Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 174: Ability Improvement! The number of football record subscribers soared! The first major personal honor in my career!

After this round of games, Maher will have a nine-day break, and the next game against Aston Villa will start on December 12th.

This may be the adjustment time given by the FA for the intensive schedule in the second half of the month, so that the players can get better rest during this period and avoid injuries due to fatigue at the halfway point.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Maher took advantage of this free time to practice volleying and outside of the foot on the court. These two skills are just one step away from being upgraded.

When they all reach level 4, he will have 4 level 4 shooting abilities!
By then, on the court, his shooting methods will become varied and unpredictable, making it difficult for opposing players to predict!
In fact, he has already scored quite a few volley goals, including one with the outside of his foot. He can often use these two skills to threaten the goalkeeper on the field.

But the success rate is not high. The step from lv3 to lv4 must be a very important step, which represents the move from excellence to the top!

On December 12, the volleying ability was upgraded first.

Maher's body was stuffed with a lot of muscle memory related to volleying, as if the positive feedback from thousands of successful attempts had made him more proficient in everything.

[Skill: Aerial Shot lv4]

[Proficiency: (1/2000)]

[Effect: After tens of thousands of times of practice, you have a superior grasp of volleying. You can often raise your foot to make a high-quality volley, and you can use it at will while running! ]

coming!

Maher ran across the field with excitement on his face, shouting to Jose behind him: "Give me a lead pass, like Song often does to Van Persie."

"Oh!"

Jose didn't say anything. He lowered his head and kicked the football towards Mahel.

Maher looked at the incoming ball, judged where it would land, then stretched his body, tucked in his chest and abdomen to lower his center of gravity. After running a few steps, he raised his right leg and kicked it hard towards where the football would land.

"Bang!!"

The trajectory of the football soon overlapped with the trajectory of his leg, and the two forces merged together and hit the upper right corner of the goal.

The moment the ball touched, Maher's brain arose with an extremely comfortable feeling. This kind of shot can bring people extraordinary pleasure and satisfaction, just like the instep of the foot and the football fit perfectly.

That’s the lifting effect!
"Shh!"

The football then brushed the bottom edge of the post and flew into the net, causing the net to shake violently, and the flexibility and elasticity of the net line were stretched to the limit.

One kick!
"Pretty!"

Jose on the other side saw the shot and his eyes suddenly lit up. He thought of striking while the iron is hot and improving Maher's ability to volley while moving. "Try again! Step back, I'm going to pass the ball!"

Little did people know that Maher's aerial ability had already been fixed and would be greatly enhanced.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

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Maher did not refuse him. Taking advantage of the freshness and joy of the promotion, he ran back and forth and shot a few more times.

In the absence of confrontation and pressure, only one of these shots went over the crossbar, while the others were of amazing quality.

"Perfect!" Jose finally gave him a thumbs up and patted his shoulder excitedly, "If you play like this on the court, will the fans think you are Van Persie?"

"will not."

Maher drank a glass of water, shook his head and joked, "I'm more handsome and in better shape."

"Haha!" Jose laughed and pointed at Maher, saying, "I have no words to refute, but you are really too mean."

After the training that day, Maher focused on training the outside of his foot. Of course, he did not give up his other abilities and continued to practice them.

On December 12, the outside of the foot shot was upgraded to level 18 as expected!

[Skill: Outstep Arc Knife lv4]

[Proficiency: (1/2000)]

[Effect: After mastering the outside instep arc, you will gradually master the explosive power when shooting with the outside instep, and the shooting power will be greatly improved, close to the lob shot, like an arc knife! ]

Arc knife!

Stronger force!
"Oh!"

Maher cut in from the right side of the penalty area, and after passing the dummy, he suddenly swung his arm and kicked a shot with the outside of his foot. Compared with before, his leg swing was larger and his leg was raised higher.

When shooting, the body should jump slightly to increase explosive power.

"Shh!"

The football spun violently, hit the far corner of the goal and went into the net.

“Although it still doesn’t have the power of a straight instep shot, it’s almost as good as a lob shot!”

With a happy look on his face, Maher cut a few steps inside from the left side and rubbed the outside of his left foot, still playing with good quality.

He discovered long ago that after the ability of his weak foot improved, the progress of his proficiency slowed down a little. He had to take his left foot into consideration during training in order to improve faster.

But the benefits are also obvious. After all the skill-based abilities are upgraded, you will directly have the strength of a four-star heel!
"When I have time, I will upgrade my weak foot to level 5. It will be no different from my right foot."

Maher smiled and murmured. He took a deep breath, sat on the grass, looked at the sky and rested for a while, feeling very comfortable.

算来，他已经拥有5项lv4的射门能力，分别是重炮轰门lv4、弧刀lv4、外脚背弧刀lv4、凌空爆射lv4、头球时机lv2！

控球能力现在是4项，盘带lv4、节奏lv3、花式过人lv2、花式技巧lv1，要是再算上单车过人lv3、跨步沉肩lv3这2项特性技能，就是6项。

In addition, there are two more items in passing, namely arc guidance level 2 and instep arc drawing level 4!

There are two mental skills: Decision making lv2 and strong side kick lv4.

The remaining divine power lv4, sprint lv4, coordination lv4, and endurance lv3 can all be allocated to physical skills.

“Average all-rounder!”

Mahel smiled. He was eager to see the day when the panel was full of level 5 skills. He had already started upgrading some skills from level 4 to level 5 and officially embarked on the road of pursuing the limit.

He encouraged himself to keep going until the day he won all the honors.

On December 12, Arsenal visited Villa Park to play against Aston Villa. All 19 seats were packed. Birmingham cheered for football today.

Aston Villa was once a top team in English football, having won one Champions League title and seven top league titles.

But now they have fallen from the altar, struggling to stay in the Premier League every season and often falling to the next level of leagues.

Fighting against them, Arsenal's only goal is to win!
"Mael's continuous breakthrough! He keeps shaking, this time it's a fake move, Hutton is passed, Dunn's tackle!

"The ball was not tackled, the referee blew the whistle, it's a penalty! Dunn gets a yellow card!"

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"Van Persie stood on the penalty spot to take the penalty. The Dutch striker is the team's first penalty taker. A beautiful shot! A steady hit, Arsenal leads one to zero!"

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"Yeah!"

Villa Park was soon filled with cheers from Arsenal's travelling fans. Van Persie ran to Maher with a smile and hugged tightly his good brother who had scored the goal for him.

"How can you repay me?"

Maher chuckled and high-fived Van Persie, joking: "Give me your volleying ability."

"No, no, no." Van Persie shook his head and said with a smile: "That's my specialty. I can treat you to a meal for less than 1000 pounds."

“I’m not that into gourmet food.”

Maher shook his head, put his arm around his shoulders and ran towards the fans’ stands together, then made a gesture of stretching out his hand to absorb Van Persie’s energy, “Or steal the ability to volley!”

"Haha!" Van Persie knew Maher was joking, so he pretended to be exhausted and trembling from side to side to cooperate with the performance.

The two of them had a bright and cheerful aura about them, which made many Villa fans nearby feel good.

This goal was also the only goal in the first half, and Arsenal entered the halftime break with a one-to-zero lead.

After the second half, Arsenal stepped up their offensive and continued to press Villa in the backcourt. Villa could only organize counterattacks through the high points in the frontcourt and the fast horses, occasionally creating some threats.

In the 65th minute of the game, Arsenal seized the opportunity for transition, with Ramsey dribbling the ball at high speed and passing the ball to Mahel after reaching the frontcourt.

"Boom bang bang."

Maher dribbled the ball towards the opponent's defender. Villa used a 5-3-2 formation today, and positional offense and defense were still not easy to play.

We must seize the opportunity of ball possession change and give the opponent a heavy blow before their formation is fully in place!
The first player he faced was the opponent's No. 21 Clark, who was a player with a balanced offense and defense. It could also be said that this player did not have the ability to withstand his intensity.

After two simple changes of direction and acceleration, Clark gave up his defense zone and was left behind by Maher.

"Danger! There is a little chaos in Villa's penalty area. The players are unable to distribute the responsibilities of marking and heading. Maher enters the penalty area again!
"It was Dunn who came to defend him. Dunn didn't dare to kick this time because he was afraid that Maher would create another penalty!
"Van Persie and Gervinho have entered the penalty area, Ramsey and Arteta have rushed in, and goalkeeper Guzan is looking at them nervously. This is a good time to pass the ball!"

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“Bang!”

At the baseline, Maher lowered his shoulders and changed direction again, then dribbled the ball along the baseline.

Dunn wanted to come over and seek physical confrontation, but jumped away at the last moment. He was too afraid of committing a foul and giving away a penalty, too afraid of getting a red card and being sent off.

Besides, his chances of winning against Mahel were slim, so he might as well just dodge.

Maher rushed along the sideline to a position close to the small penalty area. He looked towards the middle and found that many teammates were asking for the ball.

He raised his foot to send a ground ball to the middle, leaving it to his teammates in the middle to fight for the second half.

But at the moment of passing the ball, he found that the goalkeeper Guzan was standing a little forward, as if he predicted that he would cross the ball, and wanted to dive directly to intercept the ball in the middle.

"Bang!!"

Maher instantly changed his instep push to the outside of his instep whip, and his outside of his instep swung towards the football like a whip, creating an arc and great force.

Small angle volley with the outside of the foot!

He is going to attack the near corner of the goal!

The football flew up parallel to the goal post, curved towards the net, just bypassed the goal post and hit the near corner.

Guzan was stunned. When Mahel shot with the outside of his foot, his center of gravity was still forward, and he had no time to take a step back to guard the near corner.

"Shh!"

The football flew into the empty near corner, and Guzan stood still, as if he was frozen in place.

Two to zero!
Zero angle outside instep!

At this moment, people seemed to have returned to the World Cup in South Africa more than a year ago, watching Maicon's goal against North Korea at a zero-degree angle and reliving the classic.

"Wow!"

Screams were heard, and many Arsenal fans shook their hands, hugged the back of their heads, and supported their foreheads. This ball really opened their eyes.

Two to zero!
Victory is at hand!

"This ball goes in! In the 66th minute of the game, Maher almost hit the ball into the net from a zero angle! I believe all fans will think of an old friend!
"Maher's 18th Premier League goal, 16 goals in 18 rounds! This kind of performance is hard to believe that he is only 18 years old!
"No wonder he was shortlisted for the 11 Ballon d'Or. He is top notch in the Premier League!"

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"Oh!"

On the field, Maher kissed his right fingers, then ran towards the corner flag area with both hands pointing to the sky.

Of course, he didn't have a ring on his hand, and the celebration was, as usual, meaningless. It was just for the sake of showing off.

"Click, click!" Reporters on the sidelines took photos frantically, recording this scene from multiple angles. Every goal moment could become Maher's classic moment in the Premier League.

"Yes!"

"Vamos!"

As several passionate shouts ending with "S" were heard, Arsenal's teammates in the midfield and frontcourt all ran over.

"How handsome!"

Alexander Song was happy and envious. He leaned on Maher's shoulder and laughed, "How did you come up with this shooting line?"

"The genius is always different." Van Persie also came over, but this time he was wary of Maher reaching out and 'sucking' the volley ability from him again, and dodged when he found something wrong.

"Am I not a genius?"

Alexander Song pointed at himself and asked, "My long pass can be compared with any other player in history."

Seeing that he was about to brag about his pass again, the others nodded in agreement and interrupted him, not wanting him to continue.

"Yeah."

"Yes Yes!"

“You’re the best.”

Alexander Song frowned, turned around and ran away with a serious expression.

"Haha!" A burst of laughter sounded from behind him, and Van Persie and Maher quickly ran up to comfort him.

He is definitely not really angry, otherwise the Arsenal players wouldn't tease this funny guy every day.

"Bang!!"

In the 79th minute of the game, Maher seized the second penalty kick opportunity and fired a volley.

He played this ball very comfortably. According to the feedback from his instep, this was definitely a high-quality shot, with power and angle, and it would not go over the crossbar.

"Snapped!"

But at the critical moment, the opponent's defender Dunn Fei jumped up and blocked the shot with his chest, helping the team to block the loophole.

"Woo!" Dunn wailed in pain after landing, but he couldn't make any sound and his face soon turned red.

The force is very strong, and it will make people feel out of breath if it hits the chest.

Maher looked up with a hint of regret, then came to Dunn and patted him on the shoulder, "Take some time, come on."

After seeing the team doctor coming in, he turned and left. He still admired guards like Dunn. Although he gave away a penalty, he will make up for it this time.

"He blocked a sure goal," he said to Van Persie as he walked back.

“You’re talking about his professionalism.”

Van Persie looked at him and said with a smile: "Or is it a different way of praising the quality of your shot?"

The two of them soon burst into laughter, but soon they couldn't laugh anymore.

"Oh!"

In the 85th minute of the game, Aston Villa midfielder Albrighton helped the team equalize with a long shot.

This goal was very sudden and it woke up the Villa fans who had been sleeping for the whole game.

"Aston! Aston!"

The whole stadium was filled with cheers, and the hope of getting points at the top of the standings was back.

"Yeah!" After scoring the goal, Albrighton quickly ran towards the net, trying to take the ball out and put it back to the center circle quickly.

Unexpectedly, Szczesny was one step faster than him, hugged the ball in his arms and refused to give it to him no matter what.

"boom!"

Albrighton didn't give in either, he just ran up hard and tried to snatch the ball from Szczesny.

"Give me the ball!"

"Go away!"

A small conflict broke out between the two in front of the goal, attracting players from both teams to rush over to separate them.

Maher also ran over, but when he arrived, Albrighton had already rushed out of the crowd with the football in his arms.

He naturally had an impression of this man who later became the main midfielder of the Foxes' miracle. He looks very young now and should have just joined the first team.

"Are you okay?"

He walked up to check on Szczesny, who waved at him, then pretended to have chest pain and fell to the ground, calling for the team doctor to come in.

Maher stepped back, which was a common way to delay time. He even suspected that Szczesny had just taken the ball and sought a conflict with Albrighton for this purpose.

"Beep!"

After a few exchanges, Albrighton finally launched a counterattack by sending a ball from the center circle in the 87th minute of the game.

This put a lot of pressure on Arsenal's defense. In the final moments, they retreated across the board and set up a solid defense in front of the penalty area, ready to defend the victory.

"Bang!" In the 89th minute of the game, Maher chased back and intercepted Albrighton's ball. He turned around and started dribbling. Seeing that there were many people in the middle, he took the ball all the way to the side and played the game of protecting the ball like the Great Emperor again.

The fourth official immediately raised the sign and four minutes of extra time were added to the second half.

This was a time that was enough to make Arsenal fans nervous. The smiles on the players' faces were gone and the fans were praying with their hands clasped together.

"Bang!" Clark quickly came up and poked the ball out of the sideline, and said to his teammates: "Support, support!"

Dunn and Hutton rushed over quickly and stood beside Mahel with a fierce look in their eyes.

Maher then received a hand-thrown ball from Gibbs and again protected the ball at the baseline, killing time in a reasonable way.

Clark and Dunn squeezed him madly, and Hutton even lay on the ground and kicked, trying to hook the ball away from between his legs.

But he still had the upper hand with his amazing strength and coordination, keeping a firm grip on the football.

"Clap, clap, clap!" The team's travelling fans quickly applauded him, and the applause became louder and more intense as time went on.

"Crack!"

In the end, Dunn had no choice but to kick the ball out of the baseline and prepare to reshuffle the offense and defense.

Maher signaled Gibbs to come to the corner flag area and kick the ball to him. The latter came to the corner flag area slowly and waited for the referee to remind him several times before kicking the ball out.

He once again protected the ball in the corner flag area, lowering his center of gravity and swaying like a tumbler.

"Oh shit!"

The three men were anxious and angry, but because of their desire to win, they did not want to commit fouls and did not want to have a conflict with Arsenal at this time, which would be a waste of time.

"Oh!"

When the ball was broken from Maher's feet, there was another burst of loud cheers from the Arsenal fan section.

The match time was approaching the 93rd minute, and this time the ball was protected and the game was dragged on for more than 2 minutes!
"Beep! Beep! Beep--!"

The referee blew the whistle to end the game shortly afterwards, and all Arsenal fans raised their hands high to celebrate this hard-earned victory.

Two to one!

Got it!
13th win in the Premier League!
The score has reached 42!

Maher also breathed a sigh of relief and came to the fan area with a smile to thank the fans. This is a must-do post-match ceremony for every away game. They thanked these fans who came from afar from the bottom of their hearts.

“Keep winning!”

“Always win!”

"come on! Come on!!"

He clapped his hands along the way, greeted the fans, and cheered to celebrate.

He suddenly paused, and among the unfamiliar faces, he saw David and Chloe trying hard to wave at him.

"Hi."

Maher walked up to the stands and high-fived the two men, then asked with a smile, "Are all the things I gave you still there? Did you lose any?"

"look!"

David lifted his foot, showing his sneakers, and laughed: "As long as I follow the team to the game, I will always wear it. I hope it can bring you good luck and a feeling of something!"

"Mmm..." Chloe also anxiously took off her coat, revealing the Arsenal jersey underneath.

"It's urgent this time, so I don't have much time to chat with you. I'll invite you to take the club bus when there's a chance."

Maher waved goodbye to them and turned to leave, but suddenly he heard some hesitant and anxious voices. He turned around and saw Chloe taking out a piece of paper from her clothes.

It should have been carefully prepared. It shows the back of Arsenal's No. 11, whose body shape is very similar to his. The background is him walking into the stadium with little fans. Under her brush, everything seems very healing.

"what."

Maher's body trembled, and he felt a little numb. He returned to the stand with emotion, took the painting and looked at it in his hand, "Is it for me?"

"Yeah!" Chloe nodded heavily, with joy in her expression, as if she had fulfilled a long-cherished wish.

"She brings it to every game, hoping that you will find it and accept it one day." David explained with a smile. He and Chloe seemed to have become good friends and they watched the games together every time.

"Thank you."

Maher went forward to hug Chloe and said with a smile: "It's a very special gift. I will put it in the most prominent place in my home as a collection. I also hope you will keep painting."

After saying this, he turned around and walked away contentedly, but after a few steps he heard anxious voices coming from behind.

He looked back again and saw that the two were holding mobile phones with a subtitle flashing on them - "I hope you can bring the Golden Boy Award to the next game!"

"Haha." Mael looked at the two people's beautiful expectations and gave them a thumbs up, meaning that he would do it.

Feeling everyone's expectations for him to win the award, he also felt a little anxious about the announcement of the results on December 12.

“It’s December 12th, two days before the final announcement, and I’m becoming increasingly anxious. I’m even having trouble sleeping.

"It's strange. I should be able to win the Golden Boy Award easily, so why am I still worried about something happening, or eager to see the result? I already know the result.

"Analyze your inner thoughts? Never mind, it's too much trouble. Just treat it as the nervousness before winning your first major personal honor.

"Today is still training. Speed ​​has been included in the training plan. I am looking forward to the effect after it is improved again. Will it be close to Bolt?
"Keep calm and persevere, don't be tempted by the outside world, the Golden Boy Award will not be my end, the Golden Ball Award will be.

“No, not the Ballon d’Or either.”

"On December 12, I came to Manchester with the team to prepare for the away game against Manchester City. Tomorrow is the day to announce the results.

"I don't know if it will be in the morning, afternoon or evening? I hope it will be before the game, so that we can have a better mentality to compete with Manchester City.

"Mancini's team was originally the champion of this season in history. The full strength of the main players must be very strong. In the Premier League, playing against Manchester City with a full main force, the big six tour is over, and the remaining teams are not that difficult to deal with.

“Have a good game tomorrow!

“You should greet your first important achievement in life with the best attitude, and you can’t console yourself with the Golden Boy Award with a sad face after a defeat.

"After beating Manchester City, go to Italy to receive the award!"

On December 12, Arsenal will play their third-to-last game of the month at the Etihad Stadium against Premier League upstarts Manchester City.

This team has been in very good form in the Premier League recently. They have surpassed Chelsea in the standings and are now in third place, only 3 points behind Arsenal, who have been unbeaten this season.

"Interview tonight?"

Before leaving, Mael sat in the room with Emilia and Peter to discuss the evening's arrangements.

“Yes, it would be best to start the interview directly after the game and publish it in the evening.”

Emilia nodded with a smile on her face. She had been looking forward to this interview for a long time. "The popularity of the Golden Boy Awards was at its highest at that time, so publishing the interview would be more effective."

"Okay." Maher agreed and went to the bed to pack the equipment needed for the competition.

"Mael." Peter kept looking at him and smiling. They hadn't seen each other for a long time. "Do you know how much the number of subscribers and advertising quotes for the column have increased during this period?"

"do not know."

Maher shook his head and looked up, "I was just about to ask you this time. I think the increase should be good, right?"

"Yes." Peter took out a data chart, as if he had prepared it for Maher a long time ago, "The number of column subscribers has reached 3.1, an increase of 1.9 compared to before!
"The advertising fee quotation has also doubled. I promised you that I would turn the turnover into profit within one year, and I have accomplished it."

Already earning around £40 a year?

Maher smiled, and was very satisfied with the result, "Not bad, after this wave of interviews, it is estimated that there will be another 50% increase.

"If things continue like this, there is hope that by the end of the season we will be able to make £100 million in annual profits."

The two did not avoid Emilia when they talked. After she became popular on the Internet, she had become the company's top reporter and had a certain personal value. Peter took out 2% of the options to keep her.

In a sense, she is also one of the shareholders of the company, but she ranks behind the other two.

"It's all thanks to you."

Peter took a deep breath and said with great satisfaction, "I originally thought that the newspaper my father left me would be destroyed in my hands, but I didn't expect it to be revived because of your joining, and I even saw the hope of becoming a well-known newspaper.

"I don't know how to thank you. This has always been my life goal. I just rarely express it."

Seeing that he was getting more and more moved, Maher quickly interrupted with a smile: "Well, this is also good for me. I am not an outsider anymore, so why bother saying these things?

“In the first year of investing, I had the hope of making back all the money I invested, and it would be pure profit from doing nothing from then on.

"Besides, as your voice and exposure in the media grows, you can help me build momentum for the Ballon d'Or in the future."

At this point, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he asked, “By the way, I want to open an Arsenal column, do you think it’s feasible?
"Invite one or more Arsenal players to visit from time to time, interview them, or get them together to do some fun activities and games.

"As long as I can ensure the stability of the personnel, I believe you should be able to run this column?"

Peter's eyes instantly glowed with passion after hearing this, and he said with rapid breathing: "It will definitely work!"

He found that it was a good thing to cooperate with talented football players to run a newspaper. Looking at his connections, he could write a series of columns for the entire Arsenal team, which he had not dared to think about before.

Even some newspaper media that are larger than them don’t dare to think about it. Who can guarantee that everyone invited will come?

Maher can guarantee it!

"Emilia." Peter turned to look at Emilia and found that she was also excited. "I'll leave the planning to you. Please give Mael and me a plan as soon as possible."

"Okay." Emilia nodded excitedly. She was the one who planned it, and she would definitely be the one to host the show.

This is also very beneficial to her, both from a company perspective and from a personal perspective.

She looked at Maher and flattered him with a smile, "Boss, you are awesome. I have benefited a lot from following you and have had many opportunities in life."

"All right."

Mael suddenly felt embarrassed and waved his hand to signal her to stop. Then he thought, who should fire the first shot?

"How about that?" He quickly came up with a good idea and looked at the two of them and said, "Let's start with Mr. Wenger?"

"it is good!"

"yeah!"

The two raised their hands together, their faces full of joy, as if they already knew how popular the column would be after it was published.

"It's such a bright day today." Emilia came to the window, opened it, and looked at the sky with a smile. She didn't know if it was because the sky was really bright or because her mood had improved.

It should be the latter. After leaving Sky Sports and coming to Football Record, Emilia thought her life was going downhill.

Unexpectedly, because of an "agreement" during an interview and because of Maher's keeping his promise, she met her benefactor in life.

Since then, her life has skyrocketed like a rocket, and her career has been smooth sailing!
Emilia couldn't express how grateful she was to Mahel, but she only knew that she was willing to give everything for this brother who was younger than her.

Sometimes when she looked at Mahel, she really felt that there was a faint light shining on him. This light not only illuminated himself, but also shone on the people around him, making many people become better versions of themselves.

"is a bit."

Peter also came to the window, and the two of them breathed in the fresh air, full of hope for everything.

"Manchester City!!"

At 2:30 in the afternoon, the club's bus set off from the hotel and headed for the Etihad Stadium, encountering many cheering and protesting Manchester City fans along the way.

Maher looked at them curiously. Although he had beaten Manchester City in the Carabao Cup, it was a new experience to meet them in the Premier League today, not to mention it was an away game.

Blue Moon fans, please hold on for a few more years. Your Guardiola will be here soon and the Premier League will enter a new era.

After watching for a while, he took out his mobile phone and kept refreshing social media, wanting to see the Turin Sports Daily announce the winner of the Golden Boy Award.

He knew it was a futile effort. Once the news was released, his phone would vibrate immediately and countless people would send him congratulatory messages. But he still couldn't help but stop sliding his finger.

Van Persie next to him glanced at him and asked with a smile: "Waiting for the Golden Boy Award? Is there still suspense? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Who wouldn't be anxious at a time like this?"

Arteta in the front row turned around, stared at Maher's phone screen and said: "Don't talk about him, I'm a little anxious too, I want to see the result sooner.

"I have no teammates who have achieved such important individual achievements. Barcelona does not count. I am not familiar with the first-team players. I am a product of the earlier generation of La Masia."

"Not out yet?"

Many people turned around, curious about the result, "I thought Maher had already been confirmed to have won the Golden Boy Award."

“Not out yet.” Maher shook his head, and seeing that many people were paying attention to him, he put down his phone.

He hadn't received any news until the bus pulled into the Etihad Stadium. He could only put it aside for the time being and warm up with the team.

The interior of the Etihad Stadium is very beautiful. Looking around, Manchester City fans have dyed most of the stands blue, and countless blue or white flags are fluttering in the wind, giving people a great sense of oppression.

Maher took a few glances and then lost interest in appreciating it. He warmed up with the team, and after the game returned to the locker room. He took out his cell phone, but found that there was still no news.

Not announced yet!

A trace of regret appeared on his face, and he lowered his head to put on his shin guards. Maybe he would have to wait until after the game.

There is no need to rush, let’s first eliminate the last strong opponent before the halfway point and defeat Manchester City at Etihad!
“Hello, everyone. Welcome to the 16th round of the Premier League. In this match, Arsenal, the team at the top of the standings, will visit Etihad Stadium to play against Manchester City, the team at the third place in the standings!

"I am the commentator Zhan Jun, and next to me is my partner, coach Zhang Lu! We will commentate on this game together!"

"hey-hey."

"Players from both teams are already waiting in the tunnel. Let's take a look at the starting lineups for both teams. The home team Manchester City lined up in a 4-4-2 formation, with goalkeeper Joe Hart and central defenders Kompany and Kolo Toure.

"The two full-backs are Richards and Zabaleta, in the midfield, Yaya Toure and Barry stand in the middle, David Silva and Nasri stand on the wing!
"On the front line, Aguero will partner with Balotelli, while Dzeko will wait on the bench."

As Zhan Jun finished speaking, Zhang Lu quickly interrupted and joked, "People often say that the striker needs to be one tall and one fast, but Balotelli seems to have both of these qualities, except that his brain sometimes can't figure it out.

"Aguero plays here as a supplement to his football IQ. I still like the partnership between these two and I believe Mancini has his plans."

He actually has a very high level of attainment in football skills and tactics, but in his commentary, he focuses on making it entertaining and doesn't want to make it too boring.

At this time, the broadcast camera was aimed at Maher standing in the player tunnel and stayed there for a long time.

"If I remember correctly, today is the day when the results of the Golden Boy Awards are announced."

Zhan Jun quickly said in a hoarse voice: "But we haven't heard any news yet, so we can't directly say that the person in front of the camera is the winner of this year's Golden Boy Award."

"But I can give you a hint." Coach Zhang Lu took over the conversation and said happily, "This match is very likely to be the first time that the three golden boys from the 07, 10, and 11 worlds will compete on the same stage!"

Zhan Jun nodded and added: "In fact, they have already competed in the last League Cup, but at that time, neither side was at their best strength. This game is the real contest."

"Yes. What I mean is that Maher is very likely to get the news that he has won the Golden Boy Award during the game, which makes him more worthy of the award." Zhang Lu added, he just said it for the first time.

The broadcast camera moved away from Maher at this time, but soon it turned back for some reason.

At the same time, a voice rang out in the two people's earphones. It came from the backstage, "The news is announced! The player is confirmed to have won the 2011 Golden Boy Award! Turin Sports Daily has just issued it!"

"Mael!"

In the player tunnel, Maher was looking at the interior of the Etihad Stadium when he heard a surprised shout from behind him.

He turned around and saw Koscielny rushing out with a mobile phone in his hand. He did not play today and was still wearing a substitute vest.

"Golden Boy Award!"

Koscielny held up his phone and yelled, "You got it!"

Maher turned around suddenly and was about to say something when he saw several substitute players rushing out of the locker room and running towards him. Even Mr. Wenger was walking towards him with a smile from a distance.

After turning around, he soon saw all the staff members holding up their phones smiling at him and nodding in congratulations.

"Buzz." There was a commotion in the Arsenal fans area outside the stadium, which gradually turned into a huge cheer, "Aahh!"

Won the award!
Maher finally confirmed that he had won the Golden Boy Award. He never dreamed that he would hear the news in the player tunnel.

"Congratulations, brother!" Van Persie in the front row quickly ran over and gave him a hug, "We are proud of you!"

"Mael! Mael!"

Arteta raised his hand, signaling everyone to shout together, but no one followed him. He could only put his hand down awkwardly and laughed dryly: "Haha. I can only say that I am envious."

"Ding ding ding ding!" Sagna swayed left and right while singing his "Mael's Song", then walked up to hug Mahel.

Maher was overwhelmed with joy at the moment, and his mood would be elevated to a higher level with every hug he gave to someone who came up to congratulate him.

Golden Boy Award!
The first major personal honor in my life!

It's really coming!

"Thank you."

He expressed his gratitude to everyone who congratulated him, saying it was a beautiful moment, one that will be remembered for a lifetime.

Without the Golden Boy Award, even if he won the Grand Slam, he would always feel that something was missing.

Fortunately, I achieved this important achievement at the age of 18!

Several people from the Manchester City team also looked over here. They also knew the news that Maher won the award.

There was a flash of frustration in Nasri's eyes, as if he was also a contender for the Golden Boy Award. In fact, he was already over the age limit, and he just felt bad when he saw someone he didn't like getting the honor.

"Congratulations!"

However, most Manchester City players are still good. Their captain Kompany was the first to come up and congratulate Maher. They had met once in a national team match.

"Come on." Aguero also came over, and his striker took the initiative to smile and said, "You and me plus Balotelli, there will be three Golden Boy Award winners on the field today, which is rare."

"It should be yours." Balotelli also walked up and smiled, as if he had come out of the haze of the previous game.

Maher shook hands and hugged them again, receiving congratulations from his opponents. This must have been a wonderful experience, and his excitement and satisfaction at the moment were very concrete.

"child."

Mr. Wenger walked over, opened his arms to Maher and encouraged him: "I can only say that this award is worthy of you who have trained madly at the Colney base. This is the best reward for you.

"I'm happy for you, and I believe you can reach a very high position. Come on."

Maher nodded with a firm expression, and after separating from Wenger, he quickly stepped into the Etihad Stadium with firm steps.

He is full of motivation and vows to make the new golden boy's debut with a wonderful performance!
"Ding ding ding ding! I have a friend!"

“He’s driving a buga on the sideline!”

At this moment, a burst of loud and orderly singing came from the Arsenal fan area. The fans were congratulating Maher with their singing and expressing their recognition of the team's golden boy.

Maher waved at them all the way, the smile on his face never disappearing.

After the pre-match ceremony, he stood in his seat and felt that everything on the court had changed, as if everything was brand new.

No, only he himself has changed. He has a new identity and a new future!

(End of this chapter)