Chapter 85 The Upcoming London Battle

The first transfer player Arsenal welcomed in the winter window was Odegaard.

This young man seemed eager to join Arsenal and left the team for London almost as soon as the transfer terms came down.

As Arteta said, Odegaard has almost no effect on Real Madrid. For this reason, the opponent gives up quickly and earns back as much as they can.

All transfer processes should be extremely smooth and no problems should be encountered.

Ødegaard also quickly invested in training after joining Arsenal. It can be clearly felt that unlike the arrogance he had when playing in the Eredivisie, after coming to Arsenal, Ødegaard's performance is still very humble.

Perhaps he also understands in his heart how far behind he is from these top players.

Although Odegaard has strong talent and potential, potential is still potential, and now Odegaard still has to sit on the bench.

Odegaard's first day of training with the team made him feel tremendous pressure.

Although Arsenal reduced the amount of training, the high-intensity and efficient training methods still made him almost unable to keep up with the rhythm.

Although I persisted in the end, the effect was not very good.

"Don't be too reluctant. The first day of training is mainly about adapting. Don't think about getting into the rhythm in such a hurry. You have to observe first!"

Lucky handed Odegaard the water and had a brief exchange.

The latter was sweating profusely. After taking the water, he opened a big mouth and poured it in.

Lucky smiled and said, "Drink slowly!"

Cough cough cough

Sure enough, I choked.

Odegaard coughed violently, and then he lay down on the lawn and took a deep breath, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Lucky didn't understand why he could still laugh under such circumstances.

But for Odegaard, he sees hope for the future, which is more important than anything else.

"Captain, we are second in the standings now, right?"

Odegaard looked at Lucky and said.

Lucky nodded: "We are thinking of ways to bring Manchester City down!"

The match between Arsenal and Manchester City is in the 28th round, and there is still a 5-point gap between the two sides.

For this reason, Arsenal's home game is very important. They must win against Manchester City, otherwise they will completely lose their initiative.

Different from Lucky's thoughts, the smile on Odegaard's face became even brighter.

For any player, it is a joy to play for a team that can compete for the championship and such a strong team.

While the two were chatting, Wilshere and Saka came over together.

Saka said with a dissatisfied look: "I should have handled that ball just now!"

"You can handle it, can you score goals? Robertson is crazy about you!"

"I can get past him!"

"Let's wait until you get past him. It's safest to give the ball to Kai!"

Hearing this, Saka curled his lips.

He knows very well that in terms of internal ranking and trust, he can't keep up with Lucky even if he tries to flatter him.

After the two walked in, Wilshere looked at Erdegaard and said, "Hey! Rookie, is this okay?"

Wilshere's tone was full of teasing.

Odegaard frowned slightly, stood up on his knees, and said with difficulty: "I can do another set!"

"Don't be brave, if you get hurt, hey! I'm talking!"

Wilshere yelled at Odegaard's back.

The other party didn't give me any face and didn't pay attention at all.

Wilshere looked at Lucky and said, "Look, this guy deserves a beating!"

Lucky smiled and shook his head: "Jack, you provoked him first!"

"I really care about him!" Wilshere said.

Saka added on the side; "Maybe you can change the way you care, no one likes to be called a rookie!"

Wilshere turned to look at Saka, and after a moment, said, "Really? Rookie!"

Saka: ""

"I'm going to train too!" Saka was unwilling to argue with Wilshere and caught up with Odegaard, preparing to train together.

Currently, the two are the youngest in the Arsenal team, so their communication is more cordial.

Unlike Wilshere, he is a 'rookie' if he opens his mouth but doesn't.

"Maybe you should really try to change." Lucky said to Wilshere with a smile.

Wilshere waved his hand: "I have tried my best to correct it. If it were before, that guy would have been beaten!"

After saying that, Wilshere said dissatisfiedly; "Impolite guy!"

Lucky smiled and said: "He regards you as a rival and competition target."

Wilshere sneered: "Then I'm really looking forward to it!"

Obviously, Wilshere does not feel that the other party can replace him.

Lucky, on the other hand, stared at Wilshere for a long time and said: "I'll give you a piece of advice, you must underestimate him!"

Although the current Odegaard is still the 'waste', the future Odegaard can still prove his ability.

‘Everything is inferior, only Odegaard! ’

This is the best compliment for his performance!

As an attacking midfielder, Odegaard's performance and potential will show explosive growth in the future.

Hearing Lucky's words, Wilshere raised his eyebrows slightly.

He won't pay attention to Odegaard, but that doesn't mean he will despise Lucai's words.

"Okay, training is over! Everyone gather in the tactics room!"

Mourinho led the coaching staff into the training ground and shouted to the players.

After the coach spoke, the Gunners also finished training and went to the locker room.

About an hour later, everyone had finished washing and gathered in the tactical room.

Mourinho knocked on the tactical board and said; "In the next game, we will play against Chelsea. Although their recent performance is not good, we still attach importance to this away game and win the game!"

Mourinho spared no effort in any game against his old club.

After coaching Arsenal, Mourinho was criticized by many people for his backward tactics, and he also had a lot of grudges in his heart.

He would not refuse the opportunity to beat his old club and prove himself.

Of course, a larger part of the reason is that Manchester City is still unbeaten, and Arsenal does not want to be pulled away from the points. For this reason, facing a team like Chelsea with sufficient foundation, Arsenal must be prepared.

"This season, Chelsea still plays with Hazard as the core. I have emphasized the threat of this player to you more than once, and from the recent situation, we need to pay more attention to him!"

In this regard, the Arsenal players agreed.

Although Chelsea's recent record is not good, Hazard's personal performance is still extremely bright.

It can be said that if Chelsea loses Hazard, they may lose more games, not to mention that they are still in the top five of the standings.

Even many media are joking that Conte's training for Chelsea is to infinitely increase Hazard's personal ability.

'Give the ball to Hazard, we win! '

This is also the idea of ​​many Chelsea fans.

The performance of the Belgian star did not disappoint their expectations.

Although Chelsea's performance against Arsenal recently was not too good.

But this is not a guarantee that Arsenal can win the game steadily.

This time going to Stamford Bridge, Arsenal must be vigilant.

Mourinho arranged tactics while making requirements for the players.

These requirements are more focused on the defense line.

Recently, it can be clearly felt that Arsenal's defense line has been somewhat relaxed, and they no longer have the tightness at the beginning of the season.

This is not good news.

Although they understand that with the progress of the league, it is bound to consume energy, and this problem will always occur.

But these problems of Arsenal were exposed too early.

"The midfield can retreat appropriately to help the back line bear some defensive pressure."

Mourinho looked at Luka and Kante.

These two defensive generals are the most satisfactory points for Mourinho in Arsenal's lineup.

Let's not talk about Kante for now, Luka's ability in defense is terrifying enough.

"I will devote more to defense!"

Luka nodded to Mourinho.

The latter turned his head and looked at Kante and said; "You have been robbing a lot recently. Although I hope you can do the work of passing the ball, this should be done in a stable situation, not let him rush forward to press rashly!"

Kante nodded with a heavy face.

Forced to change his style quickly, Kante has been trying some new ways of playing recently, which has also caused the inherent rhythm of playing to be destroyed, giving people a feeling that the defense is no longer strong.

But it is just an illusion. If Kante plays like before, his state will be full immediately.

But both Arsenal and Kante himself have more requirements for themselves.