Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 21 The whole country is in an uproar! Such a shameless act?! (Please add to your favorites)
[Damn it, just as I thought! The whole internet is talking about Evergrande, the whole internet is talking about football academy recruitment, this guy has completely ruined the essence of football!]
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[Haha, you know what, Su Hao's appearance is really good. His looks, height, and physique are all top-notch. And he's actually on the roster this time. Boss Xu spent so much money, maybe he really can get Su Hao to play a few minutes during garbage time!]
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"How could that be? What are you thinking? Even players from the top five leagues need time to adapt before joining. How could Su Hao, a mascot from a football academy, possibly get a chance to play? Do you think Lippi is someone Xu Neng can just arrange at will?"
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[That's true. Making the squad is already a good achievement. But honestly, I really hope that this Su Hao made the squad based on his ability. That would at least prove that we'll have a decent defensive midfielder for the next decade or so!]
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[In other words, look at our national team's midfield right now, is there anyone decent? Whenever it's a national team match, whenever the midfield is battling it out with the opponent, even just when one of our midfielders receives the ball, my heart jumps into my throat. Not a single one of them can control the ball!]
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[Sigh! Chinese football fans are probably the most miserable football fans in the world. The worst part is that every time there's a match, even though they know they'll be so angry they'll smash the TV, they still stubbornly watch until the team gets defeated by a last-minute goal!]

Because Evergrande adopted a closed training mode for the past ten days, domestic reports about Su Hao have remained at the level of ten days ago.

Despite all the publicity, Su Hao remains the football academy recruitment spokesperson who is jokingly referred to as a mascot by football fans across the country.

No one knows what happened within the Evergrande first team during those ten days.

Of course, no one knew that in just ten days, Guangzhou Evergrande, which had dominated Asia in the previous era, had quietly completed a major equipment upgrade!
Six o'clock in the afternoon in 2013!

There are less than two hours left before the match officially begins.

CCTV5's live broadcast staff have already set up the equipment and started testing it.

Because one of CCTV5's hosts was arrested, CCTV5 had no choice but to bring back its original mainstay, Huang Jianxiang, as a special guest!

Moreover, in order to make Huang Jianxiang feel that CCTV5 was magnanimous, the higher-ups even said that as long as it did not involve sensitive topics, Huang Jianxiang could say whatever he wanted.

This is not!

The match was still a while away, but Huang Jianxiang, who had already finished setting up his equipment, started connecting with the studio in China to discuss the upcoming China-Japan showdown with the studio guests.

As one of China's most senior football commentators, Huang Jianxiang is naturally well aware of the strength of the current Guangzhou Evergrande team.

Therefore, Huang Jianxiang's assertion that Evergrande will win is very firm.

"Guangzhou Evergrande will definitely win this match! On paper, Guangzhou Evergrande has absolutely no problem!"

"I won't elaborate on the attacking capabilities of our front three. Conca! He's absolutely world-class. As long as Conca isn't contained, we don't need to worry about our attack."

"Muriqui's breakthroughs and Gao Lin's passing are nothing new!"

"Right now, my only concern is our midfield pairing."

"I'm worried about the defense if Zheng Zhi partners with Huang Bowen. If he partners with Qin Sheng, the defense is fine, but the offense will be a problem."

Huang Jianxiang optimistically analyzed that Evergrande should end their debut with a few goals.

However, just as Huang Jianxiang was getting into his analysis, the starting lineup announced by Evergrande left him stunned.

Not only Huang Jianxiang, who was analyzing the situation, but also fans all over China who were watching Evergrande's AFC Champions League debut were stunned!

[Goalkeeper: Zeng Cheng!]

[Defenders: Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Kim Young-gwon, Zhang Linpeng!]

[Midfielders: Zheng Zhi, Conca, Su Hao!]

[Forwards: Muriqui, Gao Lin, Elkeson!]

Yes!

The moment that left all Chinese football fans speechless has arrived!
"call!!!"

The roster is out!

In CCTV5's live broadcast room.

Although Xu Yang was also shocked by Evergrande's move, as a guest, he broke the silence after the live broadcast paused for nearly 20 seconds.

"It's still the same starting lineup as Evergrande last season, with Conca leading the midfield, and Muriqui, Gao Lin, and Elkeson up front!"

"It's just that the midfield position is a bit... well, a bit surprising. Lippi has used Su Hao, a 16-year-old youth academy player who has been... rather controversial in China recently!"

"This"

Xu Yang wanted to ease the tension in the live stream, but honestly, with Su Hao being such a complete noob, he really didn't know how to explain this performance.
After much deliberation, Xu Yang could only pass the buck to Huang Jianxiang on the other side. Huang Jianxiang, however, was a contract worker and had misspoke... *cough cough*

"hehe!"

"It's Su Hao who's up there!"

"I've studied Su Hao carefully before, including his height and his performance in the reserve team!"

"Well, it's not too outrageous for him to make the first team! After all, he came from Evergrande Football School, so he has that connection."

Huang Jianxiang was still the same Huang Jianxiang. He was originally full of confidence and wanted to witness a massacre on the Japanese side of the field.

But he really didn't expect Evergrande to be so shameless in order to make money.

Such an important match, such an important AFC Champions League debut.

Evergrande actually started Su Hao in the starting lineup just for the sake of their football academy business?

Full of incomprehension and even anger, Lao Huang started talking.

However, as soon as he mentioned the "one-layer relationship" part, the live broadcast director immediately turned off Lao Huang's microphone.

At the same time, he ran up to Huang Jianxiang, clasped his hands together, and pleaded with his face, almost kneeling down.

Looking at his pitiful former junior sister, Old Huang could only grit his teeth and nod.

"The players in other positions are still very reliable."

Old Huang changed the subject.

But the hundreds of thousands of fans in the live stream were in an uproar!
[Xu Wo x Ma's shamelessness is beyond belief!]
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[Damn it, I even bet on Evergrande to win! This is clearly a scam!]
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[Waaaaah! Guys, I was about to head to the rooftop! Should I...wait a little longer?]
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[The last ad is in the AFC Champions League! Haha, Chinese football is so damn classic, but how did Lippi actually agree to this?]
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[Pshaw! What's that old man doing in China? You think he's here to help the poor? He's here to make money! With money, I bet he'll do anything!]

The country was in complete uproar.

Even the die-hard Evergrande fans who had traveled to the Saitama World Cup Stadium in Japan to cheer for the team were somewhat bewildered by the club's actions.

However, they faced immense public pressure.

Su Hao, who was already inside the Saitama World Cup Stadium by bus, still seemed calm and composed, showing no signs of tension.

"Hey! Xiao Hao, your professional debut is a fucking AFC Champions League match, you...you're just not good at all."

Qin Sheng couldn't stand it anymore.

He turned to ask Su Hao.

It was Qin Sheng's question that made everyone in the car turn around and look at him.

Forehead.
nervous?

Logically speaking, at 16 years old, this was his first professional match, and he was even a starter in an AFC Champions League game.
With so many buffs, my legs must be so weak they're practically shaking.

Why do I feel like I'm having the mentality of a 30-year-old veteran?

Thirty years old?
It seems my age on the panel is thirty?
PS: During the new book period, there will be two chapters every day. I'm writing like crazy. The first big climax is coming soon. Those who are familiar with me know that my football novels are guaranteed to be satisfying.

So please, dads, don't criticize the slow pace or the lack of proper book selection.

Tomorrow marks the official start of the bloodbath against the Japanese.

Also, shamelessly begging for monthly votes! Double votes are about to end!

(End of this chapter)