My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 175

The score finally came to the relief of the Arsenal fans who came with the team to St. Mary's Stadium.

The score returned to [-]-[-], and Aubameyang and Griezmann embraced in celebration at the corner flag.

This goal also relieved the two attackers. Their compatibility issues have increasingly become Arsenal's tactical contradictions in the last two games. At least, the past 5 minutes have proved that both players have enough The player creates a threat in the opponent's penalty area.

Chen Yao also wiped the sweat from his forehead with relief. He and his partner high-fived each other and turned his head back to the court, only to see a scene he didn't want to see.

Santi Cazorla collapsed to the ground on the turf where he lay, five minutes after completing a dribbling and pass worthy of being included in the best assists of the season.

He tried his best in the series of actions just now.

In such a short period of time, so many delicate touches on the ball, and in such a small space, all Cazorla's endurance was drained, and his physical fitness level, which was already on the edge of danger, slipped past the bottom line.

Chen Yao saw the helpless expression on Cazorla's sweaty face, and Lillo's voice came to his ears, "Coach, maybe Santi can still compete. Maybe this is just a simple physical problem."

"Replace Santi. We can't afford the risk."

Five minutes later, the player running at St. Mary's Stadium became Aaron Ramsey. Cazorla returned to the field and was given a simple examination by the team doctor.

Chen Yao counted on his hands. Cazorla, Giroud, and Koscielny have already injured three starters.

And many of the players on the court now have glass constitutions that he has known for a long time, such as Walcott and Vermaelen. Even on the bench, there are many players who are prone to injuries on the training ground...

The young Arsenal coach suddenly felt heavy pressure.

He is not afraid of competition, and he is mentally prepared for the difficulties he may encounter. However, when he sees his players come off the field and disappear from the lineup, he is no longer as relaxed as he was at the beginning.

……

Aaron Ramsey's performance did not improve after coming on.

His mood when handling the ball was so impatient that every time Ramsey got the ball, Chen Yao would point to the position on the field and shout to him.

The sea breeze blowing from Southampton made his voice very small, and Chen Yao didn't know if Ramsey heard it. All he could see was that Arsenal's frontcourt offense had stalled again.

Ramsey is not like Cazorla who can constantly disrupt the opponent's formation during movement. He is often unable to release the ball in the first place, and he cannot complete a sufficient degree of advancement and escape when holding the ball.

Chen Yao started to watch the time non-stop. After the offensive pressure on Southampton was greatly reduced, they began to slowly increase the number of attackers. Schneiderlin performed very freely, and his passes could always find Jay accurately. · Rodriguez or Billy Sharp.

At 10:[-] minutes, Chen Yao planned to make another substitution.He didn't have much hope of winning the game. He just hoped to escape from this cold stadium.

Southampton scored.

When Schneiderlin sends the ball behind Mertesacker again and again, Arsenal's weaknesses are affecting the stability of the defense under constant impact.

Finally, their loophole was caught again.

Southampton's strategy was as usual, Morgan Schneiderlin was not suppressed enough, and he was able to comfortably pass the ball towards the Arsenal goal.

The quality of Arsenal's frontcourt pressing is also declining.

Their current state is completely different from that at the beginning of the season.

Billy Sharp broke away from the Arsenal defender and he and Jay Rodriguez blitzed into the Arsenal penalty area to score Southampton's second goal.

The score of two to one remained until the end.Arsenal suffered their fifth defeat of the season.

Their position in the standings began to slip.

……

Dick Law found Chen Yao in the corridor of the Kearney base.

"Chen, I want to communicate with you about the two players you asked me to contact."

Chen Yao held the report sent to him by the sports science team in his hand. The content of the report was not optimistic.

Both Giroud and Koscielny will be absent for a period of time. Fortunately, their injuries are not serious and will not have a particularly serious impact.

Santi Cazorla's injury is more difficult. His leg injury was caused by long-term high-intensity consumption, and Cazorla himself is not young, so he needs a longer recovery period.

"Fortunately, you insisted on replacing him." Juan Lillo couldn't help but said when he saw the medical report. "If Santi had been allowed to continue playing on the court, his injury might have been more serious."

"Compared with Santi's career, losing three points is nothing." Chen Yao answered Lillo at the time.

Santi Cazorla is a player full of regrets in his heart.

Cazorla was born in the same era as Spain's golden generation, which forced him to sit on the bench in the national team.

His abilities have always been underestimated, and he lacks a platform to fully stimulate his abilities.

In another timeline, when he was at Arsenal, Cazorla had a chance to help the team win at least one Premier League championship, but his injury ruined this dream and even almost ruined his career.

Chen Yao doesn't want to see this happen again.

……

Hearing Dick Law's voice, Chen Yao stopped and said with a smile, "Dick, tell me."

"Nacho Monreal's transfer negotiations are not difficult." Dick Law said, "Málaga's financial situation is unexpectedly poor, and they are eager to sell players in exchange for funds. Their valuation of Nacho is Twelve million pounds..."

"800 million pounds." Chen Yao replied decisively, "Even at this price, Malaga may be willing to sell. My bottom line is 1000 million pounds. Dick, believe me, you can negotiate it."

Dick Law chuckled. As an old fox, he could see that Malaga had no intention of raising the price. "Don't worry. I am sure to win this deal. The more troublesome thing is Kevin's deal."

"Kevin De Bruyne?"

"Yes. Chelsea doesn't value Kevin very much, but they have an assessment of Kevin's potential. They hope we will pay at least 2000 million pounds."

"Compared to Kevin's potential, the price is not outrageous."

"However," Dick Law said helplessly, "when they found out that it was our interest, Chelsea's attitude became ambiguous. My source told me that Chelsea seemed to be re-evaluating Kevin's potential internally. …”

The corner of Chen Yao's mouth twitched. It's not difficult to understand such a thing. Chelsea often went to grab the players that Wenger was interested in.

Hazard, Juan Mata and others in Chelsea's current squad were all favored by Wenger at the time.

But Chelsea's record has been very ups and downs, which is why they do not have a stable team culture and coaching team.

(End of this chapter)