Mancini naturally can’t compare to Messi.
Bam!
Mancini was roughly knocked down by Cortino.
This was a good tackle.
However, Mancini’s protective measures were in place, and he rolled several times after hitting the ground.
Players who are better at breaking through are more likely to cause the opposition to receive a card.
On one hand, because they are more agile, they can move the ball away before the opponent takes the shot, causing the opponent to miss the ball and hit the player.
On the other hand, they shine too brightly, which can subjectively influence the main referee.
Therefore, despite the good tackle, it still earned Cortino a yellow card.
But Cortino didn’t complain, and instead fiercely said to Mancini, "Come on, keep breaking through with the ball and see if you’ll be so lucky next time!"
Mancini was furious and intended to argue with Cortino.
But Lu Yang quickly came over and hugged Cortino, loudly persuading him, "Don’t be like that, man; he still has to go play in Barcelona! Watch your movement, we’re all young, and injuries are the biggest enemy for everyone, right?"
Morici exaggeratedly echoed from the side, "Exactly, Cortino, don’t get too heated; just play the ball, it’s all about the game. Don’t go for the person, it’s unnecessary..."
Mancini felt cold inside as he listened.
So this means if Lu Yang and Morici didn’t restrain this midfielder, he planned to take me out?
If I get injured, what about my debut at Camp Nou?
Although Mancini hadn’t seen Dembele, Braithwaite, Dest, and others’ blooper compilations at Camp Nou, he didn’t want to be ridiculed as a flop upon arriving in Barcelona.
Barcelona also specially instructed him not to get injured in this European Youth Championship; they’ve planned a grand signing ceremony for him.
Mancini’s agent also repeatedly reminded him that his ceremony in La Liga must be grand enough to awaken the idea of "the legendary twin stars" in people’s minds right from the start.
Otherwise, if he joins quietly, he’ll be naturally lower than Enriquez, and how will he play out the lifelong rival narrative?
Mancini rubbed his ankle and walked to the front field, deep in thought.
Afterward, the England players clearly noticed that Mancini was different from before.
He wasn’t as active anymore and didn’t dribble much.
Instead, he started passing the ball to Rashim frequently.
This made Rashim very happy.
Rashim himself is skilled in two playing styles: the disruptive style and the core style.
In his disruptive style, he runs actively, but that’s all; he can’t cooperate well with other players.
Unlike AC Milan’s Andrés, who has a soldier mode, Rashim’s disruptive style isn’t even as good as a soldier.
Aside from his personal ability, he can’t contribute much to the team, which is why he either plays exceedingly well or very poorly. If his personal ability isn’t shown, he’s bound to play poorly.
But his core playing style is different.
"As Manchester City’s future core player, once Rashim has possession, then..."
Bam!
Just when the commentary was preparing to praise Rashim, Lu Yang seized the ball from him.
At this moment, both the commentators and Rashim felt awkward.
Raw!
Lu Yang’s sole evaluation of Rashim is raw!
A typical English youth training product.
Confident!
Not lacking imagination!
Fast!
Can run!
Relatively tough in playing style!
But his footwork isn’t refined enough. Although he can have beautiful moments when receiving and controlling the ball, most of the time he lacks that sense of ease.
It’s like the ball under their feet is sometimes obedient and sometimes mischievous.
Bam!
Lu Yang kicked the ball directly out, advancing in the midfield.
In a match, only one can disrupt!
If Rashim disrupts, isn’t Lu Yang being disrupted?
That’s unacceptable!
So Lu Yang showed Rashim the gap between them.
Although they are both large-coverage midfield players, Lu Yang’s defensive ability is far beyond Rashim’s reach!
Rashim kept up with Lu Yang immediately, but to his surprise, his speed wasn’t much faster than Lu Yang’s.
With the Vanguard of Counterattack, Forward Attacker, Kaka’s Big Step Meteor in hand, plus a speed rating over eighty, Lu Yang was not slow at all.
He dribbled on the right flank.
The England midfielder mimicked the action, sliding in crudely from the front left.
Lu Yang moved the ball with his left foot’s inside as his right foot advanced.
A fried meatball maneuver to the right, laterally moving over twenty centimeters, avoiding the tackle.
Rashim surged forward aggressively, his view blocked by Lu Yang’s tall figure; by the time Lu Yang dodged, it was too late for him to make any evasive action.
Bam!
Rashim was directly knocked over by his own team’s midfielder.
Lu Yang almost replicated the car crash on Italy’s defense caused by Mancini previously, returning them an English midfield collision.
Lu Yang reached the area near the right side of the penalty box, within his shooting range.
He lifted his right foot.
The England left-back stretched a leg to prevent Lu Yang from crossing.
However, Lu Yang tapped the ball with his heel, cutting inside from the right flank to the middle.
The entire England penalty box became tense instantly.
Lu Yang’s here!
No one can ignore Lu Yang’s long shots.
Bam!
Lu Yang lifted his left foot, with perfect aim.
But the next moment, the ball flew out before Lu Yang’s left foot touched it.
No shot, but... a left-foot flower place, right-foot pass!
Flower place pass!
The two England center backs who were ready to block the shot with their bodies watched helplessly as the ball flew behind them, unable to react.
Sevajos made an unguarded run from the left flank, connecting with the ball with a close-range volley.
The England goalkeeper failed to save the ball!
Such shots also appeared in the previous match against Poland.
But at that time, Sevajos’s shot was saved.
Similarly, at the end of that match, Sevajos also scored a more difficult angled goal.
Now, again at this position.
It can be said that Sevajos’s off-ball cut combined with Lu Yang’s forty-five-degree fast pass from the right side of the penalty box has become a very threatening regular weapon.
"Equalizer! Italy has tied the score once again!"
"Lu Yang wasn’t boasting; this English defense is indeed not impenetrable for them!"
"Sevajos’s positioning wasn’t any worse than Pompey’s! On this losing goal, the England right-back made a big mistake; he didn’t mark Sevajos and was distracted!"
"Of course, the greatest contributor to this goal is undoubtedly Lu Yang! His dribbling is just too unpredictable!"
"Two to two! This game is really exciting! There’s still thirty minutes left; who will be the final winner? Don’t go away; after the commercials, we’ll continue watching the match!"