Chapter 158: The FA Cup Final is Here! Brilliant Wembley Stadium! The blessed land is coming! (Ask for a commuter pass)
After two days of delightful celebrations, the Leicester players gathered their hearts and began preparing for the penultimate game of the league.
FA Cup final.
The English FA Cup, which is definitely one of the most important cup competitions in the country, is not one of them.
Even, in addition to the Champions League, Europa League, Club World Cup and other large club cups, the FA Cup can rank first in all national cups.
The grandeur of Wembley Stadium, its long history, its near-perfect knockout format, the most involved cups, and so on make up this cup competition.
And this is also the last step for Leicester City to get away with the Grand Slam of domestic honor.
Chen Yufeng's final step in the English League Grand Slam.
So far, the team has won two Premier League titles, four League Cups and one Community Shield.
Chen has also won all of the Premier League's best awards, including the Assist King and Golden Boot, and was voted the best player in the League Cup and Community Shield final.
Arguably, another FA Cup winner, the best player in the FA Cup.
There is no award that Chen Yufeng has not won in the top football competition in the UK, and he can be said to be a grand slam of the club's domestic career.
There is a chance to have a Champions League and a World Cup in the future, this is a real football slam.
Introducing him, I really only need to say that he has won all the awards.
Of course, this is very difficult, and it will take Chen Yufeng to work hard for a long time, and the road forward will definitely not be easy, he may need to fight many games and fight many times.
Let's go through this FA Cup first......
On 27 May, with the final day of the FA Cup final remaining, everyone in Leicester gathered in the club's conference room to listen to Ranieri's pre-match analysis.
The starting line-up was laid out at this point.
Forwards, Jamie Vardy, Chen Yufeng.
Midfielders, Albrighton, Kante, Drinkwater, Mahrez.
Defenders, Ben Chilwell, Morgan, Hut, Achraf.
Goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel.
It can be seen that in the final, Ranieri is still dominated by veteran players, and only the back line has new attempts.
It was the right choice, Arsenal beat them twice last season and they have been beaten again this season, so for a team like this, it's good to have a safe win.
There is no need to engage in invention and innovation.
It's really shocking, and it may be better to use it in the Champions League final, because Leicester City does have a certain gap with Real Madrid......
"I'll leave the rest of the time to yourselves, don't talk about this game, talk about other relaxing things." Ranieri packed up his tactics board and left the room.
He has some knowledge of psychology and knows how to divert the attention of the players and relax the players.
This was evident from the moment he asked the players to make pizza.
"Time flies."
Drinkwater, on the left side of the first row, let out an exclamation, and the others glanced at him, intentionally or unintentionally.
"Anyway, why is this kid Chen Yufeng so lucky?" Mahrez didn't wait for everyone to talk to Drinkwater, and a new topic was raised.
"What's wrong?" Someone asked from the side.
"He was the best player in the final of the last League Cup and the last Community Shield, which will be written into the tournament record, and he is the best player in this tournament." Mahrez spoke up.
That's the case in the cup, where the final basically determines who is the best player in the tournament.
"So what?" Chen Yufeng turned his head and glanced at him.
'So you're ready to concede the best player in the FA Cup? Or are you going to hit all the domestic awards? Mahrez laughed half-jokingly, half-seriously.
This is Chen Yufeng's last step, and he has no reason to attack.
He said it, maybe to motivate Chen Yufeng, or maybe he was just joking.
"What's the matter, is our Mahrez ready to lead us to the title in the final?"
Chen Yufeng looked at him with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "If that's the case, I'll give this up, because the championship is more important." ”
"If not, then shut up and come and compete with me."
If you are competitive, everyone can play at their best, which is crucial for a striker, and Chen Yufeng knows this.
He hopes to steer his teammates in that direction.
"If we win, I'll rob you of your best, don't talk about me." Mahrez raised his head.
"Am I that kind of person?" Chen Yufeng smiled, picked up his things and walked outside.
Tomorrow is the game, so go home early today and take a shower and get some rest.
It's been a long time since he added points, it's not that he doesn't want to keep up the pace, it's just that the next games are crucial.
He'll have to be in good shape for the extra-time that is most likely to happen.
Even if there was no extra time, he had to make sure he could play around 95 minutes and sprint at the end of the day.
Because the rush at this time is often the one that decides the game.
…………
The next day, London.
At the Arsenal training base, a bus slowly stopped at the gate of the base, waiting for something.
Not long after, people wearing Arsenal training uniforms appeared one after another, all of them carrying a large bag and looking like they were carrying a lot of things.
Looking closely, Sanchez, Bellerin, Ramsey, Holding, Mertesacker and others are all in the queue, and they naturally team up to Wembley Stadium to compete.
In fact, the training base is not too far from Wembley Stadium, both are in London, and the players live in London.
It may be more convenient and faster to rush over on your own.
But they're a team, they're a whole, they're the heirs of the glory of red and white, and they have to gather here and go to the pitch together.
This kind of rule is a dead rule in most clubs, and no one dares to break it.
After another four or five minutes or so, Wenger walked over with a crossbody bag, he was wearing a white shirt and red tie today, and the overall appearance was relatively clean.
It is also in line with people's impression of Arsene Wenger's image.
After getting into the car, Wenger sat in the front row, glanced at Sanchez next to him, then turned his head and roughly tapped the number of people.
"Let's go." Then, he waved his hand.
The bus started slowly and drove onto the main road of the road, and after about two minutes of walking, Arsenal fans loomed on the road.
These are residents in the neighborhood or fans who are going to watch the game at a nearby bar, knowing that the team bus will be passing through here.
"Arsenal! Arsenal! Arsenal!! ”
A faint shout rang out, and it never stopped.
Players sitting in the car occasionally pull the curtains and look out to see new faces on the street, either holding their hands high or holding flags aloft.
That's their supporters, their proud fans!
As a Premier League team that has not won the Champions League, Arsenal are known for their long history, and their heritage comes from the fact that they have never missed a single top-flight game......
Many people may feel that calling Arsenal a Premier League giant is a bit too much.
But there is no denying that they have always been one of the star teams in this league, and they may rush to the top of the table every year, and they can cause some problems for the champion team if they don't win the title.
How can the players of the Arsenal team not know these points?
It's just that their mood today is actually quite complicated.
'Arsenal player' and 'disciple of Arsene Wenger' have always been the proud identities of most people, and in England during this period, the combination of these two identities is absolutely intimidating to anyone.
For teams in the middle of the Premier League, teams in the lower reaches, they can even bring some sense of superiority from the strong teams.
But today, the battle with Leicester City, a 'former relegation team', has made them no longer have any sense of superiority.
It's a very strange thought.
It's like Leicester City is the big team, the team that has been in the top league and has been extremely competitive year after year!
They Arsenal, are the challengers.
Could it be that Leicester City have really become a big team, or a strong upstart team?
No, Deportivo La Coruna, Kaiserslautern and Nottingham have all played similarly in their own periods, and some have been even more brilliant.
But will Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Dortschalke, and Arsenal have this kind of palpitations for these teams at that time?
Is there such a feeling of being a weaker?
Probably not...... Even if you can't kick it at the time, it must be the mentality of not being convinced, the mentality of feeling that you have been bitten by a rat and put in the hospital.
This discovery made the Arsenal players feel a little depressed.
"Calm down, don't think too much, everyone is silent, I know your hearts are upset."
Wenger sat in his chair with his eyes closed, he didn't look back, but he felt the heavy atmosphere, "Let me tell you something, I may have left the club soon. ”
"My last wish is to bring one last title to this club, and I want everyone to say goodbye with dignity, and I am not afraid or shy about telling you this."
'Leicester have Champions League finals to play, we have nothing, we have only one way to win the FA Cup.
"Adjust and get ready for the challenge."
At this time, the bus came to the place where the fans were crowded, and when they looked over, Wembley Stadium was already in front of them.
Underneath the pitch, Arsenal players spotted a blue and white bus that had pulled into the pitch.
They knew that it was the bus of the Leicester City players, the bus of the opponents of the day, and these opponents had already entered the stadium to warm up.
"Come on, fight hard, everyone celebrates for three days if you win, and we congratulate Leicester City if we lose, Arsenal come on!" Wenger stood up and prepared to get out of the car while saying words of encouragement.
(End of chapter)