Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 70 Trippier suffers a critical blow! The attention of the legendary football star in the BBC column! [35]

The game slowly passed the 70th minute. The Barnsley coach did not replace Trippier who had a card, but still took some precautions.

He swapped Shaker, the full-back on the other side, to this side and sent Trippier to the other side.

This can relieve the pressure that Maher brings to them to a certain extent. Even if they cannot defend it, they can stop it by committing fouls.

Anyway, Shaker has no cards and has one more chance to make an error, so the cost of a yellow card is definitely acceptable.

"Boom."

In the 72nd minute of the game, Maher retreated and received a through ball from Lowton. He was about to pull the ball and turn around, but he noticed that the defensive player behind him was rushing towards him.

He glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, pretending not to notice, and still made the motion of pulling the ball and turning around.

But at the last moment, he suddenly dunked the ball to the left side of his body and chose to go into the inside!

Shaker, who was rushing towards them, was instantly shaken off. The Sheffield United midfielders and frontcourt players shot out at the same time and rushed towards their backcourt at a rapid speed, and the situation became critical.

"Oh!" There was a cheer from the away team's fan section, and the fans were cheering for Maher's wonderful escape.

Shaker's brain was filled with blood and he was stimulated by the visiting fans. He stretched out his right hand and pulled Maher, using all his strength to stop him.

Another foul!
It was such an obvious, big obstruction foul!
"ass!"

This time it was the turn of the Barnsley coach who replaced Shackleton in this position. How could he rashly throw away the opportunity to trial and error after just making the substitution?
He returned to the bench in a rage and called on a full-back to warm up, ready for a substitution.

"Beep!"

When the referee blew the whistle, he rushed towards Shaker quickly, took out a yellow card from his chest pocket with his right hand and held it high.

"Mine." Shaker gritted his teeth and waved to his teammates. He finally understood the pressure Trippier had just felt.

Maher then took a free kick, but the quality of the ball was not high and it was headed directly out of the penalty area by the opponent's defender, eliminating the threat.

He did not get discouraged. He jogged to adjust his breathing and waited for the next opportunity.

"Oh!"

Six minutes later, he took a corner kick from the wing. The ball was headed out by the Barnsley defender at one point, but it was Gilbert who received the ball at the second point.

Gilbert wanted to lob the ball into the penalty area again, but due to the pressure from the opponent's players, he could only turn around and pass it back.

“Press, press, press!”

Barnsley's central defender yelled and waved to his teammates to push out of the penalty area and move the offside line forward.

Otherwise, you will just end up passively taking the beating.

Maher noticed this and guessed that there would be a certain degree of confusion when the defense line moved forward, so he quietly came to the middle position.

"Oh!"

Januhans, an experienced teammate who knows him well, caught his position and movements and passed the ball to him, breaking through the defense.

The beautiful Maher turned around the moment he received the ball, and while the opponent had time to react, he accelerated and started to attack.

"Force him!"

The first to come up were the players from the opposing midfield. They approached Maher, but no one really pressed in front of him.

Because there was no time to assign responsibilities, they all considered themselves to be the ones providing auxiliary defense. Although someone shouted, no one went up to force them.

Maher did not give them time to correct their mistakes. He dribbled the ball across the midfield line in a few steps and faced the opposing defense line.

The opponent's central defender had no choice but to keep retreating, hoping that Maher would make a mistake before dribbling forward.

However, some people couldn't wait any longer.

"Swish!" Trippier, with red eyes, rushed over from the other side and chased back sideways, and had another chance to face Maher.

This time, he slid out with a determined momentum, wanting to redeem himself and save the team from danger.

What he didn't expect was Maher's reaction speed. The opponent seemed to have sensed it and flicked the ball inwards the moment he slid out.

His sliding tackle didn't catch the ball, but only tripped Mahel!
The force of the attack was not great, so there should be no risk of injury, but it was definitely enough to warrant a yellow card.

"Hit!" Protests came from the away team's south stand. Thousands of away fans stood up and raised their hands to express their dissatisfaction.

They all knew about the yellow card on Trippier and knew that this foul might lead to him being sent off, so they tried their best to put pressure on the referee.

Trippier stood there, feeling as if he had tinnitus, and everything around him seemed to have turned into shadows.

He saw his teammates looking at him in confusion, saw the Sheffield United players running noisily towards the referee, and saw Maher roll over and then get up from the ground, spreading his hands and looking at the referee.

Finally, he saw the referee running towards him with his right hand reaching into his pocket.

"Wow!" Trippier came back to his senses at this moment, heard the uproar in the stadium, and heard the referee's voice, "Yellow card! Two yellow cards in total, red card! Please leave the field immediately!"

He moved his legs which were almost losing feeling, and all kinds of emotions surged into his heart at once, including regret, annoyance, confusion and grievance.

He was born in 90, three years older than Maher, but he was completely defeated by the opponent on the court.

There is no doubt that this was a huge blow to his self-confidence and he needed a long time to recover.

After leaving the field, he saw that the head coach had no intention of talking to him, so he slowly walked towards the player tunnel alone.

"Yeah!!" A passionate shout rang out from the south stand, so loud that it disturbed the entire stadium.

He subconsciously looked back and saw Mahel spread his hands, ran towards the corner flag area, jumped high and threw out the Rising Dragon Fist.

Looking into the penalty area again, the outline of the human wall formed by five Barnsley players was still there. The goalkeeper got up from the ground and spread his hands towards the people forming the human wall.

Obviously, Maher took the free kick and hit it directly!

"Oh" Trippier grinned immediately. He didn't expect that this was not his lowest point. He would be hit hard again before leaving the court.

He will never forget this game.

"Premier League Round 17 report, Newcastle 9- Liverpool, the biggest upset of this round of the league!" - The Guardian "Focus battle, Manchester United beat Arsenal - at home, Park Ji-sung scored the winning goal! The gap between the two teams in the standings has reached points!" - BBC Premier League column

"After Fabregas returned to the team, he did not start for two consecutive rounds. Has he been abandoned by Wenger?" - "France Football"

"Sheffield United beat Barnsley 3-1 away. Maher received 1 yellow cards, 2 red card, scored goal and made assists, dominating the game!" - BBC Championship Column

"13 goals and 13 assists! After 20 league rounds, Maher's total number of goals created has surpassed the second place Sean Lang by 4 goals!" - Sheffield Evening News

After the match day, British football media have published the latest news about this round of the Premier League and the Championship, and even many foreign media have joined in the fun.

Most people gathered in the forum about Newcastle's 3-1 Liverpool and Manchester United's 1-0 Arsenal, talking nonsense. Some mocked the losing teams, some made memes, and some made rational analysis. In short, there were all kinds of weird things.

Christmas is coming and the league is about to be halfway through. Every time at this time, football is always particularly hot.

Fans are looking forward to the Boxing Day battle and their favorite players getting the honor of the best player of the half season. They are very enthusiastic and keep an eye on the football news every day.

This time, many new faces appeared under the posts about Maher.

"20 goals in 26 rounds? What kind of monster? Wait. 17 years old?!"

"I don't think he has a high ceiling. He can only dribble and dribble past opponents, and his shots are only dribbling. He doesn't have much creativity."

"Yes! He gives people a sense of disconnection. Although he scores a lot of goals, it's very monotonous and he can't even head the ball!"

"Reading fans and Watford fans, get out! It's just that Sean Long has been blown up and Graham is about to be kicked off. Are you nervous to protect your calf?"

"Brilliant!"

"I hope Maher can bring more intensity to the Championship in the second half. If he can win the Golden Boot or the assists king, it will definitely be a record-breaking achievement."

"If a 17-year-old can achieve these two achievements, the word genius can no longer describe him."

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This time, the people discussing him are far more than just fans on the Internet.

Even in a BBC column program, his name was mentioned by two former Premier League superstars.

In a program by England's famous commentator and former professional player Lineker, the audience saw a familiar face, the legendary player Alan Shearer.

He is the record holder for Premier League goalscoring and the greatest player in Newcastle United's history.

The two chatted about interesting things in the Premier League for a while, and Alan Shearer first mentioned Sheffield United, "Remember Gary Speed? My good friend, he is a coach now, and he is very successful."

He pulled out his mobile phone, found some posters of Gary Speed ​​celebrating passionately on the sidelines and placed them in front of Lineker.

"Are you also moved?"

Lineker signaled the backstage broadcaster to pull up Gary Speed's poster on the big screen, and then asked: "Are you planning to become a coach?"

“I don’t have any idea about that.”

Alan Shearer shrugged regretfully and continued: "Speaking of him, I remember watching two Championship games at Bramall Lane some time ago. The No. 31 in their team was very impressive."

"Mael?" As a media person, Lineker knows a lot of news, but he doesn't have the chance to speak out normally.

Now that Alan Shearer has brought it up, he can naturally start the conversation with this.

"Seems to be."

Alan Shearer looked curious and asked, "He is very famous in the Championship? I heard that he has already achieved the achievement of creating more than 15 goals, and he is not even 20 years old this year."

"you are wrong."

Lineker signaled the broadcaster with his eyes and replaced the poster with Maher's. He introduced the latest news: "He is 17 years old, from the youth training of an amateur club in France, and came to Arsenal's youth training a year ago."

"17?!" Before he could finish, Alan Shearer interrupted him with trembling lips, "God. Too young."

Lineker waved his hand to signal him to wait, and continued: "One more thing, your information is outdated. Just yesterday, his number of goals created exceeded 26, which was achieved in 20 league games."

Alan Shearer was silent. He shook his head and made faces, wanting to hear Lineker say that it was just a joke.

"real."

Unfortunately, Lineker extinguished his hopes. He was still popularizing science: "He has attracted the attention of some top teams. According to rumors, Ancelotti asked Abramovich to buy him. Tottenham, West Ham and other teams also want him."

"Any offer?" Alan Shearer turned around and asked, he was already in deep shock.

"Over ten million pounds."

Lineker gave him the final blow and Alan Shearer remained silent for a long time.

After he realized what was happening, he chose to divert his attention by teasing his friend Gary Speed, "I was wondering why Gary Speed ​​won the Player of the Month award. It turns out there's a great striker on the team."

Alan Shearer joked: "I wonder, with his coaching level, how can he lead a turbulent team to the top four."

“After 20 rounds, we are still in the top four.”

Lineker shook his head and sighed, advising Alan Shearer not to be too arrogant when he said these words: "This means that he has the possibility of leading the team to the Premier League."

"Ha ha!"

Laughter rang out in the broadcasting room, and the former Newcastle striker laughed so hard that he fell backwards. "If he can lead Sheffield to the Premier League, I will run naked in the Thames."

"You don't have to expect him."

Lineker was also amused by him, but still reminded: "But you can't help but look forward to that little genius, he is as brilliant as magic."

Speaking of which, he is really looking forward to the kid's statistics after the end of this season and his future performance in the Premier League.

Even though the level of the Championship is not high and there is more than one level gap between it and the Premier League, this efficiency is really outrageous.

Alan Shearer was still smiling. He looked towards the barrage area in the broadcast room to see the fans' reactions.

However, except for some people who were giving other people Kopmundo, the traffic in the barrage section was obviously much less.

Are they checking on the players?
(End of this chapter)