Chapter 1 The Young Have Their Advantages

Young people have their advantages. They are always full of energy, like a raging fire, recklessly displaying their passion. This drive allows them to become game-changing chess pieces at crucial moments, making contributions and establishing their names in history.

But young people also have their problems. Their problem is their most prized possession: "youthful vigor."

It's a double-edged sword. A raging fire can fuel their fighting spirit, but if the fire is too strong, it can also burn them to ashes. The saying "playing with fire gets you burned" is perfect for these young Liverpool reserve team lads.

Right now, the fire in their hearts is a bit too strong...

After seeing that Arsenal posed no threat to their defense, their minds became active.

They thought of Arsenal's terrible performance in the previous game.

If this is the strength of Arsenal's first team, then it's nothing special...

Why should we shrink back into our penalty area and defend to the death? They don't have the ability to attack!

This is simply a waste of time.

They should just rush out at this moment, catching the unprepared Arsenal players off guard with lightning speed, and then score a goal, dragging the game into Liverpool's familiar rhythm.

Once this idea appeared in everyone's mind, it was like a wildfire swept by a strong wind, impossible to extinguish...

Everyone was drawn to this idea. Just thinking about the benefits that this goal could bring to the team, they couldn't restrain themselves any longer, and even their breathing became heavier.

Young people are always impulsive. If they think of something, they have to do it.

Coupled with their contempt for Arsenal, a sense of pride arose from "we just beat them," and they no longer took Arsenal seriously.

It was as if their reserve team was really the strongest team besides Liverpool.

With this idea in mind, the Liverpool reserve team's formation was no longer as solid as before when defending on the field. Previously, they were defending with all their might, not considering anything other than defense.

Now, they were starting to think about launching an attack immediately after defending. They were somewhat absent-minded when defending, always thinking about attacking, afraid of retreating too far when defending and not being able to get up for the attack.

So, unconsciously, they moved their defensive line forward, and the defensive formation became somewhat loose as a result...

And this was exactly the opportunity that Arsenal had been waiting for!

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When Wenger saw this change happening to the Liverpool reserve team from the sidelines, his heart almost stopped beating. He was very nervous now, wondering if his plan would succeed. Maybe it all depended on these few minutes!

If they still haven't scored before the Liverpool reserve team realizes what's happening, then there's no point in struggling. It would be good enough to not lose this game.

He stared at the field anxiously and eagerly, waiting for the answer to be revealed.

He knew that the Arsenal players on the field had also seen the changes in the Liverpool reserve team.

Wenger believed that his players were better than the Liverpool reserve team players at seizing and utilizing opportunities—of course, excluding Chen Hero.

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The Arsenal players did see these changes on Liverpool's defensive line.

They also knew that the opportunity they had been waiting for had finally arrived!

At this moment, they deeply admired their boss's foresight.

They continued to pass the ball back and forth, but this passing was different from the previous passing that was constantly trying to find opportunities. This time, the passing was actually very purposeful.

However, outsiders wouldn't think there was any difference between the current passing and the previous passing—it was all just passing back and forth.

But in fact, Arsenal used this seemingly meaningless back-and-forth passing to conceal their true intentions, paralyzing the audience and the Liverpool reserve team players, making them think that they still had a chance to score first.

This passing was actually a trap. Passing back and forth made the Liverpool reserve team players feel that as long as they could intercept the ball, they could take the opportunity to launch a counterattack and strike at the heart of the enemy!

So Liverpool's defensive line began to move forward continuously. The amount they moved forward wasn't large, and it could even be said to be very small, but for the narrow space of the penalty area, even a meter of space was fatal enough.

At the same time, this passing, coupled with the Arsenal players' interchange and interweaving, also disrupted Liverpool's defensive line.

Finally, when Arsenal believed that their opportunity had arrived, they suddenly sped up their passing!

"Wilshere passes the ball to Diaby... Diaby passes it directly to Miyachi Ryo without stopping the ball! Miyachi Ryo also passes it to the wing without stopping the ball! The ball reaches Podolski's feet... another direct pass!!"

The commentator's voice was a little higher.

Because Arsenal's continuous, one-touch passing was too spectacular!

The Arsenal fans in the stands also let out huge cheers.

Most people haven't connected this series of passes with a goal yet. They just think that Arsenal's passing is too beautiful and pleasing to the eye. The Arsenal fans are even more proud of their team's performance—can you Liverpool pull off such a play! You only know how to kick long balls from the backcourt to find that big, clumsy bear, Chen Hero!

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After Arsenal's series of one-touch passes, Liverpool's reserve team's defensive focus couldn't keep up. They were being mobilized by Liverpool to the point where they could only run for their lives. They were defending purely by instinct, and they didn't have time to think about what was wrong with this sudden acceleration...

In this situation, a huge gap was exposed in their defensive line.

At the same time, the ball returned to Wilshere's feet. He looked at the wing, as if he was going to pass the ball back to Podolski, but suddenly sent a through ball!

The ball went through this huge gap!

Miyachi Ryo instantly rushed out from the crowd.

Like a knife, he cut through Liverpool's defensive line and appeared in the most fatal place.

Then he received the ball.

When the Liverpool reserve team's defenders turned around and saw Miyachi Ryo already behind them, they raised their arms, signaling that he was offside.

But the referee remained unmoved!

This was not offside!

"A beautiful offside trap! Miyachi Ryo! He appeared in the most dangerous place!!"

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After Miyachi Ryo received Wilshere's ball, he was basically facing Liverpool's goalkeeper alone. Facing the advancing goalkeeper, he was unusually calm.

He knew the weight of this opportunity.

This was not just the opportunity that Arsenal had been waiting for in this game, but also the opportunity that Arsenal had exchanged for with a humiliating defeat in the previous game!

He absolutely cannot... fail!

His body leaned towards the baseline, and he shot with a flick of his foot!

The speed was so fast that the reserve team's goalkeeper, Stella, didn't even have time to make a save. He subconsciously fell to the ground and stretched out his leg, but he couldn't stop the shot either.

The ball went past his foot, flew all the way, and then flew into the goal from the far corner, hitting the side net.

Arsenal scored!

In two consecutive battles, Arsenal broke Liverpool's goal for the first time!

Even though it was just the Liverpool reserve team that was breached, Miyachi Ryo was so excited that he wanted to take off his shirt to celebrate. Fortunately, his rationality stopped him at the last moment, but he had other ways to vent his emotions.

He turned around and rushed towards the coaching bench where Wenger was.

Arsenal was able to take the lead over Liverpool at Anfield and take control of the field all because of Wenger's brilliant planning. At this moment, a warm hug was the best response. He wanted to apologize to his boss for his previous childishness!

There were quite a few teammates following him, and these people obviously had the same idea.

They cheered excitedly and then rushed towards Arsenal's coaching bench with Miyachi Ryo.

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"Goal... goal! Goal!!"

"Arsenal takes the lead against Liverpool on the road!"

"Miyachi Ryo! Miyachi Ryo from Japan performed brilliantly! He opened the scoring for Arsenal! What a beautiful goal! Arsenal's continuous one-touch passing, Wilshere's brilliant pass, and Miyachi Ryo's brilliant response!"

Amidst the commentator's cheers, the Liverpool reserve team players stood on the field like wooden chickens.

They didn't expect that the little lambs in their eyes just now would suddenly transform into wolves?

They didn't even know how Arsenal had torn apart their defense, and they inexplicably lost the ball.

Many people's minds were blank.

Martin O'Neill sighed helplessly on the sidelines when he saw the team concede a goal.

This team is still too young and lacks experience—can the experience in the youth team count?

They had to know that they were facing Arsenal's first team, not Arsenal's reserve team!

The goal just now was a typical Arsenal goal. Suddenly changing the rhythm, quick passing, exquisite cooperation in a small area, and finally a precise strike, a fatal blow!

Faced with such an impeccable goal, let alone the reserve team, even if the first team came, they would probably concede a goal if they encountered the same situation.

Arsenal is still so terrifying...

He turned his head and looked next door.

It was already crowded with excited Arsenal players.

The Arsenal players on the field rushed to the coaching bench and surrounded Wenger.

They used this method to thank the head coach for his tolerance and his brilliant planning!

Now they had unwavering trust in Wenger.

They were full of confidence and high spirits, and firmly believed that as long as they continued to play like this, winning this game would really not be a problem!

Wenger was also very excited. His plan had worked, and all the efforts he had put in and all the criticism he had endured now seemed worth it!

I will pull Liverpool down from their undefeated altar!

I will let Arsenal soar from now on and change the future!