Chapter 1262: Resisting External Threats and Stabilizing Internal Affairs

“Never doubt the abilities of the King of the Champions League! Lu Yang’s debut hat trick slaughtered Ajax’s youth team!”

“Choosing the Champions League stage for a debut is quite risky? Lu Yang: Is it the Champions League? Then it’s all good!”

“Lu Yang in fresh attire! After the South American Small and Big Kings, Barça is about to usher in an era of double royalty?”

“Loaded with Mateo! Little Flea makes no secret of his welcome to Lu Yang!”

“Barça successfully goes all in! This year, Barça’s probability of winning the Champions League jumps by five percent! Previously, Barça’s chance of winning the Champions League was less than three percent!”

“Champions League odds explain everything, Lu Yang’s ‘With me, I’m stronger than Barça’ was no joke!”

“Barça’s probability of winning the Champions League this season has risen to twelfth place! Previously, it was only ranked nineteenth!”

“Absurd! Barça’s probability of winning the Champions League within three years has soared to ninety percent! The King of Miracles has unparalleled appeal!”

“Over forty meters long shot! Lu Yang leads Barça to victory with riding and archery!”

“Non-typical Barça goal scorer, Lu!”

“Injuries have not troubled Lu Yang at all, delving into Lu Yang’s injury history to tell you how incredible this is!”

“The black right-back finally activated! Canisell welcomes a new spring due to Lu Yang’s arrival?”

“Italian youngster Pirola scores a header, with stable performance, becoming an important addition to Barça’s defense line!”

Barça fans were in incredible spirits looking at all the news the next day.

Of course, if Real Madrid hadn’t also achieved a big victory on the Champions League stage, that would be even better.

Mebarak is antagonistic towards Lu Yang, mainly hoping to use this approach to gain high salary without ruining his own reputation.

After all, if players directly request a salary increase, fans might have opinions, especially if the requested salary is outrageous.

But if a player cheers for another player whom everyone thinks deserves a raise, fans would only think this player is responsible, cares for teammates, is righteous, and has the demeanor of a leader.

And they would not focus on how much the player’s own salary increased thereafter.

But most Barça fans are instigated to antagonize Lu Yang mainly because they think the club made an unwise trade.

The club is going all in.

They are betting past savings and future on Lu Yang’s miraculous attributes, championship attributes!

This final contract worth 180 million is something Barça can’t afford.

So now the result is out, this contract likely won’t be wasted.

Fans’ perception of Lu Yang suddenly improved.

Although there are still many who think Lu Yang should be evaluated more.

At least they won’t easily engage in online battles with Lu Yang’s fans.

…

La Masia Training Base.

After winning, Lu Yang suddenly felt the surrounding gaze soften.

There’s nothing a victory can’t solve.

If there is, then two might do it.

This is a famous saying in competitive sports and warfare.

Because in face of the immense joy of defeating an opponent, everyone can forgive and tolerate teammates.

Because the joy they receive surpasses the negative emotions they obtain from their teammates.

This became known as the famous emotional offset later on.

Basically, only high salary, honor, and uneven distribution can lead to problems in a strong and victorious team.

But to ignite it, you also need a series of defeats.

So Lu Yang became the player who integrated into Barça the fastest in history… if we don’t count the trash talk phase before playing.

But when Lu Yang entered the grass field for training, he noticed a hostile gaze.

He slightly turned his head.

It turns out it was Mebarak.

He’s back.

His team’s internal suspension was over, and his face, which had swollen like a pig’s head, had mostly recovered.

If all goes well, he’ll return to the starting lineup in the next match.

Lu Yang slightly frowned.

To be honest, Mebarak’s level is indeed high.

But… for Lu Yang, he doesn’t like Mebarak’s playing style.

The defensive vulnerabilities aside.

Once Mebarak joins in ball control, it shifts the team’s ball control focus backward.

The team’s passing increases, the front players have fewer chances and time to touch the ball, and naturally, the number of attacks decreases.

Although Mebarak also has a good long pass.

But isn’t Canisell and Ava’s long passes even more impressive?

The long pass from the back, as if anyone couldn’t do it.

Although many defenders indeed don’t know how, it’s hard to find a player who can’t pass in Barça.

Speaking of Mebarak’s carry forward.

The risk for a center-back rushing forward is already high, let alone Mebarak’s slow speed.

If even a defender is needed to push forward, aren’t Canisell and Ava, the two full-backs, more threatening than Mebarak?

Lu Yang believes Barça’s central defenders should handle just the backfield passes, don’t mess around with fancy stuff.

The full-back position is where fancy play should be executed!

That is a position with a high tolerance and potential in the future.

Moreover… this glance from Mebarak evidently indicates he intends to stir up trouble.

Lu Yang doesn’t need to make himself passive.

After all, this is not his team, he can fully initiate trouble.

Just like when he was at San Remo, welcoming Becher’s as a strong reinforcement.

To take care of the bigger picture, although recalling Lu Yang’s experience at that time doesn’t make him sullen, it did require him to endure several times.

Otherwise, with Lu Yang’s character, he would have hammered Becher’s or isolated him long ago, not waiting until so long afterwards to diplomatically subdue Becher’s.

Because that was his team.