Football: Messi template with 200 pounds.

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The members of the coaching staff on the sidelines all looked astonished. Is this kid really that impressive? It's a complete dimensionality reduction attack! Alright, we need to note this down quickly!

The Southampton players were all dumbfounded. Where did this guy come from? He's too strong! Their coach hurriedly instructed the players on the field to keep a close watch on Lu Junfeng, ensuring he wouldn't have easy opportunities to sprint, and to be ready to provide support.

The match quickly resumed. The trailing Southampton players intensified their pressing, trying to create offensive opportunities to equalize. However, their technique was somewhat rough around the edges. Soon enough, Li Ke intercepted the ball in midfield.

"Nice one! Li Ke! I'm through on goal, pass it quickly!" Lu shouted while turning and making a forward run. The center-back marking him turned slower than Lu and got left behind. Li Ke understood immediately and sent a penetrating through ball that split the Southampton defense. At this moment, one of the opposing defenders was lagging behind, so Lu was not offside.

Lu instantly found himself with a half-chance on goal. However, another center-back was not far from him and was rapidly closing in from the left side. Lu found it difficult to continue advancing and could only take a powerful right-footed shot! The shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper. Arsenal earned a corner kick.

Members of the coaching staff sighed: "If he had curved it with his left foot, the success rate would have been higher." "A touch with his right foot would have worked too; he could have gotten past the recovering defender and had a better chance of scoring." "What if he can't do that?" Someone's question silenced the others.

It seemed that from all angles, Lu's technique was lacking finesse; his shooting primarily relied on power—if he got lucky, it would go in, but if not, there wasn't much he could do. However, his impact was indeed what the first team lacked.

On the field, Lu wasted a half-chance and felt a bit embarrassed; he quickly gave Li Ke a thumbs-up to show his appreciation. On Arsenal's side, Gnabry took the corner kick aimed at Lu's head again. However, the opposing team was clearly prepared; two center-backs closed in on Lu from both sides and cleared the ball before it reached him.

Arsenal players still maintained possession outside as they surrounded Southampton's defense. Seeing himself surrounded in the penalty area with little chance of receiving a pass from his teammates, Lu decided to run out of the box and move to the right flank. The opposing center-back didn't follow him; they needed to hold their position in the box.

Lu dropped back to collect the ball and signaled for his teammates to switch positions. Then he suddenly turned and burst past the opposing full-back before getting to the byline to cross! He had always played as a winger since childhood! A winger weighing over 200 pounds—are you afraid or not?!

Unfortunately, Gnabry's attempt in the middle was intercepted by the opposing goalkeeper! "Oh man! If there had been a strong center forward in the middle, that would've been a goal! Wait a minute; it seems like I am that strong center forward!" Lu lamented.

Members of the coaching staff were also discussing among themselves. Wasn't moving Lu out wide just wasting his height and weight advantage? What's the point of playing like this? Isn't it supposed to utilize his attacking capabilities in the middle?

The match continued. Southampton's goalkeeper launched a long kick into Arsenal's half. But Arsenal players quickly intercepted it again. Lu waved loudly: "Quick pass! I've got position!" This time, the opposing defender didn't dare be careless; he pulled and tugged at Lu, not allowing him an easy reception of the ball.

Lu secretly exerted force and knocked him over before calling out to his teammates: "Quick pass! I'm open over here!" "Blow!" The referee whistled and called a foul on Lu for pushing. Southampton regained possession!

"Is that really a foul? Isn't English football all about physicality? I didn't push him on purpose!" Lu expressed his dissatisfaction. But there was no VAR available now, so the referee wouldn't review any footage or change his decision.

Once again, members of the coaching staff began discussing among themselves. It seemed that Lu was somewhat reckless, but his physicality was indeed impressive. As long as he kept control of it, this ability could be very useful! Wasn't Chelsea back then relying on "the Beast" Didier Drogba to bully defenders across all teams in the Premier League? Arsenal had been one of those victims!

The match resumed again. With Arsenal leading, they didn't continue pressing Southampton but intentionally pulled back their defense to draw them out. However, Southampton players were very wary of Lu's explosive power; two defenders always kept an eye on him, denying him easy opportunities to receive passes.

Every time Lu received the ball, someone immediately rushed in to tackle him, preventing him from dribbling past them, which left Lu feeling somewhat frustrated. His current skill level wasn't enough to control and maneuver past two defenders simultaneously.

As they approached thirty minutes into the match, Arsenal players found another opportunity and intercepted a pass in midfield. Arsenal's forwards quickly organized a counter-attack. Lu sprinted rapidly toward the right flank while shouting: "I'm going wide! Quick pass! Nice! Here comes our counter-attack! I'll control it well; I'll give myself a pat on the back."

The opposing full-back came over to challenge for the ball but was pushed aside by Lu. "Get out of my way! I weigh over 200 pounds; I'm stronger than you! With my explosive speed, I'm faster than you! Gnabry! Get into position near goal! I'll send in a cross with my weaker foot… Wait! You missed an open goal?! How frustrating!

I'm over 200 pounds playing as a winger, sending you an open goal cross with my weaker right foot! I could score with my eyes closed on that shot! And you come at it like that with a weak finish! You really need to practice more!"