In 2016, Leicester City had just shocked the world by winning the Premier League. Barcelona edged past Real Madrid to top La Liga, Juventus reigned over Serie A, Bayern dominated the Bundesliga, and PSG scored 100 goals to crush Ligue 1.

But that same year, everything changed—because of Lin Qi.

Thanks to the Top-Class Midfield Maestro System, Lin Qi started with god-tier passing and dribbling skills. And just like that, Super Lin was born.

Born from Chinese–Croatian blood, Lin Qi led Croatia to fulfill their dream: winning the 2018 World Cup! Crowned as Europe’s new king of football, he turned Croatia into a world-class powerhouse.

Guardiola: “The best player I’ve ever coached? No doubt—Lin Qi.”

Cristiano Ronaldo: “If the Ballon d’Or goes to Lin Qi, I’ll accept it—no complaints.”

Messi: “One lucky thing: Lin Qi can’t play in the Copa America.”

Qatari Oil Tycoon (PSG): “What? €100 million isn’t enough to sign Lin Qi? How about €200 million?”

Emirati Oil Boss (Man City): tapping the table “You think I’m just background noise?”

The story of Leo, the midfield maestro of Milan, the elegant prince of Inter Milan, the new flag bearer of the Azzurri, and Balotelli's good brother, begins in the summer of 2007.

Mourinho: Some people say that I wouldn't have won the treble without Leo. I want to clarify that this is not a rumor!

Mancini: I admit I misjudged him back then. If I had known, I would have definitely called him up to the first team earlier.

Messi: Leo is better than Ronaldo, I would like to be his teammate.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Guess why I'm just smiling and not saying anything? It's so much fun playing with Leo!

Balotelli: Hehe, he's my boss!

Leo: No, are you kidding me? Why am I, a midfielder, given a Berbatov starting template?

This is a football novel without a "system".

The protagonist Li Ran’s only “golden finger” is his profound insight into the development laws of football in the next twenty years as a reborn person.

He doesn't need a mission because he has only one goal: to defeat all opponents of this era with the purest "professionalism".

Starting with the acquisition of the bankrupt League One club Tranmere Rovers, he will:

Using data models and past life memories, we can unearth future world-class "geniuses" in the corners of Europe.

Using the concepts of "high pressure" and "positional football", we launched a dimensionality reduction attack on the British-style rushing and lob tactics of 2002.

In the transfer market, he competes with legendary coaches such as Ferguson, Wenger, and Mourinho, staging the most realistic business game.

From League One to the Premier League, from Anfield to the top of the world. This is not only a story of building a dynasty, but also the ultimate proof of "football philosophy". When the clock strikes the end, he will turn back and launch a final challenge to that most impossible dream.

In 2007, Inter Milan retained the Serie A title, marking the gradual recovery of Apennines football after the Calciopoli scandal. Manchester United embarked on a three-peat for the Premier League, the Mourinho era at Chelsea temporarily came to an end, Arsenal bid farewell to the Henry era, and Manchester City was acquired by Thaksin Shinawatra. Barcelona experienced the turmoil of the Rijkaard era, while Real Madrid staged a last-minute comeback to win the title. Stuttgart unleashed a youthful surge in Germany, while Bayern Munich, after failing to win any of the four major titles, entered a rebuilding phase. Lyon won its sixth consecutive Ligue 1 title...

This year, 25-year-old Kaka became a legend, 23-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo completed his personal evolution, and 21-year-old Messi established himself as the core of Barcelona's future. There were heroic swan songs and a revolution in collective football philosophy.

At Sao Paulo Club, 17-year-old Yalo sat on the bench, looking up at the stars and fantasizing about playing.

At this time, the boy didn’t know that he would become the supreme striker in football in the future!

No system, no crossing

[System + Growth + Passion + Goalkeeper] In the 14-15 season, Lin Feng caught up with the operation of Longguo Suheng Capital and became one of the 30 young players who went abroad to play in Serie A! With the tightening of Longguo's policies, the operation of Suheng Capital came to an abrupt end! This group of young players who went abroad became abandoned! Lin Feng, who had originally hoped to be selected for the national youth team, was completely abandoned! Seeing that he was going to return to China in disgrace and go to the factory to fix the screws, the system was activated! [Elite Pre-judgment Position Selection]! [Elite Forbidden Zone Interception]! With the improvement of his own abilities, Lin Feng quickly gained a foothold in the Serie A goalkeeper position! Immediately afterwards, the talent [Team Leader] made Lin Feng the backbone of the team's defense! The terms [bitter flesh], [strengthening], [prison cage], etc. appeared one after another, making Lin Feng the best goalkeeper in Serie A! [clean sheet record] and [Golden Glove Award] began to appear frequently on Lin Feng! After the end of a season, Lin Feng faced a dilemma: should the agent choose Mendes or Raiola?

In early 2008, 17-year-old Chinese boy Wang Shuo went to Germany for trial training.

The bad news is that he tried out for 18 teams and failed in all of them.

Good news, the plug-in he has been waiting for is finally here.

Football God, start!