Chapter 65 Inzaghi Is Permanently Passive! Divine Grade Runs Off The Ball!
When Su Luo first entered the illusion and "signed in" with a star, he saw only Ronaldo. The second time, after the phantom progress reached 100%, only Harland appeared. Su Luo assumed there would be only one person in each phantom.
But when he looked back at the sound behind him, he was surprised to see two people practicing passing drills.
"Why buy one, get one free?" he wondered aloud.
One of them was younger, with turmeric-colored hair, looking a bit thin. From the way he handled the ball, it was clear his technique was delicate. He took two steps without looking up, then made a pass with a strong arc, accurately landing it in the penalty area. The other player arrived just in time, swinging his flowing black hair, and unpretentiously headed the ball into the net.
To the uninitiated, this striker might seem ordinary. But as a professional, Su Luo's eyes were fixed. The striker's timing in the penalty area and his concise attacking action were impeccable. Even if the penalty area were filled with enemy defenders and the legendary Buffon stood in front of the goal, Su Luo believed this player could still score. Because he was a pure killer—the eternal ninth master of Milan, Filippo Inzaghi.
The one who passed the ball to him was an active player, one Su Luo knew well—Belgian international and Manchester City's core, Kevin De Bruyne. Of course, the current De Bruyne had not yet reached his peak and was training at Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. Su Luo thought that when they face Wolfsburg, there might be a fantasy scene of a "De Bruyne Derby" on the field.
Seeing Su Luo, Kevin De Bruyne and Inzaghi approached him. In the meantime, Ronaldo and Harland were no longer sleepy. Surrounded by stars, Su Luo felt overwhelmed.
"What else can you do? Let's play football!" he thought.
Generating opponents: Bayern Munich, 13/14 German Cup semi-final magic revision! Lewandowski for Ronaldo, Thomas Muller for De Bruyne! Teammates: Union Berlin! Considering the next game would still be a single arrow, Su Luo did not arrange for Harland and Inzaghi to play. Harland, visibly upset, went drifting in his lawn cart again. Inzaghi just observed silently from the sidelines.
As the game began, the magically modified Bayern Munich unleashed terrifying power! Robben, Ribery, De Bruyne, Ronaldo at his peak. On Su Luo's side, there was only himself. Facing overwhelming pressure, Su Luo was very excited. Since it was illusion training, the more difficult the better.
Half an hour later, Su Luo collapsed on the grass like a dead dog. The players controlled by the 950AI were ruthless machines. Without being possessed, Su Luo was ravaged by Boateng and Dante in turn.
However, Su Luo noticed something. In the state of not being able to possess himself in the illusion, his off-ball running level had increased significantly. Most of the time, Su Luo could always catch the ball and pose a threat after running with his intuition. Just like Inzaghi!
Su Luo couldn't help but look back at Filippo Inzaghi. He was still watching the field with melancholy eyes. It seemed like he hadn't done anything, yet it also seemed like he had done everything.
"It looks like it needs to be tested in actual combat," Su Luo thought.
Before returning to Berlin from Hamburg the next day, head coach Neuhaus watched six players sneak back to the hotel from outside, attempting to pass the test with cuteness: Su Luo, Grealish, Quinin, left-back Laxalt, Matushka, and Fabianski. These were the core players of the team. Captain Matushka, usually a family man, was completely spoiled by Su Luo and Grealish.
Neuhaus sighed. It wasn't easy to make a penalty since the night after winning was free time. But in three days, they had the German Cup, and in four days, a boss battle against Bayern Munich! Despite this, they had the mind to go to nightclubs. These guys had big hearts!
Su Luo thought he could sneak into the hotel last night, but as soon as he left the illusion, he was called by his teammates to drink. Opposite the table were models with perfect figures, and one of them, a pretty girl with smoky makeup, kept looking at Su Luo. A group of young men and women had drinks together, then rented a villa for the second half of the night. When Su Luo woke up, he found himself resting on a clean arm, beside the girl with smoky makeup from the previous night. Walking out of the bedroom and into the living room, he saw chaos. His teammates and those models were all asleep. It seemed things got a bit crazy yesterday.
Su Luo hurriedly called them up, seeing it was almost time to assemble. When he came back, he was blocked by the head coach in the lobby. Neuhaus didn't speak, just turned and led everyone onto the bus. The other teammates were already seated, looking at the "Six Gentlemen of the Nightclub" with envious or mocking eyes. The others were somewhat ashamed. Su Luo had long stopped caring and felt nothing. Grealish, however, was proud, boarding the bus with his head held high.
When the Union Berlin bus departed, Neuhaus came to the front of the bus and picked up the onboard microphone.
"I won't pursue what happened last night. Although I repeatedly emphasized maintaining discipline before coming to Hamburg, this matter is temporarily overlooked. What I want to say is that two victories against the odds can't explain everything. Are we content with this? The media thinks we barely survived relegation this season. I believe everyone here is as unwilling as I am! We finally entered the Bundesliga. How could our goal be just relegation? Can we have bigger pursuits? Such as the Europa League? Champions League places? Or... the Bundesliga champion?"
When Neuhaus said this, all the players on the bus were wide awake.
"The newly promoted team dreaming of the Bundesliga championship? Stop dreaming!" some thought.
But then, they considered that the team could already compete with Schalke 04 and beat teams like Hamburg with four goals. Union Berlin had the strength to play against top-notch teams. With Su Luo, a player who scored six goals in two games, they had the confidence to take on anyone. The Bundesliga title didn't seem impossible!
Observing the changes in the players' eyes, Neuhaus nodded.
"So, if you have this idea, you have to win one game at a time! The next week will be a real test for you! Whether it's relegation or the sword to win the championship depends on your performance!"
Inside the red bus driving on the highway, there was a deafening roar.
"Champion! Champion! Champion!"
Su Luo noticed that after the bus speech, his teammates' training attitudes became more positive. Everyone didn't genuinely feel they could compete for the championship, but they were willing to work hard for this goal. At the very least, they could try for the top four.
Before the third round of the Bundesliga against Bayern, there was still a German Cup battle. Union Berlin had regretfully stopped in the semi-finals last season. This season, the focus was still on the Bundesliga, and the cup matches followed fate. In the first round of the cup, Union Berlin played against Heidenheim, the bottom team in the Bundesliga. Neuhaus carried out a large-scale rotation, basically using the Bundesliga + reserve team lineup from last season. Just in case, Su Luo also sat on the bench.
At the beginning of the game, everything was in Union Berlin's control, and substitute striker Soren Brandy scored the first goal. Union Berlin led 1-0 temporarily. Unexpectedly, in the second half, Heidenheim suddenly scored two goals in a row, completing a comeback within three minutes! Leading 2-1, Heidenheim decisively parked the bus. Union Berlin's attack was fruitless, and the rocker Grealish was brought in.
Grealish revitalized the frontcourt with excellent foot skills, but his teammates couldn't capitalize on his many threats. Neuhaus couldn't bear it anymore and sent Su Luo to play. When Su Luo stood on the sidelines, the fans stood up and applauded for up to a minute. Su Luo could also see that, in the first round of the German Cup, which was considered tasteless, everyone who came to the scene felt they had earned their money's worth!
Sure enough, after Su Luo entered the field, the opponent's defensive pressure increased exponentially! In the 83rd minute, Su Luo received a wonderful pass from the rocker, dribbled past the defender in the penalty area, and shot into the far corner. 2-2! The score was even!
In the 85th minute, Grealish broke through from the left and made a cross. Su Luo volleyed sideways, and the football floated back in a strange way and hit the net. 3-2! They had overtaken the lead!
The goalkeeper was petrified on the spot. "How did the ball get in?" After the goal, Su Luo spread his hands. He didn't know either. After the must-goal buff was triggered, he didn't look at the goal and just kicked randomly. There was no way; looking more would be to distrust the law of causality!
With two assists from the shaker, Su Luo scored twice, saving the game. Union Berlin narrowly won the first round of the cup. Whoever the opponent in the second round would be, they would have to step back a bit.
The battle against Bayern, four days later, was one of the biggest tests of the early season. If the goal of the team was still relegation, it wouldn't matter whether they won or lost this game. But the goal of the team had shifted to championship aspirations. They aimed to confront Bayern head-on and challenge the ceiling of the Bundesliga. Only then could Union Berlin break free from their cocoon and soar like a butterfly.
Bayern Munich, defending Champions League winners last season, were at the pinnacle of European football. They seemed poised to replace the "Dream Three" Barcelona dynasty and dominate Europe under their coach, Pep Guardiola. Dortmund led the league by 15 points, and Bayern had reached the Champions League semi-finals against Real Madrid.
But an inconspicuous German Cup match threw a wrench into Guardiola's plans. Despite eliminating Union Berlin with a score of 6-4, observers respected the fight Union Berlin put up. A grassroots team not controlled by capital, but by the people, Union Berlin had pushed Bayern, the Bundesliga overlord, to the limit.
Even with the biased referee scale, which saw two Union Berlin players sent off, the team had managed to unsettle Bayern. Had it not been for that, an argument could be made that a 17-year-old named Su Luo might have completely pierced Bayern.
Since then, Bayern was eliminated from the German Cup and embarrassed by Real Madrid. Guardiola now understood the value of strikers and admitted that his frontless formation was a mistake. In the new season, club manager Rummenigge successfully poached the top scorer from his rivals, Lewandowski. Even with Gotze, Robben, Ribery, and Muller on the team, Guardiola remained uneasy.
Three days before their match against Union Berlin, Guardiola expressed his concerns in an interview: "If I don't win, maybe the club will consider a coaching change. My football philosophy requires a long-term adaptation process, which cannot be achieved in one or two seasons. I hope the club will give me more time; I will definitely lead Bayern to dominate Europe."
When asked about their upcoming match against Union Berlin, Guardiola only said one word: "Su Luo's scoring efficiency is impressive, but we are fully prepared to limit him."
As foes who had grievances from the previous season, a war of words was inevitable. Media outlets returned to Bayern's players to seek more provocative statements. Lewandowski, the previous Bundesliga Golden Boot winner and a contender for this season's Golden Boot, couldn't hide his annoyance.
"I don't feel the pressure. The league is a marathon, and short-term results are meaningless. Only consistent, long-term performance proves real strength," Lewandowski responded, brushing off Su Luo's recent exploits.
Having transferred from Dortmund to Bayern with ambitions to surpass European legends Messi and Ronaldo, Lewandowski dismissed Su Luo and his Bundesliga Golden Boot accolades.
"Why fear when they haven't even faced us after winning two games?" he scoffed. "We are the Bundesliga overlords; we don't worry about such exchanges in our own backyard."
Other Bayern players chimed in with their thoughts on the upcoming match against Union Berlin:
Robben: "We dropped points in the first two rounds, but we must secure all three points this time!"
Thomas Müller: "I've seen Su Luo play; he's good... ahem, but we'll win."
Javi Martinez: "We'll contain Su Luo effectively and deny him any chances."
Jerome Boateng: "Su Luo won't even get close to scoring!"
Facing the cameras, Boateng looked determined and menacing. The reporters quickly took these statements to Union Berlin to stir the pot.
However, all media attempts to provoke Union Berlin's players were blocked by head coach Neuhaus. Folding his arms, he stared coldly at the reporters: "If you're looking to stir up trouble, don't bother the players; come to me instead."
Despite the impending fierce battle, Neuhaus hoped his players would maintain their focus. "There's no use talking now; let's see it on the pitch."
If Bayern judged Su Luo based on his previous performances, they might find themselves surprised. Even Neuhaus had noticed changes in Su Luo's play. With the data provided by the coaching staff, it was evident Su Luo's off-ball running had significantly improved. Previously satisfactory, his movements now seemed spiritually infused, with bursts of Super Saiyan-like possession at critical moments. Neuhaus had named this state "God Moment" in his heart.
In football, talented players could exhibit bursts of extraordinary power at critical times. But recently, Su Luo's off-ball running had shown a qualitative leap. He had even tweaked his style to suddenly appear in dangerous positions without the ball, delivering decisive blows.
Since Su Luo joined the first team, his abilities had grown daily, offering surprises with every match.
Now, it was Bayern's turn to surprise Union Berlin. On the training ground, Union Berlin's players prepared tensely. Once jovial, the team now bore a serious demeanor. While Su Luo practiced passing, his mind wandered.
In recent group competitions, Su Luo had confirmed something. If Ronaldo, Harland, or De Bruyne possessed him for ten minutes, it functioned as an active skill, like a switch he could toggle at will. In contrast, Jiuye Inzaghi's ability was passive, always available.
"Bonus" Inzaghi had bestowed Su Luo with a permanent talent.
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