On Thursday night, all the main players in the league stayed in London, and Arsenal, who only brought all the substitutes and youngsters, visited the Rheinland Energy Stadium, and after missing a lot of chances, they were finally defeated by their opponents on penalties and lost 1-0.

Despite the loss, Arsenal still secured the top spot in the group ahead of schedule due to a draw between two opponents in the other game of the group, and successfully qualified for the knockout round.

At least until the knockout rounds of next year's Europa League, Arsenal can devote all their energy to the league, and more importantly, the advantage of topping the group allows the Gunners to have a geographical advantage in the knockout rounds, avoiding some strong opponents, allowing the Gunners to go far in the Europa League.

At the Kearney training base, on a training ground, Arsenal players wearing different color vests were in full swing and sweating as a team.

Arsène Wenger and Steve Boulder watched silently, exchanging words from time to time.

"There have been faxes from Paris and Real Madrid to bring in Wall in the winter window."

"Do you think I'll let Wall go?" Arsene Wenger smiled, Boulder also smiled, and the two were not worried about the poaching of the two continental giants at all.

The reason why he has confidence is because Tan Xibi will not choose to go to Real Madrid, which cannot guarantee the main position, at his age, what he needs most is to play.

As for Paris Saint-Germain, which formed an oligarchy in Ligue 1, Tan Xibi is even less interested, firstly, the level of Ligue 1 is not as good as the top four, and secondly, he can play against many stars in the Premier League, which is very helpful for his rise, and more importantly, Ligue 1 has never been in his range of choice.

In fact, the main reason is that the reason why he joined Arsenal after only playing 14 games for the first team of Sporting Portugal was because of his idol Arsene Wenger.

Whether it's a young talent or a well-known star, choosing to go to a club is either because of the attractiveness of the club or because of the personal charisma of the manager.

This is also Wenger's confidence that he is not worried that Tan Xibi will be poached, no matter how much transfer fee the other party offers, how much salary he gives Tan Xibi, there is no liquidated damages and the contract is still in the contract period, as long as Tan Xibi does not want to leave, it is useless for the club to sell it.

However, being able to attract two giants to poach people waving money in a short period of time after joining Arsenal is more or less a testament to Tan Xibi's ability, in addition to showing amazing adaptability in the Premier League, his ability to improve every game is even more worthy of digging into.

How much is Tan Xibi worth now?

It doesn't seem fair to compare Kylian Mbappe, the world's second-most expensive peer, after all, the two are in different positions.

This summer, there are three post-97 talented midfielders to transfer to the giants, Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur transferred to Serie A giants Juventus for only 9.5 million pounds, this season 11 appearances only played a total of 543 minutes, only one Champions League and three league games played the whole game, except for 1 yellow card, no assists and no goals, Bentancur, who was selected for this year's Golden Boy Award shortlist, is not destined to become the protagonist of the Bianconeri.

This summer, the 20-year-old talented Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans, who was chased by many giants, unexpectedly chose last season's Champions League semi-finals, Ligue 1 champions Monaco with a "low price" of more than 20 million pounds.

It's a pity that the performance of the red and white army that sold many of the main forces last season this season is far worse than last season, the Champions League 2 draws and 3 losses are difficult to find a win and go out early, although it is ranked in the French league, but in the face of 11 wins and 2 draws undefeated Paris, the only thing Monaco can fight for is the domestic cup.

Tielemans' performance in the league can only be described as unsatisfactory, perhaps because it will take time to adapt to Ligue 1, but the league's data of no goals and no assists compared to the value of more than 20 million, Tielemans still needs more effort to prove himself.

At 18 years and 326 days, Cristiano Ronaldo, who surpassed his national team predecessor, became the youngest player in the 2016 European Championship final in France, and transferred to Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich with 35 million euros to become the highest transfer fee of the Portuguese team, and won the European Golden Boy Award that year.

But in Bayern's first season, he made 25 appearances in all competitions, but only played 903 minutes, except for 3 yellow cards, the Portuguese demon who did not score goals or assists gave people a feeling of driving high and going low, not worthy of the name.

Sanchez, who won two MVPs in the European Championship and scored one goal, resolutely decided to loan to Swansea in the Premier League in order to change the current situation and have more opportunities to play.

With a loan fee of 8.5 million euros, Swansea naturally want the Portuguese golden boy, except for missing three league games due to injury, Sanchez has played more minutes than at Bayern, except for contributing an assist in the Carabao Cup to help the team qualify, the statistics of no assists and no goals in the Premier League seem to show that Sanchez will need a long time to cash in on his talent.

Amadou Diawara, a Guinean midfielder two years older than Tan Sibi and also shortlisted for this year's Golden Boy award, moved from Bologna to Napoli last season for a fee of 18 million euros, and his outstanding performance and potential have led the Italian national team to want to naturalize him.

After a season of training at Napoli, Diawara may be the only player among the four who has not depreciated in value, but has risen slightly, although the offensive statistics are not very impressive, but as a defensive midfielder, and can attract the attention of Antonio Conte, can establish himself in Napoli, Diawara's future is bright.

If Tan Xibi's first-team performance in Sporting Portugal and Arsenal this season is all strung together, only the two data of goals and assists, as well as the team's winning rate, Tan Xibi will be a new star above the above, if Sanchez's transfer fee is 35 million euros, then the current Tan Xibi, according to the offer of Paris and Real Madrid to Arsenal, is at least 50 million euros, if Arsenal sells it, at least ten times over.

Of course, as Wenger's favorite general, in the face of performance pressure, the Arsenal senior management did not dare to do things that were quick for the enemy and painful for the relatives, and sold Tan Xibi, who could lay golden eggs.

'When the opponent gets into the box with the ball from the ribs, you just block his cross and cut inside, don't put your feet down. That's how the penalties from Héctor and Nacho came. During the training break, Tan Xibi communicated with defenders such as Héctor Bellerin and Nacho Monreal, pointing out that several penalties were awarded before, regardless of whether the opponent dived or not, whether the referee saw it clearly, try not to collide with the opponent's body, let alone kick easily, as long as the opponent falls to the ground, nine times out of ten it will be capital punishment.

Tan Xibi integrates into the team very quickly, he is sociable and has strong language skills, so he gets along well with his teammates, even if his appearance leads to fewer opportunities to play, Francis Coquelin, Granit Xhaka and other defenders only have envy and jealousy, no hate, after all, Tan Xibi's strength and performance on the field have proved themselves.

It's all about eating the bowl of professional football, like the bloody plot in the novel that is envious and jealous because of the strength of the competitor and wants to make a black hand, and engaging in small actions will not appear in reality at all.

Although the sports world also has the law of the jungle, the sports world values strength more, and in the end, it still depends on your ability, after all, the head coach chooses whoever plays, and will choose the best of the best, if your ability is not good, no matter how much you hurt others, it will not be your turn.

To put it simply, it is fair competition and competition for the main position based on ability.

This is completely different from Chinese football.

So, what the competitors can do is either train harder and wait for the opportunity, or leave for another team.

Tan Xibi's residence, the large-screen TV screen in the living room, is playing the teaching picture, Tan Xibi holds his chin, watching with relish.

"This outside instep pass is really stylish, ecstatic, beautiful, wonderful!"

"But it's hard to master, and I have to practice to get it."

The insatiable Tan Xibi became interested in the long and short passes and shots with the outside instep, and the outside instep kick is a more difficult technique in football, because the outside instep kick requires a very strong calf explosiveness to come up with a better effect.

Because using the outside of the instep to touch the ball, if the explosiveness is not enough, you will not be able to control the trend of the ball well.

If you have a good grasp of the outside instep kicking technique, it will be very lethal in terms of breakthroughs, passes, and shots.

The outside instep shot is often overwhelmed by defenders because there is basically no obvious starting action, and even the preparation action can be hidden in the normal dribbling action.

Even better, the line of the ball for the outside of the instep is completely away from the defender's foot.

Imagine when you're facing a right-footed defender, and it's almost impossible for him to block the ball with the outside of your right foot with your right foot?

However, there are very few players with excellent outside instep, mainly because the technical requirements are extremely high, in addition to the excellent explosiveness of the calf, the footwork must be precise (narrow part of the ball, easy to make mistakes), and the power is just right.

Among the active players in football today, Angel Di Maria, Mesut Ozil and Luka Modric's long balls with outside instep are a must. Thomas Rosicky, who has played for Arsenal for many years, is also known for his ecstatic outside instep passes, and yes, Ricardo Quaresma, who is good at outside instep crosses and shots.

Due to his many beautiful outside instep goals, the Portuguese winger is known as the first person in active football with an outside instep.

In this era, the Internet is very powerful, and many outside instep pass shooting experts have special outside instep passing, shooting videos on the Internet, and there are also many websites that teach the technical methods and tutorials of outside instep kicking.

Tan Xibi has consulted Ozil, but compared to Modric, Quaresma, Rosicky and others, Ozil's attainments in this area are not high, and now the team's schedule is tight, Tan Xibi has no time to find these players to learn from him, but Tan Xibi of the chicken thief dispatched Wenger.

Let Wenger invite Mozart in football, Rosicky in the 2016 European Championship a gorgeous outside instep pass to assist his teammates to score, this scene is deeply imprinted in Tan Xibi's mind, and also made him have the idea of learning Rosicky's gorgeous pass.

Wenger is naturally happy to help the proud boy contact Rosicky, the more Tan Xibi learns, the faster the strength rises, the greater the help to the team, can have a retreat, can defend, attack the back, Wenger feels that winning the Champions League trophy in his lifetime is not a dream.

'Thomas will come back after the game at the beginning of next month and he will be in London for more than two months. Arsene Wenger said to Tan Xibi on the phone.

"Great, thank you, Chief!" Tan Xibi said happily.

Thinking of seeing this master of the art of passing the ball, Tan Xibi was excited and wanted to yell three times.

'Also, Dennis will be coming and you can go further in terms of stopping the ball and timing and vision. Arsene Wenger threw another bomb, which blew up Tan Xibi's cold hair on end.

Denis Bergkamp, nicknamed the "Ice Prince", and his contemporary, Zinedine Zidane, are known as masters of artistic football.

At that time, there was a popular saying, want to watch art football? Either go to the Bernabeu to see Zidane or go to Highbury to see Bergkamp.

Tan Xibi's impression of the Ice Prince, one is when he was in the national team, in the 98 World Cup, he received Frank de Boer's long pass throughout the field, easily unloaded the ball and then deducted Roberto Ayala, who was back on the back, shot into the door guarded by Carlos Roa with the instep of his foot, this goal can be called one of the classics of the World Cup.

One was at Arsenal, receiving a pass from Robert Pire, with his foot on the ball from the defender's right, then turning around his left and slotting home from what was arguably one of the best goals in Premier League history.

These two goals show Bergkamp's solid fundamentals, and the level of stopping the ball is almost unmatched.

Of course, his vision and passing are also first-class, although playing as a striker in his youth is not the kind of killer who scores goals, but his off-ball running is even the king of the small penalty area, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who deliberately went to the stadium to learn when he was young, it can be seen that although the ice prince is not a prolific striker, but people want quality rather than quantity, rotation skills, and Bergkamp, who has won the Eredivisie Golden Boot, is no worse than anyone else.

After all, Tan Xibi, who is only 18 years old, still has several years of room to grow, once he integrates Andres Pirlo's long passing and set-piece skills, Rosicky's outside instep pass, Bergkamp's stopping, running without the ball, and lethal passing, coupled with his natural defensive ability, it is simply exciting to see what height Tan Xibi can reach.

This is also him, for so many years, which young Arsenal youngster has been treated so favorably?

Time flies, and soon, it's the golden weekend of European football, in Saturday's 13th round of the Premier League red and blue battle, Liverpool and Chelsea both drawn, plus the city rival Tottenham Hotspur narrowly drew at home to West Bromwich Albion, as long as Arsenal get three points away, Chelsea will be squeezed into the top three at the same time, close to the top two in the standings.