It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 197 195 Angel Wings and Gunner

Charles and his teammates boarded the bus to the Emirates Stadium.

The road was packed with fans, in addition to most of the local British Arsenal fans, there were also many Barcelona fans who came with the team.

They wore red and blue jerseys, and in a sea of ​​red, they looked like isolated islands.

Cheers, curses, singing and shouting filled the sky over London.

The bus could hardly move forward in the crowded crowd.

Fortunately, the British police are very experienced in dealing with such situations.

As the police arrived quickly, the road in front of the bus was finally cleared bit by bit.

Charles used his fingers to open the curtains a little, and through the gap, he saw that most of the fans on the street had red faces.

"What are they talking about?"

Ciel turned to look at Henry.

"Nothing much, probably just going home and the Arsenal anthem or something like that."

Henry, who was sitting in the back row of Charles, reluctantly let down the curtain and spoke with emotion.

Arsenal is his home.

He dedicated his best years to Arsenal.

He thought of various ways to return to Arsenal, but he often did not expect to come to the Emirates Stadium as an opponent.

Even with the police leading the way, the bus still didn't go that fast.

We had planned to leave half an hour earlier, but arrived 20 minutes late.

Guardiola got off the car at the end of the team, holding milk in his left hand and yerba mate tea in his right hand.

"Ciel, Leo, would you like to drink some? The temperature is just right now. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

The two men immediately turned around and took their drinks from Guardiola.

Busquets looked at Charles who was drinking milk and floated past Puyol quietly.

"I want to drink this, too, Captain."

"it is good……"

After Puyol saw Charr's hairstyle, he almost agreed, but when he saw that it was Busquets' face, he slapped him on the shoulder.

"Pah—what are you drinking? Wait until we get to the locker room and there's some water. But if you drink too much and can't run anymore, you'll see how I'll slap you."

Busquets ran directly to Ibrahimovic with a grin on his face.

"Come on, come on."

Ibrahimovic turned around with a puzzled look on his face, only to see Puyol and Busquets playing a game of chasing each other.

"What are they doing?"

Henry smiled and shook his head, "I don't know. How is your relationship with the coach lately."

Ibrahimovic snorted, "He let me see his back today, and he showed it to me for a full minute."

"Wow, that's a huge improvement, he's willing to let you see him."

"Humph."

Soon, the group arrived at Arsenal's away team locker room.

Guardiola glanced at the crowd and said, "Henry, come with me to the pre-match press conference."

On such a special occasion as today, he decided to spend more time with the King of Highbury.

Henry lowered his head, pondered for a while, and finally stood up.

"it is good."

The two walked to the press conference hall together, where Wenger was still being interviewed.

"…I have always believed that if you pursue a career, whether it is writing, dancing or playing football, as long as you can do your best, you will rise to the level of art."

"And what is art? I think art is something that is pleasing to the eye."

With the arrival of Guardiola, the reporters in the stadium became even more excited.

They are not just British media. Although they cannot compete with the British in terms of positioning, their gossiping hearts are no less than theirs.

"Pep, how do you rate this game?"

"Mr. Guardiola, some people say this game is the most artistic football duel. What do you think?"

"Henry, how does it feel to be back at Arsenal?"

Guardiola patted the microphone and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Let the greatest football coach speak first. Mr. Wenger hasn't finished speaking yet. We should learn to respect our predecessors."

Wenger waved with a smile.

"I can't be called the greatest coach. You are the five-time champion coach."

Seeing Guardiola smiling and not saying anything, the reporters in the stands couldn't sit still.

"Mr. Wenger, how do you evaluate the tactical styles of these two teams? Many fans now think that Arsenal and Barcelona are the teams with the most similar styles in football."

"I think Arsenal and Barcelona are just two teams, the rest I'll let others judge."

Wenger explained slowly.

"We all train young players, trust and rely on them, and so does Barca. Barcelona has the same tradition of building a football club as we do."

"I think the biggest similarity between us and Barcelona is our attitude towards young players and academy players."

"So Mr. Wenger, Barcelona is now the most offensive team in Europe, how are you going to deal with Charles and Messi?"

The reporter just asked the question and Wenger answered without thinking.

"I don't want to talk about Charles and Messi. Although they are still very young, they are already world-class superstars. Talking too much about them is contemptuous of them."

"At the same time, I don't want to emulate Chelsea and commit fouls against them."

"I've been a coach for 30 years and I've never told my players to get rid of someone."

"Barcelona are very strong and the only way to win is to go all out and keep the ball at your feet from the moment the whistle blows."

After expressing his opinion, Wenger closed his mouth.

When he came to Arsenal from Nagoya Grampus, he was fed up with the cold eyes and ridicule in the circle.

From being the sheep managing the wolves in the eyes of journalists, celebrities and fans to now Arsene Wenger, after all these years, he has finally completed the transformation of artistic football at Arsenal.

Guardiola's tactical philosophy is very similar to his.

He no longer needs so many flashes of light, and he decides to leave the rest of the time to his juniors.

The sensible media naturally turned the topic to Barcelona.

"Pep, what do you think of today's game?"

Guardiola looked at the reporters in the audience with a smile.

"Arsenal's football makes people feel comfortable. Both us and Arsenal emphasize passing and ball possession. Although Arsenal is an English team, its playing style is completely different from that of traditional English teams."

"Mr. Wenger will always be someone I learn from."

"He also gave me a lot of help and support on my journey to becoming a coach."

"Last season, he lent me a DVD of Arsenal training and games for me to study and refer to."

"So I think this game should be a very exciting artistic battle." After Guardiola said this, the reporters on the field would not let Henry go.

"Henry, how do you feel about returning to Arsenal?"

Henry's expression was indecipherable.

"If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to be against Arsenal, but going to the Bernabeu is a dream for Barcelona fans."

……

While Guardiola and Henry were attending the pre-match press conference, there was also a lively conversation in the locker room.

"Charles, when we get on the field, we French Fries brothers will work together to conquer Arsenal!"

Busquets ran over excitedly and started playing with his hair.

"But I'm playing in the front court today, and you're in the midfield. Let's work together when I play in the midfield. I'll assign you the 'tacking rights' then."

Charles glanced at Busquets' hair and explained.

"It's okay. No matter how far, we French Fries brothers can sweep across Europe!"

Seeing Busquets who could hardly suppress his excitement, Charles looked like he had a headache.

This guy must have awakened his Husky bloodline in England.

After changing his equipment, Ciel walked straight out of the locker room.

I just arrived at the player tunnel and unexpectedly saw Fabregas just walking out of the locker room.

After saying hello, the two returned to silence.

At this moment, the long-lost system prompt sounded in Charles' mind.

"TADA~Congratulations to the host for getting the reverse Walcott - Angel Di Maria."

"One is the player Wenger did sign, and the other is the player Wenger almost signed."

"In January 2006, Arsenal spent a total of £1 million to buy the youngest player in Southampton's history to make his debut: Walcott."

"A year earlier, Wenger had gone to Rosario and wanted to sign a kid who was working as a child labourer in a coal mine while playing football."

"Di Maria agreed."

"Di Maria's family agreed."

“Although the UK is far away, it symbolizes a bright future for the family.”

"But Wenger didn't sign him in the end because Di Maria couldn't get a work permit."

"Di Maria is no longer the player that was signed for 25 footballs."

"He is now worth around 2500 million euros."

"Maybe Di Maria will come to Arsenal from Benfica in the next transfer, or maybe he will never come."

Di Maria!

Charles remembered the name.

During the time he was injured, he watched a lot of football videos, including those from the five major leagues, as well as the Eredivisie and Portuguese Super League.

In the 2st round of the Portuguese Super League on February 27, Di Maria scored 21 goals in this game and completed a hat trick.

Although Di Maria is very thin, he really shows off on TV.

I have to say that Di Maria's experience is really inspiring.

His value has increased from 25 footballs to 2500 million euros now.

As his fame grows, Charles feels that his value will increase.

Although he is an Argentine player, Charles feels that his playing style is more like that of a Brazilian.

Di Maria is obviously left-handed, and his right foot is not even half as good as his left foot.

"Zhuangdianer.com, Zhuangdianer.com, you are watching the 2009-10 Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal vs. Barcelona at home."

"This match is the fourth meeting between Arsenal and Barcelona in the European arena. Previously, Arsenal had one draw and two losses without a win."

"But Arsenal have kept a perfect record of keeping a clean sheet in their previous six home games against Spanish teams."

"Only 10 years ago, Arsenal lost 2-4 to a Spanish club in their first Champions League encounter against Barcelona."

"Fortunately, Barcelona's away record in England is not outstanding, having won only six of the 28 games."

"In this match, Fabregas happened to pass the inspection before the game and started against his old club;"

"When Fabregas, who has become the new core of the Gunners, reunites with his former La Masia teammates Pique, Messi and others, how will he answer the questions about the training time back then?"

"This game is also Henry's first return to Arsenal since moving to Barcelona in the summer of 2007."

"Three years ago, when Henry wrote the most difficult farewell letter, he probably didn't think that one day he would wear the Barcelona jersey to fight against Arsenal."

"The 'King of Highbury' is coming back, but the stadium that greets him is no longer Highbury. The Emirates Stadium is just across the wall. After three years, is it still a world away?"

"The news of Charles' transfer to Arsenal is all over the city."

"A year ago, Wenger also wanted to bring Charles to Arsenal, but he was a step late."

"A year later, Charles was getting further and further away from Arsenal, but Wenger still didn't give up."

"It's just that I don't know how many steps it will take to make up for the step I missed."

"At the same time, this game is also the first time that Charles has faced an English team when visiting England."

"When Barcelona travelled to England for the Champions League last season, Charles was injured and did not participate."

"Capello and Domenegge also came to watch this match in person."

"Here are the lineups for both teams:"

“阿森纳（4-3-3）：1-阿穆尼亚/22-克利希、5-维尔马伦、10-加拉、3-萨尼亚/17-亚历山大·宋、2-迪亚比、4-法布雷加斯/23-阿尔沙文、52-本特纳、8-纳斯里。”

“巴塞罗那（4-3-3）：1-巴尔德斯/2-阿尔维斯、3-皮克、5-普约尔、19-马克斯维尔/16-布斯克茨、15-凯塔、6-哈维/10-梅西、9-伊布拉希莫维奇、7-夏尔。”

"Both teams are known for their skills."

"Barcelona is the most flamboyant attacking team in Europe. We can say it is a dancing shark;"

"Arsenal plays the most flamboyant football in the Premier League. Compared to other Premier League teams, under Wenger's coaching, the Gunners are more like an elegant swan."

"The core of Arsenal now, Fabregas is a product of La Masia. He was invincible with Messi and Pique in the Barcelona youth team. "

"Similarly, there are many players in the Barcelona team who used to play for Arsenal, such as Henry and Hleb*."

"Both teams used the same 4-3-3 formation."

"This is the signature formation of Barcelona."

"But Wenger used 4-3-3 when he coached Monaco and won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1992."

"In the 2006 Champions League final, Arsenal gave Barcelona a lot of pain, but that year Arsenal played 451-- and had to choose defensive counterattack when one player was sent off."

"But in this game, Arsenal chose to be artistic to the extreme and were unwilling to imitate the style of play four years ago."

"In this game, both sides emphasized keeping the ball at their feet."

"But since Rijkaard took over as Barcelona coach, so many seasons have passed, only one team has ever made Barcelona suffer in terms of ball possession - Villarreal led by Riquelme."

"With the development of modern football, it is difficult to find a classic attacking midfielder like Riquelme among midfield masters."

"In this game, can Fabregas transform into Riquelme and make Barcelona suffer in terms of ball possession? Let's wait and see."

*Hleb did not transfer, he was on loan, so now he is still a Barcelona player.

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