The addition of Wind-treading Combat Boots gave Su a quantum leap in speed.
With just one explosive burst,
van Bommel stared in exaggerated disbelief at Su, who had completely left him behind.
Too fast!
It's only been a few months!
How is such a terrifying improvement even possible?
What has he been eating?
Even if he were taking performance-enhancing drugs, this level of development would be impossible, right? Besides, at his age, can he still grow like this?
Hmm...
He really does look only 17 or 18!
Van Bommel took long strides, desperately chasing after Su.
But despite his best efforts, he could only watch helplessly as Su pulled further and further away.
"Here it comes—another iconic Su moment!"
"Bayern's wingers, who had been defending deep, now converge on Su from both sides!"
"Ribéry!"
"Robben!!!"
"A speed duel!"
"A sight that sends chills down your spine!"
"Su accelerates with the ball!!!"
"Blazing through the center circle!"
"Ribéry closes in from the left!"
"Robben cuts in from the right!"
"The most primal and exhilarating showdown of all time! Schalke's Su versus Bayern's Terror Twins!"
At this moment, the pride of Schalke erupted into frenzied roars:
"SU!!!"
"SU!!!!"
"SU!!!!"
The Schalke fans' chants roared like an engine at full throttle.
On the pitch, Su's eyes were locked solely on Bayern Munich's goal.
The rapid rhythm of his footwork drowned out everything but the howling wind in his ears.
With his speed now boosted to 98, even his already-solid 85 ball control felt slightly stretched.
At this velocity, he could barely manage the simplest left-and-right directional changes.
The kind of dazzling, high-speed dribbling that Ronaldinho mastered?
That was still beyond his reach—for now.
But at this moment...
He didn't need any fancy moves at all.
Facing Robben and Ribéry, who charged at him almost simultaneously,
Su clenched his teeth and accelerated again without the slightest intention of changing direction!
Robben, left without the ball, stared in disbelief as the Chinese player he was about to catch suddenly burst past him once more.
Still human?
I'm Robben!
The Flying Dutchman, Robben!
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You're an attacking midfielder, and you're blowing past me with just raw speed?
Not even a single feint?
On the pitch, the rest of Bayern Munich's players watched the scene unfold with stunned expressions.
On the left, Holger Badstuber was still occupied with Vardy—the relentless pest in front of him left no opportunity to help against that Chinese player.
On the right, Philipp Lahm had his eyes locked on Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who was poised to make a dangerous run.
All of Bayern's defensive hopes in midfield now rested on Ribéry's shoulders.
He had just seen Su leave Robben in the dust—surprising as it was, he had no time to dwell on it.
Having built his own career on beating defenders with speed, he knew exactly how to handle a player like Su.
Hold your position—that's the only way.
Trying to steal the ball outright would be reckless. Just delay him, slow him down, and this counterattack loses its teeth.
Ribéry's plan was sound, but what happened next froze him in his tracks.
That Chinese player didn't even give him a chance to get set.
A split second before Ribéry could react,
Su abruptly knocked the ball left while taking a massive stride toward the touchline!
What the hell?!
This isn't how it's supposed to work!
I'm clearly the best defensive option here, and this kid just ignores me?
Why?!
And now, on Bayern's right flank—
watching Su streak forward,
Lahm finally broke.
This kid's already reached the edge of the box. If I don't help now and leave it to those two sluggish defenders, he'll tear us apart!
Abandoning Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Lahm turned and lunged toward Su.
Just as Lahm rushed toward Su...
Su made his move!
In one fluid motion, he violently brushed the bottom of the ball with the arch of his right foot!
This was no ordinary touch - this was a Su98-speed flick!
Instantly, the ball shot toward the penalty area with furious spin.
Its trajectory?
Right between Bayern center-back Martín Demichelis and the charging Lahm!
The ball struck the turf sharply.
With its extreme rotation, instead of rolling forward, it popped straight up in place!
The height was perfect -
like a bashful teenage girl waiting to be swept off her feet!
Enter Klaas-Jan Huntelaar!
No need for elaborate adjustments!
No time for preparation!
He simply outmuscled Demichelis and -
BAM! -
hammered his right foot through the rising ball!
"BOOM!!!"
The explosive sound echoed across the pitch.
The ball streaked toward Butt's goal like a meteor.
Poor Hans-J?rg Butt!
As Bayern's goalkeeper, he's the quietest in the Bundesliga.
Not only does he concede the fewest goals,
he also catches the most colds -
forced to stand idle in goal during most Bayern matches,
left to shiver in the wind.
But not today!
Just twenty minutes in,
and already this was his third heart-stopping moment.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's point-blank blast gave him zero time to react.
"SWOOSH!"
That was the first sound Butt heard.
Wait -
wasn't that the sound of the ball tearing through the air?
This Dutchman had struck with such fury,
he might've broken his own leg!
Did it go in?
Butt strained to turn his head, but...
"GGGGGGG----OOOOOOOO-----AAAAAAA-----LLLLLLL!"
"GGGGGOOOAAAALLLLL!!!"
"GOAL!!!!!"
"Klaas-Jan Huntelaar!!!"
The roaring stadium DJ at Veltins-Arena gave him the answer before he could look!
Butt sighed and turned toward his net.
There it was - the ball still spinning violently in the back of the goal!
"GOAL!!!"
"GOAL!!!"
"Klaas-Jan Huntelaar!!!"
"2-0!!!"
"Absolutely! Positively! Undeniably! A dream start beyond imagination!"
"Su first humiliates van Bommel in midfield, blowing past him with inhuman speed!"
"Then he casually shrugs off Robben before shaking Ribéry!"
"At the last second before Lahm can intervene, he slides a perfect pass into the box!"
"All Huntelaar had to do was tap it home from point-blank range!"
"What an assist!"
"The 14th minute!"
"Schalke 04 leads Bayern Munich 2-0 at home!"
"Yes!"
"You're seeing correctly!"
"Schalke 04 is dominating the Bundesliga giants, Bayern Munich!!!"
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