After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!-Chapter 721 - 0272 Warm-up Expert Higuain (Subscribe please)_2

"Yep, but what I was referring to was his comments about Huang Kaiwen, not long ago when he had an interview with his hometown newspaper, he spoke about Huang Kaiwen. During the 2004-2005 season, AC Milan and Manchester United met in the UEFA Champions League."

"Huang Kaiwen had just stepped into the world of soccer, already one of the best players at the time, and Solskjaer was sitting on the bench during that game. Solskjaer said that game made a greater impression on him than any other game that followed. When he was young, great wingers hardly ever defended, but Huang Kaiwen not only scored in that game but also worked hard defending against Ronaldo. Solskjaer felt right then that Huang Kaiwen would certainly become one of the best players in the world."

"Moreover, he disclosed something else, at Manchester United’s Carrington training ground there’s a photo of Huang Kaiwen polishing his shoes. This is the only photo of a non-Manchester United player at Carrington. He said Ferguson told every young player that even Ballon d’Or winners polish their own shoes and not to think they’re stars just because of a little success."

"[Huang Kaiwen is really something.]"

"Damn, how come this story is almost the same as what’s written in the magazines?"

"It does sound like a magazine story, but it should be true; Manchester United’s genius midfielder Anderson also mentioned this."

"Huang Kaiwen really has a good reputation in the world of soccer. Isn’t Ferguson afraid that Manchester United players will learn to fake injuries from him?"

"No help for it, Huang Kaiwen’s just too good at pretending. From the way he fooled people with the ladyboy account, you can tell this guy is quite cunning."

"But I haven’t really done anything bad, right?"

"Fuck, Ge, you really have defected."

"Shit, you’re just realizing that? Ge plays games with Huang Kaiwen all the time and keeps calling him ’brother’ affectionately."

"Then you should be calling him ’traitor’, shouldn’t you? Huan gets the same treatment!"

"Are they the same? Don’t fucking curse at me; when Ge said he would give out game currency, he really gave it to the bros. Anyone who dares to curse at Ge, I’m gonna fight you."

"Right, I got my yellow diamond and QQ Show gifts from Ge, moderator, hurry up and ban that asshole who insulted my good brother!"

Higuain quickly entered the match, substituting Raul, as Atletico Madrid used up their last substitution, bringing on Juan Valera to replace Fran and replenishing the backline with four defenders.

The lack of warm-up wasn’t really an issue for him.

Once on the field, he would take the opportunity to fully warm up before kicking seriously.

Huang Kaiwen stood on the edge of the penalty area, waving at Higuain.

"Kevin, you’re calling me?"

Higuain jogged over with a smile and asked.

"Come on, you take it."

Huang Kaiwen said, smiling as he stuffed the soccer ball into Higuain’s arms.

"Me?"

Higuain asked, his eyes wide as he looked at Huang Kaiwen.

"Yeah, go on, score a goal. You can do it."

Huang Kaiwen encouraged, patting Higuain on the shoulder.

Higuain held the ball, his eyes reflecting a complex mix of emotions.

He never dreamt that Huang Kaiwen would actually give him the chance.

"Kevin told you to kick, so just kick."

Guti said from behind, "Give Kevin a pass later, and then get back in the game just the same."

Higuain took several deep breaths to calm himself.

He wiped his hands on the ball and solemnly placed it on the penalty spot.

His eyes fixed on the underside of the crossbar.

Since Kevin had given him the chance, he had to make it a beautiful shot.

Following the referee’s whistle, Higuain took a run-up and then struck the ball straight with his right foot.

Bang—

The ball flew straight towards the crossbar almost without any spin, and Abbiati leaped but couldn’t reach it.

But the next second--

Duang—

The sound of the ball striking the post rang out.

The ball hit the crossbar hard, bouncing out of the penalty area.

Players from both teams looked up, quickly judging the fall point and moving accordingly.

Raúl García jumped up, raising his arm, and struck the ball against Gago’s ribs, heading it away.

The main referee glanced over but didn’t blow his whistle.

"Hehe, Huang Kaiwen gave up the spot, but Higuain missed the penalty."

"This foul should have been a card, actually, but the referee is trying to find a balance. He just gave Atletico Madrid a red card and awarded a penalty, now he needs to appease the Atletico Madrid players."

"Right, the hardest part of officiating a derby is here. Now that Real Madrid is significantly ahead, Atletico Madrid players are mentally unbalanced, and the referee doesn’t dare to provoke them hehe."

During Atletico Madrid’s counterattack.

Huang Kaiwen went over and put an arm around Higuain’s shoulder, comforting him, "A missed penalty is just that, a miss. It doesn’t affect the outcome of the match anyway."

"Kevin..."

Higuain murmured with pursed lips.

Huang Kaiwen patted his head a couple of times, smiling, "Don’t fuss, just play hard and it’ll be good."

...

After Atletico Madrid counterattacked from the front, it was tougher for Aguero with Fran taken off. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Thankfully, the substitute right winger Santana gradually found his rhythm in the game, the Brazilian winger faking with his shoulder, successfully deceiving Miguel Torres with a quick change of direction.

Gago failed to steal the ball as Santana already sent a through pass.

Ramos, standing in the middle, quickly got moving, rushing towards the box.

Aguero in the middle took off running quickly towards the right side of the large penalty area.

Ramos, in perfect position, completely denied Aguero the ball. Moving side-by-side, Ramos shielded the ball, looking for an opportunity to move ahead. Aguero, off-balance, fell down by himself inside the penalty area.

Ramos carried the ball close to the end line, hurriedly turning and clearing the ball with his right foot.

Better to give away a throw-in than a corner kick.

"The young Ramos, after returning from AC Milan, has become much more reliable."

"Hehe, Milan has top defenders like Maldini and Nesta, and though they’re older, they’ve got experience. Maybe he learned something from them."