Strong Waist

Chapter 9 Death Team In the evening, Vermaelen rented a villa, and the whole team had a celebration banquet.

Although they only won three rounds, the players performed extremely well.

For this reason, he decided to reward everyone well.

Outdoors, there is a long table that can accommodate more than 20 people, and a TV is placed not far away, and the UEFA Champions League group is being warmed up.

Yes, today is the day of the UEFA Champions League group draw.

Le Kai was sitting next to Vermaelen. He was wearing a white T-shirt and black sweatpants, with slippers under his feet. One leg was under the thigh of the other, and his whole body was leaning on the backrest, doing extremely stretched.

From time to time, he stuffed meat into his mouth, listening to the playing and joking of the players, he was very happy.

The winning streak in the recent period has made Lucy's mood extremely beautiful.

Of course, there are reasons why you haven't met a strong team yet, but so what?

A win is a win!

Celebrate when it's time to celebrate!

It's nice to relax once in a while!

Suarez sat next to Lucky, holding a plastic bag in his hand, which contained a mass of yellow-brown liquid. This guy inserted a straw and drank happily.

"what is this?"

Lucy turned his head and asked.

Suarez turned his head and smiled; "Uruguay's is a kind of tea, do you want to try it?"

Le Kai moved his head closer, took a breath, and immediately his whole body trembled.

What a strange smell!

Bitter and sour, with a strong earthy taste!

Le Kai frowned; "Do you think it's delicious?"

Suarez nodded and said, "It's delicious!"

Le Kai shook his head and said, "When I return to China, I'll bring you a set of tea from China, and try which one you like."

Drink tea and have to look at China!

Hearing this, Suarez's eyes lit up and said, "Thank you so much, I'll give you this bag!"

"I don't drink!"

"You taste it carefully, it's delicious."

"I can't drink it!"

"Okay then." Suarez withdrew his hand helplessly.

At this time, Sania suddenly said, "Who do you think our opponent in the Champions League group will be?"

The players immediately started a heated discussion.

Due to Arsenal's excellent performance in the league and their consecutive record in the Champions League, they are ranked in the first tier of the Champions League.

On the bright side, they can avoid the interference of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayern, Benfica, Chelsea, Porto, Barcelona and other teams that are in the first tier.

But at the same time, they also have to be careful about the second tier.

Chamberlain fell on the fork and said, "I hope it's Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit and Steaua Bucharest!"

Everyone laughed.

This is to pick all the weakest.

But I have to say, this is the best grouping.

If Arsenal can't qualify for the first place in this group, then they really have to look for the problem.

Afterwards, everyone began to express their opinions, and there were various groups.

When it was Flamini's turn, the guy said directly; "It doesn't matter what else, as long as it's not Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, or Naples!"

Hearing this, Le Kai opened his mouth slightly.

This guy has the potential of poisonous milk! .... The others also grinned and complained:

"Shit! So, why is Dortmund in the third tier? They were the Champions League runner-up last season!"

"They have too few Champions League points and can only be placed in the third tier!"

"Which group Dortmund goes to, which group is the death group!"

"Such a strong third-tier team, really hell!"

"And Atletico Madrid, this season is really strong!"

"If this is the grouping, I feel that it will be very difficult for us to qualify!"

While everyone was chatting, the TV camera switched to the lottery session.

One by one the teams were drawn from the bucket of draws, and the expressions of the Arsenal players began to become dignified.

They slowly opened their mouths, and some of them subconsciously looked at Flamini.

Flamini also looked at the final result of the draw in astonishment.

"what is this?!!"

Chamberlain put his head in his arms.

The other Arsenal players also looked stern.

The Champions League teams are as follows:

Group A: Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Leverkusen, Real Sociedad.

Group B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, Copenhagen.

Group C: Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Olympiacos, Anderlecht.

Group D: Bayern, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Pilsen Victory.

Group E: Chelsea, Schalke 04, Basel, Steaua Bucharest.

Group F: Arsenal, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli.

Group G: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St. Petersburg, Vienna, Austria.

Group H: Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic.

Seeing the draw, the Arsenal players were blown up!

These five major league teams are all crammed into Group F!

Can this group be separated by humans?

Compared to the worst grouping, it's just a little bit better!

Dortmund, Naples, and Marseille are all strong teams in their respective leagues, adding Arsenal.

Although they are not the championship teams of their respective leagues, they are definitely capable of being a champion!

These four teams can't fight to the death when they touch each other?

Outline form?

It can be said that unlike last season, many teams missed the Champions League due to their previous poor performances. This season's Champions League is definitely a scene of great gods fighting.

Therefore, a good sign is of great help to the team.

"Our signing luck has been good!"

Lukaku said with a smile; "In the 14-15 season, we are..."

Lucy raised his eyebrows slightly.

Lukaku shut up immediately, he lowered his head and struggled to eat the meat, not talking.

For Arsenal, the 14-15 season is a championship season with signing luck, and this statement makes them feel very uncomfortable.

Of course, Arsenal at that time was actually not as strong as it is today, and maybe there is a possibility in this regard.

If they encounter a team like Real Madrid that has won the Champions League many times in the final, it will definitely be more difficult for Arsenal to play.

However, Juventus was not good at that time, but Real Madrid fell in the semi-finals, which could not be attributed to Arsenal.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, how the group is, we will know after a while, but no matter what the group is, even if it is a death group, we still have the strength to advance to the elimination circle, so don't worry too much, we just need to play well It's your own game!"

Lucky stretched out his juice and said, "The new season has begun, guys, our goal has always been clear, that is..."

Everyone got up one after another, picked up their wine glasses, and shouted loudly; "Champion!!——"

 …

A week later, on August 19, the second round of the 8-season Premier League.

Arsenal host Stoke City.

In this game, Arsenal is still playing with all the main players, and Giroud, who performed well in the last game, is still sitting on the bench.

But 60 minutes of game time passed, Arsenal is nothing.

Obviously their counterattack was very sharp, and they threatened the opponent's goal many times, but they couldn't form a goal.

In the final analysis, the problem is that Lukaku wasted too many opportunities.

Lukaku was also extremely annoyed at this time.

He was extremely dissatisfied with his performance, and although his teammates didn't say anything, he could feel the eager eyes from his teammates.

This look seems to be questioning himself.

'Why do you keep missing opportunities? '

The coaching staff is also very dissatisfied with Lukaku's performance.

Mourinho has stood on the sidelines and roared many times.

This approach is also putting pressure on Lukaku.

Le Kai looked at Lukaku's appearance.

This guy really can't handle the pressure!

After failing to form a goal for the first time, he fell into an annoyed mood, which made his subsequent performance extremely bad.

During the intermission, Mourinho had a conversation with him alone, thinking that it would get better, but he didn't expect it to still be the case.

In this situation...

Beep! ! !

The whistle blew and Arsenal made a substitution.

Giroud stands on the sidelines.

This substitution made Lukaku's face even uglier.

He was annoyed at his performance, and at the same time angry at being replaced.

Having reached this point, he has no choice but to be replaced.

In 63 minutes, Lukaku came off and Giroud came off the bench.

"A match-up substitution, Lukaku's performance caused Mourinho's dissatisfaction, and Giroud got a chance to play again."

"Looking at the previous performance, Lukaku wasted too many opportunities. His mentality of being too anxious to score made him unable to handle the ball delicately. We are very clear that Lukaku did not play like this last season. of!"

"Obviously Giroud's arrival has brought great psychological pressure to Arsenal's top scorer! If Giroud's performance in this game is even better, then...."

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray did not continue.

But the content after that is easy to guess. There is a high probability that a cooling-off period will be needed. Giroud will make his debut and Lukaku will be on the bench.

Even worse penalty kick situation is that Lukaku has been pressed on the bench, waiting for Giroud to make a mistake.

Obviously, these are not the situations that Lukaku wants to see.