We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 239: Star Skill "Stepping on the Clouds", Second City Derby (asking for monthly tickets)

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He Tianqi finally stated that the company has a complete development plan for "Journey to the West" from movies to games, and will establish a "Journey to the West Universe."

And shouted a loud slogan: "Journey to the West belongs to China and the whole world!"

Of course, this can easily be misunderstood, and some ignorant friends in China have criticized He Tianqi for this.

Until they understood the true meaning of He Tianqi.

Journey to the West belongs to China, which means that only China has the leading right to development and the final right of interpretation.

Journey to the West is global, which means that the whole world can and should buy the Journey to the West products we develop.

In one word, win!

It is reported that the collaboration between Journey to the West and Bell has brought benefits to both parties.

The number of Bell's personal social media followers has skyrocketed thirty times!
From an ordinary local rookie star, he quickly became a star-level star and felt the power of the Chinese population.

The "Monkey King dolls" modeled after him are sold all over the streets of Birmingham.

There are considerable sales throughout the UK.

Who would have thought that Villa's first star player would not be their own youth training geniuses Agbonlahor and Albrighton, not the highly anticipated foreign genius Milner, not the third-generation rich man De Bruyne who is loved by everyone and has the template of the protagonist, nor the local and foreign grassroots legends Vardy and Kante.

But it's Bell who is trapped in a curse!
Fans who started learning "Journey to the West" found the answer, because in Journey to the West, the Monkey King was also later hit by a "curse".

But this is the real beginning of his legendary journey to win the Golden Ball!
It would be a lie for Villa players to say they were not envious of Bale's popularity.

The training atmosphere in the team was immediately improved, and more young players began to take the initiative to practice more.

They realized that in He Tianqi's team, as long as you have real skills and wait for your own opportunity, you can really become a big star and realize your childhood dream.

When there is hope, no one will choose to lie down.

Of course, looking at the people surrounding Bale on the streets, Milner, the former proud son of the team, felt unwilling.

His battle with De Bruyne for the core of the team has not yet ended, and his battle with Bale for the team's top young star is about to begin again.

But he maintained a good attitude.

De Bruyne has won three games and his record is certainly excellent.

But in the last game, Bale exploded and stole the limelight from De Bruyne, causing the latter's rating to drop a lot.

And myself...if I can get more goals, assists and the best player of the match in three wins, then both De Bruyne and Bale will be nothing but trash!

Tremble, Championship!

Aston Villa's James reign is about to begin!

Your King James is infinitely rampant!
[Ding! Bell has found the path that suits him and ignited his own heroic path. "Fast Horse" has been upgraded to "Stepping on the Auspicious Clouds"]

[Stepping on the auspicious cloud: Star level. There are many demon kings in troubled times, but only one is called the Great Sage; there are many fast horses in the football world, but only one is called Bale. The speed and burst of the player without the ball are improved. The player is less likely to be stopped by the opponent while running. The player is less likely to get injured while running]

666!

This collaboration between Bale and Journey to the West is indeed correct.

Bell: Call me Great Sage!
……

Shortly after Bale's legendary performance, De Bruyne was found to be at risk of "hidden muscle strain" under examination by the team doctor.

In other words, he is not injured yet, and De Bruyne can't feel it, but he is about to be injured.

The final right to interpret this type of injury obviously belongs to the team doctor and He Tianqi.

So under He Tianqi's arrangement, De Bruyne withdrew from the team's roster and is expected to be absent for about half a month.

De Bruyne seemed a little anxious about this.

The whole team had finally gotten on the right track, and just when he thought he could do something big, he suddenly encountered this incident.

Will this interrupt his upward momentum?

Seeing De Bruyne's loss of appetite, He Tianqi didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.

As the saying goes, "Things going too smoothly may not necessarily be a good thing."

If you walk too fast, you will also miss a lot of scenery.

Compared to Modric, who has been questioned since his debut, De Bruyne's character is obviously worse.

His perfection is in his accomplishments, not his nature.

Boom boom boom!
De Bruyne came to He Tianqi's office.

"Kevin? Come and sit down." He Tianqi motioned for De Bruyne to sit down. "I asked you to come here today to give me some game reports for the next few games."

He Tianqi pointed to the training outside the window with Milner as the core and said: "As the core of the team, you must always observe and reflect on yourself."

"I hope you can calm down during this time."

De Bruyne was a little confused: "Teacher, what is precipitation?"

He Tianqi: "When you are no longer troubled by Milner's performance, when you are no longer worried about how the team will perform without you? Will the team be better?"

De Bruyne was startled and a little flustered: "I... I haven't thought about it that way, I'm not that kind of person, I..."

He Tianqi reached out to stop De Bruyne: "You don't have to tell me, you just need to communicate with your heart."

"Your mentality is not a bad thing. Everyone thinks this way and everyone goes through this stage."

"However, some people can get through this stage and find that people should ultimately compare themselves with themselves, immerse themselves in their own rhythm, and naturally become kings outside. "

"This may be a little esoteric for you, so let's start with the simple ones, starting with the game report."

De Bruyne nodded and left with his notebook.

On September 29th, Aston Villa will challenge Barnsley away.

The latter ranks 21st in the Championship and is definitely a weak team.

"Aston Villa issued an announcement before the game that De Bruyne was injured and he might be out for a while."

“I wonder who will be their core midfielder in this case?”

"Milner was in the starting line-up and many thought he had his moment to shine!"

"I hope Milner can seize the opportunity, otherwise he will really be suppressed by De Bruyne."

Ninety minutes later, the atmosphere was slightly more jubilant.

But this is Barnsley's home ground.

and so……

Two to two!
Aston Villa took the lead twice and were equalized twice.

The most crucial thing is that when the score was 2-2, they still had 20 minutes to change the score.

But Villa, led by Milner, failed to break through the opponent's shell in the final moments.

After the game, De Bruyne submitted his own game report.

He thinks Milner is a bit one-celled.

When attacking, they often don't consider defense, and when defending, they don't consider attacking. The transition between offense and defense is too slow, and it is easy for other players' midfielders to steal the rhythm.

This seems to have some connection with what He Tianqi said, "Be yourself, be a sage inside and a king outside."

A person who doesn't have his own rhythm will be affected by the rhythm of others.

And if this person is the core of the team, the entire team will be affected by others.

October 3rd, the eleventh round of the Championship.

Aston Villa will challenge Preston away. This team has a better schedule and is currently ranked third in the Championship, but its strength has not yet reached the level of the first tier.

Ninety minutes later, cheers were heard again.

One to one.

This time, Preston scored first.

Dong Fangzhuo equalized the score in the second half.

In the last 25 minutes, Milner actively tended to let the team defend and play defensive counterattacks, which put the team in danger. Although they did wait for one or two counterattack opportunities, they only got a draw in the end.

In this game, De Bruyne mentioned Milner's risky choice in his report.

When the game started, Milner was very confident and the team played very freely with him.

Until the team was robbed by the opponent and the team really needed his offensive organization, he felt psychological burden to launch the offense.

If it weren't for Bale, Motta, Dong Fangzhuo and others who bypassed Milner on the left and forced several attacks and finally succeeded, Villa might not have been able to equalize the score.

Milner's anxiety reached its peak after he equalized the score.

He should have taken advantage of the situation, but instead he asked his team to go back to defense, which simply boosted the opponent's morale.

It will be difficult to regain the initiative afterwards.

The game ended in a draw, and it has to be said that the team's defense line withstood the test.

On October 17th, in the twelfth round of the Championship, Villa faced Reading at home.

The opponent is ranked 20th in the Championship and is undoubtedly a weak team.

However, the results were shocking.

Reading beat Villa 2-1.

As a result, Villa was overtaken in the standings and fell to third, falling out of the top two direct promotion zone.

Although there was an element of luck in the winning goal, this game was indeed the worst one Villa played in recent months.

The English media was silent for a moment.

Other media that follow Villa began to criticize Milner.

"AS": "England's talented midfielder Milner is not worthy of his reputation, and there is a clear gap between him and Belgian midfielder De Bruyne!"

"Marca": "After three consecutive wins, three consecutive defeats, De Bruyne has become a key player for Aston Villa!"

Gazzetta dello Sport: "Milner's pass success rate is 85%, which is acceptable. But the number of forward passes is the lowest in the Championship in the past three games. Can he still be considered a core player?"

"Corriere dello Sport": "Talent is not something that can be exaggerated. Milner now always reminds me of De Rossi in the past! Not every young midfielder can become the core of the team!"

Turin Sports Daily: "The new Gerrard performed poorly, and lost 5 million euros of his own value in three games! De Bruyne reaped the benefits, and his value increased by 1 million during his recovery!"

For some games, it is better not to play them.

Eventually, the English media was too embarrassed to remain silent at all.

The most serious newspaper, The Sun, was sent to speak on its behalf.

The Sun: "Milner played in the midfield, but couldn't get hard, leading Villa to a slump! He Tianqi's selection is of high quality and is still improving. A man must have a penis if he wants to win!"

On page three of this issue, a scantily clad female model is holding a massage parlor and daydreaming about something inappropriate while looking at He Tianqi's poster.

This is clearly a commercial.

However, the round head of the massage pound was replaced with De Bruyne's portrait.

The idea for the ad came from a 20-year-old Villa fan.

Modric: Hehehe!

The English media cannot play dead. If they don't want to report domestic news, they can only report foreign news.

And just in time, the huge changes in La Liga gave them the opportunity.

Under the leadership of Guardiola, Barcelona has risen strongly this season.

In the Spanish national derby, they slaughtered Real Madrid.

In less than twenty minutes, we were leading 3-0.

The score was 5 to 2.

Ronaldo was beaten so hard that his face turned black the whole time.

Ibrahimovic scored twice.

Yaya Toure assisted the hat trick.

Messi scored a hat trick.

With the addition of Arteta, Iniesta and Xavi, Barcelona's "Alhata" (Arteta, Xavi, Iniesta) and "Itume" (Ibrahimovic, Toure, Messi) began to become popular.

Especially Messi, who was deliberately pushed out to compete with Ronaldo.

He directly climbed up following Ronaldo's status and achieved internal transcendence of the Barcelona stars.

It is regrettable that Modric, once the core of Real Madrid, has lost his core position this season and has become a regular starter.

But looking at the situation, he may become a rotation player in the second half of the season.

As the saying goes, when the tide goes out you know who is swimming naked.

There is no doubt that Modric was thought by fans to be not wearing swimming trunks.

No wonder he has so much time and energy to focus on his lower-level replacement in the Championship.

……

Faced with the facts, Milner was quite depressed.

All this was different from what he had imagined.

What about the three-game winning streak?
Forget about being the best player of the game. In the last game, he was rated as the worst player of the game.

However, Milner still had some credibility and took the initiative to find He Tianqi to fulfill his promise.

De Bruyne happened to be there too.

He Tianqi said bluntly: "As far as the new generation of English midfielders are concerned, Milner, you are indeed talented. But if I may be frank, looking at the entire European football world, you may be more suitable to be an all-around midfielder rather than a midfield core."

"These are Motta's statistics. We can see that in order to accompany you, his running range, passing data, offensive and defensive tendencies have all changed."

"It made him play very uncomfortably."

"In other words, your presence suppressed Motta's performance. But you did not make up for Motta's sacrifice with your own performance. This is the fundamental reason why the team can't win the game and the level of offense and defense has declined."

He turned the "candidate for the world's best defensive midfielder" into a "CBA teammate".

Milner's destructive power is evident.

The impact of this direct negation on Milner was huge.

But he was willing to accept defeat.

"But Kevin." He Tianqi looked at De Bruyne, "You have done a lot of game analysis during this period. I don't know if you have noticed that you and Milner have a high overlap in passing choices."

"Maybe you pass the ball more accurately and faster, but I regret that I don't see that kind of whimsical pass from you."

"Imagination! Imagination that goes beyond conventional thinking! An ordinary midfield core can mobilize all the players on the team and make them play the ability of one plus one equals two."

“But only a super core with imagination can help every player break through their own limits and make one plus one greater than three, four, five, six, seven!”

"I'm sorry for your mediocrity."

“The reason why you are moderate instead of mediocre is that you are not mediocre, but you choose mediocrity.”

De Bruyne's face turned red. This was not a very serious criticism, but it fundamentally denied his excellence and uniqueness.

"Don't rush to refute. I will give you time. I will wait for you to complete your transformation. This is not something that can be changed in a hurry." He Tianqi stopped De Bruyne.

Some things can't be rushed.

He Tianqi looked at Milner again. Sometimes, losing is winning, and winning is losing.

Although Milner failed to become the core of the team, he found the path that suits him earlier, and his future achievements may be even higher.

[Ding! Milner recognized himself, fulfilled his promise, and obtained the "panacea"]

[Almighty: Star-level skill. Players can perform well in any position on the court. Different abilities in different positions are temporarily enhanced.]

No, losing is winning!
[Ding! De Bruyne has completely learned the outside of the foot team characteristic, and three new team characteristics are available for learning]

[You chose Milner, Motta, Dong Fangzhuo]

A series of prompts pop up.

De Bruyne is indeed talented and was the first to complete the acquisition of characteristics.

The next day, Sky Sports announced the worst performing Championship players so far in October.

Milner was only ranked second from the bottom.

And ranked last is...Crystal Palace right winger Zaha!
Ever since the London King of Football was defeated by Villa's Bale, his career has really gone downhill.

At one point, it seemed like he couldn't play football anymore.

Led Crystal Palace all the way down and suffered three consecutive defeats.

Moses was similarly ranked third worst.

Crystal Palace's wings were broken. If they continue like this, relegation from the Championship is just around the corner!

On October 20th and October 24th, De Bruyne returned to the starting lineup.

He led the team to consecutive wins over Swansea City, ranked 15th, and Coventry City, ranked 16th.

The team rebounded and won two consecutive games.

Milner came on as a substitute in these two games and performed much better than when he played in a core position.

The turmoil in Villa's midfield core has subsided.

October 27th, League Cup quarter-finals.

The city of Birmingham was crowded with people.

The black Birmingham jerseys and the burgundy and sky blue Villa jerseys are frequently seen on the streets.

England's second city derby is about to begin!

Birmingham from the Premier League sent out a youth training + substitute lineup.

Veteran Bowyer is in charge of the midfield.

This is a famous villain in the Premier League, and the best of all villains.

Barton is bad enough, right? But in the list of all the bad guys, he is basically ranked second to Bowyer.

He has received a total of 100 yellow cards in his Premier League career.

He did countless punches and kicks on the court and did all kinds of bad things.

In 1995, he was banned by the English Football Association for taking drugs. In 2001, he beat up an Asian student, which caused public outrage. In 2003, he ruthlessly abandoned his girlfriend who was pregnant with twins.

His most classic battle occurred in 2005, when he beat up his teammate Dell on the court.

In that game, he was still playing for Newcastle, and his opponent was Aston Villa!
Birmingham's goalkeeper is star player and young England international Joe Hart.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will win the Premier League's best young player award this season!

Birmingham fans have reason to believe they will beat their city rivals.

Aston Villa's jerseys this year are almost identical to West Ham United's jerseys in the future.

They didn't perform well some time ago, but have regained their form recently.

With the main lineup, we may not be without the ability to fight.

This derby is very hot
Before the game, fans of both sides were also passionately scolding each other.

Birmingham fans: "What qualifications do relegated teams have to talk to us about winning or losing?"

Villa fans: "He Tianqi will let you know that there are also cowards in the Premier League!"

Birmingham: "Close the door and let Bowyer go!"

Vera: "We are looking forward to Baoye's action more than you! Att He Tianqi!"

Birmingham: "Joe Hart will make your striker cry!"

Villa: "Dong Wang will become the top scorer in the EFL Cup after this game!"

Birmingham: “This is your last game in the EFL Cup!”

Villa: "This is also your last season in the Premier League!"

Both sides hurled vicious curses at each other.

Villa's starting formation is a 442:

Dong Fangzhuo, Husky
De Bruyne, Motta, Kante, Agbonlahor

Bale, Maldini, Bonucci, I can

Schmeichel
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This also shows Vera's caution.

This lineup gave up control of the midfield to a certain extent to avoid being strangled, and focused on the wingers and forwards.

This is the adjustment made by He Tianqi to protect De Bruyne.

Premier League teams are tougher in style than Championship teams, and Bowyer is known for his dirtiness.

With a whistle, the game officially began at Villa Park.

In the third minute, Motta made a high pass to the front point.

Dong Fangzhuo headed the ball back.

De Bruyne sent a long pass towards the back post in the penalty area.

He was consciously speeding up his passing rhythm, trying to understand what He Tianqi meant by "extraordinary".

Abanglaho made a run for the ball, but because he was standing too far back, he started late and ultimately failed to catch up with the ball.

De Bruyne immediately made an apology gesture.

The pass seemed to him a mistake.

He shouldn't ignore the situation of his teammates.

Young Inzaghi shook his head repeatedly, De Bruyne's passing level seemed to have declined today.

He Tianqi did not intervene, but he had no hope for De Bruyne's change.

Without a strong character, he cannot make the kind of pass that guides the team or even requires teammates to move.

In the seventh minute, Bowyer elbowed Kante to make a steal.

His movements were very covert, and Kante had no way to seek justice when he suffered a loss.

Bowyer made a through ball.

Schmeichel acted in time, blocked all shooting spaces and successfully resolved the crisis.

In the 11th minute, Bale circled De Bruyne, received the pass and made a cross.

Heskey headed the ball, but it was slightly high.

In the 18th minute, Motta also discovered that there were some problems with De Bruyne's offensive organization today, and decisively adjusted the focus of the attack and passed the ball directly to the right.

Abanglao accelerated after receiving the ball, showing his speed advantage and made an inverted triangle pass in front of the baseline.

Heskey made a quick shot.

boom!
The hit is so right!
His shooting skills are relatively poor and he often misses the ball, so he can be called the first generation leader of happy shooting.

In order to improve this, his shots in the later period were mainly conservative and on target.

Basically, the ball is kicked towards the goalkeeper position, with the main goal of not seeking credit but avoiding mistakes.

Look, the football is flying straight towards Joe Hart.

Joe Hart didn't even need to move to save the ball.

The reason why he rushed out instead of hugging it was because Heskey's shot was quite powerful.

English goalkeepers have always had a tradition of butter hands.

If you can jump out, try not to try to hug it.

boom!
The football bounced off the Birmingham center back and then flew towards the Birmingham goal.

Joe Hart was dumbfounded.

It was not difficult to save this ball. Logically, he could have saved it while standing.

But the goalkeeper's habit and the atmosphere on the scene made him involuntarily fall to the ground after blocking the ball.

Don’t ask why, the reason is that it’s so handsome!
Diving to save the ball and stretching your body, these are the little secrets to get extra points for saving the ball!

With this skill, Joe Hart quickly stood out among young goalkeepers and was repeatedly featured in highlights of wonderful saves.

This action is the same as the ending pose of the girl group's performance. The action is frozen and then the actor takes two heavy breaths, appearing to be very dedicated, hardworking, and seductive.

and so……

The fallen Joe Hart was completely powerless to do anything about the shot from his own center back.

"GOAL! One to zero!"

"A dramatic scene has occurred! Heskey created an own goal!"

"Aston Villa leads Birmingham!"

Villa players found Heskey to celebrate.

This driver is still strong despite his age.

He Tianqi was amazed and applauded.

Inzaghi: "Is this ball amazing?"

He Tianqi nodded: "If any one of the three players plays normally, this ball will not appear!"

Inzaghi: ???
Inzaghi: "Did I hear something wrong?"

He Tianqi: "You heard it right. If Heskey's shot wasn't so straight and of such low quality...if Joe Hart's shot wasn't so accurate and he held the ball with confidence instead of saving it."

"You can also dive out, but don't fall to the ground easily and lose the ability to save the ball later."

"If Birmingham's central defender had returned faster and caught up with Heskey, or if he had simply slowed down and couldn't catch up at all... there would have been no goal!"

"This is truly an evenly matched opponent!"

When the abstract shooter meets the abstract goalkeeper.

This is no longer an ordinary game.

You are now watching "Comedy Star Championship Season"!
(End of this chapter)