Football: Starting with the Crescent Moon Slash

Chapter 116 System Upgrade, King of Football Skill Pack!

The International Champions Cup, also known as the Guinness International Champions Cup, was originally the World Football Challenge, which began in 2009, and officially premiered in 2013.

From 2013 to 2014, the Guinness World Records was the full sponsor. After 2015, the sponsorship was gradually phased out. The competition is divided into multiple regions, including North America, Europe, China, Australia, and Singapore. There are no official points or promotion/relegation systems. The competition is mainly used by teams for warm-up matches, team cohesion, and market expansion.

This event is highly commercialized, generating substantial revenue from ticket sales, broadcasting, and sponsorships. It serves as a crucial channel for top clubs to expand into overseas markets such as North America and Asia!

"I didn't expect to be given such a big task so soon after I joined the company—this is interesting."

After dinner with Klopp, Jiang Yan returned to his apartment in Liverpool.

This year's International Champions Cup is divided into three regions: North America, Australia, and China.

Liverpool is located in the North American region, where teams are most concentrated.

The North American region has 10 teams: Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Chelsea, Leicester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Celtic.

Liverpool's opponents will be any three of these 10 teams.

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"Apart from Leicester City and Celtic, the others are all tough nuts to crack —"

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Just as I was thinking this, the system's voice came to my mind.

[Ding~ Host transfer detected. The system will automatically update along with the host's transfer.]

[Football Enhancement System 2.0 upgrade complete!]

[New system feature: Defeating a Premier League team will grant you a random player skill pack from that team. The log function is also retained, allowing the host to more easily obtain free attribute points.]

【您目前的个人数值如下：进攻意识79；射门精度81；射门力量80；头球55；盘带80；停球70；长传96；短传96；任意球100（完美）；速度82；体能80；身体78；弹跳55；防守85；防守意识85】

[Stadium Rating: 80 (A qualified starting lineup for an upper-tier Premier League team)]

[Seasonal objective: Win the Premier League Golden Boot]

[Mission Reward: King of Football Skill Pack x1]

A new journey begins; write your own legend in the Premier League!

Another football king's skill set!

It was only then that Jiang Yan belatedly realized what was happening.

I still have one more "King of Football" skill pack that I haven't unlocked yet!

After winning the Champions League, complete the system's season missions to obtain the King of Football Skill Pack!

With the International Champions Cup drawing ever closer, it's time to learn some new skills!

"System, whose skills can I get from this King of Football skill pack?"

[The list of players with the best skills package includes 10 individuals!]

Pelé, Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Zidane, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Stefano, Ronaldo (R9)

Platini ————

interesting.

No wonder he has the skills of a football king!

Jiang Yan's biggest weaknesses right now are heading ability and jumping ability. If he could acquire Cristiano Ronaldo's jumping ability, he could make up for this one and only deficiency.

[Open the King of Football Skill Pack?]

"Never mind, open it!"

[The King of Football's Skill Pack is now available!]

Dozens of dark figures suddenly appeared before Jiang Yan's eyes. The next second, these dozens of dark figures disappeared one after another in front of him, leaving only one figure.

After Jiang Yan saw it clearly...

A composed and dignified figure stood in the midfield, his movements as free as a libero, traversing the entire field, integrating offense and defense, moving forward and backward with ease. Whether he was commanding the defense from the back or advancing to attack and capture the enemy's stronghold, he was always at ease.

With his god-like vision on the field, leader-level strategic thinking, and elegant yet tough playing style, he became an irreplaceable free king on the field, the Caesar of the green field.

He is widely recognized as the Emperor of Football, pioneered the libero role, and is considered the greatest all-around player in history.

He could build an impenetrable defense with his body, and also orchestrate incredibly sharp attacks, possessing unparalleled all-around abilities, leadership qualities, and the ability to read the game.

He is an immortal monument to German football. In the Bundesliga and the World Cup, he was the founder of the Bayern Munich dynasty, the absolute core, the emperor on the pitch, an all-around king capable of playing any position on the field.

He is none other than Franz Beckenbauer, the most terrifying Kaiser of football!

Congratulations on obtaining the Beckenbauer [King of Football - Emperor's Might] Skill Pack!

Your attributes have improved! Offensive awareness: 79 → 85; Defensive awareness: 85 → 90

[Skill Description: The Majesty of an Emperor: You possess absolute leadership qualities on the field. Any player will subconsciously obey your commands, and opposing players will lose their judgment when facing you, instinctively avoiding physical contact.]

The might of the Great Emperor.

That name sounds powerful!

But after reading the introduction, I realized that this skill can only be considered a "conceptual" skill.

Whether it's enhancing his own leadership qualities or instilling subconscious fear in his opponents, although it may seem intimidating, he still needs to explore how to actually utilize it.

7 month 20 day.

Liverpool's first team has assembled at Melwood training ground to begin preparations for the International Champions Cup, which will begin in eight days.

This was also Jiang Yan's first meeting with the entire Liverpool team.

Jiang Yan drove very carefully throughout the journey.

With Lina's help, Jiang Yan finally obtained his British driver's license a few days ago.

It was also his first driver's license.

He originally planned to take advantage of his time in Sanya to get his domestic driver's license, but he didn't expect to fail the second part of the test twice!

So the matter was left unresolved.

He is currently driving the latest Audi A4L, delivered by Audi, on his way to the Melwood training ground.

Even before Jiang Yan officially announced his departure from Real Madrid, Audi, under the guidance of Lina, signed an endorsement contract with Jiang Yan.

The contract stipulates that Jiang Yan will receive the latest Audi model every year.

Now he doesn't have to worry about what kind of car to drive.

Jiang Yan finally arrived at the destination 10 minutes before the training session was scheduled to begin.

Klopp was already waiting for him in the parking lot, but when he saw Jiang Yan backing into the parking space like he was crawling, he couldn't help but scratch his head awkwardly.

Looking at Jiang Yan's open car window, she said, "How about I park it for you?"

That's wonderful.

After parking the car, Klopp led them into the Melwood training ground for the first time.

Step into Melwood.

It may not have the luxurious sophistication of the Bernabéu, but it exudes a pragmatic and passionate spirit.

The red and white color scheme runs throughout, and the walls are covered with photos and championship banners of Liverpool legends throughout history. Shankly, Paisley, Dalglish, Gerrard—every name has been a symbol of this club.

Jiang Yan couldn't help but imagine that his own large portrait was also hung here.

Just as he was lost in thought...

"How are you doing? Are you adjusting to the English climate?"

"It's definitely different from what I experienced in China. What bothers me more than the weather is the water quality here."

The water quality in England is different from that in Spain and China. The water here is hard and has a lot of limescale. Washing your hair with this water can easily cause hair loss and baldness.

"I don't want to end up like Mr. Benitez."

Klopp smiled and said, "After training, I can send you the shopping link for the water purifier brand that I usually use."

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That would be wonderful.

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The two chatted and laughed as they walked into the locker room.