Chapter 501: Li Zihan and Varane

Mesut Ozil's pass passed through the gap between his good friend Khedira and central defender Pepe, and he still knows his friend Ozil very well, so it is relatively easy for Ozil, who is good at passing, to get the ball around Heedira.

And Li Zihan also went around behind Pepe, he didn't have time to catch the ball, so he fell to the ground and slid the tackle, trying to shovel the ball in.

At the moment when Li Zihan shot the goal, a figure wearing the black jersey of Real Madrid's second away game suddenly appeared, and then stretched out his foot before Li Zihan and poked the ball.

Li Zihan, who slipped over, did not shovel the ball, and immediately the sole of his shoe was about to shovel the calf of the incoming person stabbing the ball.

Varane's speed is not as fast as Li Zihan, but he is tall, and the French central defender who is 1.91 meters tall also has long legs, so he can destroy the ball before Li Zihan.

But when he saw the soles of Li Zihan's shoes, Rao is Varane trembled a little, especially the studs on the soles that were shining with cold light.

As a professional, everyone knows very well what it means and what happens if you get kicked by it.

Varane knew that this was not the opponent's deliberate spikes, because the opponent's target was the ball from the beginning, and he didn't notice himself in this direction at all.

It was he who sadly put his foot under his spikes, which can't be blamed on the opponent, of course, Varane does not regret it, although I don't know if the opponent will score if he doesn't poke the ball, but as a qualified central defender, he must stifle all the threatening balls as much as possible, and create the least dangerous space for the goalkeeper.

Li Zihan was stunned for a moment, he really didn't notice Varane, mainly because he didn't expect Varane to be ahead of him

Immediately, he pressed the toes of his shoe down as hard as he could, burying the spikes in the grass.

As soon as the spikes went down, Li Zihan's toe hit Varane's calf.

Varane instinctively wanted to scream, but suddenly found that it didn't seem to be as painful as he thought, and he looked at his ankles and calves.

Li Zihan's legs had already been retracted, and all Varane could see was the deep marks on the grass that had been scratched by shoe spikes.

Swallow your saliva and imagine that such a spike could be stepped on your calf or ankle

Don't think about it, because Varane's back is soaked with sweat

"Our corner is coming, you can get up" Just as Varane was still in fear and did not come to his senses, he heard a voice beside him.

Raising his head, Varane saw Li Zihan who didn't know when he was already standing beside him. The other person was looking at him with his head down, smiling, and holding out his hand.

Varane handed his hand to his opponent, then quickly rose to his feet with the help of the other's pull.

"Li Zihan." Li Zihan patted the other party's back in a friendly way.

"Raphael Varane, thank you!" Varane thanked Li Zihan, referring to the gesture of his foot.

Li Zihan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood: "It's okay, it's as it should be." ”

Saying that, Li Zihan didn't wait for the other party to answer, and immediately went to the outside of the penalty area to prepare for Ozil's corner kick, because Varane's previous stabbing ball poked the ball out of the bottom line and was not held by Casillas in front of the goal, so Arsenal got a corner kick opportunity.

Varane looked at the back of Li Zihan who ran out of the penalty area, not knowing what he was thinking.

"That kid didn't say anything nasty, did he?" The Portuguese centre-back, also known as Pepe, came over and patted his partner on the back.

He saw Raphael Varane poke the ball away, and then the two said something together, and the fans were too loud for him to hear.

But if the two sides of the fight are not friends, the words may not sound good. Many players can still smile and say grass and mud horses to their opponents, so he also thinks that Li Zihan is provoking his partner, after all, this is a small trick that is often used. He also uses it a lot, but most of the time his little tricks are reflected in the body

"Don't worry, what's wrong with him? Sue me, I'll let him know how powerful Uncle Pei is later. Seeing that Varane did not speak, Pepe continued.

Varane gave him a blank look: "Where do you want to go, we are very good friends"

Varane then ignored his second friend and immediately looked for a seat to wait for Arsenal's corner.

Pepe touched his bald head with some hair stubble, and he couldn't figure it out.

"I became friends when we first met."

Mesut Sadt scrambled for a header from a corner, but he was distracted by centre-back Pepe, who was watching, and the ball went straight over the crossbar

Medsatt glanced at Pepe, who glared at him directly. Medsat shook his head, ignored the other party, turned his head and ran straight to the backcourt.

Pepe kept glaring at Medsatt and leaving, just as Medesart was afraid of him

Varane next to him rolled his eyes again, these two goods simply don't want world peace

Later, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but neither changed the score, and the whole first half was tied.

As they walked to the players' tunnel, the broadcast camera captured Li Zihan and Varane walking side by side, and the two were smiling and exchanging something

"Hey, strange, I haven't heard that the relationship between Varane and Li Zihan is very good friends, but looking at the two of them today, it's like old friends who haven't seen each other for many years."

"Maybe it's the sympathy between geniuses, Li Zihan, who was born in 94, is one year younger than Varane, who was born in 93, nine months to be exact! But both of them are the main members of the European giants, so there is no doubt about their talent and ability, but one is to show their talent in defense, and the other is to show their talent in attack. This is like a spear and a shield, after forty-five minutes of fighting in the first half, the two can play a relationship" Zhan Jun hit the nail on the head.

"It's like those heroes or generals in ancient times, who met those like-minded opponents on the battlefield, who didn't know each other if they didn't fight, and who cherished heroes." Huang Jianxiang made up for it appropriately.

Wenger doesn't have the heart to think about whether there will be any relationship between Li Zihan and Varane now, as the head coach and control of the team, he is still very clear about the relationship between Li Zihan and Susan. It is known that the two are ostensibly friends and the relationship between the agent and the player, but in fact they are lovers.

So knowing that Li Zihan's orientation is no problem, he doesn't have to worry about those things that are not worth worrying about.

What he's worried about now is Arsenal's next arrangement, and as a powerful manager, Arsene Wenger had already seen a problem in the first half.

Cristiano Ronaldo is often a loner, but when it's time to pass, he is not sloppy. and the front of Benzema, Bale, the three formed a sharp offensive line.

This left Wenger a little struggling as he didn't know exactly who to defend against, as any one of the BBC team had the ability to change the course of the game.

"Hey, what the hell is Real Madrid, the lineup is luxurious" Wenger sighed in his heart.

Finally, he looked at Ozil and Li Zihan, and his face, which already had a lot of wrinkles, showed a thoughtful look.

Away team locker room.

Carlo Ancelotti first made a summary of the first half, mainly focusing on some shortcomings on his side's side, and then focused on the shortcomings exposed by Arsenal in the first half.

"We had to look up in the second half against the number 12 striker Lee, and there were signs and numbers that he tends to explode in the second half, especially when Arsenal can't open the game. At this time Sami (Khedira) I like that you can make some sacrifices, you don't have to come forward in this game, your job is to watch him and give the ball to Luka (Modric) to deal with! ”

Ancelotti said this, and glanced up at Khedira. The latter hesitated, then nodded.

Khedira is not characterized by a purely defensive midfielder, he is both offensive and defensive, and he wants to link between central and midfield

Ancelotti means: Don't go up to participate in the organization and attack, and play with Li Zihan and Mud in the backfield with peace of mind

Although Khedira didn't like it, he still accepted this arrangement for the sake of the team, in fact, after getting along and getting to know each other for most of the season, he already knew that he was not an indispensable member of the team in the heart of the new coach Carlo Ancelotti, just like his former friend Ozil and now the precarious Di Maria.

Seeing that Khedira agreed, Ancelotti nodded in his heart, and then said: "In the second half I need Gareth to increase the connection with Chris (Cristiano Ronaldo) and Karim, in the front field the three of you are the main means of attack, whether it is to break through with the ball or pass, Arsenal have no way to connect with you, I hope you understand this." ”

"Of course, if the opponent shrinks the defense and plays a zone defense, then you help your teammates behind you to create chances. Even though you're a frontcourt trident, that doesn't mean you're the only frontcourt trio. Isco, who is hiding behind Karim, should have some chances, and Luka and Chris can also threaten each other with some long-range shots. ”