Henry returned to Arsenal. Arsenal fans all thought, with Henry, what kind of defender would they buy?
Just let Arsenal beat their opponents with goals!
The money saved can be spent waiting for the summer window to find some good players.
Or, like Lei Yu, dig out a few more young stars from the youth training team!
You know, Lei Yu’s current monthly salary is higher than Henry!
Although Henry is the former gun king, one of them is an old "mercenary" and the other is the "pillar" of the future. Arsenal still has a clear idea of which one is more important.
But as Arsenal's spiritual leader, Henry is indeed the best person to help the club tide over the difficulties.
The Gunners are now full of injured players. Even though those born in the 1990s can still play, their strength has not reached the Premier League level.
Even if such players are on the field, they will be a hindrance.
Therefore, some rational fans still think that adding another full-back is a wise choice!
Of course, not even Wenger dared to guarantee votes for these things, and the fans were just talking about it.
At this moment, the key is to play the game in front of us well!
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On Henry's first day of training after his return, the Gunners stood in a row to welcome Henry's return.
Ramsey also took the initiative to hand over the captain's armband to Henry. The Emperor did not refuse and put it directly on his shoulders.
Seeing the captain's armband put on, the gunners roared in unison.
At this moment, Arsenal's morale reached its peak.
"I'm honored to be back here and playing for Arsenal."
"There is everything I am familiar with here, and there are faces I am familiar with."
As he spoke, Henry glanced around at everyone's faces.
In addition to the new players purchased in the past few seasons, even Carl Jenkinson and Henry were impressed.
Because like Lei Yu, he came from the youth training team.
"I believe that with everyone's efforts, Arsenal will definitely overcome all difficulties and defeat all opponents!"
"We Arsenal are invincible!!!"
After Henry finished his speech, Gong Shiliang and Park Zhouyong both took the initiative to ask for an autograph from the emperor.
Henry also responded one by one.
During training, Henry came to Lei Yu and asked softly: "Lei, do you want me to sign one for you too?"
Lei Yu blinked, a little confused.
I don’t care if you want an autograph!
"I think your two Asian compatriots have signed it, so I'll sign one for you too!" Henry shrugged to express his meaning.
Lei Yu immediately curled his lips with disgust on his face.
Afterwards, Lei Yu put his arm around Henry's shoulders like an old friend he hadn't seen for many years, and whispered: "Thierry, when it comes to qualifications, I'm not later than you!"
Under Henry's surprised gaze, Lei Yu continued to clasp his fingers and said: "Look, you came here in August 1999, but I was selected for the Arsenal youth team in June. From this point of view, I am still you.
Where’s the senior!”
Henry was stunned.
Later, Lei Yu pointed to the armband on Henry's shoulder and said confidently: "And I'm not afraid to tell you that after you leave, that one will be mine!"
Seeing Lei Yu's domineering look, Henry was stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter.
The emperor patted Lei Yu on the shoulder and said happily: "Okay, Lei! OK, if you are ambitious! Then we will watch it for two months. If you perform well, I will give it to you before leaving! If
If you don't behave well..."
"There is no such thing as a bad performance!" Lei Yu said sternly, "I want the fans to know that only you and Lao Fan combined can catch up with my number of goals!"
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Before Henry was eligible to play for Arsenal, Arsenal played another London derby.
The opponent is Queens Park Rangers, a team at the bottom of the Premier League.
However, given that the West London derby with Chelsea caused the Blues to suffer a big loss, the professor was not careless when facing his opponents.
In the end, with Ramsey's goal at home, Arsenal defeated their opponent 1-0, which was a successful end to 2011.
Time has entered 2012. For Arsenal, there is still half a season of hard battle to fight.
Gunners fans recall the bitter past at the beginning of the first half of the league with great regret.
Especially Manchester United.
The score of 8-2 is still vivid in our minds. What the Gunners fans are looking forward to most is the return of Henry to lead the team to take revenge at their home court.
Judging from the schedule, unlike other Premier League teams, Arsenal's worst schedule is over.
To break it down, in addition to Liverpool and Everton, strong opponents such as Newcastle United, Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea, and Manchester City all play away from home.
Therefore, when facing strong opponents in the second half of the league, the Gunners, who have the right place and right location, have enough confidence to defeat their opponents.
But just when the fans were dreaming about the return of the great emperor and leading the Gunners to kill everyone, Fulham, ranked 14th, brought the fans back to reality.
Henry is actually qualified to play in this game.
But Henry's return is not to be used as the main force as fans imagined. In fact, his biggest goal is to ensure his competitive status before the start of the new MLS season.
Therefore, in this game, the main center sent by Wenger is the hot bird who is about to participate in the African Cup of Nations.
Everything went smoothly during the game, and we were very hopeful that we would win 1-0 like we did against Queens Park Rangers.
But in the 78th minute of the game, something happened on the court.
Djurou, who had returned from injury, pulled down Zamora in front of the penalty area and was sent off the field with a second yellow card by the referee. The professor had to replace Ramsey with Squillac, who had been out of action for a long time, to strengthen defense, hoping to save 3 points.
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In the 84th minute, former Gunners player Senderos assisted Sidwell to equalize the score; in stoppage time, Squillac's own assist allowed Zamora to score the winning goal.
The Gunners, who faced the challenge with 10 men, were unable to withstand the challenge at the last minute and ultimately lost the game.
The professor complained in an interview with "Sky Sports" after the game: "Djourou's first yellow card was a ruling error by the referee. Moreover, Gervinho created a penalty kick at the beginning of the game, but the referee
There was no penalty. I don’t understand why the ball wasn’t called!”
It’s no wonder that the professor turned his back. To break it down, in the Gunners’ three previous games against Manchester City, Wolves and Queen’s Park, Arsenal’s opponents had handballs in the penalty area 4 times, but the referee did not do so once in the 3 games.
A penalty kick is awarded.
The professor has pointed out this problem long ago.
After this battle, Arsenal ranked third with 42 points with 13 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, and was only one game away from catching up with the Manchester duo at the top.
The professor said: "Yes, we have missed a very good opportunity, but we also have many ongoing problems to face."
When asked what "problems" Arsenal had, the professor waved his hands and said: "Nothing."
Yes, Henry can play for the Gunners in the next game, and Lei Yu is in good form. Even if Arsenal has "difficulties", they are hesitant to win against their opponents, right?
Thinking of the upcoming collaboration between Lei Yu and Henry, the "two generations of gun kings", the professor who had just lost a league game couldn't help but curl up his lips.