Chapter 25: European Union! Yellow Canary!
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Usmanov is back and has brought a full 100 million investment.
He will hand over this money to Arsenal in the form of a zero-interest loan, which will be repaid within the next ten years. This will also give Arsenal strong economic support and get rid of that financial dilemma.
Usmanov's strong debut allowed Arsenal fans to see the generous chairman again.
The two parties have been cooperating for many years, from the initial distrust to the current sympathy.
Usmanov proved with practical actions that he is not a vampire like Kroenke, and that Russians are much healthier than Americans.
Usmanov's move also gained him great support and even greater influence within the board of directors.
Inside the Arsenal dressing room.
Usmanov stood in the middle and Arsenal's players sat on the bench.
Everyone has different expressions.
The most embarrassing one is undoubtedly Bellerin. After all, he was once tempted by Usmanov to publish an article, which almost ruined his career.
If Lucky hadn't stepped forward to help him deal with it in time, Bellerin might have been sold to a low-level club at this time.
"Yes, we had some misunderstandings and struggles before, but the fact is, we are all for Arsenal and this has never changed."
Usmanov stood in the middle, looked at everyone and smiled: "When I first entered the locker room, it still felt very strange. It has only been a year since I left, and a large number of players have already changed, but I believe you all You are the best player and you can win enough honors for Arsenal.”
After saying that, Usmanov looked at Lucky and smiled: "Do you still remember what I said? Captain?"
Lucky nodded affirmatively; "I have never forgotten!"
Usmanov smiled and said: "Very good, I will always pay attention to you, cheer for you, let us rebuild Arsenal's glory together!"
Snap, snap, snap, snap!
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Fierce applause broke out, and Usmanov left the locker room after completing his brief speech.
Looking at the other party's leaving figure, Lucky also let out a long sigh of relief.
He didn't know how David Dene did it, but this farce was finally over.
The conflicts within the Arsenal team have finally completely dissipated.
"team leader"
At this time, Bellelin found Lucai, and saw this guy's face full of worry: "Mr. Chairman, won't he cause trouble for me?"
Lucai was stunned for a moment and said, "Why?"
"After all," Bellerin almost cried.
Only then did Lucai understand the reason. He couldn't help but smile and patted the other party's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, he doesn't have time to talk to you."
Bellerin relaxed a little with Lucky's comfort.
In the third round of the Premier League, Arsenal once again played away against Watford.
As a newly promoted team last season, Watford has stayed in the Premier League for a season, which is something worth celebrating for them.
This season, Watford also made a batch of reinforcements with ample funds.
However, the overall effect is not much, not even as good as last season.
They have lost two games in a row and will face Arsenal in the third.
"Aubameyang shoots!
! Oh~~~ It was slightly higher than the crossbar. Aubameyang was in extremely hot condition. This was already his fourth shot in this game, and three of them were extremely threatening. Facing such a powerful Arsenal, Watford couldn't find a good chance to counterattack! "
"At the same time, we must also pay attention to Mane, who came on in the second half. A young man from Senegal, his performance was surprising. Mane's continuous pressure on the right wing continued to promote Arsenal's offense, and it also indirectly activated Arsenal's attack. Bameyang’s ability!”
Mane's performance was beyond expectations.
Even better than his performance in training matches.
Even Mourinho had to admit that after the start of the second half, Arsenal made many threatening attacks through Mane's wing.
For this reason, Lucky also frequently passed the ball towards Mane, hoping to continue to expand the score through Mane's wing.
Mane was also extremely excited at this time.
After the start of this season, he has been able to get more opportunities, which also made him understand that he has begun to receive attention at Arsenal, and he is not even far from the main force.
And in this game, his condition was even better!
No matter how hard you feel, you can play!
In this fiery state, Mane continued to make breakthroughs with great efforts.
After Watford's attack failed, Arsenal launched another counterattack.
Lucky gave the ball directly to Mane and ran at full speed.
Lucky's forward speed is very fast, especially in the second half, Lucky's physical fitness becomes his advantage.
He surpassed the opponent's defensive players at lightning speed, and at this time, most of the Watford players' eyes were focused on Mane.
Lucky glanced at the penalty area. He did not rush in, but slowed down near the line of the penalty area.
At this time, Mane also noticed the situation in the penalty area. He dunked with his right foot and the ball rolled towards Lucky in an inverted triangle.
Facing Mane's pass, Lucky made a direct shot, attracting the defensive player to step forward to block it. The next second, his feet rubbed.
The ball flew over the defensive player into the penalty area. Lukaku roared in the crowd, stood up from the ground, and shook his head towards the ball to attack the goal.
The ball flew to the far corner and flew into the net.
In the 87th minute, Arsenal scored the second goal of the game.
This also made the game lose suspense!
After 90 minutes, Arsenal defeated Watford 2:0 and won the second victory of the season.
In three consecutive games, Arsenal got a good start with 2 wins and 1 draw, ranking fourth in the current standings.
The top three are Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United.
These three clubs have won consecutive games in three rounds.
In contrast, Liverpool's start was a bit bad.
Lost to Arsenal in the first round.
Lost to Burnley away in the second round.
In the third game, barely tied with Tottenham away.
The record of 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses made Liverpool have a very bad start.
However, given Liverpool's crazy pursuit ability last season, no one thinks Liverpool will really fall behind, they just need some adjustments.
So far, the August game is over.
The next fourth round will be on September 10, 12 days later.
And the next period is the national team match day.
The international players from various countries who play in the Premier League have also returned.
Arsenal had no choice but to let it go, and Lucky, as the core, also left the team and returned to the country to participate in the game.
After a short match day, the Arsenal club has become quiet again.
During this period, Mourinho was not idle, constantly studying tactics, and praying that the players would not get injured.
This season has just begun, and injuries are not good news.
But soon, bad news came.
On September 5, Cech, the goalkeeper of the Czech national team, injured his wrist and had to stay in the country for treatment.
At the same time, Ramsey, who had just transferred to join, also received news of his injury.
Every day since then, Mourinho has been extremely worried.
Finally, 12 days of suffering have passed. Most of the players have returned to the club after the national team match day, and Lucky can only miss this round of the league because the schedule has not yet ended.
In this game, Arsenal was without Lukay, and Wilshere wore the captain's armband and led the team to the fourth round.
In the fourth round, Arsenal played against Southampton at home.
The game came to the 77th minute, but the score between the two sides was still 0:0.
The situation on the field was even more stalemate.
"Arsenal can't keep the rhythm! After the absence of Kai, Arsenal seems to have become a little unable to play football in the midfield!"
Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.
Since the start of the game, Arsenal has not been able to play any effective offense.
Even when counterattacking, there will be delays, far less decisive and swift than when Lukay was on the field.
And Arsenal was tied by Southampton at home with such a poor offensive performance.
This also made Arsenal get the second draw of the season.
After four rounds of games, 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
At the same time, three days later, Arsenal will usher in the Europa League group stage.
And Lucky will return on the fourth day, which means Lucky will still miss the first round of the Europa League group stage.
Their opponent in the first round of the Europa League group stage is the "yellow canary" Fenerbahce from Turkey!