"Ahoy hoy!!"
In the broadcast booth, CCTV-5 commentator Shen Fangjian roared out his catchphrase, his voice excited: "Goal! Maël's Long Shot extends the lead! What a worldie! What a thunderbolt! "I was just saying, even though this is a friendly match, Bayern would definitely do some research on Arsenal's new players before the game. Only with thorough preparation can they better test their tactics!
"Before I could finish, Maël easily controlled the ball in the open space and fired a shot that knocked on Bayern's door! "Heynckes didn't do his job properly. Even I know that Maël has a Long Shot skill that makes all the EFL Championship teams tremble. Is he trying to test the goalkeeping level of the new signing Neuer with this? "If so, then this test can be declared a failure. Neuer is standing too passively on the goal line!"
He jokingly teased Bayern's coach Heynckes, as he is a commentator with strong opinions.
On the Bayern bench, Heynckes spread his hands and complained to the team's three midfielders, looking dissatisfied, seemingly feeling that the team shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake.
Especially Toni Kroos, who was standing not far from Maël just now, but still failed to guard the second point, allowing Maël to shoot from outside the line.
"Toni! Toni!"
Heynckes' face flushed, and he squeezed out a wry smile: "You have to keep an eye on people in that position, don't let him shoot."
As if feeling that the goal was already lost and there was no point in saying more, he turned his head towards the warm-up area and shouted: "Alaba, warm up your body properly in midfield, run around, and don't get injured later!"
"Yes, boss." Alaba saluted him in a melodramatic way, waved his hand resolutely, and was already excited, just waiting to go on the field and take on Maël.
Heynckes didn't focus his attention on him, but instead looked past Alaba towards the Arsenal bench.
Wenger on that side celebrated a bit more unrestrainedly this time. He stretched out his slender arms and hugged the people around him with a smile.
"How long can you keep this one."
He muttered, without any sarcasm or ridicule, only curiosity and shock at Maël's performance in this game.
"Gabi." Heynckes' eyes flickered, and he returned to the bench and asked: "How much is Maël worth now?"
"Transfermarkt currently values him at 20 million."
An assistant coach responsible for collecting information answered him, saying: "I heard that Chelsea offered nearly 30 million euros, but Arsenal didn't want to sell."
"They wouldn't sell for 30 million?"
Heynckes glanced at Wenger's direction in surprise, shook his head, and sighed: "Too expensive. Instead of exceeding 30 million, it's better to try to bid for Dortmund's Götze, who will be the next Messi."
"What about Maël?" An assistant coach asked him, wanting to hear his opinion.
"More like a young Henry."
Heynckes truthfully stated his opinion, continuing: "He is the kind of player who will impress people as soon as he comes on, because he has Speed, Strength, passing, and shooting.
"But in terms of creativity, he can't compare with players like Messi and Götze.
"These things are innate. If you have them from birth, you have them; if you don't, you don't. He won't often give people a bright surprise."
"But" the assistant coach hesitated, but finally said: "A young Henry is also very good, and is what Arsenal needs now."
"That's right."
Heynckes didn't deny it, looking at the field and smiling: "But don't forget, we have peak Robben."
"Beep! Beep——!"
The referee quickly blew the whistle to end the first half, and the players from both sides returned to the locker room to rest.
The Arsenal players could remain calm before returning to the locker room, but as soon as they returned, they danced and celebrated, shouting Maël's name.
"Maël! Maël!"
They didn't skimp on their praise, and even pushed Maël high into the air in an exaggerated way. This was the best way to express their enthusiasm and admiration.
"Happy birthday!"
"You're so cool!"
"He stole our thunder."
"Let him treat us to dinner when it's over."
The players spoke all at once. Seeing the young players in the team put on such a debut performance, most of them were genuinely happy for him.
No matter why they play football or how much they love it.
Having reached this position, the three things they want most are wealth, fame, and, most importantly, 'honor'.
It can even be said that as long as they have honor, wealth and fame will naturally increase rapidly like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Honor represents everything to a player! With that understanding, each of them desperately hopes that their club can acquire strong players, as long as they don't play the same position or threaten their core status.
Of course, if a player who can lead them to championships actually arrives...
Then sacrificing their core position, or even a starting position, might not be entirely unacceptable, depending on what that person can bring to them.
The Arsenal players wouldn't immediately consider Maël as someone who will lead them to championships, but they see him as a promising young player, which is not bad.
Many have been with the team for so long that their expectations for honors have faded, and they have gradually become somewhat apathetic.
After seeing Maël, they might rekindle their hopes for the future, hoping that this rising young player can grow into the team's mainstay, possessing the kind of performance that Henry, the King of Highbury, had back then.
"Maël! Maë.l!"
Sagna, the team's right-back, even choreographed a dance on the spot, spinning and twisting his shoulders on the locker room table, which was quite mesmerizing.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang... I have a friend, he drives a Pagani on the sidelines and dances the Swan Lake on the defensive line!"
Black people do have some talent for dancing, which is admirable.
"Let's call it the Maël Dance." Sagna twisted and turned, his laughter enlivening the atmosphere in the locker room, and shouted, "Now count how many people's name dances I've choreographed?"
"Do you only choreograph for the forwards?"
Vermaelen, the center-back, was a little unwilling and spread his hands with a smile, "What about us in the backfield? Don't we deserve one?"
"How should I choreograph yours?"
Sagna stood on the table, thought for a while, and began to twist his body and stomp his feet again, "Clang, clang, clang, he got passed again, he's out of position again... Oh, look how embarrassed they are!"
"Hahaha!" Laughter echoed in the locker room, and the atmosphere was very cheerful, as the players briefly escaped the tense match.
Vermaelen wanted to get on the table and chase after Sagna, but Sagna was very agile, running while stomping his feet and singing and dancing.
Maël sat in his seat with a smile, watching them, feeling wonderful. Taking a step forward to the stadium, he could compete against top teams; taking a step back to the locker room, there were star players performing shows.
This kind of life is just too good.
Mr. Wenger quickly entered the locker room, took the tactical board and told the players about the problems and precautions. After saying that he planned to make a large-scale substitution in the 70th minute, he left the locker room to the players again.
"Beep beep!" Soon, the referee's urging whistle sounded outside the locker room door, and the players from both sides took the field again.
Before the start of the second half, the substitution board was raised at the side of the field, with Alaba replacing Rafinha.
After Arsenal weakened their attack and strengthened their defense, Bayern made the same choice.
Even though they were behind in the score, their attacking power in the frontcourt was actually a bit excessive. It was better to avoid the score from being widened again. The goals could wait.
"Alaba, good luck!"
Heynckes came to the young player Alaba's side and patted him on the shoulder, "Defend him, you're not afraid of most Bundesliga wingers."
"Definitely, boss!" Alaba's expression was firm. He closed his eyes and prayed earnestly, hoping that God would bless him in this game.
Before entering the field, he also made the sign of the cross on his chest. After finishing, he hesitated slightly, as if one stroke was too short, or the other was too long?
Was it not pious enough? Alaba shook his head and stroked his chest up and down, as if thinking that this would erase the previous one, adjusted it, and re-drew it.
"Second-stage prayer!"
In the broadcast room, Shen Fangjian, who captured this point, said with a smile, jokingly, "This is enough to see Alaba's importance to this game. I hope this full-back born in '92 can perform well today."
"After he comes on the field, the left side will be a battle between two young people, one born in '92 and one in '93, both under 20!"
As Alaba finally finished praying and ran to the field, the referee took one last look at the watch in his hand and pointed his hand to the sky, "Beep!"
"Bang!" Van Persie passed the ball to Alexandre Song, kicking off the second half of the match between the two sides.
The fans in the stadium could no longer sit still. The fiery atmosphere made them cheer, and as people stood up to watch the game one after another, everyone gradually stood up. Those who didn't want to stand up had no choice. If they didn't stand up at this time, they wouldn't see Robben and Van Persie, but the butts of the people in front.
"Bang! Bang!"
In the second half, the two sides played more openly, and even Arsenal frequently made long passes to find teammates in open positions.
The pace was faster, and all the players were running with all their might! A friendly match would have a large-scale substitution, giving the substitute players some opportunities to play, which was the tacit understanding between all teams.
Therefore, the final confrontation time for the main players of the two teams was only about 25 minutes left.
The new season was about to begin, and they had to seize this opportunity to find their form, integrate the team, and enhance their tacit understanding with their new teammates! They were not teams without desires, and every player was very clear and conscious, and did not need to be told in this regard.
The match officially became exciting at this moment.
In the 49th minute, Bayern Munich launched a rapid attack from the center.
"Bang!"
Toni Kroos and Gustavo's frequent positional switches disrupted Arsenal's midfield, and captain Lahm's penetrating pass from the full-back position went directly to Gómez in the center forward position.
Gómez laid the ball back to Toni Kroos with a one-touch pass, who, without stopping the ball, lofted a high ball towards the flank of the penalty area.
Thomas Müller once again rushed into the penalty area, meeting the incoming ball with a volley, aiming for the far post. The ball went over goalkeeper Szczęsny but was cleared by Gibbs, who had tracked back to the far post.
"Bang!!"
Robben followed up, blasting the ball into the net with a ferocious left-footed shot!
"Two-two! Bayern Munich is starting to show their power. Arsenal's defense looks a bit chaotic. Despite having a numerical advantage, it feels like Bayern Munich has an extra player.
"Robben has scored a goal, which is what Bayern fans wanted to see!"
On the field, after scoring, Robben didn't run to the sidelines for his classic knee slide celebration, but instead celebrated with his teammates near the penalty area.
"Well done!"
He ruffled young Müller's hair, encouraging him for his contribution in breaking into the box and getting a shot off.
Thomas Müller smiled happily, hugged Robben, and then exchanged high-fives with the teammates who came up next.
The new season is about to begin, and there are many new players in the team. They don't know where this group of people will go, or whether they will leave behind a glorious career.
In the 53rd minute, Bayern Munich's threatening attack returned.
Whether it's the German national team or the Bundesliga clubs, they give people a feeling of being iron-hearted and cold-blooded.
They never give their opponents a chance to breathe, never engage in round-trip attacks and defenses, and as soon as they seize an opportunity, they launch a fatal blow at your weak spot! "Bang!"
This time, it was still captain Lahm who launched the attack. He played a diagonal long pass from the full-back position, finding Toni Kroos on the right.
Toni Kroos played a one-two with Gustavo in the center, and when he received the ball again, he was in the attacking midfielder position, with only Arsenal's defense in front of him.
"Behind!" Vermaelen chose to step up to challenge him, while pointing to the space behind him to remind his teammates, hoping they would fill the gap as soon as possible.
"Bang." But he still didn't expect Toni Kroos's passing technique to be so exquisite. The opponent looked at the flank, pretending to play towards the wing, but flicked his ankle at the moment of passing.
The ball came towards where he was standing, and he felt a chill down below, instinctively clamping his legs together, but still let the ball slip past.
When Vermaelen turned around, Robben appeared in his position, and the teammates on both sides didn't expect this pass at all, giving Robben a chance to cut directly into the penalty area.
"Bang!"
Robben broke into the penalty area on a One-on-One, and a crisp Curved Shot sent the ball directly into the far corner, helping the team complete the comeback goal.
Three to two! Robben completes a Brace!
"Well done!" Heynckes on the sidelines waved his right arm excitedly, even in a friendly match, he didn't want to lose to Arsenal, they are a veritable giant champion team.
In the 57th minute, Bayern Munich's players still pressed forward across the board, pressing in Arsenal's half for a high press.
"Bang bang bang!"
This time, they didn't get the result they wanted. Arsenal played a quick one-touch passing combination in the backcourt, and the players played brilliant two-on-one and two-on-two plays in many local areas.
"Oh!" When Ramsey played the final pass to Maël on the left wing, a burst of loud cheers erupted in the stadium.
This is the beautiful passing that many fans are looking forward to seeing, the romance unique to Arsenal!
They broke Bayern's high press, and now it's Arsenal's turn for a fast break!
Maël finally received a key pass from his teammate again. In the past ten minutes or so, Bayern's attack was too fierce, and he didn't have many chances to receive the ball.
Every time he received the ball, the opponent's defense was already in position, with very narrow distances between each other, leaving him no room to break through.
Most of the time, he would pass the ball back with one touch, or dribble a few steps towards the center, trying to exploit the space behind them.
This time, the breakthrough opportunity has come!
"Bang bang bang"
He used the outside of his right foot to control the ball and went straight for Alaba, his foot Frequency was very good, constantly accelerating without giving Alaba any chance to intercept the ball.
Alaba lowered his center of gravity, constantly retreating, wary of Maël dribbling past him. He had already prepared to push off, turn, and chase back! This attack wasn't just an opportunity for Maël; it was also an opportunity for him.
He had prepared on the sidelines for so long, even praying twice, and finally, he had the chance to face Maël on the wing! He wanted to show Heynckes his strength!
To have the fans applaud his magnificent sliding tackle! To have the superstars in the team admire him! Charge!
"Bang!"
At the peak of Alaba's emotions, Maël was also ready, or rather, his patience had run out. For the third time in the match, he blasted the ball towards Bayern's backfield.
This time, the dribble shouldn't even be considered a 'dribble' anymore; it was more like a pass! There was a lot of space behind Bayern; they had all gone up to press high, as if they had forgotten his existence.
Before Bale's 'pass to himself in three seconds' in the Copa del Rey final, he was going to stage such a stunning scene on the field first!
"Deng deng deng!!" Maël accelerated in a straight line, using every part of his body with all his might, constantly telling himself in his mind—faster, faster, use the fastest step frequency!
"Pa! Deng deng deng!"
Compared to Maël, Alaba had an extra turning motion, but because he was waiting for this dribble, his turning speed was very fast, and his start was on the same level as Maël's.
The moment he had been waiting for had arrived. Now, it was time to show himself!
Before the game, he had imagined that the scene of their two talented players dueling at peak speed on the wing would definitely be captured by the media and put on the cover of tomorrow's report, achieving a wonderful moment.
Even, if it was released again after many years, it might still be a classic scene on the 'Football Memory List', becoming a legend!
He frantically lifted his feet and strode forward. In the first few steps, he could see in his peripheral vision that he was keeping pace with Maël.
Their legs moved forward frantically, both bursting out with amazing Strength and Speed, which made him feel a little comfortable.
He could already imagine from an outsider's perspective how handsome and explosive they looked running at full Speed right now! "Deng deng deng!"
Listening to his cleats constantly stepping on the ground and constantly pulling up, he couldn't help but feel a little intoxicated. This was truly the most primitive and wonderful sound in the world.
Come on!
Let's have a showdown!
Let's see who is the fastest!
"Eh?!"
Alaba, who was running, suddenly choked, his face changed drastically, because he saw Maël slowly overtaking him, and he couldn't keep up.
What's going on? He thought he was not focused and didn't explode with his best state, and after gnashing his teeth in annoyance, he desperately moved his legs.
But he was even slower? "Ah?!" Alaba was shocked. As he fell further and further behind, he could only rush forward with a ferocious grimace.
It's not explosive anymore... only embarrassment.
He quickly threw the 'classic scene' and 'becoming a legend' out of his mind, desperately trying to close the distance.
"Ka-cha ka-cha!" Suddenly, flashes of light went off on the sidelines, and media reporters recorded Alaba's appearance, preparing to use it as a comparison picture when publicizing Maël's Speed tomorrow.
Alaba saw it, and his face instantly turned red. How could everything be different from what he imagined... What he wanted didn't come, but what he didn't want did.
"Bang!"
Maël didn't bother to care about him. After seeing the defender lose track of him, he cut towards the center and then found Gervinho, who was following up, with a diagonal through ball.
Gervinho had been trained by Lahm for a while and was holding his breath. Seeing the ball coming, he directly swung a shot towards the goal.
The football went towards the lower right corner of the goal. Neuer reacted quickly and made a save, but he didn't expect the football to hit Boateng with a 'pa' sound, change direction, and fly towards the far corner.
Deflection!
"Swish!" As the football smashed into the lower left corner, the Arsenal fans at the scene once again went crazy. Everyone laughed and cheered, celebrating this lucky equalizer.
No, it was lucky for Gervinho, but not for Maël.
"Alaba has been blown away..."
In the broadcast room, Shen Fangjian's commentary this time was a bit dumbfounded, saying: "This player, who was fully prepared and specially sent by Heynckes to defend Maël, was defeated in the first encounter!
"Let's take a look at the replay. Maël's choice is surprising. It doesn't look like a dribble, it looks like he kicked the ball towards Bayern's backfield first, and then accelerated to chase it! "Amazing Speed ability! I have hardly ever seen a winger choose this way. Arsenal's games in the new season may be even better!
"It's just hard for Alaba, who prepared for a long time and surrendered at light Speed!"
ps: It's been a long time since I wrote about matches, my hands are a little itchy, the second warm-up match was directly abbreviated into the Premier League, and the details will be properly arranged later.
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