Chapter 403: Arsene Wenger is an "assistant coach"

Li Zihan didn't go to see the team doctor who was "tossing" beside him, but looked at Southampton's goal intently.

Cazorla wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly ran after the referee blew the whistle.

Southampton goalkeeper Boruc was half-pressed and stared at Cazorla in front of him without blinking, trying to make a judgment in advance.

Cazorla was quick to get in front of the ball, but couldn't get a decisive shot straight at goal. Instead, he paused a little and then shot quickly.

Boruc was caught in the lubbing of Cazorla, and by the time Cazorla's real shot arrived, he couldn't make a quick judgment. The ball flew into the goal before he could make a save.

After the ball entered the goal, the first person to get excited was not the Arsenal fans or even Cazorla, who scored the goal, but Li Zihan, who was receiving treatment on the sidelines.

Seeing the ball cross the goal line, Li Zihan jumped up from the ground excitedly, but soon the severe pain from his ankle made him lie on the ground grinning and hugging his calf.

Arsenal's team doctor was taken aback by Li Zihan's movements, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, because he was worried that such movements would worsen his injury.

The place where Li Zihan dealt with the injury was directly behind the Southampton goal, so his every move just now was faithfully recorded by the cameras that had been watching inside the box.

The commentators had to sigh at Li Zihan's desire to win.

After scoring the goal, Cazorla quickly ran to Li Zihan, did not dare to press it directly, but hugged his neck with a bear hug.

Li Zihan was strangled by Cazorla's not strong arm, and he struggled to break free from the enthusiasm of the Spaniards - he almost didn't hold his breath

Cazorla's celebration didn't last long and he knows time is precious for Arsenal right now. So after expressing his gratitude to Li Zihan for the penalty kick, he quickly returned to the center circle with Wilshere, who was holding the ball, and waited for the opponent to kick off.

And the team doctor also made a complete diagnosis of Li Zihan's injury, only to see him shake his head helplessly at Wenger on the sidelines, and then the index fingers of his left hand and right hand circled his chest - substitution!

Li Zihan grabbed the arm of the team doctor and said anxiously: "I can still hold on, Colin, I don't feel any big problems with my injury." ”

Colin, the team doctor, was very adamant about his judgment: "Yes, there are no big problems now, but if you continue to play, big problems are coming. Do you want to play the remaining 10 minutes and then stay out for the next few games, or do you want to play the last 10 minutes and save your energy and experience for the next few more challenges? ”

Li Zihan was silent, although he was hot-blooded, he was not ignorant of the severity. At this time in the league, his absence is definitely a huge loss for Arsenal, and it is barely acceptable to miss a game, but if he misses a month or two, Arsenal's game during this period is really hard to say.

It's not that Li Zihan is talking big, the current Arsenal is really choking without him, especially Ozil is still in the recuperation period.

The professor who watched on the sidelines had already signaled for Giroud to come on, and the fourth official played the sign that he was down, Giroud was up.

Li Zihan turned his head to the team doctor Colin and said, "In the whole club, I hate you the most, Colin Luin!" ”

Colin didn't care at all, but smiled and said, "Because every time you see our team doctor, nothing good happens, by the way, don't you hate the temptation chef Fat Luer?" ”

"I hate him, I don't dare to make nutritious meals taste better?"

Colin and Li Zihan both smiled, and then Colin and the staff helped Li Zihan to the bench.

When Wenger saw the team doctor make a substitution gesture, he felt "Gordon" for no reason. I felt that cold sweat came out, but I relaxed when I saw Li Zihan and the team doctor talking and laughing on the sidelines.

Although I don't know what they are talking about, I can still see from their smiles that there is no big problem, otherwise, according to Li's character, it is impossible to laugh and cry when there is "bad news".

After Li Zihan came off, Giroud naturally appeared in the central striker position, while Cazorla went to the wing, and Wilshere sat in the midfield.

Although Cazorla is in better form than Wilshere, it stands to reason that it would be most appropriate for Mesut Ozil to be in charge of the midfield when he is gone. However, given Cazorla's ability to change lanes and break through, the role will be greater on the sidelines, at least more than Wilshere's on the wing.

After Li Zihan went down, Arsenal's attack still did not stop. The previous penalty boosted their morale and they believe that if they continue to play like this, they will be able to overtake the scoreline.

However, the ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny. In the final 10 minutes, Arsenal fired a frenzied fifteen shots, but only five of them were on the woodwork, including a long-range shot from Aaron Ramsey.

Seeing that his teammates were a little anxious to play in the end, Li Zihan was also anxious. It's just different from the anxiety of a teammate.

Li Zihan dragged his right foot with an ice pack and stood on the scene, shouting vigorously: "Don't worry, don't worry, we still have time, pay attention to the quality of the attack"

Unknowingly, he thought that Li Zihan was the head coach, and Wenger on the side was his assistant coach.

Li Zihan's actions attracted the attention of the fourth official, who came to him and persuaded him to return to his seat. Because according to FIFA rules, players on the bench are not allowed to move around the pitch except for members of the coaching staff, and the head coach and assistant coaches can watch and make tactical arrangements in the dedicated coaching area.

Li Zihan always agreed to the fourth official on the surface, but as soon as the fourth official left, he ran to the sidelines again.

Wenger just looked at him and then didn't say anything.

Finally, when he came to Li Zihan for the third time, the fourth official couldn't stand it, he said that his patience was limited, and if Li Zihan continued to be so "unorganized and undisciplined", he wouldn't mind calling the referee over.

Obviously, fools know that it is impossible for the referee to come and have a good thing, and most of them want to give him a free ruby God of War card to watch the game in the stands.

So Li Zihan smiled, and finally sat on the bench honestly.

The teammates around him all widened their eyes, obviously a little surprised by Li Zihan's movements.

The commentator said that Li Zihan seems to regard this league as the final decisive battle that will determine the feeling, or as the Champions League final!

In fact, this game is quite important for Arsenal, because if they lose in the end and Liverpool win, they will be the same level as Liverpool on points.

When three minutes of stoppage time were up, Arsenal didn't lose the game in the end, just didn't win.

The 2-2 score lasted until the end, and unfortunately played a draw, but fortunately, at least it was not lost. With news of the other three games coming, Chelsea and Arsenal are 'good neighbours' as they were held to a draw at home to fellow London mid-table side West Ham United. Manchester City's 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool's 4-0 Toffee Everton at Anfield were a bit discouraged for Arsenal.

Because Everton is not weak this season, on the contrary, this season under the leadership of Martinez, they are almost rushing to qualify for the Champions League. And Arsenal also hoped that the mighty Everton could delay Liverpool's pace of chasing after him in this round, but he didn't expect the toffee to be bitten into four knots in one bite of such a chewy "crunchy".

didn't expect Everton to fail to "help", but he was also knocked a "stuffy stick" by Southampton!

And Tottenham forget it, if you talk about Manchester United and Tottenham this season, it is better to talk about Everton and Southampton

In his post-match press conference, Arsene Wenger said he was unfortunate not to be able to secure a victory. He also praised Southampton for their results this season and they fully deserved the draw.

On the issue of Li Zihan's injury, Wenger firmly said that Li Zihan's injury is no problem, and he will already appear in the list for next week's league, although the injury has brought a lot of trouble to Arsenal, but this time the trouble did not go to Li Zihan.

But soon the reporters found themselves fooled by Arsene Wenger, and they didn't expect that this honest-looking old man actually liked to play this hand

In the twenty-fourth round of the league, Arsenal played at home against promoted Crystal Palace. Li Zihan's name is not in Arsenal's eighteen-man squad at all, although it can be understood that the weak team must retain the strength of rain boots. But at the very least, it should be on the bench, and even Cazorla and Wilshere are in the starting lineup.

Although there was no appearance of Li Zihan, with the goals of Cazorla and Giroud, Arsenal still won 2-0 at home to promoted Crystal Palace.

But apparently the focus of the media reporters is not on this game, they are concerned about where Li Zihan went?

Arsene Wenger also gave advice on the topics that reporters were concerned about at the post-match press conference between Arsenal and Crystal Palace: "We miscalculated Lee's injury situation, he is not in a good condition at the moment, and he is still actively training for his recovery"

"Will you be able to play in the next round against Liverpool? I'm sorry, but I don't count that. We have to start from the physical condition of the players, if our team doctor and physical trainer think that Li Zihan can play, then he will definitely be able to catch that game, I don't think anyone wants to miss the direct battle with the biggest competitor, but the team doctor and physical trainer said that if we can't play, we are responsible for the player's body and future career path. ”

Although Wenger did not say anything specific, reporters still found some clues from his words.

Perhaps Lee's injury is not optimistic