The returning squad

The returning squad

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Two weeks passed quietly.

There was a lot of noise and the growl of an old man in the Arsenal gym room that day.

At this time, Le Kai was already sweating, but his eyes were full of determination.

He gritted his teeth, his legs making ninety degrees with the ground, supporting his back with a round yoga ball, and both hands raised high with dumbbells. The irregular movement of the yoga ball required Le Kai's body to maintain an alert state and constantly find a balance point so as not to fall.

In this state, the whole body was tense and every muscle needed to be used.

Compared with two weeks ago, Lucky's body had undergone significant changes. The muscles of the shoulders, abdomen, and legs have increased significantly. But overall, it looks extremely well-proportioned.

Le Kai gritted his teeth and continued. He had maintained this action for a full two minutes, but he was only halfway through the four minutes required by Patrice.

He kept taking deep breaths, but with every deep breath could feel the twitching of his abdominal muscles.

Patrice pulled a chair over, sat in front of Lucky, and snorted coldly: "Remember, one of the keys to success in football is having exceptional body control "

"You have to learn to control your body and use your muscles adequately"

"You have well-proportioned and trained muscles for that, unlike those guys with hulking muscles."

Le Kai kept his movements, his face showing a bit of pain, but cheekily said, "Are you sure, coach? I am sure Drogba excelled in football."

Patrice raised his eyebrows slightly; he didn't expect that Le Kai could have the energy to talk back.

The old man stretched out his foot and pressed it lightly on Lucky's abdomen.

"Don't push me!"

Lucky's face turned red, and his body trembled wildly, obviously reaching its limit.

A look of satisfaction appeared on Patrice's face, but it soon turned into a sneer: "You still have the strength to talk back and one more minute."

Lucky, "..."

Seeing that Le Kai didn't speak, but gritted his teeth and persisted, Patrice felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

Many people have been trained by him, but no one had that much perseverance compared to Lucky.

Patrice often increased the volume and difficulty of training, giving players a sense of frustration in the early stages of training. Then gradually decreased the difficulty of training.

But this guy was an exception. Le Kai completed the training amount Patrice gave him on the first day, and he recovered enough after the training.

Patrice had to admit that he underestimated the guy.

On the second day, the training intensity doubled trying to find his limit to create a plan for him. But the guy just gritted his teeth and persevered.

The teenager seemed to have some serious amount of determination.

This way, the training persisted for three days, before Patrice took the initiative to reduce the amount of training.

If this had continued, Le Kai would have been ruined.

At the same time, he has to admit that the teenager had perseverance and tenacity different from ordinary people.

In two weeks, Lucky has completed the transformation of his body.

Of course, the price was that in these two weeks, Lucky has not even touched the ball.

"Okay! It's time to stop!"

Accompanied by the old man's words, Le Kai fell backward, his body stuck to the ground, panting heavily.

"Get up! Stretch!"

The old man notched Le Kai with his foot.

Le Kai could only drag his trembling body, lying on the ground, his arms propped up his upper body, but his waist down was tightly pressed to the ground.

Feeling the stretch in his abdomen, Lucky exhaled slowly and said, "When can I do ball training?"

Patrice said; "It's early!"

Le Kai grinned and said, "Don't all professional players have to do ball training? It's impractical to only do physical training!"

Patrice was delighted.

"Practicality? The Arsenal old man asked me to transform you into a qualified midfielder in one season, do you think I have time to take it slow?"

"A season?"

Lucky was stunned momentarily and said in surprise, "So, I can't play this season?"

Patrice said, "What do you think?"

Lucky said quickly, "What if I finish the training program ahead of schedule?"

Patrice shook his head and said, "That's not possible it's not the training issue that prevents you from participating in the competition, but the labor certificate."

"The club has already started sorting out the materials and preparing to declare the 'special genius clause'. A hearing will probably be held early next year. If everything goes well, you may be able to play a game, but I am not sure."

After finishing speaking, Patrice sneered, "I hope you don't become the next Song."

Lucky: " ..."

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Unhindered, the time has come to the middle of July.

Major clubs began to issue summons orders to prepare for the new season.

The same was true for Arsenal.

After various key players left one after another, it was left with only one Van Persie to support the overall situation. To reflect the value of Van Persie, on July 16, Arsenal announced the appointment of Van Persie as the team captain and gave him the responsibility to lead the team out of the predicament.

The return of first-team players and pre-season preparations had also become urgent. However, the haze of Cesc Fabregas and Nasri's departure seems to still exist. The returning players became reticent, and everyone looked preoccupied, which also made Wenger worry about the state of the team.

A physical examination was conducted before their first day of collective training. Every Arsenal player, including substitutes, had to experience it.

And on this day, Lucky got a friend.

An English boy with a buzz cut.

Oxlade Chamberlain.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, who just came from Southampton, looks a bit green. The current Chamberlain has not yet grown into one of Liverpool's champions in the future. He was a young boy who is just starting as a winger.

But everything started to change from here.

"Transformation? Midfielder?"

Lucky looked at Patrice in astonishment.

Wenger wanted to transform Oxlade-Chamberlain into a midfielder.

Wasn't he taking Klopp's job?

"What? Defenders are allowed to transform into midfielders, while wingers are not allowed to transform into midfielders?"

Patrice said.

Le Kai turned his head and looked at Chamberlain blankly.

Chamberlain was a little nervous, after all, this was the famous Arsenal, and it has always been his dream to join such a giant club.

And this Asian guy in front of him was looking at him very strangely.

Why was e so surprised by his transformation into a midfielder?

"Okay, I'm going to go to Wenger to say something, you go to the medical examination yourself." After that, Patrice turned towards Le Kai and said, " When the medical examination is over, you take Oxlade to today's training."

LE Kai's eyes lit up.

The two weeks of training made him feel extremely bored. Having a companion practice together would naturally reduce the degree of boredom.

Patrice nodded, then turned and left.

In the training ground, Le Kai looked at Chamberlain in front of him, and extended his hand generously: "Hello, my name is Le Kai!"

"Chamberlain!"

Chamberlain showed a simple and honest smile.

"Where is the medical examination location?" Chamberlain scratched his head, obviously not good at words.

Le Kai nodded and said, "Let's go, I'll lead you there"

In the two weeks of training, he figured out the training base.

The two walked out of the training ground and walked towards the designated medical examination location.

Along the way, the two were also chatting.

But it was mainly him who talked, Chamberlain's 'um ah' response from time to time.

The area for the physical examination was a medical station inside the training base.

The door has been lined up, and the players entered in turn.

There were two entrances for the physical examination, one for the main team and one for the substitutes. He and Chamberlain started lining up too. Arsenal's main players had also been assembled.

He saw Van Persie, the current Arsenal captain.

Theo Walcott.

Tomáš Rosický and more players.

It's just that the expressions of the first-team players were not good. Cesc Fabregas's betrayal and departure hurt them a lot.

Lucky took a look and stopped.

On the other hand, Chamberlain looked at them curiously.

Le Kai seeing this notched him with his elbow and whispered: "Don't look."

Chamberlain turned his head and asked in confusion; "Why?"

Lucky said helplessly: "You don't know what Arsenal is going through now?"

"Fabregas?"

"Shhh"

Le Kai hurriedly put his index finger on his mouth and made a silent gesture.

The name was now a taboo at Arsenal.

Le Kai leaned over and hooked Chamberlain's neck, and reminded in a low voice; "The old captain just left, and the way he left was so unique, which was a big blow to the club, especially the first team players."

Hearing this, Chamberlain hurriedly shook his head and said, "Sorry, I'm just curious."

"Who won't be? They are famous." Le Kai looked ahead and said, "But don't stare too much."