Dear Gua
Chapter 486 System Construction (Daily Transition)
Li Kang went straight home.
Parties are exhausting. Given the choice, ninety-nine percent of people would prefer to go home and rest quietly after a day's work.
The system notification sounded quietly.
[Ding, Mission Complete: Capture Anfield.]
[Mission Receipt: You'll Never Walk Alone.]
[Mission Reward: Liverpool Legend · Dark Gold Treasure Chest.]
A dazzling array of prizes shimmered.
[Dalglish "King" Module.]
[Ian Rush "Natural Scorer" Module.]
[Gerrard "Versatile Midfielder" Module.]
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[The Dark Gold Treasure Chest is Opening! Congratulations, you have obtained: Klopp "Counter" Module!]
The Dark Gold Treasure Chest, suspended in mid-air, emitted billowing smoke.
In a daze, Li Kang found himself in darkness.
Gradually, horizontal and vertical lines lit up on the ground, dividing it into 24 grids.
Countless golden sands floated in the grids, coalescing in the wind.
The sands seemed to have their own names.
Reynolds, Michels, Cruyff, Guardiola, Vilanova.
Wenger.
Sacchi, Bielsa, Pochettino.
Simeone.
Klopp.
Foundation, Structure, Pillars.
An unfinished magnificent building, suspended above the chessboard from God's perspective!
The next morning.
Li Kang and his assistant arrived at Trafalgar Square to shoot the final Puma World Cup commercial.
"This square was built to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar."
"But now few people remember its significance. It's just a community center now."
The shoot hadn't started yet.
The director, Gulden, was explaining the history of the square to Reus and Rihanna.
Griezmann was nowhere to be seen. He was injured in the game against Espanyol a few days ago, and the Atlético Madrid star had been confirmed: he would miss the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final.
A staff member tried to throw a leftover piece of bread to the pigeons nearby.
Lukaku stopped him loudly.
The little darkie reminded him, "You can't feed the birds here, it's illegal."
A long time ago, Trafalgar Square was nicknamed "Pigeon Square," with tens of thousands of pigeons pooping everywhere.
The shoot was simple.
The public cooperated with the crew's efforts to clear the area, after all, this square was often used as a filming location.
Puma's final World Cup commercial.
No passionate shouts.
No soccer.
Dozens of athletes from all over the world, of different skin tones, held up their portraits.
The advertisement's theme: "Skin Color Peace."
Close-ups quickly swept across everyone's smiling faces.
The little assistant looked blank: "I didn't see any Puma products at all?"
Gulden smiled: "Sometimes, not showing is the best way to show."
That night.
The commercial was released.
The number of likes, shares, and comments skyrocketed.
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[What does this commercial have to do with the World Cup?]
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[Li Kang standing in the front row center is the best World Cup advertisement.]
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[Who is that black actress standing next to him?]
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[Did you see another advertisement? That brand said that if France wins the World Cup, all "championship package" orders will be refunded during the World Cup!]
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[Isn't that just giving it away?]
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[Why France?]
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[Because soccer is a sport of eleven people, and France has the most balanced squad, the strongest fighting power, and the most top stars.]
Time flew by.
Two days later.
The second leg of the Champions League quarter-final arrived.
Simeone led Atlético Madrid to London.
Stepping out of the arrival gate, the Atlético Madrid coach looked at the "old, weak, and disabled" behind him with a solemn expression.
In the weekend's La Liga match, Atlético Madrid challenged Espanyol away from home. Facing the dirtiest team in Europe during this historical period, even if some positions in the Mattress Makers' lineup were rotated, it was still inevitable that they would lose players.
Stamford Bridge.
A sea of people, every seat filled.
"Ctv5! Ctv5! Good evening, viewers."
"Welcome to the second leg of the 2017-18 Champions League quarter-final."
"Chelsea host Atlético Madrid!"
"In the first leg, the Blues achieved a narrow 1-0 away win."
"Progression is still full of suspense."
"Can the Mattress Makers create a miracle at Stamford Bridge?"
In the pre-match press conference.
Tuchel was concise.
"Chelsea will give their opponents the greatest respect."
Simeone felt helpless inside, but tried to maintain a firm tone.
"We are only one goal behind."
In the player tunnel.
Li Kang saw many unfamiliar faces.
Koke greeted him proactively with a bitter smile.
Morata was eager to try, without having to face Godín, this game would be his stage.
Bakayoko looked at the unfamiliar lineup, leaned close to Kanté, and whispered, "Which number did the boss tell me to keep an eye on?"
A moment later, the referee team led the players from both sides out of the tunnel.
Stamford Bridge was thunderous.
The fans had learned the starting lineups an hour before the game.
"Now we will introduce the starting lineups of both sides."
"Chelsea are playing a 4-3-3 formation!"
"Goalkeeper: Buffon."
"Defenders: Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Rudiger, Marcos."
"Midfielders: Li Kang, Kanté, Bakayoko."
"Forwards: Willian, Morata, Pedro."
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[All Iron Men... Chelsea fought Liverpool to the death last weekend and can still field their full strength.]
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[The bench is too deep, you can really do whatever you want with money.]
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[Liverpool have no suspense in reaching the Champions League semi-finals.]
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[The odds... Chelsea are giving up 2 goals tonight, that's too exaggerated! The first leg was still a draw!]
"Atlético Madrid are playing a 4-4-2 formation!"
"Goalkeeper: Moyà."
"Defenders: Thomas, Savić, Giménez, Lucas."
"Midfielders: Koke, Augusto, Gaitán, Carrasco."
"Forwards: Gameiro, Correa."
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["World's Best Goalkeeper" Oblak is also injured, the Espanyol striker kneed him in the head.]
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[Atlético Madrid are too miserable, they couldn't strengthen during the summer transfer window due to the transfer ban, and they couldn't buy suitable players in the winter transfer window, a chain reaction, leading to a decline.]
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[Most of the players in this Atlético Madrid lineup are not bad, at least tier 2 to tier 1 level, but their opponent Chelsea has a group of tier 0s.]
With the referee's whistle.
The game officially began.
The depleted Atlético Madrid could not execute cholo-taka at all, and even the diamond cut from the first leg was difficult to implement effectively.
Simeone made timely adjustments, adopting a low-block defense, seeking opportunities to counterattack.
Too miserable.
The audience was greatly disappointed: compared to the peak showdown of the first leg, the ultimate strangulation, the isolation of sides and center, the creation of blind spots, the expulsion from zone 14, the ambush on two lines, the conversion counter-attack, the breaking of the fourth point rotation of the Klopp triangle, the evolution of the backcourt ball-playing system...
The depleted Atlético Madrid in the second leg was like a lamb to the slaughter.
Finally.
Beep! Beep beep~
The referee blew the whistle to end the game.
Chelsea advanced to the Champions League semi-finals!!!
(End of this chapter)