Chapter 10 Always Be Prepared

On August 3, Arsenal completed a warm-up match with Everton.

In this warm-up match, Lukaku opened fire against his old club and scored twice.

Facts have also proved that Lukaku can play the greatest role when standing in the penalty area.

Facing the passes sent by Luka, Wilshere, Aubameyang, Mane and two full-backs, Lukaku directly turned into a fat tiger in the penalty area, jumping, headed and kicked, scoring two goals in a row, without any mercy for his old club.

And with Lukaku's performance, Arsenal also easily won this warm-up match.

Throughout the game, Arsenal's suppression ability was fully activated.

The powerful attributes at various points also spread in an explosive way.

Even Mourinho, such a picky coach, had to say that Arsenal's performance in this game was perfect.

In almost 90 minutes of the game, suppression was carried out throughout the whole process.

Relying on the strong attributes of the midfield, the rhythm is firmly in hand, and at the same time, the defensive counterattack tactics are used to counterattack quickly.

Lekai's performance in this game is even more monster-level.

The back line did not get much performance opportunities at all, and most of the troubles were blocked by Lekai outside the midfield line.

In Hummels' words, he played the whole game just like he was just warming up.

It can be seen how terrible Lekai's defensive attributes are!

Mourinho is also very satisfied with this game, and he is very happy.

Lekai's performance is exactly as he imagined.

If you want to maximize Lekai's ability, you need this simple and direct tactic.

Lekai has a very terrifying ability to pass the ball!

His eyes can almost scan the gaps in every corner of the court, and his feet are like a precise cruise missile passing, which makes Arsenal's offense invincible.

With Lekai's defensive ability, Arsenal's performance is simply too good.

Despite a big change in style, Arsenal has found a new way to win.

Moreover, this style of play also makes Arsenal's lineup strength move towards a new stage.

"Be faster when attacking!"

"Forwards, don't look at the ball, run towards the gap! Your midfielder will pass the ball to you!"

"Robertson, take the ball and hit the diagonal line whenever you have the chance!"

"Bellerin, you need to frequently make forward runs, you must remember that you are not just a defensive position!"

In the training ground, Mourinho kept scolding the players.

His voice was loud and his attitude was extremely strict.

However, only Mourinho himself knew that the louder his voice was now, it represented how high his inner expectations were.

Watching the lineup in front of him slowly take shape and develop in the trajectory he envisioned, all this made Mourinho feel very accomplished.

Of course, what excited Mourinho the most was undoubtedly the midfield!

Winter!

A long pass from the ground.

The ball passed by Hummels and happened to hit his reverse position, making it impossible for him to block it in the first time, and he could only watch the ball go through.

On the other side, Aubameyang made a high-speed forward run, volleyed the ball directly, and sent the ball into the goal guarded by substitute goalkeeper Martinez.

Seeing this goal, the whole stadium was silent.

Many people stared at Lucky in amazement.

Their captain's state is a little too abnormal, right?

Looking at Robertson's astonished face, Wilshere grinned and said, "Last season, Lucky led Arsenal to the fifth place in the league alone. Now this is nothing. You can understand what kind of monster this guy is in the game!"

Robertson licked his dry lips.

Lucky's state at this time is already hot enough, but it has not reached the peak yet?

So, how terrible is Lucky in the game?

Robertson can't imagine this.

In the game, Hummels turned his head and looked at the ball in the goal, his face full of helplessness.

This pass is simply hell.

It happened to be stuck in the timing of his turn and hit the opposite direction. If it was in the game, he could stretch out his arms to block it.

But he will also pay the price of a red card for this!

From this, we can understand how tricky this pass is.

"How did the Premier League defenders fight against the captain last season?" Jimenez also had a ghost-like expression.

When he was in Atletico, the midfield line was mostly responsible for defense.

And Lekai's defensive ability is also very strong, but the most important thing is that his passing ability is also shocking.

Other players are either shields or swords!

And Lekai holds a shield in one hand and a sword in the other!

Offense and defense in one!

So he can understand why Mourinho said that Lekai is a perfect core player.

Just when everyone was amazed at Lekai's pass.

Suddenly there was a huge "ding" sound.

Everyone turned their heads to look.

They saw the goal post shaking, and the substitute goalkeeper Martinez was covering his fist with his right hand.

His face was full of anger, self-blame, shame and other emotions.

Wilshere looked at the shaking goal and said in surprise: "Not that bad, it's just a training match!"

Lekai also looked at Martinez.

The latter pursed his lips tightly, and turned around and left the court silently under the gaze of everyone.

After arriving at the sidelines, he sat on the ground against the isolation fence, draped a towel over his head, lowered his head, and remained silent.

Due to Aubameyang's goal, the training match was also conducted with a different group of players.

After Lucky came off the field, he simply took a sip of water.

Everyone gathered together, either chatting or playing around.

But Martinez was the only one sitting by the barrier, alone.

Martinez lowered his head, his heart filled with anxiety, anger and other emotions.

After joining Arsenal's youth training in 2010, he has been waiting for Arsenal for 6 years. How many six years are there in football.

Some goalkeepers will quickly get the treatment of starting goalkeepers, while some goalkeepers will never get a starting opportunity in their entire career.

Martinez understands these things and was already prepared for them when he became goalkeeper.

But such a long wait was still unbearable for him.

In six years, he had five substitute appearances at Arsenal, and the total time was not enough for half a game.

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He is waiting for the end of his long loan spell and wants to prove himself at Arsenal.

Just like his words full of sadness during the interview.

‘How could I come back to Argentina with nothing accomplished! ’

He is already 24 years old.

It will be 30 years old in six years.

There are only a few six years in life that can be squandered.

And now Martinez still can't see any hope.

Szczesny left and he thought his chance had come, but Navas came.

Finally, Navas joined Real Madrid. He thought he could finally get a call from Arsenal, but Cech came.

Expectations again and again, shattered again and again.

These are tormenting Martinez.

Now, he doesn't even know if he was right to wait.

rustle!

There was a voice beside him, and Martinez frowned and turned to look.

He saw a man sitting next to him, imitating his own movements, leaning against the barrier.

Lucky sat under the tree, feeling the breeze blowing on his face, and couldn't help but smile, "Martinez, you know how to find a place."

Martinez was a little surprised.

Martinez was a little surprised. He didn't expect Lucky to know about him.

After all, he has not spent much time at Arsenal since joining Arsenal.

"You made a decisive move on my shot just now!"

After Lucai finished speaking, Martinez said directly; "You have taken one extra step. This step allows me to get close to you quickly and make a save!"

Lucky scratched his cheek and said awkwardly, "So, I am still suitable for long-range shooting!"

Martinez remained silent.

Lucky asked; "How have you been lately?"

"It's not good," Martinez said bluntly.

Lucai coughed dryly and said, "Have you always chatted like this before?"

Martinez lowered his head and sighed, "Sorry, I'm not in a good mood."

"Because of the missed ball just now?" Lucky asked.

Martinez nodded.

Lucky smiled and said, "It's just a training match, don't take it too seriously!"

Hearing this, Martinez turned to stare at Lucky and said seriously; "For you, it's a training match, but for me, every save is important, and I need to be ready to play at any time!" "

After saying that, Martinez suddenly fell silent, and after a while he whispered: "Although I don't know when I will be able to play!"