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

Schalke 04's home stadium, Veltins-Arena.

The Bundesliga Round 4 key match, Schalke 04 vs. Bayer Leverkusen, is currently underway.

With 31 minutes played, the score remained 0-0.

In a six-point contest, neither side dared to make a mistake, focusing more on defense and relatively lacking offensive power.

Such a dull match, coupled with the small fan base of both teams and the awkward match time...

Sunday evening, 00:30, which is actually early Monday morning.

Everyone has to go to work or school, who wants to watch this stupid competition?

There were originally over 8 people watching the live stream.

Disheartened by the dull and monotonous competition, there are now fewer than 3 participants.

The composition of the group is quite diverse, including Bundesliga fans, Bayern Munich fans scouting the competition, Dortmund fans scouting the competition, a few Schalke fans, a few Leverkusen fans, casual fans who are just bored, and random passersby who clicked in by accident...

The live stream had just enabled the bullet screen comment function, but very few people were sending bullet screen comments.

Zhan Jun is starting to regret taking on the commentary role today.

"It's not that easy. A 16-year-old coming off the bench in such an important match? What are you thinking?"

Zhan Jun gave a self-deprecating smile.

However, out of professional ethics, he still maintained enough passion to give his solo commentary.

"Son Heung-min, dribbling the ball forward and attempting a breakthrough..."

"Schalke 04's defense was quite solid, giving him no space to dribble."

"Open up the angle laterally—take a kick yourself!!"

"Wow! That was a pretty threatening shot, just a little wide of the post."

"Son Heung-min, who came to Bayer Leverkusen from Hamburg for 10 million euros, has won the trust of head coach Sascha and started as a striker in four consecutive league matches."

"However, his performance on the field tends to favor attacking down the flanks. Son Heung-min's technical characteristics also make him more inclined to cut inside from the flanks."

"He seems to have a hard time making an impact in the crowded penalty area."

Zhan Jun is quite envious of this South Korean star.

Why are there so many talented people in my next-door neighbor's neighborhood?

Park Ji-sung, Son Heung-min...

Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa, Makoto Hasebe, Atsuhito Uchida...

Why can't even Hao Junmin establish himself in the national football team?

On the court, Son Heung-min and Atsuto Uchida were evenly matched, putting on a spectacular series of 1v1 offensive and defensive battles.

Zhan Jun couldn't help but sigh when he thought about it.

At that moment, the camera happened to pan across the Leverkusen bench, lingering for a few seconds on a handsome yet slightly immature face.

If you didn't know better, you'd think they were some boy band idols.

"Oh? We see that Lu Xiao, the young player on the Leverkusen bench, is not a Japanese or Korean player, but a Belgian of Chinese descent."

Lu Xiao's parents and grandparents were all from Fujian Province, while he himself was born in Belgium.

After leaving Bayern Munich's youth academy, he was signed by Bayer Leverkusen this summer.

Since the game was quite dull, Zhan Jun decided to say a few more words about Lu Xiao, including some personal opinions.

"...In the first round of the German Cup last week, Lu Xiao came on as a substitute, setting a record for the youngest player to appear in the German Cup."

16 years and 75 days old!

Furthermore, Lu Xiao came off the bench and scored twice, creating numerous threatening attacks, helping Leverkusen reverse the game and advance to the next round of the German Cup.

This young striker is adept at using his excellent footwork to create opportunities to shoot from tight spaces.

He is incredibly gifted and has enormous potential.

Placing him on the bench for important matches shows that the coaching staff still pays attention to Lu Xiao.

Zhan Jun spoke with great familiarity about the subject from the commentary booth.

I heard that a Chinese-American prodigy has appeared on the Bundesliga pitch.

The number of viewers in the live stream has rebounded slightly, reaching nearly 4.

"...Lu Xiao has been highly praised by the German media, who say he is the next Van Basten and the next Ronaldinho."

Hopefully, Lu Xiao will get a chance to play today.

To prove myself on the Bundesliga pitch...

……

Despite Zhan Jun's lengthy explanation, the first half ended 0-0.

Finally, someone left a comment in the live stream.

"Where are the players? Weren't there supposed to be Chinese players?"

"Just kidding, he's just a substitute."

"It's impossible for him to appear."

"Stop waiting, turn it off and go to sleep."

The few remaining fans in the live stream had long since given up hope.

The story of Chinese players playing abroad is a huge "boy who cried wolf" tale.

After one disappointment after another

Who would believe that!

From the fans' perspective, Bayer Leverkusen's signing of Lu Xiao is definitely a tactic by Bayer Group to undermine Bayer's dominance and increase its market share in China.

If they really want results, who would send a Chinese player?

Are you unhappy that you're losing too quickly?

Whether abroad or in China, Chinese players have become synonymous with "cooking".

There's absolutely no way to trust them.

During halftime, many viewers turned off the live stream and left.

Only a little over 1 people remained in the live stream room and persisted.

Even Zhan Jun was secretly astonished when he saw it.

"Wow, there are 1 people here? Our fan base is really big."

"Teacher Zhan, thank you for your hard work. I'm really a little embarrassed today."

Editor-in-Chief Chen Tong was still comforting Zhan Jun.

"After today's explanation, I'll give you a week off."

"It's alright, Mr. Chen, I'd be happy to commentate on this match."

Seeing Chinese faces gives me at least some hope.

Zhan Jun is really hoping that Lu Xiao can play.

……

"Hunterlär!! The thief's ball is here!!"

"In the 71st minute, former Real Madrid striker Huntelaar slotted a low shot into the net from just outside the box!"

Schalke 04 takes the lead! 1-0 against Bayer Leverkusen!

During Zhan Jun's passionate commentary, Schalke 04 players hugged each other and celebrated wildly.

In contrast, Leverkusen looked as if they had lost their parents.

The previously evenly matched game suddenly tilted in favor of the home team, Schalke 04!

Bayer Leverkusen's attack has always been somewhat constipated.

If Schalke 04 decides to play defensively again, they will have little room to maneuver.

"Fuck!!"

Head coach Sasha was so angry that he kicked a water bottle away.

"Are all the players on the field idiots?! Are they all pigs?!"

"I emphasized man-marking so many times, yet there was no one protecting the player in front of the penalty area!"

Sasha was furious; none of them were easy to deal with.

Hyypia quickly offered words of comfort:

"It's okay, it's only one goal, we still have a chance."

"No, it's very difficult. We can't break through their defenses."

"Should we try adjusting it?"

Hypia suggests.

Sasha shook her head: "Wait a little longer."

……

Ten minutes later, the score remained 1-0, with the home team leading by one goal.

Sasha finally couldn't sit still any longer.

He looked toward the bench, his gaze sweeping over Julian Brandt.

The team's current problem is a lack of offensive power, especially on the left flank, where Atsuto Uchida has completely shut them down.

This guy is in excellent form; I can't get past him at all.

Mexican veteran left forward Guardado is in poor form, lacking both dribbling and passing skills, and failing to shoot... What's the point of having him!

Sasha instinctively wanted to bring on substitute left winger Julian to use his speed to make an impact.

However, the moment Sasha looked at Lu Xiao, she suddenly had a brilliant idea!

"Lu".

"coach?"

After sitting on the sidelines for 80 minutes, Lu Xiao finally heard his name called!

Could it be that……

Lu Xiao approached with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Change your clothes and get ready to go on stage!"

"no problem!"

It's finally my turn!

League debut!

And he was appointed to lead the mission in a critical battle!

Lu Xiao was so nervous that a raging fire was burning in his chest!

……

In the Sina Sports live broadcast room, Zhan Jun was equally excited!

"Oh? We see! Young Chinese-American player Lu Xiao is standing on the sidelines!"

"He's about to come on as a substitute and make his Bundesliga debut!"