legendary midfielder

Chapter 269 Visit by Professor Wenger
Arsene Wenger, a French football coach, has coached Nantes, Monaco and Nagoya Grampus Eight Football Clubs. He has coached Arsenal Football Club since 1996. After the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United, he is currently the coach who has coached the same team for the longest time in the Premier League.

After Wenger coached Arsenal, he led the team to a total of 3 Premier League titles, 6 FA Cup titles and 5 Community Shield titles. However, since 2005, Arsenal has gone eight consecutive seasons without a title.

Wenger is an Alsatian. In addition to German and French, he can also speak fluent English and some Italian, Spanish and Japanese.

He has a degree in economics from the University of Strasbourg and an honorary doctorate from the University of Hertfordshire. In addition to German and French, he can also speak fluent English, some Italian, Spanish and Japanese, and is familiar with sports psychology.

Because of his profound academic background and elegant behavior, the British media nicknamed him "Professor".At the same time, Wenger also understands architectural design, and the locker room at the Emirates Stadium came from his handwriting.

In addition to his coaching work, he works as a football consultant for French TV station TF1 and is a world brand ambassador for Nike and Castrol.

The most glorious period of his coaching career was at the Arsenal club. During his coaching period, Wenger built Arsenal into a Premier League powerhouse, won three league titles and four FA Cups for Arsenal, and also won five league runner-ups, one FA Cup runner-up and one UEFA Cup runner-up for the team.

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Among Premier League coaches, only Ferguson can match Wenger's achievements.Therefore, Wenger was awarded the OBE by the British royal family in 2003.

Although they achieved excellent results in the Premier League, they were unable to take the team to a higher level in the European competition. Until 2006, Arsenal finally reached the final of the UEFA Champions League. Unfortunately, they lost to Barcelona and could not taste the taste of becoming a European champion.

However, under Wenger's training, Arsenal has maintained its position as a Champions League contender for many years. As of the 2012-2013 season, it has broken into the top 13 of the Champions League for the 16th consecutive year.

Wenger's team is also known for its fair play. In the four seasons of 2004, 2005, 2010 and 2013, it ranked first in the Premier League's "fair play" list, and has remained at the forefront of this list for many years.

In February 1999, in the FA Cup match against Sheffield United, Arsenal player Kanu scored a goal after the opponent's player was injured, and finally won 2:2.But after the game, Wenger proposed a rematch, which was agreed by the FA.After the rematch on another day, Arsenal still won 1:2.

And one returned an unethically scored goal to PSV in the Champions League.After taking over Arsenal, Wenger and the team began to gain great reputation around the world.

Under Wenger's training, Arsenal is known for its offensive football philosophy and good at developing young players.

At the same time, Wenger is also recognized as a head coach who can make money. As we all know, the construction of Arsenal's current home stadium, the Emirates Stadium, cost as much as 7000 million pounds.It is precisely because of this huge expense that Arsenal owed a huge amount of arrears. However, by 2010, Arsenal had fully repaid the bank loan and officially walked out of the period of economic difficulties.

There is no doubt that Professor Wenger's coaching resume is successful, but there is always a gap that cannot be filled in the successful resume that makes Wenger questioned by fans, that is, the champion of the European Champions Cup!

In nearly 20 years of coaching time, he didn't even win the European Champions Cup. Even in the most powerful and glorious era of Arsenal, he failed to win the European Champions Cup once.

This has become Professor Wenger's biggest regret.

Today, just to make up for this regret, he came to China, Zhang Xu's hometown, Xiangzhong City, and Xiangya Hospital.

Wenger came to China in secret, so he didn't disturb the foreign and domestic sports media at all. Wearing a pair of sunglasses, Wenger just walked into Zhang Xu's ward accompanied by Anderson.

"Hello, Professor Wenger, I'm Zhang, welcome to China!" Zhang Xu politely stretched out his right hand when he saw Wenger, and said to Wenger enthusiastically. While speaking, he asked Wenger to sit on the sofa in the reception room of the ward.

Nicola also smiled at Wenger, made a cup of hot tea for Wenger and Anderson, and then sat beside Zhang Xu.

"Thank you!" Wenger smiled slightly, picked up the teacup, lifted the lid of the teacup, stroked the edge of the cup twice, opened his mouth to blow some hot air, and then took a deep breath of the tea aroma.

"Good tea!" Wenger praised, and asked Zhang Xu: "Surely this is your fiancée, Ms. Nicola, right? She is so beautiful! Zhang, I have to admit that your love is really enviable and jealous! At least you are much better than me in this respect!"

"Haha!" Zhang Xu laughed amused by Wenger: "Mr. Wenger, thank you! I will definitely cherish my love! Just like I cherish my football career! Whether it is my love or my football career, I will seriously consider and manage it carefully."

Wenger could naturally hear Zhang Xu's implication, so he smiled: "I can understand your feelings! Just like my Arsenal, it is like the most precious thing in my life, and I will carefully maintain, care and build it! No flaws are allowed on it."

"Haha, I didn't expect Professor Wenger to be a perfectionist!"

"No, no, no, I'm not a perfectionist. A football head coach can't be a perfectionist, because there are too many uncertain factors on the pitch. If I were a perfectionist, I would have collapsed a long time ago!" Wenger smiled and did not accept Zhang Xu's statement: "I just want to make my Arsenal stronger! Today, I made a special trip to China to invite you to join our big Arsenal family! I believe that with your joining, Arsenal will become even stronger!"

"Thank you for your affirmation of me, but you have such confidence in me? You know, I am a seriously injured guy, and it is very likely that I will have hidden injuries!"

"Of course I know this, but our Arsenal has also established a medical institution similar to the Milan laboratory, which can ensure that you have a healthy body and a good condition!" Wenger said confidently:

"At the same time, I don't pay attention to you for a day or two. It should be said that I may know you better than you know yourself! Zhang, you may not realize that you have changed from a competent midfielder to an all-around midfielder!"

"Almighty player?" Zhang Xu asked suspiciously, this is really the first time he heard such a statement.

"That's right, let's analyze your statistics. Last La Liga season, your defensive achievements are obvious to all. Deportivo's record of less than [-] goals conceded in La Liga has a lot to do with your strong defensive ability!" Wenger directly took out a thick report from his bag and handed it to Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu's hand sank slightly, it seems that this report is really solid!
Just this report made Zhang Xu feel how hardworking Arsenal and Wenger are!Surprised, he casually flipped through the report in his hand while listening to Wenger's analysis.

This report is indeed very detailed. Almost every game Zhang Xu participated in has been carefully analyzed and counted, and then summarized, and finally concluded.

Really professional enough!
Except for the "super midfield training system" in Zhang Xu's mind, almost everything has been fully reflected in this report.

"Let's take a look at your offensive statistics. Throughout the season, including the Copa del Rey, you scored 33 goals and 39 assists! Almost every game, you have one goal and one assist! Such a strong offensive efficiency, even if it is as strong as Messi and Ronaldo, it is impossible! It can be said that you have pushed Deportivo to the top three positions in the league!"

"Actually, I think your most powerful is not your defensive ability and your offensive performance, but your midfield organization! Through the statistics, we can see that you have passed 2563 times this season. What is surprising is that your effective pass rate is as high as 80.00%5.00! The threat pass rate is as high as [-]%[-]! Such efficient passes connect every player in Deportivo well, forming an invisible and powerful net!"

Having said such a long series of words, Wenger was a little thirsty. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued: "At the same time, I also noticed that your off-ball running is very unique, and there are almost no extra insignificant running positions. Every running position is a tactical need! Such accurate judgment is extremely rare in world football!"

"In addition, I also found that you have a very good adaptability in any team, and you can quickly get along with your teammates. This is a very good quality and communication ability! Also, you are born with a leadership temperament. Even though you are only 22 years old, every member of your team is convinced by you!"

"In addition, you are good at resolving internal conflicts within the team; when team morale is low, you are good at stimulating the team's fighting spirit; when the team's mentality is out of balance, you are good at adjusting the team's state; when the team's tactical formation is not conducive to the game, you can keenly discover and make positive and effective adjustments. So, I think, you are a natural team captain!"

"In short," Wenger said to Zhang Xu meaningfully at the end: "Zhang, you are the best and most promising player I have ever seen. I believe that you will achieve great success in our Arsenal. I believe that Arsenal will stand at the pinnacle of European football because of you!"

"Arsenal can't miss a player like you, and I can't miss a player like you! So, here I am!"

(End of this chapter)