green knight

Chapter 275: Boulder: Arsene Wenger, what do you want to do?

The final score was fixed at two to zero, and Arsenal won the second round of the group stage.Although Naples' lineup this summer has changed a lot, it has also been strengthened a lot.But without Cavani, who has a high scoring efficiency, the striker lacks convincingness.

There is no doubt about Higuain's ability, but he also needs to be familiar with a newly joined team here, although there are many Real Madrid players in the Naples lineup.

But in terms of frontcourt cooperation, Higuain lacks cooperation with Pandev and Hamsik.However, the Argentine cooperated well with Callejon, but in the midfield, Benitez has always wanted to make Hamsik the absolute core of the midfield.And now the lack of chemical reaction between the midfielder core and the frontcourt striker core can't make him feel bad. Hamsik and Cavani cooperated well before. Of course, Naples also knows that they will never keep Cavani. shooter's.Whether in terms of player treatment or collective convenience, the Uruguayan striker is an ambitious person.

Arsene Wenger showed his gentlemanly demeanor in the post-match press conference.He is not stingy about the performance of his disciples, and he also affirmed the opponent's performance, saying that Naples is a tenacious opponent. Although he has won one of the biggest competitors to qualify, it does not mean that Arsenal has already qualified.Arsenal's future is still on thin ice, and the team needs to move on.

When it comes to Li Zihan's performance, Wenger is not so generous.He said that Li Zihan's state and performance are currently at a good time, but he still has a long way to go, and he can't be complacent just because of his good performance in a few games.He should study harder to repay his talent.

Of course, Wenger also praised Li Zihan's hard work, saying that he has seen Li Zihan's hard training. He is a good boy who has great talent and is willing to train hard.
When it comes to Naples' failure, Benitez said that when the team is in trouble, Hamsik should stand up bravely, show his core, and lead the team to move on.

After the Champions League group match, the entire Arsenal team was elated.There is a kind of six points in hand, which I feel in the Champions League.

Wenger knew that he was going to be unlucky for such emotions, because once young players are complacent, they tend to be complacent.

Sure enough, in the second day's training, the team's training taste was not right. This is not training, but physical education at school.

For such a situation, Wenger did not immediately point out and criticize his disciples, but let it go.

It's just that his assistant, Boulder, was full of worries. Outside the training lawn, watching a group of laughing young boys didn't look like they were training at all.He said to Wenger next to him: "They will have problems if they continue like this, do you want to remind them a few words?"

Wenger shook his head: "No, they just won a difficult game, they should enjoy it. Young people, we have to give young people some opportunities to make mistakes. It's not a big problem now that the season has just started. If we wait until the league If there are problems in the middle and late stages, then there is no cure.”

Boulder was thoughtful, then smiled and said, "That kid Li is not bad, he and some older players are the only ones in the whole team who behave like training."

Seeing Li Zihan, who was covered in sweat profusely in physical confrontation with Modesat, Wenger also nodded in satisfaction and said, "This guy is simply unbelievable. There are no young players as mature as them. If we All young players are like him, is our coaching staff going to be downsized?"

Boulder curled his lips: "Isn't the club short of money, why do you still want to squeeze the salary of our coaching staff?"

Wenger jokingly said: "Li has performed so well, of course we should consider the issue of salary increase in the future. You know that Arsenal's salary is limited, and the saved salary space should be used as bonuses for players. As soon as the boy gets motivated, the champion will come back."

Boulder didn't speak, just turned his head to the side and ignored him.

Wenger also smiled, watching the players on the field not serious about training seriously.

Li Zihan didn't put on a show to show Wenger, he was actually training seriously.Because he knows that there is a big distance between himself and other Arsenal players. Most of them have been trained by the Arsenal system and influenced by the English Football League at a very young age.And he has just arrived, if he wants to integrate more harmoniously into this giant with a long history, and also wants to achieve some achievements in the world's No. [-] league, he must seize all the time to train and study seriously.

Li Zihan didn't have time to waste precious training extravagantly. First, he was a "professional" player who was not from the echelon since he was a child. Second, he missed Arsenal's most core summer training camp.

And the Arsenal players paid the price.

In a league game two days later, Arsenal met West Bromwich Albion away.The Arsenal players are still very happy, because this time the team's strength is not very strong, and it can only be in the middle of the league.

However, the truth was on their faces, and they were slapped hard.

In this game, in order to allow the main players who participated in the Champions League before to get a rest, the starting lineup is mixed with main players and substitutes, and even the goalkeeper was replaced by Fabianski.

The poor Italian Viviano, the third goalkeeper who came on loan, has not yet obtained the appearance data of a game so far.

In this game, Arsenal's players were sleepwalking on the pitch, and the players in the frontcourt were stared at by the opponent's defense.And Arsenal's defense put too much energy on the most famous Anelka, and didn't care much about the other players in West Bromwich Albion's frontcourt.

In their view, the French center who has played for Real Madrid, Chelsea, Juventus and other giants is the most threatening.Although the other party is now 34 years old.

It was a one-to-one tie in the first half, and Berahino, a native England teenager in West Bromwich Albion in [-], scored a goal.And the biggest contributor to this goal is Anelka. Although it was not the assist given to him by the French striker, Anelka's shiny bald head is like a beacon for Arsenal, a huge battleship.All of Arsenal's artillery fire was attracted to the French high center forward, but there was no defense against the teenager Berahino who was hiding behind him.

In the end, Berahino succeeded in a sneak attack and scored a goal.

Arsenal didn't score a goal until the end of the half, and Wilshere assisted Cazorla to succeed.The Spanish midfielder used this goal to make up for the regret of being substituted in the previous half of the Champions League.

The commentator also criticized Arsenal, saying that they played without the demeanor of a wealthy family at all.

During the intermission, Wenger scolded his disciples.And use Chamberlain to replace the German winger Podolski who was out of form in this game, and then use Gibbs to replace the full-back Monreal.

One is to make an example to the monkeys, expressing their dissatisfaction by substituting people.The second is to let Podolski and Monreal take a rest and rotate by the way. After all, these two played the full nine and 10 minutes of the Champions League three days ago.

After making substitution adjustments, Wenger glanced at Podolski in the locker room.Polti has been trained under Wenger for so many years, and of course he knows what the professor means with Wenger's eyes.

So he was not angry at all because he was substituted, because Wenger told him with his eyes that it was just for him to rest, and he was not really dissatisfied with him.

After leaving the field, Arsenal's attention began to concentrate, and their defense was also in place.There were not as many mistakes in the passing and receiving cooperation among teammates in the first half, and the tacit understanding began to improve.

"I think Wenger should have scolded his team bloody in the locker room during the half-time break. Otherwise, why did Arsenal's players perform so differently in the first half? Like the team."

Although Arsenal have regained their strength, their offensive power still has not made any achievements.After Podolski was replaced, when Li Zihan was not on the field, it was obvious that Arsenal lacked a scoring point, a finalist.

Chamberlain's speed is indeed fast and his ability is also very strong, but his talent is more manifested in his organization and breakthrough.As for scoring goals, he's still far from it.Even the little tiger Walcott is much better than him, at least Walcott scored some goals last season and this season.

When the game reached No. 70 minutes, Wenger used his last substitution adjustment.

After Li Zihan warmed up, he put on his armor and went into battle.

Then it was not the French high center forward Giroud who was replaced by him, but his French fellow, the veteran midfielder Flamini.

The performance of the veteran in this game is still very good, and now he is replaced because of a tactical need.

Li Zihan and Flamini hugged hard, and the relationship between the two is also good.After leaving the Emirates Stadium, the French midfielder went to the San Siro Stadium in Serie A. In Italy, he clearly recognized Li Zihan, a talented boy who suddenly popped up.Therefore, in the Arsenal team, the one who knows Li Zihan the most and is the most optimistic is not the vice-captain Arteta, nor Li Zihan's leader, veteran Rosicky, but Flamini.

The reason why Flamini did not go to other teams but returned to the Emirates Stadium after the end of the contract with Milan is not only because of his love and loyalty to Arsenal and Wenger's persuasion, but also because of Li Zihan.

After Li Zihan came on the field, Arsenal's offense was not as sharp as people imagined, let alone opened up the situation.Because Li Zihan and Giroud, who have never cooperated before, do not call at all on the front line at the same time, just like Higuain and Hamsik or Pandev, there is no chemical reaction.

"Maybe we should just replace Giroud with Lee. This pair of center forwards has no cooperation and tacit understanding at all. And if Flamini is on the field, his sudden forward attack and long shot will be very difficult for West Brom. It’s still very threatening.” Wenger’s assistant Boulder leaned over and said in Wenger’s ear.

Wenger said directly: "I didn't replace Lee with the intention of taking three points back to London as others believed. I hope that Lee can produce something in Giroud's 10 minutes of actual combat, although Our team often uses a single center forward tactic, but the situation on the court is changing rapidly. Maybe we will need to play a double center or even a three center forward tactic. Let them be more familiar now, and they will be more flexible in the future. And I don't expect Lee to become a traditional center forward, his physical condition is the biggest obstacle, I just want him to do what he is good at and like. Giroud is just a high point of supporting and cooperating in front."

Boulder was taken aback for a moment, and he suddenly thought of the tactics that Germany used to dominate the world but is now "backward".

For a while, it is to grab the striker, for a while, it is a forward striker, for a while, it is a winger, for a while, it is the tactical system, and for a while, Li Zihan is used to practice pressing Arsene in a high position. What are you trying to do?
[I didn't expect it to become a Madrid derby, or it was expected. I just hope to see Uncle Psy driving a car and colliding with the Galaxy Battleship in the final.]