Manchester United's heir apparent, but can't play football.

Chapter 15 Europa League Group Stage Draw

Wolfsburg, this small industrial town, gradually quieted down.

The local fans left the stadium satisfied.

Li Luo gave an interview to Bundesliga media in the mixed zone.

A tall, blonde female reporter said, "Li, you've broken the information cocoon of Wolfsburg fans. They've finally witnessed your talent. Do you dare to go shopping at the outlet village? You might be surrounded by a lot of fans."

Information cocoon.

Many young talents who are from their own country or where they have their youth training base may not be very popular with new fans when they go to a new environment.

For example, Morata received a lot of attention at Real Madrid and in Spain, but when he first arrived at Juventus, Serie A fans were indifferent: What kind of geniuses haven't we seen? What kind of dishes haven't we eaten?
Bojan was the same. In Catalonia and at FC Barcelona, ​​he was hailed as "Messi's successor," "Barcelona's true crown prince," and "the future helmsman of the invincible Spanish team." But when he went to Rome, the local fans didn't take him seriously.

Li Luo realized that her mindset had changed without her even noticing.

At first in Manchester, he would blush and feel embarrassed when interviewed by blonde, blue-eyed female reporters with hot figures and faces that conformed to Eastern aesthetics.

Not now.

Perhaps it's because I've experienced too much lately.

He calmly said, "Then I'll have a colleague help me buy things at the outlet village."

Everyone laughed.

This is not the kind of answer the Bundesliga media wants.

But this answer gave them a good initial impression of Li Luo: this guy also affectionately referred to the logistics staff and life assistants as colleagues.

They didn't get entangled with the media for too long.

Li Luo returned home quickly.

The first thing I do when I get home is open my notebook and start writing in my diary.

He no longer needs to write reports for Manchester United, let alone Wolfsburg.

A diary is something you write for yourself.

"My experience and feelings from the first round of the Bundesliga."

"First, I have problems with energy distribution. I run too much during the positioning and defensive phases. Many times, my teammates can solve the problem, and even if my cover is correct, it sometimes becomes an ineffective run."

"Reasonable does not mean correct."

"Secondly, against a team like Eintracht Frankfurt that is in a historical slump, the pace is a bit faster, but the intensity of the competition is not high, so I won't be bothered too much."

"Third, having a midfield passing point like De Bruyne makes my first-touch passing very effective. He always anticipates my intentions before my other teammates."

"Fourth, the head coach's tactics are very simple: mostly low-post defense. In the next game, I can try to do more, or maybe doing nothing is the right thing to do?"

Fifth, Bendtner said he would give me half of his goal bonus, but it hasn't been transferred yet.

"Sixth, it's 11 p.m., I need to practice for another hour. Hard work pays off, I'm too tired after the game, I should just go to sleep."

Tiredness and drowsiness washed over me.

The Chinese boy stood up from the chair, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning.

It's drizzling.

Wolfsburg was shrouded in a thin veil.

Why is there so much rain this year?

"Oh! A beautiful day begins, my Lee."

Club manager Allofs warmly embraced Li Luo, who was dressed in a suit.

Wolfsburg are going to participate in the UEFA group stage draw today.

Li Luo smiled and was about to say something when Allofs interrupted him:
"Yesterday. Yesterday, Frankfurt coach Schaaf, I know him very well."

"You played very well, in a position similar to mine when I was young. Let's exchange experiences sometime."

"Let's go, let's get going. The Europa League draw starts quite early."

Brunswick Airport.

Allofs received good treatment: he was surrounded by a group of elderly German men and women who excitedly asked for his autograph.

Moments later, the plane took off.

Tom, the assistant, looked out at the clouds and mountains and said, "Sometimes I think that airplanes don't move in the sky. It's only when they get close to their destination that they land, thanks to the Earth's rotation."

Li Luo thought for a moment and said, "You are right."

Tom took a document out of the folder:
"Li, let's get down to business. I've watched all the videos from the two rounds of the Bundesliga and divided the teams' strength into several tiers this season."

Tier 1: Bayern Munich, who do not experiment with tactics.

"Second tier: Wolfsburg, Mönchengladbach, Leverkusen, Schalke 04, Augsburg, Borussia Dortmund."

Tier 3: Bayern Munich conducting tactical experiments

"Last night against Schalke 04, the Bayern coach experimented again, fielding a very strange formation."

Li Luo took the tablet computer from Tom.

The screen is playing a recording of the Schalke 04 vs. Bayern Munich match.

gradually.

He discovered that Bayern's tactics and formation changes violated the theories in the textbook in many ways.

I was deeply shocked.

I believe there is still a lot I need to learn.

"Hopefully we'll encounter a Bayern like that someday; the match will be much easier."

"Li, you're right, I think so too."

The plane landed at Nice Airport.

The Wolfsburg group exited the arrivals area and boarded UEFA vehicles to head to the Grimaldi Conference Center.

The view outside the car window was quite ordinary.

There weren't many pedestrians on either side of the road.

Allofs lamented, "The media and reporters became indifferent as soon as they saw that we weren't a team participating in the Champions League."

Li Luo comforted him, "It's okay, we'll definitely be able to participate in the Champions League next season."

"You'll be back at Manchester United then."

The Wolfsburg manager smiled and shook his head, adding, "If Manchester United and Wolfsburg meet in the Champions League, and you return to Wolfsburg to play an away game, what a wonderful reunion that would be."

Tom said gravely, "It's hard to say. We don't know if Manchester United will even qualify for the Champions League next season."

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Grimaldi Conference Center.

The Europa League draw ceremony was simple, with no unnecessary speeches.

"Something's wrong."

"Is there a problem with the viewership ratings monitoring system?"

"The number of viewers watching live streams online is also constantly increasing!"

UEFA officials were completely baffled.

Then I was surprised to find that the hype was almost catching up with the Champions League.
Everyone's gaze involuntarily shifted to the Chinese youth on the players' bench.
"Tell the director to give that Wolfsburg kid more close-ups."

"Give us more close-ups!"

"I knew the Chinese market was huge, but I didn't expect the Europa League draw ceremony to become so popular because of Li Luo!"

The Europa League draw ceremony was very simple.

Before the audience could even get into the suspense, the group assignments were already announced.

Group H: Inter Milan, Wolfsburg, Everton, Dynamo Moscow.

CTV5 will broadcast the event live.

Comment area.
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[It's a safe bet; we didn't encounter the submarine or Sevilla.]
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Why? Inter Milan and Everton are also very famous.
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Based on my years of experience losing money, I predict the ultimate showdown in this group will be: Dynamo Moscow vs. Wolfsburg.

(End of this chapter)