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

After the third round of the Premier League, Stoke City finished with one win, one draw and one loss, tied with five other teams including Manchester City, Newcastle, and Sunderland on four points, and ranked tenth in the Premier League based on goal difference.

At the post-match press conference, Pulis, looking quite pleased with the start of the game, said, "I am very satisfied with the team's performance in this match. I think we are a very fighting team."

"In my plan, getting 4 points in the first three rounds is an acceptable result."

"Although we lost to Wolves in the first game, the current ranking proves that the league is a long process, and maintaining a fighting spirit is more important than the gains or losses of a single game."

When asked about Sun Yu, Pulis smiled and said, "His characteristics are very well suited to the team's tactics. As you can see, he has already secured consistent playing time."

"I value his mental state more. He is a very energetic person, which is my new discovery."

"Of course, he still needs to grow; his life has just begun."

Ancelotti also marveled at Sun Yu's performance: "I was very impressed with that young center forward, largely because of his performance in the game."

"We all know that no matter how many games young players play in the youth training stage, they need a considerable amount of time to adapt after they enter the first team."

"There is a big difference between professional matches and youth training events, so young players are usually tense when they first enter the first team. Most young players are unable to perform at their training level in the early stages of their professional careers."

"But that young center was completely different. Most young players aim to avoid making mistakes, but he kept doing unexpected things."

"He's like a veteran with ten years of professional gaming experience. I believe everyone can see that his skills are not comprehensive, and he even has obvious weaknesses in certain areas."

"But he made full use of his strengths, and he did a very good job."

When Sun Yu got home that evening, he checked out the other teams' matches.

The Premier League has only played three rounds, but no team has achieved three consecutive wins.

Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal are tied for the top three spots in the standings with 7 points each.

Manchester City and Liverpool both have 4 points, placing them in the middle of the standings.

Tottenham, with one draw and two losses, are only ranked seventeenth in the standings.

This Premier League season is very competitive; after the first three rounds, only seven teams have not lost a game.

With the third round of the Premier League concluded, the world of football will enter the international match day cycle, with the next match scheduled for September 15th.

So Pulis simply gave all the players a day off, but the holiday wasn't a good time for Sun Yu to improve.

He now understands that to grow quickly, he needs to keep competing or always be in crowded places.

Putting aside everything else, just looking at the matches against Tottenham and Chelsea, Sun Yu's earnings were exceptionally substantial.

【积分：296/1000，等级lv1，升级经验3/10】

The massive "emotional value" generated at the end of the match earned Sun Yu another 2 attribute points.

He decisively added all the bonus attributes to the shooting attribute.

Shots: 53-55!

According to FM's assessment of player attributes, the main strikers of League Two teams generally have these shooting attributes.

However, as the saying goes, a player's performance depends not only on key abilities but also on physical abilities, and personality plays an indispensable role in their career.

Although Ronaldo is extroverted and Messi is introverted, both of them have a competitive spirit that is unmatched by ordinary people, which is very important.

Conversely, if a person always hesitates and is prone to internal conflict, the possibility of him becoming a top-tier player is practically impossible, let alone a world-class player.

For example, the German midfield prodigy Deisler was once hailed by various experts as the future midfield commander of the German national team.

He became depressed after his injury, to the point that few people recognized him afterward.

Sun Yu believes his greatest strength is that he doesn't accumulate negative energy and can absorb energy from people.

After training resumed, the number of players in the first team dwindled as teammates reported to the national team one after another.

Sun Yu was in a semi-rest state every day, receiving individual training.

On the last day of the summer transfer window, Stoke City struck gold again, signing former Arsenal prodigy Pennant on loan from Zaragoza.

This guy is definitely a genius. He moved from Notts County to Arsenal at the age of 15 and Wenger spent £200 million on him.

Pennant scored a hat-trick in his first Premier League start, but the guy has a terrible work ethic and can't even keep to himself.

To avoid repeating the mistake of Gudjohnsen, Pulis only loaned him out for half a season, and even if he flopped, he would only need to pay his salary.

September arrived, the transfer window for major European leagues closed, and Transfermarkt finally updated player valuations.

After training in the morning, Sun Yu and his teammates went to the office together to find a computer and started checking their market value.

Sun Yu immediately scrolled through his net worth with the mouse.

"500 million euros!"

"Whom do you look down on?"

The moment Sun Yu saw his net worth, he almost swore.

But his teammates were all complaining.

"Fuck! What else do you want?"

"You think just because you can run faster than Berbatov, you should be worth as much as him?"

"You've only played three professional matches, and your market value is already in the top five of the team. What more do you want?"

Top five?

500 million euros would put them in the top five in Stoke City!

Sun Yu immediately checked the market value of his teammates:

Jones €900 million, Shawcross €850 million, Huth €700 million, and Etherington €650 million.

And then there's myself...

Sun Yu suddenly realized something—it was 2010.

That's perfectly acceptable.

The entire Stoke City squad combined couldn't buy Rice fifteen years from now; the transfer market wasn't inflated as much back then.

Sun Yu checked the top ten most valuable players in world football.

Messi €1 million, Ronaldo €9000 million, Xavi €6500 million.

Both Iniesta and Kaká are valued at €6000 million.

From this perspective, it's perfectly acceptable.

Sun Yu quickly turned to his teammates to explain, "What I mean is, this organization's evaluation of top clubs and other teams is completely different. How could Stoke City not have a single player valued at 1000 million?"

After saying that, he immediately found Arsenal, pointed at Bendtner, and said, "Tell me, why is he worth 850 million euros?"

"If he has 850 million, I'll guarantee at least 1200 million!"

His teammates wholeheartedly agreed, mainly because Bendtner was simply too incompetent.

A day later, Sun Yu saw an article in Titan Sports Weekly: "The first Chinese player with a market value of 500 million euros was born on Transfermarkt."

In their last article, they portrayed themselves as worthless, and in this one, they're being sarcastic and sarcastic.

"Players who play in European football are in the spotlight and are more likely to gain recognition from the European media."

"If a center forward who has been raised in English football is recognized by the English football system, then if our young players start from Spain, there will inevitably be more players who can achieve the effect of adapting Western techniques to Chinese football."

"Given time, we too will produce our own Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta."

The article also stated that metabolism takes time, and players like himself can serve as transitional players during special periods.

Or become a substitute surprise weapon in a possession-based system...

I bother!

This is the second time in a short period of time that the national football team's official media has maintained its rhythm of disgusting itself once a week.

"Thank you for looking down on me. I'm not planning on playing with you for the time being anyway."

The Chinese media these days don't take the lower-tier Premier League teams seriously at all; they see the Championship and League One as low-level football.

They look down on themselves because they don't stand high enough.

The solution is simple: produce the data, win the championship, and go to a top club.

Let them pay attention, let them witness our guy taking off!

Just wait!