[{"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-815":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},1686560,2153,"Chapter 815 - 198: This Is an Unbeatable France Team!","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-815",815,"\u003Cp>When Perrotta receives the ball, he can shoot, dribble under pressure, shield the ball, and coordinate to create an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Ancelotti receives the ball, most likely his only option is to shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having witnessed all this, Lu Yang ensured that the French Team’s defensive line had at least one outstanding student player whose defensive choices were a perfect application of probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s very smart!\" Lu Yang took the opportunity to talk to Perrotta, pointing out the French Team’s center-back, Rafael Landine, who was 1.91 meters tall but not burly, even somewhat slim among central defenders, \"If you want to score best to avoid him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perrotta nodded, indicating he understood and paid extra attention to that center-back from Paris Saint-Germain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, with such a physique to become the main player in a talent-rich French Team, there must be something exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finger, slow down a bit, we don’t have to play fast against them, speed is their advantage.\" Lu Yang reminded Finger after returning to midfield, but Finger frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood what Lu Yang meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to midfield as a workhorse player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having dominated for a season at Inter Milan, Finger couldn’t go back; he savored the joy of being a core player, so he couldn’t accept playing the workhorse role again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Italy’s formation is 4312.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this lineup, the three midfielders are actually the essence; when defending, they are equivalent to three defensive midfielders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When attacking, they take turns inserting with one or two players, allowing the team to have an advantage in numbers during an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this doesn’t mean that the tactical status of the three midfielders is very high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the highest tactical positions in this strategy are the 1 and 2, namely the attacking midfielder and the two forwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you like to play wing attacks, the tactical position of the two full-backs may also surpass the three midfielders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, fans familiar with the Italy Team know that Italy’s midfield doesn’t have a core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pellegrini, Finger, Drake, and the previous Perotti and Candreva can’t be considered the team’s core or organizational core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tactic distributes the roles a core can play across multiple positions, each having a part of the core function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also Italy’s scientific reform of the talent-starved midfield after Maniero’s departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advantage is that mediocre midfield players won’t have too much tactical pressure because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disadvantage is that the presence of midfield players is quite low, but they contribute a lot, making rounds of sprints, being defensive and offensive, needing to be B2B all-around players!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finger now wants to reclaim the belonging of midfield players’ rights—the right to organize!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finger also thought he captured the space behind Robben and could do a lot with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he overlooked that this space isn’t easy for many to seize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can advance with the ball himself, but his advancing ability is far less than Joseph’s defensive capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang can make forward runs, but Finger’s passes also find it difficult to penetrate Joseph’s interception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perrotta can also move to the right to respond, but this requires other players to make a series of movements afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So time is needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pellegrini comes forward, Ancelotti goes central, Lu Yang crosses to run to the left or right, all require time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finger plays too fast, and others can’t keep up, leading to situations where he or Perrotta holds the ball alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not that other players don’t want to run; it’s that the organizer hasn’t given them enough time to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems as if Finger is a level above other players, but it’s actually Finger’s inability to freely adjust his pace, forcing him to operate quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he slows down, Joseph and the retreating Robben and Zidane can all potentially seize the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finger lacks the ability to navigate skillfully under their pressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When playing against Inter Milan, Lu Yang and Morici had analyzed this player; he can only make opportunities in a position where there’s an opportunity, but cannot create opportunities when there aren’t any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is quite mediocre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Lu Yang’s words didn’t reach Finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason is simple, because this Italy team... doesn’t have a midfield core!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This point counts as Maniero’s mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t establish a leader in this midfield, which caused the team’s midfield to be somewhat out of control under pressure and opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Maniero is quite innocent too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this midfield lineup and style of play, it’s clear that Lu Yang should be established as the core, but is it possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, it’s still too early now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang has only played one game for Italy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though that game showcased tremendous skill, but hasn’t Lu Yang received corresponding rewards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is now the main attacking midfielder for the Italy Team!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu must walk step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, hastily setting Lu Yang as the core would only cause dissatisfaction among many within the team, which isn’t good for either Maniero or Lu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Establishing someone else as the core, and then Lu Yang replacing them later becomes difficult, requiring at least more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why Maniero has always been ambiguous on this issue, undecided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is stalling, waiting for the moment when Lu Yang is convincing enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally thought it might take three matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what Lu Yang did for Morici and Croatia greatly enhanced his prestige within the team, and perhaps... just one good match is enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the current match!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although calling everyone to play for Croatia’s peace seems unrelated to internal status, but in fact... how could it not be related?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the one who often organizes dinners speaks more weight than ordinary members, right?\u003C\u002Fp>",952,"2026-06-06T13:45:24.591Z",1,"novelbin.me","214b7bad675ad94cd2af301e6e8c50883e8ea9383c963274832617f96f267113","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-816","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-814",836,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-the-football-star-cover.jpg"]