Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 61 Europa League Group Stage
Mexes is indeed practicing what is called magic.

After realizing that Shan Yongzhuo was unyielding, Max and Totti discussed it and began to search for information to practice their cultivation.

They used their spare time to research all sorts of Chinese qigong materials, and then both of them were shocked.

In many videos from China in the 80s and 90s, they discovered that people could break bottle caps with their bare hands, and some could even eat glass and fire, which shocked the two of them.

Moreover, they found a movie called "Shaolin Soccer" and were amazed by the almost magical soccer in it.

If football can be played like this, what is there to compare?

Just take a shot from midfield!
In that case, who would be a match for the Chinese team? The World Cup trophy might as well be awarded directly to China, and the other teams can just compete for second place.

However, Totti was puzzled. If those qigong masters were so powerful, why was the level of Chinese football so low?
In the end, Mexes used his imagination to come up with a fairly perfect explanation for Totti.

"Because Chinese masters, like traditional Chinese people, do not seek fame or fortune; they only enjoy spiritual practice."

"Moreover, football in China developed relatively late, but today's young Chinese people have integrated into modern life, and their magical legacy has been interrupted. Shan Yongzhuo is just a special case."

"Shan Yongzhuo must want to use his performance to inspire more young people in China to practice football with magic and make Chinese football rise."

"This also explains why he didn't teach us magic, because once we mastered magic, the French and Italian teams would definitely become stronger and become the biggest obstacle to the rise of Chinese football."

Although he still felt something was off, Totti accepted Mexes's explanation.

So the two of them decided to study how to cultivate Chinese magic themselves.

They decided to start with something simple: practicing Qigong. They found a Qigong cultivation method called the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique.

After this match, the two became even more certain that this method of cultivation was effective.

Look at Mexes' performance in the second half, it was simply amazing.

However, Shan Yongzhuo was unaware of these things, nor were his teammates on the Roma team. Totti and Mexes had no intention of sharing their cultivation methods with everyone.

……

Shan Yongzhuo naturally didn't care about any of that. The team had defeated AC Milan, and he had scored two goals. Everything seemed pretty good.

So, when he got home, he went to Elena and Emily's house for dinner again.

The two women welcomed Shan Yongzhuo's behavior, just as most people hope to have beautiful women accompany them to dinner.

Having such a handsome and charming football star by your side must be a delightful experience for any beautiful woman.

However, Emily was very happy, while Elena felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Because Roma's performance has been excellent, while Lazio's performance this season has been somewhat poor, even approaching the relegation zone.

Elena is a Lazio fan, though not a die-hard one. But seeing her city rivals with a bright future while her own team is declining, and with Emily praising Roma on the sidelines, it's not a pleasant feeling.

"Shan, is it possible for you to join Lazio?" Elena looked at Shan Yongzhuo with anticipation.

Emily immediately interrupted Elena's daydream, "Elena, Lazio can't afford Dan. With a performance like that, any top team would be scrambling to sign him." Elena retorted angrily, "Then Roma can't keep Dan for long either. Roma is very poor, and they're not a top team."

"But……"

Emily wanted to refute it, but found she couldn't, because Elena was right.

Although Shan Yongzhuo is still a member of the Roma team, how long can Roma keep him given his performance?

So Emily could only eat her meal reluctantly, glaring at Elena as she did so, and then showing off her muscular physique.

Shan Yongzhuo did not join the argument between the two women.

In fact, even he himself thought Emily was right.

He was well aware of the Sensi family's current situation. As long as he continued to perform like this, and as long as a team was willing to spend a lot of money to buy him, he felt that Rossella might not be able to resist the temptation of money.

Moreover, Kroos often talks to him on the phone. From Kroos's words, Shan Yongzhuo can easily understand what he means: many wealthy clubs have already noticed him. As long as he continues to perform like this, he will definitely become a hot commodity in the summer.

However, Shan Yongzhuo has no intention of leaving Rome, at least not for the time being.

I had a very happy time in Rome.

……

Roma's momentum is indeed very good, and the outside world is full of praise for the team. However, Roma's head coach Spalletti is feeling a headache because the upcoming schedule is too dense.

Just three days after their match against AC Milan, they will play a home game against Livorno, and then two days later, the team will travel to England to challenge Fulham, their third opponent in the Europa League group stage.

Roma's squad depth is very poor, and the team has many older players. Under such a schedule, the pressure on the team is still very high.

Ultimately, in the match against Livorno, Spalletti rotated most of his key players. Totti, Shan Yongzhuo, Vucinic, Pizarro, and Mexes all became substitutes or were not even included in the squad. De Rossi and Taddei led most of the substitutes in the match.

Livorno is not strong, having only managed 3 points in eight rounds. Spalletti believes that even a semi-first-team lineup would be enough to beat Livorno, or at the very least, draw.

However, the result greatly angered Spalletti, as Roma lost the game 0-1 at home.

Throughout the match, Roma relentlessly attacked Livorno but failed to score. Instead, Livorno capitalized on a quick counter-attack in the 88th minute to secure a dramatic victory.

After the match, Spalletti was furious because Roma's poor performance in this game had caused Inter Milan to catch up in points, dropping them to second place.

However, Spalletti was helpless; he was well aware of the team's current situation.

The team's key players are generally older, and with European competitions to play, losing a game is unavoidable.

After that, the team traveled to England to challenge their third opponent in the Europa League group stage, Fulham.

Last season, under manager Roy Hodgson, Fulham qualified for European competition for the second time in their history. In the first two rounds, Fulham drew with CSKA Sofia in the first round and defeated Basel in the second, currently sitting top of their group with 4 points.

For Rome, winning against this opponent is very important.

(End of this chapter)