Soccer: Maxed-out ball control, the skill is too overpowered.

Chapter 18: Is there infighting within Leverkusen?

Bundesliga Round 3: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Lu Xiao still didn't get a chance to play, and he wasn't even on the roster.

He understood that he had just finished the German Cup four days ago, and it was impossible to give him two matches in a week.

Unfortunately, Lu Xiao hoped he could play and that the coach would notice him.

As Lu Xiao watched from the stands, he became increasingly anxious.

"oops!"

"What kind of kicking is that?!"

"This ball!!"

"Why!"

The surrounding fans all sighed.

At the BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen are trailing Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-1.

In this match, the forward pairing was Son Heung-min and Kiesl.

Borussia Mönchengladbach adopted a defensive counter-attacking strategy, and the dense crowd in the penalty area prevented Son Heung-min from performing at his best.

Son Heung-min is better at using his speed and explosiveness to break through opponents and quickly advance the ball on the counter-attack.

He is very good at finding opportunities, whether it's passing or shooting.

However, in positional warfare, Son Heung-min is not an organizer like Iniesta or Xavi.

He is not a player with the same "static breakthrough" ability as Messi.

Son Heung-min looked lost when controlling the ball in front of the penalty area, with no space to break through, and could only pass the ball back and forth with his teammates.

Despite having 70% possession, Bayer Leverkusen managed only 3 shots, none of which were on target.

On the contrary, Borussia Mönchengladbach's fast counter-attacks were extremely sharp.

They scored with just one shot in the first half, giving them a temporary 1-1 lead over Bayer Leverkusen.

The second half didn't improve much, and the team still couldn't break through.

Ultimately, with the only goal of the match, Borussia Mönchengladbach handed Bayer Leverkusen their first defeat of the season.

Lu Xiao wished he could rush up and kick it himself.

He sees many opportunities as opportunities to capitalize on. With a little finesse in controlling the ball and a chance to break through one or two players, he can then take a decisive shot.

If I were on the field, I might have a chance, at least to equalize the score.

If the team continues to lose like this, Lu Xiao really has to volunteer himself.

……

The next day, despite the team's loss, there was no day off; the entire Leverkusen team trained as usual.

Lu Xiao could sense that the atmosphere in the locker room was relatively somber.

Before changing into training clothes and heading to the training ground.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the locker room.

"Hey, you idiot."

"Who are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about you, you yellow-skinned monkey."

"Fuck, say it again?"

"What? You played so badly yesterday, and you're still not satisfied?"

"What the hell..."

Son Heung-min's face turned bright red.

The person who insulted him was Wohlscheid, a 194cm tall German center-back and former Nuremberg defensive stalwart.

He was tall and strong, making Son Heung-min appear frail in comparison.

This white man has a racist streak to him.

After yesterday's loss, even before the game ended, people were already criticizing and complaining about Son Heung-min, saying he wasted chances in the attacking third.

That's right, Son Heung-min believes he didn't play well yesterday.

He excels at breaking through and making plays when he has space with the ball, has strong 1v1 explosive ability, is equally adept with both feet, and is good at shooting.

However, Son Heung-min considers himself a weak link and inefficient when facing a tight defense.

Their crossing ability is also very poor.

Yesterday, Son Heung-min had a golden opportunity to receive the ball and shoot, but he hesitated and chose to break through instead.

Unfortunately, the ball was intercepted by the opponent, leading to a counter-attack that resulted in a conceded goal.

If we're assigning blame, Son Heung-min bears a significant share of the blame from yesterday's match.

Yes, I played terribly, and I apologized publicly after the game.

The head coach and captain have already moved on from this matter, so who do you think you are, refusing to let it go!

From yesterday's accusations to now, and even to the point of open racial humiliation?

Son Heung-min wanted to rush up and slap him, but he didn't dare to.

Seeing that Son Heung-min backed down, Wohlscheid became even more emboldened.

He hates all Asian and African players for no reason; he is a typical white supremacist.

Son Heung-min was previously a key signing for the team, acquired for 1000 million euros.

He was too afraid to cause trouble.

Yesterday I finally found an opportunity, and I was itching to take it all down.

"Yellow-skinned monkeys, trash! Go back to your Asia, you bunch of people are all XXXX..."

"hiss--"

The surrounding teammates all sensed something was wrong.

That guy's insults were way too harsh, bro.

Captain Rolfes frowned, preparing to step forward to intercept.

Son Heung-min's hands trembled as he was being scolded, but he didn't dare to go up and argue.

boom--

A figure flashed past and delivered a vicious uppercut to Volscheid's abdomen.

Before Volscheid could react, the 194-square-meter giant collapsed to the ground, clutching his stomach and curling up like a shrimp.

Explosive KO!

Everyone in the locker room looked at the "culprit," who turned out to be Lu Xiao, who was usually optimistic, cheerful, and very popular!

"Holy shit!"

"Is this what they mean by 'ruthless and taciturn'? They really act decisively."

"Wolscheid is a foul-mouthed bastard, I want to punch him too."

"I felt we played well, it's all thanks to our teammates, it's too much to say such harsh things."

"Serves you right."

"However, Lu's combat strength is quite formidable."

For a moment, everyone in the Leverkusen locker room had a greater respect for Lu Xiao.

"Lu, thank you."

Son Heung-min was extremely grateful to Lu Xiao for standing up for him.

Even a 16-year-old is braver than me...

Son Heung-min truly felt inferior.

"I'm not helping you, I just want to teach him a lesson."

Lu Xiao rotated his wrist and looked down at the guy on the ground with a cold gaze.

"Lu, come with me for a moment, let's go find the head coach and explain the situation."

Captain Rolfes sighed.

Lu Xiao, as a newly discovered rising star, must not let this incident affect him.

Fortunately, after hearing the details of the incident, neither head coach Sasha nor coach Hyypia blamed Lu Xiao.

"Don't worry, Lu. Hopefully, Wollscheid hasn't offended you. His words and actions have seriously violated club discipline."

We will punish him... but Lu, don't be so impulsive next time. You can leave things to the coaching staff to handle.

Hypia patiently explained.

He was worried that Lu Xiao was too young and impetuous and would be at a disadvantage when playing against older players.

"Thank you, Coach. I won't do it again."

Lu Xiao was indeed a bit impulsive.

Although he is a Belgian citizen, he has always considered himself to be of Chinese descent.

Koreans get insulted, so be it.

That idiot dared to insult his own people; Lu Xiao couldn't tolerate it.

The club handled the incident very quickly.

The instigator, Wohlscheid, was suspended and fined by the club, and was ordered to keep the news from spreading in the locker room.

The club even apologized to Son Heung-min and Lu Xiao, and had Wohlscheid bow to the two in person.

Hitting someone is a minor issue, but if the issue of discrimination gets out, it will have a very negative impact on the club.

Volscheid was completely terrified, and from then on, he would avoid Lu Xiao at all costs.

He's nothing but a coward who's all bark and no bite; he only knows how to bully the weak and fear the strong.

That day, after the training session, Lu Xiao felt a little uneasy.

Before head coach Sasha left, I couldn't help but go up and call out to him.

"Lu? What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

"I just want to know if this will affect my playing time."

Sasha was never one to smile.

Seeing Lu Xiao's appearance today almost made me lose my composure.

"What, are you so eager to play? You know, in other teams you would have spent two years in the youth academy before you could play for the first team at 18."

"We've already given you special treatment by letting you stay in the first team, and you're still not satisfied?"

Lu Xiao shook his head, his gaze unwavering.

"I believe I have the ability to help the team. In any game, my presence on the field might create more opportunities."

"So confident?"

"It's not about confidence; I'm just stating a fact."

"Whoa!"

Good guy.

Sasha had never seen such an arrogant kid before.

You think you're so useful just because you say so? Where do you get the audacity?

Sasha Lewandowski laughed in anger.

"Alright, alright, since you've brought it up so much, let's see what use you are in the next league match, the tough away game against Schalke 04!"

"coach……"

Wait, that's not right.

Lu Xiao wanted to argue further, but then suddenly realized what was happening.

Does this mean the head coach is agreeing to give him a chance?

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