green knight

Chapter 5 and One: Li Zihan and Varane

Ozil's pass passed through the gap between his good friend Khedira and central defender Pepe. He still knows his friend Ozil very well, so Ozil, who is good at passing, wants to It is relatively easy to let the ball bypass Khedira.

And Li Zihan also circled behind Pepe. He didn't have time to catch the ball, so he fell to the ground and shoveled, trying to shovel the ball in.

The moment Li Zihan shot the goal, a figure wearing the black jersey of Real Madrid's second away game suddenly appeared, and then stretched out his foot before Li Zihan, and poked the ball.

Li Zihan, who slid over, didn't tackle the ball, and soon the soles of his shoes were about to knock down the calf of someone who was stabbing the ball.

Varane's speed is not as fast as Li Zihan's, but he is tall, and the 1.9-meter-tall French central defender also has long legs, so he can destroy the ball before Li Zihan.

But seeing the soles of Li Zihan's flying shoes, Rao even Varane's legs trembled a little, especially the cold gleam of the spikes on the soles.

As a professional player, everyone knows very well what this means and the consequences of being kicked by it.

Varane knew that the opponent did not deliberately shine the studs, because the opponent's goal was the ball from the beginning, and he didn't notice himself in this position at all.

It was I who put my foot under his studs sadly. I can't blame the opponent. Of course Varane doesn't regret it. Although I don't know if the opponent will score if I don't poke the ball, but as a qualified central defender It is necessary to kill all threatening balls as much as possible and create the least dangerous space for the goalkeeper.

Li Zihan froze for a moment, he really didn't notice Varane, mainly because he didn't expect Varane to be ahead of him
Immediately, he pressed the toe of the shoe down as hard as he could, and buried the spikes in the grass.

As soon as the studs came off, Li Zihan's toes hit Varane's calf.

Varane instinctively wanted to yell, but suddenly found that it was not as painful as he had imagined. He looked at his ankle and calf.

Li Zihan's legs had already been retracted, and all Varane saw were the deep marks on the grass that had been scratched by the spikes.

Swallow your saliva, imagine if such spikes step on your calf or ankle.
Don't think about it because Varane's back is drenched in sweat
"Our corner kick is coming, you can get up" Just when Varane was still in fear and hadn't recovered, he heard a voice thinking beside him.

Looking up, Varane saw Li Zihan who had been standing beside him at some point.The other party was looking down at him with a smile on his head, and stretched out his hand.

Varane handed his hand to the opponent, and then quickly got up with the help of the opponent's pull.

"Li Zihan." Li Zihan patted the other person on the back in a friendly manner.

"Varane Rafael Varaneche. Thank you!" Varane thanked Li Zihan, referring to the movement of his feet.

Li Zihan was taken aback for a moment before he understood: "It's okay, this is what it should be."

Li Zihan didn't wait for the opponent's answer as he said that, he immediately went outside the penalty area to prepare for Ozil's corner kick, because Varane's previous poke kicked the ball out of the baseline, and was not hugged by Casillas in front of the goal , so Arsenal got a corner kick.

Varane looked at the back of Li Zihan who ran out of the penalty area, wondering what he was thinking.

"That kid didn't say anything nasty, did he?" Copelle Lavillan Lima Ferreira, the Portuguese central defender called "Pepe" for short, came over and patted his partner on the back.

He saw Varane poke the ball off the opponent, and then the two said something together. The fans were too loud, and he couldn't hear the specific content.

However, if the two parties who are fighting are not friends, the words may not be pleasant to hear.Many players can still smile and tell their opponents that they are "little horses", so he also thought that Li Zihan was provoking his partner. After all, this is a trick that is often used.He also uses it often, but most of his tricks are reflected in the body
"Don't worry, what's wrong with him? Tell me, I'll let him know how awesome he is later." Seeing that Varane didn't speak, Pepe continued.

Varane gave him a blank look: "Where do you want to go, we are very good friends"

Immediately Varane ignored his second-hand friend and immediately found a seat to wait for Arsenal's corner kick.

Pepe stroked her bald head with some stubble hair, a little puzzled.

"Why did we become friends after meeting for the first time?"

Ozil's corner kick came out, and Modesat scrambled for the header, but he was disturbed by the central defender Pepe who was watching him, and finally the ball was directly over the crossbar by him.
Mordesart glanced at Pepe, who glared at him directly.Mordsart shook his head, ignored the opponent, turned his head and ran directly to the backcourt.

Pepe kept staring at Merdesart and leaving, as if Merdesart was afraid of him.
Varane next to him rolled his eyes again, these bastards simply don't want world peace.
Later, the two teams had offense and defense against each other, but they did not rewrite the score, and they shook hands throughout the first half.

When walking towards the player tunnel, the broadcast camera captured Li Zihan and Varane walking side by side, the two were laughing and talking about something.
"Hey, it's strange. I haven't heard that the relationship between Varane and Li Zihan is very good friends, but looking at the state of the two of them today, it's like old friends who haven't seen for many years."

"Maybe it's the sympathy between geniuses. Li Zihan, who was born in 45, is one year younger than Varane, who was born in [-]. To be precise, it is nine months! But both of them are the main players of European giants. Members, so there is no doubt about their talents and abilities, but one is to show their talents on defense, and the other is to show their talents on offense. This is like a spear and a shield. After [-] minutes of fighting in the first half , the two may have played out their feelings." Zhan Jun hit the nail on the head.

"It's like those knight-errants or generals in ancient times met those like-minded opponents on the battlefield, who didn't know each other without fighting, and heroes cherished heroes." Huang Jianxiang added a knife appropriately.

Wenger is not in the mood to think about whether there will be any friendship between Li Zihan and Varane. As the head coach and controller of the team, he is still very clear about the relationship between Li Zihan and Susan.Knowing that the relationship between the two is friends and agents and players on the surface, but in fact they are lovers.

So knowing that Li Zihan's orientation was fine, he didn't worry about those crap things that weren't worth worrying about.

What he is worried about now is Arsenal's next arrangement. As a capable head coach, Wenger has already seen the problem in the first half.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo is often alone, he is not sloppy when it is time to pass the ball.Formed a sharp offensive line with Benzema and Bell in the frontcourt.

This made Wenger a little tangled, because he didn't know who to defend specifically, because anyone in the BBC combination has the ability to change the direction of the game.

"Hey, it's Real Madrid after all, the lineup is luxurious." Wenger sighed in his heart.

In the end, he looked at Ozil and Li Zihan, with a thoughtful expression on his already wrinkled face.

Visiting team locker room.

Ancelotti first made a summary of the first half, mainly focusing on some of the lack of performance on his side, and then focused on the shortcomings exposed by Arsenal in the first half.

"In the second half, we need to increase our defense against the opponent's NO.12 single-arrow striker Lee. All signs and data show that he will often explode in the second half, especially when Arsenal can't start the situation. At this time, Sami ( Khedira) I like that you can make some sacrifices, you don't go forward in this game, your task is to watch him, and the ball is handed over to Luka (Modric)!"

When Ancelotti said this, he looked up at Khedira.The latter hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Khedira's characteristic is not the kind of pure defensive midfielder, he is both offensive and defensive, and at the same time he hopes to connect the midfield and frontcourt.
What Ancelotti meant was: Don’t go up to participate in the organization and attack, and play house with Li Zihan and Niba in the backcourt with peace of mind.
Although Khedira didn't like it, he still accepted this arrangement for coming to the team. In fact, after getting along and getting to know him for more than half a season, he already knew that he was not an indispensable member of the team in the heart of coach Ancelotti. One member, just like the former friend Ozil and the now precarious Di Maria.

Seeing that Khedira agreed, Ancelotti nodded in his heart, and then said: "In the second half, I need Gareth to increase the connection with Chris (Cristiano Ronaldo) and Karim. The three of you on the field are the main means of attack, whether it is a breakthrough with the ball or a pass, there is nothing Arsenal can do with you in series, I hope you understand this."

"Of course, if the opponent shrinks the defense and implements a regional defense, then you will help the teammates behind you to create opportunities. Although you are the front three, it does not mean that you are the only front three. When the time comes Isco behind Karim should be able to get some opportunities, and Luka and Chris can also properly threaten each other with some long shots."