Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 277: - win over Manchester United! Maher should win the award alone! The storm of public opinion engulfs Scudmore!

"Mael oh oh oh.!! His ghostly dance steps lit up the Old Trafford stadium! He single-handedly took on the Manchester United defense!!
"This was a one-stop goal! We saw his strength! His speed! His courage!! And his unyielding will!!

"3-1! Arsenal scored a wonderful goal despite having one man less! It killed the suspense of the game!
“It was amazing! A few minutes ago, I believe everyone was worried whether Manchester United would take advantage of their numerical advantage to score two goals and end Arsenal’s unbeaten streak at Old Trafford again.

"But a few minutes later, everything went in Arsenal's favour! You had no doubt they would go 58 games unbeaten!"

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“Yeah!”

On the edge of the court, Wenger raised his hands high, his voice hoarse, he walked quickly towards the assistant coach in the coaching seat, after taking two steps, he changed from walking to jogging, and then to running, it can be seen that his emotions are constantly rising.

After he came to Hans, Philip and the others, he jumped high, bumped chests with the two of them, and then hugged them tightly.

Amid the carnival in the stadium, Wenger's face turned red and he roared hoarsely: "Nothing can stop us! In the face of hard power, everything else is in vain!
"We won! We won!!"

Hans, Philip and the others also blushed and opened their mouths wide to shout words of celebration.

Around them, all the Arsenal substitutes stood up and hugged each other, and many of them ran to Maher in the corner flag area to share with him the joy of this hard-earned goal.

On the other side, the expression on Ferguson's face changed several times and finally turned calm.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly there was a look of ease in the corners of his eyes, as if this result would make him feel better.

The situation was different for the other Manchester United players on the field. Most of them looked confused, staring blankly at the ball in their own goal and Maher who was running to celebrate.

After coming to their senses, they turned all their energy to the question of "how to accept being defeated by one more person".

At this moment in the Arsenal locker room, the side door was suddenly pushed open, and Gilbert, wrapped in a bath towel, rushed out and looked at the TV inside the locker room.

Just now when he was taking a shower, he heard earth-shaking shouts from outside the stadium, so he quickly washed his body and came out to watch the battle with a nervous but slightly expectant feeling.

The broadcast on TV was delayed. The first thing Gilbert saw was Maher staggering and running towards the corner flag area laughing. Then the score changed and Arsenal led Manchester United 3-1.

He understood everything in an instant, and opened his arms with laughter, "Yeahh! Maher!! You are God!!"

All the gloom disappeared in an instant, and Gilbert's face quickly became red. He jumped in the locker room to celebrate and accidentally slipped.

Then he saw Maher celebrating by throwing away his shin guards and understood the other party's intention.

"Huhu.!"

Gilbert stood there, took a few deep breaths, clenched his fists and whispered, "Don't worry, the red card is just a little bit of wind and frost. I will stand up and move forward bravely. We will definitely work together to achieve the ultimate goal."

"Gilbert! Gilbert!" At this time, a hurried voice sounded from outside the locker room door, and an assistant coach rushed over, as if he wanted to tell Gilbert the good news on the court.

But after seeing the smile on Gilbert's face, he immediately understood that there was no need to say anything.

"Hahahaha!" The laughter of the two echoed in the locker room, causing the staff passing by to look sideways.

"Beep! Beep! Beep--!!"

Three long whistles sounded on the field, the score was fixed at three to one, and Arsenal finally won!
Maher and many Arsenal players raised their hands towards the sky, and many of them knelt down excitedly and kissed their jerseys.

"The score doesn't reflect how great the game was, nor how much difficulty the Arsenal players had in this game!
“They experienced resistance from the environment, resistance from opponents, and finally resistance from themselves! But no matter what, they overcame it all and achieved the final victory!
"This is their 52nd unbeaten game! In another 6 games, they will tie Milan's record!"

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“Finally, let us give all the flowers and applause to Maher, a player who is unique in the Premier League and even in the world of football!

"In the 14 rounds of the new Premier League season, he has scored 24 goals and 10 assists! In 14 rounds, he has created 34+ goals, averaging nearly 3 goals per game. I really can't see his ceiling!

“This is a Ballon d’Or-worthy performance, for sure!
"We have seen some news about Maher's Ballon d'Or on social media recently, and we know that he will be a hot candidate for the Ballon d'Or at the end of the year. Will he break Ronaldo's record and become the youngest Ballon d'Or winner?

"I hope so!"

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“Pah pah pah pah!”

Applause rang out in the stadium, not only from Arsenal fans, but also from Manchester United fans, but the same thing was that they were all encouraging the Arsenal boys.

At a time when Ferguson was likely to leave Manchester United and when Ferguson and Wenger were reconciling, they experienced another match like this.
Manchester United fans have complicated feelings, but they know very well that Arsenal players' performance today has impressed them!
They admire such opponents, admire Ferguson's old rival Wenger, and also express their nostalgia for the love-hate relationship between the two teams over the past decade!
"Clap clap clap!"

Off the field, Wenger and Maher, their master and apprentice, embraced each other joyfully, then raised their hands together to greet the Arsenal expeditionary team and the Old Trafford home fans in the stadium.

After completing this, they skipped towards the player tunnel and went to the locker room for a new round of celebration.

"Mael!"

Not long after he walked, Maher heard a clear shout and saw Gilbert standing in a bath towel at the door of the locker room waiting for him.

Since there was no light in the passage outside the locker room, he could only see the outline of Gilbert but not his face.

But he knew very well that at this moment Gilbert must have a smile on his face, a very bright smile!
"We... still won." Maher expressed his emotions simply and excitedly went forward to hug his friend.

"Yes, we always win." Gilbert hugged Mahel tightly, his body trembling slightly.

In the press conference room nearby, Wenger sat on the stage, facing interviews from reporters.

"What kind of game was this? Are you satisfied with the result?" "I am satisfied with the result."

Wenger hesitated and said: "But this was an ugly game. The referee's decision was puzzling. The Premier League referees have been tested at all levels. I don't think their level is like this."

"what do you mean?"

"It's nothing special. I just hope that I won't encounter referees of this level in future competitions."

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"Maher once again put in an amazing performance. He has been linked with the Ballon d'Or award recently. Do you think he has a chance of winning it?"

Wenger smiled and didn't hesitate to praise him, "Why not? 14 goals in 34 rounds, such performance can win the Ballon d'Or in any year.

"Combined with his age, his potential and his growth rate, I even think that he should have a separate award."

As if feeling that he was being too arrogant, Wenger quickly added: "Of course, this is just a joke. He should win the Ballon d'Or first before setting up other awards, haha!"

This is his personality. Sometimes, if something he says subconsciously is a bit too much, he will take the initiative to make up for it.

"Arsenal have never had a Ballon d'Or winner in their history. If Maher wins the award, what will it mean to the club?"

"That's a difficult question to answer. What will his winning this award bring to the club? Oh, it must be a lot, but I can't say how much.

"In fact, he has brought so much to the club now. Without him, there would be no Arsenal today."

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"Okay, the press conference is over."

Wenger walked out of the press conference room and before heading to the locker room, he glanced at the elevator that led directly to the VIP seats.

The fight inside the arena is over, and the fight outside the arena is about to begin
With this, November is coming to an end, and Arsenal continues to make great strides towards their medium- and short-term goals!

"52-! Arsenal, with one man less, beat Manchester United! Their unbeaten streak has been extended to games!" - "Football Records"

"Controversial penalties! In the match between Manchester United and Arsenal, the referee Daniel's penalty caused dissatisfaction among Arsenal fans. It is said that Wenger will file a lawsuit with the Premier League Referees Association after the game!" - Daily Mail

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see what happened to Arsenal. The Premier League doesn't want a dominant team to appear here. It wants to keep the annual championship suspenseful!" - Henry's social media

"I think it's a lack of confidence to hinder the emergence of dominant teams. If the Premier League felt that they could always keep huge broadcasting revenues and bring huge broadcasting shares to each team, they would not be afraid of this.

"Because as long as the mid- and lower-level teams get more money and invest more every year, the gap between them and the upper-level teams will become smaller and smaller. This is the essence of whether a league is good or not.
"It's not just the championship race that's interesting. If the overall level of a league is high, the suspense of the race for the top four, top six and relegation will be huge, and it will be interesting and very eye-catching." - Emilia on social media

"Ugly game! Arsenal suffered injustice! We need an explanation from the Premier League Referees Association!" - The highest-rated comment below all relevant reports

"Scudmore watched the game live! He smiled when he saw Arsenal win. It is said that he is also looking forward to the day when Arsenal achieves 58 games unbeaten!" - London Evening News.Scudmore's stiff smile

"First: Arsenal, 38 points, second: Chelsea, 35 points, third: Manchester City, 31 points, fourth: Manchester United, 30 points." - Premier League standings at the end of round 14
On the night after the game, most fans who watched the match between Manchester United and Arsenal flocked to major social media platforms to express their views on the game.

"Arsenal and Mahre were amazing! They had an absolute advantage over Manchester United! The gap between the two teams has never been so big in the past decade of confrontation!
"The fact that they were able to score a goal even with one man down shows something. Arsenal beat Manchester United with 10 men at Old Trafford. It's a miracle!"

Comments praising Arsenal occupied the vast majority of social media headlines, but gradually, as people dug deeper into the game, some of the referee's controversial decisions were also magnified in slow motion.

“I don’t want to talk about this kind of ambiguous half-ball, but some of them are obviously slander.

"Look at Gilbert's second yellow card, it's hilarious. Even if you were shameless enough not to give a penalty, you wouldn't call it a diving call, right? You've done whatever it takes to make Arsenal lose, right?"

"It's just a hard black! The referee's biased whistle in this game was too obvious! If it weren't for the good performance of Maher and Van Persie, Arsenal would have lost at Old Trafford again!"

"There were about seven or eight times when the referee made the wrong decision. If Gilbert hadn't gone down and Manchester United hadn't gotten that wrong corner, the difference between the two teams in this game might have been 4-5 points."

"There's no need to look at the score difference after the fact, that's meaningless, as long as Arsenal win, it's good. But as a Manchester United fan, I also want to say that some of the referee's decisions are indeed hard to convince the public."

"Yes, Manchester United fans, I agree with the above. I will not tolerate such incidents that may affect the past glory of Manchester United."

"Did the referee take money? Or does the Premier League want to strike a balance? Isn't that a bit too much?"

"Emilia and Henry, as well as the pro-Arsenal commentator during the game, have already hinted that the Premier League is going to take away Arsenal's dominance!"

During the fans' discussions, the names of the referee Daniel and Premier League CEO Scudmore were also hyped up and kept appearing on the headlines of major social media.

Many angry fans even cut out some footage of the two players in the game, made them into emoticons and circulated them online.

"Be careful, your undefeated streak is gone." - Daniel points at Maher and laughs

"I said that the Premier League does not allow dominant teams to emerge, and the suspense here will remain until the end." - Picture of Scudmore spreading his hands and smiling at the person next to him
"2 pounds!" - Daniel raised the red card, but the red card was photoshopped into a picture of British pounds
Public opinion intensified, so much so that in the end, the Premier League Referees Association and the Premier League had to come out to clarify, but their official words were obviously unable to quell the anger of the fans.

As a last resort, at 10 o'clock that night, Premier League CEO Scudmore posted a social media message.

"Daniel has been suspended for investigation to ensure that similar situations will not occur in the Premier League in the future. We must pursue a fair, just and green competition environment. In addition, congratulations to Arsenal for getting one step closer to 58 unbeaten games!" - Scudmore social media
Thirty minutes later, the Premier League Referees Association released a message: "Due to serious dereliction of duty, low professional standards, poor psychological quality and poor tolerance, Daniel has been dismissed from the position of Premier League referee and will not be allowed to return to the position within three years."

After these two pieces of news were released, there were still some voices leading public opinion to point the finger at Scudmore.

However, as time went by, people gradually accepted the way the Premier League handled the matter. Anyway, Arsenal won, so there was no need to get to the bottom of it.

At this point, the incident has temporarily ended, and Arsenal has focused its attention on the next game.

(End of this chapter)