On December 7th, finishing his filming tasks, Ma’el devoted all his focus to training, and at ho, he watched the final round of the Champions League group stage match of the team.
In this match, Wenger fielded a lineup sowhat resembling the one from the last English League Cup, the difference being no main player appeared in the starting lineup.
Having already secured the top spot, it’s an opportunity for those who don’t usually get to play in the Champions League to feel the atmosphere and get so practice.
Ultimately, in the fiery fireworks feast of Olympiacos’ devilish ho ground, the ho team surged ahead, scoring three goals in succession, handing Arsenal a shutout.
It was a heavy defeat, but Wenger left Greece with a smile... thanks to the main players achieving a 4-ga winning streak at the start, other players in the team had the chance to experience such high-level matches.
This is very important, as only by continuously experiencing significant matches can the strength of the rotating players gradually align with the main lineup.
Once the congested schedule officially begins, this aspect will affect the team’s ultimate outco.
Thus, the Champions League group stage concluded, and Arsenal advanced as the first in the group with 4 wins and 2 losses, accumulating 12 points.
Dortmund advanced as the second in the group with 3 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, and 10 points, Olympiacos took third in the group, falling to the Europa League, while Marseille Team directly returned to France.
"Ah!"
At 6 PM that day, Ma’el, who had finished training and was eating, suddenly heard Safina shriek, turned to see her holding a phone, as if she had seen sothing incredible.
"Buzz buzz..."
"Buzz buzz buzz...!"
His phone also instantly popped up with a few ssages, vibrating crazily, finally interrupted by a phone ring.
Sothing up?
He picked up his phone and saw it was ndes calling, they had just parted not long ago.
"Golden Ball Award nominee!"
Safina quickly ran over, her face full of excitent, "Ma’el, you’ve made it into the 2011 Golden Ball Award nominee list!"
"The Golden Ball Award?!" Ma’el suddenly stood up, he didn’t hurry to answer ndes’ call, but first checked a few ssages sent by social dia.
Among them were ssages from his uncle, aunt, Wenger, Deschamps, and a bunch of teammates from the club.
All congratulating him on making it into the end of the year 2011 Golden Ball Award nominee list, so even joked that he would beco Arsenal’s first Mr. Golden Ball.
Really made it?
Thinking about the ti, the Golden Ball Award does seem to release its nominee list just a month earlier, this year’s award ceremony is set for January, so a December release makes sense.
Ma’el was instantly surrounded by joy, he didn’t expect to beco a nominee for this most significant personal award in his very first season in the top league!
He knew that with his current influence and data performance, winning the Golden Ball Award was impossible.
But being nominated for the Golden Ball Award is already a huge honor.
An 18-year-old Golden Ball Award nominee is very rare in the history of football.
"Hello?"
Ma’el answered ndes’ call with a smile, already knowing what the other side would say.
"I swear I did nothing, before this, no one thought of you in terms of this... yet it just happened.
"You must know by now Ma’el, you’ve made it into the Golden Ball nominee list, you’re going to the annual award feast early next year.
"Whether it’s making the list or appearing at the award ceremony, this will greatly increase your influence, congratulations indeed!"
Ma’el nodded, the Golden Ball award ceremony in the football world, just like the Oscars in the film industry.
Just participating ans you’ve entered the core level of this circle, the mainstream stage!
This is another major step in his career, he stepped into the hall of his dreams!
"See you in Zurich in January!"
ndes, who will also attend the award ceremony then, his other player Ronaldo, will surely secure a top-three spot in the Golden Ball, "I’ve decided not to sign any comrcial endorsents for you recently.
"We’ll wait a while, until after the Golden Ball award ceremony, when your value increases again, before taking endorsents.
"Being an 18-year-old Golden Ball nominee, this title will dramatically increase your endorsent fee by hundreds of thousands of pounds, next ti I quote, I’ll start from 1.6 million!"
"Alright, see you in Zurich."
Ma’el hung up the phone excitedly, searching for news about the Golden Ball Award nominee list on his phone, and soon saw all the nominees of this edition.
Barça: Abidal, Alves, Fabregas, Iniesta, ssi, Pique, Villa, Javi
Real Madrid: Benzema, Casillas, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alonso
Bayern Munich: Mueller, Schweinsteiger
Inter Milan: Fernando Forlan, Sneijder
Manchester United: Nani, Rooney
Manchester City: Aguero
Liverpool: Suarez
Arsenal: Ma’el
Santos: Neymar
Anzhi: Eto’o
A total of 23 nas, after combining the 2010 World Player of the Year and Golden Ball Award, this list includes outstanding players from all countries and leagues worldwide.
They are the 23 brightest stars of the year in most people’s minds!
Apart from the five major leagues, club players from the Russian Super League and Brasileirão have also been nominated.
"You’re the only one from Arsenal, Van Persie didn’t make it, you did!"
Safina scread all the way with her phone to Ma’el’s side, quickly waking up the other three in the room resting, who gradually erged.
"What’s up?"
Harry, still bleary-eyed, seed just awakened, frowned, "What do you an Van Persie didn’t make it, Ma’el did?"
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