My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 8 The Kid Out of the Slums
Italy, Verona.

A group of young players are playing a match in the training ground.

At this time, Verona was just a team in the Italian second division. Their training base was not very advanced, and they did not have much capital to introduce famous stars.

For a small club like Verona, champions, superstars, and famous coaches are all too distant terms.

First, they need to survive, to survive.

In the football world, the most valuable and most valuable assets are the players.

Verona hopes that there will be a few star seedlings in the youth academy, who will spend a few years in the first team and bring the team a few million or even tens of millions of euros in income. This is enough.

"What the hell, Jorge, are you going to kill someone?!"

Suddenly there was a small-scale conflict on the court. A thin young man violently knocked down another child, and the players on both sides surrounded him with a huff.

"Humph."

Jorge didn't say anything. He was not strong. If he didn't fight fiercely, he wouldn't be able to stop the opponent's progress.

Now that he has seen the opponent's route, it is impossible for him to pass me.

Jorge returned to his position, quietly observing the situation on the field.

What he didn't know was that on the sidelines, officials from Verona were introducing him to Chen Yao.

"Jorge Luis Frero Filho, hell, that's a mouthful."

The Verona official cursed, and then said enthusiastically: "Look at him, Mr. Chen, how fierce and passionate, we all call him the wolf of the future."

"Ha ha."

Chen Yao smiled and said to himself: "If it's just hard work, it's not enough. He's so thin, and in the English league, his viciousness can only bring harm to himself and the team."

"Uh..." the Verona official was speechless for a while, and then said enthusiastically: "It's okay, Mr. Chen, look at that striker, strong and agile, you will definitely like it..."

Chen Yao smiled and said nothing.

On the court, the game continued, the skinny boy kept instructing his teammates to move, and he would send the ball out in a timely manner, sometimes to the feet of his teammates, and sometimes to speed up suddenly, and hand the ball to his front man. field.

"In my opinion, this kid is the only player who can play football with his brain."

……

On the plane to Europe, Chen Yao kept thinking about what kind of players he really needed.

His original idea was to bring a No. [-] player to Wenger to fill the vacancy left by Fabregas.

However, those talented midfielders in Europe all passed by Chen Yao.

For example, Isco joined Malaga this summer.David Silva went to Manchester City last year.Gundogan, although he is more like a No. [-] player, unfortunately, he also joined Dortmund early.

Chen Yao also considered whether to persuade Wenger to increase the price to drop Hazard or Mata.But Arsenal's stretched financial resources have already shown that the team cannot compete with Chelsea.

Of course, Chen Yao doesn't mind raising the price for Abramovich, but this behavior makes little sense.As things stand, Chelsea's budget is essentially unlimited.

So, Chen Yao changed his mind - what kind of team will Arsenal be next season?

There is no doubt that neither Cesc Fabregas nor Nasri can be retained.He has successfully sold Fabregas for a high price, and Nasri believes that Manchester City will also offer a fair price.

This will greatly alleviate Arsenal's financial crisis.The consequence is that the team's tactical structure needs to be overhauled.

It is impossible to play the delicate passing around Fabregas and Nasri.

Next season, Arsenal's lineup will be led by Robin van Persie, with Gervinho and Theo Walcott two world-class players below the brains separated on the two wings.

Behind them, Mikel Arteta will join if nothing else, and he will form the main rotation with Ramsey, Wilshere, Rosicky and Song.

These players do not have the spirituality to play good football.Maybe Rosicky and Wilshere can, but it's hard to say whether the two of them combined can play a whole season.

And Ramsey, who recovered from a broken leg, is still in a state of confusion this season.

Therefore, Arsenal's tactics next season will be very simple and straightforward - put the ball as close to the goal as possible, hand it over to Van Persie, and let him solve the problem.

To achieve this, Arsenal need to play faster and more concisely.

They have to give up the complicated midfield coordination and pass the ball forward in the most efficient way.

There are two ways Chen Yao can think of: advancing from the side and launching a mid-to-long-distance pass from near the center circle.

Next season, the involvement on the wings will be very important.The breakthrough and running abilities of Gervinho and Walcott need to be effectively utilized to compress and stretch the opponent's formation.

In the middle, someone needs to send shells, or split sides, or directly connect with Van Persie.

At the same time, this person also needs to be able to intercept in time when the opponent counterattacks, needs to be able to direct the team to control the rhythm, and needs to complete the ball when the midfield is not functioning smoothly.

A midfielder, yes, Arsenal need a midfielder.

Since there is no way to find talents who can immediately replace Cesc Fabregas and Nasri, then we must completely rearrange the organization core and play more pragmatically.

What's more, such a defensive midfielder also plays an indispensable role in the future construction of Arsenal.

Then, the answer is about to come out.

……

The evening wind in Verona blew across the training ground, and the day's training was over.

Jorge, who was covered in mud, took off his sneakers, put them in a bag, and walked toward the dormitory dragging his sore and exhausted body.

He didn't have many good friends, and everyone stayed away from his fierce playing style.

He's also not native Italian, which makes it harder for him to mingle with his teammates.

He was born in a slum in Brazil, and he grew up in panic since he was a child.He once thought that his fate would be the same as that of the people here, doing nothing, willing to degenerate, and corrupting himself in the decay of society.

But football gave him new life.

He was taken to Italy to train with a large group of kids.He has no choice but to come out of it.

He came to a team in the Italian second division and he was about to find his footing.

He believes that he can gain a foothold in the league.He can also enter the top league, and even enter the big ball and become a substitute for a superstar.

Jorge had always believed in himself because... there was no other choice.

Thank God, football has given me new life.

Jorge walked slowly towards the residence, the setting sun stretched his shadow very long...Huh?

Jorge frowned, and there was a shadow in front of him.

A man of about 26 years old with an Asian face was watching him.

"Jorge Philippe...what's the matter? Forget it, let's call him your nickname."

"Jorginho, can we talk?"

(End of this chapter)