Chapter 4 Warm-Up Match! Sporting CP
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"Everyone goes back to take a shower after stretching. It may rain at night and the temperature is low. Wear more clothes to avoid catching a cold!"
Lucky's voice sounded in the center.
But for the three little ones, they have basically lost their ability to move. After an hour of competition, the main players may not be satisfied, but the test for the three little ones is huge.
The quality, rhythm and intensity of the game far exceed that of the youth training period.
However, this friendly match also brought them a lot of gains. They finally understood the gap between themselves and the first-team players and saw how to make up for this gap and how to integrate into the team.
"No matter how tired you are, don't lie down. Take a few deep breaths, then get up and stretch!"
Lucky looked at the three little ones lying on the ground, and couldn't help but smile and remind them.
The three little ones could only obey Lucai's orders. After completing the stretching, they dragged their exhausted bodies into the locker room.
"The warm-up match will start in two days, right?"
After Lukaku finished rinsing, he asked Lucky who was changing clothes in the locker room.
Lucky nodded; "There are a total of three warm-up matches this season, which is a little less in comparison. However, considering that you have just finished playing in the European Cup and the America's Cup, you should try your best to focus on self-cultivation."
Hearing this, Lukaku shook his arm and said: "I don't feel that my body is that tired!"
"Because you went home in the quarterfinals!"
The venomous Wilshere laughed.
Lukaku countered: "The top 16 are not qualified to talk about the top eight!"
Wilshere was also depressed.
When talking about the European Cup, the Arsenal players in the locker room had different expressions, but no one showed a happy expression.
Neither Uruguay, Argentina, England, Belgium, etc. performed very well.
Giroud's French team won the runner-up, but the runner-up is completely different from the champion. Although there is only one pick difference, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.
For this reason, they have great expectations for the next league and European games.
What's more, Arsenal has the Champions League to play in this season.
This is the key!
The main players are already gearing up for a big fight.
After rinsing, everyone began to walk out of the locker room one by one.
Lucky and Wilshere were the last to leave.
Lucky held the lock of the locker room in his hand, looked at the three little ones sleeping together in the corner, and said helplessly, "How can this be fixed?"
Wilshere jumped into action.
"Everyone, get up! Training is over. If you want to sleep, go home and sleep!"
After saying that, Wilshere stood up hard one by one.
Wilshere drove the three of them out of the locker room like they were chasing ducks, turned to Lucky and said, "I'll send the three of them back."
Lucky smiled and nodded.
Wilshere is a typical guy with a sharp mouth and a tofu heart.
Perhaps because he has gone through the difficult process from youth training to the first team, he is particularly positive about the issue of the three young players.
It's just that there are some problems with the way it is expressed.
After locking the locker room, Lucky also went straight to the underground garage to prepare to go home.
Lucky is not looking forward to the upcoming warm-up match, but he is still looking forward to the league and European competition.
Especially the Champions League stage!
Arsenal failed to participate in the Champions League last season, which itself is a bit regretful.
Although he won the Europa League championship and made history, Lucky still wanted to participate in the Champions League and have the feeling of extreme competition.
And this season, it finally happened.
The most important thing is that Arsenal are in good shape.
Two days later, the entire Arsenal team flew to Lisbon, Portugal.
Their first warm-up match opponent was Sporting Lisbon from the Portuguese Super League, which should now be called Sporting CP.
This is the stage where Lucky made his official debut in the professional arena, although here, Lucky failed to shine or even take the core position in the starting lineup.
But I am still full of emotions about this place.
When he first joined Arsenal, Lucky never thought that he could truly integrate into it. Although he tried his best, he was prepared to fail.
It's only been six years since they were separated, and things have already changed.
Although there are familiar streets, familiar venues, and familiar equipment, the people who used to be there have already changed one after another.
As a result, the current Portuguese sport has almost completely changed, and no one Lucky knows.
"Hey! That black-haired brat!"
Lucky is playing at the home stadium of Sporting CP.
At this time, an old laughter came from behind.
Lucky turned around and looked over, and immediately said in surprise: "Paul?"
This is an old man wearing clean overalls, with gray hair, but full of energy.
Paul Stryker is the groundsman at Sporting CP and has been here for decades, serving the club.
For a club, this kind of staff is an absolute treasure.
After all, it has been going on for decades. The most important thing is that they are experienced and full of affection for the team.
Just like this moment, Paul Strick hugged Lucai tightly as if he were welcoming his favorite child.
He grabbed Lucky's shoulders and looked up and down.
Watch it once or twice and never get tired of it.
"Unknowingly, six years have passed. The brat who was as skinny as a monkey has now become so strong!"
Paul Strick's impression of Lucky is still the thin Asian boy when he left the club.
At that time, Lucky gave Paul Strick the impression that he was a boy with stable defense and sometimes surprising people.
But it was definitely not linked to genius.
But six years later, Lucky's achievements amazed him.
The captain of the Premier League giant Arsenal!
Full of championship honors!
And it is not an exaggeration to call him the world's No. 1 defensive midfielder.
"Welcome home! Kid!"
Paul Strick patted Lucky's shoulder and smiled happily.
Lucky also chatted with him for a while before returning to the team to continue training.
The next day, they will have a warm-up match with Sporting CP here.
This is an open match, and fans will enter to watch.
Sporting CP said that this is a welcome ceremony to welcome their children.
Of course, Lucky is very clear that he was a small transparent when he left.
Now that he has achieved success, Sporting CP just wants to take advantage of the popularity.
But after all, it is the club where he entered the professional field, and Lucky has no aversion to it.
The next day, a large number of Sporting CP fans flocked to the Alvalade Stadium.
The season-opening craze, the warm-up match with Arsenal, and Lucky's return to the Alvalade Stadium, all these gimmicks made Sporting CP fans extremely enthusiastic.
For Sporting CP fans, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lucky are undoubtedly their two best players exported to Europe.
Although Lucky is not Portuguese, he also represents the results of Portugal's youth training and made his professional debut at the Alvalade Stadium, which is enough for them to regard Lucky as their own.
Of course, the most important thing is that Lucky performed well.
Lucky's performance made them proud.
"Kai!!! Welcome home!!"
"Look here! Kai!!"
"Come on, 'Hey! Hey! Hey!, Kai!"
"Can you give me an autograph?"
Before the warm-up match started, Sporting CP fans became extremely jubilant.
Most of their attention was on Lucky, and they gave him great blessings.
To be honest, Lucky was a little embarrassed.
After all, he was still a little transparent during his time at Sporting CP. Not to mention the cheers, he was even hard to be noticed.
But at this moment, the fans of Sporting CP showed him great enthusiasm, which always made him feel a little disconnected.
Of course, Lucky was very happy about this.
"This has completely become the captain's home court!"
"After all, it's a comeback show!"
"The captain is so popular!"
The Arsenal players were all observing the situation around them.
Soon, Lucky ran over and called everyone to gather in front of the coaching bench.
This means that the warm-up match is about to start.
"Now announce the starting list!"
With Mourinho's words, everyone became nervous.
After all, this starting list is likely to represent Mourinho's positioning of the main force this season.
Especially for players like Giroud who need to compete for jobs, he also looks forward to Mourinho putting himself in the starting position, although this possibility is not great.