"Let's take a look at this play. Kroos dribbles, passes to Robben. What a beautiful pass!"
"Kroos, although young, has excellent vision and shows leadership. Of course, Robben's run was also brilliant!"
"Robben dribbles, gets past the defenders, another one too! True to form, Robben, the Flying Dutchman!"
"Fritz comes over to defend, Robben should pass now. Oh, he shoots directly! The shot was too straight, collected by the goalkeeper!"
"The handling of this ball is questionable. It might have been better to pass to Müller just now."
Xu Yang adds, "If the ball was passed to Müller, he could've sent a through pass to Selke, who would be one-on-one. It could have resulted in a goal!"
"It's not over yet, Werder Bremen's counterattack!
De Bruyne!
He passes, he passes to Lin Quan! Lin Quan dribbles on the counter, he's very fast, Lahm steps up to intercept but gets bypassed!
Boateng! Oh god, Boateng got juked!
The camera cuts too quickly, we didn't see clearly how Boateng got juked. We'll have to see in the replay later.
Neuer rushes out, good block, can't continue dribbling, no angle left!
My god, he actually got past Neuer! There it is!
1:0!
In the eighth minute of the first half, Werder Bremen's number 10, the young talent Lin Quan, scores the first goal for the team, taking the lead.
If you just turned on the TV and saw this score, you might be surprised.
Currently playing at home, Bayern Munich is trailing 0:1 to the away team Werder Bremen. Representing Werder Bremen, their number 10 scored a goal, a winger only 16 years old!"
He Wei is very excited, he's been commentating on football for a long time.
But it's been a while since he's seen a young player that impressed him so much.
Xu Yang also sighs:
"This Chinese young talent really brings us a huge surprise. His dribbling and breakthrough abilities were fully demonstrated in that last attack. Even Lahm and Boateng, both were cleanly bypassed by him.
Watching him play, I can't help but think of Barcelona's number 10, the best winger in today's football—Lionel Messi!"
"Yes, I have the same feeling!"
He Wei continues: "He and Messi should belong to the same category of players, not tall, excellent technique, great ball control, sharp dribbling, and coincidentally, both are products of La Masia youth academy."
Xu Yang jokes, "I think the President of Barcelona, seeing this goal, will probably be so happy that he can't close his mouth. Just this goal alone, I'm afraid it will raise Lin Quan's value by another €10 million!"
"Hehe, with Lin Quan's current age and the strength he has shown, I think Barcelona won't easily sell him.
After all, he's nine years younger than Messi. By the time Messi retires, he'll be perfect for the takeover!"
...
Inside the Barcelona club, Enrique angrily throws the remote control.
Lin Quan's goal made his face extremely ugly.
Panic, worry, anger, confusion, and various emotions pervade his mind.
How come those Bayern idiots couldn't defend against a sixteen-year-old rookie?
Enrique was really starting to panic a bit. He regretted taking on this hot potato in the first place.
Now, with this goal, Lin Quan's value has skyrocketed, and more and more teams will be interested in him.
Previously, only one team made an offer, but now there might be a whole bunch of teams coming in with offers.
But the problem is, his contract isn't settled yet. Even if he wants to sell him off for cash now, he can't do it!
And if his contract expires, and the team hasn't sorted him out, letting him leave freely, then he's sure to bear this blame and become the target of fans' scorn.
Thinking about this, Enrique's mood becomes extremely bad.
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Principio del formulario
In a luxury box, Rummenigge and Hoeness looked at each other.
"The team is behind already?" "It's only been eight minutes!"
Neither of them saw how the goal was scored, they just saw the opponent's 16-year-old boy celebrating.
It wasn't until the big screen began replaying the goal that they understood what happened.
After watching, Hoeness was furious.
He was particularly dissatisfied with the team's defense, especially Boateng's performance. "You're supposed to be a key defender for Bayern Munich, how could you be so easily beaten by a rookie making his debut?"
Rummenigge, on the other hand, wasn't angry. It's just one goal down, and there's plenty of time left in the game. Bayern will definitely be able to equalize.
He chuckled and said to Guardiola, "Congratulations, Pep. Your son is already so outstanding at such a young age. His future seems limitless."
Guardiola felt as if he had just eaten honey. Sweet.
He was used to others praising him, but when it came to praising his children, he didn't have much immunity. After all, every parent has hopes for their children to succeed.
"Hehe, Chairman, you flatter him. He's still young, and there's a long way to go in the future. One goal doesn't mean much!"
"Guardiola, you're too modest. With my years of experience, I can say that at his age, his performance already puts him among the best of his peers!"
Rummenigge changed the subject with a smile:
"But Guardiola, what you said makes sense. The future of young players is full of uncertainty. If they can't join a good club and meet a good coach, their talent and potential might go to waste."
Guardiola frowned, feeling like there was something more to what Rummenigge was saying.
Rummenigge had invited him to watch the game at the Allianz Arena, but it seemed there was more to it than meets the eye.
"Mr. Chairman, please speak directly."
Guardiola didn't like beating around the bush, nor was he good at it.
He always spoke his mind. If there was something he wanted to say to a player, he'd say it directly. If he wanted to take away a player's starting position, he'd say it directly.
Therefore, in his coaching career, he didn't have particularly good relationships with players, especially in his last few years at Bayern. The loss to Barcelona in the Champions League at home was clearly the result of a lack of control in the locker room.
Seeing that Guardiola was asking directly, Rummenigge didn't beat around the bush either.
"Mr. Guardiola, we would like to invite you to coach Bayern Munich.
If you agree, we can discuss further cooperation matters.
To show our sincerity, we can buy Lin Quan from Barcelona and bring him to the Allianz Arena. By then, you can personally train him and help him grow!"
Rummenigge's plan was well thought out. Inviting Guardiola to coach Bayern was his main goal.
But if they could also buy Lin Quan along the way, it would be a very profitable deal for Bayern.
He had Hoeness inquire about it. Lin Quan still had a contract with Barcelona's youth team, and the buyout clause wasn't high, only 5 million euros.
Before watching this game, he was somewhat reluctant to spend 5 million on a 16-year-old young player as a greeting gift.
But now, after seeing Lin Quan's outstanding performance in this game, the slight reluctance in Rummenigge's heart had completely disappeared.
If 5 million euros could buy such a young, talented star of the future, it would definitely be a win for Bayern.
In fact, if he continued to perform like this, the team could consider letting him take over from Robben and Ribéry, continuing Bayern's traditional dominance on the wings.
(End of this chapter)