Chapter 2: The Expectation of the Young Bird

The life of a player is one game after another.

The World Cup came after the end of last season, and the new season will come after the end of the World Cup.

It can be said that the time for players to rest is only about half a month.

This is a severe challenge for players who have just experienced a whole season and even the World Cup.

For this reason, Mourinho asked the players to rest well, and even took the initiative to ask them not to do any training, focusing on restoring physical fitness and physical condition.

Training and other things will be carried out systematically after returning to the club.

Even for some problematic captains, Mourinho even personally came to the door to give a stern warning.

In this regard, Lekai is quite helpless.

He is not a fool, and knows that he must cultivate himself.

Although there will be some training, it is definitely not high-intensity training, but basic training to ensure the state, which will not affect the state at all.

The time for the opening game of the 2018/2019 Premier League season has been announced.

August 11.

There is still about half a month from now, and Lekai has plenty of rest time.

However, Lekai still went to the training base to clock in every day and do some basic training.

During this period, there were two children accompanying Lekai in training.

One is called Saka.

The other is called Odegaard.

Saka has fully proved his ability last season. Although he cannot be called a main player, he has the conditions to play.

Odegaard is slightly worse, but he is working hard to improve.

And his progress is very rapid.

After getting rid of the irritable and anxious mentality, Odegaard's training has gained a lot.

Recently, Odegaard has also been pestering Lekai to ask about the elements of playing a good midfield.

Odegaard has a high mental attribute. This guy is a hardliner by nature, but sometimes he is too serious, which leads to an imbalance in his mentality.

But if the mentality is guaranteed, he can definitely give the team full help in morale and fighting will.

Even if his progress is fast enough, he can completely replace Xhaka's substitute position and become the first substitute in the midfield.

But for now, Arsenal's three midfielders are a bit too tough.

A World Cup champion, Kante.

An Arsenal captain, Lukay.

An Arsenal prince, Wilshere.

At present, the best position for Odegaard to defeat is Wilshere.

Challenging Lukay, Odegaard has no such idea at all. Even for Odegaard, he wants to fight side by side with Lukay and become a fighting partner.

As for Kante, taking advantage of the trend of this World Cup, there is no possibility of being shaken.

So, only Wilshere.

However, Odegaard is not a fool. He keeps saying this, but he is closer to Wilshere in some techniques and playing styles.

Compared with Saka, Odegaard has a clear goal for himself at a certain stage.

At this stage, Odegaard wants to become a frontcourt command tower.

Odegaard has a clearer understanding of his style of play.

Untimely return to defense, weak single defense ability.

For any all-around midfielder, this is a fatal problem.

However, Odegaard is not in a hurry to solve these things, because even if you look at the midfield around the world, Arsenal has the best target person.

Lucky is undoubtedly the best interpretation of the term "all-around midfielder" at this stage.

Unlike traditional B2B, Lucky's playing style is quite unique.

But he is also a midfielder who can attack and defend.

And he has extremely strong lethal ability.

For this reason, many famous coaches and even coaches have already broken away from traditional B2B when training players and are working hard towards Lucky's template.

How good is Lucky?

Paris Saint-Germain publicly called out that they are willing to pay the total amount of transfer funds for Lucky for a season.

Paris Saint-Germain is the culprit who pioneered gold-dollar football and hyped up the players' values.

Their total transfer amount for a season is calculated in billions.

And they are willing to invest all in Lucky, even indicating that they are only one Lucky away from the Champions League.

But no matter how Paris Saint-Germain flirts with Lucky, makes explicit or even seduces him at a sky-high price, this side is unmoved.

Arsenal will not sell Lucky.

Lucky has no intention of transferring either.

Arsenal fans want Lucky to complete the feat of "one man, one city" and turn Lucky into the historical signboard of Arsenal Club.

They believe that under the leadership of Lucky, Arsenal will sooner or later create a glorious era that has never belonged to Arsenal.

Selling such a captain?

Unless he has a brain injury.

They will not be the Gunner who sold the captain before.

Back to the topic, Odegaard's ultimate template is Lucky, but the current gap is too large. For this reason, he is based on his feet and wants to entrust his shortcomings to the team and strengthen his own advantages.

That is to use Lucky's strong attributes to wipe his ass for himself and develop his own shining points at the same time.

Anyway, Lucky has done this more than once.

The reason why Cazorla was praised as a god in the past was largely because he had a midfielder like Lucky to support him.

You only need to focus on offense and don't have to worry about defense at all. This is the perfect partner for any offensive midfielder, right! It's the big daddy!

"Do you think I can play in the league and the Champions League this season?"

Odegaard said expectantly.

Saka shook his head and said, "I don't know, just ask the captain."

Odegaard turned his head and looked at Odegaard with hopeful eyes.

In response, Lucky nodded in affirmation; "Yes!"

Hearing this, Odegaard's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Really?"

Lucky smiled and said, "In this summer window, the club has invested less than 20 million euros in total in the transfer market. Compared with the past, the transfer cost has been greatly reduced, and part of it is due to the need to repay debts. But part of it is that the head coach is very satisfied with the current lineup and does not need too many new players! On a larger scale, he will continue to train young people.”

After a pause, Lucai said; "But you need to be prepared and perform well in training. At the very least, you have to retreat to join the defense. Whether you can defend is one thing, whether you can come back is the key! "

Saka grinned; "Our coach hates lazy people the most."

Lucky nodded; "That's right!"

Odegaard grinned: "I want to wait for the opportunity to counterattack in the frontcourt."

"Then you will squeeze Giroud's position. He needs to retreat, and you happen to be standing in the position where he needs to retreat. What do you think the coach will do to you?" Lucky asked with raised eyebrows.

Odegaard said helplessly; "He will put me on the bench."

"That's right, so you have to retreat, and retreat frequently, and try to find opportunities to advance during counterattacks instead of waiting for the ball in the frontcourt."

Odegaard struggled; "But my turning speed is too slow!"

Lucky said angrily: "You are a central midfielder. If you want to get the ball with your back, that is my job. You just need to try your best to pass the ball sideways."

Odegaard thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, by the way, captain, I want to practice set pieces."

Lucky's set pieces are his specialty.

Whether it's a violent goal or a falling ball, Lucky is considered a master.

Sometimes Odegaard feels happy.

Others find it extremely difficult to learn a stunt, and they have to stare at the video and ponder it again and again.

And all he had to do was speak to the captain.

"Leaf ball?"

Odegaard nodded quickly and said, "Falling ball, I can't control the fall of the ball every time I exert force."

Lucky kicked the ball over and said, "Kick one and show me."

Upon hearing this, Odegaard immediately carried the ball to the outside of the penalty area, faced the ball, and kicked it hard.

Lucky stood aside and carefully observed the shape of his feet.

"Giving a kick."

Lucky said.

Odegaard continues to kick.

This kick was still higher than the crossbar, and there was no obvious fall.

This time, Lucky finally understood. He pointed at Odegaard's feet and said, "Your toes are not hooked enough."

Odegaard looked down and said, "It's already the limit."

Lucky blinked.

"Is it the limit?"

Odegaard nodded.

Lucky immediately knelt down in front of the opponent, grabbed his ankle and played with it a few times.

He found that Odegaard's ankle was unusually stiff and his forward flexion was severely limited.

This is also the reason why he can't hook his feet.

If the hook is not enough, it will naturally be difficult for the fallen leaf ball to fall.

Lucky said helplessly, "You need to find a sports rehabilitation practitioner. Your calf muscles are too tight, and you need forward bending training. They will tell you how to do it!"

Odegaard nodded in understanding.