ps, here are three updates for today. I'm asking for a few monthly tickets from everyone~

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After the thirty-fifth round of the league, the media focused on several things: the championship battle between Manchester United and Manchester City; the relegation battle of the relegation teams; the Champions League spot battle between Tottenham, Chelsea, and Arsenal; the European spot battle between Everton and Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle, and Liverpool, and the battle for the top scorer.

Arsenal lost to Chelsea at home, and Chelsea continued to chase closely behind Tottenham.

Tottenham was also very neat, and withstood the pressure, defeating Queens Park Rangers on the road, who were fighting desperately for relegation.

Tottenham's victory in this game also basically announced that Liverpool had no chance to go to the Champions League next season.

Arsenal lost to Chelsea at home, and Van Persie did not score. Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion at home, but Chen Hero scored a goal.

With this one in and one out, Chen Hero was only one goal behind Van Persie.

A one-goal difference was insignificant to Chen Hero.

And Van Persie also felt tremendous pressure.

After the game, many media said that Van Persie had performed so well this season, it would be too cruel if he couldn't win the league's top scorer in the end.

But looking at Chen Hero, who was chasing closer and closer, many people were sweating for Van Persie, wondering if he could hold on to his top scorer position.

"Hero is too fierce..." some media exclaimed.

He was still able to score thirty-two goals despite being hampered by Liverpool's erratic performance this season. If Liverpool's performance was normal, how many goals could he have scored?

It's unimaginable!

They finally understood the feelings of those Italian teams before—meeting such a perverted shooter is really...tearless!

No wonder many Serie A teams breathed a sigh of relief after Chen Hero left Naples. Their coaches or club presidents publicly stated that Chen Hero's departure was a good thing for them—"...because we no longer have to see him at least twice a year..."

But for the Italian media, losing Chen Hero was "the loss of the entire Serie A" because there would rarely be a player as outstanding and outstanding as him. It is no longer appropriate to describe him as "where he is, there is news," it should be said: "He is the news."

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Van Persie is now under tremendous pressure, although he always puts on a relaxed look in front of others, but everyone can see how much he cares about the league's top scorer.

This is the first time since he joined Arsenal that he has scored more than twenty league goals in a single season, and it is also the first time he has had the opportunity to lift the Premier League Golden Boot.

How could he let it go to someone else?

At first, when the gap with Chen Hero was very large, he was more relaxed. Now he began to regret why he didn't score a few more goals when Hero didn't score in two games—Van Persie himself only scored one goal in those two games.

Could it be that if Chen Hero isn't strong, he has no motivation? Does he have to wait for someone to chase him from behind before he desperately wants to score a goal?

That doesn't make sense!

Van Persie is now giving himself extra shooting practice, which is his way of showing that he feels the pressure—he rarely gives himself extra practice.

In fact, even if he does extra practice, it may not be effective. Because no matter how much he practices, his level is just that, and it is impossible for it to increase rapidly in a short period of time after extra practice. He just feels that besides extra practice, there seems to be no other way to express his determination to fight Chen Hero to the death.

He can only use extra practice to strengthen his belief—I absolutely cannot lose! I want this league top scorer more than anyone!

Chen Hero really forced him into a dead end.

Wenger watched Van Persie's performance and felt that it was not necessarily a good thing.

Van Persie hasn't been injured so far this season, which is really unusual. He was worried that if he practiced so hard, Van Persie would injure himself before the game even started.

He felt it was necessary to talk to Van Persie alone to reduce his pressure. Hero had already made him distraught, but in reality, it didn't have to be like this.

He wanted Van Persie to realize that a healthy body is the most important thing. You can't ruin your body because of the fight for the top scorer.

It is not feasible to drain the pond to get the fish.

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After a training session, Wenger returned to the stadium and saw Van Persie practicing extra again. He shook his head.

"Hey, Robin!" He strode onto the training ground and shouted loudly at Van Persie, who was trying to kick the ball into the goal.

Van Persie heard the coach's voice, but did not stop immediately. Instead, he kicked the ball at his feet into the goal before turning around and looking at Wenger who was walking over.

"Boss, haven't you gone back yet?"

"You haven't gone back, how can I go back?" Wenger said with a smile. "You value this league top scorer very much, Robin."

Van Persie nodded: "This is the first top scorer of my career, boss."

This sentence alone shows how important this top scorer is to Van Persie—anyone's first time is always worth commemorating and unforgettable, like first love.

Of course, Wenger is not here to persuade him to give up competing with Chen Hero for the top scorer.

"Well, but I think you should relax a little, Robin. The competition with Hero is a long process—do you think that if you win him this season, you won't have to compete with him next season? It's not a good thing for you to be too nervous at this time, Robin."

"But he is only one goal behind me now, boss," Van Persie said worriedly.

"What's that, you're the one in the lead, even if you don't score a goal in the next game, he has to score two goals in a row to surpass you. I think you're a little flustered by him now, Robin," Wenger said.

"I'm not..." Van Persie frowned and retorted—he didn't want to admit that he was really being forced very hard by the other party.

"I remember you rarely give yourself extra shooting practice, right?" Wenger pointed at Van Persie and smiled.

He smiled throughout his conversation with Van Persie today. He wanted to infect Van Persie with his smile, so that he could also relax and not always frown and look like he was suffering.

Van Persie was a little embarrassed, he shrugged: "I think my shooting skills can still be improved a bit."

"But there's no need to rush." Wenger said. "In long-distance running, the pressure on the leader is always greater than the pursuers behind. You know this rule, right?"

Van Persie nodded. Of course, he understood this principle. The leader will start to worry about his position from the moment he takes the lead, fearing that he will be overtaken by the people behind him if he is not careful. If he is overtaken near the finish line, it will really be a tearful situation.

Because this worry always exists and continues to affect the athlete, the leader actually consumes more physical strength than the pursuer.

That's why in long-distance running, many strong athletes actually choose to follow the strategy and won't be silly and rush to the front at the beginning to be the target of everyone. Then wait until the last moment to overtake the opponent and deliver a fatal blow.

Moreover, those athletes who adopt the following strategy do not just follow all the time, they constantly rotate people to follow the first place. Give the first place a feeling of "no matter how hard you run, you can't shake off the pursuers behind you," and constantly put pressure on him mentally until he collapses.

Wenger looked at his proud student—Arsenal today is no longer the Arsenal of the past. Henry is gone, Fabregas is also gone. This team used to be full of stars, but now only Van Persie is still presentable. The Dutchman is Arsenal's only hope for the future, and he must not let this person fall because of Chen Hero.

"Have you ever thought that Hero is using this long-distance running strategy to put pressure on you, and then expect you to collapse?" he said.

Van Persie was stunned—he really hadn't considered this question.

Wenger saw his reaction and knew that his words had worked, so he struck while the iron was hot.

"In fact, Hero's ability may not be as strong as you think, and it is also very hard for him to keep up with you. You can tell from his goal distribution that he often relies on concentrated bursts, not sustained and stable goal efficiency..."

Wenger's words were a bit of a lie. He knew very well whether Chen Hero was that strong or not, after all, his team had just been scored three goals by him. But in order to comfort Van Persie, let him relax, he had to belittle his opponent.

As for the side effects of doing so, Wenger couldn't bother to consider. If Van Persie loses the top scorer because he is too careless, then it has nothing to do with Wenger. What he wants is a healthy Van Persie, not a Van Persie who won the top scorer with an injured leg.

Moreover, he believed that Van Persie would not lose the top scorer because of his words because of arrogance and carelessness.

This kind of thing may happen to many people, but it will never happen to Robin van Persie.

With his words, Van Persie's eyes gradually lit up.

Obviously, he accepted his coach's explanation.

In fact, he didn't quite believe that Chen Hero could score thirty-one goals in a season when the team was not strong.

So there is only one reason, that is, Chen Hero is also working very hard.

It's all the media's hype that seems to describe Chen Hero as unparalleled in the world.

It even affected him.

The thought of being one goal behind made him upset.

Now that Wenger pointed it out, he reacted. He was being influenced by media opinion! If he continues to do this, the first person to be unable to withstand the pressure must be himself. Once he collapses, wouldn't it be easy for Chen Hero to overtake him?

Damn it!

What a close call... If I really did this, I would have died unjustly!

Okay, you want to put pressure on me, then I'll show you my ability to withstand pressure!

Van Persie made up his mind and a smile reappeared on his face: "I understand, boss. I won't practice today, I'm going home!"

Wenger was very satisfied with his answer, he patted Van Persie on the shoulder: "You are always the best, Robin! Don't be afraid of any opponent!"