Chapter 43: Off topic
The 2-2 scoreline is a result acceptable to both sides, if not thought deeply.
At the end of such a game, there is no more exciting thing than the media.
For them, the dull game is the most boring, the one-sided scene is the most boring, like this kind of strong dialogue that you sing and I will take the stage again, the personal performance of the blind kryptonite dog's eyes, the wonderful goal battle, and the suspense that cannot be determined at the last minute is their favorite.
Overall, individual, tactical, no one is missing, offense, defense, cooperation, all are dishes on the plate.
Although Arsenal's performance was suspicious, the result of the late equaliser made the British media full of confidence.
After just one game, Anelka became "Mr. Big Heart" and Yumo became "Wonder Boy".
Although the two are not comparable because of their different positions, in terms of goal efficiency, Yumo, who often appears in the midfield position, is higher than Anelka, a striker who is in India. As a result, the media, which are good at fanning the flames, poured out to do their best to exaggerate the competition between the two.
"The best of the orthodox strikers have the toughest challenge – Mo scores in just 75 minutes per goal, far more than Anelka's 109 minutes!"
"The free man tactics are about to shine in Arsenal, and Arsenal's road to the giants needs all-round warriors in the Bundesliga!"
"With five goals in the last three games, Mo is in explosive form, Anelka should be careful!"
"Anelka challenged the team's top scorer with a smashing goal – who's the protagonist?"
"Highbury's throne is vacant, which of the two will be the first to reach the top?"
These headlines completely ignore the fact that the season has just started and it's too early to tell, and just rely on the occasional highlight reel moments from the start of the season to the present, completely ignoring the efforts of the entire team. Blow as you want, without pressure.
Strictly speaking, this is actually a sign of lack of confidence.
In the 14 years since Liverpool reached the top of Europe in 1984, clubs representing the highest levels of English football have been unable to prove themselves on European scale. With the increasing influence of the Premier League, the matching broadcast fee income is in place, but the results have been unsightly.
This makes the English, who have always valued face, a little unable to raise their heads.
This season's traditional top three. Manchester United has been playing bumpy since the start of the game, and it is difficult to have much hope when it is weak and not strong, and it is difficult to have much hope when it is not weak. Liverpool are in slightly better shape, but only against weak teams with a consistent point rate, and the performance of the strong dialogue is not reassuring.
Apart from the traditional top three, Chelsea are the most promising team to make a face for England on the European battlefield. However, they only finished fifth in the league last season, and even if they successfully lifted the European Cup Winners' Cup, they could not help the Premier League at the highest level of European play.
Of course, Chelsea are just Premier League upstarts at the moment. The thickness of the lineup is not enough to support the demanding requirements of multi-front high-level operations.
In this way, the defending champions, who have been playing on multiple fronts and have been eye-catching, have undoubtedly carried the expectations of the Englishmen. Although their performance in the highlight of the game in front of them is not perfect, it is worth picking up and blowing hard.
Then blow hard!
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Arsenal obviously equalized the score after losing a good game, and what is really worth blowing about is only half of the game, and the problems exposed in the second half are worth summing up. And judging from the record of failing to qualify for the Champions League group stage last season, even if Arsenal improves, it will be difficult to soar and even win Europe. However, the British media is eager to regain face. It is just a matter of taking things for granted to use the imagination and completely ignoring the obvious problems.
This kind of flamboyance can easily create the illusion of a good thing. Even if an experienced player encounters him, it is difficult not to be affected and more or less infected with some blind optimism. The Arsenal team is at the center of public opinion, and it is inevitable that it will be affected, not to mention anything else, the players' families must be the hardest hit area.
Thursday afternoon. In an apartment near the downtown area, Ljungberg and Villarian look at me, I look at you, and finally gaze at the table of "Chinese food" together with tears in their eyes.
One of the two is a top student from a world-class university, and the other is a promising star of a quasi-giant team. Living in an apartment is understandable, and cooking for yourself is a luxury.
There is no holiday to celebrate at the moment, and the biggest reason why the two of them really devote their precious time to cooking is actually that after seeing the exquisite connotation of Chinese food, Verlarian wants to celebrate her boyfriend in this way in the context of the media's praise.
Ljungberg's heart is naturally open, but it is not easy to say much on his face. He could see that since he went to You Mo's house as a guest, the guy in front of him who aimed at being a strong woman had other thoughts and wanted to try a different kind of fun in life.
However, thinking about it is only the initial stage of cooking, and the road to reach the height of cooking is outrageously long.
Especially for girls in developed European countries, if they knew that there was such a profound knowledge in cooking, they would probably have retreated before they even went on the road.
Ljungberg is actually not much better than her, before he met Yumo, he knew very little about China, and then when he felt the need to communicate more with this guy, he looked up some information for backup.
Dealing with Chinese, chatting about eating and drinking, and building friendship at the dinner table is undoubtedly the most effective way. After arriving at this axiom, Ljungberg specially asked for some knowledge about the preparation of Chinese cuisine during his last visit, and when he returned, he made a big fuss.
Villarian and Jiang Xiaolan chatted very speculatively at the time, but the content did not involve this part. Later, listening to her boyfriend's blowing clouds, she recalled the amazing mood at first sight, and couldn't help but be moved, and took the initiative to call Jiang Xiaolan for advice.
She and Ljungberg were both novices on the road, and after listening to the simplicity of what the master said, they immediately took action, worked all afternoon, and finally made a table of things that did not look like people and ghosts.
The state of the two of them is not at all joyful at all, and their faces and bodies are miserable. In my heart, I only felt that the dinner table was too big and I was too small.
"What should I do?" Verlarian has always had a lot of ideas, but at this moment, she has no backbone, and her eyes are hesitant like a lost child.
"Taste each one once, keep what you can eat, and pour out the rest," Ljungberg stubbornly studied it. I feel like I'm going to go hungry at night.
"Why is it so difficult" How could Vera Ryan not know his thoughts, but now he is haggard and has no intention of complaining.
Compared to ordinary people, the amount of food in Ljungberg is amazing, although he is only 176 tall and weighs 76 kilograms, he has to eat at least two adult strong men in one meal!
Most people who can eat don't pick and choose, and Ljungberg is no exception. In the past, Villarian thought that eating with her boyfriend was a test of her willpower to lose weight, but now she thinks that this guy is simply too pitiful compared to his teammates.
Right now. After an afternoon of hard work, it became even more pitiful
"Uh, I don't know, it's probably a cultural difference, for example, there are so many wives, and they don't fight."
Ljungberg started as he spoke, frowning and looking at Villary's peace of mind shattered.
If you have more wives, you will have more wives. Forgive me for not daring to learn from others!
"Hey, this dish is good!" Ljungberg sang a one-man show for a while. Just when I was feeling bored, my eyes suddenly lit up, "This plate not only tastes good, but also looks appetizing!" ”
Villarion followed his gaze and saw a few bright oil stars hanging from the tender green leaves, which at first glance thought were fresh vegetables that had just been bathed in dew. So he absentmindedly picked one and put it in his mouth, and he didn't forget to say while eating: "Oyster sauce lettuce, it's impossible for people to make mistakes if they want to."
The voice gradually stopped with the activity of the masticatory muscles, and the eyes that opened quickly told the master's mood unmistakably.
It's so delicious?
"Well, we're not busy this afternoon!" Ljungberg was in the eye. Joy in the heart.
"It's delicious, it's really strange, how can it be with such a simple ingredient and such a simple method?" Villarian hurriedly used her knife and fork together, snatching several of them from the plate in front of her.
"Hey!" Ljungberg stared at the already more than half of the delicious food, and his voice was very helpless.
The two of them know the truth of less but fine, and although they cook a lot of dishes, the amount is not large. Villarian is obviously also a foodie, and she has almost no resistance in the face of food, so she will take care of her boyfriend's half in three or two clicks. Maybe I was surprised by the fast movements, and I didn't forget to comfort me after eating: "Hey, hey, there are still raw materials, I'll fry you more when I go back!" ”
"Forget it, it's not too early, you still have courseware to do, I still have to watch the Manchester United game." Ljungberg smiled and pressed her hand and got up, "I suddenly remembered that Lan seemed to have told me that it doesn't matter if the dish is not ready, as long as it is not mushy, you can cook pasta with some water." ”
"Oh?"
"Thinking about it, the truth is very simple, we novices can't grasp a lot of details on the road, and the taste and texture are naturally much worse. Put them together and boil them in water, and those that are too salty or too light and hard will not be difficult to swallow. ”
"It does make sense, but how does it sound like a philosophy of life?"
"Yes, everyone's personality and experience are different, and naturally there will be things that everyone is best at and what they are not good at. The soul of a team, like water, can bring everyone together, give full play to everyone's strength, and accomplish things that seemed almost impossible before. ”
"Are you talking about Mr. Wenger?"
"Nope."
"Who's that?"
"It's probably a little early to tell, but I'm sure that's what he played when he was in Kaiserslautern."
Hearing this, Villarian was a little dazed.
Ljungberg's back dangled in front of her eyes, his figure was not tall, and his shoulders were not broad, but he just looked at it, everything that was once familiar was now a little strange.
As if it has been injected with a new soul, there is a trace of time everywhere.
"Then tell me why the simplest oyster sauce lettuce has such an attractive taste and color?"
"We're used to measuring the quality of something with a complex process, like the pursuit of possession on a football field. In fact, sometimes, just the right amount of simplicity can lead to unexpected gains. ”
"Like those goals from Mo?"
"Yes, the movements that exude a sense of power and beauty everywhere are actually no worse than those gorgeous techniques. And in my opinion, the future trend of football development will be more and more about speed and power, and the slow pace of attack and defense will no longer be a thing of the past. ”
"Oh, you mean, in the competition between Mo and Anelka, the former will have the last laugh?"
"Maybe you won't believe it, but they're not a player at all."
"Huh? Tell me why. ”
"A top-level player who brings you not only shock, but also heartfelt attraction. Whether on or off the field, there is always a mysterious power in them that attracts everyone. ”
"Is that powerful?"
"Yes, before that, it was hard for you to imagine how many incredible things the appearance of such a person would bring you."
"Oh? I heard that he is a bit bold? ”
"I didn't tell you yet. His style off the field is the same as on the field, simple but straightforward, he will do whatever comes to his mind and will not hesitate to do anything. ”
"He's still so young, isn't that a sign of recklessness?"
"No, unlike recklessness, he knows how to be measured, thinks about others, and sometimes even takes the initiative to take matters that have nothing to do with him on his head. I don't know why, but it's probably the charisma that plays a role. ”
"Then let me tell you what I think."
Hearing this, Ljungberg rarely drew his attention back from the state of soul wandering, and glanced at Vera Ryan with a focused face.
The Swedish girl's eyebrows are slender and deep, and even without glasses, she can see the light of wisdom in them.
"I don't know as much about football as you do, so let's look at it from a different perspective. Lan and I have been in contact a lot lately, and we have talked a lot, so it is natural that we will be interested in their relationship. ”
Ljungberg's eyes widened with curiosity.
"For a woman, the life of sharing love with others is unimaginable. But Lan told me that love is only a small part of her feelings for Mo. How's that, surprised? ”
Ljungberg nodded.
Verarian didn't sell it, and continued: "If I were to change to another woman, I would probably go crazy when I learned that there were other women in my sweetheart's heart, I thought." Therefore, I think the reason why their relationship is harmonious is probably because of the equal emphasis on family and friendship, and the fact that responsibilities and obligations go hand in hand. ”
After a pause, the voice continued.
"I thought she was going to envy me, but I found out I was wrong. She's just a little curious about the outside world, and her inner world is very solid. In this way, it seems that there is something missing from the values I have identified as the pursuit of life. ”
"What's missing?" Ljungberg asked with a smile.
"For some women, love is too important for anything else to make up for it, and even a little bit of regret will desperately want to make up for it. For other women, career and money are more important, and they also like love, but consider it a luxury. ”
"Go on." Ljungberg nodded.
"Love is not a luxury, and of course, it is not as important as it seems. I think that it is the same as business and money, and it needs to be managed with care in order to maintain its vigorous vitality. ”
"You have a lot of point, but it seems off-topic, right?"
"No, Lan is actually a very simple girl, who can put her in the current state, I believe it was Mo who did it!"
"Haha, I'm going to tell him!"
"Okay, I just wanted to talk to him."
"Hey, you're not serious, are you?"
"Hehe, jealous?" (To be continued......)