I don't know why, but as Winter looked at Lu Yang, who turned his head down, he had a bad premonition.
Of course, he didn't know that famous saying, otherwise he would be even more afraid at this moment.
When the head lowers... Lionel Messi!
On April 24, 2017, the Spanish derby, Real Madrid hosted Barcelona.
In the ninety-second minute of the game, Messi scored a decisive goal.
After that, he created a legendary moment.
He displayed his jersey proudly in front of tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans!
It's known as... Undressing Messi!
Of course, Lu Yang wouldn't be that arrogant.
He just hoped to take the game away with a goal.
Celebrating by taking off clothes? That's too flashy, not his style.
What's more, Mr. Winter is one of his own, how could he do such a heart-wrenching thing?
"Give me the ball!"
Lu Yang retreated from the forward position to midfield.
Bernulin passed the ball directly to Lu Yang.
Lock was eager to snatch, Lu Yang passed it back to Morici.
Morici carried the ball, while Lock ran back and forth.
Morici delivered the ball to Lu Yang.
Olic also came up to press Lu Yang.
Lu Yang did a V-shaped Pull, humbling Olic with simplicity.
Lu Yang dribbled horizontally in the center circle, Olic couldn't chase Lu Yang forever, so he had to give up.
Arsenal's first wave of pressing failed, and they subsequently abandoned the press, returning to their half for settled defense.
Lu Yang used passing and ball control to successfully dismantle the opposition's pressing, giving San Remo the upper hand in ball possession.
In this situation, the soccer turned into a candy, and all San Remo players wouldn't be afraid, because when in possession, the opponent wouldn't press.
Everyone could play well.
If the opposition's pressing hadn't been broken, the soccer would become a bomb, a hot potato, making all San Remo players afraid of receiving the ball and then losing it, adding huge pressure on everyone holding the ball.
With more pressure, mistakes naturally become more likely.
This is why some teams with the same possession flair while others stumble.
It's not that the players of teams feeling the ball is a bomb have footwork issues, but they lack a player who can hold the ball effectively or a midfield guard to distribute it.
Sometimes, all it takes is one person to stand out, and everything changes.
This is what the Messi Moment Card has brought to Lu Yang.
With Messi's support, Lu Yang finds it difficult to lose the ball, especially without actively attempting a dribble.
Soon, San Remo sent the soccer to outside Arsenal's penalty area, starting the attack.
Arsenal resumed the pressure, Smith Luo focused on defending Morici.
However, at this moment, San Remo's attacking midfielder was Lu Yang.
Fried Meatballs!
Marseille Turn!
Cycling!
Lu Yang continuously moved with the ball outside the penalty area without passing it, yet didn't lose the ball.
Arsenal's midfield interception was really lacking.
Rubeus, Olic, Lock—none of them were proper midfielders, Lock was an attacking midfielder or a playmaker.
As long as they didn't foul, Lu Yang could keep dribbling down.
Smith Luo, unable to bear it, abandoned Morici and charged at Lu Yang.
In an instant, Morici began to push forward.
Arsenal's substitute central defender immediately tagged Morici.
However, it was at this moment that Bai Zhami suddenly made a no-ball cut into the gap between Arsenal's substitute central defender and right-back Moruno.
Arsenal's defensive line wasn't misplaced, the gap between the two wasn't large.
But Bai Zhami relied on his extraordinary speed to cut through.
Bang!
Lu Yang pulled away from Smith Luo with two consecutive Fried Meatballs and delivered a straight pass into the penalty area.
The soccer spun fiercely.
"Lu Yang has been very active recently, I think many underestimated his dribbling skills. He didn't lose the ball under pressure from two players, but what was his intention? To liberate Morici?"
"Morici was indeed liberated but was then covered by Arsenal's central defender."
In Barça and Manchester City's possession-based offensive systems, there's a term called "free man"!
Different from the football emperor Beckenbauer's free man, this free man means a player not defended by the opposition in a possession game!
The effect of passing and positional changes is to create open spaces, allowing the team to have a free man.
Then give the ball to the free man, maximizing their potential.
However, within infinite positional changes, the free man keeps changing.
This moment it's Sogel, the next it's Lu Yang, and the moment after it's Morici.
Without tactical training, even teammates find it hard to discern who's the current and next free man.
This completely influences a player's subsequent choices.
When Lu Yang broke through Lock, as Smith Luo went to defend Lu Yang, Morici became the free man.
When Arsenal's substitute central defender covered Morici, the advancing Bai Zhami became a half-free man.
Half, because Bai Zhami hadn't completely lost Moruno; the opponent was also speedy.
But Moruno was on Bai Zhami's left, while Bai Zhami was in the left area in front of the goal.
As long as the ball came from the right, Bai Zhami wouldn't be greatly affected.
However... due to Arsenal's substitute central defender's good sense of position, there wasn't too much space between him and Moruno.