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

8 month 25 day.

Britannia Stadium was packed to capacity.

Stoke City's promotion to the Premier League was a once-in-a-century event for fans.

Fans have no idea when the team will return to the Championship, and tickets for the 28000-seat stadium are now extremely difficult to obtain.

When they met again a day later, Sun Yu and Slade no longer made eye contact.

Stoke City is a small place, but Sun Yu has become a prominent figure in the city thanks to his performance in just two matches.

He's already seen his poster in the stands, and he's determined to score a huge number of goals for Leyton Orient today.

In the locker room, Pulis solemnly instructed, "Today is a rare opportunity for everyone, and I require you to take the game seriously from start to finish."

Pulis's meaning couldn't be clearer: Kick him hard.

Although Pulis made extensive changes to the lineup, the starting lineup consisted entirely of first-team players, whose strength was by no means inferior.

Sun Yu's partner is the team's fourth center, the 1.93-meter-tall "Black Iron Tower" Sidibe.

The midfield consists of Turkish international Tuncay Sanli, Tonch, Wilson, and Greek international Alimendi.

The back line consists of Danny Pigg, Higginbotham, Shorten, and Wilkinson.

The goalkeeper is Begovic, who has just recovered from injury.

It's no exaggeration to say that this lineup would be basically at the playoff level for the World Cup qualifiers.

If we were grouped with teams of the caliber of Greece, Ireland, Bochum, and Austria, we might just top the group and advance directly.

This is the level of Premier League teams; many national team players from second-tier European teams are actually only at the Championship level.

Stoke City's rotated squad would definitely overwhelm a team like Leyton Orient, and Icelandic international Gudjohnsen would only be able to wait for his chance on the bench.

The whistle blew to start the match, and Harry Kane, with his hair styled like a young punk, passed the ball back to Carroll.

Stoke City players immediately pressed forward, and Leyton Orient players made a series of ineffective passes in their own half, passing the ball back to the goalkeeper four times in three minutes.

Sun Yu immediately understood that Leyton Orient's players wanted to play possession football against Stoke City.

In the League Cup, matches up to the semi-finals are single-elimination. For Leyton Orient to beat Stoke City, the most likely solution is to drag the game into a penalty shootout.

Sun Yu didn't expect Slade to keep up with the times and start playing possession football in the English League One.

Bro, do you even understand how to kick?

Leyton Orient's possession-based style was essentially a waste of time; they were just trying to run down the clock and wait for Stoke City to gain possession before parking the bus.

Ten minutes later, Pulis waved his hand on the sidelines: "Push forward!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Stoke City players, who had been cautiously advancing, immediately began to press.

With space compressed, passing became increasingly difficult for Leyton Orient players.

In the twelfth minute, midfielder Mpoku, on loan from Tottenham, was double-teamed in midfield.

He tried to force his way through while being double-teamed, but was instantly knocked away by Wilson.

Wilson passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area, where Sun Yu stopped the ball against the defender, and two Leyton Orient players immediately came forward to double-team him.

You bastard Slade!

So that's where you were waiting for me!

I can lose the game, but I can't score, right?

Before the defenders could double-team him, Sun Yu passed the ball to another center forward, Sidibé, who then volleyed the ball into the penalty area without stopping it.

The instant he kicked the ball, Sun Yu turned and shook off the center-back, catching up with the ball and unleashing a powerful shot.

To ensure the ball hit the target, Sun Yu didn't focus on angles; he aimed for a powerful, surprising shot.

The football headed straight for the left side of the goal, and the goalkeeper, not daring to catch it head-on, used both fists to push the football over the crossbar.

Corner kick!

The opportunity is coming!

Sun Yu gave Sidibé a thumbs up, saying that the veteran had something to offer to become the team's fourth center forward.

The Malian national team player is no joke.

Four burly men, each over 1.85 meters tall, immediately arrived at Leyton's Eastern penalty area. Together with Sun Yu and Sidibé, a total of six header experts locked down the opponent's six-yard box.

The corner kick was taken, and four Stoke City players tightly marked the goalkeeper in the six-yard box, with the corner kick landing precisely in that area.

Four Stoke City players tightly marked the defender, preventing either side from jumping.

Sun Yu pushed past the defender and jumped at the same time as another defender.

When the two people made physical contact, the other person immediately jumped away.

The soccer ball flew right over his head, and Sun Yu swung his head back forcefully.

Bang!

The football went straight into the top right corner of the goal.

1:0.

Slade's armor penetration value +20

[Jervis's defense penetration value +10]

[Livini's armor penetration value +5]

Kane's armor penetration value +3

[Carol's armor penetration value +3]

Amid cheers from the home fans, Sun Yu's teammates rushed towards him.

Sun Yu smiled and raised his hands, indicating that he was only happy, not celebrating.

【积分：992/1000，等级lv1，升级经验1/10】

We're just one step away from the next stage of attribute rewards.

It's still easier to get points in competitions.

Sun Yu discovered a problem: many Leyton Orient players did not provide "emotional value".

This shows that they didn't think they could win.

Since you have no fighting ability, then why not fight to the death?

The game restarted, and Stoke City continued their pressing, resulting in Leyton Orient players conceding goals in quick succession.

Faced with Stoke City's relentless pressure, they had no choice but to retreat to their own half and park the bus.

As soon as Sun Yu receives the ball 35 meters from the goal, Leyton Orient players will immediately commit a foul.

Although the game was fragmented, Stoke City quickly scored their second goal.

In the 24th minute, the Leyton Orient defender passed the ball back to the goalkeeper, and Sun Yu accelerated decisively the moment he took the kick.

In a panic, the goalkeeper shoved the ball out of the penalty area, and Wilson, outside the penalty area, kicked the ball back into the penalty area.

2:0.

Slade's armor penetration value +30

Jamie Jones's defense penetration value +10

I have enough points!

【积分：32/1000，等级lv1，升级经验2/10】

Seeing that the data panel showed 2 points of "unadded attribute" again, Sun Yu decisively added the attribute to shooting.

Shots: 51-53!

Another day of getting stronger!

Sun Yu gave Wilson a thumbs up: "Great shot!"

In the following matches, Leyton Orient players played increasingly poorly.

Stoke City players surrounded the opponent in their own half, launching long-range shots from a 45-degree angle.

In the 39th minute, Leyton Orient cleared the ball in a panic, and it fell to Tuncay Sanli outside the penalty area.

The Turkish international delivered a decisive cross, and Sun Yu, blocking the center-back behind him, easily headed the ball into the goal from just one meter outside the penalty area.

3:0.

Slade's armor penetration value +50

[Jervis's defense penetration value +30]

Jamie Jones's defense penetration value +10

Kane's armor penetration value +5

Another 95 points of defense penetration were easily achieved.

At halftime, Leyton Orient players walked with their heads down towards the tunnel, while Stoke City players were all laughing.

Sun Yu's repeated pressing broke down Leyton Orient's defensive line.

In the locker room, Sun Yu joked with a smile, "Brothers, let's do our best!"

"Scoring in this kind of game is easier than picking up money!"

Goodjohnsen's armor penetration value +5

"Old Gu" is having some emotional fluctuations!

Pulis praised the players' performance and said to Sun Yu with a faint smile, "Play hard in the second half. I plan to give you playing time in the next round. You'll play a maximum of seventy minutes in this game."

The facts are obvious: this kind of match is less intense than team training, and playing like this is worse than being substituted early.

After the start of the second half, Stoke City pressed even harder, leaving Leyton Orient players completely bewildered.

They simply couldn't understand why the Stoke City players were going to such lengths to destroy them, let alone Sun Yu's efforts.

In the 51st minute, Leyton Orient's defender delivered another dangerous cross to the goalkeeper.

The goalkeeper didn't dare to look and hurled the ball forward.

but!

The moment he kicked out, a figure appeared before him!

Sun Yu rushed forward and decisively extended his leg!

Bang!

The football hit his leg and bounced into the goal.

4:0.

Sun Yu calmly held up three fingers in Slade's direction.

Didn't you say you wouldn't let me score?

My guy scored a hat trick in just 51 minutes.

Are you happy or not?

Slade's armor penetration value +75

Slade looked away, but the small gifts betrayed him.

The match restarted, but Sun Yu remained relentless.

Since we've already torn off all pretense of civility, let's go all out!

Sun Yu's teammates cooperated very well, and everyone passed the ball to him first when they got it.

In the 54th minute, Sun Yu unleashed a powerful shot that went high and wide.

In the 57th minute, Sun Yu unleashed another powerful shot, the ball skimming past the crossbar and going out of bounds.

In the 61st minute, Sun Yu received the ball in the penalty area.

He feigned a cut inside the moment he received the ball, but then suddenly turned around.

The center-back was shaken off in an instant, and Sun Yu seized the opportunity to kick the ball into the goal.

That was a good shot; the goalkeeper could only watch helplessly as the ball flew into the net.

5:0.

Slade's armor penetration value +90

At that moment, the entire Britannia Stadium transformed into a sea of ​​joy.

Stoke City fans haven't seen their team dominate a weak team like this in a long time.

In the 65th minute, Pulis substituted Gudjohnsen for Sun Yu.

Sun Yu scored four goals in just 61 minutes.

Pulis chuckled and patted him on the shoulder: "Well done! You still have a chance in the third round!"

In the remainder of the match, Sidibé and Tuncay Sanli scored two more goals.

Gudjohnsen appeared to have heavy legs after coming on, wasting two passes in a row and was quickly marginalized by his teammates.

The match ended with Stoke City defeating Leyton Orient 7-0.

Sun Yu smiled as he walked towards his "mentor," and as they clasped hands, Sun Yu laughed and said, "What makes you think I can't score? Is it based on your judgment?"

Slade's armor penetration value +95

Slade glanced at Sun Yu, then pretended nothing had happened and turned to walk towards Pulis.

Five minutes later, Sun Yu came back with the football: "Russell, this is my first hat-trick in my career, can you sign it for me?"

Slade's armor penetration value +100

Slade turned and headed straight for the players' tunnel.

I'll have a nice chat with you.

Why are you in such a hurry?

It even broke through my defenses.