Football: Three sure-fire weaknesses in every match!

B. Fei was the first to rush over. He practically ran all the way, arms outstretched, a completely out-of-control smile on his face, and grabbed Lin Qi in a hug!

"Haha! Are you crazy?! You actually dared to play that ball like that!!"

Immediately afterwards, Torreira rushed over while shouting, and jumped up and hung on Lin Qi's back!

"Dude!! That was a monster!!!"

The people behind them also panicked.

Skriniar nearly slipped halfway up, but still staggered forward, laughing and patting Lin Qi on the back.

Praet rushed over and kept repeating the same thing over and over:

"Nonè normale! Nonè normale! (This is not normal!!)"

Within seconds.

Lin Qi was already surrounded by his teammates.

Some people patted him on the shoulder, some hugged his neck, and some even pressed him down, almost burying him in the grass!

Viviano, in the distance, even sprinted all the way from the goal, pumping his fist as he ran, as if he had scored the goal himself.

The other players on the bench rushed to the sidelines and started punching their teammates on the field!

Muriel smiled and leaned close to Lin Qi's ear:

"Thanks, buddy! That makes me feel so much better! Otherwise, I would have been torn to shreds after the game for missing that one-on-one chance!"

……

In the live stream room in China, the barrage of comments was so dense that the screen was almost impossible to see.

-【Is this even human?! Is that leg strength some kind of cheat code?!】

If the Chinese national football team calls up Lin Qi, I swear I'll never criticize them again!

- [Brothers! We've witnessed history! This goal is something to brag about for ten years!]

-【No! I could brag about this goal for a lifetime!】

[Facing a player from a less experienced background, he wasn't intimidated at all! He was directly bounced away by the collision! I hope this scene won't be turned into a meme video?!]

- [Muriel kept signaling for the ball, but Lin Qi wouldn't pass it to him! That's the right thing to do! Be more selfish next time! Don't waste that kid's scoring opportunities!]

- [Actually, after watching this far, I feel that Bruno Fernandes is playing quite well. Every pass he makes is purposeful, and he seems to have a high level of understanding with Lin Qi!]

- [Muriel is actually not bad! It's just that he has a goal-scoring cooldown; I heard he scores only one goal every three games, which was about the same frequency last season.]

……

The home team's coaching bench.

Giampaolo jumped up and pumped his fist in celebration, his suit jacket buttons popping open!

He blurted out a string of Italian words that no one could understand!

The teaching assistants looked on in disbelief; some even threw their tactical boards away!

"Great! We're leading by one goal. Inter's midfield and defense are so weak. If they attack more aggressively, we can launch counter-attacks. Our chances of winning this game are getting higher and higher!"

"Should we switch to a defensive strategy from here on out? And have the forwards drop back too?!"

Upon hearing this, Giampaolo frowned.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If you keep playing like this, our previous assessment of Lin Qi might have been too conservative!"

……

Inter Milan's coaching bench.

De Boer maintained a calm facial expression.

But my heart is already pierced by a thousand arrows.

Throughout his entire playing career and these past few years as a coach, he has seen countless football talents.

People who can combine the two—either be physically strong or have exceptional skills—are extremely rare!

Could I really be that unlucky?! My very first Serie A match as a coach, and I've already run into a football prodigy?!

That Chinese player named Lin Qi, judging from the first half alone, can deliver unexpected passes to his teammates in tight spaces, and can also dribble past defenders to shoot. What kind of monster is he?!

Speaking of which, that shot just now looked so much like the long-lost King of Meazza...?

……

Inside the VIP box.

Sampdoria's top management had already raised their wine glasses and begun to clink them in celebration.

Their faces were all glowing.

Lin Qi is simply a gift from heaven to them; if that's the case, then Raiola is an angel!

"Have the club's media department issue a statement after tonight's match!"

"Set up a special fund for the club! Let's say we plan to build a youth training base in China in the future!"

"For every goal Lin Qi scores, we will invest 5 euros in the foundation to develop local youth football training!"

"Also, starting tonight, deploy more security personnel near Lin Qi's apartment; they should be retired special forces soldiers!"

"Haha! He's not a fake genius, he's a real genius! This is definitely the style of a football king!"

"Next, we need to consider how to prevent other clubs from poaching our players!"

……

Shortly after the kickoff from the center circle, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Inter Milan's players did not experience much psychological fluctuation.

For seasoned players like them, being down by one goal against a weaker opponent is nothing; they can come back if they play more seriously in the second half.

During halftime, He Wei's commentary continued:

"Last season, Inter Milan finished fourth in Serie A, missing out on Champions League qualification, and were a full 13 points behind third-placed Roma!"

"If we don't work harder this season, our ranking might continue to slip, which wouldn't be good for the newly appointed board!"

"Sampdoria are playing with more confidence now!"

"We can anticipate that Sampdoria's players will play with more composure in the second half against some of Inter Milan's star players; that goal certainly gave everyone enough confidence!"

"We also noticed a small detail just now: Lin Qi and his teammates were very enthusiastic during their celebrations, which is different from our previous impression of Asian players as having a reserved personality!"

"He did a great job in this regard! Many times, our football or basketball players who go abroad, even if they are good enough, end up being marginalized and returning home because they are not good at expressing their emotions and do not like to communicate with their teammates."

"Hopefully, more and more young Chinese will be able to compete in the top five European football leagues in the future!"

……

The second half begins.

De Boer made some adjustments to his team's tactics, emphasizing high pressing in this half.

After losing possession in the attacking third, you must try your best to win the ball back.

Although this will be extremely physically demanding and will leave more space for my defense, I have no choice but to do this in order to get a better result in my first game as manager.

As the game time ticked away, minute by minute, the clock ticked down.

De Boer's brow furrowed more and more deeply, and he gripped the water bottle in his hand tighter and tighter.

He carefully observed Lin Qi's trajectory on the field.

"This kid is still thinking about seizing opportunities! He doesn't seem to be going back to defend at all!"

"Always pushing the defensive line..."

His gaze locked onto the figure hovering near the offside line.

Lin Qi did not retreat.

They didn't even participate in the defense symbolically.

He was just... walking.

He seemed nonchalant.

It's like taking a walk.

……