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

Chapter 41: 75-point shot! Facing Karius? (Three-in-one)

The vast farmland and scattered villages gradually disappeared from both sides of the car window.

The Wolfsburg bus slowly drove into a vast forest. Dense coniferous forests covered the hilly terrain, which calmed people's minds and allowed them to breathe in the fresh air. This is Hesse, known as the "green heart" of Germany.

"Li, I really envy you."

"You are the heir apparent of Manchester United, and now you have become the midfield core of Wolfsburg. Everyone is very friendly to you."

"He's handsome too, so many girls like him."

"The media loves you too, they always report on your positive image."

"Its commercial value is also recognized, and its advertising endorsement income is high."

Maranda spoke sincerely, glancing down at her book every now and then.

Li Luo was gazing at the scenery outside the car window when he turned his head in slight surprise: "Why are you so good at talking today?"

"You told me to read more books."

Little Black Egg held up the book in his hand; the cover read "The Art of Speaking."

Li Luo suddenly realized and encouraged him, "Study hard, you won't be destitute after you retire."

"Okay! I'll drive you around every day to save you the money of hiring a driver."

"Haha."

Li Luo smiled.

I am indeed very happy with my life now.

However, a major challenge is looming: the upcoming international A-level matches. We cannot disappoint Chinese fans.

Hopefully, after tonight's Bundesliga match, I can draw an immediate combat power module from the blind box, preferably the kind with explosive, self-generated attacking capabilities.

Gradually, the scenery outside the car window changed again.

"We have entered the Rhine Valley."

"What a magnificent picture."

Black Gold couldn't help but hum a nursery rhyme from his hometown.

He was born in a small village on the banks of the Rhine River. His parents were miners, and the whole family were Schalke 04 fans.

Through the car windows, everyone could see historic medieval castles and vineyards.

It felt like being in a beautiful fairy tale world.

"I heard that an expansion pack for the Polish game series 'The Witcher' will be filmed here next year. It's called Blood and Wine, and the map that was revealed is called Toussaint."

“There’s a young Polish model named Nika Beja who loves to share Li’s video compilations on social media.”

"Hehe, if I were Li, I definitely wouldn't let them get away with it!"

"Those toilet paper newspapers actually published large sections of photos of Lee and Morata, which is really disgusting. What's even more outrageous is that The Sun came out to refute it."

Bendtner got carried away and started talking.

Everyone laughed.

Li Luo held a tablet computer, watching a video of their opponent, Mainz, playing.

De Bruyne, sitting in the back seat, stood up, leaned over, and said, "Their head coach, Tuchel, is suspended for one game, so we won't be under much pressure tonight."

Tuchel during this period can be described as a "T0.5 level" manager in the Bundesliga.

Mainz's record and tactical system have long proven its strength.

This guy is currently the only coach in history to get a perfect score on the German Football Association's theory exam.

German theory focuses on tactics.

The focus in Italy, however, was different: Allegri's thesis was "The Three Midfielders," which was essentially the same as textbook content, a 20-page piece that devoted a large portion to how to cultivate chemistry, resolve conflicts, and maintain team spirit among the three midfielders; Sarri's thesis was "Managing a Club," a 50-page piece that read more like a diary, detailing things like what he fed the players, what they trained, how long they rested, private conversations, whether he interfered with their personal lives, and what he said to boost morale.
In short.

Mainz will be a tough opponent tonight. Even if Tuchel can't be on the field to direct the game, he will definitely make a good first move.

Many media outlets believe that the phenomenon of the top five European leagues requiring weekly tactical adjustments and different deployments based on different opponents was started by Tuchel.

Brückewe base.

The Mainz players were practicing simple set pieces.

Assistant coach El couldn't help but complain, "Boss, why did you fight with the other side last round? It made our on-field command very difficult tonight."

Tuchel countered, "That wasn't a fight, it was just a physical altercation."

He has an impulsive temper and doesn't get along well with the club's management.

But he's a good person; he's kind to his colleagues, players, and fans.

"If they play according to the planned tactics, it will be difficult for Wolfsburg to escape unscathed."

The words were not finished.

Tuchel believes that Mainz's defense will have a hard time withstanding Wolfsburg's offensive.

There is a gap in hardware.

Mainz's squad includes two South Korean players and one Japanese player.

The media had already begun to hype it up.

South Korean media: The two stars of the Republic of Korea will put Lee Nak in the toughest battle of his career.

Japanese media: Okazaki-kun, please do everything in your power to stop the Chinese Kirin; I'm counting on you.

Comment area.
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The two young players from Mainz, to put it nicely, are aggressive in their tackles; to put it bluntly, they play very dirty.
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**Do not hurt Li Luo.**
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[Some people say South Korean players weren't as dirty after 02? They must have watched too many Korean dramas.]
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I think Tuchel's on-field command needs improvement. Whether he's on the field or not makes little difference to Mainz's fighting ability; tactical adjustments simply depend on whether the assistant coaches dare to take responsibility.
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My impression of Mainz is: the Gutenberg Revolution of the 15th century, their adoption of movable type printing from the Yongle Encyclopedia, which made them famous throughout Europe.
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[Another explanation is that they stood on the shoulders of giants, overcoming various technical challenges.]

Night falls.

Romanesque and Gothic architecture, illuminated by lights, exudes a unique beauty.

The outline of the Coface Arena gradually became clear in the night.

The sleek exterior walls, outlined by soft red light, create an atmosphere that warms up for the upcoming event.

As a modern stadium that opened in 2011, it has excellent facilities, especially its advanced underfloor heating system, which helps staff stay warm at all times.

The fans in the stands sang the team song with great anticipation.

"Zhuangdianertai! Zhuangdianertai! Good evening, viewers."

"We are now broadcasting live the seventh round of the 2014/15 Bundesliga season."

"Mainz hosts Wolfsburg."

"What kind of sparks will fly when Rheinland cannons clash with Wolfsburg?"

"Mainz's style of play over the past decade has been exhilarating, with coaches Klopp and Tuchel instilling a wild gene into the club."

"Tonight is very likely to be another high-scoring affair."

Player tunnel.

Koo Ja-cheol and Park Joo-ho stared at Lee Nao's retreating figure with complicated expressions.

The two South Koreans showed great fighting spirit in the Bundesliga. In the words of the South Korean media, "In the past, they sometimes couldn't keep up with the pace of their opponents, which led to excessive fouls, but they weren't really dirty."

Shinji Okazaki was not as enthusiastic as the players from his previous days.

He's not a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), but his personality is quite strange.

In front of his teammates, he joked about his teammate's wife, saying, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and your ** has gotten even bigger."

clap clap.

Mainz goalkeeper Karius walked in from the back, patting his teammates on the chest along the way, looking confident: "With me here, Wolfsburg won't score!"

The voice is loud and clear.

The Wolfsburg contingent all turned their heads in surprise.

De Bruyne said seriously, "That guy is indeed very strong."

Li Luo turned around and added, "Yeah, I've seen his videos, his footwork is really good."

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Karius happened to overhear the Chinese boy's evaluation of him.

The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

You're praising a goalkeeper for his excellent footwork?
This praise is not comprehensive at all!
The referee team led both teams out of the passage.

The Coface Arena was getting increasingly excited.

A hot air balloon bearing the Bundesliga logo slowly ascended into the sky.

"Now we will introduce the starting lineups of both sides."

"Mainz is deploying a 5-4-1 formation!"

Goalkeeper: Karius.

"Defenders: Brosinski, Stefan, Bungert, Jala, Park Joo-ho."

Midfielders: Koo Ja-cheol, Soto, Guess, Araghi.

"Forward: Shinji Okazaki."

"Tuchel's lineup tonight is essentially a three-center-back system."

"The most advanced use of the full-back midfielder originated from that bald coach of Genoa a few years ago, what was his name again? Then Guardiola improved it. Tuchel is a big fan of Guardiola's tactical philosophy, so he borrowed it and modified it to suit the Mainz system."

Wolfsburg's formation is 4-2-3-1!

Goalkeeper: Benaglio.

"Defenders: Sebastian, Naldo, Knoch, Ricardo."

Midfielders: Caligiuri, Gustavo, Li Luo, Maranda, De Bruyne.

Forward: Bendtner.

The guessing game is over.

Beep!
The referee blew his whistle, and the match officially began.

Wolfsburg has possession of the ball.

Bendtner kicked off and passed the ball back to his own half.

Mainz's 5-4-1 formation is not a defensive formation, but rather a high-pressing, aggressive attack.

"So fierce."

"Which side is the wolf pack?"

The football rolled quickly along the grass and came to the feet of Wolfsburg's center-back, Naldo.

Shinji Okazaki approached menacingly.

Snapped.

They disrupted Wolfsburg's pass.

Fortunately, Gustavo dropped back to the defensive line in time, controlled the ball, and passed it back to the goalkeeper.

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the stands.

"Shinji Okazaki is different from the Japanese players we are used to. His footwork is very rough, his shots often go high and wide, and he commits one of the most fouls among Bundesliga strikers."

"But he has excellent off-the-ball awareness, strong ability to get into scoring positions, and is very aggressive in defense and pressing."

Coach Zhang promptly stopped commenting on the simple life.

He saw the Wolfsburg goalkeeper pass the ball to Lee Nau, who had dropped back, and the South Korean player, Koo Ja-cheol, actually tackled him directly!
"oops!"

Snapped.

Li Luo passed the ball with one foot.

With his spatial awareness, he accurately passed the ball to his teammate on the wing and also spotted the sliding tackle coming from behind.

He leaped up lightly.

He calmly dodged Koo Ja-cheol's flying tackle.

Coach Zhang really wanted to yell at someone.

The commentator with the hoarse voice was also cursing the little Korean guy in his heart, thinking he was a bastard who wanted to cripple people again.

"That was close."

The words were not finished.

next moment.

Li Luo landed on both feet and accidentally stepped hard on Gu Zizhe's back.

The Wolfsburg assistant coaches breathed a sigh of relief: what bad intentions could a Chinese boy, who is constantly being humiliated by the tough guys in the Bundesliga, possibly have?

Must be a coincidence.

A painful scream came from the close-up sound recording equipment.

The entire audience was stunned.

Why make such a big splash right from the start?
The referee did not stop the game, but raised his arms to signal Wolfsburg to continue the attack.

“No problem. If Koo Ja-cheol hadn’t shoved so hard, how could Lee Nao have stepped on him?”

Wolfsburg's attacking swarm crossed the center circle.

They spread out in a fan-shaped formation.

Shinji Okazaki yelled at Ja-cheol Koo.

"Return to defense!"

"Damn it! Stop wasting your breath on the referee."

Today, Li Luo and his Wolfsburg teammates have developed a very good working relationship.

He kept moving diagonally and then kicked the ball out.

Like weaving layers of netting, they quietly dismantled Mainz's midfield defense.

Tuchel, standing in the stands, had a complex expression.

"That was such a smooth kick!"

"De Bruyne stopped beautifully."

"Without space to shoot, Mainz switched back to a five-defender formation."

"The strategy is clear; hand it back to Li Luo to organize."

"This is the dual-core system of the renowned coach Heijin."

Before Li Luo received the ball.

Park Joo-ho, who is approaching with great force, has already been observed.

Another little stick trying to cut down trees?
However, as a full-back, Park Joo-ho wouldn't easily make a sliding tackle in his own half.

During this historical period, it was understandable for midfielders and forwards to make tackles, using various methods to slow down the opponent's attacking rhythm.

The backcourt players need to be careful.

Maldini once said, "When I have to make a sliding tackle, it means I've made a mistake."

At this moment.

Park Joo-ho quickly closed in, ready to take advantage of the referee's blind spot and give Lee Nao a good dirty trick to vent his anger on Koo Ja-cheol.

Followed by.

The moment Li Luo receives the ball.

Lightly tap the outside of your right foot.

One man and one ball, widening the gap between himself and the South Korean full-back.

“Let’s go!”

"Pass the ball."

"Wow! This pass perfectly exploited the weak side of the defense exposed after Park Joo-ho pressed forward."

"Bendtner on the wing!"

"Mainz's defense shows no signs of panic. Their Karius is extremely talented and brilliant, often referred to as the Li Luo of the goalkeeper position!"

Bendtner played as a winger during his time with Arsenal.

A tall guy who's 193cm, playing on the sidelines?
Back then, Wenger had high hopes for him, believing that a talented striker with unlimited potential must possess the qualities of positional flexibility and versatility to fit into a dynamic attacking system.

Simply put, the Arsenal manager at the time believed that wingers needed to develop the skills of center forwards, and center forwards needed to develop the skills of wingers, in order not to be left behind by the times.

"Wow, Zhang Fei is embroidering."

"Bendtner deducted from Hala."

"Internal incision."

Will it be an internal incision?

“Ricardo has come in, pass it over.”

Ricardo has good technique; with a quick stop and a touch, he broke into the Mainz penalty area and dribbled along the byline.

Gasps of amazement echoed through the Coface Arena.

Snapped.

An inverted triangle.

At the edge of the penalty area, a blond figure made a timely run.

De Bruyne.

Raise your arms and swing your legs.

Everyone thought he was going to ejaculate explosively.
The close-up sound recording equipment, however, produced a gentle sound of the ball being touched.

"Through pass".

"Li Luo."

How did he end up in that spot?

Just now, after passing the ball to Bendtner, Li Luo immediately accelerated and slipped into the Mainz penalty area like an eel.

In a sideways position.

Faced with the rolling football, he subconsciously made a small leg swinging motion.

75 points shot.

The peak of foreign players in the Chinese Super League has come to an end.

The ball was not stopped.

No adjustments were made.

bang.

An elegant and composed push shot.

The two Mainz center-backs, who were about to closely mark and interfere with the defense, looked terrified.

"Kalis!"

"Oops, I made a mistake!"

The football was caught by the purple glove and deflected into the net.

0:1! ! !

The entire audience sighed.

Li Luo didn't celebrate alone; instead, he turned and ran back to high-five and hug De Bruyne.

Wolfsburg teammates also jumped and ran over to join in the celebration.

"Too easy."

"Li Luo has fully integrated into the Wolfsburg system."

"He is even an indispensable and important part of the system."

"Search for weaknesses in the defenses."

"A ghostly maneuver, a fatal blow."

"Don't worry about his shooting skills; he was already very good in Manchester United's youth team."

"De Bruyne's through ball was absolutely brilliant."

"The 'Sleeping Dragon and the Young Phoenix' helped Wolfsburg gain a leading advantage."

Studio.
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[Los Angeles is so handsome, he scored so easily.]
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【Awesome.】
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[Perform normally, everyone sit down.]
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Karius touched the ball, but his hand position might have been incorrect when making the save.
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[For Li Luo's matches, is it even necessary to analyze the odds? Go all in on the first half of the game if the odds are against him, and go all in on the over for the full match.]
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Don't get too excited yet. Mainz's attack is fierce, and Wolfsburg might not be able to withstand it.

Some people are happy that someone is worried.

Shinji Okazaki, looking furious, complained to his two South Korean teammates, "You fouled Lee at the wrong time; you're responsible for this goal."

"The timing of an attack is an art!"

Koo Ja-cheol and Park Joo-ho did not refute, their expressions were complicated.

Karius rubbed his face in frustration, then stood up and loudly encouraged his teammates: "It's my fault, it's okay, we'll fight back, Wolfsburg won't score a second goal!"

He started as the number 3 goalkeeper at Mainz and gradually earned his starting position through his own abilities.

Everyone in the locker room liked him and was willing to communicate with him.

Therefore, he played with great confidence during this period.

He is eager to take on responsibility and hopes to become the team leader.

Courtside.

Black Gold clapped excitedly.

We cannot let our guard down.

"The game has just begun. Mainz's defense is so-so, but we need to be careful of their attack."

The assistant coach nodded seriously: "Next, low post defense."

The other side.

Mainz assistant coach El was pacing back and forth anxiously.

What are you waiting for?

They waited for Tuchel in the stands to pass them a small note.
[Shock level +1!]

[Shock level +1!]

【.】

Li Luo finished celebrating and looked at the numbers that kept rising on the system panel.

Thinking to myself: After tonight's match, I must draw the immediate combat power module.
International A-level competition.

It's definitely not as easy as Wolfsburg's dominating matches against weaker teams in the Bundesliga.

Of course, Mainz is not bad.

However, their strength on paper is relatively weaker than Wolfsburg's, their defense is average, and they also happen to have their head coach suspended.

The game restarted in the middle circle.

The calls for Coface Stadium are growing louder.

Mainz fans were not discouraged by their team's deficit; instead, they were full of confidence.

I have confidence in the team's offense.

"In internet slang, their tactics are incredibly appealing."

"The army is pressing forward!"

"A counter-offensive!"

"It's either you die or I live."

“嘿嘿嘿，5-4-1阵型，变成了2-2-6！太疯狂了！”

"Kalisz is standing on the center line, just like Neuer."

Tuchel during this historical period was also in its developmental stage.

Not only do players need time to develop, but head coaches also need time to improve their coaching skills.

An aggressive playing style always makes the audience feel that time flies by.

Wolfsburg has a bus.

Mainz's positional attack was extremely fluid.

The fat wolf, clad in armor, was attacked by a row of Rhine cannons!
The 18th minute of the game.

Wolfsburg has a good opportunity to counterattack.

Caligiuri received the ball on the wing and suddenly sprinted forward, but made a mistake in the 40-meter zone of the halfway line.

Koo Ja-cheol successfully made a steal.

next moment.

A dark figure appeared in his sight.

Maranda.

Snapped.

The South Korean player was thrown to the ground.

Little Black Egg bent down, trying to put on a fierce expression, and said, "If you shovel Li, I'll shovel you!"

This is also the instruction that Black Gold gives him before each match.

Koo Ja-cheol looked pained and rolled around clutching his ankle.

I didn't even manage to shovel Li Luo! Is this black guy mentally delayed? Or is he holding a grudge? Ouch, that hurts!
"No problem."

"Maranda touched the ball first, which brought Koo Ja-cheol down."

"Mainz's throw-in."

"oops."

"Park Joo-ho and Lee Nak shoved each other a couple of times before being knocked down by Knoch."

"The situation got a bit out of control, and players from both sides surrounded the area."

The Wolfsburg generals, of course, knew the reason.

Those little bastards over there have repeatedly tried to steal our prize money! Ugh! Our Li!

We have to teach them a lesson!

Boos erupted from all four stands of the Coface Arena.

Studio.

The barrage of comments flew by.
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[I told you, Koreans are still dirty, they just don't dare to be as blatantly dirty as before.]
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Li Luozhen is cunning; in a chaotic battle, he won't suffer any losses.
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Bendtner's actions were too obvious; he's a brute!
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He's the meat shield!
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Wolfsburg and Mainz don't have a fierce rivalry; the main issue is that the two South Koreans want to disrupt Wolfsburg's midfield, so they keep trying to target Lee Lo.
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De Bruyne is about to stomp his feet!
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In this chaotic scene, De Bruyne resembled an indignant good student.

A few minutes later, the chaos subsided.

After the referee finished chatting with both team captains, he signaled for the game to continue.

Mainz assistant coach El also received a note from Tuchel and quickly relayed the adjustment information to the players on the field.

　Sorry for the late update again. I mainly didn't want to break the chapter, so this chapter is 5900 words long, which can be considered a three-in-one update! Thank you all for your support! Happy Qixi Festival!

　　
　
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