novelraw Chapter 476 178: The Bidding Market
Chapter 476 178: The Bidding Market
The ball went in.
Barça 1:0 Bayern.
It was a very typical Barça-style attack.
It felt as if they just kept passing, and the ball ended up in the opponent's goal.
The audience also cheered for Bachira Meguru.
After all, Bachira was also a very popular character.
But the Barça fans were not as happy as one might think, even though they had taken the lead.
Because.
This was La Masia. How could Bachira, a player who couldn't even rank in the top six of Blue Lock, become their core?
Although this was a fictional work, the Barça fans were inexplicably a little annoyed.
They felt.
Even if someone were to become Barça's core, it should be Tendou. That would be more reasonable.
This line of argument was immediately ridiculed by fans of other teams.
Bachira, of course, had no idea that he was being scorned by Barça fans even after scoring a goal.
He was very excited after scoring and celebrated enthusiastically with his teammates.
But Bayern quickly gave their response.
Under the watchful eyes of the fans.
Bayern began to operate like a machine. Grimm, Gesner, Ness, and the others all moved in unison.
Their positions were different, their playing styles were different, but their goal was the same.
To get the ball in front of the goal, to the feet of Kaiser, for him to deliver the final blow.
Kaiser did not disappoint.
His exquisite off-the-ball movement allowed him to find a gap in the opponent's defense, and finally, Ness delivered a precise long pass to his feet.
BANG!
The ball spun violently and smashed into Barça's goal.
The score was 1:1!
Barça's lead didn't even last 5 minutes before Bayern equalized.
And this was only Kaiser's first shot of the match.
"So fast, I couldn't see the spin clearly. A strike that surpassed even my ideals," Isagi Yoichi described the goal in his mind with exaggeration.
And in the Manchester City lounge.
Prince said with great interest, "That kid named Kaiser, the ball he kicks with his right foot has the fastest spin rate in the world, surpassing both me and Noa."
In the world of football.
A fast spin on a shot has many advantages.
First, the trajectory is difficult to judge. Goalkeepers hate these balls with intense spin the most.
With a clockwise spin, the airflow on the right side of the ball becomes faster, the pressure becomes lower, and the kicked ball tends to deviate to the right. The opposite is true for a counter-clockwise spin.
Such a ball is a nightmare for any goalkeeper.
Next is speed and power.
To kick a ball with such a high spin rate, powerful striking is essential.
This results in a ball that is not only difficult to judge in terms of trajectory, but its speed and power also make it a major challenge to save.
"In other words, that guy's shooting ability is very strong."
"That's right. Many teams in Europe have already taken notice of this kid, including our scouts at Man City."
"In our assessment, Kaiser's shooting has reached an S-rank. Without a doubt, world-class."
Prince did not hide his admiration for Kaiser.
However, it was unlikely that Manchester City would get Kaiser.
Kaiser would most likely be absorbed by Bayern themselves; his goal was probably to play for Bayern.
After all.
Joining Bayern was tantamount to joining the German national team.
Most German players take pride in being able to play for Bayern.
This is also why Bayern, the "excavator," can dig up so much talent in the Bundesliga.
"Of course, I feel you're even stronger than him," Prince said to Tendou with a grin.
The ten days they had spent together were enough for him to understand Tendou better.
He found that in addition to his extraordinary talent, Tendou had another point that even he couldn't match.
A freakish level of self-discipline.
Tendou, at the age of seventeen, had already begun to adopt a diet of smaller, more frequent meals, and he would complete a fixed training routine every day.
At first, Prince was worried that the intensity was too high for Tendou to handle, but he found that after completing the training Prince had arranged, Tendou would go for another one to two hours of extra practice.
And at night.
This kid would have his scheduled phone call with his pretty girlfriend, and the duration was almost always about half an hour.
After that time, no matter what his girlfriend said, he would start to rest. Pleading was useless.
At most, Tendou would talk for one extra minute.
A ruthless man!
Prince asked himself, and he knew he couldn't be as unromantic as Tendou.
But this made Prince even more convinced that Tendou could succeed, and his determination to trick him into coming to Man City grew even stronger.
Unparalleled talent combined with an obsessive level of self-discipline.
Such a person was terrifying.
Prince even believed that Tendou was a combination of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.
Back to the match.
The score was 1:1!
Both teams were back on the starting line.
But at this time, the pace of the game suddenly quickened, because Barça's master striker, Lavinho, decided to use his 3-minute superstar appearance.
And Lavinho, a player whose prototype was suspected to be Neymar, scored on his very first attack after coming on.
But Noa quickly returned the favor, scoring past Lavinho's defense in the final minute before his time was up.
In just three short minutes.
The score went from 1:1 to 2:2. The match entered its final stage. Whoever scored the last goal would win the game.
The result was no surprise.
With Isagi Yoichi's appearance on the field, Bayern's third goal arrived.
Even though he didn't score himself, his pass in the final moments was converted into an assist.
And he had entered the Flow State once again, becoming more and more proficient at it.
3:2!
In the first match of the Neo Egoist League, Bayern defeated Barça.
With the end of the match.
The most exciting moment arrived.
As the whistle blew, Ego Jinpachi's figure immediately appeared before everyone.
He swirled the wine glass in his hand and saluted the players on the field.
"The first match is over. Good work, everyone."
"Given that you have now understood the battle method of the Neo Egoist League, I will now update your rankings."
After Ego finished speaking, a leaderboard appeared in front of everyone.
Behind each name was a string of numbers.
Among them, the number behind Isagi Yoichi was 17,000,000!
"What is this?" The Blue Lock players were confused.
Ego said, "This is your annual salary. It is also your value."
"The matches of this Neo Egoist League are all being watched by the owners of football clubs from all over the world. Your performance will be rigorously evaluated."
"Each match is linked to a bidding system. Your value is entirely dependent on the evaluation of these club owners."
At this point, the full picture of the second phase of Blue Lock was completely revealed.
Isagi looked at the string of numbers behind his name and felt like he was in a dream. Am I really worth that much?
But when he looked up at the first place, he was dumbfounded.
"Why is Tendou's name there? The Manchester City match hasn't even started yet!"
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