Chapter 152: Before the Final
Despite the fact that the Community Shield final was still two days away, George decided to lead the team to Cardiff, the capital of Wales, ahead of schedule for an early acclimatisation session at the Millennium Stadium. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
There's nothing wrong with caution, and that's a principle that George has always been firmly committed to. So, although Tottenham's opponent in the final is Arsenal, who have repeatedly suffered under their own side last season, there is nothing wrong with being careful. It's better to prepare as much as you can before a match than to wait until the game starts and then start making amends after being caught off guard by your opponent.
To George's relief, the Tottenham players did not underestimate Arsenal because of the advantage in the head-to-head record, and they have been participating in the team's training sessions on the training ground since the pre-season training camp. Even veterans like Edgar Davies, who have been in European football for many years, have been quite active in training and have set an excellent example.
Seeing the players training with such a positive attitude, George couldn't help but feel a little puzzled while delighted. After all, pre-season training can be a painful experience for players who have just returned from vacation. Because the players not only have to regain their form and make physical reserves in just a few weeks, but also lose the excess fat and weight in their bodies according to the physical examination report issued by the team doctor. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the players will be more or less cheating and slippery in the pre-season training camp, instead of training on the field like the model workers as they are now.
In the end, it was Ronaldo who told the truth of the matter in a casual chat with George: "Boss, although we won the League Cup and FA Cup last season, and we also had the upper hand in the direct confrontation with Arsenal, the reason why we are not satisfied with this is that we are all very unconvinced by the result of Arsenal winning the league title!"
It's no wonder that Ronaldo has such thoughts. After all, in the first half of the league, Tottenham Hotspur was still in the standings and the leading group was inextricably linked, and even occupied the top position for a time, only to enter February and suddenly go back to the bottom and suffered a wave of consecutive winless games in the league, which was pulled away by Arsenal. Therefore, in the eyes of Ronaldo and others, Arsenal's league title is really a bit undeserved.
“…… Therefore, only by teaching Arsenal a hard lesson in the Community Shield and proving that Tottenham is the strongest team in England can we get out of this evil breath in our hearts! And in order to achieve this goal, everyone naturally has to work harder in training! In addition, Greece's performance in the European Championship has also touched us quite a lot - why can't we take down Arsenal, who is not even a top club, if a team that doesn't even have a first-class star can win the European Championship in a world full of strong opponents?!"
Speaking of this, Ronaldo's eyes couldn't help but become a little gloomy. Obviously, the words just now reminded him of the two defeats to Greece in the European Championship and the close Delaunay Cup.
Noticing Ronaldo's expression, George, who learned the truth, couldn't help but pat his little brother's shoulder sympathetically. After all, what happened at the European Championship was a bit too cruel for Ronaldo, a young player who is only 19 years old.
If Portugal loses to a top team like the Netherlands or France in the final, then Ronaldo may not think too much about it, and will only think that the team is inferior to its opponents in terms of overall strength. But the key is that Portugal actually lost to Greece twice in the European Cup, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to Ronaldo!
However, Ronaldo obviously will not collapse because of this blow. If his psychological endurance is so fragile, then Cristiano Ronaldo in his previous life will not become a top superstar and lead Portugal to dominate the European Championship when no one is favored.
Compared to Tottenham Hotspur, who are eager to prove themselves by stepping on the corpses of their sworn enemies, the Arsenal players' desire to win is no different. Or rather, the Gunners can't wait for a north London derby than Tottenham!
Although Arsenal won the league title last season with just one defeat, the Gunners' poor record in the north London derby, especially Tottenham's elimination of the League Cup and FA Cup as substitutes, put Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players under considerable pressure. Many people think that the reason why Arsenal was able to win the championship with an unbeaten record is not because of how strong the Gunners are, but because its competitors have more or less some problems, which gives Arsenal the opportunity to dominate the Premier League!
If that's all there is to it, then Arsenal can still quibble about the fact that they need to concentrate on the league at the time. However, in the league battlefield, Arsenal also failed to have much advantage in the confrontation with Tottenham, and even ended the unbeaten streak by Tottenham in the second meeting, and the fact that the dream of winning the championship was shattered gave people more truth!
In addition, Arsene Wenger has also learned from his friend David Dane that the reason why the construction of the new stadium will cause many waves is also because of Tottenham's behind-the-scenes tricks. Therefore, the professor's desire to beat Tottenham Hotspur head-on naturally becomes more urgent, because only in this way can he prove that Arsenal is still stronger than Tottenham in terms of strength, and calm down those public opinion that is not good for Arsenal!
"Let them see who is the best team in England!" was the slogan Wenger shouted at the pre-match mobilization meeting before leaving for Cardiff, "In terms of honour, we were the Premier League champions last season, Tottenham can only pick up a silver medal behind us, and in terms of strength, we have the best striker, the strongest midfielder, the best defender and the best goalkeeper in the world, while Tottenham is a team of old and young people who don't even have a few players who are playing properly." So, as long as we can play at a normal level, then Tottenham have no chance of winning at all!"
With such a big advantage, how could Arsenal lose! Sitting on the train to Cardiff, Wenger thought confidently. The Frenchman can't wait to see Tottenham crumble under Arsenal's powerful attack in the Community Shield final a day later!
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