Chapter 400 Start the new season with a champion
On the night of the game, Arsenal boarded the plane back to London, and in order to quickly adjust the jet lag, Arsenal players were unable to sleep on the plane.
Two days after returning to London, Arsenal will usher in the Community Shield. Although it is just an irrelevant championship, Arsenal still hopes to win it.
Since I have won the triple crown last season, why not take a step further in the new season? Win all the honors I deserve.
Let’s not talk about whether to defend the title or not. At least we must win the Community Shield Cup and Club World Cup championships first, continuing the glory of the triple-champ last season.
Especially the Club World Cup, this is another honor that Arsenal has never touched. Although the Club World Cup is not of high value, the Club World Cup is still very famous.
It sounds exciting to bring together champion teams from all continents of the world to decide a world club champion.
It was afternoon when Wenger asked the players to go back. Li Yimo, who returned home again, did not go to bed directly. With Li Shou's physique and adaptability, he could adjust his condition until he had a night's sleep.
According to Arsenal's current situation, if Arsenal wants to win the Community Shield Cup, it is not only Wenger knows this, but Li Shou himself is also very clear about it.
Not everyone has Li Shou’s adaptability. This can be seen from the training the next day. Arsenal players are all tired and have never been in good condition in their training.
Unfortunately, Wenger had no choice but to give the players half a day off, so the first day back to London was actually only half a day of training, but Li Shou did not leave.
The game against Villarreal reminded Li Shou that if he doesn't want to lose a free kick like before, he must improve his skills as soon as possible.
In the new season, Li Shou set a grand goal for himself. In the absence of Arsenal's management, Li Shou can only rely on himself to achieve this goal, so the success rate of free kicks is very important.
Arsenal's strength is Wenger, Li Shou also knows it, and even the whole of Europe knows it, but the club owner thinks his team is very strong and does not need to sign.
On the third day back to London, the Community Shield Cup game officially began. Fortunately, this game is still in London, Wembley Stadium, and everything in the Premier League domestic cup finals are there.
After another day, the situation of Arsenal players has obviously improved a lot, but even so, Arsenal players are in a normal state.
So when the game really started, Arsenal directly turned on the full retreat mode, and in order to better counterattack, the speed of Velbeck replaced Giroud faster.
In this Asian gold-making game, Wilbeck was in very good shape, winning three goals in three games, compared to Giroud only scored one goal.
Walcott is also in good condition like Walbeck, so the starter of Arsenal's forward in this game is Sanchez, Walbeck and Walcott.
There has been no change in other positions, goalkeeper Li Shou, defense line Monreal, Mertesak, Koscheerny and Derbych. If Derbych hadn't been the cause of injury last season, it would have been the team's starting lineup.
The midfielder is still the old three, Coquelin, Cazorla and Ramsey, which is also the most solid combination of Arsenal's midfield. Even if Arteta recovers from injury, it can no longer be shaken.
Wenger also implemented his plan and pushed Li Shou to the position of vice captain. Arsenal players didn't say anything about this. After all, Li Shou's role in the team is obvious to all.
As for the purpose of Wenger doing this, everyone understands it in their hearts, and many of them think that Li Shou is actually quite suitable to be the captain. Li Shou's strength is undoubtedly. In addition to his strength, Li Shou also has a big heart.
On the other hand, Chelsea also made all the main players. Being overtaken by Arsenal last season is definitely a shame for Chelsea and Mourinho, so Chelsea in the new season wants to play with this shame.
However, the development of things seems to be different from what Chelsea and Mourinho thought, although Chelsea firmly took the initiative after the start of the game and once suppressed Arsenal in half.
From the seventh minute to the sixteenth minute, Arsenal failed to get the ball to cross the half-court once, and in these nine minutes, Chelsea completed a four-foot shot.
But Li Shou in front of Arsenal's goal was like a wall that could not be pushed down, blocking all Chelsea's shots.
And Li Shou can do much more than that. In the 22nd minute, Chelsea suffered the worst blow in this game. Li Shou cleared the ball and created a chance to counterattack. Walcott received the ball and was overwhelmed by Cahill, who was fighting over, and then a tragic scene happened.
Cahill pulled Walcott, and the referee took out a red card and gave it to Cahill because Cahill was the last defensive player on the Chelsea defense line.
This red card almost declared the final result of the game. Although Arsenal players are in average shape, Chelsea players are also very resilient and have no intention of giving up.
However, the difference in number still determines the outcome of the game. Before the end of the first half, Arsenal got a chance to counterattack again, and Sanchez got a one-on-one chance.
In order to completely straighten Courtois Chelsea this season, the meritorious goalkeeper Cech, who had been with the team for 11 years, went to Liverpool for 10 million pounds.
Courtois did not perform badly in this game. After the number of players was at a disadvantage, Arsenal blew the horn of counterattack, but Arsenal's final shot was rejected by Courtois.
However, this time Courtois obviously failed to continue his good performance, or Sanchez did not give Courtois a chance at all. When Courtois abandoned the goal and rushed out, Sanchez decisively shot hard.
After all, although Courtois is outstanding, he cannot be compared with Li Shou. Li Shou's reaction and physical fitness that surpasses his limits can allow him to create miracles when facing a single strike, but Courtois is not.
Sanchez's goal almost made the game lose its suspense, but Chelsea did not think so. Mourinho replaced Falcao at halftime, and Chelsea actually lined up with four strikers with one less player.
But unfortunately, the four forwards cannot help Chelsea change the score on the field. On the contrary, Arsenal focused on Chelsea's small opportunities for midfield and backcourt to expand its lead.
Chapter completed!