After the final whistle, the stadium was in pure ecstasy. Brighton had beaten Sevilla 3-0, and Lucas Tanaka was the na on everyone's lips.
In the stands, fans were still singing, while the players were celebrating on the pitch. Lucas was enjoying the mont. His mind was totally on the joy he was feeling, on how he was feeling it.
The next morning, Lucas woke up in his own dorm room. That was one advantage of playing at ho. Sleepily, he reached under his pillow for his cell phone. As soon as he unlocked the screen, the notifications exploded.
[Instagram: 99 notifications]
[Twitter: 245 ntions]
[YeahChat: 42 new ssages]
Lucas frowned. He opened Twitter first, curious about what was being said.
The first post was from a user with a large following:
@FootballFanatic
"This kid, @LucasTanaka7, is sothing special. Three goals against Sevilla? Look at him! 🔥"
Further down, another comnt caught his eye: Continue reading stories on empire
@LaLigaYouthScout
"@LucasTanaka7 destroyed today in Brighton's ga against Sevilla. Control, vision, coolness... He's definitely a na to watch over the next few years. Brighton has a gem in their hands."
Scrolling down so more, Lucas read the more relaxed and sotis hilarious comnts:
@SevillaFan97:
"Who is this Lucas Tanaka, and why has he broken up our team?!"
@BrightonLover:
"Tanaka is our pride! This boy is going to be bigger than Beckham. Write it down!"
@FuteboliroBR:
"Did you see this video of Brighton's goal yesterday? What a humiliation for Sevilla!"
@AsianFootballNews
"Incredible to see a young Japanese player excelling at a high level in Europe! Lucas Tanaka is the new hope of Asian soccer?"
Laughing, Lucas switched to Instagram. His profile, which previously had around 3,000 followers, now boasted 9.8k followers. He opened the ssage requests tab and found dozens of ssages. So were from Brighton fans, thanking him for the performance, while others were from people from all over the world, impressed by what they had seen.
It was then that he opened YouTube. A video entitled "Lucas Tanaka's hat-trick against Sevilla U-20" was already in the TOP100, largely because of his goal. He clicked on it and soon the comnts flooded the screen:
[FootballArt: His second goal was surreal. His coolness to get past three players was that of a veteran!
Sevilla_JK: It hurts to admit it, but this kid has a future. Who's his agent? I want to sign him for my team!"
JapanOnTop: Represent, Lucas!
HatersWillCry: And they still say that the new generation doesn't have any stars. Lucas Tanaka is shutting everyone up].
Lucas then went to look at the ssages on YeahChat.
Between the teasing from friends and the flood of notifications, Lucas looked at the ssages again. So were more personal, from friends and acquaintances from his old life in Japan.
[SakuraKai: Lucas-kun, you look amazing! I can't believe that shy kid turned into such an excellent player!
Mr. Yamamoto: Hey, Tanaka! What a grand match! You're doing great, keep it up!
Hana
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