Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 69 Observation Level 3! [25]

During the meal, Maher and Mendes finalized some contract details and they were ready to complete the signing today.

No one knows what kind of cooperation this will be, and only time can tell.

Let’s sign it first, and when we are happy to cooperate in the future, we can order two bottles of red wine and sit together to slowly savor and celebrate.

"I'll go print the contract."

Halfway through the meal, Peppino saw that the two had finalized the details and went back to the hotel first, "Excuse me."

"Are you hesitant?"

Mendes knows the players well. He discovered this from the details in the conversation with Maher just now. "What are your career plans, especially the plans for the current season?"

"Yes."

Maher did not intend to hide the truth. After the conversation just now, he wanted to consult Mendes about this. "I have two choices in front of me, return to Arsenal, or stay at Sheffield United to finish this season."

"Let's talk about the first one first."

Mendes sat forward and said solemnly: "Arsenal is now ranked fourth in the league, 6 points behind Manchester United. With Sir Alex Ferguson's steadiness, he will basically not give them any more chances.

“As for the League Cup and the upcoming FA Cup, we have not been eliminated yet, but the probability of winning is very small.

"If you want to win the championship, then you obviously don't have to rush this half of the season, because your chances won't be great if you go back. I hope you won't be angry when I say this.

"But if you want to have a stronger influence and more attention, it's best to go back and play for a top team. As long as you make it, everything will be multiplied and you will quickly enter the mainstream vision."

He picked up the coffee cup beside him, took a sip and said, “The second one is that you have already established a foothold and can even be said to have conquered Sheffield United.

“Staying here is the most stable choice, your position is very stable and the data output is also stable.

"The downside is that its influence is not as high as the Premier League, and it doesn't attract as much attention."

Maher nodded. He was still waiting for Mendes to get to the point. He was also aware of the previous analysis and just regarded it as a prelude.

Mendes took another sip of coffee, adjusted his tie, and his expression became serious: "However, there is one thing that can bridge the gap between the Championship and the Premier League, and that is the ultimate personal honor."

"Golden Boot, Assist King?"

Maher asked back, Gary Speed ​​had told him these words, and he had thought about them privately.

Mendes nodded with a smile, his tone becoming enthusiastic, "If you can maintain this state, win the Championship Golden Boot or assist king, and lead the team to promotion, then everything will be different.

"From the moment you are promoted to the Premier League, everything you lack will be multiplied back to you.

“You’re going to be treated like a hero and all over the media!

"People will look for your highlights and moments during the season, know everything about you, and go crazy trying to find out what kind of legendary season you had!"

At this point, he suddenly changed the subject and said, "But that's difficult. If you don't make it, the loss will be huge."

"I want to try."

Maher finally showed a certain tendency to choose. He stopped talking about football and instead chatted with Mendes about relaxing family matters.

In the afternoon, he asked for leave from the club and signed the agency contract with Mendes at his hotel.

"Come take a picture of us."

Mendes handed the phone to Peppino and smiled brightly: "In three years, we will know what kind of moment this will be."

Peppino took the phone, stood in front of the two men, and kept clicking the shutter to take pictures.

"Pleasant to work with."

Maher finally shook Mendes' hand and said expectantly: "I hope this will be a legendary moment."

On December 12, Sheffield United ushered in the 11th round of the Championship.

They visited Barnsley's home ground and fought with their opponents at 7:30 that evening.

Barnsley is one of the few teams in the Championship that plays with a possession-based style this season, and this style also leaves them with certain hidden dangers.

For example, in the selection of full-backs, they could not pick out players with strong one-on-one defensive capabilities to resist Maher's attacks.

After much deliberation, the Barnsley coach finally gave up and sent out two attacking full-backs, deciding to use offense instead of defense.

Or to put it another way, decide to endure Maher's attack and put the hope of winning on the offensive players, hoping to score more goals than Sheffield United.

"Bang bang bang!"

This was a highly entertaining match, with both sides attacking each other vigorously, the game was open and close, and the rotation speed was extremely fast.

"Trippier, an English full-back, is only 20 years old this year and has a bright future!
"He has a very good free-kick and cross ability, but today he met a better young player, Maher, and they were in a positional relationship."

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"Kib O'Brien's long pass! Korace entered the penalty area, stopped the ball beautifully and pushed it into the far corner!

"The ball goes in! Barnsley took the lead at home. Sheffield United's defense missed a man, Steven lost track of Korace, and gave the opponent an easy chance to handle the ball!
"One to zero! The Barnsley boys can celebrate to their heart's content!!"

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“Maheer receives the ball on the wing and faces Trippier, a full-back who is not good at defending. It should be difficult for him to stop Mahheer.

"Easily wiped away! Mahre used just one bicycle kick to eat up Trippier, who was not giving up and took over with an obvious pulling move!
"The referee blew the whistle, foul, Trippier got a yellow card! As a player facing Maher, getting a yellow card so early, one has to worry about his defense in the second half."

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"Free kick! Maher made a curve and headed for the back post! Gilbert!!
"The ball goes in, Gilbert scores with a header! Scoring his fourth goal of the season! His goal tally has exceeded 4! "Set pieces have become an important scoring method for Sheffield United this season, especially after Maher became the main penalty taker, his crosses are always tricky and accurate!"

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"It was almost the end of the first half and Maher was coming again. He had beaten Trippier twice, was it going to be the third time?

"Trippier kept dropping back, he was intense, he was serious, but in football that's not enough."

On the court, Maher's right instep quickly touched the ball. Although he didn't control the ball very well, at least he didn't stumble.

Trippier lowered his center of gravity, his upper body almost pressing against Maher's waist. He really didn't want to be passed.

"Snapped."

Maher suddenly sped up, moved the ball toward the outside, and prepared to cut inside.

Trippier was not fooled, he just followed a step subconsciously. He knew that Mahel's next move would be to take a step and go to the bottom.

As he expected, Maherné kicked the ball with the instep of his foot and rushed towards the baseline, constantly observing the situation in the middle.

Trippier quickly turned around and ran after him, but he could only watch Maher getting farther and farther away from him.

Passed again!

This is probably the most frustrating thing. You can clearly guess what the other person will do, but you just can't keep up.

"Oh!"

Then, Maher kicked the ball across to the middle, and Evans, who was standing in the open space at the back post, rushed over and shot the ball into the net.

Two to one!

Go-ahead score!

"Yeah!"

The fans cheered, and Evans came to the sidelines with the football, buried the ball in his clothes, and greeted his wife who was pregnant in front of the TV.

Maher rushed over and hugged his back, smiling and joking: "Raise your child well, maybe when he reaches my age, I will still be playing football."

Evans didn't react for a moment. When he realized that Maher was talking about his old age, he said indignantly, "I will make him break your old bones."

"That is a future matter."

Maher waved his hand nonchalantly: "Now, you are the old bone."

He joked around with Evans and the others, with a relaxed and energetic manner, which made the Barnsley players very envious.

Trippier stood at the bottom line with self-blame, and after feeling guilty for a while, he walked back to his own defense area.

"Maher! Cycling! Still a blast! Trippier lost his position again and he tripped Mahher!
"This was the second time he had violated Mahel since the start of the second half. He still had a yellow card. If he did it again, he would probably be shown another yellow card, and two yellow cards would turn into one red card and he would be sent off!
"The Barnsley manager had better make a substitution instead of risking one less player just for Trippier's offensive ability!"

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"Loughton's low shot! The ball was refracted and the goalkeeper couldn't do anything! A lucky goal, Sheffield United 3-1! They scored in many ways today!
"It seems to be an assist from Gilbert. This kid is in great form today and has already scored 1 goal and assisted 1 goal!"

On the field, as others ran toward Lowton to celebrate, Maher stood with his good friend Gilbert and high-fived each other.

"One goal and one assist. I'm going to catch up with you."

Gilbert patted his chest and boasted, "Just wait, I'll get Player of the Month sooner or later."

Maher raised his eyebrows and made a face, meaning that he didn't believe it at all.

He had two assists today, and this kind of performance put him in a good mood to play pranks on his teammates.

On his way back, a feeling of trance suddenly arose in his brain, which made him stop and buffer the dizziness.

[Skill: Judgement Level 3]

[Proficiency: (1/2000)]

[Effect: The brain is clear, the observation of the situation on the field is clearer, and you have excellent reading ability of the game! All the details are difficult to escape your eyes, and the anti-prediction ability is improved! ]

Observation improved!
When Maher came to his senses, he felt a surge of excitement in his heart. He took a few breaths and looked around.

His brain is indeed much clearer, and he can process information on the court more efficiently, especially capturing some details with great accuracy.

He can even judge the emotions of the opposing players at the moment, and see which ones still have fighting spirit and which ones want to leave work early.

Not to mention, when it comes to mobile warfare, it is important to discover open positions and capture the running positions of teammates!

"Although late, I'm here."

Maher suppressed his excitement, he attached great importance to this ability, it was a soft ability and could be considered an all-round enhancement for him.

Without observation, he would be far from being able to get so many assists in the first half of the season and appear in the right position every time.

"Beep!"

After the restart, Maher had a whole new game experience and initially developed a certain degree of control.

He has not given up his pursuit of goals and assists. The first half of the season is about to end, and he still wants to strive for the best performance of the first half based on this month's performance.

You know, excellent performance near the selection will make it easier for the judges to give him high scores.

(End of this chapter)