With maxed-out heading ability from the start, I became the king of Arsenal.

When Sun Yuguang saw the news headline, he knew that his "mentor" Slade was probably going to have a tough night.

Leyton Orient manager’s misjudgment has cost the club five million pounds.

Following the pattern of later marketing accounts or short videos, at least a "maybe" or "perhaps" should be added before the number.

But this bolded headline directly defined the nature of the matter, making it sound as if Slade had used money from the club's account to speculate in stocks and then went bankrupt.

Tabloids really dare to publish sensational stories!

As a club with over a century of history, Leyton Orient is a household name among English football fans.

Five million pounds is basically their entire season's salary budget, and readers will instinctively make the judgment the moment they see the headline—this guy has taken a huge dump.

The article begins by introducing the warm-up match with Sun Yu as the main character.

"In a friendly match yesterday afternoon, a young Chinese player scored three goals and provided one assist, helping Stoke City's reserve team defeat Arsenal's reserve team."

"It should be noted that Stoke City's youth academy has not been able to develop players for the first team, while Arsenal's youth academy has consistently been among the best in Europe."

"Stoke City's reserves faced an Arsenal reserves team featuring Bendtner, Rosicky, Denilson, Wilshere, Djourou and Squillaci, yet they ultimately prevailed 4-3."

"The young Chinese man named Sun Yu scored a hat-trick despite being repeatedly defended by Djourou, Bartley, and Squillaci. Stoke City's reserve team's attacks all came from him alone."

"But what's baffling is that this young man was just released by Leyton Orient manager Slade a month ago."

The news article then copied the story from Sun Yu's short essay, recounting the entire process of Sun Yu signing with Leyton Orient during his teenage years and being terminated when his contract had one year remaining.

The article then quoted the post-match interviews of both managers: "Stoke City reserve team manager Kissent said that when he first saw Sun Yu train, he believed that he had the ability to start in the Championship."

"Boulder highly praised the young man's performance: 'He has a lot of room for improvement in his basic skills, but his playing style is simple and efficient, and we simply can't control him.'"

The article then compared the market value of Arsenal's three center-backs: "Bartley is the team's captain, valued at £200 million, Djourou at £400 million, and Squillaci at £500 million."

"They were like fragile ceramic works of art in front of Sun Yu, unable to withstand any impact at all."

"Bendtner is worth £900 million, but he looks like a dusty old car next to Sun Yu."

The article also stated that, from this perspective, £500 million is only a conservative estimate for Sun Yu.

They also cited the example of Championship Silver Boot winner Garay Hooper, who failed in his trial and eventually transferred to Scottish Premiership champions Celtic for £200 million.

"From this perspective, this young man is worth far more than £200 million."

The article concludes with a quote from Sun Yu's short essay, expressing his feelings: "It is clear that this young man has a brighter future after joining Stoke City, but he still finds it hard to let go of being let go by Leyton Orient."

"If Leyton Orient has a young center forward like this, they have a real chance of being promoted to the Championship."

"From this perspective, they lost far more than £500 million. This 119-year-old club lost the opportunity to be promoted to the Championship for the first time in the Premier League era."

After reading this article, Sun Yu could only marvel at the tabloid's impressive skill in writing sensational news.

If they were a national print media like The Sun, Slade would likely face the risk of being sacked.

But Sun Yu didn't want his "mentor" to be dismissed. What if this guy was fired and started a new life, and let go of this experience? Then who would he turn to for emotional support?

The safest way is to simmer it over low heat, contributing points to your progress every now and then. Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs is definitely unwise.

Sun Yu glanced at the points data:

[Points: 461/1000]

Mr. Slade, I'll leave the points to you!

Just when Sun Yu thought he was about to become the team's fourth center forward, Stoke City announced another transfer less than a week before the start of the Premier League season.

The club signed 1.91-meter Trinidad and Tobago striker Jones from Sunderland for £8 million.

The reason is that Sunderland manager Bruce used his relationship with the Manchester United manager to loan Welbeck. Sunderland also uses a 4-4-2 formation, but the team already has Darren Bent, Fraser Campbell and Jones.

Darren Bent is Sunderland's top scorer, Campbell is a Manchester United academy product, and Welbeck, on loan to Sunderland, will definitely get a lot of playing time.

As a result, Jones, who had neither outstanding goal-scoring ability nor connections, instantly became the team's fourth center forward. This guy applied for a transfer on the same day Welbeck arrived, and Bruce agreed.

Before training, Sun Yu heard from assistant coach Mark Robbins that Jones' weekly wage in Sunderland was £5, but the top wage in Stoke City was £3.

In order to secure consistent playing time, Jones agreed to reduce his weekly wage to £3.

Jones played for Sunderland for three seasons, making 94 appearances, scoring 26 goals and providing 11 assists.

These are standard statistics for a target man, which is a very cost-effective and immediate asset for a small to medium-sized club like Stoke City.

Therefore, Pulis quickly finalized the transfer. Stokes now has six centers, and this transfer makes Sun Yu the team's fifth center.

But Pulis assured Sun Yu during a training break: "My promise to you remains unchanged; you will start in the second round of the League Cup."

"If you don't get enough playing time before Christmas, I'll give you consistent playing time through a loan deal."

Pulis's meaning is clear: he will groom Sun Yu as a future starting center.

Sun Yu is not worried about playing time this season. Stoke City's willingness to offer him a weekly wage of £4000 demonstrates their sincerity.

For him, the biggest challenge is not his competitors, but his own pace of progress.

After each day's training session, Pulis would give him an extra hour of specialized technical training.

Time quickly came to the day of the competition.

8 month 14 day.

The first round of the Premier League has begun, with Stoke City's first opponent being Wolverhampton Wanderers, who finished 15th in the Premier League last season.

Wolves are considered relegation favorites in this season's Premier League, making this match crucial for Stoke City.

If Stoke City fails to secure points away from home, the team will likely fail to earn a single point in the first three rounds of the Premier League this season.

Because the team will face Bale's Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea's formidable squad in the next two rounds.

If you lose three games in a row at the start, the rest of the game will be very difficult.

The English Premier League is the most competitive league in the world. Firstly, there are many teams vying for the title; secondly, the teams are closely matched in strength; and thirdly, the pressure to avoid relegation is immense.

Apart from the "Big Six" and Everton, the other thirteen Premier League teams all faced relegation pressure.

There are countless examples of teams that have been relegated after a poor start to the season, triggering a series of chain reactions.

On match day, Sun Yu stayed at the training base, completed his daily training, and returned to his apartment early, where he spent £32 to purchase the Premier League rights for Sky Sports for that month.

After the match began, Stoke City deployed an unusual formation with four center-backs, Delap, and two target men, putting a lot of pressure on Wolves' penalty area from the start.

But the Wolves players were clearly prepared, and they relentlessly attacked Delap's path, making things very difficult for Stoke City.

In the 1th minute, Jones, who had just transferred to Stoke City, was injured in a challenge and was replaced by Malian center forward Sidibe, who is 93 meters tall.

After a period of stalemate, the home team Wolves scored two goals before the end of the first half.

Stoke City pulled one back in the second half and launched a late attack, but still failed to score again.

1:2.

Stoke City lost their first Premier League match, and the team was immediately subjected to a barrage of criticism from various media outlets.

Stoke City's loss to Wolves instantly made them relegation favorites, with English media criticizing Pulis for using tactics from 1966 in 2010.

They believe that Delap's only purpose in coming on is to throw the ball from the sideline into the penalty area.

The following day, Sun Yu scored two headers in the reserve league, helping Stoke City's reserve team defeat Brentford's reserve team from League One 4-0.

After examination, the team doctor determined that Jones would be sidelined for a week, and Pulis did not smile even once during that week.

This shows how much pressure there is in the Premier League.

But Sun Yu encountered two good things this week.

First, Stoke City drew Leyton Orient in the second round of the League Cup.

Secondly, after thinking it over for four days, Pulis found Sun Yu on the fifth day: "Be prepared, I will put you on the bench this weekend."

"Considering you are the most athletic player in the first team, I might have you mark Gareth Bale for the last thirty minutes."

Without a moment's hesitation, Sun Yu patted his chest and said, "Boss, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

Actually, he was very flustered, because these days no one can stop Bale in a one-on-one situation.

But Sun Yu knew very well that if he hesitated for even a second, Pris might change his mind.

Who cares? These days, the bold get rich and the timid starve.

If Pris dares to use me, I dare to go for it!

The system notification sounded at almost the same time.

[A new mission is being assigned: to rise to fame by facing off against Bale]

Upon hearing the mission name, Sun Yu involuntarily clenched his fists.

This is a really big job!