Volume 1 Chapter 4: Boring Pole Training
Martin Hughes is a very nice person. He constantly introduces Arsenal to Lucky and familiarizes him with the team.
In fact, it is very simple to communicate with Martin Hughes, just don't mention that person to him.
As soon as that person is mentioned, this guy will definitely explode on the spot!
The two chatted a lot, and Lekai also learned some information about the situation within the Arsenal team.
For example, there are some internal conflicts, but Lekai doesn’t care about them, he feels that he will not be involved.
In that case, he doesn't care.
After dinner, the two said goodbye to each other.
Lucky returned to the training ground to start afternoon training.
Still training around the pole.
He had to increase his speed to less than 9 seconds today, without touching the club.
Training is boring, but if you want to become stronger, you have to endure this boredom.
Lucky was circling the pole over and over again, and his speed was increasing little by little.
The most obvious thing is that the control of the football has become better.
In the past, because he played as a full-back, he was less likely to stick to the ball, so he didn't need much support from the ball sense. His task was to pass the ball to the organization point.
The game focused more on defense.
But now, he needs... no! Excellent ball sense and skills to ensure his ability to hold the ball.
I've never heard of a midfielder who can't hold the ball.
Well...except for some special cases...
Lucky threw himself into the training, feeling the increasing fit between his body and the ball.
It feels wonderful.
Sure enough, it’s more comfortable to hold the football at your feet.
Lekai didn't know that while he was training, the Arsenal assistant coach had been watching him from the sidelines, and his expression was still angry.
After looking for a long time, the old man turned away.
It was not until the evening that Lekai stopped training. He looked at the neatly arranged golf clubs behind him and lowered his head to glance at the time.
8.91 seconds!
A smile appeared on Lucky's lips.
Isn’t the result here?
At this time, the sun was setting. Lekai moved the equipment back, took a shower in the bathroom, and prepared to go home.
But as soon as he arrived at the gate of the training base, he saw Billy's car parked on the side of the road. He smiled and shouted to Lucky: "Surprise~~~~"
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Lucky laughed and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Billy!"
Billy also smiled and said, "How was the training today?"
"Very good!" Lucky shrugged.
After that, the two got in the car and prepared to return.
On the way back, Billy said, "Do you want to go for a walk in London?"
After all, it was his first time here, and he thought Lucky would want to take a walk around London.
But Lucky did shake his head and said, "No! My current training tasks are very heavy, I don't have much time to waste!"
"Great!" Billy gave a thumbs up.
He likes players who work hard.
I prefer Arsenal players who work hard!
"But you can introduce him to me." Lucky said with a smile.
Billy drove with one hand and put his other hand on the car window and asked, "What do you want to know?"
Lucky said with some anticipation, "Where do all our Arsenal fans gather? I'd like to go there if I have a chance!"
Billy raised his eyebrows. He was very satisfied with Lucky's address of 'our Arsenal', which meant that he had fully identified with Arsenal.
Billy smiled and said, "Haven't you heard of this saying?"
"What?"
Billy said, "Tottenham fans are in Fulham, West Ham fans are in Cambridge, Chelsea fans are in Millwall, and Arsenal fans..."
Billy said proudly, "Everywhere!"
Lucky grinned secretly.
Well, every Arsenal fan is blindly confident.
But this also indirectly shows the proportion of Arsenal fans in this city of London.
According to the latest statistics, out of London's population of 9 million, Arsenal fans alone account for 2 million.
It accounts for a quarter of all fans in London.
To exaggerate, it can indeed be described as ubiquitous.
Of course, the majority of Arsenal fans gather in North London.
After all, this is the main gathering place for Arsenal fans.
In every season, the North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal is also known as one of the hottest derbies.
However, Tottenham had been declining in the previous period, so Arsenal looked down on them.
Back at Billy's house, Elena once again warmly entertained Lucky.
Elena praised Lekai's breakfast for being delicious and prepared a big meal for him.
Then he looked at Lekai with a smile and showed a bitter face.
Finally, she brought out the low-fat meal that she had specially prepared.
As a fan, she naturally knew that athletes needed to manage their bodies, and she was teasing Lucky before.
Lekai also smiled happily when he saw the low-fat meal.
After the four of them performed a special 'prayer' again , they began to eat dinner.
After dinner, everyone sat together and chatted again.
Billy and his wife introduced the customs and culture of Britain to Lucky, and Lucky also introduced China to them.
Billy has some yearning for China.
This is mainly due to those magical kung fu.
It seemed like every foreigner thought that Chinese people knew Kung Fu. After Lucky solemnly told him that there was no Kung Fu in China and those were only for the needs of the movies, Billy showed a hint of disappointment.
Lekai couldn't bear it, so he said, "Maybe we can try our luck at Shaolin Temple."
Billy is resurrected with full health.
He made a "wa da wa da" sound with his mouth and did some funny movements, which made everyone laugh.
During the chat, the relationship gradually became closer.
Finally, we start looking forward to next season.
It would be unqualified for a fan not to discuss football.
However, both Billy and Elena were blindly optimistic.
They feel that Fabregas' departure will not have much impact on the club.
In fact, they will play better next season.
But Luka remembers that Arsenal will still be fighting for the top four next season.
No!
We moved forward a little bit and entered the Champions League zone with the third place.
It’s just that Arsenal’s Champions League!
Five years at Bayern! Three years at Barcelona!
The 16th place in the Champions League!
My career as the Premier League's great stalker king begins here!
…
The weather was fine the next day.
Just like the training the day before, Lucky prepared to continue with the pole circling training.
Yesterday, he completed the pole-circling drill in 9 seconds.
And without touching the club.
Today, he will strive to improve and make the movements more relaxed.
Just do it.
Lekai picked up the ball and started running forward, and the boring pole-circling training began again.
Through repeated practice around the pole, Lekai could feel that his sense of the ball was getting better and better.
The movements are becoming more and more coherent.
This pleasure made him feel happy.
After practicing for a long time, during another break, Lekai suddenly felt someone was staring at him.
Turning around, I saw the assistant coach standing outside the fence again.
And compared to yesterday, are you angrier?
He is shaking!
Lekai was a little confused, scratched his head, and was about to shout.
The old man suddenly turned around and rushed into the training ground at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, heading straight towards Lekai.
When he was three meters away, the old man raised his hand high and slapped it hard.
Snapped!!!
Lucky felt his butt was swollen.
He looked at the other person with horror and shame.
It would be uncomfortable for anyone to be suddenly attacked on the buttocks by an old man.
But the next second, the old man roared at Lucky; "Use your hips! Use your hips!"
Immediately, he picked up the ball and walked to the golf club, then turned around and glared at him, "Look carefully, idiot!"
He spiked the ball with his left foot, and when the ball was parallel to the stick, he pushed the ball with his right foot. At this time, there was an obvious shift of weight on his right hip.
After completing this set of movements, he turned around and roared, "Use your hips to transfer your center of gravity, not your shoulders. Are you stupid? Don't shake your shoulders up and down, otherwise the opposing defensive player will judge the direction of your next change of direction based on your shoulders."
After saying that, he walked over and patted Lekai's crotch, saying; "Use your crotch, push your crotch out!"
Forehead……
Lucky was a little confused.
But he felt that the other party was teaching him.
Putting aside the previous feelings of shame and anger, he picked up the ball, stood in front of the club, and turned to look at the old man.
"Try it once!"
The old man crossed his arms, his brows raised, as if he was still angry.
Lekai scratched his head, then imitated the other person's movements slowly.
I have to say that Lucky has great body coordination and can learn the movements almost at a glance.
In slow motion, he accurately imitated the other person's movements.
"Boost!"
There was a roar from behind.
Lucky also sped up a bit.
But he found that after speeding up, his movements began to become somewhat distorted.
But he should still maintain this speed and start to circle the pole.
After the whole process, I feel much better than before.
He turned and looked at the old man in surprise.
The old man looked down at the timer and sneered, "10.12 seconds, even a snail is faster than you!"
Lucky said unconvinced, "This is my first time!"
The old man snorted coldly, walked to the middle of the club, looked at Lucky and said, "From now on, go around the club according to the frequency of my clapping!"
"ah?"
Lucky was stunned for a moment.
The old man glared and said, "Get ready quickly!"
Lucky muttered and placed the ball in front of the club.
The old man clapped his hands decisively.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The old man clapped his hands slowly but with great care .
Clap your hands every half a second, forcing Lucky to make a quick pass.
Lekai also maintained a frequency of tapping and plucking with his feet, but it must be said that at this frequency, the whole body was in a tense state, which was more tiring than practicing blindly by himself.
After doing it ten times, Lekai felt his ankles stiff and his calves began to ache.
Lucky sat on the ground, gasping for breath.
The old man came over, squatted down, and touched Lekai's legs, muttering, "The muscles are stiff, and the stretching is not sufficient. While building muscle, increase flexibility training."
After that, he lifted up Lucky's jersey again, checked his abdomen, nodded slightly and said, "The core is good, but not symmetrical enough."
Finally, he grabbed Lekai's shoulder again, feeling the thickness of the bone and said, "The bone mass is large, it can support enough muscle mass!"
After saying that, the old man stood up and said to Lekai, "Report to the equipment room at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. Don't eat breakfast. The cafeteria will prepare a special breakfast for you!"
Lekai stared at the old man blankly, somewhat confused.
The old man ignored the other party and kept muttering something.
Lucky vaguely heard something like 'Arsene, bastard'...
