Volume 1 Chapter 5: The Returning Main Forces
Two weeks passed quietly.
On this day, there was a lot of noise and the roar of an old man in the Arsenal equipment room.
At this time, Lekai was already sweating profusely, but his eyes were full of determination.
He gritted his teeth, lying on the ground, supporting himself sideways, with a round yoga ball under his elbow and the other hand raised high.
The irregular movement of the soft ball requires Lucky's body to remain tense and constantly look for a balance point to avoid falling.
In this state, the whole body is tense and every muscle needs to be used.
Compared to a week ago, Lekai's body has undergone obvious changes.
The whole person looked stronger, and his originally thin body became stronger.
In particular, there is a significant increase in muscles in the shoulders, abdomen, and legs.
But overall it appears very symmetrical.
Lucky gritted his teeth and persisted. He had maintained this position for two full minutes, but he was only halfway through the four minutes required by Patrese.
Lucky kept taking deep breaths, but he could feel his abdominal muscles twitching with every deep breath.
Even his whole body was shaking slightly, so he didn't dare to breathe too quickly.
Patrese pulled a chair over, sat in front of Lucky, and snorted, "Remember, a good player is not about how strong his body is, how fast he is, or how good his skills are, but how much control he has over his body!"
"You have to learn to control your body and use every muscle to do what you want to do."
"Don't look at those big guys who are swollen like bears. People like them are often the worst. In the world of football, they are defective products!"
Lucky kept moving, his face distorted, and asked, "What did Drogba say?"
Patles raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that Lucky would still have the nerve to retort.
The old man stretched out his foot and gently pushed Lucky in the abdomen.
hiss!!
Lekai's body had a clear tendency to lean backwards, but the next second, his abdominal muscles suddenly tightened, and the seemingly inconspicuous abdominal muscles instantly bulged out like steel bars, and he pulled his body back with the strength of his waist alone.
"Don't! Push! Me!"
Lekai's face turned red and his body was shaking wildly. It was obvious that he had reached his limit.
Patras showed a hint of satisfaction on his face, but it soon turned into a sneer. "You still have the energy to talk back? One more minute."
Lucky: “…”
Seeing Lekai not saying anything, his body trembling, and gritting his teeth to hold on, Patres felt a sense of emotion in his heart.
Many people have received his training, but no one has been as persevering as Lucky.
Patres often increases the amount and difficulty of training, giving players a sense of frustration in the early stages of training.
Then gradually slow down the difficulty of training and give them enough sense of superiority.
This feeling of achieving goals and surpassing oneself will make players more confident.
But this guy in front of me is an exception!
Lucky completed the training given to him by Patrese on the first day, and was still full of energy after the training.
Patras had to admit that he underestimated this guy.
On the second day, the training intensity doubled, even to the point where Lucky could barely stand it.
But this guy gritted his teeth and persevered.
Patales didn't believe it and continued to increase the dosage.
Lucky still finished it, but it just took a little longer.
In this way, the two fought for three days, and finally Patres took the initiative to reduce the amount of training.
If this continues, Lucky will be ruined.
At the same time, he had to admit that this little guy had perseverance and resilience that were different from ordinary people.
He also asked Lucky what made him persist.
But Lucky's answer left him somewhat puzzled.
He said he liked the sense of accomplishment that comes from exceeding one's limits.
Isn't this perverted?
But it must be said that with the active cooperation of Lucky, Patales' training results have achieved unprecedented success.
In just two weeks, Lucky had completed the transformation of his body.
Today's Lucky is basically able to withstand Premier League-level confrontations.
Of course, the price was that during these two weeks, Lucky didn’t even touch the ball.
"Okay! You can stop now!"
As the old man spoke, Lekai fell backwards, his body pressed tightly against the ground, gasping for breath.
"Get up! Stretch!"
The old man kicked Lucky again.
Lekai could only drag his trembling body and lie on the ground, using his arms to push up his upper body, while his body below the waist was tightly pressed against the ground.
Feeling the stretch in his abdomen, Lekai exhaled slowly and said, "When can I do ball training?"
Patras said, "It's still early!"
Lekai grinned and said, "Don't all professional players have to practice with the ball? Practicing like this is unscientific!"
Patras was amused.
"So what's science? Arsene asked me to transform you into a qualified midfielder within a season. Do you think I have time to do it slowly?"
"A season?"
Lucky was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but asked in astonishment, "So, I can't play this season?"
Patras said, "What do you think?"
Lucky asked quickly, "What if I finish the training program ahead of time?"
Patles shook his head and said, "That won't work either. In fact, what is preventing you from participating in the competition is not the training problem, but the work permit!"
"The club has already started compiling materials and preparing to apply for the 'Special Talent Clause'. A hearing will probably be held early next year. If everything goes well, you might even be able to play in a game."
After saying that, Patles sneered; "I hope you don't become the next Song!"
Lucky: “…”
…
Before we knew it, it was already mid-July.
Major clubs have begun to issue calls to prepare for the new season.
The same is true for Arsenal. After experiencing the storm, Arsenal still seems a little shaky.
Many of the big players left one after another, leaving only Van Persie to hold the situation together.
In order to reflect Van Persie's value, on July 16, Arsenal Club announced the appointment of Van Persie as the team captain and gave him the responsibility of leading the team out of difficulties.
The originally quiet club began to become noisy.
The return of first-team players and pre-season preparations have also become urgent.
However, the shadow of Fabregas and Nasri's departure seems to still exist.
The returning players became silent and everyone looked worried, which made Wenger start to worry about the team's condition.
A physical examination is required on the first day of assembly training.
Every Arsenal player, including substitutes, must experience it.
And on this day, Lucky gained a little friend!
An English boy with a silly smile on his face and a short haircut.
Chamberlain!
Chamberlain, who had just transferred from Southampton, looked a little green.
At that time, Chamberlain had not yet grown into one of the contributors to Liverpool's future championship. He was still a young man playing as a winger.
But everything started to change from here.
"Transition? Midfield?"
Lucky looked at Patras in astonishment.
Wenger wants to transform Chamberlain into a midfielder?
What are you doing?
Aren't you stealing Klopp's job?
"What? Allow defenders to transform into midfielders, but not wingers?"
Patrese was angry.
If one is not enough, try two.
And they are all little kids, Wenger can really find things to do for himself.
Lucky turned around and looked at Chamberlain blankly.
Is this guy, who is a little reserved and looks confused, going to have his first spring in Arsenal?
Chamberlain was a little nervous. After all, this was the famous Arsenal, and it had always been his dream to join such a top club.
When he first came to Arsenal, he was nervous.
And now, he was even more nervous.
The Asian man in front of me looks very strange.
Why was he so surprised at his transformation into a midfielder?
"Okay, I'm going to talk to Arsene about something. You guys go do the physical examination!" After that, he turned to Lucky and said, "After the physical examination, you take him to today's training."
"Same as me?" Lucky's eyes lit up.
The training in the past two weeks made him feel extremely boring. Having a friend to practice with naturally made the boredom less severe.
Patras nodded, then turned and left.
In the training ground, Lucky looked at Chamberlain in front of him, extended his hand generously and said: "Hello, my name is Lucky!"
"Chamberlain!"
Chamberlain showed a simple smile.
The name sounds like a Chinese name, but this guy is indeed a real British.
"Shall we go for a physical examination?" Chamberlain scratched his head, obviously not good at speaking.
Lucky nodded and said, "Come on, I'll take you there!"
During the two weeks of training, Lucky basically got to know the entire training base.
The two walked out of the training ground and headed towards the designated physical examination location.
Along the way, the two chatted.
But it was mainly Lucky who kept talking, and Chamberlain would make a "hmm" sound from time to time.
From what we can see so far, he is just a dull person. How did he become an optimist?
Whose influence did you receive?
The physical examination area is a medical station inside the training base.
There was already a line at the door, and the players entered one by one.
There are two entrances for physical examinations, separate for the main players and substitutes.
Lucky and Chamberlain came to the substitutes' side and started to line up, both turning their heads to look at the main team.
All of Arsenal's main players have also assembled.
Lucky saw Van Persie, the current Arsenal captain and first dean.
Little Tiger, Walcott.
Rosicky and other players...
However, the expressions of the first-team players were not very good. Some of them looked calm, but there was a gloom on their faces.
Obviously, Fabrega's betrayal departure was a big blow to them.
Lekai took a look and didn't look anywhere else.
On the other hand, Chamberlain on the side was looking at him with curiosity.
Lekai had no choice but to nudge the other person with his elbow and whispered, "Stop looking!"
Chamberlain turned his head and asked in confusion; "Why?"
Lucky said helplessly: "Don't you know what Arsenal is going through now?"
"Law……"
Shhh!!
Lekai quickly put his index finger to his mouth and made a gesture of silence.
This name is taboo for Arsenal nowadays.
Lucky leaned over and hooked his arm around Chamberlain's neck, reminding him in a low voice, "The old captain just left, and the way he left was so... unique. This is a big blow to the club, especially the first-team players. Can't you see that they all look unhappy? You're staring at them now. Are you trying to provoke them or something?"
Hearing this, Chamberlain quickly shook his head and said, "I didn't, I'm just curious!"
"Don't look even if you're curious! Be obedient!" Lucky looked ahead and said, "Save yourself from getting beaten!"
