Chapter 7: Four Goals! He Can Score in Any Way!
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In the 68th minute, Lu Junfeng received another long pass from a teammate with his back to the play. He chose to control the ball and then passed it to Gnabry, who was making a run on the right flank. Immediately, he turned and pushed past the opposing defender, charging madly into the penalty area.
Gnabry broke through to the byline and delivered a high cross. The ball seemed to have eyes as it flew toward Lu's head! Lu shrugged off the defender, leaped high, and executed a powerful header! "Boom!" The swiftly flying football struck Lu's head, changing direction and crashing into the net! The opposing goalkeeper could only watch in despair!
Goal!!!!!!!! Arsenal scored again, leading 4-0! Lu completed his hat trick! After scoring, he ran toward the corner flag while pointing at his head excitedly, saying: "How about that? How about that? My heading is impressive, right? From now on, just aim for my head, and watch me smash them in one by one!"
Bellerín chimed in: "That goal was mainly thanks to Gnabry's great cross; as long as I can touch the ball, it's bound to go in." Li Ke added: "Yeah, yeah! That was all about the quality of the pass. You could have placed a post in there and it would have gone in." Others nodded in agreement.
"Damn it! You're just jealous!" The atmosphere on the field was filled with joy. On the Southampton side, they were nearly collapsing. There was no hope left for this match; they might as well bring on substitutes to gain some experience.
Meanwhile, Arsenal grew more confident as the match progressed. In the 75th minute, Lu once again knocked over an opposing defender. This time, the referee didn't blow his whistle! No foul! Li Ke seized the opportunity and sent a through ball that pierced Southampton's defense! Lu easily found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
On the sidelines, Southampton's coach erupted in anger! But that couldn't affect what was happening on the field! Lu charged forward with the ball toward the penalty area. Seeing that the opposing goalkeeper had come out to challenge him, he made a quick move to his right, bypassing the keeper. Just before the ball went out of play, he unleashed a powerful right-footed shot!
The ball curved slightly and found its way into the bottom left corner of the net! Goal!!!!!!!! Arsenal scored again—now leading 5-0! This was Lu's first start for Arsenal's reserves, and he had already scored four goals! A quadruple strike!
Playing in reserve matches felt like a dimensionality reduction attack for him! Left foot, right foot, header! He could score in any way possible! On Southampton's side, they couldn't even be bothered to complain to the referee about Lu's supposed foul before his goal; it wouldn't change the outcome of the match.
On Arsenal's side, their reserve coach nodded repeatedly before deciding to substitute Lu out. Upon hearing he was being substituted, Lu was somewhat incredulous. "Why are you taking me off? I haven't played enough yet!"
"But we've seen enough!" The coach's order was not up for debate. Lu had no choice but to leave feeling somewhat disheartened. He loved playing so much; bullying those little defenders felt amazing! Now he could only sit on the sidelines and watch his teammates continue to dominate their opponents.
Ultimately, Arsenal's reserves won decisively with a score of 6-0 against Southampton's reserves. Naturally, Lu Junfeng was recognized as the key contributor to this victory with his four goals!
In the locker room, the reserve players jumped and sang while celebrating their big win. Winning always brings joy. One must enjoy life while they can; don't let that golden cup face the moon empty-handed!
What thrilled Lu even more was that his Messi template compatibility increased by another point—now reaching 46%! Although an increase of one point didn't show immediate effects, little by little adds up; quantitative changes can lead to qualitative changes! If he keeps playing like this for another year, wouldn't he gain twenty or thirty points? Then his skills would keep improving!
A Messi standing at 1.9 meters tall and weighing over 200 pounds—are you afraid or not?! Excitedly, he announced loudly: "Today I'm treating everyone! Let's go eat barbecue—unlimited!"
"Wow! Lu! You're really my idol!" "That's awesome! Lu! You're a true hero!" What young man doesn't love barbecue? There's nothing that a barbecue can't solve. If there is something that it can't solve—then just have two meals!
Now they might not believe that Bellerín would become a vegetarian in the future. Football players not eating meat? That's no joke! Without meat, where would they get their strength to play?
After showering in the locker room, a spirited group of young men marched out of the training base straight toward a barbecue restaurant. The youth team coach didn't stop their celebration; he just reminded them not to drink alcohol or cause trouble. Having some team-building activities is beneficial for overall team morale.
It seems Lu has some leadership qualities after all! The Arsenal reserves quickly arrived at Old John's Barbecue Restaurant, which wasn't far from their base. Though it was called a barbecue restaurant, it resembled more of a bar.
In its main hall on the first floor stood an enormous screen used for projecting various matches. Football was their favorite sport. Customers who came here enjoyed eating barbecue while drinking beer and watching games.
In this small town with limited entertainment options, there were only a few places like this around. The staff at this restaurant were familiar with most of Arsenal's youth players. At least in North London, Arsenal fans made up a significant proportion of supporters.
Local die-hard fans didn't just follow Arsenal's first team but also knew all about youth team members. Arsenal's arch-rivals Tottenham also had considerable influence in North London but were still on a different level compared to Arsenal.
However, this was their first time seeing Lu Junfeng as a player. Seeing how tall and strong Lu was made them think he was a newly signed center-back for the team. Even center-backs rarely had such physique; how slow would his turns be? Is he turning an aircraft carrier?