I changed football.

4 month 24 day.

In the 35th round of Ligue 1, Monaco will play away against Rennes.

Mbappe was looking at his phone in the locker room when Li Yuan came over.

"What are you looking at?"

"I'm looking at my data."

Mbappe casually pointed the screen at Li Yuan.

「我看了一下，我这个赛季到现在为止各项赛事打进了14球5个助攻，其中联赛8球2助攻，欧联是4球1助攻，还有两个杯赛是2球2助攻。」

"This data is very good."

"No way, none of yours is as good as yours—" Mbappe said, then clicked on Li Yuan's profile picture, and Li Yuan's data appeared.

李源是各项赛事打进16球13助攻，联赛6球7助攻，欧联7球4助攻，联赛杯1球1助攻，法国杯2球1助攻。

"Your stats are much better than mine, mainly because your assist numbers are just too high!"

"You have time to score in the remaining four league games. I'll pass the ball to you too."

Their opponent in this league match is Rennes, who are currently ranked 8th in the league.

Speaking of this Rennes team, they have a future Ballon d'Or winner in their squad.

Ousmane Dembélé.

Originally, Dembele rose to fame in the timeline, and finally transferred to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2016 for 3500 million euros.

This shows that if Li Yuan were to transfer this summer, the transfer fee would definitely be higher than 4000 million euros.

Li Yuan's reputation and ability are much stronger than Dembele's.

During the pre-match handshake, Mbappe and Dembele shook hands and hugged very skillfully.

"He is my friend."

"Do you know him?"

"We've been teammates in the national teams at all levels. In the club, you're my partner on the right, and he's my partner."

After the match started, Rennes played very aggressively at home.

Dembele on the right wing was very active, moving up and down the flank.

However, Monaco quickly took over the game.

Li Yuan received the ball on the right wing and charged forward. He then combined with Traore and dribbled forward after receiving the ball.

Rennes is playing as a lone defensive midfielder today.

Facing Li Yuan, Rennes' lone defensive midfielder, Sierra, was no match for him.

Li Yuan easily left Silas behind with a change of direction. Then, facing Rennes' center-back, Li Yuan first performed a stepover to shake off Armand, and then used a dribbling move to knock down another Rennes center-back, Diagne.

Then he gracefully entered the penalty area. Rennes goalkeeper Costil rushed out of his goal to try and save the ball, but Li Yuan had already kicked it away.

Goal!

Monaco leads 1-0 away from home.

Li Yuan's solo goal was truly spectacular. He used his speed to beat his opponents, executing stepovers and dribbling moves, completely dribbling past them along the entire line.

That goal was truly spectacular and elegant.

Monaco fans inside the stadium began to celebrate wildly.

The Monaco players on the field also ran over to celebrate with Li Yuan.

Dembele, standing to the side, stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Li Yuan.

He looked incredulous; he had clearly seen Li Yuan's solo run and goal.

This was incredible; Dembele didn't know what language to use to describe what he had seen.

Li Yuan scored the goal with such ease.

Look at his face, he has a relaxed expression.

too exaggerated!

The game continues.

Rennes were naturally unhappy about conceding a goal at home and wanted to continue their attack, but they were a bit flustered and Monaco regained possession.

In no time, they launched another counterattack.

This time, after receiving the ball, Li Yuan took advantage of the moment when the entire Rennes team had not yet fully retreated and passed the ball to Mbappe on the left wing. Then it was time to watch him put on a show.

Mbappe is incredibly fast; he cuts inside to score as soon as he gets the ball.

However, he didn't control the ball well on his first attempt, and the ball bounced a bit. Mbappe managed to stop the ball, then accelerated forward, still managing to cut inside.

However, his rhythm had already been disrupted, and it was too late for him to take another shot.

The center-back has caught up and is blocking them.

Corner kick.

Li Yuan wasn't far away, and he witnessed the entire process of Mbappe's maneuver.

This actually reveals Mbappe's shortcomings.

His technical skills aren't very good.

This weakness isn't actually that obvious now, because whether he's at Monaco now or later with the French national team, Mbappe's style of play is to quickly move forward on the counter-attack, and shoot as soon as he gets the ball, so this weakness isn't fatal.

However, as one gets older, this weakness becomes increasingly fatal.

In fact, since his rebirth, Li Yuan has discovered many of Mbappe's shortcomings during the more than six months that he has been teammates with him.

His technical skills are too rough; he is almost incapable of handling any delicate small movements well, including ball control and receiving the ball while running.

However, Mbappe's playing style is very open and expansive, and he is less willing to hold the ball during positional attacks, so this weakness doesn't seem to have much of an impact on him.

Another issue is that their off-the-ball movement IQ is too low, although this isn't a major problem nowadays.

Of course, it has many drawbacks, but it also has its advantages.

He is fast, but he doesn't touch the ball much when dribbling at high speed. This is his characteristic, and it can also be said to be a strategy for him to avoid his lack of technical ability.

That shot from the edge of the penalty area was indeed quite good.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have earned the nickname "the fairy at the top of the key" during his time at Real Madrid.

These problems are very difficult to correct.

But honestly, Mbappe is already capable of becoming "France's sharpest sword" with his current skills.

He himself will not change.

He couldn't score in this game, and he wouldn't think it was his fault.

Mbappe couldn't score, but then Li Yuan scored.

It's still all about quick counterattacks.

Fabinho passed the ball from the left to Li Yuan on the right wing.

Li Yuan received the ball, controlled it, and dribbled inwards in one fluid motion.

Seeing the opponent press him, Li Yuan first played a one-two with Bernardo, then quickly moved forward.

Bernardo and Li Yuan are now working together seamlessly. When Li Yuan runs forward, Bernardo passes the ball diagonally forward, and Li Yuan dribbles the ball with his left foot, turning his body to the side. Facing Rennes' defense, Li Yuan pretends to dribble past them, but then curls a shot into the far corner with his left foot.

Rennes' goalkeeper had no time to react; he thought Li Yuan was going to dribble past his opponent before shooting, but Li Yuan just kicked the ball and shot.

Extremely decisive.

When shooting, you have to be decisive.

Li Yuan watched the ball go into the net, then turned and ran to the corner flag to slide on his knees in celebration.

"He's already scored 8 league goals, just two more to reach double figures!"

Li Yuan thought to himself.

There are still 3 league games left in the season.

Ending his debut season with double-digit league goals would be the perfect outcome for him.

Just as Li Yuan was thinking this, a system notification sounded.

[The main quest for the Gold quest has been released]

[Golden Main Quest: Double-Double for the Season. Achieve a double 10 in both league goals and assists before the end of the Ligue 1 season.]

[Mission Reward: Talent Bloodline Transmission Fruit. Epic Item. Allows you to reduce your football talent level by 5%-10% and pass it on to your direct bloodline descendants. Can only be passed on once. The transferred talent is not limited to offensive abilities; it may include playmaking, defense, goalkeeping, and other abilities.]

"what?"

Li Yuan, who had just finished the match, was completely dumbfounded.

"I don't want to have a baby right now, so why are you giving me this? Besides, I'm not LeBron James, I don't want to compete against my own son!"

This item can be stored for over 5 years; it will automatically disappear if not used within 5 years.

"Holy crap, you're even pushing for new life from this system?"