Chapter 4: Kaka Template
"This… this way of scoring, why is it so similar to Kaka?"
"I thought I was the only one who felt that way!"
"Their playing styles are really similar!"
"Not just their playing styles, even their looks are ridiculously handsome!"
"Silver saddle, white horse, a jade tree in the wind—I can't believe our National Football Team has such a person!"
"I'm really looking forward to this World Youth Championship more and more!"
The 30-minute extra time quickly ended. Thanks to Lin Feng's goal, the China Youth Team ultimately came from behind to defeat Germany with a score of 4:3.
After the match, Germany players looked as if they had lost their souls, staring blankly at the sky, their eyes vacant.
Who am I, where am I?
What am I doing?
Apparently, most of them hadn't recovered from the shock of Lin Feng's incredible goal.
Damn it, how can there be such a terrifying monster in the World Youth Championship?
Meanwhile, the China Youth Team players and substitutes celebrated wildly the moment the whistle blew, celebrating this hard-won victory.
Lin Feng stood to the side, smiling as he watched everything, a relieved, fatherly smile on his face.
"Why aren't you celebrating with us?"
Chen Tao walked over, put his hand on his shoulder, and asked with a smile.
"No, I'm afraid I'll get all sweaty!"
"Hmm? Really?"
Chen Tao raised his eyebrows, and before Lin Feng could answer, he grabbed the hem of his jersey and wiped it haphazardly across his own face.
"Now you don't have to worry anymore, I've already helped you get all sweaty, you're welcome!"
After wiping his sweat, he seemed to anticipate Lin Feng's anger and took off running like a rabbit, incredibly fast.
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then chased Chen Tao in a fit of pique:
"You bastard, don't run if you have the guts!"
Chen Tao ran and laughed:
"Hahaha, I told you, you show-off, are you still thinking of signing autographs for female fans, that's why you kept yourself so clean?!"
Which maiden doesn't harbor spring, which young man isn't secretly flirtatious?
They were in the prime of their youth, the age when hormones were most active.
Moreover, as the face of the China Youth Team, Lin Feng naturally attracted attention and could draw a large crowd of female fans wherever he went.
Chen Tao stated that he was an experienced person and could understand!
"Understand your ass, I just simply like to be clean, is that not allowed?!"
"Tch, who believes you!"
Seeing the young people chasing and playing on the field, Klaus Toppmöller, the China Youth Team's head coach, showed a relieved smile.
After defeating Germany, the China Youth Team successfully advanced to the next round, reaching the quarterfinals.
This achievement had already equaled the China Youth Team's historical record set at the 1985 Soviet World Youth Championship.
He had basically completed the goal set by the Football Association.
As for whether they could go further, it depended not only on their own performance but also on a bit of luck.
The news of the China Youth Team's comeback victory against Germany and their advancement to the quarterfinals spread rapidly across the country like wildfire.
All major media outlets reported on the China Youth Team's victory immediately. On that evening's News Broadcast, CCTV not only dedicated 30 seconds to reporting on the match but even showed the entire process of Lin Feng's goal.
In an instant, the attention on the World Youth Championship and this China Youth Team soared in the country. Overnight, the China Youth Team gained several hundred million 'ten-year veteran fans.'
Lin Feng also left a deep impression on many people with this goal, making countless people remember his name.
This match not only caused a huge sensation domestically but also attracted the attention of many people in Europe.
Many scouts who originally came for Messi, Fabregas, and others quietly added Lin Feng's name to their scouting list.
Especially on the Germany side, who were eliminated, the broadcast of this match also caused a sensation in Germany.
Many Germany China Teams noticed Lin Feng through this match and subsequently had the idea of recruiting him.
Lin Feng didn't know he had become famous.
He was currently lying comfortably on his hotel bed, confirming the gains from this match.
【Congratulations to the host for completing the National Team debut mission!】
【Personal Rating: SS】
【Mission Reward: Main Module fusion progress increased by 10%, Sub-Module development progress +10%!】
Hmm?
The system's last reminder piqued Lin Feng's curiosity.
He opened the system panel in his mind with his thoughts and indeed found a new gray, unusable module next to the main module.
Only a small portion of the module below was lit up, and it needed to be fully lit to be used.
This system in his mind, whose name he didn't know, was something he had accidentally acquired ten years ago.
For a long time initially, the system in his mind didn't react much, only automatically popping up a daily check-in reminder.
He checked in for a full 8 years like this, and finally, in the summer of 2003, he accumulated enough points to unlock the system's first function.
After unlocking the system's first template, Lin Feng was incredibly lucky and drew an S-grade quality star template.
As for why Lin Feng's playing style was so similar to Kaka?
The reason was actually very simple: because the owner of the S-grade template he obtained was the peak Kaka!
After equipping the star card, Lin Feng could gain a portion of the opponent's peak abilities based on the activated percentage.
If the activation progress reached 100%, Lin Feng would be able to obtain all of the opponent's strength.
Before this match, Lin Feng had only activated 70% of the peak Kaka's abilities.
Now, with the additional 10% from this mission reward, he could unleash 80% of Kaka's peak strength.
How strong the peak Kaka was can be seen from AC Milan in 2007.
That year, Kaka truly carried the China Team forward, almost single-handedly leading the China Team to the Champions League title.
He himself also won the last Ballon d'Or before the Mei Luo era, making Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo his foils.
It's just a pity that Kaka's peak period was too short, like a meteor streaking across the sky.
Although the light was brilliant, the time was ultimately too short, causing countless fans to sigh and lament.
If Lin Feng could fully reach the height of the peak Kaka and maintain that level for a long time, he might not be unable to compete with the two peerless talents who would dominate the football world in the future.
However, since it was an S-grade template, fully activating it was very difficult.
Previously, Lin Feng had to play several matches just to increase the fusion progress by 1%.
He didn't expect to gain so much reward from playing one match for the National Team, even unlocking a second template.
At this rate, wouldn't he be able to fully activate the Kaka template very soon?
A gentleman like jade on the road, unparalleled in the world.
Kaka's playing style was graceful, like a dancer, and sharp like a swordsman.
Coupled with his handsome appearance and clean, refreshing, sunny boyish demeanor, he charmed countless young girls.
Who could refuse to become a star like Kaka?
Now he had to strive to play more matches for the National Team!
Of course, besides wanting to further accelerate the fusion progress of the Kaka template, Lin Feng had many other reasons for wanting to help the China Youth Team go further.
As a reborn person, he had personally witnessed the decline and degradation of the National Football Team later on.
He had also countless times felt regret for this China Youth Team when he couldn't sleep late at night.
If the China Youth Team's performance in the World Youth Championship had been a little better, Klaus Toppmöller wouldn't have been fired.
If the National Olympic Team, based on this China Youth Team, had performed better at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Would the future of Chinese Football be entirely different?
The worse the National Football Team's performance, the more curses the National Football Team received.
And the louder the curses, the greater the psychological burden on the National Football Team players, leading to worse performance on the field and even worse results.
Thus, the National Football Team fell into a death spiral.
The National Football Team's performance deteriorated day by day, with no worst, only worse. After losing to Thailand, they lost to Vietnam, and next they might lose to Myanmar or even Singapore.
Those who watched football and those who didn't could both curse the National Football Team, and they did so righteously. The National Football Team became the spittoon of the entire nation in public opinion.
But what if the China Youth Team won?
Would the death spiral reverse and become a positive cycle?
Would the future of Chinese Football change because of this?
Lin Feng didn't know the final outcome, but he wanted to try.