Chapter 48: I really didn't expect it
Just after Rong Guang scored a goal, in the stands, in an inconspicuous corner, there was a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes, wearing a baseball cap, and looking very ordinary, and he belonged to the kind of person who was absolutely unrecognizable in the crowd.
On his knee was a spread out notebook and a pen.
There are a lot of things written on it.
But at this time, he did not bury his head on it and wrote quickly, but looked up at the stadium.
Rongguang was running wildly on the court to find Godin.
His eyes were a little complicated when he looked at the figure of Glory.
He is Bayern Munich scout Noblet Ed.
Before the Champions League match against Manchester City, Bayern Munich coaching staff sent Ed to England to observe Manchester City's game at close range and prepare a detailed game report for head coach Van Gaal for his analysis.
Ed is a very dedicated scout. He wrote down a lot of things in his notebook about all aspects of Manchester City.
In particular, he also noticed the two starters Manchester City replaced this season.
Mika Richards and Diego Godin.
Godin's performance was his focus, and he recorded every performance of Godin in this game, with simple comments attached.
In his opinion, Godin, the central defender who temporarily replaced Kompany, performed very surprisingly and unexpectedly well.
In the game against Manchester City, if Godin continues to start, Van Gaal needs to pay attention to him.
He recorded the performance of many people in Manchester City, but the record of glory cannot be found on it.
Even when Rongguang just scored a goal, he did not spend any effort on Rongguang's performance.
After Rong Guang started to attack with the ball, he put down the pen in his hand and looked at Rong Guang's attack with an appreciative attitude.
Rongguang's performance reminded him of the scene when he first traveled across the ocean to Brazil to watch Rongguang competition.
It seems to be yesterday...
It was his series of scout reports in Brazil that ultimately strengthened Bayern Munich's determination to spend $7 million to buy out Glory.
He also had a preliminary understanding of glory.
Later, Rongguang successfully transferred to Bayern Munich, but because he was not liked by the coach, he had to be loaned out. So he was sent by Bayern Munich club to track Rongguang from time to time and organize Rongguang's game reports. From these reports, the progress of Rongguang can be seen.
It can be said that Ed watched Glory go from a fledgling young man to a current international football superstar...
So no one can compare to Ed's feelings for glory.
Rongguang may not know him at all, nor would he know that he had observed him silently when he was in Brazil and Werder Bremen, but Ed may be the one who knows Rongguang the best. He knows his performance in every game and every strength and weakness of his.
But he never told Glory directly, he just silently recorded all the little things about Glory.
Later, Rong Guang transferred and left Bayern Munich, and Ed and Rong Guang no longer had any intersection.
No matter how outstanding Glory performed at Manchester City, it had nothing to do with him. He accepted the club's assignment and flew around in Germany, Europe and the world to observe the next opponent for Bayern Munich or a good seedling who might be outstanding.
He was very busy, so busy that he had no time to watch a glorious game, even if it was a game broadcast...
Until this time.
Almost the day after the lottery results were announced, he was called to the office by Bayern Munich coach Van Gaal, who gave him a task, asking him to watch the game on site and observe the performance of Manchester City's entire team during this game against Arsenal.
"Don't worry about Rong, your task is to other Manchester City players besides Rong." Van Gaal said.
This surprised Ed. He thought Van Gaal wanted him to observe Glory, after all, Glory is Manchester City's most threatening player.
However, Van Gaal has his own considerations: "We know Rong enough, but we don't know enough about Manchester City."
Ed nodded, knowing what he should do.
This is fine, for the part about Rong, I can no longer bury my head in the notebook and write quickly... Ed, who was accepting the task, thought so.
Now, he is sitting at the crowded Manchester City Stadium, quietly admiring every wonderful performance of glory.
He finally no longer has to study the advantages and disadvantages of glory.
But occupational diseases still made him unconsciously pay attention to those details.
After the serious injury, the glory still ran like the wind, and every step was very powerful, which shows that his muscle strength was not only not damaged by eight months of injury, but may even be stronger than before the injury...
In addition, he is very skilled in ball control and has a good sense of rhythm, as always.
His mentality and skills were not affected by injuries either...
If Bayern Munich faces such a glory in the game, it may still be difficult to deal with...Oh.
Ed thought about it. He didn't have to observe Glory. How to deal with Glory is also a problem that Van Gaal needs to consider. Why did he accidentally think about it again?
Thinking of this, he smiled and shook his head.
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After conceding the ball, Arsenal played in a panic.
They were completely suppressed by Manchester City on the scene.
In the 67th minute, Arsenal's goal was once again lost.
This time the goal was not glory, but Robinho scored the goal. After Robinho cut inside from the wing, he successfully shot from a long time. Amunia couldn't save it and could only watch the football fly into the far end of the goal...
"The B0 game has ended early," John Motterson announced. "From the scene, Manchester City completely suppressed Arsenal, and it is normal for them to have the current score. Before, there may have been some people's impression of Manchester City one or two seasons ago, believing that Manchester City's goal should be relegation. But now you must admit that Manchester City has made great progress, especially this year. If Manchester City won last season with luck and personal performance, then the overall strength of Manchester City has improved very significantly this season."
"That's right. Manchester City's signing work this summer is very successful. Basically, all the players Benitez wants are bought in the end, and the signing targets Benitez chose are also very targeted. Matuidi, Sneider, Gareth Barry and Godin, these players are performing very well now. I believe that if Benitez is given more time, this team will definitely be able to continue to make progress. Their future is completely expected," said Alan Hansen.
"This reminds me of what Rong said when he joined Manchester City. He said he wanted to make Manchester City a giant. At that time, many people laughed at him, mocked him, and even attacked him. But now we must seriously think about this possibility - Manchester City after Rong, Sneijder, and the training of Benitez, the Spanish tactical master, may be able to advance in the direction of the giants."
The TV broadcast gave Wenger a close-up shot. Wenger stood on the sidelines, seemingly in a daze, looking at his eyes on the court with a little unconsciousness.
He probably wouldn't have thought that Godin, who was supposed to be Manchester City's weakness, would perform so stably. Arsenal originally attacked him, but he had no gains and had to make temporary adjustments, but at that time he was already behind two goals, and Arsenal had already lost in terms of morale.
What he didn't expect was that the originally stable Premier League semi-finals structure now has such a disruptor. In the past, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea monopolized the qualification for the Champions League, and there was basically nothing else. As a result, last season, Manchester City emerged and snatched Arsenal's UEFA Champions League spots. Manchester City's performance this season is still very good. It seems that it is very likely to occupy a Champions League place. What should Arsenal do if he has a Champions League place?
Wenger had a headache when he thought of this problem.
If he cannot enter the Champions League for two consecutive seasons... it will be a devastating blow for Arsenal, and he may have to leave Arsenal himself... He doesn't want such a day to come.
Need to do something.
The game is not over yet, but Wenger has begun to consider the life and death of Arsenal this season.
If you are still satisfied with being only fourth in that league, that is absolutely not possible.
Arsenal must perform better this season, at least win third place in the league, right?
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Arsenal finally scored a goal in the game, but this goal had no effect on the entire result.
The final score of this game was Manchester City, who played at home in 4I, defeated the traditional Premier League team Arsenal with a surprising score.
Manchester City may win at home, which is definitely something that many people have thought of. This can also be seen from the odds offered by bookmakers. Arsenal's advantage is not obvious.
But I'm afraid few people could have thought that Manchester City could defeat Arsenal with such a large score and such an easy attitude...
This is really something that surprised many people.
After the game, he was asked by reporters in the mixed area why he would run wildly after scoring the goal specifically to find Godin to celebrate the goal.
Rong Guang said this: "I want to thank him. If it weren't for him breaking Walcott's ball, we wouldn't have made a quick counterattack, and I wouldn't have scored so easily. So I'm going to hug him."
As he was talking, Godin passed by behind Glory.
Rong Guang grabbed him, pulled him to his side, and faced media reporters with him.
"He's really great," Gengguang pointed at Godin and told reporters.
As soon as the words were finished, the flash of the camera on the scene flashed Godin's eyes and the sound of the shutters was connected.
Godin didn't expect that he would face such a situation, and he was still a little uncomfortable.
If Rongguang hadn't kept pulling him, he might have fled.
He really didn't expect that Glory would give such a high-profile opportunity...
After the reporters met Godin, they also ran to Godin. They did have too many questions about Godin.
So Rongguang patted his shoulder and left as encouragement. Before leaving, he turned around and gave him a thumbs up.
Godin smiled when he saw this scene.
Chapter completed!