"Six to two! The top-of-the-table clash ends with a resounding victory for Arsenal! It's a thoroughly enjoyable goal fest, a massacre!" - Zhibo8
"Maël scores 2 goals and provides 3 assists, once again earning a perfect 10.0 rating from multiple rating agencies. The player has already scored 15 goals and assisted 7 in the first 9 rounds of the Premier League, officially entering the 2+ era for average goal contributions per game!" - The Guardian
"Benitez's position is already unstable. Rumors suggest that Abramovich may contact Mourinho soon and pay Real Madrid a termination fee in the winter. Will Mourinho compete against his old rival Wenger again?" - AS
"No one expected that Chelsea, who had been in excellent form since the start of the new season, would suffer their biggest defeat in recent seasons! Maël's phenomenal performance was the main trigger for their crushing defeat." - London Evening Standard
After the match, the game was discussed by fans all over the world, with Arsenal and Chelsea fans naturally being the majority, and of course, there were also many people joining in for fun.
And it was very obvious that most of the discussions about Arsenal were concentrated in posts related to Maël, while discussions about Chelsea were mostly concentrated in posts related to Benitez. They didn't disturb each other and had their own arguments.
In the posts related to Maël, the 'Ballon d'Or' was mentioned many times, which was rare before.
"Awesome!"
"Single-handedly created 5 goals, London slays Chelsea! Having such a striker really allows us to sleep well every week!"
"22 goals created in 9 rounds, his form is much better than last season. Who said he wouldn't make it before the season? In my opinion, if he continues to play like this, his Premier League goal tally will soar to 50 this season! He might also be the Assists Leader."
"This kind of performance is no longer about being the best rookie or the most talented young man, he is the best!"
"The concept of him being the best has long been established. He was recognized as one of the top three players in the world a long time ago, one of the peerless three. Now we should be discussing whether he has a place in the Ballon d'Or at the end of the year!"
"Yes, I think if Maël scores over 25 Premier League goals and assists over 10 before the end of the year awards, he will have a chance to compete for the Ballon d'Or."
"Look at his performance this year, winning two championships in the England arena + single-handedly leading the team to win the European Cup in record-breaking fashion + a hot start to the new season. With this kind of performance, it would be absolutely unreasonable not to win the Ballon d'Or."
"If it were in previous years, I would confirm without hesitation that the Ballon d'Or winner would be Maël in this state, but this year is not certain. Messi may score an unprecedented 100 goals in a year."
"100 goals? That is indeed amazing, but Maël has championships, and many records, what about Messi?"
"The accumulation of 3 Ballon d'Or awards + more than a dozen championship honors, the accumulation of prestige, this is what Messi possesses, and these are also plus points, and he has more goals."
"Maël is only 19, although we have never seen such a player, his prestige and honor accumulation does not seem to be enough."
"This is nonsense..."
As they spoke, many fans started arguing under the posts, but for those fanatical fans of Maël, there was no argument they couldn't win today.
2 goals and 3 assists, first in both the Premier League scorer list and the assist list, and first in the league - this is their confidence!
And in the posts about Benitez, the discussion was simpler, most people just repeated one sentence - "Benitez! Get out of Stamford Bridge!!"
In short, amid waves of flame wars and discussions, October passed quietly.
Arsenal once again ended the month undefeated, and also showed their strong dominance in the league in the final tough battle, firmly sitting in first place in the Premier League!
It's still the same, maybe people don't feel anything about this season at the moment, but when they look back in the future, some will recall the happiness and high spirits at this time, and some will lament their own and their team's setbacks at this time, and the sorrow of living with a genius.
Time is like this, not giving people time to react and experience, the rolling wheels continue to move forward, entering a new page.
The 4th month of the new season arrived quietly.
"First: Arsenal, 25 points, Second: Chelsea, 22 points, Third: Manchester City, 22 points, Fourth: Manchester United, 20 points." - Premier League 9 rounds end, standings October 2nd, Maël wrote down the main plans for this month in his diary.
First of all, in terms of training, after both Curved Shot and Cross reached the highest level of lv5, there were only 3 main training skills left in his training pool: Sprint lv4, Godly Strength lv4, and Fancy Footwork lv3.
In addition to these, there are the 2 additional comprehensive skills of shooting and passing that have not yet been trained, but the feeling is getting stronger and stronger.
The feeling was still intensifying, but the panels for these two skills still hadn't appeared.
Maël had wondered more than once if he had misjudged, but as he increasingly felt that he was just one kick away, he decided to persevere.
"As before, the affinity for comprehensive shooting skills is higher than for passing, and recently the gap in this rate of increase seems to have widened again." He muttered to himself at his desk, wondering why.
Oh well, since I'm sticking with it, I'll keep practicing for now. One day I'll understand everything. For now, I should think about which skills to add to my new plan.
The first thing Maël thought of was Stamina. After that deep conversation with Wenger, he felt that what he needed most now was a stronger physique.
He had never been injured since his debut, and had never even been out for more than two weeks. This was thanks to Strength lv4, Coordination lv4, and Stamina lv4.
Without the help of these three physical skills, he would probably have been at risk of injury at many points during the congested schedule.
And if the upcoming schedule becomes even more congested, and even targeted by the Premier League, lv4 skills may not be enough; lv5 would be more reliable!
"Now is a critical period of ascent, the best chance to compete for various honors. A break in rhythm at this time could be a huge blow to my mentality and momentum, so I definitely need to train Stamina."
Maël made a decision and wrote down Stamina, but he didn't directly add it to his training plan.
*Sprint and Godly Strength* already occupied all of his muscle strength and agility training time and energy. Adding Stamina at this time would definitely be too much for his body to handle.
[Skill: Sprint lv4]
[Proficiency: (3652/5000)]
[Skill: Godly Strength lv4]
[Proficiency: (2984/5000)]
[Additional Skill: Fancy Footwork lv3]
[Proficiency: (1042/1500)]
Looking at the proficiency panel and seeing that *Sprint* was less than 1500 proficiency points away from lv5, he breathed a long sigh of relief. This skill with 5000 proficiency points was finally about to level up.
After a brief moment of reflection, Maël made a final decision: "As soon as *Sprint reaches lv5, I'll immediately add Stamina training. By the time Godly Strength* levels up, Stamina will probably have some foundation."
This kind of step-by-step improvement is definitely more reasonable. On the one hand, it can avoid the risk of overexertion and injury during training. On the other hand, seeing another skill close to leveling up after finishing one will give him more motivation to train.
"But if I'm not training Stamina, I definitely need to train something else. I can't let *Fancy Footwork* be the only technical skill."
Maël began to think about how to plan his training to improve his performance in matches, which was also an important lesson for him.
Fortunately, his long-term experimentation and feedback had given him a lot of experience, and he could make choices with relative confidence.
"Volley, Ball Control." He finally made his choice, selecting two technical skills.
Considering the four dimensions of passing, controlling, dribbling, and shooting, the first things to exclude were dribbling and *Fancy Footwork. These two skills were already sufficient. It would be good to wait for Fancy Footwork* additional skill lv4. Training them higher might not greatly improve his performance in matches.
He could wait until later to train them when supplementing his skills, there was no rush now.
Shooting and Ball Control were different. One significantly improved his goal-scoring efficiency, and the other significantly improved his ball-handling ability, which would also help him to better complete shooting and passing actions, so they could be considered basic skills.
After playing so many professional matches, Maël had gradually discovered that there were opportunities for Volley in almost every match.
This was different from what he felt when watching matches in his previous life. In fact, professional players' passes were not always smooth and steady. Under high pressure and fast pace, their threatening passes were generally not given in a particularly comfortable way.
Many balls that look like they're hugging the ground on TV are actually half-high balls when they come to you.
At this point, wanting to directly shoot for a tap-in would be a Volley, and for many people who aren't good at Volleys, they wouldn't dare to hit a half-high ball directly, mostly opting for Ball Control, but Maël would usually shoot directly.
This is why he encounters so many Volley scenarios and has so many Volley goals.
Ball Control goes without saying; since he can handle a half-high ball with one foot, he must also learn to handle it with two feet. After all, the game changes rapidly, and not every touch needs to be direct; sometimes, you need to pay attention to the rhythm.
The higher the level of basic skills, the better, as this may be a comprehensive boost to the game.
And so! Maël wrote out his training plan, deciding to add these two skills to his daily training in turn. He also did some simple calculations on paper.
Once *Sprint is upgraded, these two skills with only a 2000-point proficiency cap should be close to maxing out. And with the upgrade of these two skills, Godly Strength* will also be leveling up soon.
By then, the additional comprehensive skills for shooting and passing should appear, right? If they appear early, they should be at lv3-lv4, right?
Plus Stamina, Coordination, and the like... It seems that the upcoming training time will be a very fulfilling one, a time of frequent major improvements.
As long as he can endure this hardship, he will be able to truly approach his ultimate goal—Football God! "Huff."
Greed and desire flashed in Maël's eyes. He sent the plan to José and then went to the match schedule in the storage room to view this month's schedule.
Actually, he was just doodling on paper to calm down and sort out his thoughts; there wasn't much to actually write.
"November 3rd, Champions League group stage, 4th round against Schalke 04; November 7th, Premier League 10th round against Fulham; November 10th, Premier League 11th round against Aston Villa..."
He didn't continue reading but instead focused on the match on November 10th.
If all goes well, that day, they will complete their 49th game unbeaten.
...
November 3rd, Schalke 04's home stadium, Veltins-Arena, the Champions League 4th round match kicked off intensely.
This match was very important for Schalke 04. After 3 rounds of the group stage, with 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss, they were forced to the edge of a cliff.
If they still wanted to advance, they had better take advantage of their home field and get points from Arsenal. They had the confidence to do so, having drawn with Arsenal away in the previous round.
But after the match officially started, they found that this Arsenal team in front of them didn't seem to be the same team as before.
Having rested and recuperated, they showed extremely strong combat power from the start. All kinds of passes were dazzling, and sometimes they couldn't even keep up with the Football with their eyes, let alone their bodies.
"Boom!!"
In the 7th minute of the match, Giroud received a pass from Arteta and calmly Side-Foot Shot into the lower right corner of the goal, completing the score.
One to zero!
14 minutes later, it was Arteta again. He looked very valiant today, as if he was still brooding over conceding 2 goals against Schalke 04 in the previous match and wanted to avenge himself.
"Boom!!"
He swung his right leg from about 30 meters away from the penalty area, powerfully firing a bouncing ball towards the goal.
"Pa" Goalkeeper Ounnarstahl made a diving save to touch the ball, but as he fell to the ground, he saw Van Persie, smiling with his teeth showing, appear at the landing point of the Football and push the ball into the net with one foot.
Two to zero! "Shua!!"
As soon as the second half started, Maël blasted an undeniable World Wave from outside the penalty area, changing the score to three to zero amidst the helpless and convinced expressions of Schalke 04 players.
Complete victory!! "Boom!!"
In the 71st minute of the match, Maël performed consecutive breakthroughs on the left wing. After arriving in the penalty area, he did not hesitate and curled a shot with the outside of his foot towards the goal.
"Bang!" Ounnarstahl made another miraculous save, knocking the ball towards the other side of the penalty area.
Unfortunately, the ball was controlled by Bale. Without much thought, the Great Sage passed it back to Maël.
The Schalke 04 players turned their heads back and forth, some already losing their sense of direction. They naturally didn't expect Bale to pass back so decisively, and couldn't defend Maël in time.
"Boom!!"
Another muffled sound rang out. Maël used the outside of his foot again, striking the incoming ball with a beautiful arc, sending it crashing into the net.
Four to zero! "Yeahhh!!"
"Maël!"
"Tops the Champions League scorer list!"
"No, Messi just scored again, he's tied for first now."
"Tied is still first!!"
"..."
Amidst the cheers, Maël spread his arms and ran to the sidelines, laughing and performing the mermaid lying down celebration.
Six Champions League goals! Almost catching up to last season's Champions League goals. This season, he must win all the major Champions League honors, including the Champions League title!
"Arsenal defeats Schalke 04 four to one! Maël Brace ties Messi for first on the scorer list, scoring 4 goals and 3 assists in the last 2 games. Huntelaar helped the home team save face at the last moment!" - Daily Mail
November 7th, Arsenal returned to their home ground for the Premier League Round 10 match against Fulham.
Wenger didn't dare to be careless in this game, still sending out the full starting lineup to face Fulham, who were currently ranked 11th in the league.
"..."
"Giroud!! Scores in consecutive games!! One to zero! Arsenal took the lead in the 5th minute!! This may still be an Arsenal-style game. After winning the top-of-the-table clash with Chelsea, this team seems to have been activated. Their attack line has become sharper and more stable! Of course, this sentence would have been appropriate at the beginning of last season as well. Except for a few cases, their attack line has always been good, and they are a team that has made a name for themselves through attacking football!"
"..."
"Maël's sweeping Cross! Sasha made a key block, but the ball returned to Maël's feet... Sasha! The second pounce was too aggressive, Maël was just waiting for him to come up, and he was completely beaten!
"Another Curved Shot Cross!! Oh oh oh... Van Persie!! The ball is in!! Two to zero!!"
"..."
"Will there be? Here it comes!! A Curved Shot!!
"Haha... Steadily hits! Three to zero!! Maël's form is still hot!! The game is almost without suspense!
"No one could have imagined that Arsenal would so easily achieve the 48th stage victory of their legendary record-breaking run. They are only one step away!
"Of course, this may be said too early, the game has only been going on for about 50 minutes, there are still 40 minutes left."
"..."
The commentator's words were indeed a bit early. In the 54th minute of the match, Maël and Van Persie were successively substituted, and Arteta was also replaced by Gilbert. Arsenal made a large-scale adjustment.
The desperate Fulham players seemed to see an opportunity to 'slay the god', and from then on, they began to work hard to raise the banner of attack.
In the 76th minute of the match, the turning point came.
"Bang!"
Swag Brother Berbatov skillfully dribbled past Koscielny, then slotted a side-foot shot through Thiago Silva's legs and into the net.
One to three!
Hope reignited!
And that wasn't all. Just three minutes later, in a goalmouth scramble from a corner, he once again found himself in the right position, slamming a side-foot shot into the back of the net.
Two to three! "Wow!" Amidst the roar, Berbatov tossed his flowing long hair, then picked up the ball and ran towards the center circle, Fulham gaining serious momentum.
Thiago Silva and Koscielny both stood with their hands on their hips, looking bewildered. The allure of a 48-game unbeaten streak and the pressure of surpassing the previous generation's legends were making it hard for them to breathe.
The departure of Maël and others had also eroded their confidence, making them somewhat conservative, even timid, which allowed Swag Brother to find his form.
"&**&&#!!"
"Eh! Eh!!"
On the sidelines, Wenger watched the game with a grave expression. He could feel the Emirates Stadium's anxiety and worry, and he heard fans cursing his substitutions.
He seemed to have made a mistake, he was careless. He glanced around at the players on the field, then at the veteran players on the bench from last season, feeling a pang of shame.
It would be such a pity to lose the unbeaten run like this, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
"Bang!"
In the 89th minute, it was still Berbatov. After holding the ball on the edge of the penalty area, he advanced to the right, suddenly changing pace and threading a pass into the box.
Kacaniklic, who had come on as a substitute, sprinted forward, shrugged off a slightly slipping Sagna, and fired the ball into the net.
Three to three!!
"Aaahhh!!"
"Fuck!!"
"..."
"No one expected this, absolutely no one could have foreseen this moment!! Who could have guessed that Fulham had prepared such a dramatic show for us in the second half? Who could have imagined that the 11th-ranked team would equalize against Arsenal!" Moreover, with their momentum growing stronger, they clearly have a chance to score a Game-winning goal!" I think everyone associated with Arsenal is on edge. This Fulham team is like a demonic beast, trying to snatch the food from their mouths, to steal their chance to surpass the legends!
"Will it be Fulham? Will they make history like this, will they inflict such a painful blow on Maël's career?"
"..."
At the edge of the field, Maël stood up in disbelief, his eyes filled with worry.
He stood beside Wenger, anxiously watching the game, sometimes even forgetting to breathe in his nervousness.
"Three minutes of added time in the second half!"
The added time board was raised, making his heart tremble uncontrollably. Every tackle, every attack by Fulham made him stand there dumbfounded, afraid to move.
He didn't want the team to fall at this moment after so much effort, but he had to admit that these were often the moments when they were most vulnerable.
Time ticked by, and Maël constantly looked at the clock on the scoreboard, feeling like every second was an eternity. The closer it got to the end, the more nervous he became, and the more sweat accumulated in his palms.
"Bang!!"
In the 92nd minute and 41st second of the match, Swag Brother Berbatov fell near the Arsenal penalty area and completed a prone shot. The football spun towards Arsenal's goal with great quality.
Arsenal's defenders were clearly stunned by the three consecutive goals, to the point where they couldn't even perform at their original level.
At this moment, Maël's heart was in his throat, and he even felt dizzy and nauseous.
"Pa!" But at the critical moment, Szczęsny, who started today, stood up and saved the ball!! Not just a save, but he caught it directly in his arms, giving no chance for a follow-up shot or a corner kick!
Saved it!!
"Szczęsny!!"
"Yeahhh!!"
Passion was reignited at the Emirates Stadium, and the fans celebrated as if they had scored a goal. Everyone had a sense of elation after surviving a disaster.
Maël and the others jumped up and cheered on the spot as if they had won the championship, and then ran along the sideline towards Szczęsny, ready to celebrate with him.
"Boom!!"
After delaying for a while on the ground, Szczęsny received a yellow card, and then delayed for a while before kicking the ball high into the air.
The referee glanced at the time, glanced at a certain place in the stands, and finally couldn't resist the pressure from the Arsenal fans, and put the whistle to his mouth, "Beep! Beep! Beep——!!"
As the three long whistles sounded, the entire stadium instantly fell into turmoil. Arsenal fans celebrated wildly, and Maël and others ran to the field, running to Szczęsny.
"I love you!!"
"You saved us!"
"I knew you could do it!!"
"48-game unbeaten streak!!"
"."
After celebrating with his teammates for a while, Maël felt a sense of relief. He took a few deep breaths and looked at the sky, "No matter what, in the next league game, we will start to challenge the legendary record of a 49-game unbeaten streak!! As long as we stand on the final arena to challenge the legendary team of the previous generation, we will have no regrets! From now on, our experience will be a legendary experience!"
"AaahhhhYeahhh!!" The other players surrounded him, shoulder to shoulder, hugging each other, and jumping and celebrating together.
A 3-3 draw with Fulham is not a good result for Arsenal at any time, let alone now.
But what they are happy about at this moment is not just this game, but the result of more than a year, a full 48 Premier League games, and more than 4,300 minutes of hard work and dedication!!
Henry and Bergkamp are waiting for them in front, and that legendary Arsenal team has also extended a hand to them, pulling them onto that legendary ship!
Everyone is extremely grateful for every drop of sweat they shed in the past, extremely grateful for their perseverance in gritting their teeth and sprinting to prevent goals from happening countless times when they were exhausted, and grateful for their courage to rush forward in one-in-two balls.
Now, they are going to the stage of the 11th round of the Premier League, which is also the 49th game across seasons! They want to be there, catch up with the pace of their predecessors, and catapult forward to continue moving forward!
"First: Arsenal, 26 points; Second: Chelsea, 25 points; Third: Manchester City, 23 points; Fourth: Manchester United, 23 points." – Premier League Round 10 standings
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