Even while on the phone, Lei Ming didn't forget to take a bite of hot ramen, which made him feel incredibly satisfied.

Although Paul said a lot, he really didn't feel anything right now.

There's an old saying: "You used to ignore me, but now you'll be begging for my attention!"

He might have been upset about losing the election before, but now, since he started traveling alone in his hometown, he doesn't care anymore.

This is why Paul said so much, but Thunder didn't react at all.

Paul, on the other side, was clearly stunned after hearing Lei Ming's exclamation, as if he was shocked.

"No, brother, big brother, my dear Lei, I'm talking to you about serious matters. That old man from Santos might hold a grudge against you. Aren't you worried at all? He wouldn't dare mess with Ronaldo, but dealing with a little Karami like you is too easy for him! How can you still be in the mood to release anything?"

Paul believes that if Lei Ming could become a national team player, it would be a great help to his future development prospects, but it is a bit unpleasant that he has offended a head coach because of it.

Unexpectedly, while he was anxiously waiting on the other side, Lei Ming said disdainfully, "Paul, you're really bored out of your mind. You should spend more time chasing girls to kill time. As for my affairs, don't worry about them. It's like the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is. What's wrong with you?"

Paul: "??????"

After hanging up the phone, Lei Ming took out his phone to search for news about the Confederations Cup in Russia. When he saw that Portugal had been eliminated by their opponents due to consecutive penalty kick errors, he almost spat out the soup in his mouth.

Oh, it was because of the penalty kick!

Why did Ronaldo react so strongly? He only lost a relatively insignificant Confederations Cup match, yet he still lashed out at the opponent after the game. Now it seems that it was all caused by the penalty shootout!

After watching the game video for a while, Lei Ming probably had a similar assessment of the two goalkeepers.

Overall, both players performed admirably during the match, but Bravo demonstrated exceptional judgment during the penalty shootout.

With three consecutive saves, all of which found the target, it's no wonder that the opponent became the nightmare of the Portuguese players.

The video also shows that the goalkeeper has fully grasped the knack of defending penalty kicks, and his body movements have successfully influenced the penalty taker's shot trajectory.

He then found comments about Santos apologizing to the fans. Overall, he felt that his judgment was similar to Paulo's. Although the veteran coach was praising himself on the surface, his eyes still held his usual disdain.

He might actually be called up, but it's hard to say whether he'll get a chance to play. After all, Patricio is the other team's godson, and unless he suffers a serious injury, he probably won't have much of a chance even if he becomes the second-choice goalkeeper.

Aside from their defeat in the Confederations Cup, Portugal's performance in the qualifiers was quite satisfactory. Led by captain Cristiano Ronaldo, they secured their qualification early on, which is certainly something to be happy about.

What to do when you're happy?

"Boss, another bowl, please!"

Only dry rice.

.........

Inside the Arsenal manager's office.

Wenger smiled slightly after seeing the farce orchestrated by Portugal's head coach Santos.

He could see through the other party's tricks at a glance, but to be honest, he was grateful to them for so decisively excluding Lei Ming from the list.

After all, players are already in a state of physical fatigue after a season of competition, which greatly increases their risk of injury.

There is no other way but to give the players plenty of rest.

Now that the other party has let Lei Ming go so easily, how could he not be grateful to them!

After the arrival of Rummenigge and Alexandre Lacazette, Wenger is actually quite satisfied with the current squad. The overall framework of the team does not need to be changed too much. As long as Lacazette can integrate into the team, they can improve their fighting power in a short period of time.

Last season, the problem of weak attacking power plagued him for a long time, but now with the arrival of Lacazette, everything will be solved.

At the same time, he directly promoted Lei Ming to the starting position in goal, while placing Cech in the second goalkeeper position.

This was something he had discussed with Cech before.

After all, although Cech performed well last season, he was still quite different from his prime. He was even thinking that if Thunder could take the lead during the winter transfer window and Cech was still in good form, he wouldn't mind selling him for money.

In terms of attack, despite the arrival of Lacazette, it still feels like something is missing. If they had a player with the speed of Monaco's Mbappe, they could actually try a counter-attacking style.

Everyone says he only knows how to play pretty but impractical football, but little do they know, it's just because he doesn't have many other options.

If so, he certainly wouldn't mind giving everyone a surprise.

Joel Campbell, Kolašinac, Akpon, Wilshere...

He circled each of these people's names.

Of these players, only Kolasinac is a free agent; the other three are players who have returned from loan spells, and he doesn't want them to leave this season.

Joel Campbell and Akpon can strengthen Arsenal's already weak attack, while Kolasinac's defensive ability allows him to earn a weekly wage of £50,000 at Arsenal, which is not high, but not low either.

As for Wilshere, he performed very well at Bournemouth last season, and Wenger intends to bring him back to give him a try, while also putting some pressure on some of the young midfielders.

Too many injuries remain Wilshere's biggest problem to overcome.

Arsenal have made many amazing moves this season.

After spending an unprecedented £100 million in transfer fees, and then clearing out some players and welcoming back some players who had been on loan, they announced their withdrawal from the transfer market early on.

This was something that many fans did not expect.

Just as the European transfer market was approaching its peak, they chose to withdraw, coming and going quickly.

When a reporter asked the professor why he decided to withdraw so early, the professor smiled and replied, "We have completed everything in our plan. In the time ahead, apart from the competition, we have nothing else to consider."