Team Spirit

Chapter 225 The fastest 10 goals in the Premier League! I, Lu Shi, am number one, my teammates are CBA.
The match was still ongoing in the 63rd minute.

Benfica doesn't seem to have realized what's happening yet and still wants to attack.

But Green Gun launched another counterattack.

Vardy's long-range shot was finally saved.

Benfica then realized their mistake and quickly ordered their players to abandon the attack.

This is only the first round of the Champions League group stage.

There are five more games to go.

Losing this game isn't a big deal, but we're at a huge disadvantage in terms of goal difference. If we end up with a tie, we'll be at a significant disadvantage.

To break through in European competitions, you don't always have to defeat your opponent yourself; you also need to make good use of other competitors.

Unfortunately, Benfica realized this too late.

Or perhaps it's just that Green's scoring ability was too strong after the start of the second half, giving Benfica no time to react.

Benfica made two consecutive substitutions, bringing on two key defensive players.

Green Guns, on the other hand, went along with it.

Pepe replaced Barton to strengthen the defense.

Giroud replaced Vardy, taking Lu Kai's place to challenge the opposing defenders. Lu Kai dropped back to the attacking midfield position to control possession and participate in defense.

The Green Gunners had their players practice passing, positioning, and zone defense during the game before calling it a day.

In the following half hour, neither side managed to score again.

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Sky Sports: "Lu Kai scores four goals, once again bursting into action, leading Green Gunners to victory in the Champions League!"

BBC: "Siman said after the match that he doesn't respect anyone except Lu Kai, and that Benfica lost unfairly!"

Dongqiudi: "Everyone else has a silver-plated spearhead, but Green Spear has the strongest spearhead, yet it's a pewter-plated spear body!"

Bild: "Villarreal play-off to Manchester United 0-0, leaving the Green Rangers in first place after the first round of Champions League Group D!"

France Football: "The Green Gunners are fierce in the Champions League, but terrible in the league! Lu Kai can't carry the team alone; how many more games can he maintain his superhuman performance?"

Green Guns won.

But this also makes their predicament all the more apparent.

September 19th, the sixth round of the English Premier League.

Gunners derby!

Lu Kai took to the field again and scored twice in the away game.

Unfortunately, Green Gunners ultimately lost 2-4 to Arsenal.

September 24th, the seventh round of the Premier League.

Green Gunners will host Wigan Athletic.

Lu Kai scored a goal, and the team drew 2-2 with Wigan Athletic, avoiding becoming the bottom team in the Premier League.

With this, Lu Kai has scored in seven consecutive matches, including a four-goal haul in the Champions League.

However, the team's overall performance was poor.

September 27th, the second round of the Champions League group stage.

Green Gunners will face Villarreal away from home, with former player Forlán playing for his former team.

Forlán scored a goal, and Riquelme contributed a goal and an assist.

For Green Gunners, Lu Kai scored a goal, and Mertens came off the bench to assist Motta for a goal.

Two to two.

The two sides shook hands and made peace.

But Manchester United beat Benfica 2-1.

Therefore, Greenfield and Manchester United both have four points in this group, with Greenfield having the best goal difference and Manchester United second.

Huang Qian finished with two draws in two matches, placing second with two points.

Benfica finished at the bottom with zero points.

On October 2nd, in the eighth round of the Premier League, Green Gunners will face Manchester City away.

We lost 2-3, a regrettable defeat.

Lu Kai scored and assisted, but it wasn't enough to stop Manchester City from scoring from multiple positions.

Then comes the national team match day.

England are far ahead in the European World Cup qualifiers, securing their place in the finals early on.

Currently, they are only competing with the Polish team for first place.

Considering Lu Kai's recent attendance rate, the national team did not call him up for this training session.

Fortunately, the England team did not falter.

With one draw and one win, they secured two points, surpassing Poland and maintaining their first-place position.

Returning from national team matches, the ninth round of the Premier League.

Another London derby.

Green Gunners face Tottenham Hotspur away from home.

Tottenham have experienced both glory and decline in the past two years, but now they seem to have recovered.

A 4-1 victory, avenging their previous defeat.

For Green Gunners, Lu Kai scored the team's only goal.

With this, Green Gunners officially fell to twentieth place, ranking last in the Premier League.

However, Lu Kai's ten consecutive goals and ten goals with three assists in nine Premier League matches set a new personal best for him in the Premier League, placing him at the top of the Premier League top scorers list.

This is also the fastest 10-goal record in the Premier League this season, and ranks among the top three in the entire history of the Premier League.

The first two are Rooney's ten goals in seven rounds during the 2002-2003 season.

Alan Shearer scored 10 goals in six rounds during the 1995-1996 season.

These are things that can only be encountered by chance and cannot be sought after.

Lu Kai's individual brilliance stands in stark contrast to the team's dramatic decline.

Some people therefore call Green Gun an incompetent ruler, or simply "Green Gun".

Some people (from the World Sports) believe that Lu Kai was exploiting Green Gun, only caring about his own stats and ignoring Green Gun's record, which led to Green Gun's crushing defeat.

Anyone with eyes can see that the first one is the truth.

The name "Green Bean" is widely known, and it is a homonym for "green bean".

But World Sports Daily was also vicious, using the Chinese proverb "Only a turtle would look at green beans" to insult Green Gun fans, calling them turtles and launching a personal attack.

They are unusually confident, because, in comparison, Barcelona has had a smooth season in both the league and the Champions League.

Alfred then called Ten Hag that very night, demanding that he lead Real Madrid to teach Barcelona a lesson!
The third round of the Champions League kicked off on October 18th.

Green Gunners welcomed a rebuilt Red Devils to their home court.

Manchester United's starting lineup today is:

Richardson, Van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo

Rooney
Fletcher, Carrick
Sylvester, Brown, Ferdinand, O'Shea

Foster

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Lescott and Giggs were left out of the squad due to injury.

Green Gunners opted for a 4-4-2 formation today:

Lu Kai, Giru

Modric, Barton, Motta, Ribery
Filho, Vidic, Kompany, Ashley Young
范德萨

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In a typical backcourt lineup, Lu Kai alone is enough to be a center forward.

However, Manchester United's defensive lineup is quite strong, especially Ferdinand, who is extremely tough in physical duels. Lu Kai brought Giroud up to act as a human shield.

In this way, Green Gun's two forwards would be one tall, one fast, and one shield.

"One high and one fast" refers to Lu Kai.

Green Gun Stadium, players' tunnel.

The players from both sides lined up and watched the "female celebrity opening ceremony" on the field.

Today, the person invited to throw the first pitch is Gao Yuanyuan, a popular actress from mainland China.

During London Fashion Week in September, many Chinese celebrities attended the event, and some of them received brand endorsement contracts, including Gao Yuanyuan.

She came here to shoot an advertisement and took the opportunity to say hello to Lu Kai.

When Liu Yifei visited last time, it caused a sensation in the country.

Leaving aside the buzz generated by the scandal, many people envied Liu Yifei's subsequent "Gun King Tea Princess endorsement."

Moreover, the footage of her watching the game at the stadium further capitalized on the sport's popularity.

This will make domestic female celebrities realize that watching sports is like attending fashion week – a great way to gain exposure.

So Gao Yuanyuan came.

Lu Kai naturally took the opportunity to invite her to throw the first ball.

"Hmph, all that fancy stuff!" Cristiano Ronaldo stood next to Lu Kai, expressing his disdain for the Green Gun Stadium's operational methods.

Lu Kai laughed and said, "Speaking of fancy moves, wouldn't it have to be your playing style and hairstyle, Luo?"

Cristiano Ronaldo: "That's called fashion."

Lu Kai: "Speaking of fashion, who in the entire football world can match the fashion of our Green Guns? The number of female celebrities in the Green Guns stands is more than all the other Premier League teams combined!"

"If you want to meet female celebrities, you can ask me."

Who can blame them when Green Gun is in London? His connections are top-notch.

Believe it or not, Ronaldo is actually interested.

At this age, Cristiano Ronaldo is still in the phase of frequently changing girlfriends with young models.

Van Nistelrooy, seeing things were going badly, quickly stopped him: "Chris, don't talk to him anymore. Let him know how good we are on the court!"

Soon, both sides entered the field.

A whistle blows and the game officially begins.

In the fifth minute, Ronaldo's explosive run down the wing earned him a corner kick.

Rooney takes the corner kick.

Carrick scores with a header.

However, the Green Guns players filed a collective complaint.

The referee also signaled that the goal was disallowed.

Because Carrick was standing with Van der Sar before scoring, he blocked Van der Sar's movement by bumping into him.

This is a clear case of "collision with the goalkeeper".

This technical move will likely spark considerable controversy in the future, and it will be difficult to predict and handle.

However, at this stage, they are basically nipped in the bud as soon as they appear, leaving no room for excuses.

In the seventh minute, Ribery won a free kick after breaking through on the right.

Modric lobbed the free kick into the penalty area, to the far post.

Both sides have many headers, so Green Gunners didn't launch a full-scale attack, but instead employed a tactical approach.

Lu Kai headed the ball back at the far post, and Barton chipped it into the right side of the penalty area from outside the box.

Giroud headed the ball back at the far post.

Ashley Young volleys the ball from outside the six-yard box.

Very difficult.

when!
The football hit the crossbar and bounced away.

Even when facing the Red Devils, Green Gun is not afraid to fight back.

This is quite different from other relegation-threatened teams in the Premier League.

In the 19th minute, Manchester United's attack on the left failed, and they passed the ball back.

Rooney suddenly passed the ball across to the right wing.

Carrick runs into the box to receive the ball, and Ronaldo immediately cuts inside without the ball.

During their exchange, Carrick passed the ball to Ronaldo and then moved down the wing.

Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled inside and surged to the edge of the penalty area, then passed the ball to Van Nistelrooy, who was positioned to support Kompany.

Cristiano Ronaldo cuts into the penalty area.

Van Nistelrooy passed the ball to Carrick on the outside.

Carrick delivered a deadly cross with a curling shot. Ronaldo surged forward and caught up with the ball just outside the six-yard box.

Although Van der Sar rushed out, he couldn't beat Ronaldo and could only block Ronaldo's passing and shooting angles.

Unfortunately, Ronaldo still managed a stylish flick, passing the ball in a triangular pass.

Vidic made a diving tackle to block the ball.

The blockade was successfully completed.

However, he was too close to the ball and the goal, and didn't have time to adjust his contact point with the ball.

The football bounced into the goal.

"GOAL! 1-0, Manchester United take the lead away from home!"

"That was an own goal!"

"Ronaldo forced Vidic into a mistake, but there was nothing Vidic could do. If the ball had been passed to him, Rooney and Richardson would both have been waiting in front of and behind the six-yard box and could have scored."

"Manchester United's attacking transition was very successful."

"That's why Rooney can play as an attacking midfielder; his overall vision is excellent."

"Of course, Carrick was also the soul of this attack, distributing the ball, moving to the wing, and making crosses, each move deadly!"

"Sometimes you have to admit that anything made by Green Gun is bound to be a masterpiece."

"Even Eastwood, one of their semi-professional players, is the most reliable striker on Manchester United's bench."

Eastwood has been with Manchester United for several years, and although he has never been able to secure a regular starting position, it's not because he's bad, but because the competition is too strong.

Even so, Eastwood has always been Manchester United's first-choice substitute in attack, and is known as the team's super substitute.

He has a stronger presence than Solskjaer, one of the original super substitutes.

In the 25th minute, Green Gun launched a counterattack.

Motta sent a long pass directly to Lu Kai.

Lu Kai successfully broke the offside trap, dribbled the ball to the left flank, and sent in a cross after his teammates caught up.

Giroud's header went wide.

Thirty-one minutes later, Green Gun launched another attack.

Lu Kai attempted a spike from the top of the key to get past Brown.

However, they were caught in a pincer attack by Fletcher and Brown.

Fletcher poked the ball away.

"Over there!" Carrick pointed to the winger and told Brown to pass the ball to the wing.

But Brown's abilities were limited, and his primary goal was to clear the ball, so he kicked it long into Green Guns' half.

Carrick shook his head slightly.

If we had calmly passed the ball to the full-back, the full-back could have either dribbled forward or launched a long pass, which would have been a much more threatening option.

Unfortunately, such a direct clearance is not very effective; it's tantamount to handing possession of the ball back.

After all, the Celtics' guards are too tall. Although Van Nistelrooy is strong, he is at a disadvantage in terms of both height and willingness to contest headers.

As expected, Vidic easily regained possession of the ball.

He then passed the ball to Filho, who was positioned further forward as a left-back.

Phil used his left foot to deliver a first-time, outside-of-the-foot pass, bypassing the onrushing Ronaldo and finding the recovering Modric.

Modric received the ball, turned and fired a shot, completing a super-fast pass.

He was thrown to the ground by inertia and rolled several times.

"Great pass!" Guardiola clapped his hands in praise.

Everyone thought Modric would take a couple more steps, turn around, and then look for a through pass opportunity, or simply pass back to help the backfield regain possession and reorganize the game.

Unexpectedly, he risked losing his balance to complete this difficult pass.

And the reason is very simple.

Because this is... a counterattack against a counterattack!

The Green Gunners' attack failed, and the ball was cleared to their own half. The Red Devils players were moving in large numbers towards the Green Gunners' half, which presented the best opportunity for a counter-attack.

really!

This kick directly dismantled the Red Devils' formation.

Giroud effortlessly secured the ball in the attacking third, and Brown, who came over, was unable to move him aside.

Giroud headed the ball slightly to his left front.

Lu Kai rushed up to receive the ball and stopped, facing Ferdinand directly.

A [Dragon Tail Swing].

The cow's tail is extremely large and pointing to the right.

He then took two steps to catch up with the ball and raised his right foot high.

Ferdinand wasn't completely fooled, but Lu Kai's tail movement was too wide, forcing him to move laterally to catch up. His starting speed was slower than Lu Kai's, which is why he was eaten alive.

But he can extend his leg to widen the blocking area!

At the same time, Brown and Carrick surrounded Lu Kai from the other two sides.

Lu Kai is now trapped.

boom!
Lu Kai kicked the soccer ball with his right foot and unleashed a powerful shot.

"Oops!"

The moment the football flew out, Ferdinand knew he had been tricked.

Lu Kai's kick was aimed directly at Ferdinand!

Instead of the "undefended zone" that Ferdinand has to stretch his legs to reach.

Because he anticipated that Ferdinand would make an even more perfect defensive move.

So this shot could only go through Ferdinand's legs from the very beginning!
Swish!
Everyone thought Lu Kai was going to shoot to the far corner, but instead he shot to the very near corner, twisting his body into a pretzel shape.

The ball went through Ferdinand's legs again, making Foster's save even more difficult.

Although Foster reacted in time, the ball still managed to get into the goal before he could react.

"GOAL!"

"One to one! Dartford equalized the score!"

"Lu Kai's long-range shot goes through the goalkeeper's legs and into the net!"

"This was a very successful counterattack."

"Modric acted as a metronome, instantly accelerating the game."

"Giroud made use of his physical advantages."

"Lu Kai even outmaneuvered Ferdinand, scoring a world-class goal while surrounded by three defenders!"

Gao Yuanyuan looked surprised in the VIP seat outside the private room, just like Liu Yifei when she came before.

"Is he really that amazing?" Gao Yuanyuan turned to ask Liu Shishi.

Liu Shishi is practically a football commentator now. She accompanies every female celebrity who visits the Green Gun Stadium and has also made several close friends with her: "But that's not even the most amazing thing."

Gao Yuanyuan said, "I feel that many people on the red side are quite capable. But on the green side, it seems that only Lu Kai can put pressure on the other side."

Liu Shishi nodded: "Actually, Green Gunners used to have a lot of good players, but in order to build the stadium and the amusement park, Lu Kai had to sell those talented helpers."

"Most of the Celtics players you see now are only seventeen or eighteen years old and have only recently joined the team."

"Actually, in the whole of Europe, for a team of this age, Green Gun's current results are already very good."

"However, Green Guns' achievements over the past two years have been so good, so incredible, that many people are dissatisfied with their current performance."

Gao Yuanyuan understands.

It's hard to go from extravagance to frugality.

"I hope Lu Kai and his team can win!" Gao Yuanyuan stood up and cheered.

The camera then focused on her and Liu Shishi.

"Oh! It seems Zhou Zhiruo is also a Green Gunner fan." Huang Jianxiang, a commentator for CCTV Sports Channel, revealed some inside information: "According to sources, the Green Gunners have a habit of having a dinner party after winning a game and they will invite their friends to participate."

"If Green Gun defeats Red Devil today, Gao Yuanyuan might go to Kylo's house for authentic Turkish kebabs with Green Gun!"

In the 37th minute, Richardson passed the ball back to Richardson.

Rooney once again delivered a long pass to the far post inside the penalty area.

Cristiano Ronaldo heads the ball into the goal.

The football hit the side netting.

Gao Yuanyuan's opinion is correct.

Red Devils completely dominated Green Gunners on the field.

Or rather, Green Gun has rarely escaped being suppressed by his opponents in recent matches.

In the 42nd minute, Ronaldo challenged Filho and Barton on the right flank.

He started pedaling the bicycle in a series of rapid-fire maneuvers with impressive skill, but then found himself sandwiched by two riders, which seemed unwise.

However, with a spin during the confrontation, he successfully broke through the encirclement of two opponents.

In a one-on-one situation, he might not be able to break the deadlock so easily.

Therefore, it's difficult to say that his choice was wrong.

Then Ronaldo made a sprint and created an opportunity, sweeping a cross into the penalty area.

Van Nistelrooy outjumped Vidic to tap in the ball and score.

The football went into the net.

"GOAL! 2-1! Manchester United are in the lead again!"

"Another assist from Ronaldo!"

"The last own goal was caused by Ronaldo, and it's the same one this time. He's becoming a super player!"

On the field, Ronaldo and Van Nistelrooy celebrated enthusiastically.

In the 45th minute, the first half was about to end.

Once again, Ronaldo dropped back on the right to receive the ball and suddenly launched a long cross.

The ball found Van Nistelrooy making a precise run forward.

With Vidic and Kompany on either side of Van Nistelrooy, he knew that this ball had to be shot immediately, and any further adjustment would result in it being intercepted.

Unfortunately, the ball came at an inopportune time, and he couldn't get a shot off.

At the crucial moment, Van Nistelrooy flicked the ball to his left.

The ball passed Kompany and landed in an open space.

boom!
Rooney, the "Little Cannon," followed up with a powerful shot.

Van der Sar was powerless to reverse the situation.

"GOAL! Three to one!"

Rooney scores another goal for the team!

"The gap between third and twentieth place in the Premier League is still quite significant!"

"Three to one at halftime, how can Green Gunners play?"

"Poor Lu Zhuxi, he was the best in the world but in vain."

"Dreaming of being back in a low-level game, surrounded by noobs."

"With such unhelpful teammates, it's not as good as the CBA."

"Yuanyuan's opening goal is just a false alarm."

"No dinner party after a loss, no party tonight!"

The Green Guns' championship fans and winning fans basically turned off their TVs.

But die-hard fans held on during halftime to recharge, determined to fight alongside Green Guns to the very end.

Their experiences this season reminded them of the past.

They seem to have become that weak, trashy team that no one believes in.

But last time, they achieved a miracle in five years.

This time, they are willing to go down with Green Gun to the bottom and make a comeback!

Even if we lose to Manchester United, it's not shameful.

After all, this is the world's second-largest club, Manchester United!
Real Madrid: Hehe.

Barcelona: No, not at all!

Manchester United: MMP!

Juventus: NMB!

(End of this chapter)