i am gun king

Chapter 249
Although the suspension does not affect the league, Wenger still gave Li Yuxin a few days off to adjust himself. After all, Li Yuxin is the pillar of Arsenal. Even if he gives up this season's Champions League, he cannot lose Li Yuxin.
Back home in London, Li Yuxin remembered the conversation he had with Wenger before the holiday,

"It's really hard work. The team's recent situation is not good, and you are under a lot of pressure, right?" Wenger said.

But then he continued without waiting for Li Yuxin's answer: "But to be honest, I don't think you need to bear such a great pressure."

Li Yuxin was a little surprised, he didn't quite understand what the new head coach was talking about.

"Do you think there are saviors and supermen in this world, Li?" Wenger asked again seeing that Li Yuxin was still puzzled.

"What exactly do you want to say, boss?" Li Yuxin asked, spreading his hands.

"There is no superman in this world, and there is no savior. So it is impossible for you to save Arsenal alone." Wenger said to Li Yuxin with a serious expression.

Li Yuxin was a little surprised, he didn't expect Wenger to say such a thing.

"I've noticed that you've been a little... overly nervous these days. Is it because of the team's performance that you're so nervous? But you don't have to do that. Arsenal is a team, a whole, and the outcome is the responsibility of the whole, not a single player. Even if you earn 30 pounds a month and are worth over [-] million, it's not your responsibility alone. If you try to put the team on your shoulders and sprint, it is absolutely impossible to win against Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, because they are all a whole, a team, not you alone able to beat."

Wenger began to speak at length, and Li Yuxin was completely speechless and stunned.

Li Yuxin didn't expect that someone would come to tell him these things, and he said it so...directly, without saving any affection for himself.

It stands to reason that he has such a sense of responsibility and works so hard, as the head coach of the team, shouldn't he be grateful?Shouldn't you be praising yourself for your performance?

Mark? Hughes really hope that he can lead the team on the right track.

He wished he could carry the entire Arsenal team on his shoulders.

But now, why did the coach say that?

Wenger looked at Li Yuxin who was stunned and completely dumbfounded by what he said. Seeing his expression, he knew that no one had said these words to Li Yuxin before.He always thought he was doing the right thing...

In fact, after Arsenal failed in the Champions League final last season, Wenger has studied Arsenal. Many people are discussing that Arsenal's poor tactics and poor bench are the main reasons for Arsenal's poor performance. Some people attribute this to the incompetence of the substitute striker.

But no one ever seemed to say Lee Wooshin's responsibility.

Li Yuxin worked hard every game, was very active, and scored goals desperately, hoping to help the team win.

So everyone said that Li Yuxin has a positive attitude in the game and is the most normal player in the entire Arsenal. Almost everyone in the Arsenal team has been criticized, but no one has ever criticized Li Yuxin's performance.If anyone dares to doubt that Li Yuxin's performance is not worthy of his worth and annual salary, he must be prepared to face a tsunami of saliva...

It seems that Li Yuxin is absolutely right to work hard for Arsenal. Even if he has not scored in several consecutive games, as long as he shows positive efforts, it is right and must not be questioned.

The current situation of Arsenal has nothing to do with Li Yuxin. Everyone should be responsible, but Li Yuxin should not be blamed.

But Wenger has a different opinion.

Does Arsenal's today really have nothing to do with Li Yuxin?
Shouldn't Li Yuxin really be responsible for the team's performance?

Wenger doesn't think so.

So after changing Arsenal, the first step in Wenger's plan to improve Arsenal's performance is related to Li Yuxin.As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and his first fire will be on Li Yuxin's head...

Before the beginning of the season, he did nothing but observe, and everything was business as usual. He wanted to take a closer look at the relationship between Li Yuxin and the team, and confirm the conclusions he had drawn before.

The end result was not what he expected.

Now he decided to start implementing his plan.

Therefore, he no longer just watched Li Yuxin practice more from the sidelines of the training field, but came up to talk to him.

So what is the problem with Li Yuxin?

He seems to train hard and play actively. He is also the player with the most goals in the Arsenal team. So far, he has scored 39 goals in the league, while the entire Arsenal team has scored [-] goals. Li Yuxin's personal goals are already close to half of the team's goals.

He is working so hard and has done his best. What does it matter to him that the team does not have a championship?
How could such a person possibly go wrong?
"You look very hardworking and positive. You can't wait to solve all the problems and help the team win by yourself. If the rules of football games don't limit the minimum number of players, I bet you would rather play alone..."

Wenger continued, Li Yuxin finally recovered from his daze, and he retorted angrily: "Nonsense!"

I work so hard to consider for the team, how come it comes out of his mouth like a selfish villain?
"Isn't it?" Wenger spread his hands. "Isn't it because of this mentality that you practice your free kicks so hard? You wish you could do everything for a team by yourself. Your teammates just need to come up and celebrate with you after you score."

"I just want to become stronger!" Li Yuxin was very annoyed, what happened to Wenger today?Did he come here specifically to find fault with him? "Is this wrong?"

"It's right to make yourself stronger." Facing Li Yuxin's anger, Wenger looked very calm, and he didn't even change his expression. "So I didn't say you shouldn't practice free kicks. If you want to be the top player in the world, you must be all-round and you can't let yourself have shortcomings. But this is different from your attitude towards the game. I have a statistic here, I want to tell you - in ten rounds of the league, you scored twelve goals, ranking first in the league's scorer list, but at the same time you only had four assists... The threatening balls you pass to your teammates are pitiful. Especially as the league progresses, you are more and more relying on your own strength. Reis and Theo, they look like high-priced displays. When people criticize them for not playing well, they ignore this-you rarely assist them to score now."

"You..." Li Yuxin wanted to refute something, but when he thought about it carefully, it was indeed the case. As his regular partners, Walcott and Van Persie almost started every game, but he never assisted them in scoring...

Numbers, while boring, are the most convincing.

In front of the numbers, Li Yuxin was a little speechless.

"The media has been discussing the reasons why Arsenal's results are good and then bad, but do you want to know what the real reason is?" Wenger continued.

Li Yuxin looked at him and said nothing.

"It's you, Lee." Wenger said, pointing at him.

"Captain, have you gone to the training ground to train in advance?" In the locker room, the Arsenal players who came one after another changed their clothes and chatted.The team is not in a good state, but it will not affect the mood of the players for a long time. Life will always pass, and the sun will rise as usual, so they can live as usual. At most, they will have some disappointment and pain on the night they just lost the game, but they will have nothing when they wake up.

"Is there any other possibility?" Someone replied.

"He really worked hard enough, but... so much hard work can't make the team's performance better..."

"Lee can't do it, so we can't do it, right?"

The atmosphere suddenly became a little dull.

Li Yuxin's performance is already against the sky, but if even he can't lead the team out of the quagmire, then how can they?
Thinking of this, everyone felt very hopeless.

Maybe it's really not our responsibility?
This is not a problem that we can solve at all!

Thinking of this, the anxiety of the Arsenal players has been greatly reduced.

"It's me?" Facing Wenger's pointing hand, Li Yuxin smiled angrily - he now thinks that Wenger must be crazy, or he just came here to find trouble with him!

"Teacher, how could it be me? I scored 35 goals by myself. Is it my fault that the team ranked fourth?"

"Yes, it's your fault." Wenger nodded.

"Why?" Li Yuxin didn't know what to say, so he asked directly. "I behaved well, but I was wrong?"

"Because you performed so well, the team has a mentality of relying on you, Li. Everyone thinks that as long as you play well, it will be fine. On the contrary, the players are not willing to work hard in the game. When the team encounters difficulties, what they think is not how to solve the difficulties, but stand by and watch the show, watching how you solve the problems. Without you, everyone lost the courage to attack in the Champions League final."

Wenger said in a somewhat blunt tone.

"As I said before, football is a collective project, and you can't do everything alone. Your outstanding performance makes your teammates lazy, which is harmful to the team. So even if you don't have such a willingness subjectively, objectively speaking, this is caused by you."

Li Yuxin was dumbfounded again, he was stunned by Wenger's logic.

"So what you need to do now is to let go of Arsenal that is on your shoulders. If you want the team to win, then you must rely on the strength of your teammates, learn to trust them and let them contribute to the team, not just take the pursuit of victory as your own business. In a sense, your approach is actually an insult to your teammates. Don't think that they are children who need your care. They are a group of fighters, but they are just a little confused now."

"If you want to be a leader and lead the team to victory, don't just rely on your goals in the game, but should be good at motivating the ability and fighting spirit of your teammates. That is the core of the team I want."

After speaking, Wenger turned and left the training ground.

"You continue training, I won't disturb you anymore."

He waved.

But Li Yuxin did not respond to his words, nor did he continue training. Hearing his words, Li Yuxin stood on the training ground and remained silent.

The cold wind blew past him, and he didn't even notice it...

(End of this chapter)