Chapter 12 Community Shield

"Hey! Man! Long time no see!"

Billy stood at the door of the Oak Bar and greeted Meadows who was buying goods.

Meadows also smiled and waved: "Come and help!"

The two of them carried all kinds of drinks and goods into the store.

Gudong! Gudong!

Billy took a big sip of ice water and felt refreshed all over!

"Hey, have you paid attention to the team's warm-up match information?"

Billy said excitedly.

Meadows nodded and said: "Five rounds of warm-up matches, four wins and one draw, no losses!"

Pah!

Billy clapped his hands hard and said excitedly; "I think Arsenal will recover this season!"

"This information tells us that after the reorganization, our condition has become better!"

Meadows lit a cigarette and said; "Kai's performance is still very good."

Billy said proudly; "Of course, that's our captain, the guarantee of Arsenal's victory!"

The two chatted enthusiastically.

As Arsenal fans, they are all paying attention to the transfer window of this summer window.

For Billy and others, compared with Lukaku's joining, they are more pleased with the strengthening of the back line.

Although the previous Koscielny + Mustafi partnership is also good.

But after all, it is a little bit lacking. Without the defense of the defensive midfielder, there are too many problems.

Let's take a look at the current defensive line.

Hummels + Jimenez!

There is no doubt about Hummels' ability. When he was in Dortmund, he had proved himself many times that he was the best central defender in the world.

Jimenez has a certain glass man attribute, but in Arsenal's lineup, due to the presence of two strong defensive midfielders, the pressure on the central defender will be greatly reduced, and Jimenez will not be under great pressure like in Atletico Madrid.

As long as this pair of central defenders plays a role, Arsenal's back line must be as solid as a rock.

For Billy and other Arsenal fans.

Compared with the changes in the front line, they pay more attention to the back line.

Because they know very well where Arsenal's shortcomings have always been!

Even in the 2014-2015 season, Arsenal, as the Champions League champion team, had the same problem.

It's just that Wenger hid the problem well at that time and it was not exposed.

After winning the championship, the team was studied and tactically targeted, which led to the problem being infinitely expanded.

It can be said that Arsenal was somewhat dragged down by the defense line throughout the whole season last year.

If it weren't for Lucky maintaining that crazy state throughout the season, carrying Arsenal forward alone.

Then the Gunners would not even be able to qualify for the Europa League, and would even be far away from the European war.

Now that these problems have been solved, for Gunners fans, they are looking forward to the first game of the new season!

"The Community Shield will be in two days!"

Billy rubbed his palms excitedly.

Meadows: "It's just a warm-up match in name only, there are not many problems. Do you think Mourinho will go all out for this trophy?"

Billy said; "But we need to try it, after all, it's a good start, and it's not bad to win a championship at the beginning of the season!"

Meadows nodded; "I hope we can have a good performance, I am still looking forward to this Gunners."

As Meadows said, many Gunners fans have the same emotions about Arsenal this season.

Although the team has been reorganized, many problems have been solved.

With the investment of large funds and the transfer of many good players, Arsenal's paper strength is better than before.

However, the specific status needs to be verified in the game.

On the other hand, at the Colney training base, Mourinho is also making tactical arrangements.

For this Community Shield, Mourinho is ready to arrange a more conservative '4-3-3' position. Compared with the speculation of the outside world, Mourinho is still more enthusiastic about the Community Shield.

After all, this championship can be counted as his first honor as coach of Arsenal.

The most important thing is that Leicester City, which has been divided up, is really capable of competing with Arsenal, which has been reorganized and strengthened?

"Everything is based on the midfield. The midfield will tell you how to play. When the midfield cannot retreat immediately, you can also see the opportunity to directly pass the ball!"

There are many outlets for this lineup of Arsenal.

Even in the back line, Robertson, Hummels and Bellerin can do the task of passing the ball and even dribbling.

This also ensures that Arsenal's back line is not just a defensive point with a single function and a rigid system.

"Now start to announce the big list!"

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the entire locker room became tense.

Now this Arsenal has not yet fully determined the main lineup, so being able to enter the big list, whether to play in the game, and whether to get a good performance, all have the most direct impact on them.

Of course, Lekai is still not nervous. As the core point of the tactics, Lekai will definitely occupy a place in the starting main force.

Soon, Mourinho began to call names.

"Goalkeeper Cech, substitute goalkeeper"

Lekai turned his head subconsciously and saw Martinez in the corner with his hands on his forehead, as if he was praying.

"Substitute goalkeeper Martinez!"

Martinez raised his head suddenly.

His eyes were full of surprise, excitement and excitement.

Mourinho's words indicate that Martinez is likely to be promoted to the second goalkeeper position.

Compared to Martinez, another substitute goalkeeper, Ospina, looked lonely.

This is the cruelty of the professional arena.

Some people are happy and some are worried.

If there are no accidents, Ospina is likely to be loaned out to play games.

Martinez was very excited. He couldn't help but get even more excited when he saw Lucky smiling and nodding towards him.

Joy is something that can only be gained by sharing it together.

Martinez folded his hands.

Lucky looked stunned.

Another kid who was fooled by Jack Cheng and Jet Li.

"Hummels, Jimenez, Koscielny, Bellerín, Robertson, Monreal, Kai, Kante, Wilshere, Aubameyang, Mane, Lukaku, the above players follow The team competes, the rest of the team trains with the coach in the base, and the tactical meeting is over!”

Everyone got up and left.

Many people are discussing the upcoming game enthusiastically. For many new players, this is their first game since joining, so it is particularly important.

Even Hummels looked solemn.

Even he felt a little nervous.

After all, it is the first game after the transfer, and he must perform adequately.

Of course, he is also very confident.

On the one hand, it is confidence in one's own strength.

On the other hand is the confidence in Arsenal's midfield line!

To be honest, Hummels feels that his condition has begun to improve recently.

It's even possible to return to the peak of your past.

This is largely due to the strong midfield line blocking a lot of pressure, and Hummels has a better stage to perform.

And on this stage, you can play even better.

After everyone changed their clothes in the locker room, they left the base one after another.

Lucky also drove away.

After returning home, Lucai simply gave himself some small exercises to warm up and keep his body active.

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After some simple activities, he started to finish his meal.

The pre-match meal is relatively simple.

In order to ensure the condition during the competition and reduce the accumulation of food in the abdomen, Lucai started to control his diet two days before the competition.

The feeling of running on a full stomach and the feeling of running on an empty stomach are completely different things.

The latter can make people feel lighter and more powerful.

Moreover, controlling your diet in advance can also help with gastrointestinal indigestion problems. Once gastrointestinal problems occur, it will be very difficult during the competition!

It’s not like there aren’t those who run to the toilet in the middle of the game.

These are all reasons for failing to control your diet.

After eating, Lucky took a shower and immediately started trimming his beard.

I haven't trimmed my beard in the past week, and my beard has grown a bit long, giving me a sloppy look.

After some careful manipulation by Lucai, the thick stubble full of male hormones appeared on the mouth again.

Lucky glanced briefly at the mirror before nodding with satisfaction.

Go to bed on time at 10pm.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

On the sidewalk of London Bridge, a reporter from Sky Sports broadcast a report to the camera with his back to the bridge of traffic:

"This is the London Bridge leading to Wembley Stadium. The Community Shield Cup under the FA is about to begin. This also signals the start of the British leagues at all levels. As the two sides of the game, Manchester City and Arsenal will be in Head-to-head confrontation in this game!”