Football: Can I Get Stronger by Nutmegging Players?

2016. The era of big-money football was about to begin. Mbappe had just burst onto the scene, Haaland had yet to make his mark, and world football was still dominated by Messi and Ronaldo. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Then Neymar made his stunning move to Paris Saint-Germain, and the big-money era of football began in 2017. But Lin Chen unexpectedly transmigrated to 2016 and bound himself to the Fortune-from-Every-Direction System. Could he get stronger by unlocking templates based on legendary players from history, as long as he raked in more cash? So... He went on a livestream and shouted, “Bald Pep, bring me your sword! I’ll take down the world’s number one, then the number two!” His furious push sent football to the top of the charts and brought in a flood of new viewers. He pinched opponents’ butts on the pitch, hit on his teammates’ sisters off it, set off fireworks in the locker room, and chased young models at nightclubs, shouting, “I’ll take down Messi first, then Ronaldo!” Arrogant and domineering, he looked down on everyone. Later... The media called him “the Demon King fused with a Spirit Pearl,” “We’re all the same age. I never meant to crush you with a whole different level of skill,” “World-class from the neck down, cosmic-class from the neck up,” and “A one-of-a-kind prodigy in football history, an unparalleled genius at raking in cash,” as well as... “Lin with the Golden Trim!”