In an upscale hotel in Berlin, Arsenal manager, "Professor" Arsene Wenger, had just finished taking a shower and was drinking coffee by the bookcase in his bedroom. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This time in Germany, Wenger mainly commented on the World Cup for the French TF1 TV station, but the club's affairs cannot be put down, and the summer is the busiest time for the manager. At the moment, a stack of scouting reports is on Wenger's desk, and every summer at this time, Arsenal's scouting network always submits a list of talented young players from all over the world, and this year was no different.

Arsene Wenger put down his coffee cup and picked up the first scouting report, which is usually the one that is put on top of the list after weighing all the reports at Arsenal. "Napoleon Reeves?" It sounded a little familiar, and after thinking about it for a while, I remembered that I saw this name in the French "Team Newspaper" a few days ago. Talented teenager, this is the evaluation given by the most authoritative football newspaper in Europe. And the teenager is French, Wenger couldn't help but be intrigued, lifted the frame of his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and continued to look at the scouting report.

"1. Position and style on the field

Let's talk about the position of Reeves as a kid, he is a pure shooter, a natural goalscorer, a great goalscorer, a finisher of the football route on the pitch, and the ball will form a shot at his feet.

Lille's youth and reserve teams usually use a 4231 or 433 formation, and Reeves can seamlessly connect with both tactics, as both formations give him space as a single arrow. However, he also performed well in the position of the striker of the 442 formation of the first team, but rarely played in a position other than the striker, and the diversity of the pitch was slightly lacking.

To emphasise, like many of the players in our team, he has a comfortable feeling on the ball and his shots, and his style of play is elegant, which is his most typical style at this stage.

In addition, Reeves' off-ball movement and timing are outstanding. He's always in the right place at the right time, and that's where the lad has what he has in common with all the top strikers.

2. Shoot

He's shooting well and he's impressive with his accuracy. With a 79 per cent shot on target rate in the reserve league, he is better than most of the players in Ligue 1 in this statistic, not that he is better than most of these Ligue 1 strikers, but it proves that once he chooses to shoot, he has a high probability of hitting the woodwork.

Again, for a 16-year-old striker, his conversion rate is just as high, with 40% in the development squad last season, which is also higher than most strikers in Ligue 1. In addition, good running with and without the ball, combined with excellent first touches, made him the player with the most shots in the Reserve League.

3. Technology

Reaves is technically better than most players in Ligue 1, has excellent ball control at his feet, and is extremely attentive, and he has the confidence and ability to break through the opposition defenders' defence. He showed that in the final round of Ligue 1 against Rennes. In one-on-one he can do anything, which is one of his strengths, and he can pose a threat to any Ligue 1 backline. It is usually possible to get past one or two defenders before scoring a goal. If you go live, you're definitely going to be a fan of him, his breakthrough is so handsome.

He also has a lot of fancy tricks, often using flashy feints to cheat space and chances, but when it comes to the Premier League against experienced defenders, it may not work so well. So, I think for Reeves, maybe it's better to be simple.

4. Physical fitness

Physically, he is the standard footballer body, he is about 174 cm tall, but this is only the data of the youth team, now it is almost 179, he has good speed and strength, but he is better at using speed and technique, he is not good at using power, just passive confrontation, nevertheless, it is enough to play well on the French court without failing.

Again, it needs to be emphasized that his speed is very, very fast, it is said that he can run in 10.5 seconds in the 100-meter speed, and if he sprints to the 100-meter with Walcott, it is not necessarily him who loses. Professor, you've always said it's hard to find a player who is faster than Walcott, so why don't we take a gamble? It took me a fortune to find out about it from the Lille training base.

Getting back to the point, in addition, due to his early contact with football, Reeves' well-balanced feet and quick movement at his feet can easily help him win space on goal and then seize opportunities to change the situation. Although the technique of both feet is balanced, he prefers a right-footed shot.

5. Factors outside the pitch

He came from a good background, and money was not what he was playing for. That's enviable!

Good character, rarely negative press, but not a good baby (irresponsible I heard that there was a reserve team game, because someone provoked on racial grounds, Reeves didn't say anything at the time, and then shot the goal with a kick in the face of the man, or the position of the mouth, and it is said that several teeth were lost. --- the information here costs 100 euros, please reimburse).

The grades are average, but they are academically excellent among the players.

Linguistically talented, proficient in French, English, Chinese, Italian, and studying Spanish.

Qualified communication skills, not the kind of person who refuses to communicate, but also not the kind of social expert, just gregarious.

Confident, resolute and tolerant of setbacks.

6. Weaknesses

6.1. The biggest weakness is the header, the suspicion of fear, the seldom of header scrambling, and the fact that he has never scored a header in all competitions.

6.2. Lack of vision, short passing ability is quite exquisite, but his long passing ability is really not flattering, lacking a wide field of vision. That super long-range shot last season was an accident.

6.3. A little selfish, he has a good ability to create chances with the ball, but prefers to go it alone, which is not a problem if he maintains his excellent scoring ability.

6.4. Inexperienced, only one top-flight experience to date, the future is very uncertain.

6.5. Not good at finding space, not like pulling edges, this is in urgent need of change.

6.6. The long-range shooting is not enough, the shots from inside the box are powerful, the shots from outside the box are not threatening, but based on the way we play, I don't think it's a big problem because we rarely try to shoot from distance.

6.7. Likes to dribble, likes to play defensive players repeatedly, in the Premier League this will cause fire, easily injured and need to improve.

7. Templates

Henry or Ronaldo, depending on the degree of use of power in the future, to use it, the template is Ronaldo; Without exploitation, the template is Henry.

Overall, Reeves' biggest strength is his dribbling and shooting. But there are also a lot of shortcomings, and it is likely to take a detour in the future, if you want to become another Henry or Ronaldo, then you need a coach who is good at discovering geniuses and training geniuses, and that person is you, professor. ”

"This Gillis, what a lot of nonsense." Seeing the final compliment on the scout's report, Wenger couldn't help but smile.

Gillis Grimandi is a former Arsenal player who is now an Arsenal scout based in France. He has a good personal relationship with Arsene Wenger and often makes jokes in scouting reports without compromising his professionalism.

After reading the report of the former disciple and now the scout, Professor Wen is very interested in Reeves, but in a blink of an eye, he thinks that Arsenal has a lot of talent in the front line, Henry, Adebayo, Van Persie, Walcott, etc., and this summer has brought Alia Diere back, plus basically negotiated the "Brazilian beast" Baptista on loan from Real Madrid can also play forward, the front court has been a little crowded, and even loaned Bendtner, who he is very optimistic about, to Birmingham. Thinking of this, Wenger's interest has weakened a lot all of a sudden, and Reeves's style of play is a bit unique and needs to be polished again. After thinking about it, I still decided to let it go first, 16 years old, still young, I can observe it for another year.

Wenger regretfully put down the scouting report, took off his glasses, rubbed his sour eyes, sighed with some regret, picked up the pen on the table, wrote down the opinions on the scouting report to continue to observe, and after a pause, he began to look at the next scouting report again.

I missed it here, but I didn't know that I missed the opportunity to play under the professor, but even if Reeves knew, it would be nothing, because Henry is still at Arsenal, and there is a big general Van Persie, and there is no place for him at Arsenal now.