Chapter 196: Wenger's thoughts

In the end, Arsenal was 2-0 to solve the promotion of Crystal Palace, although Crystal Palace's striker Chamak is good, he can still ensure the level of the Premier League team's striker when he is old, but he is dragged down by the weakness of the whole team, and he cannot turn the tide, otherwise he will not be in Crystal Palace.

Li Zihan came on as a substitute in the 65th minute of the second half, he replaced Walcott on the wing, and Oxlade-Chamberlain on the left went to Walcott's right, giving up the left winger position to Li Zihan.

The score was only 1-0 when Li Zihan came on the pitch, although Crystal Palace's attacking firepower would not even be too threatening for a second goalkeeper like Fabianski. But a lot of things are possible on the football pitch, maybe a long shot from Crystal Palace that has gone off the shit or a set-piece combination will suddenly change the form of the goal? So as the youngest main player of Arsenal at present, Li Zihan appeared.

But it's all outsiders, like the fans and some commentators. Arsene Wenger's real idea is that a young player in excellent form like Li Zihan should get more opportunities to improve himself, and if there are fewer games, it is likely to affect his form and even decline in ability. As long as you grasp the degree of combining work and rest, there is no big problem. So the fact that Li Zihan was not allowed to start in this game was also to consider letting him rest more, and now playing is a bit similar to warming up.

And Wenger has long seen clearly, Crystal Palace's offensive firepower is not too sharp, coupled with a fast and outstanding skill Li Zihan, Crystal Palace is even clumsy in defense, where can there be a threatening attack.

Sure enough, after Li Zihan took five minutes on the court to familiarize himself with the rhythm of this game, everything changed.

Watching Li Zihan and Chamberlain constantly use the two "high-speed train" sidelines to crush each other's defense lines, the commentator couldn't help asking: "Whose home and whose away are this?" ”

Arsene Wenger frowned, looking at the players on the pitch, he didn't focus on Lee Zihan and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud's forward line, he paid more attention to the other players. Because he knows the three people in front of him very well, and even made a plan for them in his heart, but the remaining players should prove that he is still a little hesitant to match.

Gibbs's ability on the wingback is outstanding, and he is also quite smooth with Li Zihan on one side, and there is more chemistry between Monreal, an experienced veteran, and Li Zihan than before, is it just because Gibbs and Li Zihan are both young people and have more tacit understanding?

Moreover, Gibbs is obviously faster than Monreal in the same position, and once Li Zihan's speed is up, he can barely keep up with the cover and strategy behind him. It's a little lacking in passing and receiving, but the ability to read the game has already been shown and will be able to achieve something in time. On the other hand, Monreal, there is basically no improvement at his age, so in this case, the first choice of the main left wingback in the future is still Gibbs?

Flamini in midfield also performed very well, both in attack and defence. The sudden forward insertion can catch the opponent off guard, and the nose for shooting and finishing in front of the goal is also very sensitive. It's easy to do this way, anyway, there are many Premier League games, Arteta is on Wilshere, Flamini is on Ramsey, an old and a young pair, one group plays in the league and the other plays in the Champions League. Several people can also break up and regroup with each other, and everyone's playing time is fully guaranteed, even if someone in the midfield is injured, they will not look very anxious. It seems that it is a wise choice to bring Flamini back in the summer, and the veteran does not need to re-understand Arsenal's tactics and system because he was born at Arsenal.

In midfield, Mesut Ozil is the first choice for the first midfielder, but he can also be pulled to the wings, lacking in skills, ability, experience, and most importantly, the German's ability to read the game is quite good. It didn't hurt at all to buy it for Arsenal's record-breaking 50 million euros this summer, but the headache was that this guy lacked some hard work, but it is understandable that the World Cup is coming.

Podolski, Li Zihan, Cazorla, Walcott and others are also doing well on the wingers, so they shouldn't have to worry about that damn injury, right? There is also a promising Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as a substitute and a veteran Rosicky who is ready to play as a winger and midfielder. Podolski and Lee Zihan can also play in the centre-forward position, and Giroud's diligent running will also play a big role in drawing the opposition's forces. As for the newly recruited youngster, French center Sanogo and Danish tall Bendtner, how do you look a little unreliable.

Full-back Jenkinson, who came out of the academy, is a little lacking in ability, let alone experience. And the first choice of Sagna is already 30 years old, and it is impossible to play so many games at such a high intensity. With his contract set to expire next summer, there has been no progress on a contract extension, and it remains to be seen whether the French full-back, who has been with the Gunners for seven years, will be able to retain him next season. It was heard that Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City had set their sights on him and offered him a lucrative contract salary. It's a real headache, and I miss Mancini's Manchester City a little.

And in the central defenders, the captain Vermaelen is obviously not in shape, and the team can't bear the frequent mistakes. Merdesart is currently injured again, and the two-and-a-half-year center-back partnership is obviously not enough, although Arsenal now has no arrears and sufficient funds, but just spent 70 million euros, and I don't think the board will continue to spend much money on strengthening my central defenders and wing-backs, right?

The more I think about it, the more headaches I have, of course I've seen Arsenal's problems for a long time. But first of all, money is an issue, and the board and the chairman are not very generous people. And it's even harder to find players who are good and cheap, but also to fit Arsenal's tactical system. Is it difficult to dig into the corner of Barcelona? Although the corners of their houses are not inlaid with gold, they are not cheap. What's more, these guys from Barcelona don't want to go back all the time. Just like Cesc Fabregas and Pique. Crying and making trouble, you have to meet Barcelona

Just when Wenger was a little distracted and wanted to turn east to west, the situation on the pitch changed a bit.

Li Zihan broke through on the sideline, and just after passing the central midfielder, he had to cut inside first, but the opponent's South African defender Digakkoy followed. But Li Zihan didn't have the slightest intention of slowing down, and he immediately passed the ball to Rosicky in the middle.

After passing the ball, Li Zihan did not slow down and bypassed the opponent from the sideline, Rosicky didn't look at it, and directly passed the ball to a gap in front of him. Behind the midfielder Dijakoi, diagonally in front of the full-back, there is still a little distance from the centre-back.

At this time, Li Zihan suddenly came in from the sideline, and a diagonal stab came over and raised his foot to receive the ball. Seeing the opposing fullback coming in to defend himself, Li Zihan did not have the idea of taking the side to face the difficulties, but cut inside with the ball laterally.

Encountering the interference of the opponent's defenders, Li Zihan passed the ball to Flamini, who was inserted. After receiving the ball, the French veteran made the same choice as Rosicky, and immediately made a one-man wall cooperation to pass this back to Li Zihan, who once again relied on speed to run out of space.

Li Zihan wanted to enter the opponent's penalty area, but did not directly take the ball in. Instead, he passed the ball to Ramsey, who was facing him with his back to a defender.

Ramsey is not on his first day at Arsenal and knows what he should do after seeing a series of actions from his former team-mates. After getting Li Zihan's pass, he leaned his back on the opposing player and then knocked his heel behind him.

Li Zihan also bypassed the opponent's central defender at this time and entered the line of the big penalty area and saw the ball. The ball accidentally hit the thigh of the Crystal Palace midfielder defending Ramsey during the pass, and what was supposed to be a boccia ball according to the script turned into a half-high ball.

"Ramsey!! This ball, the pass was a little wrong, his pass basically ruined the Gunners' series of wonderful coordination, this is beautiful, wonderful, wonderful, typical Arsenal-style attack. ”

"Ramsey's goal is indeed a bit of a mistake, as we all know, Li Zihan is not good at heading, this half-high ball Li Zihan if he uses his head to shoot, most of them will fly away. And if he had unloaded the ball first, the goalkeeper would have been in place and the perfect moment had been missed. ”

The narrator's speech speed is very fast, because the pace on the court is quite fast, and if you waste a second, maybe the plot will change.

Although Li Zihan couldn't hear the voice of the commentator on the TV, he heard the cheers of the Crystal Palace fans behind the goal.

Isn't it a little early to rejoice that the offense hasn't ended yet?

Li Zihan is not as pessimistic as the commentator, in mid-air he stretched out his foot to cushion the half-high ball, and the height of his thighs made him a little sad to pull the balls.

The half-high ball was cushioned by Li Zihan like this, and it completely turned into a high-altitude ball. It's just that the high ball didn't go towards the goal, but flew nearby to find Giroud.

Li Zihan, who put down his right leg, didn't have time to stomp his feet and stretch his muscles. Immediately started to run sideways, and he was on Giroud's left, but he immediately ran to the right.

Crystal Palace's Argentine goalkeeper Speroni originally thought that Li Zihan would shoot, so looking at this half-high ball and wanting to snatch the ball at the point between the opponent's unloading of the ball and the goal, the goalkeeper in the penalty area is absolutely protected, he is confident that the opponent will stop when he sees him pounced, and he is ready to jump at any time He is not worried about the opponent's direct header and a header.

It's just that it never arrived, and this slippery guy actually turned a half-high ball into a high ball and a shot into a pass.

I didn't have time to think about it, since Giroud jumped to the top, the goal was probably a kick on goal.

However, once again, he never imagined that Giroud was so cunning that he would even give up the chance to score.