Prince looked at Nagi's expression and knew he still didn't understand.
The boy still had a lot to learn.
Nagi's goal was cool and gorgeous, stunning countless people, and he would definitely receive a good offer after this match.
However, in the sport of football, if you only watch the highlight reels, every player is a king.
By the same token, every player has moments of brilliance and moments of stupidity.
"The most effective warriors have no famous victories." Most natural goal-scorers who find the net with ease are like this.
Miracle goals are a rarity. Even for Ibra, who was known as a specialist in miracle goals, they still made up a very small fraction of his career total.
Unremarkable poacher's goals, tap-ins that "my grandma could have scored," simple finishes after clever runs, set-piece tactics... these are the norm in football.
Just because Nagi scored a Five-Stage Fake Volley today doesn't mean he can score one in every match to come.
In contrast, there was Loki, who used his speed to tear through the enemy's defensive line before scoring.
And there was Tendou, who could see through his opponent's actions and take corresponding measures.
Actions like theirs are what lead to a steady stream of goals.
A more critical point.
Both of them could use their individual ability to decide a battle. Nagi, on the other hand, needed Mikage Reo's assistance.
What happens if Mikage Reo is marked out of the game?
At that point, Nagi wouldn't even have the chance to show off his trapping ability.
TWEEET~
On the field.
Man City had already set up their wall. The electronic referee blew the whistle, and Loki took a three-step run-up and shot.
BANG!
From a position less than 30 meters from the goal, on the left side, it was a very threatening distance.
Tendou didn't need to use his noble brain to calculate. Just by looking at Loki's face, screwed up in a fierce impression of CR7, he knew the kid was going for a direct shot nine times out of ten.
As expected.
Loki took a few steps and shot directly, but his shot was blocked by the wall.
"It's not over, watch him!"
Someone shouted, and only then did Chigiri and the others notice.
Loki, whose free kick had hit the wall, didn't waste a second on regret. He immediately took off, sprinting towards the ball's landing spot.
At almost the same time.
After landing, Tendou immediately pushed off and also charged towards the ball.
In an instant, thunder and light surged on the field.
The two prodigies quickly collided. In the end, it was Tendou who used his long-leg advantage to hook the ball back, turning his back to shield it from Loki and deny him a chance to counter-press.
In the real world.
The intense BGM suddenly stopped, and the images of Tendou and Loki froze on the screen.
And then.
The camera cut to Prince on the Man City bench. He opened his mouth and said to Nagi, "Now, watch closely. Tendou's attack pattern."
Thwack~
Tendou passed the ball towards Reo.
"You know how to make this pass, right, rich boy?"
As his voice fell, lightning surged around Tendou's body. He spun around and charged into the PSG half.
The paused BGM suddenly swelled, instantly getting the audience's blood pumping.
The pass?
How should I pass it?
At this moment, Reo couldn't sketch out a picture of a goal in his mind at all.
Unlike before when he was leading Nagi to a goal, now it was Tendou leading him.
And.
"He's on a much higher level. My naive ideas can't possibly break through Loki's defense."
Before his eyes, after Tendou had shot out like lightning, Loki had started a step behind him, a laser beam trailing him as he gave chase.
He didn't know how to make this pass; he only knew that this was a test Tendou had given him.
In previous matches, all they needed to do was boot it forward, because no one was faster than Tendou. But the opponent he was facing now was Loki.
He tried to use this pass as a target to enter the Flow State but found it was impossible.
The skill gap was too large; it didn't meet the conditions for entering Flow.
His brain began to think rapidly. With the help of Metavision, he was crystal clear on the position of every person on the field.
Reo needed to deliver a perfect pass like Charles...
"No, that's not right. The pass Tendou wants isn't one that lands perfectly at his feet. It's a pass into empty space. That's enough." Reo suddenly understood.
Because Tendou was just that proud.
If Loki dared to challenge the Man City defense with a single pass, then Tendou naturally had the same right.
His body was instantly covered in a purple hue. This was the special effect of his "Chameleon" ability activating.
When the purple had completely enveloped him, Mikage Reo had transformed into Itoshi Sae.
BANG!
The ball was instantly lifted off the ground, flying rapidly from the backfield to the front.
"Get back!"
"Counter-attack!"
Although the description took a few hundred words, in reality, it all happened in an instant.
When Reo launched the ball, the players from both Man City and PSG were sprinting desperately.
The most dazzling, of course, were Tendou and Loki.
The two prodigies, one with lightning effects, the other with light, ran so fast it was as if they could tear the air itself.
5 meters into the attacking half, Reo's long pass finally began to drop. The two of them caught up to it at almost the same time.
No.
It wasn't as simple as catching up. Under Reo's dumbfounded gaze, both Tendou and Loki had run past the ball.
"...I underhit it!" Reo gritted his teeth. This was the best pass he could currently make, and he had still misplaced it.
However, this was also within Tendou's prediction.
He had seen this moment in advance from the future. In a full sprint, he suddenly came to a brief stop and tapped the ball's landing spot with his heel.
Click~
With a crisp sound, the falling ball was once again lifted into the air, tracing a rainbow over the heads of both Tendou and Loki.
"A chance for PSG!"
"Loki takes the free kick himself! He's miscued it, the ball hits the wall!"
"The crisis isn't over for Man City! They're fighting for the first rebound!"
"So fast! Tendou and Loki charged towards the ball at the same time!"
"Tendou won it! He beat Loki to the ball!"
"A pass back to a teammate to organize! Mikage Reo, who already has an assist, sends a long pass!"
"They're running again! This is a showdown between the European supercar and the Asian supercar! But there's only one of each of these supercars in the entire world! They are the ultimate limited edition and priceless hypercars!"
"He's caught up... no, they've overrun it! It's clear the other players can't keep up with their pace, because they are world-class, even if they are only 17 years old!"
"The battle for the first touch... my God..."
"A Rainbow Flick!"
"That's a Rainbow Flick!"
"Can you believe it?! A player who is 1.93 meters tall just played with the creativity of Ronaldinho!"
"This is talent! Visible, tangible talent! Manchester City's number 7 is constantly showing people with his talent just how much he is worth that 8 million Euro annual salary! He's a perfect fit for Manchester United..."
The English commentator was overflowing with passion.
No matter which club Tendou eventually joins, at least for now, he is a Manchester City player, fighting for the badge of Manchester.
Although it wasn't the first team, this was a showdown between the youth academies of top-tier teams from the top five leagues, a battle of future warriors.
Well, if it weren't for that last line where he smuggled in his personal bias and exposed the fact that he was a Man United fan, everything would have sounded so normal.
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