"Are you considering changing your position..."

"Sorry, coach, I don't understand a little. It's not that I don't understand, it's a little that I don't understand. What do you mean by changing the position...?" Sun Xiang asked tentatively.

"It's literal." Wenger replied very directly, "I've thought about it, I hope to put you in a new position and give it a try."

"A new position?" Sun Xiang thought in his mind, where was his possible position.

His current position is a bit similar to that of the left winger, but he is just a winger in the formation, and his actual position is more inclined to the midfield.

Because he is not very used to getting the ball at the front of the penalty area, he always needs to make a choice in a very short time.

"Coach, where are you going to put me?" Sun Xiang asked.

Wenger took out a tactical board, which marked everything.

"Sun, I want to put you on the front line."

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On November 22, 2018, Arsenal ushered in the challenge of Manchester United led by Mourinho at home.

Earlier, Manchester City and Chelsea both ended their respective games, and all scored three-pointers, which also attracted much attention from the match between Arsenal and Manchester United.

If Arsenal does not want to be surpassed by Manchester City, they will have to win the opponent at home.

"Alan, have you got the starting lineup?"

Before the game, Martin Taylor and Alan Smith sat in the broadcast seat, talking about the starting issues.

Because they are attracted by the change of one position at the same time.

"Martin, I think this is the new change Wenger said before."

The starting lineup sent by Arsenal in this game is amazing, with almost no changes in the midfield and backcourt, and only the frontcourt has been changed.

From 3-4-3 to 3-5-1-1.

Goalkeeper: No. 33 Cech;

Defenders: No. 6 Koscheerny, No. 20 Mustafi, No. 18 Monreal;

Midfielder: No. 24 Bellerin, No. 29 Zaka, No. 18 Cazorla, No. 10 Willsheer, No. 23 Wilbeck;

Shadow Front No. 9 Lacazette, and the one that is headed at the arrow is No. 4 Sun Xiang.

This is Wenger's change. He pushed Sun Xiang to the front and retreated last season's forward player Lacazette.

This is an adventure for Arsenal, and it is also true for Wenger and Sun Xiang.

"How much do you think sun plays on the front line?" Martin asked.

Alan Smith thought for a while: "It's really not clear. Sun has played this position before, but he is not responsible for scoring goals. Now as a goal scorer, he doesn't know how he will perform."

These answers must be kept in the competition before they can be revealed.

With the referee's whistle, the highly anticipated game finally began.

Sun Xiang, who appeared as a forward, took the lead and then ran to Manchester United's backcourt.

Lacazette transported shells to the former behind Sun Xiang.

This scene should have been the opposite at the beginning of the season.

For this formation that had never been foreseeable, Manchester United had no idea how to start on the defensive end, and could only rely on an offensive four-man team composed of Lukaku, Martial, Lingard and Mata to suppress the frontcourt.

Faced with the attack of four people, Mustafi and others stabilized their position and did not easily let their opponents penetrate.

In terms of offense, after the offensive coordination and formation change, Arsenal's middle lane seemed a little too late to mobilize at the opening stage, but fortunately they gradually found the clue to the offense. Sun Xiang was also pulling the space left and right without the ball.

Compared with the fast Lacazette, Sun Xiang's speed is a shortcoming. Just looking at the speed, it is difficult for him to get rid of the defensive players. But similarly, Sun Xiang's foot skills are much better than Lacazette, and he can achieve a huge impact in handling small balls.

Wenger's intention was to let Sun Xiang shoot when he found an opportunity, and he gave Sun Xiang the absolute right to fire in the frontcourt.

In the 30th minute of the game, Lacazette used the gap that Sun Xiang pulled out to break through along the left road, entered the penalty area and knocked back in front of the door. Sun Xiang, who was in line, pushed the ball, and the ball was touched by De Gea and hit the post and bounced out of the baseline. Then with the corner kick opportunity, Sun Xiang, who found the right landing point, headed the ball slightly off.

There is also one thing that Sun Xiang is better than Lacazette in terms of heading. At least 10 cm in height allows Sun Xiang to get in touch with the ball earlier. Coupled with excellent waist and abdomen, Sun Xiang can jump higher. If it weren't for the strong Smallin, this corner kick would probably have scored a goal.

"Arsenal's offense in the frontcourt is pretty good, and both Sun and Lacazette performed well. It seems that this may be a good attempt." Seeing that Arsenal's offense is rising, Martin Taylor said so.

"If Sun can really make the transformation successful, then he will be the same as Arsenal's previous transformation of Thierry."

Thierry Henry played as a left winger when he debuted in Ligue 1, but he only scored single digits per season over the past few seasons, which looked quite shabby. It was not until he joined Arsenal in the late 1998 that he changed from the wing to the middle at Wenger's suggestion. So, in his first season, he scored 17 goals to close his total of goals in Ligue 1 in four years.

In the following years, he was in a very hot state, with 20 goals scored every season.

This change is one of the most successful changes in football.

Now Sun Xiang has also changed from a left winger to a forward. Judging from the first thirty minutes of the game, his performance is still remarkable.

In the 36th minute of the game, Cassola passed the ball into the penalty area. Sun Xiang held the ball with his back, turned around and shook Jones' defense, and then suddenly blew the arrow on his left foot. De Gea tried hard to hit the ball out.

Manchester United soon returned the color.

In the 38th minute, Lukaku and Lingard played against the wall in Arsenal's backcourt. The latter dribbled the ball into the penalty area and was shortlisted. He knocked the ball to Mata who stepped forward from behind. Mata then shot from a small angle on the side of the goal net, which scared the Arsenal fans behind the stands in a cold sweat.

In the 42nd minute, Sun Xiang created another murderous intent in the frontcourt.

He got Lacazette's ball in the middle, and faced Matic's defense, he gently rubbed the ball and passed it to Bellerin on the right side, and then accelerated to the penalty area. Bellerin made a right foot cross in front of the baseline. Sun Xiang's judgment of the ball's landing point was very accurate. He jumped and headed the ball first, but shook his head too hard, and the ball flew out against the left post. Arsenal missed another excellent opportunity.

Although the offense did not score goals, the fans seemed to have discovered something more pleasing. Because Sun Xiang, who has become a striker, activated the offensive shooting switch, he had three excellent scoring opportunities in the first half.

Such discovery also made Martin Taylor on the broadcast seat's eyes lit up.

"Alan, maybe sun can continue his magical performance on the striker. I feel he has a chance to break the goal drought in this game."

"Martin is right, I feel the same way. Sun placed in the forward is like a beast, which is completely different from his previous style, which makes me look forward to it."

Seeing the ball sliding past the goal, Sun Xiang grabbed his hair in annoyance. He never thought he was so eager to shoot and score.
Chapter completed!