Chapter 43 Bonus Compensation

The remaining time of the match...

For Bayer Leverkusen fans, it was simply an ordeal.

Borussia Mönchengladbach's attacks became increasingly fierce.

The double-pivot defensive midfielders rotated the ball from a low position.

Making Bayer Leverkusen's defensive line overwhelmed on both flanks.

Li Kang repeatedly seized the opportunity to initiate counterattacks.

Too bad.

Sommer, with his cheat-like abilities...

Caused Brandt and Son Heung-min to return empty-handed one after another.

....

Beep! Beep beep~

When the referee blew the whistle to end the match...

The Bayer Leverkusen players, who had held onto their lead, breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't immediately cheer and celebrate.

Hilbert had cramps.

Brandt lay on his back on the turf.

A moment later.

Only a few players could still stand on the field.

Leno was kissing the goalpost.

Kießling and Son Heung-min, those two had insane stamina, and looked like nothing had happened to them.

Li Kang bent over, pressed his hands on his knees, and gasped for breath.

In the last twenty minutes or so of the match...

There was very little garbage time or dead ball time.

Xhaka and Dahoud's long passes and distribution consumed too much of Bayer Leverkusen's defenders' stamina.

As expected of Borussia Mönchengladbach, who started with six consecutive losses in the original timeline... but still managed to fight back to fourth place in the Bundesliga.

[Ding! Detected an increase in match difficulty, reward compensation mechanism activated.]

[Personal performance evaluation: SS!]

[Mission rewards being calculated...]

......

"Bayer Leverkusen has won a hard-fought victory!"

"Chinese youngster Li Kang, with one goal and one assist! He has scored goals and provided assists in multiple consecutive matches! He is definitely a super midfield star in the Bundesliga this season!"

"Borussia Mönchengladbach continues their losing streak, but they showed a terrifying offensive in the final stages of this match! Thousands of home fans at Borussia-Park have still not left! They are singing the Foals' anthem! Encouraging the Borussia Mönchengladbach players!"

Duan Xuan and He Wei were in a pleasant mood.

Although they knew in their hearts that Li Kang was of Chinese descent, they subconsciously hoped that overseas compatriots would play better and better.

Dragon Country Livestream.

The barrage and new comments gradually decreased.

-[Li Kang is awesome... why are there no comments now?]

-[The Premier League match has started! Leicester City is so fierce this season! They are playing Manchester City today!]

-[The Bundesliga's UEFA coefficient has gone up, but its influence in the world is still very limited, not as good as the Premier League.]

-[Last season, the god-like duel between Son Heung-min and Dost didn't attract much attention, did it? I didn't know that Wolfsburg had a crazy De Bruyne until halfway through the season!]

........

Post-match press conference.

Coach Toppmöller said sternly: "Schubert showed excellent command, dispatching ability, and tactical changes in this match. I suggest Borussia Mönchengladbach make him permanent!"

Dino next to him pursed his lips, his expression awkward: You yourself are still an interim coach!

The media reporters were not interested in this topic.

Someone asked: "Mr. Toppmöller, Bayer Leverkusen has never lost a match since you took over the team. Do you have the confidence to retreat unscathed from Camp Nou in ten days?"

Immediately afterwards.

Questions related to Barcelona were like buckets of cold water.

Extinguishing the explosive-haired old man's pride.

...........

Bayer Leverkusen's winning streak did not cause a big sensation outside the North Rhine region.

The fans of the five major leagues have long been numb to the news of a few supernova youngsters emerging every year.

But there was one group that was an exception.

German Sport University Cologne.

Two university students wearing thick glasses were focusing on taking notes in front of a computer.

"Tom! There aren't enough variable groups! How can I extract the common technical and tactical factors that Li Kang showed in the match?"

"Let me see... the relationship between the use of tactical means for shooting opportunities and the shooting effect? You idiot, that's the wrong direction! The variable groups should extract his running heatmap on the field!"

"That thing? The implicit variables that cannot be directly measured are even bigger!"

"Li Kang is unique! In the two matches against Roma and Borussia Mönchengladbach, he showed different football IQ and positioning. He played a key role on both offense and defense. We will use factor analysis! We will definitely get a theoretical model!"

After a burst of activity.

The two were dumbfounded.

They did not come to a theoretical model.

But the data showed an extremely exaggerated side result: Li Kang can grasp the positioning of 20 players on the field.

Even Barcelona's entire team participated in research experiments back then, and even Xavi... could only grasp the positional information of 16 players on the field, which was considered the limit of human beings!

Li Kang... this guy's ability to convert an overhead view is too terrifying, isn't it?

"He is a true super-genius midfielder... Jerry, if we share this result, will anyone believe it?"

"People will only treat you as a fool. The SPSS software itself has bugs. Not everything can be analyzed! It must be a bug!"

..........

Li Kang returned to the first team dormitory.

The system prompt sounded again.

[Ding! Mission rewards have been settled!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Borussia Mönchengladbach Legend - Golden Treasure Chest.]

In mid-air, a golden treasure chest appeared.

He quickly glanced at the prize pool.

[Deisler "Fallen Angel" Module!]

[Vogts "Terrier" Module!]

[Netzer "King of the Rhine" Module!]

[Stielike "Giant" Module!]

[Effenberg "Tiger King" Module!]

[Matthäus "King of Midfield" Module!]

[....]

There was a long list of modules with the same names but different characteristics.

There are too many legendary superstars of Borussia Mönchengladbach...

Limited by the level of the treasure chest, these modules did not fully reflect the peak abilities of the legendary superstars.

For example, Netzer, the King of the Rhine was his nickname in his youth.

[Treasure chest opening...]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Vogts "Freeze" Module!]

[He is the most unforgettable person for Cruyff.]

[Cruyff is the most unforgettable person for him.]

There was no additional attribute increase.

The treasure chest emitted a dazzling white light.

Li Kang instinctively closed his eyes.

He felt no pain.

...

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in an open-air stadium.

His ears were filled with two extremely similar languages.

"Total!!!"

"Libero!!!"

A young man wearing an orange number 14 jersey dribbled the ball elegantly, changed direction rapidly, and swept past his side!

"Don't fucking stand there! Stop Cruyff!"

"Damn it! The Netherlands got a penalty at the start!"

.....

Bayer Leverkusen had not recently purchased traffic packages and hot searches on the Dragon Country network.

Völler certainly had not abandoned his original business plan.

But he believed that the money should be spent wisely.

The head-to-head battles on the Champions League stage had gold content.

That's right.

He believed that the duel between Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen was not a one-sided slaughter, but a head-to-head battle.

"Boss, here is Dr. Haken's plan!"

The little assistant handed over a stack of newly printed documents.

Völler flipped through it casually.

His expression froze: "Is this old guy trying to cheat money?"