Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 54 Improved again! The first level 4 skill!
On October 10, Maher watched Sheffield's away game against Hull City at home.

Evans, who had been in a goal drought in recent days, scored twice in this game, helping the home team to a 2-0 win.

not bad!
10月开赛3轮，2胜1平，又拿到了7个积分。

Including the previous 16 points, they already have 23 points, slowly securing their place in the Championship promotion play-off zone.

This ranking may decline later, but it is basically impossible to fall back to the relegation zone, unless the Sheffield executives suddenly dig a young Dutch coach named Ten Hag from Eindhoven at that time.

After watching the game, Maher went to the training base to practice long-range shooting.

After completing the special training in the morning, we are only one step away from the final breakthrough.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sounds of shots were heard one after another, sometimes accompanied by the sound of the pole exploding, and footballs kept flying towards the goal. The quality of the shots was very high.

A figure pulled his sleeves up to his shoulders, pretended to shoot again and again, and ran to the edge of the court to pick up the ball again and again until a shot was completed.

[Skill: Heavy artillery bombardment level 4]

[Proficiency: (1/2000)]

[Effect: With countless times of practice, everything about shooting is deeply imprinted in your mind. This is a brand new stage. Your volleying level is not inferior to the long-range shooting masters of any period! ]

Upgraded!
Looking at the new lv4 interface, Maher couldn't help but smile, his heart filled with a sense of accomplishment and joy.

He seemed to have returned to his days in the Arsenal youth team, sitting on the playground, feeling the enhancement of all aspects of his body, while looking forward to the future.

After he mastered this skill, he didn't have time to practice it for a long time.

But he never forgot that everything he had today was initially achieved with long-range shots.

It can be said that he definitely has feelings for this ability of his.

“Not inferior to any long-range shooting master of any period.”

This is the evaluation given by the proficiency panel, which means that Maher's long-range shooting ability is infinitely close to shooting masters such as Gerrard, Batistuta, and Carlos!
He stood up and tried two volleys, and he really felt a big difference from before.

In the past, before shooting, he would take some time to measure, think about the force, shooting techniques, etc.

But now, he won’t!

Everything seemed to be going smoothly as if it was born naturally. He didn't have to think at all and could just instinctively fire a powerful shot!
In addition, the level 4 ability also corrects some of Maher's previous bad habits. For example, the supporting foot sometimes deviates from the target at the moment of shooting, and occasionally stumbles on the grass when volleying.

This undoubtedly greatly reduced his risk of injury and provided him with a layer of insurance.

As for the rest, there is no need to mention the potential improvement in force and aiming skills.

"Level 4 is so powerful, I can't help but look forward to Level 5."

Maher sighed from the bottom of his heart, he was increasingly looking forward to his future ceiling.

He collected his thoughts and started his brain working again. His level 4 skills were basically enough.

Now, you should think about whether to train new skills, or upgrade some skills that have been trained to level 3 to level 4.

The proficiency level of 2000 is not suitable for you to spend time on it at the moment.

With that much time, he must have mastered three level 3 skills, greatly improved his overall ability, and secured a place in the Premier League starting lineup.

Only when his comprehensive abilities are sufficient, he can upgrade his lv4 skills to lv5, striving for the highest level of human beings and his personal maximum limit.

"Crossing can be added to the training. This ability is very helpful to me and is very useful."

Maher made the first decision. Most of his 8 assists came from crosses, and he was well aware of the role of this ability.

You can try to train it to level 4. By then, even if you are still a little short of Beckham, you will have surpassed most of the other top wingers.

"As the speed increases, you can consider cutting inside and shooting skills."

He has a new idea, and the graceful and elegant inside-cut shot to score a goal is the dream of every winger.

Although his violent volley has a certain ability to cut inside, it always feels not so suitable and is not easy to perform when facing the goal sideways. This can be seen from his 5 goals, most of which were hit by frontal attacks, and very few were hit by cutting inside.

"Shoot!"

Maher knew what he should practice, the curved shot, which was a shooting method that was very suitable for a winger.

It can be used not only in cut-in shots, but also in free kicks!

It can be said that this is the ability he needs most at the moment.

After making the decision, Maher started training on the spot, and didn't stop to pack until the 'Shoot' panel appeared.

On October 10, Maher, who was still practicing, received a call inviting him to a cafe.

After learning that the other party was the head of Mendes' agency, he agreed, stopped training and went to a cafe in the city center.

The agent issue is something every player has to face.

It is impossible for players to take the time to understand the various terms and agreements and the knowledge of various football agents. They must find someone to assist them in this regard and reach cooperation.

A good agent can help players solve most off-field problems.

"I'm very glad that you accepted the invitation. I'm sure you've heard of Mendes' name."

The person who came to contact him was a sophisticated middle-aged man in a black suit. According to his own introduction, his name was Pepino and he was French.

"Yes."

Maher did not hide anything and answered sincerely: "Mr. Mendes' achievements in business are amazing."

He really thought so. The biggest appeal in looking for an agent was his problem-solving ability and ability to make money.

From this perspective, Mendes is almost the best choice.

As for whether the two have compatible personalities, whether other players and coaches under Mendes are too famous, and what happened to this person later.
Maher really doesn't care. For people he hasn't met before, just come with the intention of discussing cooperation.

“Mutual appreciation leads to the best cooperation.”

Peppino's eyes lit up, and he picked up his coffee cup and clinked it with Maher's. "Mr. Mendes also admires you very much, and sent me to make the first contact. If the talks go well, he will definitely come to Sheffield in person.

"Or, to London."

He is showing his understanding of Maher, and anyone who knows Maher can see that he probably won't stay in the Championship for too long.

Next, Peppino talked about a lot, from negotiations with the club to commercial endorsements, from the operation of personal fan circles to public relations, etc. He talked about almost everything a player might encounter.

He also cited many examples such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho, the essential purpose of which was to demonstrate the value of the company.

"If you choose Mr. Mendez as your agent, he will treat everyone equally in terms of commission."

Peppino finally got to the point and smiled: "I don't know if you know that in his contracts with many Portuguese players, he will get 2.75% of the players' salaries and 15-20% of the endorsement fees.

"As for the commission on the transfer fee, this is more a matter between him and the club and has nothing to do with the player."

Maher nodded slightly. This commission ratio was indeed quite reasonable. He would not feel any pain and would also feel that such cooperation was profitable.

As for the second half of Peppino's sentence, he also understood it.

It has been said that Mendes' biggest goal is to control the team through players and make more money between clubs.

It's a very clever business move, but it's destined not to be liked by team management.

"I need to think about it for a while."

Maher finally ended the discussion with this sentence. He really needed to think about it carefully.

In other words, use better performance to make the other side more anxious, so as to give up more benefits.

(End of this chapter)