So what if I'm just strolling around the field? My shots are guaranteed to go in.

Dortmund's celebration lasted for a long time until the referee intervened, and the players separated and returned to their own half.

The match resumed with the referee's whistle.

At this point, Schalke 04 has no other choice but to launch a relentless attack in hopes of overwhelming their opponents with their numerical advantage.

However, Dortmund's morale was greatly boosted by Lin Fan's goal.

Despite Schalke 04's relentless attack, the players remained calm and composed, maintaining an exceptionally solid defense.

This left Schalke 04 with no good solutions for the time being.

Urged on by the head coach, the players could only keep pressing forward, putting pressure on Dortmund.

However, this also meant that the gap behind them was getting bigger and bigger.

After Dortmund nearly scored on several counter-attacks, they had to move their defensive line back.

This greatly reduced the defensive pressure on Dortmund.

The two sides have entered a stalemate.

This also freed Lin Fan up.

He no longer needs to participate in too many defensive tasks.

This gave him time to stroll around the field.

Moreover, he wasn't entirely useless while he was taking a walk.

Because of his performance in today's match, no one dares to underestimate him anymore.

No matter what illogical moves he makes on the field, his opponents will not let it go unchecked.

Therefore, in the area where Lin Fan was active, in addition to Becker who had been following him, the other Schalke players in this area also had to keep an eye on his movements.

If any unusual movement is detected, you must come to assist in the defense immediately.

In this way, Lin Fan managed to distract several Schalke 04 players all by himself.

This is a huge help to Dortmund's defense.

Schalke 04's head coach on the sidelines was certainly aware of the problem, but he dared not make any changes.

Who knows, if I relax, that guy might suddenly pull a fast one on me.

If they do that again, we're really finished.

And so this situation arose on the field.

Lin Fan moved back and forth in the midfield and forward area. There were always several Schalke players around him, following him at varying distances.

Lin Fan deliberately positioned himself to be out of contact with the main Schalke 04 team.

This forces the defensive players who are marking them to be out of touch with the main group.

As a result, these players are unable to keep up with the pace immediately when Schalke 04 makes a transition in attack.

This also greatly reduced Schalke 04's overall attacking ability.

This has inadvertently relieved a significant amount of pressure on Dortmund's defense.

This is one of the reasons why Dortmund was able to put up a good fight against Schalke 04 even with one less player.

"Haha! Lin Fan is starting to resemble Messi more and more. He hasn't done anything, but he's still managing to tie down the opponent's forces."

"If he keeps playing like this, Lin Fan could easily become the MVP in a match just by strolling around. If that happens, he'll probably be the MVP with the easiest time."

"However, it is indeed a difficult situation for Schalke 04 as well."

"Keeping an eye on Lin Fan will take up a lot of energy, and we can't commit all our forces to the attack. But if we ignore him, Lin Fan has already scored three goals. Who knows when a fourth one will come? If that happens, Schalke 04 might as well give up."

"If I were Schalke 04's head coach, I'd probably have a terrible headache."

In the live broadcast room, Zhang Xuan, with a gloating expression, analyzed Schalke 04's current predicament as if he were enjoying the drama.

His words were witty and humorous, and the comments section immediately started flooding with messages.

[Haha! Mr. Zhang is absolutely right, this is an open strategy, there's no way to counter it.]

Ultimately, it's Lin Fan who truly has the skill. If he hadn't scored those three goals earlier, do you think Schalke 04 would even be paying attention to him now?

Yes, the Chinese national football team was also just strolling around on the field, but they still lost. The difference lies in whether you can intimidate your opponent.

Ultimately, it all comes down to skill. If you're skilled, you can stroll around the field and no one will dare to ignore you. If you're not skilled, you can run your legs off the field, but you're just running aimlessly.

Now I want to see if Lin Fan can break through this defense and score another goal.

"Dude, that's too greedy. A hat-trick is already pretty good. And Dortmund is currently leading. I'd be very satisfied if they could maintain this form."

[Yes, we can't expect too much. Lin Fan is only 18 years old after all. His performance to this extent is already beyond expectations. Let's not have any more unrealistic demands.]

This is good, but it would be even better if we could take it a step further!

…………

Looking at the various comments in the comment section, Zhang Xuan found it somewhat amusing.

These guys have really had their appetites raised by Lin Fan.

A hat trick isn't enough; do you expect them to do a quadruple?

If that were the case, he could already imagine the upheaval that would occur in China's domestic football scene tomorrow.

Although I know that it's really difficult to reach that state, especially now that Schalke 04 has taken a close look at Lin Fan.

To replicate the previous feat would be exponentially more difficult.

However, deep down, Zhang Xuan still hoped that Lin Fan would not remain silent, but would bring them an even bigger surprise.

On the field, as the two sides remained deadlocked, the game time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the second half of the game has already passed.

It came down to a tug-of-war for the last ten minutes or so.

At this point, Schalke 04 was clearly more anxious.

If they fail to score in this final stretch, they will leave in defeat.

That's something they can't accept.

Therefore, in this final period of time, Schalke 04 clearly intensified their offensive.

Dortmund, on the other hand, is missing a player to fight.

Now that we've reached this point, the disadvantages are starting to become apparent.

Firstly, in terms of physical fitness, Borussia Dortmund's players will definitely expend more energy than Schalke 04's players.

Some players have already started experiencing cramps.

Schalke 04, on the other hand, substituted several players who were experiencing physical problems.

Three fresh faces were brought in.

This further enhanced their physical advantage.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund only has one substitution left.

Maister, however, dared not use it lightly.

Therefore, with the gains and losses of one side, Schalke 04's advantage becomes even more obvious.

Meanwhile, Lin Fan, through tireless efforts, finally managed to accumulate over 2,500 steps. With just a little more effort, he could reach 3,000 steps.

Now it depends on which side can seize the initiative first.