Chapter 765 - 2: The Most Expensive Gift! New Season Schedule Released! Pseudo-4-Star Reverse Foot! The Season Is Near!

"What’s more, we have an unbeaten streak of 38 games, just 12 games away from breaking Arsenal’s previous record of 49, and 21 games away from breaking Milan’s record of 58."

Ma’el proactively raised his glass and smiled, "There are no national championships to compete for in the 12-13 season, but I still hope I can win at least three major trophies."

"Cheers...!!"

"Good luck!"

"You can do it!"

"Definitely!"

Everyone toasted again, and many gave Ma’el their most sincere blessings. They shared the sentiment of unity with him; their fortunes were mutually dependent.

After a few more drinks, Ma’el began to feel overwhelmed and, after eating some cold dishes, swayed to conclude the family gathering and went upstairs to rest.

Isabella had been resting in the room for some time. When he pushed open the door, he startled her awake. Then, emboldened by the alcohol, he cheekily selected a set of lingerie and stockings, laughing as he tossed them to his girlfriend.

"Oh...!" Amid playful banter, the girl blushed and put on the clothes according to Ma’el’s request, then flipped over to press Ma’el beneath her. They hadn’t seen each other for a while, and their passion was like a wildfire.

The next morning, upon waking, Ma’el went downstairs to make tea to quench his thirst and soothe his dry throat.

He moved all the liquor from the cabinet to the utility room to avoid having it sway in front of him daily, tempting him to drink more under the guise of celebration.

Today, he must begin training. He is looking forward to obtaining his second and third Level 5 Skills and eagerly awaits a major upgrade and overhaul of his arsenal!

"The schedule has arrived." Jose soon entered from outside, carrying the schedule sent by the Arsenal Club, which he posted in Ma’el’s photo room.

Ma’el followed him to the schedule and began looking at the month’s matches.

First, on July 27, the team will face Manchester City in the Emirates Cup, followed by a match on July 30, also in the Emirates Cup, against the Hong Kong Super League’s Kitchee. The final round of the Emirates Cup is on August 4, against Bundesliga Cologne.

Seeing this, he roughly understood the Emirates Cup format at the time.

It’s just four teams playing a single-round group stage, and after three rounds, the one with the most points takes the championship trophy.

However, he didn’t focus much here; the data-less friendly matches are just for fun... if there’s a chance, they can try a bit harder for a championship to boost the team’s confidence for the new season.

The first official match of the new season will begin on August 12. It’s their Community Shield Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.

The Premier League’s first round kicks off on August 18, the English League Cup’s third round (when Premier League Teams join) begins on September 27, and the FA Cup’s third round starts in January next year.

As for the Champions League, the group stage draw will take place on August 31, when the specific schedule will be revealed.

"By the way."

He remembered something, the UEFA awards ceremony will also be held along with the Champions League group draw, which could be a good opportunity for him to earn personal honors.

This award is only given to players active in Europe, the UEFA Best Player, which can also be considered Europe’s Footballer of the Year.

Importantly, unlike the World Footballer and the Golden Ball Award, which have ambiguous weight concepts on the European Cup and the Champions League, in this award’s selection criteria, the European Cup’s weight is definitely higher than the Champions League’s.

This means that he could very likely beat Ronaldo, who had better personal stats than him last season, and defeat the Champions League-winning Chelsea Team members with his outstanding performance in the European Cup!

Officially getting his first footballer’s personal honor... and at the continental level!

Ma’el noted the date with some anticipation in his heart. He then walked to the photo wall, nostalgically glancing at all of his goal records for the 11-12 entire season.

On the Premier League photo wall, he had 43 photos of goal moments and 20 photos of assist moments.

On the Champions League photo wall, he had 7 goal moment photos and 4 assist moment photos.

The English League Cup had 8 goal photos and 3 assist photos.

Unfortunately, the FA Cup area of the photo wall was still empty, and the European Cup was blank because there hadn’t been time to produce them yet.

"Jose, ask Safina to help find photos of the 11 goals and 2 assists from the European Cup for me to put here."

He turned and instructed, smiling, "She’s done this before; I trust she can find the best photos."

"Okay." Jose agreed, turning to find Safina.

Ma’el turned back, and if we count the European Cup, in the entire season, he scored a total of 69 goals and 29 assists.

In the new year, he aims to achieve even better stats than this. Messi has an annual 91 goals; he not only wants to pursue a more dazzling result than an annual 91 goals but also aims for a single-season hundred goals!

He believes that when he achieves that, he will deserve the title of World Footballer, Top 1!

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From July 15 onwards, Ma’el’s life returned to the state of last season. He started pre-season training with Arsenal and began personal special training sessions with Jose and Davis.

During pre-season, he noticed that the team’s tactical changes from last season were minimal.

It was easy to understand; they had a highly dominant performance last season, and there’s no need to change... they just need to maintain their characteristics and continue playing to their strengths.

The primary goal of early pre-season is to help new signings integrate into the team and strive for them to quickly adopt Arsenal’s football philosophy.

This ensures that some new signings who can enhance the team’s overall strength can quickly secure a starting position and serve as immediate combat power to help the team.

It also ensures that substitutes and rotation players can be ready to step up when the team needs them without showing weakness.

"Bang bang bang.....!"

The days passed one by one. Ma’el heard more than ten thousand touches of the ball in his ears daily. Sometimes, he even dreamed of playing football, occasionally startling Isabella.

On July 20, after completing a Fancy Dribbling training session, he felt something special in his feet — an increase in the affinity for the ball.

As this feeling grew stronger, surpassing any previous improvement, he knew that Fancy had upgraded to Level 4!

His strength finally increased once again!

[Skill: Fancy Dribbling Level 4]

[Skill Level: (1/5000)]

[Utility: After gradually solidifying Fancy Techniques, you have developed a very solid foundation in this area. After a period of training, you naturally reached a new realm. You now use techniques with fluidity and elegance!]

Pseudo-4-Star Reverse Foot!

Ma’el smiled happily. Once the additional skill for Fancy Techniques comes up, his Four Stars Reverse Foot will be fully formed.

This strength increase provided him with a stronger motivation for training. In the following days, he spent all his time at the Korni Base and the training field near his home, working so hard that even Jose and Davis felt a bit overwhelmed.

On July 26, the day before the start of the season’s first match, he opened the Skill Level panel and observed the improvement effect of each skill in his arsenal.

[Skill: Decision Level 4]

[Skill Level: (3252/5000)]

[Skill: Rapid Charge Level 4]

[Skill Level: (2313/5000)]

[Skill: Divine Power Level 4]

[Skill Level: (1864/5000)]

[Skill: Curved Blade Level 4]

[Skill Level: (993/2000)]

[Skill: Curved Trajectory Guidance Level 4]

[Skill Level: (876/2000)]

[Skill: Fancy Dribbling Level 4]

[Skill Level: (94/5000)]

[Additional Skill: Fancy Techniques Level 2]

[Skill Level: (1392/1500)]

Fancy Techniques Level 2 is about to break through, and Curved Trajectory Guidance and Curved Blade’s breakthroughs to Level 5 are also nearly halfway there.

This improvement speed is very fast, definitely better than the latter half of last season. It means his strength is bound to undergo a qualitative leap in the upcoming season!

"Before the intensive schedule arrives, it’s likely that this improvement speed will continue."

Ma’el made a calculation with a smile. With Physical Ability at Level 4, he has a more solid foundation and can train longer. As long as he wants to, his improvement speed can continue.

"When Curved Blade and Curved Trajectory Guidance reach Level 5, I’ll focus on Shooting and Passing’s additional skills to fill all the gaps, then start the full skill Level 5 enhancement era."

Ma’el’s eyes were filled with visions for the future. He exited the Skill Level panel, went in to rest, and gave himself a half-day off to celebrate the skill breakthrough.

His future is always promising.

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