After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

”Sure, Coach.”

Toni nodded.

He felt this was the negative impact of not celebrating eagerly enough.

When he got home, he would ask his girlfriend to help train his explosive power so that next time he could rush over to celebrate a goal at the first opportunity.

”Thanks, Luca.” Huang Kaiwen thanked him, patting Toni on the shoulder.

He really didn’t want to play goalkeeper today.

During the UEFA Champions League final, he claimed it was a moment of inspiration.

Without much training, he had just stood there and managed to keep goal.

Media and fans attributed it to religious reasons.

Huang Kaiwen didn’t want to be all mystical all the time.

What about going back to keeping goal again?

If he was always having moments of inspiration, like some kind of ancestral spirit or god, then he might as well become the Pope after he retired.

Neuer’s offensive skills were still decent.

His heading ability was there for all to see.

There was nothing wrong with him playing as a forward either.

”We’re finally standing together on the front line,” Inzaghi said excitedly, draping an arm over Huang Kaiwen’s shoulder as they walked out: ”I’ve been waiting for this day. We will definitely become the best forward duo. You’ll draw the defensive attention, and I’ll take the ball and shoot.”

Huang Kaiwen thought to himself that Inzaghi was being too optimistic.

Kaka was right behind them on the field.

Just see who Kaka passes the ball to.

They hadn’t even started playing yet.

Ancelotti jogged over to call Huang Kaiwen.

He handed Huang Kaiwen the familiar black cloth bag, saying, ”You haven’t been injured recently, which must mean this stuff works, so I’ve prepared some more for you.”

Upon opening it,

Huang Kaiwen saw the black powder and his face turned even darker than the powder.

Hadn’t they agreed not to give him stuff to put in his mouth?

Why had it changed in just a few days!

Seeing Huang Kaiwen’s displeased expression, Ancelotti explained, ”Combining the popular method from Cambodia, I refined it in a crucible with various ingredients. You only need to apply it to the soles of your soccer shoes.”

Huang Kaiwen breathed a sigh of relief and did as instructed.

...

”San Siro Stadium is packed with fans again,”

”We’ve just received news that AC Milan has made a last-minute change to the starting lineup.”

”Yes, it seems Toni has a physical issue; he’s been replaced by Seedorf, and today Huang Kaiwen will be appearing in the forward position.”

”Given Huang Kaiwen’s skill level, he should have no problem playing as a forward, but the mindset of playing forward and playing as winger is different. We’ll have to see if he can adapt.”

”Speaking of which, you mentioned earlier that with Demichelis’s error, Bayern would advance as a whole; looking at the points and group strength, both Bayern Munich and AC Milan moving on shouldn’t be an issue.”

”Right, today Demichelis is starting again.”

”Let’s take a look at the starting lineups for both teams.”

AC Milan 442 diamond midfield:

Goalkeeper: Dida,

Defenders: Serginho, Maldini, Nesta, Cafu,

Midfielders: Seedorf, Pirlo, Gattuso, Kaka,

Forwards: Inzaghi, Huang Kaiwen.

Bayern Munich 442 diamond midfield:

Goalkeeper: Kahn,

Defenders: Ze Roberto, Lucio, Ismail, Sagnol,

Midfielders: Schweinsteiger, Demichelis, Deisler, Ballack,

Forwards: Mackay, Pizarro.

”The young post saver Schweinsteiger is indeed in the starting lineup,”

”Mainly because Lizarazu is injured, Magath has arranged for Ze Roberto to play as left back.”

”The two team captains exchange flags and guess the coin... The main referee Lubos Michel blows the whistle to start the match.”

Amidst the cheers of the fans,

Inzaghi receives the ball and passes it sideways, and Huang Kaiwen immediately passes it back and runs forward.

Pirlo receives Kaka’s pass in the backfield.

He turns and sends a long pass forward.

Running, Huang Kaiwen sees the ball headed his way, clearly aimed for him.

Demichelis rushes up to jump for the header.

Huang Kaiwen also pushes off with his legs and leaps high.

In the moment the two collide, Huang Kaiwen heads the ball backward.

”Beautiful!!!”

”Huang Kaiwen wins the header and nods the ball to Kaka.”

”Kaka sprints towards the penalty area with the ball.”

”Kaka passes, and he is looking for Huang Kaiwen.”

Lucio’s too quick and the ball rolls right past him toward the penalty area.

Huang Kaiwen gets the ball.

Ze Roberto is already rushing over from the left.

Without time to adjust, he swings his right foot.

Bang—

Kahn immediately plunges to the ground to parry.

He flies to knock the ball out for a corner kick.

Huang Kaiwen shakes his head.

During the opening period,

he has already found out that Neuer is strong.

Neuer’s speed and strength are good.

His heading ability is not inferior to the average defender.

And his footwork is better than the average goalkeeper.

But compared to a normal offensive player, there is still a gap.

Pirlo takes a run-up and delivers the corner kick.

Thump—

Huang Kaiwen, standing in the small box, starts his run and jumps for a header.

The ball travels at high speed and hits Ze Roberto, who is standing at the right post.

Seedorf quickly hooks the ball with his right foot, controlling it and turning to pass it to the right.

Huang Kaiwen charges over.

He stops the ball just before it goes out of bounds.

Lucio has positioned himself behind him, trying to force him off the pitch.

As the sideline gets closer,

Huang Kaiwen knows he can’t wait and turns to kick the ball.

Smack,

The ball hits Lucio’s leg.

Huang Kaiwen, prepared, quickly dodges away.

The ball goes out of play, and Milan earn a throw-in in their attacking half.

Huang Kaiwen directly walks over to the ball thrown to him by a ball boy.

He holds out his palm to Cafu and says, ”Let me do it.”

Cafu nods his head, stands in place waiting to receive the ball.

Throwing a throw-in is all the same for anyone.

Huang Kaiwen watches Cafu with his eyes.

He already had another idea in mind.

Neuer’s throwing ability was incredibly strong.

Not only could he throw with precision, but his throws were also powerful.

He could even throw from the penalty area over the halfway line to launch a counterattack.

Although a throw-in was different from a goalkeeper’s throw in terms of posture,

they were similar in that they both relied on upper body strength.

This was not a problem for Neuer at all.

In the Premier League, there was a player famously known for his ”grenade-like throw-ins” who even became the core of his team.

Huang Kaiwen was ready to replicate Delap’s tactics and give Bayern a little surprise.

When Inzaghi saw the look in Huang Kaiwen’s eyes, he thought he was seeing things.

But still, he prepared himself, focusing intently on the flank.

When he saw Huang Kaiwen’s run-up and movement, Inzaghi’s eyes widened.

A ridiculous idea came to his mind.

Could it be that he was going to throw it directly into the penalty box?

As soon as the ball flew straight into the penalty area, Inzaghi was the first to charge forward.

The Bayern players were too slow to react.

Inzaghi, racing to the right post, puffed out his chest and headed the ball.

He turned the half-high ball into the goal that was within arm’s reach.

”Goal!!!”

”Goal!!!”

”Goal!!!”

”Kevin successfully assisted Inzaghi.”

”Kevin’s throw-in straight into the box was so sudden, aside from Inzaghi, none of the players on either side expected it.”

”Kevin switching to the forward position, Bayern Munich was guarding against Kevin scoring. Demichelis and his teammates were waiting by Cafu’s side, thinking Kevin would pass to Cafu, then Cafu would pass back, and Kevin would take the ball himself.”

”Yes, they were prepared for that, but they guessed wrong!!!” Daley exclaimed excitedly.

”Watching Kevin’s games, you can never predict how he’ll help the team score.”

”Now, I only hope to live a few more years to keep watching Kevin until he retires.”

Inzaghi was the first to rush toward Huang Kaiwen.

Beating Kaka to it, he jumped onto Huang Kaiwen’s back, shouting excitedly, ”You’re amazing, pal, how can you throw that far, you little devil?!!!”

”Happy as you are, if you grab my hair again, believe it or not, I’ll throw you off?” Huang Kaiwen warned as he carried Inzaghi towards the south stand.

”You wouldn’t, we’re like brothers!”

Grinning, Inzaghi said, ”Is it because you were single for so long before that you mastered this skill?”

”Get lost!”

...

”6 minutes, 12 seconds,” the assistant coach said, glancing at his stopwatch.

Ancelotti, grinning like a 170-pound kid, bent over and rushed to the edge of the field, squatting and pumping his fist in the air.

His research had paid off.

Magath watched Ancelotti celebrate like a gorilla.

He sighed.

He truly hadn’t expected AC Milan to use a powerful throw-in for their attack.

Now, Ma and Benitez felt the same thing.

Was Huang Kaiwen too versatile?!

If it weren’t for the tight schedule, Ma would even consider asking for help off the field.

Damn it, he had prepared for a thousand things but still hadn’t guarded against Huang Kaiwen’s assist.

Ma shouted from the sidelines, ”Today he’s a forward, you keep an eye on him on the penalty line, don’t give him a chance!”

Lucio nodded toward the sidelines.

Bayern kicked off again.

Schweinsteiger received the ball on the left flank and was immediately pressured, so he quickly passed the ball sideways.

Schweinsteiger on the wing was ordinary and still lacked experience.

To shine, he would need to switch positions in the future.

Deisler received the ball and made a straight pass.

The ball whizzed accurately past Seedorf and found Ballack, who was 20 meters away.

Before Pirlo could stretch his foot out,

Ballack received the ball and turned, making a direct pass.

Maldini stretched out a foot ahead of the rest and blocked the ball, twisting to pass to the side.

Serginho advanced up the left flank with the ball.

Seeing that Bayern’s half was relatively open, Serginho simply swung his leg and made a long pass.

Kaka, on the move, stretched his leg to play the ball past Schweinsteiger, then circled around to get the ball again.

Schweinsteiger turned around too late.

Anxious, Lucio took a step ahead and charged at Kaka.

Demichelis had no choice but to fall back to cover the position in the penalty box.

Kaka pulled the ball to the right to dodge Lucio and then made a pass.

Whack—

The pass was good.

But when Huang Kaiwen tried to control the ball with his right foot moving forward, he didn’t manage it well.

The ball hit between Demichelis’s feet and bounced up, landing on Demichelis’s back.

For a moment,

Demichelis lost sight of the ball, flailing his arms and legs, using his back to awkwardly turn a full circle.

By the time the ball fell from Demichelis’s back again, it landed perfectly in front of Huang Kaiwen.

He didn’t even need to adjust his position.

Huang Kaiwen swung his left leg and shot.

Bang—

Kahn dived quickly, but still couldn’t stop Huang Kaiwen from scoring.

”Goal!!!”

”Goal!!!”

”Kevin Goal!!!”

”Kevin playfully fooled Demichelis, deliberately hitting the ball onto Demichelis’s back.”

”Demichelis’s clumsy performance contributed to Kevin’s fantastic attack.”

”Kevin on the front line, closer to the goal, was more direct in his attack, but what didn’t change is that the opposing players are still playthings at his feet. Kevin even guessed what Demichelis’s response would be.”

”20 minutes into the game, Milan leads 2:0!”

As Inzaghi and Kaka came forward to celebrate,

Huang Kaiwen didn’t know what to say.

He had clearly messed up with the ball.

With any ordinary defender, there would be no chance.

But he had not expected Demichelis to pull off such a refined ”Demichelis Spin” right in front of him.

”Kevin!”

”Kevin!”

”Kevin!”

The San Siro Stadium exploded with thunderous cheers.

Kahn turned back and kicked the ball fiercely.

The ball hit the post and bounced back, striking Kahn right below the navel.

The Bayern keeper went down in agony, clutching between his legs, with only one thought in his mind, to kill Demichelis!