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

Chapter 4: Li Luo's Summary? (Thanks to the guild leader, "Big Stick Can Hit More People")

The youth training systems of the top five European leagues place great emphasis on the psychological well-being of young players.

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger submitted a proposal titled "Focus on Player Mental Development" to the Football Association in the late 90s, hoping that all clubs would establish dedicated mental health counselors.

He believes:
67% of players in youth academies retire from professional football before the age of 21, and psychological support is needed to help them adapt to reality;

The Premier League is very competitive, and newcomers face intense external pressure, requiring psychological counseling after each match.

However, as time went on, this process gradually became distorted. Related news reports: Some young players believed they were mentally healthy, but were told by their mental health counselors that they were not.

It's the 21st century, and according to the standards of the club's psychological counselors, everyone has some mental health issues.
Li Luo didn't have the chance to experience the glitz and glamour of the nightlife with Rooney.

He is currently sitting in a well-ventilated large house, receiving counseling from a Manchester United psychologist.

When he learned that tomorrow was a day off, he was no longer hesitant and nervous, but instead thought about what to do next.

Tension and hesitation are useless. Time is no longer a matter of racing against the clock. We need to calm down and solve the problem.

"plum?"

Were you even listening to me just now?

"Haha, it's okay. You're probably reviewing the game carefully in your mind. Let's talk about something lighter: I found out from the video footage taken by the club that two Swansea players were threatening you during the game."

But you responded to them with a smile.

"You have a mental illness."

The psychologist gave a brief self-introduction: 32-year-old Ham, who served in the French Army in his youth, retired due to injury and became Southampton's team doctor, and just recently switched to Manchester United.

At that moment, his expression was solemn, but his tone was gentle: "Open your heart."

Li Luo: "???"

What are you doing?

Are you saying I'm sick?

Are you using me to boost your performance evaluation?

"Ham, I'm perfectly normal."

"No, you're not normal. Normal children would get angry or scared when threatened, but you don't."

“Looking back at your past records, you used to not care about your opponents’ trash talk on the football field, so your psychological issues must have lasted for many years.”

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The psychological counseling session did not last very long.

Li Luo had no doubt that he had psychological problems, so he gave a few perfunctory replies and left in a hurry.

A moment later, a young man named Lingard walked into the room with a grin.

Her carefree smile is very endearing.

Ham repeated the exact same line: "You responded to your opponent's provocation with a smile; you have a mental illness, you're not normal."

Lingard stared blankly, mouth agape, then stood up, did a little dance, and ran off with a grin.

The club's bus driver was very enthusiastic, calling Li Luo a hero at every turn, and smiling as he drove him back to the Manchester United first team's dormitory.

The logistics staff said they had already helped him move his luggage today: from the youth team dormitory to the first team dormitory.

The dormitory area is very quiet.

Two Collies suddenly rushed out, their chains stretched to their limit, but they only barked a few times. They seemed to quiet down immediately after seeing the Manchester United logo on the bus, and with a gentle, crisp sound of chains scraping the ground, they slowly crawled back into their kennels on either side of the gate.

The security guard at the front-line guard post was a chubby old man. It was his first time meeting a Chinese teenager face-to-face, and he waved excitedly.
"Li, your performance at the Dream Theater tonight was outstanding! I have to ask you for your autograph beforehand!"

After enjoying the night breeze, Li Luo felt much more relaxed.

"Really? Give me the pen, I'll sign it for you now."

"Haha, but you mustn't let Mr. Van Gaal know, he has new regulations."

"It's okay, but I don't have time to sign it many times!"

He quickly signed his Chinese name and, guided by the logistics staff, arrived at his dormitory room.

The first thing I did after closing the door was to turn on my computer and write a post-match summary for the coaching staff.

There are no requirements regarding the content or word count of the summary.

I heard that Lingard and Pogba either gave their former Manchester United managers a blank paper or a crooked little animal drawing. Li Luo is different; he has to seriously analyze things, like a novice player studying how to play a game.

Following the sample format provided by Giggs, he began typing:
"First, physical contact? This body can withstand the static collisions of Swansea's midfielders and defenders most of the time. The opponents can't knock me down in one go. Even after I completed the header at the last moment, the tall Swansea defender who rushed over from a short distance couldn't knock me down in one go. I just staggered out of bounds and was able to regain my balance by grabbing the goalpost."

"No, we need to change 'this body' to 'my body' in the email!"

"Second, space? Third, passing? Fourth, defensive positioning? Giggs said I only played for a few minutes, so these can be left blank. Wow, so many places can be left blank."

Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fifteenth: How did I feel about the competition? I just wrote that I was a little nervous, but I was happy in the end."

As for his physical sensations, he didn't write them down completely.

On the field at that time, once he adjusted his breathing rhythm and stopped being nervous, his body's athletic ability was truly explosive. Putting aside everything related to touching the ball, Li Luo felt like he was controlling a high-level character in a game, mowing down enemies.

As for the function of the spatial perception module, he wouldn't be foolish enough to write it in the email.

With this module, at least I won't be running around aimlessly on the football field.

He prepared to pack his luggage.

As soon as the box was opened, a crumpled little notebook fell out.

Open it and take a look.

It's a diary!
The original owner's diary was filled with crooked English letters, like a child's handwriting.

I casually flipped the notebook open from the middle.

"On April 29, 2006, Ronaldo came over to demonstrate his dribbling skills. He said he was the best, and I said I was the best."

"On May 30, 2006, I was the strongest."

"On May 1, 2006, I was the strongest."

"On May 2, 2006, number 7 was Manchester United's strongest number, and I want to wear it from now on."

"On May 3, 2006, Messi looked amazing on TV, but I was the best."

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Have you always been this confident since you were a child?

He was 9 years old in 06, and probably just liked writing the phrase "I am the strongest".

Li Luo smiled, closed the diary, and carefully placed it back at the bottom of the box.

I don't have time to think about these things.

Once he calmed down, he felt a little anxious again.

Tomorrow is a day off, but what about the training session the day after tomorrow? We might get caught.

I need to make the most of the night while it's still early and study!

After a long time.

He watched the first episode of the teaching materials taught by Morata, Lukaku, Giroud, Çalhanoğlu, and others.

I feel like I've gained so much! My inner world and understanding of football have been enriched!
That's not right. I'm currently lacking in any one of the four skills that Manchester United's heir apparent possesses: passing, stopping, dribbling, and shooting. I can't master them in a short time.

After today's debut, Li Luo realized that the partial application of individual skills is not the whole story of a football match.

We must find a way to learn formation changes and tactics.

A long time passed.

I've finally found some easy-to-understand football information, and it's even in Chinese: "The 90 Minutes You See," by Cai Huiqiang.

Perhaps because he had gained spatial awareness, Li Luo found the contents of the book very intuitive, especially the changes in formation structure, so he began to read it with great interest.

I don't know how long I watched, but drowsiness and fatigue crept in quietly.

Li Luo lay in bed, still half-asleep, thinking: There's no time to digest so much information; the training session the day after tomorrow will be very troublesome.
The system currently does not provide a way to obtain attribute points and skill modules.

If this were a game.

Newbie player Li Luo will definitely complain about the game planner.

　Thank you, Alliance Leader, for your powerful and effective methods! Thank you, Godfather! Little Melon is moved to tears!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)