Chapter 25: First Victory

As the time entered the 89th minute, Manchester City's offense still failed to score any goals.

Despite numerous attempts at penetration and sometimes long shots.

But Arsenal's defense in the penalty area was so good that it didn't give them the ability to enter dangerous areas and shoot.

Manchester City's long-range shot was also interfered with by Arsenal, and Martinez protected the goal. This made Manchester City's pressure even greater in the final period.

Time passed little by little.

At this point, even Manchester City fans must admit that their chances of winning have become slim.

Manchester City fans are extremely unwilling.

Last season, Arsenal almost snatched the league title from them in a desperate manner, and they failed to win the first game of this season, which made me feel a little frustrated.

However, throughout the game, Manchester City's performance was still quite good, which can be considered a consolation.

Time passed little by little, and when the injury time ended, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Arsenal finally won the first game of the season with a score of 3:2.

"The game is over! Let us congratulate Arsenal for winning this game and also bringing them their first win of the season!"

"Looking at the whole game, the performance of both teams was extremely impressive, especially in the first half. Manchester City clung to the score, which once put Arsenal in an extremely passive situation."

"But Arsenal, playing at home, still made adjustments and performed better in the second half. The whole game was extremely exciting. The two teams gave us a wonderful game in 90 minutes!"

With the words of Paul Merson, the game ended and Arsenal won the game.

Players from both sides hugged each other after the game.

But compared to the elated Arsenal players, the Manchester City players were a little gloomy.

After all, you can't laugh when you lose.

Lucky was directly surrounded by media reporters after the game, but was quickly rescued by Arteta.

"Kai will attend the post-game press conference. If you have any questions, please ask then!"

Arteta said something to the reporters, and then led Lucky into the player tunnel.

Along the way, Arteta seemed extremely excited.

"Hey! You guys are awesome. Two shots and one pass. How do you maintain your condition?"

Arteta lamented the situation with Lucky.

The status of professional players has ups and downs, but Lucky has no such problem and can always support Arsenal.

The two goals in this game allowed them to open up the situation early.

If it weren't for Lucky's superb performance, there would still be a question mark whether he could win the game.

In response, Lucky just smiled and did not answer.

For Lucky, there is only one answer to how to maintain his condition, and that is diligent training.

As long as someone can be as self-disciplined as Lucai, his condition can be guaranteed.

After returning to the locker room, Lucky simply rinsed and changed into a set of clean clothes before following Mourinho to the press conference.

When Lucky and Mourinho took their seats, Guardiola on the other side also arrived belatedly.

The first is the reporter's question about Guardiola.

The question is extremely tricky, even sarcastic.

A reporter from "London Sports News": "You lost the championship last season and your first victory this season. Do you feel responsible?"

Generally speaking, head coaches will get angry when faced with this kind of question.

But Guardiola smiled: "There is definitely responsibility, but it is not just my responsibility. We are a team. If we lose the game, everyone is responsible, and my responsibility is obviously greater. After all, Many times, the head coach is used to do this kind of thing, such as taking the blame!”

Hearing this, there was slight laughter.

Guardiola responded to the embarrassing topic with a humorous tone.

Immediately afterwards, another reporter asked about the reason for losing this game.

Guardiola responded: "I would like to say that this is an overall tactical issue and a problem with some personnel changes. Yes, I would like to say that, because this is a gap that can be bridged, but the reality is more cruel. We must You have to admit, Arsenal have a monster player, he scored two goals by himself in the first half.”

After that, Guardiola turned his head and shouted directly to Lucky; "Hey! Do you want to come to Manchester City to play football?"

There was laughter again.

Lucky also smiled and shook his head, responding directly.

Guardiola also smiled and shrugged; "He is a little shy."

Then came Mourinho.

Compared to Guardiola's funny answers, Mourinho was tougher and more serious.

The reporters also asked some pointed questions, but Mourinho's answers were very objective and did not give them a chance at all.

Although Mourinho likes to create buzz, it is to draw attention to himself and thereby liberate his players.

He wouldn't do this when there was no pressure.

Finally comes the highlight.

"Since the World Cup, you have been in a very good state. Do you have any secrets?"

Lucky: "Train diligently, this is the only answer!"

"How would you evaluate your performance in this game?"

Lucky: "I give myself a nine."

"Why not ten?"

Lucky; "If I say ten points, you will say I am arrogant!"

The reporters chuckled.

The entire interview was spent in cheers. Perhaps this was the reason for his first win. Lucky answered one or two more questions than usual.

This also meets the needs of some journalists.

In the end, both parties left satisfied.

“Great play in this game!”

Back in the backcourt, Mourinho patted Lucky on the shoulder and said.

Lucky turned his head in surprise.

Mourinho rarely praises others, especially when he expresses his emotions so directly.

But for Mourinho, if Lucky's performance is not worthy of praise, then the performance of others is like a bad dog X!

So, praise when it’s time to praise.

Returning to the dressing room again, after packing their luggage, everyone took the bus to leave.

Although the game was over, the arena was still crowded with people.

The Arsenal fans refused to disperse for a long time. They kept singing loudly and it was very lively.

It wasn't until they watched the players' bus leave that they slowly dispersed.

Lucky and others also returned to the training base.

"How's the injury?"

Lucky took the initiative to find Jimenez and ask.

Jimenez put a band-aid on his forehead, pointed at it and said with a smile, "It's been dealt with. It's just a scratch on the skin, and it will recover in a few days."

Lucky nodded with relief.

They are going to do something big this season, so the main players must not be injured.

Based on Jimenez's problem, Lucky once again emphasized that there should be less dangerous moves during the game, especially reminding the forwards.

Everyone also nodded.

After all, the Champions League is around the corner, and they won't get themselves injured no matter what.

"Hey Captain, aren't we having a barbecue this season?"

Aubameyang suddenly shouted.

Arsenal holds a barbecue party before every season, which is regarded as a ritual of the new season.

But the preparations for this season were rushed and there was a delay due to the World Cup, so Lucky forgot all this.

When other people heard about the barbecue party, they immediately became energetic.

"BBQ party!"

"BBQ party!"

"BBQ party!"

It was only one or two, but soon everyone started to boo.

Lucky looked at them helplessly, pressed his right hand and said, "Okay, I will apply to the coaching staff first. If they agree, then we will get together."

Hearing this, everyone burst into violent cheers.

As for whether the coaching staff will agree, they are not worried.

After all, the coaching staff will show off Lucky's face, and there were no problems at previous gatherings, and few people drank and made trouble.

The probability of being approved for this is very high.

The next day, after training, Lucky originally planned to ask Mourinho about applying for a party.

But instead, Mourinho took the lead and pulled him over.

“What can you do for the team if you’re given more offensive opportunities?”

Mourinho's expression was serious and he didn't look like he was joking.

Lucky has always been a defensive midfielder. Even in his current core position, his first responsibility is still defense.

But after these few seasons of performance, Mourinho finally couldn't help it.

Lucky's offensive performance was too good, but he was a little unwilling to have such a cannon in his hand but couldn't exert a powerful effect.