Chapter 11: First Group Training

The next day, when Lucky and Chamberlain were notified to go to the first training ground for training, their expressions showed obvious joy.

After two months, nearly three months of individual training, they can finally go to the first-team training ground.

Along the way, Lucky and Chamberlain's steps were extremely brisk.

This is a huge leap for them. Being able to participate in the first-team training means that they have been recognized by Wenger. As long as the conditions are met, they even have the opportunity to play in the game.

After Patles brought the two to the training ground, he did not stuff them directly into the locker room.

The players have their own circles, and he, as an assistant coach, should not interfere too much.

Therefore, he handed Lucky and Chamberlain to Van Persie.

The road to the locker room requires walking through a long corridor.

Van Persie walked in front, and Lucky and Chamberlain followed behind honestly.

Van Persie didn't speak, and they didn't know what to say.

Lekai noticed that Van Persie's back was a little lonely. The figure who was flying freely in the national team had a tendency to sag his shoulders.

The huge pressure made the Arsenal captain exhausted.

In the game, he had to rely entirely on his own performance to help the team win.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Van Persie had no voice, Arsenal would have no chance at all.

Arriving at the door of the locker room, Van Persie opened the door and walked in.

Lekai and Chamberlain followed closely.

But Van Persie didn't seem to have the intention of introducing the two people. He just left them at the door, ran to the locker, and began to change clothes silently.

It was not yet time for training, so there were not many people in the locker room.

Arshavin, Ramsey and Koscielny.

The three plus Van Persie were silently sorting their things, without communication or any interaction.

It was like four completely strangers.

The atmosphere in the whole locker room was terrible.

Seeing Lucky, Arshavin looked up and then stopped paying attention.

Arshavin is confused now.

His contract with Arsenal is about to expire, and the club has not said anything yet, which makes him a little anxious. As a Russian player, if possible, he does not want to return to the Russian league.

But all this is not something he can decide, so the whole person is in a state of confusion.

Ramsey is carefully massaging his calf.

Since the broken leg incident two years ago, Ramsey has begun to focus on maintaining his legs.

Or perhaps it was this incident that caused the young Ramsey to suffer from some shadows.

Anyway, since that incident, Ramsey's previous highlight data has become mediocre.

Many people say that Ramsey is no longer the previous Ramsey, and he was ruined by the evil man of Stoke City.

But Lucky thinks that Ramsey is still the same Ramsey, but he has given up the unreserved running style of play.

Finally, it is Koscielny.

Koscielny has begun to show signs of rebellion.

Influenced by Fabregas, Nasri, Song and Van Persie, Koscielny will also transfer and leave in the future.

The way Koscielny left was despicable.

He went on strike, stopped playing, put pressure on the club, and left Arsenal in this way.

It can be said that Fabregas, the former captain of Arsenal, injected a very bad "tradition" into the team!

The four people in front of them were busy with their own things.

Lucky and Chamberlain stood at the door awkwardly, and no one paid attention to them.

"Let's go, let's go find our lockers!"

Since they didn't want to say hello, Lucky wouldn't stick his face to others' cold buttocks.

Chamberlain wanted to talk to him and liven up the atmosphere.

But Lucky stopped him.

Chamberlain's approach would probably only turn himself into a clown!

After looking at rows of lockers, Lucky and Chamberlain finally saw their lockers in the corner.

The two put down their bags and started to change clothes.

Lekai opened the locker and saw the Arsenal home jersey lying quietly inside.

The red and white jersey, this jersey that once created a 49-round unbeaten record, this jersey that once beat Manchester United and even played the "Earth Defense War" with the Universe.

He picked up the jersey and turned it over.

No. 29!

It's not the main number.

Chamberlain is better in this regard. After all, No. 15 is the main number, which means that this guy may get a chance to play this season.

And Lekai is still a long way from playing!

Put the home jersey aside and take out a set of training clothes from it.

Sit on the bench and start putting on socks and shoes.

After changing clothes, Lekai put the ball bag in the locker, closed the door and walked out.

Not long after, batches of Arsenal players began to pour into the stadium.

To be honest, the team atmosphere is terrible.

No one talked,

really didn't communicate, everyone looked worried.

Even when they were jogging to warm up, they didn't communicate at all.

Under the heavy breathing, the physical energy seemed to be quickly drained, and this atmosphere brought people incomparable depression and pain.

Lekai ran at the end of the team, tilting his head slightly to look at Van Persie in front of him.

As the captain, shouldn't he say something?

But no!

Van Persie's expression was very calm, even a little Buddhist.

Van Persie is now in a state of anxiety and confusion.

The departure of Fabregas and Nasri has caused Arsenal's overall level to decline again, which is a huge blow to Van Persie who wants to strive for the championship.

Perhaps this is the reason why Van Persie left.

Even as a captain, he can't see any positive aspects.

Arsenal is now like a swamp, it will eat people!

The training of Arsenal's first team is divided into three departments.

The forwards, midfielders, and defenders have different training contents.

The midfield needs two partners to stretch each other.

Chamberlain was called to conduct forward training. After all, Arsenal bought Chamberlain and played as a winger at the beginning in order to become a combat force.

For this reason, Lekai needs to find a partner.

"Let's go together!"

Just when I was worried, someone sent a pillow.

Arteta came over and invited Lekai with a smile.

Lekai gladly accepted this.

The two stretched each other.

With their backs to each other, Lekai crossed his arms with Arteta's arms and leaned back on Arteta's back.

Arteta's voice came from behind.

"It's a terrible atmosphere, isn't it?"

Lekai nodded and said, "It's really terrible!"

"There's no way. They have suffered too much in recent times and need to adapt slowly!" Arteta said; "There will be an internal training match later. I will play on the substitute side. Let's work together."

Lekai's eyes lit up. It was great to be able to play in the game.

"Okay!"

The basic training content lasted for an hour.

Soon it was time for the internal training match.

The main players and substitutes were divided into two teams to play.

The main team side

Goalkeeper: Szczesny.

Defenders: Koscielny, Vermaelen, Giroud.

Midfielders: Ramsey, Alexander Song, Rosicky, Coquelin.

Forwards: Arshavin, Van Persie, Walcott.

Substitutes:

Goalkeeper: Fabian Ges.

Defenders: Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Miquel.

Midfielders: Frimpong, Arteta, Benayoun, Leka.

Forwards: Shamakh, Chamberlain, Gervinho.

Leka and other substitutes put on yellow vests and waited on the court.

Leka looked at the lineups of both sides and grinned.

In his own lineup, the only ones he can rely on are Arteta, Mertesacker and Gervinho.

These are players with playing experience, while goalkeeper Fabian Ges. Leka and Chamberlain, who plays as a center forward, are not good enough.

On the sidelines, under the leadership of head coach Wenger, the coaching staff has stood in a line.

Except for the three coaches who act as referees, everyone else is responsible for recording.

And these data records are likely to become the most critical factor in judging them, which represents whether they can play in the game.

For this reason, every substitute looked very motivated.

On the other hand, the main team was a little too quiet.

No one spoke, and even their expressions did not change. Obviously, they felt that the substitute team could not pose a threat to them.

I don’t know what others think, but Lekai is indeed a little unhappy.

But after thinking about it, the other side does have the capital to look down on them.

The game started soon.

The substitute team kicked off first, and Chamberlain kicked the ball back.

The ball came to Arteta’s feet, and Arteta continued to pass the ball back to the back line.

At this time, the main team had also penetrated.

Lekai glanced at Van Persie, who was standing not far from him, and immediately retreated to the left and back to respond.

But the ball did not tilt to the left, but passed to the right.

Obviously, compared with the fledgling Lekai, they trust the combination of Arteta + Bayonne more.

Lekai has no way to deal with this.

Trust is earned by oneself, especially in professional teams. If there is not enough performance, why should teammates pass the ball to you?

He knew this when he first started playing professionally.

The substitute team's advancement was mainly based on Bayonne + Arteta + Gervinho.

It was like they wanted to copy the left (right) corridor of Arsenal (Henry + Pires + Cole) in their glorious days, but it was just a copy, and they learned it in a good way, but it didn't work at all.

Gervinho is Gervinho after all, and he can't play the style of Henry the Great.

And Arteta is not a full-back, which requires him to sacrifice some physical energy and run back and forth.

In this case, the substitute team stabilized the situation a little.

But soon the main team's counterattack came.

The main team knew very well what the substitutes were going to do.

Bayonne is not Pires after all, and he doesn't have that kind of sharp breakthrough and enough speed.

They put a little pressure on the right, and the so-called right corridor was broken.