My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 15 The Crystal Palace Goblin

August 28.

Unsurprisingly, Arsenal's humiliating defeat against Manchester United was the big news in England's major newspapers and tabloids on this day.

For the British who regard football as an essential part of their lives, the teams of the two teams are like two countries at war, which makes the fans full of sense of substitution and passion.

And Manchester United's bloodbath against Arsenal was like two old guys with a long history of grievances, finally deciding the winner after years of fighting, in an extremely enjoyable way.

In every bar in Manchester, there are old fans wearing Red Devils jerseys drinking happily. Similarly, in the bars in North London, there will be a group of Arsenal fans dejectedly drinking away their sorrows.

And the media is even more aggressive and flexing their muscles.

"The most humiliating game in Arsenal's history."

This is a relatively neutral title.

"Is Wenger a hero or a sinner for Arsenal?"

This is more emotional.

"Wenger needs to get out with his entire coaching staff! Damn it, we were scored eight goals by Manchester United!"

This was the question and answer asked by angry fans as they were interviewed by reporters on the side of the road.

But this has nothing to do with Chen Yao. At this time, he is rushing to the other end of London, the Crystal Palace Club in South London, covered with dust.

As Chen Yao discussed with Wenger last night, Arsenal this season will not be a good-looking team, but a very pragmatic team.

It's not that Chen Yao doesn't like beautiful football, on the contrary, he is a supporter of Wenger's "perfect football theory".

Chen Yao also admires total offense and total defense from the bottom of his heart and believes that the development trend of football is "all-round football". He also likes to play a quick passing attack in the opponent's defensive zone, but...

Conditions do not allow it.

When your team loses its best talent, and the remaining offensively and technically inspired players lie in bed for half a year, you can only choose the most efficient way to play.

To put it more bluntly, both wings fly together and end in the middle.

In Chen Yao's view, with the development of football tactics to this day, it is difficult for revolutionary changes to occur.All changes are actually the redevelopment and recombination of existing elements under modern conditions.

The biggest role of a tactic, in addition to complete work, is to maximize the players' abilities, make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, and allow the players to play smoothly and comfortably.

His strategy is: accumulate talent and accumulate wings.

Whether it is Walcott, Gervinho in the lineup, or Chamberlain and others on the bench, Arsenal in this period did not lack impactful wingers.

Using constant wing attacks to create opportunities will be the main theme of Arsenal's tactics this season.

Of course, Chen Yao has not forgotten the importance of talent.

Now, only by bringing talented stars to the team for training early can Arsenal have a chance to become competitive under extremely unfavorable financial pressure.

But this time, Chen Yao's goal was just the Crystal Palace, a team in the British Championship.

……

"You... looking for me?"

Wilfried Zaha sat timidly in the corner of the cafe, wearing sunglasses for fear of being recognized.

Zaha, 19 years old, winger, in the 2010-11 season of the British Championship, started 27 games on behalf of Crystal Palace, scored 1 goal and contributed 4 assists.

Zaha's performance is not very impressive, but Zaha, who was only young last year, was able to get so many opportunities to play, which clearly reflects the importance that Crystal Palace attaches to Zaha.

Therefore, Chen Yao knew that if Zaha could not be persuaded, it would be meaningless to make an offer for him when the transfer window was about to close.

What's more pressing is that this is his last window of time to sign Zaha.

Zaha's performance has attracted the attention of many Premier League clubs, the most threatening of which is Manchester United.

When Ferguson came to seduce Zaha with the thriving Manchester United, Arsenal was helpless at this time.

The time when Ferguson seduced Zaha was during the winter break of this season.

The time left for Arsenal is only the next few days.

"What the hell...Arsenal? Really?"

Although he can't say that he has any feelings for Arsenal, and I heard that Arsenal has been doing very poorly recently, when such a club really showed interest, Zaha still couldn't restrain his excitement.

For a 19-year-old young man, the favor of a big club is simply the best catalyst for excitement.

"Are you interested in me?" Zaha asked.

As he spoke, he shrank back into the corner again.

It's not far from Selhurst Park, home of Crystal Palace.It would be embarrassing if fans recognized him.

Thinking of this, Zaha regretted a little. He had known that he would have chosen the meeting place farther away, so why did he choose it near his residence for the sake of convenience?

And I haven’t brought an agent with me yet...well, even though I don’t have a professional agent.

"I know enough about you to give me a degree in archeology." Chen Yao said confidently.

"Huh? That's really... I appreciate it," Zaha said.

"My plan is to bring you to Arsenal this summer. It's not far from here, from South London to North London. Wilfred, our time is limited, I need your intention first."

"I...I..." Zaha hesitated.Part of the reason is that, at just 19 years old, he doesn't know if it's a good idea to move to a big club at this time.Another part of the reason is that he heard that Manchester United was also interested in him...

Oh my god, that's Manchester United.A team of kings under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Zaha still wants to wait and see if his performance this season can really attract Manchester United's attention.After all, who wouldn't want to be on a really top team?
"Wilfred."

Chen Yao looked at Zaha thoughtfully, "Let me guess what you are thinking. You must be thinking that Arsenal may not be enough. Do you want to go to...well, for example, a team like Manchester United?"

"Aha? How do you know?"

Zaha was a little startled and immediately closed his mouth, knowing that he had let the news slip.

"I can understand. And my information source also told me that Manchester United is indeed observing you... But, can you confirm that their observation is genuine interest? We are willing to bet on your talent now." Chen Yao explain.

"My talent is enough." Zaha suddenly straightened his waist and said proudly.

At Crystal Palace, Zaha is undoubtedly the team's favorite.Starting from the youth team, he has been the offensive sharpener that the team focuses on cultivating.In the process of crushing his peers in the youth team again and again, and even crushing the defenders of the English Championship, Zaha has developed a lot of confidence.

"Really?" Chen Yao looked at him playfully and took out his laptop.

"Well, come on, Wilfred, let me show you something."

(End of this chapter)