Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 252: Defeat Montpellier! Strive for a perfect September! Puma has news!

"Beep!"

“CCTV!

“CCTV!!
"You are now watching the first round of the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League group stage, between Montpellier and Arsenal, and the battle has already begun.

"The team that kicked off in the first half was Montpellier, which was the French Ligue 3 champion last season, but their performance this season is far from satisfactory, and they have not won in three games."

"."

On the field, Arsenal players returned to the 4-4-2 formation and rushed across the half court, pressing Montpellier's backcourt possession.

"boom!"

"Crack!"

Physical confrontations began to occur in all areas. Players often slid and kicked, and people often fell to the ground. Everyone's fight was extremely fierce.

The teams in the French Ligue 1 have quite distinct characteristics.

Since they like to find some dark and hard players, physical confrontation has always been their advantage. They also like to drag the game into this kind of physical fight and strive for victory through advantageous points.

But we are facing a team like Arsenal that is so comprehensive and so good at catching transitions.

Not only may their advantage disappear, it may even become a bad habit that may cause them to lose!
"Bokali! He called Mbiwa! He tried to snatch the ball from Maher's feet! The confrontation between the three was fierce!
"Mael's center of gravity is very stable! He controls the ball like a gyroscope, and the two of them can't do anything about it. But they still have to fight for it!
"We rarely see this in the Premier League, where players tend to avoid contact with Maher.

"I can only say that the defender of French Ligue 1 team Montpellier may be playing in the Champions League for the first time and facing such a player for the first time. He is a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger!"

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While Bokali, Mbiwa and Maher were fighting, the other defensive players were obviously careless.

They seemed to subconsciously think that the two had slowed down Maher's dribbling speed and dragged him into a tangle, so it shouldn't be a big problem to snatch the ball away.

After all, no matter how strong Maher is, he only has two legs. Without speed and space to maneuver, it would be difficult for him to defeat four legs.

At the sideline, Maher turned around again, then tightened his core and exerted force to the side and back, pushing the two men away a little.

Taking advantage of this gap, he turned his head to observe, and after confirming the distance and direction between the two people, he pulled the football back with his right foot, and then used the outside of his foot to pad the football and lift the ball up.

"Shh!"

The football flew into the air in an instant, leaving Bokali and Mbiwa stunned. Fighting in the air, it was difficult for them to use the advantage of their four legs.

But it’s okay, as long as we don’t let Mael’s men get through, we can still curb this attack.

If you really can't do it, just foul!
The two men felt that they had been humble enough, and they moved towards Maher tacitly, both hands pulling at the clothes behind Maher.

"Oh!"

Maher half turned sideways to face the center of the attack, headed the ball behind two people, and cut inside.

He soon felt the pressure from the two people, but this time he was very determined and wanted to give it a try!
After playing football for so long, I must not forget how I first played football!
"Boom!"

Maher pushed the ground with his legs to speed up, and used his waist and abdomen to swing to both sides, trying to completely get rid of the two men.

Bokali and Mbiwa soon felt a sense of powerlessness. Not only did they quickly lose their balance, but even their hands that were holding onto Maher's jersey began to loosen.

"Snapped!"

Mbiwa, who had a higher center of gravity, was the first to fall to the ground. His lack of strength made Bokali bear all the force of Mael's forward rush.

"Snapped!"

Bokali quickly fell to the ground and slid forward for a distance on his stomach.

"It's too damn fast!" He looked depressed. He felt that only now did he know what it meant to be a European champion, the strongest player in the Premier League, and the captain of both Arsenal and the French team.

"It's really too fierce." Mbiwa also complained. They could only watch Maher's back as he rushed into the penalty area and stopped the ball.

"Mael went in! Familiar Mahel style of passing! With some fancy moves, some speed and strength, and most importantly, with unstoppable momentum!
"He accelerated towards the baseline and passed Saixi who was chasing back! He passed the ball to the back post!

“Giroud!!

"One to zero! It was so easy. Just three minutes into the game, Maher broke through Montpellier's defense!
"The main reason for this goal was Montpellier's carelessness. When Mahel slowed down on the wing, the others should have gone over to double-team him. A defensive team of at least 3-4 people would have been safer.

"But maybe they had too much positive feedback from successful attempts in Ligue 1 last season. They trusted themselves too much and thought they could stop Mahel with just two people!"

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On the court, Giroud put his hands on his chest and apologized to the fans at the scene with an apologetic look on his face.

This is his home team, and he shouldn't celebrate after scoring the goal.

However, he still ran towards Maher, hugged and high-fived him, and thanked him for the pass.

"Flowering!"

Maher was excited and said happily: "It's the first goal of the Champions League. I hope your goal can bless us with good luck in this tournament."

Giroud smiled and nodded, "The most important thing is to wish you good luck. I know you want to be the top scorer and top assists in the Champions League."

"Ha ha."

Maher smiled and patted his arm, saying, "These two titles are important, but what I want more is to lead this team to win the championship."

Giroud's expression changed after hearing this, and then his face slowly turned solemn, "I hope so too. If I can win a Champions League, my career will be perfect."

Maher nodded and said nothing more. For him, a career with only one Champions League title could not be considered perfect.

But this is definitely an indispensable piece of the Grand Slam puzzle and one of his biggest pursuits this season!

I hope it will come true. We are fighting hard now so that we can get a good result at the end of the season at the end of May next year!

"Ah, ho!" Van Persie and others came over soon and jumped up by holding on to the shoulders of the two men.

In games where they score first, Arsenal always play with ease, as they are very afraid of the opponent parking the bus first.

"Beep!"

After the whistle was blown again, the expressions of the Arsenal players became relaxed. Their passing and pressing seemed handy, and they showed an invincible temperament from every angle.

Montpellier's resistance did not last long before they were forced to park their bus in front of the penalty area.

The players lost their fighting spirit and just defended numbly, as if they were the ones leading.

On the sidelines, Wenger saw this scene and knew that the game was a sure win.

During the first half of the game, he returned to the player tunnel to use the toilet and refill the water in his cup.

"Bang!!"

In the 41st minute of the game, Maher faced the ball cleared by the opponent at the front of the penalty area and fired his signature long-range shot, scoring again.

Two to zero!
"Aaaahhhh!" The Arsenal expeditionary team was immediately excited when they saw Maher score the first goal of the new season. Many Montpellier home team fans also clapped their hands in admiration.

"Vamos!!"

Maher's shouts echoed throughout the entire right half of the stands. His arms were trembling, and his face revealed his desire and longing for the future.

The first goal of the new Champions League season!
"Oh!"

In the 62nd minute of the second half, Van Persie received a pass from Cazorla and scored a goal, also scoring his first goal in the new Champions League season.

Three to zero!
Got 3 points!
"Oh!"

The 71st minute of the game was the climax of the game. After Cazorla broke into the bottom line near the penalty area, he somehow had the idea of ​​showing off his skills and sent a cross with a fancy foot.

"Ohhhh!"

Although the ball was cleared by the Montpellier defender at the first point, Arsenal fans became enthusiastic. They all sat up from their seats and roared to cheer for the attack.

From the second position outside the penalty area, Arteta headed the ball back into the Montpellier penalty area.

"Oh!"

As a result, the ball was cleared again, this time kicked farther towards the midfield line.

"Press, press, press!" The captain of Montpellier quickly waved his hand to signal the players to come out of the penalty area, otherwise they would be trapped in the opponent's siege and lose the fourth goal sooner or later.

"Snap!" Thiago Silva, who rushed up from the midfield line, turned sideways and kicked the ball in the air, hitting the ball again to the front of the penalty area.

This time, Arsenal's offensive players predicted the landing point in advance.

"Snap!" Maher stepped back in advance and came to the front center of the penalty area. After jumping high, he boldly chose to stop the ball with his chest in the crowd, and he stopped the ball in the direction of attack.

After turning around, he saw two people approaching him, so without hesitation, he volleyed his foot into the air.

"Bang!!"

Facing the football that landed in front of him, he bent his body, poured all his strength into his right leg, and slammed the ball into the goal with a movement as if he was folding his body together.

Violent volley!!
The football spun and whistled, and passed through the Montpellier goalkeeper's hands again.

"Clang!"

When the ball hit the crossbar, many people's hearts tightened, fearing that such a wonderful shot would not score.

"Oh!"

But soon, the football hit the bottom edge of the crossbar and bounced into the goal. It obviously passed the goal and then bounced out of the goal with a reverse rotation.

"Hit!" The defender and goalkeeper of Montpellier team looked at the linesman with horror, indicating that the ball definitely did not cross the goal line and did not count as a goal.

Many of them actually saw the ball cross the line, but in order to avoid appearing in Maher’s goal highlights, they still wanted to try.

Maher also looked at the linesman with some concern, afraid that this ball would not be counted as a goal.

But fortunately, the linesman did a good job as a goal line referee at this time. After signaling that the goal was valid, he ran towards the center circle.

"Beep!!"

The referee received the signal and blew the whistle to indicate the goal was valid, pointing to the center circle.

"Yeahhhh!!!" Arsenal fans were completely crazy, in contrast to the lost faces of Montpellier fans.

"Haha!" Maher laughed twice, pointed to the sideline and rushed out in a cool manner.

The first goal of the new Champions League season!
His total number of goals in the Champions League has reached 9!
In the future, with the battles year after year, he will sooner or later become the top scorer in the history of the Champions League and become the king of the Champions League!
"Come on!"

After reaching the sideline, he punched hard to vent his emotions.

A good celebration can perfectly sum up a goal, so he always enjoys doing it and gives his all every time.

After this goal, Maher was substituted off the field shortly afterwards, ending his trip to France.

No other Arsenal players scored any more goals. In the final moments of the game, Gervinho pulled down a Montpellier player when he was returning to defense, and the referee awarded a penalty.

Bellhanda scored the penalty kick and scored a face-saving goal for the home team.

"Arsenal beat Montpellier 4-1 to get their first win of the new season and will advance as the group leader without any suspense!" - Manchester Evening News

"Mael scored twice, scoring his second goal in the new Champions League season. His form continues to be hot, but due to Messi's four goals, he is currently second in the Champions League scorer list!" - Marca

"A world-class goal! Maher's volley won the best goal of the first round of the Champions League! The player's long-range goals are about to surpass all the long-range goals Messi has scored in his career so far!" - "Live Bar"

"September is coming to an end, and Arsenal may have a chance to win all the games? Does Maher's social media photo of him and his girlfriend drinking from a red cup symbolize a good season?" - The Sun

"Over-interpretation, The Sun is the most boring newspaper." - Isabella social media

On September 9, Arsenal faced their first game of the League Cup this season.

In this third round match, their opponent is Coventry City, which was relegated from the Championship to League One last season.

Facing such an opponent, Wenger was unwilling to send out even the second team, and directly sent out the third team + some second team players to complete the game.

Players like Yannaris, Djuro, Andre Santos, Angha, Mikel and others who would not be included in the squad on weekdays played, buying the main players valuable rest time.

In Maher's mansion, many members of the first team sat on the sofa to watch the game.

"Are we still going for the League Cup this season?" Giroud asked Maher with a smile. He felt that as captain, Maher should be in sync with Wenger in some aspects of his thinking.

"Actually, I don't know either."

Maher knew what Giroud meant and shook his head, saying: "Mr Wenger's meaning should be to move forward and try, and if you see hope of winning the championship, then go for it.

"It was the same last season. I remember that the team still hadn't made a firm choice in the quarterfinals, and only decided to go all out in the semifinals."

Van Persie nodded and added, "This season the focus should be on the FA Cup. The Carabao Cup is the last in the four competitions we are still participating in."

"Okay." Giroud shrugged. He had just arrived at the team and experienced the feeling of being a player of a strong team. It was the time when he had hope for all the championships.

However, he must learn to make choices like the Arsenal players last season in order to get the best result at the end of the season.

Everyone chatted for a while, and Mael suddenly turned his head and looked at Bell, who had not spoken a word.

Bale has joined the team's training since his official transfer, but so far he has not had a chance to play and has been adapting.

Wenger often called him to his office for private lessons, which must be some special arrangement.

I just don’t know when they will be able to perform and when the MFJB group will be formed?
"Bale, has Mr. Wenger given any news about your appearance?" Maher asked proactively.

"It should be soon." Bell smiled faintly, as if to express that he didn't mind this. As long as he could integrate well, he could go up anytime.

Maher nodded and said nothing more, turning his attention to the game.

In the end, thanks to goals from Chamberlain, Walcott and others, Arsenal defeated Coventry 6-1 and won the penultimate game of the month.

So far, they have won all 8 games they have participated in since the start of the season!

They are 1 Community Shield, 1 Champions League, 1 League Cup, and 5 Premier League games!
"cheers!!"

Maher raised his glass to everyone after the game. He said hopefully: "There is only one league match left in September against Manchester City. I hope we can enter October with a perfect record!"

"come on.!"

After encouraging each other and chatting for a few more minutes, the group prepared to leave.

At this moment, Bale suddenly picked up his phone, his eyes lit up, and he smiled and whispered: "Mr. Wenger sent a message saying that he was considering letting me start in the next game."

Maher glanced at him, squeezed his shoulder and congratulated him, "Great, with you here, we're more confident of victory!"

A brand new striker line is about to set sail, and by then, they may have even stronger combat capabilities!

After all, this is a forward line with a combined value of nearly 3 million euros!

Giroud seemed to have thought of this as well, and joked with everyone: "So if you and I are equal, I am also a striker worth about 6000 million euros."

"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed together. This was such a great way to be equal.

After seeing off his teammates, Maher received an invitation from Puma and went to Puma's headquarters to sign a small additional contract.

After Isabella's company was merged into his, Mendes has been helping him negotiate with Puma to cancel the "non-compete clause".

If you want to have a personal brand like CR7 in the future, this is something you must get!

Perhaps as an individual, it is difficult to bargain with a company of that size.

However, this Maher is no longer the same Maher. After careful consideration, Puma finally replaced the previous non-compete agreement with a longer contract and a new non-compete agreement.

The new contract lasts for 9 and a half years, which means it will last until the beginning of 22.

The new non-compete agreement only defines some brands that compete with Puma, such as Nike and Adidas, and no longer restricts him from operating his own brand.

It can be seen from this contract that Puma still values ​​Maher's personal demands and wants to keep him longer to seize more market share through him.

To this end, they are willing to make concessions and sacrifices. Even after paying so much endorsement fees, they are still willing to give players a certain degree of freedom!
"buzzing"

Maher was driving a new Ferrari 458. When he saw a Bugatti passing by on the road, a hint of envy appeared in his eyes.

It is definitely impossible for him to drive a Bugatti in the short term, but when the LaFerrari is released next year, he will most likely own one.

When he goes out on the street, it will surely be even more impressive because it is a truly top-notch super sports car!

Soon, he arrived at Puma's headquarters building and took the elevator to Alto's office.

(End of this chapter)