《Name: Wu San Shi》
《Occupation: Football Player》
《Position: Left Winger 9 Points, Left Forward 10 Points, Center Forward 10 Points》
《Ability Value: 73》
《Offensive Awareness: 80》
《Speed: 79》
《Explosiveness: 78》
《Shooting: 90》
《Passing: 61》
《Dribbling: 67》
《Defense: 31》
《Strength: 56》
《Injury Resistance: 83》
《Potential: 90》
《Traits: Healthy Football Prodigy, Agile Positioning, Intermediate Speed, Intermediate Explosiveness, Unconventional Shooting, Beginner Passing, Beginner Dribbling, Advanced Injury Resistance》
“Strong!!”
“Unbelievably strong!”
Lin Dong looked at Wu San Shi’s current attributes, and was truly moved.
Especially the four offensive stats, Offensive Awareness at 80 points, Speed at 79 points, Explosiveness at 78 points, and Shooting at 90 points.
This was definitely the most unique player in the Chinese Super League.
While Wu San Shi’s Dribbling and Passing were rather low, they were still perfectly usable in the Chinese Super League.
Besides, Wu San Shi was originally an opportunistic striker.
He didn’t really need to pass or dribble, he only needed to run into position and put the ball into the net.
The only thing that could still hold Wu San Shi back in the Chinese Super League was his Strength.
With only 56 points of Strength, even in a league with a low intensity of physical contact like the Chinese Super League, he was easily knocked down.
But luckily Wu San Shi had excellent Positioning, and he was often able to run into open spaces, which meant he didn’t need to engage in close combat with his opponents.
After upgrading Wu San Shi, Lin Dong’s hand movements immediately stopped.
“Boss Lin! What did you do to me? I feel like I’ve become stronger!”
Wu San Shi stared at Lin Dong in shock.
“Haha, it’s just something an old Taoist taught me! It’s nothing, nothing at all.”
Lin Dong waved his hand and shook his head.
“By the way, Wu San Shi!”
Lin Dong suddenly changed his tone, his face serious as he looked at Wu San Shi, “Your Strength is really too weak, you can still survive in an environment like the Chinese Super League.”
“But once you get to a foreign league, your lack of physicality definitely won’t cut it.”
“So in the future you’ll need to start incorporating some upper body strength training, and you need to find a way to improve your physicality!”
Lin Dong didn’t expect Wu San Shi to be able to increase his Strength to any great degree.
But! At the very least he could increase it to over 60 points.
After all, when an attribute reaches 60 points, it would inevitably awaken a Trait.
As long as he had a Trait, he could use the system to directly upgrade him.
“Okay!”
Wu San Shi nodded earnestly.
After what just happened, Wu San Shi had the utmost trust in Lin Dong.
After signing Wu San Shi, Lin Dong’s mission in returning to China was complete.
After contacting Wei Shi Hao and his son, he bought the earliest ticket available and prepared to travel to England.
Wei Shi Hao was also under a tight schedule, he needed to go to Leicester City for a tryout, and no matter the results, he needed to return to help the Shandong Football Association compete in the National Games.
However! The earliest flight was on August 12th, and Lin Dong could watch Wu San Shi’s game against Guangzhou R&F in Shanghai.
Quickly.
Time flew by and it was August 11th, the day Shanghai SIPG played Guangzhou R&F at home.
Lin Dong arrived at the game venue on time.
It must be said that the Shanghai market for football was very large, and the entire stadium was already packed with people.
As far as the eye could see, it was a sea of dark red.
All of them were Shanghai SIPG fans.
The Guangzhou R&F fans were also huddled in a corner of the stands, trying their best to cheer on their team.
“Biiiip!!!”
With a whistle from the referee, the 20th round of the Chinese Super League officially kicked off.
Shanghai SIPG started with a 4-4-2 formation.
Goalkeeper: Yan Jun Ling.
Defenders: Wang Jia Jie, Wang Shen Chao, Li Yun Qiu, Cuadrado.
Midfielders: Aduo, Cai Hui Kang, Zhu Zheng Rong, Mike Brine.
Forwards: Ibeny and Wu San Shi.
This lineup was truly perfect for Shanghai SIPG at this time.
With Ibeny’s height of 1.9 meters, he formed a tall-and-small combination with Wu San Shi.
The four midfielders formed the first line of defense, and could put pressure on the ball-carrier from the start.
Guangzhou R&F also started with a 4-4-2 formation.
Goalkeeper: Cheng Yue Lei.
Defenders: Tang San Shui, Xu Bo, Li Wen Bo, Zhang Yuan.
Midfielders: Zhang Yao Kun, Bosnar, Davi, Li Yan.
Forwards: Yakubu, Coelho.
From the start of the game, Guangzhou R&F held a clear advantage, and they even managed to completely suppress Shanghai SIPG, preventing them from crossing midfield for a while.
While Wu San Shi had impressive Positioning and Shooting ability.
However! He needed someone to pass the ball to him, and if the ball couldn’t even get past midfield, there was nothing he could do.
In the 15th minute of the match.
Wang Shen Chao cleared the ball high and far, and Guangzhou R&F’s Li Yan collected it.
Li Yan didn’t wait for Shanghai SIPG’s players to react, and immediately passed the ball to Zhang Yao Kun on the wing.
Cuadrado rushed towards Zhang Yao Kun.
He wanted to put pressure on Zhang Yao Kun.
But! The space Shanghai SIPG left on the wing was simply too large.
So Cuadrado was quite far from Zhang Yao Kun.
He simply wouldn’t be able to close down Zhang Yao Kun’s pass in time.
After taking the ball, Zhang Yao Kun immediately saw Yakubu in the box, and instantly crossed the ball from the wing, the ball flying towards Yakubu.
Unfortunately, Yakubu didn’t get to the ball’s landing point, and Wang Shen Chao cleared it first.
However, the ball went high and far, which was another point of criticism towards Chinese defenders, they didn’t clear the ball cleanly, giving their opponents a lot of opportunities.
As expected! The ball landed right at the feet of Guangzhou R&F’s midfielder Bosnar.
“Not good! It looks like Shanghai SIPG is going to concede a goal!” Lin Dong couldn’t help but think to himself as he watched this scene.
Because there weren’t even any Shanghai SIPG defensive players around Bosnar.
At this time, Shanghai SIPG’s defenders were all huddled inside the box, and no one had stepped up to pressure Bosnar.
So Bosnar was very comfortably able to control the ball, he even had time to look up and carefully observe the surrounding situation.
At this moment, Bosnar noticed that Yan Jun Ling’s positioning was slightly to the left, leaving the right side of the goal wide open.
Without hesitation.
“Bang!!!”
With a muffled sound, Bosnar launched a powerful shot, hitting the ball hard.
The ball flew through the air in a beautiful arc, passing just over Yan Jun Ling’s fingertips, and slammed into the back of the net with a heavy thud.
GOAL!!!
Shanghai SIPG 0:1 behind.
“............”
The sudden turn of events left the Guangzhou R&F fans who had traveled from afar speechless for a moment, then they began to cheer and celebrate.
After only fifteen minutes, Guangzhou R&F, playing away from home, were actually leading by one goal.
The Guangzhou R&F fans in the stands were also excitedly shouting: “Bosnar is amazing!! Bosnar is amazing!!”
“Shanghai SIPG is no good!!”
“Today you’re going to learn about our strength!”
Lin Dong, who was in the stands, wasn’t surprised at all by this scene.
After all, the overall strength of Shanghai SIPG in 2013 was still too weak, they simply couldn’t compare to Guangzhou R&F.
While Wu San Shi was truly stronger than most of the players on the field, because of his playing style, he wouldn’t be able to get many good opportunities for a while.
After falling behind by one goal, Shanghai SIPG also stepped up their offense.
But! Because their overall strength was still weaker than Guangzhou R&F, stepping up their offense didn’t just fail to score a goal back, they were even counterattacked by Guangzhou R&F several times.
It was only after Wang Jia Jie received a yellow card that they avoided having the lead extended.
However! In stoppage time before halftime.
Suddenly, the tide turned!
Cheng Yue Lei kicked the ball out from the goal, and the ball fell to Davi’s feet.
After collecting the ball, Davi immediately sprinted down the left wing, running towards the goal line.
Suddenly! As Davi approached the goal line, he raised his foot and made a crossing motion.
Wang Shen Chao, who was desperately chasing after him, immediately threw himself forward, trying to block Davi’s cross.
However! Davi wasn’t actually crossing, it was a feint, he immediately pulled the ball back towards his other side.
Wang Shen Chao, who had already lost his balance, could no longer adjust his body, and he flew towards the goal line.
To the fans, it was as if Wang Shen Chao had been knocked over.
Now that Wang Shen Chao was out of position, Davi had no obstacles in front of him.
Thwack!!!
Davi didn’t hesitate for a moment, he immediately swung his foot and crossed the ball, the ball quickly flying towards the middle.
But the ball was a bit high, and just when Shanghai SIPG’s defenders thought the ball would fly over, suddenly!
In the shocked eyes of Shanghai SIPG’s players, a figure rose from the ground.
Yakubu!! It was Guangzhou R&F’s forward, Yakubu!!!!
Yakubu performed a beautiful lion’s head flick.
“Bang!!”
The ball made a dull sound, then it flew accurately past the right post and into the net.
GOAL!!!
The ball went in again!
Shanghai SIPG 0:2 behind.
Shanghai SIPG wanted to equalize the score before halftime, but who knew that in stoppage time before the end of the half, they would be scored on again by Guangzhou R&F.
Guangzhou R&F went into halftime with a two-goal lead, happy and carefree.