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

"That powerful?"

"Amazing!! Oh my god!"

"Perfect performance!"

"Lu! You're too strong!"

1-0, Lu Xiao, who came on as a substitute, scored the only goal of the game in the first minute.

Belgium narrowly defeated Ivory Coast in a friendly match.

His Belgian teammates had always believed that Lu Xiao, who was making waves in the Bundesliga, might be able to deliver an outstanding performance.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiao surprised everyone even more than they had imagined!

With such a surprise player on the national team, everyone is even more excited for the upcoming 2014 World Cup.

Hopefully, head coach Wilmots will stick to his decision to select Lu Xiao and take him to Brazil.

After the game, Lu Xiao's teammates surrounded him to celebrate.

Even Hazard's expression towards Lu Xiao changed.

Lu Xiao won his first match for the national team and was also very happy.

Joining the national team at the age of 16 is astonishing even in the world of football.

Only when Yamar joined the Spanish national team 10 years later could he be compared to this.

Lu Xiao shook hands and hugged his teammates when suddenly a shadow blocked his way.

He thought there were dark clouds obscuring the sun, so he looked up and...

Didier Drogba, a towering black man, stood blocking my way.

"Lu, wanna exchange jerseys?"

To Lu Xiao's shock, Drogba was speaking Chinese with an unusual intonation.

It seems he learned a lot during his year playing for Shanghai Shenhua.

"no problem."

After all, he is a Chelsea legend, a Shanghai Shenhua legend, an African Footballer of the Year, and a key player in the Champions League winner.

Drogba is considered a highly accomplished veteran.

When Lu Xiao watched Arsenal matches, he was frequently arrested by Drogba's Chelsea.

I get nervous whenever I see Drogba get the ball in the attacking third.

For this player who fought hard to win a Champions League title at the end of his career and used football to stop the civil war in Ivory Coast,

Lu Xiao still maintained sufficient respect.

Respect!

Drogba seemed quite interested in Lu Xiao, and the two exchanged jerseys and chatted briefly.

Due to the complex Flemish-speaking, German-speaking, French-speaking, and English-speaking environment in Belgium,

Lu Xiao is fluent in these languages.

Communicating with Drogba in French was effortless.

"Have you ever trained in the Chinese Super League youth academy?"

"No, I am a Belgian citizen and have never played in the Chinese Super League."

"No wonder... I hope we'll have another chance to fight in the future."

Drogba draped Lu Xiao's jersey over his shoulders and turned to leave.

Unfortunately, he now plays for Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League, so he won't have a chance to play in the Champions League this season.

The two met on the field, which would be difficult at the club level.

At most, we might run into each other at the World Cup.

……

Lu Xiao originally thought he would be very bored during the winter break.

Unexpectedly, the national team's training camp and warm-up matches helped him get through this period, and after the training camp ended, he seamlessly transitioned to the pre-season training camp for the second half of the Bundesliga season.

Back in Leverkusen, I didn't rest for two days.

Inside the Leverkusen training ground,

Lu Xiao looked as energetic as if she had just returned to school after a fulfilling winter break training camp.

He can see his good brothers from the club again and get ready to play in the game!

Apart from Lu Xiao, all the other players in the locker room looked tense.

Clearly, they did a lot of reckless things during the winter break.

Julian Brandt, in particular, wished he could hide behind Lu Xiao.

"Lu, when we're measuring body fat and weighing ourselves later, how about you step up and weigh yourself for me?"

Lu Xiao didn't speak, but simply reached out and touched Julian Brandt's forehead.

"He doesn't have a fever, so he's probably just having brain damage."

"What do you mean!"

"Are you stupid? Or do you think the coaching staff are stupid?"

It's not like taking attendance at school; I'm not answering for a classmate.

It wasn't about helping classmates cheat on exams.

The coaching staff and other personnel were definitely present to supervise the physical tests.

They're not blind, how could they let the two of them act like this?

"Oh! You're right! What am I going to do? I'm going to be stuck on the bench forever."

"Serves you right, who told you to be so unrestrained during the winter break?" Kiessling sneered from the side.

Julian Brandt is a real character, and everyone loves to see him make a fool of himself.

Fortunately, Lu Xiao was his brother and kindly comforted him.

"Don't worry, Julian."

"Really?" Julian Brandt looked at Lu Xiao expectantly, thinking he had some good idea.

As a result, Lu Xiao casually remarked:

"Anyway, you won't make it into the starting lineup, so it doesn't make a difference."

Blanch!

Julian Brandt broke down, and laughter and cheers filled the locker room.

"Oh? You all seem so happy, ladies. Did you have a wonderful holiday?"

"Then let me see who failed the physical test!"

"Let me make this clear beforehand: I told you all before the holiday that if you do anything too outrageous, you'll be sitting on the sidelines for the rest of your lives. Don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The two head coaches, Sasha Lewandowski and Hyypia,

Sasha is always the one who plays the bad cop.

His fierce expression made the Leverkusen players' hearts skip a beat, and they couldn't help but swallow hard.

Perhaps only Lu Xiao was clean; the others were somewhat unrestrained.

Sure enough, after most of the day of physical testing, Lu Xiao topped the team with a body fat percentage of 7% and perfect scores in all indicators.

He doesn't need any adjustments at all; he can participate in the competition the next day directly.

Everyone else was slightly overweight.

Left winger Guardado even failed the physical test completely.

It's clear that he spent a lot of time going to nightclubs and indulging in food and drinks during the winter break.

The result, naturally, infuriated Sasha.

"Nothing else to train today, everyone get to running laps! Each person gets an extra 20 laps as punishment! Now! Immediately!"

"No!!"

My usual warm-up routine is 20 laps, but now I have to run 20 laps as a penalty – that's not just ordinary jogging.

Instead, it involves interval running with high knees; as soon as the coach's whistle blows, you must accelerate and sprint.

Interval running is the most physically demanding.

The 20 laps weren't on a standard stadium track, but rather around a training field.

In short, after a round of penalty runs, the players on the field will be either dead or badly injured.

Only one lucky person escaped punishment.

"Lu, you stay here and play around with the ball... They're being punished. You did well in the national team and maintained your form well during the holidays, so you don't need to train for now."

Sasha really looked at Lu Xiao differently.

From initial distrust upon joining the team to now treating them like a treasure.

Sasha felt like he'd never been this lucky, even when he was scratching lottery tickets, to have met the coach's favorite player.

He is talented, self-disciplined, hardworking, ambitious, and has his own football philosophy.

It's often said that Lu Xiao's rapid rise to fame in the Bundesliga after only half a season was partly due to luck.

In reality, a player like this cannot be overlooked!

Watching his teammates run through the pained streets one by one, Lu Xiao leisurely juggled the ball on the sidelines and practiced dribbling around cones.

His teammates all cast envious glances at him.

Lu Xiao watched the show with amusement.

At the same time, he is also keeping an eye on his own system!

After the last national team warm-up match,

The fusion value has reached 97%!

The last 3%, could it be that...?

Will a new template be awakened at the very beginning of the second half?

The [S-Rank - Nagi Seishiro] template is already strong enough! What template will be next?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Neymar, Zidane, Kaka... Lu Xiao can't count on any of these conventional role models.

Given the system's nature, this is definitely unconventional.

"I wish it were the Hulk."

Lu Xiao juggled the ball while his mind wandered off.

He currently lacks physical strength, passing ability, and dribbling skills, and his shooting ability also needs improvement.

If it's based on the Cristiano Ronaldo template, with maxed-out ball control, it can definitely pose a huge threat!

If it's based on the Hulk template, it has everything: speed, strength, and explosiveness.

Lu Xiao will definitely dominate the field!

As the Leverkusen players foamed at the mouth during their penalty runs,

The second half of the 2013-2014 Bundesliga season,

And the Champions League knockout stage matches are getting closer and closer!