Team Spirit

Chapter 273 Green Gun's European War Ambition

Dartford will play three consecutive Premier League matches from October 29 to December 9.

The match ended in a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth.

4-0 Wigan Athletic

A 4-1 victory over Fulham adds another win to the London derby record.

They officially surpassed Arsenal in the Premier League standings, climbing to third place and becoming the biggest dark horse of the season!

Among them, the Asian Footballer of the Year Award Ceremony was held in Dubai, UAE on November 30.

Qatari player Ibrahim has been named Asian Footballer of the Year.

Ma Xiaoxu, a player from China, won the Asian Footballer of the Year award and also won the Best Young Player award.

Best Men's Football Team: Australia.

Best Women's Soccer Team: North Korea U20.

Best five-a-side team: Japan.

Best club: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Best head coach: Choi Kang-hee.

Best Football Association: North Korea.

Lu Kai won the special award at this awards ceremony, the "Asian Footballer of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award," which, like domestic football clubs, bestowed upon him the highest respect and permanent voting rights.

However, Lu Kai's eligibility for subsequent awards was revoked to prevent him from becoming the Asian Footballer of the Year indefinitely.

This is a burden for both sides; Lu Kai has no need for these honors to prove his worth and historical status.

The other party also disliked Lu Kai, a super strong person who was not within their rules, affecting their self-entertainment.

To make a good impression, the Middle Eastern guy, who has plenty of money, spent seven figures to invite Lu Kai to record an acceptance speech.

Lu Kai gave the other party this face.

After all, it's difficult to enter the world of the wealthy, and the best high-priced sales channels in the future will still belong to our heroes in the UAE.

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On December 14th, Dartford flew to the Bayer Arena in Germany to challenge Bayer Leverkusen.

This was also the Green Guns' last match in the group stage.

A draw would secure first place in the group and qualification for the next round.

However, if Leverkusen wins, they will overtake Green Gunners and secure direct qualification.

Ajax's main objective is to secure second place and qualify for the playoffs.

"Hello everyone, we've arrived at the German stadium again. This is a lucky place for Lu Kai and the English, where they lifted the World Cup trophy a few months ago."

"You are watching... I am your good friend Huang Jianxiang."

"I am Zhan Jun."

The two have become a golden duo at CTV. Huang Jianxiang has inside information about the green gun incident, and he speaks more deeply and accurately.

Zhan Jun has a wide range of knowledge and knows almost everyone in the camera, and can say a few words about them.

"Bayer Leverkusen's formation for this match is 4-4-2."

"Kissling, Voronin"

"Barbares, Ramelo, Rolfs, Schneider"

"Castro, Juan, Madoni, Barnetta"

"Bart"

Dartford's starting lineup is as follows:
Duff, Dzeko, Ribery
Lu Kai, Mota, Pepe

Phil, Bonucci, Kompany, Ashley Young
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Motta has recovered from his injury and is back in action.

The season's strategy leans towards defense.

After all, they have the initiative and can wait for the enemy to tire themselves out.

In the players' tunnel.

The Green Gunners players were generally quite excited.

It's one thing for an England international like Ashley Young, after all, he has fond memories of this place.

But it's puzzling that even players like Bonucci, Filho, Dzeko, and Duff were equally excited.

Only Lu Kai looked at the [Damaged M35 Helmet] that was silently flashing in the system.

When playing on stadiums in Germany, the team's morale increases by two levels!

With this boost, the entire team's performance was uniformly on the rise.

For the Green Gunners players, every boo from the 25,000 people at the BayArena was tantamount to isolation.

This feeling was also directly reflected in the game.

In the second minute, Duff broke through to the byline and created a throw-in near the corner flag.

Lu Kai personally came over and threw out the [hand grenade ball].

Bonucci's excited header went just over the bar.

Thanks to Vidic's pre-match discomfort, Bonucci was able to shine on the European stage.

In the fifth minute, it was still on the left flank.

Duff dribbled forward and passed the ball back to Phil who was pressing forward.

Phil tried to play a one-two with Lu Kai, but Schneider pushed him out of bounds, and the referee immediately blew his whistle.

In the footage, many Chinese fans are familiar with Schneider because he was Yang Chen's teammate in Eintracht Frankfurt and provided assists for Yang Chen many times.

Before he knew it, he was thirty-three years old.

But he still played in the World Cup with the German team this year, proving that age doesn't diminish one's strength.

Phil took the initiative to throw the ball over and gave Lu Kai a look.

Within the team, the owner, Lu Kai, knows better than the players themselves which player is good at what.

Because from the moment they started their extra training, they were already within Lu Kai's sight.

London has the most surveillance cameras in the world, and the most monitored places in London are the training grounds and office buildings in Dartford.

Lu Kai has video and audio recordings of most of Ashley Young's conversations with the BBC editor in the stairwell.

Phil took several steps back, then rolled forward while holding the football in both hands, throwing a grenade-like throw directly into the penalty area.

The distance was even greater than the one Lu Kai had just thrown.

Because the place where Phil threw the ball was just entering the offensive third.

Zidane was taken aback: "Luiz can do this too?"

Alfred, who hadn't even fallen asleep yet, shrugged: "He played so well for Green Gunners that you all forgot he's Brazilian."

Guardiola suddenly realized.

It's not uncommon for Brazilians to dance Latin dances on the field.

Their creativity on the field is always convincing.

Before they could finish speaking, the football had already flown into the penalty area.

Lu Kai was one of the few who knew in advance, and he broke free of the defense and rushed to the near post to head the ball on.

The football accelerates and reaches the far post.

Bonucci slid in and shot towards goal while on the move.

He has longer legs than the player defending him and touches the ball first.

"GOAL! One to zero!"

"Datford's dream start!"

"This is an earth-shattering grenade throw. I never expected that besides Lu Kai, there would be someone else in Green Gun who could also handle it."

“Philippe Luis is truly a man who either remains silent until he makes a stunning debut.”

"Lu Kai clearly knew this and made a perfect play, assisting Bonucci to score."

"After a few years of playing for the Italian national team, Bonucci, a young player from the lower leagues, has shown remarkable growth. I believe he is not far from joining the Italian national team!"

Dartford took the lead.

Less than three minutes after the restart, the Green Guns launched another attack.

Ribery dribbled deep to the right flank and then passed the ball back to Lu Kai, who was coming to receive it.

The midfield formation for Green Gunners is still Lu Kai as the attacking midfielder, with Motta and Pepe as the defensive midfielders, rather than a three-man midfield.

Therefore, Lu Kai can appear anywhere.

Lu Kai then struck to the left.

Motta, who had made a run, took a long-range shot at the ball.

The ball wasn't completely contained; it went slightly over the crossbar.

In the eleventh minute, Leverkusen intercepted the ball in their own half and launched a counter-attack.

Schneider sends a long pass into the midfield.

Kiessling received the ball between the two center-backs.

Both Kompany and Bonucci were tied down.

boom!
Kiessling played a through ball.

Voronin made a half-breakaway run and entered the penalty area.

But Bonucci followed closely behind from the rear, giving Voronin no room to adjust.

Voronin unleashed a low shot from a tight angle towards the far corner. Van der Sar positioned himself to block the near post, diving to catch the ball – a truly spectacular save.

"Oh! Van der Sar is truly still going strong. He is probably the best goalkeeper so far this season, without a doubt."

"Although Neuer and Joe Hart, who play in the same position, have also performed well, especially Neuer, Alfred prefers to use Van der Sar in the Green Gunners' most important games."

"This fully demonstrates his stability."

“If Chelsea want to sign a goalkeeper in the winter transfer window, Van der Sar is the best option.”

"In fact, it is said that Chelsea has already had a brief talk with Lu Kai about Van der Sar."

In the 23rd minute, Green Gunners took a corner kick, which was delivered to the vicinity of the penalty spot.

Because they were wary of Leverkusen's tall headers, Leverkusen dropped back quite deep, making it easier for the goalkeeper to clear the ball.

As a result, Green Gun exploited this loophole, allowing the players in the back row to shoot.

Ashley Young attempted a volley, but the ball was blocked by a Bayer Leverkusen player.

In the 31st minute, Leverkusen launched another counter-attack.

Ramelo dribbled through the middle, but he was constantly disrupted by Motta, and his passing lanes to the forwards were repeatedly cut off by Kompany.

In the end, he could only take a long-range shot from outside the penalty area.

The ball did not hit the target area.

In the 38th minute, Lu Kai delivered a through pass from the edge of the box.

Dzeko was a step too slow and couldn't catch up with the ball.

The opposing goalkeeper, Butt, cleared the ball first.

But the ball hit Dzeko and bounced to the right, still within the penalty area.

After controlling the ball on the right side of the penalty area, Ribery feigned a retreat, but actually faced the byline and delivered a last-gasp cross.

The ball flew to the far post and was headed away by Brazilian international Juan.

Duff rushed in from the left side of the penalty area and unleashed a powerful shot.

boom!
The football bounced off Rolfs and back.

boom!
Duff's double attack.

The ball flew straight towards the far corner of the empty net.

Just as they were about to go in, Madoni, who was standing at the door, came to their rescue.

Duff shook his head repeatedly, lamenting his bad luck in scoring goals in this match.

There is a difference between Ireland and England.

In the final moments of the first half, Leverkusen launched a counterattack, pushing forward with all their players in an attempt to surprise the Green Gunners.

As a result, Motta intercepted the ball in the backfield and launched a counterattack with a long pass.

Duff accelerated in his own half and outmaneuvered Madonna.

After crossing the center circle, he caught up with the ball, continued to accelerate, leaving Juan, who was covering him, behind, and made a one-on-one run.

Leverkusen's previous one-on-one chances were disrupted.

Green Gun's attack this time was purely a one-on-one fight.

Duff and Bat faced off in the penalty area.

Instead of rushing out, Butt focused entirely on making a save.

Because he knew that Duff was fast and that his attacks would be easily bypassed.

Duff raised his left foot, pretending to shoot at the near corner, but actually shot at the far corner.

Bart was caught off guard and lunged in the wrong direction.

The football went into the net.

"GOAL! Two to zero!"

"Dartford have extended their lead."

"Leverkusen didn't capitalize on their chances today. They had similar opportunities, but ultimately failed to score."

"Motta's boost to Green Gun's offense and defense is clearly visible."

"His assist was absolutely brilliant."

"Duff's feet are also very hard."

The first half ended immediately.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and started the game again.

Ribery immediately gave his opponent a hard time.

After receiving a pass from Ashley Young on the right, he cut down the byline into the six-yard box and chipped the ball into the net with his left foot.

After Butt blocked the ball with his body, Ribery rushed over and followed up with a shot.

Unfortunately, it was still saved by Butt.

There were gasps of surprise from the crowd.

Bayern Munich vice-president Uli Hoeneß was also present in the stands during the match, scouting potential strikers for the team.

Hoeness: "This Ribery is very strong, and his performance has been seriously underestimated. If he were at Chelsea or Manchester United, he would at least shine as brightly as Robben and Ronaldo."

Rummenigge nodded in agreement: "In fact, I think he can do more than those two players. Green Gun makes him very well-rounded, and he hasn't even reached his peak yet!"

Hoeneß then changed the subject: "However, Green Gun never lets people go easily, and he never misses a beat. If you want to get Ribery, you'll probably have to pay a huge price."

Rummenigge frowned: "The price isn't too bad, the key issue is that Alfred might not agree to release them."

"The second generation of Green has quickly gained momentum this season, exceeding everyone's expectations. If they strengthen a few role players next summer, they may be able to challenge the major clubs again and strive for honors."

"At such a critical juncture, the club will not easily release the player, and the player himself may not want to leave either."

Hoeneß said helplessly, "Then we can only maintain contact, at least to ensure that we are the first choice if Ribery wants to leave."

In the 62nd minute, Ribery combined with Ashley Young on the right wing, with the latter cutting inside without the ball and Ribery sweeping it across from the byline.

Lu Kai, at the near post, let the ball slip past his feet, then flicked it backward, correcting the ball's trajectory and moving it relatively away from the goal.

Dzeko was unmarked and easily slotted the ball home from the edge of the six-yard box.

"GOAL! Three to zero!"

"It's a foregone conclusion!"

"Datford only needed a draw to advance, but they ruthlessly slaughtered Bayer Leverkusen."

"Pharmaceutical factories and arsenals are all factories, but there can only be one strongest factory!"

"In the factory derby, Green Guns had an overwhelming advantage."

In the footage, Dzeko, who scored the goal, finds Lu Kai to celebrate.

He was very clear about Lu Kai's role.

If Lu Kai hadn't chipped the ball away, Dzeko wouldn't have been able to touch it, and Duff, arriving at the far post, might have scored his second goal.

Of course, Barnetta, who is following Duff, could also disrupt football.

In short, Lu Kai provided an extra layer of security for the goal, and Dzeko was the beneficiary.

Green Gun subsequently made a roster change.

Young player JR replaced Duff.

Barton replaced Motta.

Bayer Leverkusen also made changes to their forward and attacking midfielder, but did not reduce the number of defenders or midfielders.

In the 74th minute, Leverkusen launched an attack.

Schneider made a forward run down the wing and swept the ball across the penalty area.

Substitute player Fryer scored with a sliding shot at the far post.

However, he then hit his groin on the goalpost and was stretchered off the field, having played for less than fifteen minutes.

Bayer Leverkusen had to bring on another substitute striker, losing their last chance to fight back.

Meanwhile, the goal was disallowed because Schneider was offside.

Leverkusen suffered a double loss.

In the 78th minute, Bayer Leverkusen controlled the ball in their own half.

Lu Kai and JR pressed hard to intercept the ball, but the latter successfully made a save.

He dribbled the ball down the left flank and delivered a cross.

Ribery controlled the ball with his right foot in the penalty area, then flicked it with his left foot for a quick shot.

Barth was powerless to do anything.

"GOAL! Four to zero! Ribery has scored too."

"Both sides' substitutes played a role, but Dartford's goal was valid."

Green Gunners then substituted Chen Tao for Ribery.

They adopted a defensive stance to avoid player injuries.

When the three whistles sounded, the young men from Green Phase II excitedly rushed onto the field and slid down to celebrate.

They've advanced!

The UEFA Cup holds a special meaning for Green Gunners.

Green Generation I truly rose to prominence through this competition.

Now, Green Phase II has finally followed the same path.

At that moment, a sense of ambition welled up in the hearts of all the Green Gun players.

They want to be European champions!
(End of this chapter)