Alain Pardu looked at the video on the TV screen with a bitter and hateful expression, and the wrinkles on his forehead under his white hair were so wrinkled that they could trap flying insects.

Assistant coach Keith Mirren was watching TV as he wrote something on a piece of paper, and first-team coach Jon Salaka leaned back in his chair and touched his chin, not knowing what he was thinking.

Pardu picked up the remote control board and pressed it against the screen, then put it on the table, looked around at the two subordinates, and said in a tired voice: "What should I do?" ”

Yesterday, Wednesday night, in an early match against Everton in the 35th round of the Premier League, after playing more than 40 minutes in the last 40 minutes, they had to draw 0-0 with the Toffees and failed to win the precious three points at home to the relegation.

Nicknamed the Eagles, the Crystal Palace team ranked 16th with 38 points after this battle, the relegation situation is still relatively severe, the remaining 5 games, there are actually four away, Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Southampton, the opponent is not the traditional giants, the relegation maniac, is to fight hard for Europe. Facing a carefree Stoke City at home in the last one won't pose much of a threat.

With the league game played in midweek and Arsenal away on Sunday against Arsenal, who are desperate for the title and have terrifying scoring ability, the tired Eagles may be bombarded into slag.

Preparing for the weekend league, studying and analyzing opponents, and watching game videos, the more Pardew and others watched, the more chills in their hearts became. Since the Gunners had this Chinese genius, they have not only won five consecutive victories, but also scored big scores in every game, especially the three away victories, which are full of gold.

Saraka shook his head helplessly and said, "There is no way." We have a double game a week and Arsenal can be said to be physically at ease and away again. ”

Mirren sighed and said with a wry smile: "Even if it's not a double game a week, facing the arsenal with that super striker, we can concede fewer goals, and it will already be a victory." ”

Pardew stared at the screen of the timeout, wearing the No. 9 shirt of Arsenal, and felt a big headache. Like the Croatian coach of the Hammers, Slav Bilic, the experienced veteran coach also sees that although Qiansheng is fierce, he also has weaknesses. In the last game, West Ham United did a good job of containing Qiansheng's attack, barely allowing Qiansheng to get a shot on goal. However, Qiansheng, who did not score in the sports battle, scored a hat-trick from a free-kick, allowing Bilic to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat at home with tears in his eyes.

Of course, this is not a problem of the Croats' failure in their tactics of targeted targeting and defense, but the problem of the Croats suddenly having an additional means of scoring and catching the opponent off guard, which is a crime of non-war.

He can also target Qiansheng's weaknesses and follow the example of the Hammer Gang to make strict targeted marking tactics against Qiansheng to curb Qiansheng's scoring ability, but he can't stop Qiansheng from having a free kick footwork that points where to hit!

What a headache, look at their own backline, Arsenal derby this season has conceded the fewest goals this season than arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur defensively, right? It wasn't that Qiansheng scored three goals in three minutes, if Qiansheng hadn't been sent off early by the red card, maybe the number one goal conceded would not be the ...... Wait, red card?

Pardu said to Mirren, "Check the record of the cards taken by the lower cadres." ”

Mirren kept sliding his finger across the screen at PAD, and after a moment, he looked up and said to Padu: "Boss, Gan has played a total of 5 games, 12 fouls, an average of 2.4 per game, and a yellow card, which was obtained in the last game against West Ham United." A red card was received away to Tottenham Hotspur. ”

Pardu's eyes lit up, don't look at Qiansheng as a forward, he doesn't average many fouls per game, but he got one yellow and one red in just 5 games, isn't this Chinese genius only 15 years old? Well, maybe that......

Fast forward to the weekend of football, with Premier League teams holding their usual pre-match press conferences and Crystal Palace's pre-match press conference at their home stadium, Selhurst Stadium, in the presence of Pardew and his assistant coach Mirren.

When asked by reporters about his outlook for the upcoming matches, Pardew first sang praises to Arsenal: "There is no doubt that Arsenal are the strongest team in the Premier League right now, because they have super strikers who have scored 19 goals in five games, and with such strong firepower, I am optimistic that Arsenal will win the Premier League title this season." ”

"If I want to describe it, Arsenal, which has been playing beautiful offensive football, is the Barcelona of the Premier League, and Qian, it is their Messi."

"Isn't it? Arsenal's no.9 has proven his quality in five league games, scoring 19 goals in five games, and I have never seen a talented striker in the younger generation achieve such beautiful results at his age. ”

"Harry? Marcus? Maybe they're the best at their age, but at 15 they're still in the youth team, which I find incredible, and it's not enough to describe genius. ’

"A way to limit dryness? No, no, no, look at the opponents who fell under dry feet, Swansea, Tottenham, Everton, Watford, West Ham United, they can't help it. I can only pray for God's help, maybe if I don't feel well, or if I am stuck in a traffic jam and can't play, maybe our defenders, the midfielders, will go to church after the game to thank God. ”

Pardew's humorous answer drew laughter from reporters, but then he changed his words: "In the Champions League in midweek, I watched, Barcelona, which has the strongest striker combination in all of Europe, MSN, was actually eliminated. You know, so far this season, the MSN duo has scored 109 goals and 53 assists, what does that mean? ”

Pardew looked at the reporters with a smile, some experienced reporters already vaguely knew the white-haired coach's intentions.

"It can't be denied that Leao and the three of them have a strong desire to win, but the stars are also people, they can also be tired, and there are times when their form is sluggish, when they are not in good shape, Barcelona will be unable to score, and this game will be lost by the strong Barcelona team, precisely because they rely too much on the MSN combination. Looking at the statistics, how much of Barcelona's total goals are scored by MSN? ”

A reporter from the Daily Mail asked: "You mean to say that Arsenal, like Barcelona, are too dependent on dry students?" Once the dry students are not in good shape, or are not on the pitch, Arsenal will lose? ”

Pardu smiled, shook his head, and said, "That's what you said, I didn't say that. You can look back at Arsenal's first five games, and out of a total of 20 goals, 19 were scored by one person. In the absence of dry games, Arsenal lost the Champions League and the FA Cup. This obvious fact not only proves the importance of dry to Arsenal, but also shows us how much the Arsenal team depends on dry work. ”

A reporter from The Sun asked: "Does the meaning of your words mean that you have found a way to deal with Qian?" ”

Pardew shook his head and smiled: "Even Tottenham, the best defensive, can't deal with it, let alone the Eagles." I just think that Arsène shouldn't rely too much on Qian, who is still young and has a very bright future, and Barcelona is a case in point. ”

The reporter of "The Sun" secretly scolded in his stomach, clearly trying to fight psychological warfare to stimulate the young cadres, and he said it so beautifully, it was too hypocritical.

At a crucial moment at the end of the season, MSN's slump has attracted a lot of attention from the media, experts, and the finger is all aimed at Barcelona coach Luis Enrique. The former Spain international who won the treble for the first time in charge of Barcelona last season has encountered great difficulties this season, since the national derby lost to the old rival Real Madrid, Europe's strongest striker combination MSN has fallen into a slump, in the following games, in addition to Uruguayan star Suarez scored two goals, Neymar and Leo Messi have not scored a goal, and what is worse is the Barcelona thigh plum king, has suffered 5 consecutive games, 452 minutes of goal drought, and there is no assist, As a result, Barcelona not only lost two consecutive league games, leaving a point advantage of 3 points, but also lost the opportunity to break the curse that no previous champion could defend since the Champions League was restructured.

MSN's difficulties, in fact, have been pointed out by professionals since last season, and there is no suitable substitute who can rotate them. Rodriguez Pedro, who still had a super substitute last season but was unwilling to play as a substitute, now, look at Barcelona's bench and academy, how many strikers can reassure Enrique to give MSN more rest? Even those who are beaten with iron will die of exhaustion!

Pardew used the example of Barcelona to suggest that Arsenal, like Barcelona, rely heavily on one combination or one person in terms of strikers. Of course, there are also differences, Barcelona's three forwards are all world-class, can pass, shoot, and eat cakes. And Arsenal, apart from Qiansheng, who else can stand up to help the team at critical moments?

This white-haired coach has very sinister intentions, isn't this provoking the feelings of Qiansheng and his teammates? You must know that in the last game, Arsenal's bench actually sat on the bench with 4 18-year-old young players who barely played many first-team games, which also caused a lot of suspicion in the media afterwards.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright blasted Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, saying that he was too willful, in case he was injured in the game, or sent off, relying on those 18-year-olds? Think they're all dry students?

Another Arsenal celebrity, Martin Keown, said euphemistically that in the late season, when the championship is in contention, he should do his best, and he is the only one in the whole Arsenal who is a demonic genius.

After the press conference, Pardew thought to himself, "Let's hope my psychological warfare works." ”

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was joined by Chilean thigh Alex Sanchez and German pie feeder Mesut Ozil in their pre-match press conference in London.

'Regarding the injury situation in the squad, Alex and Sante are still back in training and will be back next week if all goes well. As for Jack and Thomas, they are recovering well and were normal in the Under-21 game the day before yesterday. However, in order to participate in the competition, it will take a few more games to recover. ”

'Luckily we didn't have any new injuries after Saturday's game and we can play every game with our best players.

"Winning the championship? For us, every remaining game is a final. We're going to focus on that, do our best and then we'll look at the championship after six games. ”

"Dry dependence? I don't know where you heard that. Wenger frowned, these reporters are so annoying.

'We play football as a whole and every player, including the substitutes off the pitch, is an important part of the team and everyone can contribute to the team with their abilities. We don't just rely on Qian, we also rely on Alex, we rely on Mesut, and every player at Arsenal is worthy of trust and trust! Arsene Wenger skillfully defused the issue, and the reporters who were present turned to Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, who were with Wenger at the press conference.

"The Sun" reporter: "May I ask Alex, as a striker, you have not scored in 6 games, is it because of the arrival of Qian, which has caused you to reduce your scoring opportunities?" ”

The Chilean replied: "That's my own problem, I've been playing very hard. I'm happy to play with Gan because he always scores and I have chances to score, but I don't take them. I agree with the coach that we are a team and everyone has their own role to play and contribute to the team. As a striker, my style is not just about scoring, my team's help is not just about the team. Whether it's a dry goal, a Danny goal, or a goal from any one of the team, I'm very happy, as long as I can help the team score and win the game, it doesn't matter if I score or not. ”

Sanchez's answer was watertight, and the reporter of The Sun muttered a few words and stopped talking.

A reporter from the Daily Mail asked Mesut Ozil: "We found that if there is a dry game, there will be a big score, and they all win, and the goals in the game are basically scored by the dry alone, and in the few games without the dry, Arsenal lost." Does this prove that the team is more dependent on Qian? ”

Ozil's eyes narrowed, this reporter has bad intentions, but this is not difficult for me, Lord Mesut.

"I agree with what the leader said, we are a team, we all want to win, but sometimes we are just unlucky, we are a very important member of our team, but each of us is an important member of the team, just imagine, if I didn't have the bread and my teammates to feed us, can we score? Without the goalkeeper, the defender, the defender, the defender, can we keep the win? It's not so much about relying on the dry, it's about Arsenal relying on all the players, including the head. ”

The reporter looked at each other, these people don't take the bait, the two players cooperate with Wenger, what they say is very reasonable, but it is not the effect that the reporter wants.

Sanchez suddenly said: "Tomorrow's game, you will see, it is not only dry that can score. ”

What does that mean? Could it be that Arsenal will not play in the next game? Journalists lit a raging fire of gossip.