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Chapter 18: A Battle to the Death - This Opponent Has Something to Offer

5 month 7 day.

Osbonne Road Stadium.

The stadium, which can hold 10,000 fans, was full two hours in advance. People were bustling around the residential buildings near the stadium, and many families even hung up Leyton Orient's Red Dragons flag.

Leyton Orient faced their toughest relegation battle yet, with their opponent being Southampton, a team that had remained in the Premier League for many years and had nurtured players like Alan Shearer, Gareth Bale, and Theo Walcott.

The atmosphere in the home team's locker room was very tense.

Facing a team of this caliber in a do-or-die relegation battle would make anyone incredibly nervous.

Upon seeing Southampton's starting lineup, Sun Ke couldn't help but gasp.

Fonte, the future center-back for the Portuguese national team, partnered with Pepe to lift the European Championship trophy in 16.

Schneiderlin, a French midfielder, represented France in the 14 World Cup and the 16 European Championship.

Adam Lallana, a future England international, played for Liverpool for seven seasons.

These three players are in their prime; playing them in the English First Division would be a complete disaster.

Southampton's most capable player right now isn't one of these three, but rather the renowned Ricky Lambert, a goal-scoring machine whose inspirational story rivals that of Vardy.

This guy started in amateur leagues, and at the time he also worked part-time in a cannery. He spent most of his professional career playing in the lower leagues of England, single-handedly conquering the Second Division, First Division and Championship.

This guy has won the League One Player of the Year award for three consecutive seasons and the League One top scorer award for three consecutive seasons. This season, he has already scored 35 goals.

The following season, Lambert continued to contribute 30 goals in the Championship and was named Championship Player of the Year.

Even in the Premier League, Lambert's goal tally remained among the top scorers, and he was selected for the England national team at the age of 31.

It's unbelievable that a player of this caliber would spend most of his career in lower-level leagues.

It can only be said that any age can be the starting point of a legend in a person's life.

As a time traveler from twelve years in the future, Sun Ke's understanding of this opponent is deeper than anyone else's.

In terms of player scouting, Southampton has definitely been one of the top clubs in England over the years.

Sun Ke accumulated 7200 points in the system, just to deal with the behemoth that is Southampton.

Even now, these players are enough to intimidate Leyton Orient players.

The team's most valuable midfielder, Dean Smith, was worried about the opponent's midfielders being too strong, striker Risby was troubled by the opponent's full-backs being faster than him, and center-back Yusuf was a little afraid that he couldn't stop Lambert.

If this were in a game, these players would probably all have a "poor performance in important matches" message in their weakness section.

Captain Joelly, however, was full of fighting spirit. He slammed his locker and yelled, "Guys, don't fucking overthink it!"

"The problem we need to solve now is not whether we can win, but that we must win!"

"The biggest stain on a professional player's reputation is having their team relegated; we will fight them to the bitter end!"

Upon hearing Joelly's words, Sun Ke and Harry Kane, along with a group of players, responded loudly, while the other group of players remained looking worried.

Sun Ke had long anticipated this day would come. This competition was crucial to whether he could pass the system's assessment, and there was no way out.

Without hesitation, he opened the lottery system and did two consecutive ten-draws.

Three flashes of blue light appeared, and a prompt quickly came to mind.

"Congratulations, host! You have obtained a 32-year-old Essien experience card, valid for 15 minutes!"

"Congratulations, host! You have obtained a 22-year-old Valeron trial card, valid for 15 minutes!"

"Congratulations, host! You have obtained a 20-year-old Beckham trial card, valid for 15 minutes!"

Upon hearing the prompt, Sun Ke's spirits lifted.

The odds of winning 3 out of 20 are a bit unlucky, but not too bad either, and the players you draw are all top-tier stars.

Essien was an important player in Mourinho's first stint at Chelsea. He was a physically explosive defensive midfielder who could play as a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder.

If Essien were to claim himself as the best box-to-box midfielder of the first decade of the 21st century, neither Makelele nor Vieira would dare to challenge him.

However, Essien, who is 32 years old, has undergone two major overhauls, which has significantly reduced his strength, but he should still be able to perform well.

Valerón was a key attacking midfielder during Deportivo La Coruña's golden era, with top-notch passing and control, but he seems a bit young.

The 20-year-old heartthrob is in the prime of his youth during the first season of the "Class of '92," so his skills are definitely not an issue.

That's how the blue lottery works; the top players drawn are either too old or too young, none of them at their peak during their careers.

However, Sun Ke had nothing to complain about; having it was already quite good.

If we can win this match with 2000 points, we'll put all the remaining points into our attributes.

If you can't figure it out, then keep investing in it.

At this moment, the sound of Leyton Orient fans singing loudly could be heard in the locker room.

Sun Ke took a deep breath. Today, even if it costs him his life, he had to win!

......

Inspur Sports Live Streaming Room.

Renowned football commentator Huang Jianxiang was testing the sound while reviewing information about the two teams.

The parallel world that Sun Ke transmigrated to was nine-tenths similar to his original world, but there were still some differences.

For example, the 4G era arrived a few years earlier, and the live streaming industry had already begun to emerge.

After learning that England would be broadcasting this crucial League One match nationwide, Wave Sports immediately seized the opportunity and purchased the broadcasting rights.

Sun Ke has become a hot topic of discussion in China's sports authorities recently due to the "naturalization scandal".

However, a winning streak in English League One is an absolute upset in China.

However, because Sun Ke is so popular, many fans hope to watch a live broadcast of Sun Ke.

So Wave Sports seized the opportunity and became the first media outlet to take the plunge.

They not only bought the broadcasting rights for the match, but also invited Huang Jianxiang, one of the most talked-about football commentators.

As China's most famous football commentator and the creator of the "great left-back" title, Huang Jianxiang is also thriving in the variety show industry.

After leaving CCTV, his schedule was packed, with two or three football-related programs every week. He also had to provide commentary for the English Premier League and Serie A on Wave Sports.

If it weren't for Wave Sports' lavish spending...

In addition, I wanted to see how Sun Ke's orange color would look.

Huang Jianxiang definitely wouldn't take this job.

"Teacher Huang, we are ready!"

"Fifteen minutes remain before the start of the match," the director announced.

Before the match begins, the commentators must be given time to warm up the audience.

Huang Jianxiang could chat for 50 minutes, let alone 15.

Huang Jianxiang placed the documents on the table, nodded, and said, "Okay, let's begin!"

The director immediately issued the order: "Attention all departments!"

"Signal switching into the studio!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"start!"

As the signal came in, Huang Jianxiang said with a smile, "Good evening, viewers of the Langchao live broadcast room!"

"I'm your old friend, Huang Jianxiang, known as the Ma Jingtao of the commentary world!"

"I saw many netizens commenting on the 'great left-back,' and I didn't expect that five years later, everyone would still remember this famous scene so vividly."

"Time is like a train that keeps moving forward. In the blink of an eye, our lives change."

"Our national football team is also changing, but it hasn't become what we expected."

"Ten years ago, when we qualified for the final round of the World Cup, the future seemed like a dream woven with rainbows."

"It's as if everything will get better and better as long as time keeps moving forward."

"Unexpectedly, that World Cup journey became the highlight of the national football team. In the subsequent two World Cup qualifiers, we couldn't even reach the last round in the Asian zone."

"We all have to admit with a bitter heart that the national football team is not a top-tier team in Asia, perhaps not even a second-tier one. We have more and more room for improvement in Asia, and there are more and more opponents of the same level."

"I'm sure everyone is already aware of the recent hot news topics, so I won't go into details."

"Tell me about the reaction of the English media after this happened."

"The English media expressed surprise, wondering why a rising young player in England would only ask for a signing fee of five million pounds."

"In their view, spending five million pounds to buy the future of a world-class competition is simply not worth it."

"Speaking of which, I believe everyone, like me, wants to know just how good this player named Sun Ke really is."

"I'm sure the vast majority of fans watching this video haven't watched a single full English League One match, and they don't know anything about this level of competition. They're here just to see Sun Ke!"

"Back then, many people watched Championship matches because of players like Van Gaal and Ji Hai. This level of competition lacked appeal for everyone."

"But in England, many clubs have tens of thousands of loyal fans, some of whom are families who have supported a club for generations."

"In everyone's mind, League One is a rough league."

"Some fans have even come up with a jingle that says League One players swing at the ball whenever they see it, and tackle the striker whenever they see him. This is a misunderstanding to some extent, just like how the English view us."

"England has a total of 12 leagues, the first four of which are professional leagues, and each club has its own complete youth training system."

"The competition in the four tiers of English football is very fierce. Many teams that have been relegated from the Premier League are likely to be relegated again if they don't adjust their mentality well. This is what happened to Wimbledon and Leeds United back then, and Southampton were also relegated from the Championship last season."

"Judging from the strength of the League One teams, Charlton, Southampton, and Huddersfield could easily qualify for the World Cup finals if they were in the Asian qualifiers, and even the top eight teams would have a great chance of qualifying from the Asian qualifiers."

"Sun Ke plays for Leyton Orient, a small to medium-sized club. The team's home stadium can only accommodate 10,000 people, and the stadium is even built in the middle of a residential area."

"Since Sun Ke joined the first team in official matches, Leyton Orient has achieved five consecutive victories, rising from second to last to fourth from last. If they win this match, they have a high probability of avoiding relegation."

"However, Leyton Orient is still quite far behind Southampton. In the first meeting between the two teams this season, Leyton Orient lost 1-5 away to their opponents."

Before the match, the English media almost unanimously believed that Southampton would win, and they thought the chances of the two teams winning were 30/70.

"We mainly want to see how Sun Ke performs in this match. It's said that Arsenal and Everton have their eyes on this player."

"Regardless of the outcome of this match, Sun Ke will most likely not stay with Leyton Orient next season."

"We've received the signal from the match venue, and we're chatting while watching the game."

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