Chapter 118 Young Guards

Lucky has clearly rejected the transfer invitation from Paris Saint-Germain.

It is good to have more money, but Lucky pays more attention to competitiveness and teamwork.

Paris Saint-Germain always gives him the feeling that something is missing.

And he knows that he can't make up for it, so Lucky still feels more comfortable in Arsenal.

The most important thing is that he is familiar with everything here and doesn't want to play football in another place.

As mentioned before, Lucky doesn't play football for money.

This is certainly a manifestation of value, but when Arsenal attaches enough importance to him, Lucky has no idea of ​​transferring at all.

However, Paris Saint-Germain doesn't seem to give up. After getting Lucky's rejection, they started to make an offer to Arsenal again.

Regarding Lucky's offer, Arsenal's approach is extremely unified, that is, directly reject it.

They don't even look at the amount.

For Arsenal; Lucky is priceless.

Paris Saint-Germain was rejected by both sides, and they couldn't find a breakthrough. They could only slow down the matter and focus on others.

For this reason, just as Lekai calmed down, Barcelona started a fire in the backyard again.

Paris Saint-Germain is pursuing Neymar, and it is different from Lekai's clear attitude.

Neymar's ambiguous attitude also makes this game confusing.

As for Mbappe on the Monaco side, there is almost no difficulty. 100 million euros are thrown over, and Monaco can't wait to send Mbappe away directly.

After all, for this kind of team, they urgently need funds to enter the operating club.

Selling players, and selling players at a high price, is obviously the most appropriate way to make a profit.

At present, Arsenal is still in fourth place in the league standings and has entered the Champions League qualification circle.

However, they are five points behind Manchester City, who is the first in the league points. If Manchester City does not lose, it will be difficult for Arsenal to catch up, which also means that it is difficult for them to compete for the league championship this season.

Of course, there are still opportunities.

For example, when Manchester City was upset.

But in addition to Manchester City, there are Chelsea and Tottenham ahead, which is a bit unrealistic.

After all, during this period, every team is going all out, and it is extremely difficult to overtake at this time.

Arsenal also knows this problem, so while stabilizing the league, it will focus more on the Europa League.

In the upcoming semi-finals, Arsenal will face Ajax, a traditional European giant.

Ajax is a traditional European giant and a top team in Dutch football, but with the promotion of commercialization, it has suffered the greatest impact.

Player loss is their biggest problem. Even if they are trying hard to create talented players, they can't stop the other party from leaving.

This season was kicked out of the Champions League.

However, their performance in the Europa League is even better, and they play more like a fish in water.

Young players such as Ziyech, Traore, Klaassen, De Jong, De Ligt and others in the team are even more eye-catching.

Ajax has always maintained the image of a young guard.

Their overall lineup is extremely young. Although they may seem inexperienced, once these young people get into the groove, they will be a very difficult team to deal with.

For Arsenal, they need to find a way to curb the opponent's performance.

On May 2, the entire Arsenal team, led by Mourinho, left London and headed for Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

They will play the first round of the Europa League semi-finals.

They will face the opponent at Ajax's home stadium.

Arsenal's morale is high, and the excellent performance in recent games has made the players and coaches feel extremely confident.

On the other hand, Arsenal's performance has put a lot of pressure on Ajax.

Facing the aggressive Arsenal, Ajax has also become extremely troubled when arranging tactics.

However, these are basically the coaches' states, and the players are extremely relaxed.

Many Ajax players want to jump out of the Dutch football stage and join the top five leagues with their excellent performance in this game.

As a very powerful team in the recent European war, Arsenal is naturally one of their choices.

As mentioned before, Ajax can't keep young players, and these players are thinking about how to leave.

After all, like Arsenal's former captain, Vermaelen joined Arsenal through the Ajax stage and became Arsenal's captain all the way.

This is a visible promotion channel, which is naturally very attractive to these young players.

May 3, Cruyff Stadium.

This is a stadium named by Cruyff, a hall of fame in Dutch football. As the home of Ajax, the football market here is extremely hot and almost full of fans.

When the buses of Ajax and Arsenal arrived, the fans were also very enthusiastic.

No matter which side, they cheered.

This feeling is very strange.

This is the first time that Arsenal has received cheers on the road.

However, compared with Ajax, their cheers are relatively less.

But it's good to have them.

At the same time, in the locker room of Ajax.

Head coach Bos is ready to announce the starting lineup.

He can see the expectant eyes of the teenagers.

Obviously, none of them want to miss this stage where they can show themselves.

Especially players like Ziyech, De Jong, De Ligt, Traore and others.

The final starting lineup was announced.

Ajax (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Onana.

Defenders: Tite, Sanchez, De Ligt, Rivard.

Midfielders: Klaassen, De Jong, Ziyech.

Forwards: Traore, Dolberg. Younis.

Once this lineup is lined up, it doesn't feel like a game, but an exhibition of young players.

The two oldest are Klaassen and Ziyech, both of whom are only 24 years old.

And there are 18-year-old teenagers like De Ligt among them.

The average age is 21 years old!

This is definitely a young guard in the true sense.

Looking at the young people on the opposite side, Wilshere suddenly couldn't help sighing.

"I feel old!"

It's not just Wilshere, but people like Hummels are even more so.

Especially against De Ligt.

"They are playing in the semi-finals of the Europa League at the age of 18, what are we doing at the age of 18?"

Jimenez shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Lucky suddenly said in front; "I am playing in the Champions League at the age of 18!"

Jimenez: ""

Lucky turned and smiled; "Okay, the opponents are young people, but we are more experienced and will cooperate better. Let's teach these young people a good lesson!"

"Teach them a lesson!"

"Watch me!"

"Come on!"

Arsenal players are eager to fight and are full of fighting spirit.

Both sides entered the stadium, and Ajax took the lead.

Ajax adheres to the Dutch all-out attack and defense tactics, and is very active in attack and defense.

Therefore, Arsenal did not think about playing such a fast-paced game with the opponent.

After all, the opponent is young and has an absolute advantage in physical fitness.

Arsenal should use their experience to win the game.

Beep!

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Ajax took the lead in kicking off with the whistle.

After all, it is a youth team. They seemed impatient at the beginning of the game.

After less than 3 minutes of observation, they couldn't help but attack.

Klaassen wanted to show off his long pass skills, and a long pass was passed, and Lukay appeared at the landing point.

Traore wanted to compete for the header, but he was no match for Lukay in physical confrontation.

Lukay easily controlled the ball and passed it to his teammates.

After controlling the ball, Arsenal did not rush to counterattack, but further eroded the opponent's midfield rhythm.

Lukay knows how to suppress the midfield.

Once the midfield rhythm is lost, it is fatal for a young team like Ajax.

However, Ajax is not easy to deal with. Based on tactics, the opponent, coupled with the fighting spirit of youth, constantly presses in the middle and front court.

The so-called high-position pressing is derived from the Dutch all-out attack and defense tactics.

They naturally know how to do this kind of pressing.

However, Arsenal's ball control ability without Lukay and Wilshere is not inferior to the opponent.

Although the pass is not smooth, it is very stable.

Ajax fought for a while and found that they had wasted their energy and could not create any threat at all.