The Champion's Heart

Lin Hai, "The Heart of a Champion" is excellent, truly excellent! At least that's my opinion! Actually, among your works, "The Godfather" has the strongest literary quality. Personally, I prefer "The Winner Takes All." But realistically speaking, I think this book has the strongest readability. Some readers in the book review section prefer novels that purely focus on matches.

This book is off-putting for people who don't watch football. It focuses on midfielders with almost no highlights, and the protagonist seems like just a tool. In reality, midfielders aren't necessarily the best in the world; it's usually the forwards who achieve that status. So, if you're looking for a fast-paced, action-packed story, don't bother reading this; you won't be able to get through it. Only football fans can truly appreciate it.

I could have kept this book if it weren't for Sun Pan and the others, but I couldn't continue reading when the author forcibly boosted their strength. They went from being third-rate domestically to world-class after just one year with the protagonist—I'm speechless. The protagonist, even with his cheat codes, still had to train like a dog every day and compete for so long to slowly become powerful. And what about the others?

I've been reading online novels since 2003, which is 13 years now. At first, a million words were enough to satisfy me, then I was unsatisfied with several million, and now I just skim through many novels. Although more and more writers are bringing richer and more diverse works, the fast-paced rhythm and predictable plot twists have gradually made me put down online novels.

It's annoying to watch. Mark has 12 goals and 2 assists in 9 games, while the protagonist has 1 goal and 5 assists. Mark even has a hat-trick at the end of the season, easily finishing with 20+ goals, while the protagonist only has 10 or so assists and people call him strong? And that's with some kind of cheat code. I really don't see it.

I've finished reading it! Only those who have finished reading are qualified to comment on my views. Don't use fan points to accuse me of piracy; it's a subscription package I got from a Qidian event with 1000 book coins. This book is, to be precise, riddled with flaws.

I just subscribed to 100 chapters, and then he suddenly switched to playing a defensive midfielder. I immediately lost interest and gave up. I've already read most of the author's books. There's really no need to write about defensive midfielders; they're just there to support the attacking midfielders and forwards. With this kind of play, the attacking midfielders and forwards' stats will be explosive. The Ballon d'Or will almost certainly go to the attacking midfielders and forwards.

How to put it? It was a terrible ending. The plot was clichéd, and it felt forcedly nauseating. I skipped through the rest of the movie.

It's an old book, but I still want to mention the romance plot. Basically, 90% of Western women won't bring up marriage at the start of a date; it's too early. Many couples date for ten years, have children, and still aren't married. Of the remaining 10%, 99% are religious, but religious women only date those with the same faith… This plot is a bit awkward.

The early development of this book is exactly the same as Blue Reed; it also features a boy with eagle eyes who goes from playing on his school team as a hobby to a professional player, eventually abandoning his favorite position of striker for a more suitable role. Highly recommend this anime if you like soccer!