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Chapter 273 Small Group

In the end, in the make-up match between Arsenal and Stoke City, Arsenal at home relied on Mu Jianfeng's goal to take all three points without any risk!
And since the match between the original leaders Manchester United and Chelsea was scheduled for March [-]st, after this battle, Arsenal was one point ahead of Manchester United, who had one game less, and finally took the lead!
Such a result is undoubtedly exciting for all fans!

This kind of excitement is not only because their team finally has the chance to win the league championship after many years.

The more important reason is that after five days, they will be able to end the embarrassment of not having a championship for many years and open a good prelude to this perhaps extremely great season!

Arsenal will play their opponent Birmingham in the League Cup final on the evening of February 27th local time, when they will compete for the first championship target of the season!
For this victory, even Wenger, who once did not pay much attention to the domestic cup competition, had to compromise with the reality of having no championship for many years!
In order to win this game, he rested several main players in the game against Stoke City, in order to win the opponent in one fell swoop and end the damn no championship!
Moreover, winning the League Cup, in Wenger's plan, is just the opening ceremony of a big show, an appetizer before a big meal!

He hopes to use this trophy to infuse the team with a championship temperament!
In this way, with this momentum, it is as if the team can eliminate the powerful Barcelona in the second round and continue to hold the first position in the league!

Then they will have the possibility to create their own history!

Once they win the final league title, and his team goes one step further to finally win the Champions League, then they will usher in an extremely great treble season!
Every time he thinks of this, Wenger can feel the trembling from his soul!
Several times between half-dream and half-awake, he dreamed in a trance that he won the Champions League trophy!
In the end, with the blessings of everyone, he left the coaching post in style, played golf, and traveled all over the world!
Yes, at that time, the club's short-term debts for the construction of the stadium will be paid off, and he is also confident that he can leave a competitive lineup for his successor!

For this reason, he worked excitedly and devoted himself to the pre-match tactical arrangement!

It's a pity that he didn't notice that there seemed to be a wave of turmoil in the team at this time...

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Although it is called the "final", in the eyes of Arsenal's stars, the League Cup final is important and important, but it is not important, and it is actually not very important.

To say that he is important is mainly because fans and club executives put pressure on them, requiring them to end the team's "no championship" for many years.

It's not important, because such a cup game that England doesn't pay much attention to in England, the prize money and attention are so low that they are actually looking forward to the second round with Barcelona at the beginning of next month!
If they can eliminate Barcelona and get close to the next round of the Champions League knockout round, then the attention they can gain will be unparalleled!

What's more, their opponent is just a team like Birmingham struggling to relegation?
Therefore, although the outside world attaches great importance to this League Cup final, within the team, the tension of preparing for the game is actually not very strong.

This also led to some abnormalities of Bendtner getting a lot of attention.

Recently, Bendtner has often been absent-minded on the training ground. Although he has never complained publicly, there have been media reports that his agent has considered helping Bendtner contact his next home.

Under such circumstances, Bendtner did not come forward to refute any rumors, and actually explained some problems.

Although most of the first-line players in the Arsenal team have been dubbed "geniuses" in their respective youth teams.

But it has to be admitted that, except for Fabregas and a few others, at Bendtner's age, very few people can achieve his achievements.

This may have something to do with Wenger's willingness to give young people opportunities, but Bendtner's own strength is the main reason why he can get stable opportunities to play.

Although the progress of this big man of the same age as Mu Jianfeng began to slow down as he grew older, he left more impressions of "talking but not doing", and was even ridiculed by fans as "the emperor of self-confidence".

But compared to the unfamiliar Mu Jianfeng, many young players in the Arsenal team are emotionally more willing to see Bendtner stay in the team.

Therefore, for Bendtner's anomaly, the old players in the Arsenal team still reacted to a certain extent.

In the end, the teenager Wilshere was pushed to the front desk, and he came forward to talk to Wenger about Bendtner's problem.

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Regarding Wilshere's arrival, to be honest, Wenger was a little surprised and also a little sullen.

Because of his wisdom, he naturally understood that this impulsive little guy was being used by these people. They thought that with their love for Wilshere, no matter whether it was successful or not, they would definitely not have any trouble after this incident.

Poor little guy, sitting in front of him with a serious face at this moment, as if he was accomplishing a great heroic feat.

But after hearing Wilshere's words, Wenger was actually a little soft-hearted.

Unlike other coaches, the "boss" in his player's mouth really treats this club as his own home and runs it.

And these young players are also "godsons" who he personally dug out and get along with day and night.

Take Bendtner as an example, as early as 2004, Wenger brought him to Arsenal with a childish face.

Then in 2007, the team hastily signed a five-year long-term contract with him who was already 18 years old and began to show his talent!

Afterwards, Wenger, like a diligent gardener, took care of the seedling little by little, taking care of him carefully, and did not want him to be disturbed by the outside world.

It's a pity, but he ignored that there are too many temptations in this world, especially in a country like England where any genius can be easily "killed".

In the 06-07 season, the fledgling Bendtner was still on loan at Birmingham in the British Championship. As a result, he scored 11 goals that season to help Birmingham successfully upgrade!

Who would have thought that it was the season with the most goals scored by this talented boy in the league so far!
Then Bendtner got lost in the adulation of the crowd, became proud, domineering, chasing "fashion", and had no intention of working.

Although the income has increased year by year, the strength has improved very little.

And although he has a strong body, Bendtner is afraid of injury and deliberately avoids physical contact with Premier League defenders.

This is why Wenger did so much homework to study Mu Jianfeng's psychology before buying Mu Jianfeng. He didn't want Arsenal to spend a lot of money just to buy an enhanced version of "Bentner".

However, looking at Wilshere with an expectant expression in front of him at this time, Wenger also couldn't bear to give up Bendtner just like that, so after thinking for a while, he nodded slightly in agreement with Wilshere. ask.

Therefore, in the League Cup final a few days later, when the team fell behind, it was no longer Mu Jianfeng who had saved Arsenal before, but another high center forward of Arsenal - Bendtner. !

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(End of this chapter)