Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 214: Going to the European Cup! Passionate summer is coming! 'Let go of past grudges'! A surprise for England!
May 5th, departure day.

After doing some strength and speed training in the morning, Maher took a shower, changed his clothes, packed his things and made final preparations before departure.

During the process, he also took a look at the proficiency of various skills to see what kind of improvement effect the intensive training during this period had.

[Skill: Decision Level 4]

[Proficiency: (2032/5000)]

[Skill: Galloping lv4]

[Proficiency: (1454/5000)]

[Skill: Divine Power lv4]

[Proficiency: (1021/5000)]

[Skill: Fancy Breakthrough lv3]

[Proficiency: (1439/2000)]

[Additional skills: Fancy skills lv2]

[Proficiency: (391/1500)]

“The increases are all good.”

He exited the proficiency panel with satisfaction. Fancy Breakthrough should be about to reach level 4, ushering in a qualitative leap.

By the time the additional skill fancy technique is upgraded to lv3 or lv4, he will have officially unlocked the 4-star heel!

Just think about it and you will know how much this will improve his overall breakthrough ability.

After a season of top-level league experience, Maher can clearly feel that with the continuous development of modern football technical and tactical systems, the defensive intensity of defenders is increasing.

This does not mean that their personal abilities have improved, but that under an increasingly sophisticated defensive system, each defender can better play to his or her strengths and avoid his or her disadvantages as much as possible.

There are fewer scenes of being out of position and facing forwards one-on-one, and fewer scenes of retreating in a panic without any preparation. The defense line is no longer easily fragmented and appears loose.

More often than not, they have enough time to stand in position, lower their center of gravity, and be ready to face the attack from the forwards, while maintaining a close chain structure connection with each other.

In this situation, even Messi couldn't get past them easily.

The few times he broke through in a head-on balanced match were all classic moments in his career, such as shaking off Scholes on the spot and criminally shaking off Boateng.

Maher chose to practice fancy moves for this reason. He found that his dribbling breakthroughs were mostly in one-on-one and one-on-two scenarios in counterattacks.

As long as the opponent slows down his attack, stands in a good position, and engages in a balanced game with him, his chances of success in breaking through may not be that high.

Not to mention facing the dense defense of positional offense and defense, and facing the opponent's 3-4-man chain structure defense team.

Even with his amazing strength and speed, he can still make 4-8 breakthroughs per game, create 2-3 scoring opportunities, and have a chance to score once.

But not enough!

He has such powerful passing and shooting skills. When the team is stuck, he should use his breakthrough ability to create more scoring opportunities, score more goals and make more assists!
Therefore, he must pursue more gorgeous changes and the ability to break through in small-scale and head-on confrontations!
After half a season, his improvement has been quite good and he is finally not far from achieving true success.

Once he has unlocked the 4-star weak foot, he can upgrade his dribbling and additional skill rhythm to lv4-lv5, which will truly bring his dribbling skills to the limit.

By then, no matter how tight the opponent's defense is or how rigid their position is, his one-on-one breakthrough performances will become commonplace, and he will have more such highlights than Messi and Neymar.

Without thinking about the breakthrough anymore, Maher focused his attention on the three skills that were undergoing level 3 upgrades.

"The offseason is over, and it shouldn't be difficult to improve nearly 1000 points each."

He has a rough estimate of the improvement speed in his mind. The European Cup ends on July 7, and the new season begins in mid-August.

During this period, his improvement speed will be very fast. With the small improvement during the European Cup, it is not difficult to increase by 1000 points.

"But if we want to improve our combat effectiveness, should we add 1-2 level 2000 skills that can be upgraded with 4 points?"

Maher had an idea for a new plan. If he started practicing skills with a proficiency of 2000 points now, he would definitely be able to complete the improvement in the first half of next season, and his ability level would be greatly enhanced by then.

Otherwise, you will just keep waiting for the day when these three skills reach 3 proficiency points, and you don’t know how long that will be.

Just do it!

Now that we have entered the lv5 era, we cannot let the long-range shooting skill stay alone at the lv1 level. We need to train two more skills to accompany it and complement it!
Maher did not hesitate for too long in choosing skills. He first added the "shot" ability into the training plan, and then added the "cross" ability.

Obviously, these two skills are the 2-point proficiency skills that can currently improve his goal and assist efficiency to the greatest extent.

This can be seen from his choice to practice these two skills at the very beginning of his career, as they have the highest input-output ratio.

"Jose!"

After packing up, Maher called Jose and asked him to help develop a training plan in this regard.

This time, the only people who accompanied him to the French team training camp were physiotherapists Harry and Safina, and private doctor Lewis.

Jose and Davis couldn't do much to help. They said they had to go home and come back to watch the game as spectators when it started.

So it is better for him to make the plan in advance, and then he can practice in his spare time.

"Give me three days and I'll send it to you on my phone." Jose agreed and didn't rush to study it. They were going to see Mahel off together today.

"Okay." Maher was not in a hurry. He went to the room, took out the suit he wore to the last Golden Globe Awards ceremony and put it on. Then he started to style it with the help of Isabella.

He looked at the time. It was already past eleven o'clock in the morning, and there were still five hours before departure.

"Buzz." The phone suddenly rang and vibrated in his trouser pocket. He took it out and saw that it was Peppino calling.

"Have you set off yet?" Peppino's voice was filled with joy and anxiety. "The landlord happened to be in London today and asked if we could complete the signing of various formalities right now because he has to go back to Asia later."

"this will?"

Maher's expression changed. After thinking for a while, he felt that it would be a good idea to buy this house before leaving. He could save several weeks of rent. "Are you sure you can sign it now? Are all the formalities complete?"

They have been dealing with this matter recently, and Peppino also helped him value the house and found that the market price was between 1250 million and 1450 million pounds.

Buying it for 1200 million pounds is definitely a very good deal.

"It can definitely be done." Peppino replied with a smile, "The procedures are complete, and I have negotiated everything that needs to be negotiated with his client.

"I would also like to say that the owner of the house is also related to the football industry. He is the owner of Brighton, but currently he mainly runs gambling-related businesses in Asia."

"Haha." Maher's mouth curled up, he knew who this person was, the great London mathematician Tony Bloom. This was really a strange fate.

He immediately made a decision, "Let's sign the contract now. It has to be quick. My flight is at 4 pm."

"it is good."

Half an hour later, Maher went to a restaurant to sign the contract with the landlord's agent, and then went to the bank to transfer the money.

Pepino helped him deal with the land stamp duty and land certificate registration. There is no real estate certificate when buying a house in the UK, so you just need to complete the registration.

"Ding!"

The moment the money was transferred, Maher's mind went blank, but he felt much more at ease in his heart, and then a hint of joy appeared on his face.

From today on, he finally has a place to settle down and a home of his own!
This was something he had never dared to think about in his previous life, nor when he had just traveled through time.

To borrow half of his uncle Clement's words, he had only seen such a magnificent mansion in the center of London, which he bought in full, on TV and in the news, but he had no idea what it was like.

After returning home, looking at his house from a distance, he suddenly felt a sense of strangeness, just like the first time he saw it.

But soon, his mind was surrounded by a sense of accomplishment and security. From now on, not only this house was his, but every blade of grass and every tree around it was also his.

Not only does he own the permanent ownership of this house, he also owns the permanent ownership of the surrounding garden of over 2,000 square meters!
"It's all achieved by kicking one foot at a time." Maher smiled brightly, walked into the room, lay down on the sofa, closed his eyes and enjoyed himself for a while.

I really don't know what else he can kick out with his own feet.

After getting up, he looked at the time, asked Safina to make one last afternoon tea, and then officially prepared to set off.

"Cheers!"

The family had a brief celebration for Maher's acquisition of the house at tea time, and also sent him their best wishes for his first intercontinental competition, hoping that he would have smoother journey this time.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Peter and Emilia also arrived. They took two business cars to the airport underground parking garage and said goodbye here.

"Mael!"

Jose seemed to have prepared something. He smiled and pulled out a banner with the slogan "King of Europe" written on it. "I'm rooting for you! Come on! I hope you can play all six European Cup games!

"I will grab the tickets for the final in advance and bring my family to watch it."

"Ha ha.!"

Davis laughed and took out the gold-plated crescent necklace he had prepared. "If you can, please wrap it around your feet. It symbolizes good luck in Portugal."

"I will."

Maher walked forward with a smile and took the necklace. He then took out his cell phone and took a photo with Jose who was holding the banner. Then he walked towards the elevator and waved goodbye to the two of them before closing the door.

European Cup, here he comes!
"Ohheieiei!"

"Yeaheieiei!"

At night, Maher and a group of people walked out of Warsaw Okecie International Airport with their suitcases. As soon as they walked out, they felt a gust of hot wind blowing on their faces, and songs with strong football elements rang in their ears.

He soon recognized that it was the 12th European Cup theme song sung by singer Oceana, which was being played in the airport.

Turning his head and looking around, he saw the team logos of the 16 European Cup participating teams, as well as large posters of each team's star players.

In the French team column, he noticed that his last makeup photo appeared in the middle, with Evra and Nasri on both sides.

This made him feel a little strange, as the relationship between the three of them was the most strained. Maybe it was because of their fame.

"Endless summer!"

"Endless summer!"

The cheerful rhythm continues to echo in my ears, and all I see are elements related to football.

Maher's emotions were quickly drawn into the passion of the European Cup in the summer. He could feel how hot the upcoming game was, how many fans would come here, and how many eyes would be focused on them.

The European Cup may be the competition with the highest overall level of competition besides the Champions League!
Although it does not have several powerful teams in North and South America, and does not have as much attention and value as the World Cup, it also does not have some of the weak teams in Asia and America, and its overall level is very solid.

You should know that the overall strength of European football is very strong. They often occupy 20 of the top 15 seats in the world and 40 of the top 32 seats.

The 16 teams selected from them to participate in the European Cup finals must be among the strongest and best-form teams in world football this year!

The fight between them and the competition for the championship was extremely brutal.

There will not be any game where one side has an overwhelming advantage. Starting from the first game of the group stage, every team will face great challenges.

Teams like Italy, Spain, England and others are likely to fall in the group stage, and at this moment, the French team is considered by everyone to be a team that will have great difficulty qualifying from the group stage.

It can be said that this is a feast for the top teams. Almost every player who appears here plays in the top five leagues, and each team also has core players from the top teams.

The best here can be called the best in European football, or the best in world football!
A fire burned in Maher's chest, and he clenched his hands around the suitcase a little tighter. He had been looking forward to such a stage for a long time, and he just hoped that the competition would come soon.

"Oh!"

"Mael!"

"Arsenal Gunner!"

As he walked out of the airport, he heard a burst of enthusiastic cheers and saw many Polish fans who had been waiting there holding Arsenal jerseys.

They should know that the French team will assemble on May 5th and most of the players will arrive here on May 28th, so they came to the airport in advance to try their luck.

"Click, click!" Dozens of cameras from major media outlets were aimed at him at this time, and white lights kept flashing at the exit.

Maher smiled and waved to the fans, walked up to sign a few names, and then walked towards the parking garage.

Soon, he boarded the French team's special car and headed to the hotel where the team was staying.

He is very tired and needs to have a good rest to recharge his energy before starting tomorrow's training.

That night, the latest episode of Sky Sports focused on the upcoming European Cup and counted the 16 participating teams.

"The European Cup is about to start, and I believe many fans are already impatient. Today we will do a brand new program!

"The name of this episode is - European Cup Powerhouse Tour!

"As we all know, according to FIFA points, the participating teams of the European Cup are divided into four tiers, but this is inaccurate and only applies to the group stage draw.

"We have teamed up with the national team legends and journalists to re-vote and re-classify them into three tiers!
"These three tiers are: Tier 1: favorites to win the championship, Tier 2: super strong teams, and Tier 3: strong teams!"

A female host with revealing clothes and a hot body stood in front of the stage and pointed at the screen and said: "First is the first show, there are five teams in total, namely Spain, Italy, England, Germany and Portugal.

"They are the five most favored teams, each of which not only has superb strength, but also has the ambition to win the championship!

"I'll leave the detailed comments to the England legend, Mr. Bobby Charlton, please!"

The camera flipped, and an old man sitting on a chair appeared in the picture, and he got straight to the point, "Okay, since this is a pilgrimage, I'll talk about it in order, starting with Spain, the champion of the 08 European Cup and the winner of the 10 World Cup.

"This team, even among the favorites, is the most special and the strongest team. I even think they are in a class of their own.

"They have inherited the Guardiola-style passing and control of the Dream Team 3 very well and have taken this tactic to its peak!
"Head coach Bosque likes to play with 6 midfielders and no striker. Although there is no striker, each midfielder can move forward to the striker position at any time and become the sharpest knife!

"The passing and cutting combination of Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Fabregas and David Silva is the best midfield combination in the world. Each of them is top-notch.

"So, this is an unprecedentedly strong team. I think they will reach the European Cup final and then lose to England in the final, haha."

He made a joke, then got serious again and said: "I don't want to talk too much about Italy and Germany. Their strength is very simple, first-class players in every position, firm beliefs, iron-blooded temperament and super cohesion.

“Yeah, even though the two teams have different focuses, they are actually somewhat similar teams.

"Let's talk about England and Portugal, starting with Portugal. Honestly, Portugal is not a super strong team, but I think everyone knows why they are in this position.

"Yes, Ronaldo, just because of Ronaldo, this team will definitely be the favorite to win the European Cup.

“He brings amazing things to this team and always steps up in tough times.

"That's all I want to say about Portugal. Let's talk about England last."

Bobby Charlton rummaged through the drawer beside him and pulled out a photo of a muscular player wearing a Sheffield United jersey. “Before everything is confirmed, I want to give a suggestion to coach Pearce, please recruit him.

"The attacking team has Welbeck, Rooney, Ashley Young, Ashley Cole, Milner and so on.

"But Gerrard is the only one who can defend." He spread his hands and shrugged helplessly, "I must say that Downing and Chamberlain in this list do not have defensive attributes.

"So I think Gilbert has a place in this team. I have been following him for a while and found that after two seasons of training, his defense has matured.

"More importantly, as a technical midfielder turned defensive midfielder, I think he is also good enough at foot and he is very comprehensive.

"If Pierce wants to win his group against France, Sweden and Ukraine, he has to think about what I say."

Bobby Charlton held up Gilbert's photo, showed it, then smiled and waved his hand, indicating that his explanation was over.

The camera turned back to the studio, and the beautiful host raised her eyebrows and nodded, seeming to agree with this statement.

She then pointed to the screen again and said, "The first round of the tour is over. Let's take a look at the second round of the tour. There are a total of five teams in this round.

“They are Greece, Russia, the Netherlands, Croatia, and France.

"As for their comments, I would like to hand the camera to the French team legend, Zidane!"

The camera flipped and Zidane's listless face appeared on the screen. He forced a few smiles and said, "Okay, I will also speak in order, but the words may be shorter.

"First of all, Greece, since completing the feat of 'Greek mythology', this team has unprecedented confidence and fighting spirit.

“Maybe they are often overlooked, but their strength should not be underestimated. When a group of players from the lower-middle and lower-level teams in the top five leagues have strong cohesion and execution, they have the potential to defeat any strong team.”

He scratched his chin and continued with a smile: "Then there is Russia, which is also a rather special team, with very few players from the top five leagues.

"But please note that the competitiveness of the Russian Premier League has become increasingly stronger in recent years, and the players from this league are definitely not easy to deal with, especially when they come from the same club." Yes, it is obvious that this Russian team is Zenit. They are centered around former Arsenal player Arshavin and Zenit players as the basic team, with reinforcements made in individual positions.

"The tacit understanding will be their biggest competitive advantage, which other teams don't have."

He took a sip of water and continued, "Next is the Netherlands, uh... This is a team that is somewhat similar to the French team, ah, I don't mean in terms of internal strife.

“It’s just that they used to be a favorite to win the championship, but they haven’t been doing well in recent years.

“The old powerhouse, the sick tulips, that’s how I would rate them.

"As for Croatia, it's clear that they have a golden generation, with players like Mandzukic, Modric, Rakitic and Perisic, which gives them strong players in every position.

"You have to know that these are all core players and main players of the top teams in European football. When they are combined together to fight for Croatia, their fighting power must be amazing."

Zidane sat up straight and was obviously more serious when talking about the French team at the end.

"I'm not saying that because I'm French, I'm going to say that France are probably underestimated. Well, as you can guess, I'm going to start with 'Mael'.

"But I may choose a different angle. I will not simply say that he has enhanced the French team's offensive strength, as the fans are discussing.

"Because no one can say for sure how much help a striker can bring to a team's offense. It will have to be verified at the European Cup. It is useless to discuss it now.

"I wanted to talk about what he did for Arsenal last season and why that is important for the France team right now.

Zidane's eyes were filled with admiration, and he said slowly: "Everyone knows how successful he has been in leading Arsenal in the past year and how he has performed.

"But people clearly haven't seen the impact this has on the French team yet."

He stretched out one hand and counted them, "We will find that strong teams like Spain, England, Italy, Germany, etc. are all based on one or two domestic clubs, which to some extent improves their combat effectiveness.

"But France cannot put together such a club team because the league level is one level lower than those countries.

"Players often come from all over the world and are not familiar with each other. This may be the reason why the French players are very famous and valuable, but their performance is not good.

"I think Maher and Wenger's Arsenal have helped France solve this problem, and their performance this season has allowed Deschamps to trust the French team in the Arsenal squad.

"Mael, Koscielny and Sagna, these three players who have proven themselves, will be trusted by Deschamps and become the main players of the French team.

"In addition, Nasri and Clichy, who played for Arsenal last season, may also become Deschamps' right-hand men."

Zidane held up five fingers, raised his eyebrows and said: "The combination of five current Arsenal players and former Arsenal players gives this team a club-level team.

"It will give them a lot of consistency, especially with the Arsenal legend Maher in the team.

"I believe this team can achieve a good result in this European Cup and surprise us."

The scene suddenly cut back to the broadcast studio, with Zidane occupying only a small space on the big screen.

The beautiful host picked up the microphone and asked with a smile: "But I have a question. According to rumors and public opinion on major social media, the relationship between the three current Arsenal players and the two former Arsenal players may not be good.

"Together, they look like the Arsenal Five, but in reality they could have the opposite effect."

Zidane nodded, he must have known this, and finally smiled: "I think this is a problem that needs to be solved, either Deschamps comes or the players themselves.

"They have to understand that if they want to win the championship, they have to solve the underlying problems."

After saying this, he left the studio and the show continued.

"The last six teams, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, Ireland, Ukraine, Sweden, we invite them"

There are many similar programs, including star tours and star wives tours. In short, during this period of time, the attention of all parts of the world has gradually turned to Poland and Ukraine.

Everyone knows that a grand event is about to be held here!
May 5th, assembly day.

Maher changed into his jersey and shorts in the morning, and after receiving a therapeutic massage from Harry and Safina, he went to the team's meeting room.

Compared to the last time he came to the team, he is obviously much more familiar with the situation this time. With the addition of Sagna, he has more friends in the team, so overall he is quite comfortable.

After arriving at the conference room, he sat next to Koscielny and Sagna and started chatting leisurely.

"Ribery really didn't make the team."

Koscielny whispered in his ear, "It seems Deschamps is really tough. He won't call me if he says so."

Sagna was not surprised by this and spread his hands and said: "It is obvious that Deschamps is centered around Maher. Anyone who goes against him will be cleared out."

Maher smiled slightly. As Sagna said, he could indeed feel Deschamps' high regard for him and his importance to the team.

This is different from before. The previous two times I changed my environment, one was when I started as a substitute and the other was when I started as a main player.

He has never been established as a core player before a tournament. Deschamps' move can win him a lot of favor and make him support the Basque coach more.

The three were chatting when Nasri and Clichy walked in together and looked in their direction.

Maher looked at both of them and saw that the expressions on their faces were different from last time, especially Nasri. The indifference on his face was gone, replaced by an indescribable feeling of embarrassment.

And this awkwardness was mixed with anxiety, as if he had been trying to find a way to break the coldness between them.

Maher also thought about this issue before coming. Nasri is an indispensable player in the French team's frontcourt, and his role is even stronger than Ramsey's to Arsenal.

If the other party is willing to let go of the past and take the lead in showing a cooperative attitude, he will definitely not be the ball hog and force Deschamps to choose between the two.

After all, since they are going to compete in a new competition together, they have to put the team first. He really wants to win the competition.

"Click, click." Footsteps were heard, and Deschamps' figure soon appeared in front of the conference room, followed by several people holding cameras.

Maher identified them and found that they were the filming crew from the Football Record newspaper. The filming of the documentary should have already begun.

"A brand new road lies before each of us. How to walk it is up to you."

When Deschamps came to the stage, he spoke very straightforwardly, his voice was sonorous and powerful: "Either you go there in vain, you waste your time and energy but get nothing in return, and finally you return exhausted and in pain!

"Or you can experience the pinnacle and the most wonderful moment of your life on this journey, and enjoy the craziest cheers from the fans in front of the Arc de Triomphe when you return home!
“I won’t repeat the unnecessary words here, I will emphasize them again in future training.

“Now, go to the hotel and take the bus to our training ground.

"Let's go boys!!"

"Clap, clap, clap!" Applause rang out here, and all members of the French team stood up and followed Deschamps.

Maher and Sagna and others were walking at the back. Before coming to the camera for the documentary, he smiled faintly, blinked and raised his index finger, expressing his confidence in competing for the first place.

Since we know that this is the filming of a championship documentary, we should seek more of this kind of interaction.

Anyway, it won’t be broadcast if it doesn’t win, so there’s no boomerang that can come back at you.

Half an hour later, in a training ground in the mountains, the French players started their first training session after gathering. They began to warm up under the guidance of the assistant coach.

They have a warm-up match on June 6st, which is not only a game to test their strength, but also a national A-level event and must be taken seriously.

Four days of training time is definitely a tight schedule with heavy tasks.

"Beep!"

After the warm-up, Deschamps first led everyone to play some interesting games in order to help everyone better integrate into the team.

During the rugby game, Maher noticed that Nasri and Clichy began to intentionally throw the ball to him, and he reciprocated by passing the ball to them.

After the shift change, the two men no longer avoided him, but often came up to him to seek some physical confrontation and defend seriously.

"Bang!" After falling down, Nasri smiled and looked at him.

All these things seem to indicate that their relationship is showing signs of improvement.

This scene made Deschamps smile. He found that he seemed to have saved himself a lot of trouble.

"Bang!!"

"Bang!!"

Not long after, when the shooting training began, Maher kept firing from the front of the penalty area. Each shot brought a violent sound of the ball that echoed throughout the training ground, making others couldn't help but look sideways.

And in the absence of any confrontation, almost every ball he hits hits the blind corner of the net!

During the 20-minute shooting training, he definitely attempted more than 30 shots, but only two of them slipped past the goal because he focused too much on angle and strength, and two of them hit the crossbar.

The remaining 26 kicks all hit the target!

And most of the time, the number one goalkeeper Lori and the substitute goalkeeper Mandanda could only stand there and watch the ball and sigh. They had no confidence in their hearts to save the ball, and their bodies did not move at all.

"This is a human?!"

Once when drinking water, Mandanda spread his hands and complained to Lori, "I played against him before, and although he scored long shots, his success rate was definitely not this high!
"Lori, is it because there was no confrontation? Why do I feel like he is almost always successful?"

"I don't know." Lori's eyes were a little dull, and he was a little confused. "I can only try it on the court."

They both turned their eyes to Deschamps and found that the Basque man could no longer suppress his smile and was discussing something with his assistant coach.

Nasri and Clichy also stood together, whispering something.

The training session ended after the last 20 minutes of confrontational training. The players took off their high-tech vests for monitoring their cardiopulmonary function and went to the cafeteria to eat.

"what's wrong with you?"

On the way, Sania followed Maher and asked with a smile: "Have you made progress again? Tell me, quickly!"

"A little bit." Maher couldn't resist his questioning and replied, "Just a little bit, not much."

"Who would believe that?" Sagna glanced at Maher with his head tilted, then smiled and said, "Will Maher's song resound throughout the French team and the European Cup again?"

"Who knows."

Maher smiled brightly, "Great composer, can't you come up with some new ideas and write a better song?"

"Okay." Sagna raised his eyebrows, as if he was confident that he had come across something he was best at. "Just wait, on the day the European Cup starts, I'll sing a song for you."

"it is good."

Mahel felt excited, then followed them into the cafeteria and took some photos of Safina.

Safina quickly helped him choose some food, making sure of the nutritional balance and portion control.

Maher prepared the food as she requested and sat with Sagna and Koscielny to eat lunch quietly.

"Snapped."

"Snapped."

Two soft sounds were heard, and he looked up to find Nasri and Klich coming over with trays of food.

"."

Perhaps because the atmosphere was a bit awkward, the two men did not look at him, but instead chatted with Sagna and Koscielny, whom they were more familiar with.

"Sania." Nasri held a glass of juice, touched Sagna's plate, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, I'm happy to see you in this team in the European Cup."

Clichy also smiled at Koscielny. They both played on the same side in the backcourt and were considered old partners.

Sagna and Koscielny were stunned. They glanced at Mahel at the same time and found that the latter's expression was normal, without any displeasure or strange reaction.

Sometimes the players are actually quite simple. They have been playing football in the club since they were young, and they don’t come into contact with so many people and things.

There is often a lack of response methods in this situation, which makes the atmosphere very awkward.

Later, the group of players who grew up in the Internet era were better. But these people played video games when they were young, and there were no mobile phones.

"Ah," Sagna lowered his head, laughed dryly, and picked up a bacon roll to eat. "I am also very happy here. It is great to play in the European Cup with Maher."

Koscielny nodded and smiled at Clichy, then lowered his head and continued eating.

Nasri and Clichy didn't know what to say. It took them a lot of courage to come over and sit down. They had no choice but to concentrate on eating.

Deschamps walked in from the other side at this time. After seeing this scene, he could sense the awkward atmosphere among everyone.

He hesitated for a moment, and when he was about to walk over, he turned around and got a plate of rice, then walked towards the crowd. When he got here, he chuckled and said, "You don't mind if I eat with you, right?"

"Do not."

"of course not."

Several people responded together, and Deschamps sat down, trying to ease the relationship among everyone through conversation.

This had some effect, as at least four former Arsenal teammates raised their heads while eating soon after, and they often exchanged eye contact.

"The two friendly matches before the European Cup cannot be held in secret because they are international A-level events."

When they were almost done eating, Deschamps reminded: “So, although I will let you do your best so that I can select the starting lineup.

"But I will hide some things in terms of skills and tactics to avoid targeted arrangements by the opponents in the group stage, especially England.

"You know, after entering the European Cup schedule, we have no chance to buffer and adapt, and we will directly face the strongest opponent in the group.

"I say this because I hope that if the result is not good, everyone will not be discouraged or lose confidence. This is just a friendly match to find out the problems."

Maher nodded slightly. Since the friendly match was not held in secret, something had to be hidden.

They gave up all their cards before the battle even started. When England launched a targeted attack, their chances of winning were very slim as they didn't have good teamwork to begin with.

"Mael." Deschamps fixed his eyes on Mahel, as if he had something special to say, "Especially you, play as conservatively as possible in friendly matches and lower their defense against you as much as possible.

“I know they can’t fail to value you, but if you can lower your level a little, your performance in your Euro debut will be better.

“Maybe some people think that one game is not important and there is no need to go through so much trouble.

"But I think it's very important. As long as we can beat England in the opening game, we can compete for first place in the group and qualify for the semi-finals!"

Maher nodded to indicate that he understood. He thought about it and realized that the answer to which one he should receive was obvious: level 5 long shot.

As for other abilities, those on the England team are more or less aware of them, but they can't be contained.

Then hide a wave of long shots and wait for the European Cup debut to give the England team a surprise!

After finishing their meal, no one was in a hurry to leave, as they knew that some things had to be settled today.

Didier Deschamps was also watching, hoping someone would take a brave step.

"Then" Maher felt that it could only be him. He stood up and stretched out his hand to Nasri and Clichy across the table, "Come on together in the European Cup. I hope we can succeed together!"

"Okay!" Nasri quickly stood up, laughed and high-fived Mahel, and Clichy did almost the same.

"Snapped!"

They clapped their hands together, putting aside all the previous grudges and stance issues.

Maybe they can't be as close as good friends, but at least they successfully signed a ceasefire agreement before the European Cup and are ready to work together to resist foreign enemies!
Deschamps showed a kind smile, and he even wanted to high-five everyone, but he held back.

Judging from the gathering day, their European Cup started very well. An issue that had troubled the team for a long time was properly resolved.

He knows the reason. Just as Maher brought hope of winning the championship to Arsenal, he also brought hope of winning the championship to this team. This can tempt many people to actively seek ways to solve the problem.

At night, when all the players fell asleep, Deschamps couldn't sleep all night and finally made a decision at 2 a.m.

On June 6st, at the French team's daily training ground, they faced a friendly match with Serbia, a veteran strong team.

"442, then switch to 25 after 433 minutes. I'm going to make substitutions in the second half. You must try out two formations in each half. Do you understand?"

Deschamps emphasized everything, confirmed this point, closed the tactical pen, and then cast his eyes to the back of the meeting room, "In this European Cup, Maher will be our captain."

After the words were spoken, everyone's expressions showed varying degrees of shock, but no one turned to cast questioning glances.

The 18-year-old captain of the French team, this should be unprecedented in history, right?
There’s not much to write about the friendly match, it just happened in a flash.

(End of this chapter)