Chapter 656: Arsene Wenger: Alexander Song is worth cultivating

"It's the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Newcastle United hosts Arsenal, and in the 26th minute of the game, Zhen Shaolong helped Newcastle United score the second goal, and Newcastle United led Arsenal by two goals!"

"The goal just now was very exciting, Zhen Shaolong first used his superb ball control skills to get rid of Denelson Jr., who was following him, and then rushed to the bottom line with the ball, facing the defense of Arsenal's two central defenders, turning the impossible into a possible and completing the best zero-angle goal!"

"This wonderful goal ignited James Park, we can hear every fan shouting excitedly, many fans are shouting Zhen Shaolong's name, Zhen Shaolong's performance is really good......"

"Together with the two goals in this game, Zhen Shaolong has scored 24 goals in the Champions League, with an average efficiency of more than two goals in ten appearances, and may even reach 2.5 goals."

'Now he's scored his second goal and it's a bit dangerous for Arsenal to fall behind quickly......

By the time the match commentator gave the briefing, the stadium was already filled with cheers from the Newcastle fans.

They were so excited.

In the face of the Champions League semi-finals, Newcastle fans are optimistic, because their opponent is only Arsenal, they are not looking down on Arsenal, but the team has just won Arsenal in the league, and fans feel that there is a great hope of winning.

The first leg is at home, so you have to play with the advantage.

Every fan has confidence.

But confidence in the game is confidence, confidence does not mean that you will win, the fans still want to see the goal, to see the real lead, and now they finally see it, and their confidence in the game is even further.

As long as they can successfully knock out Arsenal, they will be able to reach the final of the Champions League.

Finals!

Newcastle fans are definitely more excited than Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and other fans who have not reached the Champions League final in their 100-year history, even in the most glorious seventies and eighties, they are at most fighting for the league title, and the top honor in Europe is unthinkable.

Now they are close to the highest honor!

The media focuses on the whole process of scoring a goal in the same way that live TV channels often replay the goal.

Zhen Shaolong showed very amazing football skills and skills, and in the process of shaking off Denilson, he almost glued the football to the surface of his feet, and it looked like the football and shoes were connected in the replay.

"How is this done?"

Some people have seen similar scenes and can also answer, "Zhen Shaolong is very good at this, he maintains an amazing balance in the process of controlling the ball." This technique is quite practical and will make the opponent unable to find the ball for a while......"

Indeed it is.

When the average player is defending, most of them are looking at the front of the player in possession, and they can't observe carefully in the running and scrambling, and the way of controlling the ball that goes against common sense may bring unexpected results.

In contrast, there is not much discussion about the zero-angle goal.

The main thing is to get used to it.

Zhen Shaolong scored too many zero-angle goals, even if the zero-angle just now was amazing, successfully passing through Toure and Alexander-Song with a spin, the media and commentators were only amazed, praised a few words in a row, and did not continue to say anything.

"Zhen Shaolong scored on the bottom line...... Isn't it normal? Some would even think so.

Perhaps this is the way of habit becoming natural.

Sidelines.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger also became very annoyed, he was dissatisfied with the performance of Denilson Jr. just now, but he didn't expect Denilson's performance to get better, but worse, no matter how amazing the opponent's skills are, the game should not be distracted.

Don't chase it?

What is this doing!

"If Pereira catches up, it will definitely not be easy for the opponent to shoot!" This is Wenger's judgment, of course, the judgment is completely wrong, Zhen Shaolong is really difficult to get up to the ground, but he relied on "Must Kill" to complete the goal, not a real shot, but in short, Zhen Shaolong completed the goal, Wenger was very dissatisfied with Denelson Jr.

He suddenly noticed Alexander Song.

There is nothing to say about Alexander Song's performance, mainly after Newcastle United completed the goal, the Arsenal players on the field watched from afar, only Alexander Song was very unusual, he walked over and said a few words to Zhen Shaolong.

The audience will not know what Alexander Song and Zhen Shaolong said, but Wenger feels that Alexander Song is a very honest player, and other players know that after the opponent scores, they should not talk to the opposing player more, even if they have a good relationship in private, Alexander Song doesn't seem to know this 'unspoken rule', and it should still be how it should be.

At other times, Wenger would probably be dissatisfied, but with the contrast of Denilson Jr., Wenger feels that Alexander Song is honest, how to do or how to be, and not to be affected by the game on the field.

"Alexander is an honest man, he is very low-key and sincere on weekdays, and he has always behaved ......"

Truly.

Alexander Song's defensive performance against Zhen Shaolong is not good, but the other players are not much better, not to mention, Wenger has never expected that Alexander Song can keep an eye on Zhen Shaolong, and he does not even expect him to perform well.

That's the expectation gap.

Alexander Song is the kind of blue-collar on the field, and it is a very ordinary blue-collar, a bit like Martins of Newcastle United, his performance has always been very stable, but there is nothing to shine in, but his performance is worthy of the salary, in the eyes of the manager, he is the kind of player who will not be expected, but can also play.

Denelson Jr. is different.

Denilson Jr. is expected to become a 'white-collar' player, Wenger cultivates him as a core star, and as a result, a season has passed, and Denilson's performance is not much better than Alexander Song, and the contrast between expectations and reality makes Wenger more and more dissatisfied, and he has a feeling of 'being deceived' in his heart.

"It seems that we still need to pay more attention to the other players." Arsene Wenger let out a long sigh, the situation on the pitch was not good, and in less than 30 minutes, Arsenal was two goals behind, which directly proved the failure of the tactical arrangement.

What's next?

Arsene Wenger was starting to have a bit of a headache and he couldn't think of a good coping strategy.

The other side.

Newcastle United coach Kevin Keegan is in a very good mood, compared to Wenger who looks at his own players unpleasantly, Keegan looks at every player very pleasing to the eye, he thinks everyone is performing well, Zhen Shaolong is one of the best.

The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, with a two-goal lead in less than 30 minutes, was the perfect start.

"I knew it would work!"

"There's nothing to worry about, it's Arsenal that should be worried, we have Zhen, what are you afraid of?" Keegan said excitedly to Cavro.

Cavro watched the game on the field and nodded continuously, but his thoughts were long gone.

Before, Cavro thought about taking the position of 'Keegan' acting 'coach', but recently I heard about Zhen Shaolong's transfer negotiations, after all, he is the team's assistant coach, and he is the No. 1 assistant coach signed with the club, and the news is still slightly better-informed.

Zhen Shaolong is leaving!

If Zhen Shaolong leaves Newcastle United, he doesn't have to think about being a manager at all, Newcastle United's results will definitely decline sharply, he is still self-aware of his ability, it is easy to be an assistant coach, and it is a little unqualified to be a head coach.

"What will I do next?"

Cavro also thought about it carefully, he didn't have too lofty ideas before, he just felt that it was safe to stay at Newcastle United as an assistant coach, but after winning consecutive titles with the team, he also hoped to go further.

"Maybe I can leave with Zhen Shaolong?" Cavro thought of this possibility, and his eyes suddenly lit up, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for him to join a giant team with his qualifications, but he has been in contact with Zhen Shaolong for two years, and he thinks that he knows Zhen Shaolong very well, and with this qualification, he may be able to get a job opportunity to go to Zhen Shaolong's team.

"Yes, you can try...... And so it was decided! ”

Cavro laughed.

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on the field.

The game has restarted.

Zhen Shaolong scored two goals in a row, which was a huge blow to Arsenal's morale, and they formulated a conservative game strategy, but the opponent's goal speed was still very fast, and the change in tactics did not seem to have an effect.

What's next?

The Arsenal players were a little dazed.

Arsene Wenger certainly wasn't going to let the game go on like this, and he made a small adjustment: let Alexander Song keep an eye on Zhen Shaolong.

This is a choice for which there is no choice.

Alexander-send's defensive performance against Zhen Shaolong is not very good, but at least it will not be like Denilson, who has made major mistakes in defense in a row, his performance has been very solid, and now the team has strengthened the blockade of the penalty area, as long as there are no mistakes, it is not easy for the opponent to score.

Next, Alexander Song followed Zhen Shaolong's side.

Zhen Shaolong's feeling is very good, because Alexander Song and him are very familiar, both of them can be called friends, while the game is also talking about 'making money', Zhen Shaolong continued to point to Alexander Song, "Recently I have invested in some stocks, you can also follow the investment and buy the leading stocks in the technology sector." "He seized the opportunity of the stock market crash, and it rose a lot in a few months.

Alexander Song said regretfully, "But I don't have the money to invest." ”

“…… You can save some. Zhen Shaolong almost knew Alexander-Song's situation, "Yes, you should be frugal, teach you a good way, if you earn a million pounds, you must declare that you only earn 500,000, and you should only earn 500,000, so that the remaining 500,000 can be saved." ”

"But I did make a million ......," Alexander Song was a little ignorant of this logic of thinking.

"You should have made 500,000 dollars."

"But ......"

Zhen Shaolong was a little annoyed by the 'but', "In this way, you will deposit 500,000 of them into an investment fund that cannot be withdrawn, and you will do so as long as you pay your salary in the future, and in a few years, you will not be so poor." ”

"So? But ......"

Alexander Song is still a little hesitant, and he also fell into the thinking of accumulating money, not that he has no concept of money, most people from poor backgrounds in African countries have no concept of 'saving money' at all, even if they become professional players and earn a lot of money, they do not have the thinking of saving money.

The small talk between the two did not affect the game.

Alexander Song is still very positive, he has been constantly following Zhen Shaolong, in the face of Arsenal's solid defense, Zhen Shaolong used up "Attack" and "Must Kill", it is indeed difficult to find opportunities.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly.

The first half entered the final time, and the score on the field was still '2-0'.

Arsene Wenger's mood finally improved a bit and he found that Alexander Song's defence was working. In recent times, Zhen Shaolong has not performed very well, and he has not touched the ball many times in front, although Alexander Song seems to have been 'chatting' with Zhen Shaolong, who knows if he is using trash talk to influence the opponent?

Alexander...... Maybe it's worth cultivating! ”

"Although he looks stupid...... Ahem, honest, but maybe smart and knows how to defend, unlike Pereira......"