Chapter 128 Hair Dryer

Wenger, with a frustrated look on his face, walked into the player tunnel of the Emirates Stadium accompanied by Pat Rice.

The defeat he just experienced not only caused him to suffer a home defeat, but also put him and the team under great doubt.

Arsenal's home record this season is not ideal. Although they beat Chelsea 3:1 and drew 0:0 with Manchester City, they lost to West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur successively.

Now, after losing 0-2 to English League One team Southampton at home, Wenger can imagine that tomorrow the accusations and criticisms from the media and fans will be overwhelming.

But he has gotten used to all of this.

When I turned the corner of the player tunnel, I happened to meet Yang Huan coming out of the elevator of the stands.

The two bumped into each other at the corner.

Yang Huan didn't expect that he would meet Wenger on the way to the locker room.

"Hello, Mr. Wenger!" Yang Huan greeted him with a smile, followed by Long Wu.

Because there is a locker room taboo in English football that prohibits women from entering the locker room, it is not convenient for Yang Huan to take Horikita Maki with him and he can only leave her in the stands.

Wenger was not very willing to meet Yang Huan at this time, but since they met, he had no choice.

"Hello, Mr. Yang Huan!" Wenger's face turned pale. He reached out to shake hands with Yang Huan, but his expression was very cold.

Yang Huan knew what was going on. "We performed really well today. We should thank Mr. Wenger. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid our players wouldn't have fought so hard!"

Wenger was angry. He knew what Yang Huan meant. Wasn't he blaming him for being too talkative and meddling in other people's business?

Did I say something wrong?

You offered a reward of more than 10 million pounds for each game, so how could the rest of our teams compete?

However, Wenger is not good at debate, so he kept these words in his heart.

"I want Mr. Wenger to understand that today we don't even have any special bonus incentives." Yang Huan felt a little unhappy with both Wenger and Ferguson. These two were undoubtedly successful head coaches, but they liked to take advantage of their seniority.

"Honestly, I was a little surprised that the team performed so well today."

Wenger's face turned ugly. He was angry but had no place to vent.

"Really? Then I can only congratulate you!"

"Thank you!" Yang Huan thanked with a smile.

Looking at Wenger's back as he walked towards the home team's locker room, Yang Huan smiled slightly.

It was indeed a bit surprising that they could beat Arsenal, but he had no doubt that Southampton had the strength to do so.

Just kidding, any one of the players in the team can be a famous star in the future. Although they are younger, less experienced, and their strength is not mature enough, they are future star embryos after all, and their strength and talent must be good.

It would be strange if we still can't beat Arsenal.

"Master Huan, you've pissed him off!" Long Wu had been standing behind Yang Huan, taking in Wenger's expression. He felt a bit gloating because he was a person who always made a clear distinction between friend and foe.

Yang Huan turned his head away in annoyance and looked at him, "Don't be so gloating, we should have the demeanor of a winner. Look at how smug you are, you are such a nouveau riche!" After that, he walked towards the visiting team's locker room.

Long Wu pointed at himself, then at Yang Huan, and muttered, "I am a nouveau riche? Who ridiculed Wenger just now?"

But he didn't dare to say these words and quickly chased after him.

When Yang Huan passed by the door of the home team's locker room, he vaguely heard bursts of roars and shouts coming from inside.

The voice sounded like Wenger, but not quite.

"Poor Professor Wenger, who is usually gentle and polite, can actually lose control and become furious!"

Yang Huan shook his head and sighed.

But in his heart he was thinking happily that perhaps from tonight onwards, Wenger would have one more item in his coaching skills column: a hair dryer.

This was originally Ferguson's exclusive skill, but now Wenger has also learned it.

After all, they have been good friends for more than ten years!

When he arrived outside the visiting team's locker room, Yang Huan heard laughter and was in a good mood.

After knocking hard a few times, he pushed the door open and went in.

"Master Huan, you are here!"

"Hello, Master Huan!"

"Master Huan, how are we doing?"

"Are you satisfied with what you see up there, Master Huan?"

Yang Huan was laughing at the players' questions and was in a very good mood.

"Very good, very enjoyable!" Yang Huan said with a big laugh.

There was immediate applause in the locker room.

The players were all in a very good mood.

"You don't know, Wenger is furious in the home team's locker room right now. It seems like he is going to tear the Emirates Stadium apart. But the angrier they are, the happier we are, right?"

"Yes!" the players answered in unison.

"Okay, on behalf of the club, I would like to thank everyone for their hard work, the coaching staff, and the staff!"

Yang Huan said this and waved his hand, "I believe everyone is tired and hungry after playing a game of football. I will treat you to the second store of Wangjiang Pavilion in Harrods Department Store in London. Don't be polite to me. Let's go!"

"Okay, thank you Master Huan!"

When they heard that there was something delicious to eat, the players all cheered in unison.

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When Yang Huan brought Southampton's bus to Harrods for a celebratory dinner, it attracted a lot of media and reporters' follow-up reports.

Yang Huan was in a good mood and simply invited the media and reporters into Wangjiang Pavilion Store No. 2.

Just think of it as a free promotion for this Chinese restaurant.

At the same time, in the studio at BBC TV headquarters in London, the daily match was being filmed intensively.

As the most popular female guest on the Daily Match in recent times, Charlene Lahiri once again sat in the guest seats.

"Good evening, fans, this is BBC TV's Match of the Day, I'm Gary Lineker!"

Following the opening remarks by English football legend Gary Lineker, guests Alan Shearer, Charlene Lahiri and others introduced themselves one after another.

"At the beginning of tonight's show, I must first express my admiration for Ms. Lahiri!" Lineker smiled and looked at Charlene Lahiri, "Because you once predicted in the previous show that Southampton was a seriously underestimated team."

Charlene Lahiri nodded slightly and gracefully stretched out her right hand to brush away her long golden hair in front of her forehead.

"When the show was broadcast, I believe many fans doubted your judgment, but after tonight's game, I believe no one will deny it, because this team beat Arsenal very badly at the Emirates Stadium."

At this point, Lineker looked at the data in his hand, "According to the data we got from OPTA, Arsenal only had two shots in the whole game, and both shots were not on target. Main striker Robin van Persie didn't even have a shot."

"I don't know what you think, Charlene?"

Lineker put the question to Charlene Lahiri.

Charlene Lahiri looked towards the camera, and the live TV broadcast gave her a close-up of her face. Everyone could clearly see that her beautiful face was only covered with a light layer of makeup.

"I think there are two factors. On the one hand, Southampton attaches great importance to this game. They have made careful preparations for it, from the head coach to the players, from the pre-match lineup to the on-the-spot command during the game. I think Southampton is more attentive and sincere than Arsenal."

Alan Shearer listened and nodded in agreement, "Well said."

"On the other hand, I think Arsenal underestimated their opponent. They vowed to beat Southampton before the game. Their series of statements seemed to prove that it would be a shame if they failed to beat Southampton at home."

"I believe this has put a psychological burden on Arsenal, and they have just come out of a tough Christmas schedule, winning two and drawing two in four games to remain unbeaten, but the toll of the tough schedule is very obvious, but they are overly optimistic."

"Well said!" Alan Shearer expressed his agreement again.

Lineker laughed when he heard this. “Do you think these two reasons determined the outcome of the game?”

Charlene Lahiri smiled brightly, "The most important thing is Southampton's overall strength. I've said before that this is a seriously underestimated team, but I believe that tonight's game will make everyone recognize this team again."

"Charlene, you went to the Emirates Stadium to watch this game in person. What do you personally think of this game?" Lineker was quite interested in talking about this topic.

Charlene Lahiri thought about it carefully and replied, "Shocking!"

"Shocked?" Lineker and Alan Shearer were both curious.

"Yes, shocking!" The blonde nodded very affirmatively.

"From the beginning, Southampton showed their determination to win. The noise made by the fans in the stands overwhelmed the polite Gunners fans from the beginning. The entire stadium was almost filled with the noise of the Saints fans for 90 minutes."

Lineker laughed after hearing this, "Yes, the enthusiasm of the Saints fans is indeed very admirable."

"And I think, judging from this game alone, Arsenal clearly lacked a decisiveness. When they encountered high-intensity pressure from their opponents, they didn't know what to do. But Southampton was different. The team's purpose and attitude were very clear."

"They just want to attack, attack desperately, and attack with all their might!"

Charlene Lahiri's words moved both Lineker and Alan Shearer.

In particular, the program team also specially edited some scenes from the competition.

"The first goal happened in the first half. We can say that it was Ibrahimovic's superstar performance. Arsenal's defense had some problems, but they were not irreparable. However, after losing the ball, Arsenal failed to stabilize the situation well."

"On the contrary, what shocked me about Southampton was that, as a League One team, they were not conservative at all after taking the lead. Instead, they played more actively and openly, almost going all out to continue the offensive battle with Arsenal."

"In this kind of tit-for-tat match, whoever perseveres to the end, whoever is more determined and whoever has stronger willpower will win. In the end, Southampton scored the second goal and decided the outcome of the game!"

Lineker and Alan Shearer were once England's top football stars. Their careers were extremely brilliant, so they know better than anyone that the most important thing on the football field is not the skills, but the mental will.

As physical energy is depleted, the real enemy the players face is not just their opponents, but more importantly fatigue and the desire to be lazy brought about by fatigue.

Whoever can overcome it is the real strong one and is qualified to be the winner of a game!

"I don't think this game was an exceptional performance by Southampton. On the contrary, I think it was a reflection of their strength and a microcosm of their entire team."

Charlene Lahiri gave her judgment very affirmatively.

"In fact, they play like this all the time in League One!"

There is no live television broadcast of the English League One, so most fans don’t know what kind of team Southampton is.

There was even a news report before the game that Arsenal's scouts wanted to buy tickets to St. Mary's Stadium to spy on military intelligence, but they couldn't buy tickets.

In the end, it was not until Southampton's away game that we were able to get some intelligence.

"We've all noticed that you speak very highly of Southampton!"

Lineker strongly supports Charlene Lahiri's judgment, and it turns out that her judgment is correct.

Beating Arsenal unexpectedly away from home is not something that every team can do.

"So do you think that after this upset, Southampton can continue to move forward in the FA Cup?"

I believe this is also a topic that many fans are concerned about.