I AM the Football Star

”I never listen to what others say, I only listen to the voice of my own heart and the voices of my teammates around me.”

”Now, please tell me, can we still break into the top four of the league?”

”If you say no, then I will proactively request Coach Sotu to reduce everyone’s training time and decrease the intensity. Even in the upcoming matches, players who don’t want to play can sit on the bench to protect their bodies.”

”Morici, tell me, can we do it?”

What kind of person is Morici?

His answer was certainly no surprise.

”Yes!”

But immediately, Lu Yang asked, ”Why do you think we can do it?”

Morici hesitated for a moment and then said, ”Because... I think we can still salvage the situation.”

Hahaha!

Many teammates burst into laughter.

This is so damn serious, don’t try to be funny.

”How about you, Talista?” Lu Yang asked.

Talista said, ”Of course we can! As for the reason... because my best finish in Serie A is fifth in the league, I damn well want to make the top four. Otherwise, producing the league’s best central forward from a fifth-place team is a bit unconvincing!”

”Okay, Canyes!” Lu Yang continued.

Canyes hesitated for a moment and then said, ”We can do it! Because I don’t want to be defeated by Florence four times in a season! I never experienced that at Juventus, and I don’t want to at San Remo either!”

”What about Delarre?”

”I feel like I’m getting into better form, and I hope I can bring the same feeling to San Remo with everyone.”

”Kaint!”

”I... I want to see the quarterfinals of the Champions League, they say the quarterfinals are strong, but sixteen can only be called a ’lang.’”

Pfft!

This time the whole team laughed, except for Delarre.

Because the label of being the ’sixteenth lang’ of the Champions League was a long-standing mockery of Real Madrid, ridiculing them for having a super roster but poor results.

Those were the years when Delarre was at his peak, just when Real Madrid was performing worst, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been held in such high regard.

”How about you, Bai Zhami?”

”I... uh... I still want to win an Italian Cup, is that okay? I’ve been at San Remo for so long, winning championships every year, I’d feel uncomfortable if we don’t get one this year.”

Hahaha!

Another burst of laughter.

Naive kid, how can any team win a championship every year?

Gradually, the teammates began to open up.

Injuries are really not something players can control themselves.

Does trying hard increase the chances of getting injured?

That’s definitely not scientific.

Was Hazard not trying hard at Chelsea?

He was the Blue Army Ironman.

Even after going to Real Madrid, he wasn’t seen as more diligent, but was still labeled as fragile.

How do you explain that?

There’s perhaps only a slight relationship between physical fatigue and injury risk.

But this relationship has been somewhat exaggerated, and when considering rotation and injuries in detail, you’ll find the connection isn’t as dramatic as people think.

In one word, it’s really metaphysical.

What truly constrains everyone is that ’what if.’

But under Lu Yang’s salvage, everyone can temporarily not worry about that ’what if’ and keep pushing hard.

Of course, everyone knows that they can’t drink this cup of chicken soup for too long.

The next match against Florence, if San Remo still loses, then even Lu Yang might resign to fate.

This is something everyone hasn’t said outright.

It’s a tacit understanding among this group of players.

The requirements are not high, just beat Florence once.

They don’t even need to consider whether San Remo can advance to the next round.

Because to advance, just winning isn’t enough, they need a big win.

Now, the demands everyone has placed on themselves are much lower.

One-nil will do!

San Remo really needs a victory.

...

”Who is she? The red-haired woman in the San Remo coach uniform, does even San Remo’s assistant team need women?”

”Identity confirmed! San Remo’s newly appointed female assistant coach is Winter’s daughter, Lola!”

”Lola’s unknown identity, the head of the modern football information technology research base! The owner of this company is... Lu!”

”Is Lu Yang meddling with the coaching team to better manipulate data?”

”Has San Remo given up on this season in advance? Starting to prepare data for transfers?”

”In an exclusive interview with Hans, Lola announces her purpose at San Remo: I’m here to help San Remo defeat Florence, and if I can’t achieve that, my work would be meaningless!”

”Sotu: San Remo’s league isn’t over yet, we still have a great chance to make it back into the top four!”

”Milan Sports Newspaper: If San Remo can participate in the Champions League for two consecutive years, then they are no less impressive than the promoted team miracle! After all, even the team that created the promoted team miracle did not make it past the group stage in the Champions League the following year!”

”Torino Sports Paper: The match with Florence is already unrelated to the Champions League. This is a battle for San Remo to break through their inner demons, they just need one victory that can soothe their spirits!”

”Versachi: It’s a pity to see San Remo in their current predicament, but I believe San Remo can pull through under Lu’s leadership, their season isn’t over yet!”

”Carrel: Elimination isn’t the end. San Remo is a great opponent, and although it’s hard to recreate the miracle of a promoted team winning the title, in my heart, no team’s experience can compare to San Remo’s miracle!”

”Ancelotti: The San Remo miracle has become a part of Italian football culture. I don’t know if other European fans are used to it, but we Italian fans can’t live without it. I want to believe in San Remo, believe in Lu Yang, even if we are rivals in the league!”

”Praxedes: AC Milan’s situation is similar to San Remo, we have no grounds to sympathize with San Remo. But I believe San Remo will be like us, not give up any chance of winning. Go AC Milan, go San Remo!”

For a moment, whether teammates or opponents, all sent encouragement to San Remo.

The legend of San Remo, rising from obscurity, has become a habit or even a faith for many by now.

This Chapter of miracles, even if it falls, will see them earnestly and fully play out the last match of this season.

Instead of giving up midway.

February 21st.

The second leg of the Champions League knockout round, San Remo visits Frankie Stadium to face Florence away!