i am gun king

Chapter 302 What Should Come Still Will Come

After a goal battle with Liverpool, Middlesbrough 3-0 easily, Arsenal ushered in the Champions League semi-finals on April 4,
Perhaps it is because this battle in Manchester is related to whether Arsenal can reach the Champions League final again, so many Arsenal fans made a special trip to follow the team to the away game, and Arsenal also won tickets to Old Trafford for these thousands of fans through fighting, although the seats will definitely be a little bad.

Therefore, when the team arrived in Manchester, there were many Arsenal fans at the train station to pick them up. Not only that, the media in England and Europe also paid attention to this game. Hundreds of people gathered at the scene, and the scene was very lively.

When Li Yuxin came out one after another with the suitcase and the players, there was a riot at the scene. Many Arsenal fans lined up in two rows outside the gate of the waiting hall, shouting the names of Li Yuxin and the players in unison, while the spotlights of the reporters on the scene flickered.

"Mr. Li Yuxin, Mr. Li Yuxin, I have a question for you!" A Spanish reporter rushed out of the ground and security restrictions, rushed to Li Yuxin's side, raised the recording pen, and followed Li Yuxin who was walking fast. "We have reliable information. I heard that Mr. Cruyff recommended you to the Barcelona board of directors and thinks you will be the most suitable center forward for Barcelona. What do you personally think about this? Do you have the idea of ​​entering the Nou Camp?"

The reporter's question also attracted the attention of many reporters around, but Arsenal fans booed in unison.

"Go away, Spaniard, don't think about our captain!"

"Don't ask those meaningless questions, our manager will stay at Arsenal forever!"

"Lee belongs to Arsenal, no one can take him away!"

The reporter obviously didn't expect that the Arsenal fans at the scene would be so excited. It seems that if the ground staff and security guards didn't stop him, they might rush up and give him a fat beating.

"Mr. Yuxin-Li, can you answer my question, please?" The reporter just looked at the fans and asked Li Yuxin persistently. It seemed that if he didn't answer his question, he couldn't get rid of him.

"I don't know where your rumors come from, but I can answer you very clearly. I have not received any relevant news, and I have never thought about leaving Arsenal. My only thought now is to lead my team to move forward. I don't want to do anything else." Li Yuxin raised his left hand, trying to get rid of the reporter.

As soon as Li Yuxin raised his hand, he immediately revealed the engagement ring on the ring finger of his left hand. This immediately warmed the heart of a beautiful figure who was blocked in the crowd. Touching the engagement ring on his left hand, he showed a moving smile full of happiness.

After finally getting rid of the reporter, Li Yuxin boarded the bus at the gate of the waiting hall, and the players and coaching staff also got on the bus one after another. The driver also started immediately, ready to go to the hotel that the team had booked before.

Until noon
Fabregas, who was already worried, took the initiative to find Li Yuxin, and hoped to have a talk.

In the coffee room inside the hotel, Li Yuxin and Cesc Fabregas found a relatively remote place and sat down.

"coffee?"

"No, just juice!" During the Champions League campaign, Cesc Fabregas generally would not touch any messy things so that he could guarantee his state.It is also based on this foundation that he was able to recover so quickly.

While waiting for the waiter to bring the drinks they ordered, neither of them spoke, maybe they were both thinking about what topic they should use as their opening remarks.

In the end, it was Fabregas who spoke first, after all, he was the one who offered to talk.

"Let me tell you a story. A year ago, Fabregas was sitting in a famous Spanish restaurant in downtown Manchester, looking out the window. There was a lot of traffic, and Manchester City in the evening looked particularly cold.

Gerald Piquet, his best friend, was sitting across from him, eating what looked like it should be delicious.

He is now a Manchester United player, but he basically plays in the youth team and the reserve team, and is occasionally transferred to play a few cup games, unlike Fabregas, who has established himself in Arsenal's first team and is the main force.

"Did you know that Barcelona was tied 0-0 by Malaga away?" Piqué asked, chewing something in his mouth.

Cesc Fabregas was taken aback and shook his head. He hadn't heard the news from Barcelona for a long time. Recently, he was all focused on training. After training, he would go to the meditation room of the laboratory for extra training every day, where he would see a lot of mistakes he made in the game.

"Cesc, your problem is not your body, your skills, or your ability to put in the game, but here," Mourinho said, pointing to his head.

If you put it in a fantasy way, it is called epiphany, and to put it bluntly, it is called enlightenment.

There are many precedents in the football field. For example, Van Nistelrooy was not good at shooting at all. For this reason, he even drove 200 kilometers to watch the Bergkamp game.

Another example is Pirlo. He never played as a defensive midfielder at first, let alone as a playmaker. However, after he came to AC Milan, the club focused on cultivating him as a playmaker. He himself was very modest and had many contacts and exchanges with Albertini. Until one day, he also became enlightened and became a midfielder in one fell swoop.

Fabregas suddenly remembered that when Li Yuxin took him to teach Redondo not long ago, he had a small talk with him. At that time, he commented on Fabregas and Harvey Alonso.

"Your skills are thinner than his, and you are better at short-pass coordination than him, while he is better at mid-range and long-range passes, and is more aggressive and offensive. Both of you have solid skills, but the reason why he can perform more stably than you on the football field is because he has figured out the threshold of controlling the game, that is the details."

"If you look at the data given by the laboratory, he has a wider range of movement than you, but he has less possession of the ball in the frontcourt, and you have relatively more. This allows you to perform very well against teams that open and close, especially on the last pass, but once you encounter a team that tightens the defense, you are restricted and perform poorly."

"What you have to do is to minimize unnecessary possession of the ball in the frontcourt. In the frontcourt, you should focus on running, supporting and passing the ball. At the same time, you should be better at using details. Cross passes and short passes are effective weapons to adjust the game. Once you understand this feeling, you can control the game anytime, anywhere, through the details."

Cesc Fabregas has always been convinced of what experts say. The Argentine is a midfielder he admires very much. He has given him a lot of advice to help him grow up. Now that he has encountered a bottleneck, he is also very clear. What he needs is not to worry, not to be discouraged, but to be patient.

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"Xavi is injured, Deco is suspended, and Barcelona's midfield organization is in chaos. Iniesta is not yet capable of replacing Xavi." Piqué on the side did not see Fabregas's sad expression, and said to himself.

Fabregas nodded. Iniesta and Xavi are two different types of players. It is unrealistic to ask Iniesta to play like Xavi, and Xavi is indeed indispensable in Barcelona's midfield. After all, Xavi has made great progress in the past two or three years. He has become an indispensable midfield core for Barcelona, ​​and Deco's performance is obvious to all.

"I heard that Barcelona wants to introduce a playmaker." Piqué suddenly raised his head and looked at Fabregas meaningfully. "You are also their goal."

Fabregas was a little surprised, "Me?"

"Yes" Piqué said very affirmatively, and he was also happy for his good friend in his heart.

Being able to play for Barcelona is the dream of all players who come out of La Masia.

Over the past two years, Fabregas's performance at Arsenal is obvious to all. Although there have been rumors recently that he was refrigerated by Wenger because of his sluggish performance, in fact, everyone knows that for a 20-year-old boy, the ups and downs of his state are understandable, and Fabregas is definitely worth looking forward to.

"Have you ever thought about going back?" Piqué asked suddenly. He felt that the opportunities he got at Manchester United were not good. Ferguson attached great importance to him, but now Manchester United is at a low ebb, and everything comes first. Therefore, he dare not promote young people at critical moments. Unlike Arsenal, young players come out one after another.

Cesc Fabregas shook his head, but immediately nodded again, "There used to be, but not now"

"Is there not much competitive pressure in the Arsenal team?" Piqué asked with a smile.

Fabregas nodded, hummed, and then fell silent again.

Piqué looked envious. Competitive pressure is also a major driving force for players to improve. Fabregas is luckier than him. At least he can't even have a little competitive pressure, because he can't even make it to the first team.

"Manchester United plans to loan me out next season," Piqué said with some frustration. Although he looked cheerful, he actually had his own concerns.

"Where are you going?" Fabregas was surprised and asked with concern.

"I have reacted to the club before. I hope to return to Spain. They are currently helping me contact whether there are Spanish clubs willing to rent. If not, then stay in England."

After finishing speaking, Piqué looked a little dispirited, stood up from his seat, and patted Cesc Fabregas on the shoulder, "It's actually not good outside, Cesc, if I have the chance, I will do everything possible to return to Barcelona and play at the Nou Camp Stadium, for which I will even be desperate"

Seeing the back of Piqué walking out of the restaurant, Cesc Fabregas suddenly felt sour. This is his best friend, but now he is depressed, and he can't help him. Sometimes thinking about it, he feels that he is very useless.

Recalling what Piqué said just now, Cesc Fabregas was in a state of confusion.

"Did Barcelona really see me?" he murmured.

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Returning from downtown Manchester to the apartment arranged for him by Arsenal, when the Audi he was driving was safely parked in the garage, the mobile phone rang at this moment.

It's his manager Jose Diaz

This agent helped Fabregas come to Manchester from Spain back then, and he has been helping Fabregas handle some off-court affairs for more than two years, and he has also made a lot of money for this.

About 15 minutes later, Jose Diaz showed up at Cesc Fabregas' apartment.

"Barcelona has taken a fancy to you, Cesc." Diaz seemed very excited at the very first sentence.

This is the second time Cesc Fabregas has heard the news. Piqué's family has a close relationship with Barcelona's top management, and he can receive some rumors. Diaz said that it is obvious that Barcelona really contacted him.

"Aren't you crazy?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Diaz thought he was too surprised, and said with a smile: "They also took a fancy to your teammate, Michael Johnson. This English center forward has excellent physical fitness and strong technical ability. He plays well in the center forward position. In addition, he also has precise passing and free kick skills. These are what Barcelona need most at present."

Having said that, Diaz paused, "But it's a pity that Li Yuxin is worth at least 5500 million pounds. Barcelona is currently short of people and money. They are planning to introduce defenders, but they are unable to introduce him. At the same time, signings in the midfielder position cannot exceed 1000 million pounds."

Fabregas is not an idiot, he frowned, "What do you mean, Jose?"

"They want you to make a fuss with Arsenal. Anyway, Wenger seems to have paid more attention to Li Yuxin recently and intends to cultivate him to be Henry's successor, but he doesn't value you at all in terms of status, doesn't he?" Diaz thinks this is a rare good opportunity.

"Barcelona promised that if the transfer fee can be reduced to less than 1000 million pounds, they are willing to raise your salary by 50% on the current basis, and sign a 4-year contract at the same time, with an annual increase of 25%. At that time, you can get higher treatment than Arsenal, and, isn't it your long-cherished wish to play for Barcelona?"

Fabregas shook his head, "No, Jose, you are wrong, you are all wrong. It is not that Arsene does not value me. On the contrary, I can feel enough importance in Arsenal. This is something that Barcelona cannot give me, because they can encourage me to fight with Arsenal in order to save money. What kind of bullshit is this?"

Fabregas is like a lion who has been violated. He has feelings for Barcelona, ​​but he also has feelings for Arsenal. If it weren't for Arsenal, he might still be just a talented new star in the La Masia training camp. It is Arsenal who helped him achieve what he is today.

People must know how to be grateful
"Yes, maybe I'm having trouble with the club now, and Arsenal will be disappointed with me at this moment, and even sell me to Barcelona at a low price, but what can Barcelona give me? Salary? I can get a higher salary at Arsenal, but what about others? Arsenal can promise me, can Barcelona?"

"I don't want to be the second Herald," Fabregas said firmly.

If Barcelona told Fabregas well, maybe he would think about it, but now he is asked to fall out with Arsenal, lower the transfer fee and switch to Barcelona. Fabregas feels that he cannot accept such a thing.Later, Harvey recovered from his injury and Deco also maintained his condition, so the matter was put on hold.
The two of them remained silent, and it was Li Yuxin who finally broke the deadlock: "Don't worry. Cesc, you are still a very important member of this team. No, the next game is to make you stronger to participate in the next games. After all, I really want to win that golden trophy too! And if I want to get him, I can't do without you."

(End of this chapter)