God Of Football

“Ye Chen, you’re already 17, it’s time you understood some rules.” Wang Bo, the Head Coach of the National Team U17, looked at Ye Chen calmly and spoke unhurriedly. “What rules?” Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and retorted. Wang Bo smiled, “Since you don’t know, then forget it. This is your first time being called up to the U17 National Team, so just train with the team for now. You won’t get a chance to play in this match!” “What? You mean even if I train well, I won’t get to play?” Ye Chen pressed. Wang Bo curled his lip and said arrogantly, “You’ll play when you understand the rules!” “Is that your meaning or the Head Coach’s meaning?” Ye Chen asked in a deep voice. “That’s our meaning, of course. I’m telling you, you spent a lot of money to go to Manchester United, didn’t you? Why are you so stingy now in the National Team?” Wang Bo looked at Ye Chen with a cold sneer. “That was a contract I got with my own ability, I didn’t pay any money!” Ye Chen said through gritted teeth. “Oh… with your ability?” Wang Bo smiled, “You don’t really think your ability alone could get you a contract in a youth academy like Manchester United, do you? They just value the China market behind you, just like Dong Fangzhuo back then!” Ye Chen gritted his teeth, “I’m asking you one more time, if I don’t pay, I can’t play?” “That’s right!” Wang Bo picked up the teacup on the table, “Leave slowly, no need to see you out!” Ye Chen gritted his teeth, turned around and said, “Alright, then I’m going back to Manchester now!” “If you dare to leave now, I’ll directly expel you, and you’ll never be called up again!” Wang Bo roared with full authority, “Remember, this is the National Football Team! My rules are the rules!” “Expel me then, I don’t even care to stay in a National Team like this!” Ye Chen left the U17 training base without looking back. Actually, Ye Chen was not from this world at all, but a transmigrator. In his previous life, Ye Chen was a football player, but he had a major injury at the age of 20 that ended his career, and he later became a physical education teacher at an elementary school. He thought his life would be spent in a daze, but who knew he would transmigrate after waking up from a nap. Not only that, he also obtained the “Ball God System”! As soon as he transmigrated, the system asked him to choose whether to become the God of Basketball or the God of football. Ye Chen didn’t hesitate at all and directly chose football. Firstly, football is the most popular sport globally, and the World Cup, held every four years, is a grand event in the football world, attracting global attention! Secondly, there was already a God of Basketball, who was the familiar Old Man Qiao, Jordan. For football, although there were recognized Ball Kings, there was no recognized God of football! After binding the “Ball God System,” Ye Chen woke up. He became a somewhat famous player in China and signed an apprentice contract with Manchester United’s youth team. However, he only played five games in Manchester United’s youth team in one season, three of which were substitute appearances, and his statistics were extremely dismal: 0 goals, 0 assists. This completely disappointed the fans who had high hopes for him, and further solidified everyone’s view: Manchester United only signed him for the China market behind him. When he woke up, he was already at the National Football Team’s training base. The Head Coach happened to send someone to call him for a talk, but he didn’t expect to receive such a reply. No money, no playing time… He didn’t expect the National Football Team in this parallel world to be like this too. Ye Chen felt a little sad, but he quickly put it out of his mind. No National Team matches? Then he would treat the Champions League as the World Cup! In some ways, the intensity of the Champions League is no weaker than the World Cup. “Ding, because the host refused the National Team Head Coach’s unreasonable request, an additional S-level skill card has been rewarded: Long Shot Must Score Card!” Long Shot Must Score Card? Ye Chen was a little surprised. This was the first time the system had given a reward. “Explain it?” “After the host possesses the Long Shot Must Score Card, every fifth long-range (outside the penalty area) shot will definitely score. It can only take effect once per game.” Ye Chen gasped. This meant that as long as he kept attempting long shots, as long as he reached five attempts, he would definitely score? This skill was too heaven-defying! Of course, Ye Chen didn’t get happy too soon. After all, anyone who has watched a football game knows that if your team is weak, you might not even get five shots in a whole game… “Will my personal attributes not increase after getting this skill card?” Early in his transmigration, Ye Chen had looked at his personal attributes, and they were very dismal. His overall rating was only 58. His attacking ability was 63. His ball control and dribbling were good, at 73 and 75 respectively! But his shooting was only 57. Besides that, his heading was 45. And the most outstanding were his speed and explosiveness, which were a full 76 and 78! This was why Ye Chen was “barely” able to stay at Manchester United back then. And Ye Chen’s shot power was only 58. Based on these values, even if he took a long shot, it would just be soft and weak. “Ding, warm reminder, after acquiring an S-level skill, the system will raise related attributes to the minimum requirement!” Ye Chen quickly opened his personal attribute panel and was stunned after seeing it. Shooting had actually increased from 57 to 75, a full 18 personal attribute points. And shot power had increased from the original 58 to 80! This increase was even more terrifying than shooting, a full 22 attribute points! In other words, this S-level skill brought him 40 attribute points… That’s amazing! Could this be why the system didn’t give him a Newbie Gift Pack ? After all, when reading novels in the past, the system would always reward an extra newbie gift pack… Never mind that, Ye Chen sighed and picked up his phone to book a flight back to Manchester, as if he had never been here! Sitting in the taxi, Ye Chen began to ponder his situation. His apprentice contract with Manchester United’s youth team had only one year left, expiring on June 30, 2012. If Ye Chen didn’t perform exceptionally, he wouldn’t be able to stay. Of course, the current Manchester United U18 no longer had Pogba; he had been promoted to the reserve team, which is the U21 team. Among his teammates, the most famous in the future would probably be Januzaj, followed by Michael Keane. However, Januzaj later transferred to Real Sociedad in La Liga for 8.5 million euro, and Michael Keane, after transferring to Burnley, then transferred to Everton for 30 million pounds. Actually, Manchester United’s youth academy is good. Not to mention the Class of ‘92 that shocked the world before, Welbeck, Pogba, and Lingard are all youth academy players, and later there are talented strikers like Rashford and Greenwood. These are all legitimate Manchester United youth academy players. Ye Chen could only be described as a late bloomer, as he joined the team when he was already 15 years old. And for Ye Chen to stand out in such a big club, it wouldn’t be that simple. First, he had to prove himself to Solskjaer! Solskjaer, the future Head Coach of Manchester United for a period, is currently serving as the Head Coach of Manchester United U18. Of course, football abroad is purer; as long as you perform well enough, you can get playing opportunities, or even a starting position. “Ding, initial mission issued: The host needs to win Solskjaer’s trust in the training match and earn the first appearance opportunity for the U18 in the new season!” “Mission success reward: one Bronze Treasure Chest. Mission failure: randomly deduct 5 attribute points!” This mission, I really will say thank you.