Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 119: Against Bayern Munich! Maher's Arsenal debut! The wing explosive point debuts!

On July 7, after three days of jet lag and training, the Arsenal players were ready to take the field.

At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the Workers' Stadium was already crowded with people. Arsenal and Bayern fans from all over the country were waiting outside the stadium for the buses of the two teams to appear.

"Pay attention to order."

A middle-aged man wearing an Arsenal jersey and black trousers held a loudspeaker and spoke in a Cantonese accent: "Don't clash with the opposing fans. We are all compatriots from all over the world. Let's watch the game in harmony!

"Support the team well, come and sing with me, we are Arsenal"

Hundreds of Arsenal fans surrounded him, and more and more joined in. Everyone was enthusiastic, laughing, singing and dancing, and were looking forward to the upcoming game.

For them, it is really not easy to watch an Arsenal game live.

Many people came here after taking a train for more than 20 hours, bringing their families with them, including wives and children. Even though they were very tired, they looked happy.

"Master."

A famous young man approached the person who organized the singing and asked in confusion: "My post is so long, why don't you set it as a highlight? I have contacted you two or three times."

"The one who wrote Mahel's analysis?"

The middle-aged man guessed his identity after taking a look at him and said with a smile: “Whether Maher is good or not, we still have to wait and see in this game. To be honest, I have seen him play live in the UK and I know his level.

"But what you said was really... too much. I'm afraid you'll get scolded. You also know that Arsenal fans have been quite aggressive in the past two years, haha."

He was very friendly and took the initiative to introduce himself: "My name is Lin Youliang, what's yours?"

"Zhou Yi."

The two of them got to know each other in such a simple way. After a while, a bus with the Arsenal logo slowly drove over from a distance and moved slowly forward in the blocked road section.

"Oh!" A roar suddenly rang out at the scene. It was not uniform, but you could hear that everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs.

"The curtains are not closed!"

"tsar!!"

"Van Persie, I want to marry you and give birth to your children!"

"You probably can't catch up with Van Persie, why don't you take a look at our school flower Sagna?"

"Ramsey, score more goals!"

The fans shouted enthusiastically, waving and shouting at their favorite stars. They knew the Arsenal players couldn't understand them, but they still wanted to express their love.

At this time, Arsenal's bus slowly stopped from a distance, and the players and coaching staff got off and walked over.

"Ah!" A new wave of madness started here. The fans jumped and screamed, and quickly found paper, pen and phone in their bags, wanting to ask the players for autographs and take photos with them.

Maher and Arsenal's little prince Wilshere got off the bus together. As soon as they got off the bus, they saw extremely crazy fans around them. Many Arsenal players were already in the crowd signing autographs and taking photos.

“So enthusiastic.”

Wilshere smiled and sighed, looking at Maher, "What do you think they are talking about?"

"I can understand it, but I won't tell you." Maher smiled and pointed to his ear. He knew Wilshere wouldn't believe it.

Having trained with the first team for a long time, he naturally became good friends with Wilshere, who is of similar age, and they often go shopping together on weekdays.

"Haha." Wilshere laughed and shook his head. "Has anyone ever told you that your jokes are awkward sometimes?"

Maher was speechless and suddenly stunned. The last person who said this to him was Gilbert.

I don’t know how that guy is doing now, whether he has left or not. They haven’t talked or sent messages to each other for a long time.

Good friends are like this sometimes. They usually forget to contact each other and only sit together when they are in the same city.

"Wilshire!"

"Little Prince!"

"Sign your name!"

Several shouts were heard and someone threw his Arsenal jersey at Wilshere enthusiastically.

"I'm leaving first." Wilshere turned around and raised his eyebrows to show off to Maher, then walked over with a swagger like a star.

Maher felt a little envious. In London he could be recognized occasionally, but that was not necessarily the case here.

Domestic Arsenal fans of this era have limited channels for receiving information. They are happy to watch the team's Premier League and Champions League games, and are almost unlikely to pay attention to the team's loaned players.

It's normal not to know him. Thinking of this, he became more determined to perform well in this game and leave a good impression on them.

"Mael! Here!"

"He's so handsome, and has a great body. Even a man like me thinks he's handsome when I see him."

Two voices suddenly sounded from his right. Mahel turned around in surprise and saw a middle-aged man and a young man standing there.

Does anyone know him?
Feeling somewhat surprised, he walked towards the two of them, picked up a pen, and wrote their names on their jerseys.

"Master, why are you looking for him?"

The young man looked at Maher's excited face and turned to say, "I thought I was the only one who wanted his autograph, and I was afraid that my voice would be covered up and he wouldn't be able to hear it."

Mael suddenly felt a warm feeling and paid attention to his handwriting when signing.

"Mainly."

The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "Other Arsenal stars have fans, but he doesn't. It's a bit pitiful. I just saw him walking alone awkwardly, maybe he dug his soles into the ground."

Maher: “.”

This fan, who speaks with an accent from Guangdong, is really kind-hearted.

After signing, he reunited with Wilshere, and the two walked towards the Workers' Stadium together.

"Is that Mahel?"

"The one fighting Fabregas?"

"very young!"

"Good job buddy!"

As he walked down the street, several fans recognized him, but it was obvious that they knew him through Fabregas.

Maher waved and greeted several people, making them smile. They seemed to have not expected that the Arsenal players would actually wave to them actively.

"Our National Security Team"

Walking to the entrance of the Workers' Stadium, thinking that it is the home stadium of Beijing Guoan, a magical melody emerged in Maher's mind and he smiled slightly.

After that, his expression gradually became serious. He knew that the most competitive game in his career so far was about to come!
"CCTV! CCTV!"

At 5: pm, in the broadcasting room inside the Workers' Stadium, CCTV-'s famous commentator Shen Fangjian was already in place, explaining the game to the fans in front of the TV.

In the past two years, CCTV has won the broadcasting rights of many top teams' pre-season warm-up matches.
On the one hand, it is cheap, and on the other hand, it can boost the enthusiasm of fans before the start of the season.

The football copyright market has been losing money for years, and the number of fans paying to watch games has not increased. It is difficult for Chinese fans to watch the five major leagues.

"You are now watching the match between Bayern Munich and Arsenal. Players from both teams are about to take the field for the pre-match ceremony!
"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams. Bayern Munich coach Heynckes deployed a 4-3-3 formation today.

"Neuel is the goalkeeper, Rafinha is the right back, Badstuber and Boateng are the two central defenders, and Lahm is their captain at left back.

“The three midfielders from left to right are Schweinsteiger, Gustavo and Toni Kroos.

"At the front is center forward Mario Gomez, with Thomas Muller to his left and Robben to his right."

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"Arsenal also used a 4-3-3 formation today, with Szczesny as the goalkeeper and Gibbs, Koscielny, Vermaelen and Sagna as the back line from left to right.

"Three midfielders, with Alexander Song a little deeper, and Rosicky and Ramsey on either side of him.

"The center forward is Robin van Persie, and the left wing is Maher, the best player, top scorer, and assist king in the Championship, who just returned on loan from Sheffield United, and the talented player who just turned 18!
"The right winger is Gervinho, who they bought from Lille for 1200 million euros."

Shen Fangjian flipped through the information, introduced the starting lineups of both teams, and said with a smile: "Both teams are basically playing with all their main players, and both have sent in many new players. Let us look forward to this exciting game that is about to begin!"

In the player tunnel of the Workers' Stadium, players from both teams were waiting to play with their caddies, and the atmosphere was very tense.

Maher stood at the front of the team. Since the club had not yet chosen a jersey, he temporarily wore the number 31, which was his date of birth.

By the way, today is his 18th birthday. It is a blessing to have the opportunity to stand on the court and compete against top teams on such an important day.

Maher looked to the left and saw countless familiar faces in Bayern's lineup, all of whom were superstars of European football.

Robben, the young player Muller, the newly transferred Neuer, the young Toni Kroos, and the legendary captain Lahm who is thin but full of vitality.

"call"

His breathing quickened and he looked towards the green field outside with some longing in his eyes.

The thought of being on the same court with these stars made him so excited that his legs trembled slightly.

After more than a year in this world, he finally entered the center of world football and started to get the opportunity to compete with top players!
At this moment, he felt that all the previous training, no matter how arduous and painful it was, was extremely worth it.

He was in the position he had always wanted to be in, playing with the people he had watched on TV!
"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, and the players from both teams led their caddies towards the court and soon arrived at the Workers' Stadium.

"Wow!" The Workers' Stadium, which can accommodate nearly 80,000 fans, was packed. When the fans saw the stars walking out of the aisle, they burst into warm cheers.

This was a volume that Maher had never heard before. It was truly deafening and overwhelming. The ground inside the stadium seemed to be shaking.

Although the fans of the two teams were sitting together and had no tacit understanding of collective cheering, just by yelling, they were able to create an earth-shaking sound!
"Huh" Maher adjusted his breathing again. His emotions had reached a climax before the game started.

He looked around and saw the fans in the stands waving their hands excitedly, Wenger walking towards the coaching seat with a serious face, and the Bayern stars jumping around for their final warm-up.

Looking at the green field in front of him, feeling the softness under his feet, he wanted to close his eyes and enjoy the feeling of his dream coming true.

“Have fun playing.”

"come on."

"You too."

Before they could react, both sides had reached the final preparation stage. Bayern players lined up and walked over to them, shaking hands and encouraging each other.

Maher watched the clear and familiar faces passing by quickly, and gradually got into the game state.

He didn't think about anything else. He could think about all this later. Now, he should adjust his mindset and get ready for battle!
"Beep!!"

At 3:30 in the afternoon, with the referee's whistle, the match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich officially began!
"WowOh!!" Amid the cheers of fans from both sides, Bayern center forward Gomez kicked the ball out of the center circle, and players from both sides quickly fought together.

Maher ran to the left side of the field, close to Rafinha who was facing him, waiting for the opportunity to receive the ball.

"Come on, kid." Rafinha looked at him and said encouragingly with a smile, but with a hint of contempt.

The other party obviously knew him. The Bayern coach must have mentioned it before the game, or he had seen the incident of him fighting with Fabregas on the Internet a long time ago.

"You too."

Maher replied that this was a defender who was not very noticeable among Bayern's superstars, but he had good offensive ability and was very good at running, and was considered first-class in the Bundesliga.

Today is a good time to practice with him!
Following the team's formation, Maher could clearly feel that the pace of the game was very, very fast, more than two levels faster than the Championship.

The ball is still developing on the left, and the next moment it may be quickly passed by two feet and suddenly hit the feet of the right winger. The right winger receives the ball and quickly launches an attack on the defense line!

The backcourt pass seems careless, but sometimes the speed changes suddenly, and a high-speed rolling ball is sent to the feet of the striker!
"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of passing the ball continued to be heard, and the team in control of the ball constantly pulled the opponent's defense line through quick transfers, trying to find an opening to complete a penetrating pass.

The defending side maintained a tight formation and moved as a whole. Every player knew that they could not give the other side a chance to find loopholes. They got to their positions quickly every time and never slacked off.

"Oh!"

In the fourth minute of the game, Bayern's right midfielder Toni Kroos made a precise long pass to the team's left winger Muller.

This is a sudden long pass to launch an attack, a sudden change!

Muller took the ball steadily, dribbled quickly towards the Arsenal defense line, and passed it to Schweinsteiger who was following up in the middle.

"Bang!!" Schweinsteiger drew his bow and shot a powerful long shot towards Arsenal's goal, but unfortunately Koscielny blocked the ball with a flying tackle midway.

The football bounced out of the penalty area, and Gustavo and Alexander Song started to compete for it. Both of them were good at physical confrontation and seemed to be in a fight for a while.

In the end, Arsenal center back Vermaelen rushed over and kicked the ball away, then passed it to Gibbs on the wing.

"Oh!"

Seeing the opponent's forward approaching, Gibbs didn't dare to stop the ball for long and kicked the ball towards Maher's approximate position.

On the left side of the frontcourt, Maher turned his head to observe Bad's position, ran forward to meet the ball, took it, and turned around.

He dribbled the ball towards Rafinha, who retreated flexibly sideways, as if waiting for a good moment to kick.

Mahel, who gradually mastered the control of the ball, was not afraid of the defender's strategy. He steadily controlled the ball and moved forward quickly, waiting for Rafinha's impulsive attack.

After a few steps, he finally observed that Rafinha's knees suddenly sank, as if he wanted to rush forward to intercept the ball!

"Bang!" Maher kicked the ball along the sideline. No dribbling moves were used, just a simple dribble.

He pushed his legs down and lifted them up continuously, and almost in a flash he passed Rafinha and arrived at an open space.

“What the hell?!” Rafinha cursed in German. He didn’t expect Mahel to be so decisive and resolute. He turned around and tried to catch up with him, but found that he was getting farther and farther away.

Mahel was galloping at high speed on the left side like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins. You could feel his impact just by watching him.

"Fill in my place!"

Bayern center back Badstuber called out to Boateng behind him and rushed sideways towards Maher. His speed was surprisingly good and he caught up with him quickly.

"Snap!" At this moment, Maher suddenly pushed the ball to the sideline again, and suddenly burst into speed for the second time, reaching the baseline in the blink of an eye.

Badstuber turned slowly, or rather, it was impossible for him to catch up with Mahel who had such speed.

"Oh!" The Arsenal fans at the scene burst into cheers, and many people stood up from their seats and looked in the direction of Maher.

Maher then sent a cross to the middle, but Boateng, who had been caught in position in advance, headed the ball out of the penalty area.

"Pa pa pa" Despite this, applause broke out at the scene. The explosive ability that Maher just demonstrated was amazing.

Speed ​​up again after speeding up!
Taking advantage of the space behind Bayern Munich, he easily broke through two Bayern defenders!
This type of player who can explode on the wing is still very conspicuous and memorable.

On the court, Maher clapped his hands with a little regret, turned around and ran towards his position without too much regret.

“He’s fast!”

Behind him, Badstuber, who witnessed Maher's second acceleration, looked a little scared and worried: "Rafinha, is there any way to limit it?"

Rafinha, who had just rushed back, was also surprised and couldn't help but look back at Maher's back, "I'll try again. Young players can't dribble past me every time."

"Arsenal's counterattack opportunity! Gervinho came up from the right, his feet were a little confused, was he a little nervous after seeing Lahm?"

In the broadcast room, Shen Fangjian's voice was filled with passion as he explained the battle between the two giants. "Lahm went straight forward to steal the ball! With a clean steal, the ball returned to Bayern Munich.

"Both teams had a 50-50 possession rate, but Bayern Munich played more aggressively and had to be more careful.

“Mael on the left has already shown his speed, and if there is a big gap behind him, Rafinha might still have some trouble!
"Robben! Cutting to the middle, his signature Robben cut inside! Shooting!

"The ball was not kicked in the right place, it was soft and weak, Szczesny held the ball tightly. Robben was complaining about the quality of the grass, but Szczesny was about to kick it, throwing the ball to the side!"

On the football field, a football with a erratic and parabolic trajectory flew towards the side of Bayern's backcourt.

Maher used his body to block the landing point, always on guard against Rafinha suddenly stepping forward to destroy the ball. He knew that these defenders must have this awareness.

"It's now!"

On the defensive line, Badstuber called on Rafinha to go forward and steal the ball. This was the best time to steal the ball.

But, Rafinha was pressed against by Maher from behind at the moment, and he felt very miserable. He was not a defender with strong confrontation ability, and being pressed against by Maher, he could not move at all.

All I can say is that it depends on whether Maher will give some opportunities to steal the ball when he stops the ball.

"Snap." The football fell at Maher's feet. He placed his right foot on the landing point of the football and firmly sucked the ball onto his foot without stopping even 20 centimeters.

Rafinha felt dumbfounded again, and then a throbbing rose in his heart.

"Oh!"

The moment Maher turned around with the ball on the inside of his foot, he flicked the ball from the right side of his body and rushed from his left side.

When Rafinha turned around, Mahel was already four or five steps away from him.

He had a bitter look on his face and could only grit his teeth and chase after her desperately.

"mine!"

On the Bayern defense line, Badstuber shouted and ran towards where the football landed.

The ball was coming towards him and he felt he had a chance to control it before Maher could touch it.

As a result, the more he ran, the more he felt something was wrong, and the more he ran, the slimmer his hope of getting the ball became. Why did the football seem to not be running towards him, but as if it was stopped in place, waiting for Maher to rush over?
So fast?

His eyes widened with shock, and he quickly flew out with a flying tackle, ready to use the distance advantage of the flying tackle to make a final attempt.

"Snap!" In the end, it was Maher who touched the football first. He kicked the ball away and headed towards the penalty area line.

Not only did Badstuber fail to get the ball, he also gave up his defensive position!

In an instant, the entire Bayern backcourt fell into panic. Boateng didn't care about Van Persie behind him. He could only block Maher's route into the penalty area.

"Oh!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, Maher sent a cross towards the middle, straight towards Van Persie.

Bayern captain Lahm rushed towards Van Persie from the other side, trying to fill the gap left by Boateng, but it was too late.

"Bang!" Van Persie pushed the ball steadily with his left foot into the goal guarded by Neuer and easily scored.

"Yeah!!" A cheer like a sonic boom broke out in the Workers' Stadium. Tens of thousands of Arsenal fans stood up, raised their arms and cheered wildly in celebration.

One to zero!

Arsenal is leading!

Their favorite General Fan scored the first goal for them!
"Who is your mother number 31?!"

"Fuck! Where did this little demon come from? How can he be so fierce and fast?"

"It's the second time. Rafinha can't seem to stop him. It's so embarrassing!"

"The one against Fabregas, I read in the report that he scored 40 goals in the Championship, I don't know if it's true or not."

"Brilliant!!"

"Arsenal are getting better. Is there a second explosive point on the wing?!"

The fans in the stands were not busy celebrating, but pointed at Maher's back and swore at him excitedly. Of course, they could see who had the greatest contribution to the goal.

"Mael!!"

Surrounded by the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, Van Persie grinned, pointed at Maher, and rushed towards Maher excitedly to celebrate.

They have scored such goals countless times in training, but this is the first time in a game.

This may very well be the beginning of the two of them working together harmoniously to score goals!
(End of this chapter)