Chapter 647: "Asian Ball King"

Judging from the ability evaluation given by the FM system, Lee Kang-in, who has reached 167 and 172 with double values, is already the first person in Asian history who is currently stable, and is slightly better than those predecessors who have achieved success in European pedaling, such as Nakata Young-shou, Park Ji-sung, and Son Heung-du.

Of course, this is not counting the Asian football king Mr. Li Huitang, the old gentleman was a mythical existence back then, and he was able to be listed as one of the "five world football kings" with Pele, Stefanopus and Beckenbauer, and was praised by many foreign legendary superstars, and his strength is naturally undoubted.

It's just that Li Lao, who was born in 1905, hung up his boots before the establishment of the New Celestial Empire, and there are few video materials left, plus some reasons for zz, so that there are few reports or historical records related to Li Lao in the domestic sports-related literature after the 1950s. And with the passing of the older generation who witnessed his miraculous skills, the deeds of the "Asian Football King" have slowly been lost to the long river of history, becoming a legend that sounds lofty but seriously lacks detailed evidence, and Celestial Football has also lost the only capital that can be used to show off.

So at the end of last year, Lee Kang-in became the second person in history to win the Asian Footballer of the Year three times in a row (the first is also a Kimchi Country player Kim Cast Sung), and then became the first Asian player to enter the top 20 of the World Footballer and the Golden Ball Award, his bizarre motherland (which seems to be inseparable from the brother in the north) pressed the title of the second "Asian Footballer" on the 25-year-old genius's front midfield, and made a big report, It has attracted countless complaints.

It's just a complaint, everyone is only targeting this title, and Li Kangren's identity as a leader in Asian football today is still very recognized and even respected, after all, he is a man who almost led Valencia to the Europa League championship as the core of the team, and he once faced Barcelona in the league and led the team to win the superstar.

Today he scored the first goal of his career against another big Western Super League giant, Real Madrid, and completed the "Real Sa double kill", which alone is enough to convince all other Asian players.

And after scoring the goal to equalize the score on the field, Lee Kang-in became more and more courageous, first completed a personal breakthrough of a thousand-mile solo ride, and single-handedly passed the three defenders of the away team in a row, and the final shot failed to hit the target because the angle was too small, but it still made Real Madrid break out in a cold sweat.

The Valencia centrepiece then showed his ability to play the big picture and pass the ball, giving teammate Franbilialva a golden chance with an imaginative diagonal pass, but the latter was knocked to the ground by Vallejo who was about to rush into the penalty area, and failed to complete his mission to smash the Yellow Dragon.

The referee, with the help of a VAR replay, determined that it was a free-kick pressed on the line of the penalty area and pulled out a yellow card to the Real Madrid vice-captain as a warning, drawing the backlash of more than 50,000 home supporters in attendance, who all believed it should have been an undisputed penalty.

However, Lee Kang-in's direct free kick almost knocked on the goal guarded by Mohalamos twice, but unfortunately it was still a little too close, and the ball did not have enough space to fall after crossing the human wall, and finally just grazed the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line, causing a huge sigh to resound in the entire Mestalla stadium in an instant.

With the continuous and efficient play of the midfielder, Valencia gradually gained the initiative in the competition on the field after the score became 1-1, forcing the away team to put more energy into defense, and in the most difficult period, Li Mudi even gave an order for Ndidi and Fabas to focus on Li Kangren, which did not allow the opponent to get more opportunities to attack, and kept the draw until the halftime moment.

And just when he was about to return to the sideline coach's seat after arranging the tactics for the second half, Real Madrid assistant coach Harvey Platz couldn't help but sigh next to his boss: "In recent years, the ability of Asian players has improved very significantly, and they have gained a firm foothold in major European leagues and have gained a good reputation. ”

Li Mudi, who heard this emotion, was slightly shocked, called up the FM system in his mind, and searched for the current distribution of Kimchi country players in the European football circle by means of conditional search, and the result surprised him a little. In the 2026-27 season, as many as 88 of the country's players play in the top leagues of various European countries, including 27 in the top five leagues. This ratio should be among the top 10 non-European countries, not as good as traditional exporters such as Brazil and Argentina, but on par with other South American powerhouses.

And what about the Celestial Empire, which also belongs to East Asia? In terms of ability, there are only four or five people who can get contracts with teams in the five major leagues, and some of them have stayed in the domestic league for various reasons, and they can't see the possibility of traveling to Europe in a short time. The gap is too big, it is simply incomparable, which makes Li Mudi's mood feel better.

However, this sadness did not continue to ferment in the heart of the Real Madrid manager, because the whistle for the rematch soon sounded, and Valencia's increasingly positive attitude made it necessary for everyone on and off the pitch to focus on the field, and naturally there was little time for other things.

The Bats were in great form today, especially up front, playing a number of intricate combinations that were admired by outsiders on the offensive end, creating a huge problem for the visitors. It's just that after strengthening the defense, Real Madrid's defense has gradually regained the strong strength that was able to rank first in Europe last season, and through strict organization and excellent individual ability, it has resisted all kinds of pressure from the opponent, and has not let its own goal suffer a second loss in this game.

On the premise of stable play at the back, Rodrigo's substitute in the second half allowed the Galacticos' Super Trident, which had previously shown its fangs, to complete the merger again, and soon regained the lead through a slightly risky attack.

In the 75th minute, Manuel Pellegri hit the leg of the opposition player and deflected off the bottom line, winning a corner for Real Madrid. Bediachar and Vallejo, two tall central defenders who had been pressed near the penalty area line for a long time, finally got the opportunity to assist and show their skills, but unfortunately they failed to complete the task of fighting for the top under the opponent's equally good air defense ability. And the duo's forward involvement also left only two full-backs at the back, giving Valencia a good opportunity to play a quick counter-attack.

It's just that there is a famous saying in the "Tao Te Ching", which says, "Woe is what blessing depends on; Blessings lurk in disguise. Who knows the extreme? It's not right. Just when the home team wanted to seize this hard-won opportunity to complete the fatal blow, the Real Madrid players took advantage of the determination to succeed in the field and launched a frantic counterattack, and Ndidi, who suddenly took a position in the middle circle, became the superhero who saved the team from danger.

The Nigerian midfielder accurately anticipated the only way for midfielder Uros LačiΔ‡ to take advantage of his explosiveness to redirect the ball that would have flown into the dangerous area of his own backfield with a sliding tackle, and allowed Mbappe, who was speeding up to recover, to gain possession. The latter showed the composure of one of the world's top players and immediately delivered a subtle cross that cut through the home defence, which had already pressed the entire formation.

At the same time, as if he had anticipated the behavior of his teammates early on, Pellegri used extremely clever runs to complete the anti-offside position, and after unloading the ball in front of him with his chest, he drove directly into the penalty area and faced the unprepared goalkeeper Gabriel Brazo.

In the face of the Italian striker, who has scored 87.5% of the goals in the past two seasons, Brazo, who reacted in time, had no choice but to attack immediately, after all, he could not let the opponent take the ball all the way to the penalty spot and shoot with his feet, in that case, because the angle was too large, even if he could guess the direction of the save, he would not be able to keep up with the speed of the ball.

It's just that Pellegri's foot skills are really delicate enough, making two feints in a row, and finally deceived the center of gravity of the Brazilian goalkeeper, and easily dialed the ball to his left side before the defender behind him desperately came out to intercept, so that Rodrygo, who was cutting forward at high speed, got an opportunity to kick an empty goal if he couldn't score.

It was no surprise that the ball slammed into the net inside the Valencia goal, and as the visitors gathered around to celebrate their goal, the score became 2-1 on the large screen above the pitch, giving Real Madrid a one-goal lead again.

And this is also the final result of this strong dialogue, the backward Bat Legion once wanted to strengthen the offensive again, and even at the last moment, regardless of the opponent's super counter-attacking ability, all the teammates on the field except the goalkeeper pressed over the halfway line. It's just that in the face of the more peaceful mentality and very strong defensive ability of the Galaxy Battleship, they have never been able to create a second chance to score, only today Lee Kang-in, who seems to be possessed by the king of the ball, shot a long-distance volley near the regular game time, because it rubbed against Febas's leg and changed the line, almost grazed the outside of the goal post and hit the billboard behind it, unfortunately passing by the goal.

This hard-won victory made Real Madrid play another consecutive winning streak after the first two rounds of the league. On top of that, the away win over Valencia, which also gave the team's morale a big boost. At the same time, the outside world has also given a lot of praise to their performance, and the previous sluggish state has finally begun to gradually move away from this giant, which has been subjected to various accusations and criticisms.

Six days later, the Galaxy returned to their home stadium and beat promoted Marlevant 4-0 in the eighth round of La Liga, extending the winning streak. The run-in of several new signings has basically reached an intermediate level, so that all those who support the team see a bright future.

On October 14, Real Madrid went to the third round of the Champions League group stage to challenge Sint-Truilden who won the Belgian First Division title last season. This matchup, which did not receive much attention from the European media because of the large difference in strength, suddenly became a little different because of the various hype between the two countries before the game.

After Valencia's La Liga match with Real Madrid a few days ago, Li Mudi highly praised the opposing star's Lee Kang-in when answering reporters' questions, believing that he has the strength to gain a firm foothold in the giant team. The latter was quick to reciprocate by saying that since he witnessed the record-setting Castilla side perform in the 2015/16 season, he has made the current Real Madrid boss his idol and wants to be a disciple of the opposition.

As a result, this regular mutual praise made the kimchi Chinese people with different brains from ordinary people instantly high// tide, and their media began to report that the "national hero" is likely to join the world's No. 1 giant, Real Madrid, in the next two transfer windows, and complete the reunion with their "national son-in-law" Li Mudi.

This news, which was originally unfounded and was released by YY, quickly spread to Europe, and ushered in the attention of Spanish football, which is related to whether its own league will cause a major earthquake, and several British media that have always been afraid of big things. The Sun even did a special feature analysing some of Lee Kang-in's technical characteristics and the technical and tactical style that Real Madrid are now employing, and finally came to the conclusion that this would be a near-perfect transfer deal. Because in their opinion, the organizational ability of the Kimchi Heavenly King is exactly what the Galaxy Battleship lacks, and in terms of individual combat ability, he will not lose too much to Asensio who has left the team, and he definitely has a chance to get a main position at the Bernabeu.

For this point of view, before the Real Madrid coach stood up to respond, Valencia president, Singaporean Chinese billionaire Lim Rong Hock, who was rumored to be passing the position to his eldest son in the next two years, said in an interview with reporters: "Lee is a priceless treasure of our team, so unless a team can smash out the 220 million euros in liquidated damages marked on his contract, it is impossible to take him away from Mestalla, even if the person who wants to buy him is my friend Coach Lee, he will not get any special preferential treatment from me." ”

"In the summer of this year, I have already made a lot of concessions in Ferran Torres' deal to Real Madrid out of friendship considerations, so this time I can only say sorry, Lee Kang-in will be the team's non-sale, I firmly believe that the team will attack one good result after another with him as the core."