Chapter 524 Interesting Boss
In the locker room, the atmosphere among the Arsenal players was somewhat silent.
The first half was full of rhetoric, but in the end, they were kicked 0:3.
Nowadays, Arsenal fans on the court are silent, silently praying for the team, hoping that a miracle will happen. The fans of AC Milan sang and danced to celebrate the team's lead.
Some AC Milan fans even opened the champagne at halftime. The 0:3 lead was too big and a miracle could not happen.
Little Gilbert knows that the atmosphere in the locker room is very bad now. He is at most a Yun fan. In his previous life, if he didn't have a few fan friends around him, he wouldn't pay attention to football at all.
At that time, these fans and friends all sighed when they mentioned the national football team, but little Gilbert watched it as amusement.
He didn't understand at the time, why should he care about a bad national football team?
A friend said at that time: Football is football, you don’t understand.
Little Gilbert didn't quite understand these things at the time, but after watching the Champions League final live and his team facing a desperate situation, he seemed to understand a little bit.
Thinking this way, Gilbert Jr. and John Richard said: "The team members must be very depressed now."
John Richard was very honest: "Not to mention the players, I am also a little depressed, but football is round and we can only believe in miracles."
"I hope so!" Little Gilbert thought for a while and said, "In this case, let's go and take a look."
"Now?"
"certainly."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Ivanka and Keeley Hazel stood up: "Let's go too!"
"Hey, the locker room is a relatively private place. It's not inconvenient for you girls, so just sit here and we'll be back in a moment."
After finishing speaking, Little Gilbert and John Richard went to the team's locker room.
The locker room has its own rules. John Richard told little Gilbert some rules on the way. He, the boss, must obtain the consent of the players before he can enter the locker room.
Of course, there are also those who disregard the rules.
For example, after Chelsea lost this year's Premier League championship, Abramovich became furious in the locker room, which caused a very bad impact.
At the door of the locker room, Gilbert Jr. asked the assistant coach to enter and report.
The assistant coach went in and said, "Director Gilbert Jr. came to see us."
The captain of the team was boosting morale, saying inspiring words. When he saw little Gilbert coming, he thought little Gilbert was going to come to the locker room to scold them like Abramovich.
The other players didn’t look too good either. It looks good, after all, they fell behind in the first half, and now the team owner is still looking for trouble.
However, little Gilbert abided by the rules and asked the assistant coach to inform him. He did not barge in directly, which was a good thing.
Vieira asked the players for their opinions. Seeing that no one objected, he said to the assistant coach: "Then let the boss come in!"
The assistant coach went over to invite him, and after a while a white man in his thirties left. He was wearing a hat with the Arsenal logo on it, a T-shirt, jeans, and a pair of canvas shoes, a very casual look.
The general manager of the team, John Richard, who followed him was very respectful. I think this person was the team owner, the famous Hollywood director Gilbert Landrini Jr.
The players were a little surprised, because most of the team owners or team executives they had seen were in suits and ties, and they always had a serious look on their faces.
But little Gilbert came in, not with an angry or angry look on his face because his team was falling behind, but with a smile on his face.
This makes the players a little confused about little Gilbert's approach. What does this mean?
John Richard took the initiative to take on the task of introduction: “This is director Gilbert Landrini, who is also the owner of our team.
He wants to say a few words to everyone, and everyone is welcome. "
The players all applauded face-savingly, and little Gilbert waved his hand to silence everyone.
He looked at the players who were a little depressed and said with a smile: "Everyone may think I came in to curse."
The players chuckled lightly, and a few of them rubbed their heads in embarrassment. Apparently everyone thought so.
Little Gilbert continued: "Of course I don't. In fact, my understanding of football culture is superficial, and I can probably understand that there is our team's goal.
I also know that the team fell behind in the first half and things were not going well. But I believe in you and our players. In the last game, no one wants to leave any regrets, so they play to the fullest.
We still have forty-five minutes. Since we were kicked 0;3 in the first half, we will return 4:0 in the second half, which is enough. "
Gilbert Jr.'s words were simple, but his words as a team owner had a different meaning. It meant that the boss and the players stood together.
I always feel tired after eating too much chicken soup, but the key is that without a spoon or two of chicken soup, I really can't do it.
Vieira’s encouragement earlier, plus the boss’ personal encouragement
Seeing that the players' energy levels were back, little Gilbert was very satisfied: "Professor, the rest is up to you."
The professor who had been silent until now stood up, picked up the tactical board and began to lay out tactics: "Okay, everyone gather around now..."
Little Gilbert stopped listening to the tactical arrangements. After giving a morale-boosting speech, he returned to the VIP room.
John Richard also gave a thumbs up and said: "Boss, I have never seen a team owner as special as you."
"What? You mean I don't understand football?"
"No, I mean you don't understand football, you didn't point fingers, and you weren't too angry when the team fell behind. I thought you would blame the players."
Little Gilbert smiled softly and said: "What's the use of blaming the players at this time? I just want to express an attitude, whether I win or lose, I will stand with the team.
In this way, the pressure on the players may be less and they can play more freely in the second half. "
Ivanka followed little Gilbert and learned a few Chinese idioms, which she used at this time: "I think it's time for our team to make a last stand."
"What is a last stand?" John Richard didn't understand.
"It's when you are in desperate situation and you have to fight back." Little Gilbert asked: "John, do you believe in miracles?"
"Of course I believe it. Besides miracles, what else can I believe in now?" John Richard said.
Indeed, this is the case, we can only believe in miracles.
And the miracle really happened.
Wenger made some arrangements for some situations in the first half. He found that he put Fabregas in the starting lineup, but the team still played according to the league's rules and did not play the role of Fabregas.
So he emphasized that in the second half, he would give Fabregas the ball and Vieira would cover behind Fabregas. Wenger gave Fabregas another instruction, that is, attack and ignore the rest.
Then, Wenger brought Van Persie on, who did not appear in the first half, and formed a three-pointed arrow with Henry and Reyes. Behind the three arrows was Fabregas.
Wenger believes that Cesc Fabregas' footwork will not let him down, and AC Milan's Carlo Ancelotti will definitely ignore this young midfielder.
Because Fabregas didn't perform much in the first half, this was an opportunity.
After making the arrangements, Professor Wenger once again made some morale-boosting mobilizations: “Thousands of fans from top to bottom of the team are standing with us.
Gentlemen, we have now reached the edge of the cliff, the point of no return.
Do you know what is a person's most glorious moment? I know, I know our moment of glory is today.
Gentlemen, let us work together to create a miracle! "
"Create miracles..."
All the players roared and then walked out aggressively to start the second half.
The players of AC Milan on the opposite side were confused. They were beaten so badly in the first half. Why did the Arsenal players seem to have more fighting spirit than in the first half?
Kaka and Pirlo looked at each other, both seeing a bad premonition in each other's eyes.
Both felt that the second half of the game might be bloody.
And the reality was just as the two of them feared.
(End of chapter)