Son Heung-min!
Lu Yang looked at the pattern on the back of the Moment Card and didn’t need to guess.
He knew exactly which moment of Son Heung-min’s this was.
Everyone knew.
The whole world knew.
Because this was the most brilliant goal of Son Heung-min’s life, second to none! It was also the winning goal of the 2020 Puskas Award in world football!
December 8, 2019, Tottenham vs Burnley!
To be fair, South Korean football and the National Team are sworn enemies, combined with targeting from Japanese football, West Asian football, Australia, and so on, it can be said that there are many conflicts between most Asian teams and the National Team.
A few years ago at the Panda Cup International Youth Football Tournament, South Korean players stomped on the trophy in celebration after winning, which severely damaged the reputation of the event, provoked domestic fans, and the incident’s impact once expanded.
It must be said, these players really have poor character!
And it’s not just the National Team; South Korean football also has deep animosity with Italian football.
During the 2002 Japan-Korea World Cup, South Korea’s biased refereeing infuriated the world of football. Since then, there has hardly been any presence of South Koreans in Italian football.
In terms of reputation alone on a global scale, the National Team should have a far better reputation than South Korean football.
But hatred and conflict should not be factors affecting people’s professional judgment.
As to whether the National Team or South Korean football is stronger, even if Italian football were to evaluate, they would give the correct answer.
Has Italian football given up on its hatred for South Korea?
Obviously not.
To defeat an opponent, one must have a clear understanding of the opponent’s strength level. Chinese football should be like this, and so should Italian football.
What is the level of South Korean football?
Perhaps Son Heung-min’s goal will give us the answer.
The sad part is not that Son Heung-min scored a beautiful goal and became Asia’s top star, joining the ranks of world-class forwards.
The sad part is that domestic fans can only bask in such glory through memories of the past.
Sun Jihai’s incredible goal-line clearance when his teammates at Manchester City gave up on him was no less shocking to fans than Son Heung-min today.
But previously, Fu Huan’s proactive abandonment of defense when there was still a chance to fight the opponent, with a negative attitude, brought only possible shame to domestic fans, not glory, where is the glory in that?
The place where the National Team is truly criticized is not the perpetual failure to qualify, many countries with poor records have not been subjected to the verbal attacks like the National Team.
What truly dissatisfies about the National Team or Chinese football is their attitude.
From leaders to associations and down to teams and players, not everyone is guilty, but there are indeed too many who are.
The games can be lost, the spots can be missing, but the performance and effort on the pitch must be worthy of the support of 1.4 billion domestic fans, right?
1.4 billion?
Doesn’t it feel like there aren’t that many fans domestically?
But as one of the most united countries in the world, isn’t it true that the National Team enjoys the support of 1.4 billion fans in every crucial competition?
Speaking of which.
Upon obtaining the Moment Card, Lu Yang activated the Perpetual Motion Machine special effect third layer, with a ten percent improvement in all-around abilities!
His running distance reached a terrifying 15km!
In his position as a left-back, not only could he attack along the flank, but he could also defend in the area to contest headers, and he could spread to the right for a large part of the midfield.
His defensive range today is extremely large!
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In the 88th minute of the match.
Arsenal made a desperate struggle, unable to accept a draw.
Except for the goalkeeper, almost all of Arsenal’s players came to the Stars of Italy Team’s half.
England’s traditional long pass and lob appeared, and Lam faced a huge challenge.
Bang!
Lu Yang leaped high and blocked the opponent’s cross.
The invisible Sevajos received the ball, but facing Arsenal’s players’ pressing, he had to take the risk of passing back to Lu Yang near the penalty area.
Lu Yang’s receiving environment was extremely bad, several Arsenal players closed in on him.
In his position, losing the ball was almost the same as giving the opponent a goal!
But Lu Yang was not at all flustered.
After receiving the ball, he directly did a knee bounce to kick up the ball, instantly charging out.
Smith Luo was next to Lu Yang, and he realized what Lu Yang was about to do.
He decisively reached out to grab Lu Yang’s jersey.
But two seconds later, he had to release his hand because he was pulled down by tremendous force.
Lu Yang’s sprint was too powerful, this was definitely not the strength a sixteen-year-old should have after nearly ninety minutes of play!
The scene instantly became threatening.
Mr. Winter walked onto the scene, watching Lu Yang’s figure, not daring to move, extremely tense.
"Oh, Lu Yang received the ball with a beautiful breakthrough move, he charged past Smith Luo."
"Smith Luo attempted to pull Lu Yang back, using a foul to stop Lu Yang, he is sure to get a card, considering he already has a yellow card, he will be sent off with a red card, but unfortunately, he failed to stop Lu Yang!"
"The referee did not stop the game, the referee indicated an advantage in the attack!"
"Lu Yang is still advancing with the ball, but his choice of route is not good, he chose a central breakthrough, where there are the most players. He has two on the left side, three on the right side, five Arsenal players surrounding Lu Yang."
"Oh! Slide tackle! Two Arsenal players made slide tackles simultaneously left and right!"
"Oh my God! Lu Yang seemed to have anticipated it, he suddenly lifted the ball and accelerated, jumping over the two players with the football."