Chapter 91 Coach, I Want to Start!

"Coach, I want to start!"

As the league is approaching, Aubameyang actually found Mourinho and recommended himself.

Mourinho is satisfied with his attitude of wanting to start and his recent training performance.

In recent times, due to the pressure of Dembélé's upcoming arrival, Aubameyang has been particularly active in training, and this time he even asked for the starting position, which shows his attitude.

Before, the reason why Mourinho was slightly dissatisfied with Aubameyang was largely because he was willing to lie down while enjoying the team's dividends.

What Mourinho needs is a fast horse on the wing, not a mule who only knows how to lie down.

And the news of Dembélé's loan obviously made Aubameyang feel a sense of urgency.

This is good news for Arsenal and Aubameyang himself.

"There is no problem with starting. The next game is against Bournemouth. If you want to start, I can give it to you, but the team still needs to rotate. We won't give you too much support in the midfield. Sometimes, you even need to retreat to help the team and play this game with your left wing as the core!"

Mourinho's idea is very simple, that is, he must force Aubameyang.

This guy is definitely a mule. He doesn't know how to move unless he is whipped.

Now that the sense of urgency has come, he has begun to take the initiative to volunteer.

"No problem!"

Aubameyang's answer was sonorous and powerful.

"Okay, you can go back!"

Mourinho waved his hand.

After Aubameyang left, Arteta on the side smiled and said, "I didn't expect to get unexpected results."

"Unexpected?" Mourinho shook his head and said, "Dembé's arrival was originally to make Aubameyang more urgent. Of course, this is not the only reason to rent Dembé, but I am still willing to give Aubameyang more opportunities, but it depends on whether he can grasp them."

"Letting Aubameyang lead the team, isn't this a bit risky?"

Arteta worried.

Aubameyang in Dortmund was certainly a very good core.

But in Arsenal for so many years, Aubameyang has become accustomed to lying down.

Letting him serve as the offensive core, can he really play effectively?

"It doesn't matter. I will pair him with Giroud at the center position, but Kai will not play. The midfield lineup is Kante, Odegaard and Xhaka."

"Bournemouth's situation is not optimistic. They will fight hard in this home game."

Arteta worried; "If we lose, our unbeaten record will be gone."

Mourinho turned his head and looked at Arteta and said; "Do you have obsessive-compulsive disorder?"

"What obsessive-compulsive disorder?" Arteta was puzzled.

Mourinho said calmly; "What's the use of having a good record? What's the use of an unbeaten record? Winning the championship is enough. We are still 9 points ahead of Manchester City. It's okay to make some attempts during this period. Anyway, it won't consume too much advantage. If we lose one game, we lose one game. At worst, we can beat Manchester City again with all the main players later!"

Arteta opened his mouth slightly. Is he so confident?

Arteta felt that Mourinho was inflated.

Under the unbeaten record, the team did not inflate, but the head coach inflate.

Can Manchester City be beaten at will?

If it was so easy to beat Manchester City, Guardiola and those Manchester City stars would have nothing to do.

But Mourinho is the head coach and he has absolute say. Therefore, even if Arteta has some opinions, he cannot influence Mourinho's decision.

In the end, when Arsenal came to Bournemouth's home court, Luka was pressed on the bench again.

And Arsenal's starting lineup is as follows.

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Monreal, Koscielny, Jimenez, Robertson.

Midfielders: Kante, Odegaard, Xhaka.

Forwards: Aubameyang, Giroud, Saka.

In the locker room before the game, Mourinho explained the tactics.

"In this game, the main attack line is the left wing. Aubameyang will be our spearhead. Pass the ball to Aubameyang's feet at the first time, let him lead the attack and advance, Giroud can retreat appropriately to act as a fulcrum. Of course, the goal of this game is to explode on the left wing!"

Mourinho's eyes are aggressive.

This put Aubameyang under tremendous pressure.

He knew very well that Mourinho was telling him that if the left wing could not explode at a single point, then his existence value in Arsenal would be gone.

In this case, Aubameyang's pressure was obvious.

Lekai looked at the aggressive Mourinho and wanted to help speak, but he finally held back.

After all, this was the head coach's choice. If he spoke, the nature would change.

"Arsenal's lineup selection for this game is still to rotate. Saka and Odegaard, two young players, appeared on the field again. Mourinho's training efforts for these two players are very great."

"And the performance of these two people did not live up to Mourinho's trust. In the limited opportunities to play, they got a lot of goals and assists."

"Saka even contributed three goals and two assists in the six games as a substitute!"

"Odegaard scored one goal and three assists!"

"We look forward to these two young players to get better performance."

Odegaard is ready to fight.

Mourinho fulfilled his promise and started not only in the Carabao Cup but also in the league.

This kind of playing opportunity is naturally extremely valuable.

He needs to show the results of his training during this period.

Odegaard was thinking about how to organize the game, and suddenly a voice came from his side.

"Remember to pass the ball to the left. If there is no good passing point, I will retreat to receive the ball." Aubameyang's expression was extremely serious: "Don't think about passing any wonderful passes, just pass it steadily to my feet."

Odegaard pouted slightly and thought: What are you so proud of!

Aubameyang frowned and said; "Did you hear it?"

"I heard it!" Odegaard said dissatisfiedly: "The coach has told me that I will pass the ball to you."

Aubameyang nodded and turned away.

At the same time, the game also started.

Bournemouth took the lead.

Bournemouth's advancement was not fast, thinking of finding teammates in front through long passes.

The main reason for this situation is that Arsenal's pressing in the frontcourt is extremely fierce.

Giroud, Saka and Aubameyang ran wildly in the frontcourt, constantly squeezing the opponent's ball holding space.

When Bournemouth had no choice but to pass the ball to Arsenal's half.

Jimenez took the initiative to attack and headed the ball to Odegaard's feet before the opponent's forward.

Odegaard stopped the ball steadily, and before he turned around, he felt a huge pressure on his back.

Bournemouth players were pressing him, trying to stop him from turning through physical confrontation.

If it was before, Odegaard might really have no tricks, after all, he was really not good at physical confrontation.

But now, he is no longer so afraid of physical confrontation.

After all, in the one-on-one confrontation with Lucky, Odegaard has grown a lot.

'This guy's confrontation intensity is completely different from the captain! '

Odegaard secretly fiddled with a sentence, and saw him press down his center of gravity and arch his buttocks behind him.

This is the arching buttocks playing method he learned from Lucky.

This turning technique is easy to use and simple, and Odegaard loves it deeply.

Of course, this way of turning is ineffective for Lucky, but it does not necessarily have no effect on this guy.

"Lerma took the initiative to limit Odegaard, which is a big challenge for the young player. Lerma may not seem so strong, but his confrontation ability is not weak."

As soon as he finished speaking, Odegaard actually arched his back, causing Lerma's body to pause for a moment, and took the opportunity to turn sideways with the ball.

Lerma hurriedly followed, but the next second, Odegaard supported his body on one leg and turned around, pulling the ball back, pulling away, and getting rid of it in the opposite direction.

The whole action was extremely relaxed and comfortable, and very coherent, and it was completed in an instant.

"Beautiful!"

Paul Mossen couldn't help but admire Odegaard's turn and get rid of it.

The light and chic action made the whole turn look smooth.

After turning around, Odegaard didn't forget his work and stuffed the ball to Aubameyang.

He didn't pass the ball in advance, but a safe ball at his feet.

At this time, Aubameyang's attention was all on the ball at his feet.

At the moment of stopping the ball, Aubameyang used his foot to pull the ball, changing its trajectory and passing under his crotch.

Immediately, Aubameyang turned and ran.