Team Spirit

Chapter 269 Lu Kai Open Source, China Guo Football Lifetime Achievement Award

BBC: "Why do the Premier League leaders keep losing to Green Gunners? Has Duff's arrival brought about a qualitative change for Dartford?"

Sky Sports: "Stop bragging, Duff wasn't even on the roster for the Red vs. Green game! The Greens' victory over the Dragons was simply because they're still the same young players they always were!"

Dongqiudi: "A draw in the London derby and consecutive victories in the first derby demonstrate Dartford's formidable competitiveness in the Premier League!"

Tuttosport: "Cristiano Ronaldo and Lu Kai both scored hat-tricks, with the former now ranking among the world's top strikers. Juventus may be interested in signing him!"

France Football: "Whether it's top clubs or underdogs, they've all adopted the 4-3-3 formation, and the tactical reforms Green Gunners has brought to European football are beginning to show results!"

Mundo Deportivo: "Dong Fangzhuo played a key role with zero goals and zero assists? Chen Tao's one assist is comparable to Messi's? Chinese football commentators are exaggerating too much!"

Diario Sport: "Ronaldinho's zero goals and zero assists didn't diminish his kingly demeanor; Messi's third-to-last pass was truly befitting of the Barcelona crown prince!"

The Red vs. Green battle had a very significant impact.

Manchester United were dethroned and overtaken by Chelsea, who have reclaimed the top spot.

Dartford have been building up their strength and have climbed to fifth place in the Premier League standings, just one step away from the Champions League qualification zone.

Ferguson is focused on the referee's decisions and is clearly still not over it.

Cristiano Ronaldo readily admitted that he was slightly inferior to Lu Kai, but stated that a more mature Manchester United would surely win the final victory when they meet again.

Carrick wished Dartford all the best in finishing in the top four and qualifying for the Champions League at the end of the season. However, he did not consider Manchester United and Dartford to be rivals.

After all, Manchester United is vying for the title, while Chelsea is aiming for a top-four finish; they can coexist perfectly well.

Evra stated after the match that he had no grudge against Ribery and expressed his admiration for Ribery.

Ribery also expressed his respect for his "French teammate," stating that the player had caused Green Gunner some trouble and was very good.

Two rivals who had a falling out on the court actually got along well.

While Ashley Young didn't manage to assist his teammates, he did manage to assist them in scoring the game-winning goal for the third time.

Only seven game-winning shots remain.

However, the biggest talking point after the match was Lu Kai's response during an interview.

A reporter assigned by Emily asked: "Lu Kai, why did you substitute Motta so early? Were you dissatisfied with his performance on the field?"

"Or has Motta lost out to Pepe, and Dartford will now fully support Pepe as the team's starting defensive midfielder?"

This was a very pointed question, and the other reporters were all worried for Lu Kai.

If things aren't agreed upon properly, it could lead to locker room issues for Green Gun.

Lu Kai, however, was prepared: "First of all, I want to say that Motta is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world right now. He is just as good as Vieira, Essien, Carrick, and Toure."

“Pepe has the potential to become a defensive midfielder like that, and compared to Motta, Pepe can play in more positions, which is his unique advantage.”

"Therefore, Motta and Pepe are not competitors; they have every opportunity to achieve mutual benefit, and Green Gun will provide them with such a platform."

"We substituted Motta early because the Green Gun Injury Detection System indicated that Motta was at great risk of injury."

The reporters at the scene were completely bewildered.

World Sports reporter: "Injury detection system? Are you kidding me? Pro Evolution Soccer hasn't even developed that yet. Are you sure it's reliable?"

The Sun reporter: "Your approach is the complete opposite of Domenech's tactical decisions and substitutions based on astrology. He's too superstitious about theology, while you're too superstitious about technology."

How can a computer determine these things?

Lu Kai pointed to his head: "It's not a question of whether we can do it or not, but whether we want to achieve it or not."

"As for whether it's accurate... at the same time we substituted Motta, the system also alerted Manchester United's Brown that he was at great risk of injury, and everyone saw what happened next."

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!!!

There was an uproar at the scene.

Did Dartford anticipate Brown's injury?

One reporter spotted the key point: "Wait! I knew Vardy was deliberately using his less-than-stellar continuous dribbling technique against Brown... so you guys did it on purpose..."

Lu Kai quickly refused three times in a row: "Don't talk nonsense, or I'll sue you for defamation!"

Following this interview, the Green Gun Injury Prediction System gained instant fame and became a focus of attention within the industry.

Several clubs and football managers have contacted Green Gunners to find out more about their capabilities.

Dartford did not disappoint them.

The latest episode of "My Love Diary in Asen Green" has aired, and this episode is titled "No Harm Under Heaven"!
In the scene, Liu Shishi brings milk tea and cake to visit Lu Kai, and she also encounters the short Sterling outside the door.

Inside the meeting room, Lu Kai was discussing team tactics with Alfred, Guardiola, Zidane, Southgate, and others.

At this moment, Ashley Young, who was wiping a table not far away, made a strong entrance into the frame, looking just like Ng Man-tat, who played the crippled golden right foot in Shaolin Soccer.

Sterling asked, feigning innocence, "Who is he?"

Lu Kai stopped the discussion, looked at Ashley Young, and reminisced, "He was the most talented superstar player in Dartford's history, the first player in the history of the Green Guns to be sought after by a super club... Ashley Young!"

This was followed by a highlight reel of Ashley Young's goals from back then, up until his leg was broken by a tackle.

Then came footage of various Green Gunners players suffering injuries.

Then there were the various media reports about Cech's serious injury some time ago.

In this video, Lu Kai recounts his initial motivation for developing the "Green Gun Injury Prediction System," exaggerating the benefits and deceiving people into believing he was a beacon of humanity.

Furthermore, in the latter half of the speech, he expressed his willingness to "open-source" this system to all clubs at cost price.

"We hope that all football club players can stay healthy, and we hope that neither we nor our opponents will be plagued by injuries in any match!"

The Green Gun's declaration shocked Europe.

But after inquiring about the relevant prices, the smaller club immediately changed its mind.

too expensive!
The system is expensive to begin with.

Some supporting hardware equipment is also required.
We'll need to hire a professional data interpretation team from Green Gun afterwards!
And you have to renew the fee every year!

Even Japanese rappers can't handle this kind of treatment.

But after learning about the situation, the big clubs had a different idea.

Real Madrid, in particular, has been frequently plagued by injuries in recent years.

However, two sets of this system were eventually sold, and delivery was completed during the winter break.

This is also the current upper limit of the work done by Green Gun's professional data interpreters.

Guardiola: No pay raise? What the hell!

When another buyer surfaced, all of Europe laughed.

Because it wasn't the wealthy Chelsea who wasted this money, but Liverpool, who were struggling financially.

"Liverpool isn't outstanding in terms of finances, performance, or players, so why spend this money?"

"Have Liverpool's management gone mad?"

"Are they suffering from a disease where they believe whatever Lu Kai says?"

"I strongly suspect that Liverpool's management is using this method to make money."

Liverpool has faced various criticisms, including from their own fans.

But captain Gerrard silenced his own fans with a single sentence: "We hope that the situation that happened with Irving and Morgan will never happen again."

Everyone understands Kyrie Irving.

Morgan, too, remains a source of eternal pain for Liverpool fans.

While his transfer fee wasn't high, everyone believed that if the Morgan deal hadn't gone wrong, Liverpool's squad would have been complete and could have formed a three-way rivalry with Manchester United and Arsenal at the time.

During the transition between the two powerhouses, they are more likely to surpass Chelsea and become the Premier League champions.

Unfortunately, one wrong step leads to another.

October 25th, the third round of the EFL Cup.

Dartford will play away against Nottingham Forest.

As the team bus drove to the stadium, Southgate was distributing injury testing kits to the players participating in the game.

In other words, chip-based sneakers, protective gear, etc.

Guardiola was testing the system to make sure it would be usable when the time came, and also organizing the previous data. He complained, "This damn data is making my head spin. I feel like I still prefer tactical arrangements."

Zidane nodded in agreement: "Why should Lu open-source this technology to other teams? Those strong teams may not be our competitors now, but what about in the future? We'll encounter them sooner or later."

Southgate: "Making money? The system itself can be profitable, and the company's subsequent IPO will lead to a surge in assets, thereby optimizing resource allocation?"

Lu Kai smiled but said nothing.

They're all right, but the more important point is... information is the most valuable thing!
With data on the training, matches, and physical condition of top-tier players, Dartford can fully deduce a team's strengths, weaknesses, and advantages from the data.

Transfermarkt also has a similar system, but they focus on analyzing a player's future prospects and market value.

The Green Gunners' stats emphasize reaction time and team fighting ability.

When all the major teams use Dartford's system, Dartford has a three-point advantage against everyone.

Three to one.

Dartford's rotated squad easily won the game against Nottingham Forest.

Because the opposing team also uses a rotating lineup.

The opposing team had two impressive players in this match.

One is Holt, the former Green Gunners forward.

After all these years, he's remained at the level of a substitute striker for a mid-to-lower-tier Premier League team.

There's a significant gap between him and the legendary Green Gunners, but considering he was a semi-professional player for Green Gunners and managed to stay in the world's top league, isn't that a kind of legend in itself?
Another player is Wes Morgan, one of the center-backs in Leicester City's future miracle, and he is indeed quite capable.

Without him, Green Gunners would have scored at least five goals today.

October 28th, the tenth round of the English Premier League.

Dartford will host Aston Villa.

Due to the midweek Europa League match, fragile players like Duff and Motta were not included in the squad.

The two sides eventually tied 3-3.

With so many goals, the home fans won't have any complaints.

This match also marked Sherry's first encounter with his former club, Barcelona, ​​in the Premier League since returning from La Liga's Barcelona.

He provided an assist during the match, and Beckham, with his left foot, showed no signs of slowing down.

On October 29th, the China Footballer of the Year Award Ceremony was held at the Jinan Sports Center.

Players playing in Europe, including Lu Kai, Li Weifeng, Chen Tao, and An Qi, were all absent.

Of course, Zhongguo Foot Shoes did not invite them either.

Shandong Luneng emerged as the biggest winner at this awards ceremony.

They had already won the Chinese Super League title and swept numerous other awards.

Team forward Li Jinyu won the top scorer award.

Coach Tuba won the Best Coach Award.

The team's Jinan division won the Most Popular Award.

Team star Zheng Zhi won the biggest prize, the Best Player Award, also known as the Chinese Footballer of the Year!
In addition, the Best Foreign Player award was won by Zhirkov.

Goalkeeper Wang Dalei won the Best Newcomer award.

Best referee: Sun Baojie.

Fair Play Award, Tianjin Teda.

Lu Kai was awarded the "China Guo Football Lifetime Achievement Award" and gained permanent voting rights for the award.

Lu Kai accepted this and even recorded a video to thank his fans in China.

Yes, I only thanked the fans.

Because while this is the most prestigious award ever given out in the footwear industry, it is also a way of telling guests to leave.

This means that Lu Kai will no longer participate in such selections in the future, and various patches have been made to the rules, especially the rule that the award presenter must be present, which once again effectively limits the selection to players playing domestically.

Because they can pre-select award recipients by scheduling the award ceremony when players like Li Weifeng are unable to leave.

After all, the timing of the Green Gun event cannot be changed, but the timing of the awards can be very flexible.

Li Weifeng: Discharged from the hospital!

November 2nd, the second round of the Europa League group stage.

Dartford will host Italian powerhouse Parma.

Unfortunately, Parma is no longer what it used to be.

The 18-man roster doesn't include many famous players.

Ultimately, thanks to goals from Duff and Ribery, Dartford easily defeated Parma 2-1.

Lu Kai got an assist.

On the field, it's an easy win.

However, the score was rather mediocre, mainly due to Giroud and Mandzukic missing easy chances, as well as Marcelo gifting goals from the back.

November 5th, the eleventh round of the English Premier League.

Dartford will host Reading.

Although Anqi was a substitute goalkeeper in the first few rounds of the competition, with the arrival of the short international break, the Reading goalkeeper suffered from the "FIFA virus", which means that his form deteriorated after returning.

Anqi made a successful comeback, becoming the first-choice goalkeeper for a Premier League team once again, and has consistently performed excellently.

Unfortunately, Green Guns didn't give Reading any face in this match, defeating them 2-0.

Dartford have officially climbed to fourth place in the Premier League standings!

November 8th, League Cup Round of 16.

Dartford have another home game to play against Leeds United, who have been relegated to the Championship.

Coincidentally, Leeds United's starting striker for this match was another green-haired player – Beckford.

In this match, JR, who plays as an attacking midfielder, had a brilliant performance, scoring two goals and providing one assist, earning him the Man of the Match award.

Green Gunners defeated Leeds United 4-2.

After the match, the media referred to JR as "Green Gun Kaka".

The reason it's not "Norwegian Kaka" is because Green Gun is more famous than Norway at this stage.

Even six-year-old Norwegian Green Guns youth academy caddie Erling Haaland cannot deny this.

……

November 11th, Premier League Round 12.

Dartford traveled to London for an away game, but they were still essentially playing in London.

Their opponent was none other than Arsenal, who were one place ahead of them in the standings!
The true London Kings Derby, the true Red vs. Green Battle, the true Gun Kings Derby, is about to begin!

(End of this chapter)