[{"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-686":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},1686531,2153,"Chapter 686 176: Champions League Semifinalists, Sanremo Music Festival (Part 4)","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-686",686,"\u003Cp>But now, what is the opponent's state of mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, that former Arsenal captain is going to be sold off by Barça at the end of this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another top potential star falls in Barcelona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn't just one person's problem; it's a series of problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the result is often borne by individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're too slow!\" Morici dribbled the ball, then smoothly passed it to a teammate, and said to Vent, who was pressing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely stating a fact, without a particularly exaggerated tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this sentence hurt Vent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, mind your tongue!\" Vent glared at Morici.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean no offense, I'm just curious about your Barcelona career. I hope to talk to you when available to help me avoid some wrong choices.\" Morici recalled what Lu Yang told him a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that he didn't trust Brother Lu, but... he was a bit unwilling to give up and wanted to hear other people's experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like knowing you can only afford a 100k car, yet still watching reviews of BMW 3 Series every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still wanted to struggle a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... this sentence of Morici was no different from sprinkling salt on Vent's wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barcelona career?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you asking about the comfort of the Camp Nou substitute bench compared to other teams' benches?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Idiot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're too arrogant! Someday you'll age like me!\" Vent was so angry he could puke blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that this young man had received an offer from Barça during the winter transfer window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Vent back in the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vent seemed to see a low-budget version of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because back then, the offer Barça gave him was ten million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was five, six, seven years ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why I hope to consult you, I don't want to be the next you.\" Morici said truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sincerity is an attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sincerity can be really hurtful sometimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vent furiously knocked Morici over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lu Yang, who overheard their entire conversation, silently helped Morici up and pulled him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother, stop talking, if this conversation gets out, everyone will want to hit you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main referee gave Vent a yellow card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Ajax player rushed over to accuse Morici, saying your plot has succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Morici swore, at this stage, he was truly curious about everything Barça.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly didn't mean to provoke Vent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Morici was already quite restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When someone is crazy about or interested in something for a period, it's like being addicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling, regardless of gender, must be familiar to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During halftime, Sotu did not change tactics, as they were in the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just specifically instructed Morici not to provoke the opponent's players further with trash talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this Ajax, whose core weaknesses were exposed, San Remo doesn't need to win so hard, doesn't need to use such unsavory means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Try it next time when you have the chance to play a strong Premier League team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heard that over there, midfield brawls are quite intense, throat-locking and leg-breaking are the norm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the start of the second half, San Remo launched a wave of frontal pressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang, Sogel, Bai Zhami, and Morici pressed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang chased from the left all the way to the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ajax couldn't play out from the back, having to pass back to the goalkeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goalkeeper wanted to play tricky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who watch football a lot know, many goalkeepers don't handle balls promptly, preferring to \"let the ball fly\" for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the opposing striker rushes up, do they pick it up, or pass it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal is to lure the opposing striker up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the one hand, it's to waste the opponent's energy; wasting even a little might pay off critically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, it's to pull the opponent's striker over, essentially reducing a player in the middle and back, increasing numbers advantage, and enhancing the stability of play from the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this goalkeeper, capable of a long ball, dribbled a few steps forward with the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't expect Sogel to have no intention of being polite at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sogel charged at the goalkeeper without a hint of slowing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ajax's goalkeeper panicked and booted the ball away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by then, Sogel was already very close to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a dull thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sogel clutched his stomach and fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, the ball hit Sogel and bounced aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the penalty area, closer than the penalty mark, the ball bounces ever so cutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang, who had been pressing from the left, charged into the penalty area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball conveniently landed in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the reward for hard work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing an empty goal, Lu Yang raised his foot and shot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All in one go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One to zero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>San Remo takes the lead away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ajax trails two to zero over two legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since they failed to score away, to advance to the Europa League semi-finals, they need to score three goals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GOAL!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scoring, Lu Yang turned to look at Sogel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Sogel got a kick in the stomach, it wasn't critical and he completed the assist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately endured the pain and got up to celebrate the goal with Lu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the legendary \"pain mixed with joy\"!\u003C\u002Fp>",900,"2026-06-06T13:45:22.797Z",1,"novelbin.me","02187ea95aa8f20bcb62562033dd586c67b90d08f8ffc5537a093c04838ba004","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-687","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-685",836,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-the-football-star-cover.jpg"]