Chapter 847 - 17: Documentary Premiere! Who Says a Big Crowd Is Bad? This Is Great! Maier Company Founded!

He rented a secluded two-story villa to serve as the new office space for all his companies.

It’s not about a sense of ceremony; mainly, having these companies together facilitates communication and management, sometimes they need a united front or something.

"Of course we’re ready."

Amelia responded with a gentle smile: "Everyone at the company is willing to move to a better and more comfortable place to work. We’ve already started buying some small decorations, waiting to set up the new station."

"Haha..." Ma’el chuckled, "I believe you will make it very cozy there. I hope we can start a collaboration that will be great for both of us."

"We will." Peter and Amelia said together, as they looked forward to their new life.

Ma’el had a few cups of tea in the office and chatted casually with them for a while before heading home, waiting for the company to officially be established.

...

On September 15th, Arsenal hosted at the Emirates Stadium for the fourth round of the new season’s Premier League, facing promoted Southampton.

Even teams like Liverpool couldn’t shake Arsenal; against a team of this level, they definitely had no psychological pressure.

Wenger rolled out a rotation squad, giving many players who usually don’t start a chance to prove their capabilities.

"4-2-3-1, a formation Wenger rarely tries this season, but let’s see its effectiveness on the field!

"The goalkeeper is Szczeny, Vermaelen partnering with Mertesacker at the center-back, Gibbs as left-back, Jenkinson as right-back.

"Two defensive midfielders, Gilbert paired with Arteta. Gilbert performed well at Sheffield United last season, and this is his first start representing Arsenal in an official match!

"Three forward attacking midfielders: Cazorla in the middle, Walcott on the right, Chamberlain on the left.

"Leading the front is German international Podolski, and he’s already scored."

"..."

On the sidelines, Ma’el and Van Persie were sitting together, chatting and laughing while watching the performance of the substitute players.

They had confidence in this batch of players; even if these players didn’t make the starting lineup at Arsenal, judging by their value, they were still 3.4 times that of Southampton.

After the game started, judging from the performance, Arsenal was as usual, maintaining ball possession and attacking.

The only difference was Southampton’s defense seemed a bit more relaxed, as they didn’t have to commit 2-3 players specifically to defend Ma’el on the right-back, only needing to defend as a whole.

"Bang!"

In the 32nd minute of the game, the first goal came; Walcott, who had been somewhat frustrated without a ball to play, ran in from the right and scored with a low shot to the far corner, giving Arsenal the lead.

One to zero!

"Wow...!"

Ma’el stood on the sidelines with Van Persie, excitedly hugging and shouting together.

They were glad to see such a performance, one reason being they didn’t have to worry about a successor, no one for rotation, and the other being they actually didn’t feel much competitive pressure of being replaced.

Nine minutes later, the second goal came, again by Walcott, this time scoring with a close-range shot in a scramble!

Two to zero!

"Even Arsenal’s rotation squad is showing strong power; judging from the performance, I think, as everyone predicted before the season, their squad ranks top four!

"It’s conceivable that in 1-2 years, the changes at Arsenal could be described as completely transformed!

"Their current substitute squad is at the level of the main squad from previous years! Nowadays, the main squad level is clearly that of a championship team!

"Wenger has given this team its soul, while Ma’el has injected energy and vitality!"

"....."

"Let’s see this time, it’s Podolski drifting to the wing, his range of activity is vast, and he crosses!!

"It’s a goal! Own goal! Hoyveild accidentally drove the ball into the net with his knee! Three to zero! Arsenal still showcases their strong bench depth!"

"....."

"Fourth goal! Cazorla also scored his first goal since joining the team; his performance is dazzling!

"Wenger is beaming with joy, if it ends this way, in the first few matches of the season, they won all heavily! Moreover, the unbeaten streak has reached 42 games already!"

"....."

"Fox! This is a face-saving goal, at the last moment of the game, Southampton scores, four to one!"

"....."

"Clap clap.....!"

Before long, amidst applause from the entire game, the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the match.

"Clap...! Clap...!"

Arsenal’s rotation players high-fived and hugged each other, smiling, one could say, their performance earned them a full 90-minute opportunity.

Ma’el waited on the sidelines for Gilbert to come down; today was his first start, and he seemed a bit inexperienced, but it wasn’t unspectacular, his overall performance could be considered decent.

"Play like this and aim for the world’s top defensive midfielder in the future." He joked with a hint of brotherly affection.

"Tch." Gilbert replied with disdain, reluctantly high-fiving him, then leaving with a secret smile.

After the match in the locker room, Wenger stood in the center and affirmed the performances of the rotation players.

"In the English League Cup and the early matches of the FA Cup, I will give you guys a chance to be the main lineup, so everyone doesn’t need to worry about playing time, even in the Premier League, I will provide many opportunities."

He expressed his intention to give more playing time to everyone, and finally encouraged, "There will be time, there will be highlights, there will also be honors, everyone here deserves everything, keep it up!"