Chapter 625: Wenger's Awakening
The romantic french woman...... A curvaceous figure, a nice face, and more importantly, a young ......
"Ahem!"
Wenger recalled the 30,000 euros afterwards, and his heart was filled with depression, but if he thought about it carefully, he didn't suffer much loss, 30,000 euros is nothing to him, that is, one or two incomes, he is no longer a simple manager, and he also owns shares in the Arsenal club, and he is also one of the small shareholders.
Money, what is it?
If he can still have a good day, he is willing to take the initiative to pay 30,000 euros.
But......
What does this have to do with Zhen Shaolong?
Wenger didn't know why he thought of this, he felt that Zhen Shaolong didn't mean it, it should just be 'no way', the place where they met was on the sidelines, and there were a large number of Newcastle fans not far away.
Under the eyes of the home fans, the home team players interact with the opposing coach, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't feel good.
So......
Zhen Shaolong couldn't say anything to himself, and his eye contact would be captured by the camera...... Right! That's it! ”
"Because it's St James' Park, what's it to interact with the opposing manager? I admire him, and he knows it; He adores me, I know. ”
"That's enough!"
Wenger has been thinking about Zhen Shaolong's problems all the way, which is actually a way to divert his thinking, and he really doesn't want to think about the team's problems.
It was 3-0 in the first half!
Zhen Shaolong's extremely good performance is the main reason, and it cannot hide Arsenal's own problems.
Back in the dressing room, Arsene Wenger paced back and forth.
He's not like Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who loses his temper when his team doesn't perform well, he's always been gentle with his players and likes to talk to them and tell them what's wrong.
There are good and bad practices in this practice.
The good thing is that the open communication will make the players respect him more and reflect his unique personal charm; The bad thing is that he can't vent his emotions, obviously he wants to scold the players, and he can only continue to hold back his depressed emotions.
"Alas......"
Arsene Wenger finally sighed and swept his gaze to Van Persie stealthily.
The biggest reason why Arsenal's attack has not been effective is because of the central striker Robin van Persie, who is a talented striker and has improved significantly in the past two years, such as Van Persie's good performance in the Champions League, where he has scored four goals in eight games.
The league is a little worse, but it's not so bad that it's unbearable, it's just that the goal statistics are a little less than the top strikers.
That's not a problem.
The outside media and fans can only use the data to see the performance of a player, some strikers play more times and score fewer goals, and the performance does not seem to be very good, the perspective of the head coach is not like this, it will look at the overall contribution of a player, for example, some tactical strikers, most of them are focused on defense by the opponent, and the goals are naturally relatively few, but they play a role in attracting defense and pulling space for teammates, and the performance will not be affected by the goal data.
"It's a pity!"
'Van Persie is not such a player......
Arsene Wenger forced to glorify Van Persie's performance, but Van Persie is not a tactical striker, on the contrary, he is the kind of striker who wants to score.
Van Persie was promoted to become the No. 1 striker this season, but his performance was relatively poor, mainly because the single arrow could not pick up the beam, Wenger has been trying to change the formation to 433, and Van Persie did not work well at the front.
The current game is proof of that.
Van Persie is a little unprovoked by himself, and he plays much better as an auxiliary striker.
Arsene Wenger looked at Adebayo again.
"Alas......"
Sigh again.
Bam Adebayor is younger than Robin van Persie, but he has already shown his dominance up front, and last season was spectacular.
What can be seen by the outside world, Wenger can naturally see that Adebayor has performed better than Van Persie, and his mentality is more problematic, technically worse than Van Persie, but the black players are stronger and will have impact in the front.
Adebayo is not weaker than Van Persie's talent, and now the performance of the two is compared, Adebayo is a little better for the time being.
But......
Adebayo never knows to be satisfied!
Arsene Wenger saw through him.
Before the end of last season, Bam Adebayor publicly stated that he might leave the club because "Arsenal have not won any major trophies since the 2003-04 season." ”
In the summer transfer market, Bam Adebayo was rumored to be moving to AC Milan or Barcelona, but Arsene Wenger knew very well that Adebayo was dissatisfied with his salary, and he became Arsenal's leading goalscorer, and the demand for wages naturally increased.
And then.
Arsenal offered a contract with a weekly salary of £80,000, and Adebayor chose to stay at Arsenal without hesitation.
Even if the weekly salary reaches 80,000 pounds, Adebayo is still dissatisfied with the salary, perhaps because of the same level of goalscorer, he gets a higher salary in other teams? His agent has repeatedly demanded that Adebayo's weekly salary should be increased to more than 100,000 pounds.
This thing has been going on all the time.
In October last year, it was reported that Bam Adebayor regretted renewing his contract with Arsenal and hoped to transfer to Manchester City, and his name was once again linked with Barcelona and AC Milan, and Wenger knew that the news was accurate.
Adebayo wanted to leave.
The only way to keep the talent is to raise his salary, but Arsenal's maximum salary is only 100,000 pounds, and the club has recently intended to raise the maximum salary standard, and it is impossible to raise it too much in one go, Wenger will also consider another question, "If Adebayor performs better, will he ask for a higher salary?" ”
That's for sure.
Wenger has given up on Adebayo a little, a player who can never be satisfied, Arsenal will definitely not be able to supply, he suddenly thought of Zhen Shaolong, with Zhen Shaolong's fame and performance, coming to Arsenal will definitely break the salary balance, and the salary required at that time must be terrible.
"One hundred and fifty thousand pounds?"
Wenger thinks that this price is acceptable, but it will definitely be a 'pre-tax' weekly salary, and other players can't say anything, or have any dissatisfaction, because Zhen Shaolong's performance is concerned, getting a weekly salary of 200,000 before tax is already a relatively small salary, and his number of goals is several times more than others, and there is nothing to discuss at all.
This may be the balance between salary, strength, and performance.
Adebayo is also pursuing a salary worthy of his performance, and there is nothing to criticize in itself, but he is a little too high in his assessment of himself.
He is not indispensable.
Wenger thought about it and finally shook his head, the game in front of him must be sent to Adebayo, Van Persie can't afford to provoke the beam, so let Adebayo play to try, no matter how high Adebayo's requirements are, and even have the intention of leaving, but at least for the time being, he is still an Arsenal player, and he has the obligation to contribute to Arsenal's game.
The other side.
Newcastle United's dressing room was much more relaxed, and with a three-goal lead at half-time, it was not a problem to win without surprise.
The players were relaxed and they were talking and laughing with each other.
Barton attributed the three-goal lead entirely to Zhen Shaolong, "See? The boss bewitched Arsenal! They are affected to behave badly! ”
"They think the boss will release water! Hahaha...... How could it be ......"
"They were counting on the boss to release water to win, and as a result, the boss scored three goals and their front court was affected!"
Everyone else nodded.
Not to talk about the situation before the game, Zhen Shaolong scored three goals, and his performance was indeed too good, but no player would be jealous, they had long passed the 'era of jealousy', and they couldn't be jealous of Zhen Shaolong at all, otherwise they would be angry to death.
Head coach Keegan is also in a good mood, but he is more worried about Zhen Shaolong's body, Zhen Shaolong ran too much in the first half, and it seems that he has been running non-stop, not to mention a player with average physical fitness, even if his physical fitness is very good, it seems that it is difficult to hold on.
"How are you? Do you want to go down and rest? Keegan asked with concern.
"I'm fine."
Zhen Shaolong said with great certainty that he really couldn't see anything wrong with his mental state.
Keegan was puzzled.
Impossible!
How can it be okay?
Keegan thought about it carefully and attributed the reason to 'high morale', when a player is high-spirited, it can indeed stimulate a positive game spirit, and he will not feel tired when he runs continuously, but he may be very tired once the excitement passes.
He was still very worried, and he also admired Zhen Shaolong's fighting spirit, "He is really an excellent player!" Tired is not tired, in order to win the game, it can be done to this extent...... The outside world said that he single-handedly led Newcastle to good results, and it is true! ”
"It's not just the goal, it's the fighting spirit!"
"Other people will also be infected and get harder in the game......"
Keegan thought about it and looked at Smith, he felt that he should wear Smith's captain's armband on Zhen Shaolong's arm, Zhen Shaolong didn't do anything on weekdays, and he only did the command related to his performance on the field, but he was the most suitable to be the captain, even if he didn't do anything in the game, as long as he stood in front, he would make others full of fighting spirit.
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In anticipation of many fans, the second half of the game began quickly.
Arsenal started the offensive mode when they came up, and they continued to attack Newcastle United, and the first ** offensive seemed to have no end, making Newcastle United look extremely passive and could only hold back in the half to defend.
Duration.
Many people noticed Zhen Shaolong.
Zhen Shaolong barely showed much, but he still attracted attention because his running was noticeably less.
In the first half, Zhen Shaolong also participated in the defense, constantly using the way of chasing the ball to create trouble for Arsenal's attack.
It may seem useless, but it's actually useful.
Many people will feel that chasing the ball and running in the professional arena seems to be a very brainless approach, and it will basically not be useful, but in fact, it is mainly because the physical consumption of professional games is too large, and the players themselves do their own work, and it is not easy to support it.
For the attacking side, if the opposing player chases the ball for a long time, it will feel as if everyone will be defended by a player on the opposing side, even if it is just standing next to it and not participating in direct tackles, it will block part of the space for the ball to be released and received.
Now that Zhen Shaolong has reduced his running and stayed in the front court most of the time, the positive contrast with the first half is obvious.
Wenger didn't even realize it, "That's right!" ”
"It took so much energy in the first half that he couldn't run at all." But Wenger couldn't laugh at all, because Zhen Shaolong had already scored three goals, even if it was out now, it didn't matter, and it was not easy for Arsenal to catch it back.
Kevin Keegan also noticed Zhen Shaolong and couldn't help thinking, "Depending on the situation, let's replace him!" ”
"If it affects the physical condition, it will affect the subsequent games, and it will be troublesome."
Newcastle United wants to compete for the league championship and participate in the most critical event of the Champions League, it must need Zhen Shaolong's play, Zhen Shaolong's physical condition is very important, he had better maintain his condition at any time, and the more he goes to the back, the more critical it is.
On the contrary, a league game against Arsenal is nothing at all.
This is the gap in anticipation.
Zhen Shaolong's performance in the first half can be described as crazy, scoring three goals or second, his continuous running contribution to offense and defense, as well as the visual experience it brings to people are very high, he is recognized as the most active on the field, the most fighting spirit, the best performance player, all the praise can be added to him, now standing in the front court silently waiting for the opportunity, it will make people feel that he may have a physical problem.
In fact, Zhen Shaolong is a normal performance.
In the past games, he did this, when the opponent attacked, he stayed in front and waited, and it was pointless to waste physical energy in the back.
His physical fitness is basically not consumed, but no matter how full of physical energy sprints a few waves, it is not easy to rush up, physical fitness is not a blood bar in the game, it is not something that can be consumed casually, continuous vigorous exercise will make explosive power problems, and if you can't rush up when you should sprint, it is really a bit bad, he must maintain his physical condition until he finds the next good opportunity.
Arsenal's performance on the pitch has improved.
Bam Adebayor is indeed a good striker, he is still dominant up front, he finds opportunities to have a high impact on the penalty area, he can cooperate with his team-mates, and he can also use his individual ability to impact and cause a lot of problems for Newcastle United in front of goal.
Taking advantage of the continuous attack, Adebayo also found good opportunities.
In the 63rd minute of the game, midfielder Cesc Fabregas sent a good pass, a slightly high through pass through the defence, Adebayor stopped the ball with his back to the goal's chest, followed up with a volley in mid-air to break through the gate guarded by Given.
1 to 3!
"Beautiful! Adebayo! ”
"Volley barb! Wonderful! Bam Adebayo, who only came off the bench at half-time, scored a goal for Arsenal! ”
"He's very efficient!"
"Arsene Wenger has preferred to play Van Persie as a central striker in recent times, but Bam Adebayor has been no slouch and this is his ninth goal in the league!"
Arsenal pulled a goal back.
Bam Adebayor's goal gave Arsenal renewed hope and they didn't celebrate the goal, bringing the ball back to the centre circle and urging the referee to restart.
After the restart, many people were still immersed in the goal just now, and Adebayo's goal was really spectacular.
Wenger looked at Adebayo, his face a little complicated.
Adebayo is really good.
Fans give the nickname 'Little Monster', you can know Adebayo's style, he is the kind of real talent in front of goal, but unfortunately the selection of players is not only on the field, off-field factors are also very important, Adebayo's salary requirements are too high, the club's salary system simply cannot meet.
Wenger could only shake his head regretfully, he couldn't help but think, "What if it is replaced by Zhen Shaolong?" ”
"Zhen Shaolong's performance is extremely good, he is dissatisfied with the weekly salary of 150,000 pounds, and frequently uses transfers to threaten the club with salary increases......"
"When the time comes...... Would you consider selling him? ”
Wenger's eyes widened at the thought of this possibility.
He had been thinking about the possibility of Zhen Shaolong's transfer to join, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that Arsenal couldn't keep Zhen Shaolong at all, and the salary of 150,000 pounds was already very little for Zhen Shaolong.
Even if one day, Zhen Shaolong joins Arsenal, in the face of extremely high salary costs and the impact on the entire salary system, he will consider selling Zhen Shaolong instead of staying with a high salary.
So the Arsenal he coached will never have Zhen Shaolong. 8)