Strong Waist

Chapter 4 New season, first round!

In the afternoon training match, Lucai also performed well.

In the middle of the game, the professor ordered Lucaido to make a threatening long pass, preferably in conjunction with Podolski or Gervinho.

Lucky also fully implemented this.

Two long passes accurately reached the opponent's gap.

But the problem is, neither of them can run.

In other words, they didn't see this gap.

Wenger was a little helpless.

Will Walcott try to cooperate with Lucky.

I have to say, the effect is significant.

Walcott and Lucky can form a good echo.

And after many long passes, Lucky seemed to have tasted the sweetness and was no longer willing to defend silently.

After a collaboration with Arteta, a knife-like through ball was passed.

Another time, during a quick counterattack, I received a pass from a teammate near the center circle, and without stopping the ball, I directly used my outside instep to create a large arc.

From the left wing directly to the feet of Walcott on the right wing.

This big arc shocked the coaching staff.

To be honest, from Lucky's perspective, they could see Suarez ready to move ahead.

Podolski was also ready to start, but Walcott's movements on the right were not noticed at all.

And there are several people in between, and there are blind spots.

Not to mention his footwork, just how this guy saw this gap was terrifying enough.

The pass made the professor's heart heat up.

He hopes Lucky will kick him again.

But it is a pity that after this pass, Lucai failed to replicate it again.

Instead, he started to defend with peace of mind.

At first, the professor thought that Lucai couldn't find a good opportunity, or that the kick just now was a mistake.

But Patras suddenly showed off a scorer.

Main team 1:0 substitute team!

Wenger opened his mouth slightly, recalling the previous warm-up match.

It seems that after Arsenal gained an advantage or took the lead, this guy also began to completely devote himself to defense.

So, is this a slave division? !

After taking a one-goal lead, they started to hold on to this point to the death.

Wenger wanted to cry but had no tears left.

He thinks Mourinho will like this guy!

After the training, Wenger stood in front of everyone with a tactical board. Everyone knew that the game squad was about to be announced.

Tomorrow is August 18th, the first round of the 2012/2013 Premier League season is about to begin.

"My name is called, participate in tomorrow's game!" Wenger looked around and looked down to read his name.

"Suarez, Podolski, Walcott, Arteta, Gervinho"

Everyone whose name was called looked happy. After all, entering the big list for the new season was a good start for them.

After reading until the end, Wenger raised his head, closed the list, and read out the last name.

"Lucky!"

Lucky's expression was dull, and so were the others.

Don't be too surprised that Lucky made the roster.

On the one hand, Lucky had a sufficiently impressive performance at the end of last season.

On the other hand, many players are eager for Lucky to play.

For example, captain Vermaelen.

Since Alexander Song left, Vermaelen's defensive pressure has skyrocketed.

Even though Alexander Song likes to rush forward, when defending, the opponent's offensive personnel must be the first to pass Alexander Song.

And now?

Arteta, Diaby, Ramsey, Santos, Chamberlain, none of them are active in defense.

Ramsey is better, but that's about it.

This defensive midfielder is like no other, all the pressure comes to the back line.

If Lucai plays, he will directly create a defensive gate in the midfielder position.

The opponent can't even think about getting around it, and Vermaelen's defensive pressure will be much less.

Vermaelen came over, patted Lucai on the shoulder and said, "Congratulations, and do a good job tomorrow."

Lucky was a little surprised.

It looked like he was the starter.

Others had the same idea.

They didn't have any surprises about Lucky playing.

After all, they see everything.

Performance at the end of last season + warm-up game performance + training performance = substitute/starting appearance!

If Lucky is not eligible to play, then none of the defensive midfielders in this vote will be eligible.

Back at Billy's house that night, Lucky announced the good news.

Billy seemed to be prepared for this, and he directly showed three tickets.

"Look! I'm ready!" Billy showed off, shaking his ticket.

Lucky was surprised: "You knew I would be on the squad?"

Billy shrugged; "If Wenger's performance at the end of last season cannot be recognized, then we can only doubt the professor's vision!"

"Professor is still very discerning. You are on the big list again, and you may have to start!"

In response, Lucky shook his head and said, "Probably not, the professor said he would let me practice for half a season!"

This time Wenger was open and honest with Lucky.

He needs Lucai to practice for half a season. If the performance is still good, then Lucai can get the status of the starting lineup.

Lucky has no complaints about this.

After all, I’ve been waiting all season.

And the possibility of coming off the bench in this half of the season is much better than before.

The next day, 15:30 London time.

The first round of the 2012/2013 Premier League season between Arsenal and Sunderland has started for 30 minutes.

The score between the two sides was 1:1.

Starting lineups for both sides:

Arsenal (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Szczesny.

Defenders: Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs.

Midfielder: Diaby, Arteta, Cazorla.

Forwards: Gervinho, Suarez, Podolski.

Sunderland (4-5-1):

Goalkeeper: Mignolet.

Defenders: Richardson, O'Shea, Kural, Craig Gardner.

Midfielder: McLean, Coleback, Catmull, Larsson, Campbell.

Forward: Sessegnon.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal relied on an offensive opportunity and Suarez scored a goal assisted by Podolski.

But Arsenal's lead only lasted two minutes. Sunderland relied on a defensive counterattack opportunity. Campbell drove straight into the penalty area and assisted Larsson to score.

After that, the game fell into a deadlock for a period of time.

This game also made the Arsenal fans at the scene tremble with fear.

They clearly feel that although in terms of offense, Arsenal has absolute suppression.

But the defensive end looked so weak.

The counterattack that time was neither sharp nor too fast.

But the opponent just scored a goal.

Arteta and Diaby just watched each other pass through the midfield without causing any restrictions at all.

As mentioned before, the pressure is all on Vermaelen's side.

The disrupted Arsenal defense faced the opponent's multi-player attack. In the chaos, they had no choice but to concede the ball.

This goal stunned the Arsenal fans and also the professor.

They never imagined that Arsenal's defense could be so weak.

The opponent will break it with just one poke.

Now, due to deficiencies in defense, Arsenal did not dare to press forward, resulting in an extremely strange stalemate.

The professor could no longer sit still. He stood on the sidelines and looked at the back line with a frown.

He never thought that Arsenal would enter such a weak defense after leaving Alexander Song.

The attack of a team like Sunderland can actually break through Arsenal's goal.

This is a joke.

But we have to face the problem squarely.

There are indeed defensive issues at the defensive midfielder position.

Arteta's defense was not that active, and Diaby's performance was even less commendable.

Cazorla's performance was okay, but he rushed too far forward and had no time to retreat.

At this time, Arsenal lost the ball again in the frontcourt and Sunderland began to counterattack.

Sunderland midfielder Larsson took a quick dribble.

But when he came near the center circle, Arteta and Diaby both made moves, but soon stopped again.

After watching Larsson enter their own half, the two people who missed the opportunity could only watch the ball pass between them and reach the feet of Campbell on the left wing.

Arsenal's defense exploded again.

Gibbs hurriedly rushed over, but the opponent continued to change directions and fell to the ground, taking advantage of the situation to complete the inside cut.

Mertesacker made a fierce shovel before the opponent entered the penalty area.

Even someone dribbling the ball directly overturned.

"Cheer up!! What are you all doing?!!"

Vermaelen roared angrily.

He didn't understand what the defensive midfielders were thinking. If he didn't stick to the ball, he would just watch the opponent pass it to the backcourt?

Arteta and Diaby also looked embarrassed.

At this time, the on-site commentator was also angry.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Move! Use your legs to run!!"

"Do you think you can make the other person stop just by looking at it?!"

The anger of the on-site commentators was exaggerated to the fans.

They also yelled and cursed in the stands.

"Come on! Damn it, what are you thinking?"

"Bad defense! You have no fighting spirit at all!!"

"Go up! Arteta! Go up! Diaby!!"

"What are you thinking in your heads? Defense!!!!——"

Arsenal fans are furious.

They never expected that Alexander Song's departure would cause such a situation.