[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-foresight":3,"chapter-foresight-foresight-chapter-48":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","FORESIGHT",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1847446,2452,"Chapter 48 48: Gunners, Reignited","foresight-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>In the dim light of his office, Wenger sat quietly, Kai's latest vlog playing on the monitor in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he took off his headphones and let out a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's… really something,\" he murmured, a small smile tugging at the corner of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't give up...\" The words echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, Arsenal players—both current and former—had watched the video too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their reactions varied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were visibly moved. Others kept their thoughts to themselves. A few looked unimpressed, and some seemed conflicted. But none of them could deny it—this short video was going to leave a mark on Arsenal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luis Suárez removed his earphones, his eyes burned with renewed intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cazorla stared at the Arsenal crest on his shirt in quiet reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arteta sat alone in the backseat of a car, gazing out at the city, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vermaelen stood at a window, overlooking London, his expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, sleep was a luxury few of them could afford.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oak Bar, Woolwich]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelvin Meadows sat at the bar, his phone in hand and earphones in place, completely tuned out from the noise around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were distant, as if lost in a memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without warning, he let out a long sigh and broke into a grin. \"Not bad, kid... 'Don't give up,' huh?\" he chuckled to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head, staring up at a black scarf hanging above the wine rack. For a moment, he just stared. Then, like something clicked inside him, he brought his fist down hard on the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bar suddenly fell quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads turned. All eyes were on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelvin stood up, looked around, and asked, \"Tell me—what's the atmosphere like at our home matches these days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was silence for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pointed at a stocky man across the room. \"Sean, you tell me. What's it like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sean rubbed the back of his neck, reluctant. \"It's… not good. Sometimes it's good, but most times...just bad. They call us the library now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That opened the floodgates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back when you were leading chants, we could rally the crowd,\" someone said. \"Now? Nobody steps up. It's like we're waiting for someone else to do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The away fans drown us out,\" another chimed in. \"We try to push back, but no one joins in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don't have your presence, boss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly, it's not just on the players—we, the fans, we've been falling short too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the voices added to the growing wave of discontent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelvin gave a slow nod, then clapped his hands decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then. Next home game, we regroup. We're taking back the stands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Kelvin climbed onto the bar, raised his voice, and roared: \"This is Arsenal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelvin pounded his chest and bellowed, \"We are the Gunners!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw his fist in the air. \"Let's go, Gunners!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotions overflowed. Shouts echoed around the bar, fists raised high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crush them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day at training, Kai noticed the shift immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was different. Everyone trained with a sharpness that hadn't been there before. Passes were crisper. Runs were harder. There was more shouting, more coaching, more... urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disagreements happened, sure, but they came from a desire to improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the coaches gave him odd looks—curious, amused, maybe even a little impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai couldn't quite describe it, but it reminded him of seeing a giant panda for the first time as a kid, his father standing beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsenal scraped out a win at home. It wasn't pretty, and for a while, they looked like they might collapse. But due to crucial substitutions were able win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they'd lost their opener at the Emirates, who knows how deep the hole might've been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton, West Brom, and Swansea also opened with wins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea's new signing, Hazard, looked sharp, assisting Ivanović just two minutes in, and Lampard added a long-range strike by the 7th. They beat Wigan away, and both Torres and Mata played, though Torres continued to underwhelm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>United, meanwhile, got smacked around by Everton. Fellaini ran the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liverpool suffered a 0–3 loss to West Brom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came Round Two: Arsenal away at Stoke City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stoke was still one of the few sides clinging to old-school English football—tough, tall, aerial bullies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't call it the City in the Sky for nothing. Their average height was close to 190 cm, with Crouch, their 201 cm striker, a looming threat on every set piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai started on the bench as Wenger wanted more attacking flair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game was brutal. Stoke's high-ball tactics kept Arsenal on their heels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crouch's timing was unreal—while Arsenal's defenders strained for height, he barely needed to jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make things worse, Crouch had history as a Spurs man, part of the trident with Bale and Modrić that once made Tottenham dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tottenham had changed. Modrić's move to Real Madrid this summer hit them hard, just like van Persie's departure hurt Arsenal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back to the match: Arsenal battled, but the breakthrough never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suárez and Cazorla worked tirelessly. Arteta tried to keep things moving. Kai was subbed later on to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He helped stabilize the defense against Stoke's long balls and kept Crouch quiet by getting the balls first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried long passes from deep, but they were easily cleared due to the height and physicality difference. The few that were successful were not capitalized by his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game ended in a goalless draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had issues, no doubt sometimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ramsey looked hesitant from time to time. Diaby could ghost for periods of play. Arteta was buried under pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai did his job defensively, but he wasn't ready to dictate play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some pundits even turned their fire on Wenger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsenal has money, but they're still soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The club remained silent. This was football.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you win, everything's fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you lose, you take the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least the media hadn't singled out Kai. Maybe they'd forgotten about him—or maybe they didn't see him as someone who could make a difference just yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another week, another away game. This time: Liverpool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tough stretch. And personal for Suárez—his return to Anfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he stepped onto the pitch, the boos came raining down. Liverpool fans made their feelings clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suárez didn't hide his discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first half was tight. No goals, end-to-end play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arteta struggled. Under relentless pressure from Liverpool's midfield—especially Gerrard—he couldn't find the rhythm he needed. Cazorla kept dropping back to help out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 67th minute, Sterling finally broke through for Liverpool with a fierce strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterling wasn't yet the star of the England national team, but the talent was undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liverpool led 1–0.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Cazorla turned it up—threading passes, dancing past challenges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brilliance set up a golden chance, and Chamberlain buried it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young winger, just subbed on, scored his first league goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tore away in celebration, overwhelmed with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai came on in the 70th minute. His defensive contribution was solid, though he didn't get involved in the attack much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in those 20 minutes, he felt it—the midfield battle, the need for a general who could read the game, control the tempo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he understood why Arteta looked so lost sometimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai helped ease the pressure on the defense, hoping to release Arteta to do his magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arteta came out of his daze late in regulation time. He and Podolski worked a series of passes to beautifully assist Suarez to deliver the dagger into Liverpool's fans hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The match ended 1–2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hard fought away win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three games in, Arsenal sat 5th in the table: two wins, one draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not bad for a club that went through major restructuring during the offseason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW AND SOME STONES.\u003C\u002Fp>",1312,"2026-06-09T07:00:21.211Z",1,"novelbin.me","ac827397a34cd9687c0b031839e4ce8f6f3b2c399a115f2c76132a4733983175","foresight-chapter-49","foresight-chapter-47",405,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fforesight-cover.jpg"]