Chapter 293: Hello, can I sign your name?

In Arsenal's dressing room, the players sit on the bench with their heads down. The dressing room, which was oddly quiet for more than two dozen people, was not spoken by any players, not even eye contact with each other.

Arsene Wenger pushed the door open and immediately felt the eerie atmosphere in the dressing room.

"Raise your head!" Arsene Wenger said.

The tone is very gentle, no anger, and there is no taste of hating iron and steel in the past. It's just that in the soft tone, there is an unquestionable taste.

Subconsciously, the Arsenal players all raised their heads and looked at Wenger in bewilderment. Among them, there are many players who have a taste of guilt and guilt in their eyes, and these players are not very good.

'Yes, we lost, it's a big game for us and you know the situation in this group. The team that loses at home to one of the biggest opponents in the qualification is not optimistic about our future qualification. ”

At this point, the Gunners put their heads down again, knowing that what awaits them next is criticism from Arsene Wenger. While Arsene Wenger doesn't normally swear, his criticism is no better than swearing, for Arsenal's players.

Arsene Wenger's criticism tends to create a sense of shame in them, and if they swear like other coaches, they will feel unpleasant at best, and forget about it after a few days. And if Wenger is Wenger's criticism, they will feel very uncomfortable, and this discomfort will always be engraved in their hearts.

Conspiracy!

But Arsene Wenger reversed course: "Of course, losing this game will only make it a little bit more difficult for us in the second half of this group in the future, that's all. ”

The Arsenal players, who had just lowered their heads, raised their heads again and looked at their professor, who was obviously a little confused as to why the professor was playing cards like Li Zihan.

Arsene Wenger continued: 'We only lost one game, we didn't lose the right to qualify for the Champions League all season. We still have a chance, didn't Dortmund lose away to Napoli in the last round? Now all three of us have six points, on the same starting line. So all three of us have the same odds of qualifying, and we have two more goal difference than Napoli. With three teams, two of which have qualified places, I don't believe Arsenal are the ones who are unlucky. ”

"And what storms haven't Arsenal seen in recent years? This setback is not worth mentioning, the season has just begun, and it is still early. As long as we don't make mistakes in the next three rounds, we're still in the knockout rounds, and the odds are still good. In the next round, we will go to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund. That's our chance we're going to have in Westfa. Lun Stadium avenges this arrow and firmly grasps the right to qualify in our hands! ”

After Wenger said this, the Arsenal players suddenly realized.

Yes, we have only lost one of six group stage games, and while it was uncomfortable to lose at home, it was too early to say that there was no hope of qualifying from the group. Didn't Dortmund and Napoli also lose a game, at most now everyone is half a pound to eight taels.

Li Zihan can clearly see the strong desire to fight in the eyes of his teammates, and he has to marvel at Arsene Wenger's influence at Arsenal.

In fact, everyone understands what Wenger is saying, everyone knows it. It's not so surging and exciting, but it's such a simple truth, Li Zihan believes that if he changed to any of them, it might have little impact on the hearts of Arsenal players, even if it was an assistant coach or the club president or owner.

This is Arsene Wenger, who has been at Arsenal for more than ten years, and Arsenal's football has long been deeply engraved into the figure of this silver-haired old man.

Arsene Wenger clapped his hands, signaled for everyone's attention and said: "The first thing you have to do now is to go out and thank the fans for their support, they came to Highbury with an expectant heart to see you disappointing them to lose, and now they are even more disappointed to be stuck in the dressing room like a shrunken turtle." During this time, our opponents Borussia Dortmund were on the pitch thanking their fans, whose home stadium did they fall here? Now you have to go out and thank the fans and thank them for their support. Then the second thing is that the first thing is done, immediately come back to take a shower and change clothes, although this season is not cold, but it is the peak of colds. ”

"Hesitating to lose, according to the rules, there will be no rest tomorrow, so you have to come to the base to train early tomorrow morning. But don't worry, tomorrow's training is not heavy, and it will mainly focus on physical recovery. Okay, now you can go out, I'm going to the post-match press conference right away. ”

After saying that, Wenger turned around and left, not waiting for the reaction of his disciples.

After Arsene Wenger's departure, Arsenal's players, led by captain Vermaelen and vice-captain Mikel Arteta, walked out of the dressing room to thank the fans.

When Li Zihan and his teammates came to the pitch, they saw Dortmund players interacting with the visiting fans under the stands. On the other side, most of the Arsenal supporters did not leave, but glared angrily at Dortmund.

When they saw their team come out, the Arsenal fans did not complain or abuse. Instead, everyone stood up and bowed to the Arsenal players.

Arsenal's stands are very close to the stadium, unlike the Italian stadium, which separates the turf from the stands as a buffer zone, and is erected by high barbed wire fences around the stands. The players on the pitch can clearly see every face and even every expression of the fans.

Li Zihan and his teammates lined up in a straight line, and then bowed to the fans to thank them. As he bent down, he saw two lines of tears in the eyes of a small fan not far ahead. The child is not very old, it is estimated that he is only seven or eight years old. Dressed in Arsenal children's clothes, she looks very cute. It's just that I want to cry with tears and I don't dare to cry, which makes people feel very distressed.

Suddenly, his father, who took him to watch the game, slapped him on the back of the head: "Crying fart, it's just a loss, not a season, or a championship!" ”

The child pouted, wiped away his tears with his jersey and said: "I don't know who, every year the Gunners and the championship miss each other and run to the house to cry, hugging my mother, that's my mother and not your mother." ”

Even Li Zihan, who was a little far away, heard this, and of course his father beside him also heard it. The middle-aged man grinned and wanted to slap the back of the child's head again. But when the raised palm was in the air, it unloaded all the force, and instead turned into a gentle caress on the child's head.

"You know the, you were born the year Arsenal won the league title, and I thought it was a good sign that you were born, because a few years ago we broke Manchester United's monopoly on the title. How did you know that you kid was born, it's been eight years now, and Arsenal haven't won a title in eight years, even an FA Cup"

"Then when I grow up, I'll help Arsenal win the championship, and I'm part of the Arsenal school anyway. By the time I was 12 years old, I was part of Arsenal. In addition to tears in the child's innocent eyes, there is seriousness and stubbornness.

"Moreover, even if I become famous in the future, I will not leave Arsenal, even if people give me more money and have the ability to win the quadruple, I will not leave Highbury." The child added.

"You guy, don't you want to be angry with me. When you grow up? So how many more years will Arsenal have to continue without a title? I'd rather you couldn't get into Arsenal's professional system than suffer for so long. ”

Hearing this, Li Zihan felt that there was something in his heart, he panicked, and there was something in his eyes, wanting to snatch it out.

Taking the opportunity to rub his eyes, he wiped his eyes, then skipped the advertising board in front of him and went under the stands.

"Hello, can I sign your name?" Li Zihan said to the child with a smile.

The child was stunned, looked at Li Zihan, and then turned his head to look at his father. I don't understand what the situation is, it has always been the fans chasing the stars and asking the other party to sign autographs, and it is the first time that the stars want to take the initiative to ask for autographs for the fans. I feel like my little head is a little insufficient.

"Why are you still stunned? Hurry up. The father hurried the child.

The "O'Aoao" kid finally reacted, hurriedly agreed to take off his Arsenal shirt immediately, and then took out the marker for signing from his trouser pocket.

Pens, jerseys and scarves for autographs are one of the essential equipment for every real fan to watch the game or go to the team's training base.

Li Zihan nodded at the child with a smile, then took the jersey and began to write.

Halfway through writing, Li Zihan raised his head and asked, "Can I know your name?" ”

"Alain, Alain Martin Lee! My dad wanted me to be like Arsenal legend Alan Martin Smith and be every striker's dream partner! The child said proudly.

He immediately added: "It's the Alan Martin Smith in our Arsenal history, it's not the Alan Smith of Manchester United and it's not the Alan Shearer of Newcastle!" He said as seriously as a little adult: "Since you have come to our arsenal, you should be familiar with our history!" ”

Li Zihan smiled slightly: "Yes, I know him." He spent eight years at Arsenal, making 264 appearances and scoring 113 goals. Of course he has more assists and, like you said, he's every striker's dream partner. ”

The child was obviously a little surprised, and then smiled and said, "You also saw it in the Arsenal Honour Room?" ”

Li Zihan thinks this kid is very funny, Alan Martin Smith was far from being born when he retired, and he actually knew this Arsenal celebrity quite well, you must know that when Li Zihan was almost two years old, Arsenal's top striker had just retired.