"Oh my God, am I mistaken?"

"Oh my God, Wenger has changed his personality?!"

"Our people are back!"

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After the Everton game, Arsenal's biggest news was not that Xiang Hao put Mike in hospital again, nor that Arsenal applied to the FA to extend the winter transfer deadline, but the news that appeared today.

"Arsenal's first signing in winter, the former iron guard rushed to help! 》

BBC Radio first poked out the news, and soon after, Arsenal's official website announced that the former defender and now Portsmouth captain Saul Campbell has returned to the team and re-signed Arsenal with 500,000 pounds.

The whole English football world shook instantly, you know, Arsenal's previous attitude towards the undefeated veterans was quite criticized, and they felt that Arsenal was too young and did not give the veterans room to play.

Arsene Wenger's preference for young players and his recruitment policy has also raised doubts about Arsenal's fighting ability, after all, experience and talent on the football pitch are equally important.

Arsenal's approach in recent years makes people feel that they are a little too hasty, breaking the entire Arsenal team inheritance, and the real meaning of rebuilding, or even to some extent, starting from scratch.

In fact, if there is a big boss like having an unbeaten record, in many cases, it can help Arsenal's young people improve their mental strength, and at critical moments, they can gather morale more.

As early as the end of last season, Arsene Wenger himself regretted letting Henry go too soon.

If at that time, if there had been one of Henry, Vieira, Bergkamp, or even at Ljungberg. Arsene Wenger believes his side will not fall at that moment, nor will they lose that much of an advantage to third place as they watch United return to the top.

And Wenger also knows that although there is a 'veteran' like Clichy in the team, he is too young to convince others of his ability.

Toure is a bit more appropriate, but the conflict between him and the former captain Gala is almost known in the team, and he is reluctant to talk more, so he is extraordinarily quiet.

Therefore, Wenger urgently needs to bring back a veteran, and this person's position cannot threaten other players, think about it, the most suitable is the central defender position.

After this period of observation, Wenger is really disappointed in Galla, not only because of his 'clumsy' style of leading the team last season, but also because of his form.

Although he is only 32 years old and can still maintain the peak of a season or two, he has performed like a veteran entering the end of his career, constantly making mistakes on the field.

has no ability to lead the team, and likes to have a big mouth, and the state on the field is not good, and the most important thing is that the entire defense line is really poor.

The central defender position is set, as for who to attract, in the winter transfer window, Wenger never wanted to invest a lot of money, especially at the back.

Because defense is the most test of a team's integrity, tacit understanding and experience, far greater than talent.

Large-scale improvements in the winter are not a good idea at all, and the only way is to tinker with them and see if there is a way in the summer.

Save money, have experience, and it's best to bring a newcomer, Portsmouth's current captain, Arsenal's former defender, Toure's old partner Saul Campbell, into sight.

Last season, Campbell, as the captain of Portsmouth, relied on the defensive line he led to bring Portsmouth to its most glorious moment in more than 100 years, winning the FA Cup, which has a history of more than 130 years.

Campbell's performance this season is still good, and he and Toure will not have any problems, and the relationship between the two of them is quite harmonious in the former team.

Arsene Wenger's recruitment is the result of careful consideration, and the only concern is their speed.

Campbell is a little older, and his health is definitely not as good as before, while Toure is injured, otherwise the two of them are the best complement.

However, Wenger later figured out that the Julu he wanted to cultivate was also slow, and his reaction was often unable to keep up because of experience, and Campbell could at least help him pass something.

Campbell was also willing to return to his old club, so the signing, with little support from Mrs. Smith, quickly came to fruition.

"Hey, Thor, welcome back."

When the black-and-iron pillar Campbell returned to Kearney's training, Rice smiled and gave him a hug.

"Yes, Rice."

Campbell didn't like to laugh too much, but the excitement in his eyes revealed his mood.

The England former centre-back is naturally thrilled to be able to return to the place where he has made a name for himself, at least he feels that he is much luckier than many of his team-mates.

After hugging Uncle Rice, Campbell couldn't help but look at the figures running on the training ground, and the longing in his eyes couldn't hide it.

He longed for himself to run in this field again, to be a member of the land again, in familiar colors.

"Alright, go see your teammates, I think you should be familiar with them, many of them are members of our former reserve team."

Seeing the eagerness in Campbell's eyes, Rice nodded at him and led him to the first team.

"Hey, Thor."

"Thor, we'll be waiting for you in the morning."

"Hey, man."

One by two, when Campbell came to the training ground, the rest of the Arsenal team greeted him with great enthusiasm.

Indeed, as Rice said, Arsenal's players are not very old, but most of them joined Arsenal at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and Campbell left Arsenal in 06, so they know each other more or less.

Among them, Toure saw his big brother come back, and he stepped forward and hugged him warmly, quite happy. Other people also came over to exchange a few polite words and slowly got acquainted.

Undoubtedly, Arsene Wenger's first attempt to eat grass was quite successful, and the atmosphere in the team did not have any effect, but because of the return of 'Big Brother', there was a potential unity.

As for Galla, although Wenger introduced a central defender in the same position as him this time, and he has no friendship with Campbell, Galla does not think that he will lose to the Englishman in the competition within the team.

Since he was able to 'squeeze' him more than two years ago, it will be even more so two years later.

The only thing Galla feels sorry for is his fellow Frenchman, Silvestre, who turned around from Manchester United last summer, is the biggest 'victim' of Campbell's return this time.

In the future, he may only be able to play on the left side as a substitute for left-back.

"Alright, let's all go to training."

Wenger looked at the time, and it was almost time to rest, so he came over to 'catch' someone.

In the last game against Everton, Arsenal played like that, although the old man did not lose his temper, but it was impossible to let them go so easily.

After driving the Arsenal team away like ducks, Arsene Wenger came to Campbell's side and said: "Saul, you go with Tony. ”

"I understand, boss."

Campbell didn't need much from Wenger to know what to do, nodded at Wenger, and trotted all the way to the training room.

Although Campbell has always played in the Premier League, after all, it has been two and a half years since he left Arsenal, and he needs to re-understand Arsenal's training system and training intensity.

Therefore, Wenger did not let Campbell join the team in the first practice, and Campbell also understood, but his heart was more desperate to reintegrate into the big family.

And the rare week-long break also gave Campbell the opportunity to reintegrate into the team.

Arsenal's youngsters have finally seen the resilience of Campbell's defence.

"Hey, Aaron, it's okay."

One-on-one confrontation. Seeing Ramsey knocked to the ground by himself and didn't get up, Campbell came over and pulled him and asked him about his condition.

Although he has only just practiced together, Campbell knows that not everyone is that Hao, so perverted.

The kid in front of him was as delicate as a little boy, and Campbell was still a little worried about his ability to resist.

"Whew."

Ramsey eased the pain of the knock on his ribs, shook his head and said, "It's okay, I just didn't squeeze you." ”

"Hehe, it's okay, let's take a rest first."

Campbell also saw that he was in pain, and he could relieve it, and he understood that he was being reckless, and he didn't demolish him, so he smiled and walked over.

"Hmm."

Ramsey nodded, rubbed his abdomen, and walked to Xiang Hao's side, "It seems that our central defender has been strengthened, hey, but I always feel that one is not enough, Hao, do you think that Russian will come?" ”

The pain disappeared, and Ramsey sat next to Xiang Hao, chatting casually, with a look of anticipation in his expression.

That collision, not only did Ramsey not be afraid, but also felt a little enjoyable, understanding how hard the old bones were.

"yes, Saul is in good shape, I feel like our defence is a little bit stronger, if only we had another attacking player."

Van Persie, who was on the side, also came over to talk. Since it was revealed that Arshavin was going to move to Arsenal, the Dutchman has been worried about it, and the pressure on him is too great.

There's no way, who is called Xiang Hao's second brother Bendtner is really growing too slowly, and Bella can't find a stable output for a long time.

Now Walcourt is injured and down again, and Arsenal's entire attacking arrow is pressing on him alone, which is not a good feeling.

Even if Eduardo is close to coming back, but in the fourth-line battle, Van Persie has always had a history of injuries, and the problems on the forward line are not optimistic at all.

Xiang Hao saw one or two, both of whom cared so much about Arshavin's news, and comforted him with a smile: "Hehe, don't worry, he will come, I can promise you." ”