Chapter 24: Such a genius midfielder, he can't start?

Li Kang made a few hand gestures.

Teammates nodded in unison, understanding implicitly.

Although they looked down on the mute dragon descendant, they still had to follow the coaching staff's tactical arrangements; at least they retained that professional attitude.

The assistant coach was a bit dazed.

I didn't tell Li Kang about any tactical changes.

This kid's gestures were saying: "Pass the ball to me! Keep pressing the attack!"

Oh no.

The assistant coach hurriedly shouted at the players.

Don't listen to him!

But his weak voice... was quickly drowned out by the roaring chants of tens of thousands of fans at Old Trafford.

The match continued.

Boerresi threw in the ball.

After receiving the ball on the flank, Bu Lan Te was immediately double-teamed by Lin Jia De and Ba Lei La.

He instinctively laid the ball off to midfield!

Li Kang lightly tapped the ball.

From a god's-eye view.

His body suddenly leaned back.

He heavily shouldered against Ai Lei La.

This left the Manchester United midfield unable to make any disruptive moves!

He then turned sideways and kicked!

Before Feilaini closed in.

Li Kang lofted a long pass over the top!

He then surged forward.

Ai Lei La painfully rubbed his shoulder: "How can this kid's physical strength be so strong?"

"Not bad! His physical confrontation ability isn't lacking!"

"Beautiful! That pass was perfect!"

The ball flew with fierce spin.

It precisely dropped into the vacant space on Manchester United's right flank!

Sun Xingmin surged forward with speed.

The moment he stopped the ball.

He secretly remarked: "Li's pass is so comfortable!"

He didn't even need to adjust.

He then nudged the ball forward, steering it toward Manchester United's penalty area!

On the sidelines.

Van Gaal frowned: "What's going on? Are you sure he came from La Masia's youth academy? He has no technique at all!"

The Manchester United manager recalled the group of Barcelona talents he had promoted years ago... if they were here, they would surely dazzle Ai Lei La with delicate, fancy footwork!

Giggs flipped through the documents, muttering: "His vision, awareness, and this pass absolutely reflect La Masia's youth training standard..."

Jígésī flipped through the materials, muttering: "His vision, awareness, and this foot pass absolutely demonstrate the youth training level of Lāmǎxīyà..."

Schmidt and the assistant coach were also a bit dazed.

"This kid, probably just lucky..."

"Coach, we should focus on defense now, and prepare for the second leg..."

"Damn it, look at that kid still gesturing—he's directing the defenders to push forward!"

"Damn it, look at that kid, he keeps making gestures, he's directing the back-field teammates to make forward runs!"

Bellarabic frowned: "If the mute dragon descendant behaved, he'd serve us well..."

Calhanoglu shook his head, eyes fixed on the pitch.

Li Kang naturally couldn't direct his teammates to push forward.

He could only direct Kramer.

Sun Xingmin charged into the penalty area.

Manchester United's defensive line frantically contracted.

De Gea chose not to come out, instead standing firmly on the goal line.

Blind and Carrick also cut off his passing lanes!

Bùlíndé and Kǎilǐkè also blocked his passing lanes!

Sun Xingmin went to the byline, feinted past Blind.

He struck the ball fiercely with the inside of his left foot!

He fiercely rubbed the ball with the inside of his left foot!

The ball thundered toward the far corner of Manchester United's goal!

"Beautiful!"

"Will this go in?!"

Cheers of amazement rang out from all sides of the stands!

From the stands on all sides came one astonished exclamation after another!

Manchester United centre-back Smalling leapt to block the shooting lane.

He used his big butt to block that curling shot!

Son Heung-min helplessly covered his head... was about to give Li Kang a thumbs-up.

"What a pity!"

"Manchester United's crisis hasn't been resolved!"

The ball bounced out of the penalty area!

It fortuitously fell toward Kramer!

Lewokusen's defensive midfielder chest-trapped the ball.

He lifted his right leg.

When everyone thought he was going to take a long shot,

The ball was laid off to the top of the arc inside the box!

An unoccupied area.

A black-haired figure took three steps.

His body leaned to an extremely exaggerated degree!

His left leg swung high!

Like a deity descending to earth!

That was a shot so perfect even the pickiest Premier League football pundit couldn't find a flaw!

The sound of the instep striking the ball.

As if it struck every Manchester United fan's heart.

Instantly echoed across the night sky of Old Trafford.

The ball underwent severe deformation.

Like a heavy cannonball!

Carrying an unbelievably domineering force!

It shattered Manchester United's defensive line.

In midair it turned into a black streak!

Howling toward Manchester United's goal!

Born of instinctive fear, De Gea's save was a step late!

When the ball stuck to the net.

Manchester United's goalframe shook violently!

2:1!!!

The whole stadium fell silent.

"Unbelievable!"

"Too terrifying!"

"Shi Potian's astonishing long-range shot!"

"Unbelievable! Dragon Descendant youngster Li Kang! In his Champions League debut, he scored a goal in less than three minutes on the pitch!"

"Kramer set up the cannon! Li Kang's long-range shot broke the net! The score gap narrowed! The match still has suspense!"

"Lewokusen saw a glimmer of hope!"

"By the way, De Gea and Li Kang were teammates on the Spain youth national team; reuniting after a long separation, their way of saying hello was a thunderous cannon shot!"

Dragon Kingdom livestream.

Netizens were also stunned.

-【I thought the highlights were fake... an insanely powerful cannon long-range shot! Batistuta?】

-【Li Brother's shot seems even fiercer than in the youth league.】

-【It's not just about this kick! Watch the replay: Li Kang's initial side-body long pass initiated the attack, during his run he directed teammates to make late runs, and even before the final approach he had a sense of positioning! Such a genius midfielder doesn't deserve to start for Lewokusen? What's the use of Calhanoglu...】

-【What about the brother who ate thirty catties of feces in the livestream?】

-【Please give De Gea's psychological shadow area.】

-【How did such a genius midfielder like Li Kang join the Spain youth team? Then he can never represent the China national team in his lifetime!】

At the sideline.

Van Gaal was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth.

Giggs let go, and the folder fell to the ground.

On the other side,

Schmidt only felt a wave of dizziness.

He quickly grabbed the assistant coach's shoulder: "Damn it, why didn't the coaching staff notice his..."

Bellarabi and Calhanoglu's expressions were as ugly as if they'd eaten feces.

The Old Trafford stadium DJ, after staying silent for a long time, finally shouted the scorer's name.

Lewokusen's teammates all crowded forward.

But they saw Li Kang pick up the ball from the net.

He raised his hand to refuse celebration.

Son Heung-min blinked and said: "There are still a few minutes left in the match! Li means... we can equalize the score... even overturn it!"

While speaking,

The teammates then followed the Dragon Descendant youngster, madly running toward the center circle.

De Gea's body slightly bent, his palms placed on his knees.

He gazed at the back of Lewokusen's number 10.

As if deep in thought.

The match continued.

Manchester United restarted from the midfield.

Li Kang, in God's perspective, completely couldn't understand Van Gaal's tactics.

Manchester United's attacking core seemed to be the "big circle tactic" built around Fellaini.

Actually, the front-field organizational core was Herrera.

The defensive midfielder Carrick's distribution level was also quite high.

But why was the person playing the ball out from the back Blind?

Indeed, a world-class coach.

The 87th minute of the match.

Li Kang helped defend against Kramer, cutting off Lingard.

Lewokusen's counterattack.

Here it comes again!