"Why are they here?"

The Carabao Cup final is getting closer.

The whole of Arsenal is in the midst of a storm of public opinion. Because Arsenal has not won the FA Cup since the 04-05 season, until last season, it has been seven years without a title.

For those teams in the middle and lower reaches, no one will say anything if they haven't won a championship for decades. Even many English teams have not won a title in their 100-year history, but their fans will not ask them to win it. Because they are inherently weak.

But for Arsenal it's different.

Arsenal may not be a world-class giant like Manchester United or Liverpool, but Arsenal is definitely an English giant. As a club with an illustrious history in English football, and even the first club in the history of English football to have a dynasty's glory, it is really a great sadness and a huge shame to be without a title for seven years.

Now Arsenal are at another important crossroads.

Because they reached the League Cup final. In fact, after 05 years, Arsenal also reached the League Cup final twice. Any time you win the championship, there will be no embarrassment of not winning a championship for seven years.

It's just that in 07, when Arsenal reached the League Cup final, Arsenal had just begun their journey without a title. For Arsene Wenger at the time, the Carabao Cup was still a chicken rib. After all, having just reached the Champions League final last season, it's understandable that they can't afford to win the League Cup. Therefore, in the final, a lot of young players were sent. In the end, they were beaten back by Chelsea and lost the League Cup.

However, for Arsenal at the time, many people praised Arsenal's bravery. Some commentators even spoke highly of Arsene Wenger, believing that it was Wenger who dared to use young players, so Arsenal never lacked talent.

It's a pity that the praise later became sarcasm.

As the absence of a crown continues, no one as stubborn as Arsene Wenger can stand it. Therefore, Wenger took it very seriously when he reached the Carabao Cup final again last season. However, the game was very dramatic, and Arsenal ended up with mistakes by Koscielny and Szczesny. Lost this championship.

The crownless continues.

Now it's another opportunity.

What will happen to Arsenal, can they break the winless situation. All the English media are watching.

Jin Ming is also accumulating strength. Jin Ming came to Arsenal to help Arsenal break the situation without a championship. This League Cup winner is the easiest, and most likely. Jin Ming was certainly unwilling to give up.

However, in the days before the finals, Jin Ming saw a lot of unexpected people.

Many of Jin Ming's sponsor representatives came to London.

"To see your game, of course."

Wen Dongfang smiled slightly, and then said with a smile: "Arsenal has a lot of influence in China, and there are many fans. After you joined Arsenal, the number of Arsenal fans increased dramatically. These sponsors are also seeing this. If Arsenal can win the League Cup in this game, it will break Arsenal's seven-year winless situation. When the time comes, you will be the hero. How could these people let go of such a good opportunity. ”

That's it.

Arsenal has a lot of sponsors. All saw a good opportunity for publicity. This is especially true for many Jinming's cooperative manufacturers. This is especially true of the Li Ning Company, which has been having a very difficult time recently.

Li Ning has recently been downsizing its amateur business, closing down many of its factories in Europe.

The internationalization strategy is not successful, and the domestic market is being swallowed up by other sports manufacturers. Therefore, Li Ning Company can only choose to expand. However, Li Ning Company has such excellent resources as Jinming, and of course it will not give up.

Once Arsenal wins the championship, Arsenal will of course be able to get a commemorative product at that time. After all, it was a break from a seven-year title win, and it was a moment of celebration for Arsenal fans. And Li Ning Company did not want to give up, and wanted to cooperate with Jin Ming to launch a commemorative jersey, commemorative sneakers and so on.

wants to use the huge influence of Jin Ming to keep his current precarious country.

"They're putting pressure on me."

Jin Ming didn't like this very much.

But for football now. The influence of these sponsors is very high. It's not that Jin Ming alone can change it. Therefore it can only be accepted.

"Don't worry. They just want a piece of the pie this time. I'm going to help you block anything and not let them really come and harass you. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Wen."

Jin Ming was reluctant to be before the game. Just meet with these people and distract yourself. Although every time they want to cooperate with Jin Ming, Jin Ming's income will increase significantly.

But Jin Ming is still a player after all.

As long as you play your ball well, you are not afraid that there will be no chance to make money. And when it comes to Jin Ming's current income. The money you earn is just numbers.

"Jin Ming, I have good news for you."

"What?"

'You've done well in the Premier League, so you're getting more and more influential at home. Recently, even CCTV can't sit still. Talks are underway to broadcast a couple of Premier League games from next season. And according to inside sources, things are very promising. ”

Wen Dongfang was very proud.

Because of a player, CCTV who has abandoned the Premier League for many years can be dispatched, which shows Jin Ming's current influence. And no matter how many fans criticize CCTV's commentators and other things, no one can deny CCTV's unique position in China.

He is the only sports channel in China that covers the whole country.

Once Jin Ming's game can be broadcast live on CCTV, Jin Ming's status in the Chinese sports world will really be unshakable. The benefits brought by the time will definitely be several times greater than now.

Therefore, when he heard that CCTV was going to broadcast the Jin Ming game live, Wen Dongfang was immediately ecstatic.

"Wasn't China's Premier League broadcasting rights bought by other companies?"

"What's that. CCTV wants to broadcast live, as long as the money is about the same, they can still refuse. Working with CCTV is also good for them, and it's good for the Premier League. And there is more good news, I heard that CCTV is even going to buy the domestic cup in England. ”

"CCTV still has such a generous time."

Jin Ming also laughed.

Who in China does not know that CCTV is overbearing. They broadcast live matches abroad, and they are still there with shelves. After all, CCTV has a lot of influence, and if you want to promote your own events in China, you really don't have much capital to bargain in front of CCTV.

Look at the Bundesliga and La Liga they broadcast live on CCTV, and CCTV only gave them a few dollars.

"CCTV is not short of money."

CCTV is not stupid.

Jin Ming's influence in the Chinese sports world is increasing day by day, and every time Jin Ming's Arsenal game is broadcast on the Internet, there are a lot of fans. Some local TV stations broadcast Arsenal games live, and the ratings are envied by CCTV.

Therefore, CCTV doesn't want to let such high-quality resources run to local TV stations and online live broadcast platforms. I also came in to get a piece of the pie, so that's why I happened this time.

"This time in the League Cup final, CCTV is also in hand."

…………

Wembley Stadium on 25 February 2013.

Players from both sides stand in the tunnel and wait for the game to begin.

"Ji Chengyong, this is our champion, you can't take it."

Jin Ming and Ji Chengyong were not far away, so Jin Ming smiled and talked to him. Since both of them left South Korea in 09 and came to European football, Jin Ming is developing in the Bundesliga, and Ji Chengyong is developing in the Soviet Super League.

And in this summer, Jin Ming came to Arsenal, and Ji Chengyong came to Swansea.

Needless to say, Arsenal is a Premier League giant. Although it has been sluggish in recent years, it is still one of the strongest teams in the Premier League. And Swansea are the new Premier League team that has just been promoted for a short time.

However, Swansea have performed very well this season and can be regarded as a big dark horse.

In the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, even Chelsea were eliminated. It took the whole English football world by surprise.

"Jin Ming, you can try it."

Ji Chengyong looked at Jin Ming a little sour.

When he first debuted at Seoul FC, Ji Chengyong was the core of Seoul FC's midfield and entered the national team at a very young age. He has played in the Olympics, played in the World Cup for 10 years, and also entered the round of 16 of the World Cup.

Almost as soon as he debuted, he was hailed by the Korean media as the core of the future of Korean football.

In comparison, Jin Ming is just a side raider.

But after coming to Europe, there was a huge gap between the status of the two people. Jin Ming has enjoyed great success at Schalke and has become one of the best talents in world football, even making the Footballer of the Year 23 list last season and finishing in ninth place. Although Ji Chengyong played well in the Su Super League, compared with Jin Ming, he was not on the same level at all.

Now Jin Ming is Arsenal's thigh, and Ji Chengyong is just Swansea's main force.

Therefore, seeing Jin Ming, the proud Ji Chengyong has more fighting spirit.

"Haha. Don't cry if you lose. ”

"I don't know who's going to cry yet."

The two of them are bickering, but after all, they have been friends for many years. Therefore, after the fight, Jin Ming said to Ji Chengyong: "Whoever loses today will be invited to dinner." Bring that beautiful girlfriend of yours over and let us see. ”

Ji Chengyong talks to a Korean actress, Jin Ming is clear about this.

"Okay, I've got you covered."

After standing for a while, the referee saw that the time was almost up, and walked forward with a few assistant referees. The players of both teams also followed the referee and slowly entered the court.

"The 12-13 English League Cup is just around the corner. For this Carabao Cup triumph, both sides are bound to win. Arsenal are hoping to break the seven-year title deficit with this title. Swansea are hoping to win the first title in the club's history. ”

'And both teams at Arsenal are teams that like to keep the ball. In terms of possession this season, the two teams are in the top two. Two teams with technical streams, their confrontation will be good-looking. ”

"Let's look forward to a good Carabao Cup final. Will it be Arsenal defending the honour of the traditional giants, or will Swansea continue their dark horse journey. (To be continued......)