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Chapter 139 Epic Strengthening of the National Team? Su Hao, the Greatest Conman in History!
Su Hao is suspended for 4 games, and Giroud is suspended for 3 games!
Most importantly, Wenger himself will also be suspended for two matches.

This has caused many Arsenal fans to worry about their team's league performance.

However, before worrying about the league, the entire Arsenal team flew to Nicosia, Cyprus, the afternoon after their match against Chelsea.

Three days later, it will be the third round of the Champions League Group F group stage.

Because of the suspensions of Su Hao and Giroud, the professor rotated all nine players except Su Hao and Giroud in this relatively easy Champions League match.

Chamberlain and Ramsey, who hadn't had a chance to play for a long time, also got the opportunity to appear.

Unsurprisingly, even with a largely reserve lineup, APOEL Nicosia suffered another humiliating defeat, this time 5-1, following their 7-0 thrashing by Barcelona.

Su Hao scored one goal and provided one assist, successfully bringing his Champions League goal tally this season to an astonishing six goals.

However, to the dismay of Suhao fans, in another match in the same group held at the same time in the Netherlands, Barcelona also defeated Ajax 4-1, with Messi scoring two goals.

This also increased Messi's goal tally from 4 to 6, sharing the top spot on the scoring charts with Su Hao.

Moreover, it wasn't just Messi who started to step up; Cristiano Ronaldo also scored a goal, bringing his total to five.

The Champions League has concluded.

Back in London, Su Hao finally began the special vacation he had given himself by choking himself.

He can't play in the league, and there are still 14 days until the next round of the Champions League match against Barcelona.

For 14 days, Su Hao could only continue his daily training with the team while picking up World of Warcraft again out of boredom.

10 month 28 day.

The Premier League is back in action.

Arsenal, under the guidance of assistant coach Steven, also faced Sunderland, a weak team in the league, at home.

Previously, the media had been speculating about Arsenal's dependence on Suhao, but in this match, without Suhao, Arsenal cleanly and decisively defeated Sunderland 3-0.

Ramsey is back in the attacking midfield position!
And he successfully formed a connection with Lewandowski and Sanchez.

It was Ramsey's outstanding performance that allowed Arsenal to secure 3 points and continue to lead the standings.

After the game!

In a media interview, Ramsey told reporters that he enjoys the game and likes the current Arsenal team.

Ramsey didn't complain at all about losing his starting position, which gave the professor a slight sense of relief.

However, the professor was also well aware that Ramsey was just saying that.

This guy has made it clear to his agent that he will only stay until the end of the season at most.

If he still can't get consistent playing time by then, he'll have to leave Arsenal.

11 month 4 day.

The tenth round of the Premier League has quietly arrived.

Unlike Sunderland, a weak team in the ninth round,

This time, Arsenal are facing Liverpool, the Reds, and at Anfield, against the cup champions.

Without the professor's on-site command, and without Su Hao as the super core, there was no way to achieve anything.

And most importantly, last season Arsenal gave Liverpool a humiliating Anfield miracle.
This led to Arsenal being caught in a desperate attack by Liverpool from the very beginning of the match!

Even without Su Hao, Arsenal still has Kante and Van Dijk.

However, the problem is that without Su Hao, Ramsey no longer has the same deadly and efficient top-level passing ability in counter-attacks.

So, after holding on for more than 20 minutes, Arsenal's goal was finally breached.

Balotelli!

This Italian prodigy unleashed a powerful shot that sent Liverpool fans' adrenaline soaring, slamming the ball into the top corner of Arsenal's goal.

As the whistle blew, Balotelli proudly rushed to the North Stand of Anfield Stadium to receive the adoration of the fans.

Interestingly, for some reason, the cameras didn't give Balotelli a close-up, but instead spotted Su Hao with a furrowed brow in the VIP stands.

"Shhhhhh!"

Even though he hadn't even appeared on the field, Su Hao was still booed by tens of thousands of fans at Anfield Stadium in this extremely unexpected way.

With a one-goal lead, Liverpool naturally wanted to press on and score another goal.

However, after Steven called for the entire Arsenal team to retreat, the score remained unchanged until the first half whistle blew.

During halftime, Wenger, who was also in the stands, wanted to sneak into the locker room to rest, but unfortunately, the FA staff followed him even to the toilet. Helpless, Wenger could only pray that Steven, who had been with him for many years, would guess his intentions.

Unfortunately!
Steven is, after all, just Steven!

After the second half whistle blew, the professor was disappointed to find that his team still had the same starting eleven players as before, with no personnel changes.

The rousing Liverpool anthem!

A scream so wild it was almost insane!

Tens of thousands of fans at Anfield Stadium awaited their team's resounding victory with the most fervent enthusiasm.

The 59th minute of the game.

The Red Army's key figure finally made all the long-standing cheers from their fans worthwhile.

It was still his signature Gerrard-style powerful long-range shot!
The football slammed past Szczesny's outstretched fingers and into the net for the second time.

2: 0!

Anfield Stadium was in complete chaos.

Gerrard was so excited that he took off his jersey and performed a super cool knee slide celebration along the sideline!

In the stands.

Seeing Gerrard so excited, Su Hao couldn't help but sigh at the ruthlessness of time.

As far as I can remember, this most admirable captain of Liverpool will leave the Premier League at the end of this season.

From this day forward, there will never be another person of such virtue in the world!
However, despite his feelings, after finishing his reflections, Su Hao couldn't help but curse Ramsey under his breath.

There's nothing we can do about it; Gerrard's long-range shot just now was caused by Ramsey's mistake.

With a two-goal lead, Liverpool were naturally satisfied and began to slowly transition into a defensive phase.

Steven, who didn't want to be dealt with by the professor and Arsenal fans, racked his brains to think about the tactical changes that the professor had arranged for him in advance.

After much deliberation, Steven finally made the decision to have Arsenal start using the old tactics from the era before Suarez.

And you know what? Steven's solution, which he came up with out of desperation, actually revitalized Arsenal's attack in the subsequent match.

Ramsey no longer adheres to Su Hao's ball-handling style of transition.

He just went straight to the point and started implementing a simplified direct pass system!
The 78th minute of the game.

It was this very basic Arsenal tactic that gave Tajkovic a chance to take a long-range shot.

This time, Tajkovic finally proved to the world that he was not just a figurehead as Arsenal's captain.

Another powerful long-range shot.

Ta Zige has brought the score to 1-2!

Moreover, after scoring, Ta Zige followed his younger brother Su Hao's example and did not make any celebration. Instead, he rushed into the goal, picked up the ball, and shouted for the whole team to quickly retreat back to their own half.

Arsenal's attack has begun.

Liverpool quickly made substitutions, with veteran Gerrard taking a rest and defensive midfielder Emre coming on.

Liverpool started employing an extremely dense, defensive strategy.

Under this defensive tactic, Arsenal really couldn't find a good solution in the final stretch.

However, just when everyone thought that the final outcome of this match would be Arsenal suffering their first defeat of the season!
A scene that broke the hearts of all Liverpool fans and drove all Arsenal fans wild has unfolded.

87th minute of the match!

During one of Arsenal's corner kicks, Virgil van Dijk, the young Arsenal center-back who had suddenly emerged this season, leaped high from the crowd.

A powerful header sent the ball into the top right corner of Liverpool's goal.

"Beep!!!"

A desperate whistle rang out.

Liverpool were held to a draw by Arsenal, thanks to a last-minute equalizer from Virgil van Dijk!
In the VIP stands, seeing Van Dijk perform so well this time, Su Hao excitedly raised his arms and cheered.

As for the field...

After seeing his header actually help Arsenal secure a draw against Liverpool, Van Dijk ripped off his jersey, sprinted along the baseline for more than 20 meters, and then pounded his chest in front of Professor Wenger in the stands.

That gesture was clearly an expression of gratitude to the professor for giving him, a young man from the Su Chao level, so many opportunities.

2: 2!

Arsenal managed to secure a point in what has been their toughest match of the season so far.

Moreover, this match made Virgil van Dijk, a newcomer who was only 22 years old, an instant star.

For some time, Van Dijk had been rotating with Vermaelen.

Although Van Dijk's performance was indeed commendable, with such dazzling brilliance in the attacking third, few media outlets or fans paid attention to him as a rotation player.

However, after that match, Van Dijk and Balotelli faced off multiple times, culminating in a last-minute equalizer.

This made Van Dijk an instant sensation.

The news even spread to the point that Van Dijk's Chinese ancestry was reported by the Chinese sports weekly.

"Holy crap? I read in the news that you have Chinese ancestry?"

Back in London, after seeing the report in Titan Sports, Su Hao immediately called Van Dijk.

"Sure! It seems so. My great-grandmother was of Chinese descent, and I currently hold dual citizenship, both Dutch and Surinamese."

Van Dijk, who had just gotten up, honestly told Su Hao about his situation when he heard Su Hao's question.

For Virgil van Dijk, his ability to transfer directly from Celtic to a top club like Arsenal is thanks to more than just Wenger. After arriving at Arsenal, he heard from Steven that the reason he caught Wenger's eye was due to Su Hao's strong recommendation.

Therefore, ever since he learned about this, Van Dijk has very consciously placed himself in Su Hao's faction, even though there is no obvious factional struggle in Arsenal at present.

"Well, Fairgil, no wonder I've felt this way ever since I watched one of your Celtics games."

Su Hao started making things up.

There was no other way; Su Hao called Van Dijk to confirm the authenticity of the Sports Weekly report.

As for his innermost thoughts, he was too embarrassed to say them out loud at the moment.

After all, given the reputation and future of his own national team, he really couldn't bring himself to bring down others.

However, upon closer examination, the reason why Van Dijk has not yet accepted the call-up to the Dutch national team is because the Dutch Football Association has not yet realized how extraordinary Van Dijk's future is.

If I say I've been procrastinating for several months
It's possible that Van Dijk might unwittingly join the Dutch national team six months early.

"Thank you! Steven told me that it was you who suggested to the boss that we buy me. Without you, I might still be playing in the Scottish Premiership or some third-rate team. Really! Thank you so much!"

"Why say all this, Fairgil? I just really think highly of you, truly. In my opinion, you have the potential to become the world's best center-back in the future! That's why I told the Professor, Arsenal needs you, Arsenal's future needs you!"

London in October is no longer so hot.

But for Van Dijk, who was only 22 years old, when Su Hao said that he would become the world's number one in the future...

For some reason, Van Dijk's heart suddenly felt restless.

He remembers that when he was 12 years old and in the Willem II youth academy, he was forced to work as a dishwasher because his parents divorced in order to earn enough money to continue his football dream.

He also remembers how he was often disliked and ridiculed by his teammates because he couldn't get enough meat and was too thin!

He also remembers the hardships he faced on his journey from Wilhelm II to Groningen and then to the Celts.

He remembered everything, and he persevered without uttering a word.

because!

Deep down, he kept encouraging himself with a single sentence, or rather, numbing himself with it.

And that sentence was the one Su Hao had just said.

The future world's best center-back!

Humans are very strange creatures.

A single word or a glance can create a profound sense of resonance in someone.

Just like now!
"Su! Thank you! Really! I'm so proud to be your teammate!"

“Fergil! Me too, I’m proud to fight alongside you, and I hope we can do more than just fight together at the club level.”

The real purpose is revealed!
Although I feel it's a bit shameless of me to be fooling the young version of Van Dijk like this.

But Su Hao still firmly uttered that last sentence.

"Come on, Fergil, I want you to stand behind me so we can appear together at the 2018 World Cup in Russia."

As Su Hao said those words, he felt a surge of nervousness.

Saying
Van Dijk, after all, came from a Scottish Premiership powerhouse. Could it be that he looks down on our embarrassing Chinese team?

However, to Su Hao's surprise, Van Dijk's answer came out without any hesitation.

"Really? Su? My great-grandmother was of Chinese descent, can I really be like you?"

Ok?
What the hell?

What the hell?

It sounds like Van Dijk isn't just unwilling to join, he's even a little incredulous that he could join.

Well, what Su Hao didn't know was that, logically speaking, a talented player like Van Dijk, even if he had some Chinese heritage, wouldn't even consider the Chinese team.

However, the problem is that Su Hao forgot about the exaggerated news about the super combat shoes that he had just revealed a few days ago.

Who is Virgil van Dijk?

A Surinamese immigrant raised in the Netherlands!
What has Virgil van Dijk lacked most throughout his life?
It's just money, isn't it?

Is he playing football because of his dream?

What a load of bull! The only dream of all poor kids who play football is to change their miserable lives through football, and then find a lot of beautiful female celebrities or models to beat up the kids who sacrificed themselves in front of the posters when they were young.

And now!
Su Hao's million-dollar boots were right in front of Van Dijk.

Although Van Dijk knew that even if he joined the Chinese national team, he would never be able to achieve Su Hao's exaggerated earning power.

But at the very least, if he changed his nationality to Chinese, those incredibly wealthy Chinese businessmen would definitely be interested in him.

One or two endorsements are enough for him!

He's only 22 years old, he's just a rotation player for Arsenal, and he's only scored one Premier League goal.

Su Hao can say that he has the potential to become the world's number one in the future. What an exaggerated level of admiration that is for him!

"Of course, Fairgil, you already have Chinese ancestry, so you could become my teammate directly by naturalizing. However... there's a bit of a problem."

Van Dijk had already begun to imagine the scene of appearing together with Su Hao on the rich land of China.

Su Hao's "but not" made Van Dijk tense up immediately.

"What? Su? Is there some kind of difficulty?"

"Yes, that's right, Fairgil. You may not know this, but we don't recognize dual or triple citizenship, so if you want to come, you'll have to give up your Dutch and Surinamese citizenship!"

"what?"

Old Fan was surprised.

Su Hao's heart skipped a beat as well.

Van Dijk thought there was some serious problem, while Suha subconsciously assumed that Van Dijk was reluctant to give up his original nationality.

So the two of them spoke almost at the same time.

"This is fine!" "Is there a problem?"

"Su! What I mean is, I'm willing to give up!"

Oh shit!

Upon hearing Van Dijk's words, Su Hao finally felt relieved.

Moreover, after confirming that he had successfully persuaded Van Dijk to join the national team, Su Hao was overjoyed.

As a little butterfly.

For the first time, Su Hao truly felt that the future of his world had changed.

The defense has Van Dijk, the midfield has himself, and even Conca seems to be able to be naturalized. Wu Lei went abroad so far ahead of schedule.

If Wu Lei can develop his finishing ability in front of goal, it seems...
It seems that the 2018 World Cup might actually be a turning point for Chinese football.
"Um, Su? There's something else I need to tell you."

Su Haochang thought of a bright future, while Van Dijk, on the other end of the phone, hesitated for a long time before asking a question that had been on his mind for several days.

"What? Tell me, Fairgil, we're on the same side, you can tell me anything without worry!"

"Hey Su, I just wanted to ask, with so many pre-orders of your basketball shoes from Nike, did you..."

Van Dijk did feel a little uncomfortable asking others such private questions, but there was nothing he could do about it!

Van Dijk, tired of washing dishes, really wanted to know just how much money Su Hao could make.

This was also the biggest reason that lured him onto Su Hao's ship.

Upon hearing Van Dijk ask this question, Su Hao's initial doubts immediately vanished.

No wonder this guy was so excited when he heard he could become a Chinese citizen.

So that's why!
However, Su Hao wasn't uncomfortable at all. After all, he was originally a foreigner, so why would he join the Chinese team if not for money?
This was all just talk; those future players on small motorcycles, who actually get into national team matches, are all bought with money.

"I only get 50% of the pre-sale items, but I'll get a large portion of the net profit from these boots in Asia!"

Ah!
Upon hearing Su Hao's words, Van Dijk's heart naturally became even more agitated.

"Su! I really look forward to fighting alongside you in the national team matches!"

"Haha, Fergil, are you sure you've thought this through? If you really have, I'll contact our domestic football association and help you get started?"

"Thank you so much! Just let me know if you need anything from me!"

After hanging up the phone, Su Hao sat back on the sofa and sighed for a while.

However, to avoid any unforeseen complications, Su Hao disregarded the time difference and called Wang Feng, his former team leader from the national youth team.

Because of his contribution to winning the AFC U-19 Championship, this guy has already become a junior deputy director in the Chinese Football Association.

Nowadays, the person Su Hao is most familiar with in the Chinese Football Association is Wang Feng, so he thinks it's better to give the political power to Wang Feng, who knows how to get things done, rather than giving it away for free!
Sure enough, in a daze, Wang Feng heard Su Hao ask him to help with the bloodline tracing of Virgil van Dijk, the Arsenal center-back who had just become a sensation throughout England.

Wang Feng immediately jumped out of bed and made promises to Su Hao.

While others might not know, Wang Feng was very clear that the Football Association had officially launched the bloodline planning project recently, after Su Hao had discussed these issues with that person at the Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony.

When Su Hao entrusted this matter to him, Wang Feng was naturally extremely moved.

In the end, Wang Feng patted Su Hao on the chest and assured him that they would be on his side from now on, and that Su Hao would know about anything that happened in the Football Association before the national team coaching staff.

Got it!
Hearing Wang Feng's assurances, Su Hao suddenly realized that he had somehow become the very person he used to hate the most.

He choked his opponent and colluded with insiders to mislead Van Dijk.
Fortunately, Su Hao remained as carefree as ever.

In Su Hao's view, as long as that unique touch of red appears in the 2018 World Cup, it's all worthwhile.

Everything he does is worthwhile!
P.S.: This year is really strange, we've been getting red flash flood warnings every day here.

Here's another chapter.

At this time, Van Dijk had just come from the Scottish Premiership and had not been to Southampton, so with only half of his starting lineup, I think he was really only thinking about making money.

The things about him washing dishes and his parents' divorce are all true. Although he says it's for his football dream, I think that very few poor kids actually play football for their dreams!
(End of this chapter)