After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

”Kevin!!!”

”Kevin used the simplest dribble to produce the best effect.”

”No one controls timing better than Kevin.”

”Kevin never sped up, keeping De Rossi on the hook, only to whip out a sudden ’ox-tail dribble’ to split the players at the last moment. As he surged forward, he managed to make De Rossi crash into Aquilani, taking out two Roma players in an instant.”

”It takes guts, and Kevin used himself as bait.”

”But he succeeded!”

”Panucci rushes towards the ball, but he’s not as fast as Kevin.”

”After getting the ball, Kevin didn’t rush to start, slowly dribbling one-on-one with Panucci. I can guarantee, Kevin already had plans on how to toy with Panucci.”

”Kevin suddenly starts, lifts his foot... it’s a feint, Panucci’s been fooled!”

”A heel pass!!!”

”Doni is the first to knock the ball out for a corner.”

”In that one-on-one, Panucci kept his eyes on Kevin’s left foot.”

”But for a two-footed player, do you really think you can solve the problem just by guarding his left foot? I don’t even know if Kevin’s dominant foot is his left, as in the newspaper photos, Kevin is always eating with his right hand.”

”So I have reason to believe that the left foot is just a smokescreen put out by Kevin. In reality, his hidden right foot is the dominant one.”

Kevin now stood near the corner flag.

This gesture.

Was like the firing of a starting pistol.

Inside the penalty area, players from both teams tensed their nerves.

Starting to shove each other, getting ready to jump up for the header at the first opportunity.

Crack—

Kevin curled an in-swinger with the instep of his foot after a run-up.

Shevchenko quickly anticipated the trajectory and started to break away.

Mexes tugged on his shirt without success, but instead tore off the captain’s armband from Shevchenko’s arm.

Shevchenko sprinted to the six-yard line.

Before he could jump, he collided with Aquilani.

But he still managed to jump successfully.

However, the contact point with the ball wasn’t chosen well.

Sheva headed the ball over the crossbar.

”Nice one!”

Shevchenko gave a thumbs up.

Kevin just smiled without saying a word.

The Roma goalkeeper Doni threw the ball out to a teammate with one hand.

Kevin immediately dashed towards Mancini.

Mancini accelerated and forcefully broke past Kevin, but as soon as he did, he got a scare and quickly passed sideways to the supporting De Rossi.

If he passed any slower, Serginho would have intercepted.

The rattled Mancini turned towards his Brazilian compatriot, thinking, ’Damn, a left-back opening the game running past half field?’

De Rossi received the ball with Gattuso sticking close to him.

Gattuso is a master at tussling.

If he traps you, you’re basically unable to shake him off.

For De Rossi, just retaining control of the ball was hard enough.

Kevin ran over attempting a sneak attack, but De Rossi noticed in time and turned to shield the ball.

Kevin’s foot hit De Rossi’s ankle.

The referee blew the whistle and warned Kevin.

”De Rossi’s ball shielding is really good.”

”Kevin pulled out at the last second, a rougher player would have just kicked you.”

”Kevin’s play is still pretty clean.”

”After Emerson’s transfer, De Rossi became a starter, and he’s grown rapidly these last two years, performing well on both the offensive and defensive ends, increasingly showing signs of a great leader. Continuing like this, it’s not a dream for him to go to the World Cup with the Italy Team in the summer.”

”Indeed, among the young midfielders in Roma, De Rossi seems the most promising.”

”Roma kick off again, and Gattuso has picked De Rossi for a duel.”

”Hehe, Gattuso says I’m too old to handle you kid. With a five-year age difference, Gattuso is still the more astute one.”

Seeing Gattuso rush up,

De Rossi quickly lateral passed.

Cufre took the ball past midfield and sent a long pass to Tommasi.

Tommasi sent the ball behind Stam.

Yet another attempt to exploit Stam’s speed at turning around.

Stam moved quickly sideways, waiting in front of Tommasi.

He pulled off a ’ball goes one way, man goes another’ trick.

With no one to hurry him, Nesta easily took the ball in the penalty area and passed it sideways to Dida.

After surveying the field, Dida blasted a long ball down the middle with a big kick.

Boom—

The header-averse Kaka let the middle open.

Kevin soared high, overpowering De Rossi to head the ball to the right flank.

As Gattuso received the ball, seeing Kevin charge towards the right, he forwarded the ball in stride.

The biggest difference between him and De Rossi?

De Rossi is better at organizing the attack.

Gattuso prefers to give the ball to teammates.

Even after passing, Gattuso didn’t rush back.

He followed right behind Kevin, ready to offer support at any moment.

Aquilani, with no one near him and fearing he couldn’t defend, decided to go for a sliding tackle on Kevin.

Snap,

Kevin flicked the ball over the opponent’s sliding body.

He himself leaped gracefully over Aquilani.

Cufre was even fiercer.

Seeing the ball bouncing past, he didn’t even try to control it, directly kicking the ball out of play.

Gattuso, following behind Kevin, ran towards the touchline.

Cufre stood nearby, waiting for Gattuso to throw in the ball.

Surprisingly, a ball boy quickly threw the ball to Gattuso.

Gattuso took the ball, turned, and threw it forward.

By the time Cufre turned back to chase, he could no longer catch up to Kevin.

On the right side of the penalty area, Kevin received the ball, and with a swift cross from his right foot,

the ball instantly reached the middle.

Inzaghi dashed forward and struck with the instep of his foot, directing the ball toward the right side of the goal.

Doni dived to the side, a step too slow,

unable to prevent the ball from entering the net.

”Inzaghi!!!”

”Inzaghi levels the score, 2:2.”

”Ancelotti made two substitutions, and both substitutes made their mark, what a crucial change of players.”

”This time, Kevin’s pass was good. The attack was also initiated by his sudden move to the right. But that quick throw-in was key, wasn’t that ball boy from the Roma team?”