"Don't shoot wildly!"
A voice came from the backfield. It was Ian, who was frowning. He had always been at odds with Maël and would take any opportunity to denigrate him.
"Good try, keep going!"
However, the head coach, Hans, immediately applauded and encouraged him. He firmly stood on Maël's side. "Take the shot if you have the chance!"
As soon as he said this, many Arsenal players who already thought the shot was of good quality immediately echoed him.
"Nice shot."
"Don't worry, Maël, we all believe in your shot. We hope you can score your first goal for Arsenal U17!"
"Good shot, just get it on target!"
Now it was Ian's turn to feel awkward. His voice was drowned out by the praise and didn't attract anyone's attention at all.
He watched Maël wave to his teammates, making a regretful shaking-head gesture, and saw the other party's gaze skip over him, choosing 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, "Maël is not the same Maël as before. Look at his current shooting and confrontation ability. It's best not to make things difficult for him."
Ian snorted softly and didn't say anything.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at Wenger on the sidelines, wanting to see the first-team coach's reaction to the shot.
Unfortunately, Professor Wenger was expressionless, and it was impossible to tell anything.
*"Bang!"*
The Liverpool goalkeeper then took a goal kick, still choosing to kick the ball directly to the frontcourt to launch a quick attack.
The game returned to normal, and everyone focused their attention, engaging in a contest with the opposing players.
"Bang, bang, bang...!"
The sound of constant passing rang out, the pace on the field was fast, the speed of possession changes was also fast, and there were occasional fierce confrontations.
Don't think that Professor Wenger sitting on the sidelines will only inspire Arsenal players; he will also inspire Liverpool players! Everyone on the field today is trying their best to show themselves, dreaming of being spotted by the Professor and soaring into the Premier League.
Many people are making bold moves, whether it's the defensive players' big blocks and flying tackles, or the offensive players' step-overs and elastico, all kinds of tricks to show off personal ability are emerging one after another.
"Oh...!"
"Get him! Get him! Good job!"
"Get past him!"
This also easily ignited the fans' interest. Watching such a game is sometimes more fun than watching a dull Premier League match.
The turning point that changed the course of the game appeared in the thirteenth minute of the first half when Arsenal captain Gilbert made a mistake and was intercepted. Liverpool quickly opened up their formation and launched a quick counterattack.
*"Bang!"*
When their winger found the number 9 striker with a precise pass, there was little suspense.
"Swish!"
Liverpool's number 9 jumped high and headed the ball into the Arsenal net before Ian, and goalkeeper Hopkins was powerless to save it.
One to zero!
Liverpool took the lead! "Haha!"
"Yeah...!"
The Liverpool players rushed to the sidelines in groups of three and five, high-fived back and forth, and finally hugged each other, freely releasing the joy of scoring.
Arsenal, on the other hand, fell into a brief silence, and everyone lowered their heads and stopped talking.
Hans on the sidelines scratched his head. He returned to the coach's seat with a slightly helpless expression and secretly observed Wenger's expression.
Still expressionless, as if all of this had nothing to do with him.
"My fault, everyone, I'm sorry."
On the field, Arsenal captain Gilbert was the first to raise his head, waving his hand towards his teammates, "I thought it was over, a mistake is a mistake."
"It's okay, no one blames you."
"Let's go again, there's still time, just chase one goal."
A burst of encouragement sounded, and Maël also walked to his side at this time, patting him on the back, "If you have a chance, pass the ball to me, I'll use a Long Shot to bring it back, and you can get an assist to make up for your mistake."
"Hahaha."
This half-joking remark made Gilbert reveal a faint smile, but he didn't refuse, "You said it, don't let me down."
"Of course."
Maël shrugged, then turned to face the attacking direction.
"Bang!"
As Arsenal's center forward Gabi restarted the game, Maël once again strolled into the opponent's half, waiting for an opportunity.
Having just adapted to the rhythm of the youth team match for a while, he had eliminated all the worries before the game, and all that remained was the expectation of scoring.
Now he has a certain ability to resist, and it is not difficult to stand his ground.
It's not difficult to stand his ground, it's certainly not difficult to get the ball, and correspondingly, it's not difficult to complete the final shot.
As long as he gets two or three more chances, he is very confident that he can send the ball into the opponent's goal! Maël's second shooting opportunity came in the 21st minute of the game, and it was indeed captain Gilbert who passed the ball to him.
"Bang." After judging the path of the ball, he turned his head to observe, and after seeing the goalkeeper standing to the left, he led the ball towards the center, aiming at the far right corner.
"I'll take it!"
A confident shout sounded, and Liverpool's center back came out to defend, wanting to intercept Maël's shot.
He had seen the confrontation between his own full-back and Maël, knowing that the full-back was no match, so it was better for him to defend.
He is strong and sturdy, and his ability to resist in youth players is definitely at an excellent level.
Maël originally wanted to take a Two-Point Shot, but he realized that the center back was coming up too fast, and a direct shot would most likely be blocked by him.
Somewhat helplessly, he took a step forward with his left foot, and exerted force with his right leg to slam his body towards the left, trying to push him back.
"Bang!" The sound of bone and flesh colliding came, and both of them staggered a step before stabilizing their bodies.
A clear look of surprise appeared in the eyes of this Liverpool center back. How big was he, and how big was Maël? How did they end up evenly matched? In a place where no one noticed, Wenger's eyes also moved, slightly surprised.
"Bang!!"
A second later, Maël was the first to react, folding his right leg and unleashing a heavy cannon shot towards the far corner of the goal.
The football rose from the ground, with almost no spin, flying straight towards the far corner, constantly increasing in height in the air.
"Pa!"
Fortunately, the Liverpool goalkeeper moved quickly, rushing to the left before the football touched the net, and dragged the ball out of the goal.
Wonderful save! This was everyone's first reaction on the field, because they all saw how high the quality of this shot was.
"Hoo..." The Liverpool goalkeeper secretly took a breath, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with his gloves.
Giving the opponent a corner kick was already the best result.
That Arsenal number 31, is his Long Shot so good? "Bang!!"
Before Maël outside the arc of the penalty area could finish regretting, the corner kick had already been taken.
The first point was unsurprisingly taken by the taller Liverpool defender, who headed 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 were unwilling to see.
A bit of horror appeared on their expressions, as if they knew what was about to happen.
"Bang!!"
After stopping the ball, that figure completed the extension of his body and the explosion of his legs in one go, once again blasting out an unstoppable heavy cannon shot, like an ancient archer drawing a full bow and shooting a sharp arrow.
The Liverpool goalkeeper closed his eyes and pounced towards the approximate path of the football, but unfortunately missed.
Before he could react, there was only the sound of the net rustling behind him, "Swish!"
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