Dominating Football with Perfect Ball Control

Chapter 81: 81. How dare you play like this in the restricted area?

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Perhaps due to the pressure Lance exerted on the top scorer list, Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund’s main striker, was exceptionally energetic today, having already scored two goals within the first 30 minutes of the match.

Borussia Dortmund led visiting Bayer Leverkusen 2-0.

In the opening 3 minutes, Borussia Dortmund’s fluid attacking play helped Robert Lewandowski score.

In the 30th minute, Robert Lewandowski scored with a display of his individual skill.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s cross didn’t create a good chance, and Roman Weidenfeller punched the ball away with one hand.

Coincidentally, the ball landed at Robert Lewandowski’s feet.

Emir Spahi? constantly used his body to interfere with Robert Lewandowski’s turn, but he still underestimated Robert Lewandowski’s strength and was fooled by his feigned shoulder drop.

Robert Lewandowski faked a turn to the left, then pulled open an angle to the right, unleashing a low shot that pierced Bayer Leverkusen’s goal!

”Oh my! What a shot! That was brilliantly struck!”

Duan Xuan even felt worried for Bayer Leverkusen.

Facing Borussia Dortmund in such good form, Bayer Leverkusen’s away game might be in trouble!

If defeated by Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen would drop back to 3rd place and fall 7 points behind the Bundesliga leader!

Not only would their hopes of winning the Bundesliga title be lost again, but they also had FC Schalke 04, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, and other teams lurking behind them.

If they lost one or two more matches, even finishing in the top 3 of the Bundesliga might be dangerous.

At this critical juncture, someone had to step up!

Last season, when Bayer Leverkusen encountered such situations, they couldn’t think of anyone who could step up.

Whether it was Stefan Kiessling, Eren Derdiyok, or Andrés Guardado, they rarely possessed the strength to carry the team and be relied upon in crucial battles.

Last season, Bayer Leverkusen lost all their tough matches against strong teams like Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, VfL Wolfsburg, and Borussia Dortmund.

But this season, they found their savior!

On Twitter and the Kicker forums, fans had already begun praying to Lance.

”Lance, please! Can we win?”

”Lance, score one!”

”Go, Lance, go!”

”What to do? Are we finished being two goals down?”

”Please believe in Lance!”

Previously, against Bayern Munich and Manchester United, it was Lance’s last-minute equalizers or even winning goals that played a crucial role.

A 16-year-old boy had become everyone’s sole expected savior!

And Lance did not disappoint!

He was desperately looking for opportunities on the field!

Template: Nagi Seishiro - S (Fusion Value 91%)

----Skill: Perfect Ball Control

----Skill: Hardcore Shot

----Skill: Mirror Learning

Rage Value: 45%

The Rage Value was not enough for now.

Borussia Dortmund’s coach Jürgen Klopp had a deep understanding of Lance. He found Lance’s Perfect Ball Control technique to be world-class, even surpassing Neymar!

Pressing Lance tightly would instead make it easier for him to use his small techniques to complete dribbles.

Borussia Dortmund’s defensive strategy against Lance today was generally to maintain a certain distance and not press rashly.

Even Mats Hummels, the Borussia Dortmund defender who loved to press forward, resisted the urge and maintained a body’s length of distance.

Lance had a somewhat difficult time playing for 30 minutes in the first half.

Under Borussia Dortmund’s defensive strategy, his Perfect Ball Control was indeed unable to be utilized; the opponent maintained distance, and ordinary ball control was sufficient to handle it.

Too flashy ball control was futile.

Only when Lance attempted a breakthrough or shot would the opponent rush up to intercept.

Lance was almost invisible in the first half.

”How to break through?”

Facing Robert Lewandowski’s goal, Lance was not anxious; he was considering how to break the deadlock.

Since the Borussia Dortmund defenders were keeping their distance, a sudden shot would definitely be too late to intercept, and it could completely punish the opponent!

However, with insufficient Rage Value, Lance’s shooting level was ordinary, and he might not be able to score into Roman Weidenfeller’s goal...

Wait!

Isn’t the opponent’s Robert Lewandowski a player who excels at seizing opportunities to shoot?

How about...

Lance quickly came up with a strategy!

In the 39th minute of the match, Borussia Dortmund used a ”mad dog” high press to stop Bayer Leverkusen’s attacking possession.

Usually, when central defenders or midfielders are pressured, they would at most clear the ball with a long pass, and possession would return to Borussia Dortmund.

But defensive midfielder Lars Bender still found an opportunity!

”Good play!! Sven Bender is matched up against Lars Bender!”

”Chance! A long pass finds Stefan Kiessling’s head!”

”Stefan Kiessling heads it down! Lance!!”

Stefan Kiessling’s header perfectly set up Lance, who was making a late run from behind.

Borussia Dortmund did not defend Lance immediately; Neven Suboti? and Mats Hummels deliberately retreated half a step to prevent Lance from taking a touch and directly breaking through.

Mats Hummels even provoked Lance with his eyes: If you have the guts, shoot!

Take a long shot from outside the box!

I bet your long shot won’t hit the frame!

The next second, Mats Hummels was completely stunned!

Lance really took a shot directly from the top of the box!

Mats Hummels wasn’t Yan Shuangying (a fictional character known for his daring acts).

Since you dare to bet, I dare to shoot!

[Mirror Learning] activated!

Simulation target: Marco Reus!

That’s right!

Lance originally wanted to simulate Robert Lewandowski and look for opportunities inside the box.

At a critical moment, he had a flash of inspiration and simulated Marco Reus, who was good at long-range curling shots!

”Lance!!!”

Amidst Duan Xuan’s exclamation, Lance’s shot drew a perfect arc, bypassing Roman Weidenfeller’s gloves, and went into the dead corner!

”Oh my!! What a beautiful goal!! A world-class strike—”

”Lance has scored another Bundesliga goal! As long as he plays, he scores at least 1 goal every match!”

”Visiting Bayer Leverkusen pulls one back!”

Duan Xuan was incredibly excited.

Normally, seeing a foreign player score such a beautiful long-range shot would make one admire it.

What’s more, Lance was one of their own!

The 80,000-plus people in the stadium were originally boisterous, but Lance’s goal instantly silenced them.

The sound from the packed home team stands was actually drowned out by the 2,000 away fans!

Of course, the Westfalenstadion, the ’Devil’s Home Ground,’ was not famous for nothing.

They quickly adjusted their state and once again created momentum to cheer for the Borussia Dortmund players.

After all, they were leading 2-1.

Borussia Dortmund had the ”advantage”!

If they could maintain the lead until halftime, Jürgen Klopp would surely find a way to limit Lance, and demoralize Bayer Leverkusen.

Under pressure from Lance, Borussia Dortmund played very steadily in the final moments of the first half.

The defenders all held their positions firmly in the back, making it difficult for Bayer Leverkusen to create many opportunities.

As the first half was about to enter injury time, Bayer Leverkusen’s coaches Sascha Lewandowski and Sami Hyypi? had given up hope.

They had already begun discussing their strategy for the second half, how to create threats while trailing.

Some Borussia Dortmund fans had already left their seats early, planning to rush to the restrooms, or to the concession stands to buy beer and hot dogs.

Otherwise, when halftime arrived, the restrooms and beer machines would surely be packed!

During the 1 minute of first-half injury time, Bayer Leverkusen was still controlling the ball in the attacking third, looking for an opportunity.

Lars Bender, facing his brother Sven Bender’s defense, temporarily had no good solution.

”Everyone guessed correctly, the two Benders matched up are twin brothers, now facing each other on the field.”

”Sven Bender is better at defense and interception, while Lars Bender is more well-rounded, with slightly stronger passing and organization.”

”Lance drops back, Neven Suboti? this time dares not be negligent, following him out of the box for tight marking.”

Lance’s earlier long-range world-class shot had made the Borussia Dortmund players a bit scared.

Lars Bender had no passing options, so he had to give the ball to Lance.

As a forward, receiving the ball with his back to the goal outside the box usually doesn’t offer many good opportunities.

But the one receiving the ball was Lance!

Facing the rolling ball, Lance actually turned directly before receiving it!

Neven Suboti? was stunned by him.

”Kid, you’re not even looking at the ball, what are you doing?”

Before Neven Suboti? could react, Lance, without even looking, trapped the ball between his feet and flicked it upwards!

”Oh wow!! Another rainbow flick!! Trapping and dribbling in one move!”

Neven Suboti?, with his height of 193cm, was actually toyed with by Lance like this!

He reacted half a beat too late; it was already too late to clear the ball with a header!

The ball went over his head, and Lance had already turned into a blur, slipping past him!

The sudden change caught the Borussia Dortmund defense off guard, unable to intercept!

Lance had already taken the shot before Mats Hummels could arrive!!

[Hardcore Shot: Difficulty Coefficient 95, Shot Goal Rate 95%]

A rainbow flick isn’t difficult; any random person on a street soccer field can do it.

But on such an important professional stage, and in the dense crowd near the penalty area, only those with great skill and courage dare to attempt a rainbow flick!

Moreover, Lance didn’t even take a touch; he completed the precise rainbow flick while the ball was traveling at extremely high speed!

This move had become Lance’s signature.

Even Neymar didn’t have as many fancy tricks as him!

With such high difficulty, a score of 95 is not an exaggeration at all!

A 95% goal rate, what are you waiting for?

”Lance—a powerful shot inside the box!!”

”This one’s in!! It breaks through Borussia Dortmund’s goal!”

”Lance scores a brace!”

”Before the end of the first half, both teams are back on equal footing!”

This time, the Westfalenstadion stands were completely silent.

The Devil’s Home Ground was turned into a library by Lance’s brace!