Jagged Wings

Chapter 45 Captain
"Arsenal scored! The first goal of the new season, made by the King of Highbury!"

After scoring the goal, Henry ran under the stands of the Arsenal fans, waving his arms vigorously.

The fans gave their king the highest decibel cheers.

Of course, there is another point that is different from before. Henry has an extra captain's armband on his arm.

After Vieira left, Henry became Arsenal's new captain.

To become a captain, one must first have a leadership temperament, that is, the aura of a big brother, which is innate; secondly, if the captain is the core, he must be able to lead the whole team on the field; finally, the captain should preferably be a product of the team's youth training, Of course this is the best.

Frankly speaking, Henry only fits the second point. He has a gentle and gentle personality, with more gentleman and less fighting spirit, so he is not a very suitable captain.

From the point of view of character, Vieira is a natural leader. Vieira's strength, bravery and persistence infect every player in Arsenal.He is the leader of Arsenal, he will be the first to rush up when a player is fouled on the field, reason with the opponent, and even fight'

The scene of him spitting at his opponent with a 360-degree turn around made gun fans talk about it; when Ruud van Nistelrooy fell, the scene of Vieira rushing up and pointing at Ruud van Nistelrooy's nose became eternal in the hearts of gun fans; The scene of one-on-one with Keane in the channel is something fans will never forget.With him in the opponents, they dare not foul the Arsenal players for fear of being retaliated by his iron fist and iron hand. He interpreted the true meaning of "Captain Iron and Blood".

However, looking at the Arsenal dressing room, Vieira is gone, and no one still has that "big brother aura". Gilberto may have it, but Henry is the highest in terms of status and prestige.

With Vieira gone, Henry became the captain as a matter of course. Wenger wanted to give the armband to others, but others dared not accept it, because they knew themselves and knew they were not worthy. Henry won everything except the Champions League and the Golden Globe All the collective and individual honors, except for Zidane, is him. This captain is unconvincing to others all over the world, but is he really suitable to be the captain?

Henry has a gentle personality, likes to laugh, and is a warm and cheerful boy. He has almost never quarreled, quarreled, or had conflicts with others.Easy-going and unassuming personality, it was like this before wearing the armband, but it is still not enough after wearing the armband.

But the captain's job needs to be done with blood. He has to yell in the locker room to boost morale, and stand up for the injured players on the field. Henry can't do it.He still kicks his ball, assists his offense, listens to Wenger's words, and completes the tasks he should complete. The heaven will drop the captain to Henry. If you don't have this ability, you can still play. He is "captained".

Henry's way of being the captain is to lead the Gunners with more goals and assists, which is why he scored goals in the warm-up games.

And now on the official arena, Henry also used actions to prove his ideas.

But then, Arsenal fell into a hard fight.Last season, Vieira led the Gunners' young midfielder against the luxurious midfielder composed of Lampard, Essien and Thiago. Although the Gunners were at a disadvantage, they were still barely equal.

Now that Vieira is gone, there is a "black and hard" Essien in the middle of Chelsea who can run, fight and steal the ball.

Essien has a similar style to Makelele, but is younger and was trained as Makelele's successor.

Facing the two "Makelele", the young midfielder composed of Xiaofa and Flamini is still too thin.

In the 37th minute of the first half, Xiaofa dribbled the ball. Makelele and Essien jointly intercepted Xiaofa's ball and passed it to Lampard in the frontcourt.

Didier Drogba and Arjen Robben stepped in on both sides, attracting the attention of Senderos and Toure, but Lampard went forward with a long-range shot, and the ball rushed into the gate guarded by Lehmann.

1: 1,
Chelsea equalized!

After the equalizer, Chelsea was very excited, especially Mourinho, who raised his hands on the sidelines to celebrate his disciple's goal.

After the goal, Chelsea's momentum was like a rainbow, and the strength of their powerful midfielder was shown, while Arsenal's young midfielder obviously failed to cope.

"Vieira is gone, and it's not just as simple as leaving a captain and a midfielder to the Gunners." Arsenal's commentator also couldn't stand it anymore: "Vieira is the spiritual pillar on the field and the team The hub of offensive and defensive transition is the metronome of the team. Xiaofa is very hardworking and talented, but he is still too young."

"Maybe this is just the beginning. Vieira's departure will affect Arsenal's performance for most of the season."

Reyes is also a little worried on the wing. So far in the game, because of the weak midfield, he has received little support and not many opportunities to perform.

He could even see Paolo Ferreira yawning across the way.

yawn?Despise me?
Reyes was furious.

Paul Ferreira is the main right back brought by Mourinho from Chelsea. When he first came to Chelsea, his playing style was not liked by Chelsea fans.As a Portuguese, Ferreira does not have half of the agility of Latin football. In his seemingly weak body, the tactical thinking instilled by Mourinho flows completely. He is more faithful to Mourinho's instructions than Germans are Germans.

Ferreira's playing style is very cautious. He almost rigidly guards the defense zone, does not go beyond the threshold, and assists at most near the center line.Chelsea conceded an astonishing record of only 15 goals last season, and Ferreira and his teammates really rejuvenated the fragile defense

Facing such a purely defensive opponent alone, how can it not be a headache?
But the tougher the challenge, the more I like it!Reyes thought.

In the Chelsea team this summer, unlike the shortage of left backs, the competition for right backs has been fierce. Behind Ferreira, there are Gremi and Gallas staring at them.So Ferreira, who was cautious before, is now more cautious.

Xiaofa controls the ball in the midfield. His skills are very skilled and the combination of man and ball is very good. Lampard can't find a chance to strike alone, but it also blocks the possibility of Xiaofa's breakthrough.

Essien on one side ran over, wanting the two to grab Xiaofa.Xiaofa quickly turned around and sold the back to the other party. During this period, he glanced at the situation. Flamini was followed by Makelele, and Ljungberg was too far away.

Essien's body had already slammed into him violently, and his feet started to kick indiscriminately, disrupting Xiaofa's pace.

"Hey, do you think I'll give in like this?"

Xiaofa was aroused bloody, he waved Essien, and escaped Lampard's tackle.Xiaofa wanted to speed up and shake off the opponent, but Essien's hand was already on his shoulder.

"Xiaofa is one-on-two on the court and does not lose the wind. Who would have thought that he is only 18 years old?" The commentator exclaimed Xiaofa's talent.

At this moment, Xiaofa passed the ball, and he passed the ball with a very concealed movement. At the same time, because of the strong pass, his center of gravity was also squeezed by Essien.

"Damn it!" Essien wanted to chase the ball quickly.

"Come down!" Xiaofa said in a low voice, and his subordinates secretly pulled Essien down to the ground together.

Essien raised his hand to signal to pull people!

Because Xiaofa and Essien have been entangled with each other all the time, they fell to the ground almost at the same time, and it was impossible to see who pulled the other, so the referee did not say anything.

Reyes received the ball, and this time he ran laterally to the front of the midfield to get the ball, just a dozen meters away from Xiaofa.

Reyes got the ball, but found that the opponent had no one to mark him.

Arsenal played 442 in this game. Henry and Van Persie are two forwards in front of them, both of whom are in the penalty area; the two midfielders in the midfield are also very far back, so the position near the "front midfielder" in the middle , Arsenal has no one, and Chelsea has become a vacuum.

When Bergkamp is on the court, this is his active area. He likes to retreat and take the ball to organize goals; but the young Van Persie is an offensive finisher, and his position has to be advanced in the penalty area.

No one was marking, and Reyes naturally rushed forward with the ball unceremoniously.

On Chelsea's defense, the position where Reyes broke through was Terry and Ferreira's ribs.

Henry pulls to the side, taking Ravalho to the side to make room; Van Persie runs out of the penalty area with Terry, raising his hand to signal Reyes to pass the ball to him.

Reyes caught a glimpse of Terry guarding Pesci, and felt a little nonsensical: Is this a "rogue" defending a "traitor"?Reyes, who traveled from time to time in 2013, is very clear about the dirty things of these two people.

Ferreira has come up from the wing, marking Reyes.As for whether the space on the right will be used by the opponent, it is no longer in his consideration.

Reyes glanced at Van Persie, raised his foot to pass the ball, and Ferrea could only shovel.Van Persie saw Reyes' eyes, quickly stopped and turned around beautifully, throwing Terry away.

But Reyes's pass was false, and the right foot dunked the ball and it passed Ferreira.

Next, Reyes distributed the ball to the left, and Cole had already inserted it at high speed, diagonally into the penalty area.

Cech knew that Cole's shooting skills were good, so he quickly shifted to the near corner.But Cole crossed the penalty area with a low kick, and Reyes appeared in front of the goal and kicked the ball into the goal.

2: 1!

Arsenal took the lead again.

"Haha, boss, I passed it beautifully! The goalkeeper was dumbfounded!" Cole laughed.

"Not bad, really good!" Reyes gave Cole a thumbs up, and other teammates also came up to congratulate the goal.

Henry smiled happily. Whether he scored a goal or his teammates scored a goal, he felt that there was little difference. The team's ultimate win is king.

Van Persie was also laughing, a bit forced indeed.

Just now Reyes falsified the fax, and that look not only fooled Terry, but also fooled him.

When everyone dispersed, Van Persie held Reyes back: "Antonio, I think it's better if you passed the ball to me just now. My position is already very close to the penalty area. I can shoot when I receive the ball. The cooperation between you and Cole must be simple and safe."

"Okay, I'll pay attention next time!" Reyes smiled gently.

When Van Persie walked away, Reyes' smile disappeared, but he spit out two words in his heart: traitor!
ps: I'm sorry, I moved to a new house recently, and the update is a bit unstable

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