Football: The national football team was expelled and rewarded with a long-range goal card Chapter 241

As the first round of the Champions League concluded, Ye Chen had become quite a sensation in the football world.

Aside from his on-field performance, the attitude of other giant clubs towards Ye Chen also quickly propelled him into the spotlight.

After all, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Manchester United were the three hottest clubs in the world today. When they were willing to shell out 88.88 million euros for the same player, it meant that this player was indeed talented!

It was important to remember that this wasn’t the future era of inflation yet. The most explosive transfer recently was Cristiano Ronaldo joining Real Madrid in 2009 for 96 million euros, while a star like Kaká only sold for 65 million euros!

Both Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo were Ballon d’Or winners!

So, the internet began to discuss a question: Was Ye Chen really worth that much?

Ye Chen’s performance this season had been phenomenal.

As long as he played, he was guaranteed at least one goal!

Because he could score in every single game!

His long-range shots always found the perfect timing, catching goalkeepers off guard.

But he was only 17 years old this year.

While youth represented the future, it also represented instability.

It was widely rumored online that Ye Chen was a very disciplined player, especially concerning his diet, eating the same fitness meals as Cristiano Ronaldo at such a young age.

In addition, he would often do extra training.

This was originally a good thing, but for many sports science experts, extra training would only increase the physical burden and would not bring improvement.

What’s more, with Dortmund fighting on three fronts and such a dense schedule, reducing high-intensity training was the top priority. Yet, Ye Chen did the opposite, which was definitely not good for his body!

So, the extra training was actually a negative!

Even the club’s fitness coaches offered some suggestions, but Ye Chen didn’t adopt them.

Over time, they got used to this situation, and the coaches also realized that Ye Chen’s physical functions were extraordinary, possessing super strong recovery abilities!

In fact, compared to the team coaches, Ye Chen trusted the system more.

He had spent points to purchase the system’s scientific training plan, after all!

It cost 500 points a month… that was no small sum!

Of course, seeing an upward arrow next to his attributes, Ye Chen had no intention of stopping.

Many people online were worried that Ye Chen would be a flash in the pan. There were many players in football who could perform exceptionally well for one or two seasons, but then quickly disappear in subsequent seasons.

Secondly, there was Ye Chen’s physical condition; at 17, he was still too thin.

Could such a body really adapt to high-intensity confrontations?

Especially with Manchester United wanting to buy Ye Chen, could he adapt to the Premier League?

Highly unlikely!

So, their suggestion was that Ye Chen wasn’t worth 88.88 million euros.

With that money, it would be better to buy players who had proven themselves in the top five leagues, and they could even buy several of them.

At this point, one had to admit that the keyboard warriors online were much more formidable than the professional scouts of the giant clubs.

After all, with just a keyboard, one could be invincible.

However, Ye Chen’s statement quickly clarified his stance: Stop making offers, I will not leave Dortmund at this time.

As soon as this statement was released, countless Dortmund fans were overjoyed.

But it severely pained the hearts of Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester United fans.

Especially Real Madrid and Barcelona fans, who even formed a united front, verbally attacking Ye Chen on Instagram.

Among them, Real Madrid fans were even more arrogant, stating, “We’ll teach Ye Chen a lesson in the Champions League quarterfinals!”

Some Real Madrid fans even searched for Chinese phrases online to mock Ye Chen, saying that Ye Chen was “refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit.”

Anyway, everything would be revealed once the Champions League knockout stage began again!

To be honest, Ye Chen didn’t expect to be criticized for not transferring.

However, Dortmund fans were not to be trifled with either. They would retort anyone who slandered Ye Chen.

Their fighting spirit was even ignited, and they started trash-talking Real Madrid and Barcelona fans.

Ye Chen didn’t say much about this. He didn’t pay much attention to online news. For him, that time would be better spent on training and preparing for matches.

The DFB-Pokal semi-final was here!

Although Klopp had led Dortmund to win the league title, they hadn’t won any cup competitions.

Now, many fans were looking forward to Klopp winning the DFB-Pokal for Dortmund!

After all, they didn’t even dare to dream of the Champions League trophy…

Greuther Fürth and Eintracht Frankfurt were the two strongest teams in the 2. Bundesliga, both recognized as having the potential to play in the Bundesliga.

And at this moment, Greuther Fürth was also firmly at the top of the 2. Bundesliga.

This match against Dortmund was also a league-leader clash on another level!

Of course, the most anticipated league-leader clash was the upcoming match between Dortmund and Real Madrid.

Real Madrid led Barcelona by 10 points, firmly at the top of La Liga.

Dortmund led Bayern by 11 points, firmly at the top of the Bundesliga.

When these two teams met, it would definitely be a clash of titans.

Of course, Klopp’s hair had visibly turned grayer recently.

The pressure was too immense…

Especially after watching Real Madrid’s match footage, the vast Dortmund coaching room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Their opponent was so strong?

Were they really a match?

This wasn’t being self-deprecating or anything; it was truly because every position in Real Madrid was world-class.

Especially that attacking line, it was simply too luxurious.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Di María, plus the connection of the “earth dog” (Özil)…

Because Real Madrid’s strength was too great, the coaching staff members were directly frowning for the next few days, and the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

The match hadn’t even started yet, and Dortmund’s atmosphere was already a bit off.

Of course, there were still more than ten days until the match against Real Madrid, so they could still carefully analyze their tactics and strategies.

However, the immediate priority was the match against Greuther Fürth.

Although they were a 2. Bundesliga team, Klopp dared not take them lightly.

No team that made it to the semi-finals was to be underestimated.

And Klopp was indeed very eager to win the DFB-Pokal, as he had never won any cup competition before!

Although there was an away match against Köln in four days, Klopp decided to field his full main squad for this game!

This match was scheduled for 3:30 AM domestically, and the room was already lively before the match even started.

At this moment, the camera was focused on the stadium, but the commentators hadn’t appeared yet.

However, some fans were already sending messages.

Zijing: Here they come, here they come! Ye Chen is out for warm-ups!

Zhang Widow from Haoran Sect: Finally out after waiting so long!!!

Li Yuan who loves Cat Qin: Go for it!!! I just love watching Ye God play!!!

Dark Cuisine King: Go, go, go…

Gudu’s Heart: Haven’t gone on a rampage in the DFB-Pokal for a long time. Let’s get another five goals today!

Yuan Siqin who loves cold cucumber salad: Exactly, exactly, only scored one last game, too few!!

General Dahan: Be content with scoring goals. Many rookies hit a rookie wall. Hope Ye Chen doesn’t suddenly have a goal drought or something…

Samurai Haogui: General, the rookie wall is for basketball… But I’m indeed worried Ye God will have a goal drought. Has everyone noticed, it’s getting harder and harder for Ye God to score!

…

Before the match even began, the bullet chat was already buzzing with conversation.

However, Ye Chen, who was warming up on the field at this moment, also received the system’s latest mission.

“Ding, main mission issued: Lead Dortmund to an away victory and complete a hat-trick. Mission success reward: 200 points!”

Hiss…

200 points?

But a hat-trick for himself, was that a bit difficult?

It was important to know that as Ye Chen became popular, all teams reached an understanding: they would have at least two or even more players defending Ye Chen!

In such circumstances, it naturally became much harder for Ye Chen to score.

And today, Greuther Fürth was playing a 3- 4- 3 formation… simply put, another “iron barrel” defense.

To get a hat-trick against such a setup, no wonder the system was so generous.

“Phew… whatever, just give it my all!” Ye Chen clenched his fist, “At least leave no regrets!”

In fact, Ye Chen had recently realized a problem: because of the guaranteed long-range shot card, he had become a bit complacent!

Anyway, as long as he scored a goal in each game, it was enough. As for a brace or a hat-trick, that was completely up to chance.

Besides, so many media outlets were praising him now, and he was more or less a little bit carried away.

But upon receiving this mission, Ye Chen finally reacted!

Even the system felt that he was being a bit slack, which was why it used such a mission to encourage Ye Chen.

After all, scoring one goal wasn’t true skill; it was because the guaranteed long-range shot card was awesome.

Only by scoring two, three, or even more goals could he truly show his worth!

Of course, Ye Chen also knew that it was hard to score with the current defensive intensity, but just because it was hard, did that mean he shouldn’t work hard?

As a transmigrator, he should rise to the challenge!

Don’t forget, the Chinese Football King scored 1860 goals in his lifetime. Now Ye Chen hadn’t even reached a fraction of that and was already slacking off… What was the difference between that and being a salted fish?

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