Before he was reborn, Lin Feng was a food delivery rider for a Chinese restaurant in London and the hidden master known as “DragonEye” in Football Manager. He had devised his own wonderkid algorithm, but the industry giants shut him out, and he died in poverty. Reborn at Crewe, a struggling League Two club, he somehow scams his way into the manager’s job with a bluffing email built around a “one-pound wager”!
Bound to the [Truthful Eye] System, he can see players’ potential ratings, trait labels such as “speed demon” and “clutch,” their real-time form, and their risk of injury! The difficulty is hellish from the start? Lin Feng becomes the “Sharp-Tongued Godfather”: he takes on everyone, from the media (“Crewe’s medical room? Wenger would see it and retire overnight!”) to his rivals, while fiercely protecting his own. With uncanny tactics and an eye for “bargain-bin gems,” he uncovers talents buried in obscurity.
From League Two journeyman to the summit of European competition, he sweeps through the football world with one thrilling last-minute winner after another (“Fergie Time? Today, God’s wearing a Crewe shirt!”) and a string of hilarious quips (“Trying to do Ronaldo’s SIU? You’ll never learn that leap!”). Fans turn Crewe into a meme with their take on “My Chubby Crewe Kid”; commentators’ iconic moments get recreated (“A super, super massive mistake!”); and Messi and Ronaldo fans end up trending after trading insults over him! There’s warmth and coldness in the locker room, fans who never abandon the team, and the Chinese-British reporter Sophia, who goes from doubting him to standing by his side.
Finally, after the Chinese national team exits in disgrace, the whole country petitions for the “Sharp-Tongued Godfather” to take charge of the Dragon Team. Can Lin Feng lead his “clutch” players to pull off the ultimate last-minute winner on the World Cup stage and recreate Ferguson’s triumphant celebration? From “con man” to three-time champion godfather, his sharp tongue and “Truthful Eye” are destined to shake up world football!
