Chapter 24: Wounded Retirement

On the way back to the dressing room, Benjamin was still wondering, Gnabry is a good kid, why didn't Arsenal leave him behind?

As he is not a fan of Arsenal or Gnabry, Benjamin is unclear why.

He was thinking about whether it was possible to kidnap the German kid to White Hart Lane.

"To be honest, I'm not happy with the 1-0 scoreline.

You squandered a lot of great scoring chances in the first half and in the second half you were like that and some people would have been substituted.

We must not only create opportunities, but also seize them.

I hope to see you guys perform better in the second half. ”

Benjamin was rather stern in midfield, and his authority grew in the dressing room.

'Kane, were you happy with your performance in the first half?'

Harry Kane smiled awkwardly, he also knew that his performance was not good.

And the manager has said before that he has a fitness problem and it would be better to take a rest.

But Kane still insisted on playing for Arsenal, and Benjamin gave him the opportunity.

However, the Englishman was still affected by his fitness condition and his performance was quite average.

Of course, there are naturally Arsenal who are different from their previous opponents, and they focused on the young Kane under Wenger's instructions.

But that's not a reason, mediocre performance is mediocre performance.

"I'll work harder in the second half!"

Benjamin nodded noncommittally.

At the start of the second half, the injured Vermaelen was replaced by Mertesacker, and Arsenal had to make a passive substitution in midfield.

The two sides changed sides and fought again, and Kane, who was desperate to perform, looked particularly positive up front.

Walker crossed back from the right and Harry Kane's shot from the edge of the box was saved by Fabianski.

The Englishman, who didn't score the goal, kicked the air twice in frustration.

Tottenham corner, Benjamin walks in front of Bam Adebayo

The Togolese was already surprised that he was in the squad today, although he had done something stupid before, but afterwards he still understood that what he did was wrong and offended the manager.

Adebayo didn't care about this, and he didn't have to pay for the game anyway.

"Today's opponent is Arsenal, don't you have any ideas?"

Adebayo was stunned, he didn't expect the head coach to come over just to tell him this.

The Togolese unconsciously recalled that bad career in the arsenal, the feeling of being booed by his own fans, and Adebayo did not want to experience it again no matter what.

But he never thought about why Arsenal fans hated him so much, it was he who first made a lot of bad things such as transfers and salary increases, which made the Gunners lose trust in him.

But now it's no longer necessary to count who is who, Adebayo changed his usual grinning expression and looked at Benjamin firmly.

"Coach, I want to have the opportunity to play, I really want to teach them a good lesson!"

Benjamin smiled, that's right.

"Very good, I see how you do."

If Adebayo could be more obedient, he might not be able to give him more opportunities.

After all, although the Togolese people are not very good in brains and their skills are acceptable, their bodies are really good.

Strong and fast, tall and bounced, a proper big center.

If he has the right attitude and takes the game seriously.

Eriksen's corner was crossed to the far post and Mane's volley from inside the box went over the crossbar.

In the second half, Arsenal adjusted their tactics, and they no longer looked too much for a breakthrough in the middle, focusing on the two wings.

As a result, the home team's attack has improved significantly compared to the first half.

First, Arteta fired a long-range shot from outside the box.

Gnabry then sent in a through ball and Walcott flashed Vertonghen and Lloris on the right side of the box before firing a shot from a tight angle into the side-netting.

Benjamin pinched his chin and bowed slightly, the German youngster was really good, and went back to the scouting department to keep an eye on him.

Several threatening shots in a row not only boosted Arsenal's morale, but also rekindled the fans.

That didn't work, and with a wave of his hand, Benjamin asked Adebayo, Townsend and Bentaleb to warm up on the sidelines.

This suddenly put a lot of pressure on the Tottenham players on the field.

N'Golo Kante tackles Wilshere and hands the ball to Dembele.

The Belgian midfielder advanced with the ball in the middle and relentlessly squeezed the opponent aside in the face of Cazorla's defence.

In the blink of an eye, he came to the penalty area with the ball, and Dembele pulled and dunked away from the grabs of Mertesacker and passed the ball into the box.

Kane, entangled by Koscielny, scored with a right-footed volley into the near corner of the goal!

Two to zero!

However, there were some small accidents on the field, and Kane did not run to the sidelines to celebrate happily as usual after the goal.

Instead, he fell in pain and fell into the restricted area.

Referee Clattenburg first blew for a valid goal, then stopped the game and signaled for Tottenham's team doctor to come in.

Benjamin called back Adebayo, who had warmed up about the same.

"Get ready to play."

Thankfully, Kane's injury wasn't serious, except for a twisted ankle.

Despite this, he may still be out for two weeks to a month, depending on the severity of his injury and his recovery.

"Zhang Hai, I'll hand over Kane's injury to you, help him recover as soon as possible."

"Huh?"

Zhang Hai, who just joined the team medical team, looked confused, he has no work experience yet, shouldn't he study by his seniors for a while?

Kane was also dumbfounded, and he looked at Benjamin in equally surprise, a little worried about his foot injury.

"Otherwise, I'll just go back and raise it myself."

"That's not going to work, you're an important member of the team, make sure you get back to the team as soon as possible!"

Benjamin turned his head to look at Zhang Hai, "What are you going to do?" ”

"Well, first apply ice, his ankle area has a little swelling and bruising.

Ice cube cold compress can effectively constrict capillaries, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing swelling, pain and bleeding.

Also, it's best to check the bone with an instrument to make sure there's nothing wrong with the bone.

Then wait for two days before you start the hot compress, which can help dilate blood vessels, improve blood circulation, and speed up metabolism.

This facilitates local tissue repair and promotes hematoma resorption. ”

In order to show his professionalism, Zhang Hai gave the most common treatment methods for European players.

Kane nodded his head as he listened, and it seemed that his foot was saved.

Benjamin's brow furrowed, though, he didn't want this "standard" treatment.

"Can't you do acupuncture? TCM massage? Medicinal oils or something should promote recovery, right? ”

"Uh...... This ......"

Zhang Haigang wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Benjamin mercilessly.

"If that's all you have, then what did I ask you to do, and so do the other team medics you do, what do you use to prove your ability?"

Zhang Hai looked at Benjamin and finally understood what the other party meant.

"Okay, I know what to do!"