I AM the Football Star

Chapter 445: Chapter 125: Gusu Murong Lu of Yanziwu and the Deadly Red Card

”Wait a minute! Doesn’t anyone feel this goal looks familiar?”

”Incredible! Mancini embarrassed Italy, and Lu Yang embarrassed England. This is definitely not a coincidence!”

”And Lu Yang almost replicated that breakthrough move before Sevajos’ assist in the first half, with a fake shot transitioning to a real pass after a frontal breakthrough!”

”Honestly, looking at Lu Yang’s series of moves, there’s a certain smoothness to it?”

”Unbelievable! Since when did Lu Yang’s dribbling become so fluid?”

”Is this...the so-called rough and tough ’Lu Yang’ described by Italians? I feel like if this dribbling were in the Chinese Super League, it’d be legendary! Even among Premier League attackers, this could be considered decent!”

”Are the Italian Third Division standards so high? Lu Yang’s dribbling level... I read the introductions, and they all mentioned only his shooting prowess and defensive diligence, without a word on his dribbling and ball control.”

”This doesn’t seem to be the first time something like this happened.”

”What do you mean by something like this?”

”It’s about using similar breakthroughs or goals to launch an attack against others.”

”Seems like it? I remember there was a match before where this happened.”

”I know! You’re talking about the Italian Super Cup where San Remo played AC Milan. In the first half, Izalelt scored after a long-distance run, leaving Morici retching at the sideline. In the second half, after Lu Yang came on, he also made a long-distance run, leaving Andrés retching on the sideline!”

”Whoa! It’s true!”

”Damn! So Lu Yang is really this strong?”

”This is the Gusu Murong Lu from Yanziwu!”

”Using his own method against him! Impressive!”

”How strong must he be to achieve something like this?”

”Able to replicate a run, mimic a breakthrough, mirror a shot, he even perfectly recreates defensive mishaps. Is this playing soccer or directing a large-scale musical?”

”Speaking of which, Lu Yang is indeed an excellent scriptwriter!”

”Kind of understand why Sofia likes Lu Yang now. ’The Invisible Guest,’ could it be directed by Lu Yang? Is he really that calculative?”

The fans’ discussion just got more and more ridiculous.

They even found points that Lu Yang himself wasn’t aware of.

This Gusu Murong Lu... you know, it does sound quite nice.”

For a time, Lu Yang finally obtained a flashy nickname ”Gusu Murong Lu” back home!

No need to doubt, any sports star must have a nickname back home to show you’ve truly made it.

Names like ”Atomic Dan”, ”Great Sky Yi”, ”China’s Great Wall”, ”Lin Huang Pei Emperor”, that’s style!

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On the field, the England players looked solemn one by one.

They finally felt the immense pressure.

On Italy’s side, outstanding players were not limited to just Sevajos.

Even Lu Yang, who wasn’t known for dribbling, just wowed everyone with his skills.

Could it be... Italy’s level is that every player is a soloist?

The England players scared themselves.

Even their movements on the field became subconsciously restrained.

Because their opponents were so good, they didn’t want to show off unless they were sure.

This is the natural response when meeting a match.

No one wants to make a novice mistake in front of a real rival, right?

But on the football field, many beautiful plays and classic moments are achieved through attempts.

Aside from a select few extraordinary individuals, most amazing dribbles are preceded by many awkward interceptions in highlight reels.

Most classic goals are preceded by what looks like squandered shots.”

Without these attempts, the defensive pressure on the Italian players decreased significantly.”

The situation was developing as the Italian players hoped.”

But the reason football is more charming than basketball is its unpredictability is simply too strong.”

When England was leading and playing better, Italy suddenly scored a goal.”

And now, Italy was clearly improving, but England suddenly pulled a trick from their hat.”

Jesse Raisim controlled the ball in the midfield.”

Lu Yang went up to interfere.”

Raisim passed the ball.”

Lu Yang chased after the ball.”

The opposition did a wall pass back to Raisim.”

Lu Yang immediately chased back.”

But Raisim didn’t move forward with the ball, instead, he quickly tapped it to Mancini.”

Mancini originally thought that they were leading so he could take it easy.”

But who knew Italy equalized the score.”

Even if he wanted to save energy, he can’t save it at this moment.”

One must have basic professional ethics.”

Moreover, Mancini could feel Sevajos comparing himself to him.”

They’re all young, uninterested in other things, but if you say compare, ah spit... if you say compare, then Mancini is all ears.”

Bam!

Mancini sprinted with the ball, rapidly advancing.”

Lu Yang naturally prioritized marking Mancini.”

He quickly defended back and cut off Mancini’s path to cut inside.”

If Mancini wanted to cut inside, then Lu Yang would be his toughest obstacle.”

Just like that, under Canyes’ retreating defense, Mancini dribbled the ball into the attacking third.”

Mancini did not disappoint Lu Yang.”

He really dribbled inside with the ball, engaging in a real 1v1 with Lu Yang.”

Mancini madly cycled!”

Lu Yang took small backward steps, unmoving like a mountain, not easily committing his foot.”

Mancini was the first to change his move, tapping the ball with his left foot, ready to go to the flank.”

Lu Yang quickly shifted right slightly, but immediately lunged to his own left side.”

His feint was to guard the flank, but he truly guarded Mancini’s lateral dribbling towards the center from outside the penalty area.”