Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 128: The first Premier League Man of the Match! Season goal! Abramovich and Ferguson are shocked!

"Clap clap clap!"

After the game, bathed in the delighted eyes and applause of Arsenal fans, Maher took the game ball from the referee as a souvenir.

My fourth commemorative ball and my first Premier League commemorative ball!
Maybe this is useless and not as good-looking as all kinds of beautifully made trophies, but it represents every step in Maher's career and his transformation from a Championship star to a Premier League star.

Before the game, he didn't expect that he could score 3 goals and win this honor in his first game in the Premier League!

"Please come with me."

A staff member came up to him, forced out an ugly smile, and led him to the player tunnel, "There's a post-match interview over there."

Maher followed him and from his expression he could probably guess that he was a fan of the home team Newcastle.

It's a hard job. We lost 0-5 and had to take the opponent players who made the shut-up gesture several times to the interview area, and there was a high probability that he would receive the best player of the game.

"congratulations."

The staff member stopped behind a billboard, made a fake smile that was uglier than crying, and congratulated.

Maher was a little embarrassed. He nodded at him and walked to the billboard. He quickly saw the media reporters with their cameras set up in front of him, as well as an award presenter who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

He saw the best player trophy in the other party's hand. It was similar to the Premier League's Player of the Month trophy, a round tube, but with different words on it.

At the top is the Premier League’s lion head logo, with the EA logo in the middle and the words – Player of the Match! written below.

Not very good looking.

But who cares? Maher smiled subconsciously and stretched out his hand, wanting to take the trophy and play with it.

The award presenter was stunned by his skilled look. He was even about to tease Mahel and make a few jokes.

However, thinking that Maher might be a frequent winner of the Player of the Match and Player of the Month awards in the Championship, the presenter felt relieved and handed the trophy to Maher, "Congratulations, your first Premier League Player of the Match award!"

"Thank you."

Maher took the trophy with a polite word and found that he could just hold it with one hand. He raised his head, faced the media reporters, and took many photos.

"Sky Sports reporter, I scored a hat trick in my first Premier League start for Arsenal and was awarded the best player. This was a debut that was beyond everyone's expectations. What do you want to say?"

A red-haired girl with fair skin and sweet looks held the microphone and asked questions with a smile. You could see a circle of steel braces on her teeth.

“It’s just the beginning.”

Maher first set the tone, thought for a moment and then smiled: "This is a very wonderful feeling, addictive. I have achieved the goal I set for myself in the game and met everyone's expectations of me.

"I hope I can keep my hot streak going and score 10 goals sooner rather than later. After all, if you're addicted, you have to be satisfied, haha."

"At this rate, three games will be enough, right?" a male reporter from a small publication joked.

"Hahaha!" A burst of laughter broke out at the scene. During the interviews when receiving honors, unpleasant things rarely happen. Most of them start and end with a smile.

Maher also laughed. It was too difficult to perform hat tricks in a row. He didn't dare to think about it now. He would have to reach level 5 at least before he dared to go for it.

But everyone was just joking, so he raised his eyebrows and nodded as the man said, "Yes, at this rate, I might be able to score over a hundred goals this season."

Another round of laughter broke out, and the red-haired girl who asked the question at the beginning continued to ask: "You scored 40 goals in the Championship last season. How many goals do you want to score in the Premier League this season?"

"I do not know."

Maher shook his head. It was not that he did not have a goal, but that he did not want to think that far ahead.

He is constantly improving, and his personal abilities are changing with each passing day. What he thinks now will definitely be different from what he will think in the future.

"For me, the most important thing now is to score 10 goals first."

"Okay." The red-haired girl smiled slightly, not feeling very sorry, and tentatively said, "I wonder if I will be lucky enough to do an exclusive interview with you on behalf of Sky Sports when you score 10 goals."

"Of course." Maher nodded in agreement. Why not do anything to increase influence?

He took note of the reporter's appearance. It was actually quite easy to remember. Her looks stood out among the sweet European and American girls, and he had never met anyone like her.

"What did you say to Mr Wenger when you scored the third goal?"

"A secret. We'll tell you when it's done."

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"In your personal opinion, what is the difference between the Premier League and the Championship?"

"First of all, it's the atmosphere of the fans. You can feel a lot of pressure in the away games of the Premier League. The stadiums here are very large, and the cheers and various sounds are overwhelming, giving people a very strong sense of impact.

"The second thing is the pace of the game. It's faster than I thought and I need to stay 100 percent focused at all times."

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"Putting aside the words of your former teammates, how are you getting along with the Arsenal players?"

"Very good. There are very few discordant things happening within the team. Most people are very pure and work together for the benefit of the team."

"How about former teammates?"

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"Bye, thank you! This is the happiest day since returning to Arsenal!"

Maher finally raised the trophy, showed it off, then left the interview venue with a smile and returned to the locker room for a new round of celebration with his teammates.

"Mael! Mael!"

In the locker room, the dance troupe led by Sagna had been waiting for Maher. When they saw him come in, they swung their arms up and down and danced happily.

"I'm going to correct that."

Sagna supported Maher's shoulders with both hands, dancing and laughing: "Ding ding ding ding. I have a friend who drives a Bugatti on the sidelines and dances the swan dance on the back line!"

“Why Bugatti?”

Maher still remembered his name dance, noticed the change, and asked with a smile.

"Because you are French too."

Without stopping what he was doing, Sagna explained: "The French should drive French supercars, and Bugatti obviously rhymes more.

"Come on! Dance together! Give me a season and I will spread it to the entire Arsenal fan circle!"

Sania grabbed Maher's hand and danced with him in a magical hip-shaking dance, twisting his shoulders and shaking his head from time to time, looking extremely happy.

Maher was unwilling to accept it at first, but after feeling the cheerful atmosphere in the locker room, he gradually got into it and joined the dance troupe happily.

"OleOleOle!!"

This is the football culture here. For more than a hundred years, people have been accustomed to dancing and celebrating with their friends after winning a game. This is an indispensable part of their football world.

"Five to zero!"

"Magician Mahel!"

"3 points! 3 points!"

"Wenger! Wenger!"

"We are the kings of North London!"

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They enjoyed the joy of winning and shouted wildly, and they would maintain this mood for the next week.

Wenger quickly walked in from outside with a smile on his face. After seeing the atmosphere in the locker room, he clapped happily.

"Mr. Wenger!"

"Come together."

"bring it on!"

Some players invited Mr. Wenger to join the dance, and Sagna, Alexander Song and others rushed over to drag Wenger away. Such are their personalities.

"If I were 30 years younger, no, even if I were 20 years younger, I would have danced with you."

Wenger looked withdrawn, waving his hands frantically to refuse, but he was still dragged into the dance troupe step by step. "I'm old now, I'm just an old man, no!!"

Maher gave the professor a shove, putting him at the center of the celebration as the players danced around him.

Wenger also slowly immersed himself in this atmosphere, but still did not jump. He just laughed and clapped his hands to keep the beat. The main reason was that he was very tall and thin, and it was difficult for him to make coordinated movements after his bones became stiff.

"How about this."

Looking at the players' eager eyes, he ruffled his hair and promised, "I won't dance this time, but I will take some time to learn a dance step that suits me.

“If everyone does well after this season, I will dance with everyone, or even dance alone.”

"it is good!!"

"Xu~Xu~!"

"Can't go back on my word!"

“What is a good grade?”

The players shouted excitedly. They were very interested in what Wenger said. Just imagine, such a charismatic old man performing a celebratory dance for you. This is very rare to see.

When Wenger heard someone asking about specific performance indicators, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It seems I can't avoid it. Then, how about a championship trophy?"

"no problem!"

"That's a deal!"

"Yeah!"

Arsenal players certainly know that this is Mr. Wenger setting goals for this season and motivating them in his own way.

But this does not contradict their pursuit. This should be the goal that everyone should pursue together. It is just that they need to set this goal together at some point.

Now, the moment of unity has come.

The players gladly accepted it, and they were looking forward to seeing a prestigious top coach dancing happily while enjoying the honor of winning a championship at the end of the season.

It will be a wonderful day.

Maher was naturally eager to win, and he asked loudly: "How about two dances for two championship trophies?" His words startled everyone in the locker room, and then they burst into laughter that was both surprised at Maher's ambition and full of anticipation: "Haha!"

"of course."

Amid the jubilant chaos, Wenger nodded radiantly, pointed at Maher and said, "I'll learn two paragraphs!"

At night, the Arsenal bus slowly drove into north London and headed towards the Colney base.

Maher woke up from his sleep, feeling tired and his thighs slightly sore. The game just now had consumed a lot of energy.

"I think after my physical fitness reaches level 4, I won't feel overly tired after running like this again."

He began to look forward to upgrading his physical fitness, an ability he had recently incorporated into his physical training.

Taking out his mobile phone and habitually opening Facebook and other social software, Maher began to check the increase in social media fans after the game, which could well reflect the first impression he brought to Arsenal fans.

"Facebook has 346.82 million followers, Twitter has surpassed that with 352.23 million followers, and Instagram has 109.21 million followers."

He thought about his previous number of fans and found that there had been a good increase. The first two were between 40 and 50, and the last one was limited by the platform's traffic, with only about 5 or 6.

Maher's expression showed joy, as he had made such an improvement just a few hours after the game.

It seems that with the popularity of this 'hat trick', the first two are very likely to exceed 400 million fans each, and 450 million is not impossible.

One step closer to a million-dollar advertising quotation!
He flipped through the media reports about him again. Everyone was curious about these things. Every time he performed well, they would flip through them.

"Arsenal's new beacon? 18-year-old Maher scored a hat trick in his debut, stunning the audience and helping the team beat Newcastle United -!" - Daily Mirror, UK

"A tragedy broke out in the first round of the Premier League! Arsenal beat Newcastle 3- away. Maher, who ended his loan period in the Championship at the beginning of this season, scored goals and made a perfect debut!" - BBC Premier League column

“英冠魔人登陆圣詹姆斯公园！狂轰3球！威胁传球2次！成功过人7次！制造黄牌1张！赛后获评9.5分！”——《EP数据网》

"This was not a fair game. We played well and the team was in firm control of the game. We had the chance to equalize or overtake the score, but the red card affected the course of the game." - Alan Pardew's remarks at the post-match press conference

"Alan Pardew is a very abstract coach. He is good at turning the tide of the game, but mostly at the press conference. Arsenal's performance is obvious to all, and Maher makes me see hope for this team." - Tony Adams social media post
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Maher read all sorts of things. Sometimes he felt secretly happy, and sometimes he showed a mocking smile.

The Internet is a great thing. It allows him to see feedback after the game from multiple angles, which is very interesting.

He looked through the comments under these reports again, paying special attention to some fans whose profile pictures clearly had the Arsenal and Sheffield United logos.

"Star of Hope!"

"It's the Arsenal Lighthouse!"

"Magic lamp!"

"Right foot, left foot, header! All of them! A perfect hat trick, he is the best Arsenal player on his debut!"

"I'm from Sheffield and I watched many of his games last season and I know a little bit about his ability but to be honest, I didn't expect the player to play at this level in this game."

"Sheffield United lost 4-1 to Bolton Wanderers. I hope Maher is still here and can score three goals to equalize the score for us."

"You know what? I fell in love with him in just one game. It took me half a season to fall in love with Henry!"

"We must protect him well, the future of Arsenal depends on him!"

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Closing the phone, Maher's face was full of satisfaction. Nothing could be better than this. The fans of the current team like you, and the fans of the previous team miss you.

He was sandwiched in the middle and felt warmth from both sides, which made him feel that the last season was worth remembering and this season was worth looking forward to.

At this time, the bus drove into the small road near the Kearney training base.

Maher soon discovered something was wrong. This should be a sparsely populated road, but today it was full of parked vehicles.

"Dudu! Dudu!"

Car horns sounded alternately, and dozens of cars on the street turned on their lights one after another, illuminating the road. Many people ran out of their cars and stood by the road, waving at them.

"fan?"

"They're coming to greet us?"

"rare!"

“Only once last season.”

There was a noise in the car and the players exclaimed in surprise. They opened the curtains and looked out the window.

Some people even opened their car windows and leaned out with curiosity, wanting to hear what the fans would say to them if they came here at this time.

"Mael! Come on!"

“Perfect performance!”

“We’re in love with you!”

"You must stay at Arsenal and lead us out of the muddy road!"

"You will be our new beacon!"

"Come on! You give us hope!"

The fans waved at the bus enthusiastically. Apparently they had come here after watching the game live in London and wanted to express their feelings to the new signing Mahel and let him feel the love of Arsenal fans.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

Sania wound up the car window and pulled up the curtains, looking sour, "They all came to look for Maher."

Alexander Song was also very envious. He leaned back and said, "It's only one game. Your offensive players are the ones who are loved by the fans faster than those of us who are behind. We lack the discerning eye to recognize the talent."

Van Persie didn't say anything, but he glanced at Maher. He must have been shocked at how quickly Maher gained support from the fans.

"It's normal."

Gervinho, who is also a new player, actually understands this scene very well, "Mael came with huge expectations and everyone is staring at him.

“Plus, we played so well in the first game, which gave the fans a strong sense of impact and easily convinced them.”

In the back row, although Maher didn't say anything, the expression on his face was very interesting. The feeling of being respected is very good.

He will cherish these. It must be clear that without the support of the fans, football players are nothing.

This is just his first step. He will gradually conquer the entire Arsenal fan base and the whole of London.

The bus gradually became quiet, and the players looked at the car lights outside the window with envy and complicated feelings.

In the front row, Philip turned his head to the left to see Mr. Wenger's reaction.

But he found that Wenger had his eyes closed and a faint smile on his lips. Rays of light flashed above his head, and every ray seemed to make the old man extremely enjoyable.

"He should be full of hope." Philip had this thought in his mind, smiled and turned his head away without disturbing him.

At the same time, at the Britannia Stadium, the match between Stoke City and Chelsea had come to an end.

The team's then coach Villas-Boas walked all the way from the player tunnel to the elevator entrance, took the elevator and walked towards the stadium's box, looking unhappy.

As the young coach known as the 'Little Mourinho', he led the Portuguese Super League team Porto to miraculously win the mini-treble last year, and his reputation spread throughout the world for a while.

At the beginning of the season, he was hired by Abramovich at a high salary and came to Chelsea to replace Ancelotti.

He came with arrogance, but he felt the difficulty of the Premier League in the first game, as they were tied by Stoke City, a weak Premier League team, away from home.

He could already imagine the disappointment and anger on Abu's face. He didn't want to face that. He was afraid that a conflict would break out between him and the other party.

"coming."

Pushing the door and walking into a private room, Boas saw the man sitting on the sofa drinking foreign wine with a calm expression. He raised his hand and motioned him to sit next to him first.

"Mael."

Abramovich crossed his legs and got straight to the point: "You know him, right?"

"heard about it."

Boas walked to the sofa and sat down. He didn't expect that Abramovich didn't mention this game to him. He put his mind at ease and said, "Some people say he is the most anticipated player in the Premier League this season."

"He is." Abramovich put down his legs and leaned his head forward to get closer to Boas. "And he also met the expectations."

Boas' eyes moved, he had already thought that Maher might perform well in the first round today.

"hat trick."

Abramovich's voice gradually became more enthusiastic, and he was extremely eager, "In the away game against Newcastle, he scored a goal with his right foot, left foot, and header, completing a hat trick!

"Boas, I think we have to find a way to get him. He is very likely to be the one to replace Drogba."

There was also some tremor in Boas's expression. He knew that Mahel should be only about 18 years old. For such a young player, a hat trick in his debut was indeed amazing.

"You tried before but Arsenal said no, didn't they?"

Villas-Boas is a very smart man. He knew that Abramovich must not have just met this young talent. "If that's the case, I don't think I can do anything about it. Mr. Ancelotti is more convincing than me."

Abramovich was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Let's make one last offer. This time, I want a big one."

The match between West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United also ended at the Hawthorns, with Manchester United narrowly winning 2-1.

Ferguson walked into the player tunnel, greeted several opposing players he knew, and then prepared to walk towards the parking lot.

"gentlemen."

An assistant coach ran up, holding his phone and said in shock: "Although we may not be able to take him down, I have to tell you that Maher completed a hat trick in his Premier League debut."

Ferguson suddenly stopped where he was and turned to look at him in surprise.

After confirming that the other party was not joking, he opened his mouth slightly and a blush appeared on his face, which is a common characteristic of Scottish coaches when they have major emotional fluctuations.

"Right foot, left foot, header."

The assistant coach grinned and shook his head. The coaches really valued these three points, which represented Maher's comprehensiveness. "All of them were used. This is a perfect hat trick."

Ferguson swallowed and walked forward slowly, "Wenger said that missing out on Ronaldo was the most regrettable thing in his coaching career so far.

"I would also say not keeping him at Manchester United when I could have bought him is one of the top three things I regret as a manager."

He suddenly stopped again, remembering the evil look on Wenger's face: "Why don't we make another offer? Although it may not be as much as Chelsea's last offer, it is also fun to tease our old rival."

(End of this chapter)