Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 181: Wenger's plan and chips! 2 skills improvement! Henry the Great returns! Advance the game!

“积分榜一：阿森纳16胜3平积分51分！积分榜二：曼联14胜4平1败积分46！积分榜三：曼城14胜3平2败积分45！”——英超积分榜
"Manchester United suffered a big upset in the 19th round of the league! They lost - to Blackburn Rovers, further widening the gap with Arsenal! Ferguson was furious after the game!" - Manchester Evening News

"Everyone missed the target? Manchester City lost to Sunderland 6- in the last round of the first half! The points gap with the top Arsenal has reached points!" - London Evening News

"If Arsenal can make strong signings in the winter window and maintain such a hot form in the second half, they will have the hope of ending the Premier League championship suspense within 36 rounds!" - "Football Record"

"The closest moment to the Premier League title in 7 years! Arsenal fans in London set off fireworks in the streets on New Year's Eve to celebrate the team's unbeaten first half of the Premier League!" - British "Guardian"

The next day, when the time entered January 1st and the new year, the hot topics in English football were almost all related to Arsenal.

Undefeated at halftime!

This is a very remarkable achievement, and the ratio of wins to draws is also very exaggerated, with a total of 51 points!
No one has gone before!

"The strong attacking power is the foundation of this team's success. The 5-5 match with Manchester United can well illustrate this situation. If you can score five goals against me, I can also score five goals against you!"

"The hot form of Van Persie and Maher is also the reason why they were unbeaten in the first half. Although they did not play too many Van Persie-Maer combinations, the two of them combined to score 19 goals in 40 rounds!"

"This is the highest score in the first half of the Premier League history. Arsenal has increased the competitiveness of the Premier League this year!"

"Yeah, in previous years, which team had more than 50 points at the first half? And if Manchester United hadn't lost a game at the last minute, there would have been two teams unbeaten at the first half this season."

"Both Manchester City teams are awesome (snickering)!"

"The winter transfer window is open. Let me suggest some new signings for Arsenal. First of all, Gibbs needs to make some adjustments at left back, which is a weak point. Secondly, in the midfield, I think the defense needs to be strengthened."

"Kyle Walker? Henderson?"

“These two are difficult.”

While most neutral fans were praising the team, some Arsenal fans showed a completely different attitude.

They were a little panicked and didn't dare to praise the players online.

This is a habit brought about by many years of wasted experience of "selling the captain". Whenever the players on the team perform better, they become more flustered.

Sure enough, on January 1, the second day after the winter transfer window opened, many people in the team informed other teams of transfer news.

"Many players in the team have only one year left on their contracts at the end of the season, including Robin van Persie, Alexander Song, Walcott and other core players. Arsenal plans to start a contract renewal trend." - "Football Record"

"Manchester United turns to pursue Van Persie? After the pursuit of Maher has not yielded any results, Ferguson seems to have set his sights on the Dutch striker!" - "442"

"Real Madrid plans to offer Maher 4000 million pounds as a first attempt. Mourinho may lobby Maher through his relationship with Mendes! It is rumored that the old man has prepared at least 6000 million pounds for this deal!" - "AS"

"Barcelona is in contact with Alexandre Song? Guardiola's team is also recruiting a midfielder? An incredible transfer rumor!" - Marca

After seeing the news, Arsenal fans' reactions were polarized, with some becoming more silent and some speaking out in anger.

"6000 million pounds for Maher? Why not 8000 million? Not one hundred million? If you have the money, you can buy him for million pounds."

"Alexander Song to Barcelona? Manchester United offer Van Persie? Hard to understand, they want to get our captain again?"

"With 51 points at the halfway point, a great chance of winning the championship. Who would leave at this time?"

"Bullying, huh? Every time this happens I want to pull out Kroenke and Usmanov and give them a beating!"

"What on earth is Wenger doing? Is he so concerned about the financial balance?"

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For several consecutive seasons, Arsenal has performed poorly in the transfer window, which has made the team's fans extremely nervous and they will immediately react with stress at the slightest sign of trouble.

However, no matter how loud their voices are, the only ones who can ultimately influence the whole thing are Arsenal's decision-makers.

January 1, conference room.

Wenger and a group of assistant coaches and club staff were standing or standing, all gathered in front of a tactical board, on which were all the team members in various positions.

"Arshavin's transfer negotiations with Zenit have reached the final stage and they are willing to buy the player back for 1400 million euros."

Wenger crossed out Arshavin's name from the lineup. He observed other positions for a while and finally set his sights on Shamakh.

The Moroccan striker scored 11 goals and 8 assists in all competitions last season, an excellent record close to a double-double.

But this season, with the arrival of Maher and the outbreak of Van Persie, he has almost lost the opportunity to be a substitute and rotate. If he can help Arsenal get a generous transfer fee, Wenger is willing to sell him.

"Dongdong!" Wenger tapped Shamakh with the tip of his pen and asked, "Any offer for him?"

He was wearing glasses today and standing in front of the tactics board very seriously, really looking like a university professor.

"some."

A staff member brought a list and said, "West Ham United and Crystal Palace both have ideas for the player, but their offer is around 600 million euros."

"No." Wenger shook his head, thought for a moment and said, "Try to negotiate a price of more than 800 million euros. Keep in touch with them. If necessary, I will talk to the other coach."

After saying this, he no longer considered selling players. The current bench is already average in depth, and if he sells more players, he will face a situation of shortage of players.

The next topic should be the purchase of players and contract renewal.

"Kyle Walker."

Someone soon suggested this name. This kind of strong defensive full-back is what Arsenal lacks most right now.

If he could be bought to replace Gibbs, Arsenal's four-back defense would have no weaknesses.

Together with Arteta and Alexander Song, the defensive combination of these six people is very solid.

"The player is currently valued at 2400 million euros on Transfermarkt, but at 21 years old, he still has three years left on his contract with Tottenham, so if you want to buy him you might have to prepare 3 million euros."

An analyst gave a budget and finally raised his eyebrows and said: "Besides, Tottenham is our mortal enemy after all. If their players join Arsenal, they will face great public and moral pressure.

"The management may release players for profit, but whether the players want to come is a question. We can give it a try. After all, we have hope of winning the championship this season."

Wenger listened to his analysis and nodded slightly. "Then we should try our best to buy him. If we can get him, we won't need to recruit other players in the winter window. If not, we can discuss it again."

He suddenly thought of something and immediately added: "Is Kyle Walker Maher's teammate at Sheffield United? Do you think there will be hope if Maher helps with the lobbying?"

"I think so." Philip nodded and said, "If it's just an ordinary teammate who we've worked with before, there might not be much hope of lobbying.

"But they have won the Championship together, broken records together and achieved important achievements. Kyle Walker also knows the changes and help that Maher brings to a team, which will increase the success rate of persuasion."

"Then ask Maher for help." Wenger made the decision and then thought about the contract renewal issues of several key players in the team.

"I don't think Van Persie and Alexander Song are very willing to renew their contracts."

Someone speculated, spreading his hands and saying, "They don't lack buyers. They can just finish the season with the team and see how things go. They can then make a decision when the season ends and there's only one year left on the contract.

"By then, whether they start contract extension negotiations or stay another year and leave as a free agent, they will have more bargaining chips and options."

"How can such a good thing happen?"

Philip’s face was not very good, and he said coldly: “Why not tell them clearly that if they choose not to renew the contract now, we will offer the most generous contract to express our sincerity.

"Or I can just list myself in the winter window and wait for personal contract negotiations with other teams. I don't have to think about winning the championship this season."

If it were before, he would not dare to propose this suggestion to put pressure on the players.

But the team's performance in the new season and Maher's hot form have supported the backbone of the coaching staff and given them the courage to do so.

"Do not impulse."

"Don't play that game."

Someone denied it, but Wenger leaned against the table, clenching his chin and thinking for a while, "Talk to them, and put some pressure on them.

"But the key is to make them understand that we have the best chance this season and hope that they will take the initiative to renew their contracts to maintain the stability of the team.

"Otherwise, the team will inevitably be in a state of panic in the second half of the season. If the momentum in all aspects takes a sharp turn for the worse, it will not be good for anyone."

After saying this, everyone turned their attention to Maher. In the previous conversation, they had felt many times how important this player was to them.

He can help the team not only on the court, but off the court as well.

"I think we will have offers for him soon. Mendes has been in talks with us and other clubs."

Wenger expressed his opinion with a smile on his face, "He may understand that the player does not want to leave Arsenal for the time being, but he will not tell other clubs this, he will suggest that they try to offer.

"Then we will use these offers to put pressure on Arsenal and force us to give the players better salary contracts."

Everyone else was silent. This approach was definitely not good for the Arsenal club, but from Mendes' and Maher's perspective, he did it perfectly.

The whole process will not affect the relationship between the players and the club, allowing yourself to be the bad guy and do your job perfectly.

"Salaries will definitely increase, but how much will be raised is not up for discussion for now."

Seeing that others were silent, Wenger continued to express his thoughts, "I heard that the players bought a newspaper and wanted to cooperate with Arsenal officials to do a column program, but they lacked the team's image rights and various copyrights.

"We can give this to him, but we have to give it to him as our bargaining chip in exchange for Mendes' concessions."

The others remained silent, just nodded silently. This was indeed the best solution.

On January 1, the day before the start of the second half of the league, Maher called Alexander Song, who had more free time, to help him practice heading.

“Bang, bang. bang!”

Song kept sending him high balls with long passes and arc passes on the court. He would often hit the ball in the original place, often give some lead time, and often pass the ball behind him to practice retreating to head the ball.

His passing skills are still very good, and he can find a relatively accurate point every time.

After practicing for more than an hour, his header skill was upgraded from level 2 to level 3. Maher clearly felt that he was able to find the right time to jump in various situations.

[Skill: Heading Power lv3]

[Proficiency: (1/800)]

[Benefit: After learning how to judge the landing point and the timing of jumping, you will start to improve your power when heading the ball, and strive to head the ball with higher quality! ]

"Huh" Mahel breathed a sigh of relief, another skill was upgraded. The feeling of slowly strengthening the weaknesses was also very good.

Alexander Song walked over from the far end at this time, with some sweat on the tip of his nose and chin.

He looked at Maher with clear eyes, with some admiration on his face, “So this is how you train, it’s really boring, it’s hard to imagine that you only train the same ability for such a long time.

"In fact, everyone has weaknesses. Like me, I have good skills and tackling ability, but my concentration is average. No matter how I try to improve it, it's useless."

Maher nodded in agreement, but he was not without shortcomings. "Is it boring? Why didn't you tell me earlier if it was boring? I could have chosen some more interesting training programs.

"Thank you for coming today. I'm not paying you, haha."

"It's boring." Alexander Song nodded and said truthfully: "I just want to take this opportunity to see how you train, and I want to learn a few tricks to practice myself, so I have been persisting.

"But after practicing for so long, I find that I can't stand your training."

Maer smiled and didn't continue the topic. He looked at Alexander Song and said, "There are many ways to improve, and there are also interesting ones. You can find them as long as you think about it."

Song drooped his eyelids, not quite agreeing, "That method is only suitable for children. For professional players like us, if we want to have fun, improvement is definitely better than nothing.

"If the improvement is too slow, there is no need for me to practice, and that does not meet my expectations."

Maher took out a bottle of soda from his backpack and gave it to him. The two of them drank water, rested, and chatted on the sidelines.

"Do you know why I still want to improve myself?" Song took a sip of water, looked at Maher, hesitated for a moment and said, "My salary is too low, and I can hardly support my family."

Maer paused as he twisted the bottle cap. Thinking of Alexander Song’s more than 400 relatives, he couldn’t help but say, “Many of those people are not your direct relatives. Can’t they be cut off?

"It's fine to be nice to your family, but some people are vampires. They do nothing but rely on you for support."

Alexander Song shook his head, bit his lip and said, “I can’t break it. That’s the custom over there. If you become rich, you have to support your clan.”

"Have you ever thought about what would happen to them if you stopped making money?"

"Go back to work?"

"Haha. No, they will vacate your house, sell your car, and squeeze every last bit of value out of you."

Alexander Song was silent. He was not stupid. He could understand some things, but he just didn't want to believe or accept them.

He lowered his head and complained to Maher: "You know, except for those luxury houses and cars in my hometown, I have almost no money.

"At first, I used one-third of my income to support them. Later, my salary increased, and their demands also increased. Now I have to spend two-thirds of my salary.

"And as their demands got higher and higher, I couldn't afford it anymore."

Maher didn't know how to tell him that some deep-rooted ideas were hard to change.

He wanted to tell Song Ji the story of teaching a man to fish rather than giving him a fish, but he didn't know how to translate it, so he could only say it another way, "If I were you, I would open a football school, build the best hardware facilities, and hire the best coaches.

"If people in the clan envy me for being successful and making a lot of money to change their own destiny, then they should send their children to play football and change their lives with their own feet."

Alexander Song's expression changed, and he kept this in mind, but things had already come to this point, and it would be difficult to change them.

"Let's go for a run."

Maher called out to Alexander Song and said with a smile, "Running can help you forget some of your worries. Just run 5 miles. We still have a race tomorrow."

He started running. His endurance was just a little bit away from upgrading to level 3, and he wanted to improve it.

Song followed him, taking steps with a heavy expression, as if he really wanted to use this to forget his troubles.

When he ran a little over 4 miles, Maher's muscles suddenly began to ache, and it seemed as if a special gas invaded his body, washing his lungs and making him want to cough.

"Ahem.!"

Maher stopped, he started coughing violently and couldn't help sneezing a few times.

But he did not feel uncomfortable. Instead, he felt a sense of joy. He knew that his endurance had reached level 4!
The 4th lv4 physical skill!
A true body freak!
[Skill: Iron Lung lv4]

[Proficiency: (1/5000)]

[Effect: You believe that you can create more opportunities by running and improve the defensive ability on the same side. You start to run continuously and continuously until you reach the top level. Your muscle endurance and lung capacity are close to the human limit! ]

Keep running, keep running. Mael chuckled and felt the discomfort in his body dissipate a little.

This description applies to him not only when he is training his physical strength, but also when he obtains the proficiency panel!
Keep running, keep moving forward, gradually approaching the top, approaching the limit of human level!

The liver becomes the god of football!

His goal was clear. After his body had relaxed a lot, he started running again and soon caught up with Alexander Song who had surpassed him.

"Run! Forrest! Run!"

Occasionally, the lines from the classic movie "Forrest Gump" would appear in his mind, and he would think of the silly Forrest Gump who broke through all shackles step by step and ran out of a new life.

So why isn't he?

After finishing the run, Maher and Alexander Song looked at the sweat on each other's faces and smiled happily.

"Cool!"

The two shouted together, high-fived each other, and went to the sidelines to stretch and relax.

Maher took advantage of the break to glance at the proficiency panel and found that it was full of new skills.

[Skill: Galloping lv4]

[Proficiency: (129/5000)]

[Skill: Violent Door Blast lv4]

[Proficiency: (393/2000)]

[Skill: Heading Power lv3]

[Proficiency: (1/800)]

[Skills: Fancy passing level 2]

[Proficiency: (541/800)]

[Additional skills: Fancy skills lv1]

[Proficiency: (338/1500)]

"Keep moving forward!" He clenched his fists secretly. Every time he encouraged himself like this, he would achieve the results he wanted.

On January 1, the first game of the second half arrived, and Arsenal went away to challenge the farmers Fulham.

They have 6 games on their schedule this month, but 7 potential games.

If they win their FA Cup third round clash against Leeds United on January 1, they will face a fourth round tie at the end of the month.

In addition, they have three Premier League games and the first and second legs of the League Cup semi-finals, which are generally extremely important.

"No, I heard that Henry is going to come back on loan for 2 months and train with us."

When he came on the pitch, Van Persie followed Maher and said, "He has transferred from Barcelona to the New York Red Bulls of the MLS and plans to retire there.

"An MLS season lasts a whole year, starting in February and lasting until November.

"The players said they wanted to come and train with the team to keep in shape, and also to supplement the team's rotation in the first two months."

The emperor is coming back?
Maher searched his memory and seemed to remember that Henry returned for a period of time at the end of his career. He smiled and said, "He must be homesick and wants to come back to see the place where he played for many years before retiring." "I think so too." Van Persie smiled, "I still remember the days when I played with him. It was a good time. But now he comes back and can only be your substitute. He is old."

Maher said nothing and stepped onto the field, saying from the bottom of his heart that he was still looking forward to Henry's return.

It must be a good thing for such a superstar, an Arsenal legend, to come to the club at the end of his career and complete the handover between the old and the new striker with me.

"Beep!"

The game then started, with Fulham deploying a 4-4-2 diamond midfield formation and playing quite hard.

Maher was given a lot of room to move in this game. The opponent's backcourt defense was a little loose, and the single defensive midfielder configuration could not provide much help to the full-backs and central defenders.

Often, once he gets the ball, he can create a considerable threat. After his physical fitness reaches level 4, he also begins to try to run back more often to help Gibbs relieve pressure, while also creating more sprint space for himself.

In the 19th minute of the game, he broke past Kelly on the wing, shook off Riise who came to fill in the position, and sent a cross.

"Snapped!"

Their goalkeeper Stockdale touched the ball in the middle, and the ball rolled back into the penalty area and was cleared out of the baseline by Fulham's midfielder.

Corner kick.

"Oh!"

Ramsey then took a corner kick and the ball flew towards the middle at a very fast speed.

This time, Maher stood near the penalty spot and decided whether to go forward for the header or retreat for a long shot based on the direction of the ball.

When he saw his teammates were landing on the ball, he took a few steps back.

"Bang!" As a result, Koscielny headed the ball into a very tight corner, and the football hit the blind spot of the opponent's net, causing Arsenal fans to boil.

One to zero!

"Oh!" Arsenal players laughed and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate. Maher ran up and jumped onto Koscielny's back.

I didn't get to celebrate properly when I came on the court, so it's time to let myself go in this game.

However, the subsequent direction of the game was indeed somewhat unexpected. In the 35th minute of the game, Arsenal rotation center back Djordje received a yellow card.

Just six minutes later, he received his second yellow card and was sent off, digging a big hole for the team.

Wenger stood on the sidelines with his hands on his hips, thinking about whether to sell Djokovic as well. He has given this young man many opportunities, but his growth rate is too slow and it is difficult for him to take on the leading role.

Vermaelen came on, Walcott was substituted, and Mahel was forced to move to the middle again, and they played a 4-3-2 formation.

Fulham gradually began to gain momentum, taking advantage of the chaos in Arsenal's midfield and backcourt to launch a fierce attack.

"Oh!"

In the 63rd minute of the second half, Sidwell's shot from outside the penalty area caused Szczesny to lose the ball, and Senderos followed up with a shot and pushed the ball into the net, equalizing the score.

"Yeah!" The home team's fans cheered. Senderos was full of fighting spirit. He didn't even celebrate after scoring the goal. He ran to the goal, picked up the ball and ran towards the center circle.

They are vowed to break Arsenal's unbeaten streak and make their names go down in history!

In the 71st minute of the game, Maher intercepted Sidwell's ball during a chase, turned around and started running wildly, launching an attack on the opponent's defense line.

After Djokovic left the field, Arsenal's offensive threat in the frontcourt was not actually affected too much. He and Van Persie are both players who can fight against many opponents alone, and it is not impossible for two people to break through a defense line of three or four people.

But most importantly, his departure aroused the fighting spirit of Fulham players and disrupted Arsenal's midfield and backcourt, which was very troublesome.

"Bang bang bang!"

Mahel tried to break through the opponent's midfield defense, but when he saw that it was easier to pass the ball to the side, he kicked the ball to Sagna who came from behind, and then rushed directly across the opponent's midfield line.

Sagna rushed all the way to the baseline with the ball and sent a cross to the middle.

The football fell at the back point, and its height was about the same as the head of the opponent's right back Kelly.

"Oh!"

Maher had already entered the penalty area at this time. He looked at the incoming ball with a slight hesitation, then flew up and kicked the ball towards the net with a side hook method close to a back hook.

With unstoppable momentum, the football was nailed into the upper corner of the far corner of the goal, leaving goalkeeper Stockdale helpless.

“Oh!!”

Maher was finally able to release himself in this game. He stood up with his fists clenched, ran to the sidelines listening to the wonderful cheers, supported himself with his hands and did a side flip, then swung his body and did a somersault.

"Vamos!!"

After somersaulting to the ground, he excitedly waved his right fist at the stunned Fulham fans in the stands, then turned around and hugged the players who were coming up.

"Unbelievable!"

Van Persie was stunned. This was the second time he saw Maher score a goal in his own way. "Let alone Henry at the end of his career, even if he was at his peak, you wouldn't necessarily have to go to the bench."

"23 goals." Arteta had the same expression, "This is almost more than the number of goals I scored in Everton in 6 years!"

After hugging them, Maher clenched his arms and waved them a few times to let go of his emotions. It was considered three celebrations in a row, making up for the first two goals.

Fulham fans looked at him in silence, as if they didn't understand why there was so much drama after he scored the goal.

After this goal, Fulham once again stepped up their attack through substitutions, hoping to equalize or even overtake the score with one more player, which put more pressure on Arsenal's midfield and backcourt.

Maher and Van Persie often retreated to the midfield to defend, and often chased back for an entire half court to block the opponent's attack.

This is very effective. Many times, the two of them would break into a local offense and defense, instantly changing the local numerical advantage and disadvantage. The offense and defense would become easier instantly, and the opponent would usually have to pass the ball back.

As the game progressed past the 85th minute, Van Persie seemed to be unable to run any longer and stayed in the front court without returning.

"Boom!"

Maher still didn't feel tired. He kept sprinting back and forth. He was present in both offense and defense, with a high rate of presence.

Wenger, who was standing on the sidelines, gradually realized that something was wrong and asked Philip beside him, "What's wrong with him?"

"Are you taking drugs?" Philip joked. Then, seeing that Maher was calm and collected, he became a little nervous. "Is it true?"

At this time, the fourth official came over and announced: "Players cannot return to the locker room after the game. They must accept investigation and testing by the anti-doping organization."

Wenger frowned and nodded. He also became a little flustered. "The probability should not be high, right? He has no reason to do this."

"I think so too." Philip agreed, but looking at Mahel's appearance, he still couldn't let go of his nervousness.

In the second minute of stoppage time in the second half, Fulham's front players created a corner kick through unremitting running, which would be the last attack of the game.

"Bang!" Senderos kicked the ball and the football fell at the penalty spot.

Maher was defending his opponent at the front position. After seeing the ball pass over his head, he turned around to observe his teammates behind him competing for the header.

"Bang!!"

As soon as he turned his head, he saw the opponent's center forward Zamora leap into the air and head the ball into the net.

"Swish!" The football finally passed over Szczesny's hands and flew into the far corner of the goal.

"Wow!!" Tens of thousands of Fulham fans at the scene suddenly went crazy, and everyone started dancing and jumping wildly.

Absolutely flat!

10-man Arsenal was equalized!

The English commentator in the studio off the field yelled with a red face, and Fulham coach Shuangxi knelt on the ground and waved his hands wildly.

Arsenal players stood there blankly. It seemed that this was the first time this season that they were equalized by the opponent. It was not a pleasant feeling.

Maher glanced at the opposing players who were celebrating, spread his hands helplessly, and could only sit on the ground to convince himself to accept it all.

Fortunately, he did not give up the pursuit of scoring goals when there were fewer people, otherwise his unbeaten streak might have been lost.

He felt slightly relieved, then came to the center circle and waited for the kick-off.

"Beep! Beep! Beep--!"

After the kick-off, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Arsenal finally got a draw despite having one less player away from home.

Manchester United and Chelsea behind them both won this round of games, narrowing the gap to 2 points.

"Get your attitude right and understand that the Premier League is difficult, very difficult!"

Wenger looked grim in the locker room after the game and gave a speech: "Any small mistake can ruin the victory! Ruin the efforts of the whole season! Always keep your brain clear!
"Otherwise, let alone winning the championship without losing, even winning the championship would be almost impossible!"

After saying that, he left, probably to the toilet to smoke, leaving the players alone with their heads down in silence.

On January 1, Arshavin and Shamakhr were ready to leave, and the entire Arsenal team gathered on this day to bid farewell to these two players who had both made contributions to the Gunners.

Arshavin returned to his debut team, the Russian Premier League giants Zenit. He originally came to Arsenal for 1650 million euros, and when he left, he brought a transfer fee of 1450 million euros.

This is a successful signing, from any angle!

Wenger was very reluctant to say goodbye and hugged Arshavin for a long time before letting him go.

"Bye!" Arshavin finally waved goodbye to the players with a smile. Then he came to Maher and hugged him again, then drove away from the base in his sports car.

Not long after he walked, people saw him wiping his tears with his left hand. He never looked back, perhaps because he didn't want people to see this.

Mahel kept looking at him until he disappeared from sight and a sigh was heard nearby.

There is no way. All good things must come to an end. People always have to learn to say goodbye.

He didn't work with Arshavin for a long time, only played a few games together, so he didn't feel too reluctant to leave. However, he remembered that when he left Sheffield United, he only stayed for one season.

Arshavin has been here for more than three years. This time, his departure is not just leaving Arsenal, but leaving the center of world football.

He could only wish the other party a good journey in his heart, and hope that he could have a good end of his career and have more fun playing in the Russian Premier League.

When Shamakh left, his emotions were much more normal. He only stayed in the team for one season and never secured a place in the starting lineup.

He originally came from French Ligue 1 team Bordeaux on a free transfer, spent one year with the team, and ultimately left a transfer fee of 750 million euros. This transfer certainly cannot be considered a failure.

He will go to Championship team West Ham United to look for an opportunity to become a starter in the second-tier league.

"Arshavin and I will come back often to visit you. You will definitely receive our congratulatory letter on the day you win the championship."

Shamah smiled cheerfully, and finally got into a business car with his family and went to the airport.

After seeing the two off, Wenger did not let everyone leave, but stayed there waiting.

Most people couldn't guess his intentions until a short while later, when a business car drove up and a mixed-race black man wearing an Arsenal scarf and a suit got out.

"Oh!" Van Persie covered his mouth and shouted while standing there.

Maher also opened his eyes wide. The person who came was Thierry Henry, who was known as the King of Highbury. He was really back!
Henry walked over wearing sunglasses and smiling, "One day someone told me that a statue of me would be erected in front of the Emirates Stadium, and I hung up the phone immediately, thinking what a joke.

"But when I received a call from Mr Wenger a few days ago and heard him invite me to attend the unveiling of the statue, I believed it and I immediately told him that I wanted to join Arsenal on loan.

"Mr Wenger agreed."

At this point, he searched the crowd, saw Maher and smiled: "I know the team now has better players than me, but I still want to come back and take a look. Thank you Mr. Wenger for making it happen."

He walked up and was the first to hug Mr. Wenger. Both the master and the apprentice looked deeply moved. Then came Van Persie and several old teammates.

Maher also quickly hugged Henry. This was the first time he met this legend of the team. As soon as he stood here, he seemed to be the center of everyone and suddenly had a dazzling light.

He knew that was everything Henry left at Arsenal, reflected back on him. As long as he returned to the team, he would always have it.

Become like him!

He set himself a goal, he knew that if he wanted to become immortal for this club, he had to surpass Henry.

In terms of performance and data, he may have surpassed them, but in terms of the honors and long-term contributions he has brought to the club, he is still far from it.

“We originally wanted to hold the unveiling ceremony last month, but the results were so good last month that it was postponed to January.”

Wenger explained at this time, he smiled happily, "This is good, you can legitimately complete the unveiling wearing the Arsenal jersey."

Henry nodded and laughed, "It's incredible. I hope you will have a statue like this in the future. There is still a lot of open space outside the stadium, haha."

Just like that, the Great Emperor joined the team amid laughter and joy, and he indeed brought a lot of laughter and joy to the team's daily training.

On January 1, the third round of the FA Cup kicked off at the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger's attitude towards this game was rather vague, and he sent out a lineup that was half substitute and half main.

Maher and Van Persie both sat on the bench to rest, but Alexander Song and others continued to fight on the field.

This was a very tense game. Wenger stood on the sidelines with a sad face, looking at the poor performance of the strikers with some disappointment.

And when the game was in the 68th minute, Henry the Great, wearing the No. 12 jersey, was standing on the sidelines after warming up, the memory of the dead suddenly began to attack Maher. He looked at the Emirates Stadium at the moment and thought of that classic scene.

"Oh!" Amidst cheers, Henry touched the grass and stepped onto the Emirates Stadium. After 5 years, he returned to his hometown.

——"Welcome home, Henry!"

—"The King of Highbury!"

Amid the very humane banners of Arsenal fans, Henry, with tears in his eyes, waved solemnly to those who once supported him.

His Barcelona career was relatively successful, where he won the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup and almost all domestic championships.

After pursuing his dream for 5 years, he returned to the home he once loved the most to make the final curtain call of his career.

"Clap clap clap!"

Maher and Van Persie stood on the sidelines and applauded. The former's body trembled slightly. He was afraid that the scene in his memory would really happen on the court.

In the 78th minute of the game, Arsenal took a corner kick from the right side. The ball was cleared by Leeds United at one point and received by Alexander Song at the other.

"Oh!"

Song fired a long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball hit the goalkeeper's hand and bounced back into the penalty area, where it was caught by Walcott on the other side. The latter kicked the ball across to Henry in the middle.

"Bang!!"

Henry the Great swung his body away and pushed the ball with his right foot at the bottom of the football, pushing it into the dead corner of the net.

The ball went in!
One to zero!

"Wow!! Ohhh!!" Inside the Emirates Stadium, shouts like piercing the clouds and rocks rang out. People seemed to see the 22-year-old Henry reappearing in the familiar position.

Still the same king!

Still the same Henry!

"Oh!"

In the Arsenal coaching booth, everyone stood up and raised their hands high to cheer for their legendary player.

Maher clapped his hands excitedly, this ball was different from what he remembered, probably because of the butterfly effect brought about by his time travel. But what remained unchanged was that Henry still scored the winning goal in this FA Cup match.

At this moment, feeling the heat in the Emirates Stadium, he truly realized the extent of the fans' love for a player.

I also understand what kind of player can be called a club legend.

Henry's return is meaningful to him. He clearly sees a goal, sees where he should go, and how to surpass him through long-term and efficient performance!

"Henry! It's scored this time! It's all thanks to Henry! The classic right-foot shot!"

In the broadcast room, Zhan Jun's excited voice rang out, "Henry helped Arsenal take a 1-0 lead!! Fans! Hold on! How can we not burst into tears! Rely on Henry the Great to save us!
"This game lasted nearly 80 minutes, but in the end it all depended on Henry!"

On the field, Henry ran back to the Arsenal coaching bench roaring. He had a clear goal and immediately gave his mentor Wenger a tight hug.

Wenger had an excited smile on his face. The emotions of the two men exploded at this moment and they hugged each other for a long time.

Standing next to the two of them was Maher, who joined the historic moment and became part of the 'return of a legend' scene.

He enjoyed this feeling immensely because he knew clearly that this was not the last historic moment. He would change everything and let everyone on this team have a few more unforgettable moments.

That will be his moment, created by him, brought to this team and to himself!
Perhaps on that day, he will have already become the king of the Emirates Stadium. He will imitate Henry, the king of Highbury, and hug Wenger tightly, just as they once high-fived each other to make a resolution.

"Boy."

After hugging Wenger, Henry unexpectedly walked towards Maher, pointed at him, winked and smiled: "I failed to lead this team to win the Champions League, which is the biggest regret of my life.

"From now on, this task is handed over to you. If that day comes, you will surpass me. I believe you can do it."

Maher looked in his direction and saw Henry winking at him, Wenger looking expectant, and all the Arsenal players smiling and applauding.

"I will."

He nodded heavily to Henry, who quickly came up to him, smiled and held out his hand.

"Snapped!"

The palms of their hands gently touched at this moment, completing the handover ceremony. Henry handed over all the hopes and expectations that had once been placed on him to Mahel.

This was a handover between the old and new Gunners, a momentous occasion, and all Arsenal fans felt its significance deeply.

(End of this chapter)