i am gun king

Chapter 202 The European War Is Coming
At the end of February, Arsenal started to board the plane for the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

The Arsenal squad travel to Holland on Monday, although their game is on Wednesday night.

Adapting to the venue and the local weather one day in advance while avoiding fatigue is also a strategy for preparing for the battle.

Wenger's doing so shows that he attaches great importance to this game.

In fact, he attaches great importance to all Champions League games.

He knows that the key to the team's fate lies in the Champions League when it is already difficult to win the league title this season.

Can Arsenal be the first team to defend the UEFA Champions League after the restructuring? This is a great honor!
On the plane, Li Yuxin didn't sleep, nor did he find any entertainment like other players, such as playing handheld game consoles, watching movies on the plane, or listening to music or playing cards.

He did neither.

He sat obediently in his seat, holding a stack of printing paper and looked at it seriously.

Cesc Fabregas wandered back from the toilet and saw that Li Yuxin was watching very intently, he was very curious.

"Looking at what?" he asked.

"Mendez gave me a printout of PSV Eindhoven."

When Cesc Fabregas heard Li Yuxin say this, the expression on his face froze, he was dumbfounded
"Did I hear you right, Li? When did you start studying your opponent?" He said in an unbelievable tone.

His voice was a little louder, which immediately aroused the interest of other teammates in the front, back, left, and right seats.

Because just as why Fabregas was surprised, other teammates were also surprised by this matter.

"What? Li, you actually studied your opponent for the first time. Did the sun rise from the west today?"

"Yes, Li, what do you think? Don't you never care who your opponent is..."

"Does Eindhoven have any ... characters that Li Du is afraid of??"

"Although Eindhoven's results are really good, and the football they play is good-looking and smooth, but I don't think it is possible to make Li so nervous, right? He is not afraid of Barcelona and Real Madrid, is he?"

Everyone rushed over and surrounded Li Yuxin, yelling and expressing their surprise.

The movement here even attracted the attention of the coaching staff.

Fortunately, it is now in the stratosphere cruising stage, so it is not a big deal for the players to walk around on the plane.

Surrounded by everyone, Li Yuxin scratched his head in embarrassment: "Uh, I'm not studying opponents, I'm learning about PSV players..."

"Isn't that a meaning?" Fabregas said. "You know each other, don't you study your opponent?"

Li Yuxin was stunned for a moment, and then he thought about it carefully. It really meant something...but he really wasn't studying his opponent.

"But I'm really not studying my opponents...I understand them for...uh..." For a moment Li Yuxin didn't know how to explain.

At this time, Van Persie, who had been sleeping next to Li Yuxin? Wearing a blindfold, suddenly said: "What are you thinking? How could Li study the opponent? The opponent studies him, okay?"

"Then why did he read the information on PSV players? It's quite detailed, with photos and words..." Adebayor said, pointing to the things in Li Yuxin's hand.

Van Persie took off the blindfold, stretched his waist, and looked at the teammates surrounding Li Yuxin. This formation is really scary...

But it's normal. Li Yuxin never studies his opponents. Many times, after the game is over, he still doesn't know who the opposing player is...

He doesn't care about his opponent's ranking or strength.Anyway, he just plays according to his own rhythm and way when he comes on the field.

That's why everyone was so surprised that Li Yuxin would study Eindhoven.

Did PSV make him feel threatened?
But Van Persie is very clear why Li Yuxin read the information of PSV players, because he also had the same question when he just got on the plane, and the expression on his face is similar to that of these teammates now.

But now, Van Persie, who knew the truth, just wanted to roll his eyes.

"What, Li didn't read these to study the opponent, but to not just say who the opponent is when asked by the reporter what he thinks of Eindhoven. Well, after all, he is the captain now, so he can't shoot casually, right?"

Van Persie said with a curled lip.

The surrounding teammates were stunned for a moment, and then all turned their eyes to Li Yuxin.

Li Yuxin scratched his head and smiled at them a little embarrassedly.

When he first said this to Van Persie, he was already despised by Van Persie: "You don't even know who Koman is?"

So he knew that he was indeed a bit short in this regard.

But there is no way, I really don’t have the time and interest to watch the games of other ordinary teams. The only people who can make him interested are superstars like Kaka and Ronaldinho.

A group of players managed to react, and their first reaction was exactly the same as Van Persie's at the beginning - rolling their eyes.

The way a group of people collectively roll their eyes is quite spectacular.

"Hey..." Li Yuxin smiled embarrassedly at the white eyes.

"I'm convinced, Li..." Cesc Fabregas, who first caused the crowd to watch, said helplessly. In the face of the truth, he felt like a child who made a fuss.

Fortunately, this is only on the plane, otherwise I would be really ashamed...

Others also returned to their seats with the idea that "this is the normal Li".

On the coaching staff side, assistant coach Pat also sat back, and then told Wenger what happened there with a smile.

After listening to Pat's description, Wenger also laughed.

"This kid, it's really interesting..." He smiled and shook his head.

A player like Li Yuxin has never been seen in his coaching career.

Talented, but also very hardworking.

Generally speaking, those talented players will always be lazy, because they don't need to train hard to achieve the strength that ordinary people can only achieve through hard training, which will more or less make them feel a little slack.

This is almost a common problem of all geniuses.

But in Li Yuxin's body, there is no such common problem, he works harder and assiduously than a person with the most clumsy talent.

It's unimaginable.

His private life is not flashy, but on the football field, he is the most watched and most dazzling star.

Such a player is definitely the favorite of any coach.

I am very lucky to be able to be his coach instead of being his opponent.

The disciple delighted himself as much as Cesc Fabregas.

The professor at this time would not have imagined that when a large number of players leave after many years, Li Yuxin will become the only pillar, and he will become a more important gun king than Henry!
It is undoubtedly a correct decision for Li Yuxin to sharpen his gun before the battle.

Because just after the Arsenal team arrived in Eindhoven, they met many reporters outside the airport, including many Italian media.

As Arsenal's biggest star, Li Yuxin is naturally also the target of the media reporters.

Just a day ago, the Eredivisie League ended the No.20 seven rounds, and Eindhoven defeated Alkmaar away.

coach koman
When coach Koeman was interviewed by reporters after the game, he was asked about the next quarter-finals of the Champions League.

"Arsenal is a very strong team, especially their Lee, who is a very good player. I think we have to be very, very careful when dealing with him. Although this is our home ground, we can't take it lightly..."

He spoke highly of Lee Wooshin when he answered the interview.

Now the reporters want to ask Li Yuxin what he thinks of Koeman's remarks.

But after hearing the reporter's question, Li Yuxin wiped his sweat in his heart-fortunately, I was on the plane that came and sharpened my gun, otherwise... Uh, who is Coman?
no need to answer that now

Of course Li Yuxin knew who Koeman was. He was a former Dutch star, a famous player in Dutch football, and a legend.To be praised by such a great person... what does that have to do with me?
Li Yuxin is very calm from mood to expression, and he has heard all kinds of praises in the past few years.There are players with bigger names than Koeman, so it is absolutely impossible for Li Yuxin to be happy because Koeman praised him.

"Although it is an away game, we still have to strive to win this game." Li Yuxin replied. "My goal is to go further."

He did not answer the reporter's question directly, but talked about him a little bit.

This is also the skill that Mendes taught Li Yuxin when facing reporters' questions. Not all questions must be answered seriously.If some questions are not easy to answer, just bypass them and talk about other things.

If the reporter didn't mean to be right with you, they wouldn't chase after you to ask questions. It would be impolite and easily offend the interviewee, and then they would never get interviewed by the interviewee again...

But what he said was still the truth, and he was not perfunctory to the reporters.He even tacted a little bit, because his goal is actually to win the Champions League, but he didn't say that, which sounds a little more acceptable.

From the reporter's point of view, although Li Yuxin did not directly answer the reporters' questions, his answers still revealed useful information.

That is, in the face of reporters, Li Yuxin showed his self-confidence, and he said that he would beat Eindhoven in the away game.

"After Li arrived in Eindhoven, he was interviewed by reporters. In the interview, he fully demonstrated his confidence..."

After the voiceover ended, it was Li Yuxin standing in front of the camera answering reporters' questions, and his voice came out close.

"Although it is an away game, we still have to strive to win this game. My goal is to go further."

Li Yuxin's expression was very calm, and no emotional fluctuations could be seen from his face.

"Rong, it's not right for you to say that..." Robin Van Persie, who lived in the same room with Li Yuxin, pointed to the TV screen.

"What's the matter, Robin?"

"Your words and attitude can easily irritate the PSV people," Van Persie said.

"Enrage the people of Eindhoven? How could that be?" Li Yuxin felt a little unbelievable. He said it very tactfully, and his tone and expression were very calm. How could he anger the other party?
As soon as the voice fell, the screen cut back to the studio, and the Dutch host said indignantly: "Li looked very arrogant during the interview, look at his expression"

The picture turned into a close-up of Li Yuxin's expression when he was speaking, and Li Yuxin's expressionless face was interpreted as "arrogance".

"Of course, now in European football, Li is definitely the most shining star. The Champions League group stage has just ended, and he has already scored eight goals. Such a terrifying number of goals makes him very likely to defend the Champions League Golden Boot...So when facing PSV, he may not be able to play very well...He is talking about going further, which shows that he does not pay attention to his immediate opponent PSV..."

Li Yuxin was dumbfounded.

Van Persie pointed to the TV: "Look."

"Are...are you kidding me? How can I be arrogant?" Li Yuxin, who reacted, yelled, "I haven't said that my goal is to be the champion."

"It's a good thing you didn't say it. If you did, it might not be such a simple matter now..." Van Persie said, covering his face.

"It's too stingy..." Li Yuxin complained to the Dutch commentator watching the TV screen.

He thought that Mendes had specially prepared a piece of information about Eindhoven players for him, so that when he was interviewed, he would not say something like "We must win", and it should not cause any disputes.

Unexpectedly, this has caused some controversial topics.

I am already careful enough, can my expressionless face be interpreted as arrogance?
what am i arrogant
Just when Li Yuxin complained about the glass heart of the Dutch, Koeman, the head coach of Eindhoven at home, also saw the news.

His first reaction was that the media made a big fuss again, looking for topics to hype up.

Li Yuxin is now the hottest star in Europe, everyone is staring at him, and anything that happens to him is big news, so it is understandable for the Dutch media to pick and hype what he said.

But media hype is hype, and it has nothing to do with me.

He plans to change the channel, such hype is meaningless to him as the head coach.

But at this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through his head—or could he try to take advantage of this media hype?
Koeman is well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of Eindhoven's tactic, because he designed this tactic.

Now throughout Europe, everyone agrees that Arsenal’s football is beautiful, and it’s the same in European football. No team can play more beautifully than Arsenal

But Arsenal are also good at defensive counterattacks. The advantage of their own tactics is that they are very aggressive, but at the same time there is also a problem, that is, the defenders are very pressured, and there is a relatively large space behind the defense.If you run into a team that is good at counterattacking... that's dangerous.

For example, if Eindhoven meets Arsenal last season, it will be very difficult for Eindhoven to win.

And Arsenal is a team that is good at playing defensive counterattacks, and their own team can still fight the opponent at home.

But the problem is that although Arsenal's entire team is good at playing defensive counterattacks, and they have a player who is very suitable for defensive counterattacks, that is Li Yuxin.

Therefore, the key to this game is that Eindhoven must score before being scored by Li Yuxin.The sooner you score, the better, and then defend after scoring.

Arsenal, who are behind, can no longer play defensive counterattacks. They must press out and attack, and that is to attack Eindhoven.

And Koeman is very confident in his team's offensive strength.Once the two sides attack, Koeman believes that Eindhoven can win at home.

So the focus now is how to score first in the face of Arsenal's tight defense?
This will test the performance of the team's offensive lineup, but also depends on the morale and state of the team.

If the players are convinced that Li Yuxin really looks down on them, it should be able to irritate them, so that in tomorrow's game, the players' performance may be better than usual.

In this way, you can increase the chances of scoring first in the early stages of the game...

The more Coman thought about it, the more he felt that this was a feasible solution.

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