I AM the Football Star

Chapter 311: Chapter 98: Everyone Is San Remo (Part 2)

Dirty ball refers to those balls that are difficult to handle, such as facing continuous double-team efforts from multiple opposing players.

First pass, two opponents pressing.

Second pass, three opponents attacking.

Third pass, four opponents double-teaming.

At this point, it’s basically very difficult to pass the ball anymore.

But there are players who are very skillful, have great vision, and strong nerves, adept at handling such balls, capable of picking the football out of the crowd or drawing fouls from the defense to diffuse the risk.

Or those who can handle clearing the ball with endurance against opponents.

Even if the ball is ultimately intercepted by the opponent, they can try to make the interception occur far from the danger zone and immediately engage in a counter-attack.

Washing the dirty ball means passing the football to players who specialize in solving double-team problems.

And Lu Yang is San Remo’s top dirty ball washer.

Morici’s control shows in making it as comfortable as possible for teammates to receive the ball, reducing the occurrence of dirty balls.

Without such a core, you’ll find that although the team may still pass, after two or three passes, they’ve no choice but to kick it hard for a clearance.

This is because they lack an organizing core that can consider the teammate’s environment.

But when it comes to dirty ball washing, Morici is far less capable than Lu Yang.

Lu Yang’s vision is sometimes beyond Morici’s understanding.

Morici needs to constantly look around to capture the essence of the field.

But sometimes, even without a backward glance, Lu Yang can accurately judge some situations.

This was evident in Lu Yang’s recent ”J Luo’s Curved Cross.”

Lu Yang had no vision at that moment.

He was blocked by an opposing player, and Morici was also blocked, creating a double visual blind spot.

Yet, Lu Yang managed to deliver a curved shot that passed over them both to Morici’s feet.

That can’t simply be summed up as just being impressive.

This pass was absolutely world-class!

Of course, regarding the ”Coach Mo” favoritism, Lu Yang only wants to say, MMP!

If I wash too many dirty balls and get injured, what then?

This Lu and you Mo aren’t players of the same magnitude, shouldn’t I get some special care?

Without you Mo, I have a record of two draws and over ten wins, losing is hard to achieve.

Without this Lu, your Mo-led team is quite the opposite, struggling to win even once.

Morici noticed Lu Yang roll his eyes and shrugged: ”Of course, you also need to take care of yourself. If you get injured, I might get thugs hired by Sofia to beat me up. Don’t ask why I have this idea.”

”Sixty to seventy minutes in, this time is crucial, everyone must pay attention.”

”To achieve better ball control, we will run more this game than before. We are not technical ball controllers, but stamina-based, so around sixty minutes, we’ll hit a fatigue period!”

The so-called fatigue period actually has many names.

It refers to the intense discomfort and exhaustion players experience after exerting themselves on the field for a period, entering a physical exhaustion phase.

People who enjoy long-distance running should relate quite well.

On the field, this situation usually occurs around seventy or so minutes.

But if you push through those few minutes, players can regain some form and continue fighting.

This issue is still somewhat controversial in the football world to this day.

That is... whether the fatigue period is a normal time limit players should adhere to when playing football.

Because this is the body’s warning to the player, telling them they’re very tired and need to rest.

It can be said that every player who battles for ninety minutes, regardless of winning or losing, has won a victory over their own body with their willpower.

FIFA and some research organizations are studying and pushing for changes in football rules.

Although it sounds a bit absurd, proposals like allowing more substitutions, changing players at any time, and shortening the match times for halves are all related to this fatigue period.

”I will substitute players around the sixty-minute mark as per the situation,” Sotu said, indicating he is still around and knowing that Morici wanted to say this, but Morici couldn’t.

Because this is Morici’s respect for Sotu’s Head Coach authority.

Momo is a good kid.

But if only you could give my tactical board back, that would be even better.

”Okay, Bai Zhami, Versachi, Belletti, unless something unexpected happens, you’ll be substituting for Fernandez, Latu Yidi, and Becher’s... but Becher’s, I hope you can hold on a bit longer, until around seventy-five minutes,” Morici said.

Becher’s secondary role on the field is still quite significant, and with the intensity of today’s match, Belletti may not be able to last thirty minutes.

It’s too high intensity.

”Here, the focus is on you, Versachi!” Morici looked at Versachi, ”Bringing you up... is not for you to defend!”

Versachi’s heart skipped a beat.

The air seemed to become heavier.

He would be swapping places with Latu Yidi.

Latu Yidi is the left defensive midfielder, considering Morici’s midfield play, Latu Yidi essentially plays as the lone defensive midfielder.

Versachi going up and not for defense?

This...

Lu Yang listened to Morici’s tactical arrangement, almost laughing out loud.

It finally came... indeed, top-notch Head Coaches must go through a Waistless Array moment.

Way to go Xiaomo, bringing in some flair now!

Luckily, this isn’t the Italian Cup final, otherwise Lu Yang would definitely thrash Morici.

Facts prove that the Waistless Array... at least isn’t suitable for finals.

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The second half begins.