[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-emperor-of-football-julien-de-rocca":3,"chapter-emperor-of-football-julien-de-rocca-emperor-of-football-julien-de-rocca-chapter-205":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Emperor of Football: Julien De Rocca",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1555892,2020,"Chapter 205: Chapter-205 Probelms","emperor-of-football-julien-de-rocca-chapter-205",205,"\u003Cp>At Sunset Café Bar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! That show-off! Every time I see him, I really want to beat the crap out of him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the conflict between Ibrahimović and Angoula, Martin took a swig of his drink and shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Martin, with your build, two of you wouldn't be enough for Ibrahimović to beat up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin showed no irritation and replied, \"Don't I have you guys? You wouldn't just watch me get beaten up alone, right? We'd definitely gang up on him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Julien's goal, their mood had become quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd thought the match against Paris would be quite difficult, but their captain never let them down when it came to tough battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just pure grit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, while they were chatting and laughing, on screen, Gameiro appeared behind Ibrahimović and fired a shot that tore through Novaes's goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>18th minute, 1-1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the bar, the fans were somewhat stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did they defend that? How did they let this guy find space?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't blame Novaes for that goal. The defense was completely torn apart. Pastore's pass—I have to admit, he's got something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sidelines, seeing Gameiro score, Ancelotti breathed a small sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PSG's initial chaos had led to their three consecutive draws, but through improving logistics, optimizing tactics, strengthening player relationship management, and more, the current PSG was absolutely dominant in Ligue 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't mean to look down on Bastia. But how could Bastia's defense possibly hold off their attack?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just relying on a few Ligue 2-level defenders?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gameiro and the PSG players celebrated wildly—goals were the best stimulant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked toward Bastia. This so-called dark horse needed to be shown some color, to understand just how big the gap was between them and big PSG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After conceding, Julien applauded his teammates and encouraged them, \"Hey, stop just chasing the ball—mark their men! Mark them tight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This goal happened because Cahuzac was marking Ibrahimović and lost track of Gameiro's run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, you couldn't really blame Cahuzac—one man definitely couldn't handle Ibrahimović alone, so his help on defense made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was Gameiro's movement, which was absolutely ghostly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien knew this French striker from his time at Sevilla and Atlético.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his previous life, Gameiro had won four Europa League titles combined at Sevilla and Atlético.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, during his time at Atlético, partnering with peak Griezmann plus an effective Torres, they were absolutely lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atlético's post-match news back then was basically just Griezmann and Gameiro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the PSG players celebrated, Bastia fans didn't forget to hurl water cups and even \"local specialties\" toward their area—someone had somehow smuggled in goat droppings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ibrahimović grabbed the black pellets stuck in his hair, his face went dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave the stands the middle finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boooo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This behavior didn't silence the Bastia faithful; instead, it drew even more boos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deschamps and Zidane were also discussing Gameiro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both could see that Gameiro indeed had talent in positioning, movement, and shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Deschamps shook his head: \"He's a good player, but there's no position for him. He can't replace anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The match continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bastia's kickoff immediately attempted a long ball counter, trying to seize the initiative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PSG was well-prepared. They didn't give Julien space to sprint. Matuidi and Verratti quickly surrounded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As national team teammates, Matuidi knew Julien's ability very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pressed Julien, he quickly waved for help from Maxwell, PSG's left-back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matuidi knew that he and Verratti would struggle to contain Julien alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he closed in on Julien, Julien suddenly flicked the ball and cut past him on the right at extreme pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verratti was small but very committed. Seeing the risk of being beaten, he threw himself into a sliding tackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of PSG's defensive midfielders: Verratti and Mohamed Sissoko loved aggressive defending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien was quite familiar with Verratti. The instant he came sliding in, Julien cut the ball back and accelerated past the recovering Matuidi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verratti quickly got back to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maxwell positioned himself perfectly to block Julien's path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Julien was completely surrounded by three players. Without panicking, he made a snap decision. Since Verratti had just gotten up and wasn't yet stable, he'd look for an opportunity on that side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he dribbled toward Verratti:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Julien!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard a familiar voice. With a glance, Julien didn't hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quick back-pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>De Bruyne was there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving the ball, he suddenly played a through pass. On the left, Mané, under Jallet's pressure, got to the ball half a step ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was there for support in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mané didn't dribble—he fired directly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn't keep the shot down. Focusing too much on power, he struck it straight into the crossbar, and it bounced out for a goal kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd let out a collective gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball looked like it was definitely going in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fans and Mané almost simultaneously held their heads, the difference being that the Bastia fans held their heads while standing, while Mané dropped to his knees holding his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then stretched his hands toward De Bruyne, Julien, and the others in apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien gave him a thumbs up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The TF1 commentator praised Bastia's attack highly: \"Though Bastia didn't score, you can completely see the talent of Bastia's front players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just three players in the attacking group, but PSG needed six or seven players to defend and barely managed to stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this match, whether it's the oil….*ahem* PSG or Bastia, both defensive lines are under tremendous pressure! I can even say the defenses have basically collapsed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two goals already prove that Paris can't stop Bastia's counterattacks, while Bastia can't stop Paris's siege.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he finished speaking, Sirigu and defender Verratti made a massive error!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirigu took the goal kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of passing to Silva, he passed directly toward defensive midfielder Verratti's position, perhaps wanting to quickly launch a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing the power of Sirigu's pass, Julien knew this ball wasn't hit hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly as expected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any hesitation, Julien unleashed both his burst mode and second acceleration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bursting into instantaneous top speed, he charged toward Verratti!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>________________________________________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Check out my patreon where you can read more chapters:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FLorianFiction\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks for your support!\u003C\u002Fp>",1054,"2026-06-06T07:35:06.182Z",1,"novelbin.me","70c1dbddc6ffc382494aca8d5d83b7f9af8c2ac09fa7c092059796403c28d249","emperor-of-football-julien-de-rocca-chapter-206","emperor-of-football-julien-de-rocca-chapter-204",628,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Femperor-of-football-julien-de-rocca-cover.jpg"]