Chapter 234: Henry Becomes the Bearer
Competition is fierce in the Premier League standings, but in the scorers' standings, the competition is even hotter.
At the end of the 24th round, everyone was surprised to find that there were three players on the scorer list who scored 16 goals at the same time and occupied the top position at the same time.
Thierry Henry at Arsenal, Thierry Quaresma and Ruud van Nistelrooy at Manchester United.
The three-legged complex situation has not been seen in many seasons.
The consistent goal percentages of Thierry Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy made no one doubt that they would be strong contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot this season, but until mid-to-late season, Quaresma was still able to go toe-to-toe with the two top scorers, which was something no one expected.
At the beginning of the season, Quaresma dominated the top scorer list, and although his performance was impressive, most fans still felt that Quaresma needed to grow and accumulate, at least this season he is unlikely to win the Golden Boot, and because of the position, how could he compete for Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
If nothing else, moving away from goal means it is more difficult to score, and Quaresma, who is more active on the wing, is unlikely to score more goals than Thierry Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy, who are facing the goal.
Moreover, Quaresma and Thierry Henry are at Arsenal together, which involves the issue of the distribution of firing rights, even if Quaresma is in hot form, it is impossible to have more shooting opportunities than King Highbury.
If Arsene Wenger forces Quaresma to weight more shots, it could lead to a drop in Henry's goal stats, which in turn will lead to Henry's displeasure and the two will be separated.
With Thierry Henry in place, Quaresma's performance is now capped and it is unlikely that he will become the absolute centre of Arsenal.
So, no one thinks Quaresma has a chance.
But at this time of the season, Quaresma is still neck and neck with the two great strikers, and this kind of performance has shocked countless people's jaws.
The recently retired English football banner figure mentioned this question when he participated in the interview, and also answered everyone's doubts.
"At present, the absolute core of Arsenal is still Thierry Henry, and the French striker occupies the most firing rights, which is the treatment of being a center forward and the core of the team!"
"But I have to admit that I was surprised by Quaresma's performance, it's been a long time since I've seen such a good young player!"
"Quaresma's ability to stay in the top group of goalscorers is entirely due to his excellent shot selection and high shot success rate."
"Looking at the statistics, Quaresma has an average of 3.5 shots per game, and his average number of goals per game has reached 0.67, which translates to only five shots to score a goal, which is a shot success rate that no other Premier League goalscorer can achieve."
"Creating more goals with limited shots on goal should also be something that all attacking players should go to keep improving!"
"Moreover, Quaresma is a blaster, and most of his goals are created by his own breakthroughs, which does not require too much tilt from Arsenal's overall tactics, which ensures Henry's unique attacking position."
"That's the fundamental reason why Quaresma and Thierry Henry are tied for the top scorer."
"From Quaresma, we can see the power of the new winger, if he can become the absolute tactical core of Arsenal, get more tactical weight, get more tactical support, then Quaresma's goal tally will be amazing!"
"I don't know what Quaresma will achieve in the future, but he will probably lead the way in reforming the tactical system of world football!"
"It's as if his predecessor Figo pioneered the style of playing inside the winger, Quaresma has completely carried forward this tactic, in the future, I am afraid that this will become the mainstream of world football, and more of the team's leading scorers will become wingers from the center forward!"
"Luckily, Quaresma and I are not players of the same era, otherwise, I wouldn't have scored so many goals as a centre-forward!"
"Of course, I didn't compete with Quaresma, and that could turn out to be a regret for me, who knows!"
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Alan Shearer gave Quaresma a high rating, and the point is that he has fully analysed the reasons for Quaresma's high number of goals, and at the same time, because he has given a completely new winger concept.
Countless fans suddenly realized that they saw Quaresma's style of play so novel and sharp, and they had never felt it in other players, it turned out that this was unique to Quaresma.
As for whether he will be able to lead the way, fans don't know, but they believe what Alan Shearer said - if Quaresma becomes the absolute heart of Arsenal, then Quaresma will surely score more goals.
Is this still worth it?
Relying on his own breakthrough, he has already scored so many goals, and if he replaces Thierry Henry at the heart of Arsenal, won't Quaresma's goal count be against the sky?
Public opinion has had a big discussion about this, and countless experts and celebrities have participated in it, discussing the possible impact of Quaresma's style of play on the future of football from the perspective of tactics and other aspects, and even many professors from sports universities have studied this topic, and for a while, Quaresma has been in the limelight again.
However, as a client, Quaresma knew that Alan Shearer was not wrong at all.
Maybe no one has done this before, but once you have a winger with enough ability and absolute tactical blessings, the power that can be exerted is very terrifying.
Whether it is Ronaldo or Messi, after obtaining the right to fire without limits, the number of goals in the season has repeatedly exploded, breaking records in a row, which is the best proof.
At that time, the center forward, who was originally the main scorer, will become a wingman, who is responsible for pulling, making the ball, responding and taking the blame......
Of course, Quaresma has no idea of stealing power now, and regardless of how long he will stay at Arsenal, at least for now, having Thierry Henry at the front to attract firepower is the best cover for Quaresma.
Moreover, Quaresma's own ability has not yet lived up to expectations, and the result of having unlimited fire rights is that he will waste a lot of opportunities if his shooting attributes are not top-notch.
And even if he gets a tactical tilt and doesn't have enough teamwork ability, he can't bear it!
So, lewd development, don't wave!
Of course, for his own performance, Quaresma is still a little proud, with the gradual improvement of ability, Quaresma has become more and more comfortable at Arsenal, and has become more and more important to Arsenal.
Maybe it won't be long before his attributes are improved to perfection, and I'm afraid that even if Henry doesn't want to give way, he will have to move his position to Quaresma.
Turn Henry into a backbiter?
Seems interesting!