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

Match day!

Lu Xiao had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Having experienced Atletico Madrid last season, Lu Xiao needs to defeat a strong team to prove that he is still the world's best.

If they want to face Real Madrid or Barcelona in the Champions League, they will have to wait until February next year.

They have already defeated Chelsea and Liverpool in the Premier League, as well as Manchester United, Manchester City, and their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, whom they need to beat.

Their strongest rival is undoubtedly Manchester City, who are currently second in the league!

The original timeline started from the 17/18 season.

Manchester City won 5 titles in 6 years, making them the dominant force in the Premier League.

This season marks the beginning of Manchester City's dynasty!

This opponent is heavyweight enough.

Lu Xiao sat in the locker room changing clothes, feeling a long-lost sense of excitement for the competition.

Looking around, he noticed that his Arsenal teammates seemed a bit nervous.

In the current timeline, Manchester City won the title last season, already demonstrating their dominance ahead of time.

Therefore, Arsenal's teammates were more or less afraid of Manchester City.

The tall, muscular Frenchman, Giroud, was currently fixing his hair in front of the mirror, trying to ease his pre-match tension.

The devout Muslim Özil is kneeling on a small mat, prostrating himself on the ground and silently praying to his God.

The surrounding teammates carefully avoided the area where Özil was praying, so as not to disturb him.

Ramsey sat on the bench, listening to music with headphones on, looking quite relaxed, but his constantly shaking left foot betrayed his true feelings.

Xhaka, Sanchez, Mustafi, Koscielny and a few others got together to gossip.

Lu Xiao overheard a couple of sentences by chance.

Everyone was talking about their own things, their conversations completely unrelated, which shows that chatting was also a way to relieve tension.

Perhaps the only person on the team who wasn't nervous was veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Petr Čech played for over a decade starting in the early 2000s, from his regular season to his "tank hat" era, from Prague to Chelsea, and then to Arsenal...

Towards the end of his career, Cech won numerous accolades, including the Champions League, the Premier League, and the FA Cup.

He had long since become indifferent to everything.

It's just Manchester City.

When Cech debuted, Manchester City was still just Kalamia.

"Lu, you look great. Look, this is my daughter... Hi! Adela, your favorite Lu is right here, want to say hello?"

While video chatting with his daughter, Cech pointed the camera at Lu Xiao.

A beautifully sculpted girl with big eyes appeared on the phone screen. She looked to be under 10 years old and became excited upon seeing Lu Xiao.

"Aaaaaah! Lu!!"

Hi, hello Adele.

Lu Xiao greeted her with a smile, but the girl in the camera became shy and stammered, unable to speak.

Cech could only smile apologetically:

"Sorry, she's a fan of yours, and she's a little shy when she suddenly meets her idol."

"It's okay, she's a very cute child. I heard she plays soccer too?"

"Yes, she liked kicking as soon as she could walk. If she wants to play football in the future, we'll let her pursue it professionally."

Cech naturally shared his vision for his daughter's future.

This surprised Lu Xiao slightly.

It seems that in Europe, playing football is no different from any other job.

However, in China, most parents would not easily let their children touch a football. Playing it for fun is fine, but pursuing it as a professional career is absolutely out of the question.

Lu Xiao himself almost failed to make it into the Genk youth academy.

The mother, Zhao Ping, absolutely refused to agree.

Fortunately, Lu Yongping acted first and informed Lu Xiao later, registering Lu Xiao for the Henk youth team and secretly allowing him to undergo a long period of training.

When Zhao Ping found out, the two almost got into an argument.

It wasn't until the Genk youth academy coach said that the child had some football talent that the mother was convinced.

Of course, as it turns out, Lu Xiao's talent was only average.

If it weren't for the system...

After being expelled by Bayern Munich, Lu Xiao naturally gave up his dream of playing professional football.

Every first-team player with a name,

Even though he looks terrible, he only has a rating of 50 in FIFA.

But such players are already one in a thousand football geniuses.

Those players who truly occupy starting positions in big teams, or those who are just beginning to emerge as stars,

He is absolutely a genius among geniuses.

The path to professionalization is ten thousand times more difficult than most people imagine.

It's really not easy for Cech to support his daughter playing football.

Lu Xiao also wondered when the hidden football talents of the children in the motherland would be fully discovered.

After lost in thought for a while, head coach Arsène Wenger went into the locker room to give a pre-match pep talk.

Wenger wasn't the kind of manager who was full of passion. After explaining the tactics, he pushed up his glasses and simply said one sentence.

"Today's match at the Etihad Stadium was perhaps one of the toughest of the season."

However, your preparations in the week leading up to the competition went very well, and everyone performed very well.

I can't be sure what will happen on the field.

But I guarantee that as long as you play to your true potential, you will fear no opponent!

In the end, Wenger and Lu Xiao exchanged a silent glance.

Lu Xiao had already grasped the professor's unspoken advice:

"Kick freely, Lu, it's up to you."

of course!

……

"Hey! De Bruyne, that kid."

Lu Xiao could tell that De Bruyne was holding back, determined to overcome his opponent.

While waiting in the player tunnel and shaking hands with the line before the game,

De Bruyne remained completely silent, his eyes fixed straight ahead.

From the very beginning of the match, this guy was very active. Less than a minute into the game, he orchestrated a threatening attack using Manchester City's possession after kickoff.

"De Bruyne!!! That through ball was absolutely beautiful!!"

"Bernardo Silva!!! Oops!! That shot didn't go in!"

Zhan Jun's high-pitched voice is incredibly powerful!

Although his tone sounded regretful, he was actually quite relieved.

I was really taken aback by Manchester City's fast break at the start!

Fortunately, Aguero was closely marked by Arsenal defenders, which gave Bernardo Silva, whose shooting was slightly inferior, an opportunity.

Otherwise, if it were Aguero who took the shot, it would have gone in!

As expected of Manchester City!

Arsenal certainly has Lu Xiao.

Manchester City certainly has its share of world-class stars, doesn't it?

After a tense offensive, both Manchester City and Arsenal remained calm and took control of the game.

Zhan Jun can finally get a feel for the starting lineup.

"From the very beginning, you could tell it was going to be a battle of titans. Both sides were masters clashing, and a single mistake could be fatal!"

"Hehehe, that's right."

"Okay, we haven't had a chance to introduce the starting lineups yet. If you just turned on the Migu Sports live stream, take a look at the starting lineups now."

"For Manchester City, Guardiola fielded his favorite 4-3-3 formation."

The goalkeeper is the Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson!

The four defenders lined up in a row.

Kyle Walker, Otamendi, captain Kompany, and left-back Mendy.

In midfield,

Gundogan is currently on the bench.

Fernandinho will play as the defensive midfielder, with David Silva and De Bruyne forming the attacking midfield pairing.

The left winger is Sané, and the right winger is Bernardo Silva, a Portuguese player who just signed for the new season.

The striker remains Manchester City's top scorer, Argentine international Sergio Aguero!

Looking at this star-studded lineup, Zhan Jun couldn't help but exclaim, "Manchester City is damn rich!"

In contrast, Arsenal's otherwise decent squad now looks rather meager.

If it weren't for Lu Xiao, the record transfer signing, saving the day...

Arsenal are no match for Manchester City.

「再看阿森纳方面，温格依旧排出本赛季取得10连胜，赛季保持全胜战绩的3-4-2-1体系！

Goalkeeper Cech,

The three defenders are Koscielny, Mustafi, and Monreal.

The two wing-backs are Bellerin and Kolasinac.

Xhaka and Ramsey formed a defensive midfield partnership to provide cover.

The two attacking midfielders are Lu Xiao and Özil!

Leading the pack is France's tall striker, Olivier Giroud!

"Look at this ball first!!"

The pace of the Premier League hadn't even settled for two minutes, and Zhan Jun's commentary hadn't even finished...

Arsenal have launched another offensive!