Chapter 19: Trade-offs (Signed)
"Beautiful, pretty, Hao is really a genius, scored, no doubt. Gary, did you see his tackles, did you see his passes, let me see, oh my God, he's not even eighteen, phew, Arsenal's academy is horrible. ”
Although Arsenal fans are reluctant to mention Xiang Hao, Mortensen, who has been paying attention to Xiang Hao, couldn't help but shout after he passed the penetrating ball, but he didn't pay much attention to Bella, who scored the goal, and praised Xiang Hao again and again. And after seeing Xiang Hao's information, Mortenson's eyes lit up, as if he had found a treasure, and he was amazed and loved.
"Well, Hao's performance was really surprising, he was talented, but Carlos's goal was also beautiful and his movement was more reasonable. Theo had to learn how to make the most of his speed as soon as possible, and Carlos was already ahead of him. Arsenal's young men are something to look forward to. ”
Lineker nodded, agreeing with Mortensen, but his eyes were on Arsenal's two wingers Vela and Walcott, especially Walcott, who is the heart of England's future forward in the hearts of many fans.
"Doodoo"
With Graham Potter's whistle, the Emirates Cup, Arsenal's first half against Juventus came to an end, and Juventus went into the half with a brace from Trezeguet.
The game entered the halftime break, and the live broadcast room has been reading ~ the novel yb][du ran to make a half-time summary, and this summary, Mortensen and Lineker have a lot of arguments.
"Gary, tell me about the performance of both teams in the first half." As a 'newcomer' to Sky Sports, Mortensen first handed over the voice to Lineker.
Lineker was not polite either, and nodded, "Well, it can be seen that in the first half, Arsenal's attack can be divided into two stages. In the first 35 minutes or so, Arsenal's main attacking point was on the wings, and the game was very hot. And in the last ten minutes, they went back to the rhythm of the first half of last season, and it worked well. However, Arthur's midfield is still weak, and while Hao and Aaron played, Nasri lost his rhythm and quickly fell silent, knowing that he was Arsenal's most important signing in the summer. ”
'It seems that Nasri has not yet integrated into the Arsenal system and it is not good for him. Although this is just a warm-up game, through this game, if Hao can coexist with Sesk, then Hao should lock in a starting list. After Sesk's return, Arsenal's attacking posture dominated by the middle will be irreversible, and if Nasri can't find his place in this lineup, I'm afraid his position will be awkward. ”
Mortensen also agrees with Lineker's words, and after watching Xiang Hao's half of the game, he has already helped Wenger write Xiang Hao into Arsenal's main list for the new season, and even some sacrifices are not hesitating to sacrifice others.
"Hao's position in the new season is not so certain, can you be sure that Hao and Sesk can coexist in the middle?"
Lineker could hear how much Mortson liked Xiang Hao, shook his head secretly, interrupted Mortenson's words loudly, and asked Mortenson rhetorically. In his opinion, Wenger will not sacrifice Nasri for the sake of Xiang Hao, in that case, it is a bit unworthy. In his opinion, Nasri should be a player who can be like Pire, but can be the core of the organization as a wide player.
And Lineker's rhetorical question also pointed out a crux of Arsenal's performance in the middle in the first half. In the first half, in the first 35 minutes, Ramsey and Nasri were brilliant, but it was Xiang Hao who was alone in the back, becoming the two goals conceded by the team.
In the next ten minutes, Xiang Hao was brilliant alone, and Ramsey and Nasri became his subordinates. Although the goal was scored in the end, this was just a warm-up game, and I can't see what Xiang Hao is specifically about, sacrificing Nasri and Ramsey for Xiang Hao, and maybe even Fabregas behind Ramsey, I'm afraid it's not worth it.
No coach would make such a crazy arrangement, so Lineker is not optimistic about Xiang Hao's prospects in the new season.
On the contrary, Lineker feels that it is Xiang Hao who will be in an awkward position in the new season. Unless Wenger can find a balance between the three, or Xiang Hao shows his more comprehensive ability, which is enough for Wenger to survive to the end, but there has been no new discovery in this warm-up game so far.
"Yes, I don't think Hao is getting in the way of Nasri and Ramsey, but I think they can do better by Hao's side, can you believe it?"
Mortensen also knows what Lineker said, and now Xiang Hao's role is very vague, Arsenal's entire midfield has been reconstructed, and the offensive system is also very rough because of the different types of players, and I really can't see anything. But he still chooses to believe in Xiang Hao and chooses to believe in Wenger.
Lineker saw Mortenson's 'child' rhetoric and shook his head resolutely, "I don't believe it, in the second half, one of the three in the midfield will always be off, I can bet with you." ”
Mortensen nodded very dryly, "Okay, if the three of them continue to play in the second half, and they are still dominated by Hao, you have to wear an Arsenal jersey to explain the north London derby this season, if I lose, I will give you the two golf clubs I collected, the first generation of 'S2H2' and 'Giant Cannon', how about it?" ”
"Huh?"
Lineker was stupid when he heard the bet. Although I appreciate Arsenal's style of play, but if I want to let myself wear Arsenal's jersey in front of the camera to explain the game, it is still the north London derby, oh my God, this is tantamount to killing myself, how will I go back to White Hart Lane in the future.
Lineker was a little unhappy, but the chips offered by Mortenson were too tempting. We all know that Lineker likes to play golf and prefers to collect golf equipment, especially the equipment of the Callaway Company in the United States, those two clubs are what he has always wanted, but Mortensen has always refused to give them up, and now he actually takes them out as a bet, how can Lineker not be moved.
After thinking about it for a long time, Lineker still felt that he had a better chance of winning, and finally nodded fiercely, "Deal." ”
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What Lineker could think of, Wenger also thought of, and after Xiang Hao showed his talent for the final pass, Wenger fell into blissful troubles. Nasri's problem is okay, it's a big deal, let him be a surprise soldier, but Xiang Hao and Ramsey's problem is troublesome.
In the last ten minutes, of course, there was a miraculous effect after Xiang Hao's sudden change of formation, but it was also Juventus's own 'not enterprising', leading by himself, and it was a warm-up game, the pressing was not very fierce, and he did not rob Arsenal's midfielder, so Xiang Hao and Ramsey could play the ball on the ball, even if it was not clear.
But if it's in a real game, a game like Chelsea's, Ramsey is replaced by Cesc Fabregas, then everything is hard to say, how to distribute the ball? Which is the core of the organization? These unclear issues will directly affect Arsenal's entire attacking system, affect the team's results, and even affect the future development of the two of them. Arsene Wenger suddenly fell into a moment of thought, who to choose.
"Arthur, Arthur." "What's wrong?"
Wenger was thinking about it, when he heard Rice calling himself, he asked for some reason, and when he looked up again, he found that all the players were looking at him. Especially Xiang Hao, his eyes were like torches, full of fighting spirit, like a soldier waiting for his own order.
Seeing Xiang Hao looking at him with anticipation, Wenger not only felt a kind of amusement for his feelings. Who said that Hao can't coexist with Nasri, can't coexist with Cesc Fabregas, it's only one game, you can't see anything, you can't judge anything. The important thing is that you know that you can trust this kid on the pitch and that he deserves anyone's trust. And I also have time to do it myself.
After figuring it out, Wenger's gaze became deep and confident again, swept over his disciples, and said: "I will talk about the players in the second half, Robin, you play, replace Niklas, you can take the ball moderately in the midfield, and everything else remains the same." Samir, you have to be more aggressive with Hao and Aaron and use your movement to find opportunities. Aaron, you're responsible for receiving Samir and Ho and making the best passing judgments. You can change the position according to the needs of the field, but you all have to revolve around Hao. ”
Wenger quickly made a good arrangement, different from the vague arrangement before the opening, this time Wenger was more targeted, adjusted Arsenal's midfield, and made corresponding arrangements for the roles of Nasri and Ramsey, everything revolved around Xiang Hao.
Hearing this, everyone already knows that Arsenal's midfield has been determined this season, and there is nothing to change about Cesc Fabregas and Xiang Hao.
Wenger is praising Xiang Hao in front of the whole team, even Nasri, who has "Qizu II", has to make way for Xiang Hao, Wenger wants to shape him as an all-round back.
Denilson's eyes looked at Xiang Hao with complicated eyes, the hostility in his eyes slowly subsided, and he sighed secretly, he understood that his talent and ability were not enough for Wenger to change his tactics for himself, and his opponent's strength was indeed powerful, he could attack and defend well, it should be said that he was a player like him.
Denilson doesn't want to fight with Xiang Hao anymore, but Adebayo, who is a bit of a second, doesn't want to. In the past few days, he is about to renew his contract, the conditions are quite good, and he feels that his status in the team is flourishing, and he should be the core boss of the team, but he didn't wait for long to be proud, and his status as a sworn enemy suddenly went up again, as if the whole team was going to revolve around him. Adebayo was a little mentally blocked.
But Adebayo is not all stupid, he will do that "I think" again at this time, this is in the official game, the meaning is completely different, I can only silently remember this kid's current face, and I will have the opportunity to step on it in the future.