Team Spirit

Chapter 60 Beckenbauer-style pass, special skills (asking for monthly tickets)
"To put it bluntly, we're going to be in the newspapers a hundred times more often than Gravesend ever was in the newspapers over the next year. And the Kent County Football Association will also benefit from it."

"Finally, if we fail to get relegated from the seventh tier, we will be crushed by our heavy debts and enter bankruptcy."

"Joyce will then come forward again to find someone to take over Dartford, just like we are taking over Gravesend now. And at that time he will support the other party to kill us and erase our mark."

"And because of our massive traffic, the team could be taken over by some big boss or wealthy individual. With their investment, reaching the fifth tier wouldn't be a problem, and we might even reach the top four and enter the professional league."

"That will be Joyce's greatest contribution to Kent football and the best proof of his advancement to the top of the English Football Association!"

Emily was pale and trembling, as if she saw Joyce stepping onto the throne on a pile of bones.

Among the bones were the crests of Gravesend and Dartford.

"Kai!" Emily hugged Lu Kai tightly. "I can't believe you're under so much pressure. It's really not easy for you."

"It's thrilling enough on the court, and the results off the court are so treacherous."

"Sister feels sorry for you."

"If you feel tired or stressed and need to vent, you can come to me and I will definitely help you..."

Lu Kai pushed Emily away. The "two sisters" hugged him so tightly that he almost couldn't breathe.

"Well, it's almost time for training. I'm going to the court first." Lu Kai ran away quickly.

Emily frowned and looked at Lu Kai's back angrily, "Don't think I didn't notice. You clearly reacted just now!"

Just then Jiang Mengyun came out of the operating room: "Ah, what's the reaction?"

Emily said in a panic, "Uh, nothing. I didn't realize we were actually going to play in the FA Charity Shield!"

Jiang Mengyun smiled happily: "Yes, this is the Charity Shield Cup!"

The Charity Shield, full name of the FA Charity Shield, was founded in 1908 and its predecessor was the London Sheriff Dewar Shield competition.

The inaugural Charity Shield was played between Manchester United and Queens Park Rangers, then champions of the English Premier League and the Southern Conference respectively.

The former is a professional team and the latter is an amateur team, aiming to strengthen the communication between professional football and amateur football.

In 1974, the FA Secretary General changed it to a match between the top league champion and the FA Cup winner. This match between the league and cup champions is generally called the "Super Cup" in other countries.

So the Charity Shield became the "English Super Cup".

Those who originally supported the exchange between professional and amateur football believed that this move went against the original intention of the Charity Shield, so they demanded the establishment of a new "FA Charity Shield".

The FA Cup champion will face off against the FA Bottle champion every year.

The former is a lower-level FA Cup from the fifth to eighth levels, and the latter is a mini FA Cup from the ninth to eleventh levels.

Dartford will participate in the competition as last season's FA Cup winners.

To make the distinction, this "real Charity Shield" inherits its original name, the FA Charity Shield.

The charity shield of the Super Cup nature that is well known to the public is called the England Charity Shield.

In March 2002, the British government pointed out in a report that the English Football Association had violated the relevant regulations on the use of funds when using the income from the "England Charity Shield". The event was forced to be renamed the "Community Shield", which is the most famous cup event in England.

……

[Ding! You won the FA Cup Championship and received your reward...]

[Ding! You completed a season and received a reward...]

As the new season is about to begin, various rewards from the previous season have arrived.

Lu Kai sorted it out:
[Stomp Ball Techniques·Iron 2]

【V-shaped pull ball·Black Iron 2】

[Basic Confrontation: Iron 3]

[Basic Interception - Iron 3]

[Basic Long Pass·Iron 5]

[Basic Tackle · Iron: Your tackling ability is slightly improved.] [Battery · Bronze: Your physical fitness is slightly improved. At the 75th minute of the match, you will receive a 10% rebate on your physical fitness consumption.]

Beckenbauer Pass Gold: Professionally known as a high-arc pass with the outside of the foot, this technique significantly improves a player's outside-of-the-foot passing ability. The ball is faster and has a wider arc. It can be used while moving without affecting accuracy. It has a certain chance of resulting in a shot.

[Wing Attack Special: Enhances the effectiveness of the team's wing attack training]

Ball Control: 57+1+1

【Strong: 49+2】

Interceptions: 49+1

Long Pass: 52+1

Tackles: 43+1

[Free attribute points: 1]

Long Pass: 53+1

[Short pass: 59+1]

Crosses: 49+1

Long-range shots: 54+1

Among them, [Basic Tackle], [Battery], and [Beckenbauer-style Pass] are new skills.

Not to mention the tackle, which is a technique that can greatly increase the player's defensive range, but it is also easy to commit fouls.

[Battery] mainly increases Lu Kai's endurance on the court, especially the return point in the 75th minute, which can bring some "surprises" to the opponent.

However, since [Physical Strength] is a special attribute, its attribute points cannot be directly increased after acquiring the skill, so it becomes a free attribute point.

Lu Kai added it to [Burst], making the burst 61.

And [Beckenbauer-style passing] is really awesome, long passes, short passes, crosses, long shots, all of them are included.

This skill can actually be seen as a super version of the outside of the foot pass.

It greatly enhanced Lu Kai's right foot threat, allowing him to use his right foot to pass some balls that could only be passed with his left foot.

It is a magical skill of players with "naturally disabled feet" whose main and non-main feet are extremely unbalanced.

Of course, even those who are gifted with both main feet like to use the outside of the foot technique, because the outside of the foot pass and shot can buy some time, take the initiative, and catch the opponent by surprise.

Special skills, or special auras, such as [Wing Attack] appeared for the first time, and could tactically boost the entire team.

The price/performance ratio is horrible.

However, it will only take effect after team training.

With the games, training and extra training during the holidays throughout the season, Lu Kai's attribute values ​​have changed.

This is also the most important part of the season settlement:

Name: Lu Kai

年龄：14岁345天【1985·8·25】

Height: 179cm [Growable]

Weight: 67 [light]

Team: Dartford Royals VCD (seventh tier)
Position: Forward (No. 7), Team Chairman

Team funds: £38 (£70 in debt)

Team honors: Kent Senior Cup champion, Kent Premier League champion, FA Cup champion
Personal honors: Kent Senior Cup Best Player, Kent Premier League Best Player, Kent Premier League Assist King, Kent Premier League Bronze Boot, FA Cup Best Player

(End of this chapter)