[Ding! Congratulations to the host for scoring the first goal after binding the system!]
[Ding! Trigger additional reward: Golden Treasure Chest x1!]
[The golden treasure chest is automatically opening...]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for getting the reward: Filippo Inzaghi Running Template!]
...
The familiar system prompt sounded in his mind.
Viktor Gyökeres, who had just finished celebrating with his teammates and was walking towards his own half, looked shocked!
Extra bonus! A golden chest!
Inzaghi's running template!
An unexpected joy! A god-tier reward!!
Filippo Inzaghi.
The man who was heavily criticized as a 'three-no striker' (no technique, no pace, no strength).
But with his ingenious off-the-ball movement and his instinct for poaching goals, he forcibly carved out a legend in his era!
He is known as the man who lived on the offside line!
His ghostly positioning made defenders of that period complain endlessly!
This template was a perfect match for the 'King of the Restricted Zone' skill!
In theory, it could help Viktor find shooting opportunities in the penalty area much faster!
Just imagine: with the bonus of Inzaghi's movement,
under extremely high positioning attributes,
he could sniff out good opportunities in front of the goal earlier in the game.
Triggering the guaranteed goal on the first shot early on!
This would undoubtedly have an unprecedented impact on the momentum of a match!
Establishing a lead at the beginning would be of indescribable help!
The back of Viktor's head tingled slightly, and a surge of pure awareness penetrated his brain.
It flowed straight through his limbs!
After loading the Inzaghi template, for a moment, he felt as if he had been transformed into the extremely spiritual AC Milan striker!
[Positioning: 70 → 93!]
The positioning attribute had skyrocketed!
Directly breaking the 90 mark!
...
After the score was rewritten to 1-0 by Viktor.
The game continued.
There is no doubt that,
at this time, the focus on the field had shifted from Kubo and Ansu Fati—who had performed well in the opening stages—straight to Viktor!
In an era where true center-forwards are extremely difficult to train and discover,
a striker with balanced and powerful abilities is undoubtedly the favorite of every team!
What's more, everyone knew the main purpose of today's training match!
The Barcelona B team urgently needed strikers, especially a center-forward!
The lack of their starting striker, Dongou, made their weekend game against Real Madrid Castilla particularly tricky.
And Viktor, who had just played brilliantly, was a natural center-forward!
All of a sudden, the other players intending to stand out through this training match
felt a great sense of crisis!
"Keep an eye on him, and put the tackle in at the right time! Don't hesitate!"
Team A goalkeeper Iñaki Peña roared at the two central defenders in front of him.
As the starting goalkeeper for the U17s,
conceding such an inexplicable goal to Viktor made him lose face!
"Look, he won't have a chance to step into the restricted area again!"
Central defender Bedia gritted his teeth, staring at Viktor's figure not far away.
Li Shengyu, the young South Korean player, was also staring at Viktor bitterly.
He lingered near him.
It seemed he was determined to stick to Viktor like tape for the rest of the game!
...
Team A, having conceded a goal, launched a series of attacks into Team B's half over the next ten minutes!
Team A's frontline, headed by Fati and Kubo, frequently tested Team B's defense!
But because both of them were wide players,
neither were true center-forwards.
In terms of finishing in front of the goal, they were indeed a bit lacking!
Thirty-seven minutes.
Boom!
Team A's midfielder Lucas stole the ball near the center line and completed a wall-pass combination with his teammates.
He threw the ball vigorously to Ansu Fati on the wing!
Although Fati is not tall, he had been training according to Pedro's template, and his impact on the wing was highly effective!
With a calm drop of the shoulder, he shook off the opposing Team B full-back, Miguel.
Immediately afterwards, he burst toward the byline!
Speed is not Miguel's strong suit. After being thrown off, he could only grit his teeth and rush to the middle to cover!
After all, blindly chasing Fati in that situation was not a reasonable choice!
Fati, temporarily unmarked, took the ball near the byline and quickly scanned the middle.
In the penalty area, Kubo had already settled into position.
The location was not bad!
"Play the ball in time!"
Looking at Fati, who seemed to be hesitating, youth coach Garcia seriously urged him from the center circle.
Fati hesitated for a moment, but facing the oncoming central defender, he gritted his teeth and chose a half-high cross!
The football traced an arc and fell into the penalty area!
Inside the box.
Kubo leaned against the tall central defender, constantly trying to move and protect his space.
But it seemed extremely cramped!
Facing Fati's precise cross, he struggled to separate himself from the defender.
However, just as he was about to jump for the header, he was abruptly out-muscled by the central defender, who took off at the same time and squeezed him out!
After the cross was cleared by the Team B central defender's header, the goalkeeper easily collected the loose ball!
The attack was over!
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Kubo, pushed out of the penalty area by the defender, was furious.
Under the pressure, his mentality was starting to crack!
"Ah..."
A sigh immediately rose from the audience outside the arena!
Obviously, Kubo's small physique made it difficult to gain an advantage in the penalty area.
Especially when facing a tall central defender, it was basically a mismatch!
"Physical fitness is still too poor. He is suited for operating outside the restricted area!"
On the sidelines, Kluivert shook his head.
The 'Eastern Messi'?
In the eyes of Kluivert, who was a massive fan of the real Messi,
Kubo was not even a fraction of what Messi was at sixteen or seventeen!
Although Messi was plagued by illness in his youth and surprisingly small,
his center of gravity was incredibly stable, and his physical strength in duels was never inferior to his peers!
"The common problem for many Asian players is that it is difficult to gain an advantage in physical confrontations at this age group!"
Sacristán shrugged.
The two were about to discuss further.
However, their eyes subconsciously darted back to the field.
After the Team B goalkeeper hugged the ball, he immediately launched a counterattack!
A strong throw sent the ball to the left flank!
The left winger, Elias, had dropped back behind the halfway line and received the ball calmly.
Turning around and taking a heavy touch, he couldn't wait to start his run down the sideline!
He was one of the few young players in La Masia who liked to use pure individual ability to break games open.
He especially loved playing one-on-one against full-backs!
At this time, Elias relied on his speed to successfully break through the full-back's defense.
Like Fati moments ago, he brought the ball near the byline!
"Elias! Connect more with your teammates!"
Seeing Elias insisting on going it alone, the youth coach scolded him angrily.
Hearing this, Elias reluctantly stopped the ball, cut inside, and knocked it back to Munir, who was trailing not far behind.
"Elias likes to be too aggressive on the wing. By the time he blindly broke through, the Team A players had already tracked back to defend!"
On the sidelines, Sacristán criticized with a smile, "This ball will probably have to circulate in the midfield for a while before finding another chance to penetrate!"
Kluivert smiled and nodded, just about to agree.
However, in the next second, the Barcelona legend's eyes lit up!
"Hey, look at the running of the kid from Poland! He is wandering into a very dangerous position!"
Sacristán followed his gaze.
At this time, Viktor on the field—after loading the Inzaghi template—saw his positioning attribute skyrocket. His movement awareness was no longer what it used to be!
An inadvertent reverse movement made him appear like a ghost in a blind spot that several defenders had momentarily neglected!
Meanwhile, Munir, who was holding the ball, was no ordinary player. He had excellent passing vision!
The development template set for him was Barcelona's "brain," Xavi!
Boom!
Seeing Viktor's position, Munir didn't hesitate and threaded a dexterous through-ball behind Team A's defensive line!
The ball was fast!
There was hardly any reaction time for the Team A players!
As the football skipped across the grass, Viktor sprang out like a phantom from behind the defender!
Successfully breaking the offside trap, he caught the ball and rushed straight into the penalty area!
All the defensive players were caught completely off guard!
The entire La Masia training ground fell into a moment of dead silence.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Viktor, who had broken into the box!