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Chapter 296: Wenger's Thoughts

In the end Arsenal defeated the newly promoted Crystal Palace [-]-[-] cleanly. Although Crystal Palace's striker Chamark is good and can guarantee the level of a Premier League striker when he is old, he is dragged down by the weak strength of the entire team. It is impossible to turn the tide, otherwise he would not be in Crystal Palace.

Li Zihan came on as a substitute in the 605th minute of the second half. He replaced Walcott on the wing. Chamberlain on the left went to Walcott's right and gave Li Zihan the position of the left winger. .

The score was only one to zero when Li Zihan played, although Crystal Palace's offensive firepower would not pose much threat even to a No. [-] goalkeeper like Fabianski.But many things are possible on the football field. Maybe a long-range shot by Crystal Palace's luck or set-piece cooperation suddenly changed the form of the goal?Therefore, as Arsenal's youngest main player, Li Zihan made his debut.

But this kind of thinking is outsiders, such as those fans and some commentators.What Wenger really thinks is that a young player like Li Zihan who is in excellent form should get more opportunities to play to improve himself. If there are fewer games, it may affect his state or even cause his ability to decline.As long as you grasp the degree of combining work and rest, there will be no big problem.So Li Zihan was not allowed to start this game because he was considering giving him more rest. Playing now is a bit like warming up.

And Wenger has already seen clearly that the offensive firepower of Crystal Palace is not very sharp. With the addition of Li Zihan, who is fast and has outstanding skills, Crystal Palace can't even defend well. How can there be a threatening attack? .

Sure enough, after Li Zihan took 5 minutes to get familiar with the rhythm of the game, everything changed.

Seeing Li Zihan and Chamberlain continuously use the two "high-speed train" sidelines to crush the opponent's defense, the commentator couldn't help asking: "Who is this at home and who is away?"

Wenger frowned, looking at the players on the field, he didn't focus on Li Zihan, Chamberlain and Giroud's striker, he paid more attention to other players.Because he knows the front three very well, and even made a plan for them in his heart long ago, but he is still a little hesitant about the remaining players who should prove their match.

Gibbs' ability as a fullback is outstanding, and he cooperates quite smoothly with Li Zihan, who is on his side. There is even more chemistry between Monreal, an experienced veteran, and Li Zihan. Could it be because Gibbs and Li Zihan are both young people, so they have a tacit understanding?

Moreover, Gibbs is obviously faster than Monreal in the same position. Once Li Zihan's speed rises, he can barely keep up with the cover and support behind him.He is a little lacking in passing and catching the ball, but his ability to read the game has emerged, and he will surely achieve something in time.On the other hand, Monreal has basically made no progress at his age. In this case, Gibbs will be the first choice for the main left back in the future?
The midfielder Flamini also performed very well, both in offense and defense.A sudden advance can catch the opponent by surprise, and the sense of smell for shots in front of the goal and supplementary shots is also very sensitive.This would be easy to handle, anyway, there are many Premier League games, Arteta will be paired with Wilshere, Flamini will be paired with Ramsey, one old and one young, one group will play in the league and the other will play in the Champions League.Several players can also break up and reorganize each other. Everyone's playing time is fully guaranteed, and even if someone is injured in the midfield, they will not appear very anxious.It seems that it was a wise choice to recruit Flamini back in the summer. Because this veteran was born in Arsenal, there is no need to re-understand Arsenal's tactics and system.

As for the midfielder, Ozil is the first choice for the first attacking midfielder, but he can also be pulled to the side. There is no shortage of skills, abilities, and experience. The most important thing is that the German's ability to read the game is quite good.Buying Arsenal for a record-breaking 5000 million euros this summer is not a disadvantage at all, but the headache is that this guy lacks some hard work, but it is understandable that the World Cup is coming.

Podolski, Li Zihan, Cazorla, Walcott and others also performed well as wingers, so they shouldn't have to worry about the damn injury, right?And there is Chamberlain with good potential as a substitute and veteran Rosicky who can be a winger and midfielder at any time.Podolski and Li Zihan can also play the center position in the away game, and Giroud's diligent running also has a great effect on involving the enemy's strength.As for the newly joined French center Sanogo and the tall Danish Bendtner, they feel a little unreliable.

The full-back Jenkinson who came out of the youth training camp is slightly lacking in ability, not to mention experience.Sarnia, the first choice, is already 30 years old. It is impossible to play so many games with such high intensity.Moreover, the contract will expire next summer, and there has been no progress in the contract renewal. It is still a question whether the French full-back who has played for the Gunners for seven years can be retained next season.I heard that Pellegrini's Manchester City has been eyeing him and offered a generous contract salary.It's really a headache. I miss Mancini's Manchester City a little bit.

And among the central defenders, captain Vermaelen is obviously out of shape, and the team can't stand the frequent mistakes.Modesat is currently suffering from another injury. The two-and-a-half central defender partner is obviously not enough. Although Arsenal has no arrears and sufficient funds, they just spent 7000 million euros, and the board of directors will not think about it. How much money should I continue to spend to strengthen the central defender and fullback?
Hey. The more I think about it, the more I get a headache. Of course I have seen Arsenal's problems a long time ago.But first of all, money is a problem. The board of directors and Mr. Chairman are not very generous people.And it is even more difficult to find players with high quality and low price, but also suitable for Arsenal's tactical system.Is it possible to dig the corner of Barcelona?Although the corners of their house are not said to be inlaid with gold, they are not cheap anyway.What's more, these guys from Barcelona don't want to go back all the time.Like Fabregas and Pique.Crying and screaming, I want to meet Barcelona.
Just when Wenger was in a daze and wanted to go east and west, the situation on the field changed a little.

Li Zihan made a breakthrough on the sideline. Just after passing the central midfielder, he wanted to cut inside first, but the opponent's South African midfielder Di Jiakoy followed up.But Li Zihan didn't intend to slow down at all, he immediately passed the ball to Rosicky in the middle.

After passing the ball, Li Zihan bypassed the opponent from the sideline without slowing down. Rosicky didn't even look at it, and directly passed the ball to a space diagonally in front of him.Where is the back of the midfielder Digakoy, and the diagonal front of the full-back, there is still a little distance from the central defender.

At this time, Li Zihan suddenly came in from the sideline, and a diagonal stab came over and raised his foot to catch the ball.Seeing the opponent's full-back coming in to defend him, Li Zihan didn't have the idea of ​​going out to the side to face the difficulties, but instead dribbled the ball and cut inward.

Encountering the interference of the opponent's returning defender, Li Zihan passed the ball to Flamini who stepped in.After receiving the ball, the French veteran made the same choice as Rosicky, and immediately made a human wall to pass this back to Li Zihan, who once again ran out of space relying on speed.

Li Zihan wanted to enter the opponent's penalty area, but he didn't take the ball directly.Instead, he passed the ball to Ramsey, who was leaning against a defensive player on the opponent and facing himself.

It's not the first day Ramsey has joined Arsenal. After seeing a series of actions by his former teammates, he knows what he should do.After receiving Li Zihan's pass, he leaned against the opponent's player and hit his heel behind him.

At this time, Li Zihan also bypassed the opponent's central defender and entered the penalty area line, and saw the ball.The ball accidentally hit the thigh of the Crystal Palace midfielder defending Ramsey during the pass. According to the script, it should have been a ground ball, but it turned into a half-high ball.

"Ramsey!! This ball, the pass is a little bit wrong. His pass basically ruined this series of wonderful cooperation of the Gunners. This is beautiful, wonderful, wonderful, typical Arsenal style Attack."

"Ramsey's ball was indeed a bit of a mistake. We all know that Li Zihan is not good at heading the ball. If Li Zihan used his head to shoot the half-high ball, it would probably fly off. And if he took the ball off first, the goalkeeper Just in place, missed the best time."

The commentator speaks very fast, because the rhythm on the court is quite fast, and if a second is wasted, the plot may change.

Although Li Zihan couldn't hear the commentator's voice on the TV, he could hear the cheers of the Crystal Palace fans behind the goal.

Cut, isn't it a little early to be happy that the offense is not over yet?

Li Zihan was not as pessimistic as the narrator. In mid-air, he stretched out his foot to pad the half-high ball, and the height of his thigh raised made him feel a little bit sad about pulling his balls.

The half-high ball was completely turned into a high-altitude ball by Li Zihan.It's just that the high-altitude ball didn't go towards the goal, but flew nearby to find Giroud.

Li Zihan, who put down his right leg, had no time to stomp his feet and stretch his muscles.He immediately started running laterally, and he who was originally on Giroud's left hand side immediately ran to the right hand side.

Crystal Palace's Argentine goalkeeper Speroni originally thought that Li Zihan would shoot, so he looked at the half-high ball and wanted to steal the ball at the point between the opponent unloading the ball and hitting the goal. Absolutely protected, he is confident that the opponent will stop his feet when they see him jumping over, and he is not worried that the opponent will directly hit the goal with a header if he is ready to jump at any time.

It's just that it never happened, this slippery guy actually turned a half-high ball into a high ball, and turned a shot into a pass.

It was too late to think about it, since Giroud took off to compete for the top, the ball was probably a kick.

However, he never imagined that Giroud was so cunning that he would even give up the chance to score a goal.