On the first day of the outbreak at the beginning of the month, the sixth watch-

The sky over Highbury was clouded in a haze after Vieira left.

When the cornerstone of a team's last nine years leaves in a way that outsiders don't understand or even describe as a rupture, the team naturally goes into a state of confusion, confusion, pain, and doubt.

What the hell is Arsenal doing?

Following Vieira's transfer, transfer rumors between Henry and Barcelona are also rampant, and Qin Xiong and Real Madrid have even been rumored to be "private for life".

Arsene Wenger was decisive in his face to the media, saying that no Arsenal player would leave.

At the same time, it said that Arsenal's squad is strong enough.

It seems that as soon as Vieira left, Arsene Wenger began to prop up a successor.

This successor is Cesc Fabregas.

'Cesc Fabregas has improved very well over the last two years, he has an ambition to be the best player on the planet, whether it's in the Premier League last season or at the World Youth Championships that just ended, his quality has been fully recognized, and on a competitive level, when Cesc Fabregas and Patrick Vieira are combined I find it not so ideal, but when Cesc Fabregas and Silva come on at the same time, the two are able to work together perfectly, so Arsenal have no problem. I have a lot of confidence in Cesc Fabregas' table for the new season! ”

Maybe Wenger is telling the truth, Cesc Fabregas and Patrick Vieira are the kind of players who play both offensively and defensively, but Vieira is stronger defensively and slightly weaker in attack, while Cesc Fabregas is weaker defensively. The offense is stronger.

The conflict between the two is reflected in the fact that if the two play as a double back partner. Then participate in the attack at the same time during a certain period of the game. Then the defense of the midfield back line is useless.

In the past season's competition, Qin Xiong experienced it immersively.

And Silva, the iron gate on the back line, has become an indispensable key figure in Arsenal's midfield defense in the next period.

Arsenal's summer pre-season fixtures will be played on home soil.

Early morning.

In a quiet park, Qin Xiong, Sylvia, and Freddy were jogging together.

When there was a short break after more than half an hour, Freddie said to Qin Xiong while wiping his sweat, "Can you tell me what you really think?" Think longer. ”

Qin Xiong took the towel handed by Sylvia to wipe his sweat, and was silent for a moment before saying: "Arsenal is in line with my football philosophy, or Wenger's coaching policy. He is not pragmatic enough as the outside world criticizes, in the eyes of pragmatic coaches, victory is a qiē, but Wenger is not, he aims to be higher, not only to win, but also to win beautifully. If nothing changes, Arsenal can maintain their status as a giant, and I have no intention of leaving here. ”

Freddie sighed thoughtfully, "Vieira is gone." Bergkamp is about to retire, and the question now for Arsenal is whether Thierry Henry will be poached by Barcelona. It should be unlikely, after all, no matter how difficult Arsenal is financially, it is impossible to let go of the team's two core players in one summer. Have you ever wondered what kind of role you should play at Arsenal? ”

Qin Xiong didn't understand what Freddie meant for a while, and asked, "Role?" Do you want to talk to me about team tactics? ”

Freddie waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, that doesn't make sense." I mean your position in the team! Once upon a time at Ajax, the captain was Van der Vaart, the rest of your team-mates were young stars, you were actually equal, just like at the end of the season, you were recognized by European football clubs, your personal fame, you have surpassed Van der Vaart, this is your status at Ajax is constantly improving, people will fully recognise how important you are to the team, your contribution to the team. But what about at Arsenal? People talk about Henry before they talk about you, and if you and Piret are on par in a game, people will probably be more inclined to praise Pire and give more credit to him, not to mention that if Henry is the scorer, then you have to be behind Henry if you have more assists. ”

Qin Xiong gestured to continue jogging, and then he didn't speak, he would ponder the meaning of Freddie's words.

In fact, it is, although the outside world will say that Arsenal have two kings!

But these two kings are based on the statistics of the number jù.

It's a very superficial name.

Henry is the king of goalscorers, and Qin Xiong is the king of assists.

But in Highbury, there is only one king, and that is Henry!

When Henry is absent, the public opinion panic caused is absolutely incomparable to Qin Xiong's injury and absence, this is the gap, and it also reflects from the side that Qin Xiong is definitely not as good as Henry in terms of what the outside world really thinks is important!

In the past season, Qin Xiong took it for granted.

He came to England from the Netherlands, and he was just a rookie king, not as big as Henry, and there was no reason why he could surpass the king of Highbury in his first season.

After another 25 minutes or so, Freddie couldn't run, he bent down to gasp for breath, Qin Xiong still had training today, so he also stopped jogging, and on the way back to the apartment, Qin Xiong and Freddie continued the topic just now.

"I think it's dangerous to discuss this topic because it will change my attitude."

"No, I'm not trying to tell you, you should think of yourself as more important than Henry. What I really want to say is: you have to improve your position, you can't play a game where you played an important role just because of Henry's savings and the outside world gives most of the credit to Henry! ”

"It should be a natural thing, I try to play every game, and the outside world will naturally see my contribution and recognize my role."

"That's true, but you should do more! For example, asking for a higher status from the club! I think you should be aware of that. ”

'Arsene Wenger values me.

"Wrong! This kind of attention is not guaranteed! Because you're not part of Arsenal's operating costs with a lot of money. Simply put, they invest too little money in you! Player status is linked to income! It's not how much money you make that matters, it's how much the club pays for you that makes it important! Imagine if Arsenal only pay you £1 million a year, then even if it's a four-year contract, it's only £4 million, and if you are not in good shape, they can find your replacement at any time, such as spending 10 million to buy a new person to try to replace you. But what if you take £3 million a year from Arsenal? That's £12 million for four years! Will Arsenal dare to replace you lightly? Even if you're not in good shape, their first thought is how to help you get back into shape, and it's definitely not about going to the transfer market to see if they can find your replacement, because you're too expensive for them to run, that's what matters! This is also the guarantee of status! Going forward, it becomes logical that they list you as the core and the other players surround you! ”

Hearing this, Qin Xiong fell into deep thought.

What Freddie said, it really makes sense! (To be continued......)