Chapter 461: Chapter 461
"Hmm, the sponsor gave me this to test, and they’ll officially release it after getting my feedback and making adjustments,"
Huang Kaiwen nodded as he spoke.
Previously, Ronaldinho had his own signature boots, the Nike Zoom Tiempo Ronaldinho 10R.
Huang Kaiwen never had his own exclusive boots.
It wasn’t because he wasn’t famous enough; rather, it was mainly because Huang Kaiwen’s playing style was hard to pin down.
This time, his shoes were mainly designed to enhance stability during high-speed dribbling and changing direction, which is what Kaka also wore.
"It’s really great, big stars have everything custom-made, while we can only wear the common versions," Cassano complained vehemently as he stamped his foot.
"It’s not that serious, play well and you’ll have them too," Huang Kaiwen shook his head and said.
Getting up, he hung his clothes neatly and took out a scratch card.
Scratching off to reveal a pattern of three prizes, Huang Kaiwen knew today’s game wouldn’t be easy.
The best outcome from three prizes could only yield a second-tier star.
Whether a second-tier star with various skill and ability boosts could achieve first-rate effectiveness, Huang Kaiwen was very doubtful.
He’d saved the [Immunity Card] just for this match.
After using the [Immunity Card], Huang Kaiwen looked at the full 100 [Expectation Value] and chose to draw.
[Ding, you have obtained the 2021-2022 Europa League Group Stage Experience Card for Mario Goetze in the Eindhoven vs Real Sociedad match]
When it came to Goetze,
Huang Kaiwen’s most vivid memories were two things.
One was his winning goal in the World Cup, and the other was him erecting his flagpole facing his girlfriend, Anna Katharina.
That image spread far and wide, and Anna Katharina’s career benefited greatly from it.
No wonder European girls were willing to date soccer stars; with a good enough eye to pick a promising one, it was easy to reap huge rewards in both love and career. Anna Katharina stood out from many models for her beauty, but even more so for being Goetze’s girlfriend.
If all else fails, you could find someone like Icardi, who hands over his salary and licks it up.
As for his abilities,
Goetze was seen in FM2011 as a peer of Neymar and Hazard, one of the highly anticipated players.
Except, his career didn’t quite pan out as hoped.
His performance in the Netherlands seemed okay, though.
But from the system’s evaluation, it’s clear that the once shining star of hope in Europe had fallen to a second-tier player.
Huang Kaiwen had already noticed Goetze’s significant loss of speed.
His fundamentals were solid.
Playing for Bayern at this level could indeed be a bit challenging.
It would require him, Huang someone, to think more strategically.
"Go Kevin, you can do it!"
"Kevin, when you have time you can come and find me with Guti!"
"Show Germany what you’re made of, Kevin!"
After the warm-up ended, Huang Kaiwen clapped towards the stands first.
The fans’ expectations for him were too high.
"Both teams have headed back through the tunnel to prepare for re-entry. Today’s match shows that both sides have made some adjustments,"
"Bayern remember Huang Kaiwen’s performance during his Milan days well, so tailored defensive tactics are expected,"
"Bayern of today is different from the Bayern Huang Kaiwen has encountered before. Youngsters Schweinsteiger and Lahm have gotten more chances this season,"
"Indeed, choosing Lahm to defend against Huang Kaiwen instead of the more experienced Sagnol shows great expectations for Lahm,"
"Both teams accompany the officials onto the field, alright, let’s take a look at the starting lineups for both sides."
Real Madrid’s 433 with double defensive midfielders:
Goalkeeper: Casillas,
Defenders: Carlos, Cannavaro, Pepe, Ramos,
Midfielders: De Jong, Raul, Guti,
Forwards: Huang Kaiwen, Higuain, Beckham.
Bayern’s 442 with double defensive midfielders:
Defenders: Sagnol, Van Bommel, Lucio, Lahm,
Midfielders: Schweinsteiger, Demichelis, Hargreaves, Van Bommel,
Forwards: Mackay, Podolski.
"Lahm’s face is all seriousness, being entrusted with large responsibilities is good, but any fullback facing Huang Kaiwen would find it a hurdle,"
"Looking at Bayern’s deployment, Hisfield’s intentions are clear, Van Bommel didn’t play his more customary right center-back position, moving Lucio to the right because Lucio has a faster turning speed. Together with the quick and agile Lahm, they aim to limit Huang Kaiwen,"
"Now, Hisfield doesn’t have many options left, apart from Sagnol, he only has another fullback, Andreas Gerlitz, who also plays on the right, not as good as just using Sagnol on the left. Today’s defense line for Bayern is completely switched from the usual. Suddenly changing players’ customary positions is tricky,"
"Yes, but Hisfield must do this because if veteran Sagnol and the tall and slow Van Bommel faced Huang Kaiwen on the right, it would be even more difficult,"
At 8:45 p.m., to the cheers of the Bernabeu fans,
Higuain kicked the game off by passing to Huang Kaiwen.
Huang Kaiwen immediately passed it back and ran forward.
Van Bommel immediately stuck close to Huang Kaiwen.
The two were old acquaintances.
When Van Bommel was at Eindhoven, Huang Kaiwen had faced him while representing Milan and they had shared a drink after the match.
They had also faced each other in a UEFA Champions League final when he played for Barca.
The Dutchman had quite a heavy tackle, but he was relatively restrained against Huang Kaiwen.
Guti received the ball in his own half, and seeing two people around Huang Kaiwen, turned and passed to the right.
Beckham received the ball and immediately looked up, followed by a swing of the arm and a curl of the right foot under the ball.
Huang Kaiwen ran from the left to the center, ready to receive the ball at the drop point, but Demichelis anticipated it, jumped up, and headed the ball backward to a teammate in the defensive line.