Volume 1 Chapter 36 Candy Skin
The Oak Pub, Woolwich, London.
"That's right! Kill them just like that!"
"Don't let the Tottenham people get too arrogant!"
“Go, go, go!”
"Beautiful Arteta!"
"Song! Go steal the ball! Oh~ shit!"
Inside the bar, Arsenal fans were shouting wildly, waving their arms, drinking, and cursing, which made the atmosphere in the bar extremely high.
Billy is one of them, and he is more "excited" than usual.
Lucky was still sitting at the bar, chatting with Celtic Meadows.
"The game is already won, we played well!"
Lucky said after taking a sip of juice.
In response, Celtic Meadows nodded and said: "We've narrowed the gap again, shit! Tottenham are 10 points behind us."
Lekai said nothing.
Due to Arsenal's series of defeats in the recent period, they have plummeted in the standings and are now in sixth place.
As of the 24th round, Tottenham Hotspur has 50 points and is ranked third in the standings.
Arsenal is in sixth place in the league with 40 points.
Therefore, this game is very necessary. If we fail to win, we will most likely be trampled under the feet of Tottenham.
This is unacceptable to Arsenal fans.
Thinking of this, Lekai fell silent again.
Arsenal fans seem to have a certain trait.
They can digest bad things quickly.
After a series of failures in the recent period, Arsenal's performance has plummeted.
If it were any other team, they would have exploded and started protesting.
Fans will force the club to find a scapegoat to take responsibility.
But Arsenal have none of that.
They seemed to have gotten used to it all and forgot all the bad things in just one week.
In this regard, Lucky doesn't know how to comment.
"Wenger didn't give you another chance to play?" Celtic Meadows asked, resting his chin on his hand.
Lucky nodded and said, "The professor doesn't seem to be in a hurry to hire me."
Celtic Meadows smiled and said, "Because he wants to compete for the Champions League qualification, it is not suitable to train players at this time. When Arsenal stabilizes the situation, he will let you play."
Lucky turned around and said in surprise, "You seem very sure!"
Meadows raised his eyebrows and said, "Boy, you don't seem very confident?"
Lucky shrugged and said, "Really?"
Meadows smiled and said, "You performed very well in your debut. Very well. If it wasn't for Henry, you would be the best player of the game! This was a wonderful debut. If you couldn't get a chance to play with this kind of performance, then Arsenal wouldn't be called the 'Arsenal'."
Lucky was silent.
In fact, he didn't feel much about his performance in that game.
As Henry said, this was a debut that was destined to be forgotten.
The next day, all the media in London and Europe were talking about was 'Henry's return'.
Under this big gimmick, no matter how outstanding the performance of Lucky Duck cannot be mentioned by the media.
No praise, no attention.
After that game, Arsenal fans seemed to have forgotten him.
Of course, Lucky does not expect to receive much praise from the media, but it still wants some equivalent return.
As for the issue of playing, Wenger obviously wants to compete for the Champions League zone and is not in the mood to train his players at this time, even if Luka's debut is good.
What Wenger wants is a stable Arsenal to grab more points.
Lucky, a newcomer who has only played one game, is obviously not in his plan, nor is he Arsenal's current combat force.
Sighing, Lucky shook his head and looked at Meadows and asked, "How was my performance in my debut?"
"Very good!" Meadows said directly.
Lucky; "Will you come to watch me play in the next game?"
Meadows was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "No! If that's the question, then your performance is not good enough."
Lucky rolled his eyes and said, "So how do you want to perform?"
Meadows asked back ; "Why do you want me to watch your game?"
Lucky thought for a moment and said, "At least this will let me know that someone in the stands is paying attention to me?"
Meadows smiled and shook his head and said, "Okay, when I think your performance is good enough."
Lucky said unhappily: "So, what do you mean by excellence? You don't expect me to perform a hat trick, do you? I'm a defensive midfielder!"
Meadows couldn't help laughing, patted Lucky on the shoulder and said, "I have my own standards."
Lucky didn't force it anymore, this guy just laughed it off ambiguously.
I guess he just couldn't save face and admit defeat to Wenger.
At this point, the game is over.
In the 2011/2012 season, Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 and won the North London Derby.
This can be regarded as revenge for the loss in the first half of the season.
The game also made Arsenal fans extremely happy.
On the way home, Billy kept humming songs and looked extremely happy.
Lekai was speechless.
You just lost the chance to win the league and were eliminated from the Champions League.
A victory in a derby makes us full of energy again. Isn't it too easy to be content?
But maybe that’s what Arsenal fans are all about.
After a long period without a championship, they got used to losing.
Rather than struggling in pain, they prefer to approach it with an optimistic attitude.
…
After a big victory, the team began to sprint towards the Champions League zone with all its strength.
During this period, almost all the main players took to the field and started to score points frantically.
The substitutes didn't get a chance to play.
Lucky is like this.
Chamberlain is even more so!
Compared to Lucky, this guy is anxious.
Therefore, I work extra hard in training.
Wenger also saw all of this and expressed satisfaction with the change.
"Chamberlain played very well."
Patles nodded and looked at Van Persie with a strange look in his eyes.
Wenger turned his head and looked at his old friend, saying, "Don't think about those things that are not true."
Patles pursed his lips, but his expression remained unhappy.
There have been some bad rumors circulating within the club recently.
Van Persie has only one year left on his contract. When the club approached Van Persie to extend the contract, he refused.
The club did not give up, and after several unsuccessful handover attempts, a rift inevitably began to appear.
Why not renew the contract?
After the incident with Fabregas, the club has become more sensitive to such matters.
Especially in the outside media, some people began to talk about the news that Van Persie's agent contacted other teams, which made the matter even more confusing.
Patras hoped that this was just a rumor, a made-up story.
But judging from the current developments, Van Persie may really be thinking about leaving the team.
Although for now, everything is in a state of calm.
The team and players work together to strive for the European competition zone!
Their performance in the game is getting better and better.
But no one knows what is underneath this layer of candy skin.
Patles walked straight to the court and shouted in the direction of Lucky; "Let's go! It's time to go for a physical examination!"
Lucky withdrew from the training match, picked up a towel beside him and simply wiped his face, then left with Patrese.
On the way to the infirmary, Patras walked in front in silence.
Lekai didn't say anything either.
This is the current internal situation of Arsenal. Beneath all the glamorous appearance, there is full of speculation and doubts.
When they arrived at the infirmary, the team doctor Levin asked Lucky to sit on a chair.
Lucky took off his clothes, leaving his upper body naked. Levin used a precision tool like tweezers to pinch the skin fold below his shoulder blade.
After repeating the test three times, he said, "You can't gain any more weight!"
Lekai's weight at this time has reached 83 kilograms, which is a full ten kilograms more than before.
The body fat thickness caused by weight gain is somewhat excessive.
After Patrese nodded and let Lucky leave, he asked Levin for a detailed physical examination form.
Bone density, muscle mass, flexibility index, etc. are all recorded.
After confirming the result, Patles nodded and said, "The result is very good."
The team doctor Levin laughed and said, "Are you trying to train him into a tank?"
Patiles shook his head firmly; "He can't be a tank!"
Levin thought thoughtfully, "You seem to have special expectations for him?"
Patles raised an eyebrow: "Why do you say that?"
"You are not as enthusiastic about him as Fabregas. Do you think his talent is greater than Fabregas'?"
Levin asked.
Hearing this name, Patles's expression turned gloomy and he said, "Don't mention this name to me."
He had nothing but naked hatred for the fact that the star player he had personally trained left in a betrayal manner.
Levin raised his hands. "All right, we won't talk about him."
After a pause, he said, "So, you haven't answered yet! "
Patles was silent for a moment and said, "I do have special expectations for him!"
Levin laughed; "You want him to be the next Spaniard?"
snort!
Patles sneered and said, "He will be the next Vieira!"
Hearing this, Levin was silent for a moment, then said:
"Are you sure this is the right choice?"
Patres said, "Whether it is the right choice or not, I think you know it very well. In fact, from the beginning, our concept was very different from Arsene's."
"He believes that everything must be carried out according to tactics and advocates that tactics are supreme!"
"But we know that football is not just about tactics!"
Patres clenched his fist and said sternly, "Indomitable spirit! Confident will to win! Trust in teammates! These will become the key factors in determining the direction of a game. Players are not tools. They have their own ideas and will burst out with great energy in strong emotions. However, we have been going against this!"
"It's time to correct it!"
