The internal meeting of the team is a very solemn and sacred term, as the name suggests, it is a meeting with no outsiders at all, only the players of the team, not even the head coach.

The main purpose of this kind of meeting is to unify the team's thinking, adjust the team's internal atmosphere, and solve the real problems encountered by the team.

And this kind of meeting in Europe has a very old nickname, called the "Knights of the Round Table", "Knights of the Round Table" once came from the famous British king Arthur and his queen Neville, it is said that Neviel had a very large round table, for her squire knights to hold meetings, when she married Arthur, Arthur got this large round table from Nivier, and then many of his military meetings were held on this round table, and the officers who participated in the meeting were called "Knights of the Round Table".

But in football, the "Knights of the Round Table" was not from Britain, but from the giants of Milan City, AC Milan, and this secret meeting dates back to the 93-94 season, when the Knights of the Round Table were mainly composed of four people, Baresi, Costacuta, Tasotti and Maldini.

These four players are all meritorious heroes of Milan, it can be said that they have dedicated their best youth and life to Milan, and they are definitely the same figures within the team, and the main purpose of forming this group is to maintain peace and stability within the team, so that the team can reflect on it, solve problems, and rise again when it falls into a trough.

The formation of this group has been remarkable and remarkable, Milan dominated in the 90s of the last century, unbeaten in 58 league games, and won four consecutive Champions League and Super Cup titles in Europe, which can be described as one of the best teams in the world in the last century.

As a result, the terms "Knights of the Round Table" and "internal meetings" gradually spread, and other teams began to have similar organizations within them, although the situation within each club was different, but they all had one thing in common: the person who could preside over or hold such a meeting must be the big man within the team, who has a pivotal position in the team.

Because of this, although Descartes would love to find out and solve the problems facing Arsenal through such a meeting, he is not qualified to do it alone, and he must unite the other two captains to do so.

Descartes was the first to find Fabregas. As the team's first captain, Cesc Fabregas is not the oldest in the team, but he should be in charge of this matter as a matter of course.

After listening to Descartes' suggestion, Fabregas hesitated, he bit his lip and asked: "Descartes, do you think it is really necessary for us to have such a meeting now?" Actually, I think the team is doing a good job at the moment, even though we lost some games......"

"It's not some, it's three!" Descartes interrupted Cesc Fabregas: "Last season we only lost three games and finished third in the league, but now we have lost three games, what will happen to us this season?" I don't know what the problem is, but I think we need to be vigilant and united, and I think this kind of meeting is necessary. ”

"Okay then." Descartes's words touched Fabregas's heart, and the sudden collapse of the team last season in the best of things was a painful memory for him, and if such a meeting really solved the problem, then he felt that it was worth it.

After Fabregas nodded, Descartes quickly found the third captain, Garra.

Gala was a straight-hearted man, and most of his joys and sorrows were on his face, and when he heard Descartes' suggestion, he immediately bared his teeth and jumped up happily: "This is long overdue, these dogs are saying that they are not cleaned up, and I have to wake them up!" ”

The first and third captains agreed, and the meeting was held within the team.

The meeting was held in the conference room of Arsenal's training base, and the participants included senior players such as Klicy and Van Persie, as well as rising stars such as Walcott and Almunia who Arsenal had cultivated themselves.

As the first captain of the team, this meeting was supposed to be presided over by Fabregas, but for unknown reasons, Fabregas refused to preside over the position and handed over control of the meeting to Descartes, who saw relief and a sense of relief in his expression when he gave up the sage.

Descartes had a vague guess in his mind, but he didn't want to say it, and his heart became heavier.

"We're here today to discuss and solve the problems that the team is having at the moment, last season we started the league really well and didn't lose until the 31st round, but this season we've only played 11 games and we've lost three games, guys, what do you think is wrong with that?"

Descartes' voice still unconsciously revealed a trace of immaturity, but his current expression and momentum were not to be underestimated, and Walcourt and other players who had a good relationship with him suddenly discovered that before he knew it, Descartes already had the majesty of the captain.

"I think it's because of the lineup!" Galla waited for Descartes to finish speaking and couldn't wait to stand up: "The team has made a big mistake in the summer recruitment, our backline is very bad now, I think we need to advise the coach that when the winter transfer window opens, we need to bring in a high-level defender, so that the team's defensive stability can be guaranteed!" ”

After Gala finished speaking, she looked triumphantly at her silent teammates. The reason why he was the first to jump out was actually to show himself and make himself look thoughtful and deep, his goal was never to be the third captain, Fabregas and Descartes were not actually very much in his eyes.

But after listening to his words, Descartes shook his head secretly, this heartless fellow!

It's a well-known fact that the team has problems at the back this season, and the media is slamming the professor every day about it, so who doesn't understand the seriousness of the problem? But even then, you shouldn't say it on such an occasion - there are your back-release partners Sylvestri and Alexander. What about Song, you say that the back line is not strong enough, what should they think?

This pig-headed guy put himself in a position hostile to his teammates as soon as he came up, and you still want to be the first captain with such an IQ?

Descartes saw Silvestri and Alexander. Song's expression suddenly turned dark, he sighed in his heart, and hurriedly opened the topic: "The back line is not a one-person problem, the team's defense is not done well, each of us is responsible, and the problem should not be blamed on a certain person, I think the biggest problem still appears in other aspects, such as attitude, thinking, or confidence." ”

"Descartes was right." As the first captain of the team, Cesc Fabregas does not speak often, but it is certainly not okay to say a word on such an occasion, so he stood up: "I think the biggest problem is in our mentality, after successive victories against strong opponents, we often slacken down, and then suddenly suffer defeat, everyone can't control their mentality well, always tighten up for a while, this is very deadly, there are 38 rounds in the league, we can't relax in every game, so we have to correct our mentality, Always tighten the string in your heart so that it is possible to achieve good results. ”

The captain is the captain, and the depth of the problem is indeed different from that of a rough man like Gala, Cesc Fabregas is a man who plays with his brain on the pitch, and he also sees these issues thoroughly on the pitch.

But the mentality is very mysterious, the Chinese team is shouting every year to relax the mentality, with a normal heart to play football, but they always encounter black three minutes, black five minutes, Jinzhou defeat, Hefei defeat, mentality, not just shouting two slogans can be solved.

So how do you quantify and solve him? Those present were lost in thought.

It was Descartes who stood up first: "Actually, I have always had an idea, but I don't have the right opportunity to tell you, I am not afraid of being ridiculed by everyone here today, I want to share my experience with you." ”

Everyone raised their heads and looked at Descartes, his expression still calm, his face full of determination.

"You remember what I said at the press conference before, right? I said at the time that Arsenal's goal this season is to win the title and every single one! Descartes' burning gaze swept over every teammate, and the players he glanced at unconsciously straightened up, a man with a goal and a determined gaze is always worthy of respect.

"I'm not kidding, I'm not talking big." Descartes continued: "It's been my third year at Arsenal, but in those three years, we haven't won any trophies, we haven't won any honours, I used to come to Arsenal because there is a tradition of winning, there is a tradition of championships, but the experience of the last three years has disappointed me very much, but I don't complain because of this, because whether it is a victory or a championship, it was the old players who fought hard with a knife and a gun, and now they give the team to us, we should be like them. Use our own hands and feet to fight for every victory and win every championship! ”

'The reason why we're here today is not because we're handsome or because we're playing well, it's because we all have a common goal, Theo, tell me, what are your goals for coming into Arsenal?'

Walcott, who was named, was stunned for a moment, but in order to support his friend, he still stood up without hesitation and said loudly: "Champion!" ”

"Not bad." Descartes nodded, and then pointed to Sania, who was full of pigtails: "Bakari, what did you come to England all the way from Africa for?" ”

"High salary." Sagna was an honest boy, but he blushed a little and added: "Champion." ”

"Yes." Descartes nodded again, then continued to point to Denilson: "Neves (Denelson's full name is Nelson. Pereira. Neves), what did you come to England from as far away as Brazil? ”

"Champion!" Denilson's voice is very crisp, and although he is not a regular in the team, he is a cheerful lad and has a very good relationship with the team.

"Look." Descartes spread his hands: "Now it is clear to everyone that we are all gathered here, not for chatting, not for tourism, our goal is the same, that is, the championship!" ”

"So I think what I said that day should also be able to represent everyone's voice, right?"

The people around nodded unconsciously, they didn't even realize that Descartes had unconsciously controlled the atmosphere of the meeting.

"So what we need now is a common goal, and then we all work together for that goal, and that's the biggest motivation for us to keep our nerves up and not let up after winning." The more Descartes spoke, the more confident he became, he looked around and threw out three words: "Isn't that right?" ”

"Yes!" Walket and the others were like kindergarten children at this time, and when the teacher asked a question, they couldn't wait to let out a voice of approval.

And those players who are a little older or have their own ideas are also infected by Descartes' words, and have to admit that Descartes' words have entered their hearts, as a professional football player, who doesn't want to be a champion, don't want to be the best?

Therefore, although they are quiet on the surface, they already have a great sense of approval for Descartes in their hearts.

"Every championship I talked about before is what I want to achieve." Descartes paused and gave everyone a time to react: "Of course, we all understand that there will be a gap between the goal and the reality, but since the goal cannot always be achieved 100%, then why don't we set the goal a little higher, so that even if we can't fully achieve the goal, we will at least have a certain gain, and we will not be empty-handed, right?" ”

"Descartes was right." Cesc Fabregas suddenly spoke up: "I see a lot of media laughing at him for being arrogant, ignorant, arrogant, and I think he puts all the pressure on his shoulders, which is a great emotion. Although we have expressed our support for him before, this support is far from enough, because we did not agree with him at the beginning in our hearts, everyone will think that he is too big, too full, and we are worried that if we fail to achieve this goal in the future, we will be ridiculed and ridiculed with him, so some of us retreated, some of us were silent, we watched our comrades-in-arms stand up to the front alone, but we did not support him in action, I think this is a shame, I, as the captain, Must first stand up and apologize to him, sorry, Deska. ”

Fabregas's expression was very sincere, Descartes felt a warm current in his heart at this moment, and his nose began to sour, everyone only saw the picture of him domineering at the press conference, but no one saw the panic and anxiety behind him, the championship was not won by him alone, without the support of his teammates, he would never become a champion.

No matter how hard he tried and how hard he worked before, his teammates were always not enthusiastic, and although everyone showed their support for him with a collective celebration, what he really needed was everyone's performance on the pitch, real action.

The day after saying that, Arsenal lost to Hull City, but although Descartes was still hard at the press, no one knew that he was full of anger and disappointment at that time, no one would feel comfortable after swallowing back the spit that had been spit on the ground, Descartes did not vent it to his teammates, but he vented all his anger on his opponent.

The explosive performance after that was Descartes' response to the media, but such a response was not enough for him alone, and Tottenham Hotspur 4:4, he had done his best, but his teammates did not do it, did not work hard, so even if he performed well, he could only look up to the sky and sigh.

Now Fabregas's understatement has exposed all the sadness that Descartes has suppressed in his heart.

Lone heroes are certainly admired and praised, but who knows, behind this is often full of countless sadness and sorrow, if there are more comrades-in-arms, who is willing to fight with thousands of troops and horses single-handedly?

Descartes held back the tears that were about to burst into his eyes, and was about to say something, but was interrupted by a wave from Fabregas.

"I think from now on, we can no longer watch our comrade-in-arms fight alone, we should stand with him, no matter what ridicule or insult we face, we must fight together, because we are a team, a family! Descartes is right, the Arsenal tradition is to win, to win, to win, but in recent years, we have forgotten this tradition, we have forgotten the taste of victory, defeat makes us timid, makes us cowardly, like a groundhog, as soon as anything does not do us we retract our heads into our nests, we collapsed last season, we collapsed last season, we collapsed last season, we have lost our self-confidence, we have lost our fighting spirit, and now, it is all of us who stand up together and say no to cowardice. It's time to say no to cowardice! We've got a new goal, which is to be a champion, every champion, are you confident? Would you like to join us? ”

Fabregas seldom uttered such encouraging words, and when he finished saying them, his face flushed, his breathing became short, and his eyes were full of longing, which was the desire for victory, the desire for his comrades.

"I've got your back!" Descartes was the first to roar, then raised his right hand aloft.

"I'm behind you, too." Although it was very upset that Descartes and Cesc Fabregas were in the limelight, Galla, as the third captain of the team, could not help but stand up first at this time.

"I support it too!" Walcott and Diaby raised their hands one after another, their expressions were excited with a hint of hideousness, they were still at the age of hot-blooded Fanggang, such a feat may not be a few times in their lives, how could they not feel the blood boiling and the heart beating wildly.

"I support it too!" The veteran Rosicky raised his right hand.

"I support it!" Chrissy raised his right hand.

"I have no opinion!" Van Persie raised his right hand.

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When the noonday sun fell through the doors and windows of the conference room, the fine dust in the conference room was like a forest's arms, each one so firm and strong, as if it was about to pierce the neat ceiling, pierce the pale blue sky, and go straight into the sky. (To be continued.) )