Mister Legend

Chapter 558
6800 million pounds, which is equivalent to about 7700 million euros in euros. In the latest update of the global transfer worth list in 2022, even the top [-] cannot be squeezed in.

But for Arsenal, which has always been good at budgeting and doing small businesses, this is a huge sum of money.Since the introduction of Maguire in the last winter window was cash plus players, the latter's worth will not be reflected in the official transfer rankings, so the main central defender of the England national team The transfer fee was still recorded as 6420 million pounds, making Rodrigo Jr. on the championship podium with the highest single investment in signings in club history.

This is the main reason why fans and experts have strongly questioned Li Moody's operation, because whether it is from the performance of the Brazilian winger in European football in the past few years, or other outstanding players who may join the Gunners in the transfer market this year The striker's asking price, a fee close to £7000m, is a seriously premium figure.If it weren't for the good reputation of the Arsenal coach in the past, people would probably associate this signing operation with shady operations such as black box operations and kickbacks. This situation has already become a disaster in English football. Shuai has similar stains on his body.

However, when the details of the transfer were fully exposed, the few doubts that were originally there were basically dispelled, because Real Madrid set up a buyback clause of [-] million euros within two seasons. From this point of view, Arsenal The price of winning the player is still not much water.

However, the discussion about whether Rodrygo Jr., who is not yet 23 years old, is worth 6800 million pounds has never stopped. At the press conference held for these new aids after the opening of Arsenal's new season training camp, he stated that this is definitely a worthwhile deal, and it still cannot dispel the worries of the outside world.

"Manchester Evening News" and "Liverpool Post", the "mouthpieces" of the main competitors of the Gunners, naturally will not let go of this opportunity that may disturb the morale of the arsenal, and continuously publish articles about the signings. It is also very smart not to directly express a negative attitude, but to compare Rodrigo Jr. with some old-timers whose transfer value is not as good as him.Using the standards of Shearer, Henry, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rooney and other legends to implicitly make demands on this Brazilian teenager, the means are very despicable, but the effect is very good.

When Rodrigo Jr., wearing the No. 14 jersey, failed to score a goal in the three games in the Asian Division of the International Champions Cup, and also showed various performances that were out of tune with the team's rhythm, the club's number one parallel importer The number began to show signs of transferring to its head.

The focus of experts' attention is how Li Moody used this player. In the many warm-up games before the season, Rodrygo's position and role were different.Sometimes he served as the winger on the left and right sides, and sometimes he played a double midfielder with Barko, and he also acted as a shadow forward next to Dembele and Hurst respectively. It looks like the team's head coach is still there. Hesitating about how to position the club's historical standard king is a bit intriguing.

Because judging from the news unearthed by the media before, this Brazilian striker is the new aid handpicked by Li Mudi. According to normal logical analysis, he should have a rough use plan in mind. How could there be such a mistake?
But soon, people discovered that this little Rodrigo, who was only 1.7 meters four and was more suitable for the role of left winger before, began to be pushed to the center forward to fight hand-to-hand with the opponent's tall defenders.What is even more surprising is that after suffering two consecutive losses, this young man who is still very thin seems to have slowly found some sense.

Especially in the focus match against Inter Milan in the warm-up match, he completed a wonderful one-stop performance after passing three players in the first half. Let gun fans find a feeling of deja vu.The King of Highbury back then was always able to bring everyone similar surprises. It used to be the most enjoyable moment for all club supporters. Did Arsenal's No. 14 meet a reliable successor this time?
And when the media broke the news that Rodrygo had been eating small things in the pre-season training camp, and it was Henry himself who led him to the special training, the doubts and worries of the fans about the new aid were finally dispelled. , but there is clearly still a long way to go to give full recognition.

Because Arsenal's warm-up results before the start of the season are really not good enough. The Asian Division of the International Champions Cup has 2 draws and 1 loss, and other ordinary warm-up matches have 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.Fortunately, their performance in the regular game is still good. They defeated their rival Manchester United in a penalty shootout and won a European Super Cup when they were not optimistic at all. Otherwise, it can really be called a mess.

However, Li Mudi showed a confident attitude in front of the media, which made the reporters who had been slapped repeatedly refrained from jumping out to make troubles.However, the latter must have a plan in his heart, and he is going to lash out after Arsenal's poor performance in an official game, expressing the resentment that has been swollen countless times over the years.

It is a pity that the Gunners coach and his disciples did not give these uncrowned kings any chance to stand up. The first round of the Premier League on July 7 was like harvesting the fruits of victory all the way to their own pockets During the period, they successively broke the records of the club and even the entire league, and became the well-deserved best team in the world at this stage.

In the first three rounds of the league, the performance of Arsenal players was somewhat sluggish, but due to the relatively weak strength of the team, they did not encounter too much trouble and won relatively easily.It’s just that compared to the strong offensive firepower of the previous two seasons, several new midfielders seem to be still using the game to find a way to integrate into the entire team, making the result of only five goals in the three games combined is still very good. Worrying to the fans.

But fortunately, the Gunners' defense has been very stable, and it has improved beyond the top level in Europe before. The Swiss international Akanji is like a building block with the same interface, almost It is a perfect part of the team's back line.His characteristics of both speed and strength also brought Li Mudi a formation with different styles and combinations, and he was the first among this group of newcomers to establish his status in the team.

Later, as the schedule progressed, when the League Cup and Champions League group matches were also added to the schedule, the rotation mechanism of the Gunners coach helped other new players get more playing time and speed up their integration.Soon, local high center forward George Hurst and Dutch midfielder Richdley Bazzol won recognition inside and outside the team successively, and officially became an important part of Arsenal's pursuit of a big scene in the new season.

And only the team's new No. 14 Rodrigo Jr. still failed to usher in his first start in the new club before the end of August.Li Mudi is very cautious about his use. Even in the League Cup, facing a League One team that hardly poses much threat, he only gave this young player who has received much attention less than half an hour to perform. This made the fans Their complaints have been endless.

Because although the Brazilian has been unable to make any statistical contributions in a very short period of time, his fancy moves are really good-looking, no worse than Ronaldo and Ronaldinho back then, and he can often play The flower work beyond everyone's imagination is excellent for viewing.Just after having a good time, people will inevitably have this idea: nearly 7000 million pounds to buy such an acrobat?This TM is too expensive!
Fortunately, people grow up—well, some guys are actually aliens, except for Bashen.Rodrigo Jr. has a high level of understanding, and his professionalism is considered excellent among South American players. Under the strict teaching and encouragement of Li Moody, Henry and others, he finally gradually got rid of his bad habit of showing off his skills and became a player. A relatively solid football player.Although he will still play a few times when he is happy to play, it is considered irrelevant to the team, and the head coach is too lazy to be harsh. After all, his occasional flashes of inspiration can still become a sign to attract fans. The pros and cons of gains and losses are still earned.

Finally, in the third round of the UEFA Champions League group stage against Leverkusen on September 9, Arsenal's historical champion ushered in his first start in the team, but the response after the game was very mediocre.Because in 15 minutes of playing time, Rodrigo Jr. only contributed 63 of 3 offensive statistics, and he did not have a particularly good improvisation on the court, so naturally he could not get much recognition from the fans.

Another important reason for this result is that during the soy sauce period before the new No. 14, the team's performance was very good. became the final winner.Although the process of defeating Chelsea, Tottenham and Valencia was a bit difficult, the willpower and technical ability displayed by other players still won everyone's praise.This makes Rodrigo's importance in the team infinitely marginalized. In the hearts of the fans, they can win with him or without him, so naturally they will not have deeper affection for the Brazilian.

However, when the time came to Old Trafford on September 9, the outside world finally realized what Li Moody's gamble in the summer was for.

Before the battle of the Gunners, both Arsenal and Liverpool had completed the feat of 11 consecutive victories in the Premier League this season, both tying the English top league created by Tottenham Hotspur in the 1960-1961 season The best opening record, and whether this record that has been dusty for 62 years can be broken depends on the results of the two focus battles this weekend.

Compared with the Red Army, which is also eager for honor, the Gunners have one more motivation, that is, to let their own names replace their rivals in the same city to the top position of this record. This is definitely a means to severely hit the opponent's vital points.

And when the game progressed to No.70 and two minutes, the score between the two sides was still at a critical moment of 1 to 1, Li Moody replaced Rodrygo with Moussa Dembele who was very active on the court but never found luck .At that time, few people would have expected that this would be a move that changed the fate of many people, and it became a moment worth remembering for the fans of this Brazilian teenager for life.

Qi Zu's start in British football is still quite good. Although the results of the first eleven rounds of 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss failed to reach the top four in the standings, the overall performance of the Red Devils is improving at a considerable speed to the naked eye. , especially Neymar and other new aids quickly integrated into the new environment, so that all Manchester United supporters saw the hope of revival.

Facing the old rival Arsenal who performed well in the new season at home, the home team still had some upper hand in the first 70 minutes. A dangerous foul by Marr, perhaps the suspense of the outcome of the game has long since ceased to exist.

The striker combination of Rashford and the King of Brazil is quite astonishing. It has caused chaos in the Gunners' defense who only conceded five goals in the first eleven rounds. The team that can do this in today's European football is There are only a handful of them.

However, when the 14 Red Devils fans at the scene cheered hoarsely for the home team, hoping that the players would make persistent efforts to win this important matchup, the short man on the opposite side, who had just appeared on the field and wore the magical No. [-] jersey, was Put on a spectacular one-man show at the world's top stadium, which opened his way to superstardom.

No. In the 706th minute, Rodrigo, who was pulled to the left, almost stunned the Portuguese right back Ricardo Pereira with his fast and changeable dribbling. The opponent has a free kick in a good position.

The ball taken by Barko was pushed out of the penalty area by Bailey at the first point, and it happened to be caught by Arsenal No. 14 who did not enter the penalty area to compete for the spot because he was too small. I saw that he did not choose to stop the ball, but directly played. With the outside of the right foot, he kicked a very fast and very arc volley.After the ball flew over the heads of the players on both sides in the penalty area, it immediately fell strongly, and under De Gea's stunned, it plunged into the dead corner on the upper right of the goal. It was a world wave!

At that moment, even the Manchester United supporters at the scene could not recover from the shock of the goal in time, making the harsh boos almost ten seconds late.

However, less than 5 minutes later, their hope that Neymar could use the remaining time to equalize the score as soon as possible was shattered.Another stroke of genius from Rodrygo, who received a through ball from Torreira on the counter-attack, first shook Luke Shaw away with a change of direction feint, and then used a beautiful ball to pass the old man. Dukure threw away, and finally won the race with Bailly, and defeated the Spanish goal with an imaginative volley, completing a super performance that can be selected as the best goal of the Premier League so far in the new season.

3 to 1, Arsenal relied on the heroic performance of the substitute young player in the away game, and finally turned the defeat into victory at Old Trafford, using the body of the second mortal enemy as an incidental trophy, successfully making the record of the number one mortal enemy an ancient one.

After the game, Rodrigo's name finally began to resound throughout the British Isles. Even the rest of the European countries began to pay attention to the Brazilian who was previously considered a victim of a gamble. A new star finally Still slowly rising.

(End of this chapter)