What is an attacking defensive midfielder?

Chapter 131 The Strongest High School Student on Earth?

[@14-year-old mid-laner wants to go pro, Hao Qiuwang, what's going on? Will Rangnick really be suspended?]

[Waaaaah, is Mr. Goodman going to school?]

That's probably true. Having Hao Ren registered as a student in China is useless; he's not actually attending.

[@14-year-old mid-laner wants to play professionally]

[14-year-old mid-laner wants to go pro: I don't know, but I'll study hard]

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When Hao Ren got home that evening, he answered fans' questions on the online forum.

Actually, he was quite helpless.

After all, all of this was unexpected and could not have been predicted by a normal person.

As a so-called "victim," all he can do now is pray silently.

Mr. Ralph, please, please be alright!!

Hao Ren took out his phone and sent a message to his manager in Leipzig, asking him to help him contact the local high school.

Then focus your attention on the system.

[Mission Progress: Victory Points (55/50)]

[Mission Reward: Random Premier League Player Chest (100 Silver)]

Current Status: Completed

The mission was completed after the competition, but Hao Ren was entangled in other things, which is why he only remembered to claim the mission reward now.

But they're all the same!

You have obtained the Premier League Player Chest (Silver).

[Premier League Player Chest (Silver) Open Now —]

[Talent: The Way of Man, Future Warrior - Triggered, you will obtain a Premier League player template from the future, of improved quality.]

[You have obtained the Varane defensive cover template (replica)]

[Passing: 79.5 → 84.5 (Defense to Offense)]

Speed: 68 → 71

[Physical contact: 84→84]

Hao Ren (17 years old)

[Ball possession: 68; Passing: 84.5]

[Shots: 83; Headers: 77; Set pieces: 61]

Speed: 71; Endurance: 76; Physical Strength: 84

[Defense: 77; Vision: 76]

Overall rating: 82

"call----"

Hao Ren closed his eyes and carefully felt the changes in his body.

The so-called "Varane defensive positioning template" primarily enhances defensive attributes.

However, due to the existence of the [defense-to-attack] ability, Hao Ren did not receive this defensive boost, but instead gained more passing attributes.

Considering my increasing involvement in the team's attack, this trade seems quite worthwhile at the moment.

The next day, at the Leipzig training base, the team members surrounded Hao Rentuan.

As members of Leipzig, they were clearly very concerned about this incident.

"Good, did Ralph say anything? How do we resolve this?"

Paulsen sat in front of Hao Ren, one hand resting on the table.

"I don't know either. He told me it wasn't a big deal, but I feel like he was bragging."

Hao Ren imitated Rangnick's tone and reenacted with his teammates the conversation the two had had in the office yesterday.

According to Hao Ren's description, Rangnick seemed to have wet himself in fear!

"Hey, you're just bragging, how could that be possible!"

Kimmich retorted, "Ralph is very stable; you must have misunderstood."

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"I agree with Joshua."

Klosterman raised his hand.

Poulsen nodded slowly: "I looked into this matter online last night, and I feel that it's mainly a problem between the club and the Football Association, and you and Ralf shouldn't be punished."

"Wasn't he supposed to be exempt from punishment in the first place?"

Werner mentioned it briefly. This guy is trying to integrate into the core group in Leipzig.

Although Werner is one of the key players, his introverted personality still causes him a lot of trouble.

"He's already been punished; he wasn't supposed to be in school."

y

Poulsen raised an eyebrow.

"Ha ha!"

"Hahaha!"

The break room suddenly became lively. Klostermann and Kimmich punched Hao Ren's arm and then looked at their teammate with sympathetic eyes.

"No, what do you mean?! Going to school is nothing, I can handle that easily. You guys probably don't know how strong my learning ability is."

"Ooh ooh ooh!"

Kimmich and Dem are making a scene.

As they were talking, Sebastian walked in carrying a cardboard box.

"Wow! It's finally here!"

Paulsen clapped his hands, stood up from his chair, took the large box from Sebastian's hands, and placed it on the table.

"What is this?"

Hao Ren carefully examined the box's packaging, but could only see an "Amazon" logo.

What courier service did you order?

"This is for you. It's a very expensive item, you know, we spent 270 euros to buy it!"

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"Oh, that's great!"

Upon learning that his teammates were going to give him a gift, Hao Ren's face lit up with joy, and he quickly began to unwrap the package.

He quickly found a flattened backpack in the package.

"this----"

Hao Ren picked up the backpack and looked it over: "Why did you give me this?"

"Aren't you going to school soon? I'll buy you a schoolbag. Haha!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

His teammates started making a fuss again, while Hao Ren stood there speechless.

"I'm speechless. You guys really enjoy watching me go to school, don't you?"

Paulsen placed a hand on Hao Ren's shoulder and earnestly advised, "You're not an adult yet. Children should focus on their studies."

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"Ha ha ha ha!!

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"Good luck, Go for it!"

Kimmich pounded his chest: "I'll talk to Ralph later, and I'll take you to school this afternoon!"

"I don't need it! I can take a taxi myself!"

"Come on! It's the first day of school, such an important day, I'll see you off!"

"Ride in my Audi!"

Today is a special day for Mendel College.

Around 2 p.m., a number of reporters had already gathered outside the school's main gate.

As soon as a Leipzig-registered Audi drove up, reporters swarmed around it.

Click, click, click!

Surrounded by reporters, Hao Ren and Kimmich got out of the car one after the other.

Despite his verbal resistance, Hao Ren still used the backpack given to him by his teammate.

However, to avoid appearing too "student-like," he carried his backpack by hand instead of on his back.

To avoid being interviewed, Hao Ren rushed into the school after getting out of the car, leaving Kimmich standing by the car laughing wildly.

"Ha ha!"

"Keep it up, Good! Study hard!"

Click, click, click!

"Joshua, will you be taking him to school from now on?"

"Hmm—if he's willing, then there's no problem. After all, I'm older than him, so it's only right that I take care of him, haha!"

While Hao Ren was away, Kimmich went on a rampage, emphasizing his status as an elder in front of the media.

"Although Goodman is my football mentor, he is indeed only 17 years old, and age cannot be faked."

Kimmich said slowly, "So outside of the training field, I treat him like a high school student, yeah, that's it."

Wow!

"That's great, Joshua, you're a really good teammate."

"Great job, Joshua! You've taken excellent care of Mr. Goodman!"

"Ha ha!"

Kimmich crossed his arms: "Of course. And I'll not only take him to and from school, I'll even supervise him to finish his homework. Yu---Poulsen will do the same. If Goodman doesn't finish his schoolwork on time, Poulsen and I will contact his teacher immediately."

"His mother isn't in Germany, but that's okay, all the Leipzig players can be his guardians!"

Click, click, click!

Click, click, click!

"Oh, right, if you're going to publish the news, you'd better do it sooner rather than later. Goode will be checking for the latest news. If he sees these news articles, he might beat me up."

A German journalist from The Sun photographed Hao Ren at a grammar school in Leipzig, where his teammate Kimmich was dropping him off.

"Goodman doesn't look too good," a reporter at the scene remarked.

In the accompanying photo, Hao Ren is seen carrying a brand-new backpack in his right hand as he slowly walks towards the school gate.

Although his face wasn't visible, fans could still sense a great deal from his forlorn silhouette.

Waaaaah, Mr. Goodman!

After 2 days.

Today is a Europa League match day, with RB Leipzig hosting Villarreal. This is the second round of the Europa League group stage.

Actually, at the beginning of the season, Rangnick didn't care much about the Europa League, because it was outside the team's mission.

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However, Leipzig's performance this season has been astonishing. They are currently second in both the league standings and their Europa League group stage.

With enough league points as a buffer, and given that Rangnick is an extremely ambitious guy, it's impossible that he has no ambition for the Europa League knockout stage!

"Do you think you'll be suspended? There are rumors that you might be suspended for two games because you're the main person responsible for the incident."

"Ralph, how is Goodman doing at school? Does he bully his classmates?"

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Please stop asking these questions; I will not answer them.

Rangnick was somewhat speechless under the flash of the camera.

"As football journalists, you should be more concerned with the game itself, not the off-field news, okay?"

"But you're already in dire straits yourself, Ralph!"

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"What I want to say is that the education bureau and relevant agencies are already conducting an investigation, and we need to wait for their results. I will not say anything before that."

"Besides, Goodman definitely won't bully his classmates. His name says it all; he's a good person."

Click, click, click!

LeSports

"Good evening, everyone! This is ————"

"According to recent news, both Hao Ren and Leipzig are currently in the eye of the storm."

"Yes, Hao Ren has to go to school every week for some reason. Haha!"

"Yes, hopefully the recent public opinion won't affect the Leipzig players' performance in the match!"

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"The match has begun. Now, I will introduce the starting lineup for this match."

Villarreal (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Balbosa

Defenders: Rukavina, Mario Gaspar, Victor Ruiz, Jaume Costa; Midfielders: Castillejo, Dos Santos, Bruno, Suarez; Forwards: Soldado, Bakambu; Head Coach: Marcelino. Let's compare the starting lineups. Villarreal's starting lineup has a higher market value than Leipzig's.

Leipzig fans are already used to this.

After all, they have rarely encountered teams whose starting lineups are worth less than their own.

"However, Leipzig fans don't need to focus on their transfer fees. Because we all know that Leipzig has a common characteristic among its players, which is that they are very young."

"Yes, for Leipzig, market value is a relatively weak indicator of a player's actual ability."

"Bruno, pass the ball to Bakambu!"

"The defenders are watching, and Poulsen in the attacking third is also tracking back!"

Poulsen was finally able to return to the field two weeks after his injury.

Because they hadn't played a match for a while, the Leipzig captain was very excited today.

The speed of the defensive transition is very fast!

He has Bakambu under his control!

but----

Poulsen got groined!

Oh!

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The fans in the stadium gasped in surprise.

It's like this when you haven't played a match in a long time; Poulsen was so easily nutmegged by his opponent!

Leipzig's captain turned and continued to chase, but the opponent was unlikely to give him a second chance.

Snapped!

Bakambu passed the ball to Costa on the wing!

Costa has crossed the goal line!

Kimmich rushed towards Costa immediately, preventing the Leipzig defender from fully getting going.

Costa wants to break through!

At that very moment, Kimmich had a flash of inspiration.

He remembered his master's teachings!

Without hesitation, Kimmich suddenly stepped forward and used his body to trap Costa.

"Depend on!"

Costa cursed, and his final pass was kicked out of bounds by Kimmich.

"Wow!!"

clap clap clap! ! !

The applause that rang out in front of the bench came from Rangnick.

"That's it, no rush, take your time to find the feeling!"

Leipzig's biggest problem right now is their defense.

If they can develop Kimmich's defensive abilities, that would be fantastic for Leipzig!

"RBL!"

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"RBL!"

Boom!

Bang bang bang!

Dos Santos' long pass found Rucavina on the wing!

Rukavina is looking for an opportunity!

Snapped!

The ball was passed sideways to the middle.

Soldado got the ball!

Villarreal have found an attacking opportunity!

Hey!

Bruno raised his right hand and accelerated to the top of the arc.

Soldado passed the ball to Bruno, then surged forward into the penalty area!

"Look at number 9! (Soldado)"

Bruno turned and dribbled the ball, his eyes fixed on Soldado in the penalty area.

pass----

That's a feint!

At the top of the arc, Bruno turned and spiked the ball again.

boom!

The shot was delivered, and Gulacsi jumped out.

But in this situation, the goalkeeper will be completely out of time.

Goal!

Bruno's goal!

"Sigh, Leipzig still has the same old problem. The coordination between these defenders in the penalty area is still not very good."

"However, Villarreal's attacking coordination was indeed quite good; they deserved that goal!"

The score is now 1-0, and Leipzig's defenders look somewhat awkward in the penalty area.

Rangnick was constantly shouting instructions from the sidelines, directing his backcourt players to make various adjustments.

The Leipzig coach is very nervous.

However, he was not nervous because of the 0-1 score.

Being behind in the score is a minor issue, but Leipzig's defensive weaknesses are a real problem!

This must be resolved as soon as possible!

"Good, give the defender a hand signal before you go to support the wing!"

"what?"

Hao Ren shrugged at Rangnick.

"Okay, okay! I understand!"

The task was already heavy enough, and now there's another one to do —

The time has reached the 28th minute.

The two sides traded blows.

The impression the Leipzig players had of their opponents was that they were even more difficult to deal with than Napoli!

This is the difference between teams in different leagues.

In most cases, the team's overall tactical style has a much greater impact on the game than individual players!

Sabitzer, take a forward pass!

"I'll do it!"

"oh!"

Sabitzer's pass hit his own stomach, and Hao Ren seized the opportunity to turn around quickly.

"Catch it! Catch it!"

Werner was the first to rush over and successfully used his positioning skills to help Hao Ren get out of trouble.

Poulsen, on the other hand, went to contest the top of the penalty area!

Werner!

Werner has gotten past Castillejo! He's moving towards Poulsen's position!

Snapped!

A low pass from Werner found Poulsen precisely at the top of the box.

Poulsen tried to turn and shoot, but the defenders reacted too quickly.

Before Poulsen could make any move, Ruiz and Gaspar closed in at the same time.

They were unwilling to give Poulsen a chance to enter the penalty area!

"here!"

Werner reached out and took the ball.

Just as he regained possession, Bruno rushed over and stole the ball from Werner.

!!!

Werner was about to sigh in despair when Hao Ren suddenly accelerated past him and made a precise steal from Bruno.

Leipzig has regained possession!

Poulsen sensed something keenly and turned to rush into the penalty area.

Leipzig's captain's move made it difficult for many defenders to cause trouble for Hao Ren!

Hao Ren is bringing the ball up!

Forsberg is calling for the ball on his left!

There's also Poulsen in the penalty area!

"Huff, huff, huff!"

Gritting his teeth, Hao Ren made his decision.

boom!

With a flick of his right leg, Hao Ren drew an upside-down "C" with the outside of his foot, and the ball flew along the left post into the goal.

"TO0OOORRRR!!!!"

"Goal! Hao Ren!"

"Although he lacks a weak foot, the outside of his foot is his signature move!"

"1-1, Leipzig has equalized!"

Goodman is amazing!

[Fun fact: Hao Ren not only plays soccer, but also attends two schools at the same time]

【The Strongest High School Student on Earth】

[I guess a direct volley would work too, but it's all the same anyway]

[Why not just slap him on the head? Don't you treat the opposing goalkeeper like a human being?]

When will Rangnick be suspended?

"Good man!"

Mr. Goodman!

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"That's Goodman!"

As the soul of Red Bull, Grandpa Bull immediately enjoyed the cheers of the fans after scoring a goal.

But we can't rush it.

It's still a draw!

Hao Ren came down to the stands and made a "2" gesture towards them, indicating that he would help the team complete the comeback.

"come on!"

"Good luck, Goodman!"

Hey!

Hao Ren shrugged: "Not a classmate!"

"Go Goodman! Go Goodman!"

"——"

Unable to argue with the fans, Hao Ren had no choice but to give up.

"Good, pass me the ball more often, I'm getting into the rhythm!"

Poulsen and Hao Ren retreated together towards their own half: "Let's score another one!"

"OK!"

Hao Ren and Paulsen exchange punches.

At that moment, a voice came to his mind.

You have received a new mission!

???

A new mission was assigned during the competition?

Never mind, let's see what's going on first!

[Mission Objective: Starting now, achieve 4 assists or 12 steals]

[Mission Progress: Assists (0/4) / Steals (0/12)]

Assists and steals —

Because the game is still in progress, Hao Ren doesn't have time to keep track of the number of assists. Anyway, his next goal is to rack up as many assists and steals as possible!

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Time quickly moved into the second half.

Although the score was tied in the first half, overall, Villarreal's players performed really well.

The away team's defenders coordinated very smoothly, which directly caused Leipzig's pressing to have no effect as expected!

"I'm here!"

Upon hearing the sound, Kimmich turned the ball around and tapped it into the middle.

Hao Ren received the ball and turned around, pulling the ball back as well.

boom!

A through ball is played, targeting Halstenberg who is making a run down the left flank!

Halstenberg takes on Rukavina one-on-one!

Halstenberg wobbled slightly at the baseline.

He looks like he hasn't done anything, but actually he's waiting for his teammates to make their runs.

That wasn't the right time to pass the ball.

But it's almost done now!

Snapped!

The inverted triangle shape is passed to Sabitzer!

boom!

Sabitzer and Castillejo collided, but Sabitzer should have passed the ball to Hao Ren before the collision.

Hao Ren!

With a passing attribute of 84.5, Hao Ren certainly wouldn't let the opportunity in front of him pass.

Step on the ball and pull away!

Seizing the moment Ruiz shifted his weight, Hao Ren slashed the ball out with one foot.

Wow!

He nutmegged Ruiz!

Inside the penalty area, Werner!

boom!

"TOORRRRR!!!!"

"A goal from Werner!"

"2:1!"

"Leipzig has turned the game around!"

[Mission Progress: Assists (1/4) / Steals (0/12)]

If I remember correctly, this should be the fastest I've ever completed a task.

He completed his first assist just 30 minutes after receiving the mission!

Feeling good, Hao Ren is ready to see if he can get another assist.

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However, immediately after the second goal, the fourth official raised the substitution sign.

Demme replaced Hao Ren.

"Oh!!!"

"Don't change the player!"

"hateful!"

"Ralph, let Goodman play a little longer!"

Some fans in the stands were dissatisfied, but most remained relatively rational.

Rangnick's substitution of Hao Ren at this point clearly indicates that he was preparing for the league match a few days later.

"There's no way around it, Leipzig is competing on three fronts, the schedule is just too packed. Rangnick can't let Hao Ren play the full match in every game."

"Yes."

"The good news is that Leipzig still has a one-goal advantage. They just need to hold onto the current score to get three points."

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"Pass the ball to Bruno!"

"Just kick him!"

Kimmich came from the side to block, but he was a step too late.

Bruno's long-range shot has been unleashed!

Gulacsi jumped out to make the save, his fingertips touched the ball, but because the contact area was too small, the block turned into a flick.

Goal!

Villarreal's captain has helped his team equalize!

"My God, that goal was perfectly timed!"

"Leipzig was already a shoo-in for the victory."

"The goal in the 82nd minute could very well have been a last-minute equalizer for Villarreal!"

On the bench, Rangnick hung his head, helplessly watching the opposing players celebrate their equalizer.

The two commentators from LeSports then started chatting about it.

The same old problem persists: Leipzig has far too few reliable defensive players. With Hao Ren in charge, the defensive coordination between Kimmich and Sabitzer is practically nonexistent.

"Leipzig—oh, Rangnick has realized something's wrong; Leipzig has temporarily abandoned their attack."

"Yes, it's right to secure the point first. Villarreal's players are on fire."

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"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

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