Football Reborn: The Manager from the future

⚽ Football Reborn: The Manager from the Future

Chapter 70 – The Erased vs. Rebirth

No crowds.

No sponsors.

No tech.

Just 22 players — 11 born of history…

And 11 erased from it.

The purest match.

Maybe the last.

🌅 A Pitch in the Jungle

The jungle opened into a bowl-shaped valley.

The grass was too perfect. Not planted — grown.

As if the island itself had been waiting.

Ancient trees formed natural stands, vines woven into benches. Above, the sky glowed orange-blue as the sun began to drop.

No referees.

No scoreboards.

Only rules written in instinct.

Kojo stood at the center, nodding to Neymar_Alt.

"Kick off in two minutes. Full game. Golden Goal."

Neymar_Alt grinned. "Winner takes the shard to The Core Field?"

Kojo nodded.

"Then," Neymar_Alt said, flicking his ball in the air and trapping it on his neck,

"Let's remind the world what it forgot."

🧱 The Erased XI – Names You've Never Heard But Should Have

They lined up like legends.

But not the ones you know.

1. Dida-Jnr (Ghana) – Goalkeeper trained in jungle mud. Saved 95 penalties in youth circuits before vanishing.

2. Cristiano_Southpaw (Portugal) – Left-footed, still arrogant, and dangerously unpredictable.

3. Yuki Maradona (Japan) – Short, fast, brutal. Lost to licensing politics before age 19.

4. Sanié (France) – A female defender with Zidane's vision and Vieira's power.

5. Ronaldinho_Futsal (Brazil) – Played barefoot. Passed with his back. Laughed like lightning.

6. Torres_Omega (Spain) – A version of El Niño who never got injured.

7. Messi_Pivot (Argentina) – Stocky, dreadlocked, and built for midfield warfare.

8. "Kumi the Blur" (Kenya) – Fastest player erased pre-2002. Was said to outrun birds.

9. Neymar_Alt08 (Brazil) – Trickster. Leader. Prototype with a soul.

10. Lukaku_Sage (Belgium/DRC) – More poet than striker. Still scores with whispers.

11. "Ayu" (unknown) – Silent. Glides. Never misses from distance. Gender unknown.

They stood, shoulder to shoulder, glowing slightly in the mist. Forgotten… but not broken.

🔥 Kickoff – Art vs. Machine

Kojo's Rebirth XI lined up:

Safi on the wing

Bullet as center-back

Malik Jr. up top

León as false nine

Miko Prime at holding mid

The ball dropped.

And the purest football anyone had ever seen — began.

🎨 Minutes 1–15: A Dance with No Audience

The Erased team played differently.

No formations.

They flowed.

Sanié flicked the ball over León's head using her shoulder. Dida-Jnr launched a throw 60 yards to Neymar_Alt, who bicycle-kicked it back to Messi_Pivot… who let it bounce off his chest to Ayu.

No shouting.

Just signals. Breath. Rhythm.

Safi finally broke it with a wild tackle that took the ball — and most of her dignity — away.

"They don't play," she gasped. "They breathe."

💣 Minutes 16–30: Rebirth Fights Back

But Malik Jr. wasn't afraid.

He body-fainted Torres_Omega into a backflip and rifled a knuckleball from 40 yards.

Dida-Jnr caught it — with his face — grinning as blood leaked from his nose.

"Nice shot," he growled.

León began to press. Miko Prime intercepted twice. Bullet slammed a sliding challenge on Cristiano_Southpaw so hard that vines snapped behind them.

Football was back.

Balanced.

Not erased. Not sold.

Just fought.

🧨 Minutes 31–44: The Fracture

Then came the crack.

Not on the pitch — in the air.

A deep humming noise.

Like a machine booting from the ocean's floor.

Neymar_Alt flinched. "They're coming."

Kojo snapped, "What?"

Neymar_Alt pointed skyward.

"The System knows you're here. And it's waking up the Guardian."

👁️ Minute 45: The Golden Goal Begins

Suddenly, the jungle dimmed.

The light bent.

Everyone froze.

From above, a shimmer descended.

Something made of code and metal, hovering like an angel built by billionaires.

It was VANTAGE.

The System's final tool.

The one that had erased Kalifa.

The one that policed innovation.

Miko Prime's voice turned sharp.

"The Golden Goal has become an Execution Match."

But Neymar_Alt took the ball and placed it at the center.

"Then we win now."

⚽ The Final Play – Freedom in 30 Seconds

Dida-Jnr launched it.

To Messi_Pivot → tapped to Ronaldinho_Futsal → flipped backward to Kumi the Blur → sprinted past Miko Prime → one-two with Torres_Omega → and finally—

To Neymar_Alt.

Kojo screamed: "Safi! CUT HIM OFF!"

But it was too late.

Neymar_Alt didn't shoot.

He passed.

To Ayu.

Still silent.

Still waiting.

They touched it once.

It curled.

And hit the net.

Golden light exploded around the goalpost.

1–0.

The Erased had won.

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