Super Marshal

In the past, Wenger sold the team's number one genius Anelka to Real Madrid, and used the transfer fee to build a Kearney training base, which has been cited as a good talk by Arsenal fans.

　　 Nowadays, in the media center next to the gate of this training base, the last press conference before the League Cup final is underway. Almost all the media organizations in the UK send representatives to attend.

　　 Wenger routinely announced the team's 18-man roster at this press conference.

　　 But reporters with keen sense of smell caught a slight change, and that was the return of Ashley Cole.

　　 So, reporters soon asked whether Ashley Cole will return to the starting lineup.

“Yes, I’m very happy. Ashley’s injury is recovering well. He is a vital member of our team. But for now, I’m not sure whether he can compete. This requires further consultation with the team doctor. We coordinate and communicate."

　　 Even the main defender Campbell, who has long been injured, Wenger expressed concern.

As early as before the press conference, in the training session open to media reporters, neither Ashley Cole nor Campbell participated in the team's joint training. The two were alone on the sidelines for some simple recovery training. It seems that Haven't healed yet.

　　 No one knows whether Wenger’s remarks are true or false, smoke bombs, or the truth.

　　 But the focus of the media reporter's concern is not here.

　　 "Mr Wenger, this final is still scheduled to be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and we all know that there is a curse in the dressing room of this stadium..."

　　 When the reporter reached this question, the audience chuckled.

　　 The South Locker Room spell at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium has a long history.

Since Wembley Stadium was demolished and rebuilt, English football has arranged for some major finals to be held at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium, but what is interesting is that after this, the teams that stay in the South locker room often lose to the North. The team in the locker room.

　　 This record has been maintained until last season's pre-season Community Shield Cup, when Arsenal met Liverpool in the north.

　　 According to tradition, the South team used the South locker room and the North team used the North locker room. The Gunners stayed in the South locker room, but they defeated Liverpool one-to-zero in the final and won the championship.

The same situation also happened in the FA Cup final last season. When Arsenal faced Southampton, according to tradition, Southampton should use the South locker room, but the latter initiated a draw. In the end, Arsenal won the hapless Southampton. locker room.

　　 What is surprising is that the Gunners defeated Southampton in the final with a score of one to zero.

　　 But just in this season's Premier League, Arsenal was ahead of Manchester United by a large margin. At the last moment, Ferguson's team was stubbornly reversed and lost the league title.

　　 Not only that, in the Community Shield Cup before this season, the Gunners encountered Manchester United and once again entered the South locker room, but they lost the championship on a penalty kick.

　　The experience has convinced everyone that there is indeed a curse in the south dressing room of the Millennium Stadium.

　　 Wenger smiled in response to the reporter's question.

　　 "Yes, I have also heard of it, but we don't care about it. We will only put all our energy into the game and rely on strength to defeat the opponent, not the so-called spell."

　　 At this point, Wenger's conversation changed.

　　 "Of course, if our opponent feels that using the South locker room is not good for them, then they can apply again and solve it by drawing lots. We all know that using lots to determine the North and South locker rooms is their first."

　　 At the end, Wenger laughed, and he looked relaxed and calm.

　　 Many reporters at the scene responded with applause, because Wenger's remarks were not without allusions.

　　 In the FA Cup final of the 2001-02 season, Arsenal met Chelsea.

　　 According to tradition, both teams are London teams, but Chelsea is in the south and should use the South locker room. But Chelsea is very dissatisfied with this and raised objections, hoping to draw lots to determine the right to use the locker room.

　　 At the beginning, the FA did not agree and rejected Chelsea’s application, but couldn’t stand the Blues’ applications over and over again, and finally accepted the Blues’ request and held a draw.

　　 The result seems to be the existence of providence in the dark. Chelsea once again drew the South locker room and lost to Arsenal in the final with a zero-2 defeat, giving up the FA Cup champion.

　　 After two years of absence, the two London teams reunited again at the Millennium Stadium. Wenger’s words are undoubtedly a blow to Chelsea’s psychology, hoping to gain an advantage in the psychological battle before the game.

　　 As for the media, how can they not add fuel to the fire with their temperament that fears that the world will not be chaotic?

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　　 Since the two pre-match press conferences were staggered in time, the media reporters immediately went south from north London to Harrington near Heathrow Airport after finishing the press conference at the Kearney training base.

　　 Compared with the high-end, high-end Kearney, Chelsea’s Harrington is very simple, too simple to be worthy of this luxurious blue army, but the media reporters are also used to it.

　　 What's more, this is not the focus of their attention.

　　 After Gao Han routinely announced the starting list of the 18th National People's Congress, media reporters only noticed that Makelele was still absent from the League Cup finals. It seems that the French midfielder has not fully recovered.

　　 Then a reporter threw Wenger's remarks to Gao Han, and everyone in the audience quietly waited for Gao Han's rebuttal.

　　The curse of the South Dressing Room has indeed been around for a long time, and it has convinced many people.

　　Professional football is human-oriented. As long as it is human, there will definitely be various, weird, and even inexplicable phenomena, such as the so-called Premier League’s best coach of the month spell.

　　 But for this, Gao Han is scornful.

　　 After he came to the Premier League, he has won the best coach of the month many times, but he didn't necessarily lose.

　　 So, the key to the problem is not the spell.

"I never believed in the so-called curse. Just like I said before that I never believed in the curse of the best coach of the month, I will also not be affected by the curse of the Millennium Stadium South Dressing Room. "

　　 Gao Han smiled faintly, facing all the media reporters.

　　 "As for the so-called draw, it is even more unnecessary, because we don't want to give our opponent any excuses for losing."

　　 "If there is really the so-called South locker room curse, then we are happy to accept this challenge and defeat Arsenal and the so-called curse in one fell swoop!"

　　 Gao Han has always sneered at the so-called curse, so I also feel that Chelsea took the initiative to draw lots. It was a very stupid decision in itself, especially if it was still sadly drawn to the South locker room in the end, it would be even more unlucky.

　　 Needless to say, for that game, Chelsea had already lost half of the game before it even started.

　　 The same reason, Wenger kicked the ball to Chelsea, or to seize the psychological advantage.

　　 Chelsea are more true, and they lose psychologically. If they are not true, Arsenal will enter the North locker room as a matter of course. They also end up with a big-bellied title and take up the truth.

　　 So, if anyone tells Wenger that Wenger is a good man in the future, Gao Han must be desperate for him.

　　 This is so special, don’t be too thief!

　　 Gao Han's thoughts turned a few times, but the media reporters are still asking questions.

　　 For example, a reporter from the Independent newspaper suggested that Arsenal’s head Henry said with confidence that he would definitely score in the final to help Arsenal break Chelsea’s goal and win a championship first.

　　 Gao Han sneered twice without hesitation, and only replied, "He said the same in the last game."

　　 There was a roar of laughter in the audience.

　　 "Go back and tell Henry that he still has to keep a little bit of strength to keep his top scorer in the league!" Gao Han continued to provocatively said.

On the current Premier League scorer list, Eto'o has caught up with Henry. This has also made the competition for the Premier League shooter throne this season more and more fierce, especially for the ambitious pre-season Henry, even more pressure. Doubled.

　　 "Mr. Gao Han, are you planning to refrigerate Eto'o in the final?" a reporter asked tentatively.

　　 Gao Han laughed straight, and refused to answer directly, "Guess."

　　 The reporters almost fell. Who can guess that?

　　 Chelsea’s lineup is very thick, and Alpine’s rotation is also used well. Cups and leagues are played in different ways. Even if Eto’o is actually rotated, it’s normal.

　　 For the outstanding results of the Blues this season and their steady performance over the past few months, many people not only attribute the greatest credit to coach Gao Han’s training, but also feel that they rely on Chelsea’s strong lineup.

　　 There are basically two strong competitors in every position, which gives Chelsea a strong competitiveness from top to bottom. Coupled with the appropriate rotation in the alpine season, the overall combat effectiveness of the team is amazing.

　　 It can be said that the investment of 200 million euros was all spent on the cutting edge.

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　　 Arsenal did not give a positive response to Gao Han’s provocation at the pre-match press conference.

　　 Even Henry, who bears the brunt, just said that he would use the game to prove it.

　　 But this does not prevent media reporters from hyping up this hot topic at all.

　　 The League Cup has always been a tasteless event in the Premier League, and the attention is not good. In addition, the game time is scheduled at the end of February. It is a critical period for strong teams to fight on multiple lines. Therefore, there have been calls for cancellation of the League Cup.

　　 can now, UU reading www.uukanshu. Com Arsenal and Chelsea reached the League Cup final at the same time, which greatly stimulated the attention of this cup.

　　 There is a good saying, whether there is a champion or not, you can't see it on weekdays, and it can only be reflected when it is really a major key battle.

　　 And the League Cup final is the first game Chelsea has faced since the reorganization. It determines whether a major event for the trophy belongs to. Whether to continue the glory of the alpine past, or to continue Chelsea's previous foreign powers, it depends on the game to speak.

　　 Not only the media reporters paid great attention to this event, but the fans of the two teams were also very enthusiastic.

　　 Before the game, the two teams of fans drove from London to Cardiff. The trains and flights from London to Cardiff were overcrowded for a while. Fans who chose to drive there were long queues along the way.

Even on the day of the game, two cars representing Arsenal and Chelsea collided and rubbed on a major traffic road into Cardiff. The two gangs almost fought and blocked the entire road. They were finally dispatched. Police diversion was avoided.

　　 If you really let the fans of the two teams fight openly on the main road, it would also be a great spectacle in English football.

　　 Before the game, the Cardiff Millennium Stadium was packed early.

　　 In the stands, the blue that represents Chelsea and the red that represents Arsenal are very distinct and diametrically opposed.

　　 But unlike the excitement and excitement of the Blues, Arsenal fans are more gentle, or dull.

　　 This is also in line with the usual characteristics of the Arsenal Highbury Stadium.

　　 That is the famous gentleman's stadium in the Premier League.

　　 But this is a life and death battle!