Football: Three sure-fire weaknesses in every match!

After a brief, heartwarming moment, Elena returned to her room next door.

Lin Qi also began preparing for his first Serie A match.

He turned on his computer, paused his fingers on the keyboard for a second, and then typed the first name.

A row of ridiculously exaggerated video titles quickly popped up on the screen.

Adriano! When the "Tank" Learns to Play Football! Defender: I Wasn't Just Dribbled By, I Was Knocked Away!

Adriano! Just how terrifying was he at his peak? One world-class goal left the goalkeeper with psychological trauma!

Adriano! A collection of violent aesthetics! This kick wasn't a shot, it was a verdict!

Lin Qi clicked on the first one.

The screen lit up, and the narration instantly exploded:

"Look at this!!"

"This isn't a breakthrough! This is a complete rout!!"

"Confrontation? Forget about it! Against him, all defense is just a backdrop!!"

In the shot, Adriano dribbles forward, and two defenders come up to double-team him.

The next second, it was knocked away.

It felt like I'd bumped into a moving wall.

"This is the ultimate power!!!"

"The moment he accelerates, the only thing a defender can do is pray he doesn't come towards them!!!"

Lin Qi stared at the screen and silently dragged the video progress bar back a little.

I watched that confrontation again.

His gaze darkened slightly.

Next, the second name.

Antonio Cassano! Genius or Madman? His Unbelievable, God-like Passes!

Antonio Cassano! You thought he was going to shoot? No, he's thinking of something you'd never expect!

Antonio Cassano! Street Artist! The 10 Most Unpredictable Seconds!

The rhythm changed noticeably as soon as the video started.

flower.

chaos.

But it's also... strangely reasonable.

The commentator's voice was tinged with excitement, even a touch of mania:

Don't try to understand him using conventional methods!!!

"You think this is a mistake? No!! It's inspiration!!!"

"Making the craziest choices in the most crowded places!!!"

In the video, Cassano stops the ball in the crowd, pretending to pass it to the side.

The next second, a through ball was played, passing between the two players.

Assist.

"See that?! That's talent!!!"

"While others were still calculating, he had already made his choice!!!"

Lin Qi leaned back in his chair.

The light from the screen shone on his face, and images kept switching between them.

……

It was in the early hours of the morning.

The Sampdoria coach's office was brightly lit.

The air conditioner's cool breeze circulated silently, causing the swirling smoke in the room to drift aimlessly.

A huge white tactical board was already covered with dense lines and symbols.

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Giampaolo was still writing and drawing, looking quite worried.

The coaches next to me kept giving me all sorts of advice.

"Don't overthink it, just let Lin Qi do what he wants!"

"In a training match, he and Bruno Fernandes played together for the first time, and their teamwork was so exquisite that both of them were given a starting position!"

"I think we shouldn't restrict a player like Lin too much. We should give it a try no matter what!"

Poor LeBron James, his meticulously designed tactical system now seems to require major revisions.

……

Noon on match day.

Lin Qi arrived at the team's canteen on time and casually picked up today's "Gazzetta dello Sport".

As Italy's oldest and largest-circulation newspaper, it should contain news such as predictions for today's match.

Lin Qi ate while looking at the text with great interest. Although he couldn't understand Italian, he could use a mobile app to take pictures and translate them.

Suddenly, a figure sat down next to Lin Qi without anyone noticing.

"Buenos Dias! (Good morning!)"

Muriel put down his plate and picked up a newspaper to read.

"Are you kidding me?! How dare someone take pictures of me without my consent?!"

"These paparazzi are insane! They even interfere when I go to a nightclub to relax?!"

He was so angry that he yelled.

This attracted the attention of other people who were eating, who also turned to look in their direction.

"They even said I have a dissolute lifestyle and that the head coach would bench me for the new season!"

"What if I start?! Come on, let's bet!"

"You played your heart out for the team last season, scoring 6 goals and providing 5 assists! Why don't you remember any of my good points?!"

Captain Viviano came over upon hearing the sound:

"Why are you so agitated? The newspaper wasn't wrong, was it?"

"If you had put more effort into honing your skills and practiced more after each game, how could you have only scored so few goals last season?"

"This season, I need to prove I'm still the best young player in Serie A! We're aiming for European competition this season!"

"Didn't you always say your childhood dream was to play for Real Madrid? Then prove yourself this season!"

A barrage of criticism and motivational words finally calmed Muriel down.

Not far away, Bruno Fernandes heard Viviano's words and began to relate to them.

No matter which team I was on before, I always felt a sense of sadness that my talents were not being recognized.

He recalled how he constantly called for the ball, directed the game, and tried to change the rhythm on the court.

However, at crucial moments, they are always quietly pushed aside by seniority in the locker room, conservative tactics, or even the coach's choices.

I must prove myself this season!

……

With the first round of Serie A about to begin, Chinese websites are already flooded with trending topics.

China's rising star faces Inter Milan in his first match! A Chinese prodigy goes head-to-head with a Japanese national team player!

Lin Qi vs. Yuto Nagatomo! The East Asian showdown is about to begin! Who is the true face of Serie A in Asia?!

Exclusive news! Lin Qi quickly gained the head coach's trust and made his debut as a starter!

Even the voting attracted a lot of participants.

[#Can Nagatomo Yuuichi defend against Lin Chi?# Voting has surpassed 100,000!]

[Can be defended: 56786 / Cannot be defended: 43224]

South Korean media: 18-year-old Chinese star? Serie A isn't the stage you imagine!

South Korean media: What do the three goals in a friendly match tell us?

Japanese media: The moment of awakening—Lin Qi's first trial will unfold before Nagatomo Yuto's Inter Milan!

Japanese media: A new star has descended upon the Apennines! An unknown challenger! Is Yuto Nagatomo, the Blue Samurai, ready!?

...

Chinese fans, who had been holding back for a long time, had already gathered in front of their televisions or computer screens.

Comments flooded in.

[Interesting! Their first match is against a young national team player!]

- [Many Japanese and South Korean players are now appearing in the top five European leagues! Our Chinese players need to step up their game!]

- [It's strange. The NBA drafts a lot of Chinese players because they value China's commercial potential, but why is there no Chinese representation in football?! Playing domestically won't improve their skills much!]

The Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are about to begin! Can we look forward to it?! Surely?!

-【Don't worry, Xiao Gao is doing a good job, the World Cup qualifiers are definitely a sure thing! They've had several consecutive wins in the friendlies! I think Lin Qi should go and support the upcoming AFC U-19 Championship, it's related to qualifying for the World U-19 Championship!】

Lin Qichong! It's all up to you tonight!