Strong Waist

Chapter 12 Community Shield

"Hey! Man! Long time no see!"

Billy stood at the door of the Oak Bar and greeted Meadows who was restocking.

Meadows also smiled and waved: "Come here and help!"

The two of them carried all kinds of drinks and merchandise into the store in a reasonable manner.

Gudong! Gudong!

Billy took a sip of ice water and felt refreshed all over!

"Hey, have you paid attention to the team's warm-up match information?"

Billy said enthusiastically.

Meadows nodded and said: "Five rounds of warm-up matches, four wins and one draw, not a single loss!"

Snapped!

Billy clapped his hands together and said excitedly, "I think Arsenal will recover this season!"

"This information tells us that after going through the reorganization, we are in better shape!"

Meadows lit a pipe; "Kay's performance is still very good."

Billy said with a proud face; "Of course, he is our captain, Arsenal's guarantee of winning!"

The two chatted animatedly.

As Arsenal fans, they are all paying attention to the transfer period in this summer window.

For Billy and others, they are more pleased with the strengthening of the back line than the joining of Lukaku.

Although the previous partnership of Koscielny + Mustafi was also good.

But after all, it was a bit missing. Without the help of the defensive midfielder, the problem was too big.

Take another look at the current defense.

Hummels + Jimenez!

There is no doubt about Hummels' ability. When he was in Dortmund, he has proven many times that he is the best central defender in the world.

And Jimenez has certain attributes of a glass man, but in Arsenal's lineup, due to the presence of two powerful midfielders, the pressure on the central defender will be greatly reduced, and Jimenez will not be as severely affected as he was at Atletico Madrid. pressure.

And as long as this pair of central defenders plays a role, Arsenal's defense will be impregnable.

For Arsenal fans like Billy.

Compared with the changes on the front line, they pay more attention to the defense line.

Because they know very well where Arsenal's shortcomings have always been!

Even Arsenal in the 2014-2015 season, as the arsenal of the Champions League winning team, had the same problem.

It's just that Wenger hid the problem very well at the time and did not expose it.

After winning the championship, the team was studied and tactically targeted, causing the problem to expand infinitely.

It can be said that throughout last year's season, Arsenal was somewhat hampered by the defense.

If Lucky hadn't maintained that crazy state throughout the season, one person would have carried Arsenal forward.

Then the Gunners will not even qualify for the Europa League, they will even stay away from the European war.

Now, after these problems have been resolved, gun fans are looking forward to the first game of the new season!

“It’s the Community Shield in two days!”

Billy rubbed his palms excitedly.

Meadows: "It's just a warm-up match in name only. There aren't many problems. Do you think Mourinho will work hard for this trophy?"

Billy said; "But we need to give it a try. After all, it is a good start. Winning a championship at the beginning of the season is not bad!"

Meadows nodded and said, "I hope I can perform well. I'm still looking forward to this Gunner."

As Meadows said, many Gunners fans have the same sentiments about Arsenal this season.

Although the team was reorganized, many issues were resolved.

With the investment of large funds and the transfer and joining of many good players, Arsenal's paper strength is even greater than before.

However, the specific status needs to be verified during the game.

On the other side, at the Kearney training base, Mourinho is also making tactical arrangements.

For this Community Shield Cup, Mourinho is preparing to adopt a more conservative '4-3-3' position. Compared with outside speculation, Mourinho is still more enthusiastic about the Community Shield Cup.

After all, this championship can be regarded as his first honor coaching Arsenal.

The most important thing is that Leicester City, which has been completely carved up, is really capable of confronting Arsenal's reorganized and strengthened Arsenal?

"Everything is centered on the midfielder. The midfielder will tell you how to play football. When the midfielder cannot retreat immediately, you can just see the opportunity and play the ball directly!"

Arsenal's lineup has a lot of options.

Even in the defense, Robertson, Hummels and Bellerin can all perform the task of playing the ball and even dribbling.

This also ensures that Arsenal's defense is not just a defensive point with a single function and a rigid system.

“Now let’s announce the big list!”

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the entire locker room became tense.

At present, Arsenal has not yet fully determined the main lineup, so whether they can enter the squad, whether they can play games, and whether they can perform well will have the most intuitive impact on them.

Of course, Lucky is not nervous. As the core point of tactics, Lucky will definitely occupy a starting spot.

Soon, Mourinho started naming names.

"Goalkeeper Cech, substitute goalkeeper"

Lucky turned his head subconsciously and saw Martinez in the corner with his hands on his forehead as if praying.

"Substitute goalkeeper Martinez!"

Martinez suddenly looked up.

His eyes were full of surprise, excitement and excitement.

Mourinho's words indicate that Martinez is likely to be promoted to the second goalkeeper position.

Compared to Martinez, another substitute goalkeeper, Ospina, looked lonely.

This is the cruelty of the professional arena.

Some people are happy and some are worried.

If there are no accidents, Ospina is likely to be loaned out to play games.

Martinez was very excited. He couldn't help but get even more excited when he saw Lucky smiling and nodding towards him.

Joy is something that can only be gained by sharing it together.

Martinez folded his hands.

Lucky looked stunned.

Another kid who was fooled by Jack Cheng and Jet Li.

"Hummels, Jimenez, Koscielny, Bellerín, Robertson, Monreal, Kai, Kante, Wilshere, Aubameyang, Mane, Lukaku, the above players follow The team competes, the rest of the team trains with the coach in the base, and the tactical meeting is over!”

Everyone got up and left.

Many people are discussing the upcoming game enthusiastically. For many new players, this is their first game since joining, so it is particularly important.

Even Hummels looked solemn.

Even he felt a little nervous.

After all, it is the first game after the transfer, and he must perform adequately.

Of course, he is also very confident.

On the one hand, it is confidence in one's own strength.

On the other hand is the confidence in Arsenal's midfield line!

To be honest, Hummels feels that his condition has begun to improve recently.

It's even possible to return to the peak of your past.

This is largely due to the strong midfield line blocking a lot of pressure, and Hummels has a better stage to perform.

And on this stage, you can play even better.

After everyone changed their clothes in the locker room, they left the base one after another.

Lucky also drove away.

After returning home, Lucai simply gave himself some small exercises to warm up and keep his body active.

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After some simple activities, he started to finish his meal.

The pre-match meal is relatively simple.

In order to ensure the condition during the competition and reduce the accumulation of food in the abdomen, Lucai started to control his diet two days before the competition.

The feeling of running on a full stomach and the feeling of running on an empty stomach are completely different things.

The latter can make people feel lighter and more powerful.

Moreover, controlling your diet in advance can also help with gastrointestinal indigestion problems. Once gastrointestinal problems occur, it will be very difficult during the competition!

It’s not like there aren’t those who run to the bathroom in the middle of the game.

These are all reasons for failing to control your diet.

After eating, Lucky took a shower and immediately started trimming his beard.

I haven't trimmed my beard in the past week, and my beard has grown a bit, giving people a sloppy look.

After some careful manipulation by Lucai, the thick stubble full of male hormones appeared on the mouth again.

Lucky glanced briefly at the mirror before nodding with satisfaction.

Go to bed on time at 10pm.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

On the sidewalk of London Bridge, a reporter from Sky Sports broadcast a report to the camera with his back to the bridge of traffic:

"This is the London Bridge leading to Wembley Stadium. The Community Shield Cup under the FA is about to begin. This also signals the start of the British leagues at all levels. As the two sides of the game, Manchester City and Arsenal will be in Head-to-head confrontation in this game!”