Chapter 925 What are you afraid of?

Chapter 925 What are you afraid of?

Chapter 925 What are you afraid of?
Benitez's good words came from the heart. He let Godin start the game, and this is what he wants to see most!

Godin's speed is considered fast among central defenders, and Benitez hopes to take advantage of this.

Now Godin's grab has fully proved his strength.

Van Persie may not have seen it, but Benitez could see it clearly from the sidelines.

The Dutch looked back as Diaby passed the ball to Van Persie.

At this time, Godin, who was originally in front of him, suddenly started, stepped forward with one lunge, and then used his physical advantage to squeeze Van Persie to the side, breaking the football from Diaby...

This defensive action fully demonstrates how good Godin's explosive power is.

The range of his stride is very large, and the speed of starting is also very fast.

Seeing this scene, Benitez was relieved, and also said hello to Godin from the bottom of his heart.

As a central defender, Godin's experience is still somewhat lacking, after all, he is only 23 years old.

He only played two seasons in the European League, and only four seasons as the main player in the professional league.

But being young also has the advantages of being young. The first is excellent physical fitness and fast speed, and the second is daring to fight.

This is what Benitez needs.

Benitez needed that Godin against Bayern Munich.

But the real test is not over yet. Compared to Van Persie, Benitez cares more about Godin's performance when defending Walcott.

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Van Persie looked at Godin with disbelief, and so did Diaby.

Both of them even forgot to go forward to counter-steal the ball, allowing Godin to pass the football easily.

"Godin made a very beautiful defense!" John Mortensen said with some surprise. "His attack this time completely caught Van Persie and Diaby completely by surprise..."

"But this defense is also very reckless." Whenever, Alan Hansen seems to be specifically throwing cold water and singing the opposite tune. He has choked on many big names, and Rong Guang has also been criticized by him. What is a mere rookie Godin? "If Diaby's passing speed is faster, Van Persie can take advantage of the trend to pass him. As a central defender, it is too risky to play like this, after all, he is not a defensive midfielder..."

What he said was quite reasonable, and even John Mortensen nodded and changed his words: "Maybe this is another expression of his nervousness?"

"It's possible, it's easy to overreact when you're nervous..."

The two sang together, and Godin's defense immediately became a foreshadowing of his unstable performance...

But to their disappointment, Godin's defense was quite stable. This kind of seemingly reckless grabbing appeared twice and succeeded every time.

One was to steal Van Persie, and the other was to steal Denilson.

Both men were interrupted by Godin's sudden tackle and lost the ball.

There was no problem at all in these three attempts, which left Alan Hansen speechless.When Godin went up for the second time, he also accused Godin of being reckless again.

As a result, Godin successfully snatched the ball passed to Van Persie again, allowing Alan Hansen's accusations to stop abruptly.

The third time, Alan Hansen simply kept silent...

He is afraid of being slapped in the face...

Sure enough, Godin succeeded again this time.

John Mortensen has already seen that Godin has a very good grasp of the timing of the attack. It is not that he will attack all the balls. He will not know some balls and would rather stand still.But as long as he thinks the timing is right, he is quick to grab, and the step he starts is really fast, so he can succeed three times in a row.

This player is not overreacting because of nervousness at all, but is really prepared and confident.

He was very confident in the grab.

"It's really strange. Godin seems to have gotten used to the rhythm and atmosphere of the game, and he doesn't feel nervous at all... He looks very confident, as if he is enjoying the game..."

Alan Hansen was silent beside him.

He didn't know what to say.

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It was not only the two commentators who were surprised, but also Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger on the sidelines.

He really didn't expect Godin, who should be the Achilles' heel of Manchester City's defense, to be so eye-catching, continuously disrupting Arsenal's offense...

This is really evil.

Because of Godin's outstanding performance in the first half, Manchester City seemed relatively relaxed in defense, with ease.

The score was also fixed at 1:0.

The two sides entered the intermission with this score.

During the intermission, Benitez rarely praised Godin-he used to praise the performance of the players very well, especially during the intermission of the game. He didn't even praise individual players at all, because he was worried that the players would be swayed after being praised.

But this time, he broke the convention and praised Godin.

This surprised the other Manchester City players.

Benitez's praise is from the heart, he really thinks Godin's performance is good.

But after the praise, his expression returned to seriousness.

"The test in the second half was even greater, because Walcott hadn't exerted his strength in the first half, and you will be tested more in the second half, Diego." Benitez said to Godin. "But it's okay, remember what we practice in training, play well with your team-mates, even Walcott has nothing to fear."

Robinho suddenly yelled loudly from the side: "That's right, Diego! What is there to be afraid of Walcott? You face Rong every day in training!"

Everyone laughed.

Some people turned their heads to look at Rong Guang.

Rong Guang who was lying on the gun rolled his eyes, Robinho is a bastard...

Even the serious Benitez couldn't hold back, a smile appeared on his face, and the atmosphere in the locker room instantly became much more relaxed and joyful.

Godin felt the kindness of everyone encouraging him, and also laughed.

After laughing, Benitez said to Godin: "Robinho is right, Diego. You face Rong every day in training!" He repeated Robinho's words.

Yes, who is better, Rong Guang or Walcott?

Glory, of course.

Is it scarier?
It is also an honor!

Godin himself has personal experience in this regard.

Especially these days, in order to practice what to do when the defense is facing a speedy breakthrough player, Rong Guang, Robinho, Martin Petrov and others have imitated Ribery and Robben as defenders' opponents.

Rong Guang imitated the routine of Robben, cutting in from the right at high speed and then shooting with his left foot.

As a left central defender, Godin had to face him again and again in training.

Every time when Rongguang dribbled the ball towards him, Godin could feel a sense of danger of being pounced on by a tiger. This feeling made him sweat and feel very tired when he played against Rongguang a few times.

In fact, it's not that he's physically tired. His physical fitness isn't so bad that he can't do it after a few rounds. It's mainly because of the pressure, nervousness, fear, and worry.

There is also a reason for Rongguang. During the training, Rongguang didn't regard it as training at all. He showed his state in the real game during the training, and he was completely murderous.

He was so serious and serious that Godin had the illusion that this was not training but a real game...

But when he actually faced Van Persie and the others in the game, he felt that compared to Rong Guang, they were simply too... kind.

Except for being a little nervous when he first played, he is now very calm.

Yes, I was abused by glory. What are Van Persie and Walcott so afraid of?

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In the Arsenal locker room, Wenger was teaching Walcott face-to-face: "You were a little quiet in the first half, but in the second half you have to be more active and use your speed to break through their left defense. Godin likes to attack, which is just right for you. And he has a yellow card on him, he will definitely have some scruples in defense..."

Walcott nodded again and again, and finally said: "Don't worry, boss, I won't let you down!"

"Very good!" Wenger nodded vigorously.

He is really optimistic about "Little Tiger" Walcott. He was recruited from Southampton because he knew Walcott was a talented player.

At that time, there was a Welsh teenager named Gareth Bale in the same dormitory with Walcott. Wenger finally chose Walcott. He firmly believed that Walcott's future achievements would not be lower than Henry's.

This game will be a chance to prove it.

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The second half of the game restarted after a 15-minute intermission. The two sides changed sides to fight again, and no one made any substitution adjustments.

However, in terms of tactics, some fine-tuning has been made.

In the second half, Walcott's chances to get the ball increased significantly, and his right flank became an important corridor for Arsenal's offense.

Godin saw this scene on the court, and thought what the boss said was really good. Walcott will definitely be reused by Arsenal to deal with Manchester City. If this is the case, he will also be severely tested in the game...

But when he thought of the aggressive glory in the training, Godot suddenly felt that the upcoming test was not so severe...

He even had some expectations in his heart, looking forward to Walcott's arrival, so that he could see how big the gap was between this man and Rong Guang.

come on……

He cast his eyes on Walcott in the distance, stared at him, and repeated silently in his heart.

It's like praying.

Then he saw the football being passed to Walcott's feet.

He was immediately refreshed—what he was looking forward to finally came!
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"Arsenal's counter-attack, Walcott got the ball on the wing!" commentator John Mortensen raised his voice.

Manchester City is back on defense, this is Walcott's perfect opportunity to play his speed!
Sure enough, after Walcott took the ball, he quickly turned around and moved the football forward.

Matuidi rushed to defend from the middle, but Walcott forcibly wiped it out with speed!
"Walcott! Beautiful! So fast! Matuidi didn't even get a chance to foul!"

The few Arsenal fans in the stands cheered, but their cheers were quickly drowned out by the boos of the Manchester City fans...

(End of this chapter)