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David Luiz cherishes FA Cup losers' medal as it reminds Chelsea to 'learn
from Arsenal loss'
Simon Johnson - 2 days ago
For most players, losing an FA Cup Final and the chance to win the Double
would be a day to forget. That is not the case for Chelsea defender David
Luiz.
對許多球員來說，輸掉足總盃決賽和雙冠王機會的那天是必須忘掉的，但對路易茲來
說可不是這樣。
Saturday marks eight weeks since Arsenal ended Chelsea's title-winning
season on a sour note by securing a 2-1 triumph at Wembley.
週六在北京的對決距離溫布里決戰已經有八週了。
The scenes at the final whistle could not have been more different from
those Luiz had enjoyed at Stamford Bridge the Sunday before, when he got
his hands on the Premier League trophy for the first time.
當天的賽後情況可跟一週前英超捧盃大不相同。
Chelsea had been outplayed in the Final by their London rivals, who they
meet in a friendly at the Bird's Nest here in Beijing tomorrow, and had to
watch them celebrate a deserved victory.
北倫敦的球隊在足總盃決賽中完勝。
Few elite players cherish a runners-up medal in their collection, but
Brazil international Luiz has put it alongside all the winners' medals he
has accumulated.
幾乎沒有球員看得起亞軍獎牌，但路易茲卻將它和冠軍獎牌擺在一起。
As I sit down with Luiz to discuss his hopes for the coming campaign, a
look of bemusement crosses his face when I ask him to explain why he
should want to keep what, for many, serves only as a painful reminder of
an opportunity lost.
當被問到為何將這種痛苦的回憶留住時，路易茲露出一絲不解。
“I keep my medal because many teams didn't arrive in the Final,” he
says. “So we were behind only one team, although we need to learn from
this game. We didn't play a good match, not at our high level, but we need
to see what we did before that, to arrive there. So, it depends on your
view in life.
"我留著獎牌，因為不是很多球隊能打到決賽，所以從意義上來說我們只輸給了一支
球隊。當然我們要從失利吸取教訓，那場比賽我們踢得不好，不在最好的狀態，但我
們也要回顧到達決賽之前的努力，所以這取決於你看待生活的方式。"
“It was a day to learn from but also a day to be proud and say we did a
great season. We talk about the results but when you are inside football
as a player you need to see everything if you want to improve.”
"那是需要記取教訓的一天，也是值得驕傲的一天，畢竟我們完成了一個偉大的賽季。
我們看重結果，但身為一個想要進步的球員，任何方面你都需要努力。"
Chelsea's ability to successfully defend their League crown this coming
season has been the subject of debate among their fanbase over the past
few months. The dismal campaign of 2015/16, when they finished 10th —
their lowest position for 20 years — a year after dominating the top
flight is still on people's minds.
過去幾個月，許多球迷都在討論卻爾西的衛冕能力，畢竟2016年只排名第10，是20年
來最差的成績。
A lack of signings early in the summer transfer window, combined with
speculation over coach Antonio Conte's future, sparked a feeling of deja
vu in some quarters.
今年夏轉前期缺乏引援，加上關於孔蒂的流言，看起來非常有2015年的既視感。
Things, though, are looking up. Conte has agreed a new two-year deal,
while the club are set to add Alvaro Morata to the signings of Willy
Caballero, Antonio Rudiger and Tiemoue Bakayoko.
但情況好轉了，孔蒂續約兩年，莫拉塔、卡巴列羅、呂迪格、巴卡約科也陸續到位。
Luiz is one of the few players in the dressing room who knows what it
takes to retain a championship, having done so with Paris St-Germain
between 2014-16. As far as the 30-year-old is concerned, PSG's recipe for
success is one Chelsea should follow.
路易茲是隊內少數知道怎麼衛冕冠軍的球員，2014到2016年他連續拿到法甲冠軍，
PSG的經驗是卻爾西可以借鏡的。
“In the second season at PSG, we won [the title] by 31 points,” says
Luiz. “We did a fantastic preparation for the season. We learned from the
previous one, when we didn't play well until January or February, then we
sprinted to win the league.
"在巴黎的第二個賽季，我們領先第二名31分，我們的準備超充分，吸取上一年賽季
的教訓，因為前期不夠力，後期才直衝冠軍。"
“In the next season, we started fantastic and I think we killed our
opponents in their minds. In the first 15 games we were winning, winning,
winning and they were saying, 'This season will be impossible'. After that
we managed to continue to play well. We had a great team there — great
players and a great mentality. I hope Chelsea can make a good start like
that, too. Every year is a new year. But when you show you are strong, the
others can say this is not going to be easy. It is a natural feeling.”
"第二個賽季我們的開局非常好，前15場比賽一直贏，直接讓爭冠對手絕望，接下來
我們繼續保持良好的狀態，我們的陣容和精神狀況都非常強大。我希望卻爾西也能這
樣開局，畢竟每一年都不相同，但只要我們展現自己有多強大，其它隊就會知道要挑
戰我們有多困難，這是天性。"
Even with the new signings, Chelsea's squad is still looking a little
thin, with the first game of the new season, against Burnley, only 22 days
away.
但即便有了新援，目前卻爾西陣容看起來還是單薄了點，而22天後英超就要開幕了。
Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic are discussing moves away, while Bakayoko
and Eden Hazard are set to miss the first few matches with knee and ankle
injuries respectively.
科斯塔和馬蒂奇即將離隊，巴卡約科和哈扎德有可能因傷錯過開局。
Conte complained that he had a small group of senior players to choose
from compared to his rivals last season and Chelsea's squad will be put
under more strain in 2017/18 with their return the Champions League. Luiz
sees no cause for alarm, though.
孔蒂上賽季覺得跟競爭對手比起來，他可選擇的球員過少，而本季回到歐冠後，壓力
可能會更大，但路易茲不置可否。
“Let's wait for the end of the window,” he says. “Every team can make
signings on the last day. It depends if the managers wants more players...
it depends on the club... it depends on many things.
"等轉會窗口關閉後再說吧，每個球隊都可以壓哨買人，其中影響的因素太多了。"
“As for [being without] Eden, I trust the others. Willian and Pedro are
top players. We are lucky. All the players here are top quality, but
obviously I hope Eden will recover quickly because he's top class. The
fans should not be worried because we have a great team and we're going to
fight for them.”
"至於哈扎德的傷停，我信任其它球員可以勝任，威廉和佩德羅都是頂尖球員，所以
我們是很幸運的，這裡充滿著有實力的球員。當然我希望艾登能盡快復原，因為他是
最頂尖的，但球迷不必擔心，我們的陣容是很強大的，我們會為了球迷奮戰。"