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Chapter 525 World
It was late at night, but Wenger was still watching the TV video.

Wenger, who is 65 years old this year, does not look very old, perhaps because he already looked very old when he was 50 years old. His tall body is already slightly hunched, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes depict the traces of time.

On the TV screen, Long Bisheng leaped high and smashed the ball into the goal of Stoke City. The fans of Stoke City in the stands were extremely frustrated. Long Bisheng and Messi hugged each other tightly with a sunny smile on their faces.

No one knew that before Long Bisheng moved to Newcastle, Wenger was also very interested in this big striker, and even thought of buying him. However, although Arsenal's economy has improved a lot in the past few years, Wenger can easily spend tens of millions to buy him.

Logically speaking, Wenger should not be interested in forwards like Long Bisheng, because his skills are not good and his speed is not fast, but although Wenger’s Arsenal can be regarded as a small lineup, it has never lacked tall centers. Anelka and Henry also belong to the category of centers.

Maybe he can't play a role in the team's fast break, but his ability to hold the ball and distribute the ball in time, including his ability to pull in the penalty area, can become an extremely important piece in Arsenal's offensive system.

It’s just that Wenger has always made decisions before buying people, especially when Long Bisheng had become the top scorer in Hoffenheim and the European Golden Boot Award. To get him, he had to pay a sufficient price, which made Wenger hesitate because he is no longer a pure head coach. He already has his own private shares in the Arsenal club. Long Bisheng recruited his subordinates, and Long Bisheng was originally a player trained by Yunjia Tianyu. With his shot, others could hardly compete with him.

Wenger, who knew this very well, let go of this thought. It's not that he can't afford 2000 million pounds. Even if Wenger is famously stingy, he will spend money without hesitation.

But now, he had to seriously consider the threat this guy posed.

Benitez gave him a good idea. If he wants to defend a center like Long Bisheng, he must have a defender who is not much taller than him. He is not like a center who is two tall and only relies on his height to compete for the top. His jumping ability is not inferior to those forwards who are about 1.8 meters tall. Coupled with his frightening height, it is the most difficult place for a defender to defend.

He has such a defender under him-David White, the England national team defender dug from Middlesbrough two seasons ago, is 1.9 meters 20 meters tall and also has excellent jumping. He was selected for the England national team at the age of [-] and is known as Terry's successor. One of the best centre-backs ever.

But is he a defender suitable for marking Long Bisheng?Although at the Emirates Stadium, White successfully kept Long Bisheng from scoring, but at St. James' Park, can he still do this?You must know that Long Bisheng scored more goals at home than away.

Maybe others will forget it, but Wenger will not ignore it—White and Long Bisheng both played in the British Championship four years ago. White played for Middlesbrough who had just been relegated and basically kept their personnel. They swept all teams in the British Championship that season.

However, Long Bisheng performed a hat-trick at Middlesbrough's home court, Riverside Stadium, under White's close defense, making White, the most famous central defender in the British Championship, ashamed-that was four years ago.

Vermaelen has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of organizing the entire defense line. To mark this guy who directly threatens the goal, he can only play White...

Just as Wenger was thinking, the door was pushed open, and Wenger's daughter Lia came in, and said softly, "Daddy, it's getting late, go to bed early."

If someone else interrupted Wenger's thinking, Wenger would definitely be angry, but he couldn't get angry with his beloved daughter Wenger. He turned around and showed a gentle smile to Lia. Wenger nodded: "Okay baby, I will rest soon."

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Kearney training base.

Arsenal's players were engaged in a confrontation match on the training ground. The boundaries between Wenger's main players and the substitutes were not very clear, but the positioning of each player was very accurate.

The forwards who were placed on the substitute side today were the veteran Van Persie and the young center Nathan Delfonso. Wenger asked them to imitate the attacking style of Long Bisheng and Messi as much as possible, so as to cause trouble for the main team's defense.

Del Fonso is one of the post-[-]s players in England. He only transferred from Aston Villa last season. Wenger placed high hopes on him. He also played a lot of games this season, but he hasn't been able to cause too much trouble for Nicolas Bendtner's main position.

It's easy for a rookie to stand out under Wenger, but it's not so easy. You can see how long Bendtner has been waiting under Wenger.

During the training confrontation, Wenger's eyes were always on White. White showed a good state on the training ground today. He continued to use his height advantage to block the pass from the two wings of the substitute side one by one. Although Delfonso is also close to 1.9 meters tall, it is still difficult to beat White in the top fight.

But Wenger is still a little dissatisfied. After all, Long Bisheng's jumping height and ability to compete for the top are much better than Delfonso's. Being able to beat Delfonso in the high ball does not mean that he can beat Long Bisheng.

What's more, Long Bisheng can also play a huge role outside the penalty area. His ability to hold the ball with his back is now considered a masterpiece-being able to practice the basic skills of the center forward to the point that people cannot crack it has already proved that Long Bisheng is amazing.

White's physical fitness is still much worse than that of Long Bisheng, and at the age of 27, it is impossible for him to improve physically. It is nothing more than getting more and more experienced. Four years ago, the 23-year-old was physically suppressed by the 21-year-old Long Bisheng.

Wenger does not think White can transcend the laws of human physical fitness.

His old partner Rice noticed Wenger's furrowed brows, followed his gaze, and White knew the reason. In fact, how to keep an eye on Long Bisheng has always been the most concerned issue of the Arsenal coaching staff during this period.

No matter how good Messi, Gerrard, Ribery and others are, they have encountered them before, but a center like Long Bisheng is almost synonymous with incomprehensibility. A center that even super defenders like Pepe, Piqué, and Ranocchia cannot beat. It is too difficult to expect White to deal with him alone.

"Arthur, why should we focus all our attention on Long Bisheng? We must know that the characteristic of Arsenal is offense. Isn't it a good way to use offense to suppress Newcastle? Since we must win in the league to have a chance to win the league championship, why don't we use offense to let them know how good we are?" Rice raised this question.

Wenger smiled wryly. It's not that he didn't think of what Rice said, but in addition to the league, there is also the final of the Champions Cup. Even if Long Bisheng does not perform well in a certain game, can he be expected to perform abnormally?Wenger is not so naive yet, what's more, Long Bisheng seems to have not experienced continuous abnormal performance since this season. He is as stable as a rock, which is extremely terrifying.

In Wenger's heart, although he wants both the league title and the Champions Cup, if he had to choose only one, he would rather give up the league title and win the Champions Cup. What Wenger desires most now is to win the Champions Cup, because he has never won this one.

On the field, White took another corner kick from the substitute team. The main team quickly launched a counterattack.

The players on the main side clapped their hands to celebrate, and Vermaelen patted his central defender on the shoulder: "David, you are very excited today."

White smiled and didn't speak. In fact, he has been waiting for this day for a long time.

Four years ago, White, even though he played in the British Championship with Middlesbrough, he still had infinite confidence in himself. He was selected for the England national team at the age of 20. He was named by the media as a monster in the back line and the mainstay of England's future defense line. Almost after more than a dozen rounds, it is considered to be the best team to advance to the Premier League. Other teams can only compete for the last place to participate in the Premier League and fight for the play-offs.

At this time, Middlesbrough ushered in Leeds United at home.

White, who wanted to avenge his shame, almost perfectly blocked Long Bisheng's performance in the first half. Although Long Bisheng was beaten by his elbow and scored a goal, Middlesbrough still relied on their strong overall strength to continue to dominate. The injury of midfielder Delphi left Leeds United. Middlesbrough took the opportunity to score two consecutive goals and led Leeds United 10-[-]. Scored two goals in [-] minutes, abruptly taking away a point from the Riverside Stadium!
And these three goals were all completed under White's close defense!
One was a header that ignored the danger, the second was a direct shot after White's close defense and used his body to unload the ball, and the third was even more exaggerated. Marseilles turned and swung the oxtail combo to throw away the two first-class defenders White and Huth.

If it is said that the first time he played against Long Bisheng, he was completely blown out, and the second time White was completely defeated by Long Bisheng!
The blow of the second defeat was too great for White, and even affected his performance in Middlesbrough in the second half of the season, while Long Bisheng became more and more courageous in that game, leading a team of Leeds whose absolute strength could only be relegated in the English Championship.

If it weren't for the team's severe physical impairment and Long Bisheng's suspension in the first round of the play-offs, even if Leeds did not directly enter the Premier League, there is a great chance to return to the Premier League through the play-offs!
After that season, Long Bisheng and White began to embark on a completely different path. His outstanding performance in the British Championship made Long Bisheng favored by Hoffenheim. After three years in Hoffenheim, Long Bisheng became the most eye-catching shooter in Europe, but White seemed to have suffered a huge blow to his confidence. After returning to the Premier League, his performance in Middlesbrough was only mediocre. It will gradually disappear from everyone.

For White, Long Bisheng is the "demon" in his heart!To use the words in martial arts or comprehension novels, it is "if the demons in the heart are not eliminated, it is difficult to make progress".

Although it is not so mysterious, White, who blocked Long Bisheng in the first round of the game, is indeed getting better and better. If he can help Arsenal win the league championship and the Champions League championship, maybe White will be more normal in the following games and be able to show his abilities better.

Seeing the fighting spirit and desire shining in White's eyes, Wenger suddenly made up his mind.

"Let David defend Long Bisheng, our other defenders have other tasks." Wenger said to Rice, and Rice nodded.

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Of course, Long Bisheng didn't know that he had become a thorn in the side of other people, and he was even a famous defender who was two years older than him. He had almost forgotten the two games four years ago, because the outstanding performance in those two games did not bring victory, nor did Long Bisheng achieve any great achievements. Long Bisheng is also a very realistic person, and he will not take the past things to heart.

Perhaps it is because of his character of being able to afford and let go that made him progress so fast. He tried his best in every game, and after the game was over, his eyes fell on the next game. He ate the pie one bite at a time and took one step forward. It may be short-sighted, but the victory lies in stability.

It is not a good thing for a person to be too persistent. Before a goal is achieved, of course one must pursue it persistently, but after the process is over, if you are still obsessed with winning or losing, you will be inferior. "My goal is always the next game." This sentence is the golden rule in football.

In the tactical arrangement before the game, Long Bisheng already knew that David White was probably the man marking him, but Long Bisheng didn't pay much attention to this name.

Now almost every game, the opponent will send someone to mark him, and the opponents he has encountered are getting stronger and stronger. Although this David White is a member of the England national team, so what?If he wants to win all the championships this season, he has to beat all possible opponents, no matter who they are.

It doesn’t matter whether his name is David White, or Jimmy White, or even David Beckham. Anyway, he’s just marking his opponents. Life goes on, games go on, and opponents have to be dealt with one by one. Long Bisheng only knows that if he wins Arsenal, he can win the Premier League title. If he wins Everton, he can win the FA Cup.

It wasn't that he underestimated White who had lost to him, but that no matter who it was, Long Bisheng had to defeat him, because it was related to his future happiness.

Or by changing a famous saying, it can accurately describe the difference between White and Long Bisheng——White only sees Long Bisheng, but Long Bisheng sees the world.

This world is not the world in our minds, but what he can see in front of his eyes.

The first is to become a professional player, then to gain a foothold in Europe, and then to get enough honors.These worlds guide Long Bisheng to move forward, allowing him to realize his potential step by step and reach his peak.

But in the current world, it is to win all the remaining championships of this season as a dowry, to persuade the three families to work hard for their future happiness.

Long Bisheng will never allow anyone to obstruct this, any goal will become a reality under his desire, and any obstacle will be shattered under his impact.

(End of this chapter)