Super Marshal

This is the fifth year that Szczesny has come to London.

He still clearly remembers that it was snowing in the winter when he was fifteen years old. He was still playing in the youth team of Legia in Warsaw, Poland. Arsenal scouts found him and took him during the 2006 winter break. Period took him to London.

At that time, the main goalkeeper of Warsaw Legia's first team was his current Arsenal teammate and competitor, Fabianski. At that time, there was a talented striker, Robert Lewandowski, who was well known by everyone. base.

He left his motherland at the age of fifteen and went to England alone. Szczesny first received training in the Arsenal youth academy. At the age of nineteen, he was loaned to Brentford in the third division of England to play for a season. After his main force, his strength has also been recognized by Arsenal, so he was retained in the team this summer and promoted to the first team.

At present, Arsenal’s two goalkeepers are Almunia and Fabianski. The former's performance at Arsenal has not been stable in recent years, while the latter is also the case. Therefore, Arsenal have sent all of them to Szczynski. With high hopes, Wenger even publicly stated in an interview with the media, "I really believe that he will one day become Arsenal's number one goalkeeper."

This undoubtedly gave Szczesny strong self-confidence and high morale.

In addition to the coaching staff, luck is clearly on Szczesny's side.

With the start of the season, Spanish veterans Almunia and Fabianski were injured successively. This kind of godsend opportunity allowed the third goalkeeper Szczesny to become the only Arsenal team after December. The goalkeeper, provoked the backbone of the team.

And Szczesny did not disappoint the coaching staff and teammates. In the game after January, he showed his strength for 6 consecutive times, but he guarded Arsenal's goal without losing. This is for the gunner who has been tortured by the goalkeeper. , Is already pretty good.

But Szczynski is not satisfied. He thinks he can do better. He hopes to seize this godsend opportunity to counterattack in one fell swoop and become the main goalkeeper of Arsenal, so he is eager to perform in the League Cup final. .

Because this time the opponent is Manchester City.

Manchester City’s head coach is Gao Han, who once took his friend Lewandowski away from Poland and tuned into a well-known European striker, whom Szczynski admired and admired very much.

After the start of this game, Szczesny was very active. He did not limit his activities to the small penalty area, but frequently and decisively. His state of excitement was also stimulating his body and brain nerves. , Even he felt that every time his reaction was faster than usual.

Szczesny's performance has also made him frequently praised and affirmed by Arsenal fans, which undoubtedly made him more confident.

When the game was in the 26th minute, Arsenal hit a counterattack and scored into the Manchester City penalty area, but was successfully intercepted. Harvey Martinez transferred the ball to the frontcourt with a long pass.

Both Zhulu and Koscielny’s teammates were dragged behind and grabbed a favorable position in time, but Manchester City’s striker Sturridge refused to give up, chasing the ball desperately, which made the brunt of it. Zhu Lu was a little nervous.

Just when everyone thought that Zhu Lu had already seized the most favorable position and was sure to be able to directly top the ball back to the midfield, he did not expect that he did not even touch the ball after jumping high.

At that moment, everyone cried out in exclamation, and even Zhu Lu himself opened his eyes wide, and couldn't believe that he had missed the top.

Both Szczesny and Koscielny who were next to him were shocked, and they chose to rush towards the ball for the first time, trying to make up for the mistakes made by their teammates at critical moments.

"I come!"

"I come!"

The two shouted in unison, but they all ignored the others and ran after the ball.

They all saw Sturridge, the England striker is too fast, if he catches the ball, then they are all finished.

The two caught up with the ball almost at the same time. Koscielny kicked his foot and wanted to clear the ball directly. Szczesny was shocked, fearing that he would be injured by Koscielny, and quickly stopped the attack. The action towards the ball, and Koscielny was equally surprised, for fear of kicking the goalkeeper, he subconsciously took his foot.

Under a blunder, the two of them failed to clear the siege in time, causing the ball to bounce off after it hits the ground. At this time, Sturridge, who was chasing all the way from behind, caught up faster than them. The ball, facing the rebound, gave a light push to the ball that was about to land.

The ball went so fast, along a straight line, into the unguarded Arsenal goal.

Szczesny and Koscielny knelt and looked at each other in disbelief, and collapsed there weakly.

They couldn't believe that they had made such a mistake, and both of them were deeply remorseful.

Behind them, Sturridge, who was pursuing tirelessly all the way, turned around and rushed out of the court, celebrating the sudden goal frantically. He raised his right hand high and shouted excitedly to the fans in the stands, all the Manchester City players. They all rushed up with a brainstorm, and surrounded him round and round.

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"GoaLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"

"Oh my God, Arsenal's defense made a very bizarre but fatal error in the 26th minute."

"Zhu Lu's leak surprised two of his teammates, and there was a conflict when they made their judgments. As a result, both sides failed to clear the ball in the first time, causing Sturridge to pick up a big deal. "

"This is indeed a very bad mistake. Both Szczynski and Koscielny seem extremely frustrated."

"They do have reason to be frustrated, because this one goal conceded will completely change the situation on the court."

"It is difficult for us to determine who was more responsible for this mistake, but it is undeniable that in this game, Arsenal's defensive line seriously failed. Goalkeeper Szczesny shortly after the opening One time he fell to Sturridge. It was an undoubted penalty, but he escaped because of a misjudgment by the linesman."

"But this time, it was definitely a contradiction between him and his teammates. Neither of them adjusted the tacit understanding in time, and at the same time they rushed to the ball. As a result, neither of them was able to clear the siege in time. This is a pretty bad phenomenon. "

"As we said in the comments just now, the problem with Arsenal is that there are a lot of young players in the team. Goalkeeper Szczesny has only recently taken the position. Koscielny, Zhulu and Squelach have not been able to cultivate a tacit understanding. , So Arsenal’s rear defense concerns have never been effectively resolved."

"Now, this time the mistake has exposed the problem again, and it depends on how the head coach Wenger solves it."

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Wenger seemed to have known that live TV footage would be given to himself on the sidelines, so he looked as usual, still with the expression of bitterness, as if to say, what can I do?

Zhulu leaked the top and disrupted the plans of all the defenders. It can be seen that he was really very nervous at the time. He was chased by Sturridge all the way. He wanted to clear the ball as soon as possible, but the more so, the more so. The easier it is to make mistakes in judgment.

The mistake of Zhulu brought out the mistake of cooperation between Szczesny and Koscielny, which made the persevering Sturridge picked up a big deal. May I ask, what else can Wenger say?

Look at the three players in the stadium, either stunned or regretful that their bowels are green. Wenger really can't say anything at this time, so he had better choose to remain silent.

"Our defense has reached the time when we must make changes." Assistant coach Pat Rice sighed, shaking his head.

Why didn't Wenger know it himself?

In the past few years, Arsenal’s defense has never been better. In the league, they can still keep moving forward. But in the Cup, this problem is particularly obvious, and Arsenal has been untitled in six years. The biggest knotty knot.

But is that Wenger's reluctance to sign in?

No, because he has no money.

In the past few years, outstanding central defenders are basically worth a hundred times. For example, Manchester United introduced Pepe, Real Madrid introduced Bruno Alves, worth 30 or 40 million. Not long ago, Chelsea wanted to import David Luiz from Portugal. As a result, Benfica refused to sell for 30 million euros, and Scolari had been here for a while, so Abramovich hurriedly called for a cessation of the transaction.

There is a huge shortage of good central defenders, and it is hard to come up with one, which may create a sky-high price at any time. For Arsenal, there is no choice at all. At least the Gunners can't come up with that kind of financial resources to compete.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus...Who does not lack central defenders?

"Now is not the time to discuss this topic." Wenger said with a long sigh.

"This time the mistake is certainly unacceptable, but look at them. If you put pressure on them at this time, then they will probably collapse. So we should try to help them. After all, the guards, mistakes are inevitable. ."

When Wenger said this, he was very unhappy in his heart.

This goal basically means that he is a little further away from the championship, and it can even be said that ~www.readwn.com~ has no hope.

"In addition to defense, we also had a serious problem in this game. On the offensive end, Rosicky was too sluggish on the left. It was almost the same as the missing invisible man. This was obviously unsatisfactory."

Pat Rice nodded after hearing this, "Mascherano's defense on this side is indeed very sharp, but Rosicki is indeed too depressed, do you want to replace him?"

Wenger also had a headache about this, replacing Rosicky, who can he replace?

Fabregas is not there, Wilshere alone cannot afford a midfielder, so he needs Rosicky, but it is clear that the Czech veteran has not been able to show a satisfactory level, which forced Nasri to be uncomfortable. Infrequently retracement.

The French midfielder is still the most eye-catching player in the Arsenal team in this game, with a personal ability group, which will undoubtedly make him more dominant in the next renewal negotiations and further push Wenger into a dilemma.

And Fabregas, Barcelona and Real Madrid have begun to chase after them again. Can they keep it this summer?

Van Persie is also a big hidden danger. He has been disappointed by the team for many years without a championship. After his comeback, he showed a burst of state. Although this made Wenger happy, it also made him worry.

Is the Dutch center still willing to stay at Arsenal?

With all sorts of thoughts, a rush of brains flooded into his forehead, causing Wenger's entire head to be mixed into a mass of paste, and he was dizzy.

Sometimes he even thinks, just quit it. With his current position, why should he be so angry?

But thinking about it again, he felt unwilling again.

It's like Ferguson's squad, he must win the championship before he is willing to retire.

Isn't he?

(End of this chapter)

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