Football: What Happened To Going To The Nightclub? I Have To Score

"Su, aren't you afraid of the coach reprimanding you for sneaking us out to dance?"

"And why did you bring your girlfriend?"

The familiar Berghain nightclub was buzzing as the Union Berlin squad hit the scene again.

This time, even Matuschka, the normally upright captain, suggested the outing. Along for the ride were young winger Quining, nightlife regular Silvio, striker partner Trod, and main goalkeeper Kinkel. Naturally, the star of the team, Su Luo, was also part of this team-building activity. The only odd thing was that he brought along a stunning girl with an elegant demeanor, Josephine.

Facing so many players, Josephine was nervous. She put on a supermodel's cold face and clung to Su Luo's arm.

"Su, aren't you going to introduce us?" Matuschka asked with a cheerful smile.

At this moment, he was no longer the calm midfield commander but more like a matchmaking auntie.

Su Luo wrapped his arm around Josephine. "This is Josephine, my girlfriend."

Eh?

Josephine looked up at Su Luo in surprise. He admitted it publicly! There had been no confession, no flowers, no dates, no ceremony! Still, her heart was sweet.

"Sure enough, last time I saw you two in the parking lot..." Silvio began but was cut off by Matuschka.

"Alright, you two enjoy yourselves. We'll go inside and see if there are any girls to chat with."

Quining winked at Su Luo and gave him a thumbs-up before heading in with the others. Josephine finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I knew I shouldn't have come with you," she said.

"You insisted on coming," Su Luo replied, helplessly.

"But... I worry about you coming here alone."

"Why, are you jealous?"

"No! Maybe I wanted to find a handsome guy?"

"Look, isn't one standing right in front of you? Let's go inside."

Su Luo took Josephine's hand, and she smiled sweetly, sticking close to him. No one was taking Su Luo away from her tonight!

In fact, Su Luo had no intention of chasing girls, at least not now. His mind was full of upgrading in the Bundesliga and becoming stronger. The game against Carl Sruhe made him realize the gap between his team and the top-tier Bundesliga defenses. If he relied only on his own efforts, breaking through Europe's elite defenses would be difficult.

Facing Carl Sruhe, even Ronaldo and Haaland's possessions struggled. How would he fare against teams like Bayern and Dortmund? Could he pose a threat without his teammates' support?

This was a serious concern.

It's not that Ronaldo and Haaland weren't strong, but Su Luo needed greater strength to fully utilize his possession power. Currently, his possession time was limited to 10 minutes, with no sign of extension. There were only two players in his possession pool, and the third player hadn't appeared for a long time.

After entering the illusion this time, Su Luo carefully observed and found that the phantom of the third star hadn't changed much. Despite winning so many games, it still wasn't enough. He recalled the conditions under which Ronaldo and Haaland appeared and found a more reasonable explanation.

The law of diminishing marginal utility.

For example, the first sip of an iced cola is the most enjoyable when you're exhausted and thirsty. Future sips won't achieve the same level of stimulation, and drinking a whole bottle might even become tiresome.

Similarly, when Ronaldo was awakened, it was just before participating in the World Youth Championship qualifiers—his first time wearing the national jersey in a serious competition. The excitement was hard to replicate.

Signing Haaland also coincided with his first time starting. After participating in just three first-team games, he fully activated Haaland. Since then, Bundesliga games became routine for Su Luo, no longer exciting him.

The progress of the third player was slow, increasing by less than 5% per game. At this rate, he might only activate the third player in the Bundesliga.

If he couldn't be promoted this season, it might take another year to activate the third player.

So what about the fourth and fifth players?

"No! Even if I have to bite the bullet, I must break into the Bundesliga next season!"

"Wait... there's still the cup competition! Maybe it will boost my progress significantly!"

This season, Union Berlin was competing on two fronts. They had steadily improved in the league and were nearing the top group. In the cup competition, they were about to complete the third round before the season's first half ended. Winning this game could lead them to the quarter-finals, semi-finals, or even the finals!

Playing against Bundesliga teams, facing giants like Bayern and Dortmund, might significantly boost the progress bar!

Su Luo couldn't help but look forward to it. He took his training in the illusion seriously. After playing a two-hour match with Ronaldo and Haaland, Su Luo finally returned to reality from the illusion.

Just as he snapped back, he saw Josephine looking at him worriedly, her arms around his neck.

"Luo, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Seeing her so concerned, Su Luo couldn't help but kiss her again. This time, Josephine didn't shy away but responded actively.

Oh?

It seems tonight might unlock something new?

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