Sorry for the lack of updated chapters; I was swarmed with schoolwork.
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The next day, Lucky and Chamberlain were notified to go to the first training ground to participate in the training camp, and their expressions were that of joy,
After nearly three months of individual training, they could finally go to the training grounds of the first team.
This was a huge sign for them. Being able to participate in the first team training represented that they have obtained Wenger's approval. As long as the conditions were met, they even have the opportunity to play games.
Patrice brought the two to the training ground. He then handed over Kai and Chamberlain to Van Persie. The player had their circle, and he, the assistant coach, is not suitable to interfere too much.
The way to the dressing room required a long corridor.
Van Persie walked in front, with Kai and Chamberlain following behind.
Van Persie didn't speak, so they kept quiet.
Kai noticed Van Persie's back, his shoulders were a little droopy.
The huge pressure required of a captain for the sinking Gunners had exhausted him.
Coming to the door of the locker room, Van Persie opened the door and walked in.
Kai and Chamberlain also followed.
But Van Persie didn't seem to have any intention of introducing the two of them, so he walked to the locker on his own, and began to change clothes silently.
It wasn't training time, so there weren't many people in the locker room.
Arshavin, Ramsay and Koscielny.
The three plus Van Persie were all silently sorting out their things, without communication or interaction.
Like four strangers.
The atmosphere in the locker room was horrible.
Arshavin was in deep thoughts
His contract with Arsenal was about to expire, and there was no word from the club for a long time, which made him a little anxious. As a Russian player, if possible, he didn't want to return to the Russian league.
But all this was not something he could decide, so he pondered.
Ramsay was carefully massaging his calf.
Since the broken leg incident two years ago, Ramsey had begun to focus on taking care of his legs.
Maybe it was this incident that caused the young Ramsay to suffer in football. Since that incident, Ramsey's previous high highlight stats have become mediocre.
Many people said that Ramsay is no longer the Ramsay before, he was ruined by the villains of Stoke City.
Finally, Koscielny.
Now Koscielny has begun to emerge as a kind of rebel.
Influenced by Cesc Fabregas, Nasri, Song, Koscielny will also transfer and leave in the future.
But the way Koscielny left was disgusting. He left Arsenal for Bordeaux through a shocking shirt swap on video which angered a lot of fans in the future.
Seeing all four people in front of them were all busy.
Lucky and Chamberlain stood at the door awkwardly, before Kai said, "Come on, let's find our locker."
Since they did not have the decency to welcome them, Lucky won't stick to other people's cold buttocks.
Chamberlain wanted to chat a little, to liven up the atmosphere but was stopped by Kai.
Chamberlain's actions would probably only turn him into a clown.
In the corner, Lucky and Chamberlain saw their lockers with their names.
The two put down their bags and started changing clothes.
Kai opened the locker and saw the Arsenal home jersey lying quietly inside at first glance.
The red and white jersey, this jersey that once created an unbeaten 49-game round, this jersey that had once brought endless joy was now ridiculed.
He picked up the jersey and turned it over.
No. 29
It was not a main back number which he guessed.
In this regard, Chamberlain was better. After all, No. 15 was a main back number, meaning that this guy may get a chance to play this season.
He put the home jersey on one side and took out a training suit from the inside.
Sat on the bench and start putting on his training kit.
After changing his clothes, Lucky put the bag into the locker, closed it, and walked out.
After a while, batches of Arsenal players began to pour into the stadium.
Honestly, the team atmosphere sucked.
No one spoke.
Everyone had a preoccupied look.
Even during warm-up jogging, they didn't have any communication.
Under the sound of heavy breathing, his physical energy seemed to be quickly drained, and the atmosphere did not help either.
Kai ran at the end of the line, and he tilted his head slightly to look at Van Persie in front.
'As the captain, shouldn't he say something?', he thought.
Van Persie's expression was very indifferent.
Maybe because of the deplorable state Arsenal was in he stopped caring.
Perhaps, this was why Van Persie left.
Even as captain, he doesn't see any positive aspects.
After the warm-up jog, the Arsenal team was divided into three.
Forwards, midfielders, and defenders had different training content.
The midfield was divided into two partners to stretch each other.
Chamberlain was called to train as a striker. After all, Arsenal bought Chamberlain and initially played as a winger to become an immediate force.
To this problem, Lucky needed to find a partner.
"Let's train together."
Arteta came over, smiled, and invited Lucky.
Kai readily accepted.
Two people stretch each other.
Whilst in training, Arteta asked," Bad atmosphere, right?"
Lucky nodded and said, "Yeah."
"It will take some time to overcome that. Recently, we have suffered too many things and need to adapt slowly." Arteta finished; "There will be an internal training game in a while, I will play the substitute side, and we will cooperate."
In this regard, Le Kai's eyes lit up, and it was simply great to be able to play the game.
"That is good."
Training for an hour.
Soon came the internal scrim.
The main team and the substitutes are divided into two teams to compete.
/The main side/
Goalkeeper: Szczesny.
Defenders: Koscielny, Vermaelen, Julu.
Midfielders: Ramsey, Alexander Song, Rosicky, Kirkland.
Forwards: Arshavin, Van Persie, Walcott.
/Substitute line-up/
Goalkeeper: Fabianski.
Defenders: Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Miquel
Midfielders: Frimpong, Arteta, Benayoun, Kai
Forwards: Schumacher, Chamberlain, Gervinho.
Kai and other substitute players put on yellow vests and waited on the court.
In their line-up, Arteta, Mertesacker, and Gervinho were players they could rely on them. These were players with experience in the field, on the other hand, the goalkeeper Fabianski, Le Kai, and Chamberlain, who acted in important roles were a bit inexperienced.
On the sidelines, under the leadership of head coach Wenger, the coaching staff has already stood in a line. With exception of the three coaches who act as referees, everyone else was responsible for recording the game.
And these data records were likely to be the most critical factor in judging them, which represents whether they can play the game.
Because of this, every substitute was full of energy.
On the other hand, the main team was a little too quiet. Still, no one spoke, not even a change in expression, lost in their imaginary world not being bothered by the enthusiasm of the opposing team.
This made him upset. But after thinking about it, the other party did have the capital to daze off.
The game soon started.
The substitute team kicked off first, and Chamberlain kicked the ball back.
The ball came to Arteta's feet, and Arteta continued to pass back, sending the ball to the back line.
At this time, the main team has also pressed.
Kai glanced at Van Persie, who was standing not far from him, and immediately retreated to the left back to help with the pressure.
But the ball was not passed to the left but passed to the right.
They trusted the combination of Arteta + Benayoun more than the fledgling Lucky.
There was nothing Lucky could do about it.
Trust was earned, especially in professional teams, if you don't perform enough, why let your teammates pass the ball to you?
This was known when he first played professionally.
The advancement of the substitute team was dominated by Benayuon + Arteta + Gervinho.
It seems that they wanted to copy the left (right) flank combination of Arsenal's Invincible (Henry + Pires + Cole) in the once glorious period, but it was only a copy. It was a good way to learn, but a copy could never beat the original.
Gervinho was Gervinho after all, he could not play Henry's style of football.
And Arteta was not defensive in nature, which requires him to sacrifice some fitness and run back and forth.
Following this method, the substitute team stabilized the situation a little.
The main team knew exactly what the substitutes were going to do.
Beyanoun was not Pires after all, he did not have the legend's sharp breakthrough and speed.
With the mounting pressure from the main side, they were soon dispossessed of the ball and counterattacked.