Chapter 8: Struggle and Wandering
When Descartes woke up from another spring supper, he suddenly felt the urge to smoke.
Whenever the male protagonists have an indecent relationship on TV, they will always lean on the head of the bed naked, with a smoky cigarette in their mouths, and their expressions are full of vicissitudes.
And that's how Descartes feels now.
He doesn't feel burdened by sleeping with a certain woman, and although he has gradually embarked on the path of depravity since his first inexplicable sexual intercourse with a prostitute, many times, he only sees this kind of thing as a physiological vent for a normal man after he is away from his girlfriend, and not only him, but most of his teammates have this attitude.
But he also knew in his heart that Zhenma was different from those women, she had given her true feelings to herself, and looking at her current posture, she had almost regarded herself as Descartes's girlfriend.
But in distant Italy, I obviously have a genuine girlfriend!
In this case, Descartes, who was not very experienced in the love field, did not know how to solve it at all.
He looked at the sleeping Jenma, her slightly baby-fat face full of happiness and serenity, and Descartes could not bear to interrupt her dreams, so she could only sigh and lift the sheets and get out of bed.
Descartes, who had once again reappeared at the Kearney base, was more preoccupied and performed even worse.
All this was seen by the professor, and he didn't understand why Descartes behaved like this, because Gemma had been hiding in Descartes' room for the past two days, so no reporter had taken a photo of the two of them living together.
But paper can't keep the fire. Sooner or later, this matter will be known by the pervasive paparazzi, Descartes is really worried, if Angeli sees such news, how will she deal with her relationship with herself?
Since the age of 14, Descartes has naturally come together with Angeli, and the relationship between the two has surpassed that of lovers, and is not much better than that of a real couple, as some people say, when two people have been together for a long time. It will become a habit. It's like when you wake up in the morning to brush your teeth, you have to wipe your butt after going to the toilet, and when you hold the other person's hand, it's like holding your own hand.
Descartes couldn't believe it. In case An Jieli proposed to break up with herself because of this. So what should I do in the future?
With such apprehensive emotions. He finished the day's training again in a daze, with Arsene Wenger watching his form coldly.
The professor did not immediately stop Descartes, with whom he had already had a conversation yesterday. The professor hopes that he can recover as soon as possible, instead of letting himself preach every time, every player is an adult, and the professor who is familiar with psychology understands very well that if he says too much, it will provoke their rebellious psychology and achieve the opposite effect.
He could only hope that Descartes himself would be freed from his troubles.
Descartes, who returned to the apartment, saw Gemma's flower-like beauty again, this time it was no longer red wine with steak, but more abundant Italian cuisine, and Gentma made a large table of delicious food from his hometown in order to please Descartes.
In the face of such a well-behaved and beautiful girl, Descartes could no longer say what he had prepared, he sat down at the dining table in a daze, and let Zhenma feed him sweetly, and Zhenma, who was in love with joy, did not notice the struggle and wandering of the man in front of her.
Day after day, in the midst of Descartes' hesitation and hesitation, the 2007-2008 Premier League season finally kicked off.
This year's Premier League opener was Manchester United's away challenge to Premier League underdogs Wigan Athletic, and at JJB Stadium, Manchester United won the game 2-0 without blood, showing the style of last season's king.
What made Descartes even more unhappy was that in this game, Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring and scored the first goal of the Premier League of the season. After the goal, Ronaldo roared wildly at the camera, which seemed to Descartes to be declaring war on himself.
Descartes, of course, was not going to show weakness, and he waited with anticrity to come on as a substitute for his match against Fulham before responding to Ronaldo's provocation.
But what Descartes didn't expect was that in the game against Fulham, he sat on the cold bench for 90 minutes, and when the professor set his sights on his forward group in order to break Fulham's iron bucket formation, he finally chose Eduardo, a new recruit this season. Reach. Silva, not Descartes, who had promised him more playing time.
Descartes was very disappointed by this choice, of course, he also knew in his heart that the professor did this because he had always seemed absent-minded during this time, and his condition on the training ground had plummeted, and in general, no one was to blame for this matter.
However, Descartes knew that this matter could not be solved in a short period of time, and that his relationship with Zhenma was like a time bomb, and once it exploded, he would face a potentially unbearable consequence.
In such a situation, how can you concentrate on the football field?
When Descartes returned to the apartment with a disappointed woman and saw Gema happily and busily in the kitchen, she finally made up her mind to get the matter done as soon as possible.
After the two of them had a rainy night that night, Descartes did not fall asleep as usual, but hugged Zhenma who was attached to him with strong spirits, and asked hesitantly: "Zhenma, there is something I want to tell you, would you like to hear it?" ”
"Huh?" After the passion, Zhenma was like a tired kitten, and the whole person was curled up in Descartes's arms, only to let out a tempting moan from her nose.
Descartes smiled helplessly, and then asked tentatively, "Actually, I want to ask, why did you choose to be with me?" What would happen if I lost the game against Manchester United another day? ”
Gemma snorted, plucked mischievously at Descartes' chest, and then playfully said, "Actually, you know, the first time I saw you, I thought you were so cute, although you are smaller than me, but I think you make me feel safe, you are different from that villain." You give me the feeling of being pure and trustworthy, Deska, and I've noticed you since then. ”
"As for the game against Manchester United, will you lose?"
"Well, of course not!" Descartes's words are not reluctant, for him, he is confident that he can defeat any opponent, let alone Manchester United, even if it is Barcelona, which is in full swing today, he will not have half a point of cowardice.
It is his confident temperament that Zhenma appreciates. Hear his tough answer. Jenma giggled, swept a tempting clove over his chest, and then said with infinite coquettishness, "Since you won't lose, what is there to worry about?" I'm already yours now. I'm going to follow you for the rest of my life. ”
"Alas~~" Descartes let out a huge sigh in his heart. Faced with this situation. In the face of such a woman who entrusts her body and mind to herself, how can he say those cruel words?
So he could only lower his head and take Zhenma's small mouth in his mouth, and the sheets quietly slipped off the two of them. Once again, the room was in the midst of a fiery battle.
Descartes, who appeared at the base of A.T. Kearney the next day, was finally a little energetic, and although it took a lot of energy last night, in any case, when a man is loved by a woman with all his heart, he will always have a little bit of spirit and vanity.
Even if this woman is not his favorite.
Descartes' performance changed a lot on this day, and he tried not to let himself think about those annoying things anymore, and put all his energy into the training match, and after the game, the professor nodded slightly.
Although Descartes' performance has not yet returned to his best form last season, his mind is clearly no longer outside the football field, and in the professor's opinion, such a Descartes is already worthy of a fight.
However, Arsenal's second game was not in the Premier League, but in Sparta Prague, Czech Republic, where they took on Sparta Prague in the third round of Champions League qualifying.
Arsenal did not feature many players in this game, with Eduardo needing a week of rest after suffering an ankle injury in the previous game, while Diaby and Denilson also suffered minor injuries in training and were also unable to travel with the team, with Arsene Wenger in the starting XI being exactly the same as in the previous game.
This game is the trip home of Arsenal's big man Rosicky, who has not shown mercy to the team that has cultivated him, and his breakthrough has caused a lot of problems for Sparta Prague.
In the 72nd minute, Sparta's Howag made a mistake and Klich broke the ball 36 yards from goal, he broke through the defense of two players and knocked across the middle, and Cesc Fabregas calmly fired low into the net from the edge of the box.
After the goal, the Arsenal players were relieved, and the professor also changed to Descartes in due time, giving him the opportunity to play in his first official game of the season.
However, Descartes' performance could only be described as mediocre and did not bring more surprises, although he had a few skilful combinations with his team-mates, but overall, he did not show the aura and sharpness of the past, and in the end he could not seal the victory for Arsenal.
Arsenal's second goal came knowing that the game was going into injury time.
In the second minute of stoppage time, Sparta took a corner kick, Lehmann got the ball and drove forward, Sagna crossed wildly from the side, Hleb burst into the penalty area 10 meters in front of the goal and pushed it into the net, Arsenal finally sealed the win!
The next meeting between the two sides will be on August 28 back at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, and it will be even more difficult for Sparta to turn back at the Emirates Stadium against opponents who have lost two goals at home.
After the game, the media also agreed that Arsenal's Champions League qualification is secure, and they should now have to consider their next league opponent, Blackburn.
In fact, on the same day as the game against Sparta, Arsenal was supposed to have a league game, and their opponent was the old Premier League powerhouse "Magpie" Newcastle, but due to the Champions Cup qualification, the Football Association approved the postponement of this game, so in the league, Arsenal had one less round.
Thankfully, their main rivals Manchester United drew 1-1 at Portsmouth in this round of fixtures and did not take the opportunity to open up the gap on Arsenal.
On the contrary, last year's second and third Chelsea and Liverpool, one defeated Reading 2-1 away, and the other defeated West Ham United 4-0 at home, occupying the top four positions in the standings along with Everton and Manchester City.
This season's Premier League has fallen into an unprecedented rhythm of competition for dominance.
On August 18, in the third round of the English Premier League, Arsenal once again poured out of the nest and went to Ewood Park to challenge the home team Blackburn.
Blackburn, known as the "violent Ben", have always shown themselves to be tough, and although they lost at home in the league last season, they eliminated Arsenal in the FA Cup with two draws, becoming one of the main culprits for Arsenal's lack of success last season.
Arsenal certainly won't show mercy in the face of such an enemy, and the professor, who rarely rotates his squad at the start of the season, has once again fielded a full squad, with the only change being that central defender Senderos was injured in training and midfielder Diarra made a temporary cameo, which was also his first appearance of the season.
Arsenal struggled against a hard-nosed Blackburn Rovers and didn't have a chance to open the scoring until the 66th minute, when Hleb tripped in the box at high speed, and the referee's whistle blew in time to award Arsenal a penalty.
Unfortunately, Robin van Persie missed the opportunity when his shot was blocked by Blackburn goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel with his foot, and Arsenal lost the chance to take the lead.
However, Arsenal were still much stronger than Blackburn, and they finally took the lead in the 80th minute.
It was Hleb who forced his way into the right side of the penalty area, and in the face of the Blackburn defender's blockage, he cleverly plugged into the back point, and easily pushed Fabregas into the 7 meters in front of the goal in time to score his second goal of the season and help Arsenal win all three points 1:0 away.
It is worth mentioning that Descartes still did not get a chance to play in this game, and it seems that the professor has been dissatisfied with his performance and pressed him to the bench.
Descartes had no choice but to wait silently for his chance, but in the first three games, the midfield duo of Hleb and Cesc Fabregas performed well, having combined to score two goals and provide three assists, and it seems that Arsenal does not need Descartes to be the king at this time.
In the face of women and work, oh no, love and career, where should the troubled Descartes go? (To be continued......)