What is an attacking defensive midfielder?

Chapter 144 Top-tier defensive midfielder, but also a goal-scoring machine

CCTV5 special program.

"Two days later, Leipzig will travel to face Villarreal (Yellow Villarreal) from La Liga. As long as they don't lose, Leipzig will secure a place in the Europa League knockout stage with one round to spare."

"Yes. Coach He, do you have anything to say about this match?"

The camera focuses on He Wei, who is leaning back in his chair.

"As we all know, Leipzig this season has been on a never-ending journey of creating miracles. In other words, both the players and the coaching staff at Leipzig are currently in a state of high morale."

"I think they can maintain this status quo, at least until the end of 2015."

"Coach He has a very high opinion of Leipzig!"

The host said a few words briefly, and then asked Zhang Lu to start his analysis.

"This Leipzig team, well, just kidding, hehe. You can't call them a top team, but they can still put up top team performances. That's what we've been saying about Leipzig – their starting lineup's market value, hehe, doesn't really reflect the team's true strength."

The host nodded. "Coach Zhang, I remember you said before that Leipzig has exposed more and more problems this season, which may affect their performance in the second half of the league. Do you still think so?"

"Yes, but that's not entirely accurate. I said that at the very beginning of the season, and I remember Leipzig wasn't this amazing back then. I thought that for a team like Leipzig, which was entering the top league for the first time, their momentum would gradually diminish. But as it stands now, well, just like Coach He said, these young men from Leipzig are still in a very high-spirited state, which is ideal."

Zhang Lu smiled and then changed the subject.

"Leipzig does have serious problems, but they just haven't lost. I think this is not only related to Rangnick's tactical adjustments, but also to Hao Ren's growth."

Zhang Lu pointed out in the program that Leipzig's defensive weaknesses had already been exposed since August of this year.

Based on the trend at the time, Leipzig's defense would be torn apart by other Bundesliga teams in September.

Unexpectedly, Hao Ren's unusual developmental characteristics caused everything to change.

When Leipzig's defensive problems were about to be exposed in September, the improved Hao Ren directly plugged the gap, so that the problem would not be discovered for another month.

Then in October, Leipzig should have lost by now.

As a result, Hao Ren became even stronger than in September, and once again plugged the team's defensive loopholes.

Time and time again —

Whenever Leipzig is about to run into trouble, Hao Ren often becomes stronger and then covers up the problem.

"Leipzig's current problem is that if Hao Ren can maintain this high growth rate, then I think Leipzig can survive until the end of this season. But we also know that Hao Ren's growth rate is very unreasonable, and he will eventually slow down."

This is Zhang Lu's summary at the end of the program.

You have received a new mission.

[Mission Objective: Score 10 goals starting now]

[Mission Reward: La Liga Treasure Chest (Superstar)]

"call----"

Upon hearing the voice in his mind, Hao Ren took a deep breath.

10 goals!?

To be honest, it's a bit unreasonable, since Hao Ren's position on the field is defensive midfielder, not winger or center forward.

but!

A La Liga treasure chest of superstars —

Seeing the mission rewards, everything suddenly seemed to make sense again.

Hao Ren guessed that the system must have given him this task because of his position as a defensive midfielder.

After all, for an average defensive midfielder, scoring 10 goals would probably take more than two seasons.

But Hao Ren is different.

Mr. Goodman's "defense-to-offense" strategy transcends all boundaries!

Thinking of this, Hao Ren couldn't help but feel fortunate.

My initial choice to sacrifice the System Shop to obtain the [Path of Achievement] was the right one.

According to the conventional training methods, it would take him 5 to 8 years to become a top star, but now the speed is at least 3 times faster!

Because he completes tasks way too damn fast!

Kicker's long article: Top defensive midfielder, but also a goal scorer?

After scoring a hat-trick against Ingolstadt, Gudmann's league goal tally has now reached 15.

He has surpassed Lewandowski.

Appendix: 2015-16 Bundesliga Top Scorers List (as of the end of Round 13):

1. Hao Ren (RB Leipzig), 15 goals.

2. Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), 13 goals.

3. Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), 10 goals.

4. Poulsen (RB Leipzig), 9 goals.

5. Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), 8 goals.

Leipzig occupies two of the top five spots in the scoring charts.

This is reasonable, considering they are currently second in the league standings, and only one point behind Bayern Munich.

Minute.

only----

My dear Mr. Goodman, how come you're in first place?!

[As expected, Hao Ren is still the strongest high school student on earth. He's too overpowered, so he needs to be sent to the school to be weakened.]

[Actually, I had a feeling that Hao Ren would be in first place after his hat-trick, but I didn't expect him to score two more goals than Lewandowski.]

[It's one thing for a defensive midfielder to be good at scoring goals, but why are you number one on the top scorer list? Hao, you're not thinking of winning the Golden Boot, are you?]

I've been searching through information for two hours, but can anyone tell me if there are any precedents for this kind of player? I can't find anything.

[Wow, he won the Bundesliga Golden Boot at 17? If he really succeeds, Hao Ren will be a legend!]

[What do you mean by deifying me? I, Mr. Goodman, am already a god!]

Villarreal.

Love Song Stadium.

Winning this match would secure a place in the knockout stage, but considering the players' physical recovery, Rangnick opted to substitute Hao Ren.

"You weren't in the starting lineup for this match, will you come on as a substitute?"

Click, click, click!

The spotlight shone on Hao Ren on the stage.

This is RB Leipzig's star player!

"Maybe. If it's appropriate, I can come on in the first half. Because I feel like I've recovered quite well."

"What are your thoughts on the current Bundesliga top scorers list? You're currently in first place, two goals ahead of Roberto (Lewandowski)."

"Some Japanese media outlets have said that you resemble the Abnormal Species from the anime Attack on Titan."

"What is it?"

Hao Ren frowned: "Anomalous species? What does that mean?"

"This is a Japanese manga, which has already been adapted into an anime. Mr. Goodman, let me explain. Abnormal species are basically special creatures that behave strangely and unpredictably. This is very similar to your behavior on the field."

"Ha ha!"

After the reporter finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter.

However, Hao Ren was still deep in thought.

He didn't know what the strange creatures were, but he could get a general idea from the reporter's description.

Hao Ren suddenly looked up at the reporter who had just asked him the question: "This strange species you mentioned, does this creature need to go to school?"

"No, the Abnormal Species are villains; they eat people."

"Then it isn't."

"9

Hao Ren shook his head: "I go to school and do my homework, so obviously I'm not like them. Besides—"

"Mr. Goodman does not have a habit of cannibalism."

Perhaps because he was a substitute, Hao Ren gave the media a very relaxed feeling during today's pre-match interview, as if victory was already in his grasp.

This is not an act of underestimating the opponent.

It's about trust in your teammates!

"Leipzig still needs to figure out how to deal with Villarreal's wing attacks, after all, Bakambu and Bruno's attacking abilities are still very good —"

The camera focused on Hao Ren in the third row of the substitutes' bench.

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"Hao Ren, haha, Hao Ren is eating potato chips on the bench."

"The man sitting next to Hao Ren, eating potato chips with him, is Vlaan, the center forward for Leipzig and one of the key players in the team's championship win last season."

"These two seem very relaxed, like they're on vacation. And Leipzig certainly has the confidence to back that up right now!"

Noticing what was happening on the big screen, Rangnick turned around to look.

Hao Ren reacted quickly and hid the potato chips.

After Rangnick turned around, Hao Ren took out the red bag of potato chips, which he held firmly in his palm.

"Go ahead and eat!"

"I've been eating all along," Flann urged.

"I'm not hungry."

"Damn it, why did you bring this out if you're not hungry?"

"I'm just showing off. Eat more, come on! It'll be a waste if you don't!"

"

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"Soldado, pass back to Castillejo!"

"Villarreal will likely continue to rely on attacking down the flanks, which is a major weakness for Leipzig!"

"Kimmich!"

Kimmich is on a frantic chase.

but----

Castillejo was clearly faster than Kimmich!

"Stop them!"

Krossman is ready.

However, Castillejo had no intention of going one-on-one with him. Seeing his teammate making a diagonal run, he decisively passed the ball out.

Bakambu on the edge of the penalty area!

boom!

Bakambu's shot was blocked by Orban.

Sabitzer got the ball in the penalty area.

Snapped!

Sabitzer was dispossessed by Soldado as soon as he got the ball.

After receiving the ball, Soldado first faked a shot to deceive the defender, then stepped on the ball and pulled it back.

Bruno!

With his foot firmly planted, Captain Huang Qian stared intently at the ball on the grass.

boom!

"GGGG—000OLLLL!!!! (Goal!)"

"Bruno Soriano scores!"

"1:0!"

Just when everyone thought the first half would end 0-0, the captain of the Yellow Pool team unleashed a long-range shot!

Leipzig is behind!

"Depend on!"

Hao Ren crossed his legs, first cursing, then started analyzing the situation with his teammates.

"These Spanish teams love to pass the ball around like it's burning their feet."

"Aren't we the same?" Flann laughed.

"There's a huge difference; their passing and ball control is far superior to ours!"

The differences between teams in different leagues are indeed significant.

Villarreal, a strong team in La Liga this season, has indeed caused Leipzig a lot of trouble with their distinctive passing and possession style!

clap clap!

Hao Ren clapped his hands and stood up, his eyes revealing determination.

Are you ready to warm up?

Flann became expectant, but Hao Ren sat down the next second.

"I'm a little hungry, quickly give the potato chips to Mr. Goodman."

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