Although the opponent is Aston Villa, and it is playing at home, the possibility of defeat is very small, but Wenger still attaches great importance to it, and when he arranges the starting line-up, he is almost the absolute main line-up of the team. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Arsene Wenger's line-up is still a 3-2-3-2 formation: 1-Szczesny; 3-Sagna, 4-Mertesacker, 6-Koscielny; 18-zhang, 16-Ramsay; 10-Wilshere, 7-Rosicky, 15-Chamberlain; 14-Walcott, 12-Giroud.

It was Ramsey who joined forces with Zhang Xu, with Mikel Arteta and Vermaelen both unavailable due to injury.

On August 17, 2013, the start day of the 2013-2014 Premier League, Arsenal will face Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, an hour before the start of the game, fans began to pour into the Emirates Stadium. Zhang Xu and his teammates also boarded the team bus and headed from the training base to the Emirates Stadium.

When the bus arrived at the parking lot of the Emirates Stadium, it was already full of reporters from various media waiting anxiously outside the bus.

Arsene Wenger was the first to step off the bus, followed by assistant coach Bald, and then Arsenal's new captain Zhang Xu.

"Hello Mr Arsene Wenger, I'm Sky Sports reporter XXX, congratulations to you and your team on winning the 2013 Emirates Cup, what formation will Arsenal play against Aston Villa today?"

"Hello Mr Wenger, I'm XXX reporter for The Sun, may I ask what are your goals and those of your team this season?"

"Hello, Mr. Arsene Wenger, I'm a reporter from Road Route, what do you think are the chances of Arsenal winning the league this year?"

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As soon as Wenger got out of the car, he was tightly surrounded by a group of reporters, and if it weren't for the stadium security personnel, I am afraid that Wenger would have been eaten alive by these reporters.

Zhang Xu, who followed Wenger, was happy to use Wenger as a shield, and walked towards the passage with Wenger step by step.

But how could journalists let go of Arsenal's new captain?

Soon, the reporters saw that Wenger was just smiling and not answering questions, and began to look for the next target, so Zhang Xu naturally became the focus of reporters' attention.

However, the clever Zhang Xu would not give reporters a chance to interrogate, and after walking a few steps briskly, he entered the stadium passage with the extremely disappointed expressions of the reporters.

"Zhang, don't rush to change your clothes yet, follow me to the pre-game press conference!" At this time, Wenger stopped Zhang Xu.

"Me? Yes, sir! Zhang Xu was still a little uncomfortable with his identity as the captain, so he was a little surprised at first, and then remembered that he was the captain of the team, and it was natural for him to participate in the press conference.

So, the two came to the scene of the pre-game press conference one after the other.

By the time they arrived, Aston Villa manager Lambert and No.10 Weymann were already sitting in the front desk.

After Wenger smiled apologetically at Lambert, he motioned for Zhang Xu to sit down next to him.

"Aston Villa is a great team, they have a good tradition, the quality of the team is also very impressive, we at Arsenal take this game very seriously, and we hope to be able to join forces with Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium to give the fans a good game......." After the press conference began, Wenger said a lot of words to compliment Aston Villa, which made Zhang Xu keep rolling his eyes.

Because in every tactical drill before the game, Arsene Wenger said the most that Aston Villa is a weak team, and we must make sure that we win this small man in the Premier League in the first round!

Well, I'm not the only one who will fool!

When it was Aston Villa manager Lambert's turn to speak, the other party was the same as Arsene Wenger, with a bunch of good words: "It's a pleasure to be here at the Emirates Stadium today to play the first round of the season against a strong Arsenal side. This year, Arsenal has been at the top of the Premier League under the tutelage of Professor Arsene Wenger, and it is a team that all Premier League teams have to wait for. And, this year, Arsenal added a big player in the middle, and the strength of the team has changed dramatically, to be honest, this has put a lot of pressure on us, of course, we will not be deterred by this, we at Aston Villa are ready to meet the challenge......

Then comes the free questioning stage.

Immediately, a reporter raised the question of being in the parking lot to Wenger.

"Arsenal are the favourites to win the league every year, but unfortunately we haven't been able to win the league title this year, which is a bit of a disappointment for the fans who bet on us to win the league title!" Wenger smiled and replied directly:

"At the same time, it has also disappointed a lot of Arsenal fans with our team. In fact, every time I see the lost eyes and expressions of the fans, my heart is also very uncomfortable. ”

"And this year, our team has stepped up its efforts to recruit and invited the La Liga assist king China Zhang to join the team, and I believe that his arrival will bring some changes to our Arsenal! Maybe we'll be a real contender for the league title! ”

'As for the formation and tactics against Aston Villa today, I think everyone will see it in the game soon, so I won't waste everyone's time here.

"Mr. Arsene Wenger, what are you referring to by the changes that China Zhang has brought to the team? Do you have what it takes to win the championship? The reporter hurriedly asked.

"It's really one of those aspects, and of course Zhang is not the only one that has changed the team, and I'm sure he's going to show everyone a new Arsenal!" Wenger did not hesitate to put a high hat on his disciple.

Zhang Xu blushed a little from Wenger's praise, and he touched the back of his head, revealing an embarrassed smile.

"Wow! My God! It is unbelievable that Mr. Arsene Wenger would give such a high opinion to a Chinese player! ”

"yes, yes, how can I not see how good that Chinese zhang is?"

"Alas, Wenger is really a bit of a mistake to praise China Zhang so much, if China Zhang does not perform so well in the future games, he is digging a hole for himself by doing so!"

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Wenger's words immediately caused the reporters in the audience to whisper, and even Aston Villa's manager Lambert couldn't help but look sideways.

Soon, a reporter stood up and pointed the finger at Zhang Xu.

"Hello, zhang, I'm Sky Sports reporter XXX, just now Mr Wenger said that you will bring a huge change to Arsenal, may I ask, what do you think you can do to help Arsenal now?"

This question seems to be asked to Zhang Xu, but in fact, it can be regarded as a change of direction to ask Wenger, so Zhang Xu turned his head to look at Wenger.

Wenger nodded at him, looking completely relieved.

Zhang Xu suddenly had a bottom in his heart, this is to let himself play at will, then it will be easy to do: "Actually, I don't agree with Mr. Wenger's opinion!" ”

"What?!" Zhang Xu's first sentence caused the exclamations of the reporters in the audience, and also made the reporters excited. Big news! Absolutely big news!

Wenger paused for a moment, he turned his head to look, curious about how Zhang Xu would justify himself next.

Zhang Xu didn't care about the exclamations from the audience, and talked eloquently: "I don't think I can create a new Arsenal alone." In fact, every member of our Arsenal team is trying their best to change themselves, seeking to pursue more perfect tactics, more superb skills, more tacit cooperation and so on. ”

"It's not just me, it's not just Mr Arsene Wenger, each and every one of us is changing, and all the changes come together to create a new and powerful Arsenal!"

"I always believe that I am part of Arsenal, that every change I make is related to my team-mates, my coach, I influence them, they influence me! Together, we are a brand new collective! ”

"I'm the captain, so I'm going to do my duty as a captain and bring everyone together to make our most powerful charge against all the championships we are capable of! That's what I can do and what I have to do! ”

"Good!!" Zhang Xu's words immediately made everyone on and off the stage applaud and extend the warmest applause.

Especially Aston Villa's head coach Lambert, looking at Zhang Xu, his eyes were full of envy, jealousy and hatred, and at the same time, there was also a trace of worry.

Yes, such a strong core player who also seems to have a lot of brains will definitely bring an unexpected huge change to Arsenal.

It seems that it will be very difficult to beat Arsenal in this game!

"Hello zhang, I'm a reporter from the British BBC XXX, congratulations on being the captain of Arsenal, so what I want to ask is, how did you deal with the conflict between yourself and the team's former captain Vermaelen?"

Zhang Xu smiled and said: "What this reporter said is not accurate, I don't have any contradictions with Vermaelen, we are very good friends!" ”

This kind of contradiction within the team is very taboo to spread to the outside world, so Zhang Xu brought it over with a word. The conflict between him and Vermaelen is not a big deal, and Zhang Xu believes that he will deal with it quickly.

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Fifteen minutes later, the pre-match press conference finally came to an end.

Zhang Xu walked out of the conference room and immediately breathed a long sigh of relief, Britain deserves to be one of the most developed countries in the world news media, as can be seen from the sharp questions raised by these reporters.

However, now that we have finally coped with it, the next time is to use the football at our feet to speak! (To be continued.) )