Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 86 (Three-in-One): The Most Extravagant Soviet-Style Dragon Race is Born at the Seoul World Cup Stadium!

South Korea is a very magical country.

Moreover, the thought processes of the people here and the things they can do are honestly hard for most people to understand.

Just like the Evergrande players who have just arrived at the hotel from the airport by bus.

They just couldn't understand it!
It's unbelievable that a team that's supposed to be a traditional powerhouse in South Korea could pull off something like this.
As is customary in AFC Champions League matches, the home team is responsible for arranging the away team's accommodation and training facilities for away games.

From the start of the AFC Champions League to reaching the final.

Throughout the entire series, regardless of how the home teams performed on the field, Guangzhou Evergrande never encountered any problems with accommodation or basic support in any of their away games.

And what about FC Seoul?
This group provided the hotel to Evergrande.
Although the name does say "grand hotel," in reality, it's just a Korean version of Home Inn that even ordinary tourists visiting Seoul wouldn't consider!
As soon as the bus stopped in front of the Home Inn, after walking inside and looking around, Chen Guan, as the team leader, immediately sent all the Evergrande players back to the bus.

Chen Guan was very angry.

Because when he contacted Seoul FC before, and when he came to inspect the place, Seoul FC did not arrange for him to visit this Home Inn next to the Seoul subway!

Chen Guan angrily called the staff at FC Seoul, only to be told that the hotel they had previously agreed to stay at was fully booked due to the peak tourist season, and they could only come here now.
How could Chen Guan possibly believe such evasive words?

After hanging up the phone, Chen Guan immediately contacted the Chinese Football Association and the Asian Football Confederation to file a complaint.

Moreover, he himself contacted Evergrande's headquarters immediately and asked Evergrande's South Korean branch to book the top three floors of the Seoul Hilton Hotel, which is not far from the stadium, as quickly as possible.

"Those damn Koreans are capable of anything!"

On the bus, the Evergrande players, who had been sitting and waiting for Chen Guan to negotiate with the South Korean staff, were also shocked by Seoul FC's shamelessness.

Qin Sheng, being the gossipy one, was naturally the first to speak up and curse the Koreans for their shamelessness.

Not only the players, but even Marcello Lippi, who has been in the football world for so many years, has never seen such a situation before.

However, since the old man had witnessed firsthand the level of the Koreans in 02, after softly greeting the Koreans in his hometown slang, Lippi closed his eyes to rest.

It took a full two hours.

Until after six o'clock!

The Hengda family finally managed to put their luggage into their Hilton hotel room, which they had paid for with their own money.

After having dinner prepared by the chef brought by Evergrande, the Evergrande team boarded the bus again to go to the venue where an agreement had been signed beforehand for night training.

then
What happened next was even more outrageous.

The agreement was signed and the other party received the money.

When the Evergrande team arrived, the venue management staff said that they could open the venue, but they couldn't provide lighting services!
If Evergrande wants to use the lights, they need to get a paper authorization letter from the Korean Football Association first!

"What the hell? We came to your venue for night training, and now you're telling me the field is usable, but the lights can't be turned on? It's like I ordered noodles with soybean paste, and you say you're out of sauce, only noodles, and you won't give me a refund?"

Chen Guan, already furious about the hotel incident, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Regardless of whether the Korean on the other side could understand him or not, Chen Guan went ahead and unleashed a barrage of profanities at the bald, middle-aged Korean!

"Asi Bar"

And so, the two of them became entangled, one speaking a national treasure and the other a Korean language.

However, despite the criticism, the training still needs to be done, right?
After arguing for a while, Chen Guan started contacting Evergrande to find training venues.

However, after learning that the nearest training ground in South Korea was 80 kilometers away, they realized that...
Chen Guan finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Fuck you, you son of a bitch."

Thus, a scene that could be considered a marvel in Asian football, and even in world football, unfolded.

Having nowhere else to train, Evergrande ended up training in the corridor of the Hilton Hotel!
That night, Huang Bowen, who loves using Weibo, posted a photo on his Weibo account of Evergrande players jogging in the hotel corridor during training.

then!

The whole of Asia was immediately in an uproar.

Especially domestically.

Besides major media outlets and official media reposting Huang Bowen's Weibo post, some celebrities in the entertainment industry who don't usually follow football also joined in to condemn the shamelessness of the Koreans.

A certain big forum!
The post titled "The shamelessness of the Koreans has surpassed the limits of human capability!" immediately garnered over 4 replies.

Not allowing training and not turning on the lights was already shocking enough, but who could have imagined that a statement from FC Seoul the next day would leave everyone speechless?

On Interpark, South Korea's largest shopping website, an unprecedented announcement appeared on the ticket sales page for the AFC Champions League final between FC Seoul and Guangzhou Evergrande: "Except for the away team seats (South), all seats are for FC Seoul fans."

Fans carrying clothing or cheering items symbolizing the Guangzhou team are not allowed to enter the stadium.

Those who engage in actions to support the Guangzhou team from the regular seats, such as shouting in Chinese or applauding and cheering when the Guangzhou team is on offense, will be asked to leave the stadium.
[Damn, these Koreans have completely lost all sense of shame! Can they even play like this? I've been watching football for over a decade, and I've never seen anything like it!]
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[That's shameless, haha. Making them train but not turning on the lights—that's some serious stunt! It's like you find a prostitute, she takes the money, takes her clothes, but then says you can only watch yourself play with yourself?]
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【Hey! My classmate in Korea said that ever since Guangzhou Evergrande checked into the Hilde Hotel, Korean fans have been holding concerts there every night. Evergrande has called the police many times, but the police don't do anything. They just stand there watching the Koreans dance, and some even help connect the electricity!】
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[Those bastards, just you wait until they come to Guangzhou, we'll show those Koreans the warmth of Guangdong!]
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[Our team hasn't had a proper rest for days. We really don't know if anything will happen during the match; we're afraid... afraid it will affect their performance!]
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[Sigh, although I'm a Beijing Guoan fan, I'm also genuinely concerned about Guangzhou Evergrande right now. I hope they can stay unaffected and play well in their first match!]
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[That's right, I'm a Shandong Luneng fan, and I really want Guangzhou Evergrande to win!]

In three days, the Koreans used every underhanded trick they could think of.

If it weren't for the chefs and ingredients brought by Evergrande themselves, they might have even resorted to poisoning tactics.

Moreover, it wasn't just behind-the-scenes maneuvering; the South Korean media also resorted to various underhanded tactics in the past few days.

For example, the most popular news program in South Korea, "XPORTS NEWS".

This group specifically broadcast Evergrande's appeal against the AFC as a joke.

They said that South Korean teams shouldn't stoop to Guangzhou's level, that South Korea had already generously given Guangzhou the best support, but Guangzhou unilaterally refused all of this. These people even said that Evergrande was so argumentative because they were afraid of the powerful FC Seoul, and that Evergrande was trying to gain the sympathy of the fans to cover up their cowardice and eventual defeat!

XPORTS NEWS is just having a blast.

Following closely behind were the Chosun Ilbo and the Seoul News.
A whole host of South Korean media outlets joined XPORTS NEWS in waging a media war.

In the end, FC Seoul's head coach, Choi Yong-soo, also left the field.

Choi Yong-soo, born in 1973, is only 40 years old this year. In the fields of player and head coach, he can be said to be one of the most successful figures in Asia in recent years.

During his playing career, Choi Yong-soo was a regular striker for the South Korean national team, representing South Korea in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.

Moreover, this guy scored a whopping 27 goals in 58 appearances for the national team, a number that ranks among the best not only in South Korea but also in Asia.

After retiring, Choi Yong-soo first served as an assistant coach for FC Seoul. However, after only six months, he unexpectedly became the interim head coach after former head coach Hwangbo Kwan was dismissed.

Originally, the media thought that Choi Yong-soo, who was only 38 years old, was just temporarily stepping in.

But what was unexpected was that this guy managed to lead FC Seoul to the K League title in his debut season as a coach!

Then FC Seoul signed Choi Yong-soo to a four-year contract.

In recent years, FC Seoul's performance has improved year by year, and this season they have reached the AFC Champions League final with a near-perfect record.

With such an impressive resume, Choi Yong-soo, who was only forty years old, naturally developed a habit of being arrogant and looking down on everything.

Even that silver fox, Lippi.
"I've seen those boring news reports. All I want to say is that the so-called appeals and protests by Chinese teams are meaningless. I don't want to pay attention to them. I just want to talk to them on the field! Just like when I played against those Chinese players during my playing days!"

"Mr. Lippi is indeed an excellent head coach, but the outcome of a match is not determined by the past honors of any particular coach!"

"FC Seoul is a great team!"

"I am well aware of Seoul FC's strength, and this is our home ground. I am confident that my players and I will deliver a magnificent victory for all the people of the Republic of Korea who support us!"

Choi Yong-soo is arrogant!
Moreover, this kind of arrogance is very much in line with Choi Yong-soo's current achievements and personal character.

And so, after Cui's speech...

The entire country of South Korea immediately fell into an indescribable state of excitement.

A frenzied mode of anticipation for a resounding or even humiliating victory over Guangzhou Evergrande at their own Seoul World Cup Stadium!

Choi Yong-soo's bold statement was made in the morning.

That afternoon, a curious South Korean reporter relayed Choi Yong-soo's remarks to Lippi in front of him.

However, to the disappointment of the South Korean reporters, despite being named by name, Lippi remained as nonchalant as ever.

He simply adjusted his glasses and smiled, and that was his response!
Yes!

As an Italian, regarding South Korea.
2013 10 Month 26 Day.

Amidst the fervent anticipation of all Asian football fans.

The first leg of the 2013 AFC Champions League final has finally arrived.

Moreover, because this is the closest a Chinese professional team has ever come to winning the AFC Champions League, CTV5 started its special "AFC Champions League Express" program, specially tailored for Guangzhou Evergrande, at 10 a.m.

From the moment the entire Evergrande team entered the restaurant for a meal, to the moment the team assembled in the conference room for pre-match tactical drills.

CCTV5 essentially broadcast Evergrande's entire schedule for the entire day live.

This was already a major event that fans across the country were paying close attention to, and then CTV gave it such a massive amount of advance publicity.

Before 12 o'clock, hundreds of thousands of fans flooded into the online live broadcast room of "AFC Champions League Express".

Of course, the most frequent question on the screen among these hundreds of thousands of fans was how Su Hao would perform in today's final.

It was 7 p.m. that evening.

The red bus carrying the entire Guangzhou Evergrande team finally slowly drove into the inner passage of the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

However, things are different from before.

When the team bus drove into the crowd of fans, the Evergrande players couldn't find many of their own supporters.

After inquiring, I found out that those damned Koreans had actually set up a cordon at the stadium plaza.

A cordon was set up specifically to keep Evergrande fans outside the square.

This unfair, even discriminatory, treatment immediately angered everyone on the bus.

only!

Despite their anger, the Evergrande players were truly powerless to stop the South Koreans' behavior.

Lippi saw all of this.

During this period, the old man truly witnessed the shamelessness of Koreans once again in South Korea.

So, the old man had a lot to say and was ready to blurt it all out at the pre-match press conference.

7:05!
There is less than an hour left before the match officially begins.

Lippi, accompanied by staff from FC Seoul, entered the pre-match press conference.

At this time, FC Seoul head coach Choi Yong-soo was already sitting there.

Moreover, even though Choi Yong-soo clearly saw Lippi come in, he still didn't get up to greet him.

Choi Yong-soo made no move, and Lippi naturally ignored Choi Yong-soo, whom he had known since 02!

Facing a sea of ​​reporters, Lippi simply sat down in a chair and, without waiting for any questions, grabbed the microphone.

"These past few days have been the most incredible days of my more than 30 years of coaching career!"

"I came to South Korea in 2002, and I still remember that World Cup match at Daejeon Stadium!"

"At that time, I found it incredible that a football match could be upgraded to the level of a boxing match."

"Okay, these are all things of the past, and I don't want to bring them up again. Anyway, that Korean friend of mine named Byron Moreno has been arrested!"

"But what I want to say most right now is that I never imagined a team could do this much!"

"The training ground they provided for us had no lights, the hotel they prepared for us was built next to the railway tracks, and every night the police even organized so-called fans to harass us downstairs!"

"That's amazing!"

"That's outrageous!"

"However, upon closer inspection, this happened in South Korea. Hehe!"

"These are all off-court matters. I have nothing to say about this match. Just like my husband, Mr. Choi Yong-soo, said, let's see how things are on the court!"

After saying that, the old man pushed the microphone away and stood up in a domineering manner, leaving the press conference venue.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

"Crack!!!"

Lippi is gone!

The scene, which had been quiet until Lippi started speaking, suddenly erupted into chaos.

Keep in mind that this press conference wasn't just attended by South Korean journalists!

Reporters from China, Japan, and even Italy came to visit.

What Lippi just said was indeed very exciting for the reporters.

The story begins with bombshell revelations about the Japan-Korea World Cup, including a public statement that Byron Moreno, the Ecuadorian referee who coached the South Korea-Italy knockout match, is a friend of the South Koreans.

What followed was criticism of Seoul FC's various questionable actions during this period.

Especially the last sentence, "This happened in South Korea" -- haha!

Anyway!

Lippi, without using any profanity, practically exposed the South Koreans' true colors.

At the press conference, Chinese journalists were thrilled, as were journalists who had traveled all the way from Italy.

As for the South Korean journalists...
The Koreans were naturally furious!

Before long, major South Korean media outlets began frantically publishing news about Lippi's insults against South Korean football.

Of course, after his speech caused a huge uproar, the old man returned to the locker room and calmly explained the tactics to his team members.

Although he strategically underestimated his opponent, tactically he still took Seoul FC, who had also advanced with a perfect record, very seriously.
"Jin, and Feng, you two must focus all your attention on that Deyan!"

"Of course, if the situation allows, Su, you can also retreat to the restricted area according to your understanding."

"Dejan is basically the final point of Seoul FC's attack. As for the middle, Jung, I need you to run. Don't worry about your stamina!"

"Molina's long-range shot!"

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"Remember, if you don't know how to handle the ball, just pass it to Suarez or Conca immediately!"

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For a full twenty minutes, the old man repeatedly pointed out the issues that each player in every position at Evergrande needed to pay attention to.

However, to others, it all sounds like he's the one who should be doing what he's supposed to do.

The phrase Su Hao heard most often was that he should help others as needed.

Meow
In the end, Su Hao realized that apart from not needing to guard the gate for Zeng Cheng, he had to keep an eye on everything else.

Of course, it's something that should be said but shouldn't be said.

To be honest, this was the first time the Evergrande players had ever seen the old man so serious.

Once all tactics are over.

Lippi naturally handed the "microphone" to Zheng Zhi, who was in charge of the team.

"Brothers! From the moment we left the club until now, I think I don't need to say any more about what we've experienced or seen!"

"You know how those Koreans outside mock us and treat us fans differently!"

"Especially that Choi Yong-soo!"

He said he only wanted to communicate with us on the court!

"Hold!"

Are we afraid?

"From the group stage until now!"

"Which game wasn't a resounding victory, a complete thrashing of our opponents!"

"It's just FC Seoul!"

"Never mind if it's their home turf!"

"Just go all out!"

"Today, remember, you represent not only yourselves, but also the hundreds of thousands of fans who care about us!"

"Don't even think about a second round!"

"Just like before, today, in this one match, we'll take them down!"

"Fight!!!"

"Kill them!"

He's a veteran captain after all.

There's no complicated routine involved.

One "fuck!" and one "damn!"

Upon hearing those two words, the Evergrande players surrounding Zheng Zhi, who had been holding back for so long, immediately erupted in cheers!
On the away team's side, Zheng Zhi gave the whole team a shot of adrenaline.

Meanwhile, in the home team's locker room on the other side!

After explaining the tactics to his players, FC Seoul head coach Choi Yong-soo began his pre-match pep talk!
"11 years ago!"

"It's right here on this court!"

"Our Republic of Korea defeated Spain and made it to the World Cup semi-finals!"

"At that time, I stood in this very spot and witnessed the most glorious history of our Republic of Korea!"

“And today!”

"We're just facing a Chinese team!"

"Although they have a head coach like Lippi, but!"

Just like I said!

"The outcome of the game should not be determined by the head coach's past accolades!"

"Today, right here on this field!"

"I want you to be like your predecessors!"

"To achieve a victory that will make all the people of the Republic of Korea proud!"

Choi Yong-soo proudly used their glorious 02 World Cup performance to inspire his players.

And it's amazing!

The group of young Koreans standing next to Choi Yong-soo seemed to be gradually feeling the atmosphere of the entire stadium filled with red Taeguk tigers, under Choi Yong-soo's instigation!

7:45!
There are fifteen minutes left before the match officially begins.

Both teams' players entered the player tunnel under the urging of the staff.

Unlike when they competed in Japan before.

The media spats these past few days, the injustices suffered by Evergrande, the public spat between the head coaches, and even the long-standing rivalry between Chinese and South Korean football.

The two teams of 22 people remained silent, their faces solemn.

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

7:48!
The players from both sides officially entered the field.

The DJ at the Seoul World Cup Stadium began reading out the names of the starting players from both sides.

"Number 1, Golden Dragon!"

"Roar!!!!"

"Number 21, Gao Yaohan!"

"Roar!!!!"

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Just as Su Hao had thought.

As soon as the names of the South Korean players were mentioned, the crowd erupted in a frenzy of cheers.

And then it's Evergrande's turn!
“Shhh!!!”

"Damn it!!!"

“xxxxxxx!!!”

A barrage of taunts and insults erupted.

only!

Having already experienced scenes like the Beijing Guoan team where tens of thousands of people chanted "idiot," this kind of low-level verbal attack from the Koreans naturally had no effect on the Guangzhou Evergrande players.

Of course, despite not having any effect, the Evergrande players still noticed the difference between today's away game and the previous ones!
Seoul World Cup Stadium!
In this stadium, the largest professional football stadium in Asia with a capacity of 67000 fans, the Evergrande players could only see a total of less than 3000 of their own fans.
Just like the stadium ticketing rules previously announced by FC Seoul.

Under the club's tough measures, those die-hard Evergrande fans who brought cash to buy South Korean tickets at high prices were not even able to enter the stadium's inner plaza.
"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"This is a live broadcast of the first leg of the 2013 AFC Champions League!"

Guangzhou Evergrande away vs. FC Seoul!

"The players from both teams are already standing in their respective halves of the field!"

  "The referee is checking his watch too!"

"Beep!!!"

"With the referee's whistle!"

"The competition has officially begun!"

"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"

"The starting goalkeeper for FC Seoul, wearing the traditional red and black home jersey: Kim Yong-dae!"

Left-back: Gao Yaohan!

"Two center-backs: Kim Jin-kyu and Kim Joo-young!"

"Right-back: Kim Ji-woo!"

"The five midfielders are: Molina on the left, Ha Dae-sung and Ko Myung-jin deep, Anderson in the single attacking midfield position, and Yoon Il-rok on the right!"

"Lone striker: Dejan!"

"Facing Guangzhou Evergrande, Choi Yong-soo still fielded his most familiar 4-5-1 formation!"

"On the other side, Guangzhou Evergrande's starting goalkeeper, Zeng Cheng, is attacking from right to left in his traditional yellow jersey!"

20:00 PM!
Amidst the howling of over 60,000 fans, the match finally began.

First, the home team, FC Seoul, had possession of the ball.

Facing Guangzhou Evergrande, which the media has dubbed the team with the strongest attack in Asia, the home team FC Seoul seemed completely unaffected by Evergrande's previous massacres.

According to Choi Yong-soo's pre-match arrangements.

After the referee blew his whistle, FC Seoul, with Anderson as their core player, immediately and without hesitation pushed their entire front line into Guangzhou Evergrande's half!

"FC Seoul on the attack!"

"Dejan first passed the ball to Anderson behind him!"

"Both sides have been pushed up!"

"Hey He Wei, tell me, doesn't this Dejan look almost exactly like Ibrahimovic?"

"That's right! This..."

In the commentary booth, as FC Seoul pressed forward aggressively, Huang Jianxiang suddenly started talking about Dejan's appearance.

However, before He Wei could finish speaking...

Ha Dae-sung, who had just received a diagonal pass from Anderson, immediately launched a long ball into the heart of Guangzhou Evergrande's backfield.

It was none other than the position where Dejan Damjanovic, the key forward for FC Seoul, was running.

On the Evergrande side, Zheng Zhi immediately rushed to Dejan's side.

While relying on Dejan, Zheng Zhi did his best to win the first point.

However, due to the huge height difference, despite Zheng Zhi's best efforts, he still lost the first point to Dejan, who jumped high.

A header back!
The ball flew directly back to the feet of Anderson, who was making a high-speed run forward.

at this time!

In the heart of Evergrande's midfield, Su Hao immediately started his run after seeing Dejan pass back.

Logically, Su Hao should have focused on marking Anderson first, but perhaps influenced by his own 30-year-old role model, he decided to stay away.

Su Hao, however, chose a defensive route that was incomprehensible to ordinary people.

As for FC Seoul, Anderson, upon receiving the ball, seemed to be relying on muscle memory from his daily training to flick the ball away with the instep before it even hit the ground.

"Ouch! This ball!"

"Anderson just shoved it in!"

"They're planning to go straight for Dejan, who just tipped the ball to him!"

"Feng Xiaoting!"

"This location is a bit..."

"Danger!!!"

"The height of this semi-high ball is exactly where Feng Xiaoting finds the most difficult position to handle."

"Deyang is gone!!!"

Seoul World Cup Stadium!
After Anderson's kick went over Feng Xiaoting.

The more than 60,000 South Korean fans in the stands immediately erupted in a frenzy of shouting, as if they were having a high.

Meanwhile, the less than four thousand Evergrande fans in the corner were all on tenterhooks.

They really didn't expect that Seoul FC's first attack would directly break through Guangzhou Evergrande's defense.

Everyone clenched their fists and stared intently at their own goal.

then
Suddenly, a figure they were most familiar with appeared.

Number 28!
Their crown prince!
Su Hao!

He appeared when the team needed him most, just as always.

Just as Dejan shook off Feng Xiaoting and was about to turn sideways to receive the ball.

Su Hao appeared like a divine soldier descending from the heavens, rushing directly to De Yang's side.

The same height, but with vastly different body balances.

Su Hao simply leaned to the side, and Deyang unconsciously fell directly onto the grass.

And the lobbed ball that Anderson passed over the top was firmly controlled by Su Hao at his feet.

"Ouch!"

"Beautiful!"

"That ball!"

"It has to be Su Hao again!"

"At the most crucial moment, Su Hao blew past Dejan and firmly controlled the ball!"

On the field!
The roar of more than 60,000 South Korean fans came to a halt.

After making the interception, Su Hao observed that Seoul FC's formation was not disrupted and did not choose to launch a long pass or counterattack.

On the contrary, after knocking Dejan aside, Su Hao managed to stop the ball in place.

After waiting for Dejan to get up and rush towards him, Su Hao slowly passed the ball diagonally to Zheng Zhi, who was rushing over!

He was very composed. In fact, his composure seemed to be mocking Dejan.

However, it was precisely Su Hao's composure that allowed the Evergrande players, who had been terrified by FC Seoul's attack at the start of the game, to quickly calm down.

The Evergrande players have calmed down, but things are different in Seoul.

Especially after being knocked down by Su Hao, and then deliberately provoked him with that move.

De Jong's face darkened immediately, and he glared fiercely at Su Hao.

"Su Hao's basketball IQ is amazing!"

"Don't underestimate this short pause; wait until Dejan gets up and lunges at you before passing the ball out!"

"Just that one meal! It completely changed the mentality of the two teams on the field!"

"This"

"Su Hao's basketball IQ is incredible; he doesn't look like a 16-year-old at all!"

The fans in the stands or in the live broadcast room didn't realize it, but Huang Jianxiang, who has been commentating on football for so many years, knew very well the significance of Su Hao's meal.
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[Haha, Teacher Huang, you've gone too far! I know you're the number one Su Shi fanboy in China right now, but to praise someone for something that only pauses for a moment like this?]
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[That's right! But honestly, I had a sudden jolt of fear just now, thinking that Evergrande might really run into some trouble today, but now it's nothing. With Su Hao there, what's there to be afraid of!]
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[That's right, watching Su Hao play is truly a treat! No matter who the opponent is, as long as we're facing Su Hao, we're not intimidated at all!]
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[Holy crap! Now that you mention it, what Coach Huang said does make some sense. We fans have all recovered, so the players on the field must have reacted just as quickly!]

Seoul FC's first attack was ended by Su Hao.

Meanwhile, after Su Hao passed the ball to Zheng Zhi, Evergrande's first attack officially began.

It's still Evergrande's most familiar strategy: penetrating through the middle.

Despite FC Seoul deploying a large number of players in the middle, Su Hao still managed to press forward into FC Seoul's half after receiving a pass back from Zheng Zhi.

only!

Just after Su Hao's figure appeared on the big screen at the side of the field.

The more than 60,000 South Korean fans in the stands seemed to have been provoked.

"You son of a bitch!"

"Shhh!!!"

"xxxx!!!"

"Damn you, you little brat!!!"

In an instant!
More than 60,000 South Korean fans erupted in a deafening roar of curses.

Huang Jianxiang, who was in the commentary booth, was a little confused.

However, He Wei, who was sitting next to Lao Huang and seemed to know the reason, took the microphone.

"Uh! Some very unpleasant noises are coming from the scene!"

"During this period, domestic fans may not know that some very short-lived South Korean media outlets have been hyping up the previous AFC U-19 Championship match against the South Korean national youth team."

Got it!
The correct answer has been found.

Huang Jianxiang suddenly realized why the 60,000-plus Koreans reacted so strongly when Su Hao appeared on the big screen.

Just over a month ago, Su Hao led the Chinese youth team to defeat the South Korean youth team on this very field and tackled Hwang Hee-chan, South Korea's strongest young star.
"I knew it! Su Hao is that popular in South Korea!"

"Su Hao!"

"Keep pushing down the middle!"

"Faced with the combined attack of Dejan and Anderson, he didn't blindly choose to dribble past them!"

"He turned and passed the ball to the retreating Elkeson!"

"Elkeson turned around!"

"He's dribbled past FC Seoul's left winger, Molina!"

"Gao Mingzhen, who was lagging behind, lunged forward!"

"Elkeson passes the ball back to Su Hao!"

On the field!
As Evergrande's attack approached Seoul FC's backfield.

The entire FC Seoul team immediately retreated to their penalty area.

After regaining possession, Su Hao calmly regained control of the ball after observing Seoul FC's tight defensive system.

At this moment, Conca, having failed to advance, returned to Su Hao's side.

Seeing Conca approaching, Su Hao naturally turned to look at Conca, then turned his right foot, pretending to pass the ball diagonally to Conca.

It is precisely this small change in the arch of the foot.

Anderson, who had just been blocking Su Hao from the front, subconsciously shifted his weight slightly towards Conca.

However, Su Hao was waiting for Anderson's move!
Almost the instant Anderson shifted his weight to the right.

Su Hao quickly pulled his foot back from its leftward flank, circled the ball, and used the outside of his right foot to push it away.

Whip your tail!!!

A sudden, explosive change of direction that can only be made in a fleeting moment.

At the same time, after shaking off his opponent, Su Hao kicked off the grass with his left foot and darted away from Anderson's side!

Anderson was stunned!
He really didn't expect that the 1.91-meter-tall man in front of him would be so agile!

Swinging a cow's tail?
A 1.91-meter-tall guy whipped his tail at himself??
Is this...is this a dream?
Do not!
Not only did he use Ronaldinho's signature move with agile footwork, but his speed and explosiveness were also something he had never seen before in Asia!
"pretty!!"

"Swing your cow's tail!"

"Su Hao's kick was beautiful!!!"

"That sudden dribble and acceleration!"

"It broke through!"

"Su Hao directly broke through the middle lane and created a gap!"

"Gao Mingzhen, who was just keeping an eye on Conca, has caught up with us!"

"However, it's obvious that he can't keep up with Su Hao's speed!"

Football match!

For ordinary players, the only way to change the situation might be to rely on continuous passing and wait for the opponent to make a mistake.

But for star players!

They can often change the situation in an instant.

Just like Su Hao, who is currently stomping on Seoul FC at the Seoul World Cup Stadium!
After getting past Anderson.

Su Hao now had a smooth road ahead of him.

The two defensive midfielders failed to hold their positions, and both wingers were marking Muriqui and Elkeson!

Now, all that's left for them are Kim Jin-kyu and Kim Joo-young, the two Seoul center-backs.

30 meters from the goal!
29 meters!
28 meters!
Su Hao, with his long legs, charged wildly toward Seoul FC's penalty area.

At this moment, Kim Jin-gyu and Kim Joo-young, who were guarding the last position, had no choice but to send one of them away to run desperately toward Su Hao.

only!
What drove Kim Jin-kyu to despair was...

Before he could even get close to Su Hao, the Evergrande number 28 in front of him had already raised his right leg as if to shoot.

A direct, frontal burst of fire?

Although Kim Jin-kyu knew very well that if he rushed forward head-on, he would likely be hit in the vital areas by Su Hao's explosive shot.

However, Kim Jin-kyu, who had already been brainwashed by Choi Yong-soo before the game started, still went straight towards the direction where Su Hao was shooting without hesitation.

However.
Kim Jin-kyu was clearly prepared to withstand Su Hao's powerful shot.

That damned Evergrande number 28, just as he was desperately lunging towards him, suddenly poked the ball away from his right side.

this.
Did the ball and person pass each other?

Kim Jin-kyu panicked!
He knew there were no more of his own defenders behind him.

Jin Zhourong had already been pulled in another direction by Gao Lin when he charged forward.

If Su Hao were to rush through, then their own goalkeeper would have to face Su Hao head-on.

With that thought in mind, Kim Jin-kyu subconsciously reached out his left hand and grabbed Su Hao's jersey at the last moment.

A yellow card it is!

At the very least, we should stop this damn Chinese guy.

However, a scene that made Kim Jin-kyu even more desperate soon appeared.

He had clearly used all his strength to hold onto that number 28 jersey.

But why did that guy seem to have no reaction at all and still rush past me?
And then a burst of exaggerated, monstrous force, accompanied by a "sizzle" sound, came down.

Suddenly finding himself holding a piece of paper, Kim Jin-kyu was thrown backward by the strange force he had just experienced.

Kim Jin-kyu's eyes widened!

What... what an exaggerated body!

"Su Hao!!!"

"The ball and the player are separated!!!"

"pretty!!!"

"Su Hao!"

"They've charged straight into the penalty area!!!"

"The Golden Dragon Strikes Out!"

"Without any hesitation!"

"Facing the onrushing Jin Longda, Su Hao unleashed a powerful shot!!!"

The Seoul World Cup Stadium was quiet.

Just moments ago, over 60,000 people were using their most vicious language to insult the South Korean football team that suddenly appeared on the big screen.

But
After just a dozen seconds.

Their cursing stopped!
On the contrary!
The Chinese player, who had been suppressed in the darkest corner by his own club, suddenly erupted after remaining silent for so long.

"pretty!!!"

"pretty!!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"The match is in its 4th minute!"

"Su Hao scored a goal!!!"

"A complete service!!!"

"An absolutely unbelievable super-fast service!"

"Start from the center circle!"

"First, he used a dreamlike 'cow tail' maneuver to get past Seoul FC's foreign player Anderson!"

"Immediately afterwards, he dribbled past Seoul FC's key center-back Kim Jin-kyu with another single pass!"

"Oh my god!!"

"Oh my god!!!"

"This is the AFC Champions League final!"

"Su Hao!"

"He single-handedly broke through Seoul FC's entire defense!"

"1:0!!!"

"1:0!!!"

"Guangzhou Evergrande took the lead in less than 4 minutes!!!"

"It's still the same explosive start that Guangzhou Evergrande fans are most familiar with!"
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[Holy crap! A cow tail flick? Am I dreaming?! Su Hao actually flicked his cow tail? And it looked so smooth, this is unbelievable!]
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[Damn, it wasn't just the whipping man move, there was also that one-two pass! Look at Su Hao's jersey, and that Korean center-back, Su Hao practically pulled Kim Jin-kyu down before charging into the penalty area. This is just too outrageous, is he even human? A whipping man move plus an Adriano-style brute force attack!]
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[Wow! That shot...that shot looks like it could win the Puskás Award this year. That's definitely a top-tier combination of power and skill, and...that was done by a guy who's 1.91 meters tall!]
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[Haha, the Koreans are dumbfounded, aren't they? They used to say that South Korea was our daddy when it came to football, but look at this, it's the same old Guangzhou Evergrande formula: a goal right at the start!]
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[Damn! That's awesome! That's how we do it to the Koreans, we have to thrash them! A goal right from the start, let's lock in the championship this game, let's go for another 6-0, haha, 6-0 South Korea in the U20 World Cup, another 6-0 Seoul in the AFC Champions League final, from now on the Koreans will probably cry whenever they see Su Hao!]
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[Magotan, Magotan, Passat, Passat, it feels like they're going straight for the CC class! Thank God, thank Su, thank Evergrande, thank D! Hahahaha!]
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[Get the hell away from here, you gambler! Don't you dare show your face here again, you son of a bitch!]

The referee blew his whistle to confirm the goal.

Huang Jianxiang, who was in the commentary booth, immediately started screaming hysterically, as if he had gone mad.

And on the field!

When Su Hao, this absolutely exaggerated dragon, appeared.

All of Evergrande's players rushed towards Su Hao as if they had gone mad.

However, despite scoring such an incredible goal, Su Hao stood expressionless in the Seoul FC penalty area. After pulling up his tattered jersey that revealed his abs and pecs, he shrugged and tilted his head to the side, making a "that's it" gesture towards the South Korean fans in the stands who had just been cursing him.

then
"You son of a bitch! You bastard!"

“xxxxx!!!”

"China xxxxx!!!"

“Damn it!!!”

The entire Guangzhou Evergrande team on the field launched into a wild celebration.

Meanwhile, on the sidelines of the field, in front of the Evergrande substitutes' bench.

Seeing Su Hao deliver another explosive opening performance, even the experienced Lippi could hardly believe it and clutched his head in disbelief.

Yes!

For Lippi, nothing else matters.

Swing your tail!

This dribbling move, which only players with the most exquisite ball control can execute perfectly, left Lippi momentarily speechless.

There are quite a few players who can do this move.

But
For someone as tall as Su Hao, standing at 1.91 meters, to execute this move so perfectly and beautifully is truly beyond Lippi's comprehension.

Such an explosive physique, and yet such an exaggerated sense of sensation underfoot.

Although Lippi had said long ago that Su Hao would have no problem starting for a team in the top five European leagues, the old man has now made his decision, and it won't be long before he does.

It's likely that Su Hao could easily secure a starting position among the world's top stars, whether it's Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​or Manchester United.

The entire Evergrande team started cheering for Su Hao's incredible solo run.

Not far away, in front of the home team's bench.

Just fifteen minutes earlier, Choi Yong-soo had been telling his teammates in the locker room about how glorious he and his Republic of Korea team were here, but now he was feeling a bit awkward.

As the head coach, he knew very well that Su Hao's goal was one that would definitely be recorded in the history of Asian and even world football.

but!

As a pure-blooded Korean.

How could he possibly acknowledge the superiority of races other than Koreans?

Even if the facts are right in front of you!

"I protest! That Guangzhou Evergrande player, number 28, just committed a foul by charging into someone! This goal shouldn't count!"

Turning his head, Choi Yong-soo first led his coaching team to surround the fourth official.

And then!

After the appeal was concluded, Choi Yong-soo immediately gathered his team members together.

There was no tactical explanation.

Choi Yong-soo simply roared at Kim Jin-kyu, who had failed to foul Su Hao immediately and allow him to enter the penalty area.

In Choi Yong-soo's words!

This is their home stadium, Seoul FC!
Putting everything else aside, surely Korean players wouldn't forget the most basic skill of testing the referee's standards!

P.S.: The Asian storyline is down to the last few chapters, so I'm writing it in a bit more detail. Please don't criticize me for padding the story.

Also, the dads are too awesome! I'm already a bit overwhelmed with the extra chapters for monthly votes. Today, because the kids are clamoring to go out and play this weekend, I'm running out of time, so I'll just add one chapter for now. Tomorrow, I'll try to combine five chapters into one.

Finally, I beg you dads to cast your monthly votes again, considering how hard you've worked on this noodle dish!

(End of this chapter)