After assuring Wilshere that he would find time to have Taylor sign his new album for him, Fly followed his teammates into the locker room.
This match against Manchester City was undoubtedly a tough battle for Arsenal.
The Professor kept emphasizing the opponent's weaknesses in the locker room, instructing the Arsenal players to target them.
As he spoke, Wenger looked at Fly and reminded him, "Although this match is very important, your health still comes before the outcome of the game."
"If the opponent's actions are too rough during the match, remember to tell me, and I will consider substituting you."
Fly was already somewhat immune to Arsène Wenger's repeated reminders.
But he couldn't exactly say he had a cheat and wouldn't get injured, could he?
So he could only nod patiently.
After getting everything sorted, Wenger clapped his hands, encouraging the Arsenal players.
Captain Fabregas also gathered the starting 11 players. They formed a circle, put their hands together, and shouted "Must Win" in unison.
Taking a deep breath, Fly stood at the back of the line, standing alongside Kompany, Manchester City's future captain.
At present, Manchester City's captain is still the former Shenhua star "Tevez".
This guy, just a month ago on September 25th, in the Premier League Round 6 match where Manchester City defeated Chelsea 1-0 at home...
...scored a brilliant solo goal from his own half in the 59th minute, directly handing Chelsea their first League defeat of the season.
The most crucial thing is that this guy has scored a total of six goals against Chelsea in the last five matches, truly a "Chelsea Killer".
These days, the only player who can be called a "Chelsea Killer" is probably Tevez.
Other players can't leave the pitch after facing Chelsea without shedding a few layers of skin.
Led by the Main Referee, Fly held the hand of a mascot and stepped onto the turf of the Etihad Stadium.
The sky-blue scarves around were held high by the Manchester City fans, waving up and down.
Perhaps because Manchester City had only recently achieved financial stability and the club hadn't achieved much success yet, the home fan atmosphere was quite different from the "Pep's Manchester City" Fly remembered from his previous life.
But Fly knew that this nouveau riche club, fueled by oil money, was about to take off.
If he didn't take advantage of the opportunity to bully them now, before they took off, it would be difficult later.
Looking at the system panel that appeared before his eyes, Fly took a deep breath.
How should he put it? This time's system mission was actually... quite simple.
[Mission Name: A Showdown Between Golden Boy Award Favorites?]
[Mission Content: 1. Help the team defeat Manchester City]
[2. Score a goal or provide an assist]
[3. Your performance in this match must completely outshine Mario Balotelli, with a post-match rating at least 2.0 points higher than his]
[Mission Reward: Each task completed earns 100 Intermediate Soft Rice Points. If all three tasks are completed, an additional 100 Advanced Soft Rice Points will be awarded]
After reading the mission given by the system, Fly didn't even feel any pressure.
Was he getting ahead of himself?
To be honest, this Manchester City team now has some strength, but not much!
Although they have many players who will be very famous in the future, like top defenders such as Jerome Boateng and Kompany, and top midfielders like David Silva and Yaya Touré.
Even "North de Jong," who is as famous as Pepe, is in the Manchester City squad.
But whether it's due to integration issues, players not reaching their full potential, or problems with Mancini's coaching...
In short, this Manchester City team's record is not outstanding at the moment.
If it weren't for them ending Chelsea's five-match winning streak at the start of the League with a 1-0 victory a month ago, Fly would have almost forgotten about them.
As for getting a post-match rating 2.0 points higher than Mario Balotelli, honestly, it's very simple.
After all, Mario Balotelli is a substitute and won't play for long in a match.
In this situation, his rating will likely be around 6.0 points.
In other words, as long as Fly can get a rating of 8.0, he can complete the mission.
For Fly at the start of the season, it might have been a bit of a challenge, but for the current Fly, who has undergone several enhancements...
...to be honest, as long as he wants to, he can basically do it.
"Oh Mario Balotelli, Mario Balotelli, originally I couldn't be bothered with you."
"But now the system has issued a mission, so I'll just have to crush you. I hope you'll still be in the mood to laugh and joke after this match."
Sitting on the bench, Mario Balotelli suddenly felt a jolt, startled for some unknown reason.
He stealthily glanced around, displaying a look of confusion.
He didn't know that even though he was still sitting on the bench, he had already been targeted by someone...
"Ladies and gentlemen, hello everyone, and welcome to the ninth round of the 2010-2011 England Premier League season. This match features hosts Manchester City taking on visitors Arsenal."
"Now, let's take a look at the starting lineups for both teams."
"Hosts Manchester City are employing a 4-5-1 formation for this match."
"Goalkeeper: Joe Hart."
"Defenders: Richards, Kompany, Jerome Boateng, Boyata."
"Midfielders: Yaya Touré, David Silva, Milner, Barry, Nigel de Jong."
"Forward: Tevez."
"Visiting team Arsenal is still using Wenger's preferred 4-4-2 formation."
"Goalkeeper: Fabianski."
"Defenders: Sagna, Varane, Koscielny, Clichy."
"Midfielders: Blaise Matuidi, Alexandre Song, Fabregas, Nasri."
"Forwards: Fly, Arshavin."
"Mario Balotelli, who boasted before the match that he would compete with Fly for the Golden Boy Award, is on the bench for this game."
"Andy, do you think Mario Balotelli can threaten Fly's Golden Boy Award?"
In the Sky Sports studio, Martin Tyler directly gave the Golden Boy Award to Fly in advance.
Because in his opinion, after Arsenal defeated Chelsea, there was no longer any suspense for this year's Golden Boy Award.
Being able to display such dominance in the world's top League, if Fly hadn't only debuted less than three months ago, he could have even competed for this year's Ballon dOr.
This was Martin Tyler's confidence as a Premier League commentator!
Hearing his partner's words, Andy Gray didn't refute this time. Instead, he shook his head seriously and said:
"No, Mario Balotelli wanting to threaten Fly's Golden Boy Award is impossible unless he can score two goals per game in the next two months, and that's on the condition that Fly doesn't score any."
"Otherwise, there's absolutely no chance!"
"Although we all know Mario Balotelli has the Champions League and the Serie A title, these honors don't have much to do with Mario Balotelli himself."
"He was more of a substitute player who followed the main team to win trophies."
"A substitute player, no matter how many championships he wins with the team, cannot compete for individual honors through team honors."
"The prerequisite for competing for individual honors is that the competitor is a starter for their team, and an important starter at that!"
"Otherwise, there's absolutely no chance!"
"Mario Balotelli using the honors he won at Inter Milan as leverage to compete with Fly for the Golden Boy Award is simply ridiculous."
After hearing his partner's words, Martin Tyler nodded, then got straight to the point and said:
"Okay, without further ado, let's get into the match..."