Wenger had mentioned this before. In the Premier League, the Christmas schedule was often the key to widening the gap in the standings. However, the Gunners had traditionally struggled during this festive period. Wang Shuo could not say for sure how things would go; after all, this was his first time experiencing a Premier League Christmas schedule, so he could only take it one step at a time.
Before the match against Aston Villa, the team was to organize their routine Christmas dinner. The venue had already been chosen: the Park Lane Hilton, located in the southeast corner of Hyde Park! The biggest highlight of this five-star hotel was its panoramic view over all of London. The team had booked out the entire Michelin-starred restaurant on the twenty-eighth floor, and the players were expected to bring female companions.
