[{"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-56":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},1686007,2153,"Chapter 56 - 24: He Turned Soccer into Basketball","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>Twenty minutes left in the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palermo’s players launched a frenzied counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had dominated the entire game today, yet were temporarily trailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would never accept such soccer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover... today was supposed to be the day they crowned themselves league champions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they won this game, they would be at the top of the rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why should they lose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An opponent player’s powerful shot was blocked by Lu Yang’s body, flying high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palermo’s threatening attack was stopped by Morici’s foul, earning Morici a yellow card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another great opening for a Palermo player was thwarted by Lu Yang’s sliding tackle, earning Lu Yang a yellow card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vedian also returned to the midfield to help defend, and received a yellow card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>San Remo’s defense line was on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their efforts paid off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the eighty-second minute of the game, San Remo still had not conceded a goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Palermo, flustered, completely lost their wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang made a bold and clean tackle; the opponent hardly expected Lu Yang, already carrying a yellow card, to dare a tackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Yang’s defensive expertise assured him he would not foul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Copper Wall and Iron Wall\" is a skill that massively enhances his defensive capabilities—tackling, intercepting, sliding, aerial duels, and breakout, all possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, he truly transformed into a solid wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentator was also stunned by Lu Yang’s defense: \"Oh my god, I must be mistaken. Today Lu Yang not only scored a brilliant Panenka penalty but his defensive stats are unbelievably impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s dominating the game completely! He’s playing soccer like it’s basketball!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So far, Lu Yang has made 11 tackles, 10 interceptions, succeeded in 15 aerial duels—he’s truly a Copper Wall and Iron Wall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such stats are rare even in a basketball game! After this match, Lu Yang’s tackle stats will rank third in the Italian D Division, and interception stats will be second!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s not a central defender, but in this match, he’s even more than a central defender!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>San Remo’s tall central defender made a mistake, Palermo’s striker bypassed him, gaining a good shooting opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed a powerful shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the crucial moment, San Remo’s substitute defender Naji lunged to the right, using his head to block the soccer ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball flew high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naji fell to the ground, unable to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three seconds later, Lu Yang won his sixteenth aerial duel of the match, heading the ball to the returning Vedian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he instantly activated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent was entirely pressing up to San Remo’s half; now that San Remo had ball possession, they could counterattack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vedian returned the ball to Morici.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morici once again unleashed his sometimes effective killer move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Palermo’s half, without stopping, he spun and shot directly facing the incoming ball!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Super-fast rocket pass-shot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball took off instantly, flying towards Palermo’s half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palermo’s defenders hurriedly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet a red-white flash dashed past them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Lu Yang! My god!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is he so fast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Palermo’s defenders can’t keep up with Lu Yang; it’s just him! Catching the ball is a solo effort!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eighty-fifth minute of the match, Lu Yang can still run so swiftly; his speed has been grossly underestimated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps not as fast as Vedian and Arnold, but already faster than the average Italian D Division sprinter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially after Lu Yang accelerated, overtaking three people! It’s almost a recreation of the scene when Vedian won a penalty earlier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today’s Palermo died because of speed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Palermo’s goalkeeper rushes out; he’s positioned too far forward; going back wouldn’t help, better to rush out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both sides are nearing the soccer ball; Lu Yang is slightly ahead! But Lu Yang doesn’t have time to handle the football; even if he catches the ball, the opposing goalkeeper will pounce on him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Top strikers may have many ways to handle this, even forcing a foul from the opponent goalkeeper, but Lu Yang clearly lacks those dribbling skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget dribbling; even stopping the ball properly is difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentator spoke rightly; the opponent goalkeeper’s timely rush likely prevented a match-winning goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palermo theoretically still had time for a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang reached out his right foot, the ball landed on the top of his foot, never bouncing once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang tossed the soccer ball out again with the top of his foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting directly without stopping the ball!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was a...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panenka lob shot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent goalkeeper had already begun squatting to prevent Lu Yang’s shot, but the ball unexpectedly flew up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out his hands, less than ten centimeters away from the ball, but was powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rainbow sailed over his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then landed solidly in the net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>San Remo led two to zero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes remained in the match!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GOAL! GOAL! GOAL!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He scored! Lu Yang scored again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A shot filled with imagination, a Panenka lob!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another Panenka, another Panenka!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s truly a big-game player!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His right foot seemed like a black hole, perfectly absorbing the football without any ripple. The subsequent lob without stopping the ball, with a fantastically bizarre angle, nearly recreated the previous penalty shoot scene.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ingeniously talented! This is a flash of brilliance exclusive to prodigies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palermo’s goalkeeper froze on the spot, with a numb expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this match, he faced only three shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Vedian’s kick flew directly wide, without even requiring a save.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, he made saves twice, and Lu Yang twice used the same Panenka lob to break through the goal.\u003C\u002Fp>",921,"2026-06-06T13:45:08.170Z",1,"novelbin.me","3e1e865abc66427f247a758ea2944eb82e4ab3b3e851842f782ca1869b1bd90c","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-257","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-256",836,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-the-football-star-cover.jpg"]