The perfect center forward: Becoming a soccer king from the corner of Chuanu Chapter 021

“Rejecting Manchester United’s £ 20 million bid, West Ham calls Lúciá the future of the team!”

A professional team naturally needs hype. In addition to the £ 100 million release clause to prove Lúciá’s potential, Manchester United’s £ 20 million bid also became a tool for Raiola to build momentum for the young player.

Fortunately, the Red Devils, Manchester United, are not as arrogant as Real Madrid, who would blame the agent if they didn’t sign a player because the bid was too low.

In the future, Real Madrid’s arrogant face will be seen in how they handle the Yoro transfer.

Not to mention their double standards in dealing with the Vinicius and Real Madrid president’s grandson discrimination incident.

Real Madrid Club claims to be committed to eliminating all acts of racial discrimination, but their own members’ actions are simply brushed aside.

However, fans’ actions towards Vinicius are to be sentenced to imprisonment. In a word, such behavior is truly disgusting!

“What an arrogant face,” Lúciá thought about what he had seen and heard in his previous life, and set a new goal for himself!

In the future, he must properly target Real Madrid in the Champions League!!

And the generous Manchester United didn’t say anything. Although Old Trafford’s leaky roof has been left unfixed, the Red Devils are still very generous in the transfer market.

Mourinho still expressed his optimism for this rising star in news interviews and regretted not being able to have such a talented player this season.

Fortunately, they had previously signed the Swedish giant Zlatan Ibrahimović on a free transfer. While the veteran was still full of gas after his transformation, he could still play an important role as a target man at Manchester United.

At the Carrington training base, San Dezhi (Ed Woodward) nodded when he heard Mourinho’s request to continue monitoring Lúciá.

He verbally agreed for now, but who to buy would still be his decision! It was important to remember that raising Manchester United’s stock and commercial value was the owner’s key demand.

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On the evening of August 18, 2016, Lúciá was not included in the squad list for the match against Romanian team Astra.

Before announcing the squad list, head coach Bilic specifically had a heart-to-heart talk with Lúciá.

The main point was that even though the young man’s body was visibly strong, football is a sport that demands extremely high physical requirements.

Young players’ bodies are still developing, and overuse can lead to excessive physical load, which can easily increase the risk of injury. Therefore, he should rest well for matches that are only two days apart.

“Thank you for your concern, coach. It’s really fine. My body is very strong!”

“I was like this when I was young too, but muscle fatigue will unknowingly reduce your physical strength. Young man, don’t worry about not getting a chance, the league is still very long~”

Facing Bilic’s earnest concern, Lúciá could only accept it with tears. Anyway, he would never reveal the secret of having the disease immunity trait!

Lúciá, who was sure he would have enough playing time in the future, could only accept the head coach’s kind arrangement. The future perfect striker was a little envious of Barcelona’s young players!

His system, which feared no injuries and craved upgrades, was truly a perfect match for Barca’s tradition of heavily using young players.

Suppressing his impatient desire to upgrade, Lúciá nodded to the coach and began to improve his technical shortcomings.

The team drew 1- 1 with Romanian team Astra away, and the suspense of the Europa League play-off was kept until the second leg.

Without needing to travel far, Lúciá, who had a good night’s sleep in London, welcomed Raiola and his private coach.

“Lúciá, I am even more convinced that your future is limitless~” The chubby agent spoke very nicely to his golden goose.

“Miroslav Klose’s former heading coach will come twice a week to give you specialized guidance from now on.”

“Thank you, Milo, that’s exactly what I need.” Lúciá nodded to Raiola and then warmly welcomed the coach.

Lúciá had naturally heard of the German striker. Despite his relatively short and lean build, Klose repeatedly scored goals in matches thanks to his excellent anticipation, precise positioning, and powerful heading technique.

His headers were powerful and had tricky angles, making it difficult for even goalkeepers who guessed the right direction to save them.

The strongest embodiment of this was in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, where all 5 of his goals for Germany were headers.

In that era, the young man, who was referred to as Klose by TV broadcasts, already showed his unparalleled aerial dominance.

He wondered if he had any hope of developing the ability of the German aerial powerhouse.

“I have already reviewed your physical data. I will go back to Germany and research with professors at the University of Cologne to find more suitable heading techniques for you. The specific training will be arranged for next Thursday evening.”

“For now, the core training and flexibility training projects will remain the same. I’ll communicate with you on WhatsApp if there are any adjustments~”

Lúciá, who had signed a new contract, did not relax. He still trained to leverage his strengths and compensate for his weaknesses based on his traits.

Under the condition of needing sufficient playing time, as a forward, highlighting advantages was undoubtedly more important than making up for shortcomings.

Time quickly came to the afternoon of August 21, 2016. The London Stadium had already begun to have scattered fans arriving.

The Premier League had long started to cater to Asian audiences, and this match was scheduled to officially kick off at 23:00 Beijing time.

As the final match of the second round of the Premier League, a showdown between two non-giant teams, it could be predicted that the domestic viewership would not be optimistic.

-[Where’s the Kung Fu Kid?? When does the match officially start?]

-[It’s rare for the Premier League to have someone who speaks Chinese. I’m here to support our international friend!]

-[Hehe, I only came after seeing the starting lineup announced. I must support a handsome guy starting~]

The scattered bullet comments were all related to Lúciá. Although the quantity was not yet large, at least it was heading in the right direction.

Before the match, in the away team’s locker room at the London Stadium, Bournemouth’s head coach was giving his pre-match talk.

“The midweek match caused West Ham United to lose several more players. Although it’s an away game, we are the ones with the advantage.

Carroll and Ayew’s injuries have significantly reduced their attacking power. Everyone should focus on marking number 66 Lúciá!

Under less defensive pressure, pay attention to using the speed on the flanks to create quick counterattacks.”

English coach Eddie Howe had studied West Ham United before the match and did not take the standout Lúciá lightly from the previous league round.

In the home team’s locker room, Bilic still used his morale-boosting tactics. With a list of seven injured players, and Payet, Carroll, and Ayew all absent, the Croatian placed more importance on utilizing the home atmosphere and preparing the players mentally.

Lúciá, holding the ball boy’s hand as he entered the field, finally had a chance to show off his recently trained jumping ability. He found the perfect moment when the camera was on him as he stepped onto the pitch.

With good looks and a knack for showing off, he, who mastered the “camera-friendly” way of playing, would surely become the brightest star on the pitch in the future.

-[As expected of a martial arts kid, his jumping power is truly amazing~]

-[He’s so good at finding the camera, I think he’s the next diving Ronaldo!]

-[Damn it, why do I see Messi fans everywhere? I’m sick of it!]