In the evening of April 12, Emirates Stadium.
Although the game has not started yet, the stadium that can accommodate more than 60,000 fans is already full.
The football market here has always been so hot.
The players are warming up on the field, and the fans have entered the field more than half an hour in advance.
For these fans, the 90-minute game time is only part of watching the game, not all.
From the time they lined up outside the stadium, happiness has already arrived.
Chat with friends about the upcoming game, hype your favorite players, and despise your opponents together.
This feeling is super good.
Watch the training of the home team in the stands, shout a few slogans together, and the atmosphere will rise all of a sudden.
There is also the joy of victory after the game, reminiscing about the goal just now, and then go for a drink with the brothers, looking forward to future games and the development of the team.
It's great to think about it.
So the 90 minutes on the field are just one of the pleasures of watching the game, or even just half of the pleasure.
Now Arsenal fans are enjoying it.
Similarly, Leicester City fans are the same.
Although they are visiting London, they are still in high spirits.
When the Arsenal players entered the field to warm up, the whole stadium applauded.
Now, the Leicester City players entered the field.
Thousands of away fans cheered loudly!
The Arsenal fans next to them looked at them sideways.
These away fans were quite jubilant.
Yes, how could they not be jubilant?
Their team had just won the English Championship not long ago, and they would be able to play in the Premier League next season. What a joyous thing!
And their team had already reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, so the future was promising!
Although the opponent was strong, don't forget that the FA Cup is a hotbed of upsets!
Last season, Wigan Athletic ranked at the bottom of the Premier League and was eventually relegated.
Despite this, they still won all the way and even defeated Manchester City in the final to win the championship.
What Wigan Athletic can do, we Leicester City can do as well!
Oh oh oh!
Seeing the Leicester City players enter the field, they were of course happy.
All the enthusiasm and applause were dedicated to the players!
Guys, play well!
We are here!
We will go all out to support you!
On the sidelines, watching the blue Leicester City fans cheering enthusiastically, the Leicester City players were deeply infected.
"Not bad."
"Yes, the fans are so nice."
"Play a good game and let them go back to Leicester with a good mood!"
"We Must!"
Wenger, who entered the stadium first, took the initiative to walk up and shook hands with Pearson in a friendly manner.
As a big figure in English football, Wenger has always been very friendly.
Pearson also greeted him respectfully saying a few words before returning to his coaching seat.
Wenger was about to leave when he saw Xia Xing walking out of the player's tunnel.
Just now, there was some problem with his sneakers. Halfway through the run, he went back to change to a new pair.
After all, he had to ensure that the game was foolproof.
At this time, he walked out of the player's tunnel and happened to see Wenger.
Their four eyes met, and Wenger smiled and took the initiative to step forward.
"Xia, hello."
Seeing the big guy take the initiative to say hello, Xia Xing also walked over very politely.
"Hello, Coach Wenger."
"You have performed very well this season. I didn't expect Sir Alex Ferguson to find a treasure before he retired. He is amazing."
"Yes, without Sir Alex Ferguson's promotion, I would not be where I am today. And the training of Coach Pearson has also been very helpful to me."
"You are a young man who knows how to be grateful. I am more and more interested in you now."
"Hmm?"
"What I said at the press conference was not a smokescreen. I am really interested in you. How about coming to Arsenal next season?"
"This..."
"This is not a suitable place for conversation. Let me make it short. Your skills are excellent, and your style of play is very similar to Arsenal's. I also like you very much. As long as you come to Arsenal, I promise to give you an important rotation player position. As long as you accumulate more experience, you will become the main force of the team in one or two seasons. This is true. It is a promise to you! You can think about it carefully."
"This..."
"Haha, I'm just chatting with you. I will talk to Manchester United later. Don't think too much now. Play well. I will watch you on the sidelines." "
"Thank you."
Xia Xing ran onto the court, his mind was still confused.
Coach Wenger took a fancy to me?
As time went by, a season was almost over, and Xia Xing had made great progress.
He is now very confident that even if he returns to Manchester United next season, he will be valued. At least there will be no problem in entering the first team.
According to his ability, he should at least be a rotation player and should not be on the bench.
But even so, it was just his own thinking, and no one could promise him a place in the first team.
And he also knew that it was not so easy to get into a wealthy club.
Even talented players like Lingard and Powell were still loaned out to practice.
So it was hard to say what the future would be like.
But now, Wenger actually invited him directly in person, which was beyond Xia Xing's expectations.
Wenger is good at discovering and training young people, and is famous all over the world.
And Wenger likes technical football full of artistic atmosphere, which is also what Xia Xing likes.
So, if he really joins Arsenal, it would be a good choice...
Just thinking about it, suddenly there was a flash in front of his eyes.
Xia Xing quickly dodged.
A ball passed by him at a high speed.
"Xia, what are you thinking about?" James shouted not far away, "Don't be distracted during the game."
"Oh, nothing, just remembered some miscellaneous things."
"Come on, come on! Cooperate well!"
"OK!"
James got a rare chance to start today, and in such an important game, so he seemed very excited.
In this game, Pearson made some adjustments to the starting lineup.
And the adjustment was not small.
On the front line, Knockaert replaced Chris Wood and partnered with Vardy.
Andy King in the midfield was replaced by James.
And he came to the left side, Xia Xing approached the middle and partnered with Drinkwater.
There was no change in other positions, and he was already a fixed starting main force.
Pearson's purpose in this game was very clear. He wanted to play artistic football with Arsenal!
Facing a team like Arsenal, it is too difficult to defend.
Arsenal has 10,000 ways to score goals, which is really difficult to defend.
However, Arsenal also has a weakness, that is, their midfield hardness is not strong enough.
Instead of defending and pursuing not losing the ball, it is better to press out and strive for a chance to score!
This is Pearson's tactical arrangement today!
And the core of his tactical play is to rely on tactic cooperation to connect players!
If you want a tacit understanding in the midfield, the cooperation between several Manchester United teammates must be present!
Only four Manchester United youth training players started on the field today!
With Mahrez as the attacking sharp knife and two players with excellent skills on the front line,
Leicester City is well prepared for this game!
Ready to go!
(End of this chapter)