Lucatu the Beast, the Budget Version of Me, Lu

"You tell me, why do we have to test urine during team training? It makes training matches feel like official games."

Lucatu and several other new signings were discussing it in low voices.

As Chiesa took out his shin guards, he said, "It's not a drug test. They use the composition of the fluids we secrete to assess our physical arousal and health."

"It's a highly scientific set of statistics that combines a player's physical condition with their on-field performance to judge their ability, potential, and so on."

"Teams such as AC Milan, Fiorentina, Roma, San Remo, Sampdoria, and Genoa in Serie A, as well as Arsenal in the Premier League and Real Madrid's academy in La Liga, have already adopted this technology."

Chiesa was on the bench for this match, so he did not need to wear shin guards for the time being.

The reason he was so familiar with Newcastle United's urine tests was that he had undergone such testing back when he was with the Viola. It was required for almost every training match, as well as during regular training.

The organization providing this testing, analysis, and service for the club was the Modern Football Information Technology Research Base. Its head, Lola, was a renowned expert and entrepreneur in the field of big data.

She was also the daughter of Arsenal manager Mr. Wenger.

It was said that the person truly pulling the strings behind the company was... Lu.

That was no longer exactly a secret.

It was also said that Lu had invested in the Video Assistant Referee system currently used by both FIFA and UEFA.

That was why Everton had previously accused Newcastle of having "penalty cards."

Among the countless companies owned by Everton's American owner was one that specialized in sports technology and referee