Volume 2 Chapter 41: Just One Year
On January 2, Arsenal will face Southampton in the 21st round of the Premier League.
Throughout the game, Lucky's performance remained outstanding.
His efficient steals and interceptions played a crucial role, but at the same time, Arsenal's counterattack was slow to launch.
The reason is simple. Due to the opponent's fierce attack, Lekai can only stay in the back line.
He also tried to steal the ball and launch a counterattack directly, but it was not easy. Although his teammates cooperated well, South Shore Putton also set up an extremely tight defensive network.
Since Lucky couldn't kick the ball immediately and his organization and ball control abilities were not good enough, the shot naturally came to nothing.
In the 44th minute, Southampton relied on their ability to advance along the left corridor, leaving Lucky behind, successfully breaking through and scoring a goal.
This also led the Sky Sports commentator to say: "Southampton has thoroughly studied Arsenal's offensive routines. Facts have proved that an 18-year-old core cannot support the entire team!"
This goal put Arsenal into a very passive position.
Especially as the forwards scrambled to equalize the score, the sidelines became extremely chaotic.
During the half-time break, Wenger made some adjustments.
He placed Luka in the central defensive midfielder position and Ramsey on the left defensive end.
This has relieved Kodak's defensive pressure to a certain extent.
And this parallel transposition is worthy of recognition.
After losing a certain amount of defensive pressure, Lekai once again demonstrated his key passing ability.
Finally, in the 70th minute, Luka made a precise long pass to find Podolski who was making a forward run, and the latter passed the ball back to Chamberlain.
Chamberlain passed the ball to Walcott, who continued to pass the ball in the penalty area.
Suarez scored the final goal!
Arsenal equalized the score away from home in the 71st minute.
And the game ends here!
Lucky's performance is still outstanding.
Although Arsenal encountered some minor troubles in the first half, they transitioned smoothly under the adjustments made by the professor.
They got a draw away from home.
Even though it was a draw, it was already commendable.
After all, the current situation at Arsenal is not good.
Beating Newcastle at home means having the home advantage, but it becomes extremely difficult away from home.
The professor had only one requirement for the next competition.
'Win every game you have to win!'
In other words, he is ready to be challenged by other top teams.
But at the same time, Arsenal must get all the other points they deserve and control the points accurately.
For example, in this game, in the professor's philosophy, not losing away games is already a pass, winning at home is 80 points, winning away is 100 points, and losing at home is 0 points.
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After this game, Arsenal faced a tough battle at home.
Manchester City is coming!
This game was a torment for Lucky.
Because he met the most difficult opponent.
Argentine star, the beast Tevez.
Lucky is not afraid of any fancy technical players, his foresight talent can help him deal with many things.
But when it comes to players with strong physical fitness, Lucky is a little overwhelmed.
Tevez is now at his peak, with strong explosive power and good running skills. In addition, the scar from his right ear to his throat is winding and ferocious. Every time he roars, he looks like a beast with its bloody mouth wide open.
And these players with strong impact are exactly the ones that are most difficult for Lucky to deal with.
Because he has no advantage in strength.
In every collision, Lucky would be pushed away by the opponent. Although he still tried to stick to the opponent tenaciously, he was still unable to completely restrain the opponent.
But even so, Lekai completed three steals in six confrontations.
However, compared with his previous stealing efficiency, it has been greatly reduced.
Luka's decline has also affected the entire Arsenal team. After all, the current Arsenal relies heavily on Luka's steals and interceptions.
After problems occurred in this link, Arsenal's defense was no longer strong.
After Manchester City's repeated bombardment, Arsenal's goal was finally broken.
In the 78th minute, Milner assisted Dzeko to score the only goal of the game.
In the 22nd round of the Premier League, Arsenal lost regretfully at home.
This game also had a great impact on Lucky, and he started his desperate equipment training again.
As a defensive player, if he can't even withstand the opponent's impact, then it is his dereliction of duty.
Therefore, he wants to make his body stronger.
But Patrese stopped his training.
"Don't go on. This is the limit you can bear. You are only 18 years old and still in the growth stage. Your body muscle mass has not yet fully developed. Excessive training will only overdraw your growth hormones in advance!"
Normal males will stop developing at the age of 24, and this time is also the best time to build the body.
Lucky is 18 years old, still too young.
If you continue to force yourself to train, it will not bring any benefits.
Hearing this, Lucky pursed his lips and said, "But I need a stronger body . I can't fight Tevez head-on now!"
"Why do we have to fight head-on?" said Patras.
Lucky blinked: "Isn't it the only way to restrict this kind of players to fight head-on?"
Patres sneered at this; "That was Mourinho's trick. He wanted the other side to focus on Drogba's play, so he proposed the human wave tactics + blocking the loophole tactics, but it's useless."
"What should we do then?" asked Lucky.
Patelase: "How did you defend Walcott when you were 73 kg?"
Lucky blinked, thought for a moment and said, "Get someone to go up and beat him up!"
Patles grinned: "I mean when we're defending alone."
Lucky recalled again, and after a moment, his eyes lit up.
Patles smiled and said, "It seems that you have understood. Yes, when we are defending, we emphasize that the ball should not pass through the opponent. However, it is difficult for us to do this when facing players like Tevez and Drogba, because their strong physical fitness will push us through!"
"At times like this, you need some skills, such as a sudden kick to steal the ball! In fact, this is how you played before, but after your physical strength increases, you gradually get used to using strength for a more convenient defensive method. There is nothing wrong with this, but you can't give up your previous defensive techniques!"
"People can pass through, but the ball can't!"
Patrese stared at Lucky and said, "Quick, decisive, unexpected kick, just like before."
Finally, Patles said, "Okay, don't stay in the equipment room. Except for the necessary equipment training, you can't step in here anymore."
Patras felt it necessary to restrict Lucky's access to the equipment room.
Otherwise, this guy would never come out after going in.
After returning to the training ground, Patelez came to Wenger.
Wenger turned and asked, "How is it?"
Patelez shrugged: "Very smart, you get it right away!"
Wenger smiled; "I hope he won't sink because of this."
"He's different." Patles smiled. "When others are frustrated, he first thinks about how to solve the problem. Even though he may do some not-so-smart things, he is definitely looking for a solution."
After a pause, Patres said with emotion, "He is eager to become stronger every minute and every second. He will not be defeated by setbacks!"
Wenger nodded and said, "It's been a tough battle recently!"
Starting from the 22nd round, when they play against Manchester City at home, Arsenal will have a busy schedule in the next three rounds.
23rd round away game against Chelsea.
24th round home game against Liverpool.
These two games are extremely crucial and Arsenal must remain stable.
If it collapses at this critical juncture, the entire season will basically be ruined.
Even if they want to catch up in the next game, it will be difficult.
Difficulties themselves represent opportunities, and this is a good opportunity to narrow the points gap.
But Arsenal is looking at how to stabilize their form due to a large number of injuries.
At present, they have been overtaken by Tottenham Hotspur and are now in fifth place in the standings.
Arsenal trail by 2 points.
These two games are crucial if we want to stabilize ourselves again.
We played against Chelsea away, so if we lost, we lost.
But we must win the home game against Liverpool.
Otherwise, if Arsenal don't win in four games, they may even fall out of the Champions League zone!
This is also what Wenger is extremely worried about.
At the same time, Wenger was very depressed.
Champions League zone every year!
This happens every year.
When will Arsenal be able to regain its former glory, lead the team to win exciting games, and stride towards the championship?
Judging from the current situation, there are opportunities, but they will take some time to hone.
Wenger sighed; "Wait another year!"
Immediately, he looked at Lucky and his tone became serious.
"Just one year!"
