Chapter 265 Sky Sports interview: Arsenal has no fighting spirit

After defeating Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup, Mourinho did not have the heart to mock. When he faced the interview with reporters after the game, he just said calmly, "Chelsea is a very good team."

Maybe it's sincere praise, or maybe it's an affirmation of my past self.

After hearing this, Chelsea fans did not refute it for the first time in a long time. In fact, deep down in their hearts, they also admitted that Mourinho was Chelsea's most successful head coach.

Because he injected the most important iron-blooded spirit into Chelsea.

But just as Mourinho had thought before, the fate of the two teams has been blown away by the wind, leaving no trace.

"I find that I like Stamford Bridge more and more. It is our blessed place!"

On the bus back to Manchester, everyone started chatting.

"Harry, today Romero would rather kick the ball to the sideline than pass it to you." Rashford said meanly, "I'm not trying to cause trouble. If it were me, I would never tolerate it!"

"That's it, that's it!"

"Look at David, he always trusts you!"

As if the matter wasn't serious enough, his Manchester United teammates all started to add fuel to the fire.

"Hey, hey, hey, no matter what you say, don't take me with you!" De Gea quickly stopped his teammates.

Actually, if he was on the court at that time, he probably wouldn't have passed the ball to Maguire.

The main thing is that he gets sick from time to time. If he passes the ball a little late, his opponent may steal the ball and make a one-on-one shot.

"Chu, you really need to take care of them. If you keep talking like that, I'll lose all my confidence."

Maguire knew his teammates were joking, so he deliberately made a bitter face and said it.

"I'm afraid you'll have to ask Antonio for this." Chu Feng curled his lips and put on his headphones again.

Recently, as Wan Bissaka's performance has become more stable, Valencia has been sitting on the bench most of the time.

If nothing unexpected happens, he should transfer at the end of this season and go to other teams to earn more money for retirement.

Think about Valencia's ten green years, from assisting Berbatov and Rooney, to Van Persie and Crouch, to Rashford and Chu Feng, it is full of memories of Manchester United.

So he hasn't been in a very good mood recently, so Chu Feng wanted to let the old captain participate more.

At least I was happier during the last period of time.

"Okay, even if Van der Sar and Ferdinand were in the team, Van der Sar wouldn't be able to pass the ball."

Valencia said with a smile.

"Did you hear that? Did you hear that?"

Maguire's arrogance immediately increased after he had someone to back him up.

"The captain was just trying to comfort you, but you were so stupid as to take it seriously."

Lingard continued to make up the score.

The bus suddenly became lively again and everyone was enjoying themselves.

Chu Feng looked at the faces of his teammates and the back of the leader in front, and smiled happily.

I turned my head and stared at the street lights passing by outside the window.

He hopes everyone can keep doing this and work towards the same goal. ——In a Sky Sports interview the day before Manchester United played against Arsenal in the 27th round of the Premier League.

"Although everyone should know them well, I will still introduce Henry and Neville to you."

The host, Kalema, said.

"Today our opening topic is - hard work."

Kalema handed the microphone to Neville, "What do you think of this word and its significance to football?"

"Well, Newton once said that geniuses succeed because they lack perseverance, but I don't think so."

Neville put on a thoughtful expression.

"It should be the most important thing in football."

"I don't have Belletti's technique, Salga's dominance, Ferrara's versatility, Cafu's speed"

"Perhaps when people are selecting the best No.2 of that era, few people will mention me except Manchester United fans."

"But the fact is, I am not a genius, but I have caused countless geniuses to disappear on the right side."

At this point, he deliberately glanced at Henry: "For example, this one."

Henry's mouth twitched wildly when he heard this. He thought, based on my understanding of Neville, how could this guy have so much knowledge? He must have hired someone to write the copy for him. Maybe he stayed up all night to memorize it!

"You didn't defend me!"

Henry retorted unconvinced.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Kalema quickly changed the subject: "What do you think the score will be in tomorrow's match between Arsenal and Manchester United?"

"There is no doubt that Manchester United will win the game, 4-1."

Neville didn't think twice.

Henry was silent for a while: "Arsenal's strength is indeed not as good as Manchester United's at the moment, but I believe the boys can perform well."

As for why he avoided talking about it?

I really don't have the confidence in my heart. Arsenal's recent record is losing 1:3 to Manchester City and 1:5 to Liverpool. Actually, if it were the case, I could still barely accept it. The key is that Arsenal has no fighting spirit anymore.

There was no point in deliberately controlling the ball and no longer pursuing substantive offense, as if they were the ones leading.

There is a popular saying in the Premier League now: "As long as you fall behind, you have to fight. Losing one is a loss, losing two is also a loss, but you must never lose morale!"

Crystal Palace drew with Manchester United at home, Cardiff City attacked Manchester City, and Burnley reversed Liverpool away. Even if I lose to you by a few more goals, your penalty area will still be in a state of panic, so that you will be scared in your heart next time you meet me, and you will never accept being boiled like a frog in warm water.

Arsenal lacks this spirit, which is both a legacy of Wenger and the players' fault.

Guendouzi in the midfield is still too young, Aubameyang and Lacazette on the front line are like good kids, and the only tough guy Ramsey has not yet renewed his contract.

Henry sometimes wondered, if Chu Feng was in Arsenal, what would the Gunners become?

Will Wenger leave?

Can the Gunners win the Champions League?

"Since we are talking about Manchester United, let's talk about Chu. What is your impression of him?"

As a qualified host, Kalema did not let the atmosphere cool down and even played a video.

"He has the ultimate in speed, strength and technique. He can also combine his goal-scoring ability with his personal ability and use a variety of methods to get the ball into the goal."

"A perfect center forward."

Neville wasn't as hypocritical as before, his eyes and expression showed his seriousness.

Because since last season, he has gradually been conquered by Chu Feng's performance, as if he saw himself back then.

Same hard work, same seriousness, never any scandals.

Henry did not oppose it. He looked at the elegant and violent dribbling on the screen and even felt like being Chu Feng's teammate.

"Chu's impact on the defense is very strong, with 180-degree turns, large-angle changes of direction, and continuous pendulums."

"To be honest, he reminds me of Ronaldo, not Cristiano Ronaldo."

"They both gave me a feeling that they didn't belong to this world."

“.”

The next day, last night's talk show was played on loop in various shops inside and outside Old Trafford.

This made the Arsenal fans who came from afar very dissatisfied, but in fact, as an Arsenal legend, praising other players has actually proved Chu Feng's strength from the side.

At 2:30 p.m. local time, players from both teams walked out of the tunnel.

The dazzling spotlights above the stadium flashed along with the passionate melody. This is Manchester United's recently changed opening ceremony in order to create a better atmosphere for watching the game.

Then came the video of Manchester United players’ appearances, and finally the starting rosters of both teams.

Since Kante played the entire game against Chelsea in the last match, Mourinho put him on the bench and prepared to replace him in the second half of the game.

Secondly, Arsenal’s current strength is indeed not that good, which is a good opportunity for McTominay to be tested.

After exchanging flags with Ramsey, Chu Feng guessed the direction of the coin and decisively chose the right to kick off because Manchester United wanted to get off to a good start today and it would be best if they could win with the least effort.

After all, the League Cup final is just a few days away, so they need to conserve their energy as much as possible.

Manchester City still firmly occupies the top spot in the standings, not because of luck, but because of real ability!

Beep!!! The shrill whistle signaled the start of the game. Like an ancient army at war, the two sides' formations instantly crossed and collided with each other.

"Emery has not given up on the transformation of Arsenal's tactics, even though they have fallen to sixth in the standings and will not even play in the Europa League next season."

"The 3-4-2-1 formation certainly has the advantage of passing and controlling the ball, but the problem it brings is the weakness on the defensive end, especially on the left and right flanks."

"Mourinho started Ashley Young with the goal of opening up the game from the wing."

Just as Zhan Jun finished analyzing the basic situation of the two teams, huge changes occurred on the field.

Pogba received a diagonal pass from Wan Bissaka, pulled and dribbled away from Iwobi's pressure, and completed a beautiful long pass with a raise of his foot!

This season, his position changed from defensive midfielder to attacking midfielder, and with the addition of the sweeping machine Kante behind him, he gradually found his feeling in the national team and became more and more bold when handling the ball.

Chu Feng went to the left side and held Bellerin back.

Can vegetarians outperform meat eaters?

The answer for many people is definitely no, and this is actually the truth.

Chu Feng didn't feel the pressure at all. He jumped up easily and passed the ball to Professor Yang on the side.

“The landing spot is perfect!”

Ashley Young exclaimed in his heart, then rushed to the baseline with a series of stops and dribbles.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

After passing the ball, Chu Feng immediately turned around and moved forward, and the end point of his trajectory was right in front of the penalty area. Mustafi's nerves instantly tensed up, and he stared at Chu Feng's every move.

He had suffered too many losses before and knew Chu Feng's strength best.

"Don't let him catch the ball!"

Mustafi followed closely.

Ashley Young suddenly slowed down and stopped, creating about half a body length of space, and wanted to pass the ball to the back of the penalty area with his right foot.

But he suddenly noticed Chu Feng's movements, so he passed the ball without hesitation.

Now in Manchester United, Chu Feng has an extraordinary tactical position, even Pogba cannot compare with him.

Of course, this is not only Mourinho's intention, but also an active request from Manchester United players.

If it were Sterling, Cavani, Lukaku and other happy football kings, they would definitely not do this, but Chu Feng's ability to seize opportunities is obvious to all.

"pretty!"

Chu Feng's eyes instantly became sharp, and his movements became more than three times faster!

When Mustafi saw Chu Feng raising his left foot, there was only one thought left in his mind, which was to block it!

In fact, he is a very bad guy.

He was originally bought to replace Koscielny, but his mistake probability is at least five times greater than Koscielny, and he often gives his opponents a big gift package out of his nervousness.

During the 2014 World Cup, Mustafi was substituted off the field and German fans applauded.

“It’s over!”

Mustafi saw that Chu Feng did not shoot, but instead dribbled the ball inwards with ease, and he knew that he had made another huge mistake!

Manchester United fans stood up subconsciously and raised their arms in the air.

Chu Feng raised his eyes to look at Leno and Holding who was rushing from the side, and poked the football with his right toe.

Few goalkeepers can react to a shot less than ten meters away from the goal.

Leno, too.

The football flew to the right side of the goal like an arrow. Leno tried his best to save the ball sideways, but he was still quite a distance away from the ball and could only watch the ball fly into the goal.

1:0!!!

"If you had just turned on the TV, you would definitely be curious about the score in the upper left corner."

"But you are not mistaken, Manchester United's blitzkrieg scored a goal in the 2nd minute and 36 seconds of the game!"

"The one who scored for us was——"

The magnetic voice of resident DJ Leonard resounded throughout the stadium, and the next second, the same name was heard at Old Trafford.

"Chu!"

Manchester United fans had not yet gotten into the game and the volume of their shouting was not very loud, which made Leonard very dissatisfied.

So he asked again: "The one who scored our goal was——"

In the die-hard stand, also known as the Stretford Stand, several leaders of the supporters' association struck the big drum, and after the last drum beat, the Manchester United fans burst into a deafening roar.

“Chu!!!”

Among the BIG6 in the Premier League, the most fanatical fans should be Manchester United and Liverpool. After all, the history of the two teams is too tortuous and glorious.

That spirit naturally affected the fans as well.

Chu Feng ran to the stands, grinned and raised his arms, signaling the fans to make louder noises.

Think about it, is there anything more exciting than having tens of thousands of fans shouting your name? ! He couldn't think of it anyway.

"Damn it! How many times have I told you not to rush in, not to rush in!" Leno couldn't help but roared angrily, "You've suffered so much in front of Chu, why can't you learn your lesson?"

I work hard at Arsenal, but the defense often has problems.

Especially Mustafi, who likes to make steals based on subjective judgment. Such a person is not suitable to be a central defender.

"So what can I do, just watch him shoot?"

Mustafi spread his hands in helplessness.

It was this innocent look that made Leno even more angry, "Can't you just stay in position? You have to lose all your focus and mislead your teammates!"

The argument between the two became more and more intense. Ramsey ran back from the front court and said, "Shut up, wait until the game is over!"

Mourinho watched the clash between Arsenal players and recalled his many "Mourinho years". He couldn't help but sighed: "Faria, there shouldn't be any problems this year, right?"

"Boss, there's absolutely no problem, provided you trust Chu!"

Faria's words were ambiguous.

In fact, Mourinho also had problems before, such as his pathological control over the locker room, treating players like robots, and so on.

In other words, a lot has changed in recent years, otherwise there would probably be trouble again.

"Um"

Mourinho nodded.

In fact, according to his personality, if he didn't trust Chu Feng very much, he would definitely not give up power.

Recalling the little details of the one and a half seasons between the two.

This young but mature boy is very familiar with the relationships in the locker room and has a high say in the team.

Whether they are veterans or young players, they are all willing to listen to him.

But, the most important thing is that he has a sense of responsibility.

"This is the perfect leader." Mourinho admired in his heart.

Emery saw the scene on the field and rubbed his face vigorously with his hands, as if this could drive away his fatigue.

Because he knew the game was over.

What happened next was not beyond his expectations. After the game resumed, Arsenal players seemed to have lost their fighting spirit and basically did not create any threatening attacks.

On the contrary, Manchester United players attacked frantically.

In the 24th minute of the first half, Pogba made a large-scale transfer in the midfield, Chu Feng advanced and took away two defensive players, and Mahrez took the opportunity to cut inside and shoot.

The football flew into Arsenal's goal again.

In the second half, Emery had no choice but to replace Koscielny, who had just recovered from injury, in an attempt to restore the spirits of the Arsenal players.

But it didn't work.

Arsenal's offense still couldn't get going, but there were significant changes in their defense.

"Arsenal are still parking the bus after falling behind?"

"Do they want to defend till the end? Is there any meaning in this?"

Seeing that the end of the game was getting closer, Mourinho replaced Chu Feng again, mainly to make his presence on the field meaningless.

Instead of trying hard to break Arsenal’s bus, it’s better to save the energy to attack Manchester City!

Chu Feng did not complain. Facing Arsenal who surrendered early, he actually played quite boringly.

In the end, Arsenal created a record of zero shots in the second half and the game ended with Manchester United 2:0 Arsenal.

(End of this chapter)