Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 263: The former genius Tarabut! Gather your energy! Heading to Stamford Bridge!

Three days later, on October 3, the 10th round of the Premier League will kick off at the Emirates Stadium.

In this game, Arsenal met Queens Park Rangers, a newly promoted team this season with average strength. Since the start of the season, they ranked last in the standings with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses.

By the way, this team has a close relationship with Maher.

When he helped Sheffield United advance to the Premier League that year, he defeated Queens Park Rangers, who were ranked second at the time, in the last round of the Championship, helping third-placed Norwich to make a comeback and move up to second place and advance directly to the Premier League.

Queen's Park was eventually relegated to the play-off zone after losing to Cardiff City. Unfortunately, they remained in the second-tier league. After lying dormant for a year, they finally made a breakthrough and the team also lost its initial vitality.

It is hard to say that their fans have no hostility towards Maher. After all, if it weren't for that powerful shot, they would have stayed in the Premier League for a season.

Moreover, Sheffield United had already confirmed their promotion to the Premier League at that time. They could actually play a tacit game and get promoted to the Premier League together, but Maher still did not give them that opportunity.

Even though it stands to reason that competitive sports should pursue victory and do their best to win respect, looking at the final result and reviewing the process, Queen's Park fans still can't let Maher go.

"Down with Arsenal!!"

"Revenge for Mahel!!"

Before the game, Queens Park Rangers' travelling fans cheered in unison outside the stadium, and related banners were also moved into the stadium and displayed in the stands.

Under normal circumstances, they might not dare to do so. After all, the gap between the last and the first place in the league is too big. If the deputy monitor calls for the top spot to be killed, he will be ridiculed.

But today, facing a group of extremely tired Arsenal players and Maher who had fought for many rounds in a row, they saw hope and felt they had a chance!
Arsenal, who tied Schalke 04 with difficulty, are back in the Premier League after only two days of rest. The fatigue of the main players will only get worse. In this case, Queen's Park is not without a chance!

"Dear viewers, welcome to watch the 8th round of the Premier League, Arsenal at home"

Amid the broadcasts of commentators from all over the country, the starting players of both teams walked out of the player tunnel and stood on the grass in the center of the Emirates Stadium.

It was not until then that the fans of Queen's Park realized something: where was Maher?

At this stage of the Premier League, the starting lineup is announced about 65 minutes before the game. However, fans at this time are not accustomed to obtaining the starting lineup in advance on social media, and are more likely to wait for the broadcast or observe with their own eyes.

The fans at Queen's Park had no idea about Arsenal's starting lineup before the game, and now they found that the opposing team had reshuffled its players in all positions.

Arsenal used a 4-3-3 formation today, with Lloris, Gibbs, Koscielny, Vermaelen and Joao Pereira in the backcourt.

The three midfielders are Gilbert, Alexander Song and Chamberlain.

On the forward line, Podolski occupies the left wing, Giroud plays as the center forward, and the little tiger Walcott is on the right.

A brand new lineup!
All second line!
Queens Park Rangers fans suddenly turned pale, thinking that they were too optimistic before the game and that they thought the Arsenal executives and Wenger's coaching staff were too stupid. The team also chose to seek change.

What’s even more terrible is that this second-line lineup seems to be stronger than their Queens Park Rangers’ first-line lineup!

Half of them were Arsenal’s main players last season. Some of the people who came later are also very strong, with a value of around tens of millions of Euros.

It can be said that the idea of ​​Queen's Park fans before the game to fight through the exhausted first-line lineup was shattered. What they faced was a 1-line but strong team!
"Beep!"

The whistle of the game blew and the players of the two teams started to fight. They must have known who they would face before the game and would not be surprised.

"Come on! Chamberlain's powerful shot! These Arsenal players played very proactively and confidently!

"Before the game, some people said that they hadn't seen them on the field together for a long time, and they were worried that their coordination and feeling for the game would be reduced. But now, it seems that they are not affected at all!"

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"Tarabut! It's hard to handle it alone, the ball was intercepted!

"Fans who are familiar with Maher should also be familiar with him. In Maher's Championship season, Crazy Tarabut was his biggest competitor. He was a player who scored more than 20 goals and assisted more than goals in the Championship that season!
"Genius! Star! These are people's evaluations of him! Unfortunately, after one more season in the Championship, he gradually seemed powerless in the Premier League. I wonder if he would feel sad when he sees his former rival Maher."

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"Giroud passed the ball straight! Podolski passed! A volley!! And a follow-up shot!!

"Chamberlain!! Young player Chamberlain was the first to break the deadlock on the court! The ball went in!!
"One to zero! Arsenal are back as kings! After a tough battle in the Champions League, they showed their competitiveness in the Premier League! Even with the second team, they can suppress Queen's Park!"

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“The second one!! The 40th minute of the game! Arsenal leads -!!

"No one thought that Gibbs' cross from the left would go straight into the net! Cesar was not prepared for this ball!"

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“Three to zero! Just two minutes into the second half, Arsenal has basically ended the suspense of this 2th round of the Premier League!

"He scored a goal! Giroud showed the qualities that a center forward should have. He is a qualified and excellent forward!"

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"Tarabut! He scored a goal with his personal ability! But fatigue can be seen on his face. It is really difficult for other players in Queen's Park to provide him with effective support, and he cannot fully display his abilities!
"The cheers at the scene weren't that loud. The visiting fans were obviously a little dissatisfied with the situation on the field."

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After the Emirates Stadium was immersed in it for a while, during a dead ball, a burst of excited shouts suddenly broke out in the stadium, "Ohhhh!!"

The shout attracted everyone's attention, and even the starting players on the field tried to find out what the sound was coming from.

In the end, people saw Maher, wearing Arsenal's No. 7 jersey, standing on the sidelines with a bright smile on his face, as if he had finally gotten the long-awaited playing time.

It’s not been long since his last appearance, but for him who is eager to score more goals and wants to play all the time, 65 minutes is a long time.

No matter what, the emotion that others saw on his face was indeed like this!

"Mael comes on, replacing Podolski!!" the announcement sounded, bringing with it even louder cheers.

On the field, watching Maher running onto the field, Tarabut's eyes were filled with memories and distraction. He had never communicated with Maher, and he was extremely arrogant at the time, and he didn't think that this kid would go further than himself in football.

But now, everything seems different. He is just a player of a newly promoted team in the Premier League and the core of a bottom-ranked team in the Premier League.

Maher not only led Arsenal to win the double championship, but also led the French team to win the European Cup, becoming the core and captain of these two top teams in both the club and national team fields!
There is a huge difference between him and Maher now.

For a player who has long been accustomed to the title of genius and has received countless praises, when he feels that the gap between himself and another genius is so big and so exaggerated.

Even when there is an unbridgeable gap in between, his mood must be very complicated.

Perhaps, Tarabut, whose personality and temper have been restrained this season, has become mature because he has met Maher and has been in complicated mood for a long time.

"Beep!!"

After the whistle for the game to restart was blown, Arsenal right-back Gibbs threw the ball out of bounds to center back Koscielny, and all the players on the field started running again.

Queens Park Rangers fans fell silent, hiding the banners declaring war on Arsenal and Maher.

After their plan failed, they no longer dared to provoke disputes with the top team and the best players, nor did they have the face to do so.

After all, the Maher who came up at this time was not the exhausted one. On the contrary, the Queen's Park defenders facing him were the ones who suffered the dilemma of being beaten like a drowning dog.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Maher faced the attack direction for the first time with the ball and caused chaos in the right-back area of ​​Queens Park Rangers.

“Bang!”

Bosingwa, who came up first, was dribbled past by him with an emergency stop. The sudden acceleration that followed forced Mbia, who came over to defend at high speed, to stretch his foot and trip him in the penalty area.

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot with his right hand.

Penalty kick!

Maher, who just came on, created a penalty kick opportunity!!
"Snapped!"

Maher sat on the ground and smiled. After high-fiving Giroud, he used the strength of the other's arm to stand up and walked towards the penalty spot.

During the process, he saw the referee show Mbia a yellow card, and then turned out a red card.

Two yellows turn one red!
Queens Park Rangers are down to 10 men!
"Bang!!"

Maher then took a penalty kick and pushed the ball to the right. For fear of hitting it too high or too wide, he did not use too much force and did not look for an angle. He just twisted his ankle to deceive the goalkeeper.

When Van Persie is not on the field, he is the team's first penalty taker.

Before he develops comprehensive shooting ability, he has no intention of replacing Van Persie as the penalty taker. However, since the opportunity has arisen, he still wants to seize it and lay the foundation for the future.

"Swish!" The football went into the net, but Queen's Park goalkeeper Cesar misjudged the direction.

Four to one!

"Aaahhh!!"

Maher ran to the sidelines with a smile, jumped up hard to show off his muscles, and finally punched the sky.

"Arsenal scored from multiple points and beat Queens Park Rangers 4-1!! They maintain their top spot in the standings!" - BBC Premier League column

"Chelsea slaughtered Reading 2-1! Benzema scored 2 goals! Fabregas scored goal and assists! Many new players in the team are experiencing explosive growth!" - Sky Sports Premier League column

"The decisive battle is about to begin! On the 31st of this month, Arsenal will challenge Chelsea at Stamford Bridge!" - French newspaper L'Equipe

"First: Arsenal, 22 points, second: Chelsea, 22 points, third: Manchester City, 19 points, fourth: Manchester United, 17 points." - Premier League standings at the end of round 8
After a one-day rest on October 10, most of Arsenal's main players and rotation players went to Reading away to play in the League Cup round of 26, which was their penultimate game of the month.

Maher was not included in the match squad. Perhaps Wenger felt that he was too tired and let him rest at home.

Moreover, the match against Reading is not a very difficult one, and the others are enough to solve the problem.

Maher gladly accepted and gathered at his home early with other teammates, drinking drinks and eating dried fruits, waiting for the game to begin.

"what happened?"

Gilbert lay on the sofa with his hands behind his head, looking at Maher and smiling: "Before joining the national team, he scored 7 goals and 12 assists in 4 Premier League rounds, and 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 Champions League rounds. How come now that he's back, he's only scored 1 goal in 1 Premier League round and 1 goal in 1 Champions League round?
"Even in the national team, you scored 2 goals and 4 assists in 2 appearances, averaging 3 per game."

Maher knew that the other party was joking and mocking him, so he sneered, "You're still complaining about averaging one goal per game? Are you crazy?"

After the joke, he turned serious and smiled, "You must be too tired. It's just right for you to have a good rest today. You'll be fine after the game against Chelsea."

He said this very confidently, not only confident in his current strength, but also confident in his strength in the future.

After yesterday's training, he only had about 4 points of proficiency left in his level 4 arc knife and level 20 arc guidance!
In order to pursue the feeling of breaking through limits at the same time, he also took the time to practice arc guidance, which he was less proficient in, so that there was a high probability that the two skills could be broken through on the same day.

I will practice hard these days, and then I will equip myself with 3 skills at the maximum level and practice with Chelsea!
Others may not know, but he knows best the power of the level 5 skill. In November, a whole new level of players will definitely appear in the Premier League and the Champions League.

"Conserve your energy." Gilbert patted Maher on the shoulder and said with a long sigh: "We have been unbeaten in the Premier League for 46 games. As long as we beat Chelsea, the next opponents should be difficult to deal with.

"To play against Chelsea, we still have to rely on you. I always feel that whether Arsenal can break the record depends on your condition."

“Haha.” Maher smiled. It was hard to respond to Gilbert’s praise and criticism. He could only say, “We will win, but don’t underestimate your opponents in the future. If you underestimate your opponents, you will lose easily.”

Gilbert nodded and said nothing more, watching the game on TV.

In this game, Reading scored the first goal again. Arsenal seemed to be unlucky in the last three games, always being inexplicably stolen a goal by the opponent.

Fortunately, the overall strength of their players is still stronger than that of newly promoted teams like Reading. In the end, with goals from Van Persie and Walcott, Arsenal defeated Reading 3-1 away and advanced to the quarter-finals of the English League Cup.

"Aiming at Stamford Bridge! Arsenal stumbles in pursuit of an unbeaten October!" - London Evening Standard

(End of this chapter)