Chapter 82: What Had Been Happened?
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Everyone's life is full of all kinds of wonderful thoughts, so many times, when we look back, we often have such thoughts: If I had ...... So what happens?
Just as after Pire's goal that almost amounted to a stunner, he didn't shout a shout of celebration or smile, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and collapsed in front of the Arsenal penalty area.
And at this time, Wenger's mind is probably such a thought, if he hadn't let him go at the beginning, then what would happen now?
It is certainly unrealistic to say that Wenger will shake his firm will just because of such a goal, and even have the idea of regretting his mistakes, it is certainly unrealistic, a person like Wenger is absolutely extremely strong, as long as he identifies a path, he will definitely go on without hesitation, even if he hits the head and breaks the blood.
But for a moment, Wenger's eyes flashed with a kind of nostalgia and weakness.
Yes, Arsene Wenger will not regret it, but he must have experienced the relief and pathos that came with Pire's goal.
It can be said that Pire was forced away by Wenger with unwillingness and attachment, and the reason why Wenger was unwilling to keep him was to clear the noise for Fabregas in the dressing room, so that the process of supporting Xiaofa to take the position was smoother and clearer.
Maybe Pi Lei will be dissatisfied with Xiaofa being able to take the position at such a young age, maybe Pi Lei will help Xiaofa in turn for the sake of the overall situation, no one knows where things will evolve if Pi Lei doesn't leave at the beginning.
But none of that matters anymore. Because Wenger made a decision after all, and Piret finally left England with some vicissitudes.
Now that the two are reunited again, it is impossible to tell whether it is the joy of the reunion of the master and apprentice, or the hatred of the enemy when they see each other.
But one thing is for sure, Pire is not ruthless towards Arsenal, and Arsene Wenger is by no means unsympathetic to the former protégé, all because of the needs of the team.
Yes, it's all because of the needs of the team.
Wenger has a master's degree in economics, which is why he is called a "professor", so Wenger is actually quite knowledgeable about economics. He has applied this skill to the management of the team. In his hands, Arsenal is actually similar to a large corporate company, eliminating the weak and retaining the strong, doing everything possible to create the greatest value.
All his philosophies. All are based on such an economic theory.
Arsenal's seemingly unapproachable rules. Such as the salary cap system. For example, if we interpret the system of 30-year-old veterans once a year, we can easily see the purpose of it: to use the minimum cost and risk. Generate maximum profits.
This is Arsene Wenger's study of the world.
For Arsenal or Arsene Wenger, such a business philosophy definitely outweighs the disadvantages and helps the long-term development of the team, UEFA later enacted the Financial Fair Play Act, Arsenal is the only club in the five major leagues to meet this law, so we can see how formal and reasonable Arsenal's elite is.
But football is not a company after all, and running a club is not simply the same as running a business, football is more like a war, you need your players to work hard for you on the pitch, not to make money for you among customers.
Arsene Wenger used the salary cap system to control costs well, and also used the annual visa system for veterans over 30 years old to avoid risks, but after all, he only saw benefits, but forgot to observe more people's hearts.
If a company's career is not doing well, you can simply replace it with better employees through dismissal and recruitment, but the employees of a football club are often signed for several years, if he does not do well, can you find another one to replace him? Even if you have the money to sign dozens or hundreds of people to replace a player who is not doing well, but in a few years or more, that player can still get paid even if he does nothing, what company would dare to run in such a way?
So the football club is more like a big family, you need not only to simply recruit players, but to mobilize their enthusiasm through training and planning, so that they can grow and improve.
It's a long process at times, but it's worth it because when the players are growing, your club is also growing, and if the players perform well, the club will achieve better results, and it's a win-win strategy.
But players are human beings, they will have desires, they will have ideas, they will grow up, they will grow old, they want to get more through their own efforts, whether it is material or spiritual, they are eager to prove their worth with practical things, such as annual salary, why did we win the championship, but the salary we got was less than the players of the runner-up club? They will also worry about getting old and having no one to rely on, whether the team will be able to tolerate the gradual decline in their physical fitness, whether the team will keep their careers from drifting away at the end of their careers, and whether the team will be able to let their decorated courtiers start and finish well?
Falling leaves are not only the traditional thinking of the Chinese, in fact, the whole world is the same truth, players such as Pire, Albertini, gave their best youth and years to the club, but were abandoned at the end of their careers, were laid off, how cold should their mood be?
And that's not all, the problem is that once there are more examples like this, it will cast the same shadow on the rest of the team, even those who are still young for the time being: will the club treat us the same way when we get old?
This kind of shadow is real and exists, he will unconsciously take root in the hearts of other players, so the players will have all kinds of thoughts, some people think that they will be driven away in the future anyway, it is better to make more money while the young ability is still there, so they desperately ask the club for a raise, once the club can not meet their requirements. They will resolutely choose to change jobs, rather than being disliked by you in the future, it is better to make more money with their reputation now, and also find a security for their future life.
People are always criticizing the current players for being young, impetuous, chasing money, being blinded by interests, being disloyal, and not being emotional, but how many people see it. Those who speak of loyalty. With a meager salary, they live tremblingly in the club, and when someone in the club sees that they are not pleasing to their eyes, they kick them away. Never thinking about their contributions and time spent at the club?
Raul is gone. Nesta is gone. Piero is gone, Drogba is gone, and people are shouting that the current players don't speak the word loyalty. On the other hand, they are willing to accept the club's increasingly ruthless marketization.
When Raul and Piero chose to prove themselves in the lower leagues, who ever thought seriously why they had to prove themselves? Who do they want to prove it to?
At the end of the day, loyalty is relative, and when you can't do it to me, how can you expect me to do it without regrets to you?
Arsene Wenger thought he was right to run Arsenal the right way, winning both the Premier League and FA Cup in his first full season, then runners-up three times, one and one FA Cup, two Champions League finals before reaching the peak of the 03-04 season, with a 49-game unbeaten run.
It was definitely a dazzling report card, and during that period, Wenger and Alex Ferguson even took turns dominating the Premier League, becoming the two signature clubs of the Premier League.
But everything is completely different after reaching the top, Wenger believes that this team has completed his historical mission, and it is time to welcome a new life, so he gave up most of the veterans, Vieira, Keown, Bergkamp and other veterans walked and retreated, and Wenger launched his Arsenal 2.0 version.
Arsene Wenger certainly has every reason to believe that if he can build an Arsenal 1.0, he can build another 2.0, he has the vision, the skill, and the power of the club and the fans, and he does not need to worry about the position and the results at all.
But what Wenger didn't see clearly was always the human heart.
His purge of veterans has unwittingly caused panic in the team, why is Henry's status and status still strongly demanding to leave at the age of 30? Why has Cesc Fabregas, the core he has single-handedly nurtured, never been at home to Arsenal? Why did Gilberto, Vieira and others never say a good word for Arsenal after they left?
All this is just because Wenger's methods are too ruthless, he uses the concept of capital to regulate the club, but forgets that what the team needs more is inheritance and people's hearts.
As the saying goes, future generations will not forget, and the Arsenal players have seen with their own eyes how the club treats their predecessors, and how can they stay at the club with peace of mind until the day they are abandoned?
So Descartes came, Henry went, Sania came, Hleb came, Galla came, Toure went, Eduardo came, Adebayo came, Nasri came, Fabregas was gone......
There is only love for no reason in this world, but there is never hate for no reason, some of these players left Arsenal "for money", and some left Arsenal "for honor", but in the final analysis, what really prompted them to leave Arsenal was the feeling of instability, they could not be sure that even if they dedicated their most precious years to Arsenal, the club could still let them enjoy their old age here.
Anyway, you have to go, it's better to find a place with more money to go, what do you think, Yuan Fang?
In fact, Wenger has been reflecting on why Arsenal has never been stable over the years, players have come and gone, gone and come, it seems that the club has become a large center of gravity for talent training, Barcelona to dig, Real Madrid to dig, Chelsea to dig, and now even the nouveau riche Manchester City has to dig, dig and dig, he suddenly found that he is recruiting every year, but every year is rebuilding, the year before last sold the captain, last year sold the captain, this year to sell the captain, look at the current posture, maybe next year will still sell the captain!
What is the reason for all this?
Arsene Wenger set his sights on his arch-rivals, Manchester United, and gradually he seemed to be starting to find a little connection.
In terms of personnel, Manchester United can be said to be green and yellow in the past two years, Arsenal's players are all sought-after goods in the market, it is said that everyone loves Arsenal cards, and Manchester United, except for the poached Ronaldo and Rooney, who is now eye-catching, no one cares about others at all, if you have to say that there is, then maybe you have to count their two central defenders.
But Ferguson is with such an old, small, good and bad team, forced to regain lost ground from Chelsea, Chelsea a two-time champion, Manchester United a two-consecutive championship, the last four years of the Premier League, there is nothing to do with Arsenal at all, from the second place in the 04-05 season to the third place in the 07-08 season, it can be said that Arsenal is step by step, but people are up, they are down.
Arsene Wenger began to think slowly through the issues, studying the differences between Arsenal and Manchester United little by little, and eventually he saw some clues, that is, the difference between the two clubs in their treatment of veterans.
Manchester United's Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and others can be said to be the descendants of Ferguson's lineage, although some people say they are old, some people say they are useless, but Ferguson has never paid attention to these rumors, he still trusts them as he did ten years ago, reuses them, even if they really don't have enough physical strength to deal with the intensive Premier League schedule, but Ferguson will still send them on the field in important games, and never seems to worry about their form declining and performance declining.
Ferguson was rewarded by the consistent rock-solid performances of the veterans and the record of two consecutive Premier League titles.
Of course, you can't expect every veteran to be as old and strong as Ryan Giggs or Paul Scholes, but the significance of the existence of veterans is not so much their performance on the pitch, but their inheritance of the team's culture and the stability of the military spirit.
When the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic or Wayne Rooney see the likes of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes retiring at Manchester United with a lot of honours, they can't help but wonder if they too will end their careers at Manchester United with a dazzling halo one day. Can they go for more glory for the team and for themselves, and then leave without regrets like the veterans? Will fans still mention their names and even make a statue of them at the door of the stadium years from now?
What is the team's legacy? I think that's the legacy of the team!
And this thing, now Manchester United has, Arsenal does not, so even if Manchester United's players are actually not as good as Arsenal in terms of overall strength, they can still laugh at the Premier League, because they have the background, security, peace of mind, and unity.
On the other hand, Arsenal, people's minds go, a touch of collapse, the annual regular collapse of the festival, players often ask for a salary increase, once not satisfied, they choose another high branch, they pursue not the team's record, but the team as a springboard, perform well here, get the favor of the big boss, since then join the rich family, do a wealthy man, as for Arsenal, poor and impersonal rag kennel, who loves to stay who stays.
These words, although vicious, are the truest portrayal of Arsenal at the moment.
Did Arsene Wenger see it? Arsene Wenger certainly saw it.
He had been thinking about this for a long time, but such thoughts were still vague in his mind, and he could not show them clearly, until the moment Pire fell to the ground, his thoughts suddenly became clear, because he saw that Pire did not revel after scoring the goal, on the contrary, there were tears in the corners of his eyes, and his expression was tired.
He scored the goal he wanted to break but was unwilling to break through.
This sentence may be a little complicated, but it is not difficult to understand, his love for Arsenal, his hatred for Arsenal, are vividly reflected in the action after this goal, he doesn't care whether Wengming doesn't understand, the stone in his heart is suddenly gone, the breath that has been blocked in his heart is suddenly smooth, Pire is lying on the turf, looking up at the blue sky, at this time he suddenly thought, should I also leave?
This time, it was not to leave London, nor to leave Villarreal, but to leave this green meadow, to leave the arena that he was bound to and fought for.
In a trance, the tears in the corners of the eyes finally slipped down the corners of the mouth.
And Wenger suddenly had that idea in his heart at this time, if these veterans had not been purged at the beginning, what would Arsenal be now? (To be continued......)