Chapter 81 Christmas

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In the courtyard, there is a large long table with roast turkey and various meats on it.

Christmas in the West is equivalent to the Spring Festival in China. Lucky also followed the local customs and celebrated with his teammates.

As soon as the party started, the teammates had already drank a lot.

Perhaps it was because they were under too much pressure in the first half of the season. These guys drank a lot, their faces were all red from drinking, and their mouths were not stopping for a moment.

"In the game two days ago, we had a chance to win, but Liverpool followed too closely. These guys didn't know what was going on. They played very hard when they met us!"

Wilshere said angrily.

In the last round, the 19th round of the Premier League, Arsenal tied with Liverpool 3:3 at home.

Arsenal originally scored two goals in the first half, but Liverpool equalized the score in the second half.

The two sides scored another goal each other, and the final score became 3:3.

In this game, Wilshere scored twice and could have been the biggest contributor to the win, but was forced to a draw by Liverpool.

It's a bit depressing when I think about it.

"Liverpool is really strong. From the beginning of the season, we have already felt that Manchester City and Liverpool are difficult to deal with this season. On the other hand, Chelsea can't keep up."

Arteta said.

This season, Chelsea no longer has the same winning streak as last season, and the overall situation is in a state of confusion.

The conflict between head coach Conte and Chelsea's top management is also growing day by day, and he may be at risk of being fired.

In this case, Chelsea's performance was naturally not much better.

"After Christmas, the devil's race will begin!"

Wilshere grinned.

Hearing this, other Arsenal players couldn't help but sigh.

The Premier League is already fierce and the competition for points is serious. Even though Arsenal currently has a record of 16-2-1, Manchester City still has an unbeaten record of 18-1-0.

Since the 19th round, Manchester City has still maintained a winning record except for being tied by Arsenal.

After winning the league last season, Manchester City's state has become even more terrifying.

Moreover, after Christmas, the FA Cup will also start, and the pressure of the Champions League will follow.

When talking about the Champions League, everyone's expressions became serious.

"We will play Bayern Munich in the top 16, Barcelona in the quarter-finals, and Real Madrid in the semi-finals!"

Arteta sighed; "This is the worst promotion situation, but we cannot rule out the emergence of dark horses!"

That's what it says, but no one has much confidence in it.

After all, neither Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Barcelona nor Real Madrid are pseudo-rich clubs without any background. Their stability is the greatest restraint against those dark pony teams.

"We are in good shape and don't need to be afraid of any opponents, and even if we encounter them, we are not without the ability to defeat them."

Lucky stroked the cold cup wall, looked at the crowd and smiled: "Didn't they say we were lucky when we won the Champions League last time? If we win again this time, can it still be luck?"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.

"That's right! What are you afraid of? Kill them!"

"We are in such good shape, what are we afraid of!"

"In the second half of the season, we will definitely give up the FA Cup. As long as our physical fitness is properly distributed and injuries are avoided, the possibility is still very high."

"Come on guys!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all.

After finishing the drink, Lucky said, "It's the last drink. Don't forget, we have a game to play in two days, so we can't drink more."

Ramsey smiled awkwardly while holding the wine bottle that had just been brought to the table, and immediately put it on the ground.

"No more drinking! No more drinking! Haha!"

They ate and drank the rest of the time, and the party was basically over at around 8 o'clock.

After the party, we chatted and played games.

Lucky and Arteta were still sitting in the courtyard.

Arteta looked at Lucky and said: "During the winter window, sir, I am planning to make some transfer operations."

Lucky turned around and said, "So often?"

Arteta waved his hand; "It's not a big transfer. He feels that our bench is not thick enough and the number of young players is not enough, so he plans to buy some and rent some!"

"These players will be screened one by one in the FA Cup. The good ones will stay and the bad ones will leave!"

Hearing this, Lucai nodded.

Anyway, Arsenal is almost giving up on the FA Cup.

There is a high probability that some substitutes will come in to play, and several main players will take turns to play, on the one hand to find their form, and on the other hand to give some face to the Football Association.

If possible, Arsenal would like to play the game directly with all substitutes.

It’s all cup competitions that have been given up anyway.

Lucky turned to look inside the room and suddenly said, "What do the coaching staff mean to Koscielny and Mustafi?"

Since the combination of Jimenez and Hummels has been firmly established in the starting lineup, Koscielny and Mustafi have lost a lot of game opportunities.

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Although he didn't say anything, always playing as a substitute will always make people feel unwilling.

"It's still a rotation." Arteta said: "They can get certain game opportunities, but not too many, and both of them are willing to stay!"

"Are they willing to stay?" Hearing this, Lekai was a little surprised.

Arteta smiled and said, "Is there any problem with this? They are willing to stay in the team to accumulate some honors, which is much better than going to other teams to fight."

"In fact, there are more such players in football. They can wait for opportunities, but they can't stand not having a championship."

"Also, Wilshere will officially serve as the team's second captain after the winter window ends, and Ramsey will serve as the third captain."

Lekai nodded.

These two have enough qualifications and abilities to serve in this position.

Although Wilshere is sometimes overwhelmed by honors, he also has enough spiritual attributes.

Although Ramsey is a little worse, he is not as good as other dull people.

In fact, Hummels is a good choice, but he has joined too short a time and has not yet fully entered the core circle of Arsenal. At least he was not invited to a gathering like today.

"If Saka performs well in the FA Cup this season, he can also get more league opportunities next season." Lekai looked at Arteta and said.

The latter nodded and said, "The coaching staff does intend to train Saka. He is very talented and is a youth training team. You know, the more powerful the team is, the more it pays attention to "bloodline". Saka has a good background, which is why he is here today."

"In addition to him, there are other young people. There will be many newcomers joining us in the winter window, either on loan, on free transfer, or on low-priced purchases. They will go through a big screening and become Arsenal's new force. Even Saka needs to pass the test."

Lekai nodded and said, "We do need some new forces."

After that, Lekai stood up with his knees propped up and said, "I'll go back first. You help me watch them and don't let them play too long."

Arteta nodded, looked at the watch, and smiled, "Go home on time at 9 o'clock. Are you sure you are not a robot?"

Lekai smiled, "Self-discipline can continue my state. I don't want to wake up and find that my state has become extremely bad."

After that, Lekai went into the house, said hello, and took a taxi home.

About 20 minutes later, Lekai returned home.

He took a hot shower first, and by the time he was done with it, he could no longer feel the swaying feeling.

He didn't drink much, and he was an athlete, so he had a fast metabolism and naturally got rid of the alcohol quickly.

After taking a shower, Lucky watched TV in the living room for a while, and returned to bed around 10:30 to prepare for bed.

I don't know if it was because of the alcohol, but Lucky fell asleep almost immediately.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already the next morning.

Lucky got up and made himself a simple breakfast. After eating, he took his equipment and went to the training ground early.

Because there was no morning exercise, Lucky had to extend his morning training plan.

Of course, even if he extended the training, he couldn't train too much.

A brutal battle for points was about to begin, and there was also a two-line battle, so he needed to save his energy as much as possible.

After a morning of training, Lucky's condition recovered again.

And Wilshere also gradually got into the state, and the wine yesterday didn't affect him too much.