Chapter 105: It Doesn't Matter, He Will Make a Move
Tuopu Laotou pointed angrily at the stands, about to unleash a torrent of abuse!
The fourth official and refereeing crew hadn't seen clearly what had happened, quickly gathering around. They asked with concern: "Are you alright?"
Dino saw this scene and immediately shouted in panic: "Team doctor! Call the team doctor quickly!"
"Good heavens! Are these Cologne fans devils? They actually laid hands on a 64-year-old refined gentleman!"
"The German Football Association must impose additional punishment!"
"Yes! And for mental distress! Cologne club must make compensation!"
Leverkusen's young assistant coach fired off a rapid barrage of words.
Cologne fans on the nearby stands burst into waves of mocking laughter.
Tuopu Laotou stared blankly, then collapsed onto the grass following the momentum!
The refereeing staff were unusually tense, all rushing forward to shield him.
The fourth official hurriedly pulled out his little notebook to record it on.
"Mr. Dino, the weapon is..."
"It's a beer can similar to a hammer!"
Leverkusen locker room.
Dino wanted to review the first half's tactics, but found there wasn't much to discuss.
Cologne's play was brainless: restrict Calhanoglu, counterattack to find Modeste.
Tuopu Laotou's head was wrapped in bandages, he pulled Li Kang aside and said patiently:
"Li, we need you in the second half. If fouled, show some tension—this is a way to protect yourself, huh... Didn't La Masia youth academy teach you that?"
Calhanoglu quietly pulled out his phone and sent a message to his girlfriend Nesim.
He planned to propose this month.
A man's career stability shouldn't make him forget to pursue love.
Cologne locker room.
Stoger had nothing much to say.
Even the most advanced tactics need suitable players.
Cologne players are only at this level; the most suitable tactic against strong teams is still defensive counterattack.
"As long as we hold on for another 45 minutes, we can reap victory in this derby!"
"If Leverkusen's number 10 comes on! I want you to mark him tightly!"
Yamada Yuuki, Nagasawa Koki, and Hikaru exchanged a glance.
Deep inside, their blood boiled.
Li San is truly their rival in their hearts!
The fifteen-minute halftime break ended quickly.
"Good evening, viewers! Welcome back!"
"Now broadcasting live: the second half of the 2015/16 Bundesliga Round 9 match, Cologne versus Leverkusen!"
"Leverkusen made the first substitution adjustment, Li Kang replacing Calhanoglu!"
"Tuopu Laotou suffered an attack by extreme fans during halftime, yet he still insisted on standing on the pitch to direct!"
"His eyes showed determination!"
"No wonder he's the legendary coach of Sanya Wang!"
Accompanied by the main referee's whistle blast.
The second half officially began!
Modeste kicked off.
Cologne fans naturally knew Li Kang, giving him no friendly looks.
This city's ideology, from top to bottom across all social strata, is infamous for dragon-insulting—even more extreme than Dortmund's leadership!
In an instant.
Uniform, loud cursing drowned the Allianz Energie Stadion.
"Leckmich!
"
"Leckmich!
"
"Leckmich!
"
Stoger furrowed his brow on the surface, but inside harbored a sliver of hope:
Young players' mental resilience is fragile; easily stimulated by external factors, they're prone to mistakes.
Cologne, victory is already within reach!
Cologne's ball possession ability is not weak.
Especially Yamada Yuuki, who accelerated and changed direction in the forty-meter zone, shook off Bellarabi, took a few steps, and tried to pass the ball to Nagasawa Koki, who had shifted to the flank!
Suddenly.
Li Kang charged over from the side!
Yamada Yuuki's footwork was quick, he lightly pulled the ball back.
Knees slightly bent.
Left shoulder dipped!
Step out with the right foot and touch the ball!
Always ready to shift body weight!
Just waiting for Li Kang to fall for the feint!
Pa!
The ball was poked away from under Xiao Rizi's feet!
Li Kang took two steps to go around Da Po Yongye.
Left foot nudged the ball forward.
Blew the horn for Leverkusen's attack!
"Not falling for your shoulder dip and cross-step feint!"
"Da Po Yongye also wanted to deceive Li Kang by shifting his center of gravity! He failed!"
Da Po Yongye had a dazed expression.
Li Sang, aren't you the fierce tiger who excels at physical confrontation?
In such a short moment, how did he so easily see through my feint?
Sideline of the field.
Tuopu Laotou raised his fist!
He excitedly wanted to pull off the annoying gauze!
Dino hurriedly stepped in to stop him.
The other side.
Stogel frantically directed the players to conduct interceptions!
Li Kang's speed kept increasing.
Dribbling the ball, he charged into the opponent's half, reaching the forty-meter zone.
In his vision, the frenziedly approaching Cologne players had little red dots wandering on their bodies.
As their movements changed, the red dot positions rapidly shifted across various body parts.
Is this... the ability of the True Eye?
Bitenkut.
Foget.
Hector.
The three stepped forward, having already seen through everything: during Leverkusen's number 10's dribbling advance, he mainly used his left foot to touch the ball! The flaw is very obvious! Physical confrontation? We're not afraid!
This scene stimulated the Cologne fans!
Various vulgar terms in the Bei Lai Yin dialect blurted out.
"The forward players didn't get into position, so this ball can't be passed forward!"
"The best way is to pass it back!"
Dynamic breakthrough—Li Kang's Kruyun turn won't work!
The next moment.
Everyone closed their mouths.
Li Kang seemed to have anticipated all the defending players' intentions.
At the moment the opponent closed in.
His left foot made a simple and unadorned continuous motion.
Pull the ball.
Flick the ball.
Hook the ball.
Turn around.
Dribble the ball.
Not fast.
Yet within the ultimate time axis, he barely managed to avoid all attacks.
Bitenkut and Foget collided with each other.
Hector fell to the ground.
When the three came to their senses.
They could only see Leverkusen's number 10's back view!
"Excellent!"
"We need to watch the slow-motion replay to know what happened!"
"Li Kang consecutively shook off three Cologne players' interceptions!"
"Cologne's backline is dangerous!"
Cologne fans quickly came to their senses and resumed their frenzied cursing!
Leverkusen fans' cheering voices were instantly drowned out!
Tuopu Laotou tightly gripped Dino's shoulder!
Stogel's face was full of regret.
Damn it, how can I not hold on! I had to go mess with their number 10!
Arrived at the thirty-meter zone.
In God's perspective.
The two center-backs of Cologne were positioned far apart.
Okay.
No need for teammate support.
Resolve the battle in the most direct way.
Li Kang slowed down.
He gently pushed the ball forward.
Approach run.
Swing the arm.
Kick off.
The fierce wind blew his clothes fluttering.
Accompanied by a deafening explosive roar!
The football screamed as it thundered toward Cologne's goal!
Fierce and domineering!
Great force and heavy power!
In mid-air above the Laiyin Energy Stadium, it seemed as if a white silk ribbon was fluttering in the wind!
At 22 years old, Horn's save count and success rate from last season were very close to Manchester United's De Gea.
Liverpool's sporting director was currently torn between signing him or Kariarius.
Because save count and success rate—these two data points frankly cannot reflect a goalkeeper's true level.
Especially for goalkeepers of super giants, they always coordinate with teammates to defuse danger in advance.
After all.
Weak teams' goalkeepers are gods when playing away.
Goalkeepers of weak teams face more trials.
Laiyin Energy Stadium.
Cologne fans felt as if their throats were being choked.
They stared fixedly at the football's trajectory!
A sense of helplessness welled up in their hearts.
Goalkeeper Horn looked terrified!
He stood frozen like a wooden chicken: I'm not Arsenal's Cech, I don't have the ability to catch heavy artillery with one hand, okay!
The football thundered into Cologne's goal!
The goal frame shook violently!
1:1!
!
"A world-class goal with one kick!"
"A one-man performance!"
"Too terrifying! Young Li Kang! His performance is terrifyingly stable! He scored in seven consecutive Bundesliga matches!"
"What we're seeing isn't a team game! It's a single-player breakout game!"
"Nobody can stop him!"
"48th minute of the second half! Leverkusen equalized the score!"
-【Is Li Mingdeng getting stronger again? Or is Cologne just too weak? What's going on? No fake moves at all, yet he continuously dodged the opponent's sliding tackles and kicks!】
-【Maybe Cologne's defenders are just too slow, but Hector is Lahm's successor, right? How slow can he get!】
-【I just love watching Li Kang's world-class goals!】
-【Good news: Li Mingdeng's goal count this season has surpassed Morata's! For next year's European Cup, Spain might as well let him play as a striker!】
-【Bundesliga is only at round nine, Champions League only reached the round of sixteen, and already thinking about next year's European Cup?】
Li Kang picked up the football from the net.
He ran back to the center circle.
He raised his fist high!
Competitive sports are warfare in peaceful times; scoring is the most powerful counterattack!
Forty thousand Cologne fans felt as if they had been slapped hard across the face, a burning pain.
But their mouths were tough!
After a moment of silence.
They erupted again in a wave-like torrent of curses!
Leverkusen fans were unwilling, not bothering to cheer for the goal, but instead choosing to fiercely retaliate!
The flames of war spread from the pitch back to the stands.
Horn felt embarrassed, he absolutely couldn't concede again! He must perform well, seize the chance to join Liverpool! He couldn't let that kid Kariarius get ahead of him!
Yuya Oda patted the shoulders of Nagisa and Hikaru, sighing: "Li San, he doesn't just have the physique of a fierce tiger..."
Sideline.
Tuopu Laotou forcefully pulled off the gauze: "Li, he is the bane of Cologne's tactical system!"
Dino glanced at the fourth official, then quickly helped his head coach rewrap the gauze.
Calhanoglu stared blankly: This kind of play, I can't learn it...
The other side.
Stregel slapped himself hard.
He is the Bundesliga's most self-torturing head coach.
"This kid is as calm as Balotelli!"
"Let Modeste participate in defense!"
"A draw... we can also accept it!"
The match continued.
Cologne restarted the kickoff.
Unfortunately, the ball-holding ability in the midfield and forward line is too poor.
Under Leverkusen's frantic pressing.
Ball possession changed rapidly.
The tussling actions between players became increasingly intense, returning to the tense situation of the first half!
The 53rd minute of the match.
Son Heung-min successfully intercepted Chang Ze and Hui on the right flank of Cologne's half and immediately passed the ball to Li Kang in the center!
The 180-pound Modeste strode forward powerfully!
He is not that clumsy center forward; his explosive speed can rank among the top in the Bundesliga!
We must regain face for Cologne fans and make that kid taste some bitterness!
In his thoughts, he charged heavily toward Li Kang!
Mass multiplied by velocity equals force!
The algebraic formula is MV = FT!
The two players' physiques differ greatly.
The result will absolutely not violate natural laws.
Thud!
A heart-shocking scene occurred!
The bull-like sturdy Modeste was bounced back one meter away!
The close-range audio equipment transmitted a painful howl!
Li Kang continued to dribble forward.
His speed did not slow down in the slightest!
The main referee did not whistle to stop the match, raising his hand to signal continued attack!
"He violated the laws of physics again!"
"This time it's not an overturn! It's a knockaway!"
"That's Cologne's 180-pound forward!"
"Li Kang quelled the conflict between players from both sides in a more domineering way!"
Cologne players were on high alert!
The midfield and defensive lines contracted again to in front of the penalty area!
Even if peak Drogba returned, it would be impossible to blast through two defensive lines with his body!
Li Kang dribbled forward to the left rib area of Cologne's half.
He had observed and thought for a long time on the bench in the first half.
Calhanoglu's lateral long-pass distribution, although it consumes teammates' stamina, is useful in positional play for tearing apart dense defenses, but each time he passes the ball, he faces targeted pressing.
From God's perspective.
Bolshes surged forward to the flank!
Li Kang was preparing to kick the ball over!
A yellow-haired figure rapidly approached!
Oda Yuya!
This is my duel with Li San!
I must stop Li San's pass!
At the moment they were close.
Oda Yuya's center of gravity was crushed by a domineering and tyrannical force!
No time to adjust!
His wronged knees heavily knelt on the turf!
"Oh dear!"
Cologne fans were dumbfounded!
This kneeling action! Means the same all over the world!
How could our players make such a humiliating move in front of Chinese people!
So shameless!
Distant Asia.
ESPN live broadcast room.
The bullet comments were dominated by Japanese!
-【Li San is amazing!】
-【Li San is amazing!】
-【...】
Japanese fans weren't ashamed; on the contrary, they felt honored for Yuya Osako!
The youth training program of "Japanese Li Kang" is underway!
Nagasawa and Hikaru quickly provided defensive cover!
Cologne's back line, with the two little Japanese out of position, began to loosen!
Bang!
The ball left Li Kang's left foot!
In mid-air, it traced an arc!
Falling toward the right flank!
"This pass was beautifully distributed!"
"Bölsch! This time it's definitely a cross from the byline!"
"Excellent!"
Bölsch stopped the ball near the byline!
He kicked a cross!
The arc continued!
Cologne's penalty area was filled with the sound of wind and cranes!
Kislin outjostled Cologne's central defender, leaping high!
A header!
Changing the trajectory of the ball!
Cologne's net was torn open again!
1:2!
!
"Beautiful!"
"Lewokusen overturned the score!"
"Li Kang's ball-holding ability is too terrifying! Without him, there would be no this goal!"
"Cologne's tactical system is very simple; Li Kang, with an even simpler method, pried open their defense!"
"The match isn't over yet! The Bei Lai Yin derby, will it brew another tragedy?"
Teammates frenziedly lunged at Li Kang.
His appearance upgraded Lewokusen from an electric tricycle to an unstoppable heavy tank!
Lewokusen fans unleashed hysterical cheers!
The best way to counter abuse is still to score!
"Lee!
！
"Lee!
！
"Lee!
！
Cologne fans fell silent!
They couldn't accept the reality before them!
Losing the derby is fine! It's not like we haven't lost before!
But being brutalized by a Chinese person like this?
Moments later.
They started shouting again.
Only this time, they turned their guns on their own players!
This is a welcome sight!
Even the former "Cologne Prince" Podolski often endured abuse from his own fans during matches!
On the sidelines.
Tuopu Laotou dropped the act!
He violently tore off the gauze, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it hard!
"They will plunge into a state of irreversible ruin!"
Dino earnestly echoed: "Boss! We trail Bayern by thirteen goal differences!"
On the other side.
Stöger wore a dazed expression.
He can't direct anymore.
How to play next? Being behind means we must attack! But the back line will get blown apart!
"Being one goal behind isn't unacceptable..."
The upcoming match.
Turned into a one-sided slaughter.
Cologne couldn't hold.
Their defensive system is still far behind Roma's.
After witnessing Li Kang's terrifying physique, the players involuntarily reduced the amplitude of their foul actions.
Who the hell is that stupid!
That kid is really getting excited.
Even if it's a heavy cannon blast to the face, or just head-on, he'd probably knock you senseless!
61st minute of the match.
Kramer lofted the ball into the penalty area!
Kießling leapt high into the air!
Everyone thought it was another header shot on goal!
The Bundesliga header specialist just nudged the ball to the right side of the small penalty area!
Even if Yu Daikou dragged and pulled with all his might, he couldn't hold back Li Sang!
The latter swung his leg and stabbed!
Thud!
Cologne's net was lifted again!
1:3!
!
The entire Laiyin Energy Stadium.
Was filled with over forty thousand fans... anger and resentment!
Horn wanted to cry but had no tears.
His performance in this match destined him to have no connection with Liverpool!
That damned Karius, he will be favored by the Premier League giants!
72nd minute of the match.
Bellarabi wasted several chances for Li Kang.
He's good at playing with the wind, madly taunting Hector with words!
The Cologne captain was enraged and fiercely tackled him to the ground!
The referee held a yellow card in his right hand and pulled out a foam spray in his left!
Leverkusen obtained an excellent free-kick opportunity!
Li Kang stood before the penalty spot!
Left foot, one strike!
A bizarre arc, as if it would tear apart the night sky of Laiyin Energy Stadium!
The ball flew over the wall!
Clinging to the post, it curiously shot into the lower right corner of the goal!
1:4!
!
The Cologne head coach was stunned!
Horn was stunned!
Cologne fans were also stunned!
The outcome of the Laiyin derby was already destined!
Finally.
When the 90-minute regular match time arrived!
The referee then blew the whistle for the end of the match!
Unwritten rule of the Bundesliga refereeing team: if the score difference is too large, no injury time will be given!
The LED screen in mid-air displayed the score of 1:6!
All around the stands.
Most Cologne fans had left the field.
Who said Bundesliga fans are the most loyal of the five major leagues? What's there to watch when trailing by five goals?
Teammates excitedly surrounded Li Kang!
Held high, they charged toward the away fans' stand!
Leverkusen fans stood up one after another, clapping and shouting in unison:
"Leverkusenallez!
"
"Lee!
"
We have gained a new team spirit!
He will break the Sanya Wang curse!
He will lift Leverkusen's first-ever Bundesliga championship trophy in club history!
End of Chapter
