Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 270: Grandma Liu at the event! Old friends meet at Villa Park! The clown jumps into football legend history!
After a brief interview at the press conference, Maher and Henry walked towards the venue of the fan meeting, chatting and laughing. From a distance they saw a group of fans excitedly waiting for them.

Maher saw the fan and his father who were chasing the car, as well as a very conspicuous Asian grandmother.

His intuition told him that he was from his hometown, and his feeling should not be wrong.

"Mael."

Henry also saw the fans at this time. He noticed something, and his expression showed both envy and helplessness. "I counted, there are about twenty people, and at least seventeen or eighteen of them are paying attention to you.

"A lot of people don't even look at me. They're just waiting for your autograph."

Henry was jealous; the conjecture he had once proposed as a joke had now become a reality.

Maher's explosive performance stole all the limelight from him, and people seemed to have forgotten how outstanding he was.

Even if I think about it sometimes, the picture should be more like this - ah, Henry, I liked him very much at the beginning, but he seems to be only half as efficient as Maher, half? He is a superstar, but Maher is the best.

Henry thought that day would come, but he didn't expect it to be so soon and so direct, which made him feel mixed emotions.

"But no one will ever deny your excellence and achievements."

Maher was not proud, and took the initiative to explain for the legend of the team: "You just left the mainstream stage and can't meet the fans every week, so they will forget.

"I am different. They can see me playing every week, see my posters and covers, media interviews, etc. I have always impacted them in many aspects, so their impression of me is naturally stronger at the moment."

"Are you saying that I'm old?" Henry probably understood what he meant, but he asked with a smile, not daring to confirm.

"No, it means that you were young once, and I will grow old too."

"Ha ha."

Henry looked very pleased, but shook his head to refute Maher's second point, "You are different from me, that's obvious, what you achieved at the age of 19, I may have achieved at 24-25.

"When you are old and leave the mainstream stage, you will have achieved more than me, and may even be comparable to Pele and Maradona. The fans will always remember you because you may represent the sport of football at that time."

Maher's body trembled slightly. He had had this idea a long time ago, but he had forgotten it in his busy life.

He likes his current job, loves football and is proud of football.

Therefore, he would feel a great sense of accomplishment if he could represent football, or even bring glory to the sport of football like Pele, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Cruyff and others, make it more popular and greater.

In fact, there is a high probability that he will do better than these people. He is waiting for that day, waiting for the feeling of truly surpassing every role model, climbing to the top of Mount Hua, and overlooking the heroes.

"No matter what."

Seeing that they had already reached the event site, Maher smiled and patted Henry on the shoulder, and finally said: "People will remember you as the top scorer in Arsenal's history, the top scorer and assists leader in France's history, and the creator of the 49-game unbeaten streak. You are also the role model I am pursuing now."

"Haha." Henry patted Maher. "Tomorrow, you will be able to catch up with one of them. I am looking forward to seeing how I will feel after you surpass me in every aspect."

Maher nodded and said nothing more. He was led by the staff to a group of fans, among whom happened to be the fan who had just chased the car, the old Asian lady fan.

"Mael!"

The car-chasing fan quickly came over and said with a hearty laugh: "I told my father what happened in the club, and he said it was our family's luck, the blessings accumulated by our ancestors."

"Yes." His father came up soon, clasped his hands together, sighed a few times, and then smiled and said: "I was one of the first fans in our country to pay attention to you, probably in the second half of the Championship. You are incredible.

"Your efficiency is unheard of by us. You will be the best."

Maybe he doesn't know much English, so he just keeps saying these few sentences.

But Maher did not get bored. He nodded and listened patiently. He signed autographs for the father and son and took a photo standing between the two of them.

"This photo is one of the most glorious moments in my life." After receiving the developed photos, the old father was very moved and hugged his son tightly while talking.

They then left under the guidance of the staff to visit the club's locker room, stadium, VIP area canteen and other places.

Of course, there is also a Hall of Fame. Another top league North London team may not have this tour open, but Arsenal does. Although they don’t have the Champions League, they have won many English top league titles.

Maher went over to other fans, signed autographs and took photos with them, chatted with them and met some of their small requests at the time.

These fans came from all over the world just to visit the club, make a pilgrimage to the Emirates Stadium and Highbury Stadium, and try their luck to see the two stars. They are full of love for the club, so he naturally cannot treat them unfairly.

A great club must be humane. No matter how it treats other clubs or other fans, it must cherish its own fans.

This is a football culture, and they have always adhered to only one principle - without fans, football is nothing.

It is because of the fans that football becomes a great sport and every club becomes glorious!

After signing a lot of names, Maher finally came to the old lady with an Asian face and looked into her eyes with a smile.

The old lady was wearing an Arsenal jersey and holding two Arsenal photo frames in her hands. She had white hair and a smile on her face. Compared to the others, she was a little reserved, but her face was still full of joy.

"I'm from China, and they call me Arsenal Grandma Liu."

Grandma Liu picked up the photo frame and spoke fluent English, "I have always dreamed of coming to Arsenal one day. I didn't expect that I would finally have the chance this time. It is an honor to meet you here. You are more handsome and stronger than you look on TV."

Some dead memories of Arsenal's Grandma Liu suddenly came to Maher's mind. He seemed to remember this person. Grandma Liu was quite famous in the Chinese fan circle, especially in the Arsenal fan circle.

"Thank you for the compliment. I have been to China many times and I like it there very much."

Maher was telling the truth, but because of his current status he didn't mention that he had stayed there for a long time. A flash of longing appeared in his eyes, but he still took the other party's photo frame smoothly and took the pen to sign for the other party.

"Tomorrow is the game against Villa. I will watch it live. I really hope you can score a goal so that I can see you celebrate live."

Grandma Liu said kindly, "Maher, do you think I will have a chance to see Arsenal win the Champions League in my lifetime?"

Maher signed the photo frame and handed it back. He took a deep breath and smiled, "Yes, more than once. I promise you we will win it many times. Maybe you will see us become the best club in the world."

"That would be great." Grandma Liu took the photo frame, her eyes full of anticipation.

Maher didn’t forget what she said before and asked, “Which of my celebrations do you like? If I score a goal tomorrow, I’ll do it.”

"I like it, but it's not very elegant." Grandma Liu laughed.

"I know which one it is. I haven't done much, but everyone seems to like that one. I'll go for it."

Maher remembered the one that someone chose when he asked someone this question last time. From the description of "indecent", he was sure that Grandma Liu had chosen the same celebration that was later popularized by Griezmann.

"No need to fight, I believe I can see you celebrate like that." Grandma Liu's eyes were full of confidence, "You score goals every time, there is no goal you can't break, and no defender can stop you."

"Ha ha."

Maher raised his head and smiled, then watched Grandma Liu walk away with the Arsenal club staff and went to sign autographs for others. He was very keen to talk to fans face to face. When he finished everything and was about to leave, he saw Grandma Liu hurriedly coming down from upstairs, as if she had something to say to him.

"Be careful." Mael said with a smile from a distance, feeling a sense of familiarity when looking at Grandma Liu.

"I'm in good health." Grandma Liu smiled and shook her head. After a moment's hesitation, she clenched her fist and encouraged him, "Mael, you must do your best in the game against Villa tomorrow! We are all waiting for the day when you will be unbeaten for 49 games. We have missed the happiness of that time for too long!"

To be honest, the way she clenched her fists to cheer herself up was a little strange, but it didn't feel strange to people. Instead, they felt that she was cute in a different way.

Maher nodded heavily, said nothing else, just turned around and walked away firmly.

On November 11, at Villa Park, Arsenal fans from all over the world flocked into the stadium, which for a time became Arsenal's home ground.

As early as two days before the game, a scalper organization specialized in purchasing tickets for this game from Aston Villa fans. The initial price was 800 pounds, and the price gradually increased as time went on.

Just half an hour before the game, Arsenal fans stopped Aston Villa fans at the stadium entrance to ask for tickets, with all kinds of outrageous prices emerging one after another.

In short, at Villa Park, which can accommodate 42778 fans, there were only more than 7000 Villa fans who insisted on watching the game today, and the remaining tickets fell into the hands of Arsenal fans.

“Dear viewers, you are now watching the 11th round of the Premier League. Today must be an important day for Arsenal fans!
"This team that dominated the Premier League last season and showed its dominance this season has now officially come to the final step of catching up with the legends of the team and the Premier League! If they win the game, they will be the second team in Premier League history to remain unbeaten for 49 consecutive games!

"The legendary team of 03-04 was called the Invincible Team. Will they be the next Invincible Team? Will they tie the record today and break it in the next game, creating a red and white dynasty?

"Let's wait and see! The game begins!! Arsenal takes the lead in the first half! Wear"

On the field, with the familiar cheers of "come on arsenal!!", the game has officially begun.

Thanks to the advantage of kicking off first, Maher soon got a chance to hold the ball and he rushed directly towards Villa's right-back Lowton.

After facing each other, both of them smiled, but Maher's smile was a happy smile after a long separation, while Loton's smile was a helpless and a little embarrassed smile after a long separation.

"Lotten! This is Maher's old friend at Sheffield United. In the 10-11 season, Lotten had not yet moved to the right back position, but appeared more often in the left midfield and left wingback position. At that time, he and Maher were on the same side.

"It's not hard to guess that the two have a good relationship. I wonder if Lorton would feel sad that after transferring to a new team in the top league, he met his old friend again, but the other party was eager to kill them!
"Mael pulls the ball to get rid of it! Lorton can still keep up! The ball starts! Lorton wants to get to his body! There is no other way! Ah, I can only pull Mahel down and make a foul!"

"It must be admitted that there is a big gap between the two now, they are no longer players of the same level.

"I think Lorton must have mixed feelings. Without realizing it, the little demon that was once on the team is now one of the best in the world!"

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At the wing, Lorton reached out and pulled Maher up, raising his eyebrows regretfully, “Sorry, I can’t help it.”

"It's a football field. Why apologize?" Maher smiled, pulled his hand, and ran towards the penalty area. During the run, he chatted with Lowton, "That Sheffield United team is pretty good. Including you, there are still 6-7 people who have established themselves in the top league."

"Without you, we might not have been able to get along so smoothly." Lorton flattered.

Maher shook his head and said nothing more. He returned to his serious expression and ran towards the penalty area.

The relationship is good, he can't forget what his main responsibilities are in this game, nor can he be careless!

The members of the once undefeated and invincible team are now sitting in the stands, as are representatives of Arsenal fans from all over the world, all waiting for the team he leads to accomplish legendary achievements.

We must not afford to lose this game today!

He will not let the weakness in his first Champions League match against Schalke 04 and the danger in the last Premier League match against Fulham happen again in today's game.

They want to crush Aston Villa with one blow and steadily maintain their 49-game unbeaten streak!
"Boom!"

In the 26th minute of the game, Maher cut in from the left, breaking through the defense of Lowton and Vollar in succession. Seeing Van Persie cutting in behind another central defender Clark, he raised his right leg as if to make a straight pass, but he suddenly retracted the ball before passing it and pushed it to the other side again.

"Snap!" Clark thought Maher was going to pass the ball, so he slid to expand his defensive area. However, he realized he had been deceived after seeing Maher flash past him. Unfortunately, he had already lost his position.

"Oh!"

Even though Villa's midfielder Bannan chased back in time, the gap in Villa's center had already been exposed.

Maher, Giroud and Bale attacked the defense line of Bannan and Stevens, and it was hard not to score. Football is a game of numbers, and the side that can continuously create numerical advantage will definitely win the game.

Dribbling and passing the ball, in most cases, are not just a display of personal ability and show of skill, but also to tear up space and create a numerical advantage!
"Oh!"

Since Maher had created a numerical advantage through his breakthrough, he easily passed the ball into the penalty area, directly creating a one-on-one opportunity for Bale.

"Gareth Bale!! Left-foot shot!! No problem! In the 27th minute of the game, Bale received a pass from Maher to give Arsenal the lead!!
"The roar of the Arsenal fans engulfed Villa Park, not from Villa fans.
"I think they have seen that the legendary record of 49 undefeated games is right in front of them, waving at them!!"

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"Wow!!" Bale shouted at the top of his lungs, and after arriving at the corner flag area, he kicked the corner flagpole angrily. He was then knocked down by Maher and others who followed him.

"nice shot!!"

"Don't be proud, stay steady! Avoid past mistakes!!"

"Yes, we have to win this game steadily. I don't want Villa to score a goal, and I don't want any unpleasant accidents to happen in the middle of the game!"

"Go Arsenal!!"

Arsenal players celebrated happily on the sidelines until two minutes later, when they returned to their own half and let Villa kick off again.

At the edge of the stadium, Wenger clenched his fist and gestured towards a place in the stands, where a group of middle-aged men in suits and ties waved and congratulated him. They were all his former disciples.

Ice Prince Bergkamp, ​​Great Emperor Henry, Meteor Campbell, Tank Vieira and more!
Many of them have retired long ago, but seeing the new generation of Gunners players about to complete this legendary achievement today, they must be very happy. I hope that after the game, they can recall those youthful years.

Even though the final outcome of that 49-game unbeaten streak was not so perfect because of a misjudgment, but looking back over the years, it doesn’t matter where you stop, 49 is already a legend!

"Bang!!!"

Not long after, a muffled sound spread throughout the stadium. All the Arsenal fans could not help but stand up. Before they even stood up, they saw the ball go into the net. Ecstasy immediately surged in their hearts, and they raised their hands high, "Yeahhhh!!"

"Mael!! The king of heavy artillery!! Another super long shot!!

"In the 41st minute of the game, before the impact of the last goal had worn off, Villa was hit again! It was -, and the game was definitely going to be difficult!

"The same goes for Arsenal fans. Before the joy of the last goal had passed, they encountered a new surprise! 2-0, I think they should be relaxed and at ease at this moment!! Happy!!"

"Vamos!!" Maher shouted his signature catchy phrase, ran to the sidelines with his arms raised, put one hand in front of his forehead and the other hand on his crotch, and made that 'not very elegant' celebration move.

"Thump. Thump.!"

The rhythm of his jumps left and right was not fast, but it still looked very magical. If they successfully went 49 games unbeaten today, then this jump would most likely go down in the legendary history of football.

And the 49-game unbeaten streak is right in front of us!
(End of this chapter)