[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god":3,"chapter-from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-304":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Arsenal to the Ball God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},925623,1216,"Chapter 304 - 95: An Unexpected Outside Foot Shot! Arsenal Tops the Table! Ma’el’s Strategy and Acquisition_2","from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-304",304,"\u003Cp>Four to one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s also the score at the end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsenal finally secured their 6th win of the season, surpassing 20 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teams like this don’t pose a significant threat to us, and we will try to strengthen our defense during the winter transfer window.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenger left an intriguing remark at the post-match press conference, seemingly ready to contend for the title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On November 20th, just four days after the last match, another Premier League game came knocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They headed to Stoke City away, facing the tough team known as ’Sky City’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a team whose style is more similar to Championship teams, yet much stronger, with a simple and decisive style, strong confrontations, and excellent aerial defense capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this match, Van Persie, after his hat-trick in the last game, was rested, and Shamakh took the forward position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma’el started; he has always excelled against this type of team, not just because of his Championship experience, but also due to his physical prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sky City strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can they be stronger than him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dang dang dang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the 25th minute, Ma’el had charged up the left flank, bypassed Delap, brushed off Mark Wilson, and sent a ground-pass cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly, Shamakh faltered at the crucial moment, sending the ball into the stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing he seldom plays, Ma’el wasn’t too disheartened and ran back to his half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 39th minute, Ramsey found an opportunity to deliver a through ball, and Gervinho charged in from the right, striking the ball to the near corner with a shot aimed at the left, hitting the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One to nil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beautiful!\" Ma’el silently clenched his fists, knowing that against such mid to lower-table teams, taking the lead makes the game much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the game resumed, he felt significantly less pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trailing behind, Stoke City stopped bus parking on defense, no longer utilized only simple long balls targeting their tall man, Crouch, and instead attempted to organize effective attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their formation pressed forward, and short passes increased significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave Arsenal more opportunities, and both Arteta and Alexander Song were eagerly waiting in the midfield, looking for chances to intercept and counter-attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 66th minute of the second half, Alexander Song intercepted the ball from the opponent’s midfield, Delap, advanced with the ball, and handed it over to Gervinho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervinho cut inside towards the center, took a few steps, and seeing a poor opportunity, noticed Ma’el asking for the ball from a far-off position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without much hesitation, he passed a ground ball towards Ma’el, transferring it laterally!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the opposing defenders have already settled, you have to trust those in the team who can solve the problem, doing it yourself all the time won’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After passing, Gervinho moved forward towards the flank, his favorite position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Ma’el stop the ball underfoot, seemingly unsure how to handle it, wasting the best moment for a pass or shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\" He ran back a little disappointedly. Unlike Ma’el, he had defensive responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this play didn’t create a threat, he would have to chase back for defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, he unexpectedly saw Ma’el steady his supporting foot, raise his right leg, and move it around in circles over the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Stoke City defenders lowered their center of gravity, staring at his feet, unsure how he would handle it, not daring to move rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Ma’el hopped a small step to the side with his left foot, adjusted to a better position, and powered a shot with the outside of his right foot on the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he shot, his right ankle whipped violently, his entire body pressing forward, explosively releasing power from the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball curved past the body of the Stoke City defender in front of him, veering toward the left outside of the goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stoke City goalkeeper Begovic initially didn’t pay attention, thinking Ma’el was just messing around, and he’d soon be taking a goal kick himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally saw the ball spinning intensely and slowly curving towards the near corner of the goal, the best save timing was already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball brushed the post and flew into the net, surprising everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did it go in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the heck?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow... Yeah...!!\" Every traveling Arsenal fan had a look of surprise on their faces, none expected this to go in, instinctively stood up to celebrate when it did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was that shot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the outside of the foot?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An ordinary person really couldn’t pull that off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, the power wasn’t huge, but did you see that curve? The goalkeeper definitely didn’t expect it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goals in consecutive games!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all swore they never had any expectations for that shot, still dazed until the goal was scored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boooom...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that affected Ma’el’s excitement, as he shouted and slid on his knees across the grass at Britannia Stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first outside-of-the-foot goal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>12th Premier League goal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steadily moving forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... Brother!\" Today, Gervinho wore goggles, showing his big white teeth with a goofy smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slightly raised both hands, expressing his surprise: \"I really don’t know how I assisted, I was ready to go back on defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was indeed lucky today, first bursting into the box to score, then providing an assist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get ready to be Man of the Match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma’el hugged him, comforting this semi-main player, \"Go and work a little more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, okay.\" Gervinho continued to chuckle, nodding as he ran back to his position, feeling much more invigorated.\u003C\u002Fp>",922,"2026-06-03T06:44:03.644Z","2026-06-03T06:44:07.339Z",1,"novelbin.me","f8947dd483fa8ccb55e965775a29ff8017e21e3a9fbde0e7e0dea5ff2f999e93","from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-305","from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-303",391,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-cover.jpg"]