Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 169 The attention of the two heroes! The advertisement that makes money without doing anything is here! Wenger's lifelong enemy! [23]

"I originally wanted to deal with this issue internally and didn't want it to become a public issue, but I didn't expect it to explode anyway."

Deschamps looked very regretful and said calmly: "A team must share honor and disgrace, especially a team like this that carries so many eyes.

“If someone doesn’t know that, then he’s excluding himself from the team.

He leaned closer to the microphone and said resolutely: "Since someone has made such a decision, I feel deeply sorry.

"Because the French team will not call up another player who does not help the team."

Make it clear!
Reporters at the scene were frantically pressing camera shutters. The new French coach personally admitted that he would no longer recruit the Bayern superstar. This must be big news.

These people who are usually in the spotlight, once a conflict breaks out, will be extremely fierce and merciless, and the larger number of neutral fans will of course welcome this.

"What about Maher?" A reporter turned his attention to Maher and asked, "Any response to Ribery's social media comments?"

Maher came to the microphone in front of him. Before attending the press conference, he had a general discussion with Deschamps and knew what he could and could not say.

He is also the main figure of this incident and is now attracting the attention of many people.

If you say the wrong thing, you may end up in an irretrievable situation and give the other party the opportunity to reverse the situation in an instant.

"I don't mind it much."

He spoke softly with a smile in his tone, "But I really don't understand why many people use a very strange comparison method when judging players.

"Compare the accumulation of honors with the young people, and compare the performance of the season with the old people.

"I will never do that and I will never shy away from the fact that I have few titles, but I believe I will get everything in the future."

"Everything?" One reporter emphasized, "Everything?"

Maher thought about it and said bluntly: "Yes, everything you can think of, in fact I have been trying to do that.

He recalled a sentence from Ten Hag, which is also what many players and coaches like to say, "We are on the right track, both for the national team and the club."

The reporters wrote down what he said, and soon someone asked: "Do you have anything to say to Ribery? That was just a response to the fans."

"I have nothing to say to him."

Maher always had a smile on his face and answered calmly: "We are not the same players and have no common topics."

This statement is somewhat meaningful. A reporter asked: "Do you mean his goal scoring efficiency and other data are not as good as yours? Or is his talent and debut performance not as good as yours?"

“No.” Maher shook his head and said wittily, “I mean I don’t have any championships, but he has six or seven.”

"Haha." A small burst of laughter broke out at the scene, but most people didn't laugh. They could feel the tension in this press conference.

Someone quickly continued to ask Deschamps, "Mr. Deschamps, you just said that you will no longer call up Ribery. I want to ask, how long will this period be.

"No call-up in the next period, or before the European Cup, or after the European Cup? Or never?"

Deschamps looked at him, trying to correct the loophole in his words. He didn't mention Ribery by name just now, but when he thought about it, it had come to this point, and it didn't seem to matter to worry about it.

He thought for a while and said, "I don't know, maybe until the day when he can help the team and is willing to give for the team.

"I am acting in the best interests of the French team, without any personal grudges.

"I also officially declare here that anyone who is not helpful to the team will not be allowed to join my team, no matter how much they are worth or how strong they are!"

He also took this opportunity to give a warning to other players of the French national team and establish his own prestige.

He is not afraid of media opinion!
Don't be afraid of doubt!
Stubborn and self-willed?

Maybe Deschamps is such a person, and maybe this will eventually harm him, but from now on, this team needs such a person to transform.

Maher sat next to him, looking at the media in the audience and knowing that he had been completely labeled as Deschamps' direct team. They experienced an unforgettable event together.

Is this a difficult start?
Not really, they just got off to a good start by beating Belgium 5-3, and he scored a hat-trick in his debut.

But to say that this is a smooth start is certainly not the case. They were involved in a public opinion war from the very beginning, and before even participating in the European Cup, they were under pressure of "stubbornly excluding superstars."

This could be a good thing or a bad thing. Maher hopes he can choose the former and turn the situation around in this continued adverse situation when he first joins the national team.

That was not just a reversal of a game, but a reversal of his entire national team career!

I will leave for the club tomorrow to continue to prove myself in the league and the Champions League, compete for the championship in the cup competition, and improve my abilities on the training ground!
When the day comes when he truly becomes a football god, his world will surely be much more peaceful.

"Deschamps made it clear that Franck Ribery would be excluded from the national team, and Maher responded to the no-title remarks. Is the French team returning to the vicious cycle of infighting during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?" - "France Football"

"Mael hinted that the Bayern star's statistics were not as good as his own, saying that the comparison method was wrong and they were different players." - French L'Equipe

This press conference quickly brought up the heat of the entire world football. This time, not only French fans and neutral fans who were watching the fun, but also Bayern fans and Arsenal fans came out to join in the fun.

There is no other way. Both players are very popular with fans of their respective clubs. If something happens, they must stand up and act as support.

There is no conflict between the two clubs. They even arranged a friendly match at the beginning of the year. The relationship between the management should be good.

However, this kind of confrontation is inevitable. It is normal for the two sides to have some estrangement and conflicts for a period of time due to their different positions.

"I have no ill will towards Arsenal fans or Maher. But I want to say that young people should remain humble and not make too many promises. He is still far from that level.

"Not to mention his steady and continuous proving of himself in the top leagues, has he scored double 10s in two consecutive seasons in the Premier League? A single-season outburst is nothing."

"Arsenal fans have no ill will towards Bayern Munich, and they will not look at Ribery with tinted glasses. What we want to say is that we should stick to the facts and not confuse the two clubs.

"If we only look at the performance of the players, I think it's fine for Maher to replace Ribery on the left side of the national team."

"Bullshit! Ribery's excellence cannot be reflected in the statistics. After the old generation of players retired, he is the new soul of the French team!"

"If you put it that way, the same goes for Mahel. Otherwise, why did Deschamps choose him? Is he blind?"

"&*%￥#!"

"%￥@%!"

At the beginning, many people were able to remain rational and participate in the discussion. Later, as everyone's anger was gradually aroused, the confrontation inevitably turned into a war of words.

Soon, the stars from both clubs spoke out in support of their own players, which further heated up the incident.

"Come on Ribery, you are the best partner." - Robben posted a photo of Ribery's arm around his shoulder on social media
"Number 7!" - Bayern captain Lahm

"Ding ding ding ding! I have a friend!" - Sania social media
"Mael is the best! Congratulations to my brother on his debut!" - Gilbert's social media
"Congratulations to Maher for scoring 3 goals and 1 assist in his French national team debut! The team's most dazzling talent!" - Van Persie shared a photo of him sliding on his knees with Maher
Many media outlets reprinted the news they released and spread it to more places.

In addition to the Internet, in real life, many people also spread this matter around and talked about it with their relatives and friends after dinner.

On October 10, many French players have returned to their respective clubs, and some will continue to compete in the league with their clubs on this day.

Spain, Barcelona.

At the Camp Nou Stadium, the 13th round of La Liga is about to begin, and Barcelona's opponent is Zaragoza.

In the locker room before the game, the players looked relaxed. As Barcelona was at the peak of its Dream Team III, they had no pressure at all playing against a club of this level.

"That guy is very popular recently."

Pique brought up the topic while putting on his shoes and asked, "Abidal, you also went to the French team during the last training camp, tell us about it?"

After these words were spoken, Fabregas and other Barcelona players turned their eyes to Abidal. They were all curious about this matter.

"It's nothing actually."

Abidal was wearing socks. He was on the bench today and was just sitting here gossiping. "It's not as serious as the media said. It's a simple matter, but the outside world has complicated it.

"The new team members came and took away the old team members' positions. The old team members' protest was a bit radical, and the two sides continued to inflame the conflict.

"There's nothing else to it. There are a lot of rumors that they took action, but that's not the case. They didn't say anything at all."

When he said the last sentence, his voice was a little weaker because he remembered that a player who had fought with Maher was sitting next to him.

Fabregas was indeed 'touched by the scene', he lowered his head and said with a sullen face: "Wherever Maher goes, there will be trouble. There must be something wrong with this person."

"maybe."

Iniesta looked like a good guy and smiled faintly: "It's possible that it's because of his strength. Ordinary players, no matter how bad they are, can't afford to cause such a thing."

"Is he strong?" Fabregas glanced at Messi and said, "Messi has scored 31 goals and 16 assists so far this season, and he is nothing."

"That's boring," Iniesta replied with a smile, turning and walking out the door. "There's only one Messi."

Messi on the side looked calm. He had heard such comments many times and was used to being compared with others.

Compared to these, he still prefers to listen to people's gossip, "Abidal, how strong is he?"

"I personally think he is very strong." Abidal quickly replied, expressing his inner feelings: "I have heard of his name before and I roughly know what kind of player he is.

"But after seeing him in real life, I had a different feeling. He is indeed very fast and strong, with strong shooting and passing abilities, very quick decision-making and a very reasonable way of playing.

"Compared to what the media reported about him, I admire his dribbling ability more. It seems that no one has mentioned this before, but this time I saw with my own eyes that he successfully broke through more than 15 times in that game."

"It is really difficult for Ribery to compete with him for the core position in the frontcourt. His advantages are more obvious and he is in better condition."

Seeing Fabregas' malicious look, he added: "Of course, this doesn't mean that I am optimistic about him. I am just speaking from Deschamps' perspective."

Messi nodded slightly, feeling a little bit of anticipation when playing against this player.

He still likes to play against such talented young players because he is also a genius and the best genius of this era.

At most, he would add Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid, but other than that, he doesn't think there is anyone else who can rival him in the world.

Mahel?
He would like to see it with his own eyes.

Two hours later, the match between Real Madrid and Valencia will start at Mestalla Stadium, Valencia's home stadium.

Benzema took the initiative to talk about this topic in the locker room. He has not yet completely established his foothold in this team. Whenever he has the chance, he will take the initiative to chat with the superstars in the team to get closer to them.

"I was also affected."

He smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "I don't know if Deschamps thought I was like Ribery and replaced me at halftime. In fact, I just didn't pass the ball to him."

Portuguese defender Pepe glanced at him and asked, "You didn't even pass the ball to him, and he still scored a hat trick?"

"Yes," Benzema said as he put on his shin guards. "Especially in the first half, his performance was amazing. He only got the ball 5-6 times at most, but scored 2 goals."

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo also looked up at this time, but did not say anything.

"Can he break through me?" Pepe said with a smile. He is different on and off the court. On weekdays, he is not very serious.

"Haha." Benzema laughed and shook his head politely, "I have to say no."

"truth?"

"Yes."

Pepe was very pleased with this unsolicited flattery, and his face instantly flushed.

"What are you talking about?"

A voice came from outside the door, and Mourinho stepped into the locker room. The 48-year-old Portuguese coach joined the team last year. Real Madrid's expectations of him were clear, to lead the Galacticos out of the shadow of Dream Team III.

Last year, the team was crushed by Barcelona on all fronts, but fortunately they won the national derby in the King's Cup final at the last moment and won a crucial championship trophy.

This year, as he gradually became familiar with Real Madrid, the team's performance slowly improved, and there were signs that they would firmly hold the top spot in the league standings.

"Mael."

Ronaldo looked up and said the name. He was actually not unfamiliar with this player. Since the beginning of this season, Maher's name has slowly surfaced and gradually become a frequent headline.

What's more, his agent and Mourinho's agent are also Maher's agents.

"He."

Mourinho smiled faintly and joked: "Let me guess, are you analyzing his playing style? Or are you just talking about gossip?"

"Haha." There was a burst of laughter in the locker room. They didn't have the leisure time to analyze other people's playing style.

"Cristiano."

He then pointed at Ronaldo and said: "You better be careful, maybe in a few years, he will become one of your main competitors."

Ronaldo raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips confidently, "I am never afraid of any challenge. I hope he is a good opponent, haha."

On November 11, Maher returned to London after staying at his home in Aix for a day. There was no other way, his body really needed rest.

He did not participate in the training that day, but reported back to the team for the game preparation meeting at night.

He has been paying attention to the news on the Internet these days, or has been forced to pay attention to it, because the comments on his social media will give him timely feedback on everything.

There are those who support him, and there are those who quarrel with those who support him. In short, there are all kinds of people.

He didn't care about these things, nor did he delete the posts or close the comment section like some other stars when something happened. He was quite calm in accepting all the voices.

He was not wrong anyway.

It has always been natural for a player with strong abilities to play in the starting position and gradually become a core player.

There is nothing we can do about damaging other people's interests; it's not like he's competing by unfair means.

All I can say is that his rivals at Sheffield United and Arsenal, Mark Artes and Andre Arshavin, were good people and did not cause trouble with the team over this matter. He thought Ribery might be the same. It is still difficult to approach top stars.

"Clap clap clap!"

As he pushed the door open and walked into the conference room, applause broke out and the Arsenal players all looked at him with smiles on their faces and applauded.

Maher was immediately flattered. He hadn't seen them for two weeks and he missed them a little.

"Ding ding ding ding! Me." Sagna led everyone to sing the team song. The entire conference room was soon filled with joy. The players congratulated Maher on his national team debut.

Wenger also stood in front of the stage and applauded. It seemed that they had arrived here early and were waiting for him.

"I'm late."

Maher first high-fived Wenger, and when the two hugged, he heard the other party say: "I am also French, and speaking up for you as a coach will cause trouble, so he remained silent.

"But you know, I'm always there for you, and if there's a situation that requires my help, I'll definitely help.

"By the way, you did a great job. I didn't expect you to be so adaptable no matter where you are."

Wenger smiled, patted Maher on the back and whispered: "I have said many times that I am proud that you are an Arsenal player."

Maher also patted him on the back and told him to put aside the national team affairs when he came back and concentrate on playing club games, which was the main front line.

He exchanged a few words with Wenger and walked towards his seat, high-fiving and joking with several teammates along the way.

"I've had two hat tricks this season."

"Okay you."

"See you at the European Championship next year."

"The new French winger king!"

"New supercar!"

The players laughed and exclaimed, seeing that Maher's expression had changed. If Maher used to be only the record holder of the secondary league, he would now be known as a supernova in the top league.

Now he has to add one more thing, the main player of the French national team, or even this main player, may gradually become the core in the future!
After the noise died down, Wenger talked about the tactical arrangements and precautions for tomorrow's home game against Dortmund.

As Arsenal had 4 points from 4 wins in 12 group matches, 7 points ahead of second-placed Dortmund, and had already secured qualification as the group's first place, most of Arsenal's main players did not make the starting lineup.

Maher was not even included in the squad, as Wenger seemed to want to give him a rest for a game so that he could save his strength for a Premier League and League Cup match at the end of the month.

He gladly accepted and went home to rest after finishing the report.

At night, Maher took out the four developed photos, smeared glue on them and walked to the photo wall.

He has always kept his old habits and has never changed. He even ordered a photo developing machine online for his daily use.

Look now, the wall that had only a few photos at the beginning of this season has gradually become full of dazzling photos.

There are many memories on it. He often comes to this room and can stand here for a while, appreciating the path he has walked step by step and the memories left behind.

“The national team column is finally here.”

José and three other team members also walked into the room with him to witness this milestone moment. The progress from zero to one is always particularly important.

"Yeah." Safina counted the photos on the wall and sighed, "There are already 21 Premier League photos, and 9 Champions League photos. That's good, there are 30 photos of the club alone."

"15 goals and 6 assists in the Premier League? What about the Champions League?" her brother Harry asked.

"5 goals and 4 assists."

Davis answered for everyone, with an expression of disbelief on his face, "So, Maher is already 30+, that's too fast."

"A young player who scores 30+ points in a top-level game in a single season would be considered top-notch, but Maher only took nearly half a season to do so. This is another level of performance," Jose added, intoxicated by looking at the photos.

The four of them stopped chatting and just admired the photo wall, watching Maher paste four photos in the blank spaces.

“Mael.” Safina had a good memory and said, “This is the third time this season that you posted four photos in one game. The first time was against Manchester United and the second time was against Marseille.

"This is considered your classic match. Are you still impressed?"

“Of course it’s profound.”

Maher nodded, pasted the four photos together, and stood far away to admire them with everyone. "Now, only the English League Cup and the FA Cup are missing. Of course, there are also the European Super Cup and the Community Shield, as well as the European Cup and the World Cup."

"It will happen eventually." Jose blessed: "Didn't you say that one day this wall would be covered with tiles? At this rate, it will happen."

"Haha!" Everyone laughed together. Their goals were very consistent. It was nice to talk about these things sometimes.

Maher smiled, he remembered his previous promise to give everyone gifts if they scored 30+ points. Now that he has returned from the national team, it is time to fulfill this promise.

Pick a time to go out and buy something for them, and give it to them as a treat!
He walked out of the photo room and looked at the Hall of Fame on the other side and said expectantly: "I hope that not only the photo wall will be filled up slowly, but the Hall of Fame will also be filled up slowly."

The incident with the national team did have some impact on him, but it was a positive one. He wanted to win championships on all fronts even more.

"Won't we have to add one next month?"

Davis looked at the Hall of Fame and smiled, "The Golden Boy Award trophy is also very beautiful."

Maher smiled, turned around and went upstairs to rest. He was really tired after flying back and then riding in the car all the way.

The next day, Maher and the other four watched the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Arsenal vs. Dortmund, in front of the TV.

Dortmund, with all their main players playing, had very strong pressure and they firmly grasped the initiative from the start.

However, due to the excellent form of goalkeeper Szczesny, they failed to score despite 9 shots in the entire first half.

After the start of the second half, they began to change their strategy and replaced two small and agile players to attack Arsenal's defense.

In the 49th minute of the game, Shinji Kagawa pushed the ball into the goal to give Dortmund the lead.

Zero to one!

Arsenal tried to attack after falling behind, but conceded two goals in succession to Dortmund's Lewandowski and Gotze.

Zero to three!
Thanks to substitute striker Benayoun who scored a goal from a corner kick before the end of the game, the team avoided being shut out by the opponent.

The score at the end was 1-3, and Arsenal's first defeat of the season came like this.

"How does it feel?" Safina turned to look at Mahel and asked.

"nothing."

Maher picked up the water bottle and drank water, then smiled and said: "It's a strategic abandonment, and no team can avoid losing, so it's enough to let the main players have a good rest.

"We have already qualified as the first in the group. If we try to win, it would be a big loss if someone gets hurt."

He was about to go upstairs to rest, but suddenly saw Mendes calling. He picked up the phone and answered, "Are you in London?"

"No." The voice on the other end of the phone was excited and congratulated him first: "You performed well in your debut for the French team. You also gained something from the Ribery incident. At least your social media followers increased a lot."

"Is there anything good?"

Maher asked with a smile, his Facebook and Twitter followers are approaching 1000 million, could it be that he has received new endorsement invitations?
"I think you guessed it right." Mendes explained excitedly, "During this period, you have received countless advertising and endorsement invitations. The market seems to know that you are about to become a superstar!

“I need to carefully choose endorsements, but I have accepted two advertisements for you, one for a snack company and one for milk.

"It only takes a few posts. You've been asking me this. Now's your chance."

"How much is one?" Maher's expression changed. "It was 8 pounds before. It should have increased now."

Isn't this the way of making money without doing anything that he has been looking forward to? Now he finally has the opportunity.

"20 pounds." Mendes' voice was full of joy. "Not only has it increased, but it has increased a lot. After tax, you will get 10.2 pounds, which is equivalent to your weekly salary."

"sure."

"And there are more than one. Lay's potato chips are planning to launch a wave of advertising before Christmas, and they have reported three ads. Another one is from China's Mengniu Company, and they have reported two ads."

"Total income of 51 pounds?"

"That's right, but they are not posted on the same day. They should be posted every two days. The payment progress will also be aligned with the posting progress. You will get one payment for each post."

"Where's the copywriter?"

"You don't have to write it. We'll review it after it's written there. In other words, you only need to move your fingers and swipe 10 pounds. Swipe 10 pounds!"

Maher stood up excitedly. This feeling was no different from a question he had read in his previous life.

If you were given a button, press it and you'd be
Well, keep calm, this is far from the end, he has been waiting for the day when he will make a million pounds.

“In addition, two companies are also interested in inviting you to be their spokesperson, but the negotiations are still ongoing.

"This time, the basic offer I gave you is 120 million pounds a year. I hope we can negotiate a higher price and get a generous bonus contract.

"In this way, if you successfully win the Golden Boy Award, you will receive a considerable amount of bonus income at that time."

"What a good plan." Maher walked to the window with the phone in his hand, feeling refreshed. But who would refuse to make more money?

"Come on, kid, your value has increased dramatically again, and you really need to develop into a superstar in the next step.

"Don't worry about the Golden Boy Award. I will help you build momentum at the right time. You also have resources on Instagram and in newspapers, so you should also work harder to promote it to increase your chances.

"On the one hand, you should familiarize yourself with the process in advance and prepare for various awards in the future. I know that you have plans in social media and newspapers, so you must have plans in this regard.

"This time, it will be a training battle. I will teach you some of my experience.

“On the other hand, it’s for safety. Even if you have an 80% chance of winning Golden Boy, we should try to make up for the remaining 20%.

“Awards are sometimes a very mysterious thing. In short, you have to be absolutely sure so that you can have peace of mind.”

"it is good."

Maher felt a little grateful in his heart. From the perspective of imparting experience, Mendes was very good to him.

The other party was not afraid that he would develop these things on his own and slowly accumulate his own capital to break away from the control of the agent.

Treat him as a friend?

If he hadn't dared to confirm this before, he definitely did now.

Naturally, he also regards Mendes as a friend and will not think of leaving him after he develops himself. Reputation is the foundation of a person's life.

As his value in all aspects increases, the cost of losing his reputation will also become greater.

After hanging up the phone, he didn't think about anything else. Now, just keep moving forward!
"Ole! Ole!!"

On November 11, the 27th round of the Premier League kicked off amid cheers at the Emirates Stadium. This was the penultimate game of the month.

In this round of games, Wenger deployed a full lineup, trying to beat Fulham, which is currently ranked 14th in the standings, at home.

But the course of the game was somewhat surprising. Fulham's four midfielders were in great form, and their relentless running made it difficult for Arsenal to pass the ball from back to front.

"Bang bang bang!"

Even though Maher could sometimes dribble past two or three opponents with the ball, he was unable to create many good opportunities, as the opposing defense players were united in their efforts to defend the goal.

"Oh!"

In the 66th minute of the game, Fulham used an unexpected cross in a counterattack, which unexpectedly caused Vermaelen to score an own goal.

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse!

Arsenal are behind!

Wenger and a group of Arsenal coaches on the sidelines looked grim. It was not known whether this was a chain reaction of the previous loss or the players needed to adapt after returning from the national team match day.

But once the Premier League loses, the ambition of "unbeaten season" will be gone, and the team may enter a period of turbulence.

"Zizizizi" Wenger pulled the zipper of his windbreaker with a sad face. When he was anxious, he wanted to do something with his hands, and zipping up his jacket was quite relaxing.

I just don’t know what happened. The zipper that could be pulled up easily at home got stuck somewhere on the court and couldn’t move.

"Zizzi!" Wenger gritted his teeth and pulled hard a few times, but found that the more he pulled, the stuck it became. There was no way to get rid of it.

He had another argument with the zipper, and was fixing his clothes in the coaching booth with his head down.

"The director has filmed it."

Philip covered his mouth and looked at the big screen to remind him that Wenger was often photographed like this and used as a meme.

"Tsk!" Wenger smacked his lips, unzipped his pants helplessly, and sat down seriously.

Seeing that the director had stopped filming, he started tearing it off again. He had become obsessive-compulsive about the zipper. As a result, the director's camera cut back to him.

"Damn it."

He couldn't help but curse inwardly, stood up and walked to the edge of the field, waving his hands in a pretentious manner to direct the team.

I wanted to update three times, but I haven't gotten over the jet lag yet, and I felt uncomfortable all day, so I wrote very slowly. Today I only updated twice, which is close to 3 words.

(End of this chapter)