Arsenal's squad on paper was definitely inferior to Real Madrid's.
And Wenger's cup competition ability was no match for Mourinho's.
If the two sides really faced off then, Li Yufei would have no chance of winning unless he went all out and activated his cheat.
This Real Madrid side wasn't even afraid of peak FC Barcelona's Possession Control. Why would they fear Arsenal?
Although Li Yufei knew full well how strong this Real Madrid team was, he couldn't possibly back down.
He had to instill absolute confidence in the team.
After all, Arsenal had gone so long without winning a major trophy that everyone in the club lacked that belief of "with me here, no one can beat us."
To put it bluntly, they had no winning culture.
What Li Yufei needed to do now was build that culture within the team.
The solution to having no winning culture was actually simple: win trophies, win trophies, and win the fucking trophies!
Once they won enough trophies, it would naturally come.
Judging by Arsenal's squad on paper, winning a title was indeed quite difficult.
But Li Yufei wasn't worried in the slightest, because he would step up when it mattered!
The prerequisite, however, was that his teammates needed the ambition to fight for titles as well.
Otherwise, he couldn't possibly win a football match involving eleven players all by himself.
On the television screen, the UEFA Champions League Group Stage draw was still underway.
Tottenham Hotspur and defending champions Inter Milan had been drawn into Group A, alongside Werder Bremen and Twente.
Schalke 04, Lyon, Benfica, and Hapoel Tel Aviv had been drawn into Group B.
Manchester United, Valencia, Rangers, and Bursaspor had been placed together in Group C.
Dream Team III FC Barcelona, the favorites to win the UEFA Champions League this season, had been drawn into Group D with Copenhagen, Rubin Kazan, and Panathinaikos.
Apart from FC Barcelona, none of the other three teams belonged to the Top Five Leagues.
It was practically a free pass for FC Barcelona. Even if they used a reserve lineup throughout, they could still comfortably advance as group leaders.
The gap was simply far too enormous!
The four teams in Group E were Bayern Munich, Roma, Basel, and CFR Cluj.
Group F contained Chelsea, Marseille, Spartak Moscow, and Zilina.
The most explosive group, Group G, featured Real Madrid, AC Milan, Ajax, and Auxerre.
Real Madrid had won nine Champions League Titles in their history, AC Milan had won seven, and Ajax had claimed four as well.
Those three clubs had won a combined total of twenty Champions League Titles!
The Group of Death truly lived up to its name!
As for Auxerre, they could only tremble in this group and serve as a supporting act.
In the end, Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga, and Partizan Belgrade were drawn into Group H alongside Arsenal.
The UEFA Champions League Group Stage draw officially came to an end.
How should he put it? Arsenal's draw had also been extremely favorable.
Among their three group-stage opponents, only Shakhtar Donetsk posed any real threat to Arsenal.
Li Yufei could clearly feel that after Arsenal's opponents had been revealed,
Wilshere, Fabregas, and the others visibly relaxed.
"All right, lads, our UEFA Champions League Group Stage opponents are out. No problems, right?"
Hearing Li Yufei's words, Fabregas nodded, indicating that there were no problems.
Obviously. If he thought there was a problem with facing those bunch of nobodies, then he should just go home, wash up, and sleep.
He should stop playing football. Seriously!
"By the way, brother, I heard the boss has been working on signings these past few days. Got any inside information?"
Wilshere suddenly leaned close to Li Yufei, sneakily asking about the rumors he had heard.
Seeing Wilshere's slightly nervous expression, Li Yufei immediately guessed what he was thinking.
He was worried that a new signing would take his place.
After all, Wilshere still hadn't firmly established himself as a starter. If someone who played in the same position arrived, wouldn't that seriously affect his playing time?
Li Yufei smiled and shook his head, reassuring him. "Don't worry, brother. The new players won't threaten your position. Just focus on doing what you need to do."
Li Yufei wasn't lying, either.
After all, whether it was Hazard, Griezmann, Matuidi, or Varane,
none of them conflicted with Wilshere's position.
Even Griezmann, who was also an attacking midfielder, was more often used as a striker or second striker at this stage.
The midfield lynchpin who would later help France win the World Cup had yet to evolve.
At least at this point in time, Griezmann still couldn't play attacking midfield well.
As for Matuidi, a pure workhorse midfielder, he conflicted with Wilshere even less.
After receiving Li Yufei's assurance, Wilshere couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
As long as the new players didn't conflict with his position, nothing else mattered.
When Fabregas heard Li Yufei and Wilshere discussing transfers, he also moved closer to listen.
To be honest, ever since Henry had left for FC Barcelona, Arsenal's squad had never satisfied him.
He wanted to achieve great things at Arsenal, but he needed help.
With Arsenal's current squad, it was definitely incapable of supporting his grand ambitions.
That was why he had begun to entertain the thought of "going home."
But if Arsenal strengthened the squad, perhaps he could give it some consideration.
Staying and becoming an Arsenal legend wasn't impossible either.
With that in mind, Fabregas leaned closer and listened for a few moments.
He knew that, given Li Yufei's status, he was bound to have a hand in transfers.
At the very least, he would be among the first to know.
Even if Wenger said nothing, Arsenal's senior management would inform him.
After all, Li Yufei was the major shareholder's son. Put bluntly, those executives were merely employees working for his father.
How could employees refuse the boss's son's request?
But when Fabregas heard the names Li Yufei mentioned,
he couldn't help feeling slightly disappointed.
Because he realized he had never heard of any of them!
Hazard? Varane? Matuidi? Griezmann? Who were they supposed to be?
After thinking about it briefly, Fabregas knew that these were more lottery tickets Wenger had picked up from who knew where.
Back then, he himself had also been a lottery ticket chosen by the Professor.
The difference was that his ticket had paid off.
But Fabregas knew very well that over the years, most of Arsenal's lottery tickets had failed to pay off.
After all, if cheap lottery tickets were really that easy to hit, why would other clubs spend lavishly on big-name signings instead of buying cheap tickets themselves?
At that thought, the idea that had just risen in Fabregas's mind was immediately extinguished.
"I was still too naive. After staying at Arsenal for so long, haven't I figured out this club's transfer philosophy yet?"
"Being stingy is Arsenal's normal state. I was expecting far too much."
A mere transfer rumor had set the minds of many Arsenal players wandering in different directions.
That was the instability within Arsenal as they were now.
Even if Li Yufei knew about this situation, he could only pretend not to. Before they won an important trophy, no amount of talk would help.
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