Chapter 121 Messi Panicked Too! The Pressure Of Averaging 2 Goals Per Game!

Manchester, rainy.

At Carrington Training Base, a group of players in light blue training uniforms were training in the rain. Due to its location in the Carrington area, Manchester City's training base shares the same name as Manchester United's and is very close—only separated by a wall. It's no exaggeration to say that a long kick from Manchester City could send the ball over to their rivals next door.

However, thanks to Manchester City's wealthy owners, a new Etihad training base is almost complete. Soon, they will leave Carrington behind.

At this moment, the players were still training in the rain at the old training base.

"Hey, Jack...hey!"

"Eh?"

Jack Grealish, focused on stretching, almost didn't hear the voice calling him. He turned around to see Kevin De Bruyne. The two had been opponents in the Bundesliga, but now they were teammates. Grealish was still adjusting to this, and De Bruyne seemed to be too. They hadn't spoken much yet.

"What's up, Kev?"

"Well..." De Bruyne hesitated. "You were teammates with Su Luo before. Does he have any special training methods?"

De Bruyne looked embarrassed. He had seen Su Luo's rapid rise and assumed it was due to some grueling training regimen. De Bruyne, eager to improve, wanted to know the secret.

Grealish laughed. "Want to surpass Su? Let me tell you, don't bother. Just focus on playing your own game."

"Why not?" De Bruyne asked, unconvinced.

Grealish replied seriously, "He didn't have special training, not even extra training."

"Then what's his secret?" De Bruyne was puzzled.

Grealish thought for a moment. "He often goes to discos. Maybe that's his secret."

"Ah?"

Grealish's joke seemed to make De Bruyne think seriously about it. Was he supposed to go to nightclubs too?

Seeing De Bruyne's expression, Grealish said, "What, Kevin? Come with me after practice."

Grealish suddenly had the mischievous idea of leading De Bruyne astray. Without Su Luo, going to nightclubs felt lacking.

"Okay, let me try," De Bruyne said, half-jokingly, half-seriously.

In the last Champions League match, Su Luo had scored a hat-trick, shocking Europe. Manchester City, on the other hand, lost 1-2 to Juventus at home. De Bruyne couldn't stand it. He wanted to get stronger, even if it meant going to nightclubs.

With only three days until the next Bundesliga game, Su Luo led his teammates to a nightclub in Seville. Expecting a typical electronic music club, they were surprised to find a more retro establishment. Seville, the birthplace of Spanish flamenco, featured traditional flamenco performances at this bar called El-palacio-Andaluz.

The explosive dancing and passionate music were eye-opening for Su Luo and the German players. During the show, Su Luo spotted Sevilla players Reyes, Banega, and Nzonzi. Despite their 1-5 defeat to Union Berlin, they were in the mood to have fun. Nzonzi noticed Su Luo and, embarrassed, quickly left with his teammates.

Su Luo found it amusing, wondering how they would face each other in the second round.

After this episode, Su Luo returned to Berlin with the team to continue intense preparations. Given Su Luo's consecutive appearances in the Champions League and the league, the coaching staff decided to put him on the bench to avoid injury in the upcoming game.

In Bundesliga round 5, Union Berlin faced Eintracht Frankfurt. With a wide rotation, substitute striker Silvio from Brazil got the chance to start. The strength gap in Union Berlin's bench lineup was evident. The main lineup could beat Bayern 7-0, but the substitutes struggled against Frankfurt at home. If it weren't for Pickford's brilliant saves, the team might have conceded three goals in the first half.

In the second half, the score remained 0-0. By the 75th minute, Neuhaus couldn't bear it and made three substitutions! Defensive midfielder Kimmich replaced Matuschka, Sane replaced Brandy, and Su Luo replaced Silvio.

"It's up to you, Su," Silvio said, exhausted.

They had a good relationship initially, often going to nightclubs together. But after promotion to the Bundesliga, Su Luo soared, and Silvio gradually distanced himself. It was like the poor student realizing the one who often skipped classes with him had been recommended to Qingbei and became the provincial champion. This gap made Silvio want to stay away. Now in his 30s with no room for advancement, he could only watch Su Luo's ascent from afar.

"Come on, Su. Hope to see you on top of Europe, winning the Ballon d'Or," Silvio said, thinking of future bragging rights. "I once fought side by side with the world's number one Huaxia captain!"

Sure enough, the effect was immediate after the main players came on. Kimmich made a diagonal pass to the left, and Sane used his explosive power to break through into the penalty area. His shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, but Su Luo was there to head in the rebound!

"Hahahaha, Su Luo! As expected of him!"

"The new season and he still maintains his record of consecutive goals!"

"Since his return from injury last season, he has scored in 25 consecutive appearances!"

"It seems this season's European Golden Boot is secure for Su Luo!"

"Ronaldo and Messi have met their strongest challenger yet!"

Bundesliga commentator Simon was elated. With the world's top two players in La Liga, the Bundesliga had never had an absolute superstar. Su Luo's emergence gave the Bundesliga hope. Even if he was from China and might not play in the Bundesliga forever, he was rising in the Bundesliga, giving them a superstar to compete with Messi and Ronaldo.

Despite him being Chinese, the Germans felt a sense of pride in Su Luo's achievements.

Su Luo's goal helped Union Berlin secure a 1-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt at home.

The defending champions, Union Berlin, continue to dominate the new season!

Five consecutive league victories! Eight consecutive wins in all competitions! Su Luo has scored three goals in eight games! All of Europe is trembling again!

Even giants like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City, and Chelsea are on edge. Last season, Union Berlin turned the Bundesliga upside down as a dark horse. Could they cause even more trouble in the Champions League this season?

Su Luo has already scored 11 goals in the league, maintaining an average of over two goals per game. This is astonishing. Before Su Luo, Messi held the record with an average of 0.79 goals per game, followed by Ronaldo with 0.72, and later Haaland with 0.78. Su Luo not only broke the one-goal-per-game mark, but he's averaging more than two goals per game!

Fortunately, he hasn't won any major championships except the Bundesliga. Otherwise, the Ballon d'Or would change hands in a heartbeat.

Su Luo's incredible performance continues this season, drawing frequent attention from European media. Ronaldo and Messi are feeling the pressure!

Ronaldo has been especially gloomy since the first day of the Champions League, training frantically. His intensity has led the team's physical trainer, coach Benitez, and team ambassador Zidane to repeatedly advise him to take it easy. But Ronaldo is determined to compete with Su Luo.

As for Messi, recent observations at the La Masia training base by Piqué and Busquets have noted that Messi has been doing intense extra training.

"Sergio, what's up with Leo lately? He seems a bit off," Piqué wondered.

"Is it because of the 4-1 defeat to Celta Vigo? Or the 1-1 draw with Roma in the Champions League?" Piqué speculated.

Busquets smiled lightly. "It's because the competition has been too fierce recently. Leo feels the pressure."

"Aveiro?" Piqué used their private nickname for Ronaldo.

"No, it's Su Luo," Busquets clarified.

"Ah, that makes sense," Piqué sighed. Su Luo's impact is undeniable. Playing in Germany, Piqué hears about Su Luo daily from the Catalan media, highlighting how formidable Su Luo has become.

Su Luo came off the bench to help Union Berlin beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0. Just four days later, they faced an away game against newly promoted Ingolstadt, the champions of the previous Bundesliga season.

Ingolstadt hoped to replicate Union Berlin's success and create their own "Miracle of Ingolstadt." The Audi Sport Park stadium, which seats just over 15,000, was packed and roaring as if it held 30,000.

Uncle Hans and the other Union Berlin fans watched the scene with amused smiles.

"Feels like they're crazier than we were," Uncle Hans said.

"It's tough getting promoted to the Bundesliga. I get it," another fan replied.

"Yeah, they probably think they can beat us," Bard and Hogan added, smiling like adults watching excited schoolchildren.

"Emmm... courageous," Uncle Hans smirked.

Union Berlin's continuous victories and Su Luo's brilliance had given them immense confidence. Sure enough, less than 30 minutes into the first half, the stadium fell silent.

"Beautiful! Su Luo has scored in six consecutive rounds! A header in the penalty area opens the scoring!"

"...It's Su Luo again!! A cold shot from the top of the arc pierces the net!"

"Two goals! Union Berlin leads by 2-0!"

Commentator Duan Xuan remained calm. "If they can beat Bayern 7-0, there's no excitement in playing a newly promoted team."

The pre-match clamor and madness of Ingolstadt's home fans now seemed childish. All eyes were on Su Luo, full of envy. Not all teams can create miracles. Union Berlin did because they had Su Luo.

After scoring, Su Luo didn't celebrate. His mind was on the upcoming Champions League match in a week's time: Union Berlin vs. Manchester City!

"When the time comes, we must give that boy Jack a surprise!" he thought.

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