【 Ding! 】
【 Old Man's Comeback System activating! 】
【 Host Name: Yu Wang 】
【 Age: 18 】
【 Height: 184cm 】
【 Heading: 62. Passing: 65. Shooting: 45. 】
【 Dribbling: 59. Speed: 61. Strength: 70. 】
【 Stamina: 55. Vision: 61. Tackling: 66. 】
【 Aggression: 60. 】
【 Overall Rating: 62. 】
"..."
Yu Wang quickly lowered his head to look at his body, then he moved around a bit.
Feeling the power surging within him, Yu Wang finally understood that the data provided by the system was for the original host, and he, who had transmigrated, had completely inherited it!
Otherwise, how could Yu Wang, who worked a typical 9-to-5 job and felt half-dead every day, possess such a strong body?
He might even get dizzy and his vision would go black if he bent down and then suddenly stood up.
Moreover, if it were the Yu Wang from before the transmigration, he would probably be gasping for air after playing for half an hour in a match of this intensity.
Of course, inheriting the original host's 184cm height and a slightly diminished 'eighteen centimeters not including the head' physique didn't mean Yu Wang could run around recklessly. Respecting the head coach's tactical requirements was something every player needed to do.
Furthermore, while he had inherited it, it was still somewhat unstable. Yu Wang needed to run around more to awaken the muscle memory!
It's just... what the hell is this Old Man's Comeback System?
And just as Yu Wang was wondering, the system suddenly went "Ding!" again!
【 In 2034, after many years of retirement, you watched Yamal, a 27-year-old kid three years younger than you, weave and dart through opponents like he was in an empty space at the Saudi World Cup. At this moment, you regretted it. 】
【 You regretted squandering your years, squandering your youth! 】
【 You regretted your career bouncing between the Austrian Second League, the Dutch Third League, the Spanish Third Division, and a desolate retirement. You yearned to stand on the stage of a top League! 】
【 If time could flow backward, you swore you would live life to the fullest! 】
【 But you knew that time could not flow backward! 】
【 Fortunately, you understood a saying: The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, the second best time is now! 】
【 So you made up your mind to make a comeback! 】
【 And as an old man making a second comeback, you received the Old Man's Return Gift Pack: Free Attribute Points * 50! 】
Yu Wang was very surprised. So it really was the Old Man's Comeback System?
Joking aside, he was only eighteen years old. How could he be an old man? He was still a 'pillar of the sky' when he woke up this morning!
However, after seeing the 50 free attribute points given by the system, Yu Wang stopped dwelling on it.
Who cares if he's an old man or not, any system that gives him points is a good system!
Then, Yu Wang quickly thought about how he should allocate his points.
He was starting as a center-back, so logically, stamina, interceptions, tackles, or physical strength should be prioritized.
Considering that in his memory, Ajax II always had a bloody exchange of fouls whenever they met Utrecht II, Yu Wang decisively set his sights on the Stamina and Strength options!
"Deep Blue, add points!"
Musampa, who was partnering Yu Wang as a dual center-back, was startled.
Add iodine? (Translator's note: 'Jiadian' (add points) sounds like 'jiadian' (add iodine) in Chinese.)
Was this some mysterious incantation to pray to God?
Ignoring his teammate's confusion, Yu Wang just stared intently ahead, then carefully felt the changes his body was undergoing at that moment!
【 Stamina: 55 → 85. 】
【 Strength: 70 → 90. 】
【 Overall Rating: 62 → 68. 】
Not long after.
"Beep!"
On October 15, 2021, inside Ajax's Future Stadium, with the referee's whistle, the match began!
Time began to pass little by little, and Heitinga's previously furrowed brow slowly relaxed on the sidelines.
As for starting Yu Wang, it was truly because the team had no available defenders. Otherwise, Heitinga would never have let Yu Wang play!
This had nothing to do with whether Yu Wang was strong or whether Heitinga liked to use young players. The main factor was that while Ajax II had no pressure regarding their League standing, Heitinga did!
Ten Hag was recently in contact with Manchester United, and it was not out of the question that this Dutch Ajax coach would move to Old Trafford!
So, if you analyze it carefully, after Ten Hag leaves, who is most likely to become the head coach of the Ajax first team?
It would definitely be Heitinga, who was doing quite well with the second team and was already close to the action!
But there was a prerequisite: his team's performance had to be good!
Based on this, Heitinga was very worried that Yu Wang would suddenly forget what they learned in training and make a huge mistake.
Fortunately, after observing the first thirty minutes, Heitinga was surprised to find that, compared to Musampa, Yu Wang's performance seemed to be more in line with the level of a player who had played in the Eerste Divisie for many years!
Could it be that this sudden starting assignment for the second team activated Yu Wang's inner cosmos?
Heitinga had no way of knowing... And as time passed, as both teams' forwards frequently missed excellent opportunities, at the Future Stadium, time quickly reached the closing stages of the second half.
Neither team had managed to score.
Considering that one team was ranked 11th and the other 17th at the mid-season point, this first half of the match actually fit the description of two weak teams pecking at each other.
Ajax fans, playing at home, were certainly not satisfied with their team's performance.
After all, you were playing against a weak team, Utrecht II. They weren't a championship contender like Emmen or Volendam. If you perform like this, do you think you're worthy of us?
Damn it, give us our money back!
Immediately, boos erupted throughout the Future Stadium.
On the home team's bench, Heitinga's furrowed brow was so deep it could trap a fly.
An assistant coach suggested whether they could take off a center-back and bring on an attacking midfielder.
Don't ask why they chose to bring on a midfielder instead of a forward; both forwards on Ajax II's bench had already been substituted in, and there were no other true forwards left on the bench!
Upon hearing this, Heitinga fell silent.
Yu Wang's defensive performance today was surprisingly good, and his success rate in duels was also excellent. Honestly, Heitinga was very reluctant to dampen the spirits of a player who performed so well in his debut.
But, three points had to be secured, and the team had to make a change in attack!
With this thought, Heitinga turned and told his assistant to call up number 19, Giovanni, from the bench.
He was going to make a substitution!
And just as Heitinga was making his substitution arrangements, the situation on the field suddenly changed!
Number 6 midfielder Regeer successfully made a tackle and quickly turned to run forward. Ajax had a good counter-attacking opportunity!
The ball quickly came to Rasmussen on the left wing.
The Dane didn't hesitate at all, sending in a forty-five-degree cross!
"Bang!"
The ball entered Utrecht II's penalty area, and their defender, Van Den Heck, who also had an excellent performance today, cleared the ball out.
However, unfortunately, the ball wasn't cleared very far.
Yu Wang, who had pushed forward, got the ball!
Seeing Yu Wang get the ball, the head coach of Utrecht II, the Bosnian Kalezić, was just as stunned as Heitinga.
Wait, how can you, a center-back, be in this attacking position?
To this, Yu Wang just wanted to say, I ran and ran and ended up in front, do you believe me?
Yu Wang looked up at the opponent's goal, then he looked down at the ball.
Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the ball, the two opponents who suddenly closed in on him prompted Yu Wang to make an instinctive move!
That was, if heaven had feelings, heaven too would grow old; get the ball and take a shot!
Yu Wang quickly spread his arms, drew back his right leg, and then kicked the bottom of the ball!
"Whoosh!"
The football shot up into the air and flew quickly towards Utrecht's goal!
Utrecht's goalkeeper, De Keijzer, still wanted to dive out and save the team again, but when he actually dived out, he finally understood one thing—
That was, his arms were too short when he needed them!
1-0 in the 89th minute!
At this moment, the Future Stadium, which had been in a daze for almost the entire match, instantly erupted!