From Arsenal to the Ball God

Chapter 288: Chapter 90: A Perfect First Touch! Chloe Unleashed! Everything Returned! [2/3]

”White Hart Lane is really heated up, every time Ma’el gets the ball, a wave of boos erupts.”

After the restart, the scene remains heated.... Zhan Jun gradually slows down his commentary rhythm, to prevent the audience in front of the TV from feeling exhausted from excessive emotion.

”Ai....”

Zhang Lu continues to serve as the period in the conversation, occasionally chatting a bit, ”It seems they know, who is the most crucial player in the Arsenal lineup.

”I feel Ma’el is playing with a bit of anger, there’s no help for it, an away derby is really difficult.”

Zhan Jun nods in agreement and says, ”At this time, you can’t get into a fight with the defenders..... especially when facing a top full-back like Walker.

”But we believe, with the maturity Ma’el has shown before, he will still calm down quickly.

”Let’s see this time, Arsenal’s organized attack, Alexander Song is pushing forward!”

In the 29th minute of the game, Alexander Song accidentally weaves through two people in midfield, confusingly pushing forward to the front.

After realizing that the opponent’s midfield line was empty, he continued to carry the ball, showing a rare side of himself.

”Swoosh.....!”

This quickly became problematic, as Tottenham’s defensive midfielder Scott Parker executed a fierce sliding tackle to intercept the ball, which bounced and flew to one side.

Thankfully, Arteta was in that position, seeing the ball fly, he quickly lowered his center of gravity to prepare to receive it.

”Hey!” came a shout from behind from Tottenham’s midfield, Modric, who intended to startle Arteta.

But Arteta didn’t fall for it, he realized Modric might be very close to him, and, at the moment of stopping the ball, changed his strategy, flicking the ball over Modric’s head with the outside of his foot, directing it toward Ma’el’s position.

Modric regrettably raised his head, then quickly turned to prepare to cover Ma’el.

”The lone wolf is going to get the ball!”

”Stop him!”

”Tackle him!”

”Xuxu~.....!”

Boos and whistles rang out inside the venue, seeming to be their only way to create chaos, simple yet effective.

Just a few meters from the Tottenham fan zone, Ma’el, amid the taunts, held his breath, glanced back to assess the position, and upon noticing Walker was two or three meters away, turned to face the incoming ball.

His left leg stepped back, firmly controlling the first drop point of the ball, but he didn’t stop it dead, instead allowing its momentum to carry it behind himself.

”Swish!”

The ball smoothly settled at Ma’el’s feet, and following his instep, slid behind him without slowing down at all.

Ma’el executed a dazzling turn, and using the ball’s momentum, slid it to the left, pulling away from Walker, giving him no chance to intercept.

At this moment, it seemed as if he was dancing a waltz on the left flank, with a graceful twirl and leg motion.

Smoothly stopping the ball at his feet while facing the attack direction, he even advanced a few steps!

Kyle Walker had intended to step up for an interception as soon as Ma’el stopped the ball, but seeing Ma’el already turned to start his attack transformed Walker’s dash into an awkward halt.

He had to immediately decelerate, lower his center of gravity and retreat.... causing him to lose footing stability.

”Thud thud thud!”

Ma’el then accelerated by pushing off the ground, catching up to the ball’s position and carrying it toward the penalty area line.

Everything happened in an instant; his one touch left Tottenham’s defense momentarily stupefied, and by the time they responded, he was already approaching the danger area of the penalty box.

This is the power of new capabilities!

”Oh....!”

In the broadcasting room, this time it was Zhang Lu who spoke first, he loves these small technical skills, sighed, ”A perfect stop and turn, blending the touch and carry, without any pause!

”Ma’el suddenly used an unexpected method to advance the attack, causing chaos in Tottenham’s defense, Kyle Walker was obviously surprised, he’s tripping over his feet!

”Even Modric, who, though he had the first chance to trackback and intercept, was left behind by Ma’el!”

Neither of them continued to speak, instead, they focused intently on the broadcast screen, knowing this was certainly an excellent attack opportunity.

Such variations are needed on the pitch, though just a small stop, it obviously changes the rhythm..... allowing the opponent a moment to react, creating space for the attacking player.

”Buzz buzz..... buzz...!”

The commotion in White Hart Lane gradually quieted down at this moment, the Tottenham fans watched Ma’el with nervous expressions.

They noticed Walker’s awkward situation, knowing Ma’el was likely to create a good chance from that turn.

”Bang!”

Ma’el’s subsequent breakthrough was straightforward, Walker, with unstable balance, couldn’t make a third directional sprinting turn.

In this scenario, just one explosive dash would leave his old teammate behind!

The ball quickly rolled toward the inner penalty area, Walker, turning stiffly to follow, obviously couldn’t keep up.

Ma’el charged alone to the vicinity of the penalty area line, the enemy Tottenham’s goal right in his right-front direction.

The opportunity arose!

Within reach!

”Aahh.....!” came a low growl, as Arsenal fans on the far stand gradually stood up, wide-eyed focusing on the goal’s position.

”Hmm... oh...” In the season-ticket area, Chloe stood with the Arsenal fans, eyes bursting with intense anticipation, raising her hands high.

She couldn’t help but make a sound again, but this time, she felt less self-conscious, knowing a strong backing stood behind her.