Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 132: Fan Ma connects! We will be the best partners! Saka's idol!
"Game start!!"

In the broadcast room, Zhan Jun straightened his posture and shouted excitedly: "Kuyt sent the ball from the center circle for Liverpool! Henderson got the ball. This is the young midfielder who transferred from Sunderland in the summer window. The transfer fee is as high as 1800 million euros!

"A kick from the backcourt! Vermaelen cleared the ball and failed to pose a threat!"

On the court, players from both teams faced off amid the passionate cheers of the fans, and everyone looked very excited.

Maher slowly ran to the left winger position. Under Wenger's system, he did not have to bear too much defensive responsibilities and just had to wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

However, if his physical fitness improves in the future, he can run more on the left and take on more defensive responsibilities.

One of the laws of the development and evolution of modern football is that the frontcourt players take on more defensive responsibilities and gradually tend to all-out offense and defense.

If he can have good defensive ability while having a good goal-scoring efficiency, it will definitely cause more headaches for the opponents, making Arsenal's entire left side stronger and improving the team's overall strength.

His worth and all kinds of values ​​will surely rise!

This will not affect his offensive data. Even though he may get the ball later, the number of times he gets the ball will increase, and he will have more space to speed up and sprint when he seizes the opportunity to switch from defense to offense.

"Henderson!"

As soon as Maher ran to the position opposite Martin Kelly, he saw that the opponent was reminding his teammates with an extremely positive attitude, "Here comes the ball from behind! Pass it quickly!"

As he spoke, Martin Kelly also moved closer to him, glanced at him warily, and stuck closely behind him.

The defender is 191cm tall, has good physical confrontation, and has certain speed and defensive ability.

But no matter how fast he is or how good he is at physical confrontation, he can never compete with Maher's level 4 skill. These two abilities of his are top-notch, and no matter how strong Martin Kelly is, he is still some distance away from the top.

Maher was not worried. He looked back at his teammates' backcourt defense and waited for a chance to touch the ball.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The pass in Liverpool's midfield was very fast. Henderson, as the core of the organization, made good use of the midfield's passing, allowing the two wingers to constantly take the ball and attack Arsenal's defense.

During this process, Arsenal's midfield and backcourt also wanted to put some pressure on them and fought very fiercely.

This forces them to pass the ball faster, sprint at full speed every time they run, and they must always be prepared for confrontation.

"Crack!" Fierce tackles and confrontations occurred frequently near the midfield. The confrontation between the two teams was extremely fierce from the beginning, which met people's expectations for the big6 battle.

Maher looked at the Liverpool players running in front of him, then looked back at Martin Kelly.

If we can perform well in this game and help Arsenal win 3 points against Liverpool, it will definitely be an important victory!

He wants to make an attack towards this goal. He knows that there are four other big6 teams waiting for him ahead, even including Tottenham, their city rivals.

He needs to find the confidence from Liverpool to overcome these strong opponents one by one, so that he can adapt himself to compete with such strong teams in the Premier League!
"Arsenal! Arsenal!!"

At the corner of the east and west stands, there was a cheering group of more than a hundred people, neatly dressed in Arsenal jerseys and arranged neatly according to age. They devoutly shouted the team's name and cheered for the players.

Looking closely, one can see that their ages vary greatly, from young children of seven or eight years old to young men around twenty years old.

These are the young players from Arsenal's youth training camp. They came to the scene in an organized manner to cheer for the club's first-team players.

This is naturally what Wenger meant, intending to let them feel the intensity and passion of the Premier League earlier and cultivate their recognition and loyalty to the club from an early age.

Every month, the club would take out more than a hundred group tickets and organize a home game viewing trip for the players.

"Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang.!!"

In front of the U18 seating area, head coach Hans was wearing his regular uniform today, holding a cheering drum and beating it continuously, his face looking extremely excited.

Every time he hit a rhythm, he would raise his right hand and lead the players to shout, "Arsenal! Maher!"

As a former coach and teammate, the Arsenal U18 team naturally has different feelings for Maher. They like and support him more than any other Arsenal first-team player.

"The pace of this game is so fast, Liverpool are attacking on all fronts, and their desire to win away from home is very strong!"

"It's not going to be easy. I don't know if Maher can adapt to this kind of strong competition."

"This is the first time we have come as a team to watch his game. I hope he can get an assist or score a goal!"

"It's difficult. We were unlucky and didn't catch the right time. If the first game against Newcastle was at home, we could see him complete a hat trick here, it would be awesome."

"He also scored a goal in the last round against Udinese, but the club didn't organize a spectator show."

"Okay, stop chatting and cheer him up!"

The players were excitedly talking about the game and Maher's performance, but when they looked at the figure standing on the left side of the court, they still often felt a sense of disconnection.

I vaguely remember that a year ago, Maher and them played against the visiting Liverpool U17 youth team at the Colney base.

He performed well in that game, scoring two goals, and was discovered by a scout after the game and went to Sheffield United.

He came back a year later, and let’s not talk about any championships or statistics. He directly put on the jersey of Arsenal’s first team and stood at the Emirates Stadium to face Liverpool’s first team!

Both represent Arsenal and both play against Liverpool, but the difference between them is huge.

That was Dalglish's team, with a total value of hundreds of millions of euros, and many of the players in the lineup were superstars renowned throughout European football!

"Bang!!"

In the 6th minute of the game, Liverpool winger Downing cut inside and shook off Vermaelen, then made a very threatening arc shot.

The football went towards the far corner of the goal. The angle was very tricky, but it lacked some height.

Szczesny dove to the side and reacted so quickly that he not only saved the ball but also held it firmly in his hands with both hands.

“Excellent save!”

In the broadcast room, Zhan Jun maintained his professionalism as a commentator and gave his praise to the home team's opponents: "Szczesny helped Arsenal take the ball! He stood up quickly and was about to launch a quick attack with a hand-thrown ball!

"Liverpool have a lot of space in the backcourt, and all their players are pressed into Arsenal's half! This is a good opportunity to counterattack!

"Szczesny, throws the ball to Jenkinson! This is the first time the left-back has got a chance to start this season!"

On the left side of Arsenal, Jenkinson stopped the ball and moved it forward, accelerating towards Liverpool's backcourt.

"Hit!" Liverpool defensive midfielder Lucas quickly approached him, compressing his space to pass the ball to the center and looking for an opportunity to steal the ball.

"Mael!"

Jenkinson had no choice but to continue dribbling the ball forward while calling for Maher to receive the ball.

In fact, Maher was already running backwards, but he was still looking for an opportunity to catch the ball.

"Oh!"

Jenkinson was under increasing pressure, and he had no choice but to aim at Maher's approximate position and kick the ball.

The ball was not passed well, resulting in a half-ball between Mahel and the opponent's left back.

"Mine!!" An angry shout came from behind Maher, and Martin Kelly pushed off the ground, trying to get the ball before Maher.

He knew that he was unlikely to be faster than Maher, so he chose to squeeze in with his body at the beginning.

Maher looked serious, he knew Martin Kelly had strong confrontation ability and he had to go all out.

The confrontation between the two took place right under Dalglish's nose. There was anticipation and nervousness in the old man's eyes. In fact, he knew in his heart the impact of Maher.

Saying those words at the press conference was more to motivate my teammates.

In other words, he believed to a certain extent that Martin Kelly's defensive toughness could stop Maher, but he was not sure enough and not confident enough.

"Bang!" The confrontation happened quickly, and the shoulders of the two men collided fiercely, making a dull sound.

This time, Mael also felt a rare violent tremor in every organ in his body. The opponent's strength was amazing and should be not much different from his.

Fortunately, his lower body was very stable and he did not lose his center of gravity. He received the ball and completed the turn in the next step.

Martin Kelly on the side was not so lucky. He was bounced nearly one meter away by Maher and lost most of his balance.

Martin Kelly reacted and felt the power that erupted from Mahel's body at that moment. His eyes were shocked. He stabilized his center of gravity and turned around, trying to reach out and grab Mahel who was about to speed up, to stop him from moving forward.

When Dalglish saw this scene, he was really shocked. He saw the empty backcourt defense line out of the corner of his eye and his face became even more nervous.

"Hit!" He subconsciously spread his hands and put pressure on the referee, hoping that the other party did not see the confrontation clearly and would call a foul.

This situation is very common on the court, and the coach of every team will occasionally play some dirty tricks.

After all, winning, getting points and making the fans happy are more important than anything else.

But soon, Dalglish saw Martin Kelly reaching out to grab Maher's jersey. He quickly put his hand down and closed his mouth.

If this wasn't released quickly and someone caught it and posted it on social media, he would be complaining about a foul committed by his own teammate Martin Kelly, which is a very abstract behavior.

"Bang!!"

After sensing Martin Kelly's intention of a tactical foul, Maher did not prepare to dribble the ball forward again. Instead, he followed the defense line behind the opponent and made a long arc pass over the top to find Van Persie who was making a forward run.

His level 3 judgment of the situation allowed him to observe Van Persie's movement intentions during the confrontation, and also made him understand that he could not give up this attacking opportunity!

The arc guidance of level 4 gives him the confidence to boldly display his passing skills under pressure and break through the opponent's defense!

This is very likely to be a threatening pass, creating a shooting opportunity!

Amid tens of thousands of expectant gazes, the football rose into the air at high speed, drawing an arc and heading behind Liverpool's defense.

It was a beautiful pass that gave no Liverpool defender a chance to clear the ball with his head, and it simply went in front of Van Persie.

"nice shot!!"

On the Liverpool defense line, Van Persie bypassed center back Carragher and rushed quickly to the landing point of the football, while exclaiming excitedly: "Love you Maher!" "Ager! Agger!" Liverpool center back Carragher saw that he could not keep up with Van Persie, so he shouted to another center back to chase back, and he ran diagonally to fill the position.

"Bang!" Van Persie ran at high speed, stopping and moving in one go, without slowing down at all, and rushed towards the opponent's penalty area at high speed.

He saw Liverpool goalkeeper Reina coming out, so he lowered his head and rubbed the bottom of the football with his toes, then lobbed the ball into the Liverpool goal!
The football flew up with a violent downward spin and flew towards Reina's head. Reina quickly jumped up and raised his hand to stop the ball, but unfortunately the football had a certain speed and he failed to stop it.

"Bang!" After the football landed, it bounced forward again and slowly bounced into the net.

The ball went in!
Arsenal one to zero!

"Yeah!!" The fans at the Emirates Stadium stood up quickly, dancing and celebrating excitedly, and countless people hugged each other excitedly.

This is an opening goal!
"Van Persie!"

In the coaching booth on the sidelines, Philip and other Arsenal assistant coaches all rushed out from their seats and rushed behind Wenger, "Mael's assist! This is the first connection between the two of them in the game!"

“This will be the norm!”

"We're ahead!"

Wenger's expression gradually became excited, but he suppressed his emotions and glanced towards the linesman.

Seeing that the opponent did not raise the offside flag and turned and ran towards the center circle, he dared to release his emotions, "Wow!"

Wenger raised his hands high and hugged his assistants. "I've long wanted to see their chemistry!"

On the field, Van Persie rushed to the side of the goal due to inertia. After seeing the ball enter the net, he couldn't help but spread his hands and opened his mouth to yell, "Ahhh!!"

He rushed towards the corner flag area at the edge of the field in the breeze, and his second goal of the season arrived!
He then slid down along the grass, knelt down, and after waving his fists a few times, he looked for Mahel.

"coming!"

Maher rushed over with his arms outstretched enthusiastically, and slid down on his knees with Van Persie to celebrate the goal.

This was his first assist in the Premier League, and the first time he teamed up with the team's top scorer Van Persie to score a goal in the Premier League!
Moreover, their opponent is Liverpool, one of the big six in the Premier League!

He defeated Martin Kelly right under the nose of the opposing legend and provided an assist for Van Persie!
"Too accurate!"

Van Persie stood up and jumped up, excitedly bumping chests with Maher to celebrate, "My wait was not in vain! And my run through this gap was not in vain!"

"Run when you get a chance!"

Maher high-fived him and said with a smile, “There will be more.”

"We will definitely be good partners!" Van Persie stepped forward to hug him, grabbed Maher's hand and raised it high to the sky, facing the Arsenal fan area.

Maher and the Dutch striker walked to the corner flag with smiles on their faces, enjoying the cheers and encouragement from the fans up close.

They were like bullfighters who performed a bullfight together and ended the first round of the performance with the most elegant curtain call.

“This ball goes in!!”

In the broadcast room, Zhan Jun had a bitter smile on his face, but his hoarse voice was full of passion: "From the connection between Van Persie and Maher, they seized the opportunity of this counterattack and broke Liverpool's goal!
"A dream start for Arsenal!

"Liverpool's defense had a lot of problems. First, Martin Kelly lost in the confrontation with Mahel, giving Mahel the opportunity to pass the ball!

"Later, Carragher failed to keep a close eye on Van Persie, allowing him to run towards the goalkeeper!
“This is a wonderful goal, Maher’s pass was very accurate, his vision and overall view were very good, he is on his way to the top!

"Van Persie's handling is beyond words, he showed the level of a top striker!"

Zhan Jun soon saw that the broadcast camera was aimed at Martin Kelly, and it was a close-up of his face, which was the common 'war criminal close-up' after a goal.

"Martin Kelly looked solemn, with sweat on his face. He must have felt Maher's impact and passing ability, and was a little nervous about the next defense.

"Look at Carragher again. The Liverpool veteran kept turning his head to look at the celebrating Arsenal players, as if he was somewhat amazed by the opponent's counterattack.

"We can't tell what's going on in Dalglish's face, but we can imagine that he's feeling a bit emotional. We hope their forward line can step up quickly and help the team flourish in attack."

After saying this, Zhan Jun also shook his head slightly, feeling a little pressured.

For him, he definitely hopes that Liverpool can win away from home and beat Arsenal. He is really a loyal Liverpool fan.

At the corner of the East and West Stands, in the Arsenal Academy seating area, there was a moment of jubilation, with children of all ages standing up to celebrate.

"Yes!"

Hans's hands on the drums became stronger. He hammered the drums frantically and shouted, "First assist against big1! Oh my god, how much more can he do?!"

The U18 players stood up and clapped their hands. Seeing their former teammates and the team's top scorer Van Persie standing on the sidelines together, it seemed as if they had become one and were players of the same level.

"He's improving so fast. How did he pass the ball?"

"His crosses are always accurate and his footwork is excellent, which must have been honed at Sheffield United!"

"It's hard to imagine. I no longer think he is a small player in front of Van Persie. They fight side by side and both have the ability to contribute to the team!"

"There is still a sense of disconnection. The people who celebrated with us a year ago are now celebrating with Van Persie, haha!"

"Keep up the good work!"

"I just remembered that I don't have a photo or autograph with him yet. I was too embarrassed to ask for it before. Will I have no chance in the future?"

"possible"

In front of them, a little guy wearing Arsenal's No. 7 jersey excitedly took off his jersey and showed it to his teammates.

You can see that above his number 7, there is a bold signature of 'Mael'.

"Saka, when did you ask for one, help me get one too!"

"Let me see!"

"Is it Van Persie? Or Maher?"

Saka took the jersey away and put it back on himself, with no intention of letting his teammates see it.

He raised his head proudly, his little face full of pride, "It's Maher's, I want to be a winger like that!"

Looking at his appearance, some Arsenal U18 players were envious. They were envious that Saka had Maher's signature, and they were also envious that Maher had become an idol for the young players in the youth training camp.

"Beep!"

After the game resumed, Liverpool players launched a crazy counterattack. They pressed forward and deployed seven players to attack Arsenal's goal.

Tenacity is an essential quality for top teams.

They are often not discouraged by losing the ball and can quickly adjust their state to launch a counterattack towards the opponent's goal!

It is difficult to defeat them, they are always full of energy and can fight with you until the last moment.

"Bang bang bang!"

In the 9th minute of the game, they broke through Arsenal's midfield defense with three consecutive passes and developed the ball to the wing.

Charlie Adam got to the bottom line and made a cross into the Arsenal penalty area.

The football went over the head of the defender in front and fell in an extremely dangerous area, causing Koscielny and Andy Carroll to jump together.

Andy Carroll headed the ball into the far corner, completing a goal.

"Bang!" Fortunately, Vermaelen predicted the direction of his shooting, came to the shooting line in advance, and cleared the ball to the sideline.

Charlie Adam scored the second penalty. This time he did not continue to cross the ball, but passed the ball to the middle, creating a long shot opportunity for his teammates in front of the penalty area.

It was a sharp pass that caught Arsenal's defense by surprise.

"Boom!"

After stopping the ball, Tang Ning moved to the right and pretended to shoot, but at the last moment of shooting, he deflected the ball and rubbed the ball to the left rib position with his other foot.

There, Liverpool striker Kuyt made a high-speed run and kicked the ball towards the middle with his left foot, creating a threat again!
"Bang!" Andy Carroll pushed the ball along the football with his left foot, but unfortunately he did not tighten his ankle in a hurry and sent the ball directly to the stands.

He covered his face, extremely annoyed. He hadn't played for so long that his shooting feeling was indeed rusty.

"Hiss, claps, claps!" Liverpool fans made bitter faces with regret, but then they clapped their hands to encourage the team's players.

"so close!"

At the live commentary booth, the Sky Sports commentator and Lineker saw the ball up close and felt the atmosphere on the scene. Both of them looked regretful and seemed to think that the ball should have been shot in.

Lineker shook his head slightly and sighed: "Liverpool's forwards should have found their shooting boots earlier, their attack was very smooth, but they couldn't score a goal.

"It should be clear that Van Persie and Maher both performed very well today. They may make Liverpool players pay the price for 'wasting opportunities' at any time!"

"Speaking of Mahel."

The Sky Sports commentator turned around and asked, "I remember Mr. Lineker talked about him in his column before. Did this player's performance today exceed your expectations?"

"of course."

Lineker became interested, his eyes lit up and he said: "In fact, in the previous game against Newcastle United, he greatly exceeded my expectations.

"I watched the Udinese game and was equally impressed by him, how quickly he adapted to the top flight.

"I think it's not too much of a stretch for him to achieve 10 goals and assists in the Premier League this season."

The Sky Sports commentator nodded and smiled, "That's a very high evaluation. I hope he can perform better today!"

(End of this chapter)