Volume 1: Males Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 279 Grassroots (First Update Guaranteed)

Chapter 279 Grassroots (first update guaranteed)

In the end, Liverpool defeated visiting Arsenal 2:0 at their home court.

They made it through to the third round of the FA Cup, while Arsenal were eliminated in their first FA Cup game of the season.

After the game, all Arsenal players refused to be interviewed, perhaps because of their inner shame, or perhaps because of their displeasure after losing the game.

Anyway, they all hurried past the reporters. No one stopped to be interviewed by reporters.

Journalists who did not stop the players asked Wenger questions at the press conference.

Wenger spread his hands: "I have said before that the Liverpool reserve team is a very strong team. You don't believe it. What did you say in your own media? You think I am making a fuss and think I lost Arsenal." Dignity. Did you also see this game? Does anyone still think I exaggerated? "

A group of reporters looked at each other, but they didn't expect Wenger to be waiting for them here...

They had indeed criticized and ridiculed Wenger unceremoniously before.

So Wenger's counterattack also makes sense.

But...but, using one's own team's failure as a weapon to counterattack, isn't this too ridiculous?

You must know that although we were counterattacked by him, his team was also eliminated. Whose loss is greater?

It's clear at a glance.

We were ridiculed by him, but now we are a bit embarrassed about our dignity. Besides, how many reporters are shameless? So maybe I don’t even have such a feeling.

But his team was eliminated in the first game of the FA Cup. Is such a result justified?

For a giant like Arsenal, not being able to get past the first round of the FA Cup is the biggest failure, right?

In the face of such a huge failure, does Wenger have no pressure at all?

Even if he is the director of Arsenal Club, he cannot ignore it. ""

So they really can't understand why Wenger still has the nerve to teach reporters like them a lesson about his team's failure.

Naturally, they didn't understand how much Wenger wanted to lose the game in his heart.

If he loses a game but can get a greater victory, he will do it without hesitation.

An excellent head coach must be an excellent tactician, but he must also be an excellent strategist.

Strategists cannot just focus on one city or one place. When necessary, they must have the courage to cut off their wrists and give up some games, even if they seem very important.

You have to take a long-term view. The outcome of a game right under your nose doesn't matter. But if you can exchange for future glory, then you should do it without hesitation and not waver in your heart.

Wenger is such an excellent manager.

I'm afraid many people never thought that Wenger would exchange the defeat of this game for a greater victory.

So they couldn't figure it out.

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The Arsenal side lost and were in low spirits.

If Liverpool wins the ball, their morale will be high.

Liverpool's players were in high spirits and seemed happy when they were interviewed.

Although they did not score a goal, Chen Yingxiong scored the goal alone. But after two seasons of experience in the League Cup and FA Cup, the players in Liverpool's reserve team have long regarded Chen Yingxiong as one of their own.

Chen Yingxiong scored and they were equally happy.

What's more, their contribution on the defensive end in this game is no less than that of Chen Yingxiong.

If it weren't for their tenacious defense, Arsenal might have scored before Chen Yingxiong scored.

Regardless of the perspective, the players in Liverpool's reserve team are entitled to be happy about this game. ""

Moreover, the victory in this game greatly aroused their confidence - even Arsenal's first team is at our feet, what else do we have to fear? !

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After the game, the media were surprised that the Liverpool reserve team defeated the Arsenal first team so easily at home.

When he was surprised, he was naturally praised.

All kinds of compliments and compliments sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

In the writings of these media, Liverpool's reserve team is already stronger than Manchester United.

This is how their ridiculous result came about - in the first half of the league, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 1:0 away from home, and now the Liverpool reserve team defeated Arsenal 2:0 at home. These are known conditions. From Arsenal's defeat of Manchester United, we know that Arsenal is better than Manchester United. And from the fact that Liverpool's reserve team defeated Arsenal, we know that Liverpool's reserve team is better than Arsenal. Therefore, Liverpool's reserve team is stronger than Arsenal and stronger than Manchester United. Therefore, Liverpool's reserve team is stronger than Arsenal. Manchester United…

Sounds nonsense, right? But the media often does this in a relatively simple way. In fact, they themselves know that this comparison is stupid. But how can we attract attention if we don’t do this? Sometimes taking the initiative to make a fool of yourself is actually a means of marketing.

Of course, Liverpool's reserve team cannot be stronger than Manchester United.

Even if they can beat Arsenal, it will be a specific result on a specific occasion and under a specific situation.

But no one cares about that. At this time, praising a team of civilian heroes and advocating "the victory of the common people" is the most able to ignite everyone's passion and blood.

The reason why the FA Cup and League Cup can still maintain vitality in English football despite the impact of the Premier League and Champions League has a lot to do with their repeated upsets.

In fact, everyone likes to see grassroots take down the giants, but in the Premier League, such extravagant hopes are too slim. Even teams like Bolton and Charlton cannot be regarded as grassroots. The real grassroots are those teams in lower-level leagues. The lower-level the better, such as amateur teams, such as teams in English C and B.

Although the Liverpool reserve team comes from a well-known family, they can be considered grassroots. After all, they are all from the youth team and have not yet proven their abilities in higher-level competitions. It doesn't mean that the youth teams of wealthy teams are better than the youth teams of ordinary teams. Players from some wealthy youth teams may only be able to play in the English Championship, English League One, English League Two... or even amateur teams.

Since everyone likes to watch grassroots legends, and the Liverpool reserve team can indeed be regarded as grassroots.

Then naturally we have to publicize it.

This is indeed the most worthy of reporting and attention recently.

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When the outside media touts Liverpool's reserve team in an almost disgusting way, it's not a good day for Arsenal.

Arsenal did not return to the Colney training base in London after playing the FA Cup because they had to play against Liverpool at Anfield twice in four days.

Instead, they continue to rent a training ground at Everton's North Lefield training base for training.

At the North Lefield training base, Arsenal's talented players were standing in front of Wenger with their heads lowered, not daring to make a sound.

They were not scolded by Wenger. In fact, Wenger didn't say anything, that was it for these players.

They are ashamed.

Because before the game, they arrogantly thought they could beat the Liverpool reserve team.

Who would have thought it would end like this?

Not only did they fail to defeat the Liverpool reserve team, they were also beaten by the Liverpool reserve team and were unable to fight back at all. In the last half, they could only hold on tight and barely guarantee not to concede a goal, let alone counterattack.

They were beaten so hard by the Liverpool reserve team in full view of the public that they were almost beaten to the point where even their mother could not recognize them.

This shame was caused by themselves. If they had listened to their boss before the game, maybe they wouldn't have ended up like this...

They don't know that the boss just wants them to lose. They can't deceive Liverpool unless they lose. So in fact, they lost well, lost wonderfully, and lost flawlessly.

In this way, Liverpool will be more convinced of their previous statement, believing that Arsenal really cannot pose any threat to them.

The players in the reserve team are all young people. They are at the age when they are young, energetic, impulsive and easily get carried away. A little achievement can make them raise their tails to the sky.

With the media adding fuel to the flames, Wenger believed that the young boys in Liverpool's reserve team would definitely underestimate the enemy.

He is a head coach who likes to train young players, so he naturally has a deep understanding of the psychology of young players. I am confident that my guess is correct.

Liverpool's reserve team has taken care of it, now it's his players who have to take care of it.

In the past, players were blindly confident, but now they have gone to the other extreme, blindly inferior. He must restore their fighting spirit, otherwise even if Liverpool is deceived by him, Liverpool will win in the end.

He looked at these players. They were like dogs with their tails between their legs, their heads downcast, their ears drooped, and they were silent.

Maybe in their hearts, they would rather scold them all themselves, so that they would feel better.

But he can't do this, because once he does, the resentment in the hearts of these players will lessen or even disappear.

Although they were hurt by losing to the Liverpool reserve team, they are the proud ones after all, and deep down they will definitely feel a little unconvinced by this defeat. They didn't believe that they had lost to the Liverpool reserve team without any chance of fighting back.

This kind of dissatisfaction may be rare, but it is what Wenger needs most.

Because that sentiment would become Arsenal's revengeful fury in the second game.

As long as you tease yourself well.

He took a breath and said, "Now, throw yesterday's game into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean!"

Everyone looked up in surprise and looked at the head coach in front of them. There seemed to be no angry expression on his face.

But they would rather the boss scolds them all, rather than letting them feel uncomfortable like this.

The more pleasant the boss is to them, the more ashamed they become.

In the end, I just wished that a crack would open in the ground and let them all get in.