I AM the Football Star

Chapter 110: Chapter 44: Targeted Tactics, Rotational Play Among Three Players

Equalizing the score!

One person got past the entire team!

From a steal in the backfield to a goal in the frontfield, all in one sweep!

Cool knee bounce to lift the ball!

Unlimited bicycle kicks!

Super wide Rabona dribbles!

Is this something a human can do?

At this moment, all those who thought Lu Yang’s fundamentals weren’t solid went silent.

It’s absurd!

This guy is a one-man frenzy!

”Lu Yang, awesome!”

”Lu Yang, awesome!”

Team B’s players couldn’t contain their excitement, celebrating passionately.

A last-minute goal in the first half, what a morale boost!

Lu Yang approached Bai Zhami, who came over to celebrate, and said: ”See Bai Zhami, I wasn’t lying to you, was I? There really is this style of play where one person keeps pushing forward and helps the team score!”

”Your dribbling is better than mine, if I can do it, so can you!”

”Don’t fear one or two failures, use your head, play to your strengths, no one can stop you!”

Bai Zhami was greatly encouraged.

So there really is such a style?

So Messi isn’t just a name Lu Yang made up to fool me.

”Is this Messi?” Bai Zhami became interested in the player Lu Yang was talking about.

Lu Yang shook his head and said: ”This is Ronaldinho, his ball control looks more flashy and pleasing, but like Messi, he’s unstoppable.”

”Find your own football, Bai Zhami!”

Looking at Lu Yang’s earnest gaze, Bai Zhami nodded solemnly.

Because once promised, it must be done!

Lam wasn’t one to be a sore loser, and after the first half ended, he also congratulated Lu Yang: ”A spectacular goal, but it won’t happen again!”

Lu Yang responded with a smile: ”Unless your team has three Jan Lams, that might be the case.”

Lam chuckled, it’s both a compliment and a provocation.

This guy named Lu Yang is really interesting.

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During half-time, Team B conducted a thorough review of the first-half match.

Each player shared their own insights.

Players in different positions felt different levels of pressure during the match.

Morici: ”Bai Zhami was passing back too much in the first half, you have to address this issue. Once our attack goes forward, it can’t come back or their frontal pressing in midfield will be effective. We need your help, Bai Zhami!”

”You have the skill, and in the second half you’ll have fresher energy than the opponents. Don’t worry about losing the ball, there’s no perfect football. Even if there’s just a one-percent chance, as long as you seize it, we can win!”

Bai Zhami nodded, lack of teamwork is one thing, but he understood basic bottom crosses and dribbling to cut in for a shot; he wasn’t an idiot.

Uh... really not an idiot?

Versachi: ”Facing Canyes, I’m under a lot of pressure, I feel like it’s very hard to get past him, he’s much faster than me!”

Lu Yang nodded: ”Alright, let’s play more conservatively on the left. You don’t push for their baseline, instead pull towards the center. In the second half, I’ll seize the opportunity to push through their center, but it must be with your help.”

”Pull towards the center to disrupt their defense formation, then drop back to my position while I push up to the front. If I don’t have an opportunity, I’ll fall back and you push up again. We’ll keep assaulting, soon we’ll create chances!”

Morici looked at Sogel and said: ”Sogel, once Bai Zhami creates chances in the second half, there’ll be many crosses, you must seize these opportunities. Additionally, when we push through the center, you can pull a center-back towards the left and run crisscross with Versachi or Lu Yang.”

Morici didn’t set tactics for the right side because Bai Zhami couldn’t cooperate, so he particularly directed Sogel to pull towards the left.

”Can you handle it?” Versachi was a bit worried about Lu Yang’s stamina.

The tactic Morici and Lu Yang arranged was not a fixed formation tactic but one that could be used in any formation for inserting from midfield defense.

The effectiveness often depended on the number of insertions.

One or two assaults rarely had a significant impact.

But when the number escalated, the defending players had to be disrupted.

And repeatedly inserting, coupled with Lu Yang’s previous responsibility for sweeping defense, required a lot of stamina.

”Don’t worry, I can keep running.” Lu Yang smiled.

Sotu’s Perpetual Motion Machine is no joke.

For ordinary defensive players, pushing up to assist the attack increases their defensive burden.

But for Lu Yang, wide range defense is his feature; if combining insertion with defense, it becomes full-court high pressure. With someone to cover, it doesn’t create defensive gaps.

Finally, Team B’s players cheered themselves up together, shouting some motivational cheers.

In contrast, Team A’s situation wasn’t as harmonious.

Aguirre complained that they had too few chances and believed Canyes wasn’t active enough in pushing forward, not helping open up the opponent’s defense.

Canyes said if you want me to push forward, but after three or four times, you better pass to me once!

Every time running for nothing, do you really think I’m just a defender? It’s true you’re a player for Rome’s first team, but I’m also one of the princes of Juventus!

My crosses are no worse than yours!

Parrot sided with Canyes because he also couldn’t get the ball from Aguirre’s feet, as Aguirre only thought about cutting in for shots but couldn’t get past Lu Yang.