roccoschili Chapter 456 London Trip (1) Discovery
Chapter 456 London Trip (1) Discovery
Europe.
North London.
Highbury Stadium, home of Arsenal Football Club.
The drizzle in the sky did not affect the enthusiasm of the fans for this game at Highbury Stadium.
David, Gerald, Livlin, Elena, Maggie, Toby, and several bodyguards of Livlin and Gerald were sitting in the middle of a large group of Arsenal fans.
Throughout the first half, David was in a state of "strange" excitement.
After following Elena and learning some Arsenal team songs, he started singing the team songs rhythmically and wave after wave with the "brothers" in the front row, for their favorite team. Arsenal, come on, cheer up~
"Beep~beep~beep~"
With the referee's whistle on the field ~
Arsenal, wearing the red and white home jersey, and Liverpool, wearing the yellow away jersey, ended the first half of the game in a goalless draw with a score of 0:0.
The game entered the intermission.
. . .
in the audience.
David, whose excitement had subsided a little, laughed and discussed the performance of the two teams in the first half with a few fans in the front row who had just met him.
These Arsenal fans also responded extremely enthusiastically to David, a "passerby fan" who came from the United States~
At this time~
It happened to be raining and the race was halfway through~
There was a fan brother with a big beard and a hoodie who took the initiative to buy David a drink to moisten his throat~
Be fully prepared for the second half of the game. .
David was very happy and agreed immediately!
Then-
Under the surprised gazes of Jellal, Livlin and other companions, he and these newly met fan brothers walked shoulder to shoulder towards the auditorium aisle. .
Jellal stood up and looked at David's retreating back, then looked around at the status of the fans around him, blinked, and asked Livlin and the girls.
"What do you want to drink? I'll buy it~"
"Hot coffee!" Livlin was the first to raise her hand, shrinking her neck and shouting~
"Um... would you like beer?" Toby Olga asked Jellal for advice with a smile on his face. .
"of course can!"
"Haha~Thank you!"
"What about you? Elena?"
Elena stood up with a smile: "I'll go with you~"
"Hmm~ Maggie?"
"Well... let me have a cup of hot coffee too~"
"ok~"
Jellal turned to look at a bodyguard and nodded to him.
"Elena, let's go!"
"Good~"
. . .
ten minutes later.
The light rain falling in the sky has stopped~
On the field, players from both teams returned to the field, moving their bodies and preparing for the second half of the game.
David and his fellow fans gathered together, each holding hot coffee and beer, chatting about Arsenal's performance and the team's history~
When Gerard and Elena came back, they happened to see David lying on the shoulders of two fans in the front row, like a teenager with a thirst for knowledge, constantly asking them about everything related to Arsenal~
. . .
Just now, the fan brother who was shouting to buy David a beer turned his head to look at the situation on the field and told David about Arsenal.
"When Arsenal was founded, its first official name was: Standard Battalion~"
"It was founded in 1886 by a group of Scottish workers from the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich~"
"On December 1886, 12, in the first game after the establishment of the team, the Standard Battalion defeated their opponent Oriental Wanderers with a score of 11:6~"
"However, many workers and fans in the arsenal feel that the name of the Standard Battalion is not loud enough~"
"So, after everyone's discussion, the team was renamed: Royal Arsenal!"
"In the following years, Royal Arsenal participated in a number of friendly matches and regional cup competitions held in various places."
"In 1891, the Royal Arsenal Club completed its reforms, established a professional club, and once again changed its name to Woolwich Arsenal."
"In 1893, Woolwich Arsenal joined the Football League and became a second division team."
"In 1913, the headquarters of Arsenal Club moved to Highbury Stadium and was officially renamed Arsenal."
"In the following decades, with the outbreak of World War I and World War II, Arsenal experienced countless ups and downs."
"After the end of World War II, Arsenal Club conducted detailed statistics and found that 9 official players devoted their precious lives to that damn war."
David pursed his lips tightly, leaned back, squatted in the aisle, raised his beer glass high, and said to the bearded brothers: "Here's to them!"
"Respect them!!~"
. . .
Behind David.
Jellal looked at David and the fan brothers, raised their wine glasses with respect, drank them all, and then took a big gulp of hot coffee. .
He seemed to see more things in David that he had never been exposed to before. .
For example: Infectiousness!
David always makes people who come into contact with him for the first time feel inexplicably kind and enthusiastic~
Moreover, as the time spent in contact with him increases, you can find more shining points in him, which makes people want to get close to him, talk to him, and listen to his suggestions or opinions~
this. .This is a "magical" situation that Jellal has never encountered since he was a child~
Therefore, Jellal silently handed the hot coffee in his hand to the bodyguard beside him, followed David's example, squatted in the aisle, held the back of the seat in front of him with both hands, and joined the group of people who wanted to go to the other side. Go deeper among the “friends” you “get to know.”
. . .
Behind David.
Elena fiddled with the coffee cup in her hand, glanced back, nodded to Livlin, and knelt down next to David, put her arms around his back, and stayed by his side silently.
After David drank the beer in his hand, he glanced left and right at Jellal and Elena, smiled and gave the beer cup to Elena, hugged Jellal and let him get closer, He winked at the bearded brother and smiled.
"Look, we have two new friends joining the Arsenal family!"
"Hahaha~"
The bearded brother and several friends around him raised their glasses to Jellal and Elena, laughing and welcoming them.
The atmosphere became heated again~
Jellal felt the strength of David's arm on his shoulder at close range, looked at the generous smiles of several fans and brothers, and listened to their enthusiastic "welcome speeches", a warmth suddenly rose in his heart ~
On the other side, Elena also moved her steps, letting most of her body rest lightly on David's not generous shoulders~
David turned his head and glanced at Elena, whose whole body was radiating warmth. He smiled, raised his hand, and patted her twice on the forehead~
. . .
"duo~"
With the referee's whistle, the second half of the game began~
Among the fan brothers, another brother with a mustache took a sip of hot coffee and continued to introduce David and the others.
"Arsenal was the team that lost the most players in English football during World War II!"
"Moreover, the war that lasted for many years also caused many former Arsenal players to be in no shape after the war. They had no choice but to leave the club or choose to retire~"
"In the first league season after the war, Arsenal, which had undergone a major overhaul, only finished 13th."
"Arsenal lost miserably to West Ham United in the FA Cup that year~"
"We call those two years the dark age of Arsenal!"
"After the meritorious head coach Alisson announced his retirement~"
"This old coach who has made great contributions to Arsenal recommended his assistant Whittaker to the team~"
"Since then, a Whittaker era belonging to Arsenal has arrived!"
"At that time, no one could have imagined that Whittaker, the assistant coach next to coach Alisson, would be the first to introduce the 35-year-old midfield veteran Mesha after taking over the team!"
"At the age of 35, I have reached the end of a football player's career~"
"Many people have lost their confidence and support for Arsenal, which is on the verge of collapse~"
"The veteran Mesha, after joining Arsenal, showed a phenomenal performance that amazed everyone!"
"With the presence of Mesha, the new Arsenal midfield has almost become the most stable... city wall in England's top league!"
"However, what is even more gratifying is that Mesha can also provide a lot of firepower support to the forwards and midfielders in the team's offensive organization~"
"So, after just one season at Arsenal, Mesha became the team's on-field captain."
"The following season, midfielder Mesha, forward Lewis, Rooney and other players, under the leadership of head coach Whittaker, won the first post-war Premier League championship!"
"With their 1947-48 league championship, Arsenal successfully emerged from the dark ages after World War II!"
"But~"
"Head coach Whittaker, who led the team to a successful championship, knows very well that the team's golden generation of players are getting older~"
"If we don't train and buy a group of outstanding young players in time, the next days for the team may become more and more difficult."
"So, Whittaker found the team club management and unified their opinions~"
"From now on, all of Arsenal's attention will be on cultivating young players and purchasing some potential new stars~"
"So, a group of young people who were unknown in football at the time joined Arsenal and injected new vitality into the team!"
"Then, the new generation of young players led by Whitaker successfully won the league championship in the 1952-53 season after a two-year running-in period!"
"Arsenal, also because of the influence of Whittaker, has left a tradition of constantly discovering young players with potential."
"However, Arsenal's success did not bring luck to Whittaker~"
"Whittaker contracted a serious illness, leaving Arsenal's coaching staff without a head coach for a long time."
"In 1956, 58-year-old Whittaker died of illness. Most of the backbone and young players in Arsenal who were discovered, introduced, and promoted by him felt disheartened by his death~"
"Coupled with the fact that Arsenal's financial situation was not optimistic at the time, many players chose to leave."
"Arsenal has entered a longer dark age~"
. . .
The fan brother with a mustache raised his coffee cup and nodded to several people.
Everyone also raised their glasses and took a big sip.
Any die-hard Arsenal fan will never forget every glorious moment and dark era of the team~
. . .
The bearded fan looked at the Arsenal players who kept running on the field with confused eyes, sighed a few times, and said.
"Whitaker passed away and key players left the team..."
"Let Arsenal's strength and competitiveness continue to decline."
"In 63, Arsenal, which had once been harmonious, was at odds with its fans and management for the first time."
"Many loyal fans have canceled their Arsenal annual tickets out of frustration..."
"Subsequently, Arsenal not only failed to restore the fans' confidence with their own efforts, but also set a new low in the league~"
"On May 66, 5, I was only 5 years old~"
"Only 4554 fans attended the match between Arsenal and Leeds United at Highbury Stadium."
"Arsenal has fallen into the darkest moment of the dark ages!"
(To this day, the number of 4554 fans attending the game is still the lowest in the history of the Arsenal team.)
. . .
Next to the bearded fan brother, the mustachioed brother patted his shoulder very understandingly and continued to talk to David with a smile.
"Fortunately, Arsenal, which had hit rock bottom at the time, did not listen to the suggestions of the fans, and did not take into account the ridicule of Arsenal's rivals in the same city, Tottenham Hotspur, and chose the team's physiotherapist Mel as the new team. A first-term manager took over Arsenal, which was at the bottom of the table."
"Mel, before he became the head coach, his personal resume can only be described as... mediocre~"
"However, he shouldered the distrust of countless media and fans. On the first day he took office, he clearly expressed his new vision for Arsenal~"
"Arsenal must move from the traditional, gorgeous passing and controlling offensive style to a more pragmatic, concise, and efficient offensive style~"
"His new set of simple and pragmatic theories has caused dissatisfaction among many people~"
"But then, in the first season after Mel arrived, Arsenal's league record improved."
"From 1969 to 70, Arsenal led by Mel showed an extremely efficient and powerful offensive capability that shocked the entire European football world."
"Although Arsenal, led by Mel, has lost its former splendor and control on the pitch~"
"But if we just talk about offensive ability and offensive efficiency, Mel is definitely the best in Arsenal's history!"
"That year, including Dynamo Bale and the Dutch Ajax team with Cruyff, they all fell to Arsenal's powerful attack."
“Arsenal made it all the way to the final of the European Fairs Cup.”
“In the final, Arsenal met Anderlecht from Belgium~”
"In the first leg of the final away game, Arsenal fell behind by three goals and eventually lost to Anderlecht 1:3."
"Back here at Highbury Stadium, Arsenal perfectly demonstrated its strong offensive strength!"
"After 90 minutes of indiscriminate bombardment, Arsenal finally defeated Anderlecht with a score of 3:0, and successfully won the first European championship in Arsenal's history with a total score of 4:3!"
. . .
Just now, the bearded fan brother who was still immersed in the "Arsenal Dark Ages" grabbed his mustache and said overly.
"Arsenal, led by Mel, doesn't stop!"
"The first European competition trophy in history has brought strong confidence to our Arsenal~!"
"In the new year's league, Arsenal and Leeds United go hand in hand; until the last round, the important game that determines whether Arsenal can win the championship begins at the home of our arch-rival Tottenham Hotspur, White Hart Lane~"
"Ray Kennedy's header at the last moment allows us to celebrate the league championship for Arsenal at White Hart Lane without any scruples~"
"It was also that night that I met the love of my life, my beautiful wife~"
"us.."
"Ahem~hey!"
"Stop!!" The mustache stretched out his hand to interrupt the "wife-showing maniac" bearded man, and made a face to the brothers around him~
Everyone couldn’t help but burst out laughing~
"Hahaha~"
. . .
On the court, a few people laughed.
The Arsenal right back, who was in a defensive position, intercepted a pass from the Liverpool midfielder in the midfield, and together with the other two forwards, they instantly started the offensive mode ~
The fans in Highbury Stadium suddenly entered a state of crazy secretion of dopamine~
On the field, Arsenal's three players moved forward quickly, while the five Liverpool players who retreated found their positions, intending to block all offensive routes.
But~
The charm of English football is that changes or accidents can happen at any time on the field~
Arsenal's right back, who ran forward with the ball, quickly found the position of the other two teammates and sent a short pass~
The Arsenal striker running in the middle of the attacking line pushed away the defensive Liverpool defender with both arms, and with a tap of his toes, he passed the ball to the left forward~
After the left forward received the ball, he moved forward with his big foot and quickly brought the ball to the bottom line of Liverpool's goal. He flew up with his left foot and sent a precise assist to the penalty area in front of the goal ~
Following Arsenal's right back, in the physical confrontation with the Liverpool defender, before he was about to lose the center of his body~
He kicked the ball with the instep of his outside foot, causing the Liverpool goalkeeper to be caught off guard by a line change and flying into the door behind the goalkeeper~
1: 0!
"Ohhhhhhh~"
"Hahaha~"
"Ahhh~"
Highbury Stadium is boiling!
All Arsenal fans raised their arms and shouted loudly for their team to take the lead in breaking through the door of their strong opponent, Liverpool.
(How strong is Liverpool at this time?)
（从1975－76赛季开始，直至1983－84赛季，一共9个英超赛季，利物浦获得了7次冠军！）
（随后的1985－86赛季，1987－88赛季，1989－90赛季，利物浦又拿下了三次英超冠军。）
(Also: Liverpool's head coach Paisley, after taking over the team in the 1974-75 season, led Liverpool to win 9 championship trophies from various European football competitions in the next 19 seasons.)
(In the later 90s, it was later called the Red Devils Manchester United by fans and dominated the Premier League era~)
(In the 10 years after the new century, the veteran Premier League team Arsenal won two championships and had a brief period of glory for two years; Chelsea won two Premier League championships after receiving the support of major financial investors; the frustrated Manchester United regained some form , conquer three cities in a row.)
(In the past ten years, the Premier League has fallen into a new era of competition among teams such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Leicester City~)
. . .
Highbury Stadium.
After Arsenal scored first, the score of 1:0 finally woke up Liverpool, who were in poor condition today!
Paisley, the head coach of Liverpool, stood on the sideline of the stadium with a stern expression, loudly expressing his dissatisfaction to the players on the field ~
Liverpool, amidst the boos from Arsenal fans, started its own attack mode~
This seemingly boring game has not entered the most exciting part until now!
. . .
in the stands.
David, who had just raised his arms and cheered with the fans, lowered his arms, hugged Jellal and Elena respectively, and shouted excitedly.
"Defense~"
"Defend~Defend!"
The fans in the stands also began to shout in unison to the Arsenal players on the field ~
What the fans see more clearly, can the players not see it?
This is not the first time the two teams have faced each other~
Of the Arsenal players on the field, only two forwards were left hovering around the center of the midfield circle. As a means of defensive counterattack, they deterred all the Liverpool players who were pressing forward~
The remaining Arsenal players found their defensive positions and were ready to face Liverpool's crazy counterattack~
"duo~"
The referee on the field blew the foul whistle.
An Arsenal midfielder used a technical foul to slightly delay and disrupt Liverpool's offensive momentum.
But~
Liverpool quickly used several wonderful quick ball moves to create a small gap in Arsenal's defensive half.
Attack quickly and explode in an instant!
The Liverpool midfielder quickly ran back and forth, gradually tilting Arsenal's defensive formation, leaving a larger gap in Arsenal's defensive formation near David's side of the stands~
opportunity!
The Liverpool midfielder, the player who organized the attack, made a precise long pass at his feet. The ball flew diagonally to the forward who crossed up~
The Liverpool forward quickly used his speed to get rid of the Arsenal defender, brought the ball to the baseline, and sent a very threatening cross~
In front of Arsenal's goal, two Liverpool players jumped high while fighting with Arsenal players~
"Woo~"
Amid the boos from the fans in the stands, the ball was deflected~
"Whoo~"
David couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief at the wonderful attack by Liverpool just now~
It's only a little bit short!
Can Arsenal hold on?
. . .
More than 20 minutes later.
Liverpool showed the entire Arsenal fans at Highbury Stadium what a powerful and oppressive attack is!
Round after round of attacks, like waves, violently impacted Arsenal's defensive front~
Until the 90th minute of the game, after entering injury time, Liverpool sent six powerful threatening shots in the second half alone~
Among them, three times the kicks were within the range of the goal, but were saved by Arsenal's goalkeeper and defenders in a very thrilling way~
"Wonderful!"
David put his left hand around Gerald and said in his ear: "See? This is the charm of football!"
"No one person on the field can influence the outcome of the entire game~"
“It’s a team game!”
"Only with strong basic qualities, tacit cooperation, and strong and rational self-control can every Liverpool attack be as aggressive as it is now!"
"If Arsenal can withstand these last few minutes..."
"I guess Liverpool will vent all their resentment on their opponents in the next game~"
"Haha~"
"Hey~Arsenal can definitely withstand it!" The bearded brothers and the mustachioed brothers standing in front of David turned around and yelled at David in dissatisfaction~
"Of course!"
"We are all, powerful and deadly Arsenal!"
"No one can make us surrender!"
"Hahaha~"
. . .
"Beep~beep~beep~"
The referee on the field blew the whistle to end the game~
Arsenal defeated the powerful Liverpool with a score of 1:0 at their home stadium, Highbury Stadium.
"Ah~ah~"
Highbury Stadium is once again plunged into a sea of joy~
What die-hard fan doesn't want to see his team win?
David was also infected by the joyful atmosphere around him~
He hugged Jellal and hugged Elena~
Turning his head, he hugged the pouting Livlin, the smiling Toby, and the slightly nervous and excited Maggie~
"Hahaha~"
"woooooooo~"
David was laughing and yelling at everyone around him~
It seems that at this moment, he is taking the opportunity to vent, shout, and release the discomfort that has been suppressed in his chest~
. . .
After half an hour.
Outside Highbury Stadium.
David took a few gambling lottery tickets from Jellal's bodyguard, handed them to the big beard, the mustache and other fans respectively, and said with a smile.
"I'm very happy to get to know you all~ I'm going back to New York in a few days!"
"These are the tickets I bought for the FA Cup Champions Betting~"
"If my bet is right, Arsenal can win the FA Cup next year~"
"Please give me a call or send me a postcard and tell me!"
"I will come to London again to celebrate with everyone!"
"Hahaha~Okay!!"
The bearded and moustachioed people looked down, placed 10 pounds in lottery tickets in their hands, and happily hugged David one by one~
Secretary Maggie cleverly found paper and pen, wrote down a few addresses and phone numbers of Wall Street companies, and handed them to the bearded men.
Then~
David and the others left Highbury Stadium amidst the celebrations and cheers of the fans around them.
. . .
on the way.
With a smile on his face, David looked through the car window and looked at the buildings and pedestrians passing by on the roadside.
Jellal, who was sitting in the back row with him, also turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window, recalling his first experience of watching football live~
"Oh~"
"That's right, Jellal!"
"Did you notice anything while we were watching the game?"
"Find?"
"Yeah ~ the jerseys the players are wearing!"
Jellal frowned, trying to remember the jerseys of the players on the field. .
After a few minutes.
He shook his head and said, "Sorry~ I didn't pay much attention to the jersey..."
David smiled and waved his hand: "You don't have to apologize! This is normal~"
"If I hadn't gone to buy beer with the fans, I wouldn't have noticed the sponsor patterns on their jerseys~"
“The Liverpool team’s yellow jersey has the red logo of the famous sports brand UMBRO printed on the chest.”
“I heard that Arsenal’s jerseys also have sponsors’ logos this year.”
"However, I forgot to ask which company it is~"
"What do you think... why do these sponsors invest and sponsor the team?"
Jellal nodded somewhat suddenly~
Then I immediately entered a thinking state ~
Maggie, the secretary sitting in front of the two of them in the passenger seat, silently took out the small notebook in her small bag and started taking shorthand. .
David smiled and looked out the window. After waiting for a while, he whispered: "From an economic point of view, the social progress around us will subtly amplify our consumption desires and change our consumption concepts~"
"As our demand gradually increases, we not only want to increase the number of things we consume daily, but also want to buy better quality and cheaper products to satisfy our consumption desires."
"Soon, under this subconscious trend, people continued to put forward higher and more requirements for the sophistication and diversity of goods."
"It's like... I came to London and I can't get used to the food here~"
"Livlin saw this and sent a plane to pick up the chef Cui Yingying."
"We no longer need simple food to maintain our bodies on a daily basis, so we will slowly expand our requirements for food diversity and refinement to satisfy our appetites~"
"It is the most intuitive manifestation of our strong pursuit of diversified desires and our gradual addiction to it~"
"Also, we are going shopping this afternoon~"
"Livlin and the others' diverse demands for clothing styles are also one of the manifestations of their pursuit of desire."
"The original functional attributes of clothing such as blocking, heat preservation, and protection have been simplified into a high-consumable product that reflects our different aesthetics, tastes, and identities~"
"Just like Livlin, she bought so many sets of clothes, are they all just to wear them out?"
"No!"
"She is just enjoying the pleasure of being able to shop and spend as she pleases~"
"Of course~"
"If she wasn't so rich and was just an ordinary girl, she wouldn't be so wasteful and extravagant~"
"...Cough~" David suddenly felt a little cold and coughed lightly. .
"Let's leave her alone~"
"Around us, everyone generally has some unfulfilled wishes or desires hidden in their hearts~"
"Almost everyone has the desire to pursue superiority for the sake of superiority!"
"Ordinary young people like me hope that they can become successful and achieve their goals and ideals~"
“This is the pride, achievement, or superiority I’m pursuing~”
"And the desires in my heart are achieved through small goals again and again, so that I keep looking for the next brand-new goal and work hard for it~"
David moved his body, leaned back in the seat, tilted his head towards Jellal and continued.
"In economics, utility: refers to the pleasure or other benefits that an item brings to people~"
"It is also often seen as a synonym for hopes and desires that are intertwined and intertwined."
"We...can't directly measure hope!"
“It can only be determined by the price a person is willing to pay in order to realize his or her hopes.”
"So, what are the desires in each of our hearts?"
“How should it be measured and reflected using indirect methods?”
"The method is very simple~"
"Just like...the family industry staff you manage~"
"Every time you give them praise and appreciation, every time you give them a promotion or a salary increase, you are satisfying their little inner desires again and again~"
"But human desires are diverse and endless~"
"After every small desire in the human heart is satisfied, more and bigger desires will sprout..."
"And the tools we use to satisfy our desires will become less and less, until their hearts are filled with desires~"
"So, those wise men who have seen the essence of these problems will say the famous saying: contentment is always happy~"
"Every little satisfaction can bring a wise man a sense of self-satisfaction for a long time~"
"They will not blindly pursue useless desires, but will only selectively satisfy a small desire that is good for themselves and others~"
A glimmer of light flashed in Jellal's eyes, and he blurted out: "Elena??"
"Haha~Yes!"
David rubbed his cheek with his hand and looked out the window again: "I know very little about her~"
"However, I found a... very familiar aura from her!"
"When I was working in a bar, I felt its presence on many beautiful women walking around the streets~"
"I don't know what words to use to describe it."
"But according to my experience, every time it appears, nothing good happens~"
"Hmm~ I understand!" Jellal seemed to really understand David's "mysterious" explanation~
In the car, silence returned.
Maggie, the secretary sitting in the front row, stopped writing in her hands and looked through the windshield in front of her, looking a little empty~
David said that deep down in everyone's heart, there are desires or hopes. .
What about her?
How come she never had this in her heart! ?
Maggie felt that she needed to think carefully~