champion professor

Chapter 250 Who is Alonso

Now Arsenal has no shortage of strikers and defenses, but there are some loopholes in the midfield.

No matter how much the outside world brags about how powerful Arsenal is, having won three league titles in a row, Shao Bo knows that they are far from enough.

As a qualified head coach, he cannot be disturbed by any external boring.

Can't the tabloid reporters on Fleet Street boast for a while, and Shao Bo thinks he is invincible?It is too dangerous to set up a flag, so he would not choose this option.

Ordinarily, in fact, the midfielder of Pires, Ljungberg, Lampard, Vieira and Gilberto Silva is already quite strong.

But Shao Bo was deeply influenced by the Wenger era, and he always felt that the midfield should be one of the most important links of a team and should not be underestimated.

Shao Bo's thinking is not wrong, the importance of the midfielder is reflected in too many games.

Without a midfielder, there is no connection. How can the team become a whole?Is it necessary to fight against the enemy's eleven people in groups of two or three?
Without a midfielder, the team can only choose to hide in the penalty area and give up the initiative.Not conceding the ball?That's just luck!

Retreat can participate in defense, advance can help attack, who can ignore the importance of midfield?
Because of this, no amount of attention can be overstated.

What's more, Klose, who Shao Bo expected to come to Arsenal, finally chose to stay in his hometown and play for Kaiserslautern.

This quality of not leaving when the team is difficult is worthy of Shao Bo's praise, and Shao Bo also told Klose that Arsenal's door is open to him at any time.

It's just that if he doesn't come to Arsenal, the team lacks a lot of changes in the tactics in the midfield.

After all, Morientes and Henry are too similar. Even if the two can cooperate on the same field, it is not as efficient as Bergkamp and any one of them.

After all, Bergkamp is not famous for his pure shooting skills. What he pays more attention to is his highly inspired and creative passing.

As Bergkamp is getting older, Shao Bo also has to consider this.

If Klose doesn't come, then he will need to recruit another midfielder who can replace Parlor and can attack and defend as a backup.

Speaking of it, Lampard's long-range shot can be regarded as adding some Arsenal's tactical changes, especially the classic back row insertion also retains the team's tradition.

But what people can't ignore is that his organizational ability is terrible compared to his breakthrough, extraordinary, and even some sky-defying long-range shots.

This makes it difficult for him to become the core of the team, and it can easily cause Arsenal to not cooperate smoothly in the frontcourt and lose the ball.

Of course, this is all compared with other Arsenal players. If it is placed in other teams, Lampard will be a well-deserved boss.

That being the case, how can Shao Bo not give full play to his advantages and look for a few young players who can be used as backups?
At this time, Shao Bo also regretted that he did not keep Arteta and let him serve as a supplementary lineup in the team.

However, when Shao Bo brought Arteta out of the La Masia training camp, he promised him to join the first-tier club as soon as possible to play the game.

He has no chance at Arsenal yet, and Shao Bo is unwilling to let him stay here to waste time.It is also a good thing for Arteta to leave Arsenal to find his own sky.

The current midfield lineup is enough for them, but Shao Bo feels safer by absorbing a few more outstanding players just in case.

Anyway, if these memories are not used, they will be a waste in the future. As long as the stability of the locker room does not cause too much burden, Shao Bo will maximize his unique ability.

After thinking about it, the player who has enough strength in this age group, meets Shao Bo's technical and tactical requirements, and does not affect the team's image is Harvey Alonso.

In fact, there are some suitable players, but Shao Bo is just an ordinary person, how can he remember so clearly?
Harvey Alonso is still because he has played in La Liga now, Shao Bo thought of it when he looked at the list of players in several major leagues.

At this time, Harvey Alonso has become the captain of Real Sociedad, but his career as a star has just begun, and not many people in La Liga pay attention to him.

However, how could Xavi Alonso, who first entered Liverpool and helped them complete the "Istanbul Miracle Night", and then entered Real Madrid as their important midfield core, be ignored by Shao Bo?

He was loaned out by Real Sociedad the year before last, and was quickly appointed as the new captain last year. There are not many powerful players in Real Sociedad.

Real Sociedad, which was deeply trapped in the relegation zone last season, was able to escape the vortex of West Second Division in the end. As the captain, Harvey Alonso contributed a lot.

And although Xavi Alonso grew up in his beloved hometown team, bringing honor and hope to it, he couldn't stay here forever until he retired.

After all, the Royal Society is too small, too small, and does not have enough strength to retain this hometown genius.

Without much effort, Arsenal negotiated a transfer price of Xavi Alonso with Real Sociedad - £600 million.

The young teenager also chose to leave after hesitating for a long time and join Arsenal.

Probably most of the players in La Liga will choose Real Madrid and Barcelona after becoming famous, and they are also used to choosing their own life path after leaving enough benefits for their home team.

The clubs and fans of Real Sociedad did not have much resistance to this.Harvey Alonso's ability to lead Real Sociedad, which was on the verge of relegation, to regain stability in La Liga is already worthy of their praise.

They have long been used to such scenes, how can they be too demanding?
Of course, if Harvey Alonso saw that Shao Bo was different from the lofty style of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and personally flew to invite him to join Arsenal, I am afraid he would not have made a decision so quickly.

Thanks to the club and fans for their understanding, after deciding to join Arsenal, Harvey Alonso also specially wrote an affectionate farewell letter.

"Real Sociedad will always be with me throughout my life. I thank all the fans, those who have supported me and encouraged me in the past three years. I will continue to bring their support and spirit to a new environment and a new season. This is what the fans and Real Sociedad deserve in return for what I can give."

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The 21-year-old Harvey Alonso was the same age as Shao Bo when he first came to Arsenal, but Shao Bo is now the head coach with more than a dozen championship trophies, and Alonso's honor wall is still the same. It was blank.

A little apprehensive, a little uneasy, and because of his inability to adapt to a foreign environment and language communication difficulties, it will take some time for Harvey Alonso to integrate into the team.

Wouldn't the club help it, though?
Whether it is the place where Harvey Alonso lives now, or the food in the club canteen that is far beyond the rest of the UK, Harvey Alonso feels warm.

The place where he lives now is the villa next to Morientes.These are all properties purchased by the club at a high price, and are specially used for renting by new players or those in need.

As a senior who just came on loan from Real Madrid, Morientes is also a Spaniard like Harvey Alonso. The two of them will definitely get closer, which will help eliminate homesickness and relieve pressure.

In case there is only one Spanish player in the entire club, he will definitely feel lonely and out of place, which will affect the team's cooperation and combat effectiveness.

The canteen of Arsenal is a department that Shao Bo reformed a few years ago. In addition to the standards of science, nutrition, and health, it has food that is not inferior to restaurants and hotels.

And, every season, Arsenal's canteen adjusts the recipes based on existing players to match their local tastes.

At least the players can easily compare the English food they eat outside with the Arsenal canteen.It is easy to feel the difference.

These are all caring cares. Although the cost has increased a lot, the players' desire to fight is even stronger.Moreover, Arsenal's stadium boxes will also provide such food.

After the box food is upgraded, the price of the box will also increase.

In order to eat these unique delicacies, most Arsenal fans still don't care about the increase in box prices, and the cost of Arsenal's canteen has also been absorbed by the increase in box tickets.

With all kinds of adequate logistical support, the only thing the players need to do is to play hard and win the championship for Arsenal.

In this environment, they were all powerful players and head coaches with memories beyond the times.Why can't they get good grades?

Despite the undefeated pressure of the league, Arsenal did not encounter any strong opponents at the beginning of the season.

Whether it is Aston Villa or Derby County, they can only become the cornerstone of Arsenal's reputation of opening two consecutive victories.

Morientes played in the first game and scored his first Premier League goal in the second game. Harvey Alonso still needs some time to adapt, and he has not been arranged by Shao Bo in the squad recently.

After winning two consecutive victories, Arsenal was also affected by Shao Bo's change of team. Facing their old opponents, Leicester City, which was classified as "weak chicken" by Shao Bo, barely maintained A draw.

Neither Bergkamp nor Henry were in good form in this game. Even Morientes, who was replaced by Shao Bo in the late game, did not complete the goal.

Leicester City scored the goal early, and then they huddled in the penalty area to defend the goal. No matter how provocative Arsenal was, they couldn't defend.

They were probably satisfied with one goal, and even if they were flattened by Arsenal later, they would have completed the task.

If Campbell hadn't relied on a set-piece header to equalize the game near the end of the game, I am afraid that Arsenal would encounter Waterloo here, and their unbeaten record would be ended by a team that was originally despised.

(End of this chapter)