"Liverpool Keeps Winning Big, Marching Forward Unstoppable!"
"Liverpool Announces First-Month Jersey Sales for the New Season: Leo Lin Surges to First on the Team, Salah Ranks Second!"
"Liverpool Thrashes Southampton 4-0: Mané Scores a Hat-Trick, Leo Lin Provides Two Assists!"
After defeating Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool followed it up with another emphatic win in the sixth round of the Premier League against Southampton.
With their full-strength starting lineup on the pitch, Liverpool beat Southampton 4-0.
Then Liverpool seemed to hit another gear. In the seventh round of the Premier League against Cardiff City, they once again started their strongest lineup and claimed a 3-1 victory.
Firmino's brilliant lobbed header locked up the Premier League Goal of the Month, while Salah's clever assist and Leo Lin's composed finish added the final flourish to the win.
On November 14, in the second round of the Champions League group stage against Red Star Belgrade, Klopp was determined to rotate the squad, but in the end, he still did not change too many players.
To stay competitive, building a strong foundation early in the season was especially important!
Although Liverpool ultimately defeated Red Star Belgrade 2-0, kept their perfect start through the first two Champions League group-stage matches, and sat first with six points, some fans had already started worrying about the players' condition.
"I haven't seen Van Dijk get a rest in ages. Lin has only rested once too. He's played three straight high-intensity matches for the full 90 minutes. He's only 18. He needs more rest!"
"In key positions, Liverpool's options are still pretty limited. There's basically no one who can replace what Mané and Salah do on the wings. And if Leo Lin is taken out of midfield, Liverpool's creativity will drop noticeably."
"Don't worry, lads. We have enough players, and the bench is deep enough."
On October 14, after the match against Red Star Belgrade, Klopp gave every player a day off so they could properly rest.
Leo Lin had planned to spend the day relaxing at home, but a product deal he had signed earlier officially went on sale. It was Enfield's new motorcycle series!
After announcing their partnership with him, Royal Enfield wasted no time producing the Dark Gold Cruiser Street Bike series, which finally went on sale online on October 16.
Because it was a limited-edition motorcycle based on a classic model, it exploded in popularity across the internet the moment it launched.
Royal Enfield also released an official video showing the brand-new Dark Gold Cruiser being delivered to Leo Lin's home. It was a gift prepared for their ambassador.
Since it was exclusive to the ambassador, it had a completely different color scheme from the other cruisers.
Among all the sports bikes in the new Dark Gold Cruiser series, only Leo Lin's first unit came in Dark Gold Silver, making it entirely different from the rest.
The moment Leo Lin saw the motorcycle, he fell deeply in love with it.
But the one who cried out in amazement was not him. It was Rodri, who was standing beside him.
Rodri had come specifically to see just how cool the legendary Dark Gold Cruiser really was.
When he finally saw it, the gasp that burst out of him, the drool practically pouring from his mouth, and the sparkle in his eyes left Leo Lin both amused and helpless.
Because Rodri's reaction should have been his own. But Rodri reacted first, and now Leo Lin had no idea how he was supposed to react!
"But Lin, don't you not have a driver's license?"
Rodri suddenly remembered a key issue.
"So you can't ride this bike for now. How about this? From now on, I'll ride this bike and take you to and from training. I'll be your free driver. No need to thank me too much. I won't charge you."
Leo Lin was just about to agree when Salah, standing nearby, immediately objected.
"What do you mean, free driver? I can do that too."
"Leo, I can even pay you. I'll give you a hundred pounds a day, as long as you let me be your driver!"
Rodri was dumbfounded.
"That's malicious competition. You're disrupting the market!"
"Fine, Lin, I'll add another hundred. I'll give you two hundred pounds a day!"
"You three are so stingy. I'll pay five hundred pounds a day!" Firmino joined the competition too.
While the three of them were arguing heatedly, Barnett slipped into the driver's seat first and started the engine. The roar that burst from it immediately made everyone around them cry out in excitement.
This was the kind of happiness that belonged to boys.
But the motorcycle could not carry everyone, so after taking it for a quick spin, they all piled into Barnett's sports car and went out for a drive together. Barnett drove, while Leo Lin sat in the passenger seat and enjoyed the ride.
Salah and Firmino leaned against the windows on either side, feeling the wind on their faces and laughing so hard they could hardly stop.
Rodri, who had been forced to squeeze into the middle of the back seat, looked deeply aggrieved. He wanted to experience the thrill of the sports car too.
"Rodri, your positional sense is pretty good. This is what extra training does for you," Leo Lin teased from the passenger seat, because Rodri had once again ended up in the central holding position.
As always, Leo Lin firmly believed Rodri had been born to play as a lone Defensive Midfielder.
Soon, a very real problem appeared in front of Leo Lin.
Getting a driver's license.
After his birthday, getting a driver's license became Leo Lin's top priority.
But in England, passing the driving test was notoriously difficult. There were even reports of a local who had taken the test a hundred times and still failed the road test.
So for Leo Lin, the biggest headache had arrived.
Leo Lin quickly signed up at a driving school and found a dedicated driving instructor for one-on-one coaching, with Barnett assisting him the whole way.
From theory to road practice to practical skills, everything was taught completely one-on-one.
It was only then that Leo Lin discovered, for the first time, that there was something Barnett was not good at: teaching.
His private one-on-one driving instructor was patient and gentle, always guiding him carefully.
But the other guy helping out was a completely different story. He was a short-tempered old man.
When Barnett taught, he was clearly a different person.
Whenever they reached a difficult point and Leo Lin could not immediately understand or master it, Barnett's impatient voice would ring out.
"First turn left twice, then right twice, then floor the accelerator and pull both handbrakes. Just blast straight in and you're done!"
"Put a little finesse into the turn. If you drive like this, how are you supposed to drift after you get your license?"
"You…"
At that moment, Delores would appear right on time and grab Barnett by the ear.
"What drifting?"
"You're a grown man. Don't you know anything about safe driving?"
"Don't drink and drive, don't drive after drinking, obey traffic rules, don't drive recklessly, and don't speed. These are basic driving rules. Stop teaching Lin how to drift. He doesn't need it."
"What do you mean, floor the accelerator and blast straight in? Is that how you teach someone to reverse into a parking bay?"
"Come on. Get back home. Stop bothering Lin."
"Right now!"
"Immediately!"
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