Facing Guardiola's rapid-fire barrage, a bewildered Mark could only nod and reply, "Thank you, Mr. Guardiola. It's an honor to receive your recognition."
"Just call me Pep."
After a pause, Guardiola continued, "I think your footwork is excellent, and your feints are very deceptive..."
"However, your physical confrontation still needs improvement. You need to spend more time in the gym to strengthen your core..."
"Also, your vision is a bit poor, especially before receiving and passing the ball. You need to observe as much as possible in advance..."
Facing Guardiola's personal guidance, Mark nodded in agreement as he walked towards the players' tunnel, silently committing these valuable experiences from a world-renowned coach to memory.
However, after Guardiola turned and left, satisfied, Mark, who had already entered the players' tunnel, paused, suddenly realizing.
Holy crap!
It seems I fell into a trap?!
He was clearly a Wolfsburg player, a disciple of Hecking.
How could Guardiola, the opposing coach, give him a lesson right in front of Hecking?
Didn't this count as some kind of NTR in person?
Wouldn't this make him a "traitor" in front of everyone?!
Damn it!
Guardiola is too detestable!
He nervously looked around and, seeing no one looking his way, Mark breathed a sigh of relief:
"Good, good, no one should have noticed..."
However, what he didn't know was that Guardiola also spoke about him at the post-match press conference:
"That young man, number 45, Mark Lane, he caused a lot of trouble for our defense..."
"He plays with great flair and has the potential to become a superstar."
"Moreover, his footwork is incredibly flashy and versatile, and what's rare is that it's also practical."
"An eighteen-year-old player as talented as him, I've only seen Messi..."
Who is Guardiola?
This Bayern coach is one of the most sought-after and decorated world-renowned coaches in football today!
His peak Barça team swept across all of Europe.
Now, Guardiola's high praise for an opposing player is enough to show how outstanding Mark was in this match.
Indeed, players who scored against Bayern at eighteen can be counted on one hand.
In contrast, Wolfsburg coach Hecking only acknowledged the team's defiant spirit against a strong opponent like Bayern at the press conference, without specifically praising any player.
Because he knew very well that Guardiola's words would certainly lead to a scramble for media coverage.
He was very reluctant for Mark to be over-reported by the media.
Because the better Mark performed and the greater his fame, the harder it would be for Wolfsburg to retain this rising star.
Besides, he was also afraid that Mark would be influenced by the spotlight and public opinion, lose his mental balance, become distracted from the pitch, and thus rapidly decline, eventually becoming just another player.
Such examples are simply too numerous to count in football.
However, as Mark's playing time increased and his performances became more eye-catching, the media had already made this Wolfsburg new star a valuable source of material to attract readers and traffic.
Who told him he was handsome and played with flair?!
Of course, this is also the path every rising star must take after making their debut... It's worth mentioning that the interesting scene of Guardiola putting his arm around Mark's shoulder and gesticulating instructions to the opposing player was faithfully captured by the live broadcast cameras.
This video quickly went viral on YouTube!
From the beginning of the video, fans and spectators initially thought Guardiola was impressed by Mark's excellent performance in the match and went up specifically to praise him.
After analysis by lip-reading experts, they realized that Guardiola was actually coaching Mark!
"Is he teaching an opposing player how to play?"
"Coach Gua is truly selfless!"
"He's just a football fanatic who deeply loves the sport..."
"He must think Mark is a diamond in the rough, which is why he'd do this..."
And major news outlets, when reporting on this Bundesliga 焦點大戰, also reported this interesting anecdote in addition to the match's progress and result.
"Shocking! Bayern Coach Actually Coaches Opposing Player On-Site After Match?!"
"Bayern Narrowly Defeats Wolfsburg, Genius Youngster Shines Again!"
"Germany's Ronaldinho Wins Coach Gua's Favor, Bayern Books Another Talent?!"
"Mark Lane? A Genius Second Only to Messi!"
Among them, Bild gave Mark extremely high praise:
"In the heated battle for Champions League qualification, Wolfsburg suffers two consecutive defeats."
"However, what's comforting is that their biggest discovery of the season, Mark Lane, scored again!"
"Although they lost at home in this match, this Wolfsburg new star's performance was still eye-catching, not falling behind at all when facing a top Bundesliga full-back like Alaba!"
"It's worth noting that this was only the eighteen-year-old's seventh appearance this season."
"In seven appearances, one start, six substitutions, and less than three hundred minutes of playing time, he contributed an astonishing four goals and four assists!"
"Moreover, with an average of four successful dribbles per game and an astonishing 70% dribbling success rate, he stands shoulder to shoulder with dribbling masters like Ribéry and Robben!"
"This young artist from the Automotive City, using his legs as a brush and the turf as a canvas, is painting a beautiful football symphony on the Bundesliga stage!"
And with Guardiola's praise and the media's unreserved hype, Mark has clearly become the next highly anticipated German super new star!
This momentum is even greater than that of Schalke's talent Max Meyer, who was previously hyped as "Germany's Messi"!
In just one day, Mark discovered that his social media followers had suddenly surged by tens of thousands!
After Malanda reminded him, he also found the video of Guardiola coaching him on YouTube, which had already garnered millions of views.
"As expected of a top-tier coach!"
The video only had his name attached, and it broke a million views in a short amount of time.
In addition, Mark also saw several highlight videos of his dribbling on YouTube.
Unbeknownst to him, players like Japanese international Hiroki Sakai, Hoffenheim's tank-like new talent Süle, and Bayern's top full-back Alaba had all become victims of his exquisite footwork!
As he continues, this list of victims will surely include more and more famous names.
Besides the media, his impressive performance also earned him a spot on the national team's scouting list.
Although Mark was not selected for the latest Germany call-up list.
However, at the press conference, national team coach Löw also admitted that he was keeping an eye on several Bundesliga new talents.
Among them was Wolfsburg's rising star — Mark Lane!