Chapter 10 Dong Lu's Little Tricks

Outside the stadium, fans chanted loudly.

"Hey, guys, watch this!" A bare-chested fan tossed his jersey to his friend, sprinted a few steps, and kicked out with a powerful leg, then leaped forward, landing on both feet.

He spread his arms wide, raised his hands to the sky, closed his eyes, and tilted his head back.

"Roar! Zhao!!" A group of friends cheered and rushed over.

"Hahaha!"

"We won, we won!"

"With Zhao, we'll keep scoring and keep winning!"

"Oh my god, we'll not only avoid relegation, we'll even get promoted to the Premier League, we'll be champions, haha..."

The fans, hearing these delirious shouts, almost simultaneously stopped. Seven straight losses, and one victory makes them think of promotion, even the championship?

A moment of silence.

"Promotion!"

"Promotion!!!"

The fans widened their eyes and roared, their faces flushed. Other fans, who had been gradually moving away from the group of a dozen, stopped and turned around upon hearing the shouts.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of fans gathered together, shouting loudly.

"Promotion! Promotion!!"

Having showered and returned to his apartment, Zhao Gang looked at the changes in the Peerless System.

Rookie debut task successful! Gained 5 attribute points and a Divine Passing Card. Also unlocked the winning streak reward.

One win earns one system point, two consecutive wins earn two system points, and so on, with a maximum of 10 system points per win.

A draw pauses the reward, but does not interrupt the subsequent winning streak reward.

A loss resets the winning streak reward.

Friendly matches are not included.

Zhao Gang had already experienced the rhythm of a formal match today.

It was only a half, but it allowed him to feel the pressure of the Championship. Although he scored four goals, the first two were basically because the opponent was unprepared, a successful sneak attack.

He used the 100% Goal Card for the last goal.

His physical resistance and stamina were still problems.

So Zhao Gang directly added the points to stamina. When he gets enough points, he will add system points to stamina and physique.

As for passing and dribbling, he will rely on training to slowly improve.

The next day, the front page of the *Carroll Road Sports News* featured Zhao Gang, sparing no praise.

They didn't mention his clumsy cone drills or his terrible dribbling, not a word.

Amid the fans' heated discussions, no one said Falk's signing was a problem anymore.

Wright's words became a popular topic among all the fans.

God? Yes, only God could save Norwich in yesterday's game.

In the faraway Dragon Kingdom, Dong Lu, who had returned home, watched the completed video on his computer and chuckled to himself.

Before returning home, he had planned to treat his good brother Zhao Gang to a good time, but Zhao Gang had signed with Norwich and increased his training volume, so he wouldn't be seeking out foreign women for the time being.

Dong Lu didn't take Zhao Gang joining Norwich seriously and had already forgotten about it, focused on enjoying himself after returning home.

But he had a habit of betting on matches.

Thinking of supporting his good brother, Dong Lu boldly bet on Norwich.

Norwich scored two goals in stoppage time, earning him hundreds of thousands of extra spending money.

Wondering how the goals were scored, who was so fierce? He wanted to see it.

After finally finding the video, Dong Lu's eyes almost popped out.

Wasn't this his good brother from the sparring match, the one he'd given the assist of the century to?

Dong Lu might not be good at playing soccer, but his mind worked quickly.

There were countless soccer fans in the Dragon Kingdom, frustrated by the poor performance of their players, leading to constant complaints.

A player in La Liga warming the bench would still attract tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of views.

Wouldn't this player in the Championship, who scored four goals in his first substitute appearance, become a hot topic among fans?

It's just that the Championship's influence wasn't that great, there was no broadcast, so Zhao Gang's news hadn't become popular yet.

But this gave him an opportunity!

If Zhao Gang were in a league like La Liga or the Premier League, he wouldn't need to score four goals, even just being on the substitute list would attract countless people.

Where would he have room to operate?

Dong Lu quickly created a video overnight. He felt like he was about to become a famous soccer blogger.

He first posted photos on a soccer forum.

As he expected, it quickly became a hot topic.

"In the 15th round of the Championship, Dragon Kingdom teenager Zhao Gang came off the bench and scored four goals, a dramatic victory! Norwich reverses Sheffield United!"

"Crazy, starting to dream now."

"Hehehe, the guy in La Liga is warming the bench, no news anymore, so they started making up stories."

"Posted a photo and dared to say four goals. Is the self-media so irresponsible now?"

"Um...want to laugh."

"Hehehe, when it comes to wishful thinking, we..."

"The Championship should be several levels stronger than the Dragon Super League, I could maybe accept League Two."

"Norwich was in the Premier League last season, this blogger is pretty smart, knows Norwich has some fame, so he's trying to get attention."

Dong Lu looked at the comments, the silly smile on his face turned into a sly grin. He uploaded the finished video, his hands trembling.

Sure enough!

"Holy crap!"

"Holy crap!"

"What the f***, it's really the Canaries!"

"This footwork, it's cosmic level, how could we have this kind of player?"

"Wait, wait... is it photoshopped?"

"Could it be a player from the Korean or Japanese teams?"

The forum instantly exploded.

The Dragon Kingdom hadn't had a player truly playing as a starter in Europe for too long.

Although the Championship couldn't compare to the top five leagues, and its popularity was low, its competitiveness definitely exceeded most European leagues.

With the retirement of the older generation of soccer players, the current soccer players were almost useless.

Dragon Kingdom's soccer had become a joke.

But the fans' mockery and scolding were mostly because they were angry at their lack of ambition.

If such a figure really appeared, countless people would definitely seek him out to verify his existence.

"It's real! It's real! I found the recording!"

"It's definitely real, oh my god! The Norwich fans are going crazy!"

In less than two hours, the topic of Zhao Gang topped the hot search on the soccer forum.

Zhao Gang received a call at 2 p.m., which was around 9 p.m. in Dragon Kingdom time, from a contact saved as "Jiang Ping."

Seeing this name, he felt a little awkward and answered the phone.

"You child, you signed with a team and didn't tell your family? I heard it from your former coach. How could you do that?" The woman said with reproach, but her voice was full of concern.

"I..." Zhao Gang paused, not saying that word.

"Are you not coming back for the time being? Do you have enough money? You definitely don't have enough, your dad will transfer another 500,000 to you tomorrow!"

"Oh dear, what are you doing? Xiao Gang must be training at this time. He finally got to play and scored four goals...hehehe..." A man's suppressed laughter came from the phone.

"That's right, that's right, train hard, call home when you have time!"

Zhao Gang hung up the phone. In his previous life, his mother also had this name, and he lived a wasted life, never making his mother proud of him.

This life...

Zhao Gang shook his head hard, dispelling all thoughts, and followed Tom, the trainer Falk had found for him, for special training.

It was only when he got here that Zhao Gang realized that the gap in skill between Dragon Kingdom players and top players wasn't just due to subjective factors.

Objective training also accounted for a lot.

After a few days of training, Zhao Gang went from being initially at a loss to being completely comfortable.

Tom realized how amateurish Zhao Gang's training in Dragon Kingdom was.

"Zhao, your talent is one of the best I've ever seen. If it had been two years later, it would have probably been submerged. It's good now, there's still time."

Tom didn't say this just because Zhao Gang scored four goals in his debut.

But because, as a trainer, he could easily see a player's talent. Zhao Gang's soccer IQ and comprehension ability, if guided by a professional, would have soared long ago.

If he had trained here as a child, he would have become a top all-rounder!

It's a pity, a bit of a pity.

Amidst Zhao Gang's continuous training, Norwich also ushered in their toughest challenge of the season.

Fulham, who were relegated from the Premier League with them last season.

Unlike Norwich, Fulham retained their complete Premier League squad.

And their relegation was more due to injuries in the later stages of the season.

This season, their squad was complete. In 15 league games, they had a record of 13 wins and 2 losses, far ahead of the rest.

They averaged 2.8 goals per game, the most powerful attack in the entire Championship.

This squad would basically have no problem staying in the Premier League.