Team Spirit

Chapter 265 The Green Gun Football Empire, Ashley Young's Grand Plan (by a Traitor)
In the 62nd minute, Dartford made another substitution.

"Green Maradona" Mertens replaced Duff.

In the 64th minute, Lu Kai had the ball on the left flank.

The opposing player pressed Lu Kai one-on-one, but Lu Kai blocked him with his body.

Lu Kai turned and passed the ball long to the right side.

Ashley Young came up and crossed from the byline.

However, seeing that Giroud was in a bad position, he simply passed the ball to the left edge of the penalty area.

Young player Mertens, who had just come on, controlled the ball and followed up with a powerful shot.

Excellent accuracy.

The football struck the opposing center-back, Gohan, who had recently come on as a substitute, and bounced into the goal.

Besiktas scored an own goal.

Of course, since Mertens' shot was on target, it counted as a goal.

Ashley Young also managed to get an assist as a result.

In the 68th minute, Dartford intercepted the ball from a position just behind the center circle and launched a counter-attack.

Modric played a through ball down the right flank.

Ribery cut inside early, and Ashley Young made a run down the wing, distracting the opponent.

Ribery played a through ball, not looking for Ashley Young, but directly to Giroud.

Giroud takes a shot while battling with Baki in the penalty area.

The ball hit Pakistan's leg, turning a shot into a cross.

Mertens made a sliding tackle on the ball at the far post, but unfortunately the ball rolled out of bounds first.

With the score already 4-1, Dartford used their last substitution.

Mandzukic replaced Giroud.

In the 73rd minute, Mandzukic, who had just come on, immediately showcased his strengths.

When Besiktas launched an attack, Mandzukic was deeply involved in the defensive recovery and made a steal from behind.

He then passed the ball to Mertens and turned to run forward.

Mertens advanced faster on the left, but when he reached the left side of the penalty area, he lost his grip on the ball and it was poked away by the opponent.

However, he was very agile and regained possession immediately, switching to a run down the wing and drawing double-teams.

boom!
Mertens crossed from the wing.

Mandzukic and Lu Kai both took off into the air inside the penalty area.

Unfortunately, Mertens' passing ability was not refined enough; his cross went slightly high and ultimately out of bounds.

Mertens then gave Lu Kai a thumbs-up, admitting her mistake in advance.

Lu Kai nodded, indicating his acceptance.

In the 76th minute, Dartford launched a siege.

Ribery dribbled around on the right side and then passed the ball back to Modric.

Modric swept the ball to Lu Kai.

Lu Kai chipped the ball over the top and played a through ball.

Mertens cut inside from the wing without the ball, accelerated into the penalty area, and controlled the ball with his chest just outside the six-yard box. However, he was knocked down by multiple obstacles when he prepared to shoot on his second attempt.

This is a penalty kick.

However, before the referee could blow his whistle, Mandzukic followed up and put the ball into the goal from inside the six-yard box.

"GOAL! Five to one!"

"Dultford went on a killing spree!"

"Young Mertens completed a goal and an assist in a short period of time. The mature-beyond-his-years Mandzukic also reaped the rewards of his hard work."

"Of course, Lu Kai's plan was brilliant."

"There was no sound in the air at Vodafone Stadium. This intimidating home ground, which had set a record of 132 decibels of cheering before the game, was now completely silent."

"Datford's green-skinned striker understands environmental protection; he even wore a silencer during the European competition!"

On the bench, the Green Gunners players kept applauding.

Everyone was satisfied with the match.

The intensity of European competitions is clearly not as high as that of the Premier League.

Is the level of the soil too low?

Or are we really too strong?
In the 81st minute, Ribery received the ball on the right, and Ashley Young cut inside to make a run.

Ribery passes the ball to Ashley Young.

The latter sent a through ball, intending to pass it to Mandzukic who was making a forward run.

Unfortunately, the pass was blocked and returned.

Ashley Young continued dribbling laterally and then made a diagonal pass to Lu Kai on the left side of the penalty area line.

Lu Kai tried to stick close to the defender, but the opponent had learned his lesson and knew that Lu Kai was quite strong physically, so he didn't close in.

With no foothold, Lu Kai, who was leaning against empty air, was unable to turn around immediately.

Then, as he adjusted and turned, the opponent seized the opportunity and poked the ball away.

Vidic passed the ball to Marcelo on the left.

Marcelo cut inside and unleashed a long-range shot with his left foot.

The football was blocked out of bounds by multiple raised legs.

Despite completing a successful defense, the Turks showed no sign of jubilation.

Each of these attacks was wearing down their willpower.

They're about to collapse.

Why isn't the match time up yet, damn it?

In the 88th minute, the Turks attempted to pass the ball around in their own half.

Green Guns didn't put much pressure on them in the past three minutes and didn't seem to want to change the score any further.

Just as the Turks relaxed their guard, the center-back made a diagonal pass to Yilmaz... Lu Kai suddenly intercepted the ball and passed it to Mertens.

Mertens, without stopping the ball, passed it across to Mandzukic at the top of the penalty area.

Mandzukic dribbled into the penalty area and flicked the ball backward with his heel while running.

Ribery followed up with a low left-footed shot, scoring a goal almost imperceptibly.

"GOAL! Ribery has finally scored!"

"Six to one! Dartford wishes the Turkish people a happy Children's Day!"

"I've always believed that Ribery deserves better statistics based on his performance. One goal absolutely cannot fully reflect his value in this match."

"He is a super player who cannot be measured by statistics."

Ultimately, the score of the match was 6 to 1.

Dartford win their opening European match!

After the match, when asked about Besiktas, Lu Kai said, "The score does not fully reflect the strength of both sides."

"Besiktas is a strong team, and they put a lot of pressure on us."

"They have excellent players and promising young talents."

“Yilmaz impressed me, and I have high hopes for his future.”

This made Besiktas fans feel a little better.

……

Sky Sports: "The Kings Return! Dartford Return to the Europa League, and Top the Group on Goal Difference After Their First Match!"

BBC: "Lu Kai's hat-trick crushes Besiktas! The Turkish Super League is ultimately just a money-making competition, lacking any real fighting spirit!"

Bild: "Green Gunners defeated Besiktas 6-1, with Turkish youngster Yilmaz scoring the team's only goal, earning praise from Lu Kai!"

Diario Sport: "Hat-trick? Lu Kai is a pushover, nothing to fear. Europa League champions? Green Gunners are lucky, not as good as Barcelona!"

Mundo Deportivo: "Lu Kai has scored three goals but failed to provide any assists, losing his ability to contribute and no longer being the team's core player! Yilmaz is known as 'Little Lu Kai,' and Barcelona should sign him as soon as possible!"

News about the European war spreads more widely.

For Dartford's young players, it's really no different from the Champions League. Even if they participate in the Europa League, their names will frequently appear on the front page of major media outlets.

With this kind of viewership, does it even matter what kind of match we play?
The important thing is to win!
However, compared to the players' jubilation, the coaching staff was definitely much busier.

After a day and a half of rest, the team will head to Manchester to play the "Red-Green Battle" against Manchester United.

This color scheme is often seen in northeastern my country, and Dartford happens to be in east London, while Manchester is in northern England.

Therefore, this derby is also known as the "Northeast Derby" by domestic fans.

"First in the Premier League again? Are you kidding me?"

The usually optimistic Ashley Young wailed as he drank the newly relaunched coconut matcha mochi milk tea in a coffee shop.

When they played Chelsea, Chelsea had just climbed to the top of the Premier League.

Now they've met Manchester United, who returned to the top of the Premier League in the last round.

It's hellish difficulty.

"What are you writing, Young?" Lu Kai passed by and noticed Ashley Young scribbling in his notebook, just like Modric.

Ashley Young immediately closed the notebook and said, slightly nervously, "No, it's nothing."

Lu Kai carried the soccer ball toward the training field, wanting to try out his newly acquired skill: the Turkish turn.

[Turkish Spin - Gold: Your ball control is improved. Passing and shooting accuracy during this spin is enhanced.]

Ball Control: 91+1

This is Yilmaz's move.

Lu Kai has many spinning skills.

The effects related to the Marseille turn are quite good, and it looks very elegant when used.

【Bengbu Spin】mainly emphasizes the ability to counterattack by spinning.

In contrast, the Turkish Spin can enhance the accuracy of the shot during the spin. Although its application range is not wide, it is suitable for Lu Kai.

After all, in some important competitions, when he is closely marked, he actually needs some unconventional methods to create a threat.

Otherwise, even with six defenders against one, Lu Kai could be turned into a "natural wall," and Leo wouldn't stand a chance.

evening.

Lu Kai returned from training, but Ashley Young hadn't finished writing yet.

He was so engrossed in writing that he didn't even notice that Lu Kai had already come up behind him.

He drew checkmarks or crosses next to each name.

"What does this mean?" Lu Kai asked.

Ashley Young, without looking up, said, "These are the players I've assisted. I need to give them more assists to increase my status on the team."

"However, some assists are very difficult because the opposing team is not good at scoring, so it's okay even if I help them complete the assist."

"In short, I want to do everyone a favor, so that in the future when I raise my arms and call for help, people will be willing to join me... Hmm?"

Ashley Young turned around and found that the person who asked him the question was actually Lu Kai, and he was so frightened that he turned from a black man into a white man.

Lu Kai smiled slightly: "Join what?"

Ashley Young's eyes darted around: "Franchise...franchise Green Gun Tea Girl Milk Tea Shop, and open our branches all over Europe."

“We currently only have a little over a hundred directly operated stores in the UK, which is far too slow.”

“I know you have high standards for franchisees and don’t want to work with unreliable people. But you can definitely trust our players, so…”

Lu Kai said he accepted this poor explanation.

The real reason is not hard to guess.

If Ashley Young can influence certain highly valuable players within a team, then it's possible that some top clubs would be willing to acquire him along with those players.

In reality, some players have indeed gained favor with top clubs because of this kind of "charm," bringing their teammates to those clubs one after another.

They have taken the lead in the Belt and Road Initiative, which belongs to the football world.

Sometimes Lu Kai even wondered if Ashley Young could see the players' tasks.

Because the "Brotherhood Football" and "Blaming Football" projects that Lu Kai is helping Ashley Young complete contain these elements.

The former requires Ashley Young to assist ten of his teammates.

Ashley Young has provided assists for four players so far.

If it were based on the number of assists, he would have already achieved that. Unfortunately, it's based on the number of assists per player.

The Celtics' tactics dictate that no matter how frequently Ashley Youngdo makes runs forward, the player receiving his pass will always have to pass it again.

The latter requires Ashley Young to make ten assists, but each assist must be a game-winning shot.

With ten minutes remaining in the game and the score tied, Green Guns scored their final goal.

Very difficult.

Ashley Young has completed two so far.

Lu Kai was originally worried about how to speed up Ashley Young's progress.

But unexpectedly, Ashley Young himself also wanted to accomplish these things.

It can be said that they hit it off immediately.

Just as Lu Kai was about to leave, he suddenly noticed a hand-drawn mark on the cover of Ashley Young's notebook.

wrong!

This symbol is...

Ashley Young noticed Lu Kai staring intently at the notebook cover and immediately said proudly, "How about it? Isn't this logo cool?"

"This is my personal brand logo that I designed myself. The overall shape looks like I'm making an OK sign with my hand."

"Those three diagonal lines above, don't they look like wings? That's my playing style, the winger on the wing!"

"The circle below is a soccer ball, and the whole thing can be seen as a wing dribbling a soccer ball."

"Moreover, the whole thing can also be seen as an abstract A or an abstract Y, which are the initials of my name."

As Ashley Young recounted his story with great enthusiasm, Lu Kai realized that he had underestimated Ashley Young.

Of course, Lu Kai also expressed his condolences for Curry, because Ashley Young's personal brand logo is exactly the same as Curry's future logo.

But who can blame Ashley Young for coming first?

Lu Kai patted Ashley Young on the shoulder and said, "Keep it up."

……

"What? You're saying Ashley Young is planning to start his own football club?"

Inside the Green Gun Museum's conference room, Jiang Mengyun looked completely bewildered.

How could that young man who always worked as a helper in her shop have such ambition?
Unexpectedly!

Alfred kept shaking his head: "You can't judge a book by its cover!"

Emily found it hard to believe: "Really? Hasn't his goal always been to transfer to a top club?"

Lu Kai laughed and said, "You all underestimate him. We've fought together in Green Gun for so many years. After Ashley Young has seen a wider world, how could he ever go back?"

"At first I thought he just wanted to take a few players with him when he transferred. Anyway, the big clubs would pay a lot of money, so it wouldn't be difficult to let them go."

"However, after seeing that logo, I realized his true purpose."

"He may have forgotten that in the first two years after the Green Gunners were established, there were discussions about changing the team logo when they merged with other teams. The logo he provided at that time was very similar to the current one."

"This isn't his personal brand logo; it's his team logo!"

Ivanka placed her hand uncertainly on her neck, then pulled it horizontally and said, "Should we...?"

Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Everyone in the conference room choked.

Lu Kai was both amused and exasperated: "No, no, no, there's no need. We're just a football club, we're not running for president of the United States, so we don't need to get involved in this."

"In fact, this is a good thing for us."

"One shot does not make spring, but a hundred shots fired at once make spring bloom!"

At this moment, due to Ashley Young's ambitions, Dartford Football Group, Green Gun Football Matrix, and Arsenal's plan to establish branches in the top five leagues have officially entered the preliminary preparation stage.

The plan aims to cultivate more "Lu Kai representatives" who will own multiple clubs in Europe and even globally, with the initial goal of qualifying for European competitions and even the Champions League.

The medium-term goal is to reach the quarterfinals or even the semifinals of European competitions.

Our long-term goal is to establish a "Big Green Guns Internal League, European Super League, and Green Guns Version of the Club World Championship"!

To build a vast green football empire!

(End of this chapter)