In the southwest of Hertfordshire, London, there is a top training base called Colney Training Base.
It covers an area of 143 acres and is a 45-minute drive from the Emirates Stadium.
This stadium is the training base of Arsenal Football Club.
There are a total of ten standard training fields here, each with underground drainage facilities and automated sprinkler systems, and several of them have underground heating facilities.
The Arsenal first team, Arsenal reserves and Arsenal youth teams all conduct daily training at this top training base in Europe.
This morning, a team training match just ended in this stadium. Chen Tao performed well in the game. He passed two passes and made two shots, which attracted applause from his teammates and coaches.
After the training match, Wenger arranged an indoor tactical discussion. The topic discussed today is the Champions League quarter-finals against Monaco next week.
The players sat in the room, basking in the sun to relieve the fatigue of the game, and listened to Wenger's explanation of tactics.
The projection screen shows Monaco's recent matches, especially the championship matches.
Wenger stood in front of everyone and chatted slowly: "In the past few games, we can see that Monaco has made some progress. They have more game experience when facing intensive defense. . Recently, Monaco has not been dominant in the European competition, so they often face attacks from their opponents. Their defensive performance is very good, but their offense has many shortcomings."
"But through these games, we can clearly see that their midfield and frontcourt offense have made great progress! For example, in terms of offensive methods, they have become more abundant. Especially the addition of Beckham has allowed them to play set pieces. There are more options in tactics. This opponent is difficult to deal with.”
After Wenger said this, Nasri, who was sitting below, was a little unconvinced: "They just performed well in Ligue 1, so what does that count? We are a strong team in the Premier League and a strong team in Europe! I don't think they can compete in the competition. Get a bargain!"
The young Fabregas also nodded: "Yeah, they haven't met any top European teams in the Champions League. The only good team, Manchester City, is not at its best yet, so until now, although Monaco has been A lot of people are optimistic about it, but they haven’t really been tested.”
Van Persie also agreed: "That's right! Our game against Monaco next week will bring them back to their original form and let them not have any illusions about the Champions League!"
Arsenal players nodded in agreement.
Wenger did not express his position. He looked at Chen Tao: "Chen Tao, what do you think of next week's game?"
Chen Tao, who had been silent, slowly raised his head and looked at Wenger, who looked expectant at this time. He looked at his teammates again, whose faces were full of disdain for Monaco.
Chen Tao hesitated for a moment, and then said what was in his heart: "Professor, guys, I have some different opinions about next week's Champions League game. Everyone is right, Monaco has not experienced the test of top teams, but This is no reason to underestimate them. In the current Monaco team, there are almost top stars in every position."
“Goalkeeper Hildebrand has been the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 for three consecutive years, and the defense line-up of Heinze, Ujfalusi, Kompany and Sun Jihai are all players who have proven their strength in the top leagues; The midfielder of Beckham, Flamini and Ljungberg is definitely a top-level configuration in the Premier League; and the combination of the three forwards Recoba, Gudjohnsen and Saviola are also from wealthy clubs. The team’s top forward. And on the bench, there are also good young players and experienced veterans.”
"From this point of view, Monaco definitely deserves to be in the Champions League quarter-finals. Moreover, they also have a talented coach, my former boss Yunsheng. Not to mention his coaching level, just three years after his debut , with the experience of winning three major five league championships, he deserves our attention."
After Chen Tao said this, everyone fell silent.
Wenger nodded: "Guys, I agree with what Chen Tao said. Monaco is definitely more difficult to deal with than everyone thinks. Although we have been regulars in the Champions League in recent years, we have often failed in the knockout rounds. This time we did not draw Real Madrid. , Barcelona, Bayern and other teams, this is good news for us, so we must play steadily and go all out to defeat Monaco and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League!"
"During this period of training, I need to carry out targeted training, especially in the face of set-piece defense, offensive and defensive transitions, etc., and focus on training. Chen Tao, please talk to everyone next, each player in the Monaco team The technical characteristics of the players and where you feel their weaknesses are.”
"Okay, professor, let me tell you my opinion." Chen Tao nodded firmly. The Arsenal No. 10 jersey on his body looked very energetic under the sunlight.
Boss, I hope you don’t blame me...
At the same time, at Monaco's training ground, Yun Sheng was talking to Beckham.
In fact, when it comes to age, Beckham is older than Yunsheng, but after all, Yunsheng is the coach, and Beckham follows the Romans and calls Yunsheng "boss" with everyone.
"David, I want to thank you for this time."
"Boss, train hard and compete seriously. This is what I should do. I can't talk about gratitude."
"That's not what I'm talking about, I'm talking about him." Yun Sheng pointed at Wang Chuhe on the field.
At this time, Wang Chuhe took a set kick and the ball hit the dead center, winning a round of applause.
"David, during this period he has seen you often with Wang Chuhe, often coaching him in training and games, and Wang Chuhe has made great progress in both free kicks and passing. Thank you for being so enthusiastic Help me guide the young people on the team.”
Beckham smiled: "Boss, we are all teammates, and we should help each other. Besides, we are 16 years apart in grade. Seeing him, I seem to see myself in the past. And he is very talented and will definitely be good in the future. He has achieved something. I am also very happy to be able to guide him on his football path for a period of time."
Yun Sheng nodded with emotion and looked at him: "David, being able to loan you out for half a year is the most right thing I did in 2010. Thank you for everything you have done for the team's comeback."
Beckham said nothing. He looked at Wang Chuhe on the court with complicated thoughts.
If one day you can join Manchester United, put on the Red Devils jersey and play at Old Trafford, it will be a win-win situation!
However, it was a bitter experience for Yunsheng and Monaco.
Yun Sheng also expressed his gratitude to me. If he knew that I was helping Manchester United to recruit his people, would he fight with me?
Coach Yunsheng, boss, I hope you don’t blame me...
