Chapter 2428 - 614: Pass the Ball to Kevin

Chapter 2428: Chapter 614: Pass the Ball to Kevin

After answering a few more questions,

the Professor finally stood up and left.

On the way back to the locker room, Huang Kaiwen hesitated for a moment and said, "Coach, what you said just now sounded like you were imitating Mr. Mourinho. You might not know this, but he’ll definitely come after you."

"I did it on purpose!"

The Professor blinked as he spoke.

Huang Kaiwen: ...

No wonder.

Mourinho and the Professor really did bicker all the way until the Professor retired.

Looks like the Professor played a pretty key role in that.

"You’re starting today, but I won’t be like other coaches and haul you off before halftime. You’ll play at least 60 minutes." The Professor said.

"Alright, coach."

Huang Kaiwen nodded.

Back in the locker room, Huang Kaiwen clapped his hands and said, "Just now Atletico’s coach said we stole a bunch of their academy kids, and today they’re going to teach us a lesson."

"Ooho~"

Inzaghi whistled.

The locker room was buzzing.

Milan aren’t afraid of opponents with fighting spirit; they’re only afraid of opponents who don’t dare to play.

If someone jumps out and talks big, the Milan players get really hyped.

Football lives on emotion; playing against Siena normally, or playing Siena after their captain curses out your whole family—those are two completely different games.

In the eyes of the Milan players, Atletico and Siena aren’t all that different.

Van Bommel stared at Wenger.

He wanted to know if he’d get a chance to start today.

The Professor finally revealed the starting lineup, and when he heard his name, Van Bommel let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing his expectation value hit 100, Huang Kaiwen chose to draw a prize.

Now, as long as the card he draws isn’t absolute trash, once it’s boosted it’ll be pretty damn good.

Even if you gave him a compass, under the Yellow Ball King’s talent buff he could play with a Robben?like effect.

[Obtained: 2023–2024 Bundesliga season, Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich, Florian Wirtz 24?hour trial card]

It’s actually him.

Wirtz and Werner have similar?sounding names.

But this Cologne?bred player is extremely agile and very fast.

After his major injury his game isn’t as flashy, but his technique is still rock?solid, with outstanding ball control and vision.

Under Alonso he can play multiple key passes every match.

Nothing more to say—just use it.

Thinking of the fact the opponent is Atletico, Huang Kaiwen burned his last [Immunity Card].

Warm?up phase.

Thunderous cheers erupted around Stade Louis II.

Although Huang Kaiwen comes to play the Super Cup every year,

today’s Huang Kaiwen is genuinely a bit different.

European Cup–winning coach, five Olympic gold medals.

That made his first match back on the pitch a massive draw.

Rumor has it the broadcast fee has more than doubled.

"Huang Kaiwen is wearing the captain’s armband, so he should be in the starting XI today." "Yes, Coach Wenger is definitely someone to look forward to, but what people care about more is how he’s going to spend that 700 million in his hands. So far, the only player AC Milan First Team have brought in is Kuyt; they haven’t signed anyone else."

"Right now the players linked with AC Milan include Coentr?o—his situation has been awkward ever since Marcelo’s rise—and Southampton youth player Luke Shaw. But I think Luke Shaw is more likely; Wenger’s scouts must be regularly checking out other clubs’ youth teams."

"Joe Hart called Huang Kaiwen the greatest athlete in the newspapers and said he yearns for Milan City, hehe. Looks like he’s learned Buffon’s trick, but he’ll have to wait. Only when Buffon can’t run anymore will AC Milan possibly move to buy him."

"Atletico’s goalkeeper is an old acquaintance of ours. After Courtois’s illegitimate child scandal, Juventus could only ship him off to Spain to cool off, but the kid’s still very talented."

"Let’s take a look at the starting lineups for both sides."

AC Milan 4?3?3 with double holding midfielders:

Goalkeeper: Buffon,

Defenders: Kuyt, Godin, Thiago Silva, Ramos,

Midfield: Van Bommel, De Bruyne, Kroos,

Front line: Huang Kaiwen, van Persie, Hazard.

Atletico Madrid 4?3?3 with double holding midfielders:

Goalkeeper: Courtois,

Defenders: Felipe Luis, Daniel Dias, Jo?o Miranda, Juan Fran,

Midfield: Mario Suarez, Koke, Gabi,

Forwards: Arda Turan, Falcao, Adrian Lopez.

"In the summer, AC Milan made a bid for Koke, but Koke turned them down. The 20?year?old said his home is in Madrid; refusing that kind of temptation is not easy, though the competition in AC Milan’s midfield is fierce as well."

"Both teams are using a 4?3?3, which is the most popular formation right now, but we can be sure Wenger and Simeone’s tactics are absolutely different."

At 7:45 p.m., the referee from Slovenia, Damir Skomina, blew the whistle to start the match.

van Persie and De Bruyne took the kickoff.

van Persie got the ball and immediately knocked it out to the left flank.

Huang Kaiwen drove it forward with the flow, looking to open up space.

Today his direct matchup was Atletico’s captain, Gabi.

Gabi came up through Atletico’s academy, but was previously sold off to Zaragoza.

He was only bought back this very season.

He’s a defensive player.

His career has been pretty tragic.

He broke through at 20, then was squeezed out of the side by the returning Simeone.

He finally made it back to Atletico, only to find that Simeone—now the coach—didn’t rate him much either.

Huang Kaiwen figured that if he destroyed Gabi today, this loyal servant of Atletico would be heading for the bench ahead of schedule.