Chapter 146: Parallel Imports?
Arsene Wenger saw in him the possibilities just by Quaresma's early presence.
The defender just now looks like a typical English central defender, maybe the defensive skills are not good, but the physical strength is absolutely excellent.
But Rao is like this, Quaresma still does not fall behind in the confrontation with his opponent, which shows that Quaresma's strength is not his disadvantage at all, but an advantage.
Then, up front, Quaresma can play a bigger role.
Even if you use him as a stump center, it's not impossible.
Since you can shoot with your back, you can also play the ball with your back to your teammates, as an offensive fulcrum, and play a role similar to that of a tactical center.
Even Henry couldn't do that a lot of the time!
I really don't know what kind of power is hidden in Quaresma's seemingly not strong body.
Arsene Wenger felt that his tactics were already in place, and with Quaresma's final piece of the puzzle, all he had to do was knead them together.
I have to say that Quaresma really surprised him.
It's just that Wenger is happy now, Quaresma is not so happy.
It's not that he didn't score, but the style of play just now, in fact, he doesn't like it very much.
He didn't practice strength to wrestle with the opponent's defenders in the penalty area, and if he continued to play like this, he would definitely waste his ability in all aspects.
His specialty is to create a threat, rather than waiting in the box for his team-mates to pass the ball to his feet.
An all-round striker, not a tactical centre-forward, is not a concept.
As soon as the game resumed, Quaresma began to move consciously outside the box, and due to inertia, the position became more and more right.
After holding back a vacation, and in the first half, he could only sit on the bench and watch the opponents abuse the dishes on the field, and Ljungberg couldn't hold back a heart that wanted to explode.
Finally coming off the bench in the second half, Ljungberg was ready to wreak havoc on the flanks.
But before he could get the ball, he was shocked to find that Quaresma was actually beside him.
The two of them didn't react for the first time, and they were surprised by each other's existence, you look at me, I look at you, big eyes and small eyes.
Ljungberg was stunned, what do you mean, rebelled, come to defend me?
Quaresma also didn't react a little, usually he is alone on the side, why is there one more person now?
Only Wenger, who was on the sidelines, saw this funny scene and couldn't help but pat his head, helpless.
Apparently, Quaresma habitually ran to the right and then snatched Ljungberg's place.
It's like Reyes when he first played as a striker last season, and he often slipped on the wings and then overlapped with the wide players.
It took him a long time before Quaresma reacted, smirked at Ljungberg, and slipped back into the middle.
It's a bit awkward, Quaresma sometimes wanders into the middle of Porto but keeps him in the middle and it's a little bit hard for him, it's like he's locked in a cage, how uncomfortable he is to play.
And the problem is that without getting into the box, Quaresma doesn't even have a chance to touch the ball.
Bergkamp was on the pitch and everyone liked to hand the ball to the Ice Prince in a position outside the box, and Quaresma didn't have a tacit understanding with everyone, so the number of times he got the ball was pitiful.
But if he was allowed to enter the penalty area and fight with the opponent again, he was not very reluctant, so throughout the second half, Quaresma did nothing to play soy sauce again.
Arsene Wenger could also see that Quaresma was struggling, but in order to integrate Quaresma into the team as soon as possible, he chose to keep Quaresma on the pitch and force him to gain experience.
At the end of the game, the score on the field was fixed at 11:0, completely turning a friendly match into a friendly match, God knows how the opponent agreed to warm up with Arsenal, isn't this looking for abuse!
The team-mates were very relaxed, but Quaresma was not very happy, no way, it was strange that he was happy after playing so badly.
Captain Henry could also feel Quaresma's mood at this time, and came over to put his arm around Quaresma's shoulder, which was not comforting, but a few small talk could also divert Quaresma's attention, at least making him less depressed.
This warm-up match has also been followed by the media and fans, and what kind of atmosphere Arsenal can show in the new season can be glimpsed in this game.
And whether Arsenal's biggest recruitment this summer can play its due role is also what Arsenal fans are most concerned about.
The result was naturally satisfying to the fans, and even if the opponents were from the lower leagues, Arsenal's double-digit score was enough to tell.
But Quaresma's performance was a bit of a disappointment for Arsenal fans.
Originally, they had high hopes for Quaresma, after all, the strength of the Portuguese Super League is not weak, Quaresma can play a phenomenal performance in the Portuguese Super League, then he will definitely be able to gain a foothold in the Premier League, not to mention that Quaresma also played a performance against the sky in the Champions League, you know, even if Arsenal faces Chelsea and AC Milan, it is estimated that it will be a few points weaker.
But in this game, Quaresma seemed to be sleepwalking on the field, although he contributed a few wonderful breakthroughs in the first half, and in the second half he was an indirect assist to Henry, but he could hardly play with his teammates, completely incompatible with Arsenal's tactics, which was obviously unexpected by everyone.
Some media can't wait to put the name of parallel goods on Quaresma's head, predicting that Quaresma's Arsenal trip will be like the Barcelona trip, ending in a defeat, maybe a season, maybe two seasons, leaving the Premier League, his strength can only gain a foothold in the Portuguese Super League.
Arsenal fans, although not so extreme, are in many ways not expecting more from Quaresma, and it is clear that Quaresma will not be Arsenal's solution from this performance.
Quaresma in the whirlpool of public opinion doesn't care much about these remarks, he is more confident than anyone else about whether he can gain a foothold at Arsenal, but the key is that he needs time and more effort to adapt, even if he has a systematic body, he can't do it seamlessly with Arsenal, not to mention, he is not a team player.
Quaresma has decided that his most urgent goal now is not to improve comprehensively and balancedly, but to improve the team's ability to cooperate as soon as possible, at least to reach a relatively high level, so as to gain a foothold in Arsenal, which emphasizes cooperation.
So, let's watch the video like crazy!
It's like Fabiano......