Team Spirit

Chapter 289 The World's Number One Winger, Damien Duff
Green Gun quickly helped the Sevilla coaching staff solve this problem.

In the 58th minute, Dzeko won the header and headed the ball back to Modric.

The latter sent a through ball, continuing to connect with Vardy.

Vardy received the ball and cut inside, blocking Fazio's path back and forcing Fazio to slow down.

The latter, already carrying a yellow card, dared not commit a foul easily, allowing Vardy to rush past him.

But Navarro didn't care about any of that and immediately followed up with a sliding tackle.

Vardy collapsed to the ground on the spot.

Another conflict erupts between the two sides!

Lu Kai immediately called the team doctor because the system notified him that Vardy was injured.

Compared to Premier League teams, Sevilla are more like real lumberjacks.

Considering that a notorious villain like Ramos is a product of Sevilla, this is not surprising.

The standoff covered a large area, and substitute players from both sides rushed onto the field to help mediate (or even launch a sneak attack).

Barton successfully slapped Navarro, who then chased after Barton on the field, sparking outrage among the fans.

Patton was also stained yellow as a result.

Guardiola sighed on the sidelines. He had originally planned to bring on Barton, but Barton hadn't even played yet and he'd already received a card.

Navarro already received a yellow card, and his kick that injured Vardy also earned him a yellow card. Logically, he should receive another yellow card for this chase with Barton.

In the end, he only received a red card, which was already a good result.

Sevilla, trailing by ten men, found themselves in dire straits.

Some rational fans were also very dissatisfied with Navarro's performance.

Lu Kai, however, was not surprised.

Navarro is the kind of player who'll be urinating on the sidelines in the future, just like Barton who burned his penis to prove his bravery.

It's perfectly normal to dye it red.

Both sides subsequently made substitutions.

Sevilla substituted Draginovic for Fabiano. Draginovic is a center-back whose standard translation is "Draginovic".

Dartford substituted Chen Tao for the injured Vardy.

Chen Tao then brought the coaching staff's advice, demanding that the midfielders and forwards be tougher and that they should curb Sevilla's aggressive style even if it meant getting a yellow card.

After all, the team has a numerical advantage, so exchanging cards is definitely not a loss.

Modric then took a tactical free kick, passing it directly to Chen Tao on the right wing, who then delivered a cross.

Lu Kai's header went wide.

In the 64th minute, Sevilla had a counter-attack opportunity. Upson was about to make a long pass when Modric committed a tactical foul with a half-takedown.

Modric received a yellow card.

In the 66th minute, Chen Tao and Modric switched positions, and Chen Tao dribbled the ball to the right flank before chipping it to the far post.

Duff volleyed the ball from the left, but it went wide of the far post.

In the 69th minute, Modric got a chance on the right flank and took a long-range shot, but the ball was caught by the opposing goalkeeper.

In the 72nd minute, Sevilla's counter-attack was intercepted by Motta, and Green Gunners launched a counter-attack.

Dzeko headed the ball across, Duff faked a shot on the left and adjusted his position before passing it to Lu Kai, who was making a run forward. Hinkel pulled and knocked Lu Kai down at the edge of the box.

Hinkle received a yellow card.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Sevilla used their remaining two substitutions.

Right winger Hinkel was substituted by Adriano Correa.

Left winger Maresca was replaced by Jesus Navas, also known as Navas.

Dartford substituted defensive midfielder Cattermole for Modric.

Both sides made substitutions in their respective positions.

Lu Kai then took the free kick himself.

With so many free-kick techniques to choose from, Lu Kai selected a different technique than the one he used last time, thus receiving a 50% bonus from the [Six Meridians Divine Sword].

A single kick, a "crescent moon scimitar," lands squarely on the right side of the ten-point mark.

"GOAL! Two to two! Lu Kai scores directly from a free kick!"

"This is the price of fouling him!"

"The Sevillas may have forgotten that Lu Kai is fully capable of punishing any team that regularly resorts to fouls with his free kicks, knuckleballs, and ground shots."

"Even Mourinho, who is known for his tough defense, would emphasize to his players when facing Lu Kai that they should reduce fouls, especially in dangerous areas!"

"With this, the aggregate score is now 3-2, with Sevilla leading by one and a half goals. Since there is no away goal, Sevilla needs to score two goals to take the lead."

In the 76th minute, Cattermole elbowed Navas during a header challenge, nearly sparking a conflict.

In the 82nd minute, Sevilla had a counter-attack opportunity. Cattermole made a flying tackle on Martí, who was dribbling forward, and Martí then rolled on the ground in pain.

The two sides once again engaged in a fierce standoff.

Cattermole was dyed yellow.

On the other side, Marty seemed to be injured, but the team had no substitutions left, so he had to continue playing despite the discomfort in his leg.

Just two minutes later, Cattermole made a flying tackle on Correa, sending him flying out of bounds.

Two yellow cards turned into one red card, and he was sent off the field, clocking out in ten minutes.

Gareth Southgate, holding an umbrella, escorted Cattermole into the players' tunnel.

Chen Tao dropped back to play as a right midfielder.

"This... Cattermole was too impulsive. This player doesn't have much presence in the Celtics, but I didn't expect him to be so entertaining once he stepped onto the court."

"It's ten against ten now, and the numbers seem even, but considering Marty's injury, the Green Gunners still have an extra player. Cattermole didn't create any problems for the team, and he took one with him when he left."

Marty: MMP!

As a future king of cards in football, Lu Kai was not surprised by Cattermole's performance.

People only saw Cattermole being sent off after ten minutes, but failed to notice that Sevilla had become much more subdued in the last few minutes.

That's how malicious fouls sometimes work; if you don't commit them maliciously, others will.

Bullying honest people is acceptable everywhere.

There are too many young players in the second generation of the Celtics. The outstanding performances of Motta, Modric, and even Chen Tao have put Barton into the rotation, to the point that people have forgotten how they made their debut in the first place.

In the 85th minute, Dartford substituted Giroud for Dzeko, which was undoubtedly a time-wasting tactic.

In the 87th minute, both sides fiercely contested the ball in the middle, and Sevilla might still have a chance.

In the end, Lu Kai won possession of the ball in the middle, and after using a slightly awkward "Bengbu Spin" to protect the ball, he passed it to Chen Tao who came over to receive it.

Chen Tao dribbled against Upson's interference, making a diagonal run to the right, and finally passed the ball to Giroud, who had moved to the right, before turning forward himself.

Giroud received the ball, took a step back, and what appeared to be a cross was actually a short through ball. Chen Tao, making a run forward, caught up with the ball on the right side of the penalty area.

boom!
Chen Tao swept aside the enemy.

Lu Kai and Dafu, one behind and one in front, banged on the door like two ghosts.

Duff eventually broke the deadlock with a shot.

"GOAL! 3-2! Duff has scored in his second consecutive match against Sevilla."

"The aggregate score is now 4-2. Sevilla needs to score three goals to come back, but that's no longer possible."

"Oh! Matti couldn't continue the game, he sat down on the ground... Sevilla's team doctor kept shaking his head."

"Marty was helped off the field, and Sevilla were reduced to nine men again, now playing with ten men."

On the Green Guns side, considering the safety of the players, they did not launch any further threatening attacks.

Instead, they maintain a high level of passing and receiving, and this kind of training opportunity is very rare.

In the end, Green Gun defeated Sevilla twice.

After the match, Sevilla were the first to angrily criticize Cattermol's egregious behavior.

Mundo Deportivo even ran a headline: "Catmore's dirty play is just the tip of the iceberg for Dartford and the Premier League!"

At that time, Seville and Barcelona had a good relationship, and Barcelona's mouthpiece immediately voiced its support for "their own people".

But Sky Sports, not being a novice in international affairs, immediately followed up: "Sevilla thrashed three key players from Greensport over two legs, while Cattermole only injured little Mati. Who was dirtier?"

Other British media outlets followed suit, as they wanted to uphold the dignity of the Premier League.

Les Echos: "The third-placed Premier League team has beaten the third-placed La Liga team twice, making it very clear that it's the world's number one league!"

The Voice of London: "The two London giants, Barcelona and Leicester City, have eliminated Valencia and Sevilla respectively, leaving only Barcelona as the sole representative of La Liga in European competitions, while there are still five Premier League teams in European competitions!"

Manchester Evening News: "The competition in the Premier League is even greater than the combined competition in the other four major leagues, and Manchester United, who dominate the Premier League, is undoubtedly the strongest team this year!"

The BBC also promptly published their interview with Cattermole: "Cattermole became famous in Europe in ten minutes, but at what cost?"

The taste is very pure.

Cattermole earned the nickname "Little Patton" because of this.

But Barton has a long history of misconduct and criminal records, making it impossible for other teams to sign him without approval from their fan committees. Moreover, the bigger the club, the harder it is to acquire him.

Otherwise, the commercial value you lose would be enough to buy several Pattons.

They're not from a wealthy family, so why did they manage to lure Patton away from Green Gun?
But Cattermole is still a rough gem. If a team could acquire him, many teams would be overjoyed. After all, everyone criticizes Barton, but everyone wants Barton on their team.

The current Premier League European champions are Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool in the Champions League.

Green Gunners and Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League.

Meanwhile, Green Gunners' quarter-final opponent was drawn against another league third-placed team – Werder Bremen, the third-placed team in the Bundesliga.

UEFA seems determined to keep writing the script for the "Third Derby" indefinitely.

Compared to most of the relatively unknown Europa League teams, Green Gunners had a very bad draw.

It is understood that the newly appointed UEFA president, Michel Platini, is paying close attention to the schedules of Barcelona and Chelsea.

According to an unnamed Joyce official, Platini put forward the concepts of "sharpening the gun" and "Barcelona revival" after taking office.

The former means that Greens should be given stronger opponents to increase the appeal of the matches and gain more attention for the Europa League.

The latter means that Barcelona needs to be given weaker opponents to help them win the title, and to use Barcelona's glorious history to empower the UEFA Cup.

Individually, each statement is valid, but when compared together, they become quite abstract.

Because these two approaches are diametrically opposed.

Platini stated at the meeting that if Barcelona, ​​who were eliminated from the Champions League, can rise from the ashes and win the Europa League, it will be a new legend!
Ronaldinho could use this opportunity to become a champion and continue the glory of Brazilian football alongside Kaká.

Messi could also make a strong debut and raise the banner of Argentine football.

But in fact, the higher-ups all knew that this was Platini's way of thanking and giving back to FIFA President Blatter.

His rise to power was due to the latter's full support; otherwise, the position would have remained with Johansson, or perhaps Beckenbauer, but certainly not Platini.

Moreover, UEFA itself doesn't really like Lu Kai.

Even within England, there are extreme populists who want to attribute the success of the Green Gun to all the Englishmen who have left their mark in Green Gun history, thus diminishing Lu Kai's divine status.

Because mainstream media believe that Lu Kai's core success factors, such as "hard work," "effort," "unity," "selflessness," and "moderation," are not the qualities that Europe admires.

On the contrary, it fits their description of "communism", so Lu Kai has a lot of fans in the Russian Premier League and even in Russia, which is not originally his fan base.

The difference between having a "father" and not having one is vividly demonstrated in the European competition schedules of Green Gunners and Barcelona this season.

The previously mentioned dilution of Lu Kai's image within Europe was also reflected in their promotion of Duff after the Sevilla series.

BBC: "A true god has been born! The data doesn't lie. One statistic tells you how Dartford transformed from a mid-table Premier League team into the third strongest team!"

The report included Duff's stats in the UEFA Cup: five goals and two assists, making him the Green Rangers' top scorer in European competitions.

Lu Kai scored four goals and provided three assists.

Ribery scored four goals but had no assists.

The English media also mainly praised this top Irish international, which is probably a way for Great Britain to appease and appease the temperamental Irish.

Tuttosport: "Moggi received a reliable tip from his informant, 'Famous,' that Duff is the absolute tactical core of Dartford!"

"To avoid Duff getting injured, Dartford will definitely substitute him once the game is already decided!"

"This is also a deliberate attempt by Dartford to suppress Duff and prevent him from overshadowing Lu Kai!"

When Lu Kai asked Ashley Young why he chose that name, Amorin, who introduced Ashley Young to Moji, explained: "Ashley Young can get 10,000 euros just by saying a name, and the abbreviation is 'make a name for himself'!"

Lu Kai couldn't help but admire Ashley Young's wisdom: "So clever, so clever!"

Subsequently, some media outlets claimed that Duff's transfer to Chelsea was a wise move. Even if he stayed at Chelsea and wasn't marginalized, he would only be one of Chelsea's many excellent forwards, and his status wouldn't rise.

But after Green Gun arrived, he immediately became a core member of the Trident.

With Ribery's "fraud" successfully exposed, Duff's credentials have become even more valuable than Lu Kai's.

This claim was initially met with considerable skepticism.

After all, Ribery was touted by Barcelona's mouthpiece as "the real star player that Lu Kai latched onto" in the first half of the season, but Mertens had the same effect when he came on.

Could Duff, like Ribery, also be merely a "beneficiary of tactics"?

However, a highly capable netizen with the ID "莫得道理" posted Duff's data chart at Chelsea, dispelling everyone's concerns: "Ribery has always played for Chelsea, undoubtedly a system player, he has never proven himself at other teams."

"Duff was a superstar player for both Blackburn and Chelsea, so his success at Greenfield was only to be expected."

"Without Duff, Green Gun would only be a mid-table Premier League player. But even without Green Gun, Duff would still be a top winger!"

This argument is well-reasoned and provides important evidence for Duff's promotion to Café.

As everyone knows, upgrading to a higher level requires additional payment!

Ultimately, in the subsequent update of Transfermarkt, Duff's market value soared from 30 million euros to 45 million euros.

In the sluggish European football economy, he ranks fourth on the list of player market value!
(End of this chapter)