Six Hundred and Ninety-Nine Who Else?

On the evening of January 4th, in London, it was raining and snowing.

Gao Shen stood in front of the away coach's bench at the Emirates Stadium, his body was tightly wrapped, his hands were in the pockets of his coat, and he would only stick them out when directing the game.

Although the Emirates Stadium has a geothermal system, a lot of white snow can still be seen on the grass, and the field is very humid, which is very detrimental to Manchester City and Arsenal.

From the 26th to the present, playing four games in ten days is a test for any team.

This is true even for Manchester City, which has an astonishingly thick bench.

Gao Shen used almost every player in the first team, but there were still ups and downs.

This is actually not difficult to understand.

It's the Chinese New Year, and others are comfortably setting off firecrackers, eating hot pot, and visiting relatives and friends at home, but I have to leave home to work. Whoever I change, I will not feel comfortable in my heart.

This led to Manchester City's away game against Arsenal, the scene was not very good, and the state was obviously not very good.

In the first half, it was 0-0. After changing sides in the second half, Gao Shen replaced Henderson with Giroud in the 55th minute. The team changed to 442 to strengthen the attack on Arsenal. .

The Gunners paid more attention to defense tonight, and they also strictly guarded against Manchester City's offense.

Wenger played out a midfield three of Alexander Song, Cesc Fabregas and Denilson, and obviously paid more attention to defense.

Obviously, the previous 8-0 game left a shadow in Wenger's heart.

After Giroud came on the field, Van Persie's position became more free, especially the frequent retracement and connection.

Gao Shen stood on the sidelines, waiting patiently.

With the current situation, Manchester City suppressed Arsenal in the midfield, Fabregas shrank too far back, and Nasri and Walcott on the two wings could not pose a threat, making it difficult for Chamark in front to be alone. Get a pass from a teammate.

The Gunners' organization has no threat and few opportunities, but Manchester City's problem also exists, that is, the lack of threat in the last pass.

Hazard and Robinho both wide players fell into hibernation tonight. Van Persie's state this season is bursting, playing the most amazing data in his career, but he is not very active tonight.

Gao Shen went to Giroud at this time because he wanted Giroud to suppress Arsenal's two central defenders, Julu and Koscielny, and create more opportunities for Van Persie.

And Giroud's appearance did not have an immediate effect until the 71st minute...

...

"Yaya Toure leaned on Cesc Fabregas with his body, dribbled the ball and turned around, and got away beautifully."

"The Ivorian midfielder takes the ball forward, look at this Manchester City attack."

"Van Persie came back to meet, two to one, Yaya Toure went forward, passed Alexander Song, trying to break into the penalty area."

"Djuru and Koscielny double-teamed and successfully intercepted the ball. Yaya Toure fell in the penalty area, but did not call for a foul."

"But the ball didn't fly far, it was still to the right of the top of the arc, Giroud blocked Clichy with his body, and kicked the inside of his left foot."

"Falling to the left side of the defense line, Van Persie stepped in..."

"Danger!!!"

"Van Persie volleys directly!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

"In the 71st minute, Manchester City finally broke through Arsenal's goal!"

"Van Persie! The player who transferred from Arsenal to Manchester City this season, used a wonderful volley to break the goal of his old club. It was a very brilliant cooperation!"

"Giroud's pick pass is just right!"

"At the critical moment, Gao Shen's substitution once again played a magical effect."

...

When Van Persie scored, he didn't celebrate excitedly.

Obviously, he still has deep affection for his old club.

But Gao Shen was already cheering excitedly on the sidelines, applauding Van Persie's goal loudly, and at the same time giving Giroud his thumbs up.

These two players work together really well.

"Girou is really useful!" Carlo praised Gao Shen with a smile after high-five.

Gao Shen nodded, who said no?

As a high center forward, Giroud's scoring ability is not strong, but his tactical role is obvious. The most important thing is that this player is smart.

No matter what task you assign him or what role you ask him to play, he can handle it properly for you.

Just like just now, Van Persie retreated and Yaya Toure stepped forward. When the two passed one by one, why did Giroud, who was originally at the front, suddenly ran to the right?

This is not a sophisticated arrangement, but the players' impromptu performance on the court.

A seemingly inconspicuous move, but it is crucial in scoring.

Obviously, Giroud is very clear that it doesn't make much sense for him to continue to be at the top. On the contrary, it may make the area around the top of the arc very crowded and limit Yaya Toure's performance, so he simply pulled aside and waited. Chance.

So why not pull it to the left?

There was Van Persie going forward.

At that time, there were a total of five defensive players in the top area of ​​Arsenal's arc, plus a retreated Cesc Fabregas, a total of six players, but Manchester City only had three players, and they just formed a goal.

Relying on cooperation and running positions.

...

With Giroud assisting Van Persie's goal, Manchester City beat Arsenal 1-0 away.

When Gao Shen saw Wenger, the expression on the professor's face was obviously very depressed.

"We should at least be a draw!" Wenger said bitterly, looking like a bullied little daughter-in-law.

"We should have scored at least two more goals." Gao Shen pushed back with a smile.

Both of them were not very satisfied with the result, but Gao Shen won, relatively speaking, he was in a better mood.

But his words are not unreasonable, at least Manchester City will create more opportunities.

"Are you really planning to rush to the Champions League this season?" Wenger asked.

Gao Shen didn't answer, but instead asked, "What do you think?"

"In terms of strength, except for Barcelona, ​​other teams are not your opponents." Wenger said enviously.

This is the advantage of being rich and powerful, and can quickly form a powerful team in a very short period of time.

"Why doesn't your words sound quite right?" Gao Shen felt a little sour.

Wenger clicked his tongue, "You are a very careful person, and everyone thinks you have a dark belly."

"Did I wrong you?" Gao Shen looked directly at Wenger and asked back.

The Frenchman let out a huff and laughed, "That's not true."

The two laughed out loud in unison.

In fact, at their level, many things are really not taken very seriously.

Fame, they all have it, profit, they also have it, for them now, more is the pursuit and realization of self.

Of course, this is also limited by their environment.

It's not easy for Wenger.

Especially now, when the hearts of the people are scattered, it is difficult to lead the team.

Even though Wenger is doing well now, if you have the ability to try another person?

Arsenal collapsed immediately, believe it or not?

Sometimes, fans are like this, they don't know their blessings when they are blessed.

Where in the world can I find a head coach like Wenger who can swallow his anger, understands financial control, has a pleasing playing style, and has a world-class coaching ability?

If he bought a team by himself and found a head coach like Wenger, then Gao Shen would be very popular!

But now, the aftermath of losing the Champions League has just emerged.

Cesc Fabregas is leaving, and other players are also emotional. For the Gunners, the disaster has just begun.

The key issue is that with the current financial situation, it will take at least two years for Arsenal to get out of the financial quagmire.

These two years will be very terrible!

...

Manchester City defeated Arsenal 0-1 away, winning all four games and winning the Christmas Devils Championship.

This time Gao Shen was finally elated, washing away the sluggishness of last season's Christmas and winter break schedule.

Because they are the only team with four consecutive wins in the Christmas schedule.

Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 away to Everton in the twenty-second round.

But the biggest upset was Chelsea.

Ancelotti's team lost 1-0 away to Wolves.

That is currently the bottom team in the Premier League standings. Ancelotti's loss, like doing charity, directly lifted the Wolves out of the relegation zone.

This is also a true portrayal of the current Premier League relegation zone.

From the bottom team to the fourteenth Aston Villa, only four points.

The relegation competition can be described as unprecedentedly fierce.

The strong teams are getting stronger and the competition to win the championship is becoming more and more fierce; the weak teams are also getting stronger and the relegation situation is getting more and more severe.

This is the portrayal of the Premier League.

So even a bottom team like Wolves can overwhelm a giant like Chelsea.

This also caused some deep thinking.

If you really buy a team and get promoted to the Premier League, it’s really nothing. The difficulty is not particularly difficult, but the key question is, how to stay in the Premier League?

It is definitely necessary to build a strong lineup.

But the problem is that Gao Shen's funds are not abundant.

Well, it is also time to look for opportunities and study carefully to find out which players do not need to spend too much money, but can be brought in, and are still very strong.

The first thing Gao Shen thought of was that he liked a midfielder very much, Paul Pogba, who is now depressed at Manchester United.

Not to mention, this kid really has a chance now.

Since the rise of Manchester City, Manchester United has also had to increase investment, bringing in giants such as Sneijder and Lars Diarra, Anderson, Scholes, Giggs and Fletcher who were already in the team Waiting for "veterans", coupled with local players such as Cleverley, makes it impossible for youth team talents like Pogba to get a chance in the first team.

In Gao Shen's previous life, wasn't the reason why he went to Juventus because he couldn't get a chance at Manchester United?

It was like this in the previous life, but now that there are more Sneijder and Lars Diarra, the chances left for Pogba are almost zero.

In addition, Pogba came to Manchester United from Ligue 2 in 2009. He is a bit famous, but there are really too many young people like this in European football. If he hadn't played in Juventus later, who would have known Who is he?

From the current point of view, there is still a good chance.

Find an opportunity to have a private chat with Ferguson to see if he is willing to sell.

The old man is probably also having a headache about the future of the young players in the youth team.

After all, at Pogba's age, he still needs competition training.

Thinking of this, Gao Shen's heart became hot.

We have to think again, who else?