Volume 2 Chapter 48: Simple Task

Arsenal fans have been having a pretty good time recently as they have been pleasantly surprised by the team's excellent performance in the league.

In the FA Cup, they easily advanced to the next round.

Arsenal's current strength feels unreal.

Although their strength on paper does not seem that strong, they are always able to win every game!

They don't know what has changed here, but what is certain is that this Arsenal is completely different from before.

At the Colney training base, Chamberlain walked into the locker room in high spirits.

Yesterday, he was in the news in the London Sports Daily. Although it was only a small report, he still felt very happy.

The team's performance in recent times has been satisfying. After four consecutive wins, Chamberlain feels that he can beat anyone.

"Let's see who the next victim is?"

Chamberlain opened his phone with a proud look on his face, wanting to check his opponent for the next round.

The others also looked at Chamberlain with a smile.

After the winning streak, the atmosphere in the entire locker room was extremely relaxed.

But at this moment, a faint voice sounded.

"Next opponent, Bayern Munich!"

Gah!!

Chamberlain was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and saw Lucky sitting next to him and shrugged.

Chamberlain immediately turned off the league schedule and turned on the Champions League.

Immediately, he saw the upcoming Champions League round of 16!

On February 20, the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich!

Chamberlain stared at the match schedule in a daze, his face turning pale.

Lekai also shook his head helplessly.

How strong was Bayern Munich in the 2012/2013 season? The Southern King used a game that defeated Barcelona to tell everyone how terrifying they are.

There are too many players in the team who are at their peak.

Mandzukic, Robben, Ribery, Schweinsteiger, Gomez, Lahm, Boateng, Neuer and the second child, Thomas Muller, who is still the younger brother!

This lineup gives people a feeling of suffocation.

Not to mention the current Arsenal, even if all the main players returned, they wouldn’t dare to do this!

If there is anyone who can stop Bayern Munich this season, it should only be the Dortmund Hornets led by Klopp in the same division.

Lewandowski, Reus, Gotze, Gundogan, Schmelzer, Hummels...

It can be said that if Bayern Munich had not hollowed out this Hornet team, with this lineup, they could at least win the Champions League!

This season's Bundesliga has two abnormal teams, and anyone who meets them will be annoyed.

Unfortunately, five years at Bayern and three years at Barcelona!

The peak of the two cosmic teams was encountered by Arsenal.

The story of the 16th round winner of the Champions League every year is full of blood and tears!

"Assemble in the tactical room!"

Captain Vermaelen walked in and shouted.

Lucky stood up and pulled Chamberlain, who was still in a daze, towards the tactical room.

In the tactical room, the coaches had arrived early. Wenger was standing next to the tactical board, writing and drawing with a pen in his hand.

Rosicky was sitting in the front row.

Seeing Rosicky, the eyes of Arsenal players including Lukay lit up.

Big brother!

You finally returned from injury.

One by one, the Arsenal players came over to congratulate them.

Rosicky also smiled happily. God knows how painful it was for him to lie in the hospital bed during this period.

Finally, Rosicky looked at Lucky and said seriously, "Thank you for your hard work!"

Yes, it’s hard work!

Rosicky knew very well that when their midfielders were injured, it was the young man in front of him who carried the team forward.

He is only 18 years old!

Thinking of this, Rosicky was filled with emotion!

Lucky smiled and patted Rosicky's shoulder, saying, "It's nothing! I'm glad you're back. I'll follow you from now on!"

Rosicky couldn't help but laugh.

"You are still the core, and I am the one following you!"

Lucky looked surprised.

At this time, the professor coughed and said, "Everyone sit down!"

Everyone took their seats.

The professor pushed up the tactical board and said, "In the next Champions League knockout match, we will play Bayern Munich."

As soon as the words fell, everyone's expression turned serious.

It has to be said that this season's Bayern Munich is a strong opponent that no one wants to meet.

But Arsenal had no choice but to fight hard at this time.

Wenger began to introduce Bayern Munich's tactics.

In fact, there is no obvious flaw or shortcoming in Bayern Munich this season. Their tactical ability and personnel configuration are perfect.

In the back line, Neuer, Alaba and Lahm are all the best players in their respective positions. Boateng is also in the rising period of his career, and Dante is also in the peak two years of his career.

In the defensive midfielder position, "Little Pig" Schweinsteiger is the number one star in the Bundesliga. He has an excellent overall view and footwork. His defensive ability is not bad. Together with Martinez, who has an abnormal coverage area, they can be said to be the best defensive midfielder combination in the 4-2-3-1 system.

Needless to say, the combination of Robbery and Ribery really blew up every defense in Europe that year. As the most successful winger combination of the 21st century, Robbery was also in the best years of his career that season, and he was a legendary existence.

In the midfield there is the guerrilla-type Muller, and Kroos who is beginning to show his talent, while in the front line there is the aerial master Mandzukic and Germany's number one center forward Gomez.

Just seeing this lineup makes Kodak almost vomit.

How to kick this!

Just when Lekai was distracted, someone poked him under the armpit.

Lucky turned his head, and Chamberlain pointed forward and whispered, "The professor is calling you."

Lucky immediately shouted, "I'm listening, Professor!"

Hearing this, the players couldn't help but burst into laughter.

It was obvious that Lekai was in a daze just now, and he was lying with open eyes.

Wenger also shook his head and said, "Don't be distracted anymore. The next task is yours."

Lucky said seriously, "Okay!"

"I will put you on the right side of the back line. Your task is simple: defend Robben!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole place fell silent.

Lekai even blinked, he felt that he had heard it wrong.

"Guard... Robben?"

Lucky looked surprised.

Wenger nodded. "Yes, can't you do it?"

Faced with Wenger's oppressive gaze, Lekai could only nod reluctantly.

But asking him to defend Robben is a joke.

Robben has mastered the art of cutting inside. The whole world knows that Robben is going to cut inside, but no one can stop him.

It’s not that Lekai doesn’t have confidence in himself. If he is given a few more years, he would dare to play with Old Man Luo.

But this season's Old Man Luo... is really a bit abnormal.

Is this an easy task?

Lucky is a little depressed.

Looking at Lucky 's expression, Wenger also felt helpless.

If there was a way, he would not give this task to Lucky.

Judging from Arsenal's current lineup configuration, only Lukaku has the ability to limit Robben's performance.

It’s free for everyone else to get it.

Now Wenger can only hope that Luka can effectively block Robben.

The entire tactical class lasted more than an hour, and Wenger arranged the tactics for the next game in detail.

The players also listened very carefully.

After Lekai confirmed that he had to deal with Robben, he stopped complaining about himself and listened carefully and coordinated in defense.

The tactical class is over and Wenger and others are about to leave.

Lucky immediately grabbed Patras.

"what?"

Patras turned around and smiled.

Lucky said seriously, "Tell me how to limit Robben!"

Patles raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't you show a lack of confidence just now? Do you want to restrict him now?"

Lucky waved his hand and said, "That was just now. Now I need to know how to restrict him."

Patles smiled and turned around and shouted, "Johnson, give me the key to the equipment room."

Paul Johnson glanced at Lucky and said, "The professor won't let him practice."

At this moment, a voice came from the corner.

"give them!"

Wenger said, leaning against the wall.

Wenger has spoken, so Johnson no longer insists.

He threw the key to Patras, who shook his head at Lucky and said, "Come on! Follow me!"

Lucky followed immediately.

There were a total of three people in the training ground.

Patras, Lucky and Rosicky who was used as a tool.

Rosicky has comprehensive footwork skills and can serve as a sparring partner for Lucky.

Patles held the ball and said to Lekai, "Robben's technical feature is the switching frequency of his feet. His frequency is very fast. He can often pass people directly with a dribble and a pull. Moreover, his fake moves are very skillful and can easily confuse the opponent."

"The most important thing is that Robben is very experienced. He will keep a certain distance, within which he can pass the ball and break through. So when defending Robben, two people will usually choose to help defend, but if it is you, you need to rush forward!"

Lucky: "Go for it?"

"That's right!" Patles said; "You have excellent tackling and interception awareness, and many fake moves don't work on you."

Lucky nodded. He had a talent for foresight and was a natural nemesis for this type of player.

"So, what you need to do is to control the frequency of your feet to prevent Robben from passing you by changing the rhythm. That means you need to maintain a certain center of gravity and not lean too much to one side. At the critical moment, you need to make a decisive move to steal the ball!"

"Remember, when restricting Robben, you must be decisive and don't hesitate! He will take advantage of any distraction, so either the ball stays or the player stays! Do you understand?"

Lucky said thoughtfully: "I think I understand!"

"Very good!" Patles said to Rosicky; "You two should practice!"

Next, Lekai and Rosicky began one-on-one breakthrough defense training.

However, as soon as he put on the football, Rosicky felt tremendous pressure.

No matter how he pretended, Lucky just wouldn't fall for it.

And every time he wanted to change direction or break through, this guy would always stretch out his foot to block him.

Rosicky is nicknamed the 'Mozart of Football' and has excellent footwork skills.

But even so, he was repeatedly defeated when facing Lucky.

It was fine at first, but as his physical strength declined, he felt more and more palpitations.

What a perversion!

He made 30 breakthroughs and was robbed 28 times.

Are you messing with my mentality?