Chapter 286: Chapter 89: Derby Showdown! The Tension at White Hart Lane! Ma’el’s Duel with Two Speedsters! [1/3]

"Let me see how much you’ve improved." Kyle Walker gave a final smile, then walked behind the team’s starting lineup, his expression turning serious.

Ma’el also slowly withdrew his smile, immersing himself in the match.

He had a fairly friendly conversation with his opponent...but that didn’t mean the match would be friendly.

He could feel the tension and gunpowder in the tunnel atmosphere, and both sides would surely give their all to bring each other down.

"Beep!" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

The referee promptly blew the whistle for entering the field; the players on both sides cheered each other on as they walked onto the pitch.

"Come on! Beat them!"

Tottenham’s forward, Adebayor, pumped his fist and shouted excitedly, "Let them fall at White Hart Lane! Make them unable to lift their heads!"

He was a former Arsenal player, made his name at Arsenal but later moved to Manchester City due to conflicts with the club, and was loaned to Tottenham this season.

Now donning Tottenham’s jersey in a derby against his old team, naturally, he had different thoughts... the main hope surely being to score and slap Arsenal in the face.

Arsenal’s players stared at him with disdain, making him their main target of the day.

......

"Beep!"

At 3:30 in the afternoon, with the referee’s whistle, the match kicked off at White Hart Lane.

"Bang!"

Bell pulled the ball in from the center circle, and the former Arsenal player Adebayor quickly dribbled back, not in a rush to pass immediately, seemingly trying to provoke the Arsenal players and fans.

"Booo.....!" A wave of boos erupted as many Arsenal fans stood up from their seats, pointing at his back and shouting angrily.

Ma’el initially intended to run towards Kyle Walker’s defensive area, but seeing Adebayor’s actions, he changed direction and charged full speed towards him.

Adebayor saw him approaching and, with a teasing smile, passed the ball to Modric who was in an open position in midfield, preparing to say something.

"Bang!"

But Ma’el went straight into him, knocking him rolling to the side.

"Ah...!" A scream of pain echoed as Adebayor lay on the ground with a look of agony, clutching his waist with one hand.

Ma’el immediately spread his hands innocently, indicating he really couldn’t stop in time.

"Beep!" The referee blew for a foul, hesitated after seeing Ma’el’s expression, and finally held back the impulse to show a yellow card so early in the match.

Tottenham was awarded a free kick, which Modric quickly played directly to the flank to Kyle Walker.

"Clap clap clap.....!"

"Haha...! Well done!"

Applause and laughter erupted from the Arsenal fans, encouraging Ma’el’s action and mocking Adebayor in the process.

Adebayor got up with a grudging look in his eyes, glanced at Ma’el, and ran towards the front of the pitch.

"Bang!"

Netherlands midfielder Van der Vaart followed up with a long pass to the left flank to Bell; it was a brilliant cross-field switch.

"Great vision!"

In the broadcast room, Zhan Jun followed along with the broadcasting camera to provide commentary, "Now it’s Bell carrying the ball; the Welsh forward already has 4 goals and 3 assists this season, performing excellently."

"Bell! He wants to dribble past Sagna directly! He’s picking up speed!"

"Sagna’s sliding tackle! Beautiful! He successfully stopped this attack and intercepted the threat for Arsenal."

The young Bell didn’t show any disappointment, he picked up the throw-in at the sideline, ready to restart play, as he was originally a full-back.

But seeing no good opportunities, he tossed the ball to the team’s regular left-back, Hector.

He shifted to left forward partly due to Hector’s outstanding performances in previous years, which kept him on the bench, prompting him to seek change.

...

Ma’el approached Kyle Walker, neither was in the mood to chat, both appeared very serious as they were adversaries now.

"Here!"

In the 3rd minute of the match, Ma’el saw his team intercept the ball and sprinted back quickly to receive it.

Kyle Walker swiftly followed suit, sticking right behind him, accidentally bumping into him without braking.

Unfortunately, the ball was quickly won back by Tottenham, unable to be delivered to the front...Tottenham played very fast today, intentionally speeding up the rhythm, putting a lot of pressure on Arsenal’s defense from the start.

Ma’el didn’t get too discouraged, turning his head to glance at Kyle Walker, who was about to run back.

It was apparent, with his body strength, leg muscle group robustness...during his time at Tottenham, he already had extremely fast speed and combat ability.

"Speed level 4, body nearly level 4."

Ma’el rated him in a familiar manner, not being afraid of players whose physical strength was close to his, because he had other tricks up his sleeve.

After 2 minutes, Arsenal finally aimed the ball toward the left wing, developing towards his side.

"Bang!"

Starting player Arteta delivered a ground pass, Ma’el glanced back at Walker, preparing to beat him with a one-touch move.

But Walker seemed unwilling to give him the chance, coming up and wrapping his arms around Ma’el’s waist, applying significant pressure.

Ma’el protected the ball underfoot and pushed his body backward using his toes to apply strength against Walker.

Walker gradually felt overwhelmed, as Ma’el prepared to turn, both hands exerted force to pull Ma’el to the ground.

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle for a foul, Walker helped Ma’el up and ran to the back.

Ma’el stood up; he had the upper hand in the first encounter.

He hoped for faster ball delivery to give him space to display his one-touch skills.