Chapter 1203 - 287: A Long Journey Tests a Horse’s Strength, a Fierce Wind Reveals Strong Grass (Part 2)

As soon as Manchester United announced the real reason, Lu Yang’s market value surged again.

While sitting in a wheelchair, his price rises to the sky.

What kind of logic is this?

Moreover, pay attention to Manchester United’s wording; they believe their funds are limited.

But they invested one hundred million euros this window!

Is that what you call limited?

Then what should ninety-eight percent of the teams be called?

Impoverished individual proprietors?

Averro undoubtedly caught on at a good time.

He’s not only become the current transfer record holder, surpassing Kuba, but has also set the highest transfer record for players under eighteen.

Forty-six million euros!

Back when Lu Yang won the Golden Boy Award, his market value was about twenty million euros.

Averro benefitted not only from Moneyball but also piggybacked on Lu Yang’s traffic, rising with the tide.

If he didn’t have the same "determined look" and "perverse pursuit of victory" like Lu Yang, people might say things like "What else can he do besides glaring?", "How much did Card give him for eyelash mascara ads?", or "This guy can’t afford to lose!" etc.

At that time, forget about forty-six million euros; even at forty percent off, no one would want him.

"Lu Yang, the CCTV news team is here," Tang Yuqin, who’s pushing the wheelchair, whispered to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang nodded, signaling the team to come over.

He Gongliang displayed the familiar expression of envy yet again.

That’s Tang Yuqin!

The hottest national football program host, bar none.

The improvement in the domestic football atmosphere that is visible to the naked eye and the rapid expansion of external channels are inseparable from her efforts.

Some even predict that if things continue this way, Tang Yuqin is very likely to become the first female leader in the national football association!

Because Tang Yuqin’s background is already very influential.

Yet here she is, this top-tier beautiful and rich, superbly independent and quality woman, pushing a wheelchair for Lu Yang.

This...

Isn’t Lu Yang’s public girlfriend Sofia?

How... does he have such strong personal charisma?

Sofia and Tang Yuqin dividing the Indian Ocean between them, each taking half?

One takes care of Lu Yang’s life in Europe, the other his life in China?

Simply unbelievable!

The recording team soon arrived, though the main interview was with Lu Yang, they also interviewed He Gongliang and Zhang Linyan.

During this time, Zhang Linyan’s performance over Naji was inevitably mentioned.

Lu Yang openly admitted that it was Zhang Linyan’s dribble that inspired him; some people now call defeating Apple with that dribble "Lu Yang’s dribble," which Lu Yang thinks is wrong. He hopes everyone will call it "Zhang Linyan’s dribble."

When discussing football philosophy, Lu Yang expressed his stance on offensive football, despite his own defense being very sharp, and having for a long time been adept at playing counter-attacking defense.

But deep down, Lu Yang’s blood belongs to the offense.

Lu Yang: "If I had to be extreme, then in my view, offense is the exploration of the football market. Beautiful, exaggerated, magical, exhilarating, and passionate offense can bring more audiences to football and make more people interested in it."

"The vast majority of fans fall in love with football through goal highlights."

"Defense is important, but that’s for trophies. Offense wins the game, defense wins the championship; I don’t refute this phrase, but I don’t wish for such a belief to prevail."

"Because the essence of defensive counter-attacking tactics is to seize the benefits brought by offensive football, which is a form of theft to some extent."

"Games that heavily rely on defensive counter-attacking tactics usually aren’t very engaging; if both teams play with such tactics, it would simply waste the fans’ tickets. If such games occur too often or for a long period, it would severely damage the enthusiasm of ordinary fans to watch and shrink the football market."

"I personally hope that fans find joy in football’s offensive play, and from players’ defense, they feel the player’s personal charm. The former brings everyone enjoyment, the latter brings spiritual enlightenment, and this is the best."

"We mustn’t get it wrong."

"Insisting that the unparalleled visual enjoyment brought by players’ talent is somehow purely due to effort only misleads the young fans, leading them down the wrong path."

"Both you and I know, talent truly exists. And it’s called talent because it’s unattainable by human effort."

"Similarly, those who block shots with their face, use their body to block shots, fight incredibly hard for the ball, and run tirelessly embody remarkable spirits that are also worth spreading, not just credited to the coach’s tactics being suitable."

"Defensive counter-attacking and frantic pressing indeed requires coaches, but it puts a huge physical burden on players, even causing irreversible damage."

"Therefore, I admire offensive coaches, because their tactics are great, a crystallization of wisdom. I don’t envy offensive superstars because their strength is innate and cannot be envied."

"I respect every responsible defensive player because they, with mortal bodies, hold up a steel barrier, defending their homeland. I don’t admire celebrated defensive coaches; while they are great, their extraction of players’ spirits and willpower rivals capitalists!"

Lu Yang’s interview might not talk about significance, but the perspective is relatively fresh.

Perhaps some parts are purely his personal opinion, but it still provides a new angle for everyone.