The game against Leicester City did not consume much of George's energy. After all, the FA Cup has long been regarded by George as a game that can be strategically abandoned. Its main purpose is to train young players and keep substitutes in shape. Therefore, after eliminating the "Fox" (Leicester City's nickname), George continued to devote his energy to the players' adjustment and physical recovery, so as to minimize the team's unexpected losses due to physical strength and intensive schedule. Probability of points.
Fortunately, this time George has enough time to adjust the condition of the players-after defeating Leicester City, Tottenham will not face its next opponent until January 14th, led by Spanish coach Benitez. Coached by Liverpool. A full week of rest time can be said to be extremely generous for Tottenham, which has almost been playing double games a week or even busier in the first half of the season and is also plagued by injuries!
There is a saying that goes well, ideals are full but reality is skinny. Although George planned well and everyone on the team was working hard, and the Tottenham Lab, which was established at a huge cost, played an extremely important role in it, there were still some problems in the specific implementation of this plan. .
"Lend Andre out for training and introduce a more reliable wing attacker during this winter transfer period... Charlie, is this your idea?"
"That's right, George." He didn't keep silent because Arshavin was personally decided by his boss. In front of George, old Charlie expressed his opinion bluntly, "I admit that Andre is very talented. With potential, he may really be called the most talented player that has emerged in Russia in the past ten years. His performance at the beginning of the season is also remarkable... but it must be said that Andre's performance is not stable. . Especially when Alger (Robben) was injured, he has proven with actual performance that he has no ability to support the team's left-side offense. Therefore, I think it is best to loan Andre to other clubs, etc. He will be recalled to play for Tottenham after he becomes more mature and adapts to the rhythm of the Premier League. As for now, I think Laurent Robert or Wroten can better meet the team's current personnel needs."
George was not surprised by what old Charlie thought. After all, at this time, Arshavin was not the czar who led Zenit St. Petersburg to win the UEFA Cup as a core player in his previous life and helped Russia reach the semi-finals of the European Cup. Now he can only be called a potential new star who shows good football talent. And in Tottenham, which has no shortage of stars and even sent away Ribery and Villa last summer, Arshavin's advantage is not enough to get him preferential treatment from the coaching staff!
If Arshavin could show Robben's level of football talent, or have Ronaldo's diligent attitude, maybe old Charlie would turn a blind eye and not make such a suggestion to George. But it is obvious that Arshavin has not yet reached the level where old Charlie can let go!
Therefore, when Arshavin's condition on the court declined and continued to decline in recent times, Old Charlie did not hesitate to suggest that George rent the Russian out for training and introduce more capable players to serve as Robben And Ronaldo's substitute!
As for why Old Charlie suggested loaning out Arshavin instead of Lennon, who is worse than the Russian... In addition to Lennon's sharp wing breakthroughs that can enrich Tottenham's offensive routine, in most clubs, local young players Players always get more care, don't they?
"No, we can't send Andre away now." After some thinking, George finally rejected Old Charlie's proposal. "Although Andre's condition is ups and downs, and his ability is not as good as Alger, the current situation has changed." There may be no better players on the market for us to choose from. Don’t forget, what we need is a player who is both capable and willing to serve as a substitute for Alger and Chris. At this point, I don’t think Robert and Chris Wroten can do better than Andre."
Laurent Robert and Roten are indeed talented, and both have proven their abilities in top competitions. However, the former's bad temper and the latter's low emotional intelligence are both famous in European football, so it is very difficult to introduce them. It can easily have a very serious negative impact on Tottenham's locker room. Not to mention, Robert is already a veteran over 30 years old, and his competitive status has declined; Roten's status has declined after moving to Paris Saint-Germain, and he has no chance of winning the French Ligue 1 assists title and the Champions League assists title. style. Moreover, the most important thing is that the arrogant Robert and Roten will definitely not be willing to serve as substitutes for juniors such as Robben and Ronaldo, and wait patiently on the bench for opportunities!
Furthermore, Arshavin's unstable state is not entirely the fault of the Russians themselves - for a young player whose playing time is not stable enough and who has never played a game during the winter break, fluctuations in competitive state are really surprising. Nothing more than normal.
It is precisely because of these considerations that George would rather keep the immature Arshavin than plant a time bomb in the locker room and bring unnecessary risks to the team.
"Well, since George is so insistent, I have nothing to say." Under George's firm stance, old Charlie could only sigh and put the proposal aside, "I hope Andre won't Live up to your trust in him and get back into shape as soon as possible. Otherwise, our left-side offense will always be weak, which will cause a lot of trouble in subsequent games."
"So Charlie, this part of the work will be left to you." Keeping the Tottenham laboratory's evaluation information about Arshavin safe, George said with a serious face, "You are right about something. The road offense must not be as weak as it is now... Against weak teams, we may be able to defeat them with strength, but if we encounter strong enemies, we will suffer a big loss!"
The discussion about Arshavin's departure did not have much impact on George's adjustment plan for the team. Of course, this excludes Arshavin himself - in the following days, members of the coaching staff who got the latest news from old Charlie formulated a training plan for Arshavin overnight to ensure that he could perform well when he was not in good condition. It is also possible to complete the minimum game tasks instead of being invisible directly on the field!
In other words, what the coaching staff has to do now is to ensure Arshavin's lower limit during the trough period and avoid another situation where one of the wings is lame!
In this way, when the calendar turned to January 14th, the twenty-second round of the Premier League with Liverpool came as scheduled. Tottenham players, who had just escaped from the intensive schedule of double matches in a row, finally faced their only strong enemy in the entire month of January!
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