[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-the-football-star":3,"chapter-i-am-the-football-star-i-am-the-football-star-chapter-423":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I AM the Football Star",{"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},1686118,2153,"Chapter 423 - 120: Group of Death? Bring Out My Italian Cannon! (13k-Word Major - ) (Part 3)","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-423",423,"\u003Cp>This is a typical \"United States tactic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it true that the United States always fights wars abroad? This way, their homeland remains unaffected regardless of the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why Maniero brought on Lu Yang as an attacking midfielder despite the team seemingly having defensive issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the chemistry between Lu Yang and Morici, along with Lu Yang’s vision and movement, can help Morici achieve front-field high-pressure ball control tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whistle blows, and the match kicks off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right from the start, the Italy Team makes their intentions clear, revealing their strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through Lu Yang’s connection, the ball quickly reaches the Poland Team’s half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the Italy Team’s defensive line is already near the midfield line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Italy Team’s right-back, Canyes, is lingering around the attacking third’s junction, looking ready to surge forward at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, aside from the Italy Team’s deep-lying center-back and goalkeeper, all Italian players are in the Poland Team’s half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow! We see the Italy Team’s performance is completely different from the last match. They’ve pushed up collectively and started circulating the ball in the Poland Team’s half.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The match has just begun, and Poland Team’s players are full of energy. They’re quite dissatisfied with Italy Team’s pressure and are quickly pressing up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morici is surrounded, dangerous... Oh, Morici executes a lob pass, sending the ball out. His vision is impressive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Yang is ready to receive the ball, but there are two Polish players charging towards him. If he mishandles the ball, the Poland Team will have a great counterattack opportunity... Lu Yang stops the ball perfectly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentator’s words are abruptly interrupted by Lu Yang’s technical prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang traps the ball with the instep, softly flicking it through the legs of the player pressing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang then chases after the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the run, Lu Yang shakes off the opponent’s hand gripping his jersey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With most players concentrated in this half, the player density is high. After shrugging off two players, Lu Yang still faces defensive players ahead, lacking the space and conditions for a long shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang dishes the ball out with the outer part of his right foot while running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Italy’s right winger Pompey takes possession, with only one Polish left-back beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pompey carries the ball two steps, feints to cut inside, then performs a cycling move, flicking the ball towards the vicinity of the baseline with his right foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canyes, like a whirlwind, rushes past Pompey, completing the overlap down the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canyes delivers a high-quality cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sogel successfully contests for the header, aiming for the goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Polish goalkeeper is quite capable, managing to save this header.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sogel’s header was too direct, an issue he’s always had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is too straightforward and cautious, which is related to his style as a central forward pivot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were an opportunist or a winger who likes challenging shots, his header style would similarly aim for tight angles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, hitting the corners is excellent when successful, as the save difficulty is extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the probability of failure is often higher, typically missing the goal or grazing past the goal frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different forwards have different characteristics, and so do players of varying personalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One can see that Sogel doesn’t possess much ball control; otherwise, he wouldn’t break a finishing chance into several attempts, ensuring each shot is within the goal frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he played in leagues with weaker defensive competition, Sogel might see a scoring explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in high-level leagues, it’s difficult for Sogel’s scoring stats to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not a golden boot-type central forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Sogel didn’t explode his stats in the Italian Third Division because there’s a player with unrestricted firing rights on the team, squeezing Sogel’s statistical performance space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, scoring twenty-five goals last season wouldn’t be a problem for Sogel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not considering match outcomes, even thirty goals were possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Sogel finishes a beautiful attempt, the Polish center-back immediately controls the ball instead of passing to the midfield, opting for a direct long pass to the left side, which is San Remo’s right flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, due to Canyes’s forward run, a large gap is exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pass can only be called a pass but lacks precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, the Polish left winger spends quite some effort stopping the ball, which delays him by about a second and a half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Morici made the pass, the ball’s airborne speed would be faster, but post-landing would favor better control, saving approximately two seconds of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the difference between a good pass and an ordinary pass; it’s a subtlety that players deeply feel but is hard to detect by the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Polish central forward Pavovsky is already sprinting crazily in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not a speed-type player but an all-around forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when sprinting fully, he can overpower the Italian defensive line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, Italy’s right center-back Pirola has already been left behind by Pavovsky, with only another speed-type center-back, Lam, engaging in physical confrontation with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pavovsky seems to have a similar build to Lam, but his confrontational ability is equally strong, carrying Lam forward with tremendous force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, if the Polish left winger delivers a cross, Pavovsky has a seventy percent chance of controlling the ball before Lam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once he gains possession, Lam will be put in a very passive position.\u003C\u002Fp>",906,"2026-06-06T13:45:08.170Z",1,"novelbin.me","b9785e235ecf75ffa7ca2ac10ecfbc0f4ed3f51cc54af405145a6e4250289000","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-424","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-422",836,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-the-football-star-cover.jpg"]