September 11th.
Arsenal welcomed Bolton Wanderers at home for a match.
Before the match, Wenger was also interviewed about Fly's comments.
At this time, Arsène Wenger fully showed his protective side:
"I don't think there's any problem. This is a good thing, because it shows that Fly is very ambitious, isn't it?"
"It's an undeniable fact that the quality of top stars in the Premier League is now suppressed by La Liga."
"Now that such a super genius has finally appeared, I think the media should be sufficiently tolerant of him, because geniuses always like to be unconventional."
"You know, Fly scored a total of seven goals in the first three matches, and his total playing time to achieve these goals was less than 140 minutes combined."
"Converted, that's equivalent to taking no more than 20 minutes to score each goal."
"You must be very clear about how outrageous this scoring efficiency is."
"Don't forget, this is an underage player who has just joined the first team."
"Considering his age and the immediate combat power he has shown at this stage, his future holds infinite possibilities. There's no need to be surprised even if he grows into the world's best player."
It can be said that Wenger absolutely protected Fly fiercely in front of the media.
He absolutely would not allow any public pressure to be put on Fly.
This is the future core of Arsenal he has personally designated. No one wants to see Fly grow healthily more than he does.
After returning to the locker room, Wenger found Fly again and chatted for a bit.
The general meaning was for him not to mind the external comments these past few days.
Fly patted his chest and vowed, "Boss, don't worry. These people just want to see me fall, but I won't let them have their way!"
"Okay, that's good. I believe in you. Perform well tonight and slap the faces of those who look down on you!"
Wilshere, who was on the side, saw Arsène Wenger encouraging Fly and felt extremely envious.
To be honest, he also wanted to boast in front of the media, but he worried that he wouldn't be able to deliver, and the public opinion would eventually backfire on him.
After all, Wilshere's attendance rate hasn't been high these past two years, and his performance naturally hasn't been great either.
At least it hasn't met the media's expectations for him when he debuted.
The 4 new signings in the locker room looked at each other. Hazard said he was already awesome when he was at Lille.
But on his first day at Arsenal, he discovered a guy who was even more incredibly awesome than him.
Regarding Fly's comments, he had known about them for days.
Regarding this, he could only express his admiration and admit defeat.
Although he also felt that his future would definitely be better than people like Rooney.
But he didn't dare say it out loud.
Because at this stage, he was nothing, just a very outstanding newcomer in Ligue 1.
Originally, Hazard was planning to train at Lille for another one to two seasons.
After his value increased, he would then choose a top club to join.
But Hazard never expected that as soon as he emerged in Ligue 1, he would be spotted by Wenger, a Ligue 1 expert.
Facing the temptation of high salary and a top club, Hazard ultimately couldn't resist and chose to come to the Premier League early.
Now, he deeply knew that he was just a younger brother, so he had been trying his best to keep a low profile.
As for Varane, the youngest among the new signings, he was even more bewildered.
Because unlike the others, until the moment he was signed by Arsenal, he hadn't even played a single minute for his parent club Lens' first team.
Before this, he had always been an academy player!
Originally, his plan was to play for Lens' first team for a few seasons first.
After establishing his value, he would then choose a top club to join.
Unexpectedly, he directly skipped the stage of leveling up at Lens and went straight to the top!
Of course, the above contents were not the most bewildering for Varane.
Heaven knows how shocked Varane was when he was told on his first day at the club that the club's main center-back Vermaelen's old heel injury had recurred, he chose surgery, and would be out for the season!
What does that mean? The person he was supposed to be a substitute for is out for the season? Doesn't that mean...?
That's right! Wenger directly told him that he would start this match!
This news was like a thunderclap for Varane.
A young center-back not yet 18 years old, in his first match for the top club Arsenal, happened to find that the team's first choice whom he was supposed to substitute for was out for the season, and then he was directly thrust into the starting lineup.
Varane could only respond with a '6' (slang for awesome/smooth) to this.
Because he truly couldn't imagine if any other top club in all of Europe, besides Arsenal, would give a newly signed 17-year-old center-back a chance to start a League match?
Probably not! Only Arsenal, severely short of defenders, would make such a risky choice!
As for Griezmann, who had just been promoted from Segunda División to La Liga with Real Sociedad, he didn't have many extra thoughts.
Because right now he is just a rookie who has just entered the top League. He hadn't even had time to play a single La Liga match after signing the first professional contract of his life with Real Sociedad before directly transferring to Arsenal.
He was very clear that his current position was Fabregas's substitute, and Griezmann didn't feel dissatisfied about this.
Because being a substitute for the Spanish Golden Boy and Arsenal's captain, he had nothing to complain about.
The only veteran among the four, the 23-year-old Blaise Matuidi, was the calmest of the four.
Because when the club signed him, they had already promised to give him at least 20 starting opportunities.
Plus, the salary offered by Arsenal was double that of Saint-Étienne, so Blaise Matuidi had nothing to hesitate about.
For the vast majority of black players, making money is the most important thing.
Blaise Matuidi was no exception!
Fly looked at the faces familiar from his previous life, but overly green in this life, and couldn't help but tease:
"Newcomers, welcome to Arsenal!"
Regarding this newcomer who had only joined a month earlier than them but was acting like a veteran, Hazard and the others still responded politely.
Nonsense! The four of them weren't idiots. As soon as they arrived at Arsenal, they had already found out the situation within the club.
Regarding Fly, this genuine Arsenal 'Prince', they also held the attitude of befriending him if possible.
After exchanging a few words, at the Main Referee's signal, a group of people walked out of the locker room. The eleven starting players entered the player tunnel to prepare to come out, while the substitute players sat on the bench.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Premier League fourth round match between Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers at home is about to begin."
"Let's take a look at the starting lineups for both teams."
"Arsenal's starting lineup is 4-4-2."
"Goalkeeper: Almunia."
"Defenders: Eboue, Varane, Koscielny, Gibbs."
"Midfielders: Alexandre Song, Wilshere, Rosicky, Fabregas."
"Forwards: Fly, Arshavin."
"Bolton Wanderers' starting lineup is 4-2-4."
"Goalkeeper: Bogdan."
"Defenders: Paul Robinson, Gary Cahill, Knight, Steinsson."
"Midfielders: Muamba, Holden."
"Forwards: Elmander, Kevin Davies, Martin Petrov, Lee Chung-yong."
"We can see that due to Vermaelen being out for the season, Arsenal's newly signed 17-year-old French center-back Rafael Varane has been called upon in this critical situation to serve as the team's starting center-back."
"I have to say, this is a very bold attempt. I am very curious where Arsène got the confidence to believe that a 17-year-old young man can be a starting center-back in the Premier League."
"Without further ado, let's get into the match!"
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