Team Spirit

Chapter 52: Created 57 goals in a single season!
[PS: Thanks to the book friend Su You San Qian Yuan for the reward]

The blue and white jerseys were dead silent.

The green and white jerseys were boiling like water.

The game ended with the referee's third whistle.

"Congratulations to Dartford on an epic season! They've become the first Treble winners of the new century!"

“Kent County Premier League, Kent Senior Cup, FA Bottle, they have reached the eighth level in an invincible manner. Let us continue to look forward to their wonderful performance!”

"Don't go away, there's an awards ceremony coming up!"

At the same time, major media outlets reported the news.

Sky Sports: "After the Red Devils comes the Green Gun! The cross-century treble champion is freshly baked, made in England's ninth level!"

BBC: "Leaving London, he returned as the king! Three goals and two assists, the best in the FA Cup final!"

Kent Post: "With eight goals and seven assists, Lu Kai was named FA Player of the Season, creating new history for Kent players!"

France Football: "Become Beckham, surpass Beckham! The ninth-tier British player has achieved terrifying statistics, scoring 30 goals and 27 assists in three competitions in a single season!"

Kicker: "He single-handedly created 57 goals! Scored two free kicks! The strongest amateur player at the age of 14 drew a standing ovation from Manchester United players!"

Mundo Deportivo: "Star or waste? Six goals, five assists, two Player of the Year awards in two finals. The stats aren't worth talking about when ninth-tier underdogs clash!"

Major media outlets have issued headlines.

The English Football Association had intended to use this opportunity to promote the FA Bottle, and Dartford also lived up to its expectations, playing a wonderful game of 6 to 1.

Lu Kai even put on an extraordinary solo performance.

It was the most exciting match in Dartford's history and will go down as the most exciting match in FA Bottle Final history.

There was undoubtedly an awards ceremony after the race.

Beckham personally presented Lu Kai with the best player trophy of the tournament.

Beckham also asked the question everyone wanted to hear in front of countless cameras: "Lu, would you like to play for Manchester United?"

The fans at the scene held their breath again.

Ashley Young's eyes turned green again.

Lu Kai’s rejection of Wenger has become a classic. If he agrees to Manchester United again, it will be a decisive blow!

However, Lu Kai shook his head again: "At the moment, we at Dartford can't beat Manchester United, so we won't go to Manchester United to get beaten."

The reporters in the audience burst into laughter.

Beckham invited Lu Kai, but Lu Kai seemed to think it was an invitation to a fight, and responded very seriously, as if they would be able to beat Manchester United in a few years.

Beckham didn't continue talking, he understood what Lu Kai meant.

He is just a player and has no right to add any conditions to Lu Kai's joining. That is something only Ferguson can do.

Moreover, it was Manchester United's youth training director who asked Beckham to help convey this message. His task has been completed, so there is no need to persist.

To some extent, Beckham envied people like Lu Kai who could play for his own team.

This also gave rise to Beckham's desire to own a football club.

This will become an important reason for him to join the Major League Baseball in the future.

Afterwards, senior officials from the English Football Association presented the championship trophy to Dartford.

When handing the trophy to Lu Kai, the senior official asked, "Young man, why did you reject the invitations from Arsenal and Manchester United's youth training teams?"

Lu Kai smiled slightly and turned to look at his other teammates.

He said, "Because..."

This time, all his teammates followed him and shouted at the camera: "We!"

"want to!"

"Play in the Premier League!" Boom!
Applause from the audience!

The trophy dances!

The FA Cup has come to an end!

……

That night, Dartford partied all night and Mr. Lu paid the bill.

But after the revelry comes farewell.

The championship effect in lower-level leagues does not last as long as that in top leagues.

They don't have the conditions to indulge in pleasure for a long time.

Early the next morning, people left one after another and seemed never to come back.

Eastwood said he went back to help his father sell cars.

But everyone knew that it was probably their local team that contacted him.

It is said that his former club West Ham United also contacted his father, hoping that he could return to the youth team for a trial.

However, on the way home, Eastwood received a strange phone call.

The other party said they were from Arsenal's youth training department and had invited him to a trial.

Eastwood was pleasantly surprised.

Then I can only say sorry to West Ham United first.

It was you who wanted to break up, so we broke up. Now you want to coax me back with true love?
Love is not something you can sell whenever you want. It’s because your appeal is weaker than Arsenal’s!

Although West Ham United and Arsenal are both Premier League teams, the Hammers are at most a strong team, while Arsenal is a real giant!
After returning home, Eastwood discussed with his father and rejected the invitations from West Ham United and local teams, choosing to go to Arsenal youth training team for trial.

There, he met his teammate...To Madera.

At the Pond Ball Court Convenience Store, Lu Kai, Jiang Mengyun, Emily, Alfred and others gathered together.

Alfred kept on talking on the phone.

Jiang Mengyun looked at Lu Kai, somewhat confused: "Why are you pushing your own players out?"

"If you hadn't called Wenger, Arsenal wouldn't have given Eastwood a trial."

"Now, the team has lost two key players in one go."

Lu Kai took a sip of his coconut matcha mochi milk tea and said, "It can't be helped. Eastwood has received trial invitations from at least three first- and second-tier youth training teams and four or five first-tier teams in lower-level leagues."

"We can't keep it."

"In fact, several clubs have come to poach players from To Madera."

Emily frowned. "Eastwood and To Madeira both have contracts with the team. If they really want to leave, the team might be able to demand 30,000 to 50,000 pounds in compensation."

"Arsenal are clearly more willing to pay this amount than other smaller clubs."

"To Madeira has a serious long-term professional contract. Theoretically, if we insist on not letting him go, Arsenal will have to keep increasing the money, and it's not impossible for it to reach six figures in the end!"

"But... our team's reputation will be ruined if we do this. Locking up players that high-level league teams want is a taboo in English football."

"Don't we already have £90,000 in our account? There's no need to destroy our foundation just to make money, right?"

Lu Kai shrugged: "It's not like he's destroying his roots."

"Ninety thousand pounds may seem like a lot, but the team owes ten thousand pounds and has another ten thousand pounds to spend on various expenses this season, with player salaries and stadium maintenance making up the bulk of the expenses."

"We only have £70,000."

"After deducting the basic expenses for next season, it's only 60,000."

"If we want to bring in professional-level players, we don't have enough money on hand."

(End of this chapter)