[{"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-71":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},925941,1216,"Chapter 71 - 9: The Clément Family’s Surprise Plan! Ma’el’s Change!","from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>\"Fewer selfies, more match photos and posters, more videos of you playing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is it always your face?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any training videos? I want to see how Sheffield United trains, what the team atmosphere is like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Edit a highlight reel of goals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma’el, look at other players, none of them post selfies all the time like you do. It’s a bad habit, you should change it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma’el opened the comment section and got a harsh wake-up call, feeling frustrated, he clicked away and put his phone down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is what the comment section looks like for a footballer with many male fans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed and slowly shifted his focus to the upcoming match, leaving other thoughts behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ward! Just finished his suspension, he’s back on the field, facing Russell’s defense, he goes for the baseline!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sweeping pass in front of the goal! Evans shoots! Hits the goalkeeper Rudy, there’s a rebound!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beautiful!! Ma’el scores on the rebound! He seems to have an incredible sense in front of goal, rushing in ready for the rebound the moment Evans took his shot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sheffield United leads one to zero!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luton fouled Jackson in the box! Gave Norwich a penalty, a perfect scoring opportunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sheffield United’s defense is being too aggressive, this isn’t the first time, they have to avoid this as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hulahan stands on the penalty spot! A right-footed push shot, an amazingly high-quality penalty! He chose the top right corner of the goal, a risky shooting angle, but he did it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No goalkeeper can save this kind of penalty unless he anticipates the path in advance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A corner kick opportunity! Jackson sends out the ball, middle position! A volley!! Dovie.....!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a goal again! Norwich’s control is too strong, they’ve been besieging Sheffield United for five or six minutes! After a series of three corner kicks, they score again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two to one! The first half is about to end, and Norwich returns to the dressing room with the lead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hulahan fell in the box, Quinn isn’t calm! Earlier Luton had already given the opponent a penalty, and he still recklessly tripped Hulahan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will the referee blow the whistle? He has! No mercy for Sheffield United! Norwich gets their second penalty in this match!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hulahan stands back on the penalty spot, different from last time, this penalty was caused by himself..... a shot!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No suspense, Hulahan scores twice, Norwich leads three to one!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fourth! It’s still Hulahan, breaking through Carl Wei with a sharp angled shot, the ball rolls through Robert’s legs and into the net!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A hat trick, Hulahan completes his first hat trick of the season! Four to one! Sheffield United has no chance to come back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bolodanovich! Header slams in!! It’s a goal! Sheffield United pulls one back, two to four!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Assisted by Ward! Coming back from suspension, he’s in excellent form, seems like he’s been holding back for a long time! But, this is just a consolation goal, there’s no time left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Kanor Road Stadium, after injury time ran out, the referee blew the whistle to end the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norwich, overall stronger, secured a crucial home victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.....!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their players gathered in small groups, hugging and high-fiving, celebrating taking 3 points from a top-six team, which is crucial for maintaining their position in the promotion zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheffield United suffered its first defeat of December, a rather comprehensive loss, with no regrets, no controversies, only a gap in skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shaking hands with the opposing manager, Garrispeed stood with his hands on his hips, gazing at the gloomy sky, not looking too pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not that he can’t accept the loss, he’s experienced it dozens of times in his playing career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at such a crucial time, he fears this defeat may shake the confidence of the team’s core players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Ma’el..... that’s where his worry lies, he’s afraid he’ll lose hope of promotion, and leave the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After encouraging the players in the dressing room, he called Ma’el to the post-match press conference area, actually wanting to say something on the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Norwich is very strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garrispeed started, he smirked, \"They probably have the capability of a Premier League relegation team, even if there’s a gap, it’s minimal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma’el nodded calmly, knowing wins and losses are common, besides feeling disappointed, he had no other thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scored a goal today, which definitely counts as a decent performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, after feeling the pressure from Norwich players through their overall strength, his sense of complacency disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before..... he inevitably felt somewhat superior to Championship rivals, it’s unavoidable, with the lavish statistics in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always thought all honors were within reach, just needing him to slightly make a move to easily seize them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This idea vanished today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are tough teams in the Championship, with Norwich being so strong, it’s imaginable how challenging the top-ranked Queens Park Rangers are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And other strong teams, ones with tactical styles that restrain them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To achieve significant team honors and maintain personal performance is a long road ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it’s not a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People need challenges, need motivation, in comfortable situations, growth is never fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma’el is always good at seeing the positive side of things, he must be an optimistic person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strengthen the defense in the winter transfer, and we still have a good chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garrispeed observed Ma’el’s expression, feeling a bit cautious, \"They have the second-best defense in the league, conceding very few goals, but we still scored 2 goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This means our attack line is still fine, has top-four standard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma’el nodded in agreement, he vaguely guessed what Garrispeed wanted to say, and proactively said: \"Mr. Speed might be a bit sensitive, I don’t mind the outcome of a single match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, this doesn’t mean I won’t give my all during matches, as long as I’m on the field, I’ll fight to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled, \"I just thought it through, my career is still long, I can’t see each match as an isolated series, but should focus more on the entire season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Players rely on the team’s entirety, the team’s victory is much more than a single match win, the same goes for losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just a small bump in the season, we may encounter many more times, what I hope for is that we can achieve ultimate success.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garrispeed’s walking body suddenly quivered, he glanced at Ma’el, a surge of indescribable thrill rose within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ps: There will be another update today (after the match), and another one after 500 monthly tickets! Hope everyone continues to support us!\u003C\u002Fp>",1111,"2026-06-03T06:44:03.643Z","2026-06-03T06:44:07.339Z",1,"novelbin.me","108c82f4b3804314932b827e273707fa862e3dd540b3215346883187192dd2fc","from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-72","from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-70",391,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-cover.jpg"]