[{"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-822":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},1686567,2153,"Chapter 822 - 199: But This Is Also a Match That Cannot Be Lost!","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-822",822,"\u003Cp>It’s already over eighty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the last ten minutes are left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they resort to park-the-bus tactics at their home ground, the fans won’t mind, because France Team needs to ensure they deliver a win to their fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robben, Rubeus, they’re both frequently retreating to the flanks for defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not just a token gesture of pressing, but actually assisting in defense in their own half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This makes it difficult for Italy Team to get the ball out of their own half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Italy Team’s strength lies in their solid defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the passing of Bernulin, Chiavich, Praxedes, the ball never seems to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as this defensive line doesn’t have to sprint back and forth, it’s hard for them to encounter issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If France Team’s defensive line is a moving iron wall, then Italy Team’s defensive line is a fortified iron fortress, even more impenetrable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time continues to tick away little by little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To maintain possession, Ancelotti and Perrotta frequently switch back to their own half to help with ball distribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this demands a lot from the forwards in terms of offense and stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang sent a brilliant pass once, but Ancelotti, despite having a head start, was caught up by the 1.91-meter-tall Lande, missing the opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Perrotta, after receiving a perfect pass from Morici, found no one to pass to, was forced to take matters into his own hands, and his final shot was way off target against two defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not that these two aren’t strong enough, it’s mainly due to a lack of manpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same level, it’s rare to see successful 1V2 or 1V3 situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eighty-sixth minute, France Team gained possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Italy Team didn’t take risks and retreated into their own half entirely, with Lu Yang and Ancelotti beginning to press together, forcing the opponent’s defenders to pass to their midfielders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plazza received the ball, Lu Yang continued to rush over, deliberately running towards the passing lane from Plazza to Zidane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For safety, Plazza passed to Joseph beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang charged at Joseph again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, this time he didn’t block the passing lane between Joseph and Zidane but chose to move away from his own penalty area to block Joseph’s return pass to Plazza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joseph naturally seized the opportunity to pass the ball to Zidane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zidane exclaimed, but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zidane knew what Lu Yang was up to!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bad boy was setting up through pressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted him to receive the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defensive midfielder named Lam behind him should have already pounced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Joseph passed the ball, Lu Yang instantly changed direction from charging towards Plazza and rushed towards Zidane, just a tad slower than the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many French fans were holding their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ball... Zidane was surrounded, it’s dangerous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Joseph didn’t think it was terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew how strong Zidane’s ball-handling skills were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he might have sensed Lu Yang’s intentions, he just thought the ball was safer at Zidane’s feet as an attacking midfielder than at their defensive midfielder’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further the ball was from their own goal, the safer it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Zidane lost the ball, wasn’t there still himself and Plazza at the back? It’s much safer than losing the ball himself or Plazza losing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner said than done, Zidane received the ball with his back to Lam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lam extended his foot to snatch it and attempted to press on Zidane’s back to control his position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zidane turned to the left, executing a Marseille Turn, effortlessly passing by Lam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A work of art!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an artistic-level back-to-the-goal dribble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movement was smooth and fluid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lam didn’t step up physically, or perhaps the pressure he applied in the contest with Zidane wasn’t strong enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zidane is a midfield maestro, his physical contesting ability in this position is quite strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you defend him with the same intensity as you would with a player like Morici, it will only backfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>French fans, led by Zidane’s movement, cheered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marseille Turn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the technical move renamed because of Zidane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zidane weren’t humble, this move should have been called the Zidane Turn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene shouldn’t be on the field but should be enshrined in the Louvre in France!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, French fans were all taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the perfect work of art in their eyes was brutally destroyed by someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang made a perfect sliding tackle from the side, knocking the ball away while Zidane stepped on it, without making any contact with Zidane himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zidane stumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lam seized the opportunity, rushing up to take control of the loose ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gambling-style defense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zidane had spun to the right to get around Lam, Lu Yang would have arrived too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just fortunate that Zidane turned left with the Marseille Turn, sending the ball right to Lu Yang’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But was this really a coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zidane replayed the conclusions he drew from observing left and right before receiving the ball in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, on the right side, Morici and Canyes both made slight foot movements just as Zidane was about to receive the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, their toes were pointing towards Zidane, indicating they were ready to pounce on Zidane at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Zidane got past Lam, he would be immediately confronted by Morici’s retreat and Canyes’s pressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, the left side seemed safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lu Yang was chasing from behind, Zidane believed that as long as he faced the goal, those behind him would no longer pose any interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the confidence of a top player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, he didn’t expect he wouldn’t have the chance to face the goal directly.\u003C\u002Fp>",967,"2026-06-06T13:45:24.591Z",1,"novelbin.me","890f50d140793c2857af2f984ac1973eb8910eb4d3bd386040ccc48d7fef3f34","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-823","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-821",836,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-the-football-star-cover.jpg"]