Jr. is here to see us."

The team captain was boosting morale and saying inspiring words, but when he saw Gilbert Jr. coming, he thought that Gilbert Jr. would also come to the locker room to scold them like Abramovich did.
The rest of the players also didn’t look too happy. After all, they were behind in the first half and now the team owner was still finding fault.

However, Gilbert Jr. was very well-behaved and asked the assistant coach to inform him, so he did not just barge in, which was a good thing.

Vieira asked the players for their opinions, and seeing that no one objected, he said to the assistant coach: "Then let the boss come in!"

The assistant coach went over to invite him, and a white man in his thirties came in a few minutes later. He was wearing a cap with the Arsenal logo, a T-shirt, jeans, and a pair of canvas shoes, and was dressed very casually.

The team's general manager John Richards who followed next to him was very respectful. I guess this person must be the team's owner, the famous Hollywood director Gilbert Landrini Jr.

The players were a little surprised because the team owners or senior executives they had met were basically all dressed in suits and always had a serious look on their faces.

But when little Gilbert came in, he didn't have an angry or furious expression on his face because the team was behind, but a smile on his face.

This made the players a little confused about Gilbert's approach. What did this mean?

John Richard took the initiative to take on the task of introduction: “This is director Gilbert Landrini, the owner of our team.

He wants to say a few words to everyone, and everyone is welcome to do so.”

The players applauded politely, and Gilbert Jr. waved his hand to quiet everyone down.

He looked at the players who were a little depressed, smiled and said: "Everyone probably thought I came in to curse."

The players chuckled, and a few even rubbed their heads sheepishly. It was obvious that everyone thought so.

Gilbert continued: "Of course I wouldn't, in fact, my understanding of football culture is superficial, and I can roughly see that that is our team's goal.

I also know that the team was behind in the first half and the situation was not good. But I believe in you and our players. In the last game, no one wants to leave any regrets, so we just play to our heart's content.

We still have 0 minutes left. Since we were beaten 3-4 in the first half, we can fight back in the second half to win 0-. That’s enough.”

Gilbert's words were simple, but the meaning of his words as a team owner was different, which meant that the owner stood with the players.

I always feel sick of chicken soup after eating too much, but the key is that without that one or two spoonfuls of chicken soup, it really won’t work.

Vieira's encouragement, plus the boss's personal encouragement

Seeing that the players' spirits and energy have returned, Gilbert was very satisfied: "Professor, the next step is up to you."

The professor, who had been silent the whole time, stood up at this time, picked up the tactical board and began to arrange tactics: "Okay, now everyone gather around..."

Little Gilbert didn't listen to the tactical arrangements. He gave a morale-boosting speech and then returned to the VIP room.

John Richard also gave a thumbs up and said: "Boss, I have never seen a special team owner like you."

"What? Are you saying I don't know how to dictate football?"

"No, I mean you don't understand football, you didn't make any comments, and you didn't get angry when the team fell behind. I thought you would blame the players."

Gilbert smiled and said, "What's the point of blaming the players at this time? I am just expressing an attitude. Whether we win or lose, I will stand with the team.

This way the players may feel less pressure and can play more freely in the second half."

Ivanka learned a few Chinese idioms from Gilbert, and she put them to use at this time: "I think it's time for our team to fight a last-ditch battle."

"What is a last-ditch effort?" John Richard didn't understand.

"It's when you're in a desperate situation and have to fight back." Little Gilbert asked, "John, do you believe in miracles?"

"Of course I believe it. What else can we believe in now except miracles?" said John Richard.

That’s true. Now that it’s come to this, we can only believe in miracles.

And the miracle really happened.

Wenger made some arrangements based on some situations in the first half. He found that he had promoted Fabregas to the starting lineup, but the team still played according to the league rules and did not make full use of Fabregas's role.

So he emphasized that in the second half, he should pass the ball to Fabregas and Vieira should cover Fabregas' back. Wenger also gave Fabregas instructions, that is, to attack and ignore the rest.

Then, Wenger brought Van Persie, who did not appear in the first half, into the pitch to form a three-pointer with Henry and Reyes, with Fabregas behind the three-pointer.

Wenger believes that Fabregas's footwork will not let him down, and AC Milan's Ancelotti will definitely ignore the young midfielder.

This was an opportunity as Fabregas had little to show for himself in the first half.

After making the arrangements, Professor Wenger once again gave a morale-boosting speech: "The entire team and thousands of fans are standing with us.

Gentlemen, we have now reached the brink of a precipice from which there is no retreat.

Do you know what a person's most glorious moment is? I know, I know our moment of glory is today.

Gentlemen, let us work together to create a miracle!"

"Working miracles..."

The players roared, then walked out aggressively to start the second half.

The AC Milan players on the opposing side were all confused. They were beaten so badly in the first half, so why did the Arsenal players seem to be more motivated than in the first half?

Kaka and Pirlo looked at each other and saw a bad premonition in each other's eyes.

Both of them felt that the second half of the game might be bloody.

And the fact was just as the two of them worried.

(End of this chapter)