After León and his teammates finished their warm-up laps, they all trained on the lawn, but León was pulled aside by the fitness coach.
León had long been targeted by the fitness coach because of his fitness problems. Watching his teammates play mini-training matches, León was tortured to death by the fitness coach Bill.
"León, you have to work hard on your fitness. If you want to stand firm in Arsenal's First Team, you have no chance with this fitness."
Bill was instructed by Wenger to train Leonhard hard within a reasonable range. Wenger had high hopes for him.
Even Casola, whom Wenger had high hopes for four years ago, could not compare to Wenger's current regard for Leonhard.
Wenger watched Jonathan's recording of Leonhard's game in Barcelona's reserve team. The child could attack and defend well.
His seemingly frail body was not someone who would fall with one touch. Instead, he used his brain to make the opponent fall.
As long as the child grew up, Arsenal winning the title after so many years would not be a pipe dream.
Why did Arsenal lose the league title at the last minute last season? The main reason was that their waist was not strong, their forward was weak, their defense was unstable and their goalkeeper was not good enough.
Vieira and Gilberto Silva's defensive midfielder position allowed Arsenal to be proud of the English Premier League.
But now the midfielders in Arsenal's lineup were Mozart, Rosicky and Arteta were old. Wilshere sat in the stands watching games for a long time. Ramsey and Oxlade-Chamberlain were not durable. Tsar Arshavin was abandoned. Only Diaby could maintain his normal level.
But it was useless. These people were not qualified commanders. What Arsenal's midfield army lacked the most was an iron-willed commander.
The front line relied heavily on Robin Van Persie as a single arrow to attack for Arsenal. Chamakh was studied without any secrets and was suppressed by the opponent's defenders.
In the defense, Feyre Malen's injury and Mertesacker's aging physical decline were the main reasons why Arsenal's defensive quality declined several levels throughout the season.
Last season, Arsenal's defense after Feyre Malen's injury was unbelievable. That was Arsenal.
León was tortured by Bill as he thought about Arsenal's lineup for this season.
Last season, Arsenal played in the league and Champions League with the same lineup, so he did not have to worry about not having a chance to play as long as he performed well. This season, Arsenal competed in four tournaments.
In order to avoid a large number of injuries, there would definitely be rotation in the two major domestic cups, the league tournament, and the Champions League. Therefore, Leon was not worried about the opportunity to play.
It was just that Lady Luck always favored those who were prepared, so he had to be ready at all times so that he could not seize the opportunity when it came.
"Arsena should take you to Arsenal's friendly match, which will be held in Asia." Bill tortured León as he told León about the club's plans for the friendly match.
León looked at Bill when he heard that. He had been with Bill for a long time and knew a lot of things from Bill.
Arsenal's friendly match opponent had been decided, so the team would soon go to Asia. León vaguely knew some news, but he was not sure which teams would play against the team.
"Ahem, I remember you said that your grandmother was from China." Bill would also chat with Leonhard when he tortured him. He remembered that León had mentioned that his grandmother was from China.
"Yes, but my grandmother was of Russian descent. Her father was a Russian. I remember she said that she was from Shanghai. She told me a lot about Shanghai when I was a child, but my grandmother died when I was 12 years old. "
Bill asked eagerly, "Do you speak Chinese?"
León listened to Bill's question and looked at Bill. Bill was embarrassed by León's gaze and could not help but smile.
"Hey, boy, don't look at me like that. I'm just curious."
In fact, he was not curious. His friend who was in charge of commercial development at the club asked him to ask.
The Asian region was a gold mine. Arsenal's trip to Asia was to dig for gold. Now that there was a Chinese man in Arsenal's squad, it would be much easier to dig for gold in China.
"I do, but not much." León did not care why Bill asked this question. Anyway, it would not make him lose a piece of meat.
Bill saw that León's training level was enough, so he let León go over to train with the main team. Wenger watched León drag his tired body over and waved.
"Leon, you'll be substituting for an official training match later. Hurry up and take a rest."
After hearing Wenger's words, Leon quickly went to the side to replenish his energy. He did not want to be teased by his teammates if he were to fall to the ground with a "plop" sound when he was touched.
After Wenger instructed León, he also let all the players stop to rest and let the assistant manager distribute the vests.
León took the yellow vests and put them on. The players who were distributed yellow vests were basically substitutes.
As for Giroux, Podolski and Casola, who were the new summer signings like León, they were of course in the Red Team with the main force as the framework.
"Hey, León, you have to perform well later." Giroux was assigned to the main team. He looked at León opposite him and could not help winking.
Giroux came to Arsenal with the halo of the King of Strikers in Ligue 1. He was not worried about his chance to play.
León looked at the members of the Red Team.
Goalkeeper: Szczesny
Defenders: Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs
Midfielders: Diaby, Arteta, Casola, Rosicky
Forwards: Giroux, Podolski
Looking at the opposite lineup, León wanted to ask if his side could win.
Wenger told the assistant manager that the training match could begin.
The assistant manager blew the whistle and the training match officially began.
The ball had been controlled by the Red Team since the start of the match. The main force of the Red Team crushed the Yellow Team in terms of age and experience, so it was not easy to take the ball away from them.
However, the Yellow Team was not without the power to fight back. León dragged behind the three midfielders. When Arteta broke through with the ball, León intercepted the ball.
When the ball was at León's feet, the Red Team players immediately went up to try to snatch the ball back, but only one person came up.
After all, no matter how talented León was, they did not take him seriously. A genius who had not played in the top league was a pushover in their eyes.
They could pinch him however they wanted.
But in the next moment, they were slapped in the face.
The Red Team players who rushed up to try to snatch the ball were deceived by León's feint. León suddenly accelerated to plug in and skimmed past the midfield.
When the defensive players surrounded him, León used his peripheral vision to observe the positions of his three forwards on his side. With his back turned, he gently flicked the ball and sent it to Walcott.
Walcott looked at the pie falling from the sky and was overjoyed. He lifted his leg and swung it.
Szczesny did not expect Leonhard to suddenly pass the ball, so Walcott's shot brushed past his fingers.
Walcott was ecstatic after the goal. He ran over and hugged León hard.
"Well done, León."
Although the goal was not scored in an official match, he was happy as long as it was a goal.
The main team on the opposite side looked at León being hugged by Walcott with a complicated expression. They now knew why the stingy professor was willing to spend seven million pounds on a child.
It could be seen from the goal scored by the Yellow Team just now.
He was good at defense, offense and interception. Wasn't this the midfield that Arsenal had been looking forward to for a long time?
Arteta, who faced León head-on, had the most profound experience.
After the game resumed, the Red Team no longer looked down on León. He was not a little sheep, but a wolf in sheep's clothing.
After the game resumed, León did not plug in forward and obediently organized the attack. Luck played a part in his success just now, mainly because the Red Team did not take him seriously.
Now that he plugged in forward, it would not be easy to get rid of the entanglement in the midfield.
The Red Team saw that the Yellow Team did not show any weakness even after taking the lead. They originally had some contempt, but now they put it away.
Casola was worthy of being the player that Wenger thought highly of four years ago. After intercepting the ball from Wilshere's feet, he sent a precise long pass to Rosicky's feet.
Rosicky received the pass and kicked the book straight to the feet of Big Giroux.
León saw that the ball was intercepted and turned from passive to active. He relied on accurate prediction to guess Rosicky's passing route and intercepted the book midway.
On the sidelines, Wenger's eyes lit up when he saw León's performance. The child did not let him down.
Given a little more time, he could make up for the missing piece of Arsenal's map.
In the following time, Wenger found that León gave him more and more surprises. Strictly speaking, this training match was Leonhard's first time against the Premier League's defense and offense. He had thought that León would be taught a lesson by the Red Team, but he did not expect the child to do so well.
There was still a gap in strength between the Red Team and the Yellow Team, and León was not omnipotent. Soon, the Red Team equalized the score. But until the end of the training match, the score between the two teams was still a draw.
But the score changed from 11 to 33.
Professor Wenger's face wrinkled from smiling at this result. Although there were many flaws exposed in this training match, the harvest was quite fruitful.
Those little flaws were simply drizzle in front of the harvest.
Leonhard's defense was resolute and strong, and he had the demeanor of a midfield commander when he organized the attack. But now he was like a green fruit that had not yet ripened.
Wenger had already imagined that Leonhard would be Arsenal's midfield commander for two years, partnering with Ramsey and Wilshere to wreak havoc in the Premier League.
León performed well in this internal training match, and he was also quite happy. But after the training match, he forced himself to calm down.
When León returned home, he found Carlos waiting at home. Carlos had been quite busy recently, and León had not seen him for a long time.
"Did you come to me today because you have a solution for the house?"
Carlos had always been someone who would not go to a temple without a reason. He would rather stay in his house than come to Henloch's house if he had nothing to do.
"I found a house for you near Colney. You can ride your bike to train. It just so happens that you need to work out more and train your fitness."
"How is the house?" León was not worried about the distance. Carlos would definitely be concerned. He was concerned about the quality of the house, the environment and so on. He was going to raise his younger siblings in the house.
If there were any hidden dangers in the house, he would not dare to bring his two little babies to live there.
"The house is quite good. I've already negotiated the price with the real estate agent. You just need to move there. I'll help you move when you're moving. "
Carlos knew that León's move must be a troublesome matter. It would be fine if León was alone, but it would not be easy for him to move with his girlfriend, younger siblings and nanny.
Carlos knew that León had wanted to move for a long time, but he had not found a suitable house.
"Well, the team still has to go to Asia to play a few friendlies. I'll move there after the Asia tour is over. Otherwise, I'll be worried about them if I move with the team to Asia right after."
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