Jagged Wings

Chapter 197 Before and After the Decisive Battle
For Reyes, in addition to the Premier League champion, he himself also won the title of "Premier League Player of the Year" selected by the England Players Association. The other one is that Reyes won the top scorer and assists, but The data of the assist king is not officially recognized, so there is only one trophy for the striker golden boot.

"You are a midfielder who can win the top scorer, how can you make me a striker!" Torres said a little sour.

"It's okay, I'll treat you to dinner another day..." Reyes was very happy to get the King of Archers, patting his chest and said.

"Haha, it's settled, don't renege!" A kind of teammate laughed and agreed.

The celebration of the day lasted until very late, so although the FA Cup final was a week later, Wenger had to announce that the next day's training was canceled and everyone had a day off.

Therefore, Reyes also enjoyed a rare and refreshing morning. Although he had a headache from drinking too much last night, looking at the medals on the bedside table made him feel much better in an instant.

Summer rain in London is much less than winter, and the sun is rare today.Reyes stepped out and took a breath of fresh air, even the air was sweet!
The flowers and plants in the small courtyard are also lush and luxuriant because they are often pruned and cultivated by workers.Androni, who often comes to visit, joked that the campus looked more like the home of an elderly couple than a young player.

It is really hard for anyone to imagine that Reyes, who is like wind and fire on the field, actually likes peace so much in life.

On a rare rest day, Reyes felt that he would not go anywhere, go shopping, or participate in any business activities.As his reputation in world football improves, he will be busier and busier in the future.So there are very few days of doing nothing like today.

So Reyes enjoyed the tranquility of this moment very much.

A day later, the rested Arsenal players gathered in the locker room again. The players were full of energy and high morale, and they did not slacken at all because of winning the league championship.

Who would think too little of a champion?

"How does it feel to snatch Manchester United's league title?" Wenger looked at everyone with a smile.

"Cool!" Reyes said loudly, and everyone burst into laughter.

"Do you want to snatch their FA Cup again?" Wenger continued with a smile.

"Think!" Chrissy said this time.

"Why do you say grab it? This FA Cup champion is ours! Do you want to spit out what you eat?" Reyes spread his hands deliberately, a little helplessly.

"That's right, this championship belongs to us!" The others followed Reyes and booed.

"Well, everyone is very confident!" Wenger nodded in satisfaction, and then continued, "Now let's continue to analyze what tactics Manchester United will use..."

Recently, Manchester United has been full of internal worries. After failing to compete for the league championship, conflicts within the team broke out one after another. First, it was reported that Van Persie and Ronaldo had a fight in the locker room, and some reporters even photographed Van Persie's wound...

Then it was reported that several big men in the Manchester United team were dissatisfied with Ronaldo's special status, and began to unite to encourage Ronaldo...

In the end, Ronaldo was not silent, and jumped out to say that he was very unhappy at Manchester United...

All the contradictions seemed to erupt in an instant. Manchester United coach Ferguson was also in a state of distress. Originally, Rooney and Ronaldo had spent a lot of effort to persuade them to work together.Now came the unruly Van Persie, who met Ronaldo as soon as they met. For half a season, their affairs often made the headlines of the newspapers.

This made the old man very angry. When he was interviewed by the "Sun", Ferguson rarely swears at the reporter.

It can be seen how big Manchester United's problems are now!

There was even a gossip that someone saw Van Persie's agent sitting with Chelsea coach Mourinho drinking coffee...

It's too late to deal with internal troubles, how can Manchester United have the energy to play Lao Shizi's FA Cup final?

Seven days later, the FA Cup final kicked off at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Although Giggs worked very hard, Manchester United's decline has already come, and the main player Ronaldo is in a deep whirlpool and has no intention of playing.

In the end, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 2:0 and won the FA Cup!

After a week, they stood on the podium of the champion again, and won their third championship of the season!

It's just that when they won the FA Cup, the players seemed not excited enough-compared with the league championship, this FA Cup is really a small championship, and it is purely for making up the numbers.

Of course, the media are excited!

After Arsenal won the cup, many media began to speculate how likely they are to win the Champions League and how likely they are to win the first quadruple crown in team history.

Unlike the league, because Reyes rests most of the time in the cup, Torres is the top scorer in the FA Cup.Although he is only the top scorer in the cup competition, Torres is still very happy because this is his first season with Arsenal and he is rewarded for his good performance.

"It's not easy to get back a top scorer from that perverted Reyes..." In the locker room after the game, Torres thanked the Virgin Mary many times.

After winning two championships in a row, the morale of the Arsenal team has swelled to the extreme, and a group of people are gearing up, thinking that the Champions League will be their own.

But at this time, Wenger calmed down. He asked everyone to forget the previous league champions and FA Cup champions.Now we must concentrate all our energy on the final of the European Champions Cup. For Arsenal, the champion of the Champions League is the most important champion. As the defending champion of the event, they have no reason to let him go!
During the pre-match interview, Wenger fully expressed his respect for the giant Arsenal, but at the same time he also expressed his team's determination to defend the title.

As Reyes said: "Now is the best Arsenal, we are confident to beat anyone!"

After winning two championships in a row, Arsenal players can no longer tell the difference between self-confidence and arrogance...

And AC Milan coach Ancelotti is very low-key, he believes that Arsenal showed a good momentum at the end of the season, AC Milan must pay a high price if they want to win.

From the perspective of the lineup, Arsenal and AC Milan have gone to two extremes. Arsenal is taking a younger route, while AC Milan is aging.

Look at their lineup, it's like a museum: Maldini, Nesta, Pirlo, Ambrosini...

These players who have even reached the age of the elders are still active on the court...

It can even be said that AC Milan grew up watching Arsenal...

Behind the disparity in age is the gap in experience. Maldini's number of Champions League appearances alone is higher than that of the entire Arsenal team. Inzaghi's Champions League goals alone are comparable to the Arsenal team's Champions League goals half……

In view of this, most people in the outside world believe that the first half of the game will be the stage for Arsenal's energetic young men, and in the second half, AC Milan will take the initiative by virtue of its experience advantage!
Although Arsenal are in good form and momentum, AC Milan is now very much like Italy, which was underestimated last year, but made it all the way to the final and finally won the championship. No one will despise them!
This is a real peak duel!

Three days before the match, both teams had already arrived in Athens, where the Champions League final will be held, to adapt to the venue in advance.As more and more fans come here, football has become the only theme in this city!
Of course, the two teams in the vortex of the storm are very quiet inside. AC Milan was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and the team entered intense preparations as soon as they arrived in Athens.Arsenal is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. The team decided to take a day off before the game to relax the players' bodies and minds!

(End of this chapter)