At this moment.
Like Riko, many people were watching Tendou.
Everyone wanted to see what the "€6 million man" was really made of.
Bayern won the coin toss and got the kickoff.
After the ball was in play, they wasted no time and immediately launched a fierce offensive.
Today, Bayern was lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Kaiser and Isagi Yoichi were the two strikers.
Furthermore, Noa had prepared two sets of tactics for them.
One was the rational tactic that Bayern already used, with Kaiser as the absolute core.
The other was the Blue Lock style, which showcased egoism to the fullest to trigger chemical reactions.
To put it simply.
They would either play with Kaiser as the core or with Isagi as the core.
As Bayern launched their major offensive, the Manchester City players also began a high press.
They strictly followed Prince's instructions, engaging in a frantic press against the Bayern players in the midfield, courageously getting physical with them.
But Bayern was obviously no pushover.
This was Bayern Munich, one of the giants of European football. Their youth academy was filled with the most outstanding young talents from all over Germany.
Every single one of them had a limitless future.
Faced with the press, Ness easily created space and passed the ball to Grimm.
After receiving the ball, the latter passed it with one touch, without any hesitation.
A few quick passes, executed with extreme speed, as if the word "efficiency" was engraved in their DNA.
Isagi Yoichi moved through the crowd, first glancing at Tendou, then looking away.
Right now, he was still a long way from Tendou.
He chose to focus on the present, starting with devouring his ultimate version of Michael Kaiser to complete his own evolution.
Under his watch, Kaiser continuously moved off the ball, looking for space.
Despite Man City's press, Bayern still crossed the halfway line and advanced the ball thirty meters.
Just then, Kaiser found a pocket of space.
Grimm immediately passed the ball, but Isagi, timing his run perfectly, shot out and intercepted the ball meant for Kaiser.
However.
The next second.
Thwack
Mikage Reo appeared out of nowhere and made a tackle to win the ball.
"Your intentions were obvious, Isagi!"
He no longer dwelled on things like Isagi stealing Nagi from him.
Now, he just wanted to rely on his own ability to become the world's number one, without depending on anyone else!
Without thinking, Isagi went for a shoulder charge, only to find that even with his great improvement, he was still no match for Reo.
After all.
For the past twenty-plus days, Prince had been conducting a "physical revolution."
Among the five teams, the players from Manchester City would not lose to anyone in terms of physical confrontation.
Reo took off immediately.
Facing Ness who came to cover, Reo completed a nutmeg to get past another man.
Behind him, Isagi watched, stunned.
For a moment, he saw the shadow of Itoshi Sae in Reo.
"That guy, he copied Itoshi Sae!" Raichi Jingo and the others also figured it out.
This was the exact same move Itoshi Sae had used in the match against the U-20 team.
Reo's performance didn't stop there.
When he broke into Bayern's half alone.
He didn't choose to pass to Nagi Seishiro but shot the ball directly at the goal.
BANG!
The ball flew from his foot towards Bayern's goal at high speed.
That beautiful shooting arc was unmistakably Itoshi Rin's "Outside Spin" shot.
He had managed to copy both Itoshi brothers at the same time.
"However, Rin's is a bit stronger," Gagamaru Gin said as he made a diving save, parrying Reo's shot with one hand.
First Itoshi Sae, then Itoshi Rin.
What kind of training did this guy go through in just twenty days?
Isagi lamented how much his former comrade had changed.
But time waits for no one.
The ball parried by Gagamaru landed at Mensah's feet, and he chose to clear it with a long ball.
The ball flew rapidly towards Kaiser's position with a swoosh.
A chance for a Bayern counter-attack.
However.
Before the ball could reach Kaiser, Tendou suddenly appeared and stole it away.
And then.
He took off, running down the left wing like a thoroughbred.
His dribbling was simple and crude.
Just using his formidable speed to burst past opponents again and again!
"I don't know what you've been through since you were eliminated, but I will fight you as the man you once were, hero!"
Chigiri Hyoma's gaze was sharp.
The person who appeared before him now was the long-unseen Kunigami Rensuke.
The light that was once in his eyes was gone, now dim, cold, and ruthless.
"You'd be better off abandoning that naive ideal, you sheltered young lady."
Kunigami's powerful response came as he charged towards him.
Soon.
The two of them collided. Then, Chigiri cut inside, tricking Kunigami, before immediately changing direction to cut outside, leaving him behind.
Kunigami was secretly shocked.
He had only evolved to this point through Ego Jinpachi's inhumane experiment.
And yet...
Chigiri and the others had made such progress in "paradise."
Chigiri continued his run, and the Bayern defenders couldn't help but rush towards him.
He didn't back down, instead charging towards the Bayern penalty area at an even faster speed.
19 meters out, at a 44-degree angle.
This was Chigiri Hyoma's golden shooting zone.
But.
The moment he stepped into the Bayern penalty area, before he could take his shot, Isagi came in with a sliding tackle and ruined his attempt.
"Did you think that trick would work again!"
Isagi had seen Chigiri's "44-degree snipe" many times and had long since prepared for it, getting into position in advance.
"Tch," Chigiri clicked his tongue, annoyed.
The scene was very lively. Both sides went back and forth, playing with abandon, frantically attacking the opponent's territory whenever they had a chance.
Although no goals had been scored yet, this kind of offensive showdown was still very enjoyable for the audience.
The only rather disappointing thing was the "€6 million man."
Since the match started, he had been practically invisible, with almost no screen time.
[I knew it, Tottenham's board has lost their minds, right?]
[Is there even such a person on the field? Since when did Spurs have so much money they'd spend €6 million on an invisible man?]
[Maybe that €6 million was for his face?]
[So, our coach is planning to spend €6 million to buy a model? And we only get to look at him for a year?]
[...]
The audience watching the live stream on Mouse TV couldn't help but complain.
This "€6 million man," apart from posing and acting cool at the start, had contributed absolutely zero to the team since the match began.
And look at the others.
Although they hadn't scored either, at least the game was lively, right?
The Spurs fans were already flaming Pochettino in their minds for offering a 6 million euro contract to such a poser.
If you have that kind of money, you'd be better off buying a substitute!
Of course, Tendou had no idea that he was being scorned by the Spurs fans.
But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
He was keeping his promise, giving his teammates enough time to showcase themselves.
But Bayern didn't seem to want to give him that chance.
Just as Tendou was strolling, his Six Eyes saw the off-the-ball Kaiser suddenly burst out from the crowd. His loyal dog, Ness, saw it and immediately passed the ball.
With a one-two, the two of them broke through Man City's midfield defense in one fell swoop.
"Huh?"
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