At the beginning of this summer, many clubs have begun to throw off their arms and make reinforcements. But compared to other teams, Arsenal, who are too free of signs, may be much lower-end.

But perhaps this is a very cost-effective signing. As the first deal in the post-Arsene Wenger era, it was also judged to be a consideration of Emery's coaching ideas and skills.

And the time of the test is the first warm-up game.

In the blink of an eye, the middle of July has come, and the intense training camp has already passed halfway. Just today, the team ushered in the first warm-up match of this training camp, and the opponent was the French team Nice.

The most famous of the Nice squad is the Italian genius Balotelli.

Debuting at the age of 15, Balotelli played for Serie C's Lumezane, setting an all-time record in the Italian professional league. In 2006, Balotelli moved to Inter Milan. On 26 July 2010, Balotelli joined Premier League side Manchester FC for a transfer fee of €28 million. On December 23, 2010, Balotelli was awarded the FIFA Golden Boy Award.

Later, he left the Premier League at odds with Mourinho and joined Manchester City under his mentor Roberto Mancini, and he also maintained good efficiency.

But in the first three games of the Euro 2012 group stage, Barot made himself a joke in the Apennines by thinking about life. However, fortunately, the form recovered in the final knockout round, and a stunning side hook brought Italy to the quarterfinals. This was followed by a brace to help Italy advance to the final. On June 29, Italy eliminated Germany 2-1, ending the opponent's world record of 15 consecutive wins in official matches, continuing the unbeaten history of the German competition, and meeting the defending champion Spain in the final. Balotelli scored twice to rewrite Italy's history of not scoring in the semi-finals of the European Championship.

After impressing the world, Balotelli left Manchester City in 13 years to join AC Milan before returning to England to join Liverpool.

But in the Reds, the Azzurri goalscorer lost his shooting boots and was gradually reduced to the fifth striker.

In 2016, he joined Nice in Ligue 1, where he was reborn and 27 goals regained his form.

Balotelli, who is now 29 years old, still plays as Nice's main striker.

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"We need to limit that Italian!"

Unai Emery took a look at Lichtsteiner, who was offered the chance to represent Arsenal in place of Mustafi as a left centre-back.

"I understand the coach." Lichtsteiner said, "As long as you don't let him get the ball." ”

'Not necessarily, he still has team-mates and it requires us to defend separately.'

Defensive stalwart Koscielny affirmed.

Nice have not been amazing in recent years, but they are also the team that entered the European competition, and in the season when Balotelli arrived.

"There's a Frenchman named Puglia." Bellerin pointed to Puglia, who was warming up.

Puglia is also one of Nice's most relied upon attacking points, with his nimble footwork making him a perfect fit for Balotelli.

However, he seems to have been spotted by Borussia Dortmund recently, and he may be taken to Germany.

But for now, he's still a member of Nice's squad and at least will play in this game.

"Sun, your mission is to attack." Emery only gave Sun Xiang a task, but this task was equivalent to handing over the firing rights of the entire team.

Sun Xiang can shoot from any position, as long as he likes.

"Coach, I don't think it's going to be easy."

Nice's defender Dante, who is 188 tall, is not very tall, but his strong body is still difficult for Sun Xiang to compete with, and Malone is also a fast defender, which will limit his play.

French full-back Su Kai, who is opposite Sun Xiang, is also his strong point.

'Lacazette will open up for you, you have a lot of chances, just like you normally train. Emery said.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Nice is also preparing for the mid-game.

In the first game before the season, the opponent was still Arsenal, who were successful last season, and they did not dare to slack off.

In order to test the effectiveness of the training camp, they also chose the main force to play.

In the squad that have not been recruited all summer, their trusty scorers are the same two that Arsenal are targeting.

Balotelli and Puglia.

Fortunately for Puglia, Balotelli is their scoring weapon and a key player in attack.

"What do you think, Mario?"

After Gioria moved into Nice, Balotelli's role grew, and he often consulted with a talent whose personality was directly proportional to his skills.

"In my opinion, they are nothing." "It's just a warm-up game, I don't know how serious it is, I'd rather have the league start." ”

"But it's also important, so you have to take it seriously."

"They're weak, in my opinion." Balotelli's face was expressionless, and he didn't seem to be fluctuating in his heart.

Gioria has a bit of a black line, but he can't say it outright, and a striker with character is probably a good thing.

"And what are you going to do?"

"Guard against that Chinese, let me do the rest." It was Balotelli's eyes that shone a little, but only a little, when he said Sun Xiang.

"That Chinese, why?"

Balotelli shrugged, "Because he's the most threatening person in my opinion, as long as we stop him, we'll be more than half successful." ”

"What about the others?" Gioria was a little puzzled, did he really look down on the other party?

"They? It's small in my eyes. ”

Fortunately, no one heard this sentence from Arsenal on the other side of the field, otherwise it is estimated that the game would have ended before it started.

Balotelli was so arrogant that even Gioria couldn't stand it.

Ever since Italy lost their qualification for the World Cup in Russia, Balotelli has been feeling bad. Although we all know that this is an emotional player, I think I will be a little calmer at this age.

However, it turns out that this law does not seem to apply to the god Ba.

At this moment, Balotelli was looking across from him, the yellow-skinned man in the number four jersey.

One is in 1990 and the other is in 2000, just ten years apart, and he seems to have seen himself when he was 20 years old.

At that time, he was also like Sun Xiang, an expected genius, and was even called a kid who shocked the football world. It's just that ten years have passed, but this title has been taken away by Sun Xiang, who is ten years younger than him. Moreover, the latter is better than him.

"Chinese, you wait, I am the hegemon on this field."

【Hiss~~】

Sun Xiang's back was cold, and he turned his head to find Balotelli looking at him.

He didn't dodge, but met his gaze.

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