Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 116 New team members join! Proficiency greatly improved! Transfer window opens!
“On June 6.9, after the ball control ability and additional skills come out, sort out the training plan.

"The physical skills I'm currently practicing are: strength and coordination, and the technical skills are: ball stopping, reverse kicking, and ball control. The last two are mental skills, and there is also an additional characteristic skill for ball control.

"For now, we have to wait for the arrival of the private trainer for the ball-stopping training. You can practice the other skills first. Come on and improve!"

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“On June 6.11, I did frequency-related training at the training ground in the morning and the gym in the afternoon, and the effect was pretty good. It might be because I have good basic coordination and strength, and I have the foundation to practice this ability.

“But I feel that my training method is definitely not the best, most reasonable, and fastest way to improve. This requires professional knowledge, and I guess I still need the help of a personal trainer!

“I must choose two personal trainers carefully to speed up my proficiency improvement in the future!”

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“June 6th, the holiday is almost half over, time flies, many abilities have improved a lot, I really look forward to playing in the Premier League next year.

“My dream of driving a luxury car and living in a luxury house in London has come true. Now I just want to see if I can become a football star in this football city!

"In fact, my influence is not small now. I am often recognized when I go shopping in London. I hope that one day I can turn this international metropolis into a city like Sheffield, so that Arsenal fans will be crazy about me and other Premier League teams will be scared."

"On June 6, the intensity of training increased, and the physiotherapy massage was increased to three times a day. We must seize this period of improvement!"

"After a few days of training, I can feel that the lv1 level of the additional skill should be the body reaction speed, which has already been shown in the previous 'ball sense' practice. The frequency is lv2, so what will be lv3?
"Do you have the ball control rhythm as written on the 'Additional Skills' panel? By then, you will definitely be able to dribble past other players to a certain extent, right?"

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June 6th, evening.

Maher finished the day's training in the gym of his mansion. He called up all the abilities he had focused on practicing during this period and observed the increase in the proficiency panel.

[Skill: Strong lv3]

[Proficiency: (1382/2000)]

[Skill: Flexibility lv3]

[Proficiency: (927/2000)]

[Skill: Force Side Kick lv3]

[Proficiency: (672/2000)]

First of all, there are the three level 3 abilities that I have been practicing. Their improvement speed is still very good, and I am very close to a breakthrough in strength.

During this time, Maher has also noticed that his core strength and small muscle group strength have improved significantly, and his size is slowly increasing.

"Adama Traore is coming."

He likes to use the Wolves striker as an example, mainly because the impression he left on people during his peak period was so profound.

Moreover, Maher often imagines what it would be like to have an Adama Traore who has the ability to shoot, pass and control the ball?
That will be what he will look like in the Premier League next season. He will be able to handle both positional battles and counterattacks with ease!
[Skill: Ball Sense lv2]

[Proficiency: (721/800)]

[Additional skill: Frequency lv2]

[Proficiency: (429/1500)]

Maher took another look at the proficiency of the two 'ball control' skills and found that the increase was acceptable.

The sense of the ball should be about to have a breakthrough to level 3. It is not enough to only practice this skill to level 3, you have to make a direct impact on level 4!

By the time his ball sense reaches level 4, and he practices the additional skills to level 4, there will definitely be no difference in his dribbling, passing and shooting skills.

On June 6, Maher received two private football coaches in his mansion. These two people he had agreed with Mendes on the phone.

“Jose.”

A sturdy middle-aged man first extended his hand to him. He was wearing sportswear and looked very energetic. "I worked as a technical coach for the 93-94 team of the La Masia Youth Training Camp until I left the youth training camp two years ago.

"After that, I studied at the Sports University of Cologne in Germany for one year, during which time I was invited by more than a dozen top youth training camps."

Jose is Spanish, but his English has no Spanish accent. "But I didn't go because I always felt that I couldn't provide technical guidance to more than 20 young people at the same time, which was inefficient.

“I just want to bring in the best young players, or provide technical guidance to supernovas, and use my expertise to help them grow into superstars.

"When Mendes contacted me, he sent me a copy of your various materials. After reading them, I felt that the opportunity I had been waiting for had finally come and it was time to go to London."

José sat on the sofa and Safina quickly brought him a plate of dried fruits and coffee. He nodded in greeting, but his attention was still on Mahel.

"It's nice to meet you."

Maher shook hands with him. The Spaniard had worked at La Masia's youth training camp and had studied at a top sports university. This sounded like a buff of "technical training".

Without any hesitation, he read the training plan and training philosophy sent by this person and was sure that he would be his personal technical trainer.

"Davis."

At the side, an old man with gray hair but a very strong body stretched out his hand to him. Even without an introduction, the contrast in his appearance made it easy for him to believe that he was an expert in physical training.

A bit like Real Madrid's Pintus.

From his muscular physique, you can tell that he must have some accomplishments in this area. When you see the white hair on his temples, you will believe that he is very experienced and very strict with himself.

"The former fitness coach of Portuguese Super League team Boavista has retired."

Davis is Portuguese, Mr. Mendes's hometown. He shrugged and said, "But I couldn't resist Mr. Mendes' repeated invitations. He said there is an amazing player here, and you will get all the honors by following him.

"I asked him, is it the new Ronaldo? He said yes, but not the Portuguese.

"I said if I could serve a player like that, I wouldn't care if he was from our country or not. I just wanted to accomplish something before I leave the world."

"Haha." The three of them chuckled together. They gradually got to know each other and had a good first impression.

"Would you two like to live here?"

Maher already knew them, so there was no doubt about it. He just needed to talk it over quickly. "As you can see, this place is very big. My physiotherapist and nutritionist live on the first floor."

"I'd love to." Davis answered first. His wife was a few years older than him and passed away the year before last. His children are all working.

When people get old, they feel lonely staying at home alone. It’s nice to go out to work and be with colleagues.

"I can too."

Jose smiled and introduced, "My wife is a full-time housewife, taking care of three children at home. They may just need me to send money back, haha.

"Of course, when you are at the busiest stage of the season, I will definitely have some free time. When I make a daily training plan, I may have to go back to Spain to see the children from time to time."

"No problem." Maher nodded and said to the two of them, "After finishing the work, you can go home at any time. Just tell me in advance."

Next, the three discussed the salary issue. Mendes had already given Maher some advice on this aspect, so the negotiations went smoothly.

In the end, the two joined Maher's team with a weekly salary of 4000 pounds!

Back in the room, Maher did a quick calculation and found that he now needed to pay the team 1.4 pounds a week, which was a relatively high amount.

In the past, this was a figure he could never imagine. He even worried about the hundreds of pounds of sneakers. It can only be said that he grew too fast.

"Raise the salary quickly and start the game quickly!"

He felt a sense of urgency in his heart. After the salary increase, his fixed income would be much higher, and there would be a generous bonus contract after the start of the game.

By then, the pressure on him to support the team will be much less.

He would not have any idea of ​​reducing investment in this area. He understands that his value will increase only if he improves faster and becomes more capable.

The investment he makes now will return to him in the best way in the future.

The next day, the two personal coaches officially took up their posts. After looking at Maher's training time distribution, they began to develop a detailed training plan.

Maher also participated in this process, and even intervened directly. He told Jose clearly that apart from the left foot, the ability to stop the ball, the ability to control the ball and the speed of the foot, he had no intention of practicing other technical skills.

He also made it clear to Davis that he is now mainly practicing physical strength and coordination, including some physical training needed to improve his footwork speed.

Nothing else.

Both of them expressed their incomprehension. Logically speaking, isn't it their job to develop a comprehensive training outline based on the players' current conditions?
How did Maher do it?

However, since they had just started the job, it was difficult to say anything to the new boss, so the two of them wrote down a training plan based on Maher's outline.

Special training began here.

"Vomos!!"

"Ole! Ole!"

Maher bid farewell to the days of training alone. Every day he was either on the training ground with Jose or in the gym with Davis.

He entered a more professional and healthier training environment, and his improvement speed also increased significantly.

"Ball control training should be combined with the marker disc. There are at least a hundred similar combination trainings, but the most important thing is your own concentration and the training attitude of 'pursuing extreme speed and velocity'.

"You have done very well in this regard. You basically don't need me to tell you or remind you. This may be related to your long-term practice habits and the demands you make on yourself.

"Come on! Maher, you will definitely be able to significantly improve your ball handling skills before the season!"

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"The speed of your feet is related to the strength of your thighs and your ability to resist tank damage. I found that your leg strength and coordination are very strong, and your foundation should be very good. Now it's time for adaptive training.

"Your muscles are a little strange. Generally speaking, everyone has some shortcomings, but I don't see any obvious shortcomings in you.

"It's more like pushing everything to an ideal, perfect state after long-term training, which is what all athletes are pursuing, especially top athletes."

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With the dedicated help of the two, on June 6, Maher's ball-stopping ability achieved a breakthrough from lv25 to lv2.

[Skill: Sticky]

[Proficiency: (1/800)]

[Effect: After mastering the technique of unloading force, you did not give up the training of ball stopping ability, and continued to strive for excellence and pursuit of higher breakthroughs. You gradually found that you can easily stick the ball to your feet! ]

"Marcelo?"

Maher quickly recalled several moments of ball stopping by Real Madrid's full-back Marcelo. No matter how fast the ball passed by his teammates was or how sharp the arc was, he could easily unload the ball on his feet.

It was as if the instep of his foot was covered with super glue, which directly caught the flying ball.

“This still needs practice.”

Maher has no intention of giving up the training of stopping the ball. Although Nian Nian already has very sophisticated ball stopping skills, he still needs to get stronger.

In the fast-paced, high-level leagues, defensive players come up very quickly, and simply keeping the ball under their feet can only be considered as buying themselves a lot of time to handle the ball.

What if you could start the moment the ball stops, pass the defender directly, or create an angle to shoot?
Just like the Ice Prince Bergkamp's century turn, he picked up the ball with the arch of his foot, drew an arc over the defender and returned to his feet, then pushed the ball directly into the far corner to score!

It is not necessary to have the level to perform this kind of action stably, but you still need to have the ability to turn around with one touch of the ball in ordinary scenes, and to get rid of the ball directly after receiving it from a high altitude.

In fact, Maher can do it occasionally now, but it is not stable. He wants it to be more stable!

"Oh!" During the second day's training, Jose let out a loud cry after seeing Maher's improved ball control skills. "Maher! You've mastered it so quickly. Your body is definitely not in shape yet. You'll improve quickly with practice."

Mael smiled faintly and said nothing. There will be many such moments in the future, and this is just the beginning.

On June 6, the "sense of the ball", which was already on the verge of a breakthrough, finally achieved a breakthrough.

[Skill: Ball Control lv3]

[Proficiency: (1/2000)]

[Effect: After you become proficient in using the ball with your feet, you will gradually master the technique of controlling the ball. Your feet will become very flexible and you will be able to control the ball stably! ]

Ball handling skills are here too!

Maher dribbled the ball and attacked the dummy. This time his attack was very fast and he kept changing directions.

He used both bicycle kicking and shoulder-dropping steps, occasionally flicking the ball back and forth.

"Bang!" After making two bicycle kicks, he suddenly changed direction to the right, and then made a curved shot towards the goal, hitting the dead corner.

After feeling his own feet and reviewing the technical moves just now, Maher indeed found that his ability to control the football had greatly improved.

Moreover, he is absolutely certain that this ability can be combined with dribbling skills to unleash greater power!

"In other words, this ball control with additional skills is a bit of an all-round blessing."

Maher's mind became much clearer. Ball control should be an improvement in comprehensive dribbling ability, and the accompanying skills should be an improvement in the strength of the additional characteristics.

As for bicycle kicking and shoulder-dropping, these are more like breakthrough techniques and can be better used in conjunction with this ability. The same goes for the Marseille turn and fried meatballs.

Keep practicing, sooner or later, you will create an almighty monster!

As time slowly entered July, the transfer boom in European football gradually began. Various transfer news were flying all over the place, triggering wave after wave of enthusiasm among fans.

Of course, where there are joys there are sorrows, and this season’s transfer window must be very sad for Arsenal fans.

After Fabregas had a conflict with two young players in the team, he flew to Barcelona that night, and his transfer deal officially entered the process at that moment.

"On July 7, it was revealed that Fabregas completed the transfer from Arsenal to Barcelona within 2 hours. The player's current transfer price is 48 million euros, and Arsenal is asking for 5000 million euros!" - The Guardian

“7月3日消息，据传巴塞罗那只愿在法布雷加斯的转会中付出3400万欧，西班牙中场可能考虑自掏腰包500万欧，以3400+500的方式转会！”——《太阳报》

"Has Arsenal lost another key player? Nasri, once a young player, is now a popular star with superstar potential. Manchester City has offered him a lucrative contract with a weekly salary of 18.5 pounds." - "France Football"

"Chelsea and Manchester United want to launch a final attack on Maher? Abramovich's offer seems to have exceeded Manchester City's offer to Nasri. Is it a bit of a gamble to pay such a high price to a young player under the age of 17?" - London Evening News

Various transfer news emerges in an endless stream, undercurrents surge between major clubs, and a transfer storm is gradually approaching.

On the evening of July 7, Wenger completed the final confirmation and various procedures for Fabregas' transfer to Barcelona at the Colney training base.

With this, Fabregas confirmed his departure. This player, who had cost him and Arsenal eight years of hard work, eventually brought the club a transfer fee of 8 million euros.

Wenger left a classic quote at the subsequent press conference: "I train a player for eight years, not to sell him."

It's not that he doesn't have the ambition to win the championship, nor is it that he is just running around to pay off the club's debts and selling players to raise money just to fill the holes.

That was not his intention, many times he was just forced to make this choice.

After returning from the press conference, he was busy with contact with Manchester City, and the negotiations with Nasri had reached the final stage.

"No offer below 2800 million will be accepted."

He expressed his intention to Philip and asked him to contact Manchester City.

After a while, Philip came back, his face showing hesitation and complexity, "The final offer was 2750 million euros, and the player also called the club. If he doesn't leave, he will go on strike."

Wenger lit a cigarette, hesitated for a long time, and finally chose to swallow his sorrow, pursed his lips and said: "Agree with them."

Philip ran out to contact Manchester City again, and when he came back the second time, he had many faxes in his hands.

There is no way. During the critical transfer period, the club is very busy and it is unavoidable.

"There are two offers for Mahel."

Philip placed the faxes in front of Wenger, clenched his fists and said worriedly, "There are still seven or eight more inquiry faxes. I hope the club can communicate with them about Maher's transfer."

(End of this chapter)