Chapter 405: Allen. The curse of the king

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On 19 May, Chelsea have flown to Cardiff in Wales, where they will face Arsenal in this year's FA Cup final. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Hearing that Chelsea had gone to Cardiff so early, many media reporters rushed there to cover Chelsea's preparations, and many Blues fans followed the team to Cardiff to cheer on the team.

The FA's training base for Chelsea is a small stadium in the north of Cardiff, next to Cardiff No. 19 Public High School, the surrounding environment is very deserted, and occasionally some students go to the stadium, but the football field has been allocated to Chelsea, so they can only be in the outside stadium, but even so, there are many, many people gathered in the stadium, hoping to be lucky enough to meet a Chelsea star, there are no good teams in the vicinity. It's a rare opportunity.

The football stadium was deserted, with only a few players talking and laughing and doing some warm-up exercises, and when they first arrived in Cardiff, many of the players were still packing up in the hotel, and the manager Jose Mourinho did not ask them to train today.

At this time, Wang Li was also in the stadium, he and Thomas were training free kick training, but there was no 'dummy wall' on this ground, Wang Li could only estimate the distance and try to shoot.

With the day by day game and day by day hard training, Wang Li found that his control of internal force has gradually become stronger, which makes him much stronger than at the beginning of the season when he kicks free kicks, although he can't hit every shot.

In recent games, he has rarely taken free-kicks because his team always wins by big scores, and he doesn't have to take the chances of his teammates, does he?

Of course, the most important thing is that the opponent always does not foul in a dangerous position outside the penalty area, and it is difficult for Wang Li to find a good opportunity.

However, this game is different, if there is a chance, Wang Li will definitely not let it go, facing the final, he has to do his best, if he does not do his best to be won by Arsenal, it will be a matter of regret!

At this time, the atmosphere of the stadium outside the training ground is much more lively than the football stadium, and many reporters rushed directly to the stadium after arriving in Cardiff, which made the stadium crowded and noisy, and there were many reporters shouting to come in, but in the case of crowding, the administrator of the stadium was helpless, and the stadium could only inform the FA officials of the news and let them come to coordinate.

The FA reacted quickly, sending officials in and locking off the stadium, and after consulting with the owners of the stadium, the stadium was allocated to Chelsea, and then the secondary school students and fans were barred from entering the stadium, and journalists from various countries were asked to wait in designated places.

At this time, Chelsea news David. Pedro has become the busiest man, with many reporters asking for interviews with Chelsea manager Mr Jose Mourinho and the players, and in order to satisfy the curiosity of reporters, he also has to find time to hold a press conference to promote Chelsea and increase Chelsea's influence in Wales and around the world. Every Chelsea player and manager can offend journalists, but it's his job as a press officer, and he will never offend them.

Luckily, Wang Li and Joe. The two of Cole temporarily settled the trouble for Pedro.

The two of them walked out of the stadium, and some reporters standing on the edge saw this scene, and they quickly notified the others to shoot wildly, and shouted Wang Li and Qiao. Cole's name, but the stadium was at least more than 50 meters away from the hall, and there was a layer of glass in the middle, this kind of shouting was obviously useless, even if Wang Li's ears were very sensitive, it could not be heard.

Fortunately, Wang Li and the two actually walked in the direction of the hall, and when they walked through the hall door, they were immediately surrounded by a large group of reporters. There is no one around Pedro anymore.

In fact, Wang Li didn't deliberately provoke reporters, he didn't know that the reporters were all gathered here. Cole was just out for a walk.

The last time they came to Cardiff was in the Carabao Cup final, but at that time, their hotel was right next to the Millennium Stadium, and the training ground was a small training ground at the Millennium Stadium, so they didn't have much of a mind to visit. But now the stadium is on the edge of the city, and there is a bit of a rural atmosphere on the outskirts of the city, so the two of them wanted to take advantage of the manager's absence and didn't have to go to training today.

However, Wang Li is also the first time to come to this stadium, and he is still a bit of a road idiot, so he doesn't know how to get there. Cole, of course, did the same, so they ran straight into the reporter.

However, this is not the first time Wang Li has been interviewed, he is very calm, in the face of every reporter's question, he showed a confident look, and affirmed that Chelsea have the football confidence to beat Arsenal and win this year's Football Cup.

But the reporters immediately shifted the question, and Joe. Soon, a reporter from The Guardian asked about Real Madrid's summer transfer work, related to Wang Li: "What do you think of Real Madrid, they have publicly stated that they will give you a contract of 35 million pounds, will you consider going to Madrid?" ”

"I'm sorry, I never thought about it, now I just want to finish this final first, and as for the rest, my agent and the club will naturally think about it." Wang Li smiled helplessly and replied casually.

"So that means it's possible for you to go to Real Madrid?" Another "Times" followed up on this question and asked rather sharply.

Wang Li frowned and said: "What does this have to do with the game, we are here to participate in the Football Cup final, not to talk about transfers, sorry, I refuse to answer this kind of question." ”

Hearing this, the surrounding reporters were disappointed, and a reporter from The Sun reacted quickly, and he immediately continued to ask: "Excuse me, can you tell us about Chelsea's preparations?" Now that Arsenal are rumoured that Campbell will not be available, will Chelsea consider a change of tactics as a result? ”

'I don't know about that, Mr Mourinho hasn't announced our starting XI yet, and I don't know the team's tactics.

"So can you predict the score?"

"Predict the score? I'm sorry, I'm not God, I can only promise: I can score, as for the final score, I don't think even Shang Yanjing will know. ”

…… At the time of Wang Li's interview, Joe. Cole sat helplessly on the sidelines, he seemed to be ignored by these reporters, which shows how great Wang Li's influence is, he is now even more popular with reporters than head coach Jose Mourinho, partly because Wang Li is not afraid to come in interviews, he doesn't think about what to say and what not to say, but most of the reason is that as he scores more and more goals, his value increases, and he becomes the best player in the world.

According to rumors, a UEFA official revealed that they want to make Wang Li the king of Europe, although the source of this news is very secret, but many people believe it.

………… At this time, the Arsenal club in London is also a hot scene, although Arsenal reporters are not as many as Chelsea's training base, but there are at least 5 or 6 ten, these reporters are here to cover Arsenal's preparations.

And for Wenger, the most troublesome thing now is that the defender Campbell can not play, you must know that in the 27th round of the league, midfielder Pennant was imprisoned for drunk driving angered Wenger, he directly loaned the latter to Birmingham, and now lost Campbell, in the face of Chelsea, which has super offensive ability, Wenger is really not sure at all.

"I haven't decided yet." In an interview with the Arsenal TV channel, Wenger said calmly: "I want to see how the situation is before I can decide. Campbell will be 100 per cent playing, but he has already played in two reserve team games and has improved in the second game. ”

In Saul. In Campbell's absence, in recent games, Assen has used the defensive partnership of Ivory Coast international TourΓ© and Swiss player Senderos, although the pair is also good, but when Campbell was there, it was much different. And now if Campbell is used, he has just recovered from injury, and Wenger does not know how he will play after playing such an important battlefield, and besides, this is likely to affect Campbell's physical condition, which is the most important thing for Wenger.

At this point, he was really in a dilemma.

"I need to think about it carefully because Saul. Campbell hasn't fully recovered yet and our defence has been good in recent games. ”

While Arsene Wenger praised the recent defence, reporters could see a hint of frustration on the Frenchman's face.

Perhaps, it is consoling that the two talented Spanish goalscorers Reyes and Brazilian midfielder Edu have returned from injury recently, and only defender Clichy is unable to play due to foot surgery

On May 20th, Arsenal finally arrived at Cardiff, but their training ground was on the other side of the city, and the two teams could not meet at all for at least today.

At this time, various media reports about the game also came out, the most eye-catching of which was the comment of the Brazilian king 'Big Mouth' Pele.

In the last match between Chelsea and Barcelona, Pele had predicted that Chelsea would win and said that they were real warriors, but this time Pele's mouth was right, Chelsea won Bayern Munich 10-3 over two legs, and many German media sourly said that 'Chelsea escaped'.

But now, Pele has predicted that he is still supporting Chelsea and claiming that Arsenal are by no means Chelsea's opponents.

In this regard, the media has different opinions, and many pro-Arsenal media said: "Can they escape once or a second time? ”

By this time, the division between the two teams at the Millennium Stadium had come down, and Chelsea were placed in the south wing dressing room, much to the delight of the pro-Arsenal media, who shouted that Chelsea were going to lose!

Opened in 1999 at a cost of Β£126 million and with a capacity of 74,500 spectators, the Millennium Stadium is the home of the Welsh football team, the second in Europe and the largest in the world to have a canopy.

And its most popular among fans in England and Wales is the "curse of the south wing dressing room".

After many games, various statistics show that the teams that used the south wing dressing room at Cardiff Millennium Stadium in many major tournaments have not been able to win, such as 2002 FA Cup runners-up Chelsea, 2001 runners-up Arsenal and Preston North End in the play-offs, etc., which makes many media and fans think that the "favor" of the lucky dressing room in the north wing may be one of the factors affecting the victory.

And now, Chelsea are not only under the "curse of the big-mouthed Pele", but also by the "curse of the dressing room in the south wing of the Millennium Stadium", and the combination of the two will definitely make Chelsea lose.

But the media that support Chelsea have thrown out the 'strength theory', they say that Chelsea is far stronger than Arsenal, and the situation between the two teams this season shows this, in Arsenal's home stadium, Chelsea played a big victory, which shows that Arsenal is far weaker than Chelsea. Chelsea won the title as early as the 31st round, but Arsenal fought hard to reach the final round, but only tried to fight for second.

Elsewhere, Arsenal fell in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Chelsea reached the Champions League final. In the Carabao Cup, Arsenal were eliminated early, while Chelsea won the title.

The comparison of all aspects reflects the difference in the strength of the two teams, and Arsenal can't get a player like Wang Li, how they want to play, and who will win the game at a glance.

The media on both sides of the media have their own opinions, and they are spitting on each other, and neither of them admits defeat, and they are all vying to win the victory with various arguments, but there is no doubt that there will be no winner in this kind of noise, and their war of words is almost meaningless.

………… On the 20th, manager Jose Mourinho didn't do any special training, in the morning, he just asked the players to do some relaxation exercises, pass the ball to each other, and find the feeling of the game.

In the afternoon, there was a half-hour intra-team training match, but in order to prevent any players from getting injured, the training was more of an entertainment quality, the defensive players did not try to defend, and the physical confrontation was not intense, which was also to let the players find the feeling of the game.

However, Mourinho has demanded that everyone must attend the evening tactical session, as he will announce the starting line-up and the tactical set-up at that time.

The Portuguese does this before every Chelsea big game, and he explains each player's task carefully so that everyone knows exactly what he needs to do when he gets on the pitch, which is a good arrangement for the players because they don't have to worry about panicking when they come on the pitch, they just have to do their job.

However, there are exceptions to this, Wang Li is this exception, before the war Mourinho will not give him any tasks, his task is very simple, is to play and score goals at will, no matter how you play, as long as you score goals, this is his task.

In fact, Mourinho does not like to do this, but he feels that the specific assignment of tasks will limit Wang Li's performance, and it will be more than worth the loss.

"Hey, this kid's abilities are too comprehensive!"

Having such a good player is sometimes a nuisance for a manager, and of course Mourinho wants to keep that going through.

And after a day of training, Wang Li and Thomas and Joe. The three of Cole walked out into the streets of the city, each with a golf bridge hat and sunglasses, and their destination was a French restaurant.

This French restaurant in the south of Cardiff is not big and expensive, but it is very famous, it is a small French restaurant owned by a part-time chef, the service attitude is average, but it has a very French family meal, which makes many foreign tourists nostalgic.

Last time I came to Cardiff, Joe. Cole had eaten here once, so this time he brought Wang Li and Thomas to taste it together, and the other two agreed when they had nothing to do.

The meal was not bad, at least Wang Li thought so, the French restaurants in the city generally have some industrial atmosphere, he didn't like it, but the taste of this restaurant is really unique.

After eating, the three of them walked slowly towards the hotel, Mourinho's tactical class started at 8 o'clock in the evening, and now it is only 6 o'clock, and the sun is still hanging in the sky, but they are not in a hurry.

However, this idleness made the trio lower their vigilance against their surroundings, and when they were about to return to the hotel, Joe. Cole unconsciously took off his sunglasses and hat, and was immediately seen by the reporter next to him.

Then, immediately a few reporters with 'weapons' surrounded the three people, and they found out that there was actually Wang Li among these three people!!

Super good luck!

However, Wang Li, who was looking bored, was also interviewed, these are reporters from the German newspaper "Kicker", they belong to the neutral faction in the media war of words, and their question is about the most popular topic of the day - "curse".

Faced with this question, Wang Li burst out laughing, and he asked with interest: "You mean that Mr. Bailey predicted that Chelsea would win?" And that team in the south wing locker room won't win? ”

Seeing the reporter in front of him nodding, Wang Li continued with a smile: "Then why are Mr. Bailey's words taken as a curse? ”

"Because every time he predicts the team is going to be unlucky......" the reporter blurted out.

"In this season, I don't know how many times I predicted before the game......" Wang Li thought for a moment and continued: "... About 30 times...... Every time I say Chelsea will win, and you see, I've done more than 30 times, which means I've cursed 30 games in a row, so I'm cursing again, I think Chelsea are going to win, Arsenal are going to lose, they're going to be second. ”

After speaking, Wang Li pulled Qiao. Cole and Thomas turned and left, leaving only the stunned but delighted German reporters.

This is an exclusive revelation.

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(To be continued)