Starting From Arsenal To become a football god

"In the second round of the Premier League, Arsenal defeated West Blackpool 6-0, Walcott scored a hat trick, and Arshavin scored with a pass and a shot!" - AS

"Tragedies happen frequently! Chelsea beat Wigan Athletic 442-, Anelka scored twice!" - British ""

"Two rounds have passed, and the controversial new World Cup champion Fabregas is still the first choice for Arsenal's captaincy. This decision has caused a lot of trouble for Wenger." - Editor-in-Chief of The Sun

"Premier League champion odds are out! Which one do you support?" ——"Probability Theory Ball"

"Sheffield United beat Cardiff City 3-1 and won their first victory of the new season! Evans scored one goal, Gilbert scored one goal, Januhans scored a long shot, and young player Maher assisted to score twice!" - Sheffield Evening News

That evening, several pieces of news about the match day occupied the fans' attention.

Most people still focus on the Premier League, which is understandable, as the top of the pyramid is the most eye-catching.

However, unlike before, Maher's name appeared in some local reports.

In the comment sections of these reports, many Sheffield United fans rushed to the news and praised Maher for the wonderful experience he had given them today.

"genius!"

"Star of tomorrow!"

"Bicycle boy!"

"He almost beat Cardiff City's full-back Gabor. Not only did he break through and cross the ball, his ability to fight was also impressive!"

Some of these are direct praises, while others are rational analyses.

"At the moment, he is the most suitable winger for Sheffield United.

"Mark Artes, the original main winger, prefers to cut inside and shoot instead of crossing the ball. He does not contribute much to the team and creates very few goals."

"Mael has obvious strengths and weaknesses. He can score goals and is very talented.

"But he also loses the ball easily, lacks effective means when facing away from the defense, his short passes are not very good, and he often makes mistakes.

"He didn't get the best player award today and I think that's why."

"You are still young, you can practice!"

On the bus on the way back, the Sheffield United players looked at the comments and read them out one by one in a passionate and teasing manner to Maher, sometimes causing everyone to laugh.

"Mael, I think you should start a Facebook account."

The captain of the team, Robert, who was becoming more and more sultry as he got older, turned his head and looked at Maher in the back row and said, "If you become more and more popular in the back, you might attract a lot of British girls, and they will leave you messages."

"Yes, I will leave the address."

Center forward Evans looked back, looking very familiar with the situation, and echoed: "Don't think that we are just a Championship team and Championship players. In Sheffield City, we are still stars."

"But be careful of scams."

Januhans added, raising his eyebrows and smiling, "Many stars have encountered this before, and in the end they had to pay a lot of money to settle the matter. You are still young, don't fall for this."

Maher ignored them and used his phone to register a Facebook account.

It's not that he wants a British girl, but mainly because the Internet age is gradually approaching, and he really needs to develop his own account online, slowly accumulate fans and gain popularity.

If there are some endorsement opportunities in the future, or if a famous agent wants to work with him, this can also be a way to contact him.

Not long after he registered, several accounts followed him and became his fans.

Maher clicked on it and took a look. He saw photos of Sheffield United on one of the people's homepage. He thought that these people should be the fans who were searching for his name after the game and followed him to see if it was true.

He picked up his phone, took a few selfies and sent them out.

After a while, it seemed that someone had spread his account, and the growth rate of fans gradually increased, with a significant increase every time the account was refreshed.

By the time he arrived in Sheffield, the account had more than 700 followers.

"This feels good." Maher showed a comfortable expression. He would accumulate slowly. It was impossible to eat a big fat man in one bite. He was looking forward to the day when he would have a million fans.

I vaguely remember that a few years later, many superstars could earn more than one million Euros by simply posting a promotional Instagram post. It was no different from picking up money.

Now that Instagram has not yet come out, he can operate Facebook first.

Not to mention a million euros for one shoe, even 1000 euros is not a small amount, you can buy four pairs of sneakers.

That night, Maher lay in bed preparing to sleep, but he often recalled the feeling on the court and the pleasure of making assists.

He seemed to still hear the cheers of the fans, the crisp sound of his teammates' goals hitting the net, and the excited faces of the fans.

This is definitely a scene and experience that he can remember for the rest of his life and that brings a smile to his face every time he thinks of it.

The next day, at Kearney training base.

"Knock, knock, knock." The door of the head coach's office was knocked early in the morning, and the person who came seemed a little anxious.

Wenger took off his glasses, walked to the door and opened it, and saw Hans standing at the door with a bald head and a smile on his face.

"Please take a seat."

He turned around and motioned for the other person to sit down first. When both of them were seated at their workstations, he asked, "Any good news, any happy events?"

"What a great joy."

Hans' mouth was almost grinning. He took out his mobile phone, opened a piece of news, and put it in front of Wenger: "Mael and Gilbert, do you remember?"

"remember."

Wenger nodded, turned his gaze to his mobile phone, and then stood there for a long time as if he was frozen in place, unable to move, his eyes constantly changing.

Sometimes I doubt whether I have seen it wrong, sometimes it is complicated, and sometimes it is shocking.

He suddenly raised his eyes, looked at Hans and said, "Really?"

Hans had anticipated this question and interrupted, "It's absolutely true! Yesterday I watched the game with everyone from the U17 team. Maher started the game and got two assists, one of which was to Gilbert!

"We, the U17, have a player!"

In fact, Hans must have some other ideas. The club is currently conducting changes and inspections, and he is under a lot of pressure every day.

Seeing the achievements of these two people, he could not bear it for a moment and quickly found Mr. Wenger hoping to get praise and secure his position.

"The report is here! The report is here, Mr. Wenger!"

At this moment, there was a shout from outside the door, and someone walked over quickly, "It's the match report of those two little guys you asked me to do last time. They've already appeared!"

It was assistant coach Phyllis. He seemed to have realized that this incident would make Mr. Wenger happy, so he printed out a report early in the morning and came to report the good news.

Phyllis walked in quickly with the report and was about to present it to Wenger, but suddenly he saw a bald-headed man looking at him.

"Hans?"

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "Mr. Wenger already knows?"

"Yes."

Wenger was finally convinced that the news must be true. He stood up from his seat and paced around the office with a happy face. "Great, they are both very good. This performance is really unexpected."

From any perspective, at the age of 17, playing in the Championship and getting statistics is a top talent.

"Pay more attention!"

Wenger made the decision and smiled as he arranged: "As long as you play, you must bring me a match report every week. It would be best if you can analyze the game video and make a statistical analysis."

People are made up of one expectation after another and hope for the future. Obviously, for Wenger, he has new expectations for the future.

(End of this chapter)