I AM the Football Star-Chapter 513 - 140: Everyone Is Showing Off—Except Naji, Who’s Getting Beaten Up
Many people have seen through Sotu’s intention of practicing with the players.
The players of Chitadella felt deeply humiliated by this move.
This is an absolute disgrace!
San Remo is practically trampling on their dignity!
In the first five minutes of the second half, Chitadella showed their momentum. While the San Remo players had not yet adapted to the new formation, Chitadella took three consecutive shots and created two corner kicks.
But none of them went in.
They were a bit unlucky today.
After five minutes, San Remo gradually regained their composure and began to take advantage of the 3-5-2 formation.
Under Morici’s patient organization, Chitadella’s momentum gradually dissipated.
And Canyes also demonstrated his tactical role, advancing more freely on the right flank, creating threats.
This forced Chitadella to retreat and defend even more.
San Remo thus stabilized the situation and began to control the ball possession significantly.
Seventy-second minute.
With Morici’s assistance, Canyes successfully reached the baseline on the right side.
A long pass, not a shot at goal, but a wide transfer to Lu Yang, who charged into the attacking third on the left side.
At this moment, San Remo’s wings were flying together!
The advantage of such wide transfers is to exhaust the opponent’s energy, and exploit defensive and positional gaps during the opponent’s shift.
But the downside is that most wide transfers lack suddenness.
When the ball flies across the field, the opponent’s defenders also complete their defensive shift.
Thus, when Lu Yang received the ball, a defender was already eyeing him intently.
However, Lu Yang didn’t stop the ball, but used his left foot to powerfully trap the ball dropping from mid-air.
The ball flew directly towards Versachi, who was moving up near the midfield.
Seamless control and pass!
Lu Yang quickly started, cutting inside on the left flank off the ball.
The attributes of a high-output winger were fully displayed!
He successfully ran into an open space.
Versachi, also a midfield maestro, adjusted slightly after receiving the ball, and delivered a direct through pass.
The ball slipped past the defender and landed at Lu Yang’s feet.
After receiving the ball, Lu Yang directly lifted his right foot.
The opponent immediately went for blocking.
However, Lu Yang pushed the ball with his right foot and continued to cut inside to the right, feigning a shot but really advancing.
After one step, he lifted his right foot again.
Bam!
A long shot from the left side of the penalty area!
Almost a mirror image of the previous goal’s position.
Chitadella’s goalkeeper was very focused this time.
But he didn’t expect Lu Yang to blast towards the near post.
From such a position, most players would choose to shoot to the far post with a larger angle, and only a few reckless or highly confident players would aim for the near post.
Lu Yang belongs to the...
Batistuta GOAL!
Boom!
Before the Chitadella goalkeeper could assess Lu Yang’s intentions, the entire Makabaka Stadium erupted!
"It’s in, it’s in, it’s in! Lu Yang scored again!"
"Hat-trick! Lu Yang announces his arrival in Serie B with a hat-trick!"
"San Remo five nil, Chitadella has been beaten terribly today!"
"A very powerful shot! This is precisely Lu Yang’s signature long shot!"
"Even in Serie B, no one can still stop Lu Yang’s long shots! The King of Long Shots continues to shine in Serie B, reaching the top of the Serie B scorers list in just one game!"
"Lu Yang, Lu Yang, Lu Yang!"
Once again, the entire crowd burst into cheers.
The King of the Italian D Division, the King of the Italian Third Division, has finally arrived in Serie B!
All San Remo fans are extremely excited because the star they’ve been pursuing all along can finally showcase his charm on a broader stage.
The hardest thing to accept is when the person you admire is not acknowledged by others.
And the numerous stars of San Remo before, to put it bluntly, have always been on smaller platforms. How can they gain recognition?
Did you not see how even a player as talented and skilled as Haaland has countless fans who refuse to acknowledge him, saying it’s overstated? Let alone in lower leagues?
Serie B, though not a top league, is still widely recognized as a respectable second-tier league.
At least it’s much better than saying you’re playing in the Italian D Division or Third Division, which would get you laughed at.
Seeing the celebration on San Remo’s side, the players of Chitadella have completely lost their spirits.
At least their defensive line has long since collapsed.
The Chitadella goalkeeper blamed his teammates for giving Lu Yang another chance for a long shot from the side.
The defenders retorted, saying it’s already five goals, and you haven’t saved any, so on what basis do you blame us?
This time, Lu Yang didn’t even need to taunt; Chitadella’s defense almost started fighting amongst themselves.
But you have to admit, Chitadella’s forwards were still very dedicated.
In the eighty-second minute of the full match.
Ram, who came on as a substitute, was pressured and, worried about the ball being intercepted, passed back with more force.
Naji, who was receiving the ball, made a mistake, stopping the ball directly to the opponent’s forward.
The opposing forward took the ball and charged, breaking into the penalty area for a face-saving goal.
After Areola’s failed save, he angrily pounded the turf, then got up and yelled at Naji: "Focus! Focus a bit more! We must be more focused! Our goal is always to keep a clean sheet, no matter how many goals we score, understand?"
Areola wasn’t blaming anyone; his yell wasn’t about offloading responsibility, just purely hoping his teammates would stay alert.
Such a mistake in this match could be laughed off.
But what about in crucial games?
"Ram still needs to build better coordination with the rest of the team," analyzed Old Tom, "Versachi overcommitted forward, leaving the defense unprotected, which led to Ram being surrounded."
