I AM the Football Star

Chapter 126: Chapter 50: Left-Back Formation Change—Is San Remo’s New Season Goal Really the Italian Cup?

”Star of Italy Shines in Europe! Blue Lion Millwall’s Soul Snatched in Apennines!”

”Elevator Ball Furiously Cuts Down Blue Lion, Italian D Division Player Scores Two Goals and One Assist to Defeat English Championship Powerhouse!”

”FA Cup Reenactment! Italian Best Emerges Out of Nowhere, Stirring Millwall’s Sad Memories!”

”Just Copy to Win! The Future Italian National Team Lineup Has Already Appeared!”

”The Italian Football Association is in Contact with Morici’s Agent, Arthas, Planning Morici’s Entry into the Agenda?”

”Youth Storm! Is This Truly the Italian Golden Generation?”

”Italy versus England Battle, Three Days Later, All Europe Live Broadcast, Stay Tuned!”

The Star of Italy program aired the match the day after the game. They had to edit it; they are a variety show, and the variety show has to be more exciting than reality.

So many who didn’t watch the game live or via broadcast learned about the match through this variety show.

Even those who attended live couldn’t wait to watch this variety show, eager to learn more.

This type of show revealing the inside story of major matches has a large audience.

Because surely everyone wants to know what those players were thinking before scoring that goal.

Just like how everyone has been asking for decades what exactly Materazzi said to Zidane.

On the program.

When Lu Yang collided with Millwall’s number eight player, Sevajos appeared on camera, expressing with lingering fear: ”I play in Ligue 1, and I’ve never seen such... brutal football. I admit it’s also a style, but I think few young players are prepared to face such impact.”

”I was scared stiff. If you pay close attention, you can see that I didn’t dare to carry the ball forward for a long time afterward. I was even afraid when the ball was passed to me, which is a mindset that a team’s attacking core shouldn’t have, because it means I was scared, and I would lead the team’s offense into a dead end.”

”It was Lu Yang! He bravely stood up to help me. He even dared to clash with the opposing player for me. He told the opponent that if they dared to continue attacking me violently, he would do even more!”

”After that, the opponent didn’t excessively target me. I could feel that change.”

”If my teammates are willing to selflessly and bravely stand up for me, why shouldn’t I do the same?”

”You can see, in my first assist, I had an angle to shoot, but I saw Lu Yang. I knew at that moment that his chances to score were higher, so I passed the ball. I believe in him and am willing to share the shooting opportunity with him.”

And when Morici scored, Morici also appeared on camera: ”I knew he would pass it to me, I just knew. He possesses that ability.”

”Lu Yang is the kind of person who usually seems ordinary, hardworking, and handsome, but in critical moments, you can trust him wholeheartedly. He never disappoints; the more crucial the moment, the more reliable he is!”

”Haha, are you talking about that free kick? Yes, we discussed it, Lu Yang said he wanted to try. Whatever he wants to do, I will always support him, because I know he never fails my trust in him!”

”And wasn’t the result just like that?”

Sogel: ”As a Central Forward, I can accept playing wide and dropping back; that’s what I should do. But I can’t accept when I move wide and no teammate joins, it makes me feel like I’ve run for nothing.”

”But Lu Yang is different, he runs tirelessly as if he never gets tired. No matter what I do, he runs into position every time, making me realize that what I do isn’t enough, I should learn from him.”

Canyes: ”Morici is a born midfield commander, his insight into the situation is at the coach level. He predicted all of the opponent’s changes during halftime, but unfortunately, I didn’t execute well, letting the opponent score.”

”However, for some reason, at that time our whole team firmly believed we could win; that confidence is indescribable and is something I’ve never experienced in other teams.”

It’s apparent that this program is intentionally promoting Lu Yang.

On one hand, Lu Yang is the best player in every major game, deserving such an honor, and credible enough to earn his teammates’ trust.

On the other hand, Lu Yang comes from the Italian D Division, and now he can lead a group of top talents to defeat a Championship team; this is highly discussed. It’s something that even the youth academy players of big teams can’t match with Lu Yang.

Lastly, Lu Yang also has Sofia’s popularity boost, being the most renowned outside this group. To introduce the program to more people who don’t watch much football, this is the best approach.

In fact, the decision of Star of Italy has been proven correct.

The program’s ratings in Italy have already exploded.

Not just sports channels, even entertainment channel’s ratings have been broken by this program.

And this program has a high popularity across all Europe, reaching a viewing peak in England.

The English don’t accept it.

They believe Millwall can’t represent their football.

They think in the next match, the England U19 lads can defeat the Italians.

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”Ding, you have acquired a Player-level Skill: Defensive Fullback.”