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Chapter 305 The Air Force Fisherman (Please Subscribe)
Both sides scored a goal in the second half, which essentially sealed Dortmund's elimination, making the second leg a mere formality.

After winning the match, the entire Milan team flew back home.

On the one hand, the schedule is tight.

On the other hand, in a city with so many passionate football fans, even if serious incidents don't occur, it's still possible for someone to deliberately disturb your rest. It's impossible for everyone out of hundreds of thousands of people to be well-mannered.

Europe isn't that far away; flying back to Milan that same day for a good rest shouldn't be a problem.

On the return flight, Totti glanced at Lu Deyan, who had his eyes closed, and whispered to Redondo, "Fernando, don't you feel that Deyan is too good to me?"

Redondo glanced at Totti and said, "You're overthinking it."

"No, I just don't understand why Dejan keeps giving me assists."

Totti said in a low voice.

Lu Deyang's ability to break through defenses speaks for itself.

You can score by dribbling the ball forward and breaking through defenses yourself.

Redondo smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't worry, Dejan is just too lazy to run."

Totti's eyes widened.

Does this work too?
Redondo understood why Totti was uneasy.

Lu Deyang's selflessness left Totti at a loss for how to repay him.

However, he knew very well that Lu Deyang wasn't that concerned about scoring goals or providing assists.

Totti is young, fast, and has excellent positioning, so he often gets assists from him.

The two had a good relationship, and Lu Deyang was happy to do so.

Lu Deyang only gets serious when his teammates are struggling.

Otherwise, the usual matches would be very casual.

If you want to dribble past someone, do so; if you run a few steps and don't want to run anymore, just pass the ball out at any time.

This number 7, who doesn't usually make any harsh statements, is quite proud.

Without Sammer, Dortmund didn't interest Lu Deyang much.

Sometimes Redondo worries that after players like Maradona and Matthäus retire, how many more players will inspire Lu Deyang to take things seriously?

It's not that Lu Deyang turned a blind eye.

But Faker can't treat every ranked game like it's the World Championship finals.

It's impossible for Lu Deyang to be 100% focused in every game.

It's only because Totti cares about this that he feels Lu Deyang often gives up scoring opportunities.

You've already made a forward run into the penalty area, and Lu Deyang has only crossed halfway point by a few meters. At times like this, he would usually choose to play a through ball, so it's not a problem at all.

Once Milan brings in a new striker next season, Totti will probably be worried about scoring fewer goals again.

Van Basten is running less now and is willing to give Totti a chance to perform, and Baggio is also giving Totti leeway, so the young prince has more shooting opportunities.

Replacing them with a young striker wouldn't be so advantageous.

Shooters in this era are increasingly selfish, and this trait isn't necessarily a bad thing for forwards.

However, this is not good news for others who want the right to fire.

Thinking of this, Redondo stared at Totti for a few seconds.

He felt that the young man would be disappointed, but would quickly adjust his emotions.

That's just how Totti is; even if he's unhappy, he forgets about it quickly.

It was past 2 a.m. when Lu Deyang got home and was surprised to find the bedroom light still on.

Upon going upstairs, I saw the princess making a phone call.

She saw Lu Deyang turn his head and mouth "Henry" to hand the phone to him.

Lu Deyang smiled and shook his head, then changed his clothes and went to take a shower.

After taking a shower, the princess also hung up the phone.

"What's going on? Your conversations don't need to be so secretive."

Lu Deyang asked.

They always have to make phone calls late at night.

"The child had a nightmare and missed his mother."

The princess said with some heartache.

Lu Deyang sat on the bed and put his arm around her shoulder.

There's really no way to solve this kind of problem.

Being born into that family is something you inevitably have to endure.

Royal couples who are loving and affectionate tend to have a better environment for their children to grow up in.

This has always been the case in European history.

If the couple has problems, the children are more likely to have problems as well.

Without the legendary goalkeeper Henry, he would have been nothing but a royal waste, forced to flee to America to escape the limelight only to be bullied by all sorts of petty people.

"How about we grab two AKs and storm in, and wipe out the corrupt officials?"

Lu Deyang joked, "Then you'll rule from behind the curtain, and I'll be the regent. We'll return power to Henry when he comes of age?"

The princess, not understanding the Chinese history references, still gave Lu Deyang a punch with some disdain.

Even ordinary people might not be willing to do this.

It's not like hundreds of years ago.

The risk of usurping the throne is too great, and the royal family currently has little power; the effort and reward are disproportionate.

"Actually, Henry has grown up quite a bit; he's very good at pleasing people now."

The princess said in a low voice.

“Every adult needs this, unless you never need anyone else’s help.”

Lu Deyang sighed.

"You rarely try to please people," the princess said with a smile.

Lu Deyang stared at her and said, "Didn't I try to please you? Every time you say you're coming again, I have to put in a tremendous effort."

The princess threw another punch.

However, he immediately changed his words to "Again".

……

Lu Deyang got up the next day.

The newspapers are mostly saying that Dortmund is out of the running.

With this score and Milan's away goals, Dortmund has virtually no chance of turning the game around without some kind of natural disaster or man-made calamity.

Compared to this match, the Juventus vs. Manchester United game, which is a day later, also garnered significant attention.

Ronaldo vs. Zidane.

Juventus and Manchester United are actually quite evenly matched.

Manchester United now has more good players. Giggs and Beckham are a top-class wing pair that many European teams can't match. Plus Keane and Desailly, their midfield strength is exceptionally high.

Juventus players can improve their level by taking drugs, and even their star players are about the same level. Ronaldo and Zidane are both slightly better than top players, so they really seem to be evenly matched.

If Lu Deyang were to choose him, he would definitely hope to run into his former employer.

However, Juventus is indeed a strong team.

At that time, the Premier League and Serie A had not yet fully formed.

That food chain is a summary of the Champions League battlefield after the millennium: La Liga beats the Premier League, the Premier League beats Serie A, and Serie A beats La Liga.

After 2000, Juventus was very strong against the two Spanish giants, while Manchester United and Liverpool were almost always successful against Italian teams. Why almost? You have to ask AC Milan. In Kaka's superhuman season, Milan defeated both Northwest giants in the semi-finals and finals.

Thinking about it carefully, Manchester United still has a better chance.

Juventus' squad is still being improved, while Ferguson's Manchester United is very mature.

Moreover, he is particularly good at learning.

Having faced so many Serie A teams, Ferguson has gained a lot of experience.

Lu Deyang is recalling some characteristics of Juventus players and plans to call Sir Alex Ferguson later to offer him some help from a player's perspective.

Even if he doesn't fight, Ferguson will take the initiative to attack.

After all, Lu Deyang is very familiar with Serie A players.

By exchanging ideas, Lu Deyang was able to glean some of Ferguson's perspectives.

Milan's next opponent is Juventus.

Coaches and players have completely different perspectives.

Just as Lu Deyang was writing and drawing, guests arrived at his home.

As Lu Deyang walked to the gate, he saw the familiar car.

The little prince, wearing sunglasses, got out of the car and said, "Gigi's got a twisted personality; he wants to go out and vent."

Buffon, in the passenger seat, quickly got out of the car and said, "I didn't. I just wanted to take advantage of the holiday to catch a few bad guys to improve the atmosphere in Milan. We don't have so many thieves where I'm from."

"Your home is near Florence, right?"

Totti turned and asked.

Buffon fell silent immediately.

Florence is known as the city of robbery.

If you walk around all day and don't get robbed, you'll at least witness a few such incidents.

In Florence, it's not uncommon for several people to be robbed within an hour in the city center.

In any other city, even with poor public security, criminals wouldn't be so rampant in the city center.

"So you're planning to cause trouble for the Gypsies?"

Lu Deyang looked Buffon up and down and asked.

This is not a good idea.

"Ah."

Buffon nodded and said.

“They usually have someone protecting them nearby,” Lu Deyang said. “If you go up and cause trouble, their accomplices might pull out weapons to intimidate you, and it’s not worth getting hurt if you get emotional.”

Even the Italian police can't do anything about this.

Going there will only cause you trouble.

And it's highly likely that it will only cause trouble for itself.

A star athlete's extra farts are like murdering someone's parents—stealing their money is like killing their parents.

If someone were to actually associate their name with anti-pickpocketing, not to mention Buffon, even Maldini's life would probably become a mess.

Those things will scratch your car or smash your windows for no reason.

These are minor matters; they'll be out soon after they go in.

I'll come out and keep harassing you.

Therefore, very few public figures will get involved in these matters. There are certainly public figures with a sense of justice, but even if you do get involved, you won't solve the problem and will only cause yourself a lot of trouble.

“I just told him that.”

Totti scoffed, "Back in Rome, if you offended some of those extreme fans, they'd constantly harass you. I know a café owner like that; those bastards would come in, sit down, and never order anything, driving the place to the brink of bankruptcy."

"Francisco is right."

Lu Deyang patted Buffon on the shoulder and said, "I understand if you want to have fun and do some good deeds along the way, but don't make trouble for yourself. If you're not satisfied and decide to run for mayor of Milan after retiring, I'll vote for you."

"You can become mayor without graduating high school? Then I'd be a councilor!"

Totti exclaimed dramatically from the sidelines.

Buffon rolled his eyes in annoyance.

With his plan rejected, he wasn't in the mood to argue with Totti.

On the way here, I thought I could catch a thief and maybe even make the newspapers because of it.

However, after Lu Deyang's analysis, Buffon also felt that this was unreliable.

Lu Deyang smiled and invited the two people into the house.

He could imagine what happened even without witnessing it.

The young player was upset because he had an upset stomach and couldn't start. He was watching TV in the hotel and probably saw something in a movie or TV show that gave him this sudden inspiration.

Movies don't often feature similar plots, like catching a thief and meeting a girl, or a conscientious thief showing the protagonist around their world.

If you lived your life according to what's shown in the movies, you'd probably ruin it.

Buffon and Totti sat down and started eating sandwiches.

Totti, standing nearby, advised, "We're all doing this for your own good. Criminals have no humanity whatsoever."

"Francisco is right."

Lu Deyang nodded and said.

Totti immediately chuckled.

Lu Deyang also recalled that after Baggio retired, his farm was robbed, and his head was even broken.

Even Baggio's great reputation in Italy couldn't save him, so what does Buffon have? If someone gets desperate, they might just stab you in the back.

Lu Deyang wasn't worried about the safety of the three of them, but there would be a lot of trouble later.

Those people will be like cockroaches, one wave after another, disgusting you.

Buffon put down his juice and looked at Lu Deyang, asking, "Will I continue to be a substitute in the next game, Deyang?"

"How would I know? I'll ask the coach for you when we get back to training tomorrow. Don't think about it too much today," Lu Deyang said. "It's a rare day off, of course we should go out and have some fun."

"Let's go fishing then, and we can have dinner tonight."

Buffon suggested.

“That works too,” Lu Deyang said.

He would fish when he was in Calabria.

Fish in Europe aren't as smart as those in China, probably because there are fewer anglers.

The three of them got right to work, washed the dishes, got into the Little Prince's car, and set off.

None of them are fishing enthusiasts; they can just buy the equipment on the spot.

Basic fishing gear isn't expensive; playing with it once provides enough emotional value.

Unfortunately, the group went there full of enthusiasm but returned disappointed.

Lu Deyang is a rare member of the Air Force.

What Lu Deyang found even more unacceptable was that the next day, the Gazzetta dello Sport published a photo of the incident.

He felt something was off when he brought the newspaper home in the morning; the cover clearly featured several of them.

The first picture shows them going to a store to buy fishing gear.

The second picture shows them happily setting off.

The third picture shows the postures of three people fishing.

The fourth picture shows someone who came back with a gloomy face.

Even without explanation, the fans understood what had happened.

Damn it, the Air Force has become a laughing stock in all of Italy.

Damn it, next time Lu Deyang plans to buy dozens of kilograms of fish and put them in the trunk, then deliver them directly to the Milan Sports Daily newspaper office when he gets back to the city, so they can witness the strength of King Lu.

The princess chuckled to herself, saying, "I never thought only The Sun would do something like this. I never knew the Gazzetta dello Sport would do something like this."

"It's not that they can't, or that they don't want to, but that they lack the ability."

Lu Deyang tossed the newspaper aside and complained, "The Italian paparazzi are so incompetent. They probably weren't even watching us on purpose; they just happened to run into us in the city."

The princess got up and kissed him on the left cheek, comforting him, "Alright, alright, it's just one mistake. We'll catch more next time. Now let's get ready and go train."

Lu Deyang washed up and left home.

On the way to Milanello, there were shops along the road with Inter Milan elements, and one of them even had a fish hanging up.

Rivals in the same city react the fastest at this time.

I wonder if mini mineral water bottles are still available at this time of year. I could use one of those as a reference point to fake catching a big fish.

Later, he saw similar items on Pinduoduo, and they sold quite well. Almost all of them were bought by anglers as reference points for taking photos.

There's also a fishing guy on Bilibili who gives away fish as long as you're wearing stockings.

That one is quite interesting too.

Lu Deyang drove all the way to the entrance of Milanello and immediately rolled his eyes.

"Deyang, I'm giving you a fish."

"Deyang, your fishing gear is no good. Buy the kind I make."

"Deyang, tell us about your fishing experience?"

Reporters and fans alike were asking about yesterday's events.

There were also a few tourists mixed in with them.

However, Lu Deyang wasn't going to stop for them to sign autographs at this point; he simply stepped on the gas and sped into the training base.

He only missed one day, and it's like something's wrong with him.

Is the King of Land Poker usually too perfect? ​​His fishing failure turned into a global frenzy.

After parking, Lu Deyang saw Ma Baolu get out of the car.

Paul Ma said with a sly smile, "Next time we have a fishing competition, count me in if you want to go fishing."

Lu Deyang immediately raised his middle finger.

Ma Baolu grinned and leaned in, putting his arm around Lu Deyang's neck, saying, "Not catching any fish is no big deal. I experienced the same thing when I first started fishing."

Lu Deyang ignored him and continued walking.

Paul Ma stayed with him the whole time, talking nonstop.

"Paul, you finally found an opportunity, didn't you?"

Once inside the locker room, Lu Deyang couldn't help but ask.

“How could that be? We’re good friends!” Maldini said, blinking.

"I don't have a friend like you."

Lu Deyang said irritably.

“Oh dear, don’t get so angry just because you didn’t catch any fish. Next time I’ll bring my secret bait, and I guarantee you’ll catch a big one,” Maldini said.

"The bastard who finished tenth in the Golden Globe Awards."

After changing his clothes, Lu Deyang said this, then pushed Maldini aside and walked out of the locker room.

Unfortunately, Maldini also went to the training ground.

This guy still didn't give up mocking Lu Deyang, after all, he finally found an opportunity.

Lu Deyang simply walked towards the office building.

Maldini asked with some surprise, "Dejan wouldn't go so far as to tell the coach, would he?"

"Deyang is going to Gigi's place."

Totti snorted.

Saki's office.

After glancing at it three times, Lu Deyang received Saki's permission to enter the office.

"Deyang?"

Saki warmly invited, "Please sit down, would you like some tea?"

"Thank you coach."

Lu Deyang said.

"What brings you to my office? If you're not satisfied with the training content, feel free to speak up and we can discuss it together," Saki said with a smile.

He was quite patient with Lu Deyang.

"It's not about training."

Lu Deyang said, "Gigi has been a bit uneasy lately. He doesn't know if he can get back into the starting position in the next game, or if Rossi's performance has successfully taken his starting spot away?"

“I do want him to come back, but there aren’t many games left in the season, especially since the league isn’t very important to us. I still want to give Sebastian some playing time.”

Saki said.

It seems he's prepared to rotate players frequently towards the end of the season.

This also gives some players a chance to increase their appearances.

Otherwise, if the team wins the championship, the question is whether you can get a medal because you haven't played enough games.

"That's good. Gigi is quite talented."

Lu Deyang said with a smile.

“I know he’s talented, but he’s too impatient.”

Saki said.

If it weren't for Lu Deyang's sake, he would have used this incident to teach Buffon a lesson.

After saying that, Saki placed the teacup in front of Lu Deyang.

Lu Deyang took a sip; it tasted pretty good.

"You can take it if you like."

Saki shook the tea box on the table and said.

Upon seeing the Chinese characters on the label, Lu Deyang knew where the tea came from.

Indian tea is more commonly consumed in Europe.

The British thought Chinese tea was too expensive, so they stole the tea seeds and cultivation methods, and continued to grow it in India.

After all, there's capital required to purchase goods, but growing them in India doesn't require much expense.

I never expected Sacchi to drink Chinese tea.

Chinese tea is indeed of better quality than Indian tea.

The British never intended to grow any good tea in that land; they just wanted to increase the yield.

"Do you have any thoughts on the team's signings or tactics, Dejan?"

Sacchi asked, "Recently, the team's management has started secretly planning some things for next season."

"I have no objections. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

Lu Deyang stood up and said.

He had just touched the doorknob when Saki called out to him.

"Deyang, you can take this book back."

Lu Deyang glanced at the book's title and couldn't help but twitch his lips—"From Beginner to Fishing Master"

……

One day later, Milan finally faced off in the final match of the championship series.

With the team already having secured the title, the points awarded in this match against Juventus have become less important.

However, to maintain a perfect record, caution is still advised.

Lu Deyang declined to attend the press conference and went directly to the locker room to change clothes with his teammates.

At this point, Lu Deyang chose to participate in the lottery.

[Your good friend Roberto Mancini desperately wanted to win the Ballon d'Or, but unfortunately, he wasn't quite there yet. So, we've drawn a Ballon d'Or winner in the same position. Ding! You've obtained a 1986 Toyota Cup Final, Juventus vs. Boca Juniors, Michel Platini single-match experience card.]

Wow, what a godfather!

South American teams were quite formidable in the 80s.

That time, Pu's godfather broke the five-year winning streak of South American teams.

People who have won several Ballon d'Or awards all have some notable achievements.

Platini was an outstanding player.

His ability is definitely not in question. If it weren't for Zidane, he would be the undisputed greatest French footballer in history.

After that, his political career didn't garner much goodwill.

I always felt that Pu was more suited to playing for Barcelona.

"Dejan, do you think Juventus will line up to welcome us today?"

Buffon asked excitedly.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief upon returning to the starting lineup and was excited all day.

"I don't know, but I guess so."

Lu Deyang said.

The first time a team lined up to welcome a champion was more than 40 years ago.

In 1955, Busby and his players lined up to welcome the champion Chelsea, demonstrating great sportsmanship.

There are always stories about these famous coaches.

However, not every team will do that; it depends on the team's own choice.

Smaller teams are fine, since they're not competing for the championship anyway. Forming a good relationship with stronger teams can also show sportsmanship.

Teams vying for the championship might not do that.

It makes me seem a bit weak.

Everyone in the locker room is talking about it.

The schedule is just too damn coincidental.

Their first home game after securing the title early was against Juventus, who had essentially locked up the runner-up position.

Not just Milan, but probably all of Italy is waiting to see how Juventus performs.

Lu Deyang was also a little curious.

He is more inclined to believe that Juventus will form a guard of honor to welcome Milan.

After all, Milan is currently undefeated, so losing to a team like this isn't really embarrassing...

(End of this chapter)