Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 246: The best for Arsenal! Wenger's victory! Two acceptance speeches full of bond!

"Come on! Maher!!"

Outside, Safina and her group jumped up happily with their hands raised, and then hugged each other. Everyone was as excited as if they had won the award themselves.

The bright yellow-brown light shone on their faces, highlighting their glory at the moment.

“UEFA’s best!!”

Jose embraced Harry and Davis with a smile on his face, saying: "From the Golden Boy Award to Puskas, the top ten of the Ballon d'Or, and then to the UEFA Best, it's really one step at a time!"

As soon as the voice fell, a higher tone burst out, "The most important thing is that we will also get a salary increase!"

“Hahaha!” The people who were hugging each other laughed together. Many of them clenched their fists and shouted, “Nice!! We can eat meat if we follow the boss! Now we are the happiest people in the world!”

No matter how good the relationship is with a person or a job, income is definitely important to them.

This is one of the foundations of their existence and a reflection of their values.

Except for very rare cases, no one would not be happy about a salary increase, especially when your boss is a wealthy and generous person, when you can touch a salary increase blind box and have a high probability of winning the jackpot.

"Actually, I don't think we helped him much, he's just excellent himself."

Harry lowered his head slightly at this time, smiled faintly and said with a bit of shame: "This seems to be a job that 'anyone' can do, but we are lucky to get a higher salary, and our income often rises with Maher's."

"Yes."

"really."

A wave of echoes rang out, and many people's smiling faces showed shame and a hint of relief.

The same goes for Aisha. Although she runs her own family business and cannot get the high salary of the small boss Maher, the advertising shoot promised by the other party still allows her to obtain huge dividends.

She could certainly imagine what kind of hype a young UEFA best player would create, what kind of influence he would have, and how much attention his advertising would bring to their brand.

"What else can we say except to express our gratitude once again for being lucky enough to have known him and become one of his friends?"

She really couldn't help but sigh with everyone else, "We are actually the same people, but you met him because of work, and I met him because of Isabella."

The others were slightly stunned. Normally, Aisha seldom saw them or communicated with them, and she was not in the same circle with them. Today, she was a little abnormal.

"Why are you looking at me?"

Aisha raised her eyebrows and smiled in confusion. In fact, she could guess the reason and explained, "It's just that I was inspired by this moment of celebration. Compared to you, I'm definitely not that familiar with him.

"But I know how rare it is to know such a sports star. People like him, sometimes just a small favor, can make a huge difference in my life."

"So," she shrugged, "I also feel very lucky and happy for his success from the bottom of my heart."

"Ha ha!"

"Yes!"

"Let's go out for a couple of drinks tonight. He won't be back in London until tomorrow anyway."

"Okay."

The few of them became familiar with each other because of celebrating together many times and integrated into each other's circle of friends.

To the side of the crowd, Mendes was briefly forgotten, but this was exactly what he wanted. He finally had some time to be alone and quietly appreciate the beauty of the moment.

To be honest, he knows it very well. Because Real Madrid has just come out of the low period when it was suppressed by the Dream Team III, and Ronaldo has not won any valuable championships this year, he has no competitiveness for this award.

Since arriving in Monaco, he has only been expecting one winner, European champion Maher.

But he couldn't say such things to anyone else. He even felt guilty when he thought about it. He always felt sorry for Ronaldo who had helped him get to where he is today.

However, when a good result is officially released, he doesn't have to think so much and just needs to experience the pleasure of getting what he wants!
He didn't want anyone to have any feelings for him at this moment, or to hear his words about who was stronger or weaker. He just wanted to give all his blessings to this talented young player with a salute.

There was a slight curve at the corner of Mendes' mouth. Although there was no obvious expression on his face, under the light, it seemed like he was showing some exciting scene.

"This is a special day for me, I received an important award."

On the big screen, Maher began to give his final acceptance speech. His eyes were still on Isabella. He also looked at the cameras around him, as if he was saying something to the screen.

In the city center of Sheffield, a white Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle was driving slowly.

Gary Speed ​​was in the driver's seat, with Jolson sitting next to him and his little daughter sitting in the back.

“Beep, beep, beep!”

He was singing a cheerful song, enjoying the rare quietness, and didn't notice that Jolson, who was wearing headphones, suddenly trembled slightly.

After walking another block, Gary Speed ​​turned to his daughter and said with a smile, "I'll take you to school, and then I'll go fishing with your uncle. After we finish fishing, we can eat fish together in the evening, okay?"

"Okay." His daughter nodded, and then asked with innocent curiosity: "Can you catch it? Mom said the fish she brought back last time had a 14-pound tag on it."

"Haha." Gary Speed ​​showed embarrassment on his face, and laughed dryly: "It's OK, people are always making progress, don't worry."

Jolson took off his headphones at this time, looked at Gary Speed ​​and said, "Have we forgotten something? I just watched the Facebook video and saw that Maher was selected into the UEFA Best Team."

"Today is the awards ceremony?!"

Gary Speed ​​was surprised and even slowed down the car. "Oh, I actually forgot. He was selected into the All-NBA Team? That's really a cause for celebration."

"Do you know why you forgot?" Jolson smiled, "Because you didn't receive an invitation, because you are not qualified to sit with him."

"Haha!" Gary Speed ​​laughed heartily this time, as if he didn't care about the joke at all, but also as if he was hiding something. "Open it quickly and see who won the final best prize."

"Okay, I'll give you a pair of headphones. Listen carefully to the speaker."

While tuning in to the UEFA awards ceremony, Jolson put an earphone on Gary Speed's left ear, and they both soon heard the broadcast of the awards ceremony together.

——"The point is not the trophy, it's just a summary"

Hearing this, Gary Speed ​​and Jolson both paused. The former asked, "That sounds like Maher's voice. Is the best lineup going to give an acceptance speech? So formal?"

Having said that, he understood that after Maher won the European Cup, he and Jolson had not expected that he would win the UEFA Best Player award at the age of 19.

Did he really win a prize?!

He wasn't sure, but he didn't want to appear impatient, so he could only hint at it.

——"The most important thing, I think, is that there are a lot of people who are very important to me, special people, who saw me get it."

Another voice came, and Jolson quickly looked down at his phone, and saw Maher standing in front of the microphone in the middle of the podium with a silver half-man trophy in front of him.

"Haa ...

"What's wrong?" Gary Speed ​​looked at the car while driving, then turned his head anxiously, "Speak!"

"Drive well, Dad."

"Oh. Okay, talk!"

Jolson gently held Gary Speed's arm that was holding the steering wheel with one hand, and said in a trembling voice: "He won the UEFA Best. Right now, this is the acceptance speech of the UEFA Best."

"." Gary Speed ​​looked ahead silently, but his wrist that was gripping the steering wheel began to tremble violently, and his chest was shaking as well.

——“Some of them have known me since the beginning, and some joined me halfway through my life, but without exception, they have accompanied me on a memorable journey and given me a lot of encouragement.

The voice from the earphone came again, "I think they will be proud of me and happy for me. Witnessing this important moment in life with them makes me realize why I live.

"Thanks to everyone I met along the way. I seem to always say that every milestone is a new beginning. This time is no exception. I still have many unfulfilled wishes."

——(Noise from the audience) “Haha!”

——"I hope to get more in the future. When I achieve my goal, I will treat everyone to three days and three nights of drinking. Finally, thank you!"

——(On-site noise) “Pah pah pah!!”

Gary Speed ​​and Jolson remained silent the entire time and listened quietly to Maher's acceptance speech.

However, tears welled up in both of their eyes and they even sat up straight. Every minute and second of this moment seemed to have special meaning.

"Shit, we actually forgot and didn't see the most exciting award-winning scene."

After a long while, Jolson slapped his forehead in self-blame, and said with tears in his eyes, "But it's lucky to hear the acceptance speech. Speed, do you think we two have a chance to have that drink?"

"of course."

Gary Speed ​​opened the car window, breathed a few breaths of fresh air, and increased the speed of the car. "It's impossible to sit in the same hall with him, but it's certain that I can go to his house and drink his wine.

"Who made us know him so early? Who made us have him in the first place?"

The two men giggled, and their little daughter looked at their backs with confusion in her eyes, wondering why her father and uncle suddenly became strange.

"Swish, swish, bang, bang, bang!"

Not long after, at the bank of the Sheaf River where fishermen gathered, a flashing firework shot up into the sky, as if someone was celebrating a happy event.

Colney training ground, London.

Since the first-team coach, captain, and several key players all attended the awards ceremony, the first-team members watched the UEFA awards at home.

However, players from all levels of the U-series gathered in various conference rooms to watch the action.

"Maelmael!"

“Ding ding ding ding!”

The moment Maher won the UEFA Best Player award, a cheerful atmosphere enveloped the area near the administrative building of the youth training center, and the young players cheered for the first-team captain Maher like fans.

In the U13 meeting room, the head coach surrounded a black player who was a little thinner than the others and said with a smile: "Saka, you can skip two levels and be selected for the U2 youth training camp. Do you have the confidence to surpass him in the future?"

The young Saka lowered his head shyly, only glancing at Maher on the screen from time to time, "I don't know. He beat Ronaldo, but I don't know if I can beat Ronaldo."

C Ronaldo is his idol. Four years ago, the Manchester United No. 4 who cried and celebrated on a rainy night in Moscow left a deep impression on a generation of young English players.

"You should have more confidence."

The head coach patted his head lovingly, and then his face turned to the screen with a few complicated expressions. "But it is really hard to surpass the UEFA best player at the age of 19. Before him, no one thought that young players could beat Messi and Ronaldo."

Saka nodded slowly, "Yes, he is only 8 years older than me, but he is already one of the best players."

"Alright." The head coach stretched out his right arm and high-fived him. "Don't be discouraged. At least his existence proves that there may be a new level of players. I hope that person is you."

"I also hope that."

Saka's confidence was slowly dug out, and he raised his arms, "He will be my new role model. I will catch up with him and seek to surpass him. I want to win the Golden Ball at the age of 20!"

"Haha." The head coach laughed. "Now, let's celebrate for him. Today is his day."

Saka clapped his hands and looked at the glamorous Maher on the screen with admiration in his eyes.

Not far away is the U23 conference room.

Compared with other places, there are obviously more people here because this is the highest level of the echelon. All potential players between the ages of 17 and 23 are here. The younger the age, the greater the potential.

"*@%&*#!"

"I knew it was him!"

"Too strong! I am one year older than him, but I am playing in the U23 league while he is playing in the European Cup and the Champions League, and he has also won the European Best Player award."

"Haha, comparing yourself to others makes you angry. It's always like this."

Amid the noise, several 19-year-old players were gathered together for a simple reason: these people were Maher's former U17 teammates, and everyone else wanted to get to know Maher better through their mouths.

"At that time, he was still my substitute and looked insignificant."

A winger had a bright look on his face, but a closer look revealed a bit of sadness, "We ate and lived together, but no one cared about him. Everyone thought he would leave after the trial period.

“Who would have thought that after the same amount of time, we would still be sitting in the conference room, while they would appear at the Grimaldi Forum.”

"Hahaha!"

Another sigh of admiration was heard. "We can only say that he is better at training than us and stronger than us. At that time, many people mocked his training as being in vain. Who would say that now?" As the man spoke, his eyes suddenly looked towards the door. Then his face lit up and he said happily, "Mr. Hans! Mr. Hans is here!"

As if they had found their backbone, several players who had been coached by Hans stood up together to greet Hans, who is now the assistant coach of the first team.

The same goes for others. For them, the first-team assistant coach is naturally someone they must respect, as he is the one who may decide their fate.

At the door, Hans walked in with a sunny smile and a proud look in his steps, a temperament different from the past.

His life has changed a long time ago, and this change has also changed his temperament, at least it is in line with his current identity. He is no longer the coach of the youth training team.

Hans walked over to the people he had led before, took a deep breath and said, "What a happy day. There is no one to share this happiness with me, so I came to see you."

"Mr. Hans, people say your sneakers seem to have magic powers."

Someone joked: "Give us a pair? Let us also feel what it feels like to be in the Premier League in one year and win the European Championship and the best in two years."

"Ha ha.!"

Today, there is always laughter here. Hans also smiled and shook his head, "I still have self-knowledge. In my opinion, I didn't help him much. On the contrary, he helped me a lot."

Turning his head to look at Maher walking down the podium on the screen, he let out a long sigh, "In short, his success has affected many people. The day that belongs to him is also the day that belongs to us.

"After so many years of history, Arsenal finally has a continental champion. I am optimistic that he will win the first Ballon d'Or for the club in the future!"

"Yeahhh!" Someone cheered and raised his hands, shouting: "He is the best for Arsenal! He will win more glory for the club!"

France, Elysee Palace.

A female secretary walked into a conference room with a smile, sat aside and listened to a meeting of Michelle on economic issues.

But when everyone arrived, Michelle was still standing in front of the stage with a gloomy face, and was reluctant to speak.

The secretary knew the reason. Michel's views on many issues were somewhat different from those of Mr. Hollande. The two of them often had disagreements. He must be worried about this issue.

"Mr. Michel."

Seeing that the opponent was still unable to adjust, she smiled and said something off the field, "Before I entered the meeting room, I saw the headlines that our player Maher won the UEFA Best Player of the Year."

Michelle turned around slowly, the worry on her face quickly dissipated, "Oh? I think I saw the news a few days ago, the one held in Monaco?"

"Yes." The secretary nodded and smiled, "He beat Melo and became the first French player to win this award."

Before she finished speaking, Michel's face showed a sense of joy. He took a step forward and walked back and forth. Finally, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face, "Good, really good, he is the pride of France."

"Papa.!"

After saying this, he couldn't help but clap his hands excitedly, which attracted strange looks from a group of dignitaries and politicians.

Michelle quickly realized the inappropriateness of this behavior, but there was no other expression on her face. "Why don't we applaud Maher before the meeting starts? He has also won honor for us in other places."

The people below looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally someone raised his hands, "Pa pa!"

"Clap, clap, clap!" The scattered applause soon became heated. Michelle smiled and nodded happily, then raised her hands and clapped again.

The female secretary looked at him and smiled knowingly. It seemed that a lot of the negative emotions in him had been eliminated.

Monaco, Grimaldi Forum.

Maher has returned to the sidelines and continued to watch the award ceremony, but his emotions have not dissipated for a long time.

"UEFA Best President Award is awarded to Mr. Florentino of Real Madrid. Congratulations!"

Not long after, the Best Chairman Award was officially presented. Florentino, who had just met him a few days ago, went on stage to receive the award and gave his acceptance speech.

“I would like to thank UEFA and the organizers of Monaco for hosting this event. This award means a lot to me.

"Real Madrid has just come out of a difficult period and is easily affected by public opinion. There have been many disturbances recently.

"But I want to say to all Real Madrid fans that I always believe that it is the greatest club in the world and has been working hard to return to its former peak. I believe we will do it and my heart will never change!"

"."

"Clap clap clap!"

Applause broke out and Maher also applauded him. There was indeed no controversy about Florentino winning this award. He is the most successful football club president now and in the next ten years.

It is precisely because there are so many outstanding people in various sub-professions that world football and clubs will continue to move forward and football will become better.

Seeing the president, Maher felt even more honored for his award. It was definitely a special experience to win the best in their respective positions together with Florentino.

After the award ceremony for the best chairman, the only award worth paying attention to is probably the best coach.

"Pep Guardiola!"

A warm-up video before the award ceremony was played on the big screen at the scene, and Guardiola, as one of the three candidates, appeared on the screen first.

Another small shot was also given to him at the scene, and we can see that he just had a faint smile on his face. He didn't have any special expectations for this award, and he also knew that his chances of winning were slim.

In the past few years, he has been the most popular coach in European football, leading the Dream Three Barcelona.

But his performance last year was not outstanding. He only won a few cup championships, without any major achievements, and there was no breakthrough compared to the past.

There are two popular candidates for this year's best coach. One is Didier Deschamps, the French coach who is experiencing his first major success in his career, and the other is Wenger, who is experiencing a second spring in his career.

There is no doubt that both of them have achieved significant achievements in their lives last year and are more competitive for the best coach.

"Arsene Wenger!"

"Didier Deschamps!!"

Soon, their names and videos appeared on the screen. Many people at the scene turned to look at them and also glanced at Maher. These were all coaches who had a relationship with him.

Even these two people would smile and look towards Maher from time to time, as if they wanted to see who Maher would support more.

This scene also indirectly shows Maher's dominance in major competitions last year. Everyone knows that without him, these two people would definitely not be able to sit here.

"Who do you prefer to take it?" Isabella raised her eyebrows and looked at Mahel, asking a very difficult question.

"I think it's fine, whoever gets it is fine, and I think they both think so too."

Maher turned his head and looked at Wenger and Deschamps who were sitting very close to him. After hesitating for a moment, he joked to Isabella: "In short, they will cooperate with me for a long time in the future, and they will have the opportunity to get more."

"what?"

"That is, if Wenger takes it, Deschamps might take it back in the World Cup year or the next European Cup year. If Deschamps takes it, Wenger might take it next season."

"Haha. Why are you so arrogant?" Isabella laughed and looked as if she couldn't believe what she heard.

Maher also laughed, then withdrew his gaze and waited quietly for the final result.

It didn’t take long. As football legend Cruyff stepped onto the podium with the best coach trophy, he quickly called out the final winner, “Arsene Wenger!!”

"Ohhh!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Cheers and applause instantly resounded throughout the venue, and everyone expressed the highest admiration for this legendary coach who won the continental mainstream best coach award for the first time. In the eyes of many, Wenger should have reached this step long ago.

In the center of sight, Wenger slowly stood up, walked to the side, gave a deep hug to Deschamps who had a congratulatory smile on his face, and then walked to the front of the stage.

In the first row, Maher clapped his hands vigorously to congratulate Mr. Wenger.

My impression is that even though many people think he is excellent, he rarely appears at similar award ceremonies and rarely wins the final best coach award. He always hovers between 2-4 or 2-6, just like the fate of Arsenal.

Fortunately, with last season's 100-point championship, double championship, and this season's Community Shield, the old professor finally stood on the highest podium!
"Papa.!"

A look of relief appeared in Maher's eyes. He watched Wenger step onto the podium step by step, and also saw him raise his eyebrows at him in the process.

Wenger walked up to the podium, hugged Cruyff and received his best coach award. He held it in his hand and looked at it carefully before coming to the podium.

Wearing glasses and with a head full of white hair, he really looks like a university professor at this moment, but there are too many people in his class, and their status is too high.

"Thank you UEFA."

Wenger held the trophy in one hand and pointed back at the UEFA logo with the other. "Thanks to football, I have dedicated my whole life to this sport. It is a bit embarrassing to win the intercontinental award now."

"Haha!" There was a small burst of laughter at the scene, but most people still had blessings on their faces while laughing.

"Everyone knows why we won this award, because we have an incredible player."

Wenger had a quirky look on his face, drawing everyone's attention to Maher, who then continued: "He brought me to this position after winning the best award, which makes me even more ashamed."

After another round of laughter, Wenger also had a smirk on his face, as if he had a good idea, "Mael, can you stand up for a moment?"

"Ohhh!"

Amid the booing, Maher pointed at himself. He didn't expect that he would be cueed while others were receiving the award. He stood up in a state of surprise and confusion, making a "what's wrong" gesture with his mouth.

"nothing."

Wenger seemed to be waiting for him to ask. He answered immediately and approached the microphone with a beaming face, raising the pitch of his voice, "I called you up just to show everyone how good you are! Haha!"

After saying this, he held high the best coach trophy in his hand, laughed and left the field in style.

"Oh oh oh!" There was a commotion at the scene. Everyone, even from a distance, could feel the deep friendship between the two master and disciple, and the bond between them.

Maher shook his head and smiled, not knowing what to say, so he just pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows to show that he was flattered.

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"UEFA awards ceremony concluded successfully! Maher beat Melo to win UEFA's best award! Won the most important personal honor in his career so far!" - Global Headlines

"Wenger won the best coach at the intercontinental level! Two Arsenal players were selected for the best intercontinental team! Both are the first time in history!" - The Guardian

"Arsenal are at a whole new level, even higher than they were at their peak, and it's hard not to say it's because of Maher." - Lineker, a famous commentator
"I've won the UEFA Best Player award, will I have a chance at the Ballon d'Or at the end of the year? (Raised eyebrows)" - Henry's social media

"World football has completely entered a three-way competition, with Maroma, Roma and the other three competing for supremacy! Anyone has the ability to win the highest honor, it all depends on the player's form that season!" - AS

"It is an honor for all English fans and me that the Premier League has such a player. He will lead the Premier League to greater heights and help the Premier League gain more in the copyright market.

"Some people say I'm a legend, but I would say that this league is better because of players like this.

“In the future people may say that Richard Scudmore multiplied the Premier League’s rights fees several times over and helped take the Premier League to a whole new level.

"But I think people should remember players like Henry, Beckham, Ronaldo, Mahre and so on.

"Of course, in the end I have to make a distinction. In my opinion, Maher, who chose to stay at Arsenal, has the opportunity to do more than others, and in fact he is already surpassing them.

"We should all thank him, and I should consider him one of the great fortunes of my life." - Premier League CEO Scudmore posted a long article on social media

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After the award ceremony, the popularity of football instantly rose, and the names of Mahre, Messi and Ronaldo appeared on various headlines.

While fans were discussing the matter crazily, the draw for the Champions League round of 32 also came to an end today.

Group A: Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Dynamo Kyiv, Dinamo Zagreb
Group B: Arsenal, Schalke 04, Olympiacos, Montpellier

Group C: AC Milan, Zenit, Malaga, Anderlecht
Group D: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Dortmund, Ajax

Group E: Juventus, Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Nordsjælland
Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia, Lille, Borisov

Group G: Barcelona, ​​Celtic, Benfica, Spartak Moscow

Group H: Manchester United, Galatasaray, Cluj, Braga
“32支上赛季欧洲足坛状态最好的球队，将齐聚12-13赛季欧洲冠军联赛，争夺最终的大耳朵杯！优胜者的乐园将在9月拉开帷幕！”——《442》

After this night, world football has officially entered the new season. Things are getting hotter and hotter, and waves of storms will come, but everything will move forward in an orderly manner.

Late at night, Maher, who rarely posts nowadays, also uploaded a new post.

"Thank you for your support. Winning the UEFA Best Award is the best motivation for me. I believe that this season you will see Arsenal continue to stand out in various fields." - Maher posted the best trophy on social media

(End of this chapter)