Golden Greenery

When grandpas in their seventies or eighties see a puddle of cow dung on the roadside, they still have the urge to light it with a firecracker plug. Therefore, no matter what age a man reaches, there is always a teenager living in his heart.

Since Ferguson retired, Wenger has often dreamed of the day when he signed as a professional player for the AS Mitsch team when he was a child. Half a century has passed, and the original excitement in my memory has become blurry, but in the past two years it has become clear again.

Wenger didn't know whether this was God reminding him that he was old, or reminding him not to forget the passion of his youth.

After Ferguson retired, Wenger never had a war of words with anyone. In the past, when others criticized him or Arsenal, the professor had to fight back.

Wenger now treats junior coaches with more tolerance and even appreciation. Recently, Guardiola was criticized by the British media. Wenger, who was helpless, immediately stood up to support Guardiola and gave Guardiola high praise.

Professor Wenger would not have done this kind of unprovoked support for his colleagues in the past. It was naked hatred between colleagues, but now he does it very naturally and from the bottom of his heart.

Walking out of the visiting team's locker room at the City Stadium, Wenger saw Zhuo Yang in the tunnel, and Zhuo Yang also saw him, and stopped politely to wait for him with a smile on his face.

Wenger took two steps forward, stretched out his right hand, and held Zhuo Yang's elbow with his left hand. This was a very affectionate handshake.

"Zhuoyang, how is your recovery going?"

"It's good. I feel there is no problem. Thank you, sir."

"That's fine, that's fine. Don't be too anxious. You're not 30 yet, you're still young."

"I'm 31 years old and already a veteran."

Wenger was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's a bit incredible, you don't look like a 30-year-old at all. However, compared with an old man like me, 30 is still enviably young."

Zhuoyang said a few words of flattery out of habit. "Sir, are you 55 this year? I really hope I can still be in the same state as you when I am 55."

"Hahaha..." Wenger laughed heartily. He knew that Zhuo Yang was saying something nice on purpose.

When the two walked out of the passage, Wenger saw Guardiola waiting for him here, so he quickly left Zhuo Yang and went to shake hands with the young Guardiola.

A slight hatred will definitely lead to a lack of kindness! Guardiola is a petty person, so he also remembers the kindness of others very firmly. Wenger did not add insult to injury during the heavy fire, but "speak uprightly", which made Guardiola feel good about him, so today he made a special trip to wait for Wenger to express himself. of thanks.

Wenger, who has been coaching Arsenal for 20 years, is now the longest-serving head coach with the same team in the five major leagues. He is the longest regardless of whether he has coached continuously or not.

Christophe Galtier, the head coach of the second-ranked French Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne, only has one-third of Wenger's time, and the second-ranked Eddie Howe in the Premier League has only one-fifth of Wenger's time, and He coached Bournemouth twice.

Even in the entire history of football, Wenger ranks third behind Guy Roux, who has coached Lyon for 44 years, and Ferguson, who has coached Manchester United for 28 years.

Coaching the same team for such a long time is unthinkable in modern football.

And it can be concluded that after Wenger, one person is a legend as the coach of a team and a city, and there will never be another one.

The phenomenon of fast food culture that is eager for quick success and instant benefits affects every corner and every aspect of the earth. Everyone lacks the patience of the stamp era.

Manchester City is still ranked fourth, and Guardiola has been criticized by the media as a Japanese melon. If the current public opinion environment and competitive performance pressure were transferred to twenty years ago, I would lose if Wenger could last two years at Arsenal.

201 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses and 34 points, two points ahead of Manchester City in third place in the standings.

In the 17th round, Wenger led his Arsenal to the Manchester City Stadium. Today is December 17th, and one week later it will be Christmas, and then New Year. For the Premier League, which does not have a double winter break, it will enter the "Christmas schedule" starting from today.

Not only will there be no winter break, but there will be doubleheaders every week until the week after the New Year.

Arsenal has not yet won the Champions League, and has only had three Premier League titles. However, during the 20 years of Wenger's coaching, the team has always been in the "Narsen Four" championship group, so Arsenal is now a giant. Manchester City, which has stronger momentum and stronger capital strength, is not yet the case.

But in terms of results, the media is more tolerant of Arsenal than Manchester City. Maybe everyone is used to Arsenal's status of "not having won more championships than a strong team" in recent years.

In the last round, Arsenal lost 1:2 to Everton in the away game. They were very disappointed, but the media seemed to be unfazed and didn't take it seriously. Instead, they were optimistic that Arsenal would defeat Manchester City in the away game today.

Wenger himself is also very confident in this game. He supported Guardiola in the past two days out of compassion and empathy in the industry, but it does not mean that he is really afraid of Manchester City.

Kompany and Gundogan are seriously injured, and Aguero and Fernandinho are still suspended. Manchester City, which is missing four main players and has many weaknesses in the lineup, is a good time to beat the fallen dog.

The only variable is Zhuo Yang. He has been paying attention to the Chinese boy for at least thirteen or four years. Wenger knows very well what Zhuo Yang can do on the court. Arsenal has been suffering from him since Madiburg. No mercy.

But fortunately, he can only come on as a substitute in the second half of the second half. As long as Arsenal determines the victory before then, there will be no big problem.

Compared to Manchester City, whose lineup is clouded with worries, Arsenal who came to the City Stadium today can be said to be well-equipped. Shkodran Mustafi, Welbeck, Cazorla and Ernie, who are absent due to injuries, are not the main players of the team now. It basically doesn't have much impact on combat effectiveness.

In view of Aguero's absence as a forward, Guardiola simply arranged a pure forward-less formation today. The five attackers Tintin, Sterling, Silva, Sane, and Toure were all collected in the second line of the midfield, behind them It's Fernando.

The four defenders are Zabaleta, Otamendi, Kolarov, and Clichy, but Kolarov continues to be placed in a high position more like a midfielder, and the number 11 on the back of his jersey does not look like one. Serious defender.

Gundogan's injury has been confirmed and the cruciate ligament in his right knee has been completely torn again. He will rest until at least next summer. Before the game started, Manchester City players collectively wore Gundogan's No. 8 jersey backwards to express condolences and support for their teammates.

Arsenal's No. 8 is 2, the Welsh midfielder known as the 'Grim Reaper'. This guy lived up to his reputation and gave Manchester City a death sentence from the start.

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