Chapter 61: Uneasy November

That night, the whole of Europe and even the world was filled with news that Lucky won the Ballon d'Or.

Since Modric broke the dominance of Messi and Ronaldo over the Ballon d'Or last year, Lucky won the Ballon d'Or with his wonderful performance the following year.

And there is no dispute over the ownership of this award.

After all, after paying attention to Lucky's performance last season, even the most picky fans can't find any problems.

The sensational effect of Lucky winning the Ballon d'Or is not only because he broke the monopoly of Messi and Ronaldo, but also because of Lucky's Asian identity.

This also made many Asian countries start to make noise.

The body theory and talent theory disappeared.

Look! As an Asian, Lucky won the Ballon d'Or, and Asians can also stand at the top of football.

After winning the Ballon d'Or, Lucky's worth and value have increased exponentially.

In the past, there was an upper limit, but now this upper limit has been broken.

The transfer estimated by Transfermarkt has reached 600 million.

This is only 10 million euros lower than Mbappe as a striker.

In the midfield position, Lucky is undoubtedly the most expensive player in history.

Of course, the transfer price is these, but if you really want to win him, it will cost more.

But all this must be done when Arsenal agrees to sell. If Arsenal does not sell, then there is nothing they can do.

The most important thing is that Arsenal is really not short of money now.

They will not do such a ridiculous thing as selling the captain again.

The media are scrambling to report this news. Lucky is also based on this Ballon d'Or, and his overall business and football status have been greatly improved.

And many people are predicting that this may be just the beginning.

After all, with Arsenal's performance, Lucky still has the opportunity to hit more Ballon d'Or.

As the center of public opinion, Lucky returned to London with the Ballon d'Or.

Arsenal has prepared a celebration banquet for Lucky.

Although there was no alcohol at the banquet, everyone had a lot of fun.

It's also nice to eat delicious food, chat, and relax occasionally.

And Lucky also showed his Ballon d'Or trophy.

Many Arsenal players were stunned.

Especially for young players like Saka and Odegaard, the Ballon d'Or is still a little far away from them.

And now, looking at the trophy up close, their eyes are glowing green, and they are full of envy.

Of course, Lucky did not show the Ballon d'Or too much. This is his only trophy, and it would be bad if it was damaged.

After putting the trophy away, everyone returned to the celebration.

Lucky also had a lot of fun that day.

The next day, the news that Lucky won the Ballon d'Or was still the biggest news in Europe.

But for Lucky himself, he has broken away from the excitement of winning the award and started to devote himself to the intense combat readiness of the season again.

This is also a point that Mourinho is very pleased with.

He originally planned to warn Lucky, after all, many players are lost in this great sense of achievement.

But Lucky is obviously not one of them. He quickly broke away from this state and began to devote himself to the preparation stage of the event.

And not only himself, he also asked his teammates to take training more seriously.

"Every action must be done in a standard way. Although it is training, you must take it seriously enough so that you can be more comfortable in the game!"

With shouts again and again, Arsenal players are preparing for the game in full swing.

After entering November, the weather has turned slightly cooler, but for the sport of football, this weather is the most comfortable.

Arsenal still showed an extremely outstanding performance in the next game.

However, the overly intensive schedule is also constantly consuming their state.

League, League Cup, Champions League and the upcoming Club World Cup.

Arsenal has entered the multi-line battle schedule in advance.

Although there are some rotation lineups, in the case of injuries to the main players, it is impossible to fully make corresponding rotations.

What's more, the main players also need to cooperate with each other, and rotation cannot always be used.

Once some problems are kicked out, even the cooperation and tacit understanding between the main players will be killed in the end.

In the whole of November, Arsenal played four league games.

The state is not as stable as before, and the record has also declined.

In the 13th round, Arsenal suffered a dull draw with West Ham United at home.

In this game, Arsenal was in a bad state and could not score any goal no matter how hard they shot.

In 90 minutes, Arsenal hit the post 6 times and did not score a goal.

West Ham United actually drew Arsenal in a rather tough way at the Emirates Stadium.

And this draw also cut off Arsenal's winning streak in the new season.

After this draw, Arsenal was forced to draw by Norwich away.

In this game, Arsenal was still affected by the previous game as a whole, and the offense became very anxious, which also gave Norwich the opportunity to counterattack and scored two goals in a row.

Although in the second half, Arsenal adjusted their state, stabilized the rhythm, and scored two goals in a row, in the end, there was not enough time to be tied by Norwich.

Two consecutive draws made the mentality of Arsenal players a little impatient.

What's more, they also have the pressure of the League Cup and the Champions League schedule.

Fortunately, Arsenal did not crash in the Champions League.

After defeating Galatasaray, they defeated Bruges away and won their fifth victory, which also allowed them to enter the Champions League finals one round ahead of schedule.

At present, the results of Group A of the Champions League are as follows:

First: Arsenal, 5-0-0, 15 points.

Second: Paris Saint-Germain, 3-1-1, 10 points.

Third: Galatasaray, 0-2-3, 2 points.

Fourth: Bruges, 0-1-4, 1 point.

The qualifying situation of Group A is still very clear.

Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain will qualify together.

Although there is still one round left, there is no possibility of any change.

Galatasaray tied Paris Saint-Germain at home, which also made Paris Saint-Germain lose the opportunity to compete for the first place in the group.

Even if Paris Saint-Germain defeated Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, they could not win the first place in the group.

Arsenal has already withdrawn from the Champions League in advance.

But their status still needs some adjustments.

However, at this juncture, they will face the challenge of Manchester City.

A week later, Arsenal will go to Manchester City's home to challenge the Blue Moon.

If it were in the past, Arsenal would still have some confidence.

But in the current state, they need to consider more.

Arsenal's current unbeaten record has exceeded 60 games, and every unbeaten field they can create a new history.

But for Arsenal or Mourinho now, should they maintain this unbeaten record or adjust the players' status?

The answer is obvious.

Mourinho is an absolute utilitarian. When faced with such a choice, he can always make a decision quickly.

There will always be a moment when the unbeaten record is broken. Now they have continued for 60 games. Continuing will only increase the pressure on the players.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is also a good choice to make a good adjustment.

For this reason, Mourinho decided that in the next few games, Arsenal will rotate the appearances, especially some players with unstable status, who will receive some special care.

Throughout December, the outcome of the game is no longer the key, as long as it is within the controllable range.

What they need to do most is to make a good adjustment and then prepare for the second half of the season.

For this reason, Arsenal sent a large number of substitutes in the 15th round of the Premier League against Brighton.

Among them, some main players such as Lukay did not appear in the big list, probably to recover their status.

This game became Giroud's performance show.

Even though most of his teammates are substitutes, Giroud's status is still very good.

Eriksson also delivered ammunition to him in the midfield. With Giroud's outstanding performance, Arsenal defeated Brighton 2:1 at home.

But not only this game, in the last round of the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain that followed, Arsenal also used some substitutes.

Lukay, Lukaku and others started the game, and Giroud and Eriksson rested on the bench.

In the second half, Lukay was replaced again, and the game was played directly with all substitutes.

After all, the win or loss of this game is meaningless to Arsenal, and they don't need to work so hard.

The same is true for Paris Saint-Germain. As a result, the game was played at a slow pace, and the two sides reached a 1:1 draw and ended peacefully.

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