[Henry was interviewed by BBC TV: The doctor said it will take about three weeks to recover from the injury. Yes, I am very eager to fight side by side with my teammates. It is a bit regretful for me not to be able to participate in such a wonderful game.
Thoughts on this game? Oh, as I have said countless times in interviews, Xiao Mo is a genius in the absolute sense. His talent on the offensive end is as good as any No. 10 player in the world, and on the defensive end he can play the role of a first-class defensive midfielder. And the most important thing is that his game reading ability is very strong and he is very decisive at the same time.
This game is the best example. You can clearly see that Liverpool was very uncomfortable in the second half of the game, and this was all the result of Xiao Mo leading the team in defensive counterattacks after the goal. Don’t think, “It’s just defensive counterattack, there’s nothing difficult about it.”
Indeed, it is not difficult to think of this when Liverpool were lagging behind, but it is actually very difficult to do.
Most people will feel pressure not to mention giving a speech on stage, but even walking on the street and being watched by some beautiful girls or boys. And there were 50,000 spectators at this competition alone, and the audience in front of the TV was even more unbearable. It is a very, very rare mental attribute to know how much you know, and to be able to make decisive decisions amidst so many people's gazes, expectations and abuses.
This is why whether in Arsenal or Argentina, he is the team's number one captain. No one is more suitable to be the team leader than him.
Ballon d'Or? Haha, no, if a player scores a hat-trick and wins the game in the World Cup final and can't win the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer, then I really don't know what to do to get these two awards. 】
[The Times: Four consecutive wins at the start! Faced with successive attacks from Manchester United and Liverpool, Arsenal put on a dominant performance at the start of the season! 】
[Team News: Arsenal quickly got back on track after last year's reconstruction turmoil. There is no doubt that this is all due to Mr. Wenger's top team planning ability and Chen Mo's consistent efficient and stable performance. 】
[The Telegraph: Arsenal started the season with an eye-catching performance, but due to financial reasons they were unable to strengthen their bench. Many well-known media judged that Arsenal will collapse after entering the second half of the season with a more intensive schedule! 】
"Are these guys tired?"
Red house villa, on the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Seeing the last [Arsenal Collapse Theory], Chen Mo rolled his eyes speechlessly, stood up, picked up the football and started to put it on the open ground.
"The media is coming out to cause trouble again?"
Next to him, wearing transparent glasses, holding his chin with his right hand, and stirring hot milk in the cup with his left hand, Yue Chixun, wearing a loose white T-shirt, moved his eyes from the coding software on his laptop screen in front of him to Chen Mo, and followed the ball up and down. .
"It's not just those things, it's [Arsenal is about to collapse] and [Chen Mo is leaving] every day. I really don't know if these guys are tired of spreading rumors every day."
Opening his hands, he put the ball on his head and looked up. Chen Mo shook his head while talking.
Yue Chixun said with a smile: "They just want to eat this food. If they shut up, they will starve to death. Besides, you really don't have money to strengthen them."
"Hey, hey, hey, you've become venomous again. Besides, if you don't have money for reinforcements, at best you won't be able to fight on multiple fronts. What does it have to do with collapse? Hehe, I've discovered you a long time ago!"
The ball fell from the top of his head to the height of his knees. The big orange cat Saber, who was squatting aside and twisting his butt for a long time, seized the opportunity to jump up and slap the ball, but Chen Mo was the first to pick up the ball with his right foot, and Saber missed the ball.
Listening to the cicadas chirping outside the window, feeling the coolness brought by the air conditioner, and watching Chen Mo having fun with the cat, Yuechixun's eyes were full of smiles: "But you should also really want something like a double crown or a triple crown." Come on, remember, after Leo showed off his Triple Crown with you before, you worked really hard that night."
"It's like you're not enjoying yourself, and you don't know who made it so happy."
Chen Mo rolled his eyes.
They drove when they disagreed, but they were an old couple after all. When they were alone together, Shiyue Chixun was no longer the rookie who blushed after just a few words. Instead, she smiled charmingly: "Don't you like it, Onisan~"
"No, no, no, it's training time."
"Hmph, then you still dare to provoke me." Yuechi Xun proudly wrinkled her little nose: "But, you must also really want the honor of winning several championships in a season."
"That's for sure. Who among football players would think there are too many championships? But there is nothing we can do. The team is currently in financial difficulty."
Chen Mo continued to tease the cat with the ball and said casually. Yue Chixun dragged his chin with his right index finger and tapped his temple: "That's it, forget it. You continue to play while I code."
"What? I didn't say anything in the middle of it. It's so exciting."
Another roll of the eyes, but soon, Chen Mo's attention was all focused on the ball, and he pushed open the glass door to the balcony.
Staying in an air-conditioned room for exercise always makes me feel stuffy.
"What a troublesome character."
Looking at Chen Mo sweating under the scorching sun outside the window, Yue Chixun, who reflected the screen fonts in his transparent glasses, smiled and shook his head.
Although Keli has already started to acquire Arsenal, according to the news there, judging from the current situation, it will take at least several years to complete the acquisition with luck. After all, the oligarch Usmanov and the American sports tycoon Kroenke is not short of money, and the two of them hold more than 40% of the shares.
Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for Keli to acquire Arsenal. Therefore, if Chen Mo wants to complete the great feat of winning several championships in a single season, it is undoubtedly easier to go to a wealthy club like Real Madrid.
but.
Thinking of this, Yue Chixun looked at Chen Mo outside the window with a smile on his lips.
"What a proud Leo boy."
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Chen Mo didn't know what Yuechi Xun was thinking. After the game against Liverpool, he and Arsenal ushered in a series of relatively easy schedules.
Of course, this ease is only relative.
The strength of the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League is actually relatively close. In the last five rounds of the season, seven or eight teams were so close that all teams after the tenth place may face the risk of relegation.
This is equivalent to 20 people in a class, and three people at the bottom are eliminated every year.
You scored 85 points in the mid-term exam, and you thought you were safe for ranking tenth in the class, but the next ten students were all students who were hovering between 80 and 85 points. If you failed to get two multiple-choice questions in the final exam, you would be Possibly overtaking the rankings!
The huge competitive pressure and the inherently loose whistle of the Premier League mean that the weak teams in the Premier League are much stronger than the weak teams in other leagues, and their fighting spirit is even higher.
Fortunately, after defeating Liverpool, Arsenal's first opponent was not a Premier League team, but the Bundesliga's Hamburg team.
Arsenal's Champions League signing this season is pretty good, and they are placed in Group G. In the same group are Portuguese giants Porto, Russia's CSKA Moscow and Bundesliga's Hamburg.
To be honest, in Chen Mo's mind, these three teams are better than the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League.
It’s not that the strength is not good, the main group stage is based on points, the top two will qualify, and for most teams that do not have strong financial strength and cannot retain top players, their team planning is not for Fight for the championship.
Some are for selling player display merchandise, and some are for dividends from Champions League games.
In this case, their primary goal is to qualify from the group and reach the knockout rounds of the Champions League. Naturally, they will not compete with Arsenal, the strongest team in the same group.
On September 14th, Arsenal went to Hamburg, Germany to challenge Hamburg away from home.
Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany, but a large number of people does not mean that football is developing well.
Since football emperor Beckenbauer left the team in 1982, Hamburg has not won a championship in the Bundesliga so far.
However, after all, it was a home game, and Hamburg, whose players were obviously not as good as Arsenal, still played very proactively in the first half, but to no avail.
Each of the five major leagues has its own style.
Serie A emphasizes defense and a slow pace, La Liga emphasizes technology, the Premier League emphasizes fast pace and high-intensity confrontation, and the Bundesliga is all about offense.
The entire Bundesliga, whether it is a strong team or a weak team, mostly likes to press high. At the same time, because the Bundesliga teams prefer to use players with strong physical fitness, the high press in the Bundesliga is not only ground penetration, but also often involves various high-altitude attacks. ball.
However, unlike the Premier League's high-intensity defense that emphasizes physical confrontation in the front, middle and backfields, the Bundesliga does not pay so much attention to defense.
This is why many newcomers are so successful in the Bundesliga, but when they go to other leagues, especially the Premier League, their hips will straighten out.
There is nothing to hesitate about playing a team that likes to press and defend from a high position, but is not good at it, and its players are only that strong.
At the beginning, Chen Mo directly led Modric, Ma Ge and others to press in the middle circle. Facing Arsenal's crazy ground interception, Hamburg was unable to pass the ball through the center line from the ground, and could only play high balls and pass long balls.
High ball and long pass can often produce miracles, but the reason why it is disliked by so many coaches is mainly because of its instability, but this instability will give the opponent a lot of opportunities to switch and counterattack.
The large number of opportunities to switch offenses is simply a fish in water for Arsenal.
In the first half, Arsenal relied on Di Maria's two goals, Bell's header from Giroud's cross, and Chen Mo's cannon at the top of the arc. Modric's back-breaking attack made it 4-0.
At 4-0 in the first half, the game had lost its suspense, but after the start of the second half, Hamburg did not stop kicking and continued to attack.
It's just that they put their defensive focus on the two wings that seemed to be in the best shape, and this directly allowed Chen Mo, who had been feeding the cake in the first half, to gain a lot of space.
However, Chen Mo didn't score many goals, mainly because he was replaced by Wenger just after he scored in the 63rd minute.
Nothing can be done.
Knowing that Chen Mo was in good physical condition, but in a 5-0 win situation, Wenger replaced him for the sake of safety and the upcoming domestic league schedule.
Not only Chen Mo, but Bell and Di Maria were also replaced by substitute players.
In the end, because they lost their three biggest threats on the offensive end, Hamburg chased two goals in a row in the last thirty minutes, and the final score was fixed at 5-2.
A big victory, but none of the Arsenal players cared about the outcome of this game, or the whole world did not care about the outcome of this game, because a Brazilian with a ponytail carried an Argentinian on his back on this day.
[The Times: Hat trick! In the first round of Group A of the Champions League, Chelsea faced Barcelona. Mourinho's Chelsea, Mourinho's proud defensive counterattack was completely destroyed by Messi! 】
[Telegraph: One month off! Ashley Cole was shaken by Messi and injured his thigh! The former world's No. 1 full-back got his comeuppance on another Argentinian after betraying one! 】
[World Sports News: Laporta made the most correct choice! Who is Chen Mo? I have no idea. I only know that we have Ronaldinho, we have Xavi, we have Deco, we have Iniesta, we have Eto'o, we have - Leo Messi! 】
[Team News: There is no doubt that Messi was completely angered by Chen Mo’s provocative remarks after the game! So far this season, in the four rounds of La Liga and the Champions League group stage, the Argentine teenager, who is not yet 20 years old, has scored eight goals in the past five games! 】
[The Sun: "We still have some debts to settle with Barcelona." I wonder what Chen Mo felt when he said this after seeing Messi break out completely this season. 】
[Ole Daily: This is our era in Argentina. Fans all over the world are discussing who is better, Messi or Chen Mo! 】
All news media around the world are agitated!
Everyone is reporting crazy about Messi!
Completing a hat-trick in the Champions League group stage is nothing new, but it depends on the opponent.
Although Chelsea have not won the Champions League, they have actually won two consecutive Premier League titles. They are the most powerful team in the Premier League besides Arsenal in the past two years.
It is even said that many Chelsea fans do not think Chelsea is weaker than Arsenal at all. After all, although Arsenal won the Champions League, they still lose or lose when playing against Chelsea in the Premier League, so they have no upper hand.
Chen Mo originally had no idea about Messi messing with Chelsea.
Having grown up together, how could Chen Mo not know Messi's ability, but...
"What does this have to do with me?"
Chen Mo was speechless while watching the news.
Yes, the protagonist after the game was Messi who was injured and retired directly by Ashley Cole, but logically speaking, the supporting role should be the opponent Chelsea, but all the news media pointed their guns at him. Chen Mo and Arsenal .
Speechless, but after playing football for so many years, Chen Mo has long been accustomed to the media's various rumors, and still leads a regular and warm life.
After playing Hamburg, Arsenal welcomed Sheffield United, Watford and CSKA Moscow, their opponents in the second round of the Champions League group stage.
There are not too many twists and turns. Sheffield United and Watford are both teams that have just succeeded in reaching the Premier League this season. They are not strong and many of their main players have been poached.
It's just that this kind of team is also the most motivated, and the stadium directly turned into a fighting cage. Bell and Di Maria were knocked down many times in the game against Watford, and Arsenal, in order to stand up for their teammates, Chen Mo, Ma Ge and Samuel each received a yellow card. In the end, Arsenal gained one win and one draw.
As for CSKA Moscow.
To be honest this game doesn't feel like a Champions League game.
From the moment he entered the stadium, all the Russian fans in the stadium were chanting Chen Mo's name, and during the halftime break, Chen Mo's jersey had already been taken away by the opponent's No. 10.
However, after chasing stars, Mao Zi's fighting spirit was still good. In the end, Arsenal defeated their opponents 2-0 in the away game.
Returning to the league, it is still a dense but not too challenging schedule, but on October 25, in the quarter-finals of the English League Cup, Chen Mo ushered in an old rival-West Bromwich Albion .
so awkward.
The West Bromwich Albion boss was embarrassed.
At that time, Chen Mo went to their club for a trial training but was rejected. As a result, in his first year at Arsenal, Chen Mo helped Arsenal win the Champions League title that they had been waiting for for a century.
However, West Bromwich Albion could still play against Chen Mo at that time, but last year, the team failed to avoid relegation and was relegated to League One.
If it weren't for the English League Cup, they wouldn't even be qualified to compete with Chen Mo again.
But even in the EFL Cup, there is still no chance.
The English League Cup is a cup with little gold content and little prize money. Arsenal does not pay much attention to it from top to bottom. A large number of main players, including Chen Mobell, Di Maria and Giroud, sit on the bench to rest. Among the main players, only Henry, who has just recovered from injury and needs to feel better, and the defense, who needs to hone their tacit understanding, are on the court.
Finally, in the sky full of [Sunday, your mother will refund your money! 】【Chen Mo should belong to us! 】【Pienaar get out of West Brom! ] Amidst the insults, Arsenal defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-0.
What was a coincidence was that when Chen Mo left the field and entered the tunnel, he happened to bump into Pienaar, who had rejected him back then.
[If my achievements exceed those of Beckham and Cantona, I hope you can apologize to Uncle Guardira]
Thinking about the past, Pienaar looked embarrassed. However, after six or seven years, Chen Mo no longer cared about this. He directly regarded the other party as nothing and continued to talk and laugh with Bell towards the locker room. However, this scene was photographed by reporters. .
This time it stirred up a hornet's nest.
It's the middle of the season, there's no big transfer news, and the crucial Champions League knockout rounds haven't even started yet.
The reporters and media were worried that they had no news material. Now, the material is here, and they did not hold back at all and directly translated the famous sayings of Long Guo.
As a result, the news headline the next day became a photo of Chen Mo and Pienaar passing each other in the player tunnel, with the accompanying text - [Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, don't bully young people into poverty! 】
English-Chinese translation is actually similar to Chinese-English translation. It is not a silly word-for-word translation, but will undergo some polishing.
This sentence immediately became popular, and many people changed their Mmc signatures to this sentence. Not only passers-by were affected, but some people in the Arsenal team also liked this sentence.
Every time he was being scolded by Henry or Chen Mo, Bell would come up with this sentence, and naturally he would get a slap in the face.
joke.
A person who can play the main role in Arsenal at the age of sixteen is considered a poor young man!
Just kidding, but it did ease the atmosphere in the team a lot.
Bell has been the starter since last season. This season, due to the departure of Maicon and the addition of Hummels, the starting left back was given to Chiellini. In addition, Henry is now back from injury, so Bell will naturally become the starter. The first substitute in the team.
Bell can also accept this situation. After all, he is the first substitute for the two wingers and the two full-backs. Although he is no longer in the starting lineup, his playing time is still guaranteed, and
Henry is 30 years old this year. After the injury in the preseason training, everyone knew that Henry's condition was about to begin to decline.
Even Bell, as a substitute, can't play for two years.
In such a harmonious and regular time, the days passed day by day.
Throughout September and October, Arsenal had four wins and two draws in the six rounds of the Premier League, and they won all three games in the Champions League group stage.
However, after entering November, the problem of Arsenal's insufficient bench lineup began to be exposed. The intensive schedule caused problems with the physical storage and mentality of many players in the team.
First, they were tied by Porto at home in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, and then they were tied by Newcastle upon returning to the league.
The most painful thing was when they were upset 1-0 by Everton at home in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.
After four rounds of winless games and a loss to Everton, the team just woke up from a dream and defeated Bolton and Fulham in the next two rounds of the Premier League.
but.
They were all narrowly defeated by 1 to 0 or 2 to 1. In such ups and downs, in the fifteenth round of the Premier League at the end of November, the highlight of their away game against Chelsea, Arsenal's away game, quietly came.
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"Boss, I heard that the old guy is going to be out of class. Do you think it's true?"
Cloudy day, heavy rain.
As the bus was driving on its way to Stamford Bridge, Bell looked at the photo of Chelsea players on the huge sign outside the window and pointed at Mourinho in the middle of the poster.
"I don't know, but it's very likely."
Mourinho's unruly smile was on the poster. Chen Mo, who was listening to the song, took off his headphones and leaned on the edge of the glass window with one hand, looking at the heavy raindrops scraping against the glass window with a somewhat complicated look.
He still admires Mourinho as a coach.
There is no other reason, mainly because after Manchester United has entered a trough in the past two years, the only teams in the Premier League that can make him feel huge pressure are Benitez's Liverpool and Mourinho's Chelsea. And Chen Mo prefers Mourinho to Benitez.
It has nothing to do with personality or anything, the main thing is that Mourinho's tactical style is too unique.
There is no other coach in the world who is better at defensive counterattacks than him. No matter when it is, no matter how many goals he is leading, Chen Mo will always have a very exciting feeling of tension when facing Chelsea.
He enjoys the excitement.
However, after failing to reach the finals of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, being brutally beaten by Barcelona in the group stage this season, and being at odds with the team owner on team building ideas, Mourinho's position is now in jeopardy.
"I heard that injured beasts are the most terrifying. Don't let me down next time."
Thoughts were running through his mind. Looking at the Stamford Bridge stadium getting closer and closer in the rain outside the window, Chen Mo's eyes gradually changed from gentle and peaceful to excited and agitated. At this moment, the bus also stopped at the roadside.
Chen Mo stood up, straightened out his black Adidas sportswear, and patted the luggage cabinet above his head. When the whole team focused their attention, he smiled crookedly: "Brothers! Stamford Bridge is here! Next, let us conquer them! Let's conquer them! We use our best performance to send off this old guy Mourinho!"
"Haha! Kill them!"
"I've wanted to meet Drogba for a long time!"
"Watch me sway Cole again!"
The atmosphere on the team suddenly became tense. Looking at Chen Mo who was applauding his teammates to get off the bus first, Wenger rolled his eyes and slapped his head with a smile.
Please, this is the right thing for me to say.
