Football: Three sure-fire weaknesses in every match!

"Let's go!" Raiola patted Lin Qi on the shoulder. "To the locker room!"

The corridor wasn't long, and the atmosphere inside seemed to freeze the moment the door was pushed open!

The people in the locker room clearly already knew.

Several players were changing their clothes when they saw Raiola leading Lin Qi in, and they all paused for a moment.

Their gazes all fell on Lin Qi, some with surprise, some with envy, but no one spoke at this moment.

Head coach Fabricio stood at the other end of the locker room, hands on his hips, as if he had been waiting for a while.

Raiola spoke first:

"Fabricio, I have to apologize to you!"

Upon hearing this, the head coach glanced at Lin Qi and Raiola with a complex expression, but did not interrupt.

"I just signed the contract with him, and I will get things moving as soon as possible."

"I'm sorry, this is not good news for you."

That's a very direct statement.

Fabricio was silent for a few seconds, as if processing something, then sighed softly:

"I've already heard what they said."

"To be honest..." he said with a wry smile, touching his left chest, "it hurts a little..."

Someone in the locker room saw this and chuckled softly, but quickly stopped.

"A kid who's only been here a few days ago, played just one game, and you've already taken him away. That's not a common occurrence!"

"You wouldn't personally make this trip for an ordinary player."

After saying this, Fabricio walked up to Lin Qi and patted him on the shoulder:

"It's alright, child. This is a better path for you."

Raiola nodded in agreement.

"Although legally I don't need to pay any money to sign the contract with him directly like this."

"But out of personal morality and reputation, I will draft a contract for your club, even if you sign him first and then 'sell' him to me!"

"Ten percent of the agent's commission from Lin Qi's first transfer in his professional career will be given to you as payment for this transaction!"

Raiola did this simply to cultivate a positive image for himself in the football world.

Don't let others see you as a thief who seizes by force; then, if you discover promising talents in lower-level clubs in the future, negotiations will go much more smoothly.

If an Italian amateur team signs a player and then a professional team takes a liking to him, the latter usually only needs to pay a very small transfer fee, such as tens of thousands of euros, to acquire him.

For an agent of Raiola's caliber, if he were to handle a player transfer, any commission less than five million euros would be considered saintly.

Based on this figure, the money that could be given to the Bra club is a full 500,000 euros.

This is an astronomical figure for an amateur club!

……

After a brief silence, it was unclear who made the first move.

Congratulations, bro!

"Yeah! You've just arrived and already got noticed by a big shot, you're really lucky!"

"Can't you even talk?! This isn't luck, it's skill!"

...

The atmosphere suddenly became more relaxed.

Teammates came forward one by one, some hugging, some shaking hands, some patting each other on the shoulder, and some even making jokes.

"Don't forget us when you become famous! We were your first teammates!"

"Remember to come back and visit us sometime!"

No one showed any jealousy; instead, an inexplicable excitement was slowly spreading.

So, it turns out that even playing for a team like this gives you a chance to get noticed!

In the corner, a young player whispered:

"Looks like... I need to practice more."

……

That night, the sky was full of stars and the moon hung high in the sky.

Lin Qi arrived at the temporary accommodation that Raiola had prepared for him. She said he wouldn't be staying there for long and would be moving to another place, so he didn't need to prepare anything. Towels and bath towels had already been prepared, so he didn't need to buy them himself.

The original owner only had one suitcase, so there wasn't much to pack, just a few changes of clothes.

Lin Qi was now free to do as he was told. He pulled out something that looked like a notebook, which was yellowed and old.

Upon opening it, the crooked handwriting was clearly that of a child.

"On June 21, 2006, Italy advanced to the next round with two wins and one draw!"

"June 25, 2006, Grosso! Italy's great left-back! Totti! An absolute dead-angle shot, a last-minute winner against Australia!"

"On June 30, 2006, Totti was in top form, scoring two more goals! A comfortable victory against Ukraine! Advancing to the semi-finals!"

"On July 4, 2006, Italy scored two goals in extra time, narrowly defeating Germany! They've reached the final!"

"July 9, 2006, Red card! Extra time! Penalty! Italy wins the championship!"

"On July 10, 2006, my classmate Xiaoming told me that to play soccer well, you have to train your hip flexor muscles! He saw it on TV! I'll definitely start training seriously tomorrow!"

...

So you've been a football fanatic since you were little, and you're so interested in Italy?!

Lin Qi smiled and put the notebook back in his suitcase.

He then opened the laptop Raiola had given him, ready to learn some professional football knowledge.

But because he found reading in a foreign language too difficult, he decided to find a Chinese book.

After searching around, it seems the best-selling book is "442 Formation: Overall Offense, Defense and Position Training Methods", by Wu Jingui.

Without a second thought, he went straight to a resource search site, downloaded a free PDF version, and started reading it with great interest.

After a long time...

"What the heck! Isn't this just a tactic of directly launching long balls to find the striker?!"

"The legendary frisbee-catching tactic? Everyone skips midfield and goes straight for the forwards?!"

"This tactic may seem conservative and dull, and not very entertaining, but if used well, it can often lead to a 1-0 victory?! Really?!"

"But this tactic seems to suit me well? My offside trap skill seems to rely heavily on passes from my teammates!"

……

I watched, learned, and complained at the same time, and I don't know how much time passed.

As sleepiness washed over him, Lin Qi closed his laptop and prepared to wash up and go to bed.

The frame in front of us suddenly popped out!

[Decision: 25 → 25.2]

Huh?! If I'm not mistaken, the "decisiveness" stat represents the ability to make the right decisions after assessing the situation during a match.

To put it simply, it means doing the right thing at the right time.

Can reading a book on football knowledge really increase your stats?!

It seems that in addition to training and matches, players also need to make good use of their time off the field!

After lying down on the bed, Lin Qi started to have random thoughts again.

"Which team am I going to next?! Can I still fool them?!"

"Speaking of which, there was a Chinese player in Serie A before, who was it?!"

"I need to search for his videos tomorrow and learn from his experience!"

……

Ten thousand kilometers away in China, some busybodies have already uploaded Lin Qi's match video to the internet.

Furthermore, some media outlets claim to have obtained exclusive information, saying that a talented player has emerged in China and has already been signed by a well-known agent, and his next destination may exceed everyone's expectations!

……