The Reward Turned Out to Be... (With a Slice-of-Life Transition)
Li Luo left Westfalenstadion early in a van, accompanied by staff.
[Left ankle tendon injury restored.] [Left ankle cartilage injury restored.] [Inner thigh restored:::]
The assistant coach worriedly said, "God bless us. Li can't end up like Deisler..."
In 1997, Germany U17 faced Brazil U17—Deisler versus Ronaldinho. After the match, many fans couldn't help but sigh: the two prodigies would compete against and elevate each other in the future.::
At the turn of the century, German football had fallen into a slump. Deisler rose to fame at a young age, with comprehensive and exquisite technique, and great expectations were placed on him. The media called him Matthäus's successor, while Beckenbauer called him a ray of light in German football's darkness.
Unfortunately, prolonged injuries drove the German prodigy into depression.
Ronaldinho, on the other hand, was different.
Depression? Impossible.
The team doctor waved his hand. "Don't curse Li. It's not as serious as you think, and Li has a good mentality too!"
Li Luo nodded. "Exactly."
The scenery outside the window slowly drifted past.
Dortmund had yet to see its first snowfall, but the air already carried winter's distinctive chill. Fine rain occasionally swept along with the wind, blurring the halos of streetlights and the outlines of pedestrians alike.
A dilapidated building was gilded by warm yellow light. Its sharp Gothic lines stretched through the twilight like an old man draped in a veil of light, silently watching the vehicles flowing along the broad road.
Holding a small notebook, Li Luo quietly wrote in his diary.
"Coaches who favor high-pressing systems are constantly evolving."
"Our traditional methods of breaking a high press may not necessarily work. We might even fall into the opponent's 'trap' and lose possession more easily."