David Drinkwater lived his entire career as football's biggest joke.

Thirty seven years old, rejected by every major club, and called a "club whore" by fans across Europe, but at Wembley Stadium, in the rain, he finally proved them wrong.

Championship playoff final between Millwall and Norwich, and in the 90th minute, he scored the winning goal, then he died.

**[Ding. Ding.]**
**「Host found: David Drinkwater.」**
**「Synchronisation complete.」**

He opens his eyes in an eighteen year old body.

Demien Walter, a failed Fiorentina academy prospect and suicide attempt survivor with an overall rating of 48, no team, and no future, but David brought something impossible with him.

**[Ding.]**
**「Ultimate Gacha System activated.」**
**「Mission: Rise from nothing. Become the greatest footballer in history.」**

Training earns points while matches earn rewards, and achievements unlock legendary packs.

Every pack opening could change everything, whether through common stat boosts, rare techniques, or epic abilities, yet there's always the ultimate prize.

**[Ding.]**
**「Diamond Pack opened.」**
**「Congratulations. Andrea Pirlo — Regista Vision obtained. Passing +15. Vision +10. Legendary Trait unlocked: Deep-Lying Playmaker.」**

From trialist to conquering the football world, every pack, every point, and every impossible moment building toward football immortality.

They called him a failure once, and they called him wasted potential, but now, with forty years of wisdom in an eighteen year old body and a system that rewards every drop of sweat with power, David will rewrite football history.

One pack at a time.

**Some dreams get a second chance, and some legends get a second life, so this is his.**

Gasperini stood at the front of the tactical room with the projector displaying Cremonese's 3-5-2 formation, his arms crossed and his expression focused as the squad settled into their seats around him.


"Cremonese away tomorrow," he began, his voice carrying authority without volume. "They're newly promoted, sitting bottom of the table, but that makes them dangerous. They have nothing to lose, they'll fight for every ball, and they'll pack ten men behind the ball the moment we have possession."


The screen changed to show Cremonese's defensive structure, tight and compact across the eighteen-yard box.


"We break them down through width and patience," Gasperini continued, his finger tracing the spaces on either flank. "Hateboer and Maehle push high, stretch their wing-backs, create space centrally for Walter to operate. Lookman and Malinovskyi stay wide initially, then cut inside when the channels open."


Chapter 133 - Chapter 130: Before the Storm I