When the German referee Stark blew the whistle to end the game, Wenger walked to the visiting team's coaching bench with a disappointed face, shook hands with Gao Shen and gave him his congratulations.
Looking back now, he finally understood Gao Shen's high-profile intentions before the game.
This guy is such a thief!
Looking back and thinking about it now, he had to say that the sophisticated psychological warfare caught everyone at Arsenal a little off guard.
In the past few years, everyone at Arsenal is fully aware of the comments from the outside world, and everyone is angry.
But there is no way, the club has no money, and no one can change the status quo.
If Ferguson of Manchester United had said it, or if it had been the opponents of Chelsea and Liverpool, Arsenal would have tolerated it, but the person who said it was Gao Shen and Naples, which made them unbearable.
The Gunners are very cowardly, but no matter how cowardly they are, they haven't stooped to the point of being bullied by Serie A teams.
Besides, Arsenal’s financial revenue ranks among the best in European football.
What's going on? You even want to step on Serie A, which is in decline?
So, when it came to the game, the players' emotions were out of control.
Moreover, Wenger's tactics also have problems.
But he really had no choice.
Gilberto Silva is gone, Flamini is also gone, especially Flamini, which is a huge blow to Arsenal.
The French defensive midfielder was the main force of the team last season. Arsene Wenger worked hard to cultivate him for four years. He didn't just pee every time, but at least he spent a lot of effort to cultivate him. How well he played!
But what can be done?
His heart was not in Arsenal, and the Gunners could not meet his requirements or give him what he wanted, so he went to AC Milan on a free transfer, and Wenger had to replace the former player who could not play football.
Song Gai was promoted to the main force.
Song's performance is very good and he has made rapid progress, but in terms of strength, he is still not stable enough and is still lacking in many aspects.
For example, in this game, he couldn't stop Napoli in the midfield and frequently lost his position.
"Many things have already been revealed," Wenger said with a wry smile.
Gao Shen stood aside, feeling very sad in his heart.
Everyone knows Wenger's difficulties, and it is already very difficult for Arsenal to persist on three fronts with such a lineup and configuration this season.
Who could ask for more from Wenger?
"It's 2-2 in Manchester, but I believe that if there are no accidents, you will encounter that dead old man in the semi-finals. Be careful, Manchester United is very strong this year, especially after the winter break."
When Wenger said this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"The Manchester United before the winter break and the Manchester United after the winter break can even be said to be two completely different teams. The latter is the truly terrifying Red Devils."
Gao Shen understood. Wenger was reminding him.
This is actually considered as admitting defeat in advance, but Gao Shen cannot be careless.
God knows, is Wenger deliberately showing weakness at this moment to paralyze Gao Shen and Naples?
They could reverse three goals in the first half of the Champions League final. Who can guarantee that Arsenal can't reverse four goals in ninety minutes?
As long as we seize the opportunity, as long as Naples reveals its weakness, with the gunner's attack power, it is really possible.
"I have always been eager to play against Sir Alex Ferguson!" Gao Shen said with a smile.
Wenger looked at Gao Shen deeply and shook his head arrogantly, "You are just like him, both cunning and not good people."
Gao Shen couldn't help but laugh. He felt that this was more like a kind of appreciation and praise for himself.
But Wenger's reminder is very reasonable.
Ferguson's teams have always been good at attacking from behind.
Just like this season's Premier League, before Christmas, Manchester United only finished third in the 19th round of the league. But now, Manchester United has reversed Liverpool and Chelsea and leads the Premier League standings, and is still ahead by a full margin.
Four points.
Ferguson's team is really good at using the winter break to exert strength.
More importantly, Ferguson's use of troops is completely different from Wenger's, and even completely different from Guardiola and others.
Gao Shen thought of a term: The Variety Demon!
Ferguson is really able to constantly arrange the team's lineup to constantly adjust the team's tactics. He can even change it every game and adjust the positions of the players.
The key is, he can still win!
Benitez is most famous for having used more than 20 lineups in more than 20 games.
In fact, Ferguson really didn't give in too much.
Therefore, Wenger's reminder is not wrong at all, Ferguson is not a good person.
"Professor, how about we make an agreement?" Gao Shen suddenly suggested with a smile.
"explain."
"If, and I mean if, I lead the team to the Champions League final, you come to watch my game and celebrate that I helped you kill Ferguson."
When Wenger heard this, he burst into laughter.
He really wanted to open Gao Shen's head and see what was inside?
How come you always come up with these weird ideas?
"What if you lose?"
"Please treat me to a nice meal to comfort my wounded heart." Gao Shen chuckled.
Even though Wenger was in a bad mood after a disastrous defeat, he still couldn't help but chuckled, "Why do I feel like you're just here to make a living?"
Gao Shen shrugged innocently, "I can't help it, I'm about to lose my job."
"Okay, I can afford a meal!" Wenger readily agreed.
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"Actually, overall, the game was relatively balanced and very intense, and the gap was not as big as the score showed."
"Arsenal is a respectable team. They persisted until the last minute and are an admirable opponent. This also reminds us that we must be more cautious in the second round."
Perhaps because Wenger promised to buy a meal, Gao Shen did not hesitate to praise Wenger and Arsenal at the post-match press conference, believing that this team was not as fragile as the score showed.
Of course, there must be reasons for such a disparity in scores.
Gao Shen believes that Arsenal's problem is that they adopted an overly aggressive style of play in the game.
This is obvious.
This aggressive play further exposed Arsenal's lack of control in transition between offense and defense.
As for before the game, he once made a bold statement that he would show the world how to beat Arsenal. Gao Shen chose to keep a low profile after the game, saying that he did not mean what the outside world understood, and for this he told Wenger and Arsenal.
Apologize.
The game has been won, and Wenger has agreed to treat us to a meal, so there is no need to add insult to injury.
When things get better, let it go and leave each other alone so that we can see each other easily in the future.
Besides, the main purpose of what Gao Shen said was for psychological warfare.
In short, Gao Shen said whatever sounded good to him at the post-match press conference.
Wenger admitted, "We were beaten by a team that was better than us!"
"Their speed is very advantageous. When the game became open, their speed and efficiency in counterattack gave us a big blow. They have a strong impact."
Wenger believes that the team's problem lies in the lack of control in the midfield.
"This must attract our attention!"
Regarding the second round match, Wenger said that he would not think too much about it and that he and the players would focus on the game.
"From now on, we have no room for mistakes and we need to play every game well."
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Napoli beat Arsenal 4-0 in an away game, and the news spread all over the world overnight.
At the same time, Manchester United drew 2-2 with Porto at home.
Judging from the results, Naples is basically guaranteed to enter the semi-finals, while Porto has seized a favorable opportunity. After all, with two away goals in hand, it will have an even greater advantage when returning to home court.
After the game, almost all the British media regretted the performance of Arsenal and Manchester United. Arsenal, in particular, went into a round of verbal and verbal criticism, believing that Wenger's team had completely lost its competitiveness in the Champions League.
Even in the Premier League, the Gunners can only compete for the top four.
The Times believes that Wenger's team has always lacked ambition.
With a 4-0 away win over Arsenal, Gao Shen once again stood at the forefront of public opinion around the world.
From performing as a newly promoted team to win the championship for two consecutive seasons, to leading the team to stand out from the group of death in their first appearance in the Champions League this season, to successively defeating Chelsea and Arsenal after the winter break, Napoli's performance can be described as very strong.
Especially this 4-0 away game showed how powerful Naples is.
On the defensive end, Naples hardly gave Arsenal too many opportunities and defended them tightly.
According to the accepted statement by the British media, Arsenal's offense was indeed too monotonous and lacked variety, but Naples' defense made Arsenal hit the wall again and again, with no success.
On the offensive end, both the front trident and Naples' three midfielders are performing better and better. Rakitic even scored goals in three consecutive knockout games, and his performance was quite amazing.
It can be said that so far this season, Naples has become an out-and-out dark horse in the Champions League.
Everyone is also very curious, how far can Gao Shen and his Naples go?
Especially in the semi-finals, they will face the defending champion Manchester United, which is definitely the most powerful team in European football in recent seasons. If they can defeat Porto this season and reach the semi-finals again, it will be Manchester United's third consecutive victory.
Reached the semifinals this season.
If nothing else, this record is already amazing enough!
Gao Shen, on the other hand, knows better than anyone else that Manchester United is currently at its strongest period. Ferguson is also ambitious and wants to defend the Champions League. Therefore, this Red Devils is really difficult to deal with.
However, Gao Shen doesn't have more time to think about Manchester United in the future. He doesn't even have a clue about dealing with Ferguson yet.
After playing for Arsenal, he ignored the hot discussions and hype from the outside world and focused entirely on the team and the game.
But the day after Naples played Arsenal in an away game, Gao Shen suddenly received a call from a stranger.
The purpose of this call also made him feel very strange.
Because, the other party actually came to him and gave him money.
