บท 8: The game is coming!
The next day, Arsenal Colney training base.
In the U17 training ground, the camera on the high platform was set up early to prepare for the filming.
A fierce confrontation between young guys is about to start here!
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Arsenal U17 players appeared on the field and started warm-up training.
Soon after, Liverpool's young players also came by bus and started to change clothes and warm up after entering the field.
In the European football world with a perfect football youth training system, it is not surprising even for the youth team to have such a friendly match away from home.
The club is generous in investing in the youth team and spares no effort to create a better growth environment for young players.
Because as long as a good seedling can be cultivated, the benefits brought will be thousands of times!
More than ten minutes later, some Arsenal fans who heard the news came to the sidelines one after another.
Most of them held popcorn and beer, and were fully prepared to watch the game comfortably.
"Come on, boys!"
"You will definitely win! Whether you are a trial player or a contract player!"
"Beat Liverpool!"
"..."
Arsenal fans shouted loudly. Most of those who came to watch the youth team's game were die-hard fans of the team.
They are willing to give everything to support the team and pay attention to the team's future.
What is different from usual is that there are a lot of people coming to the stadium today, as many as 300.
I think they also heard that Mr. Wenger would be there, and they are ready to see the style of the first-team coach up close.
"Oh...here he comes! Really here!"
It didn't take them long to wait. A tall figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the stadium. He walked towards the team's coaching seat with a vigorous pace, ready to sit with the coach who was directing the game.
"Pa pa pa pa..." Applause broke out at the scene. This is the way fans express their love and support for Wenger.
Wenger heard that these were caused by him, and turned back to greet the fans in the stands, causing another commotion.
However, a few people with calm expressions in the corner of the fan area attracted his attention.
They were middle-aged men in their forties, dressed very seriously, holding a notebook and a pen in their hands.
Scouts?
Wenger looked at them deeply and turned his head away.
If they wanted to rent, he would welcome these people and accept them happily.
But if they wanted to pick up a few people and bring them back to his club, he would not give them a good face.
"He just saw us."
In the stands, a scout from Leeds United smiled and reminded the people next to him, "Should we tell him that we want their U17 captain Gilbert?"
"Looking for trouble, don't you know that Mr. Wenger hates this the most?"
A Sheffield United scout frowned and looked at him, "And I guess Gilbert will be in the first team next year or the year after, and he won't go with us. It's only possible to rent him."
"Not necessarily."
Another Burnley scout joined the topic and talked freely: "If you can offer a high price, Arsenal's finances and character should not refuse."
"Then why don't you try to buy Fabregas and Wilshere from the first team?" The Sheffield United scout retorted and rolled his eyes.
"I can't do that, but it's easy to run a few youth team players."
The Burnley scout smiled and said, "Okay, it's about to start, say less, scouts judge people by their own ability."
The people next to him turned their eyes to the court, hoping to discover one or two good seedlings through this game.
At 3:30 in the afternoon, the players of both sides started the battle on the field.
Maher stood on the left side of Arsenal's formation, playing as a winger. He roughly observed Liverpool's formation, which was a traditional 4-2-3-1.
This should be the style of their first-team coach Benítez, who would launch high pressure in the frontcourt to force Arsenal's backcourt to not easily pass the ball.
"There will be a lot of high balls, but headers are not my strengths. I have to pay more attention to the second-point ball after the header."
Maher made a judgment in his mind, and he was just waiting to get the ball and kick it into Liverpool's goal.
Looking at the opponent's goalkeeper, he smiled lightly and looked forward to it.
"Beep!!"
Soon, the referee blew the whistle to officially start the game.
Liverpool U17 got the right to kick off in the first half, and their black center forward kicked the ball back.
"Press! Move the midfield to the midline, be careful not to go high!"
Arsenal captain Gilbert waved his hand to command his teammates, leading the three lines of players to run forward and exert pressure.
However, they did not adopt the high-pressure method.
Liverpool's style of play has always been simple and rough. If they are too forward, the pressure on the back line to defend the ball behind them will become very great.
"Bang! Bang!"
After Liverpool simply passed the ball twice in the backcourt, they directly made a long pass to the side of Arsenal's backcourt, trying to advance the offensive line.
The ball was headed out of the sideline by Arsenal's right back, and there was no threat.
But Liverpool's tactical goal has been achieved. All their players squeezed to the right side of Arsenal's backcourt, waiting for an opportunity to move.
Maher was the farthest from his own right side. He did not pay too much attention to the team's defense, but kept observing the Liverpool defender who was defending him.
He was waiting for the opportunity to receive the ball.
"Bang!"
Liverpool's attack ended with a cross ball. The quality of the cross was not high, and it was directly held in the arms of Arsenal goalkeeper Hopkins.
Hopkins roughly observed and saw that there were a large number of Liverpool players in his half, so he had no idea of short passes.
He threw the ball up with one hand, turned sideways and kicked it forward, looking for Gilbert in the middle.
Although Gilbert is No. 10, he is 187 cm tall and has a certain ability to compete for the top.
"Shua!" After jumping up, Gilbert rubbed the ball to the back, trying to catch Liverpool's defense off guard.
This kind of back-rubbing ball can maintain accuracy. Let's see if we can take advantage of the opponent's failure to react and directly hang it behind us, so that our players can chase.
After falling to the ground, Gilbert quickly turned his head to observe the situation in the front court.
He saw that the football fell on the left side, where Maher was racing with the opponent's defender.
"My ball!"
The Liverpool defender ran a little faster, caught up with the football first, and prepared to pass it back to the goalkeeper.
But Maher reacted in time. When he realized that he could not catch up, he gave up the pursuit and rushed towards the opponent with all his strength.
This is a relatively thin and agile full-back. From the appearance, his confrontation attribute is basically zero.
"Bang!"
The muffled sound of physical contact rang out, and the Liverpool defender suddenly fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, and then waved his hand to the referee with an unwilling look, "Hit! Is there no foul?!"
The referee shook his head, indicating that there was no problem with the ball and asked him to get up.
He hurriedly supported himself with his hands and tried to get up, but Maher had already dribbled the ball in front of him and cut to the middle.
"Bang!!"
Seeing that he was in range, Maher didn't hesitate and shot the first shot of the game today.
Compared to the previous time, he adjusted quickly this time and still played with good quality.
The football just flew over the crossbar. Looking at the confused expression of the Liverpool goalkeeper, it was clear that if the ball was hit correctly, there should be no problem with scoring.
"Keep going!"
After trying it out, Maher's confidence increased again, and his desire for the ball increased by another level.
บท 9: Two o'clock shot!
"Don't shoot!"
A voice came from the backcourt. It was Ian who frowned. He had always been at odds with Maher and would slander him whenever he had the chance.
"Good try, keep going!"
But then, the head coach Hans on the sidelines applauded and encouraged him. He stood firmly on Maher's side, "Hit if you have the chance!"
As soon as he said this, many Arsenal players who originally thought that the quality of the ball was good immediately began to agree.
"Good shot."
"Don't worry, Maher. We all believe in your shot. I hope you can score your first goal in your Arsenal U17 career!"
"You played well. If you shoot on target, you'll get it!"
Now it was Ian's turn to be embarrassed. His voice was drowned out by the praises and did not attract anyone's attention.
He watched Maher wave to his teammates and shook his head with regret. He saw that the other party's eyes skipped over him and chose to ignore him.
He gritted his teeth and moved with the team's formation.
"Don't complain, encourage more."
The team's goalkeeper Hopkins stood behind him and reminded him: "Mael is no longer the same Maher as before. Look at his current shooting and confrontation ability. It's better not to embarrass him."
Ian snorted lightly and said nothing.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at Wenger on the sidelines, wanting to see how the first-team coach reacted to the ball.
Unfortunately, Mr. Wenger had no expression on his face and could not see anything at all.
"Bang!"
The Liverpool goalkeeper then sent a goal kick, but chose to hit the ball directly to the front court and launch a quick attack.
The game returned to normal, and everyone focused their attention and started a game with the opposing players.
"Bang bang bang...!"
The sound of continuous passing sounded, the rhythm on the court was fast, the speed of ball possession conversion was also fast, and fierce confrontations occurred from time to time.
Don't think that Wenger sitting on the sidelines will only inspire Arsenal players, but also Liverpool players!
Everyone on the field today tried every means to show themselves, dreaming of being spotted by the professor and playing in the Premier League.
Many people made bold moves, whether it was the defensive players' big blocking and flying tackles, or the offensive players' bicycle dribbling and bull tails, all kinds of tricks to show off their personal abilities emerged in an endless stream.
"Oh...!"
"Fuck him! Fuck him! Good job!"
"Dribble him!"
This also easily ignited the interest of the fans. Watching such a game is sometimes more fun than watching a boring Premier League.
The turning point that changed the course of the game came in the 13th minute of the first half. Arsenal captain Gilbert made a mistake and was intercepted. Liverpool quickly opened up the formation and played a quick counterattack.
"Bang!"
When their winger found the No. 9 striker with a precision-guided pass, all suspense was gone.
"Swish!"
Liverpool No. 9 jumped high and headed the ball into the Arsenal net before Ian, and goalkeeper Hopkins was powerless to save the situation.
One to zero!
Liverpool took the lead!
"Haha!"
"Yeah...!"
Liverpool players rushed to the sidelines in groups of three or five, high-fiving each other, and finally hugged each other, releasing the joy of scoring.
Arsenal fell into a brief silence, everyone lowered their heads and stopped talking.
Hans scratched his head on the side of the court, and he returned to the coaching seat with a little helplessness, secretly observing Wenger's expression.
He still had no expression on his face, as if all this had nothing to do with him.
"My, sorry everyone."
On the court, Arsenal captain Gilbert raised his head first and waved to his teammates, "I thought... Forget it, a mistake is a mistake."
"It's okay, no one blames you."
"Come again, it's still early, just chase a goal."
A burst of encouragement sounded, and Maher also walked to his side and patted him on the back, "If you have a chance to pass the ball to me, I will hit it back with a long shot, and you can also get an assist to make up for it."
"Hahaha..."
This half-joking remark made Gilbert smile lightly, but he did not refuse, "You said, don't let me down."
"Of course."
Mael shrugged, then turned his head to face the direction of attack.
"Bang!"
As Arsenal center Gabi kicked off again, Maher strolled into the opponent's half again, waiting for an opportunity.
Having just adapted to the rhythm of the youth team's game for a while, he has eliminated all his pre-match worries, and the only thing left is to look forward to scoring.
Now he has a certain ability to confront, and it is not difficult to stand in position.
It is not difficult to stand in position, and it is certainly not difficult to get the ball, and it is not difficult to complete the final shot.
As long as he is given two or three more chances, he will have a great chance to send the ball into the opponent's goal!
Maher's second chance to shoot came in the 21st minute of the game, and it was the captain Gilbert who passed the ball to him.
"Bang." After judging the ball path, he turned his head to observe, and after seeing the goalkeeper standing on the left, he led the ball to the middle and aimed at the far right corner.
"I'll do it!"
A confident shout sounded, and the Liverpool central defender came out to defend, trying to block Maher's shot.
He saw the confrontation between his own full-back and Maher, and knew that the full-back was not an opponent, so it would be better for him to defend himself.
He is strong and his confrontation ability is definitely excellent among young players.
Maher originally wanted to shoot, but he realized that the central defender came up too fast, and the direct shot was likely to be blocked by him.
Somewhat helplessly, he took a step forward with his left foot, and used his right leg to push his body to the left, trying to push him back.
"Bang!" The sound of flesh and bones hitting each other came, and both of them staggered a step before they stabilized their bodies.
The Liverpool central defender's eyes were obviously surprised. How big is he, how big is Maher, how can they end up being evenly matched?
Wenger's eyes moved in a place where no one noticed, and he was slightly surprised.
"Bang!!"
A second later, Maher was the first to react, folding his right leg and shooting a heavy cannon towards the far corner of the goal.
The football rose from the ground, almost without any rotation, and flew straight towards the far corner, and the height continued to increase in the air.
"Pah!"
Fortunately, the Liverpool goalkeeper moved quickly, flew to the left before the football touched the net, and dragged the ball out of the net.
Wonderful save!
This was the first reaction of everyone on the court, because they all saw how high the quality of this shot was.
"Huh..." The Liverpool goalkeeper took a breath secretly and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his gloves.
Giving the opponent a corner kick is already the best result.
That Arsenal No. 31, is so good at long-range shooting?
"Bang!!"
Before Maher, who was outside the penalty area, could regretfully finish his goal, a corner kick had already been taken.
The first point was taken by the taller Liverpool defender as expected, who cleared the ball out of the penalty area.
As for the second point...
When the Liverpool players turned their heads to look outside the penalty area, they saw a face they did not want to see.
There was a bit of fear on their faces, as if they knew what was about to happen.
"Bang!!"
After the figure stopped the ball, he stretched his body and kicked out his legs in one go, and fired another powerful and unstoppable heavy artillery, like an ancient archer who drew his bow and shot a sharp arrow.
The Liverpool goalkeeper closed his eyes and rushed towards the approximate route of the football, but unfortunately he missed.
When he reacted again, there was only a sound of the ball hitting the net behind him, "Shua!"
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