What is an attacking defensive midfielder?

Chapter 38: Leo Messi's Mate Tea, first published by Hao Renzhong!

[Frenzy de Jong's Ball-Dribbling Advancement Template (Expert)]

[Xabi Alonso's Standard Long Pass Template (Expert)]

[Makelele's Precise Interception Template (Expert)]

[Caicedo's Meat Grinder Tackle Template (Senior)]

Hao Ren now has many templates available, so choosing which template to use as a loan project becomes a question worth considering.

Defense and offense...

After careful consideration, taking into account the team's recent record of 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 2 games, Hao Ren decided to do something drastic.

[Activation of Talent: Reversal of Cause and Effect]

[The mighty Mr. Goodman...]

[Xabi Alonso's Standard Long Pass Template (Expert) → (Replica)]

Proficiency: -489/0

[Pass: 71→74]

[Shots on goal: 52 → 55]

Overall rating: 71→72

Judging from the proficiency level displayed, "Replica" should be the final level of template fusion.

Just as the name "Replica" suggests, Hao Ren essentially possesses all the technical awareness contained in the [Alonso Long Pass Template].

But football is a very complex thing. Having Alonso's long-pass awareness does not mean you have his long-pass ability.

Hao Ren's physical strength and vision are still some distance behind Alonso's!

[Long Pass Template] Even with maxed-out proficiency, after paying off the debt, there's still no way to improve further.

Does this mean Hao Ren is no longer obligated to repay his debts?

This will not work.

Although the [Long Pass Template] has reached the highest level, Hao Ren still needs to pay off the loans attached to this template, otherwise he will not be able to take out the next loan.

If I don't pay back the money, I won't be able to use this talent of mine!

A long way to go!

Mr. Goodman remained silent, simply opening the system store and preparing for today's training.

[Leo Messi's Mate Tea (Consumable Item): The effect lasts for 90 minutes after use. During this time, there is a 30% chance to gain additional proficiency when performing template-specific training.]

【Price: Contribution Points * 4】

Sure, sure!

Hao Ren smiled upon seeing the description of the new prop.

[Leo Messi's Mate Tea] This thing seems to be used to grind proficiency, but it's actually far more complicated than that!

Thanks to his special talent of "reversing cause and effect," in Hao Ren's hands, "mate tea" is roughly equivalent to a loan interest voucher.

The general idea is that if Hao Ren requests 500 template proficiency points from the future, under normal circumstances he would need to return all 500 proficiency points.

With the help of the new item [Mate Tea], he may only need to pay back 400 points!

This is an absolute godsend!

Without hesitation, Hao Ren immediately spent 4 contribution points to buy [Mate Tea], preparing to experience the power of this item in today's training session.

"Goodman, come here for a second!"

Ok?

From afar, Almas called his name. Hao Ren was initially confused, then looked at Kimmich beside him: "Brother Chicken, did you tell Ralf about me playing games?"

"Damn it, how could that be! Goode, even if Ralph whips me, I won't betray you. We're brothers, how can you doubt me like this?"

"Oh, sorry, Chicken Bro, it was my fault."

Hao Ren nodded.

That's right, a good brother would never betray you.

So what exactly is Rangnick trying to do?

With doubts in his mind, Hao Ren followed Almas and soon arrived at the lounge of the main building of the base.

Pushing open the door, I saw Rangnick sitting on the sofa drinking coffee.

"Mr. Ralph?"

"Please have a seat, Goodman... Oh, damn! I've been influenced by those reporters, always wanting to add 'Mr.' after your name, haha!"

"Forehead……"

Influenced by stereotypes, Hao Ren appeared somewhat reserved in front of Rangnick, unsure whether he had been called over because he had made a mistake.

"Sir, what do you need me for?"

"Come on, Goodman, let me tell you something."

……

"No, I told you all a long time ago that Ralph would apologize to me sooner or later."

At lunchtime in the base canteen, Hao Ren was in high spirits, surrounded by a group of teammates.

"No, really? He really said that to you?"

Paulsen's eyes widened immediately.

Everyone knows how stubborn Rangnick is, yet this guy actually told Hao Ren to slow down the pace of reform.

"Of course! You're my buddy, do you really think a good friend would lie to you?"

"That's definitely not the case."

"That's right. There's no need to lie to you. These are all Ronnick's exact words."

Hao Ren sipped his iced drink and boasted to his teammates, "Almas called me over back then, and he took me to the lounge in the main building. Rangnick was inside."

"I started yelling at him as soon as I walked in, demanding to know why he suspended me from the competition. He immediately apologized!"

"That's why I told you back then, Chicken Bro. I would teach Ralph a lesson sooner or later, it's just that the timing wasn't right then."

"...So, what else did Ralph say? Why did he want to slow down the reforms?"

"have no idea."

When the conversation turned to serious matters, Hao Ren suddenly became serious again, carefully recalling the scene of his conversation with Rangnick: "He didn't tell me the reason, probably because we played rather poorly in the past two games."

"That's not right either."

Demme, alert, touched his hair: "Two games shouldn't be enough to make Ralf make such a decision, right? Shouldn't he be insisting he's right...? Did the club's management put pressure on him?"

"impossible."

Demme's idea was immediately rejected by Hao Ren: "Didn't we have a five-game winning streak before? With that five-game winning streak, how could the management possibly force Ralf to leave?"

"He just realized he was wrong."

"This...that's true too."

Dem nodded.

Today, Hao Ren has brought everyone some incredibly good news.

The usually stubborn Rangnick has finally agreed to slow down the reforms.

"Honestly, if Ralph keeps asking us to change formations like this, I don't know what to do next."

Poulsen sighed, but Kimmich remained cautious.

"Actually, I think Ralph's reforms are fundamentally correct, but they've been implemented too quickly. We can accept a slower pace."

"Hmm... let's see what he plans to do next."

……

Match Preview: RB Leipzig will play against RB Nuremberg away in the 10th round of the 2. Bundesliga. Hao Ren returns to the starting lineup.

The suspension in round 8 was a punishment, while the substitution in round 9 was a mistake.

In the 10th round, Rangnick finally gave Mr. Goodman a starting position.

Upon hearing the news, Chinese fans were very excited and immediately shouted "Great Coach!" to express their support for Rangnick.

Click, click, click!

"Goodman is very good, and we've seen his performance in past games. So I'm pretty sure he's one of the team's key starters."

Click!

The reporter recorded the key information.

"Ralph, does this mean you're going to give up your reforms?"

"No, this is part of the change."

Rangnick explained to reporters, "Changes require sacrifices, and we've learned some lessons from those sacrifices in the last few games. The team's position in the standings this season is precarious, so I think it's necessary to slow down the pace of reforms a bit to allow the team to secure immediate victories."

"Our primary objective now is victory, with reforms as a secondary objective."

The reporters in the audience clicked their tongues in amazement.

Wow, Rangnick finally came to his senses!

"So Ralf, you mean you previously gave up the 3 points from Düsseldorf and Heidenheim, but now you want to beat Nuremberg, who are stronger overall?"

"You could say that. I don't really care what you say, because we're prepared to deal with anything."

Rangnick looked down at the reporters below the stage: "You can never imagine the pain I'm going through, so you shouldn't be pointing fingers at me. I know exactly what I'm doing."

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