green knight

Chapter 359: Post-match press conference
At three o'clock in the afternoon, there was no sunshine in Manchester, and thick clouds covered the supposedly dazzling blue sky.Like a haze, it not only appeared in the sky of Manchester City, but also appeared in the hearts of Manchester City people.

The pattering sleet was flying in the air, and the snow outside the Etihad Stadium was still a thick layer, which had not melted along with the passionate game and atmosphere in the stadium.

After the on-duty referee Dodd blew the whistle to end the game, the Manchester City fans stared blankly at the score on the screen, a little unacceptable.

At this moment, the winter rain and snow did not fall on the city of Manchester, but on the hearts of Manchester City fans.Although they didn't lose, their hearts were still cold.

The final score was fixed at a dazzling [-]-[-]. There is no doubt that this is another big score, and this is already the big score in the three consecutive games at the Etihad Stadium, [-]-[-], [-]-[-] and Now crazy six to six.

It is worth mentioning that Arsenal eventually used the last substitution.It's just that it's not Li Zihan, but Cazorla.After Podolski sent a penalty into the net, Wenger replaced Cazorla, already on the verge of cramp, with a young, punchy Oxlade-Chamberlain before the restart.An offensive match-up substitution gave the Arsenal players a clear signal on the pitch - keep attacking! !

Wenger can actually be a little safer. When Cazorla is replaced, defensive players like Arteta or Vermaelen will be sent to ensure a game average.But the professor didn't do this, because the opponent was sent off by one player, and Arsenal with one more player would have an advantage, so it is undoubtedly the best way to replace it with a new offensive force at this time.

After Demichelis was sent off with a red card, Pellegrini had to replace David Silva.Nasri and Dzeko in the frontcourt are both players who have just played not long ago, and Aguero has a strong one-hit fatal characteristic in shooting.Fernandinho and Yaya Toure in the midfield can't move, otherwise there will be no interception in the midfield, and it may not be necessary to continue to help the opponent's Li Zihan to collect goals or assists.So David Silva, who didn't have much physical strength in the first game, became the best candidate to be replaced.

After the restart, the game entered the final stoppage time stage.Because of the conflict between the two sides before the penalty kick, Arsenal's healing and a lot of time wasted on the penalty kick candidate, the referee gave a 5-minute stoppage time.

And the last few minutes were full of climaxes, and Arsenal, with one more player in the game, played quite aggressively.Chamberlain and Li Zihan, who were new to the field, formed a high-speed breakthrough on the left and right sides. Both of them were very fast, which made it more difficult for Manchester City to defend.And Podolski and Giroud formed a pair of high center forward partners, making the opponent's two central defenders dare not leave their positions.At this time, the importance of the two midfield midfielders retained is reflected. In addition to defending Wilshere and Ramsey's long shots, they also have to fly to the wing to help Zabaleta and Ramsey. Kolarov made defensive replacements, and Aguero in front of the two had the task of counterattacking. Nasri is one of those rare players who come back to help.Fortunately, Dzeko was very aware of the situation and took the initiative to retreat to help the central defender defend the opponent's double center forward.

And Manchester City's counterattack has no variety. It is very simple to play a high ball from the backcourt to find Aguero, and then the rest is the matter of Aguero and Nasri.Yaya Toure also decisively plugged in as a temporary pseudo center, so in the last few minutes, Manchester City had no choice but to play the traditional British long pass in order to seize the time.

Until the end of the game, the two sides fought fiercely, and no one wanted a draw.It's just that the two sides still failed to rewrite the score, and the score of [-] to [-] lasted until the end.

"Congratulations to Arsenal!! They finally let all the teams feared by the devil retreat at home this season. Although they did not win the game, but the strength, technical and tactical level, and the hard work of the players they showed in this game Their spirit is enough to make them leave the stadium with their heads held high."

"It's a pity for Manchester City. They should have won this game. They once dominated the game with an absolute lead of four goals. However, in just over 3 minutes, everything came to naught. Li Zihan's crazy goal They all lost confidence in the game, and the impressive record of four goals and one assist made the young Chinese teenager win the best player of the game again!"

The Manchester City players left the dressing room with their heads down in a trance. They were still so arrogant in the previous two games on this stadium.Just four and 10 minutes ago, they were still so strong that it was like the gods coming, but when the game ended, they ushered in the twilight of the gods.

Arsenal's players did not leave the stadium immediately, but came under the stands of the visiting fans in an organized way.Thanks to the fans who have never left and helped the team.

The stars interact with them, sign autographs, and satisfy some of their small requirements that seem happy to them but simple to themselves.

At the post-match press conference, Li Zihan, the best player of the game, accompanied head coach Arsene Wenger to attend the post-match press conference.

At the press conference, a reporter asked about Li Zihan coming off the bench.

"May I ask Mr. Wenger, Lee has played an important role since he joined Arsenal. In all major games, he is not injured or in poor condition, and he usually starts the game. However, in this game, he came on as a substitute, and also With such a wonderful performance, is this all arranged by you?"

Wenger said with a faint smile: "Of course not, I'm just the head coach, not a fortune-teller. The reason why Li came on as a substitute in this game is because the intensive competition during this period is likely to cause a great deal of damage to his young body. Injuries on the body will overdraw his talent and physical function. Moreover, we still have more games to play in the future, so we will face greater challenges in the future, so rotation is inevitable. No one can play a full team. The season. Of course, if Lee's body can be at full capacity for a season and he can perform in this game, then he will definitely appear on the starting roster every game."

Pellegrini next to him is full of black lines. If Li Zihan performs like this in every game, he will play for a full season. Then the other [-] teams will study with the prince, and the league will not be held. Declare the champions yours.

The reporters gave a good-natured smile, obviously they knew Wenger was just joking.

Wenger answered several reporters' questions, and the reporters' attention naturally shifted to today's protagonist.

A reporter asked: "Congratulations to you, Li, for being the best player in the game. Today you scored four goals by yourself and assisted the team to tie the score with a penalty kick at the last minute. Faced with such a wonderful performance, what do you say?" Tell me what you thought at the time?"

"Thank you!" Li Zihan first thanked with a smile, and then said: "What do you think? To be honest, I didn't have any special thoughts at the time. I just knew that we were behind at that time, and we were behind by a lot of goals. I The only thing on my mind was getting the ball into the opponent's goal, um... that's what I thought."

The reporter obviously didn't expect Li Zihan's answer to be so simple, and asked with some doubts: "Is that what you think?"

Li Zihan smiled and said, "Is this the second question?"

Then another reporter got up and asked, "Excuse me, Li, in this game you showed extraordinary talent and importance to the team. So your salary is only the team's mid-range salary, you Will there be new negotiations with Arsenal? Moreover, Ozil came to Highbury this summer with the highest transfer fee record of the Arsenal team, but he did not show his due worth ability. What do you think about this? "

As soon as this series of questions were asked, the reporters below hummed and lowered their heads to discuss, and everyone could see that this guy was here to find fault.

Li Zihan didn't get angry either, but just asked softly, "Which media are you from?"

The reporter who asked the question from "The Sun" did not conceal his background, but directly revealed his work unit. Of course, he had no choice but to conceal it, because all the reporters who participated in the press conference had registered records.

"Oh. The Sun. The Sun." Li Zihan couldn't help laughing out loud.

Then everyone laughed too, everyone knew what the Sun newspaper represented in this industry, especially Li Zihan had some stories to tell with them
"First of all, my performance in this game is so good. The primary credit is Professor Wenger's excellent tactical deployment, as well as the targeted adjustments made according to the situation during the halftime break." Li Zihan took a brilliant shot After the fart, he continued: "The second is the support of my teammates. Whether it is Ozil, Podolski, Giroud, Cazorla, Ramsey and others, they have helped me create a lot of opportunities. Football is not a I wouldn't be able to perform as well without their support."

Li Zihan didn't mean to speak officially. In fact, Wenger's tactics did play a key role.Especially when making substitutions, Wenger would rather not replace Giroud with one less interception and organization in the midfield.In this way, Giroud firmly restrained the opponent's central defender on the court, especially the suppression of Demichelis by the French high center, which directly led to Li Zihan's second goal and the birth of the assist penalty kick .