Chapter 4 Just Give It!

Zhao Gang understood his weaknesses. His dribbling and passing were almost failing grades.

But he didn't need to adjust for shooting!

As long as he received the ball and had a shooting lane, he could definitely hit the target. If the goalkeeper made a super save, there was nothing he could do.

So Zhao Gang kept running flexibly. He didn't need the system for this. In his previous life, his running was pretty good, but his finishing was too poor. He basically blasted all his one-on-ones into the stands, so he could only be a substitute. His teammates wouldn't pass to him even if he was in a good position.

But now it was different. His finishing was max level!

As a top midfielder, Wright could accurately find the spot with both long passes and crosses from the wings.

But their forwards were too terrible, wasting countless opportunities he created.

Now, with Zhao Gang's wonder goal, he wasn't too excited, because Zhao Gang's shot looked like a lucky fluke.

At this moment, he had dribbled the ball from the left wing to near the end line. A wonderful *油炸丸子* (youzha wanzi, a type of dribbling move) allowed him to get past the defender. He looked up and saw Zhao Gang entangled with a defender.

Just as he hesitated, Zhao Gang gave him a look, and Wright understood. He sent a long pass that seemed a bit short, but Zhao Gang happened to break free and instantly turned halfway, falling backward.

Falk looked at Zhao Gang's awkward body, completely off balance. He was actually raising his leg high, preparing to volley.

This kind of technically deformed movement made it impossible to exert any force. It was more like a futile struggle after failing to get the ball.

Unless it was someone like Ibrahimović, who had trained in taekwondo and had an extremely flexible and strong body.

"F**k!" Just as Falk was feeling sorry, Zhao Gang rose into the air, separated from the defender who had just created distance, and powerfully kicked the ball with his left foot.

Boom!

The goalkeeper had no reaction at all. The ball went straight into the net and bounced back out!

Zhao Gang fell to the ground, and Wright rushed over like crazy.

Finally, someone who can shoot!

Falk's eyes gleamed, and he stood on the sidelines with his fists clenched and his body half-bent, his eyes never leaving Zhao Gang.

"Don't fall back, Zhao, don't fall back! Wait for opportunities!"

After the Red Team intercepted the ball, the left back quickly overlapped and rushed up. Wright passed the ball, and the left back drove straight in, directly attacking the opponent's danger zone.

Zhao Gang wasn't as fast as the left back with the ball.

The left back saw that Zhao Gang hadn't followed up and the defending players had already taken their positions, so he had no choice but to pass the ball backward.

Zhao Gang stood at the top of the penalty arc, suddenly accelerated, shook off the defender, and rushed into the penalty area.

Before he could turn around, Wright's pass had already arrived.

Falk slapped his thigh. The pass was too early!

But Zhao Gang acted as if he didn't see the ball, accelerating forward and not turning around.

As the ball fell towards his heel, he continued to run forward.

The defender who was following Zhao Gang was a bit confused. Wasn't he going to turn around and receive the ball?

Just as the defender was about to step forward to clear the ball, Zhao Gang lifted his right heel and gently flicked the ball, sending it flying towards the far corner.

And Zhao Gang, running forward, spread his arms and ran towards the end line.

"F**k!" Falk slapped his thigh again. He was still regretting the wasted attacking opportunity when Zhao Gang had already thought of his celebration!

The players watched the amazing backheel goal. Not only the Red Team, but also the Blue Team rushed towards Zhao Gang.

This instinct in front of the goal, this precise judgment of the teammate's pass!

So what if he couldn't pass well, so what if he couldn't dribble?

Those could all be practiced.

But this kind of innate talent, this kind of player born to score goals, could never be trained later in life!

Falk was absolutely certain that Zhao Gang's shooting wasn't a fluke.

Just now, Zhao Gang had already completely planned out the route of the goal, and even thought of the celebration!

"Quick, quick, go prepare the contract. This is my striker, this is the person Norwich needs. As long as you kick the ball to him, he can score in a hundred different ways."

Falk said to the dazed assistant coach.

His eyes were burning as he looked at Zhao Gang like he was looking at a treasure.

The Dragon Country's youth training was too poor in basic skills. It had buried such a talented player.

But his talent was enough to make him grow into a legend!

Didier Drogba only started receiving systematic training at the age of nineteen, and he was able to achieve so much.

Zhao Gang was eighteen years old. Looking at this talent, would he be worse than Drogba?

How could Manchester United give up on a player born to score goals?

Well, maybe it was because they had a goal-scoring machine and didn't need Zhao Gang?

As one of the top three players in the Premier League assist charts last season, Wright's value had plummeted this season.

Because after more than a dozen games, he had only provided one assist!

Now, he looked at Zhao Gang, and his eyes had changed.

He really scores when I pass it to him!

What angle, what power, as long as he passed it into the penalty area, Zhao Gang seemed like a different person.

He could always send the ball into the opponent's goal!

He was inactive for the first ten minutes of the game, and after only another ten minutes, he had already scored a hat trick!

The assist king was waving at me!

My value is about to go up!

In the following training match, the head coach completely understood Zhao Gang's strengths and weaknesses.

This guy's shooting and other technical skills were on completely different levels.

He couldn't control the ball well, and he couldn't adjust the ball to complete passes and shots.

But he didn't need to adjust at all. He just shot when he got the ball, and he scored when he shot!

To limit his shooting, they only needed to limit the passing lanes in advance.

What did Norwich need now?

Norwich had a strong defensive system and a decent midfield organization.

What they lacked was a striker who could break through the defense and score goals!

Wasn't he here now?

Sign him, they had to sign him!

They just needed to sign him to the youth team first, and then promote him.

But those were all minor problems.

"Zhao, we should talk about signing a contract." Falk didn't need to continue training. This was enough for him to sign this player who was born to score goals.

"Thank you, Coach." Zhao Gang was panting. His body wasn't top-notch yet, but he had the system, he had system points, and he could increase his training volume himself.

This was England, with the best football atmosphere and the strongest training system.

Zhao Gang believed that it wouldn't be long before his physical fitness would improve significantly.

Falk took Zhao Gang to the office. The contract was already prepared. It was basically a template contract.

After all, Zhao Gang was just an eighteen-year-old who had never had the opportunity to play in a top league.

Zhao Gang didn't care about the amount of money. What he cared about was his debut.

Only by completing tasks could he unlock more tasks, obtain more system points, and make himself stronger quickly.

Zhao Gang only glanced at the contract. The weekly salary was three thousand pounds, the buyout clause was two million pounds, and the contract was for two and a half years.

"Coach, can I play? Will I have enough playing time?"

Falk nodded and smiled, "Of course, you are my secret weapon now. However, I need you to come off the bench at first. After you slowly adapt to the real game, I will arrange for you to start."

The rhythm of training matches and real games was different, and Zhao Gang needed some time to work with his teammates.

Just now, he had shown impressive attacking power, but he still needed to prove himself in official matches!

Zhao Gang nodded. As long as he could make his debut, he was confident that he could win everyone's trust!

After signing the contract, Zhao Gang became a professional football player.

Although it was only in the Championship, this was already a huge breakthrough given the decline of football talent in the entire Dragon Country.