Chapter 85 Good News and Bad News
Arsenal won the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, which finally established their qualification for the Champions League.
As the defending champion of the Champions League, if they even stumbled in the group stage, everyone would laugh at them.
Of course, although Arsenal's process in the group stage is still not smooth, the absolute dominance they burst out from time to time is still shocking.
And Lucky is naturally the first to bear the brunt!
After entering this season, Lucky's performance gradually developed in an uncontrollable direction.
Atletico Madrid restricted Lucky for a full 70 minutes, but Lucky still scored a key goal at the last minute.
This key attribute is not something that every player can have.
This requires strong psychological endurance, perseverance and a little bit of luck.
And Lucky meets all of the above conditions.
Many fans even compare Lucky to the current benchmark in the back midfielder position.
It can be said that in recent times, no one has performed better than Lucky in the back midfielder position.
And after the game, Simeone praised Lucky so much in an interview with the media.
"If your team has a player like Lucky, then you can build a championship team around him. He can help you complete any challenge. In fact, he is the midfielder that every head coach dreams of."
"Leader's temperament! Brave fighting will! Indomitable fighting spirit! No matter where he is, we must keep an eye on him!"
"This game has already explained the problem. We were just slightly diverted, and Lucky completed the lore!"
"It's a pity! We failed to limit Lucky, and I don't know if we can really limit him. After all, he is still growing at a terrifying speed. What kind of player Lucky will be in the future, I don't know, but I know very well that as an opponent, he will give everyone a headache!"
Simeone highly praised Lucky, which is also the most intuitive feeling Lucky gave him in this game.
If Arsenal is willing to sell Lucky, and Atletico Madrid has enough funds, then Simeone will not hesitate to make a move.
But this is impossible. Arsenal will not sell Lucky.
Don't even think about it!
Lucky's status in Arsenal has risen again. He is now the backbone of Arsenal players and fans.
It can be said that Lucky's words can drive all the fans.
The famous 'black jersey' is a standard Lucky fan.
Their fan leader Meadows is a fanatical fan of Lucky.
How much do Arsenal fans like Lucky?
This can be seen from the sales of jerseys.
Since last season, Lucky has been a big seller for Arsenal fans.
Almost every Arsenal fan will keep a Lucky jersey in his hand. Even if they are not fans of Lucky, they are willing to collect Lucky jerseys.
From a certain perspective, after Wenger left, Lucky has become a new symbol of Arsenal.
"We need a new publicity plan for our captain!"
In the meeting room, David Dein looked at other senior executives and said.
Since Usmanov retreated slightly, David Dein strode forward and gradually penetrated into Arsenal's internal management problems.
And Arsenal senior executives are also willing to trust David Dein.
After all, compared to a chairman who is likely to bring Arsenal into chaos, they trust David Dein, who has made many achievements.
"How many years are left on Kai's contract?" David Dein asked.
The contract is the key.
He can't be careless on this issue.
"There are still four years left, and Kai signed a five-year contract."
A senior executive said.
David Dein nodded, tapping his fingers on the table, and asked; "Has Kai's agent not contacted us?"
Logically, with Lekai's performance, the agent should contact the club.
Be it a salary increase.
Be it a threat.
There must be some voice after all, and so far, Barnett has been too quiet.
The senior executive shook his head and said; "No news."
David Dein nodded; "I know, I will handle this matter personally, and others are preparing to formulate a new publicity plan."
After a pause, David Dein said seriously; "Must print the Arsenal label on Kai!"
Half an hour later, in David Dein's office.
"My friend brought this from China. I think you will like it."
David Dein handed a tea to Lucky.
After Lucky took the tea, he smiled and said, "I don't drink tea much, but thank you sir."
David Dein smiled and pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down and talk!"
Lucky put the tea aside and sat down immediately.
David Dein: "Do you like Arsenal?"
It was a straightforward question, but Lucky liked it very much.
Lucky smiled and nodded: "I like Arsenal very much. Although I have only been here for four years, all my achievements have been achieved here. This is where everything started for me, and it will also end here!"
This sentence can be said to tell David Dein without reservation that Lucky chose to retire at Arsenal.
And David Dein was very satisfied with Lucky's answer.
"I plan to buy a house in London, but I can't find a suitable place."
Lucky said.
David Dane said immediately; "There is a villa area around Highbury Apartments, and we are also undertaking the project there. We can give you an internal price!"
Lucky stretched out his palm and said with a smile, "Deal?"
David Dein smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "I like your cheerful personality."
Lucky also smiled and nodded.
"Usmanov didn't continue to look for you, did he?" David Dein asked.
Lucky shook his head: "You haven't contacted me since that incident."
Immediately, Lucky sighed; "Actually, I can't say I hate Usmanov. He really wants to make Arsenal stronger wholeheartedly!"
"But he treats Arsenal as his toy!" David Dein said: "He hopes Arsenal will develop according to his ideas, but in fact, the businessman's style does not apply to football, and championships cannot be bought! "
Lucky nodded.
Look at Paris Saint-Germain!
How much did it cost to win the Champions League?
But still failed to win this championship.
Therefore, there are some things that money cannot buy.
"In the future, the club will arrange some activity tasks for you. We hope you can help us. Of course, this will not take up too much of your time."
"What's the main thing?" Lucky asked.
"For example, at the end of the season at Arsenal's senior game."
Lucky asked doubtfully, "You want me to play football with them?"
David Dein laughed loudly and waved his hands: "No, no, no! You can't play football with them, you will kick them so hard that they never want to touch football again."
These retired veterans of Arsenal, no matter how good you were before, but after retirement, your physical condition has plummeted, and Lucky can defeat them all by himself.
"You just need to show up and take a photo!"
David Dein said with a smile.
Lucky quickly realized that he wanted to put a label on himself.
Lucky didn't have much objection to this.
Just post it, it’s not a big deal.
"I'll show up on time!"
Lucky said.
David Dein smiled and nodded: "There is also the matter about Arsene."
Lucky's eyes flashed with light and he hurriedly asked, "Is the professor getting better?"
You know, Arsenal at this stage is still waiting hard for Wenger's return.
Arsenal will only be able to fully recover once Wenger returns.
David Dein nodded, then shook his head and said: "He will come back, but only for one season!"
"What's the meaning?"
Lucky asked.
"Perhaps Arsene will come back in a week or two, but his health is still not very good. We have advised him to retire directly, but he still wants to persist."
After a pause, David Dein said; "So, we reached an agreement with him. He can only lead the team for one season, that is, until the end of this season, Arsene will still be your head coach, and this season In the last game, we will give him a retirement ceremony!”
Lucky opened his mouth slightly. Although he had thought about this problem, it was still difficult to accept it.
Is Wenger really going to retire?
Is his health in such bad shape?
"Then the head coach next season will still be Patrice?" Lucai continued to ask.
David Dein: "We also really hope that Patrice can show his leadership talent, but obviously not, so we have begun to look for a new coach."