Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 98: Su, the Chinese footballer who shocked European football, with 8 assists in 5 rounds, and Gangzi is here too?

“SU——”

"Slap slap slap!!!"

“SU——”

"Slap slap slap!!!"

“SU——”

"Slap slap slap!!!"

The match was over, but the three thousand Arsenal die-hards in the stands did not leave like the Tottenham fans who had lost everything.

They chanted Su Hao's name in unison from the moment the whistle blew until Su Hao stood in front of them with his teammates.

For these die-hard Arsenal fans, nothing is more exhilarating than scoring a hat-trick at White Hart Lane!
Not just inside the stadium.

At the same time, in various parts of London.

Wherever Arsenal fans gather, they all have only one name on their lips right now: Su Hao.

Just like Gunners Pub.
This legendary pub, which became a gathering place for Arsenal fans in 1913, is always so packed whenever there is an Arsenal match that there is no room to stand on the street outside the pub.

It was Su Hao's record-breaking hat trick that led the fourth-generation owner of Gunners Pub, known as the modern-day Scrooge, to do something unprecedented: give the entire place a free meal.

Already ecstatic about their victory, the die-hard Arsenal fans, upon hearing that even the drinks were free, naturally went wild again, chanting the name Su Hao, which seemed like a divine gift bestowed upon them.

"Su! Follow me!"

Inside the locker room, Su Hao, who had just finished showering, sat down when he heard the professor calling from the doorway.

A record-breaking hat-trick, MVP award, and almost single-handedly helped Arsenal defeat their arch-rivals.
Well, judging from this performance, it seems Wenger can't bring anyone else to the press conference.

Especially considering that Wenger himself left the pre-match press conference in such an extreme way!
"Sue, the English journalist. I know you're a very mature young man, but I still think you should pay more attention when answering questions!"

On the way to the press conference, the professor kept his arm around Su Hao while reminding him of some things he should pay attention to later.

Yes, just like Wenger said, it's common knowledge all over the world how awful English journalists are.

Even Wenger himself sometimes gets caught up in reporters' questions, and he is indeed a little worried about his 17-year-old son, Su Hao.
"Understood, boss! I'll be careful!"

"Yeah! You especially need to watch your emotions. Those lousy reporters are masters at stirring up other people's emotions."

The professor explained in great detail, even mentioning instances where he was confronted by reporters during a match against Manchester United, to the point where he slammed his fist on the table, ready to fight.

just
Su Hao just realized that it would take him a long time to learn how his professor could control his emotions through his facial expressions.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Su Hao and Wenger sat down among the reporters, the professor grabbed the microphone from them without waiting for any questions!

"This is the dirtiest game I've ever seen!"

"none of them!"

"From the Tottenham fans in the stands to those on the pitch!"

"From the start of the game, I heard those racists attacking our players with their most vicious language!"

"Is this the century-old football culture of Tottenham Hotspur?"

"I'm sorry, but what I saw was just a bunch of barbarians with no bottom line and no manners. Their brains must still be at the Stone Age level!"

"Furthermore, we have filed an appeal with the FA regarding everything that happened in the Tottenham stands during this match. We at Arsenal will absolutely not allow our players to be subjected to any unfair treatment in any situation!"

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Got it!
Seeing that the professor's spittle was about to splatter onto the faces of the reporters in the first row, Su Hao finally understood what the professor meant by "paying attention to one's emotions."

The professor launched into a long accusation.

Professor Wenger only officially began the post-match press conference for Arsenal's victory day after the reporters' arms were sore from raising them.

Of course, it was just as everyone expected.

The entire press conference revolved around only one topic: Su Hao, who broke the record for the youngest hat-trick scorer in the Premier League!
For example, how the professor evaluated Su Hao's performance in this match, or what Su Hao's ranking is among the current Premier League midfielders.
In short, everyone is focused on how extraordinary the future will be for Su Hao, this 17-year-old supernova, except for the completely idiotic question asked by a reporter from The Sun: whether Su Hao has a girlfriend now and what kind of women he likes.
The press conference is over.

The professor then led the entire Arsenal team to the hospital where Walcott was.

However, despite the professor praying to God countless times on the way, the hospital's diagnosis still plunged the professor and the entire Arsenal team into despair.
Yes!

He tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and it is conservatively estimated that it will take him 6-9 months to return to the court.

This means that after Wilshere's season-ending injury, Walcott has also officially bid farewell to all remaining games of the season.

Moreover, the most crucial issue is that the winter transfer window has been completely closed.

Even if the professor were willing to kneel before those two still-fighting owners and beg for money, there would be no way to fill the gaps in the roster left by Walcott's injury.

Theo Walcott's serious injury ended his season, causing the Arsenal players, who were planning to celebrate, to disband in the hospital.

Su Hao also took a car and went directly back to the club with Kanté.

However, shortly after returning to his dormitory, Su Hao suddenly received a call from Zhang Linpeng.

As soon as the call connected, Zhang Linpeng excitedly told Su Hao that he had arrived in Freiburg!
"Huh? What's going on, Peng-ge!"

Because of the professor's secret training during this period, Su Hao really hadn't paid much attention to the situation in China, so he had no idea that his connection with Mendes to arrange Zhang Linpeng's transfer had actually gone through.

"Damn, now that you're a star player, you've stopped paying attention to your old buddies? I knew it! I'd never hear from you!"

"Oh no, Peng-ge, you know we've been training intensively these past few days to prepare for the North London derby. We just finished the match today, and I haven't checked my phone much lately!"

"Alright, I was just saying. I should be able to finalize the contract by tomorrow morning, haha!"

Zhang Linpeng on the other end of the phone was very excited.

And judging from the static coming from the phone, this guy must have called me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

"Wait a minute, Peng-ge, I remember Evergrande said they were going to go for the market price, but there's such a big difference. How did they manage to get it done in the end?"

"Hey! Brother Zhi helped me out, he took me to Boss Xu's house! I'll talk to you later, the club's car has arrived, I'll get in and settle in first!"

"Alright, Peng-ge, you go ahead and do your own thing tonight, I'll come see you tomorrow!"

"No thanks, you're so far away, and you still have training and stuff. My agent found a translator for me, I can handle it myself! I'm getting in the car now!"

After saying that, Zhang Linpeng hung up the phone.

Hearing the dial tone on the phone, Su Hao could only sit down at the table and turn on his computer.

He was genuinely curious about the final outcome of Zhang Linpeng's transfer.

The result of this investigation...
Su Hao couldn't help but give President Xu a thumbs up again.

Have no idea
With Zhang Linpeng's transfer, President Xu truly showed his generosity once again.
According to Evergrande's previous statement, Zhang Linpeng would only be released if the club offered at least 50 million RMB, or 5 million euros.

However, during those few days, news about me being a key player for Arsenal in the Premier League became popular in China.

In addition, Evergrande Football School has started its new year's enrollment.

Evergrande simply used its own name to hold a nationwide open selection event for the Evergrande Football School's elite overseas training program.

With overwhelming publicity, Evergrande Football School's overseas training program has unsurprisingly become incredibly popular, even attracting reports from Japan and South Korea.

It was at this time that Lao Zheng took Zhang Linpeng to Lao Xu's house.

Although it's unclear what Zheng and his team discussed with Xu, the next day, Evergrande announced that Zhang Linpeng had officially transferred to Freiburg in the Bundesliga for €1.5 million.

Furthermore, after transferring to Freiburg, Zhang Linpeng will become the first honorary head teacher of the Evergrande Football School's overseas training program.

As for the so-called honorary head teacher, Zhang Linpeng actually only went to the overseas training class twice a month to accompany him during his own training and competitions.

The operation was ingenious, and it was a win-win situation. Evergrande essentially used the money lost by Zhang Linpeng as advertising expenses for recruiting students for Evergrande Football School, while Zhang Linpeng realized his dream of playing abroad by only paying 500 million yuan upfront and paying in installments over five years.

Zhang Linpeng is out too!

Lying in bed, looking at the changes his little butterfly had brought to Chinese football, Su Hao was filled with emotion.

In my previous life's memories, Chinese football began its relentless decline after the collapse of Evergrande and the era of big-spending football in China.

In the end, it even reached the point where everyone was against and wanted to kill them, and even some YY novels that allow superpowers or world-destroying cultivation were not allowed to have anyone join the national football team.
Fortunately, at least in Su Hao's view, first he had himself, and now Zhang Linpeng had also come out, and if a few more went out in the future...
Perhaps, Chinese football in this world will one day have red flags covering the entire World Cup stands!
The FA's efficiency is not bad.

It was early the morning after Arsenal appealed the racial discrimination incident that occurred in the North London derby.

The Football Association then held a press conference to issue a statement regarding the handling of some controversial issues that arose during the North London derby.

First, there was the issue of racism in the Tottenham stands. In England, a country that prides itself on freedom and equality, such blatant racism naturally resulted in a heavy penalty from the Football Association.

In addition to a £300,000 fine, Tottenham Hotspur will have to play their next two home games behind closed doors.

As soon as the penalty announcement was released, Tottenham fans naturally erupted in uproar.

However, the FA completely ignored the fans' opinions. Despite the constant criticism of the Chinese Football Association, the truth is that all football associations are corrupt, and the FA's power, status, and even its degree of corruption in England are no different.
Having explained the team's handling of the situation, the next step is to address the players' issues.

Adebayor's idiot provocation of Wenger and Arsenal once again successfully angered the FA's top brass. And it's worth mentioning that the FA's punishment of black players is often severe and fair: £10 and a 3-match ban. Adebayor successfully made Tim Sherwood, who was already short of strikers, curse in his office.

The FA was demonstrating its fairness and authority in a grand manner, while Su Hao had already arrived at the airport early with his new assistant, Kanté.

There was no other way. Although Zhang Linpeng said she didn't want Su Hao to come, given the few red cards they both received for each other back in Evergrande, Su Hao couldn't just stand by and watch Zhang Linpeng go abroad alone and do nothing!

After all, Su Hao is now a wealthy and well-off man, so even though the flight was less than two hours long, he still had Mendes arrange for someone to buy him and Kanté two first-class tickets. (I've never flown first class, so don't tell me there aren't any for short flights!)

Su Hao had flown first class many times, but Kant was different.

From the moment he boarded the plane, Kant looked around with his big eyes, clearly displaying the mannerisms of a country bumpkin visiting the city.

Well, it's not surprising that Kanté was like that. After all, back in Ligue 2, Kanté's salary was indeed barely enough to make ends meet after taxes.

At noon.

Su Hao and Kant then arrived in Freiburg.

Moreover, after successfully meeting up with Zhang Linpeng, Su Hao unexpectedly saw two familiar faces.

Wang Gang, formerly the head coach of Evergrande's reserve team and now the head of the Chinese coaching staff for Evergrande's first team.

And then there's Li Youli, the current head of the Evergrande players' department.

"Holy crap! Xiao Hao! What are you doing here? I was just telling Minister Li I was going to London to see you! Pfft!"

As soon as Gang saw Su Hao, he laughed and gave Su Hao a warm hug.

"Haha, Gang-ge, long time no see! Peng-ge's going abroad is such a big deal, if I didn't come, I'd get yelled at to death by my old folks!"

"Alright, alright, you're such a big star now, who would dare to criticize you? A hat-trick in the North London derby, that's fucking amazing! I heard people say how crazy the North London derby was back when I was at Everton! Pfft!"

"Hey! Gangzi, are you done talking? If you're done, can you ask Xiaohao to introduce his friend?"

As expected of someone from the department, while Wang Gang was still exchanging pleasantries with Su Hao, Li Youli noticed the short, dark-skinned man standing next to Su Hao.

"Oh! This is my teammate, the Frenchman Kanté!"

It was only after Li Youli reminded him that Su Hao realized he had been so caught up in reminiscing that he had forgotten about Kankan.

Hello! My name is

After the introductions, Su Hao, Zhang Linpeng, Wang Gang, and Li Youli set off together for the restaurant that Mendes had arranged to book in advance.

Given Su Hao's current status, Mendes naturally arranged for him to stay at one of Freiburg's top five-star restaurants.

Moreover, Su Hao knew that Li Youli and Wang Gang both enjoyed a drink, so Su Hao even served them a bottle of top-quality red wine worth tens of thousands of euros.

In Germany, it costs tens of thousands of euros, which would naturally be around two hundred thousand yuan in China.

Upon seeing the price, the two men felt a little embarrassed.

There's nothing we can do about it. Both of them are just starting out in their entrepreneurial journeys, especially Wang Gang, who has only been a member of the coaching team for a short time. He still has a long way to go before he takes off.

Besides, Su Hao served them such good wine, yet they had nothing to repay him with. In fact, they were only able to get to their current positions because of Su Hao!

However, after Su Hao said a few words, "They're all abroad now, why don't they give our family the best of everything?"
The two of them then began to savor the fine wine that Su Hao had served them, no longer caring about anything else. As for Kant and Zhang Linpeng...

Su Hao truly hadn't expected that these two would actually... actually start chatting. The reason, of course, was that both of them were currently only mediocre at English.

Kanté started learning on his own at the beginning of the year, and Zhang Linpeng, while having a solid theoretical foundation, wasn't very proficient.

Now, after realizing that they both admired each other, the two unexpectedly found themselves chatting quite happily.

They even discovered they shared a common hobby – playing chess.

Speaking of chess, Kant asked Su Hao about it right after he started living with him.

However, Su Hao really didn't like that thing; he'd rather spend that time playing some nice live games.

But he really didn't know that Zhang Linpeng liked playing chess.

Su Hao initially thought Zhang Linpeng was just bragging, but after Zhang Linpeng, with Kant's help, downloaded a chess game that allowed LAN play and played a close match with Kant, Su Hao finally believed him.

then
Su Hao became the most boring person at the entire dinner.

Two people were playing drinking games, and two people were playing chess.

He must have been so bored that he left the private room to get some fresh air!

However, right after he left the private room, Su Hao unexpectedly ran into several young people with Asian faces.

"Ah! Su Hao!"

Before Su Hao could even crawl back into the private room, he was grabbed by these young people who were clearly Chinese students studying abroad.

Taking photos, signing autographs, etc.
The process was certainly not skipped!
Hey!
Su Hao was bitter inside. This was the downside of being famous; he could be recognized wherever he went.

After eating for about two hours, the five of them took a very memorable group photo and then went their separate ways.

Wang Gang and Li Youli still have their own jobs, and Zhang Linpeng also needs to tidy up her rented apartment.

After finishing his daily routine, Su Hao continued his arduous journey of leveling up his teamwork with his little Kankan.

These past few days have included training and matches.

Su Hao estimated the approximate time required for this mission.

Even if you train until the early hours of the morning, you can only increase your progress by about 3% at most. But it's different in a match. Like the North London derby in the last round, one match directly boosted your progress by 15%.

At this rate, conservatively speaking, Su Hao should be able to complete this special story mission by the end of February.

At that time, Su Hao will be able to unlock another attribute, just like passing, that breaks the top limit of the character's talent on the panel.

that's it!
Five days later, Arsenal hosted Aston Villa in the 25th round of the league at their home ground.

Even without Walcott, Wenger's Arsenal easily defeated Aston Villa 4-0 at home, who have now fallen into the relegation zone.

Su Hao, who scored a hat-trick in the previous round, once again became the most dazzling presence on the field in this match.

The match had just started less than 15 minutes ago.

During Arsenal's counter-attack opportunity, Su Hao used an absolutely unstoppable 65-meter long pass to help Podolski directly break into Villa's penalty area.

Without any intention of taking credit, Podolski passed the ball across to Arsenal substitute striker Yaya Sanogo (Giroud suspended due to red card) the instant Villa rushed out in front of him.

With a powerful shot, Yaya Sanogo slotted the ball into the empty net, scoring his first league goal since joining Arsenal!
The successful rewrite of the score forced Aston Villa's manager to urge his players to abandon the defensive strategy and start looking for opportunities to equalize.

only!

Wenger on the sidelines was already waiting for Villa to make the save.

After Villa completely opened up their formation, Su Hao's threat in the attacking third became increasingly significant.

In the 26th minute of the match, it was Su Hao's surgical through ball that gave young player Yaya Sanogo a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper.

However, being a young player and making his first start of the season, Yaya Sanogo, slightly nervous, actually hit the Villa goalkeeper's leg with the ball.

Vera escaped unharmed.

The 34th minute of the game.

It's still Su Hao!
After using his dreamlike footwork to dribble past two Villa defenders in midfield, he delivered a lobbed pass.

Su Hao passed the ball to Podolski's feet.

This time, Podolski didn't let the opportunity slip away, delivering a precise shot.

The ball sailed past the Villa goalkeeper's fingertips, grazed the post, and finally nestled into the corner of the net.

2: 0!

The 44th minute of the game.

After Villa put almost all the midfield defensive pressure on Suho, Arsenal's current captain Arteta made a run into the backfield and, with no one marking him, scored his fourth goal of the season with a powerful long-range shot.

3: 0!

Before halftime, Arsenal, missing key players, had already secured the victory.

4: 0!
This is how the match ended.

Su Hao had 2 assists and 1 indirect assist, and was once again selected as the MVP of this game.

These two assists brought Su Hao's total assists in the Premier League to eight.

Eight assists. This statistic has propelled Su Hao to third place on the Premier League's current assist chart.

It's worth noting that the two players currently ahead of Su Hao, 272 (13 goals) and Suarez (9 goals), took more than twenty rounds of matches to achieve this record, while Su Hao only took 5 league matches.

This incredible efficiency naturally made Su Hao's name the hottest topic in all English media that night once again.

The Times Sports front page: The Eastern Magician rewrites the rules of the Premier League, Su Hao's 8 assists in 5 games = 272 half-season output!
Daily Mail headline: Only Thierry Henry in 2002 came close in Premier League history (6 assists and 3 goals in 5 rounds), and he is expected to win the Premier League assist title in half a season!
Tactics column in 442 magazine: With an average passing speed of 0.8 seconds, far faster than the Premier League average of 1.4 seconds, China's Su has rewritten the rules of assists in world football!

Sky Sports Monday Night Football Special: With his formidable balance, absolutely top-notch vision and passing, China's Su is poised to make the Premier League's Team of the Season halfway through the season!
The Sun: It is reported that the handsome Chinese actor Su has entered the top three most anticipated male leads among adult actresses across Europe.
Su Hao is famous!

Compared to his record-breaking hat-trick at White Hart Lane, it was his astonishing 8 assists in 5 rounds that truly made European football realize his dominance in midfield.

However, it was precisely because of the media's frenzied reporting that Premier League teams began to seriously study Su Hao.

Especially Liverpool!

There was no other way, because it was the 26th round of the league, just 6 days later.

Liverpool will welcome a depleted Arsenal team led by the much-hyped Chinese player, Su, at their Anfield stadium.

Liverpool, currently third in the league, are only two points behind Arsenal.

If Liverpool can defeat Arsenal in this match, they can overtake Arsenal and move into second place in the standings.

And most importantly, this round of the league is the crucial Manchester derby for Manchester City, who are currently top of the league.

If Manchester City loses to Manchester United again, then
It is for this reason.

Liverpool's current manager, Brendan Rodgers, began gathering his coaching staff to study Arsenal's current key player, number 11, Suarez, just six days before the match!

Liverpool had already begun studying Su Hao early on, and Wenger was naturally not idle either.

Although Walcott's season-ending injury has been frustrating Wenger for almost a week, he is somewhat comforted by Ramsey's return.

However, it was precisely because of Ramsey's return that Wenger began to struggle with how to balance the overlapping positions between Ramsey and Suho.

The 2013-2014 season was undoubtedly the peak of Ramsey's entire career.

In the twenty-odd rounds of the league before Su Hao arrived, Ramsey was undoubtedly the only true core of this Arsenal team, and his scoring ability was also ridiculously strong.

11 goals in 21 league matches.

This statistic is even higher than that of Giroud, a true center.

With this data, how could Wenger bear to leave Ramsey on the bench when Arsenal is so short-handed?
But if Ramsey also plays, and Su Hao moves back to defensive midfield, then Kante...
After much deliberation, Wenger had no choice but to try moving Ramsey to the wing, in Walcott's original position.

Wenger originally just wanted to experiment, but what he didn't expect was...
2014 2 Month 10 Day.

Arsenal first team training ground!
In Ramsey's first training match after his official return, he was placed in the right winger position, which he was not very familiar with.

In the first few attacks, just as Wenger had expected, Ramsey would instinctively drift towards the center after receiving the ball.

This move not only left Arsenal's right flank vulnerable, but also forced Su Hao and Ramsey into a small space, causing them to interfere with each other.

After watching Team A's attack fall into a strange state several times, Wenger was about to stop the training match and reconsider the new formation. To Wenger's surprise, Su Hao on the training field made the adjustment himself first.

Yes!

After overlapping with Ramsey's position in the mid lane, Su Hao began to actively fill Ramsey's side lane position.

Moreover, after reaching the wing, Su Hao shouted for Ramsey to pass the ball to him!

then
Su Hao easily dribbled past the B team's full-back and delivered a top-notch cross, sending the ball steadily over Giroud's head, which Giroud headed directly into the air.

"hiss!!!"

This change brought Wenger a sudden surge of joy!
Yes!

Upon seeing this, Wenger realized that he seemed to have gone astray.

Why is he so insistent on placing Su Hao in the middle lane?

Su Hao is fast, and his physique, explosiveness, and passing ability are also good.
These are more than enough to support going to the side lanes!

And most importantly, Su Hao and Ramsey can switch places at any time under these circumstances!
If Su Hao is contained in the middle, then Ramsey will organize the attack on the flanks, and then wait for Ramsey to draw the defense away.
In this case
"stop!!!"

With that in mind, Wenger couldn't wait to pick up his tactics board and head to the center of the training field!

Three days!

Wenger went from initial worry to final surprise.

Yes!

After testing his ideas, Wenger actually discovered yet another hidden instruction manual for Su Hao.

Moreover, this new tactic not only made up for the squad's shortcomings caused by Walcott's absence, but also made Arsenal's attack more diversified.

It was precisely this new change and new hope that gave Wenger a strange idea, similar to the one he had when Wilshere was injured.
It seems.
It seems like Arsenal could actually strengthen their squad if someone is out for the season?

guilt guilt
And so, Wenger, while blaming himself for his mistakes, flipped through the list of player medical reports sent by the team doctor and began to look at each one.

at the same time!

Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

After studying and organizing numerous team drills, Brendan Rodgers was finally completely satisfied with his tactics for the next round of matches.

Yes!

Brendan Rogers found a way to limit that Chinese Soviet.

The two midfielders, Lucas and Henderson, formed a defensive duo. Lucas had speed and agility, while Henderson had physicality and defensive experience.

These two players completely anchored themselves in the middle, defensively marking China's passes, while Gerrard moved forward to the attacking midfield position to organize the attack.

Liverpool now boasts the SAS trio of Suarez and Sturridge, and these two alone are enough to disrupt Arsenal's fragile defense, which even Southampton struggled against.

In addition, Gerrard's organizational relocation!
Brendan Rogers was relieved.

Even Brendan Rodgers was already fantasizing that he might be able to maintain his league lead until the end of the season after defeating Arsenal.

Then
I will absolutely become the greatest manager in Liverpool's history, bar none!
There's nothing we can do about it; Liverpool, known as the kings of cup competitions, has yet to win the Premier League title.

P.S.: Waaaaah, I was on duty for flood prevention today. Because of the torrential rain, I was running back and forth between villages helping out and didn't have much time to write. I can only manage 8,000 words.

I'm already considering adding a female character; other authors openly admit they like supporting characters.
Of course, the most important thing is to express my deepest gratitude to the generous guild leader, not just a random guy named "乱世狂刀01".

I won't say much more about thanking you. Tomorrow, as usual, I'll write 2 words a day on the Arsenal vs. Liverpool epic battle, which will be a special bonus for the patron.

Finally, I still need your votes.

(End of this chapter)