“I can't believe it, is he really a genius?”
“Don't rush, let's watch a bit more. I've sent another video; what you want to see is coming up.”
On the other end of the phone, Arsenal scout Steve Rowley chuckled awkwardly.
His eyes were fixed on the field; the match was still ongoing!
… …
Chen Tao, who had just entered the game two minutes ago, stunned everyone with a skyward shot.
Everton players were almost scared into a heart attack by his four-man dribble, but his outrageous shot finally made them burst into laughter.
“Is he trying to pierce a satellite?”
“My goodness, this is absolutely the most creative shot I've ever seen.”
“Interesting, well done.”
The football boy's forward, teammate Jin Hui, hesitated before speaking and patted Chen Tao's shoulder.
“Don't mind them, that dribble was good, keep it up.”
“Thanks, I'm fine.”
As a top student, Chen Tao scored full marks in English, so he naturally understood their taunts.
He didn't care, completely immersed in the feeling of his previous dribble.
How did he dribble past four players just now?
Not sure, let's try again.
With the restart, Everton launched an attack, and the National Football Team couldn't even touch the ball.
Fortunately, Everton was leading 4-0, so their shots were rather casual. A wild shot went wide of the goal, and possession returned to the football boy.
A simple pass from the backfield to the front was met with heavy resistance.
Everton's defense was full of holes, but defending them was more than enough.
As defensive midfielder Yang Xiaolong held the ball in despair, he saw Chen Tao drop back to receive it again and quickly passed the ball out.
At the same time, three Everton players closed in from three directions.
Having just been toyed with by this guy, they wanted to get even!
The ball was still on its way, but Chen Tao had already noticed the opponents' movements.
In the past, he would have certainly lost this ball; he couldn't hold onto it at all.
Everton U18's game experience, defensive technique, and physical fitness were all-around superior. Their seemingly aggressive pressing had actually already blocked Chen Tao's passing lanes.
“It's over.”
Huang Jianxiang shook his head and sighed, this ball was definitely lost.
He knew the quality of Chinese young players all too well. In this situation, only a world-class genius superstar could break through.
But Chen Tao on the field remained calm in the face of danger!
“Piss-off!!”
“Leave the ball, idiot!!”
“No way!”
A scrawny Asian still trying to dribble? Don't make me laugh!
His dribbling was full of flaws; that last one must have been a fluke!
This time, don't even think about getting past me… What?!!
Everton youth academy defensive midfielder Dansmore seized the opportunity, predicted the Asian's dribbling direction, and suddenly stepped forward to stick out a leg and intercept the ball.
Combined with his physical advantage, this interception was bound to be a sure thing!
But the opponent's body swayed, and he abruptly changed direction in an extremely unreasonable posture!
His foot gave a ghostly flick, and the ball, caught off guard, passed between his legs!
“Damn it!”
A Sombrero through the legs!
Dansmore desperately turned, trying to grab the opponent.
Fortunately, there were two teammates closing in from the left and right; the opponent absolutely couldn't break through again!
“WTF?!”
The Asian actually hooked the ball lightly with his toe the moment it bounced up, and then he suddenly sprinted forward!
Within the half-second that his teammates were slightly stunned, the Asian cleverly flicked the ball with his heel,
As he passed through the gap, the ball flew over his head!
Everything happened too fast. In a flash, Chen Tao had broken through three players and once again rushed into the penalty area!
“Beautiful!! A circus-like dribble! Chen Tao is in! He's in!”
Huang Jianxiang was so excited that his voice cracked.
Chen Tao was practically toying with England's youth academy using freestyle football techniques!
Unbelievable!
The Chinese contingent was instantly ignited, completely forgetting they were filming a show, cheering purely for Chen Tao's brilliant performance.
Everton, on the other hand, was on edge, swarming into the penalty area to defend, trying to intercept this guy!
The Asian who had toyed with them twice in three minutes!
Thump-thump, thump-thump…
Chen Tao, dribbling purely on instinct, had already drilled into the penalty area.
In front of him was a flustered goalkeeper and a sliding central defender, while behind him were pursuing and intercepting opposing players.
He was completely surrounded by blue.
According to his habit as a former forward, he would definitely shoot mindlessly.
Just as he was about to lift his foot to shoot, that voice echoed deep within his heart again.
【But at what cost?】
Could it be that the cost is losing his shooting ability?
Anyone who has undergone professional football training would not produce such an absurd shot as he just did, even without opposition.
Unless he was the meme king, Lukaku.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment. The goalkeeper's positioning and the opponents' trajectories were crystal clear in Chen Tao's mind.
The angle was small, and a shot would easily be blocked;
A low shot to the far corner would be destroyed by a tackle;
Cutting back to adjust for a left-footed shot would get him tangled by returning players, losing the shooting opportunity.
So, at this moment, there was only one possibility!
“Shoot!”
Amidst Huang Jianxiang's shouts, and the expectations of the Chinese program team and his teammates,
Chen Tao chose the most unexpected way!
He suddenly stopped short to let the tackler pass, then accelerated and continued to dribble the ball forward, facing the goalkeeper directly!
“He's gone too far!”
The entire stadium was dumbfounded, watching Chen Tao dribble all the way into the six-yard box!
The goalkeeper couldn't help but lower his center of gravity and rush out to block, continuing to seal off the last shooting angle.
But the opponent swayed left and right, dazzling the goalkeeper, and then suddenly changed direction sharply to the left, catching him off guard!
“Damn it!!”
The goalkeeper fell to the ground, reaching out, hoping to touch the ball, or at least his ankle to bring this guy down.
But Chen Tao gave him no chance, pulling the ball away from the goalkeeper's gloves and taking it to the edge of the goal line!
“This…”
“Unbelievable.”
“Huh???”
Anyone who saw this goal would find it inconceivable.
The seemingly slender Asian danced through Everton's backline like a dragon, passing through a field of flowers without a single petal sticking to him!
The defenders couldn't even touch the hem of his shirt!
The most absurd part was his confident dribbling in the extremely confined space of the penalty area, continuously faking out defenders and the goalkeeper…
He literally carried the ball into the goal!
Only after breaking through all the way to the goal line did Chen Tao's heart settle.
He gently pushed the ball into the net!
Everton's Finch Farm training ground was silent.
The assistant coach, who was about to flip the scoreboard, stared blankly at the field, still not reacting.
It wasn't until cheers erupted from somewhere, and applause gradually rose and fell,
That the Everton assistant coach finally reacted and flipped the scoreboard.
Everton Youth Team 4-1 National Football Team
“OHHHHH——”
“This is too ridiculous!”
“What a f*cking insane goal!”
The Everton youth academy coaching staff couldn't help but applaud this brilliant goal.
The number 24 in the white jersey, who looked to be under 16, had single-handedly torn through the youth team's entire defensive line!
It should be known that this U18 team consisted of the most talented prospects in the area!
And they were being dominated by a Chinese kid!
Youth Academy Director Maroney murmured in disbelief:
“It's incredible! Crazy, crazier than Cristiano Ronaldo!”
Ronaldinho's dribbling at Manchester United was flashy, but he couldn't have done these things.
The talent of the young man named Chen Tao before him was truly unique!
Regardless of the outcome of today's match, he had to report to management as soon as possible to poach this monstrous talent!
This kid absolutely cannot be allowed to leave Everton!