There is a dream called football

"I know where we are now and I'm not worried about it at all. We will beat Arsenal and reach the last 16 of the Champions League."

It was Porto coach Ferreira who said this. He seemed confident, because the gap between Porto and Arsenal in the last round was one point. If there was a tie, Arsenal would advance, and Porto's only option was to advance.

Just beat Arsenal.

This is not easy. At this time, Arsenal's condition has improved little by little, Henry has fully recovered, and they have already reached the third position in the league.

On the other hand, Ferreira certainly has his own advantage, that is, the last battle with Arsenal was at Porto's home stadium, the Dragon Stadium.

It is not impossible to overthrow the opponent with the advantage of home court, which is why Ferreira talked big before the game.

On the other side, Wenger has also made a lot of preparations for this. He has made many rotations in the league. For example, Li Qiao, Henry, Fabregas and Rosicky are all on the bench.

For Li Qiao, sitting on the bench is very unaccustomed, because Arsenal's bench depth is actually not that deep. As long as they are not injured, they are basically full-time, and Wenger will not rotate frequently.

Therefore, Li Qiao rarely sits on the bench. He joked to Van Persie next to him: "Robin, I'm not used to sitting on the bench. You often sit on the bench. Can you teach me some experience?"

"Haha, last season, maybe it was possible, but I'm sorry, now I'm just like you, I'm not used to sitting on the bench."

"Ha ha."

But this is not bragging. The situation is already obvious. After Henry leaves, Van Persie will definitely be the main force.

The league ended with a 0-0 defeat.

In an interview after the game, Wenger said with a smile: "I don't think I need to overexplain the importance of the Champions League. I rotate in the league just for the Champions League next week, so those who want to criticize me, I have nothing to say.

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"I have heard too many words about not paying attention to the league and only focusing on the Champions League, so I don't care anymore."

Wenger was very rude to the media this time. He only had a small number of people under his command, and it was impossible to form two lineups like Chelsea, so rotation was inevitable. Even those who wanted to criticize, he could only shrug and said

Ridiculous.

After the game, after a simple physical recovery the next day, the Arsenal team flew to Porto, where a tough battle awaited Arsenal.

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Sunshine, sea breeze, Li Qiao found a familiar feeling. When he first came to Europe, Li Qiao spent his first years here and laid his own football path.

When many South American players land in Europe, their first stop is Portugal because of the language relationship, and Li Qiao came to Portugal by chance.

But this is actually a good start. In Portugal, the league is not so fierce. For newcomers, this is a better start for growth.

If a newcomer goes directly to the five major leagues, he is likely to be crushed, because newcomers will make mistakes, but in the five major leagues, it is generally difficult for teams to give you many opportunities to make mistakes.

Porto is the place that can give Li Qiao the opportunity to grow while at the same time being tolerant of Li Qiao's mistakes.

Therefore, Li Qiao has always been grateful to Porto. This is his second home, and Sosa is also his family.

On the bus, Li Qiao introduced his "second hometown" to Van Persie.

"Look over there, that steakhouse is the best."

"Look, that restaurant makes the best paella."

"And there is more delicious pudding over there. I used to eat there with my girlfriend."

Van Persie laughed and said, "You are so familiar with this place. I'm afraid you will rebel. Promise me not to secretly help Porto."

"screw you."

When arriving at the hotel, Li Qiao had better memories of the authentic Portuguese food. Although Portugal is not a kingdom of food, the types of food are much better than those in the UK. After all, the products here are relatively abundant.

, this has been the case since ancient times.

After enjoying the delicious food, it’s time to train. Climate change has a great impact on the human body. This has been proven by experiments. Therefore, Wenger arranged for the first training session to be relaxing training. Everyone can play and play football.

When it comes to playing handball, anything goes.

Now that Arsenal's defense has stabilized, Gallas has replaced Djurou as the central defender.

This is cruel to Djuru, and Djuru's agent also made a request to leave during the winter break, but Wenger has not agreed yet.

The league still needs to rotate substitutes, so Djurou's ability to play as a substitute is still acceptable, but the Swiss's expectation for his career is not just to play as a substitute, so he basically refused.

Wenger has not given up on this yet. He still hopes to keep Djurou for half a season, but this is not easy.

Wenger patted Djurud during training and said, "Boy, we might be able to win the Champions League again. Stay, your name will be engraved on the Champions League trophy forever."

Zhu Lu chuckled, "Boss, I know, but I don't want to win the championship by sitting on the bench. I know that I am not suitable for Arsenal, or I am not suitable yet, so I want to go to a mid-range team."

Experience.”

“So a burger is the better choice?”

Zhu Lu nodded, "Hamburg's invitation to me is very sincere, and the Bundesliga is also a league with fierce competition. I think I can find what I need there."

"Can't change?"

"Tou, thank you for cultivating me."

Wenger smiled and nodded, "Then I can only bless you."

But what Wenger was thinking was that the depth of the bench was reduced again, damn it.

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On the second day, after the training intensity was increased, many people were not used to it and had symptoms of dehydration. This was mainly because everyone's body was still adapting to the cold climate after the sudden warmth.

In this case, you only need to add more water and then reduce the amount of training to relieve the problem. It is okay and the players can adapt to it.

"The weather in Portugal is great for vacation, but when it comes to competitions, I still prefer a cooler climate and can easily get excited."

"Haha, we don't have a choice now, let's just go and compete. This is our only choice."

In the final battle, the body is secondary, the most important thing is the mental state. This kind of competition requires high pressure resistance.

Wenger has encountered many difficulties since he led the team, so the professor still has full trust in his team.

"Dragon Stadium, here I come."